Chapter 982: Golden Dew Terrace

King of All Manifestations, Chapter 988: Golden Dew Terrace. Li Luo felt quite conflicted at this moment; he was both delighted that Jiang Qing’e was still radiating her peerless brilliance at the Saint Light Ancient Academy, yet helpless that he had inexplicably gained some enemies driven by jealousy.

However, he was also secretly pleased, because after he had pretentiously asked Jiang Qing’e to return the marriage contract to him, their relationship had strictly speaking been downgraded—at the very least, they were no longer in that former state of "fiancé and fiancée."

But to the outside world, Jiang Qing’e clearly still maintained this relationship. Perhaps in her heart, this so-called marriage contract didn't actually hold much significance, and only Li Luo, driven by his own pride, would stir up such unnecessary matters.

Li Luo’s lapse in composure caught the attention of those around him. Zong Sha glanced at him in confusion and laughed, "Could it be that Junior Brother Li Luo knows this senior sister from the Saint Light Ancient Academy?"

Li Fuling teased with a smile, "Don't tell me you’re that fiancé of hers from the Outer Shenzhou?"

Jiang Wanyu curled her lips and said, "This is most likely just an excuse that senior sister put out to avoid being bothered by some wild bees and butterflies during her cultivation. Such a figure is unique and peerless even in the Saint Light Ancient Academy; with her vision, how could she possibly take a fancy to someone from the Outer Shenzhou?"

This statement sounded quite reasonable, and everyone nearby agreed.

"My third brother also possesses peerless talent! Based on academy seniority, he is currently only a Second Star Hall student, but when it comes to strength, he is no weaker than you, a top-tier student of the Third Star Hall. Is this talent inferior to anyone? Do you have such brave students in the Second Star Hall of the Heavenly Origin Ancient Academy?" Li Fengyi said with dissatisfaction.

Jiang Wanyu’s willow brows furrowed slightly, and she retorted, "I haven't lost to him yet. Although he possesses three resonances, he has ultimately not yet advanced to the Heavenly Pearl Stage. Once we reach the Golden Dew Terrace later, if there is an opportunity, I would like to test exactly what his standard is."

Li Luo just smiled at this and did not interrupt. Being able to learn some news about Jiang Qing’e from the mouths of these people from the Heavenly Origin Ancient Academy, he was already extremely satisfied.

It seemed that Jiang Qing’e’s problem with the burning of her Light Heart had been initially resolved, which was the thing that made Li Luo the most joyful. After the matter of the Spirit Resonance Cave Heaven concluded, he would have to find a way to make a trip to the Heavenly Origin Ancient Academy to see if there was any way to deliver the "Nine-Pattern Sacred Heart Lotus" he possessed into Jiang Qing’e’s hands.

With such a miraculous item, it would be possible to completely repair the sequelae caused by Jiang Qing’e burning her Light Heart, ensuring no obstacles would arise for her future breakthrough to the Marquis Stage.

Afterwards, the group traveled at full speed, heading in the direction of the Golden Dew Terrace.

About half a day later, more and more light shadows began to appear in the surrounding world. Clearly, as time passed, quite a few people had gathered enough Spirit Resonance Golden Dew and were rushing to the Golden Dew Terrace.

Li Luo looked into the distance, and he could vaguely see a glimmer of golden light like stars flowing at the edge of the horizon.

Sounds of agitation and boiling could be heard faintly in the world.

As they drew closer to that direction, Li Luo and the others all saw that the distant world seemed to have reached an end; clouds and mist descended from the sky, seemingly forming an endless wall of clouds that blocked the path forward.

Before the cloud wall, only a towering mountain peak stood erect.

The mountain peak was like a pillar supporting the sky, rising from the ground. At the summit, golden light flowed, and a massive, magnificent golden platform, like an altar, stood upon it, looking extremely spectacular.

All the figures from various parties who arrived here gazed with extremely fervent eyes at the golden platform standing on the mountain peak. This Golden Dew Terrace was the final goal for many people entering the Spirit Resonance Cave Heaven this time.

Although it was only after the Golden Dew Terrace that one could reach the core area of the Spirit Resonance Cave Heaven, which contained many rare treasures and even divine items that could give birth to auxiliary resonances or enhance resonance grades, for many rogue cultivators, such opportunities were too difficult to obtain, so there was no need to covet them.

As long as they could receive one baptism on the Golden Dew Terrace, the trip would not have been in vain.

Li Luo and the others also showed joy and anticipation. It was said that receiving a baptism on this Golden Dew Terrace could temper one's own resonance, greatly increasing its purity, and for those with good fortune, it could even lead to a direct evolution of their resonance.

"I currently have a Lower Eighth-Grade Water-Light Resonance, an Upper Seventh-Grade Wood-Earth Resonance, and a Lower Seventh-Grade Dragon-Thunder Resonance. The difficulty of evolving an Eighth-Grade is extremely high, and even with the help of this Golden Dew Terrace, it might not succeed. But for the Seventh-Grade, I have tempered my Wood-Earth and Dragon-Thunder resonances for a long time, so it is possible to achieve a breakthrough here." Li Luo calculated in his heart; his minimum goal was to raise his Lower Seventh-Grade Dragon-Thunder Resonance to the Upper Seventh-Grade.

Resonance evolution was the most difficult; while this Golden Dew Terrace was indeed miraculous, if it could easily evolve human resonances in batches, that would be too monstrous. It was likely that even a hegemon that dominated an era like the No-Resonance Sacred Sect could not achieve that.

Li Luo and the others landed at the foot of the towering mountain peak. At this time, many forces and numerous rogue cultivators had already arrived in this area.

And just as Li Luo and the others landed, he sensed some unkind gazes cast from not far away.

Li Luo scanned the area and saw a group of old acquaintances.

The leader was Zhao Yan of the Zhao Heavenly King lineage, and by his side, Zhao Shen, Zhao Jingyu, and the others all had their gazes locked onto him with gloomy expressions.

"What a pair of enemies," Li Luo saw this and immediately smiled slightly.

However, he was not surprised by this; after all, there were only three Golden Dew Terraces, and there was a high probability they would run into people from the Zhao Heavenly King lineage here.

As for Qin Yi, Zhu Dayu, and the others, they did not appear here, presumably choosing a Golden Dew Terrace in another direction. After all, if they all gathered together, there would be too many monks and too little gruel, making it inevitably harder to compete.

Not long after Li Luo and the others arrived, another team from the Li Heavenly King lineage arrived, and among them, Li Luo saw the heroic and spirited figure of Lu Qingmei.

Clearly, this was the team from the Dragon Scale Lineage.

The Dragon Scale Lineage’s team was led by Li Guan, who, upon seeing Li Luo and the others, quickly brought his people over.

"Haha, Fuling, you all arrived quickly." Li Guan’s expression was slightly pleased as he smiled at Li Fuling. After all, with various forces and teams mixed here, being of the same Li Heavenly King lineage, joining forces would naturally be more competitive.

Li Fuling also smiled and agreed, and the two teams merged, becoming a bit stronger.

As time passed, more and more teams arrived at the foot of the mountain. Many conflicts broke out among them; it seemed that some teams who had failed to gather enough "Spirit Resonance Golden Dew" saw the Golden Dew Terrace right in front of them, yet they didn't even have the qualifications to ascend, and in their unwillingness, they attempted to seize it directly.

Thus, chaotic skirmishes broke out in various places.

But such skirmishes were mostly maintained among the many rogue cultivators; no one dared to covet teams with strong soldiers and sturdy horses like Li Luo’s.

Li Luo did not pay attention to those skirmishes, instead quietly waiting for the changes in the Golden Dew Terrace. It seemed the time had not yet arrived, as the "Golden Resonance Talismans" in their hands had not yet begun to be drawn.

But after this wait lasted for nearly half a day, under the gaze of the masses, movement finally appeared on the Golden Dew Terrace at the mountain peak.

Dazzling golden light erupted from the massive golden platform, and then, in the air below the platform, seats gradually appeared. These seats spread out from the mountain peak, all shining with strange light, like stars.

All gazes were cast fervently at this moment.

Li Luo’s eyes were equally fiery. He scanned them and discovered that the seats seemed to have distinctions; for example, the positions closest to the golden platform were golden lotus seats flowing with mysterious brilliance.

These golden lotus seats were the fewest in number. Behind the golden lotus seats were jade cushions, which were crystal clear and engraved with complex, ancient patterns.

And behind the jade cushions were stone seats, which were greenish and also had strange light flowing through them.

As soon as these three types of seats appeared, everyone present saw the grade distinction at a glance.

Clearly, of the three types of seats, the golden lotus seats were the best, followed by the white jade cushions, while the green stone seats were the lowest.

Li Luo’s gaze locked directly onto those golden lotus seats. Even with his eyes closed, he could figure out that the baptism on the Golden Dew Terrace must have the strongest effect on these lotus seats. However, wanting to snatch a golden lotus seat from so many people would inevitably be extremely difficult. After all, when it came to strength, any of the many high-star Heavenly Pearl Stage experts present were more competitive than him, a mere Extreme Shackle Stage cultivator.

But fortunately... Li Luo was not fighting alone. They had strength in numbers and a powerful fighter like Li Lingjing, so he figured that even if ordinary high-star Heavenly Pearl Stage rogue cultivators were unhappy, they should just have to endure his ambition.

However, the only thing to worry about were the teams from other top forces, such as the Zhao Heavenly King lineage. Given the grievances between the two sides, they would definitely not sit by and watch Li Luo, an Extreme Shackle Stage cultivator, occupy a golden lotus seat, so when the time came... a contest would be inevitable.