Chapter 806: A Thread of Sword Intent

Li Luo's residence, the cultivation chamber at the top of the pavilion.

Li Luo sat cross-legged. Before him, a mottled dragon tooth hovered, emitting a faint mysterious light. Li Luo drove a wisp of phase force onto the dragon tooth, and in that instant, a clear sword chant seemed to ring out by his ear. Li Luo's mind wavered slightly, and when he focused again, he found himself

falling into a vast starry river of sword intent.

This starry river of sword intent seemed to have been carved out from primordial chaos, vast and magnificent. As the star river flowed, even stars falling into it would be ground away by that terrifyingly extreme sword intent.

Within this starry river of sword intent, Li Luo himself was as insignificant as a speck of dust. That sword intent needed only to release a single thread, and it seemed capable of erasing him completely.

Although Li Luo was awestruck by the grandeur of that starry river of sword intent, his mind remained relatively calm, because over the past few days he had already endured the pressure of this sword intent no less than a hundred times.

Ever since obtaining the "Many-Phase Dragon Tooth Sword Array" that day, Li Luo had devoted all his energy to it these past days.

This marquis-grade art had an extremely high ceiling, so its cultivation difficulty was no lower than that of the "Black Dragon Dark Water Banner."

According to its cultivation method, one needed to sink their mind into this starry river of sword intent, feel its terror, and ultimately through repeated comprehension, gather a wisp of sword intent, then combine it with one's own phase nature to successfully condense a Dragon Tooth Sword.

This required extremely high talent in phase arts.

For those lacking talent, comprehending this wisp of sword intent would be immensely difficult, and forcing it could even result in backlash from the sword intent, causing self-injury.

Fortunately, Li Luo's own talent in phase arts was quite remarkable. Over these days of comprehension, although at first he was also hurt by the sword intent, with repeated attempts this terrifying starry river of sword intent was gradually endured by him—at the very least, it no longer produced

a sense of fear within him.

Next, he could only slowly wait for that opportune moment to arrive.

There was no rush on this matter. After all, he had not yet obtained the "Dragon Tooth Marrow," so even if he did gather a wisp of sword intent now, it would be unlikely he could condense a true Dragon Tooth Sword.

Just as Li Luo was thinking this in his heart, his expression suddenly tightened.

Because in his perception, that terrifying and magnificent starry river of sword intent seemed at this moment to emit a vast rumbling sound, the sword intent pouring into every corner of heaven and earth.

Li Luo's mind, under the scouring of this sword intent, swayed on the brink of collapse, in excruciating pain.

But Li Luo still resisted with full tenacity, not giving up easily.

This resistance continued for an unknown duration, and ultimately his mind completely collapsed. Li Luo opened his eyes with an extremely pale face.

His breathing was rapid. He felt a tearing, searing pain in every part of his body, and cold sweat continuously slid down his face.

Li Luo wiped away the sweat, a lingering shade of fear in his eyes.

This sword intent was too terrifying.

Even though he had endured many sword-intent storms these past days, it was still unbearable.

"Truly worthy of being a marquis-grade art that possesses the so-called 'Unparalleled Potential'..."

Li Luo sighed. This starry river's sword intent was far more terrifying than the conceptual impact he had felt when cultivating the "Black Dragon Dark Water Banner."

Saying so, he was about to stand up.

"Eh?"

But just at this moment, he seemed to sense something. He hurriedly probed within his body, and then in one spot inside, he saw an extremely faint trace of unusual energy.

That thread of energy carried an extremely familiar fluctuation.

It was precisely that starry river's sword intent!

Only, compared to that vast and terrifying starry river sword intent, this single thread of sword intent was far too faint.

But Li Luo still could not help being overjoyed, because this meant he had gathered his first thread of sword intent. Although at this rate it was still not enough to condense a "Dragon Tooth Sword," this was clearly an excellent start.

Li Luo sensed this single thread of "sword intent" with pleasant surprise. Although this thread of sword intent was very faint, the fierce aura it emitted made his heart tremble somewhat.

After observing for quite a while, Li Luo withdrew his mind with satisfaction. Not bad—these days of bitter cultivation had still yielded some harvest.

He stood up from the cultivation platform and muttered to himself: "Tomorrow is the birthday of that Dragon Blood Lineage's Mountain Lord." He had no interest in that person's birthday, and because of matters between the previous generation, he did not have much goodwill toward the Dragon Blood Lineage either. But the "Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi Pool" that would be opened at this birthday was something he had been longing for day and night recently.

This was a rare opportunity. Even within a Li Li Tianwang-level force, not every generation had the chance to enjoy it.

Now that the old man had secured this opportunity for him, he naturally needed to seize it.

Li Luo gathered his mind and observed the Earth Sha Mysterious Light within his phase palace. After a month of recent bitter cultivation, the Earth Sha Mysterious Light within him had already reached roughly ten thousand strands.

Generally speaking, a normal person at this point should have already begun using these ten thousand strands of Earth Sha Mysterious Light to charge into the Sha Body Realm, but Li Luo still showed no movement, because he was still accumulating.

Originally, the three phase palaces within him could hold thirty thousand strands of Earth Sha Mysterious Light, but because his Water Light Phase had successfully evolved to Hua Dao Ba Pin, this capacity ceiling had risen again. Now his limit was thirty-five thousand strands.

Originally, the three phase palaces within his body could accommodate thirty thousand Earth Sha Mysterious Light, but because his own Water Light phase had successfully evolved to Ba Pin, this upper limit had risen once more. Now his limit was thirty-five thousand.

Li Luo felt that among the peers of this Outer Shenzhou today, probably no one could manage to charge into the Sha Body Realm carrying thirty-five thousand strands of Earth Sha Mysterious Light.

Even those prodigies bearing Zhen Jiu Pin could not!

But this also brought Li Luo a problem: the rise in capacity ceiling meant his path of filling the pit had become longer once more.

A pit of fully twenty-five thousand strands—at Li Luo's current cultivation speed, this would take about a year to fill.

Li Luo, pressed for time, clearly could not wait that long.

Therefore, the Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi Pool was all the more crucial to him.

"In this Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi Pool, no matter what, I must claim a Coiling Dragon Pillar and seize at least two strands of Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi!"

Li Luo set himself a goal. Two strands of Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi were equivalent to ten thousand strands of Earth Sha Mysterious Light, which could fill nearly half of his current enormous pit—this would undoubtedly save him a great deal of time.

Thinking thus, Li Luo exited the cultivation chamber and began making preparations for tomorrow's departure.

Thinking this, Li Luo withdrew from the cultivation chamber and began making preparations for tomorrow's departure.

The second day. The entire Yashan Range grew somewhat bustling. For the birthday of the Dragon Blood Lineage's Mountain Lord this time, the Dragon Tooth Lineage, as one of the five lineages, naturally had to give full face—after all, regardless of anything else, that Mountain Lord of the Dragon Blood Lineage was nominally the highest authority of the five lineages of the Tianlong.

The second day. The entire Dragon Fang Mountain Range grew somewhat bustling. For this birthday celebration of the Dragon Blood Vein's Mountain Range Head, the Dragon Fang Vein, as one of the five veins, naturally had to give ample face. After all, regardless of anything else, that Mountain Range Head of the Dragon Blood Vein could also be considered a Heavenly Dragon

Li Luo led the Qing Ming Banner to arrive, and the other three banners had also reached. Tens of thousands of banner members gathered, which could be considered quite a spectacle.

Originally, if there were no "Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi Pool," the four banners would not have made such a grand display, but since the Dragon Blood Lineage's lineage head had offered it as a prize, they naturally had to go all out.

Moreover, this birthday also had guests from various forces across Outer Shenzhou. Having the banners display themselves at the "Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi Pool" could also showcase the caliber of this generation of young people from Li Li Tianwang's lineage.

In front of the four banners stood a massive stone grand array, inscribed with countless light patterns, inhaling and exhaling the energies of heaven and earth.

Moreover, at this birthday celebration, there were guests from the various powers of Outer Shenzhou, and each banner displaying itself atop the "Mystic Yellow Dragon Qi Pool" would also reveal the caliber of this generation of young people from Li Li Tianwang's lineage.

In front of the four banners stood a massive stone formation, inscribed with countless luminous patterns, drawing in and exhaling the energies of heaven and earth.

This was the internal teleportation array of the Five Dragon Veins, rarely activated on ordinary days; it was only opened between them when major or urgent matters arose.

Li Luo looked around and asked Zhao Zhao Yanzhi, "I don't seem to see the Dragon Fang Guard?"

Li Luo had always been quite curious about that Dragon Fang Guard, because in a sense, it gathered the true elites within the Dragon Fang Vein.

"The Five Dragon Guards won't be appearing. They're basically never at headquarters, because they have special missions," Zhao Zhao Yanzhi said in a low voice.

"What missions?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"Suppression, purging of Otherworlds."

The few words Zhao Zhao Yanzhi uttered made Li Luo freeze, and he said in some surprise, "Otherworlds appear in Inner Shenzhou too?"

He had originally thought that in a place like Inner Shenzhou, where experts gathered like clouds, the Otherworlds should have been completely wiped clean.

Zhao Zhao Yanzhi gave him a strange look and said, "The frequency of Otherworld appearances in Inner Shenzhou is probably no less than in Outer Shenzhou, and their strength levels are also higher. Take our Dragon Fang Domain, for instance—such a vast territory has quite a few places where World Rifts appear, drawing Otherworlds. If we don't clear them early, they'll escalate into 'Otherworld Calamities,' causing extremely heavy losses. We might receive such missions in the future too."

We might receive such missions in the future too.

Li Luo nodded slightly. It seemed this Inner Shenzhou wasn't as peaceful as he had imagined.

As they spoke, before the grand array, Li Li Jingzhe's figure suddenly appeared, and the atmosphere of the entire venue instantly quieted down.

Behind Li Li Jingzhe, there also followed Li Li Qingpeng, Li Li Jinpan, and other high-ranking members of the Dragon Fang Vein.

Li Li Jingzhe's gaze swept over the many figures in the field, paused for a moment on Li Luo's side, and then without saying much, he simply waved his hand.

"Set off."

As his voice fell, the grand array behind him immediately activated, erupting with ten thousand zhang of brilliant light.

Then the members of the Four Banners moved first, surging into the grand array like a tide. When the energy light burst forth, large numbers of figures vanished into thin air.

As Li Luo felt the surrounding space begin to distort, he also took a deep breath, his eyes fervent.

"Mysterious Yellow Dragon Qi... I'm coming."