Qin Zhiruo became a little nervous when she heard Ao Xing's words, thinking that Ao Xing had come to interrogate her.
But Chen Tianwen didn't mind, knowing that Ao Xing liked to joke, so he casually said:
"I'm just working for Brother Ao. If Brother Ao wants to take these cities back, I will gladly hand them over."
Ao Xing laughed heartily and pointed at Chen Tian, saying:
"You, you've even learned to make fun of me."
"I'm not that stingy. It's just a few cities. If you're willing, I'd give you the entire Changtang Domain."
Chen Tianwen also laughed, and said to Ao Xing as if complaining:
"Brother Ao also knows that I am a carefree person. If it weren't for the sake of the Xuan Tian Realm in the lower realm, I would have been too lazy to seize so much territory."
Ao Xing waved his hand and said to Chen Tianwen:
"I'll say it again: as long as you have the strength, I'd be happy to see you unify this fragmented Changtang region."
"I'm not here today to talk to you about the city."
Hearing this, Chen Tianwen also became serious, knowing that Ao Xing was about to get down to business.
Ao Xing cleared his throat and said to Chen Tianwen:
"The once-in-a-millennium interdimensional war is about to begin. I wasn't particularly interested in this interdimensional war. However, this particular interdimensional war is somewhat special."
When Chen Tianwen heard Ao Xing mention the inter-domain war, he couldn't help but recall Xing Yu's words before he left. It turned out that Xing Yu had long anticipated that Ao Xing would come to find him.
While admiring Xingyu's brilliant strategies, Chen Tianwen also became somewhat curious and said to Ao Xing:
“Brother Ao, I haven’t been in the Immortal Realm for long. As you know, I’m still very unfamiliar with the inter-realm wars. Not to mention that this one is special, I don’t even know what the inter-realm wars were like before.”
"Haha, I forgot about that."
Ao Xing slapped his forehead and burst into laughter, then began to explain to Chen Tianwen:
"The Realm War is held once every thousand years and is presided over by the Realm Lord of our Xuanxian Realm. At that time, the Domain Lords of the thirteen Domains of the Xuanxian Realm will select five young experts from their respective domains to participate. The purpose is to rank the strength of each domain."
“As you know, my brother, I have never cared much about these empty titles. I’ve never bothered to find people to participate in the inter-domain wars in our Changtang Domain. This has resulted in our Changtang Domain always being at the bottom of the Xuanxian Realm.”
Chen Tianwen nodded. Given Ao Xing's personality, he certainly wouldn't waste his energy participating in any interdimensional wars.
Ao Xing is a pragmatic person. Rather than fighting for the vague title of number one in the Xuan Tian Realm, he would rather live a carefree and happy life.
However, this caused great suffering for the cultivators of Changtang Domain. They had all heard that Changtang Domain was ranked at the bottom, so when they met cultivators from other domains, they were inevitably subjected to ridicule and sarcasm.
Moreover, the major sects rarely set foot in Changtang Domain. As a bottom-ranked major domain, these sects don't even have the intention to compete.
This is why sects like the Blackwater Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect, with only one Immortal Lord expert in charge, can become the top sects in the Changtang Region.
Hearing Ao Xing's introduction, Qin Zhiruo, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but interject:
"The inter-realm war isn't as bad as you make it out to be. If you manage to get into the top five in the Xuanxian Realm, you'll even be personally received by the Realm Lord. The Realm Lord is a true Immortal Emperor!"
Unexpectedly, Ao Xing scoffed and said:
"What does it matter whether I meet him or not, he's just an early-stage Immortal Emperor? If it were just to meet that damned Realm Lord, I wouldn't bother inviting Brother Chen to participate."
Seeing Ao Xing's attitude, which showed great disdain for this legendary realm lord, Chen Tianwen asked curiously:
"Brother Ao, what's the background of this Realm Lord? Why do you sound so unimpressed with him?"
Ao Xing sighed and said to Chen Tianwen:
"Brother, you may not know this, but our Xuanxian Realm was considered one of the better realms in the Immortal Realm a long time ago. But as you know, during the Great War of the Saints, our Xuanxian Realm was the one that suffered the most."
Chen Tianwen nodded. He already knew these secrets, but he didn't know what they had to do with the Realm Lord. In a battle between Saints, a Celestial Emperor couldn't possibly influence the outcome.
Ao Xing gazed into the distance, seemingly recalling a distant past, and slowly began to speak:
"Our former ruler of the Xuanxian Realm was none other than the Qilin Saint Lord. How glorious the Xuanxian Realm was when the Qilin Saint Lord was alive! But now, alas!"
Chen Tianwen was somewhat surprised, never expecting that the Qilin Saint Lord was actually the Lord of the Xuanxian Realm in the past!
Before Chen Tianwen could speak, Ao Xing continued:
"With the fall of the Qilin Saint Lord, the position of Realm Lord has become vacant. The Xuanxian Realm has also become the territory of Saint Desa."
"Brother Chen, do you know who the current Realm Lord is?"
Chen Tianwen shook his head in confusion, still processing the information conveyed by Ao Xing's words.
Ao Xing was also somewhat agitated and said to Chen Tianwen:
"The current Realm Lord is none other than the Immortal Emperor of the Qilin Clan! He actually shamelessly accepted the reward from Saint Desa. How can he do this to the deceased Qilin Saint Lord?"
Ao Xing's face flushed red, but after a while, his expression turned dejected, and he continued:
"Actually, I have no right to belittle him. Aren't I the same as him, becoming the domain lord of Changtang Domain in order to protect my entire clan?"
After hearing what Ao Xing had to say, Chen Tianwen felt a mix of emotions and didn't know how to comfort him.
Clearly, these emotions had been bottled up inside Ao Xing for a long time, so he felt a sense of relief after speaking them out.
Then Ao Xing waved his hand and said to Chen Tianwen:
"Let's not dwell on those painful memories. Let's talk about this interdimensional war instead."
Chen Tianwen nodded and asked:
"Brother Ao just mentioned that this interdimensional war is different from the past. What do you mean by that?"
"Indeed, this interdimensional war is related to the secret of leaving the Xuanxian Realm!"
Ao Xing seemed a little agitated and patted Chen Tianwen's shoulder forcefully.
Chen Tianwen became even more puzzled. Leaving the secret realm of the Xuanxian Realm? But why should he leave the Xuanxian Realm now?
Ao Xing seemed to know that Chen Tianwen would think this way, and then explained:
“Brother Chen, leaving the Xuanxian Realm is my dream. Because I want to find the other members of our Dragon Clan.”
"Moreover, there are many other implications to this interdimensional war. You will naturally understand once you participate!"
Chen Tianwen nodded. Both Xingyu and Aoxing had specifically instructed him to participate in the inter-realm war, and Aoxing had spoken so frankly.
How could Chen Tianwen possibly refuse?
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