Chapter 735: Five Guards and Twenty Flags

Hearing Li Li Jingzhe's question, which carried a hint of amusement, Zhao Zhao Xuanming also smiled and said respectfully, "The Pulse Head truly has discerning eyes. Li Luo's talent is extraordinary; possessing three phases, even across the entire Five Dragon Five Pulses, he would undoubtedly be considered top-tier."

"Li Luo truly lives up to being the bloodline of the Third Elder."

At this moment, the others came to their senses as well, their faces filled with astonishment, and a series of amazed gazes turned toward the youth beside the Dragon Bell.

No one expected that Li Luo, who came from the Outer Shenzhou, would possess such remarkable talent; with only the power of the Evil Palace Realm, he already harbors three phases. In terms of talent alone, this is enough to compete with those of true Zheng De Jiu Pin.

Li Li Qingpeng wore a full smile, his eyes filled with considerable gratification; this nephew bore quite the resemblance to his father.

Li Li Jinpan nodded and said, "The affinity talent is indeed not bad, but I wonder how his comprehension of affinity arts will be? Moreover, he should only be at the minor Evil Palace Realm, right? This level of affinity power is slightly low, but that should be due to the scarcity of resources in the Outer Shenzhou. If resources catch up later, catching up to Li Jingtang and Li Li Fengyi shouldn't be difficult."

Li Li Jingzhe's usually stern, aged face now carried a hint of a smile, and he said to some of the elders present, "Now that Xiao Luo has struck the Dragon Bell, let him directly enter the Upper Genealogy."

This time, no one raised any objections, because Li Luo entering the Upper Genealogy was done entirely according to the rules, with no further transgression; if anyone jumped out now, it would be deliberately opposing the Pulse Head.

Li Luo also stepped down from the green stone, his expression calm, showing not the slightest hint of arrogance due to his earlier performance; instead, he clasped his fists and bowed to Li Li Jingzhe and the others.

Li Jingtang and Li Li Fengyi stepped forward, curiously glanced at him twice, and then said, "Little brother is amazing, hiding this deep."

Li Luo revealed a reserved smile and said, "I thought that in the Inner Shenzhou, eighth and ninth ranks were everywhere, so I felt it was better to keep a low profile."

The two couldn't help but roll their eyes; although the Inner Shenzhou was indeed more privileged than the Outer Shenzhou, it wasn't exaggerated to the point where eighth and ninth ranks were everywhere.

"Since you entered the Upper Genealogy this time, you can save quite a bit of time. Those in the Upper Genealogy receive a batch of considerable cultivation resources every month; the most important among these are the High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill and the Spirit Water Strange Light. Combined, the value of these things can reach several million." Li Li Fengyi said.

Hearing this, Li Luo's eyes immediately moved: "High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill, Spirit Water Strange Light?"

These were the cultivation resources he needed most right now; the former could accelerate the condensation of his Earth Evil Mysterious Light, while the latter could elevate his Affinity Rank.

"Cultivation resources worth several million every month..." Li Luo silently clicked his tongue. Is this the foundation of the Li Li Tianwang lineage? As long as one enters the Upper Genealogy, one can continuously obtain such astonishing cultivation resources. This level of cultivation support, if placed in the Great Xia, would probably be impossible for any faction to achieve.

Of course, this impossibility refers to mass production; if concentrated on a few individuals, factions like the Wang Ting could still manage it.

However, for Li Luo, these resources were probably still insufficient.

Such resources might be considered abundant for ordinary people, but Li Luo knew his own problem well; his demand for Spirit Water Strange Light alone was massive. After all, he had no restrictions like others; as long as enough Spirit Water Strange Light was provided to him, he could use it continuously without end.

His Water Light Phase was already at the level of the Upper Seventh Rank, so Li Luo planned to complete its evolution as soon as possible and advance to the Eighth Rank.

While Li Luo was thinking here about what other methods existed to seek more resources, over there Li Li Qingpeng spoke up: "Father, since Xiao Luo has entered the family genealogy, he should have a place to go from now on."

"How about letting Xiao Luo come to my Red Cloud Courtyard? Joining the Red Cloud Flag of our courtyard, I will definitely cultivate him with all my might." Li Li Jinpan volunteered. The talent Li Luo had displayed was quite good; if he stayed in their "Red Cloud Flag" for a year, he would surely show his brilliance.

"My father's proposal is good; at your age, you should also 'join a flag'."

Hearing Li Li Jinpan's words, Li Li Fengyi's eyes lit up, and then she patted Li Luo's shoulder and said, "Once you come to the Red Cloud Flag, with me protecting you, absolutely no one will dare to trouble you."

"Red Cloud Flag?" Li Luo was stunned.

"It seems Aunt Yun didn't tell you about this on the road, but that makes sense. 'Joining a flag' is the most important matter for our Li Li Tianwang lineage; perhaps she wanted you to make the choice yourself when the time came." Li Jingtang laughed.

"Then please, Big Brother, enlighten me." Li Luo looked eager for instruction.

"You know now that our Li Li Tianwang lineage is also called the Five Dragon Five Pulses, and each Pulse is divided into four Courtyards. Each Courtyard establishes one Flag; this Flag takes the name of the Courtyard. For example, the Purple Qi Courtyard commanded by my father is called the 'Purple Qi Flag', and the 'Red Cloud Courtyard' commanded by my Second Uncle is called the 'Red Cloud Flag'."

"The Five Dragon Five Pulses have a total of 'Twenty Flags'."

"These Twenty Flags are carefully selected young elites from the territories ruled by our Li Li Tianwang lineage. Countless outstanding young people in this region regard entering these 'Twenty Flags' as the highest honor; of course, this is mainly because after entering the Twenty Flags, one can

enjoy the cultivation resources and status granted by the clan."

Hearing this, Li Luo already understood somewhat; this so-called "Twenty Flags" was actually a method for the Li Li Tianwang lineage to select young elites from the governed territories. It was somewhat like an academy, except that once one entered the Twenty Flags here, it was equivalent to the Li Li Tianwang lineage's army; in terms of freedom, it was naturally not as high as an academy.

"You must know that the lands ruled by our Li Li Tianwang lineage have a population of hundreds of millions, yet each Flag has eight thousand people; calculating the Twenty Flags, there are only one hundred and sixty thousand in total. So every year, countless young elites fight until their heads bleed to seize this spot."

"The Twenty Flags were personally established by the Ancestor. Over these thousand years, many Earl-level strong ones have emerged from them. The current Pulse Heads of the Five Pulses all entered the 'Twenty Flags' when they were young and stood out from them."

Li Luo's heart couldn't help but tremble a bit; twenty flags, one hundred and sixty thousand people, this was simply a massive army.

"Do you think the Twenty Flags are the peak?" Seeing Li Luo's face change color slightly, Li Li Fengyi smiled with a bit of pride.

Li Jingtang also laughed: "If the Twenty Flags are constantly discovering fresh young blood for our clan, then the even higher 'Five Guards' can be considered the true clan-protecting army of our Five Dragon Five Pulses."

"What are the Five Guards?" Li Luo sighed somewhat numbly.

"Each of the Five Pulses establishes one Guard; our Dragon Tooth Pulse naturally has the 'Dragon Tooth Guard'."

"You just need to know that entering the Five Guards is the ultimate dream destination for all young people in the territories ruled by the Li Li Tianwang lineage, and the threshold to enter the Five Guards is that one's own self must reach the 'Tiangang General Rank'. My sister and I plan to enter the Dragon Tooth Guard next year." Li Jingtang said.

Li Luo's heart churned like a storm; only those at the Tiangang General Rank are qualified to enter the Dragon Tooth Guard. What a terrifying thing this is. In the Great Xia Kingdom, this is almost unthinkable, because every Tiangang General is already considered a master of a region, capable of commanding an army, yet here in the Dragon Tooth Guard, they are merely one member.

And when this Dragon Tooth Guard is integrated, what level of power can it actually unleash?

Li Li Fengyi seemed to know what Li Luo was thinking, and a somewhat proud voice drifted over.

"The Five Dragon Guards, once combined, can form the 'Five Dragon Formation', possessing the power to slay Kings."

Li Luo was completely numb.

An army capable of slaying King-level strong ones... regarding the foundation of this Li Tianwang-level faction, only two words sprang to his mind.

Terrifying.