The appearance of the Ancient Heavenly Palace caused a tremendous stir across the Skylaw Continent, and it also allowed many ambitious people to see hope.
For example, Mu Chen.
Because of Liu Bai's influence, Mu Chen's experiences after leaving the Northern Heavens Continent were vastly different from those in the original story. Although he had his "sworn elder sister" Ling Xi by his side to help him, his cultivation was still far behind compared to the original plot.
However, the shortcomings in his cultivation were covered up considerably by his Spiritual Array talent. Now that he had barely reached the level of a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Array Master, he was still doing fairly well.
In addition, with Ling Xi, a High Rank Heavenly Grade Spiritual Array Master, by his side, the two of them had managed to establish themselves within the Central Region of the Skylaw Continent over the years.
It was just that compared to the remote Northern Region, there were far too many experts in the Central Region of the Skylaw Continent. The two of them could only barely support themselves, and obtaining more cultivation resources was extremely difficult.
This lukewarm situation was completely changed because of the appearance of the Ancient Heavenly Palace!
"This time, I must enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace. This is my only chance." Mu Chen looked at Ling Xi with a determined gaze.
Naturally, Ling Xi also understood this. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she said, "Alright. It just so happens that I mastered a Half Step Grandmaster Spiritual Array recently. It should be enough to ensure our safety during this trip to the Ancient Heavenly Palace."
Ling Xi specialized in Spiritual Arrays, so all of her combat strength was concentrated in that aspect. However, since she cultivated the Yin Volume of the Great Pagoda Art, her own cultivation was not weak either. Although she could not compare with a cheat like Liu Bai, she was definitely not easy to deal with.
Without an Earth Sovereign backer like Mandala, and without all the opportunities of the Northern Region, Mu Chen's cultivation had progressed somewhat slower, but it was not as though he had no opportunities at all.
"Let's go. We should also set off now and head to the Western Region first to gather information."
With a plan decided, the brother and sister pair quickly departed.
The Extreme Western Region of the Skylaw Continent was an extremely desolate place even by the standards of the entire continent.
Natural disasters filled this land. Violent astral winds swept across the region with enough force to tear apart mountains. Blizzards descended, their icy cold capable of freezing the land for hundreds of thousands of miles. Strange beasts also roamed the area. Although they lacked intelligence, each possessed unique abilities and were extremely troublesome.
All these dangers made this land rarely visited. Aside from certain organizations specializing in hunting strange beasts and searching for heavenly treasures, ordinary people generally would not come here.
However, all of that had become a thing of the past.
Ever since the Ancient Heavenly Palace appeared in the skies above the Extreme Western Region, this once desolate land had become lively within just a few short months.
Countless experts gathered from all directions, though because of the distance involved, the local forces still made up the majority for now.
Tempted by the enormous rewards, many people risked their lives to forcefully enter the outer regions of the Ancient Heavenly Palace's space, hoping to gain some benefits before the top tier forces arrived.
Naturally, there were indeed some lucky individuals who succeeded, but even more people ended up losing their lives inside.
There was no helping it. The space surrounding the Ancient Heavenly Palace was currently extremely unstable. A single mistake could result in chaotic spatial currents sweeping across heaven and earth. Even Earth Sovereigns did not dare approach casually, let alone a group of opportunists whose strength was clearly insufficient.
Traveling from the Northern Region to the Extreme Western Region almost required crossing over half of the Skylaw Continent. If they relied solely on flying themselves, it would probably take more than half a year.
Of course, they could also use teleportation arrays, but that would require an enormous expense.
Although with the Great Havenlaw Domain's current scale, Mandala naturally would not care about that small amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, since Liu Bai had personally offered to accompany them, she did not mind saving some resources for herself.
A few days later, Liu Bai and the others appeared within a small city near the Extreme Western Region.
Inside the city's only three story tavern, Liu Bai, Jiu You, and the others sat by the window, drinking wine while observing the streets outside.
"Even a small city like this has so many experts appearing here now. It seems this Ancient Heavenly Palace has truly attracted the attention of far too many people." Jiu You looked at the figures hurrying through the streets below. The powerful auras radiating from each of them proved their strength.
"That is only natural. Among the current top forces of the Skylaw Continent, which one does not covet the Ancient Heavenly Palace? There had been no clues for so many years, and now that it has finally appeared, the impact is naturally unimaginable." Liu Bai smiled as he spoke.
At this moment, only Mo Ling and the three beast slaves accompanied them. The remaining four had all gone out to gather information.
The four people who followed Liu Bai and the others this time were all newly appointed Kings of the Great Havenlaw Domain and experts who had pledged allegiance to Liu Bai and the Nine Nether Palace. Among them were three individuals who had briefly appeared in the original story.
The first was an old man known as White King. He possessed Eighth Grade Sovereign cultivation and ranked among the top tier of the various Kings. He was also extremely experienced, and this time Liu Bai had personally selected him.
Another was a mature and alluring beautiful woman named Tan Qiu, known as Autumn King. Although she was only a Seventh Grade Sovereign, she possessed a gorgeous appearance and a seductive temperament. Among the various Kings, most of whom were men, she was considered extremely popular, and it was said that she had many admirers.
The third was a dull middle aged man called Stone King. His cultivation was about the same as Tan Qiu's, but unlike her smooth and flexible personality, he was extremely taciturn. However, he was the most loyal to the Nine Nether Palace, so Jiu You had specifically brought him along this time.
As for the final person, he was the most unexpected of all. It was actually Dragon Arm Sovereign, who had just failed in his attempt to compete for the Emperor title against Withered Old Man.
Originally, everyone believed that although Dragon Arm Sovereign had failed to become an Emperor, with his strength he would still receive important responsibilities from the Domain Lord. Yet what no one expected was that immediately after the Emperor Sealing Battle ended, he decisively joined the Nine Nether Palace.
Or more accurately, he joined Liu Bai...
However, whether it was joining the Nine Nether Palace or joining Liu Bai, the Deputy Domain Lord, everyone else considered it the worst possible choice.
After all, no matter how powerful a Deputy Domain Lord was, could he surpass the Domain Lord herself?
Yet Dragon Arm Sovereign still chose to do exactly that!
Because his instincts told him that following Liu Bai would allow him to improve his cultivation more quickly. As a Ninth Grade Sovereign, was that not the entire reason he had chosen to join the Great Havenlaw Domain in the first place?
It had to be said that Dragon Arm Sovereign's instincts were indeed very accurate.
Soon enough, the four people who had gone out to gather information returned.
"Lord Liu, Lady Jiu You, we have already approached the borders of the Extreme Western Region. However, there are no more teleportation Spiritual Arrays ahead, so we can only continue by flying," the white haired White King respectfully reported.
This was perfectly normal. After all, there were no top tier forces stationed within the Extreme Western Region, and not even any particularly large forces. Naturally, there would not be any teleportation arrays there.
At this moment, Dragon Arm Sovereign also spoke of the information he had gathered.
"According to the information we obtained earlier, at the edge of the Extreme Western Region there is a major city called Western City. It is the largest city near the Extreme Western Region."
"At present, Western City has gathered a large number of powerful individuals from various factions. Among them are even people who entered the Extreme Western Region to scout for information and later returned alive. There, we should be able to obtain information regarding the Ancient Heavenly Palace."
"It seems we will have to make a trip to this Western City." Jiu You slightly raised her brows and said.
At this moment, Tan Qiu softly added, "I also heard that some reckless people risked entering certain cracks within the Ancient Heavenly Palace to obtain treasures from inside, then sold them at high prices through auctions in Western City. It has attracted quite a lot of people."
After listening to everyone's reports, Liu Bai pondered briefly before speaking.
"Very well. Then you should head to Western City first and gather information."
Jiu You looked at him in surprise and asked, "You are not going?"
Liu Bai chuckled lightly and replied, "I plan to first visit the location where the Ancient Heavenly Palace appeared."
Although he knew he definitely could not enter at this stage, Liu Bai still intended to personally investigate the area so he could gather more information.
"Then be careful and do not take risks!"
Because of Liu Bai's past behavior, Jiu You specially reminded him.
"Relax, I know what I'm doing." Liu Bai said with a very reliable expression.
But that only made Jiu You even more worried.
After the group split up, Liu Bai directly traveled using the power of space. In less than an hour, he arrived deep within the Extreme West Land.
Standing atop a mountain peak, Liu Bai looked toward the distant horizon.
Beyond the layers of mountains, there appeared a boundless desolate grassland.
The grassland stretched endlessly, but one could clearly see that the space deep within it was in a shattered state.
Fragments of space flew about everywhere. Those spatial fragments were indescribably sharp. According to Liu Bai's perception, anyone below Earth Sovereign who touched them would likely be split in half instantly.
Within that space, it was like an enraged ancient beast that sought to devour everything that approached it. This was also the main reason countless people did not dare approach.
Within those spatial cracks, Liu Bai could vaguely see ancient palaces flickering into view. They emitted a primordial aura and appeared mysterious beyond measure.
Liu Bai's spiritual sense quickly discovered that there were many experts around the wasteland who were just like him. However, they also did not dare approach the shattered space and could only observe from afar.
Occasionally, Liu Bai would discover groups attempting to forcibly charge into the outer cracks surrounding the Ancient Heavenly Palace. They would directly rush into the shattered space before disappearing completely.
Most of these people possessed considerable strength, with the weakest being Fifth Grade Sovereigns. Yet after rushing into those spatial cracks, they could not even create the slightest ripple before vanishing without a trace.
Liu Bai could only shake his head at this.
Sure enough, greed was often the most dangerous thing in this world.
Although there truly were lucky individuals who managed to obtain treasures that occasionally drifted out from the outer regions of the Ancient Heavenly Palace through these spatial cracks, every one of them had only escaped through sheer luck after surviving near certain death.
Yet despite the chances being less than ten percent, countless people still rushed forward to throw away their lives. Liu Bai, whose cultivation journey had been relatively smooth, truly could not understand their mentality.
Liu Bai once again focused his gaze upon the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
He discovered that the reason the surrounding Earth Sovereigns had not rashly stepped forward was because the space there had already been stretched to its limit by the Ancient Heavenly Palace and was on the verge of collapse. It simply could not withstand the existence of an Earth Sovereign.
Once an Earth Sovereign level expert stepped into that region, the space would reach the absolute limit of what it could contain. At that point, the resulting spatial explosion and destructive impact would be difficult for even Greater Earth Sovereigns to endure.
In more severe cases, if one became trapped within the shattered space and lost their bearings, they would likely be exiled into the void space.
At that point, it would not matter whether one was an Earth Sovereign or not. The lucky ones might accidentally discover a lower plane and survive through it. As for the unlucky ones, they could only wait for death.
After observing for a long time, Liu Bai realized that he truly could not find any opportunity, so he gave up on the idea of causing trouble.
"If only I had the ability to travel through void space right now..." Liu Bai muttered inwardly, though he knew this was only wishful thinking.
Traveling through void space was a privilege possessed only by Heavenly Sovereigns, and even then, they could not stray too far and had to remain attached to the Great Thousand World. Otherwise, once they lost their sense of direction, it would still be extremely dangerous.
Although Liu Bai possessed an Ancient Heavenly Palace Elder Token and could sense the location of the Ancient Heavenly Palace even within void space, thereby giving himself an anchor point, he still could not enter the void.
At present, the only thing Liu Bai knew related to the void was his Void True Flame Great Array.
The Void True Flame summoned by that array came from void space.
Thus, Liu Bai had always been curious about what kind of figure could create such a unique spiritual array and even harness the power of void space. This was extremely rare within the Great Thousand World.
Of course, the reason he thought this way was because Liu Bai had never heard of the ancient divine beast known as the Void Divine Bird.
Over the next several days, Liu Bai remained on that mountain peak, observing the speed at which the shattered space was repairing itself.
"It seems the Ancient Heavenly Palace is simply too massive. The pressure it places upon this space is so severe that it can actually reduce the speed of spatial self repair to such a degree."
After several days of observation, Liu Bai's expression became serious.
Judging from the speed of spatial recovery, it would take at least another one or two months before this region became somewhat stable. At that time, he would be able to open a passage and send Jiu You and the others inside.
Naturally, if Liu Bai could determine this information, then the other Earth Sovereign experts who came to investigate could also understand it.
Thus, most people gradually left the wasteland and evidently returned to make preparations.
After all, there was still at least one month remaining, which was enough time for them to prepare thoroughly.
After obtaining the information he wanted, Liu Bai also chose to leave and directly returned to West City to find Jiu You and the others.
Meanwhile, several days earlier...
While Liu Bai was observing the changes in the surrounding space of the Ancient Heavenly Palace, Jiu You's group had finally arrived at West City, the only major city in the Extreme West Land, after a long and exhausting journey.
However, although it was called a major city, throughout most of its history this city had remained in decline. Its sparse population left it on the verge of collapse.
Yet in merely half a year, the city had suddenly become even more bustling and lively than the major cities of the Central Region. As for the reason, it naturally went without saying.
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