Although Liu Bai was also fortunate enough to receive the Heavenly Emperor's transmission, he was ultimately not the true inheritor of the Heavenly Emperor. Therefore, after the Heavenly Emperor passed the cultivation method of the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities to him, he directly took Mu Chen away for personal guidance.
As for Liu Bai, he naturally left the Ancient Heavenly Palace together with Jiu You and the others.
At this moment, the surrounding space of the Ancient Heavenly Palace was still unstable, so aside from the Heavenly Emperor Cemetery, they temporarily could not go anywhere else. Liu Bai therefore had no intention of remaining there any longer and returned to the Northern Realm together with everyone else.
During the journey back, Liu Bai sought out
Myriad Saints Ancestor and Liu Tiandao along with the others, then spoke of his intention to unify the Northern Realm.
"If the Northern Realm truly wishes to stand firmly upon the Skylaw Continent, unity is something that must be achieved. At that time, I will also draw the Ancient Heavenly Palace into the Great Havenlaw Domain and make it the headquarters of the newly unified faction. Anyone with talent, strength, or contributions may enter it to cultivate."
"It may even be possible to undergo the Heavenly River Baptism..."
The moment these words were spoken, the three individuals who had originally been somewhat resistant immediately became tempted.
The reason Mandala had not directly unified all the forces of the Northern Realm in one move previously was because she herself had only been an Greater Earth Sovereign. If she forcibly unified everything, it would inevitably provoke backlash.
But now she had advanced into Great Perfection Earth Sovereign, while Liu Bai had also displayed astonishing combat strength. Especially now that he had obtained the Heavenly Emperor Sword, he could probably even kill Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns.
Thus, there was no longer any force within the entire Northern Realm capable of threatening them, so Liu Bai naturally no longer concealed his ambitions.
Of course, the most important point was that the current Liu Bai already possessed confidence in facing pressure from the three overlords of the Northern Region. Furthermore, with powerful figures like Xiao Yan and Lin Dong behind him, even the Heavenly Sovereigns supporting those three overlords would not dare bully the weak by personally attacking him. One could say he no longer had any worries at all!
Liu Bai glanced at the three Earth Sovereigns before him, each with different expressions, before calmly saying, "Of course, I will not do something like forcing others. If someone does not wish to join, that is fine as well. However, when the time comes, you will have to leave the Northern Realm."
Liu Bai's tone was calm, but incomparably domineering. Yet even Liu Tiandao, who felt somewhat resistant inwardly, did not reveal any anger because all of them knew that the current Liu Bai possessed the qualifications to speak this way.
After a long silence, Myriad Saint Ancestor was the first to speak.
"Myriad Saints Mountain is willing to join!"
His words directly shattered the dead silence between them. Soon after, the Demon Emperor and Liu Tiandao also successively expressed their willingness to join.
The three of them were not merely agreeing because they were forced to. After all, Liu Bai had become the new master of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. With such a treasured land serving as the foundation of their sect, their future rise was inevitable.
Given enough time, perhaps they too could become part of a super force within the Great Thousand World.
And by then, they would be considered founding elders. Their status and position would be incomparable to merely being the masters of top factions within a small place like the Northern Realm!
"Very good. Since the three of you are willing to join, then once we return, begin preparations immediately."
"First gather together the resources and disciples worthy of cultivation from your respective headquarters. Later, all of them will be brought into the Ancient Heavenly Palace together. At that time, each of you may choose an area within it as your cultivation ground."
This could be considered a benefit Liu Bai was giving them, as well as a small compensation for contributing their resources.
In any case, the Ancient Heavenly Palace originally already possessed a strict hierarchical system and order. Liu Bai did not intend to waste too much effort on this aspect, so directly using the existing structure was sufficient.
As founding elders of the new faction, even if merely for appearances, Liu Bai could not possibly mistreat the three of them. Perhaps later on he might even have them each rebuild the Nine Prefectures.
"Many thanks, Palace Master!"
The new faction had not yet decided upon a name. Liu Bai intended to discuss it together with Mandala after she returned.
However, since he had already become the new master of the Ancient Heavenly Palace, it was perfectly natural for Liu Tiandao and the others to address him as "Palace Master."
"Palace Master, I previously received news that because too many top experts died during this opening of the Ancient Heavenly Palace, including many faction masters, both the Southern Region and Eastern Region have experienced enormous upheavals. I heard that even the Eastern Region overlord, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the Southern Region overlord, the Saint Demon Palace, have already been divided up by others."
Myriad Saint Ancestor, whose thoughts were comparatively meticulous, spoke up.
After leaving the Ancient Heavenly Palace earlier, he had already sent people to gather information regarding the Skylaw Continent, so he now used the opportunity to report it to Liu Bai.
Liu Bai nodded after hearing this.
There was nothing strange about it at all. It was simply unfortunate that they could not intervene and had to watch others profit from the countless years of accumulated resources belonging to the two overlords.
But it did not matter. Once he truly ruled over the entire Skylaw Continent in the future, all of it would still become his eventually!
"Just knowing about these matters is enough. They have no effect on us for now. However, next we must be careful of the three overlords of the Northern Region..."
Hearing Liu Bai mention this, Liu Tiandao and the others immediately became solemn.
They had long heard of those three overlord level factions that occupied nearly eighty percent of the Northern Region. It was simply because the Northern Realm was too remote, too weak overall, and too chaotic that those factions had never paid attention to them.
But if a powerful force truly unified the Northern Realm, then the previously overlooked Northern Realm would become a highly desirable piece of meat in their eyes. Certain factions would definitely begin coveting them!
"Yes. We will certainly remain extremely vigilant and continuously monitor their movements!"
As the top experts returned from the Ancient Heavenly Palace, the events that occurred within it naturally caused tremendous upheaval throughout the Skylaw Continent.
After all, whether it was the resurrection of the Demon Emperor or the appearance of peak experts like the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, all of it created enormous shockwaves across the Skylaw Continent.
Who could have imagined that this opening of the Heavenly Palace would trigger such a catastrophic crisis.
If not for the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor appearing in the end, then once the Demon Emperor escaped, the first place to suffer demonic calamity would likely have been the Skylaw Continent itself.
Of course, aside from those matters, the names of two individuals also spread throughout the entire Skylaw Continent.
One was Liu Bai, while the other was Mu Chen.
There was no need to mention the former. Just his performance during this opening of the Ancient Heavenly Palace, combined with his age, was enough for countless people across the Skylaw Continent to remember his name.
Moreover, Liu Bai had also fortunately obtained the acknowledgment of the Heavenly Emperor Sword and become the new master of the Ancient Heavenly Palace!
There were even rumors saying he had obtained the Heavenly Emperor's Peerless Divine Ability, the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.
All of these things caused countless people's eyes to redden with envy. If not for certain concerns, nobody knew how many top experts would already have rushed to the Northern Realm by now.
Even with the reputations of the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor suppressing matters from above, that did not mean nobody dared move against Liu Bai.
If they did not dare act openly, could they not still act in secret?
As the saying went, it was easy to dodge an open spear but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. At this moment, countless hidden arrows had already targeted Liu Bai, merely waiting for the right opportunity before unleashing themselves all at once!
After returning to the Northern Realm, Liu Bai returned to Nine Nether Palace. Soon afterward, under the pretense of entering secluded cultivation, he hid himself within the cultivation chamber.
Opening his system panel, he found the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities listed beneath the Divine Ability section.
Although the Heavenly Emperor had already passed this Divine Ability to him, Liu Bai knew that some reservations had still been kept.
After all, for a top tier Divine Ability like One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, trying to cultivate it entirely on one's own could not be said to be impossible, but the difficulty was unquestionably immense.
Moreover, this Divine Ability demanded extremely high talent requirements.
Only by receiving a true spirit empowerment from a previous cultivator could the cultivation difficulty be reduced and the beginner stage quickly mastered.
Naturally, only Mu Chen, the true inheritor of the Heavenly Emperor, could enjoy such treatment. For an outsider like Liu Bai, merely obtaining the cultivation method was already fortunate enough. As for whether he could successfully cultivate it, that depended solely on himself.
"Entering the beginner stage is not difficult, but advancing to the First Realm requires ten million experience points. The consumption is truly terrifying!"
The First Realm of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities was also known as the Three Separation Realm, which meant directly creating two clones. These two clones possessed the same strength as the main body, shared unified thoughts and intentions, but still maintained distinctions between primary and secondary selves.
As for entering the Second Realm, the two clones had to be refined until they became completely identical to the original body before merging the clones and original body into one.
Thus, the Second Realm was also known as the Three Fusion Realm.
After reaching the Three Fusion Realm, it was not merely a simple addition of the spiritual energy from three bodies. Once the three merged into one, the spiritual energy would multiply explosively. In the original story, Mu Chen relied on this realm while still at Great Perfection Earth Sovereign to contend against the Blood Demon Emperor, who had broken through into the Half Emperor Realm.
During the Ancient Gathering, Mu Chen had even elevated his cultivation directly from the late phase of Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign to the middle phase of Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
That was crossing an entire major realm within the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. It was simply more outrageous than a cheat itself!
However, Liu Bai did not intend to raise the Divine Ability to too high a realm for now because the experience point consumption was far too terrifying. It was still better to raise his own cultivation first.
After spending ten million experience points, Liu Bai suddenly felt a stream of spiritual light erupt from the crown of his head. The light rolled endlessly before him and gradually formed into an illusory blade.
That blade was extraordinarily mysterious. Clearly existing, yet simultaneously giving off an illusory and ethereal sensation, as though it could not be touched and merely existed within imagination.
"Slash!"
The moment the illusory blade appeared, Liu Bai immediately shouted coldly in his heart.
Buzz!
The illusory blade trembled slightly before tilting downward. Its edge pointed directly at Liu Bai, cutting through space before mercilessly slashing down toward the crown of his head.
There was no blood splattering everywhere, nor was Liu Bai split in half. At this moment, he remained completely motionless.
Swish!
The moment the illusory blade struck the crown of Liu Bai's head, it passed directly through him like a phantom.
The blade completely pierced through Liu Bai's body.
And when the blade exited his body, a crimson light was actually dragged out along with it. That blood colored light hovered beside Liu Bai's right side, continuously wriggling while emitting strange fluctuations.
At the same time, the moment he was struck, Liu Bai vaguely felt that something within his body had been separated out. It seemed like flesh and blood, yet also like a soul.
But this separation caused him no harm at all. It merely seemed to have shifted from inside his body to outside it.
"Slash again!"
Seeing that there was no effect on him, Liu Bai once again raised his head and shouted violently!
Swish!
The illusory blade slashed down once more, again piercing through his body. However, when it exited Liu Bai's body, another mass of blood light separated out from within him.
After the two slashes descended, the illusory blade quietly shattered, transforming into fragments of spiritual light that scattered downward. Liu Bai, meanwhile, turned his head and stared unblinkingly at the two masses of blood light beside him.
The blood light continued wriggling before gradually transforming into two equally slender figures.
One of the figures wore black robes while the other wore white robes. Not only did the two possess appearances identical to Liu Bai, but even their auras were equally powerful, both having reached the middle phase of Lesser Earth Sovereign.
"Excellent, excellent. If I also count the True Dragon and True Phoenix Spirits, doesn't that mean I alone now equal five Earth Sovereigns?"
Liu Bai nodded with great satisfaction. Even without relying on other methods, purely in terms of cultivation realm alone, even Greater Earth Sovereigns would probably die miserably under his group assault.
Moreover, Liu Bai's current experience points were still enough to let him raise his cultivation by another minor realm.
Peak Lesser Earth Sovereign.
After spending another thirty million experience points, Liu Bai's cultivation rose once more. The terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations spread throughout the entirety of Nine Nether Palace and even all of Great Havenlaw Domain, causing countless people to turn their gazes over in shock.
"That fellow he did not break through again, did he?"
Jiu You muttered quietly to herself.
At this moment, she had also already reached the Great Perfection Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm. She only needed another bloodline breakthrough before advancing into Earth Sovereign.
However, this still required assistance from the clan. Otherwise, relying solely on herself, nobody knew how long it would take.
As Liu Bai's cultivation continued surging forward like an unrestrained wild horse, Jiu You felt the pressure on herself growing increasingly heavier.
It seemed that having an overly outstanding boyfriend was not entirely a good thing. At the very least, one had to be sufficiently outstanding themselves.
"I cannot wait any longer. I must return to the clan."
Jiu You took a deep breath before directly taking out a communication jade and sending a message to her father.
This time, the Three Beast Servants and Mo Ling had also obtained tremendous gains. Every one of them had improved their cultivation by a significant amount.
Especially Mo Ling. After obtaining Liu Bai's approval, both the Vermilion Bird Gallbladder and the Vermilion Bird Scripture had been handed over to her. Once she returned to the clan, the little girl would attempt to awaken the Vermilion Bird bloodline.
If she truly succeeded, then the Nine Nether Bird Clan would possess both the Undying Bird bloodline and the Vermilion Bird bloodline, two supreme Phoenix Clan bloodlines. At that point, they might even become an existence equal to the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan.
Of course, the prerequisite was that this not be exposed too early. Otherwise, neither the Phoenix Clan nor the Dragon Clan would be willing to see another clan rise that could stand on equal footing with them.
If not, what happened to Jiu You in the original story might very well happen to the two of them instead.
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