The arrival of the Great Thousand Palace quickly drew the attention of the Buddha Ancient Clan, and soon a group hurried over.
"Hehe, Elder Lu, I never expected it would be you this time. Welcome to the Buddha Ancient Clan, everyone from the Great Thousand Palace!"
The speaker was an old man dressed in a dark robe. Judging from the fluctuations of his aura, he was also a Heavenly Sovereign level expert of considerable strength.
After all, those arriving this time were representatives of the various top super forces. These were all high ranking figures from their respective factions, so naturally the Buddha Ancient Clan dared not neglect them and had dispatched an Elder level figure to personally receive them.
The representative from the Great Thousand Palace this time happened to be an acquaintance of Liu Bai.
It was none other than Lu Tong, the supervisor of the Great Thousand Tower on the Saint Abyss Continent!
Of course, his other identity was that of a powerful Elder within the Great Thousand Palace.
"Hehe, I didn't expect Elder Xuanling would personally come to receive us."
Lu Tong cupped his fists toward the newcomer before continuing,
"However, the representative of the Great Thousand Palace this time is someone else. I merely arrived a little earlier."
Xuanling was startled when he heard this and immediately became more serious inwardly.
In previous years, the Great Thousand Palace had attended the Martial Competition of the Various lines, but they would usually only send an ordinary Spirit Grade Elder as a formality.
Lu Tong's appearance alone had already surprised him.
Yet Lu Tong was not even the leader of the delegation.
Then who exactly had the Great Thousand Palace sent this time?
At that very moment, a voice suddenly sounded from nearby.
"Hehe, Elder Lu, you didn't arrive first. We got here before you."
Along with the voice, Liu Bai and his group slowly walked over from the distance.
When Lu Tong saw Liu Bai, surprise first flashed across his face before being replaced by delight.
"Haha, it seems I can't compare with the speed of you young people anymore."
When he had helped introduce Liu Bai previously, he had only communicated through messages and therefore had no idea about Liu Bai's current situation.
Now that they met face to face and he sensed the aura emanating from Liu Bai, which was not much weaker than his own, he was first shocked and then overjoyed.
It seemed he truly had not misjudged this young man.
His future achievements would definitely not be much inferior to those of Great Elder Qin Tian!
No wonder those old fellows had actually agreed to send him here this time.
Clearly, they also attached enormous importance to Liu Bai's talent and had already begun consciously or unconsciously paving the way for him.
Xuanling looked toward Liu Bai's group.
Among the four were two Heavenly Sovereigns and two Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns.
Such a lineup was not particularly remarkable, especially since the two Heavenly Sovereigns were only Spirit Grade.
Yet when his gaze landed on Liu Bai, he felt a faint pressure.
It was as though the latter were a ferocious beast capable of devouring others at any moment!
Naturally, this was entirely intentional on Liu Bai's part.
He wanted all of the Buddha Ancient Clan's attention focused on himself.
"Hehe, Elder Xuanling, allow me to introduce him."
Lu Tong smiled.
"You have probably heard that our Great Thousand Palace recently produced a second Demon Slayer King."
"This gentleman before you, Liu Bai, is precisely the second Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace!"
"He is also the leader of our delegation this time."
Upon hearing Lu Tong's solemn introduction, shock first appeared on Xuanling's face.
However, it quickly turned gloomy.
There was no helping it.
Liu Bai's name carried quite a bit of fame within the Buddha Ancient Clan, though certainly not favorable fame.
After all, his first battle after becoming a Heavenly Sovereign had been against experts of the Buddha Ancient Clan.
He had risen to prominence by stepping directly on the reputation of their Ninth Elder.
Still, as someone responsible for external receptions on behalf of the Buddha Ancient Clan, Xuanling possessed excellent judgment and social skills.
No matter how much they disliked Liu Bai personally, he currently represented the Great Thousand Palace.
They had to treat him with respect.
Otherwise, it would amount to provoking the Great Thousand Palace itself.
"I never expected that Mr. Liu would personally attend this time. Our Buddha Ancient Clan has truly been negligent."
"Everyone, please board the spiritual ship and enter the Buddha World."
Xuanling's reaction actually made Liu Bai view him in a more favorable light.
As expected of an Ancient Clan with such a long history.
Just as Liu Bai was preparing to lead everyone aboard the spiritual ship, two streams of light suddenly flew over from the distance.
Before they even landed, a crisp and excited voice sounded beside Liu Bai's ear.
"Wait! Wait! Liu Bai, wait for me!"
Accompanied by cheerful laughter, one of the streams of light broke away from the larger group and landed directly beside Liu Bai and Mu Chen.
The light dissipated, revealing the graceful figure of a young girl.
She wore simple black clothes and trousers. Her slender waist and long legs were perfectly accentuated.
Her black ponytail was casually tied up and swayed lightly, radiating youthful vitality.
Her appearance was exceptionally beautiful.
A bright smile constantly lingered on her pretty face, while her lively eyes carried a hint of playful cunning.
Merely looking at her was enough to make people feel refreshed.
A girl possessing such beauty and lively charm existed only one in the entire Great Thousand World.
"Lin Jing? I didn't expect we'd meet again here."
Liu Bai could not help blurting out in surprise.
The newcomer was naturally Lin Jing, the little princess of the Martial Realm whom he had met once before in the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
As she greeted Liu Bai, her expressive eyes secretly sent Mu Chen a playful glance.
Clearly, her purpose was not solely to greet Liu Bai.
Or rather, not solely to greet Liu Bai.
Because of Mu Chen's special identity, she deliberately refrained from calling out his name so as not to cause him trouble.
The reason Liu Bai was surprised was because, in the original story, Lin Jing had only come after the Martial Realm received Mu Chen's request for help.
But this time, Mu Chen had no means of contacting the Martial Realm.
Naturally, there had been no request for assistance.
Although Liu Bai had expected the Martial Realm to send representatives, he had not expected their little princess to personally appear once again.
"You little girl, don't tell me you secretly slipped out again?"
Liu Bai asked teasingly.
Back in the Ancient Heavenly Palace, Liu Bai had not participated in the trials, so his interaction with Lin Jing had been fairly limited.
The only significant contact between them had been when he saved her during the battle against the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor.
However, at that time, Lin Jing had gotten along very well with Xiao Xiao and Jiu You.
Just as Liu Bai thought of the Flame Emperor's daughter, an enchanting figure appeared within everyone's sight.
Immediately, countless astonished gazes were drawn toward her.
The two streams of light landed simultaneously upon the ground.
As the brilliance dispersed, two groups of people appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Those emblems, people from the Endless Fire Domain?!"
"And over there the Martial Realm!"
"I never expected both the Martial Realm and the Endless Fire Domain would send people. Does the Buddha Ancient Clan have that much influence?"
Someone could not help exclaiming.
However, another person merely sneered.
"Hehe, it looks like this Martial Competition of the Various lines is going to be interesting."
"You should know that in the past, whether it was the Great Thousand Palace, the Martial Realm, or the Endless Fire Domain, they rarely participated in events like this."
"Even when they did send representatives, it was usually just a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign as a formality to give the Buddha Ancient Clan some face."
"But look at today. All three of these factions have actually sent entire delegations. I wonder what exactly has attracted all three of them here..."
Amid the crowd's discussions, the enchanting figure likewise walked over to Liu Bai, Lin Jing, and the others. The originally cold and beautiful face suddenly bloomed into a smile as a calm voice rang out.
"You all actually came..."
Upon hearing her words, not only Liu Bai and Lin Jing, but even Mu Chen beside them revealed faint smiles that were difficult to notice.
Their parting in the Ancient Heavenly Palace seemed as vivid as yesterday. Yet now that they had reunited, all four of them had already reached the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
Such a scene truly made one sigh with emotion.
After exchanging greetings, Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing both returned to their respective groups and began introducing everyone.
Holding onto the arm of an old man dressed in a moon white robe, Xiao Xiao smiled sweetly at them and said,"Liu Bai, Lin Jing, this is my Grandmaster. He is my father's teacher."
Hearing this, Liu Bai's heart stirred.
As he looked once more at the kind and benevolent old man, he even felt a trace of excitement.
"So this is Yao Lao, the original portable old grandpa who started it all."
The members of the Martial Realm, the Great Thousand Palace, and the Buddha Ancient Clan were all shocked.
The renowned Flame Emperor, admired and respected by countless experts throughout the Great Thousand World, had actually been personally taught by this elderly man before them?!
After recovering from their shock, everyone hurriedly saluted Yao Lao.
Leading the delegation from the Martial Realm was a burly man.
His body was tall and sturdy like an iron tower, his skin dark and rugged. His entire figure seemed as though it had been forged from black iron itself. Under the sunlight, his body even reflected a metallic sheen.
Simply standing there, he emitted an oppressive aura that made it difficult for others to breathe.
Upon closer inspection, one could even notice a slight resemblance between his features and Lin Dong's. However, his expression appeared somewhat dull and honest, though deep within those seemingly simple eyes lurked instinctive vigilance and ferocity.
Liu Bai's heart moved.
This person was definitely not Lin Diao, the Second Leader of the Martial Realm from the original story.
Sure enough, Lin Jing cheerfully ran over to the burly man, affectionately linking arms with him as she introduced him.
"This is my Third Uncle. He's my father's sworn brother."
The moment those words were spoken, Yao Lao, Lu Tong, and the other senior experts immediately understood.
They cupped their fists and said,
"So it is the Third Leader of the Martial Realm. Our respects."
Although Lin Yan did not appear to enjoy socializing very much, he still returned their greetings with a cupped fist salute.
With the forces of the three factions gathered together, three of the four strongest powers in the entire Great Thousand World had unexpectedly assembled here.
Even Xuanling felt his heart trembling slightly as he silently prayed that nothing unexpected would happen over the coming days.
Leading this group aboard the highest ranked spiritual ship, he guided them toward the enormous spatial gate in the distance.
As they passed through the spatial gate, a powerful force seemed to sweep across them.
Even Yao Lao and Lin Yan's expressions became slightly serious when they sensed that power.
"This should be the protective clan Array of the Buddha Ancient Clan."
Liu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly as he gazed into the void.
This Array was more powerful than any Array he currently possessed.
Even a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign might not necessarily be able to break through it.
However, from the fleeting traces he managed to detect, Liu Bai also realized that this Array had not been completed in a single effort. Instead, it had undergone continuous refinement and improvement by many individuals.
"Qing Yanjing probably contributed to it as well."
Thinking of this, Liu Bai's gaze casually swept toward Mu Chen.
Sure enough, he caught a fleeting trace of surprise flash across Mu Chen's face.
Perfect.
Liu Bai smiled inwardly.
Just like in the original story, Mu Chen had clearly discovered the methods his mother had secretly left within the clan protecting Array.
In that case, there would be no need for them to make a huge commotion later.
Everything could simply be left to the performance of this mother and son pair.
The spiritual ship streaked across the sky.
About the time it took to burn an incense stick later, its speed finally began to slow.
Sensing this, Liu Bai and the others raised their heads and looked ahead.
Within their sight stretched countless majestic mountain ranges connected one after another.
Towering peaks overlapped endlessly.
Gigantic black towers stood among them, seemingly extending without limit, while countless ancient palaces dotted the landscape.
The entire world was filled with an ancient and weathered aura.
When their spiritual ship arrived in this region, several streams of light suddenly shot out from one of the black towers in the distance before landing aboard the ship.
"Buddha Ancient Clan Elder Kong Kong greets Elder Yao, Mr. Lin Yan, and Mr. Liu Bai."
The leader was an elderly man with black and white hair.
His bearing was extraordinary, and a powerful pressure radiated from his body.
Clearly, he too was a Heavenly Sovereign expert.
He respectfully greeted the representatives of the three factions.
"So it's Elder Kong Kong."
Yao Lao and Lin Yan both nodded in acknowledgment.
Clearly, this Elder Kong Kong was also a very perceptive person.
Among the three guests, Yao Lao possessed the highest seniority, Lin Yan came next, and Liu Bai was the newest figure.
By arranging his greetings in that order, no one could find fault with him.
Such details might seem insignificant, but if someone intentionally wanted to create trouble, the Buddha Ancient Clan could easily offend others because of them.
Liu Bai also cupped his fists toward Elder Kong Kong.
However, he suddenly noticed that among the members of the Buddha Ancient Clan stood a young woman staring toward his group with a look of complete shock.
More accurately, she was looking behind him.
She was looking at Mu Chen.
Liu Bai casually glanced over.
At this moment, Mu Chen had also noticed her.
"This should be Qing Shuang, the genius of the Qing line."
At this moment, Elder Kong Kong spoke again.
"Our distinguished guests have traveled a great distance. Please settle down and rest first."
Soon, under Elder Kong Kong's guidance, the three factions were arranged within the Heavenly Courtyard.
Each faction was assigned its own independent residence.
Green trees and red flowers separated the courtyards, creating a quiet and elegant atmosphere.
However, perhaps because of fate, the person assigned to receive and guide the Great Thousand Palace delegation led by Liu Bai was precisely Qing Shuang.
After settling everyone down, she found an opportunity to secretly give Mu Chen a meaningful glance before walking outside.
"Hehe, go have a look. With her help, your actions should be much more convenient afterward."
Liu Bai naturally noticed these little gestures and smiled at Mu Chen.
With the Great Thousand Palace serving as cover, unless they encountered members of the Buddha Ancient Clan who had participated in the Ancient Sacred Abyss incident, no one would recognize Mu Chen's identity.
Mu Chen nodded.
Although he did not hold particularly favorable feelings toward the members of the Qing line, it was obvious from their previous interactions that Qing Shuang and the others still cared about him to some extent.
They had merely been constrained by the pressure within the clan.
After all, ever since Qing Yanjing had been imprisoned, the Qing line had been suppressed by the Xuan line and the Mo line.
Because of that, many members of the Qing line had developed unfavorable opinions toward him, the so called "sinful child."
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