Chapter 922

Niu Niu Biaobiao's promotion to Sixth Director of Qingming Academy was ultimately approved, and this event undoubtedly stirred considerable ripples within the Longya Line, for the position of Academy Director is among the highest echelons of the Longya Line, wielding immense power.

And anyone could see that while Niu Niu Biaobiao's appointment was nominally recommended by Li Luo, it was in truth sanctioned by the Line Chief himself—otherwise, strictly by the rules, Niu Niu Biaobiao's seniority still fell short.

Fortunately, Niu Niu Biaobiao possessed his own advantage: his own strength as a Seventh Rank Marquis.

The qualification for Academy Directors within the Longya Line is a Fifth Rank Marquis, and Niu Niu Biaobiao, as a Seventh Rank Marquis, would be impossible to ignore in any academy.

Especially in the current Qingming Academy, where the Chief Director's seat remains vacant, the strongest among them was formerly the Second Director, Zhong Zhong Yushi, yet he was only at the upper Sixth Rank, still not having Ta Ru Qi Pin.

Now, with Niu Niu Biaobiao entering Qingming Academy wielding Seventh Rank Marquis power, this would inevitably shake Zhong Zhong Yushi's prestige.

In the future, Zhong Zhong Yushi would find it difficult to maintain his former dominance over Qingming Academy.

After Niu Niu Biaobiao became Qingming Academy's Director, Li Luo's days grew calm and rhythmic, for the so-called "Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven" would not open for nearly a month, allowing him to intensify his cultivation.

Thus, Li Luo devoted the vast majority of his energy to advancing within the Demon Ash Cave.

Now that he had claimed the position of Dragon Chief with twenty flags, the former ranking of Qingming Flag within the Demon Ash Cave had become unworthy of his status, so he planned to lead Qingming Flag in climbing the rankings during this period.

And this advancement pace was undeniably meteoric.

After the Dragon Chief contest, Li Luo's strength surged dramatically, and all members of Qingming Flag received abundant resource rewards, causing the entire flag's strength to rise rapidly.

Under this collective progress, Qingming Flag's advancement became unstoppable.

In barely ten days, Qingming Flag surpassed the second-ranked Holy Scale Flag and began challenging the top-ranked Golden Blood Flag.

Li Li Qingfeng's side also noticed Qingming Flag's progress and began frantically clearing the cave, attempting to pull ahead—but this was clearly futile; as days passed, Qingming Flag, amid countless stunned gazes, climbed to match Golden Blood Flag's progress.

The two flags now stood tied for first.

During these half-months of cultivation, Li Luo's strength advanced further; his own thirty-zhang Demon Qi directly surged to sixty-five zhang—a pace not to be underestimated.

Half a month passed, and talk of the "Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven" gradually spread within the Longya Line—not just the Longya Line, but likely across the entire Outer Shenzhou.

Although this "Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven" only affected those below Tian Xiang Jing, all factions across Outer Shenzhou remained intensely interested, and the most outstanding young prodigies from each faction became the center of attention.

This was a grand event for Outer Shenzhou's younger generation.

Here, prodigies from all sides would clash, reveal their brilliance, and earn fame echoing across Outer Shenzhou.

In every past opening of the "Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven," those who emerged victorious all ascended to the Golden Dragon Treasure Bank's "Fenghua List," becoming dazzling jewels among the young generation, admired by all.

Merely this alone was enough to draw countless youths flocking toward it.

Top factions across the land treated this occasion as another form of rivalry, for competition among the young could reveal each faction's depth, thereby boosting their own prestige and overshadowing rivals.

Thus, in every respect, the "Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven" was a rare grand event on Outer Shenzhou, occurring only once every few years.

"This is the Golden Dragon Treasure Bank's compiled list of the current top young prodigies of Outer Shenzhou. These are likely your main rivals in the Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven—take a look at their profiles."

In the Bamboo Courtyard of Longya Mountain, Li Luo had come to spend rare leisure time with his grandfather, and Li Li Jingzhe handed him a scroll.

Hearing this, Li Luo immediately took it curiously, opened it, and his first glance landed on a familiar name.

Qin Yi.

As the foremost young talent of the Qin Li Tianwang Line in this generation, she naturally appeared on the list, and the scroll recorded some intelligence on Qin Yi.

Qin Yi, Lower Ninth Rank Water Phase, Two-Star Tian Zhu Jing.

Unlike Li Li Qingfeng, the former top talent whom Li Luo had displaced, Qin Yi had always held an unshakable position within the Qin Li Tianwang Line; it was said that during the recent debates among the Qin Li Tianwang Line's halls, Qin Yi won every match without a single loss—now, among the younger prodigies of the Qin Li Tianwang Line, she was unquestionably their goddess.

"Two-Star Tian Zhu—no wonder for a Ninth Rank Phase," Li Luo sighed. During the Dragon Chief contest, Li Li Qingfeng had condensed two blood pearls using the Dragon Blood Mi Fa, but even those paled slightly compared to genuine Two-Star Tian Zhu.

He continued reading.

The second name belonged to the Zhao Li Tianwang Line.

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang, Head of the Dragon Division of the Zhao Li Tianwang Line, Lower Ninth Rank Power Phase, Two-Star Tian Zhu Jing.

"Zhao Zhao Shenjiang, Lower Ninth Rank Power Phase?"

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly—this was a rare Phase type; Power Phase meant raw physical strength, meaning this person was naturally endowed with extraordinary physique and combat prowess.

"Zhao Zhao Shenjiang is exceptionally formidable; the Zhao Li Tianwang Line's high-ups have great hopes for him," Li Li Jingzhe said with a faint smile, then turned to Li Luo and asked, "Didn't you previously encounter a young Zhao from their line—Zhao Zhao Jingyu?"

Li Luo recalled the unfortunate fellow from the Xiling Dark Realm and chuckled, "He's a good man. Without him, I would've been in even greater danger in the Xiling Dark Realm."

Zhao Zhao Jingyu had not only gifted him five dragon teeth but also helped him fend off attacks from True Demon aberrations—calling him a good man was no exaggeration.

"Zhao Zhao Shenjiang and Zhao Zhao Jingyu are on good terms, so he's already declared he hopes not to meet you in the Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven—if he does, he'll kill you," Li Li Jingzhe said.

"Already targeted before it even started?" Li Luo sighed helplessly.

"Our Li Li Tianwang Line and the Zhao Li Tianwang Line have always been at odds, clashing for years, with numerous Marquis-level experts falling to each other's hands. So if you encounter any of them in the Spiritual Phase Cave Heaven, don't hold back—seize the chance and eliminate them outright," Li Li Jingzhe said coolly.

Li Luo nodded silently and continued reading the intelligence.

And then his own name appeared.

Li Li Tianwang Line, Qingming Flag's Grand Flag Chief Li Luo, possesses Three Phases, Extreme Demon Realm, defeated Li Li Qingfeng in the Dragon Chief contest, and summoned the Two-Star Tian Zhu Jing "Li Tai Zhu Xuan Image," defeating it to claim victory.

Although Extreme Demon Realm still lagged significantly behind the Two-Star Tian Zhu Jing listed above, his subsequent achievements made him impossible to ignore.

"The Golden Dragon Treasure Bank really has every piece of intelligence," Li Luo muttered.

Speaking of the Golden Dragon Treasure Bank, however, reminded him of Lü Qing'er—he wondered how she was doing now.

"The Golden Dragon Treasure Bank's depth far exceeds your imagination; if you truly compare, even the Qin Li Tianwang Line—the oldest among Outer Shenzhou's Four Li Tianwang Lines—is inferior to it. But the Golden Dragon Treasure Bank believes 'harmony brings wealth,' so most factions generally grant it face," Li Li Jingzhe said.

Li Luo nodded.

Behind Li Luo's name appeared the prodigy from the Zhu Li Tianwang Line.

Zhu Zhu Dayu, Void Ninth Rank Great Glutton Phase, One-Star Tian Zhu Jing—seemingly comparable to Li Li Qingfeng.

Li Luo skimmed past it, but when he saw the next line of information, his eyes lit up with keen interest.

Jiang Wan'yu, from the Three-Star Academy of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy, possesses Eighth Rank Wind-Fire Dual Phase, Two-Star Tian Zhu Jing.