Before he could make a move, Lu Changsheng acted first.

Swoosh!

Lu Changsheng stepped forward. That single step covered more than a dozen zhang.

One step, two steps, three steps...

In the blink of an eye, Lu Changsheng closed in on Immortal Master Qiu Yi.

Qiu Yi's expression darkened with anger.

"You—" He was about to speak when Lu Changsheng suddenly stopped.

Whoosh...

Lu Changsheng turned sharply and looked behind him. A figure in white came into view. It was a Divine Treasury martial artist. He was strikingly handsome, almost eerily so, and he had a faint smile. He walked forward at an unhurried pace.

"I've been looking for you for a month... I finally found you, Lu Changsheng," the man in white said slowly.

The moment those words fell, an uproar erupted.

"What? That's Lu Changsheng?"

"Lu Changsheng from the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect—the one hailed as the foremost Divine Fortification in the Ancient Region? The genius who fought above his realm and beat a Divine Treasury expert?"

"You're out of date. He's already a true inheritor of the sect now."

"He just broke through to Divine Treasury and already dared to come to Boundary Mountain?"

"And who's that guy?"

Many martial artists were stunned. Lu Changsheng was famous across the entire Ancient Region. Not just the first layer, but even the second and third layers, his reputation had already spread far and wide.

And all that was because Lu Changsheng had defeated a Divine Treasury expert while still in the Divine Fortification Realm. This feat was unprecedented. He had done it without relying on enchanted artifacts, talismans, or any external treasures. He relied solely on his own strength. No matter how talented a martial genius might be, none had ever achieved such a thing. Yet Lu Changsheng had.

With an accomplishment like that, how could his fame be small? Even those who had never seen him had certainly heard his name.

Meanwhile, Qiu Yi's expression darkened even further. "Lu Changsheng? Cheh! Just a mere martial artist..."

Qiu Yi had, of course, heard of Lu Changsheng. Defeating a Divine Treasury expert was no small feat and had earned him great fame. Even so, Qiu Yi had always looked down on martial artists. Lu Changsheng did not impress him. Even the most powerful Divine Treasury martial artists failed to draw his attention.

"Hmph! I don't care if you're Lu Changsheng, Chen Changsheng, or Zhou Changsheng. I'm giving you only one choice to leave. Don't get in the way of me capturing the Cloud Beast!"

Qiu Yi's words made Lu Changsheng frown. Even the man in white glanced at him with a thoughtful gaze.

"So noisy," the white-robed martial artist said, waving his hand dismissively.

Rumble rumble.

At once, the void shifted as layer upon layer of Domains stacked densely until more than a dozen filled the space. An overwhelming pressure descended on Qiu Yi.

"AHHHHH!" Qiu Yi activated his defensive enchanted artifact almost instantly and even used formation flags to deploy a formation. But it was useless. Under the weight of so many Domains, the tools he was so proud of were all useless. Enchanted artifacts, formations, and talismans all failed as if they were made of paper.

"NOOOOOOO..." he let out a piercing scream as more than a dozen Domains descended and crushed him into dust.

The man in white lifted a hand and dismissed the Domains as if nothing had happened.

"That's better. Nice and quiet now," the white-robed martial artist said calmly.

A deathly silence descended. It was so silent that one could even hear a pin drop. No one could quite believe what they had just witnessed. The renowned Immortal Master Qiu Yi was reduced to dust by a casual wave of a stranger in white. He was deader than dead!

This was simply unbelievable! Weren't Immortal Masters supposed to be stronger than Divine Treasury experts? They were said to look down on all others. Yet this was the outcome.

Qiu Yi, whose name carried great weight, could not resist at all and was killed in an instant. The man in white remained calm and unbothered, as if nothing had happened.

"Did I see that right? Immortal Master Qiu Yi is dead?"

"He really is. He was killed in an instant. Who is that man in white?"

"I think I remember. Isn't he Long Yun, a true inheritor of the Yellow Heavenly Sect?"

"Long Yun? The prodigy who once dominated his generation? He faded from view because he couldn't forge his Dao Foundation. Who would have thought he'd return like this? Even Immortal Master Qiu Yi couldn't withstand a single strike from him."

"He came here specifically for Lu Changsheng. This... is going to be serious."

At once, the crowd pulled back and kept their distance from Lu Changsheng and Long Yun.

"More than a dozen Domains..."

A faint gleam flickered in Lu Changsheng's eyes. This was the first time he had seen another Divine Treasury martial artist display such strength. Immortal Master Qiu Yi had not been weak by any measure.

In truth, every Immortal Master was not weak. They possessed many methods and were difficult to kill. Yet before this man in white, Qiu Yi had seemed completely powerless, and his many methods had all failed. Qiu Yi was not weak. It was just that the man was too strong.

"Long Yun, true inheritor of the Yellow Heavenly Sect... You came here to kill me?" Lu Changsheng spoke slowly.

He knew right away that Long Yun wasn't here with good intentions. Long Yun replied calmly, "Yeah. Someone asked me to take care of you."

Lu Changsheng understood at once. He did not need to ask who wanted him dead. The answer was obvious. There was only one person who both had the motive and the ability: Xu Haotian!

Long Yun came from the Yellow Heavenly Sect as well. Everything fit together perfectly.

Lu Changsheng asked, "Why didn't Xu Haotian come himself?"

"He wanted to, but he's at a critical point in his cultivation. Still, I'm more than enough. What? Do you think I'm like Wu Qingyi, someone you can step on to build your reputation? Defeating a Divine Treasury expert... quite the name you've made for yourself. But I'm not Wu Qingyi, and you're not in Divine Fortification anymore. So in theory, this is a fair fight."

Long Yun appeared completely at ease. That ease spoke of confidence. He carried himself with absolute certainty in his actions.

"Good. Let me see what a true Divine Treasury expert is worth," Lu Changsheng said. Then he took a deep breath. His Mind Space trembled, and his Domains descended at once.