Chapter 741: Part Five

At dusk, the evening clouds burned like fire.

Li Luo finished his day's cultivation.

Today's cultivation yielded rich harvests: he refined and absorbed three bottles of the Grade Seven Spiritual Water Strange Light, swallowed five High-Grade Yuan Sha Pills, and combined with his own Sha Refining Art's refinement, both the Xiang Li and the Earth Sha Mysterious Light within his body were enhanced.

This rate of enhancement was indeed higher and faster than before when he was in Great Xia.

This is the benefit brought by abundant resources.

When Li Luo finished cultivating and came out, the maids in the Jade Tower had immediately prepared the evening meal; the meal consisted entirely of highly nourishing items, very beneficial for cultivation.

While Li Luo was eating, a maid came to report that the Third Courtyard Head, Li Li Rouyun, had arrived.

Hearing this, Li Luo quickly finished his meal, then went outside the tower to welcome her.

"Little Luo, are you used to living here?" When Li Li Rouyun saw Li Luo, a smile appeared on her cheeks as she asked.

"Thank you, Aunt Yun, for arranging this," Li Luo said with a smile.

Li Li Rouyun nodded, then said: "I came here mainly to tell you about the matter of joining the banner tomorrow."

The two walked side by side on the small path outside the Jade Tower, while Li Luo listened carefully as Li Li Rouyun recounted the results of the high-level discussion within the courtyard today.

"So that Qingming Banner's Fifth Division is not a good place?" Li Luo's expression showed little surprise; he simply asked.

"The eight thousand in the Qingming Banner are all elites selected from the younger generation of the Dragon Tooth Domain; in their respective places, they are all outstanding figures, but precisely because of this, they appear arrogant and unruly, with none willing to submit to another."

"And in the past, those who were too arrogant would be thrown into the Fifth Division to temper their sharpness, so simply put, this Fifth Division is somewhat chaotic and corrupt."

"However, arrogant people always possess some special strength; if we speak of overall strength, the Fifth Division within the Qingming Banner is absolutely not inferior to the First Division," Li Li Rouyun said.

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"Sounds not too bad; if I can intimidate this Fifth Division, I will have established my footing in the Qingming Banner," Li Luo said thoughtfully.

"You do have some boldness."

Li Li Rouyun smiled, somewhat appreciative; Li Luo not only did not worry immediately but instead saw an opportunity from another angle.

"If you can truly achieve this, it would certainly be a display of ability, but the difficulty is not small."

She took a small booklet from her sleeve and handed it to Li Luo, saying: "This is the detailed information on the fifteen hundred in the Fifth Division; the first three people at the front are especially important; they are considered the strongest in the Fifth Division and have many followers."

Li Luo quickly took it, then opened the first three pages.

Mu Bi, Grade Eight Iron Xiang, Silver Sha Body.

Zhao Zhao Yanzhi, Grade Eight Fish-Dragon Flower Xiang, Silver Sha Body.

Li Shi, Grade Eight Golden-Horned Python Xiang, Silver Sha Body.

The Sha Body realm has three layers, named Silver, Gold, and Glazed. The Silver Sha Body is the first layer.

"Three Sha Body realm practitioners?" Li Luo finished reading and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows; these three had indeed all stepped into the Sha Body realm.

"The strength of the Silver Sha Body is enough to compete for the banner head in the other divisions; now, precisely because all three of them are crowded in the Fifth Division, and their strength is evenly matched, the selection of the Fifth Division's banner head has been delayed," Li Li Rouyun said.

"No wonder they are arrogant and unruly; this strength is indeed impressive," Li Luo nodded, then roughly flipped through the rest, discovering that apart from these three, the vast majority were at the Small Sha Palace realm, roughly the same level as him.

"If you want to use the Fifth Division as your foundation, then you must rely on your own strength to subdue these three," Li Li Rouyun said.

"The difficulty is indeed not small; they are one major realm higher than me," Li Luo smiled; currently, he was still only at the Small Sha Palace realm.

"The difficulty is naturally quite high; if you feel you cannot do it, you can go find the Old Master; I suspect Zhong Zhong Yushi has tampered with this matter; if the Old Master speaks and reprimands him, he will be much more obedient," Li Li Rouyun suggested.

Hearing this, Li Luo shook his head and said: "If I trouble the Old Master over such a small matter, it would not be good for me to establish myself in the Dragon Tooth Pulse."

Now that he has returned to the Dragon Tooth Pulse, because of his father, countless eyes, whether open or hidden, are surely watching him; if he constantly goes to the Old Master to ask for help, people might look down on him.

As a newcomer, what he needs most is prestige, and prestige can only be won through his own efforts.

"Then what do you plan to do?"

Li Luo gently patted the booklet, pondered slightly, then said: "Have these three cultivated the Marquis-Sealing Art?"

Li Li Rouyun laughed helplessly and said: "How is that possible? Even for those who have reached the Heavenly General rank, cultivating the true Marquis-Sealing Art is not easy; looking across the five Dragon Pulses and twenty banners of the Heavenly Dragon, the number of people who have cultivated the Marquis-Sealing Art can be counted on one hand."

Li Luo felt relieved; with his current strength, although he is only at the Small Sha Palace realm, relying on the Xiang Li advantage brought by his three Xiang Palaces, he is confident he is not inferior to any opponent at the Great Sha Palace realm.

If he adds the support of his dual Xiang powers and the killing move "Black Dragon Nether Water Banner," he should certainly be qualified to clash with opponents who have cultivated the Silver Sha Body.

"Aunt Yun, I will go to this Fifth Division; there is no need to change it; after all, my ultimate goal is the Great Banner Head of the Qingming Banner," Li Luo said.

According to what the Old Master said earlier, he must lead the Qingming Banner back to its former height; therefore, his first step is to completely control this banner, so the position of Great Banner Head must be in his hands.

"Great Banner Head."

Li Li Rouyun frowned slightly and said: "The most recent Great Banner Head election was three months ago; currently, within the Qingming Banner, the one most competitive for the Great Banner Head position is Zhong Ling, the banner head of the First Division; he is Zhong Zhong Yushi's nephew and has now cultivated the Gold Sha Body."

"The Gold Sha Body?"

Li Luo narrowed his eyes; this strength gap is indeed not small; even with his dual Xiang powers and the Black Dragon Nether Water Banner, he might not be his match, but three months is enough to change many things.

"Aunt Yun, does our Dragon Tooth Pulse have a stronger Sha Refining Art?" Li Luo asked.

Currently, what is most important to him is the condensation of the Earth Sha Mysterious Light, and a stronger Sha Refining Art would undoubtedly provide the greatest boost to this.

"What you cultivate should be the Five-Sha Grade Three-Turn Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art, right?" Li Li Rouyun asked.

Li Luo nodded.

Li Li Rouyun smiled and said: "This is a Sha Refining Art unique to our Li Li Tianwang lineage; however, what you cultivate is only the basic version; the majority of the twenty banner members cultivate the Three-Turn Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art."

Li Luo's heart stirred: "Basic version? Does that mean there are higher versions?"

Li Li Rouyun nodded gently and smiled: "The Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art is divided into three levels, named Three-Turn, Six-Turn, and Nine-Turn; Three-Turn is Five-Sha Grade, Six-Turn is Seven-Sha Grade, and Nine-Turn is the highest level, Ten-Sha Grade."

Li Luo sucked in a cold breath; a Five-Sha Grade Sha Refining Art was already considered top-tier in Great Xia, but now he learned that Five-Sha Grade is merely basic here; what kind of terrifying thing would a Ten-Sha Grade Sha Refining Art be?

If cultivated, wouldn't this directly double his cultivation speed?!

Li Luo's heart instantly became extremely hot.

"Why did my father only leave me a basic version?" Li Luo complained; his father was truly stingy; if he had left a Nine-Turn Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art earlier, wouldn't he have already touched the Great Sha Palace realm by now? This is simply delaying his lifespan!

"Actually, it is not that Tai Zhu Xuan did not want to leave you a higher version, but that he could not leave it; because neither the Six-Turn nor the Nine-Turn Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art can be passed down orally; only by comprehending under the Dragon Steles of each banner and undergoing the Dragon Stele trials can one obtain them."

"Only those at the banner head level or above have a chance to comprehend and cultivate the Six-Turn Dragon Breath Sha Refining Art."

"As for the Nine-Turn Dragon Breath Demon-Refining Art..."

Li Li Rouyun shook her head and said, "Your father did successfully pass the Dragon Stele trial back then and obtained the Nine-Turn Dragon Breath Demon-Refining Art, but now, among the four flags of our Dragon Tooth Pulse... no one has cultivated it to completion."

Li Luo said, "Aunt Yun, no need to rush. Soon the Dragon Tooth Pulse will have its face."

Li Li Rouyun was stunned at first, then understood his meaning; she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him in mild annoyance—this boy's skin was truly thick sometimes.

"Fine, fine, you're the most capable."

"But compared to that, I think you should consider more carefully how to deal with that arrogant and unruly Fifth Division after joining the flag tomorrow."

"This is your first battle upon returning to the Dragon Tooth Pulse; if you don't make it look impressive, you'll inevitably invite much criticism."

Li Luo looked up, gazing at the fiery sunset clouds above the mountain range, and nodded with a smile.

How could he, as his son, let his father's prestige be squandered?