In the Greatlaw Continent, the Northern Region, the Mu Abode's Headquarters
In a hall, Mu Chen sat behind a table with a headache looking at the documents on the table. They were the information of the various forces under the Mu Abode, as well as the offerings that they had to pay. It was extremely complicated.
"Sigh."
After reading for a long time, Mu Chen finally placed the document down in exhaustion and looked at Mandala, who was rejoicing in his misfortune, with a bitter smile. "I don't think there's a need for me to comment on this, right?"
Datura's lips curled. "You're the Abode Ruler of the Mu Abode, after all, so you should know about the Mu Abode."
Mu Chen sighed. Half a month ago, he returned to the Mu Abode from the Jiu You Bird Clan. He initially thought that he would be able to enjoy some leisure time, but he never expected that Datura would be unhappy with him for a long time. Thus, she would bring over several documents for him to comment on, which gave him a headache.
After half a month, Mu Chen felt that it was even more tiring than fighting with Huang Xuanzhi.
"Alright, I already know that it's not easy for you guys."
How could he not know that Mandala was doing this on purpose to teach him a lesson? After all, ever since the Mu Abode was established, Mu Chen had never paid any attention to the Mu Abode. He had thrown it all aside.
When Nine Nether and the Profound Sky Ancestor saw this scene, they couldn't help smiling. No one had expected that a genius that was renowned throughout the Great Thousand World would admit defeat here.
Two months ago, the battle between Mu Chen and the Young Patriarch of the Phoenix Clan, Huang Xuanzhi, had already spread throughout the Great Thousand World, causing Mu Chen's fame to rise. After all, everyone knew about Huang Xuanzhi's strength, since he had once killed a Middle Phase Immortal Heavenly Sovereign.
But right now, the genius of the Phoenix Clan was defeated by Mu Chen, which meant that Mu Chen was stronger than Huang Xuanzhi.
But what made everyone exclaim was that Mu Chen was only in the Middle Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign Realm. When he stepped into the Immortal Heavenly Sovereign Realm one day, he would probably be invincible beneath the Saint Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
Seeing that Mu Chen had admitted defeat, Mandala's face loosened up and she gently snorted. She pushed aside the complicated documents on the table and took out a scroll. "This is the profits of our Mu Abode last year, a total of 1,900,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid."
"1,900,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid …" When Mu Chen heard that figure, he inwardly smacked his lips. One must know that when he was still in the Great Heaven Domain, they couldn't even reach 100,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in a year.
"You think that it's a lot?" Seeing Mu Chen's astonished expression, Datura couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"Not a lot?" Mu Chen smiled in embarrassment.
He clearly didn't have a clear idea about it.
"1,900,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid … We gave you 700,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid for your cultivation, and Elder Profound Sky's yearly allowance is 400,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Now that Jiu You has broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, we have to give her 400,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid a year. So we only have 400,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid left. Do you know how many mouths there are in the Mu Abode?" Datura coldly snorted.
Mu Chen was stunned and felt a little guilty. He clearly didn't notice that he alone had exhausted a third of the Mu Abode's resources. But after stepping into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, the resources required for cultivation were massive. But if he didn't use Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, the efficiency of his cultivation would be much lower.
This was also the reason why many experts would form their own forces or join a supreme force when they step into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. After all, cultivation required a massive amount of resources.
"You don't have to give me so much."
Jiu You never expected that a Heavenly Sovereign would receive such an amount, so he immediately replied.
However, Datura shook her head. "This is the rule. Every Heavenly Sovereign is the pillar of a supreme force, and if our Mu Abode can't even give them such treatment, will there be any Heavenly Sovereigns joining us?"
Looking at Mu Chen, Datura continued, "But with the current territory of our Mu Abode, we can only provide for three Heavenly Sovereigns. If another one comes, I'm afraid that we won't be able to do anything."
When Mu Chen heard that, his face turned grave, since this concerned the development of the Mu Abode. After all, Heavenly Sovereigns were the foundation of any supreme force, and it's easy to determine the strength of a supreme force by looking at the number of Heavenly Sovereigns they have.
"Then, what should we do?" Mu Chen looked at Datura.
"Maintain the status quo for the time being and slowly develop, or expand our territory to allow the Mu Abode to have more resources and territory." Datura faintly replied.
"Right now, those supreme forces in the Greatlaw Continent are all keeping their guard up against our Mu Abode. So we did not expand too much out of the Northern Region in case we suffer a backlash."
After a brief pondering, Mu Chen asked, "Have you investigated those supreme forces in the Greatlaw Continent?"
Nodding her head, Datura took out a scroll and handed it over to Mu Chen.
Receiving it, Mu Chen slowly opened it and saw the names of five supreme forces. The leaders of those five supreme forces were also rather famous in the Great Thousand World.
Pellet Sun Mountain - Pellet Sun Ancestor.
Profound Nether City - Profound Nether City Lord.
Violet Thunder Immortal Sect - Venerable Violet Thunder.
White Tiger Valley - White Tiger King.
Spiritual Ghost Gate - Ghost Emperor.
The leaders of the four supreme forces had all reached the Initial Phase Immortal Heavenly Sovereign Realm, and the Ghost Emperor of the Spiritual Ghost Gate had even stepped into the Middle Phase Immortal Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
"The Skylaw Continent is truly worthy of being a supercontinent. The situation here is complicated and there are even five such supreme forces." Mu Chen spoke with a slightly grave expression.
"In the past, those supreme forces had an unspoken rule in the Greatlaw Continent, and they would not send out their Heavenly Sovereigns to interfere. They would only support the other forces in the Greatlaw Continent. However, none of them expected that a monster like you would appear in our Mu Abode in just a few years, breaking the rules of the Greatlaw Continent." Datura smiled.
"When our Mu Abode had just unified the Northern Region, the five supreme forces had also sent a warning to us not to interfere in the other territories of the Greatlaw Continent. At the same time, they are also obstructing the expansion of our Mu Abode."
"But when the matter of you in the Ancient Buddha Clan spread out, those five supreme forces were also fearful, so they retracted their hindrances."
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head. He naturally knew that those five supreme forces would be fearful of him. They must have known that his mother was a Saint Grade Spiritual Array Ancestor and the Grand Elder of the Ancient Buddha Clan, so they did not dare to do anything to the Mu Abode.
But the current situation was troublesome. Although the Mu Abode was filled with vigor, they were blocked in the Northern Region by those five supreme forces. If they forcefully made a move, then they might be forced to join forces against the Mu Abode. If that's the case, then it would be a great threat to the Mu Abode.
After all, it wasn't possible for Mu Chen to use his mother to annihilate those fellows. The Mu Abode was his foundation, and he wanted to rely on himself to strengthen it.
But if the Mu Abode wanted to strengthen and step into the ranks of the supreme forces in the Great Thousand World, then they would have to dominate the entire Greatlaw Continent. With the resources of this continent as a foundation, the Mu Abode could also become a colossus in the Great Thousand World.
It wasn't because of Mu Chen's ambition, but he knew that if the Mu Abode continued to grow stronger, even if he didn't make a move, those five supreme forces would still be fearful of the Mu Abode. At that time, a war would be inevitable.
According to Mu Chen's estimations, if it wasn't for Qing Yanjing suddenly becoming the Grand Elder of the Ancient Buddha Clan, those five supreme forces would have already made a move against the Mu Abode, and they wouldn't have waited until today.
In their eyes, the Mu Abode, which was growing stronger by the day, had already become a thorn in their side.
"There's no rush."
After a brief pondering, Mu Chen said, "We can maintain the situation with the Mu Abode. As long as we drag it out, I will make them not dare to stay in the Greatlaw Continent and leave."
Although the other party had the advantage in numbers, if he had enough time, or perhaps when he stepped into the Immortal Heavenly Sovereign Realm, the five supreme forces would be able to differentiate the strong and the weak.
At that time, Mu Chen would naturally be able to dominate the Greatlaw Continent without fighting.
Hearing Mu Chen's words, Datura sighed, "I'm just afraid that they won't give you the time."
"What do you mean?" Mu Chen squinted his eyes.
Datura's face turned cold as she slowly said, "I've received news that the Pellet Yang Mountain and Profound Yin City have formed an alliance a few days ago, forming the Greatlaw Alliance."
"I'm just worried that the Greatlaw Alliance is targeting our Mu Abode."
Mu Chen gently knitted his brows. He never expected that the five supreme forces would be so decisive to form an alliance to obstruct his Mu Abode's path of dominating the Greatlaw Continent.
Along with Mu Chen's silence, the entire hall became quiet.
However, right at this moment, a ray of light flew into the hall and was caught by Mandala. She sensed it, and her expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Mu Chen's brows slightly twitched.
Datura's voice turned cold. "There's news that the five leaders of the Greatlaw Alliance are holding a banquet in Greatlaw City three days from now, and they're inviting you."
"There won't be a good banquet." The Profound Sky Ancestor said.
"What should we do?" Datura looked at Mu Chen.
Mu Chen's palms rubbed against the table. Under the illumination of the lights, a smile that wasn't a smile surfaced on his handsome face. A chilling light condensed within his pitch-black eyes.
"Courageous. I initially wanted to wait for some time for them to retreat, but I never expected that they would be so anxious to wrestle with me."
"Since that's the case, then I'll fulfill their wish."
When he finished his last word, a shocking aura suddenly burst out from Mu Chen's body, causing space to tremble. His robes fluttered as if he was an overlord that had descended to the world.