Parting was always painful, let alone a separation between life and death.
So Liu Bai and Jiu You did not wait until the three Beast Venerables completely dissipated before deciding to leave the Divine Sea space.
When the familiar scenery entered their eyes, Liu Bai also sensed quite a few people rushing toward this place.
Naturally, these were all experts of the Nine Netherbird Clan.
After seeing Liu Bai and Jiu You, they were first overjoyed, then completely shocked.
"Jiu You, you two..." Clan Leader Tian Huang could not help but speak. It had not even been half a year, yet Jiu You had leaped from Seventh Grade Sovereign directly to Ninth Grade Sovereign?
When he looked at Liu Bai again, it was even more outrageous. Judging from the aura leaking from his body, even Clan Leader Tian Huang, an Greater Earth Sovereign, felt a faint sense of danger.
"Earth Sovereign? Liu Bai, you actually advanced to Earth Sovereign?!"
If Jiu You had improved so drastically because she obtained the Undying Bird inheritance blood essence, it could still be explained. But Liu Bai's situation completely defied reason!
Although Liu Bai had already been a Ninth Grade Sovereign before entering the Divine Beast Origin, breaking through to Earth Sovereign was hundreds or even thousands of times harder than Jiu You directly advancing two grades!
Even in Clan Leader Tian Huang's mind, Liu Bai had always been someone filled with miracles, yet this time even he found it difficult to recover from the shock.
The Elder Council was naturally the center of authority within the Nine Netherbird Clan, and Clan Leader Tian Huang bringing Liu Bai here clearly had another purpose.
"I have decided to invite Liu Bai to become an elder of our Nine Netherbird Clan. Does anyone have any objections?"
Clan Leader Tian Huang's tone was calm, but his words carried unquestionable determination.
Allowing a human to become an elder of the Nine Netherbird Clan was something that had never happened before in all these years. No other top spirit beast race had ever done such a thing either.
If it had been before, even though Liu Bai had displayed astonishing Spiritual Array talent and possessed the identity of a Spiritual Array Grandmaster, there would definitely have been opposition.
But now, not to mention Liu Bai's contributions to the Nine Netherbird Clan during this trip to the Divine Beast Origin, merely his cultivation alone was enough to move these people.
"I think there's no problem. Liu Bai shares a bloodline link with Jiu You and is also her lover. He was never an outsider to begin with. Now that he has broken through to Earth Sovereign, according to clan rules, he already qualifies to become an elder."
Elder Heavenly Sparrow, who had the best relationship with Liu Bai and Jiu You, directly expressed his support.
His words also gave many elders who still felt somewhat uncomfortable a way out.
"Indeed, indeed. Liu Bai was never an outsider. I think the Clan Leader's proposal has no issues at all."
"That's right. Since Liu Bai shares a bloodline link with Jiu You, calling him a member of our Nine Netherbird Clan is only natural."
Listening to these old men seemingly trying hard to convince themselves, Liu Bai could not help curling his lips into a smile.
This was the difference brought by strength.
At the beginning, when they heard that Jiu You had formed a bloodline link with a human, most of these people had been shouting about killing him. Even after he gained Clan Leader Tian Huang's recognition through his identity as a Spiritual Array Grandmaster, there were still quite a few stubborn old fellows who looked down on him.
But now...
Of course, this was only human nature.
After all, this was a world where strength reigned supreme. Without cultivation and battle power, why should others think highly of you?
Seeing Clan Leader Tian Huang's gaze turn toward him, Liu Bai smiled and nodded.
"This junior has no objections."
Seeing Liu Bai agree, Clan Leader Tian Huang and the elders all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When they looked at him again, their gazes became much gentler and carried additional warmth.
Because from today onward, both sides had truly become one family!
"Good. Then you should properly rest within the clan for a while," Clan Leader Tian Huang said with a smile.
Liu Bai pondered for a moment before replying, "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle, but I still have urgent matters to handle outside. It may take around ten days to half a month, so there's no need for rest."
"Something major may happen on the Skylaw Continent soon, so Jiu You also needs to return. However, she can stay in the clan for a few more days first."
Naturally, Liu Bai would not directly mention the Ancient Heavenly Palace, but Jiu You understood what he meant, so she also spoke.
"I understand. Just go handle your own matters. I'll stay here for a few days, then return to the Greatlaw Territory."
Hearing this, Tian Huang found it hard to refuse.
Although he was curious about the matter the two mentioned, he tactfully refrained from asking.
After casually discussing some events that had occurred inside the Divine Sea, Liu Bai and Jiu You left the Elder Council and returned to Jiu You s palace.
"I already instructed Zong Qingfeng and the other two to leave the clan separately. At most, they should arrive in the Northern Region within a month. When the time comes, just arrange for them to enter the Nine Nether Palace."
Jiu You nodded.
This opening of the Ancient Heavenly Palace was an opportunity for everyone below Earth Sovereign, so naturally Liu Bai would not forget his three beast slaves.
"Should we bring that little girl Mo Ling along too?"
Knowing that Liu Bai intended to nurture Mo Ling, Jiu You asked this question.
However, although the girl had improved somewhat in the Divine Beast Origin, she was still only at the early stage of Seventh Grade Sovereign. Going to a place like the Ancient Heavenly Palace would still be rather dangerous.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Bai nodded.
"It's fine to bring her. During this period, I'll find time to refine the Blood Spirit Pill. With the help of the Blood Spirit Pill, her strength should improve further. But when the time comes, I'll need you to keep an eye on her more."
Jiu You nodded and patted her chest.
"No problem. Leave it to me!"
Although Mo Ling's cultivation was somewhat low, as a member of the Phoenix Clan she was not considered a burden. Her battle power could already rank on the Heavenly Rankings among the younger generation of the Skylaw Continent.
Of course, Liu Bai clearly understood the dangers and opportunities within the Ancient Heavenly Palace, so during this period he planned to prepare a few more trump cards for Jiu You and the others.
After bringing Jiu You into the Three Sovereigns Space at his waist, she was instantly stunned.
"You actually possess such a huge portable space?" Jiu You said in disbelief.
Liu Bai smiled slightly.
"How is it? Not bad, right? However, this is not an independent space. It is merely a piece of land intercepted by countless grand arrays during the ancient era by the Three Sovereigns Sect."
At most, this could only be considered a treasure with extremely large space. It was similar to shrinking the floating island continent of the Greatlaw Heaven into a fist sized sphere using spatial arrays.
"The Three Sovereigns Sect? The sect established by the Heavenly Array Sovereign, Spiritual Array Sovereign, and Divine Refinement Sovereign that you mentioned before? All your knowledge regarding Spiritual Arrays, battle arrays, and artifact refinement came from here?" Jiu You asked curiously while following Liu Bai toward Divine Refinement Peak, where the Divine Refinement Sovereign resided.
"That's right." Liu Bai nodded.
This could also be considered a good explanation for why he was so versatile.
"The Divine Refinement Sovereign and Spiritual Array Sovereign once worked together to refine an extremely powerful array disc that could even inscribe Grandmaster level arrays. Although the power would weaken somewhat, it would still be sufficient for you all to protect yourselves."
"Moreover, if we want to search for treasures in the Ancient Heavenly Palace, we will definitely have to face powerful restrictions. The Divine Refinement Sovereign also left behind a special method designed specifically to break restrictions called Array Breaker. I'll make some for you all as well..."
Of course, this so called "Array Breaker" was not truly for destroying grand array restrictions. Rather, it could temporarily open a doorway within array restrictions, allowing people to enter the array silently.
Back when this thing had first been developed, the Divine Refinement Sovereign had broken through three Grandmaster level array restrictions set by the Spiritual Array Scholar in one go, angering the latter so much that he nearly cut ties with him.
Only after the Divine Refinement Sovereign repeatedly promised not to spread the item did the matter settle down.
But now, all of it had benefited Liu Bai.
"What a pity that I currently don't possess sufficiently powerful battle troops. If I had an army formation like the Heavenly Beast Army by my side, then I could create even stronger Battle Will Divine Discs. That way, you would also gain another trump card."
Jiu You smiled softly and held Liu Bai's hand gently.
"You don't need to underestimate me either. I've already awakened the true Undying Flame and reached Ninth Grade Sovereign. Even though the Ancient Heavenly Palace will attract countless heavenly geniuses and experts, I still have confidence that I'll be among the strongest!"
Liu Bai gently squeezed her soft little hand.
"I believe you!"
Whether it was refining array discs or Array Breakers, none of it was difficult for the current Liu Bai.
After breaking through to Earth Sovereign, the only flaw restricting his ability to unleash Grandmaster Spiritual Arrays had disappeared. Therefore, Liu Bai had already selected two Grandmaster level Spiritual Arrays to supplement his Spiritual Array methods.
The Floating Butcher Vajra Array, an intermediate Grandmaster Spiritual Array, could summon the Floating Butcher Vajra Tower. Five hundred Vajras were engraved upon the tower, and it could easily withstand even an attack from an Greater Earth Sovereign.
The Great Wheel Bright King Array, an advanced Grandmaster Spiritual Array, required the body of a powerful expert to refine a Great Wheel Bright King Dharma Body as the core of the array. At its strongest, it could unleash terrifying power comparable to Great Perfection Earth Sovereign.
According to legend, both of these arrays originated from the super force Great Spirit Mountain. However, the Great Wheel Bright King Array was a simplified version, because the original version was a genuine Great Grandmaster Spiritual Array. Unless one was a direct disciple of Great Spirit Mountain, there was absolutely no chance of seeing it.
Even so, Liu Bai was already very satisfied.
The only regret now was that he needed the body of a powerful expert. According to the requirements of the array, at minimum it needed the body of a Lower Earth Sovereign.
Of course, the stronger the better, especially those who specialized in body cultivation, as they were the finest materials!
"Tsk tsk. I have to admit, these ascetics may look harmless, but they are truly ruthless!"
When Liu Bai first saw the Great Wheel Bright King Array, this was the emotion he felt in his heart.
This was not surprising. Although Great Spirit Mountain was an ancient force comparable to the Ancient Five Clans, it had always remained extremely low profile within the Great Thousand World.
The people inside only focused on cultivation. They rarely walked the Great Thousand World under normal circumstances.
Only during the Eternal Gathering did they mobilize for the Primordial Immortal Body, the only ownerless Primitive Celestial Body remaining, and even then their goal was to seize the Primordial Immortal Body.
After recalling some simple information regarding Great Spirit Mountain, Liu Bai temporarily cast those thoughts aside.
The array discs he planned to make next, aside from a Void True Flame Great Array disc for life preservation, would all be Heavenly Grade arrays.
Arrays such as the Severing Void Array and the God Extinguishing Array possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities, enough to allow Jiu You and the others to deal with competitors in the Ancient Heavenly Palace with ease.
Over the course of three days, Liu Bai used the equipment inside the Three Sovereigns Space to create quite a few array discs and Array Breakers. After handing them all to Jiu You, he himself left Nine Nether Continent and headed toward the Five Elements Continent.
Although he possessed the Immortal True Form Diagram and could directly rely on the methods left behind by the Five Emperors Sovereign to enter that Fallen Continent, the prerequisite was that he had to first approach the spatial anchor point where that region existed.
According to the Five Emperors Sovereign's instructions, after three years, the demonic body and demonic soul of the Heaven Mixing Heavenly Demon Emperor should have already been completely erased, while the true spirit of the Five Emperors Sovereign would likely dissipate at around the same time.
If that happened, the entire Fallen Continent would truly become a land of deathly silence.
However, Liu Bai did not feel any regret over this. After all, his purpose for coming this time was merely for the Five Elements Spirit Talismans left behind by the Five Emperor Sovereign.
As long as he obtained those items, he had no greed for anything else.
With Liu Bai's current Earth Sovereign cultivation, he could travel freely throughout the Great Thousand World. Coupled with the enhancement of the True Phoenix Spirit, his traveling speed was extremely fast. In only five days, he had already approached the Five Elements Continent and, according to the guidance of the Immortal True Form Diagram, found the spatial anchor point leading to the Fallen Continent.
With a wave of his hand, an ancient painting scroll appeared before Liu Bai.
Perhaps because it sensed the existence of the Fallen Continent, the Immortal True Form Diagram emitted a humming sound, as though it was both excited and sorrowful.
Clearly, even after acknowledging Liu Bai as its master, the highly intelligent Immortal True Form Diagram still held deep feelings for the Five Emperors Sovereign, its previous master.
"I did not expect you to be so sentimental..."
Liu Bai looked at the Immortal True Form Diagram and could not help smiling.
It was unknown whether Liu Bai's words embarrassed the scroll, but the moment his voice fell, a burst of five colored radiance instantly enveloped Liu Bai's body. Then his entire body rapidly spun as he fused into the void.
When Liu Bai opened his eyes again, what appeared before him was already a gray and chaotic world.
"This is..."
Recovering from the dizziness, Liu Bai had no time to criticize the Immortal True Form Diagram for taking revenge on him. He had already been shocked by this chaotic world.
"What exactly happened to cause this continent to directly return to chaos..."
Yes, the Fallen Continent could no longer even be called a continent now. Aside from chaos, there was nothing left in this world. Even Spiritual Energy had become sluggish, to the point where even he, an Earth Sovereign, found it difficult to sense.
"Could it be because of the battle between the Five Emperors Sovereign and the Heaven Mixing Heavenly Demon Emperor?"
Shock appeared on Liu Bai's face. One was the true spirit of a Heavenly Sovereign, while the other was the remnant soul of a Heavenly Demon Emperor. Although both had been peak experts during their lifetimes, after tens of thousands of years following death, how much power could they still retain?
Yet even so, this continent had still been completely destroyed in their battle and had even returned to chaos. Was that not far too outrageous?!
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