The Great Ruler: Starting with the Contract Goddess Luo Li

"My name is Lin Suzhou. I hope you will take good care of me in the future, Sister Jiuyou."

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, dressed in a cheongsam with long legs that could be admired for a lifetime, Lin Suzhou stretched out his right hand.

"Hmph, since you helped me overcome my tribulation, you'll be my underling from now on, and I'll take care of you."

Jiuyou then extended her hand and shook hands with him.

Feeling the softness from his palm, Lin Suzhou couldn't help but be distracted, and successfully lured away another goddess.

"I need to retrieve a spirit array scroll. Would you like to come with me?"

After Lin Suzhou parted ways, he asked with a smile.

"Well, I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll go with you."

Jiuyou nodded slightly and smoothed her wind-blown black hair.

"Alright, let's get on the horse."

Lin Suzhou called back the mare, sat on her, and reached out his hand to Jiuyou.

"This little horse is only at the Divine Soul Realm, it's too slow. Let me take you, I'll show you around."

"Really?"

Lin Suzhou put the mare back into his Qi Sea and scratched his head: "Isn't our progress a little too fast? I'm not ready yet."

"What nonsense are you thinking? I meant it would be faster if you came to sleep with me... oh no, it would be faster if I came to pick you up."

Jiuyou almost made a mistake again, gave him a charming glare, and then transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-tall bird.

Lin Suzhou looked at the sky, which was almost dyed purple with fire, and shook his head: "It's still too high-profile. Forget it, I'm not the kind of person who develops in a sneaky way."

After saying this, he transformed into a stream of light and landed on Jiuyou's back.

"Fly west."

Lin Suzhou pointed out a direction to Jiuyou, and they soon arrived at the Mangyin Mountains in the west of the Northern Spirit Realm.

Meanwhile, in a mountaintop camp north of the Mangyin Mountains, hundreds of bandits were holding a banquet in the open air, drinking and making merry.

"Haha, we robbed a large shipment today and got over 300,000 spirit coins!"

At the head of the table, a middle-aged man with slightly sunken eyes and black lines on his hands raised his wine cup and laughed at the bandits below, "Come on, brothers, drink this cup, and may good luck be with you every year!"

As he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes suddenly saw a huge purple flame bird swooping down on their mountain stronghold.

"Enemy attack!"

He suddenly shouted loudly, unleashing his spiritual power in an attempt to defend himself.

But the henchmen around them, seeing this enormous creature, couldn't muster the will to resist. Some fled, while others hid under the table.

"Hey!"

A bird's cry rang out, and an immense pressure of spiritual energy instantly forced all the bandits to the ground.

"Who's in charge here?"

As the giant bird landed on the mountaintop, a faint, youthful voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"I...I am! What brings this young master to Mangyin Mountain?"

The middle-aged man with sunken eyes swallowed hard, his mind racing as he approached Lin Suzhou.

He racked his brains but still couldn't recall any impression of this young master.

Could it be... that their robbery of this caravan today offended this young master?

"Snapped!"

Before Lin Suzhou could speak, the middle-aged man slapped himself: "Young master, I was wrong. If I had known that caravan belonged to you, I wouldn't have dared to do it even if you gave me ten thousand lives."

"I'm only here for something from your treasure vault."

Lin Suzhou raised his hand to interrupt him, and said coldly, "If you don't want to die, take me to your treasure vault."

"Gurgle."

Upon hearing this, Yang Gui felt a chill run down his spine. His treasure vault was known only to him and his strategist. Could it be…?

After saying that, he looked at the wooden barrels hiding outside the house in the distance and glared fiercely at the middle-aged man with two wispy mustaches inside.

They actually leaked information about his treasure vault! This person must not be allowed to live!

Then, Yang Gui led Lin Suzhou and the other man through a series of turns, finally arriving at the study of a courtyard deep within the mountain stronghold.

He groped around on the wall for a while, and the wall suddenly opened to both sides, revealing a small secret room in front of Lin Suzhou.

"Hehe, this is my treasure trove. Young master, take whatever you want, just please spare me."

Yang Gui knelt before Lin Suzhou, his face filled with fear and unease.

He was only a Divine Soul Realm cultivator, and the sight of Lin Suzhou's Heavenly Fusion Realm cultivation almost scared him to death.

Not to mention the wild beauty next to her, who is actually a divine beast that has survived the Black God's Tribulation!

With such powerful guards, he concluded that Lin Suzhou came from a powerful force.

He was enjoying hotpot and drinks when this bandit was robbed. Where could he go to seek justice?

"Very good, your mission is complete... However, those who attempt to rob others will inevitably be robbed in return."

As soon as Lin Suzhou finished speaking, a purple flame appeared at his fingertips above his head, and the Divine Soul Realm cultivator instantly turned into ashes.

The Nine Netherfire is indeed terrifying...

Having dealt with this person, Lin Suzhou stepped into the secret chamber, where millions of spirit coins were piled up like a mountain, and on the other side, wooden shelves were filled with spirit manuals.

Then, a jade box was opened, inside which lay a blood-red ginseng as thick as a palm.

"Nine-Bearded Blood Ginseng?"

Lin Suzhou pronounced its name, but it was only effective for cultivators in the Spirit Wheel Realm and Divine Soul Realm.

He threw it directly into the dantian, letting the little mare swallow it in one gulp.

He continued rummaging through the pile of boxes, and as he moved the objects, a black scroll rolled to his feet.

Lin Suzhou drew in his palms, opened the scroll with both hands, and slowly unfurled it. Black light emerged, forming five large characters: "Demon Lotus Slaughtering Spirit Array"!

"Found it."

Lin Suzhou accepted the mid-grade earth-level spirit array diagram, and then put all the spirit coins and spirit techniques into his storage ring.

"What is that scroll?"

"I can't believe it," Jiuyou asked, puzzled.

"Spirit Array Diagram".

"You also know spirit arrays?"

Jiuyou looked surprised when he heard Lin Suzhou's answer.

This added even more mystery to Lin Suzhou.

Not everyone has the talent for spirit arrays, and spirit array masters of the same level have the upper hand when fighting against cultivators.

Starting with a Level 1 Spirit Array Master comparable to the Spirit Wheel Realm, the levels increase sequentially until reaching a Level 5 Spirit Array Master comparable to the Heavenly Realm and the Lesser Three Tribulations.

Above these are the Human, Earth, and Heaven-grade Spirit Array Masters, each grade further divided into three minor realms: low, medium, and high, corresponding to the first to ninth grade Supreme Realms.

After the Spirit Array Master comes the Spirit Array Grandmaster, who is comparable to the Earthly Sovereign, and is divided into low-level, mid-level, and high-level.

Finally, there are the Grandmasters of the Spirit, Immortal, and Saint ranks, corresponding to the Heavenly Supreme.

At this level, a spirit array master can create a small, incredibly powerful spirit array.

That's why Jiuyou was so shocked when he learned that Lin Suzhou had a talent for spirit arrays.

"There's a lot you don't know. Come with me to meet a good friend."

After hearing this, Jiuyou obediently followed behind.

Before leaving, he also had Jiuyou spew out several fireballs, which directly destroyed the mountain stronghold, as a way of accumulating good karma.

To avoid attracting attention, he stored Jiuyou in his Qi Sea, mounted Luoling Tianma, and rode towards Muyu.

The mare who ate the Nine-Bearded Blood Ginseng is almost at the late stage of the Divine Soul Realm, and her speed has increased significantly.

We arrived at the main city of the pastoral region before sunset.