Their words astonished Nie Tian.

The sectmaster, vice sectmasters, and Sons of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace all had their subordinate domains, and cultivated their own forces.

For instance, the Domain of the Falling Stars, the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries, and the Domain of Heaven Python were his subordinate domains.

All the sects, clans and forces in those three domains had sworn their loyalty to him. Technically, they had nothing to do with the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

However, there were also advanced domains that had sworn their loyalty to the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

They were usually powerful domains with strong Qi warrior forces that had intricate relationships with each other.

As a rule, they would have to pay tribute to the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace annually, and answer its summons whenever called upon.

In return, the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace would give priority to youngsters from those domains when it came to admitting new disciples. Many Sons of the Stars had come from those domains. Fang Yuan and Fang Zhe were good examples.

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