Lin Bai was ushered into the reception room, while Huang Yong went inside to report to General Nan. Lin Bai focused, trying to eavesdrop on the subsequent conversation, but there was only silence. He could even hear the gurgling flow of blood in his own veins, yet he couldn't detect any sound from outside the room. The room must have been treated with special measures. This was normal. Celestial Beings of the Bronze Mirror level were equivalent to the Crossing Tribulation Realm. Each Celestial Being possessed incredibly sharp senses; by circulating their Spiritual Power, they could hear sounds clearly from twenty or thirty li away. Without such precautions, there would be no secrets left in the world. Shortly after, a youth in a white robe, accompanied by Huang Yong, entered the reception room. He was strikingly handsome with a noble bearing, exuding a powerful aura. Huang Yong, following behind him, looked like a humble lackey. Lin Bai couldn't gauge his true strength; not even his Flaw-Seeing Eye could find any weaknesses in him. He simply stood there, yet he seemed to merge with heaven and earth. "Indeed, a blank-slate Celestial Being," General Nan remarked, scanning Lin Bai's Body of the War God from top to bottom. "How many days has it been since your birth?" "Five days," Lin Bai replied casually, offering a random number. "To reach the peak of the Bronze realm in just five days, your foundation is quite strong!" General Nan raised an eyebrow, saying with intrigue, "It's rumored that the first Celestial Being born of the Mother possesses extraordinary talent. Could it be true?" Huang Yong looked at Lin Bai with envy, his expression sour. "Come, take me to your place of birth," General Nan said urgently. "If a new Mother has truly descended, you will be a great benefactor to our Pine Stone City. Everything within the city will be yours for the taking." The Mother corresponded to the rank of Heavenly King; he didn't want to delay for a single moment. Lin Bai pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Okay." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 "Then let's go! The Black Stone Mountain Range to the north, correct?" General Nan looked at Lin Bai and asked. In the next instant, the scene before him transformed. He and General Nan were now hovering above the mountain forest outside Pine Stone City. Damn! Teleporting with someone else! Is this the power of a Platinum Realm Celestial Being? Who the hell could stop such a sneak attack? It's a good thing I didn't release those disciples from the Celestial Being Pond. Otherwise, even with their Power of Laws, they would have been utterly defeated… Lin Bai subconsciously glanced back at Pine Stone City. "No need to look," General Nan said. "Once we find the Mother, I will impart the cultivation techniques to you upon our return. With your talent, mastering Divine Skills will be as easy as flipping your hand." "Aren't we bringing anyone else?" Lin Bai asked, feigning an excuse. "The fewer people who know about the Mother, the better," General Nan said, glancing at Lin Bai. "You point the way; I'll take you." This was his plan to silence witnesses! Lin Bai saw through General Nan's intentions instantly and probed, "After leaving the Mother, I was in a daze and just walked in a straight line. The mountain and forest scenery is much the same, so I might not recall the exact location clearly. Bringing more people might increase our chances of finding it..." "No worries," General Nan said. "There will inevitably be unusual signs where the Mother is located. We can take our time searching." Meanwhile, as the Body of the War God left Pine Stone City with Nan Lingtian, Lin Bai, at the Guidance Point, instructed Qing Yun and his other disciples who had been granted Skills to guard their stronghold. He then Flashed, directly pursuing the Body of the War God. There was no so-called Mother; a battle with General Nan was inevitable. Moreover, he couldn't see through Nan Lingtian's strength. The Body of the War God was like other Celestial Beings, and Lin Bai had only just begun to inhabit this role. If the Body of the War God was destroyed, operating in the Fairy World would become much more troublesome. His main body going to assist would increase their chances of victory. After leaving Pine Stone City, General Nan took the Body of the War God, teleporting continuously and barely stopping along the way. In an hour, they had traveled more than ten thousand miles, entering deep into the mountain range. This was Lin Bai's first time witnessing the geography of the Fairy World. The entire Black Stone Mountain Range was black. The further they went, the scarcer the vegetation became. The Spiritual Energy fluctuated between dense and sparse, no longer balanced. Occasionally, they would see perilous landscapes emanating various poisonous mists. Within these mists, the carcasses of Beasts could be vaguely seen. This was truly a barren and treacherous land. Lin Bai's Eye of Breaking Miasma could clearly analyze the composition of the poisonous mists. These mists could easily poison Beasts whose cultivation levels were comparable to the Crossing Tribulation Realm, many times stronger than the poisons concocted by the Poison Sect. The Beasts living within the poisonous mists had not awakened their intelligence. Seeing the two pass by, they would often pounce, treating them as prey. However, none of those massive Beasts that could blot out the sun and sky could last a single round against Nan Lingtian; they were effortlessly slain by him. After pulverizing a Poison Dragon several hundred zhang long with a palm strike, General Nan suddenly stopped, looking puzzledly at the dragon's corpse. "Are you sure you came out from here?" "Yes," Lin Bai nodded confidently. "I was even attacked by this Poison Dragon when I flew over it!" "What kind of Beast's territory is in the mist behind the Poison Dragon?" General Nan asked abruptly, glancing backward. "..." Lin Bai subconsciously looked in that direction. The gray-black mist roiled tumultuously in the valley, obscuring his vision. He could sense a cluster of powerful life forces within, but he had no idea what they were. "You can't say, can you?" General Nan sneered, suddenly appearing beside the Body of the War God. Before Lin Bai could react, the abundant Spiritual Energy circulating within the Body of the War God was sealed. "Your strength is insufficient to break through the Poison Dragon's blockade," General Nan said, standing before Lin Bai. "The Mother is not in the Black Stone Mountain Range. Where did you really come from?" The Body of the War God smiled faintly and used Flash. In the next instant, it was several li away. "General Nan, sometimes, one doesn't need to fight to pass a blockade." [Surprise from Nan Lingtian; +1+1+1...] Nan Lingtian paused. His figure vanished and reappeared behind Lin Bai, using Shadow Following. He asked, "With your Spiritual Power sealed, you can still use Flash? Is this a special talent from the Mother, unique to the first Celestial Being she bore?" Truth-telling Technique! Lin Bai consecutively used two Skills on Nan Lingtian and smiled faintly. "Yes, General Nan. This is indeed the innate Divine Skill the Mother bestowed upon me." Nan Lingtian smiled involuntarily. "Quickly, take me to find the Mother, or I'll kill you." Having spoken, he froze. Witnessing Lin Bai's Divine Skill had dispelled his doubts. He had been about to reassure Lin Bai, but the moment he spoke, his words turned into a threat. Moreover, the involuntary smile was also strange. He frowned. "What have you done to me?" "One should not intend to harm others, but one must guard against being harmed. General Nan, it seems you truly intend to kill me. In that case, I see no need for further pleasantries." The Body of the War God Flashed away again. Simultaneously, a Red String shot from its hand, aiming to bind Nan Lingtian. Just as the Red String was about to touch him, Nan Lingtian Flashed again, appearing before Lin Bai and swinging his hand to cut the Red String now flying back towards him. However, the Spiritual Power he unleashed failed to sever the Red String. Instead, the string snaked up his arm. But just as the Red String coiled around his arm, Nan Lingtian's figure vanished, and the Bondage missed. The Red String, undeterred, pursued him again. "What is this thing?" Nan Lingtian flickered continuously around Lin Bai, his voice coming from all directions. He teleported with incredible speed, evading the Red String's entanglement, making it seem as if dozens of Nan Lingtians existed around Lin Bai simultaneously. These Nan Lingtians launched barrages of blades formed from Spiritual Energy, attempting to sever the relentlessly pursuing Red String, but all to no avail. However, the Red String couldn't manage to wrap around his body either. His teleportation speed was too immense. Each time he Flashed randomly, the Red String had to change direction and search for him anew. Watching the Red String seemingly lose its target, Lin Bai was awestruck. What the hell. High-level Immortals are truly difficult to deal with. His teleportation speed is so fast that even Bondage can't catch him. Lin Bai had ways to deal with Nan Lingtian. The simplest was to bind him to a Puppet with the Red String, forcing a Celestial Being who knew nothing of love to taste its sweetness. However, Lin Bai only had two Red Strings left. Nan Lingtian was merely at the Platinum Realm; using a Red String on him felt like a waste. Besides, the Red String was different from a Card. Even if he bound Nan Lingtian to a Puppet, with his skills, Nan Lingtian could easily bypass the Puppet and attack him directly. The Puppet's cultivation level was insufficient to control him. "General Nan, this is a companion Magic Artifact given to me by the Mother," the Body of the War God said. "You cannot possibly destroy it." "A Holy Artifact of Laws?" Nan Lingtian's voice was distorted. "Yes, a Holy Artifact of Laws," Lin Bai said. "General Nan, why don't we cooperate..." Before he could finish, Nan Lingtian suddenly appeared behind the Body of the War God. Lin Bai's hair stood on end. He Flashed away instantly and then used the Great Demonic Solution Technique. In a flash, his entire body fragmented, narrowly dodging Nan Lingtian's fatal blow. "As expected of the first Celestial Being favored by the Mother, your innate Divine Skills are truly formidable!" Nan Lingtian laughed, appearing crazed. "You are cunning enough, but your folly was revealing your identity while still weak. Now, this fortuitous encounter is mine!" Before his words faded, a long saber appeared in his hand, and he slashed ferociously at Lin Bai. In an instant, the sky filled with Nan Lingtian's afterimages. Countless saber shadows sealed off all space within a fifty-li radius. The saber energy compressed the air, creating a series of deafening explosions. The Body of the War God had just reformed when it was engulfed by these saber shadows. Just as the Body of the War God seemed to have no escape: Lin Bai's main body, which had been chasing them, cursed inwardly and hastily tried to use recovery on the Body of the War God. But unlike the Heart of Sky Demon, the Body of the War God could not be recovered. Of course, this might also be because his Divided God had taken up residence in it, giving the Body of the War God life. Unable to retrieve the Body of the War God, Lin Bai changed tactics, swiftly deploying the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set to shield its head. All this happened in the blink of an eye. An earth-shattering explosion resounded. The saber energy slammed viciously into the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set. Tremendous force bore down from above; the Body of the War God couldn't withstand it and plummeted towards the ground like a meteorite. Another colossal explosion. The Body of the War God smashed a massive crater into the ground. The shockwave radiated outwards. With the Body of the War God at the epicenter, it was as if a furious gale had been unleashed. Trees bent and mountain stones flew. The corpse of the Poison Dragon, previously killed by Nan Lingtian, was riddled with tree branches and mountain stones, its body torn to pieces. "The first Celestial Being truly lives up to the name! Despite a three-realm difference, you took my strike and survived. The Mother certainly favors you," Nan Lingtian's voice continued from above. "But with your Spiritual Power sealed, relying solely on the innate Divine Skills granted by the Mother, how many more rounds can you last?" As he spoke, he raised the saber in his hand again. "Nan Lingtian, I'm over here!" In desperation, Lin Bai's main body, hundreds of li away, used the Provocation Skill and shouted. Beneath his feet, the Magpie Bridge was already laid out, directly connecting to Xu Longyun in the Mortal World. Lin Bai never fought unprepared; he could return to the human world via the Magpie Bridge whenever he wished. Under the effect of Provocation, Nan Lingtian's hostility instantly shifted. He abandoned his pursuit of the Body of the War God and, eyes bloodshot, Flashed straight for Lin Bai's main body. Behind him, the Red String followed relentlessly. When he saw Lin Bai's appearance clearly, he flew into an uncontrollable rage. "A filthy mortal from the Lower Realm, colluding with a Celestial Being! Die!" His thunderous voice reverberated across the sky. The moment Lin Bai's main body intervened, the Extreme Kill-Back System suddenly displayed a new mission: [Break through the current predicament; Reward: Agility 300] Lin Bai, however, had no time to bother with system missions. Under no circumstances could he allow Nan Lingtian to escape. "Nan Lingtian, the one you want to kill is me!" Before Nan Lingtian could Flash to Lin Bai's side, the Body of the War God spoke again, also using Provocation. Nan Lingtian unhesitatingly turned back to attack it. "The Holy Artifact of Laws belongs to whoever obtains it! After I kill you, I will become the tenth Heavenly King! Die!" "Nan Lingtian, look over here!" Lin Bai shouted again, simultaneously releasing his second Red String. Nan Lingtian turned once more. "Here!" the Body of the War God called out. Nan Lingtian spun around again. Nan Lingtian became like a spinning top, whirling back and forth between Lin Bai and the Body of the War God, letting out furious roars from time to time, yet he hadn't launched an actual attack for a long while. Similarly, neither Lin Bai nor the Body of the War God could harm him. His speed was too great; the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set couldn't get near him. Before it could even strike, he would have already dodged it. The two intersecting Red Strings also often missed him by a hair's breadth at the critical moment as he dodged. Lin Bai didn't want to use a Sonic attack. It wasn't that he was afraid of injuring someone. The real issue was that if he spoke too softly, the attack wouldn't be powerful enough. If he spoke too loudly, its sound would carry too far. He was already having a hard time dealing with a Platinum Realm Celestial Being; if he attracted even higher-realm Celestial Beings, they would have no choice but to flee back to the Mortal World. Dragging this out was not a solution. As Nan Lingtian was provoked by the Body of the War God yet again and turned to attack it, Lin Bai had a stroke of inspiration. He withdrew, took out his kitchen knife, extended an arm, grabbed a piece of meat from the ground, and began to prepare it. Dazzling Cooking: When you cook, you will attract everyone's attention. Provocation on one side, Dazzling Cooking on the other. Both Skills were used simultaneously. Nan Lingtian's body charged towards the Body of the War God, but his head was forcibly twisted to watch Lin Bai cook. His head twisted a full one hundred and eighty degrees. A bloodcurdling scream erupted. A large mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from Nan Lingtian's mouth. He tried to twist his head back, but despite his utmost effort, he couldn't. His broken cervical vertebrae healed with agonizing slowness under the effect of his powerful regenerative ability. But thanks to his formidable Spiritual Power, even with his head twisted completely backward, he didn't die immediately and could still let out terrified roars. "Is this also the Power of Laws?" [Fear from Nan Lingtian; +1+1+1...] His neck being forcibly twisted one hundred and eighty degrees constituted a severe injury. Nan Lingtian's Flashing movements instantly slowed. The Red Strings seized the opportunity, one wrapping around his arms, the other his legs. Two Red Strings trussed him up securely. One formed a Turtle Shell Binding, the other a Quadriga Binding. With different binding methods used on one person, both needing to complete their binding, the unbreakable Red Strings forcefully snapped Nan Lingtian's limbs, securing them in their respective positions... His neck broken, his four limbs also snapped, Nan Lingtian, who had never imagined he would meet such a fate, couldn't help but let out scream after agonizing scream. Lin Bai showed him no mercy. Exploit his weakness, go for the kill. The Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set rained down like hailstones, pummeling his entire body. In an instant, all of Nan Lingtian's Magic Treasures shattered into pieces...