Chapter 1414: Myriad Phases Qi

"Stop grinning foolishly, it's just a small Saint Seed."

After Li Li Tianji left, Dantai Lan glanced at Li Luo, who was hugging the Dragon Cauldron and laughing foolishly, before speaking in a vexed tone.

"Mother, you're a Grand Peerless Marquis, so naturally you look down on this small Saint Seed," Li Luo said with a smile.

Dantai Lan had advanced to Grand Peerless Marquis, and her own phase had already undergone an overall evolution to mid-Ninth Grade, so this so-called small Saint Seed was naturally extremely useless to her.

But Li Luo was different—right now, the highest phase within his body was only the lower-Ninth Grade Water Light Phase.

Therefore, the "small Saint Seed" would boost him quite significantly.

"Your Myriad Phases Seed has awakened?" Dantai Lan asked.

Li Luo nodded and muttered, "It did awaken, but I feel the boost isn't as obvious as what this 'small Saint Seed' gave me?"

"If the successive sect masters of the Faceless Saint Sect heard you say that, they'd probably curse you as an ungrateful brat who doesn't recognize treasure," Dantai Lan said helplessly.

"Please enlighten me, Mother!" Li Luo said with a cheeky grin.

Regarding the Myriad Phases Seed within his body, the information he knew was indeed less than what Dantai Lan knew.

Dantai Lan asked, "Within your Myriad Phases Wheel, a Myriad Phases Cauldron has already been born, and the 'Myriad Phases Fire' has been lit, hasn't it?"

Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then recalled the fire cauldron born at the central position of the Myriad Phases Wheel—and within that fire cauldron, what was burning was the "Small Faceless Fire," right?

"The so-called Small Faceless Fire, in its further evolved form, is the Myriad Phases Fire," Dantai Lan said.

Li Luo asked humbly, "What does it do?"

"The Myriad Phases Fire can protect you from all evil influences—you may have already experienced this before."

Li Luo nodded. The previous Small Faceless Fire possessed a refining power; even the most stubborn Evil Qi, he was able to refine it away with the Small Faceless Fire.

"Furthermore, the Myriad Phases Fire has another miraculous effect. When your own phase force advances in grade, this fire will feed back a special kind of power—you can call it 'Myriad Phases Qi,'" Dantai Lan said.

"This so-called 'Myriad Phases Qi' has an effect somewhat similar to Spiritual Water and Strange Light, capable of helping all the phases within your body advance further."

"All the phases?!" Li Luo's heart jolted. He knew that all the phases within his body had already reached Ninth Grade, and the price of Ninth Grade Spiritual Water and Strange Light was terrifyingly steep—even within the Li Li Tianwang Lineage, it was the most top-tier item.

So what gave him the biggest headache right now was how to obtain more Ninth Grade Spiritual Water and Strange Light.

And from what Dantai Lan just said, with this Myriad Phases Fire, wouldn't every time he advanced in grade be equivalent to gaining one boost to his phases?

Although it might not raise the grade every single time, accumulated over time it could not be ignored.

"Then why didn't my phases improve this time? And that 'Myriad Phases Qi'—I don't think I really felt it at all." But then Li Luo asked in confusion. During this closed-door cultivation, he didn't seem to have felt when the 'Myriad Phases Qi' appeared within his body.

"Nothing? That shouldn't be possible—could something have gone wrong?" Dantai Lan was also taken aback upon hearing this, somewhat surprised.

Li Luo thought for a moment, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him. He quickly took out from his spatial orb the pot of "Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots" that Li Li Jingzhe had transformed into, and hurriedly said, "Mother, when I came out of closed-door cultivation this time, I found that Grandpa's 'Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots' had grown a bit. Do you think my 'Myriad Phases Qi' might have been channeled to Grandpa?"

Previously he had been pondering the reason for this growth of the 'Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots,' but had come up with nothing. Now hearing Dantai Lan's words, he couldn't help but form a guess.

Dantai Lan took the 'Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots,' observed them carefully, nodded slightly, and said, "The residual aura of your grandfather seems to have grown a bit stronger."

She pondered for a moment, then said, "Your grandfather's current situation is actually caused by your Myriad Phases Wheel. If this growth requires the nurturing of 'Myriad Phases Qi,' that would make sense too."

"Then would using Spiritual Water and Strange Light work?" Li Luo asked excitedly.

Since Myriad Phases Qi had an effect similar to Spiritual Water and Strange Light, wouldn't using the latter to water it cause the 'Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots' to grow rapidly? If that were truly the case, then even emptying out the Dragon Fang Lineage's treasury would be worth it.

And once the other four lineages learned of this, they would also offer assistance.

Dantai Lan shook her head gently and said, "Myriad Phases Qi is a power unique in all the world—only the Myriad Phases Seed can give birth to it. Other Spiritual Water and Strange Light, even Ninth Grade ones... are different from it, so watering with Spiritual Water and Strange Light may not necessarily work."

Upon hearing this, Li Luo wasn't disappointed. He smiled and said, "Then I'll rely on my 'Myriad Phases Qi.' Grandpa protected me, so naturally I must protect him now."

Dantai Lan felt somewhat gratified—Li Luo's filial heart was worthy of Li Li Jingzhe's doting affection for him.

"As your phase force level rises in the future, the 'Myriad Phases Qi' born will also grow thicker. By then, the 'Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoots' probably won't be able to absorb it all, and you can save the rest to enhance your own phases," Dantai Lan said.

"Speaking of which, the things your grandfather left for you—it's time to give them to you."

Dantai Lan casually drew her slender finger across the void before her. The space cracked open, and a streak of flowing light descended, hovering before the two of them.

It was a simple, familiar straight blade. Li Luo recognized it at a glance—it was the Dragon Elephant Blade that had accompanied him for years!

However, the current Dragon Elephant Blade had changed quite a bit in appearance.

The dragon-mouth hilt was covered in fine, dense golden dragon scales, with dragon whiskers extending outward like a crossguard. A terrifying cold gleam flowed along the blade, and occasionally extremely fearsome thunder light flickered, emitting a low rumble of thunder.

The blade was silver in color, as if it were a world of thunder. Within it, one could even see a massive silver thunder bamboo standing tall, spewing forth vast thunderbolts.

And within the thunder, giant dragons and ancient elephants roared.

Li Luo gazed at the current Dragon Elephant Blade. The sharp, fierce edge emanating from its blade tip made even him feel a pang of heart-palpitation. Judging by its grade, the current Dragon Elephant Blade probably wouldn't be inferior to the "Heaven Dragon Mysterious Yellow Halberd."

Moreover, he could sense an extremely terrifying power hidden within the blade.

Like heavenly thunder, contained and unreleased, inspiring fear.

"Your grandfather's 'King-Slaying Staff' was smelted down by him into its raw materials. I helped you fuse them into your Dragon Elephant Blade. Now it has become a top-grade Marquis-grade treasure. However, the Dragon Elephant Blade's original grade was too low to fully bear king-grade materials, so more power has been sealed within it. Don't touch it during ordinary times," Dantai Lan said.

Li Luo's gaze was complicated. He reached out his hand, and the Dragon Elephant Blade, having accompanied him for years, was already extremely attuned to him. Combined with its advancement to a Marquis-grade treasure, the Dragon Elephant Blade's spirituality had grown even richer. Responding to his summons, it immediately let out a loud, thunder-like blade hum, transforming into a streak of silver thunder light that joyfully circled Li Luo's body once before finally landing in his hand.

Li Luo gripped the hilt. The phase force within his body flowed, pouring into the blade without any obstruction, and immediately violent thunder erupted along the blade, forming a thunder blade gleam.

That violent, ferocious power seemed capable of tearing apart everything before it.

Li Luo was overjoyed. If he had had this Dragon Elephant Blade during the Great Wei Venerable Contest earlier, apart from Li Zhihuo, the other three would have been cut down by him one by one.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Li Luo stroked the blade and said softly.

Now that the Dragon Elephant Blade had undergone a complete transformation, perhaps its name should be changed too.

Li Luo thought for a moment.

From now on, it shall be called...

Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade.