Chapter 1207: The Five Heavenly Dragon Treasures

And while Li Luo and the others were heading toward the Dragon Fang Guard, Li Li Zhiqiu had already rushed over to the Dragon Blood Guard in a great hurry.

He went straight to a vermilion-colored mountaintop at the center of the Dragon Blood Guard's base, where a towering, majestic pavilion stood.

This pavilion was called the "Dragon Blood Tower," the seat of the highest authority within the Dragon Blood Guard.

At the top of the pavilion, several figures stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, gazing down at the training grounds below the mountain, where surging waves of phase force rose into the air—the training and sparring between the various divisions.

Among them, the one with the most outstanding bearing was a man in a crimson robe. His presence was imposing; as his gaze swept casually, a heart-stirring pressure radiated outward, inspiring fear.

The man was not particularly handsome, but his arched sword brows lent him a sharp, forceful air, which in its own way possessed a unique charm.

And this man was the commander of the Dragon Blood Guard, Li Zhihuo.

Beside Li Zhihuo stood a tall, slender woman. Her hair was pinned up, revealing a lovely oval face, but her chin was slightly too pointed, giving her an overall cold, sharp, and somewhat harsh temperament.

She was Li Hongque, the target of Li Hongyou's coming to the Dragon Fang Guard.

At this moment, this group of Dragon Fang Guard's high-ranking members was observing the drills, when suddenly Li Zhihuo looked up, watching the figures streaking across the sky. Sensing that familiar aura, he smiled and said, "Big Brother has rushed to our Dragon Blood Guard—is there something urgent?"

Before the pavilion, Li Li Zhiqiu and the others appeared. He stepped forward and landed on the top floor of the pavilion.

Li Li Zhiqiu's expression was not pleasant as he said, "Do you know who I ran into earlier?"

Li Zhihuo looked puzzled and shook his head.

"Li Luo," Li Li Zhiqiu said.

"Li Luo?" Li Zhihuo repeated, then thought for a few breaths and smiled. "That's Li Taixuan's son who has returned from outside, right? I heard he took the Dragon Head position in their cohort, pressing our Dragon Blood branch's generation down so hard they can't even lift their heads."

"He's finally come to Tianlong Ridge, is he joining the Dragon Fang Guard? Looks like Big Brother is here to put pressure on our Dragon Blood Guard." His words carried a teasing tone.

At this moment, Li Hongque beside him raised her eyes and said coolly, "Just a junior. No matter how strong his talent, it's not his turn to run wild in the Five Dragon Guards. This isn't a place for children like the Twenty Banners. If he wants to stand out, he should grind for a few years first."

Now, Li Luo's generation had too little seniority. Coming to the Five Dragon Guards, they could only be considered the lowest rank. After all, here status didn't matter—only strength. No matter what identity Li Luo had before, once he entered the Dragon Fang Guard, he was just an ordinary member.

After all, peers like Li Li Qingfeng and Li Li Hongli were still grinding at the bottom of the Dragon Blood Guard. This was a path every generation of Li Li Tianwang's line's prodigies had to walk—they had endured it themselves back then.

Li Li Zhiqiu said, "Li Luo has already reached Da Tian Xiang Jing. He's more than one tier ahead of peers like Li Qingfeng and Li Hongli."

Hearing this, Li Hongque was stunned for a moment and said, "Da Tian Xiang Jing?"

The most outstanding of their Dragon Blood branch's generation, Li Li Qingfeng, was only at the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing Void Seal tier. Li Luo's Da Tian Xiang Jing was indeed far beyond.

Li Zhihuo was also somewhat surprised and said with a faint smile, "Worthy of being Li Taixuan's son. This cultivation speed is truly astonishing."

Li Hongque curled her lip and said, "Da Tian Xiang Jing is only mid-level in the Five Dragon Guards."

"Is Big Brother only here because of this?" Li Zhihuo was somewhat puzzled. Li Luo joining the Dragon Fang Guard wasn't strange. Although he was the Dragon Head of their cohort's Twenty Banners, as Li Hongque said, even Da Tian Xiang Jing didn't carry much weight in the Five Dragon Guards.

Li Luo's talent and potential, proven through so many battles, wouldn't really be questioned by anyone. But for him to truly rise to the point of affecting the Five Guards' rankings, it might still take many years.

Li Li Zhiqiu said irritably, "If it were just a Li Luo, it wouldn't be worth it. But he also brought an extraordinarily brilliant girl, only slightly older than him, and she's already advanced into First Grade Marquis."

Li Zhihuo now felt a slight surprise. After all, the Marquis Realm in the Five Dragon Guards was already a force capable of influencing the situation.

But before he could speak, Li Li Zhiqiu's next words caused a visible change in the expressions of him, Li Hongque, and the others: "And she has also forged a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform."

"Ten-Pillar Golden Platform?!" Li Hongque cried out.

As Marquis-level experts, they knew perfectly well what this represented—the beginning of an Unparalleled Path.

The smile on Li Zhihuo's face slowly faded. He frowned and said, "How could the Dragon Fang branch have such an Unparalleled Prodigy? Is she a rogue cultivator? But what rogue cultivator could be so monstrous?"

"How did the Dragon Fang branch recruit such a prodigy? Can we try to approach her? No matter the price, as long as she's willing to come, we can give it."

Li Li Zhiqiu shook his head and said, "She should have been found by Li Luo. She's Li Luo's fiancée."

Li Zhihuo's heart chilled at this. If the two truly had this kind of relationship, then it would truly be hard to poach her.

His expression was complicated as he couldn't help but say, "These father and son really are cut from the same cloth."

Back then, Li Taixuan brought back a Dantai Lan who dominated an entire generation. Now this Li Luo has brought back a fiancée with a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform. Do these father and son really just live off their looks?

Truly... infuriatingly enviable!

A flash of jealousy crossed Li Hongque's eyes. She knew that from now on, the entire Five Dragon Guards would likely be talking about that girl with the Ten-Pillar Golden Platform.

The latter would surely shine brilliantly within the Five Dragon Guards.

No way around it—the Ten-Pillar Golden Platform was truly rare.

"It seems the Dragon Fang Guard will indeed have a rising momentum in the future," Li Zhihuo sighed.

Li Hongque snorted coldly and said, "Rising? Their 'Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear' is still in our Dragon Blood Guard's hands. Wait until they have the ability to take it back, then talk about rising."

The Five Dragon Guards each possessed a treasure, collectively known as the Five Heavenly Dragon Treasures.

The Dragon Blood Guard's Heavenly Dragon Hundred Battles Armor.

The Dragon Scale Guard's Heavenly Dragon Ten-Thousand Scale Mirror.

The Dragon Bone Guard's Heavenly Dragon Golden Bone Hammer.

The Dragon Horn Guard's Heavenly Dragon Horn.

And the Dragon Fang Guard's "Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear."

Each treasure was a top-grade Marquis-level artifact. Combined with the power of the Five Guards, its might was terrifying. And most importantly, when the five treasures were united, they rivaled a King-level artifact.

Controlling the Five Guards and gathering all five treasures upon oneself—this was said to be the true peak state of the Five Dragon Guards.

Capable of battling King-level experts!

Back then, the Old Ancestor left words that to strengthen competition among the Five Guards, the victor could take the exclusive artifact held by another Guard. The Dragon Fang Guard's "Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear" had been seized by the Dragon Blood Guard a few years prior and had yet to be recovered.

Although according to the rules, in emergencies they still had the right to borrow it, having to go to others to borrow their own thing was truly a somewhat aggrieving matter. So the entire Dragon Fang Guard's heart was set on finding an opportunity to take the "Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear" back.

Li Zhihuo stretched out his hand, and flowing light flashed across his palm. A spear about a zhang long appeared in his hand. The shaft was covered in mottled marks of time, while the spearhead emanated a chilling, heart-palpitating coldness. The sharp aura seemed to carry with it certain bloodstains that made one's heart tremble.

The spear rotated lightly in Li Zhihuo's hand, directly tearing dark marks into the void.

This spear gave one the feeling that it could pierce straight through the heavens.

Li Zhihuo toyed with the "Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear" and said with a faint smile, "I merely took the 'Heavenly Dragon Mysterious-Yellow Spear.' This is far less impressive than Li Taixuan back then. He controlled four treasures—who could rival him?"

Then he waved his hand and said, "That girl with the Ten-Pillar Golden Platform will most likely become a formidable foe of our Dragon Blood Guard in the future. But we don't need to worry too much. The Unparalleled Path isn't easy to walk. She may have been fortunate enough to forge one platform, but that doesn't mean she can continue to maintain her peak. Perhaps her potential will be completely exhausted on this single Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, and in the future she'll start high and end low. Such things aren't unheard of in history."

In the Marquis Realm, forging each Marquis Platform would consume one's own potential. Once the potential was exhausted, there would be no further path forward.

This is also why Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures are so rare—Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures can delay the consumption of one's potential, allowing a person to go further on the path to marquis.

Li Li Zhiqiu nodded, then glanced at Li Hongque and said, "Li Luo actually brought a woman with him as well, and she also plans to join the Dragon Fang Guard."

Li Zhihuo's expression stiffened, and he said, "Big Brother, can't you just finish what you're saying in one breath?"

Li Hongque sneered, "It seems this Third Young Master of the Dragon Fang Lineage really is a romantic at heart—does he truly treat the Dragon Fang Guard as his harem?"

Li Zhihuo then asked, "This girl surely isn't another Ten-Pillar Golden Terrace, is she?"

"That's not quite the case—Ten-Pillar Golden Terraces aren't cheap cabbage. She has the strength of a late-stage Da Tian Xiang Jing, but she bears a lower-nine-grade 'Sincere Heart Vermilion Fruit Phase.'"

"A lower-nine-grade Sincere Heart Vermilion Fruit Phase?" Li Zhihuo murmured thoughtfully for a moment, then said helplessly, "This Li Luo Dragon Head really does nothing but make trouble for our Dragon Blood Lineage."

Although the shock value of this "Sincere Heart Vermilion Fruit Phase" cannot compare to the Ten-Pillar Golden Terrace, its effects are indeed considerable. Especially since this woman is already at the late stage of Da Tian Xiang Jing—if one day she completes her breakthrough and steps into the marquis rank, her influence would be even more extraordinary.

Li Li Zhiqiu said, "That Jiang Qing'e is beyond our ability to win over, but this 'Sincere Heart Vermilion Fruit Phase'—perhaps we can try. At the very least, we cannot let her fall into the hands of the Dragon Fang Guard."

"Why?" Li Zhihuo was very puzzled.

Li Li Zhiqiu said, "Because her name is Li Hongyou."

"Li Hongyou?"

Li Zhihuo was stunned for a moment, then felt the name sounded somewhat familiar, so he looked toward Li Hongque beside him. He then saw the latter's face—first puzzled, then gradually covered in a layer of frost.

"Her name really is Li Hongyou?!" Li Hongque's voice was bone-chillingly cold.

Li Zhihuo had no idea what was going on, but Li Li Hongli helplessly sighed and said, "Sister, you heard right—she is Hongyou-Zhong Jie, who left home all those years ago."

Li Hongque's face was covered in frost, fury leaping in her eyes, and ice-shard-like words leapt from her mouth.

"What Hongyou-Zhong Jie? Just a lowly maid!"

"No news of her for so many years, I thought she had died out there. I never expected she'd dare to come back, and dare to join the Dragon Fang Guard?!"

"What is she trying to do? Tarnish our family name? Let others mock Father?"

"Lowly maid! Back then I could drive her and her mother out of the house, and now I can drive her out of the Dragon Fang Guard too!"