Chapter 740: Monthly Stipend

The next day, when Li Luo opened his eyes, what greeted him was a somewhat unfamiliar yet luxurious ceiling. After bidding farewell to Li Li Jingzhe the previous night, the latter had sent someone to arrange his lodging here, an area belonging to the Azure Mist Courtyard.

Li Luo stepped down from the bed and stretched his waist; after such a long journey, he had finally managed to rest completely at ease.

At this moment, several maids heard the commotion and entered respectfully to dress Li Luo. He did not refuse this, and indeed seemed quite compliant, showing not the slightest sign of awkwardness.

While serving Li Luo, these young and beautiful maids were also secretly sizing him up; gazing at his handsome face, tall and slender figure, and that somewhat unique gray-white hair, each of them couldn't help but blush a little.

The news of the Third Young Master's son returning had spread throughout the entire Dragon Tooth Pulse overnight yesterday.

Moreover, everyone knew that this Third Young Master had struck the Dragon Bell yesterday, directly breaking the rules to leap into the Upper Register.

Within the Dragon Tooth Pulse, Li Taixuan's reputation was too loud; even after more than ten years, many still remembered his brilliant and extraordinary bearing. Now that his son had returned, naturally, there was no shortage of attention.

"Third Young Master, this Jade Tower is located in the Inner Mountain area. Inside the tower is a cultivation room inscribed with a 'Fifth-Rank Energy Array,' which can gather the energy of heaven and earth. You may go there to cultivate during your spare time."

"Additionally, this morning the Third Courtyard Master sent someone to deliver this item, saying it is your monthly stipend. She said you should rest today first; once the courtyard resolves the matter of enrolling you in the banner, you may proceed to the Azure Mist Banner tomorrow."

The maid spoke in a soft, gentle voice, while at the same time taking out a jade box and placing it respectfully to the side.

Li Luo nodded, showing them a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze, and thus the crowd of beautiful maids blushed, bowed, and withdrew.

"The scale of treatment for the Dragon Tooth Pulse's Third Young Master is indeed a bit grander than that of the Vice Master of the Luo An Manor."

Li Luo smiled, then couldn't wait to open the jade box. Was this the stipend he could enjoy due to his status in the Upper Register?

The jade box opened, revealing numerous exquisite glass bottles arranged neatly inside.

Li Luo immediately locked onto several bottles among them that seemed to flow with a peculiar luster, then grabbed one, opened the bottle mouth, and instantly a stream of extremely pure, colorful light rose up.

"Seventh-Rank Strange Light!"

Li Luo's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch; he then exclaimed in admiration. The contents of this glass bottle were Seventh-Rank Strange Light, and judging by Li Luo's professional eye, the quality of this item was quite high.

"Luxurious."

Li Luo sighed; his gaze swept across, and the Seventh-Rank Spirit Water Strange Light in this jade box should be around eight bottles. If these items were placed in Great Xia, their value would be over two million.

Li Luo put down the Spirit Water Strange Light, and his gaze turned to one of the jade bottles within. He took out the jade bottle, then poured out a round pill flowing with strange light. The pill's fragrance was rich, making one feel refreshed and happy.

"Is this High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill?"

Feeling that under this pill fragrance, the flow of Xiang Power within his Xiang Palace in his body had accelerated, Li Luo's eyes grew somewhat fiery. When he was at the Holy Profound Star Academy, he had also obtained a batch of Yuan Sha Pills, but in terms of quality, they were far inferior to this single one.

Clearly, this so-called High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill far surpassed what the Holy Profound Star Academy provided.

These were all resources he urgently needed for his cultivation now.

"Just the status of the Upper Register can grant this level of cultivation resources monthly. A Li Li Tianwang-level faction truly is extraordinary." Li Luo sighed again. When he was in Great Xia, with his status as Vice Master of the Luo An Manor, the resources he received monthly were not necessarily better than this monthly stipend.

Moreover, this was only the monthly stipend from the Upper Register status; besides this, if he entered the Azure Mist Banner, he could obtain another portion of resources.

If some other merits were added, this amount of resource acquisition would appear even more astonishing.

With the support of such cultivation resources, even gaps in talent could be forcibly filled.

This comparison reveals just how great the gap is between the Outer Shenzhou and the Inner Shenzhou.

"Let's first try the effect of the High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill."

Li Luo put away everything in the jade box, then couldn't wait to leave the bedroom and head straight for the cultivation room of this Jade Tower.

The cultivation room was located on the top floor; here stood a green jade platform several zhang high. Looking up, one could see the sky outside. When Li Luo walked in, he was immediately moved, because the pervasive energy of heaven and earth within had turned into thick mist drifting everywhere.

The energy of heaven and earth here was simply stronger than that on the High-Grade Xiang Power Tree at the Holy Profound Star Academy.

As for the Golden Cultivation House of the Luo An Manor, it was even unable to compare with this.

"Fifth-Rank Energy Array?"

Li Luo's gaze looked at the area around the stone platform; in the void there, extremely profound and complex light patterns seemed to be flowing. Faintly, they formed a special array connected to the outside world's heaven and earth, continuously drawing the energy of heaven and earth into this cultivation room.

This so-called Energy Array sounds simple, but it is extremely complex; this is the foundation possessed only by Li Li Tianwang-level factions.

Li Luo ascended the stone platform and sat down cross-legged without hesitation. He directly took out a High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill, swallowed it into his belly, then activated the Three Turns Dragon Breath Demon Refining Art, beginning to draw in the energy of heaven and earth and collect and refine the Earth Demon Profound Light.

This kind of refining lasted a full shichen.

After the Three Turns Dragon Breath Demon Refining Art completed one full cycle, that High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill was also completely refined.

Then Li Luo discovered that in his Water-Glow Xiang Palace, not only had his Xiang Power increased slightly, but eleven Earth Demon Profound Lights had also appeared.

Of these eleven Earth Demon Profound Lights, five were refined from the energy of heaven and earth by the Three Turns Dragon Breath Demon Refining Art, while the other six came from that single High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill.

"It can actually refine six; previously, the academy's Yuan Sha Pill could only provide three Earth Demon Profound Lights per pill." Li Luo's eyes showed surprise; the effect of this High-Grade Yuan Sha Pill was fully twice as strong as the Yuan Sha Pills provided by the academy!

And in the previous monthly stipend, there were thirty High-Grade Yuan Sha Pills. This means that if all were refined, one could gain an extra one hundred and eighty Earth Demon Profound Lights out of thin air.

This would undoubtedly greatly accelerate Li Luo's cultivation speed.

Li Luo estimated that now he had around two thousand Earth Demon Profound Lights in his Water-Glow Xiang Palace, while the capacity limit of the Water-Glow Xiang Palace was five thousand. With the help of the Three Turns Dragon Breath Demon Refining Art and the High-Grade Yuan Sha Pills, he could collect and refine seven or eight hundred Earth Demon Profound Lights in a month like this.

After all, the Demon Refining Art is not activated only once a day.

Calculated this way, if he wanted to fill his Water-Glow Xiang Palace, he would still need about three months.

This speed is already quite fast, but it still does not meet Li Luo's expectations.

And to collect and refine more Earth Demon Profound Lights at a faster speed, Li Luo had only two choices: one was to need a higher-level Demon Refining Art, and the other was more High-Grade Yuan Sha Pills.

A look of contemplation flashed in Li Luo's eyes; these two problems seemed to require waiting until he entered the Azure Mist Banner to see if there were solutions.

Thinking thus, Li Luo lowered his eyes slightly and entered the cultivation state again.

And while Li Luo was cultivating, on the main mountain of the Azure Mist Courtyard.

Inside the Council Hall.

Zhong Zhong Yushi, Li Li Rouyun, and other high-ranking figures of the Azure Mist Courtyard were all seated; the issue they were discussing at this moment was Li Luo's entry into the Azure Mist Banner.

"Currently, within the five divisions of the Azure Mist Banner, four divisions already have Banner Leaders; only the fifth division has not yet elected a Banner Leader. Since the Pulse Master spoke previously, let Li Luo serve as the Banner Leader of the fifth division." Zhong Zhong Yushi sat in the first seat; at this moment, his gaze looked at the other Courtyard Masters, and he spoke lightly.

Currently, within the Azure Mist Courtyard, including Zhong Zhong Yushi and Li Li Rouyun, there were four Courtyard Masters in total.

Upon hearing this, the other two Courtyard Masters besides Li Li Rouyun's eyes flickered, but they did not speak.

But when Li Li Rouyun heard these words, her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she spoke coldly: "I distinctly remember that yesterday, neither the third division nor the fifth division had elected a Banner Leader. How is it that today only the fifth division remains?"

Regarding this fifth division of the Azure Mist Banner, Li Li Rouyun, as the Third Courtyard Master, naturally understood the issues within. The strength of the fifth division was not weaker than the other four divisions, but this place was considered the source of chaos, gathering various troublemakers within the Azure Mist Banner. In the past, various problematic banner members were thrown into it.

Originally, in Li Li Rouyun's plan, she intended to arrange Li Luo into the Third Division, but now Zhong Zhong Yushi was saying only the Fifth Division had a vacancy left, which clearly involved some scheming.

Zhong Zhong Yushi heard this and gave a faint smile, saying: "Yesterday was yesterday. Third Hall Master, you may not know, but just this morning, the Third Division decided on a new Banner Leader, so only the Fifth Division is left. Surely Third Hall Master isn't planning to step in personally and order them to hold a new election? If you intend to do so, I won't stop you."

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Li Li Rouyun's slender brows furrowed. If she were to personally step in and order the Third Division to hold a new election, then even if it succeeded, Li Luo would subsequently attract a great deal of criticism and hostility.

This Zhong Zhong Yushi would probably be more than happy to see her do exactly that.

"Second Hall Master, the old man is quite fond of Li Luo. Don't lead yourself astray," Li Li Rouyun warned.

Zhong Zhong Yushi put on an innocent smile and said: "Third Hall Master, don't accuse me without cause. Am I not simply carrying out the Branch Leader's instructions? This is entirely reasonable and proper, with no difficulty being created at all."

Li Li Rouyun's eyes were icy, but she couldn't be bothered to say more to him. She rose directly and swept her sleeves away.

Zhong Zhong Yushi watched her slender departing figure and gave a faint smile.

That Fifth Division was the most chaotic part of the Qingming Banner, gathering many troublesome and prickly characters. These people were powerful and unruly. Li Luo, this Banner Leader suddenly parachuted in, was likely in for quite a show.

And if he couldn't even subdue these troublemakers, once word of this reached the Branch Leader's ears, it would surely plant some doubt about his abilities and methods.

If that's the case, then that so-called matter of earning merit for his father would seem rather laughable.