Chapter 989: The Mysterious Golden Wheel

Li Li Lingjing's gradually taking shape ninth Heavenly Pearl undoubtedly stirred up a huge commotion on this Golden Dew Platform, with gazes of shock and complexity being cast upon her.

After all, the Nine Star Heavenly Pearl is the most extreme realm of the Tian Zhu Jing, achievable only by those with extremely deep foundations and potential, and didn't we see that even Zhao Yan of the Zhao Li Tianwang line and Senior Zong Sha of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy both failed in their condensation?

These two could already be considered dragons among men, yet even so, they still fell one step short, and the difficulty involved could well be imagined.

And precisely because of the failures of those two as a prelude, when Li Li Lingjing now succeeded, it made her own extraordinariness all the more apparent.

Even Jiang Jiang Wanyu was staring intently at Li Li Lingjing and said softly: "This Li Li Lingjing has had very little intelligence on her in the past. When did the Li Li Tianwang line produce such a heavenly pride? Judging by her appearance, she feels even a notch above Li Li Wuyuan."

"Truly very strong. I feel that among the Four Star Houses in our Tianyuan Ancient Academy, probably only those senior brothers who obtained 'Heavenly Star House quotas' in advance could compare to her," a nearby student agreed.

As for Li Li Lingjing's breakthrough, Li Li Fuling and the others on this side revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.

"Cousin Li Lingjing is so amazing. Nine Star Heavenly Pearl — it seems no one in our Dragon Fang Branch's last two generations has achieved it," Li Li Fengyi exclaimed.

Li Li Jingtao nodded and said: "It's a pity that Cousin Li Lingjing encountered a mishap back then, otherwise the previous edition's Twenty Banners Dragon Head would probably still belong to our Dragon Fang Branch."

Li Li Fuling's expression was somewhat complicated. She was of the same generation as Li Li Lingjing, but in her memory, although Li Li Lingjing back then was also extremely outstanding, she did not seem to be as monstrous as she is now. It seemed that her ordeal back then had instead honed her potential.

To this, Li Li Fuling could only say that fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

Lu Lu Qingmei was likewise watching Li Li Lingjing, with a yearning look in her eyes. She herself had a strong-willed personality, and now seeing Li Li Lingjing, who was also a woman, shine so brilliantly, naturally stirred the fighting spirit in her heart.

Moreover, although Li Li Lingjing also bears the surname Li, she is not from our branch but from the Xi Ling Li Shi. Although in the Xi Ling Jing, the Xi Ling Li Shi can be considered a local power, compared to our branch, the difference is like heaven and earth. So Li Li Lingjing being able to achieve this is also a form of encouragement for her, an outsider.

Deng Deng Fengxian, meanwhile, was watching those around who had originally been coveting Li Luo. When Li Li Lingjing was about to condense nine Heavenly Pearls, those originally ill-intentioned fellows also developed some timidity, so the pressure on their side had actually lessened somewhat.

Clearly, those fellows also had to consider that if they tried to disrupt Li Luo's opportunity amid the chaos at this moment, they would inevitably face the wrath of a Nine Star Tian Zhu Jing strong practitioner afterward.

And while Li Li Fengyi and the others on this side were rejoicing, the Zhao Li Tianwang line over there had extremely gloomy expressions, every one of them.

"Damnable. This Li Li Lingjing, she seems to be from the Xi Ling Li Shi? How could a small household like hers possess such ability?" Zhao Zhao Jingyu raged.

General Zhao also frowned tightly and said in a low voice: "It's not that strange. She carries the Lower Nine Pin Mysterious Snake Physique, and in terms of foundation and potential, she is no weaker than me. Although she remained extremely obscure in previous years, perhaps the Dragon Fang Branch did so deliberately to avoid drawing attention."

"But fortunately, although she has entered the Nine Star Tian Zhu Jing, as long as Cousin Zhao Yan steps into the Tian Xiang Jing, he should still be able to suppress her."

Although the Nine Star Heavenly Pearl carries the reputation of being a "Seed of Marquis Ennoblement," it ultimately does not count as stepping into the Tian Xiang Jing, and there should still be a gap in combat power between the two.

As he spoke, his gaze turned toward Zhao Yan's side. The latter at this moment was staring at Li Li Lingjing with a gloomy expression for quite a while, before finally stuffing the "Phase Transformation Pill" into his mouth and swallowing it in one gulp.

Thereafter, he began to refine the medicinal pill, seizing the moment to break through.

On the Golden Dew Platform, the world's energy howled and surged like a storm. More and more people finished their baptism, until at the end, only three people in the field remained seated cross-legged on the lotus pedestals.

They were precisely Li Luo, Li Li Lingjing, and Zhao Yan.

And among the three, Li Li Lingjing and Zhao Yan were making the greatest commotion. Compared to the two of them, Li Luo's side appeared much more silent, with only golden light shining upon his body as an endless stream of golden smoke continuously surged into him.

The phase force fluctuations around him seemed to merely maintain a steady state.

Yet only he himself knew that at this moment, within his phase palace, an intense transformation was taking place.

The change mainly occurred within the Wood-Earth Phase Palace, because Li Luo had poured all the massive amounts of golden smoke flooding into his body into it. Thus, under the pervasion of the golden smoke, the towering great tree formed by the Wood-Earth Phase expanded at an astonishing speed at this moment.

Its trunk became even more robust, like a pillar supporting the heavens. The bark was mottled and ancient, while also brimming with vitality.

Beneath the great tree, brown earth spread along with it, and the heavy power of the Earth Phase supported the Wood Phase, making it even more stable and upright.

The dual phases complemented each other, each benefiting the other.

The towering great tree swayed gently, and countless emerald-green specks of light rose with it, then transformed into pure phase force that surged and roiled within the phase palace.

Until a certain moment, on every single branch and leaf of the great tree, faint light patterns seemed to appear, the patterns mysterious and profound, as if heaven-made.

The swaying of the great tree gradually came to a halt at this moment.

Its branches and leaves became even more emerald-green, like jade, and the majestic vitality howled and surged, filling this phase palace with abundant life.

The phase force within Li Luo's body also began to climb step by step at this moment.

The Upper Seven Pin Wood-Earth Phase finally completed its evolution at this moment, truly stepping into the ranks of the Eight Pin.

However, before Li Luo could even take the time to feel the purity of this Eight Pin Wood-Earth Phase, he discovered that another change had appeared within his body.

In his perception, as dense golden smoke surged into his body, a wisp of the Small Formless Fire rose up within him. The golden smoke wreathed around the outside of the flame, and under its calcination, it actually transformed into a kind of miraculous golden thread that lay between the substantial and the illusory.

The golden thread continuously extended in all directions, faintly seeming to construct some extremely wondrous pattern.

The golden thread formed an incomplete circle, and the traces within it emanated an indescribable ancientness and obscurity. Li Luo attempted to outline its shape, but instantly felt a stabbing pain in his mind, as if even imitating this mysterious form would invite a special kind of erosion.

Li Luo's heart was somewhat shaken. What thing was this?

Within Li Luo's shocked perception, the golden thread continuously spread, and finally came to a stop. At this moment, an existence resembling some kind of light wheel appeared within Li Luo's body.

This golden thread light wheel did not seem complete, with a sense of deficiency everywhere. However, at three edge positions of the light wheel, three light points of differing colors were slowly taking shape.

Within the light points, water-light flowed, tree-shadows swayed, and a dragon-shadow coiled.

Li Luo only took one glance, and his heart gave a jolt. Wasn't this the miniature reflection of the three phases within his body?

The three phases cast their projections upon the three empty spots of this mysterious golden wheel, faintly seeming to just perfectly fill them to completion.

Li Luo stared blankly, perceiving all of this, while his heart was somewhat in an uproar, because this mysterious golden wheel seemed to be extremely compatible with him.

Was this a coincidence? Or did it mean that disciples of the Formless Sacred Sect, after undergoing the ritual, would all experience such a change?

Moreover, this mysterious golden wheel was clearly incomplete at this moment, or rather, it required more phases to fill it?

Li Luo racked his brains but could not figure it out.

However, there was no time to think about these things now, because along with the evolution of the Wood-Earth Phase, the phase force within Li Luo's body began to surge like a rising tide, madly growing stronger.

This meant that the grade of his phase force was also about to break through.

Thus, Li Luo gathered his mind, and with a flick of his finger, the "Nine Orifices Refining Gang Pill" that had long been prepared in his sleeve was flicked into his mouth.

A violent and pure medicinal power erupted within his body like a volcano. Li Luo's mind moved, merging this medicinal power into the climbing phase force, and then began to prepare to welcome this long-prepared great breakthrough.