The recovery of the Shadow Demon was swift, because the distance between the Shadow World and the real world differs, and it only took the group over half an hour for it to return.

"Xiao Ying?" Mo Yu asked somewhat uncertainly.

The appearance of Shadow Demons is essentially the same, but Xiao Ying's cultivation is higher. The biggest difference is that since Xiao Ying was the first to be born, its size is slightly larger than other Shadow Demons, and its facial features are more defined.

"Lord Mo Yu, it really is you, I thought my clansmen were deceived!"

"Although I don't know why Lord Mo Yu came over, I believe the Master will be very pleased to see you!"

"Has the Master encountered any trouble?" Mo Yu detected something unusual.

"There is indeed some trouble, but it's nothing serious. It's perfect timing for Lord Mo Yu to arrive!"

"Now that we have confirmed it is indeed Lord Mo Yu, I will have my clansmen report back to the Master first."

"Please follow me!"

Mo Yu, caught in the joy, did not feel anything special, but Bai Ling and the others did.

The cultivation of the Shadow Demon before them had stepped into the Daluo Realm, which deeply shocked Bai Ling and the others. Chen Jiuge and the others hadn't been in the Heavenly Gift Realm for long, yet even their subordinate Spiritual Beasts had broken through to the Daluo Realm. Could their own cultivation be even higher?

This indirectly informed the group that the Heavenly Gift Realm is indeed a treasure trove, and maybe they too could advance further!

.........

Star Moon City

After a three-day journey, the group finally saw the tall and heavy walls.

Xiao Ying introduced, "Master, within the several decades in the Heavenly Gift Realm, and after facing numerous dangers, we successfully established our own Star Moon Tribe!"

"Those recently completed or unfinished small cities on either side are territories of our Star Moon City."

"Wait, did you say that you've only spent several decades in the Heavenly Gift Realm?" Mo Yu asked incredulously.

"That's right, it's just several decades, precisely thirty-five years!" Xiao Ying confirmed.

"How is that possible? It's been over a thousand years in the True Realm! The time disparity is up to fifty times!" everyone exclaimed.

Time disparity generally exists between large and small worlds. The greater the time difference, the larger the gap in origin and power between the two worlds. Could the Heavenly Gift Realm be much stronger than the True Realm?

"Is there such a thing? I'm not clear on that either."

"You continue!" Bai Ling, having more experience, calmed down more quickly.

"Okay!"

Calming their emotions, Xiao Ying continued, "For some reasons, when Star Moon City joined forces with the six parties of the Heavenly Gift Realm, they chose different paths."

"The Evil Ghost Clan, the senior Shuibing from the Heavenly Gate Lineage, and the new Clan Leader Meng Li from the Nightmare Clan all chose to stay in Star Moon City!"

"Senior Jialouluo is the commander of the first legion of the Star Moon Tribe, Senior Shuibing is the first governor, and Senior Meng Li mainly oversees the Heavenly Prison in the city."

"Bai Li of the White Tiger Clan, Feng Cang of the Mountain and Sea Strange Beasts, and Song Bei of the Primordial Heavenly Gate, each chose to develop independently, each establishing their tribes outside, but nominally, they've retained the title of subsidiary tribes to our Star Moon Tribe."

"Did you say Feng Cang established his own tribe?" Bai Ling frowned, sensing something unusual.

Back then, the choice to send Feng Cang to the Heavenly Gift Realm instead of Kang Long wasn't just because Feng Cang had a longer lifespan and more strength, but because of his more agreeable nature, unwilling to argue over trivial matters and acting more prudently.

But now it seems that might not be the case.

"Senior Bai Ling, the intricacies are too long for me to explain, but if you want to understand, you could ask the other seniors still in the city."

"Hmm!"

Bai Ling didn't trouble Xiao Ying further.

"But Bai Li chose to establish his own tribe. What would he think if he knew the White Tiger Tribe had abandoned him?" Lucifer remarked with a hint of sarcasm.

Xiao Ying was surprised, "Didn't the White Tiger Clan come? I thought they were behind."

"Of course not."

Farley responded, then immediately asked, "Where is Jialouluo? What's his situation now?"

"And what the hell is Meng Li? Where is Meng Ze's man?" First Dream asked with a gloomy face.

"Senior, the Star Moon Tribe is ahead, I believe you would trust the Master and other seniors' words more than mine."

After a slight bow, Xiao Ying sunk into the ground and disappeared from view.

"Not very courteous indeed!" First Dream grumbled a bit unhappily.

"Even the subordinate Spiritual Beasts have reached the Daluo Realm; it seems the Heavenly Gift Realm is deeper and more perilous than we thought!" Wu Tian was displeased.

From Xiao Ying's words earlier, it seemed likely that Shuibing and Song Bei had unknowingly become at odds and separated, which wasn't good news for Wu Tian.

A large part of his Heavenly Gate Cultivators were supporters of both, and if they really split, which side should he choose?

Or perhaps, should he, like Song Bei, establish his own tribe?

Being in the same Daluo Realm, Wu Tian didn't doubt that he could do what Song Bei did!

"Everyone, long time no see!"

While Wu Tian was musing, Chen Jiuge had already arrived in front of them, accompanied by Zi Qianlian, with Shuibing and Meng Li slightly behind.

The unusual formation hinted at the subordinate relationships among them.

"It's actually led by Chen Jiuge?"

The group was shocked, knowing that in True Realm Star Moon City, although Chen Jiuge was nominally the City Lord, he was still at a disadvantage due to his cultivation. It was only with the arrival of Sorrowful Girl that Chen Jiuge managed to speak on equal terms with others.

But that was just barely. Now, it seemed to have completely turned around.

"City Lord, long time no see. And this is?"

Farley greeted with a friendly smile, his eyes unconsciously drifting to Zi Qianlian by Chen Jiuge's side.

"This is my guard, Zi Qianlian!"

With a cheerful introduction, Chen Jiuge shifted the topic, "You all arrived just in time as I was fretting about the lack of trustworthy personnel!"

"Come, come, let's go inside and chat properly!"

Council Hall

Jialouluo had already been inside, and seeing everyone enter, grumbled displeasingly to Chen Jiuge, "Why call me back? It's a crucial time right now!"

The process of expansion was mostly dull, encountering either small tribes or little settlements, hardly worth Jialouluo's action. If not for the occasional sparring with Xing Yan, Jialouluo would have long given up.

Recently, just as he finally encountered a formidable opponent, he found out that the folks from Star Moon City had arrived, forcing him to return.

"Jialouluo, did you break through?" A trace of incredulity flashed in Bai Ling's eyes.

According to Xiao Ying, Jialouluo broke through to the Daluo Second Step in just a few decades, which was hard to accept!

"Bai Ling, you old fellow, your cultivation was not as you once displayed!"

A spark of excitement flickered in Jialouluo's eyes, as few King-level beings existed in the current Star Moon Tribe.

Besides Xing Yan's willingness to engage in combat with him, the others preferred to avoid confrontations.

"Senior Jialouluo, please restrain yourself!" Chen Jiuge sighed in mild exasperation.

After Jialouluo's breakthrough, Chen Jiuge had thought that senior Jialouluo had shed his battle-loving nature, only to find it absent merely due to lack of worthy opponents. With Su Ming and others joining, Jialouluo's battle-loving traits had only intensified.

"Alright, alright."

Jialouluo was still willing to give Chen Jiuge face, not due to strength, but purely because of Chen Jiuge as a person.

Jialouluo may dislike thinking deeply but wasn't a fool, realizing that Chen Jiuge was no ordinary person given his fortune. For a Golden Immortal to gather such mighty forces was no small feat.

As long as there was no severe conflict of interest, Jialouluo wouldn't deny Chen Jiuge's face.

Jialouluo's attitude startled everyone once more, even more so than hearing about his breakthrough.

"Let me explain!"

Amid the curious stares, Shuibing stepped forward and spoke.

"The story begins from the time we first entered the Heavenly Gift Realm........."

Shuibing had a strong narrative ability, making the experiences of Chen Jiuge and others in the Heavenly Gift Realm sound like an epic tale.

"And that's how it happened!"

"Now, it's your turn. Why did you come to the Heavenly Gift Realm? Did something unexpected happen in the True Realm?"

"And where are the White Tiger Clan?"