Mandala Flower and the Nine Netherbird

"What had brought you to the Heavenly Net Continent? Were you here to establish a force? But the Great Luo Heaven Domain was only one of the Seven Great Forces in the Northern Realm. Its strongest expert was merely a Lower Earth Sovereign. Why had you set your sights on it?" Qing Yanjing gazed toward the floating island, a trace of confusion on her gentle face.

"I had indeed come here to establish a force. But as you knew, I needed to search for those companions and prepare for the Fire Spirit Grand Ceremony a year from now, so this was not my main focus. No force with a Heavenly Sovereign had yet set foot in the Northern Realm. It was perfect as a starting point, and no one would disturb it for a while after I left," Xiao Ming explained, turning his head.

"Then why had you chosen the Great Luo Heaven Domain? The Divine Pavilion was the strongest force in the Northern Realm. Subduing it would save quite a bit of time."

The Seven Great Forces of the Northern Realm were the Great Luo Heaven Domain, Mysterious Heaven Hall, Demon Gate, Underworld Palace, Myriad Saints Mountain, Snake God Hall, and Divine Pavilion.

Although Qing Yanjing considered these forces more or less the same, with no real difference in which one he chose, Xiao Ming had passed through several of them without paying them any heed and headed straight for the Great Luo Heaven Domain. She truly could not understand such behavior.

Could it be that the mysterious Great Luo Domain Lord was a beautiful woman, and Xiao Ming had come specifically to collect beauties?

The absurd thought that suddenly surfaced almost made Qing Yanjing laugh, but Xiao Ming's next words stopped her.

"The Great Luo Domain Lord's true