"Then let’s set off."

Wang Zhan stretched lazily, then slowly stood up. After glancing in the direction behind him, he said, "I don’t like the feeling of parting, so we don’t need to say goodbye to everyone. Anyway, everything that needs to be explained has been made clear. Let’s get ready to set off."

"Aren’t we waiting for Jiang Yin?"

Luo Xue asked curiously.

In Tianxiong City, among those capable of leaving with them, there was Jiang Yin.

"I’ve already asked him earlier, and he doesn’t plan to leave with us. He still has many friends and family here, and he just wants to protect this place, without much ambition."

Wang Zhan said with a smile.

Beside him, Han Junxiong sighed helplessly, "I actually want to stay by Brother Wang’s side, but my strength is far from enough, so I can only remain here."

"Don’t worry, there will always be opportunities in the future."

In the blink of an eye, Wang Zhan and Luo Xue were already at the base of the city wall.

Just as they were about to leave, they heard a shout from behind.

"Brother Wang..."

Both Wang Zhan and Luo Xue stopped at the same time, as the voice was all too familiar.

However, Wang Zhan did not turn around.

"Brother Wang, I know I’ve done many wrong things before, but believe me, I will definitely change. Besides, if the three of us are together, I won’t be a burden to you, so please take me with you?"

Without turning his head, Wang Zhan asked, "Don’t you like drinking?"

"If you follow us, where will you find wine to drink?"

Xiang Tian lowered his head without speaking.

Wang Zhan turned around, strode over to his side, grabbed Xiang Tian by the collar, and pointed at his nose, saying, "During this period, you clearly had plenty of time to enhance your strength, improve your cultivation, and prepare for our future plans, but what did you do?"

"Do you know that this really disappoints me?"

"If I didn’t know how to get back to the fifth war zone, I would have sent you back."

Mentioning the fifth war zone brought a pained look to Xiang Tian’s face, for they had too many memories there, and it was there that the three had come together.

However, many things happened along the way.

He was even gradually transforming.

But, for better or worse, without Wang Zhan, he wouldn’t have reached where he is today.

Perhaps, he would still be a child in the fifth war zone, gazing at the sky every day.

Xiang Tian knelt directly on the ground, his eyes gradually welling up.

After giving himself two hard slaps, he mumbled to himself, "Actually, I just don’t understand why I’ve been by your side for so long, yet I haven’t grown, and every time, I end up dragging you down."

"I’m just unwilling."

"But, Brother Wang, during this time, I’ve changed a lot, and my mindset has also shifted. After this departure, you’ll definitely see a different me."

Wang Zhan said nothing, merely walking towards the distance.

Xiang Tian’s expression became increasingly troubled, as he didn’t know where he should go.

Standing to the side, Luo Xue gave him a hard kick before saying, "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and catch up with Brother Wang’s pace!"

"Brother Wang isn’t driving me away?"

Xiang Tian was stunned, his face filled with relief.

"You’ve been with Brother Wang for so long, how could you not know his character?"

Luo Xue murmured with a disgruntled tone, "Brother Wang is just disappointed in you, but he always considers you as his brother. Otherwise, do you think he would waste so many pointless words on you?"

It was only then that Xiang Tian nodded, excitedly following Wang Zhan’s lead.

Due to their similar strength, the three’s speed naturally increased significantly.

It only took them two days to reach the location marked on the map.

However...

Wang Zhan and the others didn’t find the place that the others talked about.

Standing atop a high peak, Wang Zhan surveyed the surroundings before frowning and saying, "According to the location given on the map, we shouldn’t be in the wrong place, but this seems different from what we imagined."

"Could something be wrong?"

Xiang Tian and Luo Xue carefully checked the surroundings but still couldn’t find any clue nearby.

"Could they have lied to me?"

Xiang Tian asked instinctively.

"No."

Wang Zhan shook his head and said, "First of all, we know the people in Tianxiong City extremely well."

"Secondly, even if they were to lie, they would do so after finding the Teleportation Formation without telling us, not making us run here for nothing."

"I must say, something must have gone wrong here."

"In that case, let’s head to a nearby city and see if we can find some clues from their words."

Wang Zhan remembered the location marked on the map, as there were several cities nearby.

"Alright."

After Xiang Tian and his companion exchanged a glance, they nodded heavily.

In the blink of an eye.

The three had already arrived at the front of a city.

"Hegemony City?"

"The name is quite fitting, except the people here seem a bit strange."

After Xiang Tian glanced at the name above the city gate, a trace of cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Just as they entered the city gate, they found that the surrounding people seemed to be rejecting them.

No.

To be precise, they were disgusted by them.

The gaze directed at them was somewhat off.

Wang Zhan squinted his eyes, glanced at the people walking briskly past them, and immediately said, "Perhaps the people here don’t like outsiders disrupting their lives. Let’s find a place to rest first, then gather some information about this city."

Xiang Tian nodded from the side.

"That’s all we can do."

A few steps later.

They found themselves in front of a hotel.

Wang Zhan took the lead to step inside, scanned the waiter standing beside him, and asked, "Do you have rooms?"

"We do..."

The waiter glanced awkwardly at Wang Zhan and his companions, then frowned and said, "But we can’t rent them to you."

"Swish!"

In an instant, Xiang Tian’s face turned ugly. He grabbed the waiter’s collar and flung him aside, glaring at him, and sternly reprimanded, "Are you looking down on us or openly provoking us?"

The waiter quickly waved his hands and said, "Neither."

"It’s just a rule in Hegemony City that you can’t easily offer lodging to outsiders. Otherwise, it would mean being against everyone in the city. At least, that’s the current arrangement. So don’t make things difficult for me, and I advise you to leave early to avoid further trouble."

Heh...

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Wang Zhan’s mouth. After sitting to the side, he grumbled, "How do cities like yours operate? If you don’t rent rooms to passing travelers, how do you make money?"

"Is it just to provide convenience to local residents?"

"But I don’t think there would be too many locals visiting the hotels, right?"

The waiter gave a bitter smile and then nodded.

"Since that’s the case, why are you unwilling to accommodate us?"

Wang Zhan pursued the question again.

The waiter hesitated for a moment, walked to the door, looked around, and then closed the door before explaining to Wang Zhan, "It’s not as simple as you think. Previously, all rooms in Hegemony City were indeed available to passing travelers to obtain exchangeable items from them."

"But..."

"Just recently, some changes occurred in Hegemony City, so it was unanimously decided not to receive any travelers..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhan was taken aback and curiously asked, "Why?"

"Because..."

The waiter licked his lips, then quickly bowed his head and said, "Sir, I can tell that all of you are Cultivators proficient in cultivation, so don’t make things difficult for an ordinary person like me."

"If I were to tell you the secret, they would definitely kill me..."

Xiang Tian walked over to him, raised his hand, and coldly said, "If you don’t speak, I’ll kill you now."

"Don’t..."

Desperate, the waiter gritted his teeth and said word by word, "It’s because a Star Domain has appeared on the back mountain."

"And the people in the city are worried that passing travelers will discover the secret of the Star Domain, so they don’t accommodate you, hoping you’ll leave early."

Luo Xue stepped forward to ask, "What is a Star Domain?"

"I don’t know the specific situation either."

The waiter quickly explained, "I’m not lying because I’m not a Cultivator, so I don’t understand these things very well. All I know is that the Star Domain contains countless possibilities, and many Cultivators want to enter the Star Domain to cultivate."

"It’s said that the cultivation speed in the Star Domain is much faster than outside, making many people envious."

"In fact, not long ago, many people in the city fought fiercely to reduce the quota for entering the Star Domain, hoping to increase their own benefits."

Wang Zhan and his companions exchanged glances, but none of them spoke.

But an idea was already brewing in Wang Zhan’s mind.

Could it be...

What the people in Tianxiong City discovered wasn’t a barrier to leave this plane, but a Star Domain?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve already told you everything I’m supposed to. I just hope you can let me go quickly..."

"Also, since I’ve said things I shouldn’t have, I think the people in the city won’t let me off easily. So I need to figure out how to get away. Please don’t make things difficult for me..."