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

Li Bai's return has touched a nerve with many people.

In particular, in the past two and a half years, more and more people have entered the Nascent Soul stage.

Although Vanka is still in the top tier, it has also faced many constraints.

Two and a half years ago, she could act unilaterally.

Two and a half years later, there are some things that I have to discuss with others.

Therefore, no matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to get out of the gentle embrace that Li Bai had created.

"Sorry I couldn't make you have as much fun as you wanted."

Vanka was also a little unhappy. Her boyfriend was back, but she couldn't spend enough time with him, which made her very angry.

"It's alright, you go ahead with your work, I'll go take a look around Rota City now."

Feeling refreshed and showing no signs of weakness, Li Bai reached out and pinched Vanka's delicate chin, whispering, "Tonight I want to see a golden cat, the kind with a tail."

Vanka's fair face suddenly flushed red, and not only that, even her long, slender neck turned pink.

The powerful Nascent Soul True Monarch, the dignified First Governor of Rota City, and the most famous socialite of Rota Kingdom, lowered her head shyly: "I'll finish my official business early tonight and wait for you to come back."

Li Bai laughed loudly, then turned and left Vanka's office.

Seeing the water stains everywhere in the room, Vanka waved his hand and cast a cleaning spell on himself and the room, quickly cleaning up the traces of the battle. After tidying his clothes in front of a water mirror, he opened the door to his office.

"Speak up, unless it's absolutely urgent, don't blame me for making things difficult for you!"

Vanka looked at Lord Los of the Spud family as he entered the house.

Lord Los smiled and looked at Vanka: "I've pursued Miss Vanka many times before, but never received a response. I never expected that she already had someone she loved. It seems that Miss Vanka is very happy!"

Vanka stared at the other person without responding.

The Spoo family already has its own city, so the two sides are now both allies and rivals.

There is only one reason preventing the two sides from annexing each other: both sides have a foothold on Earth.

This is also the main reason why there has been no large-scale annexation among the major cities of Qiyuan Star.

Because everyone knows that within ten years at most, the Xuan Yuan Empire will no longer be able to stop many countries from developing Qi Yuan Star.

Only then will it be a great era of heroes vying for supremacy.

The current Qiyuan Star is merely in the primitive era of exploration.

Seeing that Vanka did not respond, Lord Los shrugged and said, "We have discovered a huge beast den 100,000 miles to the west. It is estimated to be tens of thousands of meters deep. There should be a fifth-order spirit ore inside - Stardust Stone, as well as its associated fourth-order spirit ore - Cold Silver Stone."

Both of these ores are excellent materials for refining weapons, and of extremely high quality. Starstone generally has a low content of ore, but Cold Silverstone definitely has a high content.

Vanka's grim expression eased slightly.

Then, she looked at Lord Los.

The fact that the Los family didn't keep such a good thing to themselves but instead came to discuss it with me means they must have encountered some difficulties.

"What else is in that beast's den?"

Vanka was always direct, and Lord Los didn't mince words either: "There are at least ten Nascent Soul Beastmen, but whether there are any Divine Transformation Beastmen is unknown. However, in the three and a half to four years since Qiyuan Star was developed, we have never heard of anyone seeing a Divine Transformation Beastman, and it is possible that those who did see one are all dead."

"That's very risky!"

Vanka is not afraid of Nascent Soul Beastmen; with her strength, she could easily take on three at once.

The main problem right now is that the specific situation inside the beast's den is unclear.

"We need someone to go and find out the details of the beast's den."

Only now did Lord Los reveal his true purpose: "I've heard that Miss Vanka's sweetheart, True Man Li Bai, is extremely capable. He found the sixth-order spiritual veins, and he could withstand Nascent Soul beastmen even when he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Now that he's at the late Golden Core stage, I imagine this kind of mission..."

"Shut up, you can leave!"

Vanka's face immediately darkened: "I won't fight you for that mine, you can mine it yourself!"

Lord Los was surprised by Vanka's strong reaction, and his expression turned somewhat grim: "This is a fifth-tier ore vein, and there is a high possibility that there are also sixth-tier ores."

Vanka didn't even lift an eyelid: "If something like this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Lord Los stood up angrily and walked out. He did not expect that Vanka would be so tough in front of him, the lord of a city and a dignified Nascent Soul True Lord.

Do you still think it's the same era as a year ago, when you were the undisputed number one in Rota City?

For the sake of a mere man, you've disregarded all your own interests. Are you still the same venomous beauty from Rota Kingdom?

Vanka seemed oblivious to Lord Los's anger, and instead began dealing with the backlog of official duties that had accumulated over three days.

After working for a while, Vanka couldn't help but stop what he was doing and gently stroked his storage ring.

"Wait, which cat-ear outfit should we wear? I heard it looks best with white stockings, and what color should the tail be?"

"Mikami Company really knows how to have fun; these little gadgets they develop are simply irresistible."

Where did Li Bai learn these things?

……

In just over an hour, news of Miss Vanka's refusal to cooperate with the Spoo family to explore and develop a fifth-tier spirit mine for the sake of her beloved had already spread throughout Rota City and Spoo City.

Many people are discussing this matter.

"Miss Vanka, aren't you blurring the lines between public and private matters? Giving up such a good benefit for a mere Golden Core cultivator—what good is Li Bai anyway?"

"That's not necessarily true. Why should Li Bai be the one to go on such a major mission as exploring a fifth-tier spirit mine?"

"I feel this will damage Miss Vanka's image; she's always been known for her impartiality!"

"So what if she's impartial and incorruptible? She's still a woman, and what's wrong with protecting her man? Why does Li Bai have to do such a thing?"

……

Upon hearing this while shopping, Shen Bai was deeply moved and immediately put on his own persona.

With a single step, he appeared in front of the teleportation array.

He then arrived outside the city lord's mansion in Sibu City.

"Li Bai, a mere swordsman from Rota City, has come to challenge Lord Los, the city lord of Sibu City!"

The soaring sword intent surged wildly at this moment.

The clouds in the sky were stirred up, and Sibu City was immediately plunged into a chilling atmosphere of swordplay.

The Golden Core cultivators in the City Lord's Mansion were immediately alarmed and shouted angrily.

"Where did this rogue cultivator come from, daring to run wild in Sibu City?"

However, before these Golden Core cultivators could even get close to Shen Bai, they were blasted away by his chilling sword aura.

"Foreign invasion!"

Sibu City immediately sounded the alarm, but it was drowned out by Shen Bai's overbearing laughter: "A dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, dare not face the challenge of a mere sword cultivator like me? Then how dare you go to Luota City and send me to my death in the beast's lair?"

Shen Bai's words immediately silenced the noisy city of Sibu.

The city guards, who had been alerted, were now stunned.

What's going on?

Isn't there an invasion by foreign enemies?

"Are you here to die?"

Lord Los's angry roar echoed above the city lord's mansion.

Lord Los, with brown hair, appeared before Shen Bai.

Shen Bai said arrogantly, "Since you went to instigate Miss Vanka to make me explore the beast's lair, you should know my temper, right? Or are you saying that you, a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, were instigated by some villain to cause trouble for me?"

Shen Bai's words enraged Lord Los, who looked at a Nascent Soul True Lord in white robes beside him.

"Could you please teach him a lesson, Kuya-sama?"

Ku Ye Zhenjun nodded slightly, glanced contemptuously at the little swordsman before him, and sneered, "Can you crush him?"

Lord Los hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "He is Lord Vanka's Daoist partner, so a lesson will suffice."

Kuya Shin-kun snorted, "How boring!"

Shen Bai was not angry at the other party's disdain for him. Instead, he unleashed his Chongyue Sword Technique with madness.

The two True Lords who were in the air suddenly sank, and they immediately launched their sword techniques to resist it.

"That's interesting."

Ku Ye Zhenjun stepped forward, and the powerful Li Huo sword aura suddenly collided with Shen Bai's Chong Yue sword aura. In just an instant, a shockwave rose to the sky in front of the city lord's mansion.

The defensive arrays of all the surrounding buildings were activated instantly, but they were quickly and completely destroyed.

The defensive array of the city lord's mansion was also on the verge of collapse, so Lord Los had to arrange for people to strengthen the mana output of the defensive array.

If the city lord's mansion is destroyed, that would be a real disaster.

Seeing that his opponent also possessed a sword aura, Shen Bai chuckled, and once again unleashed an invincible sword aura from his body.

"Two sword techniques?"

This time, even Kuya Shinkun, who had been looking disdainful, became serious.

Although he had also mastered the sword intent, it was only a superficial understanding. In terms of sword intent mastery, Ku Ye Zhenjun couldn't even come close to Shen Bai, whose skills were fully maxed out.

Now, the Li Bai in front of me is actually wielding two sword techniques at the same time. This level of swordsmanship is definitely at the level of a prodigy.

"Sword Momentum - Demon Slayer!"

Shen Bai raised his hand and pointed, unleashing the full power of the Chongyue Sword Technique. Ku Ye Zhenjun felt his body suddenly sink, and his Li Huo Sword Technique immediately became somewhat scattered.

The unparalleled power of the Demon-Slaying Sword seized the opportunity.

Kuye Zhenjun felt as if his soul had seen a righteous and awe-inspiring god. With just one glance, he lost consciousness.

"Rubbish!"

Shen Bai looked arrogantly at Lord Los in the sky above the City Lord's Mansion and sneered, "Is this all the people under the command of the dignified City Lord's Mansion of Sibu City are capable of?"

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on Lord Los's face as he looked at Lord Kuya, who had collapsed to the ground.

He looked at the arrogant swordsman in front of him and said coldly, "I went to see Vanka on official business, not to target you."

Shen Bai sneered, "Heh!"

A simple "hehe" seems to say nothing, yet it also seems to say everything.

Lord Los's face instantly turned a deep liver color: "Don't think that just because you're Vanka's Daoist partner, I won't dare kill you!"

Shen Bai unleashed a furious sword strike towards Lord Los: "Then let's have a duel to the death!"