Five days passed in the blink of an eye. When the fifth day arrived, the party from the Jiu You Sparrow Clan had also arrived at the Greatlaw Sky.
Greatlaw Sky, Guest Hall
Amongst the Spiritual Beast Clans in the Great Thousand World, the Nine Netherbird Clan could be considered as one of the Spiritual Beast Clans with a long foundation. So when they came to the Great Havenlaw Domain, even Mandala had to give them face and temporarily put aside her cultivation to personally welcome them.
Mandala stood with her hands behind her back with the three Emperors, Mu Chen, and Jiu You standing behind her. However, Jiu You seemed to be distracted at this moment. Mu Chen knew that she was still worried, but there's no point in talking about it. Let's wait for the party from the Jiu You Sparrow Clan to come and see their attitude towards this matter.
"Don't worry. The Jiu You Sparrow Clan might be powerful, but my Great Heaven Domain isn't a pushover. They can forget about being rude and unreasonable under my eyes." Mandala glanced at Mu Chen and Jiu You.
With her eyesight, she naturally knew what Jiu You was worried about. She had a Bloodlink Bond with Mu Chen, and it could be considered a life and death contract. If one of them died, the other would probably die as well.
Generally speaking, this sort of Bloodlink Bond wasn't rare among the Spiritual Beast Clans. However, it was mostly used between two Spiritual Beasts with higher bloodlines, so both parties could benefit from it. But in this situation, Mu Chen clearly wasn't one of those Spiritual Beasts with higher bloodlines.
Besides, these spirit beasts with special bloodlines had always looked down on humans because under normal circumstances, they would not be able to do anything to humans.
Under normal circumstances, Spiritual Beasts of the same level would generally be stronger than humans.
They possessed all sorts of talents, and they were born with physiques that were stronger than humans.
In their eyes, most humans were weak.
It was extremely easy for them to die before they could become a true expert. Therefore, they were extremely resistant to forming a Bloodline Bond with humans. From their point of view, other than polluting the pure bloodline of the Spiritual Beast, there was no benefit to them at all.
Among some conservative spirit beasts, once a spirit beast formed a Bloodline Bond with a human, it would be regarded as a rebel, and its bloodline would be drained to death.
It was precisely because of this that Jiu You had always been deeply worried.
She was not worried that the Jiu You Sparrow Race would do anything to her. Her father was the current Clan Head of the Jiu You Sparrow Race. Coupled with her exceptional talent and esteemed status, basically no one in the race would dare to do anything to her. However, she was worried that once the Jiu You Sparrow Race found out about this, they would do something to Mu Chen.
But after hearing Mandala's guarantee, she felt a little more at ease and immediately nodded her head in gratitude.
Just when she was about to speak, her gaze suddenly froze as she raised her head and saw a streak of light flashing over.
Suddenly, a streak of light swept over like a bolt of lightning. In just a few breaths, it turned into a giant purple bird with lightning coiling around its wings.
It brought along a violent gale as it whistled over.
The massive purple bird hovered in the sky of the palace, before several streaks of light descended from the sky.
They had directly landed on the empty space before Mandala and the rest.
"Haha, this old man is the Sky Sparrow.
I'm an Elder of the Jiu You Sparrow Clan. I hope that the Great Havenlaw Ruler will not take offense to our intrusion today. "
When those few light figures appeared, an aged laughter resounded. When that laughter resounded, an astonishing Spiritual Energy pressure swept out in every direction, causing the entire region to suddenly become oppressive.
As the light gradually dissipated, several silhouettes appeared before the Guest Hall. The one leading them was an old man donned in azure robes with a skylark on his robes. Every single movement of his emanated a powerful pressure.
Furthermore, the shocking Spiritual Energy pressure originated from him.
Standing behind that azure-robed old man, there were several silhouettes, with the most eye-catching one being a slender youth. He was also donned in azure robes and looked rather handsome with sword-like brows and thin lips. There was a sharpness akin to an unsheathed sword in his eyes, which made others unable to not pay attention to him.
Standing behind Mandala, the three Emperors knitted their brows when they sensed the Spiritual Energy pressure. The actions of this person were somewhat overbearing. Was he trying to test the capability of their Great Heaven Domain?
They were truly using force before courtesy … Looks like today's matter wouldn't be so simple.
"So it's Elder Sky Sparrow of the Jiu You Sparrow Clan. Since our esteemed guest is here, my Great Heaven Domain will naturally do our best to receive you."
While the three Emperors knitted their brows, Mandala had only lightly smiled. She did not make any movements, but her words had caused a gentle fluctuation to spread out, instantly calming the astonishing pressure that was sweeping over. It was so much so that even the pressure in this region had returned to its tranquility.
The azure-robed elderly man squinted his eyes when he saw Mandala. After a brief moment, he said with a grave expression, "I never thought that the Great Havenlaw Ruler would have already come in contact with the Greater Earth Sovereign Realm. Looks like it won't be long before you can step into it. What a cause for celebration."
Elder Sky Sparrow's strength was in the Lesser Earth Sovereign Realm, with a respected position in the Jiu You Sparrow Clan. According to his estimations, the Domain Ruler of the Great Heaven Domain would, at most, be on the same level as him. If they were to fight, he should be able to gain the upper hand with the physique of a Divine Beast. But judging from the current situation, Mandala's strength had exceeded his expectations.
A Greater Earth Sovereign, even in their Jiu You Sparrow Clan, was a pinnacle existence. He never thought that such a small force would have such a powerful figure.
A smile appeared on Mandala's face as she replied, "Elder Sky Sparrow is overpraising me."
She naturally knew about the pride of the Spiritual Beast Clans. Furthermore, judging from the previous situation, it was clear that those with good intentions wouldn't come. If it wasn't for her breakthrough in the Hunting War, Elder Sky Sparrow wouldn't have such a humble expression on his face.
Elder Sky Sparrow kindly smiled, before looking at a silhouette behind him and smiled. "Little Jiu You, this old man has come from afar to receive you. Are you going to hide?"
When Jiu You saw Elder Sky Sparrow directing his gaze over, she could only helplessly walk out.
When Elder Sky Sparrow saw Jiu You walking out, a lustre shot out from his aged eyes and he examined Jiu You. In the next instant, a joyous smile blossomed on his aged face. "It's indeed the Jiu You Underworld Sparrow. Lass, you've really awakened this bloodline … You're truly worthy of being the one with the best bloodline in the past few thousand years."
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he asked the Sky Vulture Emperor in puzzlement, "Is it difficult for the Jiu You Sparrow Clan to awaken the Jiu You Underworld Sparrow?"
Judging from Elder Sky Sparrow's words, it seemed that there were many bloodlines that could be awakened in the Jiu You Sparrow Clan.
"Haha, the Jiu You Sparrow is a Spiritual Beast Clan, but they can evolve into different branches, such as the Jiu You Flame Sparrow, Jiu You Frost Sparrow and so on … As for the Jiu You Underworld Sparrow, it's the rarest branch. That's because once it evolves into the Jiu You Underworld Sparrow, it means that it possesses the bloodline of the Undying Bird. If there's an opportunity in the future, it might evolve into the Undying Bird, a genuine Super Divine Beast. Furthermore, it's a pinnacle existence amongst the Super Divine Beasts." The Sky Vulture Emperor chuckled.
"According to what I know, in the past thousand years, Jiu You is the only one in the Jiu You Sparrow Clan that can evolve into the Jiu You Underworld Sparrow."
When Mu Chen heard that, he couldn't help inwardly smacking his lips. In the past, he only knew that Jiu You's talent was pretty good, but he never expected that she would be so rare in the Jiu You Sparrow Clan.
As Mu Chen and the Sky Vulture Emperor conversed, Jiu You forced a smile towards Elder Sky Sparrow and said, "Thank you, Elder, for coming to receive us. But since we're already here, then let us prepare to return to the clan."
When she finished speaking, the handsome youth behind Elder Tianque lightly smiled and said, "Your Highness Nine Nether, there's no rush for us to return. There's actually another reason why we came here."
"Who are you?" Jiu You spoke in a cold tone.
"I'm Liu Qing, a deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall." The handsome youth smiled.
"Liu Qing?"
Jiu You narrowed her eyes. That name was somewhat familiar to her. Back then, when she left the Jiu You Clan, this person was one of the elites amongst the younger generations in the clan. She never expected that he would become a deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall. His growth wasn't slow at all.
"Haha. Little Jiu You, don't make things difficult for that brat Liu Qing …" Elder Sky Sparrow smiled. Shortly after, his turbid eyes gradually turned sharp. "You're the most outstanding bloodline in our clan in the past thousand years. Your Fate Plaque has been left in the Ancestral Hall. It's just that some time ago, we discovered that there's a trace of impurity in your Fate Plaque. It's caused by your bloodline being contaminated. Therefore, this old man has come to clarify this matter."
Jiu You's face turned slightly pale. "That's because I was heavily injured in the past. That's why there's such a trace. It will naturally disappear in the future."
Elder Sky Sparrow shook his head and indifferently said, "When I first saw you, I knew that you had formed a Bloodlink Bond with someone … so there's no need for you to hide it. You can be rest assured that if anyone dares to force you to form a Bloodlink Bond in this world, my Jiu You Sparrow Clan will not rest until they're annihilated!"
"Therefore, you only need to tell this old man who the Bloodlink Bond is!"
Towards the end, his voice was so stern that it was filled with killing intent.
Jiu You clenched her teeth and clenched her hands, but she didn't say anything.
Elder Sky Sparrow glanced at Jiu You and knitted his brows. "Even if you don't tell me, this old man can still sense that there aren't many people here that possess the bloodline of our Jiu You Sparrow Clan!"
As he spoke till the end, his voice was akin to thunder as it rumbled across the horizon. His gaze, which was as sharp as a sword light that tore through the horizon, ruthlessly pierced towards Mu Chen, who was standing at the rear.
"Brat, do you think that this old man is right?!"