Chapter 979: Making Acquaintances

Li Li Fengyi and the others saw Senior Zong Sha and Jiang Jiang Wanyu, who had restrained their phase power and descended, and they also understood Li Luo's attitude, so they all put away their hostility. After all, there wasn't much enmity between the two sides—it was simply a competition over the "Spirit Phase Golden Dew."

Li Luo asked Li Li Fengyi and the others, "How much Spirit Phase Golden Dew has been produced here?"

Li Li Fengyi said, "We harvested a total of twenty drops of Spirit Phase Golden Dew here."

Li Luo thought for a moment, took out a jade bottle, tossed it to Senior Zong Sha, and smiled. "Twenty drops of Spirit Phase Golden Dew, split evenly between the two sides. What does Senior Zong Sha think?"

Having harvested a batch earlier in the Golden Hall, Li Luo had plenty of Spirit Phase Golden Dew in hand—mere ten drops were nothing to him.

Senior Zong Sha took the jade bottle, sensed it briefly, and immediately knew it contained ten drops of Spirit Phase Golden Dew. He said somewhat sheepishly, "Since Dragon Head Li Luo has said so, naturally there's no problem. If there weren't people in our team still short on Spirit Phase Golden Dew, we wouldn't have planned to fight you for it."

Li Luo's attitude was friendly and quite polite toward them, and now he was even dipping into his own pocket to make up the Spirit Phase Golden Dew. Naturally, Senior Zong Sha wouldn't press the issue aggressively.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu beside them said nothing, but her expression eased considerably. At the very least, Li Luo's displayed attitude was beyond reproach.

Moreover, judging from the current strength of their lineup, the other side was clearly stronger. Even if they truly didn't share the Spirit Phase Golden Dew, the two of them could only swallow their pride and temporarily withdraw.

Li Li Lingjing and the others also swept over at this moment, landing beside Li Luo.

Senior Zong Sha cast a somewhat wary glance at Li Li Lingjing—the brief exchange earlier had clearly left a deep impression. At the same time, he smiled amiably at Li Luo and said, "I didn't expect us to have this kind of connection with Dragon Head Li Luo."

"Senior Zong Sha, just call me junior brother according to the academy's rules," Li Luo said.

Senior Zong Sha could tell that Li Luo held a friendly attitude toward them, and he himself didn't want to make enemies of the Li Li Tianwang lineage, so he nodded agreeably and went along with it.

"Then I'll take the liberty of calling you Junior Brother Li Luo."

Jiang Jiang Wanyu beside them stared at Li Luo and asked, "If you're at the Sacred Mystic Star Academy now, which Star House are you in?"

Li Luo smiled. "Should be the Two Star House."

Jiang Jiang Wanyu was slightly shaken. Although Li Luo had yet to step into Tian Zhu Jing, his combat power was extremely astonishing. In their earlier exchange, even with her Two Star Tian Zhu Jing phase power intensity, she had failed to crush Li Luo—proving his phase power was robust, no weaker than an ordinary Tian Zhu Jing.

A figure like this, not to mention at the Sacred Mystic Star Academy, would be considered an exceptionally rare prodigy even at their Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy.

At the very least, among the current Two Star House, even the very top few probably couldn't compare to Li Luo.

"Then you'll have to call me senior sister too," Jiang Jiang Wanyu said sullenly.

"Senior Sister Jiang," Li Luo said cheerfully, pulling at the relationship.

"I've heard that Junior Brother Li Luo possesses three phases, so although he's only at the Extreme Sha Realm, the robustness of his phase power is no weaker than Tian Zhu Jing by much." Senior Zong Sha saw Jiang Jiang Wanyu's frustration. This junior sister was a proud and ambitious one, with many admirers within the academy, and her own talent was extremely high. Not only was she a standout in the Three Star House, she had also cultivated one of the prerequisite Marquis Techniques for the "Three Dragon Heavenly Banner Canon"—the "Red Dragon Departing Fire Banner."

Clearly, Jiang Jiang Wanyu's ultimate goal was aimed at that "Three Dragon Heavenly Banner Canon," which showed her own ambition and pride.

"Senior Sister Jiang's 'Red Dragon Departing Fire Banner' is one of the 'Three Dragon Heavenly Banner Canon'? I heard about this complete Destiny-grade Marquis Technique back at the Sacred Mystic Star Academy too, but unfortunately the Sacred Mystic Star Academy only has this 'Black Dragon Dark Water Banner'." Li Luo asked with a smile.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu nodded slightly, glanced at Li Luo, and said, "Do you possess a dragon phase?"

Li Luo nodded. "My third phase is a dragon phase."

Jiang Jiang Wanyu couldn't help feeling a touch of envy upon hearing this. She only possessed the wind and fire dual phases, and had no dragon phase. The reason she could cultivate the "Red Dragon Departing Fire Banner" was that she had borrowed an extremely high-quality dragon-attribute oddity as a medium to catalyze dragon phase power. But such a medium was ultimately not as convenient as dragon phase power contained within oneself.

"The 'Black Dragon Dark Water Banner' you cultivate and the 'Red Dragon Departing Fire Banner' I cultivate are only two of them. There's a third technique called the 'Silver Dragon Heavenly Thunder Banner.' Only when all three are cultivated can the true might of the 'Three Dragon Heavenly Banner Canon' be displayed," Jiang Jiang Wanyu said.

"Red Dragon Departing Fire Banner, Silver Dragon Heavenly Thunder Banner..." Li Luo's eyes held a hint of longing. These two Marquis Techniques should be of fire dragon and thunder dragon attributes, a perfect match for his own dragon phase.

"You'd better not be thinking about the 'Three Dragon Heavenly Banner Canon.' You should have left the Sacred Mystic Star Academy by now. If you want to learn the remaining two Marquis Techniques, I'm afraid the academy won't give you the chance," Jiang Jiang Wanyu saw through Li Luo's expectation and immediately poured cold water on him.

"Still have to try," Li Luo said, undiscouraged, and smiled. "Speaking of which, I do have some matters that require me to go to the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy afterward."

Senior Zong Sha said enthusiastically, "Then you're most welcome. When you arrive at the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy, we'll certainly host you well."

Li Luo expressed his thanks, and the atmosphere between the two sides grew increasingly relaxed.

At this moment, several streaks of flowing light also rushed over from afar, landing toward Senior Zong Sha's side. They appeared to be Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy students who had received the signal and hurried over.

After exchanging a few words with them, Senior Zong Sha also suppressed their aggressive momentum.

Li Luo then warmly invited Senior Zong Sha, Jiang Jiang Wanyu, and the others to travel together, since the Golden Dew Platform wasn't far from here.

Senior Zong Sha didn't refuse, so the two groups merged and unhurriedly swept toward the same direction.

While traveling, Li Luo kept inquiring about intelligence regarding the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy.

"Senior Zong Sha, does your academy have a mentor named 'Lan Lan Lingzi'? Our Sacred Mystic Star Academy's dean is very familiar with her."

"Lan Lan Lingzi? She's not a mentor at our academy," Senior Zong Sha said with a smile.

Li Luo was taken aback. Vice Dean Suxin had clearly told him to go to the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy to find someone named "Lan Lan Lingzi." Could this person have left?

"Lan Lan Lingzi is our academy's vice dean," Jiang Jiang Wanyu beside them added flatly.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time grew quite interested. He'd heard that Dean Pang Pang Qianyuan and this Lan Lan Lingzi were old acquaintances, and he wondered how deep that relationship went. If deep enough, he could leverage it.

But Dean Pang really was a vice dean killer—Vice Dean Suxin was utterly obedient to him, and now here at the Ancient Academy, there was another vice dean who was an old acquaintance.

"Senior Zong Sha, does the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy have close ties with the other Ancient Academies? I come from the Sacred Academy, and I can say I yearn for your Ancient Academies above all else. Back then I wasn't even planning to return to the Dragon Fang Lineage—what I really wanted most was to go to an Ancient Academy," Li Luo said with a beaming smile.

This remark made several Heavenly Yuan Ancient Academy members beside them beam with delight, all sighing that Li Luo's eye for things was indeed exceptional.

Senior Zong Sha also smiled. "The various Ancient Academies are both competitors and companions. Of course the relationship is close. Sometimes special missions even require students from the various Ancient Academies to coordinate."

Li Luo's eyes shifted slightly, and he smiled. "Senior Zong Sha, do you know anything about the Holy Light Ancient Academy in the Central Shenzhou? I have a very good friend who entered it earlier, and with her talent, she probably went straight into the academy's Celestial Star House."

"Oh? Straight into the Celestial Star House? Then your friend's talent must be absolutely stunning," Senior Zong Sha said, startled.

At this moment, Jiang Jiang Wanyu beside them suddenly stirred and spoke up. "I have heard some intelligence from the Holy Light Ancient Academy side. Apparently, in their Celestial Star House this year, there were indeed several newcomers, and among them was a girl who caused a huge sensation at the Holy Light Ancient Academy."

Senior Zong Sha also nodded. "Now that Junior Sister Jiang mentions it, I do have some impression... I heard a supernova appeared in the Holy Light Ancient Academy's Celestial Star House. She set the fastest record for rising in rank in the history of the Celestial Star House. Now she's not only a prominent figure at the Holy Light Ancient Academy, but even our other Ancient Academies are inquiring about her."

Li Luo's heart trembled slightly, and a surge of excitement rose within him, because he vaguely sensed that the person they were talking about must be the one he had been hoping for.

"What's her name?" Li Luo asked.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu thought for a moment, then said slowly, "The Holy Light Goddess, Jiang Jiang Qinge."

Although he had long expected it, when Li Luo heard this name again from someone else's mouth, his emotions still churned like rivers and seas. A feeling called longing surged up from deep within like a tide, leaving him momentarily speechless. In his mind, there was only that unforgettable, familiar face.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu didn't notice his emotions, and continued with great interest. "This Senior Sister Jiang is quite a character. She's now a top figure at the Holy Light Ancient Academy. Heaven knows how many top prodigies from various factions want to pursue her, but she rejected them all without mercy. She even publicly declared she already has a fiancé. Although that fiancé is only from the Outer Shenzhou, in her eyes, any prodigy compared to her fiancé is nothing but a weed."

"When those words came out, heaven knows how many proud sons of heaven were provoked. There are even prodigies investigating this fiancé's identity, trying to travel thousands of miles to the Outer Shenzhou to force him to break off the engagement."

Li Luo nearly fell straight out of the sky upon hearing this.

He was both touched and on the verge of tears. How did he, perfectly fine, inexplicably gain countless enemies?