Another month passed...

"Finally perfected the Sword Domain!"

He felt the change within his Mind Space.

Rumble!

It expanded once more, reaching nine li. With a thought, the Sword Domain descended and materialized. Like the Saber Domain, it excelled in offense. This gave Lu Changsheng another powerful option in battle. He understood clearly that the size of the Mind Space did not represent an increase in strength. Only the number of Domains nurtured to Perfection truly reflected his power.

By now, Lu Changsheng had six combat Domains, and his strength had increased greatly. He focused and brought up his status panel.

[Status Panel]

Host: Lu Changsheng

Mind Space: 9 li

Perception: 4870 (Praised by All)

[Skills]

Heart Sword True Mantra: Progress 7% (Jade Heart Sword)

Slaughter Domain: Nurturing

Lu Changsheng found that the Heart Sword True Mantra's progress was slow when nurtured in the Mind Space. After a full month, it advanced by only about three percent. He had been nurturing it for two months at this point. With the initial one percent, its progress now stood at seven percent.

Even so, the pace was acceptable. At this rate, it would take roughly three years for the Heart Sword True Mantra to reach Perfection again. By then, the Heart Sword could undergo another transformation. This was a very secret technique that merged with a cultivation method, and its potential felt almost limitless.

At present, he was nurturing the Slaughter Domain. He had first comprehended Slaughter Intent at Boundary Mountain, then used two Dao Comprehension Pills to evolve it into a Domain.

With just one more month, he would be able to nurture the Slaughter Domain to Perfection. Once that happened, his Mind Space would expand to ten li. At that point, he could attempt to refine a Mind Stabilization Stone. This would strengthen the Mind Space and improve both the speed and efficiency of nurturing Domains.

Meanwhile, capturing a Five Element Beast had become more difficult. Over the past month, he had only caught a little more than twenty. His spatial ring now held just over fifty beasts. That number was already remarkable. If Boundary Mountain truly held only around a hundred Five Element Beasts, then Lu Changsheng had already taken nearly half of them.

"I'll stay another month and bring the Slaughter Domain to Perfection."

Lu Changsheng formed a plan. For the time being, his focus would be on comprehending new Domains. Boundary Mountain offered the perfect environment. By observing nature, he could grasp different Intents and then evolve them further. Recently, he had begun to focus on Fire Intent.

He drew inspiration from the Fire Element Beasts. Once he mastered Fire Intent, he could use Dao Comprehension Pills to evolve it into a Fire Domain.

"It's just that there've been a lot more Immortal Masters and martial artists recently."

Lu Changsheng could not explain why, but he did not want to run into other people. He only wanted to capture those Five Element Beasts. The more people there were, the more likely the spirit beasts would get frightened and hide. If that happened, they would become much harder to track down.

"Whatever it is, I'll just keep searching."

He rose to his feet and stepped out of the cave. As before, he released his Sense Domain and moved through Boundary Mountain in search of his targets.

The mountain had grown lively, but not because of the Five Element Beasts. The cause was an auspicious beast. It belonged to the category of spirit beasts yet stood apart as something far more extraordinary.

The one that had appeared in Boundary Mountain was known as the Cloud Beast. This type of spirit beast was very mysterious and could often locate rare natural treasures.

As soon as the news spread, it drew the attention of many Divine Treasury experts and Immortal Masters. Even so, weaker Divine Treasury experts and Immortal Masters did not dare to come to Boundary Mountain to search for it. There were just too many demons here; it was an extremely dangerous place.

In just a few days, many martial artists fell. Of course, some demons had died as well. The entire place had become both active and dangerous. Moreover, Lu Changsheng could sense more and more people gathering here.

For now, none of this affected him. After all, Boundary Mountain was simply huge!

Meanwhile, a group of martial artists and Immortal Masters tracked down the Cloud Beast's trail. A refined young Immortal Master leaped down from a flying boat. He looked across the area with a hint of indifference in his eyes.

As soon as he appeared, he immediately drew a wave of discussion from the crowd.

"Is that Immortal Master Qiu Yi?"

"Yeah, that's him. He's been really active in the second layer lately. Heard he even killed a powerful demon."

"Seriously? He hasn't been an Immortal Master for that long, right? Not even ten years, and he can already take down demons on his own? That's impressive."

"Looks like he's set on getting that Cloud Beast this time."

"Not necessarily. There are some powerful Divine Treasury martial artists who want it just as badly."

"They say the Cloud Beast is hiding somewhere nearby... no idea where, though."

For a time, murmurs echoed from the crowd. Immortal Master Qiu Yi was clearly the center of attention. He stood atop his flying boat and looked down from above as though surveying everyone beneath him.

"Everyone, I'm Qiu Yi. I am determined to get that Cloud Beast. If you want to keep things peaceful, don't make a move on it. Otherwise... I will not hold back."

Qiu Yi's gaze swept coldly across them. Everyone's expressions immediately turned ugly, especially the Divine Treasury experts. They were martial artists who refused to bow to anything. How could they accept threats?

However, Qiu Yi was no ordinary figure. He was a renowned and powerful Immortal Master. Clashing with him would bring trouble.

Qiu Yi seemed satisfied with their reaction. He had already prepared his enchanted artifacts and a large formation. The moment the Cloud Beast appeared, he intended to capture it. If anyone dared interfere, he would not hesitate to kill them.

Across the entire second layer of the Ancient Region, there were very few martial artists he could not handle, so he had that kind of confidence!

Rumble!

A violent roar suddenly echoed from the distance. The crowd turned to look and saw that a Domain had materialized.

Within it, countless sharp saber lights flashed.

"Is that... a Five Element Beast?"

"Yeah, it is. Looks like someone's using a Domain to suppress it."

"We've been searching Boundary Mountain for so long without finding a single one, but now that we've finally seen one... someone has beaten us to it, too bad."

"That’s a Water Element Beast. It’s being restrained by just a Saber Domain... but it didn't even notice that?"

"No idea who that martial artist is. Lucky guy, he didn't get noticed and still managed to pin it down with a Saber Domain."

Nearly everyone turned their attention to the unfamiliar Divine Treasury martial artist and the Water Element Beast.

Qiu Yi's expression darkened. Just moments ago, he had been the center of attention. Now, no one was looking at him anymore.

"STOOOP! Didn't you hear what I just said? You're using a Domain here! What if you scare off the Cloud Beast and it escapes? Leave now!" Immortal Master Qiu Yi exclaimed. His voice rolled like thunder in the air, echoing loudly in everyone's ears.

Whoosh

Even the unfamiliar figure within the Domain lifted his head and calmly asked, "You're talking to me?"

The Divine Treasury martial artist spoke calmly, yet his voice carried an overwhelming presence. He did not raise his voice or speak with grandeur, but the weight behind his words was unmistakable. That kind of composure belonged only to the truly strong. Clearly, this stranger restraining the Five Element Beast was no ordinary martial artist.

"Hm?" Qiu Yi's expression darkened. Wherever he went, he would become the center of attention, someone others admired and sought to please. But now, a random martial artist actually dared to speak to him in this manner.

"Who are you? I've already warned you once. Don't make a scene and scare off the Cloud Beast. If you don't listen, I'll have to deal with you myself..."

Immortal Master Qiu Yi stood with his hands behind his back.