Chapter 940: Golden Dew Platform

On the second day, when Li Luo stood atop the high tower and cast his gaze downward, he saw countless figures tearing through the sky across this stretch of plains, finally landing in the area behind the front row of high towers.

These figures were all quite young, brimming with sharpness and vigor—clearly elites from various factions, all here to enter the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven and seize a chance to advance.

"Worthy of the Inner Shenzhou."

Li Luo sighed. The gathering of young elites before him, whether in momentum or scale, surpassed the "Holy Cup War" he had experienced in the Outer Shenzhou.

Clearly, the foundations between the Outer Shenzhou and the Inner Shenzhou still differed enormously.

That was only natural. The Inner Shenzhou was uniquely blessed by heaven and earth, almost the center of the world. Not only was the heaven and earth energy here far more abundant, it also possessed vaster and rarer cultivation resources. With such foundations, the Outer Shenzhou could never compare no matter what.

After all, even prodigies of equal natural talent, if lacking cultivation resources, would achieve things that could not be spoken of in the same breath.

At this moment, Li Luo heard Li Li Fengyi's voice, summoning him to come down—everyone was preparing to set out.

So Li Luo turned and went downstairs, arriving at the spacious first-floor hall. By now, the prodigies from every branch had already gathered, all rubbing their fists and palms, eyes brimming with anticipation.

After all, the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven was not only a place of opportunity, but also a prime chance to make a name across the entire Tianyuan Shenzhou. Anyone who stood out here would have their reputation spread throughout Tianyuan Shenzhou, becoming a true standout among the younger generation.

And with such fame, the faction behind them would naturally be delighted, bestowing importance and more cultivation resources. After all, even a Li Tianwang-level faction needed a constant influx of fresh blood to prove to the world its enduring prosperity.

Before the crowd, each branch had also sent a hall master to escort them, showing how seriously they regarded this trip to the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven.

And among these hall masters, two stood at the head.

One was Li Luo's eldest uncle, Li Li Qingpeng. The other had a clearly even stronger presence, and when the other hall masters looked at him, their attitude was notably more polite.

Because this was the hall master of the Dragon Blood Branch's Gold Blood Hall—Li Li Jiluo.

He possessed the strength of an Upper Eight-Pin Marquis Realm, and among the various hall masters of the Five Branches, he was currently the strongest. It was even said he had a chance to break through to the Nine-Pin Marquis.

Don't underestimate this mere one-pin difference. Throughout the ages, who knew how many brilliant talents had wasted countless years unable to take that single step.

At this level, each person's potential was already close to its limit. Naturally, it was impossible to advance vigorously in just a few short years as before the Marquis Realm. "Taking it further when already at the peak" sounded nice, but how easy was it to actually do?

And the Nine-Pin Marquis was extraordinary—the highest level beneath the King tier. If one truly found a miracle one day and crossed that threshold, they would thoroughly transcend the mundane and enter the King tier.

A King-tier powerhouse, even placed among the various Li Tianwang-level factions, was a pillar-like existence, their status far surpassing that of Marquis-tier powerhouses.

Li Li Jiluo was a middle-aged man of extraordinary bearing. His expression was calm, his body like a straight Shanfeng, radiating an unshakable sense of steadiness. His tranquil gaze swept slowly across the room, and the many young prodigies present all felt an inexplicable pressure.

As the currently strongest hall master of the Li Li Tianwang branch, Li Li Jiluo commanded extremely high prestige—though... this "strongest" status was only because Li Taixuan had left Tianyuan Shenzhou.

"The Spirit Phase Cave Heaven is about to open. You've all seen the grand display outside, so once you enter, each of you be careful. It's a mixed bag inside, and the nameplate of our Li Li Tianwang branch may not necessarily intimidate some bloodthirsty desperadoes. Every time the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven opens, there are Li Tianwang-level faction prodigies who perish within." Li Li Jiluo's calm voice fell upon everyone's ears.

A chill ran through everyone's hearts, and they solemnly assented.

"I won't say much more idle talk. I'll just tell you a few important points."

"After you enter the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, the most important task is to gather a kind of spiritual liquid called 'Spirit Phase Golden Dew,' used to cleanse the 'Phase Talisman' in your hands."

Li Li Jiluo continued: "The so-called 'Spirit Phase Golden Dew' is a unique energy liquid found only within the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven."

He raised his palm, and phase power transformed into light and shadow, forming a drop of golden liquid. This liquid was wondrous—within it, it seemed as if earth, wind, water, and fire were flowing, making it impossible to forget at a single glance.

"The Phase Talisman you currently hold only has first-tier authority—that is, entry into the Cave Heaven. To go further, you'll need to obtain this 'Spirit Phase Golden Dew' to unlock the second-tier authority."

"We call this second-tier authority the 'Golden Dew Platform.'"

"On the Golden Dew Platform, there are many seats. At a specific moment, ascend to a seat on the platform, and the Golden Dew Platform will channel the power of the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven to perform a tempering baptism upon your own affinity. Those with good luck and deep foundations may obtain an opportunity for their affinity to evolve here."

"And even if your affinity doesn't evolve, your own affinity will certainly become more refined. In any case, the baptism of the Golden Dew Platform is a rare benefit."

"From our intelligence, there are three Golden Dew Platforms in total. You may choose one to head toward when the time comes."

Hearing Li Li Jiluo's words, everyone present couldn't help but be moved, and delight flashed in their eyes. Everyone present knew well the difficulty of advancing one's affinity. Although there were resources like Spiritual Water Marvelous Light on ordinary days, the improvement Spiritual Water Marvelous Light gave to one's affinity was truly too slow, and it had many limitations. If used too much, impurities would even accumulate in the Phase Palace, eventually causing the Phase Palace to seal shut and the Affinity Rank to stagnate completely.

Now this "Golden Dew Platform" might actually allow their affinity to improve—how much Spiritual Water Marvelous Light it might save them was incalculable.

"Golden Dew Platform..."

Li Luo's eyes flickered as well, his heart burning with eagerness. Because of his empty phase, he could pour in Spiritual Water Marvelous Light without limit, but the problem was that Spiritual Water Marvelous Light was very expensive, and refining it also took time.

He did want to nurture a Yi Dao Jiu Pin affinity as soon as possible, but his finances and time simply wouldn't allow it.

So this "Golden Dew Platform" was equally full of attraction for him.

"The seats on the Golden Dew Platform are limited, so the competition will surely be extremely fierce when the time comes. As for the contest for seats, that will depend on each of your own abilities." Li Li Jiluo said slowly.

Everyone nodded.

"May I ask Hall Master Li Li Jiluo, how much Spirit Phase Golden Dew is needed to unlock the Golden Dew Platform authority?" Lu Lu Qingmei suddenly spoke up to ask at this moment.

"Thirty drops."

Li Li Jiluo said: "So after you enter the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, your primary mission is to search for and contest 'Spirit Phase Golden Dew.' This substance will be born in places within where the heaven and earth energy is abundant—you may sense for it carefully."

"However, the Golden Dew Platform is not the end. Strictly speaking, it's only the beginning, because beyond the Golden Dew Platform lies the inner region of the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven. It's ever-changing within, and we don't have accurate intelligence to give you. We can only say that this inner region contains extremely rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and even, wondrous treasures that can help one birth an auxiliary phase or even a second phase."

Everyone present swallowed hard. Birthing an auxiliary phase or even a second phase... such a wondrous treasure, even placed within Tianyuan Shenzhou, would cause quite a stir, and even Li Tianwang-level factions would fight over it.

It was said such wondrous things generally only appeared within the Wang Hou battlefield—no one expected to encounter them in this Spirit Phase Cave Heaven.

No wonder even the various Li Tianwang-level factions had once eyed this place covetously, and could only adopt a joint development approach in the end. Because with such a treasure land, if any single faction occupied it, it would surely invite hostility and covetousness.

"This Spirit Phase Cave Heaven is truly wondrous."

Li Luo murmured to himself, and at the same time felt some amazement toward the "Faceless Holy Sect" that had crafted this Mi Jing. Presumably, in that ancient era, this sect must have been the most dazzling pearl upon Tianyuan Shenzhou.

Perhaps, looking across the entire world, the Faceless Holy Sect stood at the very pinnacle.

And at this moment, Li Luo couldn't help but think of the "Minor Faceless Divine Forging Art" he himself cultivated... in a certain sense, he and this "Faceless Holy Sect" shared a karmic connection.

While Li Luo was thinking these thoughts, in the outside world, the sound of energy torrents colliding suddenly came—it was like thunder, clearly audible for tens of thousands of miles.

"The Spirit Phase Cave Heaven is about to open," Li Li Jiluo spoke up. This kind of heaven and earth energy agitation was precisely the sign of the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven opening.

So, the crowd filed out, walking out of the high tower and looking toward the distant sky. They saw the energy portal standing in the void, now breathing in and out heaven and earth energy, and then the great door slowly opened.

Rumble rumble rumble!

The sound of energy roaring continuously rang out.

And beneath this heaven and earth, countless gazes all grew extremely fervent at this moment.

Fortune descends from heaven—each takes their own.

After roughly several minutes, when that energy portal fully opened, it seemed as if an extremely mysterious fragrance wafted out from within the portal.

Boom!

Between the heavens and earth, one figure after another shot skyward without the slightest hesitation, surging with powerful resonance force, charging straight toward that energy gateway.

"Go. The opportunity has arrived — now it depends on your own abilities."

Li Li Jiluo's expression was calm. With a sweep of his sleeve, a tremendous surge of resonance force roared forth, sweeping up everyone present and carrying them howling across the void, plunging headlong into the wide-open energy gateway.