The reason the Violet Cloud Sect came to the Northern Region this time was very simple.
The Northern Domain Hegemony was about to begin. The three overlords of the Northern Region, the Violet Cloud Sect, the Golden Eagle Manor, and Thunder Note Mountain, were all frantically expanding their forces in hopes of suppressing the other two sides during the upcoming struggle for supremacy.
If the three powers could be unified into one, that would naturally be even better!
During this period, the Northern Region had become extremely lively, and many people across the entire Skylaw Continent had placed their attention upon it.
Naturally, such a situation could not escape the eyes of the three overlords.
As for why the Violet Cloud Sect arrived first instead of the other two major factions, it was because the Northern Region originally bordered the Violet Cloud Sect's territory. With such geographical advantage, the Violet Cloud Sect naturally gained the upper hand.
The mission of Zi Tianbei and the others this time was also very simple. They wanted to see just how strong this newly established Five Elements Divine Palace was, a force that had stirred up great waves across the Skylaw Continent, and whether it was qualified to become cannon fodder under the Violet Cloud Sect.
As for the result, Zi Tianbei was clearly very satisfied.
Looking at Mandala before him, he said, "I presume Palace Master Mandala is also aware that the battle for Northern Domain supremacy is about to begin. Therefore, under the orders of our Sect Master, this old man has come to invite the Five Elements Divine Palace to join under the Violet Cloud Sect. In the future, once our Violet Cloud Sect ascends to the throne of the Northern Domain, the Five Elements Divine Palace will have rendered meritorious service. At that time, our sect will certainly reward you with several territories within the Northern Region."
This condition was actually very tempting. Of course, that was only if they could guarantee they would honor their promise.
Unfortunately, whether it was Liu Bai, who was absent, or Mandala, who was present now, both could see through the other party's intentions. They simply wanted the Five Elements Divine Palace to act as cannon fodder, so they would never choose to trust any promise made by Zi Tianbei.
Of course, the opposing side currently possessed overwhelming strength. On the Five Elements Divine Palace side, only Mandala could contend against them, yet even she lacked the confidence to fight one against three. Therefore, facing Zi Tianbei's nearly coercive behavior, she could only choose to endure temporarily.
"I am not the Palace Master of the Five Elements Divine Palace. I am merely acting in management temporarily. I do not have the authority to make such a decision. We should wait until the Palace Master returns."
Before leaving, Liu Bai had already told her that if they truly encountered one of the three overlord factions, she should stall for as long as possible. As long as they could delay things until Liu Bai returned, there would still be room to turn the situation around.
Unfortunately, Zi Tianbei was not so easily deceived.
With a flip of both hands, he produced a violet jade scroll. Spiritual light flowed across it, faintly emitting an imposing aura. With a flick of his finger, the violet jade scroll shot toward Mandala.
"In that case, this seat is not unreasonable. Palace Master Mandala merely needs to accept this invitation."
Mandala's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this. With a wave of her small hand, an invisible force blocked the violet jade scroll.
"Apologies. I have already said that I have no authority to make any decision on behalf of the Five Elements Divine Palace. Your Excellency should wait until meeting our Palace Master personally before handing this over to him."
The many experts of the Five Elements Divine Palace nearby were all cursing this old fox inwardly.
If they truly accepted the Violet Cloud Sect's invitation, would that not mean they were willing to submit under their decree?
Seeing this, Zi Tianbei still chuckled and said, "Palace Master Mandala, no one has ever dared refuse an invitation sent by our Violet Cloud Sect. I hope you will consider carefully."
This was already an open threat. Such humiliation caused Mandala's little face to turn icy cold as anger surged within her eyes.
Unfortunately, the other party completely ignored the fury of Mandala and the Five Elements Divine Palace. Zi Tianbei still spoke casually.
"Furthermore, if we fail to complete our mission today, I fear our mood will not be very good. At that time, if any losses happen to the Five Elements Divine Palace, this old man will not be responsible."
The moment these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the Five Elements Divine Palace changed.
Although they were protected by the grand array, against three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns, even if Mandala could block one of them, the remaining two would still be enough to break through the array and slaughter every single one of them.
This was the terror of absolute experts. No matter how large your faction was or how many people you possessed, the only ones who truly determined life and death were the strongest experts!
Mandala's expression changed continuously. She had never expected the other party's attitude to be so forceful. More importantly, she had not expected the strength of the visitors to be this terrifying!
Three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns. No matter where they were placed, they would represent a destructive force.
Just as everyone waited for Mandala to make a decision, a powerful hand suddenly rested upon her small shoulder.
"Sorry. I came back late."
The familiar voice caused the tense Mandala to immediately relax.
However, shock quickly appeared upon her pretty face once more as she stared blankly at the figure who had appeared beside her.
"Who?!" Zi Tianbei's expression changed as he immediately shouted sternly.
As spatial fluctuations spread out, a tall young figure slowly emerged under the astonished gazes of everyone around.
"Violet Cloud Sect? What kind of random cats and dogs dare come to my Five Elements Divine Palace and cause trouble?"
The newcomer casually grabbed the violet jade scroll before curling his lips disdainfully. Spiritual light flashed in his hand, and the jade scroll instantly turned into powder and scattered away.
"Palace Master?!" Inside the grand array, Liu Tiandao and the other experts of the Five Elements Divine Palace all revealed expressions of great joy.
However, very quickly, people such as Liu Tiandao became stunned just like Mandala.
Because they suddenly realized that they could no longer see through their own Palace Master's cultivation.
One must know that Liu Tiandao and the others were no longer the same as when Liu Bai had first arrived. After experiencing so many events, their cultivation had all improved tremendously.
Especially Myriad Saint Ancestor and Demon Emperor, who had once obtained Spiritual Divine Liquid. Both had now broken through into the Greater Earth Sovereign realm.
Yet even they could not see through Liu Bai's cultivation. Just how powerful had he become now?
Of course, their shock was nothing compared to Mandala's. As a Great Perfection expert herself, she had already sensed Liu Bai's aura earlier, and it was only slightly weaker than her own.
In other words, Liu Bai had now also broken through into the Great Perfection Earth Sovereign realm and had even stabilized at the Initial Phase of Great Perfection!
Thinking about how this fellow had already been able to contend against a Demon Emperor while still a Lesser Earth Sovereign, just how terrifying had he become now?
However, this question was quickly answered.
Liu Bai did not give Zi Tianbei any opportunity to explode in anger. At the very moment he destroyed the jade scroll, his other hand directly grabbed toward the three men.
At that instant, Zi Tianbei felt as though he had fallen into a prison formed by heaven and earth. Five colored radiance filled their vision as the entire world seemed to press down upon them, causing the three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns to become completely unable to move!
Zi Tianbei and the other two were horrified. Liu Bai's cultivation was clearly still inferior to his own, so how could he possibly be this powerful? He had suppressed all three of them in a single move?
Of course, if it were merely suppression, Zi Tianbei would not have panicked so much. After all, he had indeed been careless earlier. Falling into a trap due to underestimating the enemy was normal. If the three of them attacked together, they should still be able to break free.
But just as this thought arose in his mind, the five colored power within his vision rapidly invaded his body. In the blink of an eye, the surging Spiritual Energy within them completely vanished. They no longer even possessed the Spiritual Energy necessary to activate their Sovereign Celestial Bodies!
"Stop! If you kill us, the Violet Cloud Sect will never let you go!"
Upon hearing these words, Liu Bai's hand paused slightly.
Zi Tianbei even felt the suppression on his body disappear.
This instantly delighted the three men. They were finally not going to die here!
"Run!"
With an ashen face, Zi Tianbei transmitted his voice to the other two. Immediately afterward, he violently activated the last trace of Spiritual Energy within his body and shot toward the distant horizon.
The strength Liu Bai had displayed was absolutely no weaker than their Violet Cloud Sect Master. This made them genuinely terrified. They no longer even cared about the seal within their bodies and only wished to escape this terrifying demon king.
Unfortunately, the corners of Liu Bai's lips curled slightly upward as his previously relaxed hand suddenly clenched!
Bang!
Three explosions rang out from the distance. The people of the Five Elements Divine Palace vaguely saw crimson clouds of blood drifting across the horizon.
["Ding! Killed a Mid Phase Great Perfection Earth Sovereign. Obtained double experience reward. Acquired sixteen million experience points. Acquired 8000 Spiritual Pulse Awakening Points."]
["Ding! Killed an opponent of the same level. Acquired seven million experience points. Acquired 6000 Spiritual Pulse Awakening Points."]
["Ding! Killed an opponent of the same level. Acquired seven million experience points. Acquired 5000 Spiritual Pulse Awakening Points."]
Compared to before, the experience points were far lower, but what pleased Liu Bai was that the Spiritual Pulse Awakening Points were quite abundant.
After all, anyone capable of cultivating to the Great Perfection stage of Earth Sovereign was undoubtedly someone possessing a high grade Spiritual Pulse. Combined with the bonus from their own strength, such numbers were actually not considered small.
"Not bad. I wonder whether after clearing this Northern Domain Hegemony dungeon, I'll be able to upgrade my Spiritual Pulse to the Divine Pulse level!"
Liu Bai smiled faintly and closed the system panel.
Another thirty million experience points had entered his possession. His cultivation was already sufficient to advance to the middle phase of Great Perfection Earth Sovereign, but he did not choose to do so. Unless a Heavenly Sovereign personally took action, his current combat strength simply did not require further cultivation breakthroughs.
Otherwise, the experience points he would obtain later would drop drastically again!
After resolving the three Violet Cloud Sect experts, Liu Bai turned around and looked at the crowd that was still staring at him in shock. He smiled faintly.
"Let's go. Return to the palace!"
Five Elements Divine Palace Main Hall.
At this moment, the entire hall was utterly silent.
Everyone's gaze was fixed upon the figure seated at the main seat of the hall, with many still looking as though they had yet to recover from the shock.
Liu Bai swept his gaze across the hall. Those qualified to sit inside the palace, aside from Mandala and experts such as Liu Tiandao among the Earth Sovereigns, were all Ninth Grade Sovereign experts. Among them were quite a few familiar faces.
However, what surprised Liu Bai slightly was that among the camp of the three Earth Sovereign experts such as Liu Tiandao, there was now an additional beautiful figure dressed in white with graceful bearing.
"Congratulations, Miss Ling Xi, on becoming the second Spiritual Array Scholar of our Five Elements Divine Palace!"
Ling Xi herself was still trapped at the Half Step Earth Sovereign level in terms of cultivation, but judging from where she was seated, she had clearly become a Spiritual Array Scholar comparable to an Earth Sovereign expert, which granted her such status.
Hearing this, Ling Xi stood up and gave Liu Bai a deep bow before solemnly saying, "I must thank Palace Master for your cultivation!"
If Liu Bai had not handed the complete Nine Dragons Slayer Immortal Array to her and Mu Chen, she had no idea how much longer it would have taken her to cross the threshold into the Scholar realm.
During this period, Mu Chen had been cultivating in seclusion within the Ancient Heavenly Palace. While bitterly training in the Heavenly Emperor inheritance, he was also searching for an opportunity to break through into the Earth Sovereign realm.
Unfortunately, because he had lost too many opportunities, the current Mu Chen still could not touch the threshold of Earth Sovereign.
Liu Bai nodded and continued sweeping his gaze across the others.
Although the Five Elements Divine Palace had undergone reorganization, veterans of the former Great Havenlaw Domain such as Sky Vulture Emperor and Sleeping Emperor had naturally received more resource cultivation. The three of them had already reached the peak of Ninth Grade Sovereign and were all striving to break through into the Earth Sovereign realm.
As for the other newly joined experts, when faced with Liu Bai's gaze, each of them appeared extremely nervous. Their eyes lowered as they behaved with complete submissiveness, not daring to meet his eyes at all.
There was no helping it. Liu Bai's act of instantly killing three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns the moment he arrived had simply been too domineering. Those who had once looked down upon their Palace Master after hearing he was merely a Lesser Earth Sovereign no longer dared to show any disrespect.
"You killed the Violet Cloud Sect's envoys. They definitely will not let this matter rest. How do you plan to deal with their retaliation?" Mandala frowned and asked.
Liu Bai's transformation had indeed shocked her, but the Violet Cloud Sect was still an undefeatable behemoth in the eyes of the current Five Elements Divine Palace!
"Relax. We'll simply deal with soldiers as they come." Liu Bai waved his hand indifferently. "Isn't the Northern Domain Hegemony about to begin anyway? I'm rather interested in that hegemon position as well. Since those three useless sects have fought for hundreds of years without deciding a victor, they might as well hand it over to us."
Those casually spoken words made Mandala roll her eyes.
"You really think the three Northern Region overlords are soft persimmons? Forget all three. Even the Violet Cloud Sect alone is not something we can currently contend against. Do you know how many Earth Sovereigns the Violet Cloud Sect possesses? Do you know how many among them are Great Perfection experts?"
"Uh, no idea…"
"But I do know that starting today, they have three fewer Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns."
Liu Bai's words instantly left Mandala speechless. Thinking back to how casually he had killed three experts at her level moments ago, she suddenly found herself unable to refute him.
"You fellow, what exactly did you go off and do? It's only been a month, yet your cultivation has risen this quickly. This is simply too heaven defying!"
"And you need to tell me honestly. Exactly how strong are you now? Can you deal with experts at the level of the three sect masters?"
Mandala asked the two questions with a serious expression.
Liu Bai did not conceal anything and merely smiled faintly. "Nothing much before this. I just became a Demon Slayer and took a trip to a Lower Plane to eliminate evil for the Great Thousand World."
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