Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Vanka spoke with an air of domineering arrogance, his sharp eyes sweeping over everyone around him: "If anyone dares to do anything underhanded behind my back again, it won't be as simple as a light punishment!"

"Hand over the management rights to the mine right now, or you'll have to go back to where you came from!"

Everyone suddenly realized that Vanka had really stood up for Li Bai.

However, Vanka couldn't say it outright, so she could only use the issue of mine management rights as an excuse to warn all the families who coveted the power in her hands.

The power of the families within the Luota Kingdom is even stronger than that of the Xuan Yuan Empire.

The powerful families of the Xuan Yuan Empire can only influence the empire's decisions and check the royal family from the shadows.

The power of the families in the Kingdom of Rota is such that they can disregard even the decisions of the Emperor of Rota.

This is why, despite only having the cultivation level of the Golden Core Great Perfection, Wanka was able to easily secure the positions of the representative of the Luota Kingdom in the Xuan Yuan Empire and the Luota Kingdom in Qi Yuan Star.

A powerful family naturally speaks arrogantly.

The family behind Philip arranged for him to be a deputy consul general, simply wanting a share of the pie. However, Vanka took swift and decisive action, suppressing all dissent.

He both avenged his mistress and served as a stern warning to all the powerful families.

Master Bart immediately understood why his sister was so angry. He looked at the Golden Core cultivators that Fip had brought and sneered, "Since you're all so free, then go out and wipe out the orcs!"

The officials immediately paled, but dared not disobey the military order, because their superior had been frozen solid.

"Damn it, what bad luck! Why didn't you just honestly pursue Miss Vanka? Why did you have to go after Li Bai?"

The same thought flashed through the minds of all the True Immortals, but they had no choice but to obediently be driven out of the stronghold by True Immortal Bart to sweep away the orcs.

Vanka rushed back to his office with a frosty expression, and Bart Zhenren quickly followed.

"Sister, what should we do?"

Vanka said coldly, "I've already notified Li Bai to come back, but he insists on going to explore the mine. Go find someone to meet him."

Bartholomew responded and left.

Vanka sighed, looked at the bouquet of roses on the table, and remained silent for a long time.

The strong woman realized for the first time how important the other person was to her.

For a split second just now, I really panicked.

That Philip is a real bastard! He actually sent Li Bai alone to explore for minerals thousands of miles away. He was practically trying to kill him.

The problem is Li Bai's arrogant nature.

He was forced to go out and prospect for minerals, and he certainly wouldn't give up if he couldn't find any good spirit ore.

Having spent so much time together, she had come to understand Li Bai's personality quite well.

They always strive to be number one and don't want anyone to look down on them.

The incident involving Fei Pu was merely a trigger; he desperately wanted to prove his worth once again, to have his contributions and importance highlighted once more after the arrival of tens of thousands of Golden Core cultivators.

The man does all this to elevate his status and to be worthy of himself.

In the world of cultivation, social status and family background are important factors.

Even though love is more free in the Kingdom of Rota, people are still very careful when choosing a partner.

As he was about to enter the Nascent Soul stage, Li Bai naturally felt a lot of pressure.

Thinking of this, Vanka sighed again.

Given her current position, she cannot act rashly, nor can she recklessly go searching for Li Bai.

Now we can only hope that Li Bai doesn't get into trouble, otherwise she will definitely kill Fei Pu to vent her anger.

……

After leaving the stronghold, Shen Bai sheathed his sword and flew at low speed close to the canopy of the dense forest.

With the recent sweeping of the surrounding area by Bat Zhenren, the area within a hundred miles is basically a safe zone.

However, the orcs on the entire planet Qiyuan seemed to be endless.

Orcs at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages can emerge at any time, and orcs at the Golden Core stage are not uncommon.

Fortunately, so far, only two Nascent Soul beastmen have been seen.

It seems that orcs become rare after reaching this level.

After flying two hundred miles close to the forest, Shen Bai suddenly noticed a sword light behind him. Without thinking, he activated the jade pendant on his body.

"Bang—"

A crashing sound rang out, and the jade pendant on Shen Bai's body shattered. However, he took the opportunity to rush more than ten meters away and turned to look at the person coming from the air.

"Your reaction time is quite quick!"

Three Golden Core cultivators watched Shen Bai from the air with smiles on their faces.

The leader was a Golden Core cultivator with white hair and a black robe. The other two were also dressed differently: one with blond hair and a black robe, and the other with black hair and a black robe.

They were all at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The blond-haired master looked at Shen Bai, his eyes full of mockery: "I've heard you're known as the number one swordsman below the Golden Core stage. I wonder if you can defeat someone at the Golden Core stage?"

The black-haired master chuckled: "It's just an empty reputation. If it were truly that powerful, wouldn't all our hard work of cultivating for over a hundred years have been for nothing?"

Shen Bai looked at the three men, his eyes gleaming with a strange light: "Philip sent these three oddballs to kill me?"

"You're asking for it!"

The black-haired immortal flew into a rage, and the white-haired immortal also snorted angrily: "It seems that you are indeed as arrogant as the legends say. Enough of the nonsense, prepare to go on your way."

"Heh, if we're talking about those who've embarked on their journeys, it's you guys!"

Shen Bai looked at the three of them as if they were idiots, then casually tossed out an array plate, instantly dissipating all the spiritual energy in the surrounding area.

"Spirit-Sealing Array!"

The white-haired master was terrified, but had no time to react and fell directly from the sky.

"If you came to kill me, why were you so stupid as to let me get close? Like boss, like employee!"

Shen Bai transformed into a phantom and vanished from the spot in an instant. Before the three True Immortals could react, he punched through the chest of the Golden-Haired True Immortal.

"You...your physical body!"

The black-haired and white-haired immortals looked at Shen Bai in utter horror, only to see him disappear from the spot once again with a mocking smile on his lips.

"You might not know this, but I'm actually better at physical cultivation!"

Shen Bai's physical strength is now comparable to that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Before becoming an undercover agent for Li Bai, he used all the qualifications he was granted for the Thunder Pool Baptism.

He never easily uses this trump card in front of outsiders.

If I'm being hunted down today, then naturally I have no room for holding back.

With just three punches, the three Golden Core stage cultivators were killed on the spot without even a chance to fight back.

After dismantling the spirit-suppressing array, severing the heads of the three individuals, and collecting their storage rings and flying swords, Shen Bai gracefully flew away into the distance.

A mere Golden Core cultivator poses negligible threat to Shen Bai.

Unless he is caught off guard and attacked by a powerful spell, even a Golden Core cultivator would not be able to harm Shen Bai in the slightest.

After flying forward for about a hundred miles, Shen Bai stopped and took out a defensive array, hiding in a large tree.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that there was no second group of people chasing him, he finally felt relieved.

Soon, he received a message from Vanka.

He smiled happily as he read Vanka's messages urging him to return to the base.

Vanka also mentioned that she had taught Philip a lesson, which moved him deeply.

All my hard work day and night during this period has not been in vain.

Vanka, the top socialite in Rota, is now taking herself much more seriously than when Philip humiliated her last time. All she needs to do is put in a little more effort to firmly establish her undercover identity on Vanka's chariot.

"Don't be so angry with me. I must achieve something to show them, otherwise, what right do I have to marry the most beautiful flower of the Kingdom of Rota?"

After refusing the other party's request to return and praising them as usual, Shen Bai transformed into a black shadow and rushed back to the stronghold in the Kingdom of Rota.

Along the way, Shen Bai's figure kept changing, and soon he transformed into a golden-haired female cultivator from the Kingdom of Rota, dressed in a white robe.

Upon arriving outside the stronghold, Shen Bai looked at the brightly lit, town-like stronghold of the Kingdom of Rota and smiled silently.

How dare that little guy, Philip, provoke me time and time again?

Then there's no need to spare your life.

……

The Instant Teleport title skill is activated.

Shen Bai silently passed through the layers of defensive arrays of the stronghold.

Now that Shen Bai is about to enter the late stage of Foundation Establishment, his magical power is nearly a hundred times stronger than when he was in the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, he has the talent of Three Elements Gathering at the Top, so short-distance instantaneous teleportation is no longer a big deal for him.

Upon re-entering the Rota Kingdom outpost, Shen Bai headed straight for Fei Pu's office without any delay.

During this time, Shen Bai had become thoroughly familiar with the defense layout of the entire stronghold.

The "Conceal Breath Technique" title skill is activated.

Shen Bai, like a shadowless figure, moved swiftly through the shadows of various buildings, rapidly approaching Fei Pu's office.

"That bitch! How dare she attack me in front of so many people?"

Philip's voice traveled through the office window and reached Shen Bai's ears.

He was surprised that Fip hadn't activated the protective array.

What kind of brain circuit is this?

Are you deliberately telling people outside so that Vanka will know about your impotent rage?

No wonder you still can't win over Vanka.

"Young Master Philip, you're being a bit too hasty today. The mining management rights of a mere mineral vein aren't worth much for our family. You should be focusing on pursuing Miss Vanka."

A soft, gentle sound rang out, and Shen Bai immediately sensed that the protective array inside the room had been activated.

Shen Bai, in his shadow form, circled around and spotted a female secretary in a small room on one side of the office, posing provocatively in front of a mirror.

After looking in the mirror for a while, the blonde, blue-eyed secretary still wasn't quite satisfied: "I'm going to take a shower first. The young master suffered so much today, I'll definitely make him suffer tonight."

The female secretary opened the bathroom door on one side of the cabin and went inside, completely unaware that another shadow was hidden in her own shadow.

……

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