Chapter 1049: Chapter One Thousand and Fifty-Seven: Five Golden Talismans

The news that the Green Mist Banner had cleared the seventy-first floor of the Evil Demon Cave spread throughout the entire Five Dragon Lines in the following days, naturally sparking countless attentions.

Normally, if it were just an ordinary clearing of the Evil Demon Cave, it would not have caused such a commotion; after all, within the Li Li Tianwang Line, this colossal entity, the Twenty Banners' status was still too low.

But this time, the clearing of the Evil Demon Cave was somewhat different from the rest.

Because this might give birth to a new record.

And the previous record was left by Li Taixuan; for decades now, it has become a barrier that every generation of prodigies in the Five Dragon Lines could not surpass.

Yet this time, Li Luo seemed to have truly brought some possibility of breaking the record.

However, not everyone was so optimistic; after all, clearing the seventy-first floor did not mean one could pass the final floor.

Everyone knew the difficulty of that seventy-second floor; otherwise, it would not have become the tiger blocking the way that made so many generations of Twenty Banners prodigies tremble with fear.

In the past hundred years of the Twenty Banners, only thirteen banners had cleared the seventy-second floor.

Because each session of the Twenty Banners lasted about two to three years, generally speaking, the banners that cleared the seventy-second floor basically dragged the time out to over two years before conquering it.

And those who could clear it within two years were extremely rare.

Li Taixuan's one year and seven months was, in the eyes of the prodigies of the various banners, simply an insurmountable high mountain.

And now, Li Luo was attempting to climb this high mountain and make himself into an even higher mountain.

When the gaze of the entire Five Dragon Lines was drawn to the upcoming challenge of the seventy-second floor, Li Luo, the protagonist of the event, had not gone out at all during these days; all his time was immersed in cultivation.

Small pavilion, cultivation chamber.

Li Luo's eyes were tightly closed; around his body, abundant and surging heaven and earth energy flowed constantly. Behind him, four brilliant celestial beads rotated slowly, inhaling and exhaling energy.

Outside that fourth one, there was also a tiny point of light appearing and disappearing.

It was the prototype of the fifth celestial bead, but obviously, some time was still needed before it could truly condense into form.

However, Li Luo's focus these days was not concentrated on the fifth celestial bead, but was invested in that "Golden Talisman" derived from the origin of the affinity nature.

At this moment, inside the Water Light Affinity Palace within his body.

The clear and bright lake shimmered with waves; the lake water was clear, emitting a sense of purity and brightness.

In the lake water, Jin Guang flowed; looking closely, it turned out that five "Golden Talismans" were floating and moving; where these Golden Talismans passed, even the lake water was dyed a faint golden-yellow color, full of mysterious aura.

And the "Golden Talismans" occasionally condensed golden water droplets; these water droplets floated on the lake surface; a rough look showed the quantity was about fifty.

Inside the fifty golden water droplets, each contained a wisp of profound and arcane origin qi.

Li Luo gazed at those fifty golden water droplets; a certain joy flowed in his heart, because these could also be considered a trump card he prepared to deal with the seventy-second floor of the Evil Demon Cave coming next.

These "Golden Talismans" were originally things that could only be condensed after stepping into the Tian Xiang Jing, but Li Luo, relying on the "Mystic Heart Core," had cultivated some of them in advance.

"The Mystic Heart Core has been completely consumed; only five 'Golden Talismans' were condensed," Li Luo sighed in his heart.

For these five "Golden Talismans," he had used up the "Mystic Heart Core" obtained in the Spirit Affinity Grotto-Heaven; and without the support of the "Mystic Heart Core," to condense the "Golden Talismans" again, he would have to wait until Li Luo himself advanced to the Tian Xiang Jing.

Carrying some regret, Li Luo withdrew from the cultivation state.

The surging energy fluctuations within the cultivation chamber also subsided accordingly.

He stood up, calculated the time, and said to himself: "One day left."

Tomorrow was the last opening of the Evil Demon Cave for this month, and he would seize this final time to challenge the seventy-second floor of the Evil Demon Cave.

Once this task was completed, he could proceed to the Tianyuan Ancient Academy.

Li Luo walked out of the cultivation chamber, but a maid came to report that Li Jingtang and Li Li Fengyi had come to visit.

So he hurried downstairs and saw Li Jingtang and Li Li Fengyi waiting in the living room; he immediately said apologetically: "Big Brother, Second Sister, I kept you waiting for a long time."

After speaking, his gaze suddenly paused on Li Jingtang, because he discovered that the affinity power fluctuations emanating from the latter's body seemed to have become more pure and formidable than before.

"Big Brother, this is..." Li Luo's expression shifted.

Li Li Fengyi beside him took over the words and said with some envy: "This guy's affinity nature has evolved; now it is already Void Ninth Grade."

Li Jingtang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Thanks to the 'Extreme-Breaking Mystic Heaven Dew' that Third Brother gave me; otherwise, my evolution would probably have required accumulating for a long time."

"Actually, giving this thing to me is a bit of a waste; my nature is not to fight with others; it would be better to give it to Li Fengyi." As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Li Li Fengyi.

"Tsk, who cares," Li Li Fengyi snorted lightly.

Li Luo then smiled and said: "It's fine; later I will find some better treasures for Second Sister."

Li Li Fengyi beamed with joy and said: "Little Brother is still the most considerate."

She was not angry after all; she also understood that the "Extreme-Breaking Mystic Heaven Dew" mainly had a greater effect when helping affinity nature evolution; and although her affinity nature had also improved in the Spirit Affinity Grotto-Heaven, it was still quite far from the boundary of evolution, so giving this item to Li Jingtang was obviously more suitable.

"Little Brother, tomorrow you are about to challenge that seventy-second floor; are you all prepared? Do you know that your breakthrough this time, not only our Dragon Fang Line, but the high-levels of the other four lines, will probably be closely monitoring in real time?" Li Li Fengyi changed the topic and asked with concern.

"I will do my best," Li Luo smiled.

Li Li Fengyi said with some worry: "You are still too hasty; with your current strength, if you could wait another month, the certainty of breaking through would definitely increase by several tenths."

"When I came, I asked my father for information; the earlier the Evil Demon Cave is cleared, the higher the difficulty. When Third Uncle challenged back then, it was one year and seven months; do you know what appeared on the seventy-second floor?"

Li Luo's expression shifted: "Was it not the Evil Demon Leader?"

"Only for those exceeding two years would the seventy-second floor be the Evil Demon Leader; and if the clearing time is within two years, some changes will occur." Li Li Fengyi shook her head and said: "What Third Uncle encountered on the seventy-second floor back then was a fourth-grade Marquis Realm dragon race; it is said its strength was extremely formidable, even forcing Third Uncle into a rather desperate situation."

"A fourth-grade Marquis Realm dragon race." Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly; among the myriad fine beast races, the dragon race was absolutely an existence standing at the peak of the pyramid; and a fourth-grade Marquis Realm dragon race, its combat power must be terrifying to the extreme.

Father's record was indeed full of gold content; no wonder no one could surpass it for so many years.

Li Li Fengyi nodded and said with deep worry: "The time of your challenge this time is one month earlier than Third Uncle's; I imagine the blocker appearing on the seventy-second floor will be even more tricky."

Li Luo clicked his tongue; indeed, Father had pushed this record to a perverted degree; to surpass him, one must become an even more perverted pervert.

If Li Luo were not about to leave for a period of time, he probably would not have planned such an extreme challenge; but there was no way; time was too precious for him.

"Regardless, let's try with all our might; anyway, there is no loss if we lose," Li Luo smiled.

Li Jingtang and Li Li Fengyi also nodded; after all, the matter had been pushed to this point; the gaze of each line was watching; if Li Luo suddenly retreated, it would inevitably invite some ridicule.

"Go for it! If you succeed in this breakthrough, even the Five Dragon Guards will probably be shocked by you." The two gave encouragement.

Li Luo smiled, chatted and laughed with the two for a while, and only then saw them off.

And not long after the two left, Niu Niu Biaobiao and Li Li Rouyun also came together, saying a string of encouraging and expectant words to him.

Li Luo responded with a smile to all of them.

At the same time, he noticed the two of them seemed to have some issue, so he winked and made faces at Niu Niu Biaobiao on the sly.

Li Li Rouyun noticed Li Luo's gaze, her face reddening slightly, while Niu Niu Biaobiao explained, "Ah Yun's been in a bad mood lately, I'm just keeping her company."

Li Luo understood that Li Li Rouyun's low spirits were naturally due to Li Li Lingjing's departure, and having Niu Niu Biaobiao there to ease her mood was actually a good thing.

After offering encouragement, Niu Niu Biaobiao and Li Li Rouyun didn't disturb Li Luo any further.

Li Luo saw the two of them off, then stood before the small tower, gazing at the moonlit mountains. His heart grew ever more tranquil. This challenge seemed to have stirred up more commotion than expected, but he was genuinely looking forward to it.

Li Luo chuckled softly to himself.

"Old man, your record probably won't hold till tomorrow."