The increase in cultivation caused Liu Bai's spiritual energy to surge several times over. At this moment, he could finally fully unleash his combat strength, mainly referring to his array formations.
The commotion in the back mountain also alarmed the people of Nine Nether Palace. When they saw the spiritual energy soaring into the sky, many of them revealed expressions of joy and envy.
"Sister, Brother Liu Bai really broke through again. How long has he been in Nine Nether Palace? He is already a Fourth-Grade Sovereign. Why does it feel like he is always breaking through?" Tang Rou looked toward the back mountain with envy and softly spoke to her sister.
Hearing this, Tang Bing only wanted to roll a big eye roll. She also wanted to know whether Liu Bai was a human or a monster. Breakthroughs that were unimaginably difficult in everyone else's eyes were as simple as eating and drinking for him.
From the time Liu Bai first arrived in the Great Heavenlaw Domain until now, it had only been a short year. Yet he had advanced from a quasi First-Grade Sovereign who did not even possess a Sovereign Celestial Body to a Fourth-Grade Sovereign. Three grades in one year. What were those people who could not break through a single grade in three years supposed to think?
"He is a monster, a freak. Why should we ordinary people compare ourselves with a freak?" Tang Bing curled her lips and replied.
Seeing her sister like this, Tang Rou could not help covering her mouth and giggling. It seemed her sister was jealous of Liu Bai's talent and cultivation speed.
"You little brat, what are you laughing at? There are so many things going on in Nine Nether Palace right now, all piled onto me alone. Hurry up and help out. Are you trying to exhaust me to death?" Tang Bing tapped her sister's forehead and said fiercely.
There was no helping it. She had ended up with two hands off shopkeepers.
After the great battle, how busy Nine Nether Palace was could easily be imagined. Yet Jiu You, the Palace Master, and Liu Bai, who should have been managing the Nine Nether Guards as the Grand Commander, were nowhere to be found. Everything could only be handled by her, the so called chief steward.
Back when Jiu You went missing, Tang Bing had relied solely on herself to maintain the entire Nine Nether Palace. This had instead honed many of her management skills. As a result, even when facing the overwhelming flood of miscellaneous affairs, she could barely cope.
If all these matters were thrown to Jiu You or Liu Bai, the two of them would probably already have their heads splitting apart.
Liu Bai had just broken through to Fourth Grade Sovereign. Before he could even leave his secluded cultivation area to share his joy with Jiu You and Tang Bing, a sudden figure interrupted his thoughts.
"Mandala, why are you here?"
That was right. The suddenly appearing figure was Mandala, and could only be Mandala.
"I knew I was not mistaken about you!" Mandala did not answer directly. Instead, her pitch black eyes flickered with blazing light, and her pink little tongue even licked the corner of her red lips.
"What do you want to do?" Liu Bai suddenly felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.
"What do you think."
A little girl walking toward him with shining eyes while saying such words was an extremely harmonious scene.
Of course, if another woman were to see it, certain unnecessary misunderstandings might arise.
Jiu You's expression turned a little dark. She had originally planned to come and congratulate him after seeing his breakthrough, but the moment she entered, she saw Liu Bai coaxing a little girl.
Even worse, after noticing her arrival, this fellow actually put on a pitiful expression asking for help, as if he were the victim. It was shameless.
"Shameless little thief!"
Jiu You clenched her teeth.
"Who are you scolding?" Mandala, in her little girl appearance, lightly glanced at her. Her words carried a hint of coldness.
"Me. You are definitely scolding me. You must be scolding me!"
Liu Bai quickly raised his hand and shouted, drawing Mandala's attention back to himself, while inwardly sweating for Jiu You.
Why did you have to provoke her for no reason? If she gets unhappy and shaves all your feathers, what will you do then?
This time, since Liu Tiandao had not truly fought Mandala, her true body had not been exposed. As a result, Jiu You still did not know the real identity of the little girl who had been clinging to Liu Bai all this time.
Seeing Liu Bai constantly signaling her with his eyes, Jiu You fiercely glared at him, then left in a huff.
Watching the two exchange looks like this, Mandala could not help curling the corner of her mouth.
"What, afraid I will make things difficult for your little lover?" Although she looked like a little girl, the way she spoke occasionally carried an air of seniority, creating a sense of dissonance.
"What kind of words are those? Right now we are only guided by emotion and restrained by propriety. Put simply, feelings grow over time. Calling her a little lover would be too vulgar, would it not?" Liu Bai raised an eyebrow and said.
Mandala could not help frowning slightly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about. If you like her, then you like her. Why so much pointless talk?"
Liu Bai fell silent.
"Relax. Jiu You is one of the Kings under my command. I will not vent my anger on her over a few words," Mandala waved her small hand dismissively.
"Then may I ask what brings the Domain Lord here this time?"
In the entire Great Heavenlaw Domain, only Liu Bai dared to speak to Mandala in such a tone. She did not mind and replied directly, "I noticed your cultivation has improved again, so I thought you should be able to draw out more of the Five Elements sealing power. It is just right to reinforce the seal on my body once more."
"What? Again?" Liu Bai's face filled with fear.
Even if he were made of iron, he could not endure being squeezed like this.
Moreover, he truly did not like that feeling of being completely drained.
"What, you are unwilling?"
Mandala raised her brows and asked.
"I am willing!" Liu Bai clenched his teeth and squeezed out the words.
"That is good. Then let us begin." Mandala did not waste any words. "Do not worry. I have already sealed this place with spiritual energy. No one in the Great Heavenlaw Domain can enter!"
After being drained dry by Mandala once more, Liu Bai entered a state of exhausted sage calm.
Looking at the figure lying on the ground pretending to be dead, Mandala thought for a moment. She could not just make the horse run without feeding it some grass.
"You did well this time, especially in the previous battle. You really gave this Domain Lord a lot of face. Tell me what you want. I can satisfy one request as a reward."
Liu Bai scratched his head and realized that he actually had no requests.
Although this sounded a bit unbelievable, in Liu Bai's view, he truly did not know what to ask from Mandala. After all, the Great Heavenlaw Domain was only considered powerful in the Northern Region. Its foundation simply could not compare to other hegemonic level forces.
To put it more bluntly, Mandala was too poor. Many things simply did not catch Liu Bai's interest.
"What do you mean, you do not even want a reward?" Mandala frowned, her expression somewhat unpleasant.
"No no no, I am just thinking." Liu Bai waved his hand quickly to avoid misunderstanding from this somewhat violent little girl. "At the moment, I do lack some essence blood of dragon race divine beasts."
The slaughter array he possessed, the Heavenly Dragon Breath Array, required such essence blood to enhance its power. So Liu Bai wanted to prepare some dragon race divine beast essence blood in advance.
"That is all?"
Dragon race divine beast essence blood was precious, but that depended on who you were talking about.
For an Earth Sovereign level powerhouse like Mandala, obtaining these was not difficult.
With a flip of her hand, a small red jade bottle appeared in her palm and was casually tossed to Liu Bai.
"This contains ancient Flame Dragon essence blood. It should meet your requirements."
It had to be said that Mandala's decision to build her forces in the Great Heavenlaw Domain was quite good. Not only was there the special place known as the Greatlaw GoldPond, there was also a Greatlaw Flame Pool hidden within a volcano.
That place was now a cultivation ground specifically used to train the Great Heavenlaw Army. Deep within the Greatlaw Flame Pool, ancient Flame Dragon essence blood existed.
Mandala used this essence blood to nurture her army. Taking some out as a reward for Liu Bai was also appropriate.
Liu Bai grinned widely. He naturally knew that the Great Heavenlaw Domain possessed ancient Flame Dragon essence blood. Otherwise, he would not have chosen such a demanding array in the first place.
If he also counted his Demon Heart state, Liu Bai felt that his strength should now be sufficient to venture out.
"Domain Lord, I am preparing to leave for a period of time. What do you think?" Liu Bai said with a grin as he looked at Mandala.
Mandala frowned slightly and said, "Leave? What for?"
Could it be that this fellow had other ideas?
Liu Bai replied sincerely, "Nothing much. I just want to travel around the Northern Region."
Mandala looked shocked and could not help saying, "Travel around the Northern Region?"
This kind of thankless and exhausting endeavor was something Liu Bai, now the strongest commander of the Great Heavenlaw Domain and even the person most likely to become a King, would actually want to do?
Liu Bai did not explain further, and Mandala did not bother asking. After pondering for a moment, she agreed.
"However, the time cannot be too long. At most one year. You must return to the Great Heavenlaw Domain. Otherwise, if I personally go and bring you back, then you can deal with the consequences yourself."
Liu Bai naturally nodded repeatedly in agreement.
But in the next moment, a drop of blood flew out from Liu Bai's body and landed directly in Mandala's hand. She then merged it into a palm sized black stone tablet.
"What is this?" Liu Bai frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
He was not worried that Mandala was plotting against him. With her cultivation level, controlling him would be effortless if she wished.
"I am making a Life Soul Tablet for you. This way, if something happens to you outside, we will be able to know immediately. This item usually exists only in sects or clans. The Great Heavenlaw Domain does not prepare these for subordinates. You are an exception."
The Great Heavenlaw Domain Lord was known to outsiders as cold blooded, whether toward enemies or her own people.
Seeing Mandala prepare a Life Soul Tablet for him, Liu Bai felt a trace of unexpected warmth in his heart.
Of course, there were other reasons behind it, which Liu Bai understood clearly and did not need to point out.
After giving Liu Bai his reward and agreeing to his request, Mandala left swiftly.
However, just before leaving, Mandala flicked her small hand, sending a beam of light toward Liu Bai. He caught it and saw an ancient jade appear in his palm.
Liu Bai could clearly sense an unusual fluctuation coming from the jade, filled with dense spatial energy.
"If you encounter a situation where death is inevitable, crush it," Mandala said calmly.
Liu Bai froze for a moment and immediately understood its purpose. It was a spatial positioning mark. Once he crushed it, Mandala would sense it instantly and tear through space to arrive.
This was truly a life saving treasure.
Liu Bai was deeply moved and wanted to express his gratitude, but he realized that the small figure of the little girl had already disappeared without him noticing.
After settling matters with one little girl, there was still one angry mature beauty left.
Fortunately, Jiu You was much easier to deal with. At the very least, he did not need to worry about her suppressing him on a whim.
"This time, I am planning to go to the Myriad Beasts Plain," Liu Bai said directly without any concealment, informing Jiu You of his destination.
"The Myriad Beasts Plain? What are you going there for?"
A trace of confusion appeared on Jiu You's cold and beautiful face.
She naturally knew of that place. It was located in the northwest of the Northern Region and was a vast plain on the outer perimeter of the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.
Due to the special status of the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range, there were no top tier forces occupying the surrounding regions. As a result, the strongest forces there were only first rate factions.
However, this also meant that without top tier forces to suppress them, the region was extremely chaotic. Many first rate factions fought year after year for territory and resources. Compared to them, this place was even more like the Hundred Battles Domain.
Chaos often represented opportunity.
Many talented and powerful young elites in the Northern Region preferred to venture into places like this.
Such environments were far more conducive to gaining fame.
Of course, Liu Bai had no intention of becoming famous. His reason for going there was entirely for the Myriad Beasts Plain itself.
As the name suggested, the Myriad Beasts Plain was home to a vast number of spiritual beasts, and deep within it, even divine beasts were said to lurk.
At present, Liu Bai's overall configuration in terms of technique and strength was already at its peak. The only thing he lacked was true physical equipment.
Although he had already prepared to forge a divine artifact armor most suitable for himself, this required a process. At the very least, he needed to reach the stage where he could personally refine a divine artifact.
That would take time.
But right now, Liu Bai possessed a treasure that required no such effort. As long as the conditions were met, it could directly advance into a divine artifact.
The prerequisite for this advancement was to kill a sufficient number of powerful spiritual beasts and obtain enough Beast Soul Points.
And the true identity of this treasure was the Innate Five Spirit Disk.
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