"This is just the beginning!"
Slowly, Bai Ling began to feel that something was not quite right.
She seemed to have entered a marvelous state, her soul feeling as if it had detached from the constraints of her body.
At this moment.
She felt that although she was in the Dragon Palace, if she wished, she could perceive everything in Mount Taibai, and even within a hundred-mile radius!
Previously, her mental strength had been stronger than her other aspects, but it had never given her this outrageously powerful feeling.
This sensation carried a strong sense of unreality.
At present.
Bai Ling tried it out.
This time, she was stunned.
Because she discovered that the feeling she had just experienced was not fake, but truly real.
She subtly expanded her perception, and a very clear outline appeared in her mind.
In this outline, the changes outside the Dragon Palace were clearly visible.
This was worlds apart from what she could perceive before!
The feeling was incredibly, incredibly exaggerated.
With her limited understanding, Bai Ling was completely unable to describe her current mood.
She couldn't find any adjective in her mind.
At this moment.
Ao Yuan quietly watched Bai Ling.
Bai Ling's entire body was as soft as if made of water, slumped on the ground.
And above her, a faint beastly silhouette flickered in and out of view.
The beastly silhouette was snow-white all over, without a single mixed hair. It looked somewhat endearingly naive.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that it had three fluffy tails, from which it was not difficult to infer that this was Bai Ling's original form.
She curiously surveyed her surroundings, sometimes closing her eyes, sometimes revealing a look of astonishment on her face.
Ao Yuan remained silent, simply waiting patiently.
After a long while, Bai Ling finally began to regain some composure.
She opened her eyes and tilted her head.
She saw Ao Yuan looking at her, and meeting her surprised expression, his own gaze was remarkably calm.
"Dragon... Dragon God Lord."
Bai Ling snapped back to attention and quickly got up from the ground.
"You should have felt the changes in your body, right?" Ao Yuan asked calmly.
Bai Ling pursed her lips and said nothing, but her expression clearly conveyed everything.
Seeing this, Ao Yuan spoke no more.
With a wave of his hand.
Two beams of light suddenly flew towards Bai Ling.
Instinctively, Bai Ling caught them.
Before she could even look, she saw Ao Yuan turn and walk deeper into the Dragon Palace, saying, "Study these two things."
"How much you can comprehend depends on yourself."
With that, Ao Yuan vanished.
Staring blankly at Ao Yuan's departure, it took a considerable amount of time for Bai Ling to lower her gaze.
"Comprehensive Compendium of Basic Formations?"
"Compendium of Formations?"
Bai Ling tilted her head, stunned.
She was somewhat perplexed by Ao Yuan's intention in giving her these two items.
After tentatively flipping through them, Bai Ling seemed to understand.
"Dragon... Dragon God Lord, you want me to study formations?"
As she subconsciously uttered this question, a surge of great excitement suddenly ignited in Bai Ling's eyes.
Combat!
Bai Ling was not very skilled at it; otherwise, she wouldn't have resorted to using Ao Yuan's name.
To put it bluntly, she was better at trickery and deception.
And formations!
They would perfectly showcase this aspect of hers to the fullest.
Imagine.
Standing before a delicate and beautiful maiden, especially one whose strength was not yet considerable.
Anyone would be tempted to play around.
And Bai Ling, already adept at these things, would directly lead certain individuals to fall into her meticulously laid formations without even realizing it.
Not to mention her current mental strength!
It had reached a terrifying level!
"I'll try to cultivate first!"
Without hesitation, Bai Ling immediately picked up the two books and found a secluded spot in the Dragon Palace to completely immerse herself in their contents.
...
Meanwhile.
Bai Ling was unaware that every move she made was under Ao Yuan's observation.
Upon seeing Bai Ling begin to study formations, a smile appeared on Ao Yuan's lips.
In fact, allowing Bai Ling to consume the Spirit Nourishing Pill was a result of Ao Yuan's careful consideration.
He could have certainly let others take it, but compared to them, no one was as suitable as Bai Ling.
Dai Xiaomei, Mo Zi, and the earlier demon kings had already found their respective paths.
Although Bai Ling had some minor schemes, she was not inherently bad.
Moreover, her mental strength was indeed higher than that of ordinary demon beasts.
Furthermore, giving it to Bai Ling could also help to stabilize the demon beasts migrating from all over the world.
Bai Ling's transformation would let them understand that Mount Taibai would not mistreat them.
This was similar in nature to the Black Rhino.
Of course!
It was also because they genuinely possessed talent that Ao Yuan didn't mind offering some assistance.
"Now it's time for me to attend to my own matters."
Ao Yuan smiled.
Then.
The space around him distorted, and Ao Yuan vanished from the Dragon Palace as if from thin air.
He had left to deal with the matters that had remained unresolved.
As for the affairs of Mount Taibai, Ao Yuan believed that Dai Xiaomei and Mo Zi could handle them perfectly.
The seabed.
After leaving Mount Taibai, Ao Yuan plunged into the sea and headed towards the direction of Atlantis.
In the water, Ao Yuan's speed was astonishingly fast, even faster than in the sky.
"Indeed... it's better in the water." Ao Yuan chuckled, feeling his mood significantly soothed in the sea.
This only deepened his resolve to make Atlantis a new base.
"However, those terrestrial creatures are a problem."
Thinking of this, Ao Yuan frowned slightly.
But although this was a problem, it wasn't a major one for Ao Yuan.
Ao Yuan still had ideas on how to solve it; it was just a minor inconvenience.
Upon reaching the vicinity of Atlantis in the deep sea, Ao Yuan detected a faint, elusive aura.
This aura might be insignificant to others, but Ao Yuan knew.
This was the marine demon beast that had attacked him previously.
"I'll see just how many marine demon beasts there are."
Muttering softly, Ao Yuan changed direction and headed directly towards the source of the aura.
Before long, Ao Yuan arrived in a region of the deep sea.
He could sense the aura of that demon beast there, and not just that one; there were many other auras he didn't recognize.
Their auras were incredibly potent, clearly nearby, but the surroundings were shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to see anything.
He could only feel the gentle lapping of water against his body.
However, this was clearly not a problem for Ao Yuan.
Swish.
A flash of golden light suddenly appeared in Ao Yuan's pupils.
It wasn't much, but it was enough for him to see his surroundings clearly.
"Where is this..."
Scanning his surroundings, Ao Yuan's gaze paused, and he fixedly stared at a spot not far ahead.
At this moment!
Ao Yuan saw dozens of creatures with black, double pupils watching him from the dim depths of the sea.
From the perception of their auras, Ao Yuan understood that these were all the demon beasts he had sensed before!