Ji Changkong saw Shi Qianjie appear. A slight shock ran through him; he hadn't expected Shi Qianjie to have reached the Ninth Palace Heaven realm. The last time they fought outside the Xuanyuan Valley, he had known how formidable this man was. Now that Shi Qianjie had entered the Ninth Palace Heaven realm, it meant he had another powerful adversary on the Five Elements Continent.

With Shi Qianjie in the Ninth Palace Heaven realm, and Hu Suo also in the Ninth Palace Heaven realm, the sudden appearance of these two Ninth Palace Heaven masters caused the situation here to shift dramatically.

The Demon Leader glanced at Shi Qianjie, his expression fierce. "You are Cao Xuanqi's apprentice, aren't you? Hmph. I was already planning to seek you out in the Central Lands this time, I didn't expect you to come here yourself. One Ji Changkong, and you—I will slay you both!"

"Oh, is that so?" Shi Qianjie replied dismissively. "Wait until you've settled things with Ji Changkong first. If you still have any energy left after that, I wouldn't mind playing with you."

As he spoke, Shi Qianjie's gaze suddenly focused on Yu Ziling, and he became lost in thought for a moment. Shi Qianjie said, "Such a stunning beauty, yet she is a Northern Savage. What a pity."

Judging by Shi Qianjie's demeanor, he seemed intensely interested in Yu Ziling, his eyes sparkling with starlight, his thoughts unknown.

Ji Changkong took in Shi Qianjie’s expression and suddenly felt a wave of discomfort. The more he looked at Shi Qianjie, the more displeased he became, and he snapped, "Shi Qianjie, what are you doing here?"

"If you can come, why can't I?" Shi Qianjie strolled over lazily, positioning himself in a triangle with the Demon Leader and Ji Changkong. He glanced at the Spatial Turbulent Domain and said lightly, "Saint Mother Youlan intends to lure experts from the Demonic Continent into our Five Elements Continent. Therefore, the Manichaean Cult is the enemy of all Heaven Masters of the Five Elements Continent. I came here not wishing to fight you, Ji Changkong, but merely hoping to stop Youlan's scheme!"

With Shi Qianjie having said this, although Ji Changkong was still irritated by him, he couldn't lash out. Recalling the message from the White Tiger of the West, Ji Changkong said, "Since that is the case, perhaps we should enter the Spatial Turbulent Domain together and resolve the Youlan issue first?"

"That's what I think too. After Youlan's business is concluded, whether it's you, Ji Changkong, or him, the Demon Leader, I will be very interested in sparring with you!" Shi Qianjie chuckled.

The Demon Leader looked at Shi Qianjie, then at Ji Changkong, about to speak, when Yu Ziling whispered softly, "Brother, prioritize the bigger picture!"

The Demon Leader finally nodded. He grunted, "Once we deal with Youlan, we'll settle scores!"

"There is no time to waste; I think we should enter the Spatial Turbulent Domain sooner rather than later, lest Youlan succeeds in her plot," Hu Hao added.

The group stopped talking. Ji Changkong, who had been preparing to strike Pahlidai, temporarily shelved that idea. He reasoned that Pahlidai was only at the Eight Trigrams Heaven realm, weaker than Yu Ziling, and currently not a threat; he could postpone killing her for a while.

Thinking this, Ji Changkong contained his aura and slowly headed toward the Spatial Turbulent Domain.

As he passed by Yu Ziling, Ji Changkong suddenly paused. A few meters separated them. He gazed deeply at Yu Ziling, let out a soft sigh, and then continued moving forward.

Yu Ziling’s delicate body trembled slightly; she quickly lowered her head, chanting inwardly again and again: He is a man of the Central Lands, he is of the Ji family's Xuanyuan lineage, he is the enemy, the enemy...

The Demon Leader watched Ji Changkong’s retreating figure coldly, his expression chilling, as he walked step by step toward the Spatial Turbulent Domain. Then, the Demon Leader glanced back at Hu Hao and Shi Qianjie. His figure remained motionless.

Both Shi Qianjie and Hu Hao understood that the Demon Leader was worried about Yu Ziling, fearing that if he entered the Spatial Turbulent Domain first, Yu Ziling might be in danger. That was why the Demon Leader stopped, waiting for the other Ninth Palace Heaven masters to enter first.

Shi Qianjie and Hu Hao, aware of the urgency, had no intention of making trouble for Yu Ziling. They exchanged a glance, and both men smiled faintly before following Ji Changkong into the Spatial Turbulent Domain, one step behind.

Only when Yu Ziling and Pahlidai remained in the area did the Demon Leader finally relax. He fiercely patted the head of the Three-Headed Dog Demon and said coldly, "If anything happens to my little sister, even if you manage to flee back to the Asura Realm, I will skin you alive and boil your bones!"

The Three-Headed Dog Demon was genuinely terrified of him. It looked up pitifully and nodded repeatedly.

The Demon Leader let out a cold "Hmph," glanced at Pahlidai again, deeming her cultivation level insufficient to harm Yu Ziling, and then instructed Yu Ziling, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, she is no match for me. With the Three-Headed Dog Demon here, if she truly harbors ill intentions, she will die before I do," Yu Ziling said calmly, looking at Pahlidai.

Pahlidai managed a wry smile and quickly assured him, "I harbor absolutely no malice toward Sister Ziling, Young Master Demon Leader, please rest assured."

The Demon Leader said no more, giving Pahlidai a final, cold warning glance with his eyes. Only after opening his senses and confirming no other powerful experts were lurking nearby did he finally move, entering the Spatial Turbulent Domain last. The currents of cold and heat collided, forming a massive vortex, and the ripples shooting out from it contained terrifying power; the further they spread from the massive...

When he was in the heart of the sun and obtained the Nine Luminaries Life Tree, he had witnessed the horror of the Void Turbulence. He knew well that the center of the Spatial Turbulent Domain must harbor extremely dangerous perils, far beyond what ordinary people could easily enter.

It was precisely because of this that Ji Changkong remained exceedingly cautious, daring not to relax in the slightest.

Stepping into the massive vortex step by step, he gathered all his power, forming a Heavenly Fire Barrier that enveloped his entire body.

The strange ripple fluctuations formed by the clashing cold and heat currents in the immense vortex immediately exploded upon contact with the Heavenly Fire Barrier condensed around him, scattering into pure starlight in all directions without being able to penetrate his body even slightly.

As he approached the vortex, he sensed the chaotic, disorderly power of the spatial turbulence within. This chaotic power had no discernible pattern, constantly colliding with itself, and each collision would erupt with even greater force.

The mutual collision of chaotic forces altered the trajectories of space, causing the natural laws to shift. Generally speaking, powers capable of drastically altering heaven and earth's laws are inherently terrifying. Understanding this, Ji Changkong did not rashly charge in but advanced inch by inch.

Behind him, Shi Qianjie and Hu Hao followed steadily. Further behind them was the coldly expressioned Demon Leader.

He registered the auras of the three people behind him one by one. Seeing Shi Qianjie and Hu Hao slowly closing in on him, Ji Changkong cursed inwardly and had no choice but to speed up, pushing the power of the Heavenly Fire Barrier to its maximum, and plunged into the Spatial Turbulent Domain.

It was a strangely beautiful world, filled with dazzling, flickering light everywhere. Lines of light, like shooting stars, were intertwined, shooting off in all directions.

In this dazzling space, enormous chunks of extraterrestrial meteors drifted without any restraint. These meteors collided with each other almost every second. The forces unleashed by the impact of these meteors could instantly annihilate an Eight Trigrams Heaven master.

Upon shattering, the meteors broke down into variously shaped stones of different sizes, flying off toward unknown regions, possibly destined to become common shooting stars on the Five Elements Continent.

Some extraterrestrial meteors, not only gigantic but also imbued with strange energies, would, upon colliding, instantly tear open a bottomless tunnel in the spatial turbulence. Where the tunnel led was unknown, but it did not last long, typically healing and vanishing shortly after the explosion concluded.

Upon entering this peculiar Spatial Turbulent Domain, Ji Changkong was alarmed after a brief scan of the surroundings and hurriedly poured all his strength into the Heavenly Fire Barrier to resist the various forces shooting out from all corners of this strange space.

When those streaks of light flew past and touched his Heavenly Fire Barrier, Ji Changkong would shudder, realizing that the power on the surface of the barrier was being significantly dissipated.

When the force ejected from the impact of an extraterrestrial meteor struck the Heavenly Fire Barrier, Ji Changkong, protected within, felt as if he had been hit by a massive hammer. The defensive power within the barrier would drastically weaken.

Only moments after entering the Spatial Turbulent Domain, under the impact of various forces, Ji Changkong’s Heavenly Fire Barrier was nearly shattered. He had to summon more power to maintain its normal operation.

In just this short time, he had already consumed over ten percent of his primordial energy!

Entering the Spatial Turbulent Domain directly with the physical body was indeed no trivial matter. These surging forces were ineffective against the soul but possessed a terrifying destructive power against the physical body. It was no wonder everyone said that unless one reached the Ten Directions Heaven realm, they should not attempt to establish a footing in the Endless Star Field with their physical bodies.

Entering only this one Spatial Turbulent Domain, and in just a few minutes, over ten percent of his internal primordial energy was gone. If he entered the Endless Star Field directly with his body, would it not be a dead end?

Ji Changkong was secretly startled, ensuring his body was securely protected, and then opened his spiritual sense to search for Youlan’s trace.

Boom! Boom! Boom! A ferocious sound of battle emanated from behind a massive extraterrestrial meteor ahead. That enormous meteor was spinning violently under the force of the combatants.

Glancing over, Ji Changkong saw that the meteor was much larger than East Heaven Peak. Such a massive peak, by Five Elements Continent standards, was now spinning violently in the void like a giant top.

Behind the extraterrestrial meteor, two tiny figures were locked in a desperate fight. One of them was unmistakably Saint Mother Youlan.

"King Tianwu!" Hu Hao and Shi Qianjie appeared behind him. Hu Hao looked at the handsome man clad in dragon robes from a distance and suddenly exclaimed in shock.

King Tianwu was the ruler of the Tianwu Kingdom, rumored to have always maintained close ties with the Guiyuan Sect. However, upon seeing King Tianwu, both Hu Hao and Shi Qianjie looked as if they had seen a ghost, showing extreme fear.