Chapter 798: The News Spreads, Stirring Worry

In the following period of time, Li Luo once again devoted all his energy to pushing forward in the Evil Demon Cave.

And the Blade Division truly lived up to the name "Blade."

Leading this banner division that gathered the most elite forces of the Green Nether Banner, Li Luo, in the next Evil Demon Cave run, pushed forward two levels in three days, directly raising the level count from the thirty-fifth to the thirty-seventh level.

Among the four banners of the Dragon Fang Lineage, the Golden Light Banner is now at level forty-three, the Scarlet Cloud Banner at thirty-nine, and the Purple Qi Banner at thirty-eight; thus, it could be said that the Green Nether Banner has completely shed its previously lagging status and begun to enter the mid-tier ranks among the twenty banners.

This could also be considered the greatest achievement Li Luo had made in the two months since coming to the Dragon Fang Lineage; after all, when he had just taken over the Green Nether Banner, the entire banner's progress had only just reached the twenty-eighth level.

With this kind of efficiency, even the most critical people could hardly find much fault with it.

And while Li Luo was immersed in the joy of grinding through the cave, a piece of news spread throughout the Five Dragon Veins, immediately causing a tremendous stir among the twenty banners.

It was the opening of the "Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool"!

Originally, the news they had received stated that this "Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool" would not open for another three years, but no one expected such a sudden change—the pool's opening has now been scheduled for next month to coincide with the birthday celebration of the Mountain-Ruling Lineage's leader.

When this news spread, all twenty banners were shaken, especially those banner leaders with the ability to seize "Dragon Qi"—for a time, they were all ecstatic inside, feeling this was a heaven-sent opportunity.

After all, everyone knew how rare an opportunity that "Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi" was—just a single wisp could transform into five thousand streams of Earth Evil Mystic Light, and these five thousand streams could save how much time of bitter cultivation? How many high-grade Earth Evil Pills' conversion?

Such an opportunity, even placed among Heavenly King-level powers, was not something every generation's younger generation had the chance to enjoy.

Previously, because of the timing, the various banners had given up hope on this, but no one had expected there would still be such a turn of events—how could this not make people overjoyed?

Thus, all the banners began rubbing their fists and palms in eager preparation.

When Li Luo finished this Evil Demon Cave cultivation session, Zhao Zhao Yanzhi sent over a piece of news.

"Deng Deng Fengxian invited Zhong Ling to drink?" Li Luo was slightly startled upon hearing this, then smiled faintly and said: "Is this White-Robed Golden-Armored banner leader planning to poach from our Green Nether Banner?"

Now Zhong Ling was almost being sidelined by him, and Deng Deng Fengxian making contact with him at this time made it clear he wanted to pull him away—after all, Zhong Ling's strength placed him at the top tier among all banners.

"Deng Deng Fengxian should be preparing for next month's 'Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool.' Recruiting a Zhong Ling who has just entered the Extreme Evil Realm at this time will also strengthen their Golden Light Banner's power," Zhao Zhao Yanzhi analyzed.

"Should we stop them?" she asked.

Li Luo thought for a moment, then finally shook his head and said: "Zhong Ling staying in the Green Nether Banner will always be a hidden danger—he is completely not of one mind with us, so even if I truly put aside my grudge in the end, I would still hold much distrust toward him. Rather than that, it's better to really let him go—this way it would actually be more reassuring. Only when he completely leaves will the First Division be fully devoted."

Li Luo had never harbored any intention of subduing Zhong Ling from the start; after all, the enmity between the two sides was already irreconcilable, and it was impossible for him to simply shake off the past and make the other party abandon their grudge and kneel in submission.

Deng Deng Fengxian being willing to take this troublemaker away actually saved him some trouble.

Of course, Li Luo wouldn't go thank Deng Deng Fengxian; on the contrary, the other party making such a high-profile move to poach from their Green Nether Banner had instead made the relationship between the two sides somewhat antagonistic.

Deng Deng Fengxian wouldn't not know this point, but he still insisted on doing so. One part was because of next month's "Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool"—he wanted to strengthen the Golden Light Banner's power—and another part might be that he felt that with his prestige among the four banners of the Dragon Fang Lineage, doing these things didn't require him to give Li Luo any explanation.

This White-Robed Golden-Armored man, whose reputation rang quite loudly among the younger generation of the Dragon Fang Lineage, beneath his usually displayed gentleness also had a few parts of arrogant pride.

"Brother Deng, by inviting me to the Golden Light Banner like this, aren't you afraid of offending Li Luo, the banner leader who is currently at the height of his popularity?"

In a private room of a restaurant, Zhong Ling, whose complexion still carried a trace of pallor, looked at the dignified white-robed man before him and said in a joking tone.

Deng Deng Fengxian poured a cup of hot tea for Zhong Ling and smiled: "No matter how great his popularity is, that concerns only the Green Nether Academy—it has nothing to do with our Golden Light Banner or the Golden Light Academy."

"As long as Zhong Ling you are willing to come, the Golden Light Banner will be your backing."

Zhong Ling's expression was somewhat gloomy; during this period of confrontation with Li Luo, he had suffered repeated setbacks that eroded much of his former confidence. Now that the Green Nether Banner was completely under Li Luo's control, staying there offered him no future. Perhaps joining the Golden Light Banner was his only remaining way out. Although Li Luo was currently riding high, among the younger generation of the Dragon Fang Lineage, Deng Deng Fengxian was still considered the greatest. Previously, both Li Li Jingtao and Li Li Fengyi had contended with him, but without exception, all had lost to Deng Deng Fengxian.

"Then in the future, I'll have to rely on Brother Deng." In the end, Zhong Ling took a deep breath, picked up the tea cup before him, and said solemnly.

Deng Deng Fengxian smiled and said: "With your assistance, for next month's 'Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool,' my Golden Light Banner should be considered to have a seat at the table."

"But this 'Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool,' I remember it wasn't supposed to open for another three years?" Zhong Ling asked with some confusion.

Deng Deng Fengxian smiled with great interest: "I once went to the main academy to inquire, and from what I vaguely heard, this matter might actually have something to do with Li Luo... Our old leader must have suddenly changed his mind for Li Luo's sake."

Zhong Ling's eyes flashed with surprise: "The old leader wants to secure an opportunity for Li Luo?"

"It should be so," Deng Deng Fengxian smiled.

A hint of jealousy surfaced in Zhong Ling's eyes as he said softly: "The old leader really treats Li Luo well."

"After all, he is a biological grandson, and the old leader has already been quite fair. Otherwise, to speak frankly, with your abilities, could you have contended with him for so long?" Deng Deng Fengxian said leisurely.

"But hasn't the old leader overestimated Li Luo?" Zhong Ling fell silent for a moment before speaking.

"Inside the Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool, there are only six Coiling Dragon Pillars, meaning only six seats... If Li Luo wants this opportunity, he must seize one of them. Although the Green Nether Banner has been thriving under his leadership recently, is it really realistic for him to snatch one of these six seats?"

"Who could know that."

Deng Deng Fengxian smiled slightly and said: "In the two months since this Li Luo banner leader came to the Dragon Fang Lineage, the number of surprising things isn't few."

Zhong Ling sneered: "What's the use of being rampant within the Green Nether Banner? The banner leaders of other banners won't indulge him."

"At next month's birthday celebration for the Mountain-Ruling leader, countless people will come to offer congratulations. I rather want to see whether this Li Luo, under the gaze of everyone, can grasp the opportunity the old leader secured for him."

"If he can't grasp it, heh, that would be quite a show to watch."

After speaking, Zhong Ling drained the hot tea in his cup, and at the same time a sense of malicious pleasure rose in his eyes, as if he had already seen the scene a month later of Li Luo ending in dismal failure.