Just at that moment, the ground beneath Yinxu shook violently, followed by an earth-shattering tremor that shattered the ground directly.

Streams of black karma fire spewed out from the cracks, rocks and debris fell one after another, and the surrounding palaces collapsed piece by piece.

Before long, a much larger underground sinkhole emerged. Only a single section of a huge stone pillar remained standing in the center of the ground, and Bai Li Yan's broken body also fell into the ground along with the collapsing earth.

Amidst the towering flames, Han Li and the others shot out swiftly, heading towards the edge of the underground space without any hesitation.

On the other side, Yinxu and Guimu exchanged glances. One looked pale, while the other was filled with despair. Their figures faltered, and they quickly retreated backwards.

Immediately after, a violent roar came from underground, like muffled thunder, rumbling endlessly.

Accompanying it was an incomparably terrifying ancient aura, like a prehistoric behemoth or an ancient deity, with obvious indifference and murderous intent, and also carrying strong hatred and anger.

"Boom!"

The black giant hand that had previously broken through the roof struck upwards again, piercing into the ceiling of the underground space as easily as cutting tofu. It seemed to exert force upwards, pulling with all its might. The black flames in the giant sinkhole immediately churned violently, and a huge, blurry figure began to slowly rise from within.

As the flames gradually subsided, the blurry figure gradually became clearer.

It was a gigantic head nearly two thousand feet in size, as black as ink all over, as if carved from fine iron and black rock, covered with sharp edges and protruding fangs. It only vaguely had the facial features of a human, and was shrouded in a layer of black flames.

In its eyes, two strange black flames gathered, flickering slightly like Jiuyou Nether Fire. On top of its head, there were also two huge, curved horns resembling bull horns, extending horizontally for hundreds of feet. The bent-up parts looked like two solitary mountain peaks.

When it exhaled from its nostrils, two streams of black flames spewed out, emitting terrifying Yin Sha aura that Han Li and the others had never felt before, causing everyone to feel a sense of insignificance to varying degrees.

"What exactly have we released..." At a corner of the underground space's edge, Shi Chuankong looked back at the ferocious and terrifying giant head, murmuring to himself.

"Kunhou... finally let us release it. It's just that Fellow Daoist Bai Li is probably in more danger than good." Han Li quickly glanced around, his expression changing first, and then he released his divine sense to investigate, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

"Look... this guy seems, seems not to have completely broken free from his restraints, only his head and one arm can move freely." Hu San said suddenly.

Han Li and Shi Chuankong looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that beneath the neck connected to the giant head, there were still thick chains crisscrossing and binding it, connecting to the depths of the sinkhole, making it impossible to see it completely.

"This is already enough for the Jiuyou Clan to be busy for a while. Fortunately, it wasn't fully released, otherwise we might not be able to escape." Han Li glanced at Yinxu and Guimu in the distance, whose faces were extremely unsightly, and said.

"Fellow Daoist Chi Rong doesn't seem to have come out?" Hu San suddenly noticed that one person was missing beside him, and said.

"Don't bother looking for him. When the ground collapsed earlier, he seemed to have found something in the underground sea of fire. Instead of retreating, he flew directly down, and soon lost his aura." Shi Chuankong shook his head and said.

"Don't worry about him, you guys look for a way out, I'll go save Ti Hun." Han Li composed himself and said.

"Roar..."

At this moment, Kunhou in the underground sinkhole suddenly raised his head to the sky and let out a furious roar. Rolling black karma fire spewed out from his mouth, like a giant pillar of flame, directly bombarding the dome above.

The dome of rock, which was hundreds of feet thick, melted away in an instant, revealing a huge hole, and a faint, dim light leaked down from above.

……

Zhuihu District venue.

The towering stone platform shone with white light, spraying out streams of white brilliance in all directions, making it look even more majestic.

Behind the round table on the high platform, the Domain Lords of each region of the Gray World sat in a circle, with different expressions. Some had smiles on their faces, some had gloomy faces, and still others were expressionless.

At this time, the atmosphere in the entire venue was a little tense. Although not many people were speaking, there was an atmosphere of tension brewing.

The Three Domains Alliance was mainly composed of the Jiuyou, Reincarnation, and Black Rope Domains. Yin Chengquan, Huangfu Yu, and Xiao Buye's seats were naturally arranged at the triangle of the white round table, presenting a three-legged stand.

The entire agenda lasted for a total of twenty days. The first seven days were the draft stage, led by the three domains to explain the purpose of this alliance and some of the existing positions. During this period, small-scale discussions could also be conducted.

The following three days were the real decisions, passed by a joint vote of more than a hundred domains participating in the meeting.

The last ten days were to jointly discuss the possible problems faced based on the previous resolutions, consider the next matters, and allocate and implement them.

The purpose of this alliance on the surface was to discuss the attitude towards the True Immortal World. It seemed simple, only needing to express an attitude. However, many domains were already attached to the three major domains. In addition, the domains were deeply entangled with each other, with territory conflicts, trade issues, and some personal grievances mixed in, which could be described as intricate and complex.

Although it was just an attitude, it involved too many things.

In the past few days, the domains fought openly and secretly. The Jiuyou Domain, the Reincarnation Domain, and the Black Rope Domain tried their best to win over other small and medium-sized domains, and opened many small branch meetings, making the situation even more chaotic.

Now the draft stage has ended, and today is the first day of the decision.

Although the decision has not yet begun, the situation has basically become clear.

Before the alliance, the Reincarnation Domain spared no expense in sending a large number of people to win over the Domain Lords of various originally neutral domains, investing a lot of resources and benefits. Although the Jiuyou Domain originally had the most dependents, it was not very enthusiastic about winning over other neutral domains. As for the Black Rope Domain, it originally held a laissez-faire attitude, so naturally there was not much action.

In addition, because the domains of the Gray World mostly held a hostile attitude towards the True Immortal World, they coveted its rich cultivation resources and some things that the Gray World could not reach.

Thus, under the guidance of the Reincarnation Domain, most of the neutral Domain Lords, and even the Domain Lords attached to the Black Rope Domain, were won over.

Although there were still a small number of Domain Lords who had not expressed their views, the current situation was already very obvious.

At this time, less than half an hour before the start of the conference, Yin Chengquan sat silently, with a calm expression, seemingly not in a hurry at all.

"Domain Lord Yin, the situation is very unfavorable to us. More and more people have been won over by the Reincarnation Domain." An old man with crane hair next to Yin Chengquan leaned slightly and said in a low voice anxiously.

This person's name was Tian Ku, and he was the Domain Lord of Guchi Domain. He had always been on good terms with the Jiuyou Domain and was the most active supporter of the Jiuyou Domain.

"Now it is only the draft stage of the conference, Domain Lord Tian Ku does not need to worry." Yin Chengquan smiled faintly, as if everything was under control.

Domain Lord Tian Ku saw Yin Chengquan's appearance and muttered secretly in his heart, but did not say anything more.

Yin Chengquan sat upright, leaned on the back of his chair, and picked up the teacup in front of him.

"Give the order, act according to the original plan." When he touched the tea to drink, he silently sent a voice transmission.

At this moment, two people stood behind Yin Chengquan, one was a young man with regular features, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, with a bit of heroism between his eyebrows. He had a curved gray horn growing on his forehead, which was quite peculiar.

The other was a gray-robed man. This man had ordinary features, but his eyebrows were as thick and black as swords, his face was as cold as ice, and he exuded a cold Yin Sha aura.

The two people had vast auras and were both Da Luo realm existences.

The young man's lowered eyelids flickered slightly, and a faint gray light flashed in the sleeve behind him.

Among the crowd below the high platform of the venue, a thin, tall figure in black robes narrowed his eyes, immediately turned around and walked towards the distance, and soon disappeared into the crowd.

Yin Chengquan glanced at the stage with the corner of his eye and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Domain Lord Yin can still be so calm and composed in the current situation, Xiao admires it." A voice came, but it was Xiao Buye of the Black Rope Domain who looked over and said with a smile.

"Likewise, likewise, isn't Vice Domain Lord Xiao also indifferent?" Yin Chengquan said lightly.

"Hehe, Domain Lord Yin is wrong. Our Black Rope Domain only asks that the domains can unite as one and no longer have large-scale internal fighting, then our wish will be fulfilled. Xiao came here this time to ensure that the alliance can end peacefully." Xiao Buye emphasized the words 'peaceful' as if warning something.

"So that's how it is, Vice Domain Lord Xiao has the world of the Gray World in his heart, which is truly the blessing of all beings. Yin admires it to the extreme." Yin Chengquan smiled noncommittally and said.

Huangfu Yu listened to the conversation between Yin Chengquan and Xiao Buye, glanced at the two of them, then withdrew his gaze, a hint of playful smile flashed across the corner of his mouth.

At the same time.

Inside the tall city walls on the edge of Zhuihu District, in a hollow interspace, a low chanting sound suddenly rang out at the same time.

Every distance in the dark interspace, there was a gray stone pillar more than ten feet high, covered with complex patterns, which spread to the outside of the stone pillar and disappeared into the surrounding city walls.

At the top of each gray stone pillar sat a Jiuyou Clan member cross-legged, who were all chanting incantations at the moment, and their hands were making quick hand seals, which disappeared into the gray stone pillars.

The patterns on the gray stone pillars lit up one after another, flashing with bursts of gray light, which were mixed with a trace of silver light, making them look quite conspicuous in the dark passage.

These gray lights became brighter and brighter, and quickly connected to each other.

The city walls here were obviously built with special materials, and the light inside flickered, but it did not transmit to the outside at all.

Gradually, the restrictions around Zhuihu District fluctuated slightly, and some changes slowly occurred, with specks of silver light appearing inside.