Chapter 844: Dark Domain

Li Li Jingzhe greatly admired Li Luo's courage in not fearing battle; the Dragon Tooth Pulse was renowned for its offensive prowess and required precisely this kind of spirit that feared no strong enemy and refused to admit defeat, unlike the oddity Li Jingtang, who was after all an extreme rarity.

"Since you have this confidence, then first try to see if you can seize the Dragon Head; if you fail at that time, I will use other means to obtain the 'Nine-Ringed Sacred Heart Lotus'. At worst, I will just have to pay a higher price then," Li Li Jingzhe said after thinking for a moment.

He knew the 'Nine-Ringed Sacred Heart Lotus' was very important to Li Luo, so even if Li Luo ultimately failed to become the 'Dragon Head', he did not intend to hand this object over.

After all, that grandson had spent so many years in the Outer Shenzhou, and deep in his heart, Li Li Jingzhe held a sense of guilt towards him; therefore, regarding Li Luo's request, he still wanted to satisfy it as much as possible, while the 'Dragon Head Contest' was actually more about using it to temper Li Luo and give Li Luo more ambition.

Hearing this, Li Luo was also somewhat moved and said, "Thank you, Grandpa."

Li Li Jingzhe waved his hand, then changed the subject, saying, "There is another matter; I have made some progress regarding Niu Niu Biaobiao's recovery."

Li Luo was overjoyed; Niu Niu Biaobiao's injuries had always been a thorn in his heart, for not to mention how Niu Niu Biaobiao protected Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan when they fled from the Tianyuan Shenzhou to the Great Xia back then, even later, when he hid within the Luo Lan Mansion to guard him and Jiang Jiang Qinge for many years, that was a great favor; after all, during the time Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan were away, if it were not for Niu Niu Biaobiao, this hidden Marquis-level powerhouse acting as a deterrent, the forces that had been eyeing the Luo Lan Mansion with greed would have already made their move, and there would have been no time for him and Jiang Jiang Qinge to grow.

Previously there were no conditions, but now that they had returned to the Dragon Tooth Pulse, Li Luo naturally wanted to restore Niu Niu Biaobiao's injuries as soon as possible; moreover, given their relationship, once Niu Niu Biaobiao recovered his strength and was made the Head of the Qingming Courtyard, Li Luo would be better able to eliminate obstacles in the future and take command of the Qingming Courtyard.

Looking at Li Luo's surprised face, Li Li Jingzhe said, "Do not be happy too early; Niu Niu Biaobiao's injuries are extremely severe, and the Marquis Platform is shattered, which is a heavy blow for a Marquis-level powerhouse."

"Fortunately, our Dragon Tooth Pulse has considerable foundations and does not lack many wonderful methods; from an ancient technique left by the Ancestor, I found a method of repair, which requires many preparations, and I am already in the process of preparing them."

"However, one item is needed as the core; after consulting records, I have finally determined it to be the 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit'. This item has the divine effect of repairing foundations, making it most suitable for this purpose."

"However, this item is currently missing."

Li Luo was stunned, then gave a bitter smile; this so-called 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit' must be some kind of rare heavenly treasure, as he had never even heard of it.

"How can one obtain this 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit'?" Li Luo asked; helping Niu Niu Biaobiao recover, he felt that if possible, he should also contribute his effort rather than relying entirely on Li Li Jingzhe.

"The 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit', I seem to recall that our Dragon Tooth Pulse's Xi Ling Jing has a production site in a 'Dark Domain' to the north," Li Li Fengyi suddenly said from the side.

"Dark Domain?" Li Luo turned his puzzled gaze towards Li Li Fengyi.

Seeing this, Li Li Fengyi explained, "The so-called 'Dark Domain' is actually a crack in the world; these cracks are connected to the Dark World, so many aberrations will appear within them; sometimes these 'Dark Domains' will even erupt, with a large number of aberrations surging out, causing tremendous destruction."

"Therefore, generally these 'Dark Domains' are monitored at all times; the 'Dark Domain' I mentioned is within our Dragon Tooth Pulse's monitoring range, but although 'Dark Domains' are dangerous, because of the special environment, they easily cause the convergence of heaven and earth energy to a high degree; such places are prone to producing many rare heavenly treasures unknown to the outside world, and this so-called 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit' is produced in that Dark Domain within Xi Ling Jing."

Li Luo understood; this was nothing but a Dark Cave, except that in the Tianyuan Shenzhou, the various factions were powerful, so they did not adopt suppression and sealing like the Academy, but rather monitored them while seizing the various cultivation resources produced within.

"The quantity of 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruits' is scarce; in the past, every time one was seized, it was immediately divided up completely, so if we are to repair Niu Niu Biaobiao's injuries, we must still go to that 'Dark Domain'," Li Li Jingzhe said.

"However, there are not a few people coveting the 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit'; every struggle is extremely fierce, and moreover, Xi Ling Jing is the border area of our Li Li Tianwang lineage; there, it borders the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage, and they frequently send people into this Dark Domain to compete; since our conflict with them is quite deep, if we meet in the outside world it would be fine, and we could barely restrain them, but inside the 'Dark Domain', both sides probably killed quite a few of each other," Li Li Fengyi said.

"The Zhao Li Tianwang lineage..." Li Luo's gaze flickered slightly; the Tianyuan Shenzhou had four Li Tianwang lineages, and besides our Li Li Tianwang and Qin Li Tianwang lineages, the other two lineages were the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage and the Zhu Li Tianwang lineage.

Among the four lineages, the relationship between our Li Li Tianwang lineage and this Zhao Li Tianwang lineage was the most hostile; it would not be an exaggeration to say they were enemies, and because they were adjacent, friction was constant.

Perhaps this was one of the reasons why the Li Li Tianwang lineage wanted to arrange a marriage alliance with the Qin Li Tianwang lineage back then.

Li Luo pondered slightly; he did want to go to that 'Dark Domain' to obtain the 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit' for Niu Niu Biaobiao, but with his strength, even if he later broke through to the Evil Body Realm, it would probably be of little use in such a place.

Not to mention the trouble brought by the 'Zhao Li Tianwang lineage', just the aberrations existing within would absolutely make Li Luo extremely troubled.

After all, he had already tried the Dark Cave under the Saint Profound Star Academy, and the 'Dark Domain' within the Inner Shenzhou must also contain extremely high-level aberrations.

Unless he could deploy the Qingming Banner.

But the Qingming Banner was not his private army; although he was the Great Banner Leader, he could not deploy it at will; this was like a general in the Empire, who could not privately lead troops out without an upper command.

While Li Luo hesitated, Li Li Jingzhe lightly tapped his fingers on the table and said, "The mission period for the Twenty Banners this year should be arriving, right?"

Hearing this, Li Li Fengyi and Li Jingtang both nodded.

The so-called mission period meant that every year the Twenty Banners had certain mission quotas; these quotas might be going out to suppress something, or slaying a powerful spirit beast ravaging somewhere.

After all, the Twenty Banners were a place where the Five Heavenly Dragon Lineages selected outstanding talents; on this matter, each lineage had invested enormous resources, and the Twenty Banners naturally had to demonstrate their own utility; they could not really be consuming resources within the mountains at all times, which would be unrealistic.

Therefore, every year, the Twenty Banners must complete certain quantitative tasks; if the quotas could not be met, the cultivation resources for the coming year would be reduced, so each banner attached extreme importance to this.

Li Li Jingzhe thought for a moment and said, "Later I will release the mission for the 'Xi Ling Jing Dark Domain'; let it serve as the assessment task for the four banners of the Dragon Tooth Pulse this year."

Then he looked at Li Luo and asked, "Regarding this 'Flame Infant Sacred Fruit', are you willing to go and obtain it for Niu Niu Biaobiao?"

Hearing this, Li Luo could not help but let out a sigh with a surging heart.

With a single word from Li Li Jingzhe, not only could he take the Qingming Banner out on a mission with full justification, but he was also directly given three helpers.

At this moment, he realized a simple truth.

In this day and age, no matter how hard your fists are, they cannot compare to a hard background.

(End of Chapter)