Chapter 641: Chapter 345: True to the Morning, True to the Night—Plowing Under the Stars, Plowing the Heart

"Is refusing a training mission enough to have your domain identity abolished?" Yino asked in astonishment after hearing the news.

She had always seen the Domain City as a sacred place she aspired to join, never expecting its requirements to be so strict.

Even in the City Defense Corps, known for its numerous rules, failing a mission might only result in significantly reduced resources and a lowered evaluation, let alone refusing a training mission.

Not accepting a mission shouldn’t lead to the abolition of one’s domain identity and such severe consequences like a trial.

It felt less like she didn’t accept a mission and more like she was being treated as a traitor.

"Maybe it was my lack of response afterward that angered the higher-ups," Priscilla speculated. "The Domain City’s training missions are almost semi-compulsory and occur just once or twice a year. They claim it consumes substantial city resources, especially focused on breaking through to the Blood Coagulation Realm, with limited spots available, essentially making them reserves for the city’s top talents. In the past, those who returned from such training not only broke through to the Blood Coagulation Realm but also quickly gained the treatment of top talents in the Domain City."

"No wonder they’re so furious, even the elders have come personally," Yino slightly understood.

This kind of training obviously had the higher-ups’ favor, aiming for focused cultivation. The outcome of refusal was predictable and was considered a slap in the face. While ordinary people might not see it as a big deal, who dared to oppose the Domain City’s higher-ups?

Just as Yino was speaking, a terrifying surge of Qi and Blood suddenly descended, enveloping not only the Cultivation Tower but all of Red Moon Town, alarming everyone.

The force of this Qi and Blood was so strong that all martial artists below the Blood Coagulation Realm in Red Moon Town were forced to their knees, barely able to look up at a Sky Giant Ship bearing the Mist Mountain Domain City emblem hovering above, like a king gazing down at his subjects.

"Why is someone from the Domain City here?"

"The pressure from this Qi and Blood is so intense. Compared to the Master of the Smiling Skull who came last time, this feels leagues apart. Is this the strength of a Domain City Master?"

"With such a presence, is the Domain City planning to act against Red Moon Town?"

"Quite likely. The three masters of the Smiling Skull remain unaccounted for, with no results till now, but everyone knows who did it. The Domain City might be here to take action against the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall."

Both the disciples within Red Moon Town and the experts from various major powers residing there to monitor the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were in shock, uncertain of the situation, speculating among themselves.

Meanwhile, the players residing in Red Moon Town were thrilled, their eyes sparkling as they gazed at the Mist Mountain Domain City’s Sky Giant Ship with anticipation.

"Is the Domain City going to act against us?"

"I just logged in, and today’s Red Moon Town is so exhilarating!"

"Those who’ve been entering the restricted area these days had a great time, and finally, the game developers remembered us poor newbies by bringing new plot lines to Red Moon Town!"

"Quick! Quick! Brothers on the ship, please take us with you! I don’t want to stay a moment longer in Red Moon Town. I want to go to the Domain City, live in Domain City houses, and see the beauties of Domain City!"

The players were ecstatic at the arrival of the Mist Mountain Domain City’s Sky Giant Ship, cheering towards it. Their excitement left the members of various major powers in town puzzled, unable to comprehend why the gray-clothed disciples of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were so exhilarated in the face of doom.

Inside the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Ling Ye and Yi Feng, who had just stepped out of the Basic Martial Arts Hall, were equally stunned by the sudden scene.

They initially thought it was some reckless grandmaster daring to cause trouble at the headquarters of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, never expecting it to be the Mist Mountain Domain City.

"What did the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall do to warrant the elders of Mist Mountain Domain City coming personally?" Yi Feng’s eyes widened as he stared at the three figures leading from the ship.

As quasi-top talents of the Blood Coagulation Realm from Celestial River Domain City, both he and Ling Ye had recently reached the Blood Coagulation Realm Middle Tier, clearly sensing that the three on the ship’s deck were equivalent in prowess to their teachers.

In other words, the Mist Mountain Domain City had dispatched three elders!

Such a grand turnout is rare even in Celestial River Domain City. The last time he witnessed such an assembly was during the Four Domain Competition, where each of the Four Domain Cities sent one elder.

"Three elders personally here, are they really planning to make a move against the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?" Ling Ye was equally startled by the spectacle.

As a member of one of the Four Domain Cities, she knew well how formidable it was to gather three elders, let alone that these three were Heavenly Human Realm Middle Tier masters.

The three elders on the Sky Giant Ship seemed to sense something, and along with dozens of Blood Coagulation Realm experts, they flew directly toward the Cultivation Tower.

"Senior sister, let’s go take a look too," Yi Feng said anxiously to Ling Ye. "If Mist Mountain Domain City really destroys the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, we might not be able to enjoy the Basic Martial Arts Hall and Basic Meditation Room anymore."

They should have long returned to Celestial River Domain City, but the effects of the Basic Martial Arts Hall were so overwhelmingly beneficial, allowing their combat skills to improve rapidly. Because of this, both had recently breached bottlenecks to reach the Blood Coagulation Realm Middle Tier.

If they could continue using the Basic Martial Arts Hall and Basic Meditation Room long-term, he was confident he could achieve Half-step Celestial Human within two years, with a future aimed at reaching the Heavenly Human Realm.