Chapter 605: Space Sealing
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
The 12 Royal Families had made a pact of not invading in the other eight plains. This pact was actually imposed by the Demon-slaying Hall in order to keep the 12 Royal Families within bounds.
After all, should the Great Land be under control of only the 12 Royal Families, other forces could hardly grow. Many ambitious people would feel they had no chance of advancement and their eagerness of making an effort would diminish.
Granted, the 12 Royal Families could not invade the other eight plains. But it didn't mean that the eight plains couldn't fight each other.
Once, there was a family that unified three plains. The family developed and soared up fast. Ultimately, the family conquered a piece of land in the Central Plains and grew to be one of the overlords.
That family was now known as the Pavilion of Blossom!
Therefore, it was nothing unusual for the forces in Serenity Plains to try to fight the Clouds Plains. Nobody could say no and not even forces of the Central Plains could meddle.
Lu Li pondered about it, frowning. After a while, he asked, "What is the Serenity Plains like?"
Lu Ling had already had the information. She replied, "Serenity Plains is about the same size as the Clouds Plains and there are four major forces there, controlling the Serenity Plains for thousands of years. They have taken deep roots in the Serenity Plains. I suppose each force has two or three Human Sovereign Realm warriors."
"The four forces supervise each other and they will work as allies to confront foreign enemies. The four forces are divided into two groups and neither side can annex the other. Now, the two at the north seem to have been bought off and bewitched by the Samsara Palace and they are thinking about invading the Clouds Plains. But the two at the south disagree. The northern two forces are afraid that their endeavor will fail and they will lose their territory at the same time. That is why they are hesitating."
"According to the intel I gathered, Samsara Palace is trying to buy off the two forces at the south as well. If the four forces all accept the bribery, then the Serenity Plains will send troops to invade the Clouds Plains. The two forces at the south have built a connection with the Tumulus of Universe secretly. I hear that you are quite friendly to a young master of the Ye Family, right? Or else the two forces would have been bought off long time ago and started their actions."
"Ye Luo!"
Lu Li recalled that charming young master. He nodded and replied, "Ye Luo is a stand-up guy. We once were comrades-in-arms. We fought against alien races together."
"Don't worry about this."
Lu Ling waved his worry away and said, "I have sent many scouts to the Serenity Plains and I have bought off some warriors of the four forces secretly. We will talk when something actually happens. I have made plans. Maybe the Serenity Plains will not invade the Clouds Plains. Even if it happens, it's not certain who will be the winner. We will see."
Lu Ling said with pride. Lu Li nodded. He got up and went to a tent to rest.
"Eh?"
Stepping into the base camp, Lu Li realized it had been extended. The number of tents here had grown to several thousands. Young masters and young ladies were cultivating. Lu Li also found many disciples from the Northern Desert.
Lu Li only rested at the valley entrance for a couple of times during the past month. Never once had he come back to the base camp. He was surprised by the scene.
"Bai Xiashuang!"
Lu Li saw her in one of the tents and smiled. They must understand that this was a land of treasure and had been cultivating with great efforts.
"Okay, I think I should go to the Snow Mountain of Dragons!"
With Teleportation Formation, the distance was shortened. Without Bai Xiashuang on the mountain, Lu Li was afraid that Bai Qiuxue might get lonely. He planned to go back to rest for a few days and keep Bai Qiuxue company at the same time.
"Squeak, squeak~"
Little White rushed out from a tent. Lu Li didn't bring Little White to the fight, for fear that it might be hurt. He had left Little White sleeping in the tent.
"Little White, come with me."
Lu Li waved to it and brought it to the Deserted World from where they teleported to the Snow Mountain of Dragons. A Noble Lord Realm patriarch of the Mammoth Race had been guarding at the snow mountain and the Hag Race had sent over an army of tens of thousands to surround the mountain. Lu Li was being particularly cautious in case Bai Qiuxue was harmed.
Letting Little White hang out on its own, Lu Li went to check on Bai Qiuxue. Afterwards, he fell into sound sleep. When he woke up, he stayed in the ice room for Bai Qiuxue.
Lu Li went to the area of demons after resting in comfort for a couple of days. He had gone to make some arrangements. Yu Huashen was sent to guard here all year round and he should not allow anyone into the small world without Lu Li's order. Yu Huashen was supposed to kill anyone that forced their entry. If Yu Huashen failed to kill the violators and something went amiss, he should break a jade talisman to inform Lu Li right away.
Back into the Deserted World, Lu Li brought Little White into the Inferno and resumed his task of fighting Fire Leopards. He had told Little White to stay in the tent but it was bored. Still, Lu Li wouldn't allow Little White to come to the fights. Little White took out the Ding of Barbarian God and began to refine its body inside.
Lu Li and Lu Ling knew everyone in the base camp and those that entered the Inferno weren't supposed to leave within a short time according to Lu Li and Lu Ling's plan. Therefore, he was not worried about Little White's safety.
There were many disciples nearby curious about Little White but Lu Li didn't mind. He only said that nobody was to get near the Ding of Barbarian God. Afterwards, he went to fight the Fire Leopards.
Ming Yu was still in cultivation. The ancient formation was under construction. For 10,000 years, nobody of the Shadowland Race had succeeded in building this formation. It was understandable that Ke Mang couldn't accomplish it in a short time.
Ye Cha was the one responsible now to lure Fire Leopards over. Now that they were killing more and more Fire Leopards, the Beast King might be alarmed. They must tread with extra caution.
Apart from Tu Heng, Brother Six of the Tu Family, the other Human Sovereign Realm warriors had retired from the fights. They would only come in rescue if needed. For the rest of the time, they would sit down and try to sense the laws of nature.
It had been more than a month now and the five Human Sovereign Realm warriors hadn't learned anything, which was disappointing. But they were more motivated at the same time. Fights like this were no longer stimulating. Therefore, they chose to sit in meditation and sense the laws in heaven and nature.
Time flew. Six days later, Lu Li was alarmed from his contemplation by a loud cheer. He turned around in confusion and saw Ming Yu was surrounded by many. Lu Li flew back, eyes glowing.
"What have you learned?"
Lu Li shouted from the distance. Ming Yu grinned. He waved his hands randomly and shot out some Xuan Energy. The space in front of him suddenly froze. The Fire Leopards there were all sealed in the air, still.
"How…"
Lu Li was surprised. The Profound Meaning must be of a high level now that it could freeze creatures as ferocious as the Fire Leopards. The power was strong.
The Human Sovereign Realm warriors opened their eyes. Cheng Qu nodded and said, "Seventh rank Profound Meaning, Space Sealing. This is marvelous. State Councilor, don't let this warrior waste time here. Let him go back and cultivate. It is highly likely that he will reach the Human Sovereign Realm, given enough Mystical Materials. Also, Profound Meanings related to space is few and far between. He can grow to be very powerful."
"Seventh rank Profound Meaning?"
Lu Li's smile widened. Ming Yu was the most loyal to him. When Ming Yu grew, he would facilitate Lu Li better. They were on close enough terms for Lu Li to feel happy for Ming Yu.
"Ming Yu, go back to the base camp!"
Lu Li ordered. Supplies of Mystical Materials were more than enough. He could provide Ming Yu with more Mystical Materials than he needed as long as he could progress continuously.
"Young Master!"
Back to the valley, Ming Yu suddenly whispered to Lu Li, "My Profound Meaning is upgraded from a low rank one. I never thought that low rank Profound Meanings can be transformed. Young Master, you can try to gain more insight of your current Profound Meanings and maybe you will be able to break new grounds."