A crowd stood on the bluestone plaza.
The wind howled. Suddenly, a massive purple bird with lightning coiling around its wings descended from the sky amid the roar of wind and thunder, hovering above the Daluo Golden Palace.
It was a Wind-Thunder Beast, a flying spirit beast specially raised by the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan.
Though it wasn't especially powerful, it could reach no higher than Fifth Grade as an adult.
But its flying speed was comparable to that of an ordinary Earth Sovereign, making it an exceptional aerial mount. It excelled at harnessing wind and thunder, and could be used for long journeys.
Elder Tian Que and a group of younger clan members, along with Mu Chen and Jiu You, landed on the vast back of the purple bird. They cupped their hands toward those below. "Forgive us for not seeing you off farther."
"Caw!"
The purple bird, lightning coiling around its wings, let out a long cry and beat its wings harder. It turned into a streak of light, swept from the mountaintop into the depths of the clouds, and quickly vanished from sight.
"Heavenly Vulture Emperor, Spirit Pupil Emperor, these are your Sovereign Breaking Pills."
Mandala withdrew her gaze and casually tossed out two streaks of light.
The two old emperors from Daluo Heaven's former days looked at the round pills floating in midair, their spiritual energy practically bursting from them. Both were delighted, then immediately bowed low.
The Sovereign Breaking Pill was an Eighth Grade Peak spirit pill, specially used to break through the bottleneck between Ninth Grade Sovereign and Earth Sovereign. It was priceless.
The two old emperors had only recently reached Ninth Grade and had yet to achieve perfection.
Yet the Daluo Territory Lord had bestowed these pills on them in advance, showing how