Chapter 690: Initial Meeting with Master Bai Niao

"Ah Chuan, are you okay?" Liu Qiyue asked, worried.

"My primordial spirit avatar has returned, so of course I'm fine," Meng Chuan said with a smile. "Having cultivated to my current realm, as long as I don't provoke an Eight-Tribulation realm expert, my true body back home won't be threatened."

Meng Chuan didn't know much about the terrifying methods of an Eight-Tribulation realm mighty figure.

Liu Qiyue nodded slightly and asked curiously, "Ah Chuan, you told me that throughout the entire River of Spacetime, Seven-Tribulation realm mighty figures are considered top-tier existences who greatly value their reputation. That Seven-Tribulation realm mighty figure bullied a junior and even launched a sneak attack? Doesn't he care about his reputation?"

Meng Chuan thought for a moment, then nodded. "In terms of evil deeds and sins, he wouldn't even rank among the top five Seven-Tribulation realm mighty figures. But when it comes to shamelessness, he's second to none."

In terms of sin and ruthlessness, the two Seven-Tribulation realm mighty figures from the Black Demon Palace undoubtedly ranked in the top two, embodying undisguised malice. The Dark Star Master outwardly still cared about his reputation, and his sneak attacks were for seizing treasures, targeting only peak Six-Tribulation realm experts and stronger individuals. Therefore, in terms of sin, he truly wouldn't make it into the top five.

"His name is Dark Star Master," Meng Chuan said. "He single-handedly established the Dark Star Society, and he constantly targets Six-Tribulation realm experts and even stronger beings. Once he spots an opportunity to seize something, he will use any means necessary to launch a sneak attack."

"Ah Chuan, how did you escape?" Liu Qiyue asked. "Was it thanks to spatial rules?"

Meng Chuan had already happily shared with his wife the fact that he had mastered spatial rules.

"It's not easy to escape when the Dark Star Master launches a sneak attack," Meng Chuan shook his head. "It was the Fiend Eye Master who intervened. I was also very surprised that he would show up..."

Meng Chuan spoke, and Liu Qiyue listened. Over the years, Liu Qiyue had learned many secrets of the River of Spacetime from her husband.

"These Seven-Tribulation realm experts each have their own operating style," Liu Qiyue nodded.

"Those who can reach the Seven-Tribulation realm should not be underestimated. Even the Dark Star Master... I always feel that the information I've gathered about him is merely the most superficial layer," Meng Chuan said thoughtfully. During their previous conflict, he vaguely sensed that 'shamelessness' was just the outermost facade of the Dark Star Master.

"Hmm?" Meng Chuan suddenly felt a stir in his heart and told his wife beside him, "Qiyue, the Hall Master has summoned me."

"The White Bird Hall Master?" Liu Qiyue asked.

Meng Chuan nodded, "He summoned me personally."

Anyone with a decent understanding of White Bird Hall would know that most of its affairs were handled by the Blazing Sun Deputy Master, making a personal summons from the White Bird Hall Master extremely rare.

White Bird Hall Headquarters.

Meng Chuan, cloaked in black robes with white hair, traversed vast distances of time and space, finally arriving.

"What a White Bird Hall," Meng Chuan observed. It was a complex spanning approximately ten billion li, with simple courtyard walls and numerous buildings within. He could even see many Six-Tribulation realm experts gathered in small groups, chatting leisurely. Official members of White Bird Hall each had their own dwelling here. Thousands of Six-Tribulation realm experts gathered regularly, many of them unique lifeforms.

"City Lord Dongning, facing the Dark Star Society's ambush, actually instantly killed five top-tier Six-Tribulation realm experts! It's said that even the Eight-Tribulation realm secret treasure 'Reincarnation Array Diagram' fell into his hands."

"Even the Dark Star Master's personal intervention couldn't immediately eliminate him. The Fiend Eye Master then appeared, helping him block the Dark Star Master. It's clear that the Fiend Eye Master has an extraordinary relationship with City Lord Dongning."

"Who doesn't know the Fiend Eye Master's temperament? He doesn't care for personal relationships at all. He must have seen City Lord Dongning's astonishing potential. According to the latest intelligence, City Lord Dongning has only cultivated for just over five thousand years and has already mastered three Six-Tribulation realm rules, including spatial rules. With such talent and potential... becoming a Seven-Tribulation realm expert is beyond doubt. He might even become another existence like the Primeval World Leader."

"Yes, and City Lord Dongning is a primordial spirit tribulation expert! Our White Bird Hall will soon have a primordial spirit Seven-Tribulation realm expert!"

Many Six-Tribulation realm experts were gathered at White Bird Hall, discussing the major event that had just occurred: the Dark Star Society's ambush on City Lord Dongning! This intelligence was simply too explosive. The attention of numerous Seven-Tribulation realm experts had completely exposed Meng Chuan's cultivation duration. Cultivating for just over five thousand years and mastering three Six-Tribulation realm rules, including spatial rules... this was enough to shake the entire River of Spacetime!

Meng Chuan walked into White Bird Hall.

"City Lord Dongning." The Six-Tribulation realm experts chatting in the distance saw Meng Chuan from afar, and their expressions immediately became much more respectful. Meng Chuan's mere strength as a 'peak Six-Tribulation realm' expert already inspired awe in these Six-Tribulation realm individuals. Coupled with his short cultivation period, who dared to be disrespectful? Even the White Bird Hall Master and the Myriad Star Heavenly Emperor highly valued him, let alone these Six-Tribulation realm experts.

Each of these Six-Tribulation realm experts was a hegemon in their own right. Some unique lifeform races had only produced a single Six-Tribulation realm expert in the entire River of Spacetime, and most unique lifeform races didn't even have one! All who could become Six-Tribulation realm experts were extraordinary. But at this moment, they all showed respect for 'City Lord Dongning,' because in terms of potential, City Lord Dongning was already among the strongest in the River of Spacetime, someone they all had to look up to.

"City Lord Dongning."

"Greetings, City Lord Dongning."

One by one, the Six-Tribulation realm experts bowed. Meng Chuan smiled and nodded without saying much. In just a few steps, he passed through numerous gates and walls, quickly reaching the inner sanctum of White Bird Hall Headquarters, an area accessible only to high-ranking members.

"Dongning is here," the tall figure of the Blazing Sun Deputy Master, who had been waiting there, said. His single vertical pupil brightened slightly upon seeing Meng Chuan. "Come with me, the Hall Master arrived long ago."

"Deputy Master Blazing Sun," Meng Chuan greeted humbly.

"You truly made a splash this time, astonishing the entire River of Spacetime," the Blazing Sun Deputy Master said, walking alongside Meng Chuan with a smile. "All the Seven-Tribulation realm experts are paying attention to you now."

Meng Chuan also sensed a change in the Blazing Sun Deputy Master's attitude. The last time he recruited him, the Deputy Master's demeanor was that of someone addressing a talented individual with potential. Now, he treated Meng Chuan as an equal.

The two walked side by side into a small building. Meng Chuan followed the Blazing Sun Deputy Master to the second floor of the building and immediately saw two figures sitting cross-legged, chatting and laughing.

One figure had blue dragon scales covering his entire body, with a few on his face, and his eyes were deep and unfathomable. Meng Chuan naturally understood that this was the 'Azure Dragon Deputy Master,' the current Dragon Clan patriarch! He mastered the fundamental 'Reincarnation Rule,' possessed numerous treasures, and was invincible in his campaigns across various regions. Many of White Bird Hall's large-scale faction wars were led by him.

It was quite remarkable, really. In the River of Spacetime, there were over fifty Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm experts, and the top five among them were capable of suppressing true Seven-Tribulation realm experts. Among these five most dazzling Seven-Tribulation realm experts, three were affiliated with White Bird Hall: the Shadow Demon Master, widely regarded as the 'strongest Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm expert'; the Azure Dragon Deputy Master, the Dragon Clan patriarch, known for his 'numerous treasures and vast array of methods'; and the 'Apprentice,' the 'strongest artifact forger in the River of Spacetime.'

Among these three, the Shadow Demon Master was a lifelong friend of the White Bird Hall Master and co-founded White Bird Hall. When the White Bird Hall Master had not yet reached the 'Half-Step Eight-Tribulation realm,' the Shadow Demon Master frequently intervened. Later, as the White Bird Hall Master's prestige shook the River of Spacetime, the Shadow Demon Master appeared less and less frequently. The Azure Dragon Deputy Master currently oversaw all campaigns. The Apprentice was a very unconventional Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm expert, solely focused on artifact forging, even neglecting his physical body. Outsiders believed that if he put some effort into cultivating his physical body, he would have become a physical Seven-Tribulation realm expert long ago. Nevertheless, the array formations, secret treasures, and exotic artifacts he forged were the reliance for White Bird Hall's victories in large-scale wars. The secret treasures he forged functioned as Seven-Tribulation realm secret treasures in others' hands, but in his hands, they could unleash the power of Eight-Tribulation realm secret treasures. When he fought, he simultaneously wielded dozens of secret treasures in perfect coordination, creating an unstoppable force as if dozens of Eight-Tribulation realm secret treasures were working together.

Besides these three, Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm experts like the Mind Devil Cult Master and Mo Xie Mountain Master were also terrifyingly powerful, no less than true Seven-Tribulation realm experts. In contrast, the Blazing Sun Deputy Master and the Ape Demon Monarch were at the normal standard for Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm experts. The Blazing Sun Deputy Master could only contend with a Seven-Tribulation realm expert by relying on treasures. The Ape Demon Monarch was even slightly weaker, as he wasn't as diligent in serving White Bird Hall as the Blazing Sun Deputy Master.

"What charm does the White Bird Hall Master possess? How did he manage to recruit some of the most dazzling Half-Step Seven-Tribulation realm experts to serve him?" Meng Chuan looked at the figure seated in the main position.

The figure was slender, with calm and gentle eyes, dressed in simple robes. He appeared utterly ordinary, so inwardly composed that he exuded no sense of pressure or threat. Seeing him was like seeing silent rocks, flowing streams, or swaying blades of grass... He was just the most ordinary part of the River of Spacetime.

At this moment, the White Bird Hall Master looked up, smiling as he gazed at Meng Chuan.

"Greetings, Hall Master, Deputy Masters," Meng Chuan bowed slightly.