Her injuries were extremely severe. From this alone, it was clear that Divine Lord Yu Qin had deliberately injured herself, which led to her current condition. After all, when she left, Divine Lord Yu Qin had no problems at all, yet upon returning, she was carrying many old wounds.
He did not believe that this was the doing of the Sacred Peak God Domain. If the Sacred Peak God Domain had treated her that way, there was no way she could have escaped. She did not possess teleportation abilities like Yi Tianyun—once captured, escape would have been impossible.
"So that's the plan…" Yi Tianyun shook his head. Still, everything was worth it. Otherwise, it really would have been impossible to deceive them.
Just think about it—if she had returned completely unharmed, who would have believed her words? Therefore, she had to choose to come back severely injured. The only difficulty was controlling the extent of the injuries.
Now it seemed that the degree had been perfectly controlled, successfully deceiving a whole group of Heavenly Venerables!
Immediately afterward, Yi Tianyun brought Divine Lord Yu Qin to Shi Xueyun and said to her, "Help me take her to receive treatment. Her injuries are very serious."
"This time, whose sister or little sister have you brought back?" Shi Xueyun teased when she saw Divine Lord Yu Qin.
"This one is a great contributor, not some sister or little sister…" Yi Tianyun coughed a few times, feeling rather awkward.
"Hmph, then leave her to me." Shi Xueyun immediately took Divine Lord Yu Qin away for treatment. It was inconvenient for Yi Tianyun to take care of her, so naturally his wife would handle it.
After arranging the treatment, Shi Xueyun returned and said, "Her injuries are extremely serious. They don't look like the result of an external attack—they're very ruthless. What happened?"
"Actually, these are injuries she inflicted on herself," Yi Tianyun said truthfully.
"She injured herself?" Shi Xueyun asked in confusion.
Yi Tianyun then explained everything, giving a general account of the situation. After hearing it, Shi Xueyun was deeply shocked. What shocked her most was that several Heavenly Venerables had died at Yi Tianyun's hands. At the same time, she felt great admiration for Divine Lord Yu Qin's actions—being able to carry out such a bitter stratagem was no small feat.
"That was extremely dangerous! And you didn't even tell me!" Shi Xueyun glared at him, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.
She did not know just how strong a Heavenly Venerable was, but after experiencing the power of a Divine Lord, she knew it was already incredibly overwhelming. Now Yi Tianyun had faced nine Heavenly Venerables—how could the pressure not be immense?
"Well… wasn't I afraid you'd worry?" Yi Tianyun said with a smile. "Now nothing's wrong anymore. I've taken care of everything."
Shi Xueyun's eyes reddened as she threw herself into his arms. "I know what kind of enemies you've always been facing. I can't really help you with that. All I can do is help maintain things here."
No matter how she cultivated, no matter how desperately, she could never catch up to Yi Tianyun. The gap only grew larger.
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Yi Tianyun smiled. "This place is my foundation. If not for you all maintaining it, it would have collapsed long ago! Your contributions are enormous. If it were up to me alone, this place would probably have fallen apart already. So don't overthink it—this isn't just comfort, it's the truth!"
He wasn't saying this casually. He didn't understand management at all, which was why he had to constantly seek out talented people to handle it. Now it proved that his judgment was correct—he had found many gifted individuals capable of managing affairs.
Without their help, his tasks would have been extremely difficult to complete. Their contributions were immense. None of them were mere decorations; all of them were highly capable.
As for cultivation, who could possibly compare to him? His breakthroughs were simply too fast for anyone else to keep up with.
"Mmm…" Shi Xueyun didn't say much more. Saying too much would just be overly sentimental. After all, no one doesn't want to roam the world and fight side by side with their Dao companion.
After comforting her for a while, Yi Tianyun said softly, "It's about time. We should announce it—we're going to participate in the God Domain War."
"So soon?" Shi Xueyun asked in surprise.
"About time. There isn't much time left—only a few dozen years. It'll pass in the blink of an eye, and we need plenty of time to prepare," Yi Tianyun replied.
"Indeed. A lot of preparation is needed, and they'll need time to accept it," Shi Xueyun shook her head, unsure whether announcing it would cause chaos.
A first-grade God Domain participating in the God Domain War—how could that not cause an uproar?
"Don't worry. They'll accept it easily." A confident smile curved at the corner of Yi Tianyun's mouth.
Then Yi Tianyun spoke loudly, his voice resounding:
"I have something to announce to everyone. Our Three Realms God Domain will soon participate in the God Domain War! Yes, you heard correctly—we are going to participate in the God Domain War! A divine war that is easy to enter but difficult to survive. The victor will become a king of an era and obtain the highest glory; the defeated will be destroyed, leaving no trace behind!"
"There are still twenty to thirty years before the God Domain War. This period is not long. I am giving you time to consider—whether you choose to fight alongside me, or choose to leave. The choice is entirely yours. I will not stop anyone!"
His voice covered the entire Three Realms God Domain, allowing everyone to hear it. With his cultivation alone, this would have been impossible, but with the support of a grand formation, the sound could be transmitted.
This formation had been specially created by the Divine Spirit Clan, allowing messages to be easily conveyed across every planet.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned—completely dumbfounded. They had never imagined that the Three Realms God Domain would participate in the God Domain War! Having lived here for so long, they had heard plenty about it. That was the business of third-grade God Domains; first-grade God Domains were simply spectators.
Yet now, they were directly participating—it was utterly inconceivable!
"He's crazy—completely crazy! Domain Lord Tianyun, isn't he afraid everyone will run away?"
"Exactly! A first-grade God Domain charging into a third-grade God Domain's war—that's basically suicide! Once this gets out, won't everyone flee?"
"That's right! He shouldn't have announced it at all. Just participate directly—then no one would have time to run."
The many disciples and elders who had just joined from Tianquan God Domain were all dumbfounded. They felt Yi Tianyun was far too reckless—this would definitely cause unrest! Even if not outright chaos, many people would surely leave.
If it were them, they would choose not to announce it. Once everyone was already participating in the God Domain War, things would simply proceed as they must. By then, even if someone wanted to flee, it would be too late—they would have no choice but to resist.
Forcing participation this way—if they succeeded, there would be no hatred. As for failure, hatred would be meaningless anyway. Everything would be gone; who would there be left to hate?
No matter how others thought about it, at least they themselves would never dare to make such an announcement. The courage required was immense, and the risk even greater.