Chapter 1483: The Growing Heavenly Thunder Bamboo

With the assistance of the Unparalleled Aura provided by Jiang Jiang Qinge and Lv Qing'er, the growth of this "Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoot" was extremely evident. The originally short and stout bamboo shoot rose joint by joint, while also becoming much slimmer.

Even bamboo leaves began to grow, and on each leaf, incomparably profound thunder patterns were inscribed, as if symbolizing the purest form of thunder energy.

Continuous streams of Lei Guang danced across the bamboo body, and the rumble of thunder rang out without cease, causing the void to tremble violently.

The growth of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoot lasted for a full hour, finally coming to a halt only when the Unparalleled Aura of Li Luo and the two women was completely exhausted.

Li Luo gazed at the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoot before him with pleasant surprise. No, it was no longer a bamboo shoot now. With this nurturing, what stood in the five-colored clay basin was a true Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, roughly a zhang in height.

Moreover, deep within this Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, Li Luo faintly sensed a familiar aura. That aura was extremely faint, yet it emanated a terrifying, oppressive presence.

It was as if some slumbering world-destroying fierce beast — even its mere faint breathing caused the heavens and earth to tremble.

But Li Luo was not afraid; instead, he was overjoyed, because this aura was none other than Li Li Jingzhe's.

Originally, this wisp of Li Li Jingzhe's aura had been like a candle in the wind, on the verge of dissipating at any moment. But with this nurturing, the wisp had clearly become much more stable.

This indicated that everything was progressing in a favorable direction.

As long as he continued to provide "Myriad Forms Qi" to nurture this Heavenly Thunder Bamboo during his breakthroughs, Li Li Jingzhe would sooner or later be able to truly be reborn.

Hoo.

Li Luo let out a sigh of relief, carefully put away the five-colored clay basin containing the "Heavenly Thunder Bamboo," then raised his head and smiled at the two women before him: "Thank you."

That Unparalleled Aura was extremely precious. It was only born when forging a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, and some of it would be preserved on the Marquis Platform. As time went on, this Unparalleled Aura would become a greatly nourishing spiritual medicine, reinforcing the foundation and reserves of one's own Marquis Platform.

This time, both Jiang Jiang Qinge and Lv Qing'er had treated these precious Unparalleled Auras as nourishment, which he had fused with the Myriad Forms Fire into the so-called "Myriad Forms Qi."

However, in the past, this Myriad Forms Qi should originally have only been refined using his own Unparalleled Aura. He hadn't expected that this time, the Unparalleled Auras of Jiang Jiang Qinge and Lv Qing'er would also be drawn in.

According to his speculation, it was perhaps because the three of them had almost simultaneously, at the same location, absorbed identical golden smoke, which caused their energy fluctuations to merge during the breakthrough. As a result, his Myriad Forms Fire ultimately did not reject the two women's Unparalleled Auras.

But regardless, this time he truly owed it all to them.

Lv Qing'er felt that Li Luo's thanks were directed at her, because Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's relationship no longer required such pleasantries.

"You helped me forge my Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, and I channeled some Unparalleled Aura. This transaction is not a loss for me." Lv Qing'er's voice was flat, then she stood up expressionlessly and headed toward the outside of the cultivation chamber.

That's right, this was merely a transaction, not because she wanted to do something for him.

Watching her back, which exuded a cold aura, Li Luo also felt a touch of melancholy and worry, saying: "What a wonderful personality she used to have. Now she's been ruined like this by that Sacred Ice Seed. Once I have the ability, I must definitely help her recover."

Jiang Jiang Qinge, standing beside him, glanced at him. As for Lv Qing'er becoming like this, whether it was truly because of the Sacred Ice Seed or because of you — that was still uncertain.

However, she ultimately did not say more on this topic, and instead said: "With both of us successfully breaking through this time, we have sufficient confidence for the upcoming Heavenly Mirror Martial Meet."

Previously, when facing an Eighth-Pillar Marquis-level powerhouse, although Jiang Jiang Qinge was not entirely without the power to resist, she still harbored some degree of wariness. But with this step into the Fourth-Pillar Unparalleled Realm, she had thoroughly joined the ranks of the very top powerhouses within the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda.

Even if Zhou Jun, Sheng Que'er, Lin Ju, Song Jing, and others might have also made breakthroughs during this period, touching the Upper Eighth-Pillar Marquis Realm, in Jiang Jiang Qinge's eyes, their threat had diminished considerably.

After all, when it came to improvement, it was clearly her forging of the Ten-Pillar Golden Platform that was the more tremendous.

Mentioning the Heavenly Mirror Martial Meet, Li Luo's spirits also lifted. After all, the most important task for him coming to the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda this time was to find the "Grand Formless Divine Forging Art" and resolve the issue of his fourth empty phase.

And based on the intelligence Jiang Jiang Qinge had provided earlier, the clue to the "Grand Formless Divine Forging Art" was located at an ancient altar on the thirty-fourth floor of the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda, so that was his ultimate destination within the pagoda.

Previously, Li Luo had harbored some anxiety about whether he could reach the thirty-fourth floor, but now... he should have considerable confidence.

After all, in terms of combat power, the current him feared no Seventh-Pillar Marquis. If he were to face that Xi Li again, Li Luo felt that even without using his sword formation or the "Dragon Blood Ancient Tracing Art," he could still suppress and defeat him.

"We've finally reached this step." Li Luo was somewhat impatient. It could be said that with the opening of the Heavenly Mirror Martial Meet, they were truly entering the core area of the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda, where they could come into contact with the pagoda's true opportunities.

Those ancient opportunities, inherited from the Formless Sacred Sect.

Among them, there was even the existence of Unparalleled Arts.

"I hope we can find the 'Light Unparalleled Art.' Sister Jiang Qinge, you've walked further than me on the path of the Unparalleled. In the future, if you're to achieve the Unparalleled Marquis, you'll definitely need an Unparalleled Art as your foundation. So if we encounter one within the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda, we must not give it up no matter what." Li Luo said.

Looking at Li Luo's handsome face, which was earnestly plotting, a trace of gentleness flowed through Jiang Jiang Qinge's deep and captivating golden eyes as she said softly: "My being able to break through to the Fourth-Pillar Unparalleled Realm this time is all thanks to you."

Li Luo smiled and extended his palm. Seeing this, Jiang Jiang Qinge also extended her slender, fair hand, grasping his, their fingers interlocking as they felt each other's emotions.

Li Luo then exerted a slight force, pulling Jiang Jiang Qinge into his embrace. His arm wrapped around her supple waist as he teased with a smile: "If you're going to thank me, shouldn't you show a little sincerity?"

The moment his words fell, he felt a waft of fragrance rush toward him, and his lips were pressed.

The slightly cool, soft sensation caused ripples in one's heart.

Jiang Jiang Qinge intended to pull away after a brief touch, but Li Luo reacted faster. The arm around her slender waist tightened, holding her in place, and he directly greedily took that tender, moist crimson, wantonly attacking and ravishing.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's delicate body trembled slightly, and a flush of shy crimson crept up her fair earlobes.

However, she was ultimately no ordinary woman. Even though she felt shy inside, she did not yield. Her hands gently pressed against Li Luo's chest, her red lips slightly parted, and she actually took the initiative to counterattack.

The atmosphere within the cultivation chamber instantly became enchanting and lingering.

But just as the atmosphere was gradually heating up, a sudden, grand voice rang out throughout the entire Heavenly Mirror City, even penetrating into this cultivation chamber.

It was Wang Xuanjin's voice.

"In three days, the Heavenly Mirror Martial Meet begins."

Such a simple sentence, yet it directly pushed the atmosphere within Heavenly Mirror City to a climax once again.

As the final and most important part of the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda's trial... after a long gestation of several months, it had finally arrived.