"H-High Priest! W-we never meant to disobey your orders..."
As soon as Lan Yan finished speaking, King Lihuo and the others came to their senses. Their faces turned deathly pale as they stammered out panicked explanations.
Thud...
"This slave is guilty. Please punish me, Master!"
Guihai Canglan swiftly weighed her options, then sank to her knees in sorrow to beg forgiveness. She offered no further explanation, looking touchingly pitiful.
This was precisely where Guihai Canglan's shrewdness lay. They had already disobeyed orders; what use were excuses now? Besides, she was a "slave" Xiao Ying had purchased, and her primordial spirit was under his control. If Xiao Ying could make her an elder of Black Tower, he could also turn her back into a slave at any moment!
"Time is short. Those who disobeyed will forfeit ten days' worth of pills and one month's stipend. If you offend again, both offenses will be punished together!"
Xiao Ying frowned and considered briefly before delivering a stern warning.
With that, he swept his hand. This time, Guihai Canglan and the others dared not resist. They swiftly vanished into thin air, successfully taken into the Heaven-Earth Bell by Xiao Ying.
Inside the Heaven-Earth Bell, nine thousand tribespeople stood bewildered and at a loss. Their whispers rose incessantly, buzzing like a swarm of insects. Fortunately, the High Priest's earlier explanation about "evading calamity" kept the situation from descending into chaos!
The size of the world within the Heaven-Earth Bell depended chiefly on its owner's cultivation, magical power, and primordial spirit strength. Physical strength had little bearing on it.
When Xiao Ying first reached the True Immortal stage, the world inside the Heaven-Earth Bell had expanded from several hundred square meters to over ten thousand. It had now grown to roughly forty thousand square meters, thanks