The name Demon Slayer was still extremely unfamiliar within the Five Elements Divine Palace.
Even people like Liu Tiandao had never heard of such an existence before. Only Mandala knew a little about it.
"You fellow really have a death wish. You actually went looking for trouble with those Feind tribes! What, after fighting a Demon Emperor once, have you become addicted to it?"
Her words carried a teasing tone, because back then the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor had not been defeated by Liu Bai. He had been the one getting beaten instead.
However, Liu Bai merely smiled faintly upon hearing this and said, "Addicted would be an exaggeration, but I really did encounter another one, and I killed it too…"
Mandala: "..."
"You are joking?" Mandala stared fixedly at Liu Bai, seemingly trying to discern something from his eyes.
Unfortunately, Liu Bai's eyes were as calm as an ancient well, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
A token bearing the blood red words "Demon Slayer" appeared in Liu Bai's hand. A dense baleful aura emanated from those two words, causing even Mandala to feel alarmed.
"High Rank Demon Slayer! You really killed a Demon Emperor…"
Mandala's face was filled with shock.
Could such a thing as a Greater Earth Sovereign killing a Heavenly Sovereign truly happen?
"So, do you think I am qualified to become the Northern Region overlord?"
After taking a deep breath, blazing light surged within Mandala's eyes. In response to Liu Bai's question, she nodded her little head fiercely and gritted her teeth as she said, "Yes, absolutely!"
Not to mention the Northern Region, if outside forces were excluded, then with Liu Bai's current combat strength, even dominating the entire Skylaw Continent would not be a problem!
"There is still some time before the Northern Domain Hegemony begins. We still have time to prepare. This time, we must step out of the Northern Realm and secure a place for ourselves within the Northern Region!" Mandala seemed to have had her ambitions ignited. Her little face was filled with fighting spirit.
"No, no, no. I do not have the time to slowly play some hegemony game with these people. Since I intend to be the chess player in this war, then when the war begins will be decided by me…" As he spoke, a cold glint suddenly surfaced in Liu Bai's eyes.
Mandala quickly understood.
"So your heavy handed move earlier was for this reason…"
No matter what preparations the three great sects had made, Liu Bai's forceful killing of the three Great Perfection Earth Sovereign experts from the Violet Cloud Sect meant that the latter would absolutely not let the matter rest.
And once the Violet Cloud Sect began to move, after the other two great sects witnessed Liu Bai's strength, they certainly would not choose to stand idly by.
Thus, a great war sweeping across the entire Northern Region would become unavoidable. As for the so called hegemony battle, by then who would still care about it.
"It is a pity that we still have too few experts on our side. Otherwise, why wait for others to attack us? We could directly take the initiative and wipe out the upper echelons of those three great sects ourselves!"
Afterward, Liu Bai directly arranged for people to thoroughly investigate information regarding the three great sects. At the very least, they had to know how many Great Perfection Earth Sovereign experts each side possessed.
As for Liu Bai himself, he directly headed toward the Ancient Heavenly Palace, preparing to have a good "talk" with the Scripture Depository!
At this moment, the Ancient Heavenly Palace still appeared extremely empty. Many areas of ruins had yet to be cleaned up, and many places still contained powerful Spiritual Arrays or other dangerous remnants. Before sufficient manpower could be allocated to clear them out, they could only be designated as forbidden zones.
Liu Bai glanced toward the direction of the Heavenly River and discovered that it had become the liveliest place within the entire Ancient Heavenly Palace.
He did not know which genius had come up with the idea of directly dividing the surroundings of the Heavenly River, including the river itself, into cultivation zones, and even ranking them by grade.
Apart from those geniuses who could pass the Dragon Ascending Gate trial and become true disciples of the Five Elements Divine Palace, there was another way for others to cultivate there, and that was by rendering meritorious service to the Divine Palace!
At present, almost every major city within the Northern Realm could apply to headquarters for a certain number of Heavenly River cultivation tokens according to their contributions. These tokens corresponded to the various cultivation zones. As long as one possessed a token, they could obtain the qualification to cultivate within the designated area for one year.
This could accelerate the development speed of the Divine Palace, stabilize people's hearts, and rapidly nurture talents all at once. Liu Bai truly had not thought of such a multi benefit method before.
Nowadays within the Northern Realm, these Heavenly River cultivation tokens were extremely popular!
After glancing at a few people close to him, such as his second brother Liu Mubai and the sisters Tang Bing and Tang Rou, Liu Bai did not disturb anyone. He then shifted his gaze toward the depths of the Heavenly Palace.
This time, the moment he entered, Liu Bai sensed that something in the dark was calling out to him.
There was no need to guess. The only thing capable of performing such mysterious actions was the unfathomable Scripture Depository.
Clearly, his status as the new master of the Ancient Heavenly Palace had still played some role. Previously, perhaps because his cultivation had been far too low, the Scripture Depository had deliberately avoided him, somewhat looking down on this new "landlord."
But the current Liu Bai had undergone earth shaking changes compared to when he had first left.
Especially after killing a Demon Emperor, the baleful aura surrounding him might not be detectable by ordinary people, but the Scripture Depository could vaguely sense it It was a kind of aura that even made it feel fear. Therefore, this time it had taken the initiative early on to show goodwill.
"Heh, this saves me quite a bit of trouble."
A smile flashed through Liu Bai's eyes.
Originally, he had planned to use the Heavenly Emperor Sword to have a proper "exchange" with the Scripture Depository. But since the other party was being so tactful, there was no need to resort to violence.
Very quickly, Liu Bai felt the surrounding space distort. In the next instant, his vision brightened, and the space he stood within transformed into a vast starry sky. Countless meteors streaked across the heavens, trailing magnificent tails behind them.
Liu Bai knew that each of those meteors concealed divine abilities, cultivation arts, or Sovereign Celestial Bodies of no low grade. Therefore, he had already entered the interior of the Scripture Depository.
"There is actually no system prompt…" he muttered inwardly while calmly observing his surroundings.
Just as Liu Bai was wondering whether the system notification would only appear after he encountered the true body of the Scripture Depository, the space before him suddenly twisted.
A line of ancient text appeared before Liu Bai's eyes.
"You possess divine abilities that I have never collected before."
Liu Bai was startled for a moment before finding it somewhat amusing.
Originally, he had thought the Scripture Depository had proactively appeared because of his identity as the master of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. Unexpectedly, he had merely been flattering himself.
This fellow had clearly set its sights on the Five Emperor Celestial Body or the Five Emperor Divine Ability within him, with the latter being the more likely target.
The former was an Ancient Celestial Body comparable to the top ten on the Sovereign Celestial Body Ranking, while the latter was a top tier Peerless Divine Ability not inferior to One Qi into Three Purities. The attraction these two held toward the Scripture Depository was naturally immense.
"But why did this thing not show itself back then…"
Liu Bai could not help muttering inwardly.
Could it be that it had not sensed them previously? That was understandable. After all, Liu Bai himself had never cultivated either the Five Emperor Celestial Body or the Five Emperor Divine Ability, so how could outsiders possibly know of them?
And during the battle in the Heavenly Saber Plane, Liu Bai had used the Five Emperor Divine Ability for the first time, which was likely why the Scripture Depository had sensed it.
It had to be said that this thing truly possessed astonishing spirituality, even surpassing the Heavenly Emperor Sword!
Liu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly as a smile appeared on his face.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Collect."
The ancient words before him shifted once more.
"Fine!" Liu Bai agreed immediately.
"But what are you planning to exchange for them?"
After a long silence, the ancient text twisted again before reforming.
"According to their value, you have two choices. First, exchange for an Peerless Divine Ability from the tower."
"Second, exchange for insights into the second realm of One Qi into Three Purities."
Liu Bai curled his lips. Sure enough, it was still these two conditions. It seemed the Scripture Depository was rather stingy.
"The Five Emperor Divine Ability in my possession is itself an Peerless Divine Ability not inferior to One Qi into Three Purities. Furthermore, I also possess the Five Emperor Celestial Body, which is likewise a powerful Celestial Body ranked within the top ten of the Sovereign Celestial Body Ranking. Yet you think two choices are enough to exchange for them?"
Clearly, the Scripture Depository had not expected Liu Bai to possess so many treasures. After another long silence, the words shifted once more.
"You may have both choices."
"Still not enough!"
Liu Bai spoke decisively.
"However, if you personally appear before me, then I may consider it…"
Since the system continued to give no notification, Liu Bai could only rely on past experience and force the Scripture Depository to reveal its true form.
This time, the Scripture Depository remained silent for noticeably longer. However, seeing that it had not expelled him, Liu Bai knew that it was clearly weighing the gains and losses.
"I want to inspect the goods!"
Very quickly, four new words appeared before Liu Bai.
Liu Bai smiled faintly and raised his hand. The Immortal True Form Diagram flew out from his body before slowly unfurling. Above the scroll, the phantom figures of the Five Emperor True Bodies gradually emerged.
Once the phantoms of the Five Emperor True Bodies appeared, a golden vortex suddenly formed within the space before Liu Bai. Accompanied by dazzling Spiritual Light, an exquisite miniature golden palace appeared before him.
"So this is the true body of the Scripture Depository…"
Curiosity flickered within Liu Bai's eyes as he raised his hand and gently touched it.
Because his action contained no Spiritual Energy and resembled nothing more than an ordinary touch, although the Scripture Depository showed some resistance, it did not evade him.
The instant Liu Bai's palm touched the icy cold palace, a pleasant notification suddenly sounded in his ears.
["Ding! Spend thirty million experience points to forcibly bind the Scripture Depository?"]
"Tsk!"
The corner of Liu Bai's mouth curled upward.
"Yes!"
In an instant, an invisible force descended upon the golden palace before Liu Bai. Before the Scripture Depository could even react, it suddenly discovered that it had somehow fallen under the control of the man before it.
"What happened?!"
The spirit of the Scripture Depository was greatly alarmed and immediately questioned Liu Bai through text.
Unfortunately, everything had already become an established fact. No matter what was said now, it was too late.
"Nothing much. Forget the Peerless Divine Ability for now. You can first collect my Celestial Body and Divine ability. Just give me the cultivation method for the Great Solar Undying Body."
Although it did not understand why its first instinct upon hearing this man's words was obedience, the Scripture Depository instinctively felt extremely delighted at being able to collect two such top tier Celestial Bodies and Divine abilities.
"Understood!"
After the two words appeared once more, a meteor flew over from the distance before landing in front of Liu Bai.
Sweeping it with his Spiritual Sense, Liu Bai immediately discovered that the object within the meteor was precisely the cultivation scroll for the Great Solar Undying Body!
"Perfect! Everything's settled!"
Liu Bai laughed inwardly. Without needing the Scripture Depository to act, a thought from him was enough for his figure to instantly return to the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
Raising his head slightly, Liu Bai saw a golden hall tens of thousands of feet wide floating within the void above him, though outsiders were completely unable to perceive it!
"Alright, you may return."
Liu Bai instructed the Scripture Depository inwardly. Immediately afterward, the golden palace rapidly vanished. Even when he swept the entire Ancient Heavenly Palace with his Divine Sense, he could not find the slightest trace of it.
Yet as long as he closed his eyes, he could sense a golden point of light deep within his sea of consciousness. Through that point of light, he could freely enter and exit the space inside the Scripture Depository.
Shaking his head, after resolving the matter of the Scripture Depository, it was time for him to head out. After all, with a great battle imminent, if he, the Palace Master, failed to show himself, unnecessary panic would inevitably arise.
As for the Great Solar Undying Celestial Body, Liu Bai directly headed toward Divine Refining Emperor Hall on Three Emperors Mountain. He then casually tossed the cultivation method to his little brother Liu Yang, and his task was complete.
"Cultivate well. Although this Celestial Body is not listed among the Ninety Nine Sovereign Celestial Bodies, it is truly powerful and comparable to those ranked within the top thirty. Be diligent. If you need cultivation resources, go directly to Tang Bing. She will prepare them for you."
Liu Yang stared at his elder brother, who had arrived hurriedly and left just as quickly. Looking down at the Sovereign Celestial Body cultivation method in his hands, his eyes were filled with determination and excitement.
Returning to the Five Elements Divine Palace Main Hall, Liu Bai found that Mandala had already organized the information regarding the Violet Cloud Sect.
"As one of the three great overlords of the Northern Region, the Violet Cloud Sect is extremely powerful. They alone possess six elders at the Great Perfection Earth Sovereign level!"
Mandala began her explanation.
"Now there are only three left…" Liu Bai suddenly interjected.
"Uh, correct. After the deaths of Zi Tianbei and the other two, only three remain now. This is already an enormous loss for the Violet Cloud Sect, so the Violet Cloud Sect Master will absolutely not let the matter rest."
"Furthermore, the Violet Cloud Sect's strongest force has never been these elders, but Sect Master Violet Cloud True Monarch! Rumor says he entered the peak Great Perfection realm many years ago. By now, he has certainly touched the Heavenly Sovereign level. His strength is terrifying and far beyond ordinary Great Perfection experts."
Liu Bai nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Indeed. Half Step Heavenly Sovereigns can already control the surrounding space around themselves. Saying that ordinary Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns have no ability to resist against them is not an exaggeration at all!"
"You should know that when I was in that Lower Plane before, I also struggled immensely before finally killing that top tier Demon King equivalent to a Half Step Heavenly Sovereign!"
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