Chapter 1268 - Immortal Slaying Domain
Liu Wuxie swept his gaze across the horizon. Aside from the faceless clan, none of the other races surprised him. For many disciples around him, this was their first time seeing so many foreign faces gathered in one place.
Why haven't I seen the divine race? He wondered. Nearly every race in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain had arrived, yet no one could find the divine race, even after the Ancestral Tree warned him they were on Indigo Bamboo Star.
"There's no sign of the spirit clan either. Could they be absent from the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain?" he murmured, his brows knitting. He had hoped to use the Myriad Race Ceremony to return the Earth-Binding Chains to the spirit clan and settle his debt to the Feathered Emperor.
Newer races that emerged within the last tens of thousands of years mingled among the crowds, many unfamiliar even to him. Their talent couldn't compare to the ancient lineages.
In the region of the abyssal race, a colossal abyssal mountain drifted forward; the abyssal race had forged an entire peak into an abyssal artifact. Abyssal devils swarmed along its ridges, their strengths varied and menacing. The sight pulled his thoughts to Tian Wucang. After practicing the Curse Dao Art with his bloodline, Tian Wucang must have risen to prominence by now.
"The Myriad Race Ceremony is about to begin. I will now explain the rules. The first event is Blacksmithing, and those registered for it will be teleported to a designated zone. The Immortal Slaying Domain must recognize your artifacts," Zhuge Ming announced, his gaze sweeping over nearly two thousand registered disciples.
The Immortal Slaying Domain was a mysterious treasure that protected the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. Place a finished artifact within it, and it would grade the work; the higher the grade, the higher the ranking.
Everyone already knew the broad strokes. The array would teleport participants to a specific area to search for blacksmithing materials, forge their artifacts, and submit them to the Immortal Slaying Domain for appraisal. Every astral domain possessed a counterpart to the Immortal Slaying Domain—a dense, nebula-like shield encircling its world. The universe had a lifespan, and so did planets; one day, the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain would reach its limit and decline.
"The Blacksmithing event will decide the ownership of Gos Star. Whoever takes first place wins sovereignty for their sect's faction for the next thousand years," Elder Long added. The great forces had already negotiated the stakes. Gos Star's title would hinge on this ceremony. If Liu Wuxie claimed first, the Heavenly Dragon Sect would rule the planet for a millennium.
"Elder Long, what does the sect gain if a disciple makes the top ten?" a disciple called out. First place obviously brought the grand prize, but what of ranks two through ten?
"Top-ten finishers will earn the sect several mines and expanded territory," Elder Long said, keeping the details light. Even a tenth-place finish carried enormous benefits.
"What about the rewards?" another disciple asked, the question that mattered to most.