Liu Mubai looked at the woman in front of him who was instructing them. His expression was calm, but his thoughts were elsewhere.
After leaving the Northern Heavens Continent, during this past year and more, he had traveled to many places and experienced many things. He had gained a preliminary understanding of the Great Thousand World.
However, this understanding was not particularly pleasant for Liu Mubai.
Although he had already heard many things about the Great Thousand World while on the Northern Heavens Continent, only when he truly faced it himself did he realize that the Sovereign experts whom they once regarded as incomparably powerful were merely part of the lower tier in the Great Thousand World.
Especially for those who wished to roam the Great Thousand World, Sovereign realm cultivation was not even enough to guarantee one's own safety.
After experiencing several dangers, although he relied on the life saving items his elder brother had given him to escape each time, he had become completely impoverished. In the end, he finally made his way to the Northern Region.
He was rather fortunate. At that time, the Northern Region was preparing for the Great Hunt, so it was relatively stable. Coupled with accidentally hearing his elder brother's name, he found a clear goal and made his way into the territory of the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
Originally, he had wanted to directly crush the divine soul jade pendant his elder brother had given him. However, upon learning that his elder brother had already entered the Fallen Battlefield with the many experts of the Great Heavenlaw Domain, he gave up the idea.
After lingering in the cities under the Nine Nether Palace for a period of time, he finally waited for the end of the Great Hunt. When the Nine Nether Palace began expanding the Nine Nether Guards, Liu Mubai was selected thanks to his Second-Grade Sovereign cultivation, leading to the present scene.
Although he was already within the Nine Nether Palace, as a newcomer, Liu Mubai did not have the qualifications to meet Liu Bai, who was publicly acknowledged as the second strongest in the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
Just as he was pondering what to do next, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"After the briefing ends, come with Tang Bing to see me."
The sudden words startled Liu Mubai, and then joy immediately appeared on his face.
He was extremely familiar with that voice. It was his elder brother Liu Bai.
"So elder brother already knows I have arrived…"
It seemed he would not need to struggle with what to do anymore.
Tang Bing, who was giving instructions, had clearly also received Liu Bai's voice transmission. She glanced at Liu Mubai with a strange expression, then directly announced the start of training. After handing the group over to Zhan Tai Yun, she left with Liu Mubai.
This scene left many of the new recruits astonished. Especially those who had grown closer to Liu Mubai, they were curious why the high ranking chief steward of the Nine Nether Palace would pay such attention to a newcomer.
Tang Bing led Liu Mubai through several turns before arriving at Liu Bai's cultivation hall.
Although Liu Bai had already become the Fourth Emperor and was fully qualified to establish his own faction, he still chose to remain within the Nine Nether Palace.
"I have brought him. Is he really your younger brother?" Tang Bing asked curiously after entering the hall and seeing Liu Bai come out to greet them.
"As genuine as can be." Liu Bai chuckled, then walked over to Liu Mubai.
Looking at the young man who resembled him by about fifty percent, Liu Bai raised his hand and patted his shoulder.
"Not bad. You have grown taller, and your cultivation has improved considerably. Coming all the way from the Northern Heavens Continent to the Northern Region must have been tough."
If Liu Bai had not had Jiu You, a Fourth Grade Sovereign, accompanying him back then, and if he had not possessed a considerable amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, he would have suffered greatly along the way as well.
"It was alright. Although I encountered quite a few situations, none were too serious. But the journey did broaden my horizons."
Liu Bai nodded. "From now on, do not join the Nine Nether Guards. Over the past few years I have done fairly well and accumulated some resources. You can cultivate in seclusion within my hall for now."
"Second-Grade Sovereign is still too weak. Once you reach Third or Fourth-Grade Sovereign, you can go out to gain experience, or perhaps become a City Lord to accumulate some practical experience."
Liu Mubai scratched his head but did not refuse.
He would not insist on relying solely on himself. Over the past year, he had truly experienced the hardships of being an unaffiliated cultivator. Now that he finally had his elder brother as a powerful backer, he was naturally willing to accept any arrangement.
During the following period, although the Northern Region remained turbulent with constant battles, not everyone from the three destroyed top tier factions chose to resign themselves to fate. Many powerful forces that had previously depended on them also coveted the vast resources left behind by the Divine Pavilion and others. These forces secretly stirred chaos, increasing the difficulty for the Great Heavenlaw Domain and others to consolidate territories.
However, once the Three Emperors personally led armies and directly eradicated several of the instigating forces, the turmoil quickly subsided.
The only remaining issue was the distribution of the treasuries of the three top tier factions. This would require Mandala to emerge from seclusion before a decision could be made. Therefore, the Great Heavenlaw Domain had not yet taken action. Since the Great Heavenlaw Domain did not move, the other three factions dared not move either.
For a time, Liu Bai found himself free. Since he had previously obtained several pill formulas from Mandala, he decided to focus on increasing his Alchemist rank.
With the current resources of the Nine Nether Palace, the materials needed to refine Fifth and Sixth-Rank spiritual pills no longer required external collection. The palace treasury alone contained vast supplies. Therefore, Liu Bai did not need to worry about medicinal ingredients and devoted himself entirely to pill refinement.
As the Great Heavenlaw Domain expanded explosively, the Nine Nether Palace naturally rose in status. At present, the number of cities under the Nine Nether Palace had reached one thousand.
Such a vast King level faction was unprecedented in the entire Northern Region.
However, this fivefold expansion also brought many problems, the foremost being a shortage of manpower.
After all, so many cities required personnel to guard them. The newly joined individuals had yet to establish merit, so they could not be abruptly placed in high positions.
Fortunately, with Tang Bing managing affairs and continuous campaigns producing many powerful experts who had accumulated sufficient merit, the Nine Nether Palace barely managed to fully take control of these thousand cities.
These cities alone contributed hundreds of thousands of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to the Nine Nether Palace each year. Such a scale placed it firmly just below the top tier factions within the Northern Region.
Among all Kings, the Nine Nether Palace had truly become number one.
Deep within the Nine Nether Palace, Jiu You, who had returned from campaigns, stood atop the great hall and gazed at the streams of light flying outside. It was unclear what she was thinking.
After a long time, she sighed softly. "Things truly are no longer what they once were…"
When she had first returned, the Nine Nether Palace had nearly been forced to disband. Yet in just two short years, it had undergone earth shaking changes.
Such was the unpredictability of fate.
"What, has our Palace Master of the Nine Nether Palace begun to indulge in sentimentality?"
Liu Bai's voice sounded as his figure appeared beside her.
"It is not sentimentality. Just a little reflection." Jiu You smiled brilliantly, momentarily eclipsing heaven and earth.
Turning her head slightly and looking at the smiling young man beside her, Jiu You asked, "So, has your pill refinement succeeded?"
Liu Bai nodded and spread open his palm. A crystal clear jade bottle appeared in his hand.
Through the bottle, Jiu You could see a round and plump emerald green pill quietly suspended inside. Waves of pure and refreshing pill fragrance seeped through the jade bottle.
"Zhi Tian Pill?" Jiu You showed surprise.
"You can actually refine this kind of pill. How did you obtain its formula?"
Although the Zhi Tian Pill was only a peak Sixth-Rank spiritual pill, its effect was extremely heaven defying. It was said that if someone below Fourth-Grade Sovereign consumed and refined it, their strength could directly increase by one grade.
Countless Sovereign experts coveted it.
The only issue was that its price was extremely staggering.
But if one possessed a Sixth-Rank Alchemy Master capable of successfully refining Zhi Tian Pills, that issue would cease to be a problem.
"I obtained the formula from Mandala. In addition, there were several other pills with various effects, all of which I have refined. Unfortunately, there were no Seventh-Rank formulas among them. So at present I can only be considered a Sixth-Rank Alchemy Master."
Upon hearing this, Jiu You narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and said with astonishment, "You are becoming more and more monstrous."
"As for Seventh-Rank formulas, the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan should have some. Next time we return, I will have my father give you a few."
"Really?" Liu Bai was overjoyed. He directly pulled the delicate figure before him into his arms and fiercely kissed her fair and tender cheek.
"As expected of my good wife!"
Jiu You was instantly stiffened by Liu Bai's sudden intimacy, then immediately reacted. This fellow was deliberately finding an excuse to take advantage of her.
With a swing of her fist, the small punch landed directly on Liu Bai's abdomen.
A dull thud rang out as if someone had struck a drum. Liu Bai's stomach made a booming sound, and his whole body bent over like a large shrimp.
"You… you vicious woman, are you trying to murder your own husband…"
Jiu You curled her lips and shot Liu Bai a disdainful look.
"Enough, stop acting. You are now a Ninth Grade Sovereign and possess the Dragon Phoenix Physique. If my punch could actually hurt you, that would be strange."
Liu Bai grinned, then leaned closer again and whispered by her ear, "My body does not hurt, but my heart does…"
Jiu You's eyelids twitched. She suddenly realized that whenever this fellow was around her, his skin seemed to grow thicker and thicker.
And from time to time he always tried to cross the line.
Faced with such a Liu Bai, Jiu You truly had no solution.
To avoid falling victim to his mischief again, Jiu You quickly changed the topic.
"I have received news from the clan. In five days, Elder Tianque will arrive again. At that time, the two of us need to return to the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan."
As expected, upon hearing serious matters, Liu Bai restrained himself and said, "Oh, does that mean the Divine Beast Plains will soon open?"
Jiu You nodded, her expression turning solemn.
Since the Ancient Undying Bird had disappeared, the only opportunity to obtain Undying Bird divine blood and awaken the Undying Bird bloodline within Jiu You was through the Divine Beast Plains. Therefore, whether for Jiu You herself or for the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan, this opening of the Divine Beast Plains was of utmost importance.
Precisely because he knew this, Liu Bai had refrained from using the large amount of experience points he possessed. He had only raised his cultivation to Ninth-Grade Sovereign and stopped, all in preparation for this journey to the Divine Beast Plains.
Seeing Jiu You's serious expression, Liu Bai smiled gently and lightly held her small hand in his palm, saying confidently, "Do not worry. With me here, this time in the Divine Beast Plains we will surely find the Undying Bird divine blood and make your bloodline even more perfect."
Jiu You revealed a bright smile upon hearing this and gently rested her head on Liu Bai's shoulder.
"Thank you…"
"No, I should be the one thanking you." Liu Bai gently stroked her smooth hair and smiled. "You were the one who brought me out of the Northern Heavens Continent. Otherwise, how would I have had the chance to come to the SkyLaw Continent and the Northern Region."
"Hmph, I still remember someone running to the Black Nether Abyss with the divine beast blood of the Northern Sea Dragon and forcing me to become his servant…"
Recalling their first meeting, Jiu You snorted.
Liu Bai chuckled. "Then how about I become your servant now, Palace Master. Shall this humble one serve you and help you rest?"
"Hmph, you bold servant, daring to act improperly toward your Palace Master… Ah, take your hand away…"
Five days later, before Elder Tianque arrived, Mandala emerged from seclusion first.
Although she had perfect grade Spiritual Divine Liquid, it was impossible for Mandala to directly advance to Greater Earth Sovereign. She still needed time to slowly temper her spiritual energy.
However, Mandala was now at the Half Step Greater Earth Sovereign realm, already invincible within the Northern Region.
With her emergence, she could properly resolve the remaining issues.
But that was not the most important matter. The most important was the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
"The Starlight Demon Suppression Pyramid, aside from its powerful strength as a Saint Artifact, is also one of the eight inherited Saint Artifact of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. It possesses the ability to sense the location of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. Therefore, once my cultivation truly breaks through to Greater Earth Sovereign, we can begin preparing for this matter."
Mandala's small face was filled with seriousness as she looked at Liu Bai.
They were currently standing on a mountain peak within the Great Heavenlaw Domain. Only Mandala and Liu Bai were present.
After hearing her words, Liu Bai smiled slightly. With a raise of his hand, a one foot tall black pyramid appeared in his palm.
"Just in time. Jiu You and I will soon head to the Divine Beast Plains. As for the matter of the Ancient Heavenly Palace, I will leave it to you, Mandala."
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