Chapter 230: Pressure Half a Year Later

Li Luo ultimately let Manager Pei Hao go.

To be precise, it couldn't really be called letting him go, because with Elder Mo Chen, whose strength had reached the Heavenly Gang General Stage, protecting him, given the strength Li Luo and the others had gathered here, if the other side insisted on a head-on clash, although they might not necessarily come out well either, a Heavenly Gang General Stage strongman wanting to withdraw unscathed, with no Heavenly Gang General Stage strongman on their side to block him, would still be very hard to intercept.

So since there was no certainty, there was no need to do such a pointless thing.

Besides, at this moment in the shadows, there were still many gazes watching this place.

The excitement at the House Luolan Mansion today was already enough for now.

In the ravaged courtyard, Li Luo watched Manager Pei Hao and Elder Mo Chen's figures disappear into the night, gently exhaled a breath, a trace of gloom flashing through his eyes. This attempt to slay Manager Pei Hao had clearly failed, although from the very beginning Li Luo had had this premonition.

After all, Manager Pei Hao was no fool; he wouldn't really come to Daxia City completely unprepared.

What Li Luo hadn't expected, however, was that Elder Mo Chen, this offering elder of the House Luolan Mansion, would actually be protecting Manager Pei Hao.

"Ungrateful old bastard."

Li Luo cursed. This Mo Chen used to live off the House Luolan Mansion's offerings, yet now he was deliberately going against him.

"How could Dad and Mom, so wise and brilliant, leave behind only this kind of trash?" Li Luo said gloomily, looking toward Jiang Jiang Qinge.

The brilliant radiant light force surging around Jiang Jiang Qinge gradually subsided. Hearing Li Luo's words, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Perhaps Master and Mistress never took these fleas seriously from start to finish. They were confident that as long as they were here, no matter what schemes these monsters and demons harbored, they could only work loyally for the House Luolan Mansion."

"When they were here, Elder Mo Chen was practically the House Luolan Mansion's model soldier, filling in wherever needed without complaint. It's just that perhaps Master and Mistress never expected that one day they would leave the House Luolan Mansion at the same time."

Li Luo was speechless. This scheming old bastard actually had such an obedient and well-behaved past?

Looking at it this way, one really couldn't blame Dad and Mom for lacking foresight. It could only be said that his own ability here was still insufficient, unable to subdue these various factions harboring ulterior motives.

"Sigh, if Uncle Niu could act, that would be great." Li Luo sighed. Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao clearly possessed the strength of a Marquis-level strongman, but due to certain reasons, he couldn't step out of the House Luolan Mansion headquarters, and his own power couldn't be used freely, with many restrictions.

What a pity, otherwise if the House Luolan Mansion could have a Marquis-level strongman presiding over it now, all the turmoil would be quelled, and any force wanting to move against the House Luolan Mansion would have to think twice.

The wrath of a Marquis-level strongman truly carries great deterrent power.

"Uncle Niu's situation is special and can't be counted as normal strength." Jiang Jiang Qinge shook her head. She didn't actually feel that gloomy, because when she first took over the House Luolan Mansion, the situation was even worse than now. And now, at the very least, she and Li Luo already had some deployable power in hand. Moreover, because of Xiyang House's recent rise, the House Luolan Mansion's situation was also gradually improving. With sufficient funds, the scale of the faction could always be expanded.

"I've already sent someone to notify Elder Yuan Qing. He will rush back to the House Luolan Mansion headquarters today. If he returns, the headquarters' strength will be greatly reinforced."

Li Luo nodded. Elder Yuan Qing was the only one among the three offering elders who still remained loyal to him and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

At this moment, the elite guards of the House Luolan Mansion who had surrounded this place were gradually withdrawing at Li Luo's signal. Only Pavilion Master Lei Zhang, with a few figures, followed behind Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

The two walked out of the courtyard, looking at the brightly lit Daxia City. Above the city, the sky was pitch-black like ink, faintly giving one an indescribable sense of oppression.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze fell on Li Luo and said, "The Mansion Sacrifice half a year from now will likely decide the House Luolan Mansion's future fate."

Li Luo nodded slightly, because that Mansion Sacrifice would not only decide the true Mansion Master of the House Luolan Mansion, but also, as Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao had mentioned, half a year from now, the "mysterious formation" protecting the House Luolan Mansion headquarters would enter a Shuai Ruo Qi.

At that time, the House Luolan Mansion headquarters' deterrent against Marquis-level strongmen would drop to its lowest.

These two points colliding... whatever happened then, Li Luo wouldn't find it strange at all.

"Really, time is tight."

Li Luo sighed, feeling a little suppressed. Half a year was truly too short.

"What you need to do in this half year is not a small amount at all."

Jiang Jiang Qinge looked at him, her expression somewhat serious: "Because your lifespan only has four and a half years left. As I've said before, when the One Star Academy ends, you yourself need to at least reach the third stage of the Xiangshi Realm, the second transformation within the Transformation Phase."

"Although this difficulty is high, to achieve Marquis in five years, this is the basic minimum."

"A true Marquis in five years requires not only talent, but opportunity is equally indispensable... However, fortunately your luck isn't bad. You obtained the 'Golden Dragon Secret Key' from the Golden Dragon Bank. It's said that Golden Dragon Dojo is extraordinarily mysterious. Although with your strength, you only entered the outer perimeter of the Golden Dragon Dojo, if your opportunity is sufficient, it will surely bring you tremendous benefits. So I hope you can take the Golden Dragon Dojo seriously and not treat it as just a trip."

"The Golden Dragon Dojo next month..." Li Luo's gaze flickered slightly. Finally, he nodded. The Golden Dragon Bank's foundations were unfathomably deep, and the 'Golden Dragon Dojo' they had poured all their efforts into creating certainly wouldn't be simple. With such an opportunity, he naturally wouldn't slack off.

"And besides that, there's also the 'Emperor Fluid'..."

Hearing the words Emperor Fluid, Li Luo felt a headache coming on. According to Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao, to gather enough Emperor Fluid, he might need nearly a hundred thousand or so academy credits, and even if he could get first place in the monthly ranking battles every month, he probably couldn't gather that amount in a year.

But if he couldn't gather this Emperor Fluid to solve the problem of his own foundation deficit, he wouldn't be able to break through to the General Stage. Yet what Li Luo's cultivation could least afford was this kind of stagnation, because others still had enough time to accumulate and temper themselves, but how could he, with only four and a half years of lifespan, afford to endure that?

His current cultivation was already a race against time. Anything that could accelerate his cultivation, he had to try with all his might.

Therefore, to prevent this foundation deficit problem from becoming a stumbling block to his strength improvement, Li Luo had to resolve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it dragged on, the greater the hidden dangers it would bring.

Jiang Jiang Qinge, seeing Li Luo's expression, knew what was giving him a headache. She pondered slightly and said, "We're returning to the Shengxuan Star Academy tomorrow. Regarding academy credits, there should be an opportunity to earn them this month, and it will be a large wave of credits."

"Oh?" Li Luo looked over in surprise.

"You probably haven't heard of the Dark Caverns of the Shengxuan Star Academy, have you?" Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

"Dark Caverns?" Li Luo frowned slightly. Actually, it wasn't that he hadn't heard of it at all. Instructor Xi Chan had seemingly mentioned it in passing before, but because she hadn't elaborated, Li Luo's knowledge of it was limited to hearsay, and he didn't know exactly what it was.

When Jiang Jiang Qinge mentioned the words Dark Caverns, her expression clearly became much more Solemn, and a rare trace of fear even flashed through her eyes. This made Li Luo's heart turn cold, because he knew Jiang Jiang Qinge's character very well. If even she was so wary, one could see just how terrifying the so-called Dark Caverns truly were.

"Inside the Dark Caverns..."

Jiang Jiang Qinge stared at Li Luo, took a deep breath, and her soft voice made Li Luo, who was deep in the dark alley, suddenly feel a chill surge up from the soles of his feet.

"There are 'Aberrations'."