Chapter 991: The Mysterious Golden Wheel

The ninth Heavenly Pearl that Li Lingjing was gradually forming undoubtedly stirred up huge waves on this Golden Dew Terrace, and one after another, shocked and complex gazes were cast upon her.

After all, the Nine-Star Heavenly Pearl is the ultimate realm of the Heavenly Pearl stage; only those with extremely profound foundations and potential can luckily achieve it. Did you not see that even Zhao Yan of the Zhao Tianwang lineage and Zong Sha of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy failed to condense it earlier?

These two are already considered dragons among men, yet even so, they were still one step short; the difficulty involved can be imagined.

And it was precisely because of the failure of the former two that when Li Lingjing succeeded now, it made her own extraordinariness appear even more prominent.

Even Jiang Wanyu stared fixedly at Li Lingjing and said softly, "This Li Lingjing, there has been very little intelligence on her in the past. When did the Li Tianwang lineage produce such a heaven-gifted talent? Looking at her appearance, I feel she is even a cut above Li Wuyuan."

"Indeed very strong. I feel that among the four-star students in our Tianyuan Ancient Academy, perhaps only those seniors who obtained the 'Heaven Star Academy quota' in advance can compare with her," a student nearby also agreed.

As for Li Lingjing's breakthrough, Li Fuling and the others revealed pleasant surprises.

"Cousin Lingjing is so amazing. A Nine-Star Heavenly Pearl—it seems no one in our Longyawei has achieved this in the last two generations," Li Fengyi exclaimed.

Li Jingtao nodded and said, "It's a pity that Cousin Lingjing encountered a mishap back then; otherwise, I'm afraid the leader of the Twenty Banners of the previous term would still be from our Longyawei."

Li Fuling's expression was somewhat complex. She and Li Lingjing were of the same generation, but in her memory, although the Li Lingjing of that time was considered extremely outstanding, she did not seem as monstrous as she was now. It seems that her past experiences instead honed her potential.

Regarding this, Li Fuling could only say that fortune and misfortune are interdependent.

Lu Qingmei was also looking at Li Lingjing, with a sense of yearning in her eyes. She herself had a strong personality, and now seeing Li Lingjing, who was also a woman, being so brilliant, it naturally ignited the fighting spirit in her heart.

Moreover, although Li Lingjing also has the surname Li, she is not from the main lineage but the Xiling Li clan. Although the Xiling Li clan is considered a powerful force in the Xiling region, it is a world of difference compared to the main lineage. Therefore, for Li Lingjing to have such an achievement, it is also an encouragement for her, an outsider.

Deng Fengxian was watching those who had originally coveted Li Luo. As Li Lingjing was about to condense her ninth Heavenly Pearl, those guys who originally had ill intentions also developed some timidity, so the pressure on their side had actually lessened somewhat.

Clearly, those guys also had to consider that if they tried to sabotage Li Luo's opportunity while in the chaos, they would inevitably face the wrath of a Nine-Star Heavenly Pearl stage powerhouse later.

And while Li Fengyi and the others were rejoicing, the Zhao Tianwang lineage side all had extremely gloomy expressions.

"Damn it, this Li Lingjing, she seems to be from the Xiling Li clan? How can someone from a small, obscure family have such ability?" Zhao Jingyu was furious.

Zhao Shenjiang also frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "It's not that strange. She possesses the lower ninth-grade Profound Snake Aspect; in terms of foundation and potential, she is no weaker than me. Although she has been extremely quiet for the past few years, perhaps it was done intentionally by the Longyawei to avoid being noticed."

"But fortunately, although she has entered the Nine-Star Heavenly Pearl stage, as long as Cousin Zhao Yan steps into the Heavenly Aspect stage, I imagine he will still be able to suppress her."

Although the Nine-Star Heavenly Pearl has the reputation of being a "seed for a Marquis," it is ultimately not yet stepping into the Heavenly Aspect stage, and there should still be a gap in combat power between the two.

As he spoke, his gaze turned toward Zhao Yan. The latter stared gloomily at Li Lingjing for a long while before finally stuffing a "Phase-Transforming Pill" into his mouth and swallowing it in one gulp.

Afterwards, he began to refine the pill, taking the opportunity to break through.

On the Golden Dew Terrace, the energy of heaven and earth roared like a storm. More and more people finished their baptism, and in the end, only three people remained sitting on the lotus seats.

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

Among the three, Li Lingjing and Zhao Yan had the most intense activity. Compared to them, Li Luo's side appeared more silent, with only golden light shining upon his body and a continuous stream of golden smoke pouring into his body.

The fluctuations of his phase power seemed to be maintaining a steady state.

However, only he himself knew that violent changes were occurring within his phase palace at this moment.

The changes mainly appeared in the Wood-Earth phase palace, because Li Luo poured all the massive amount of golden smoke that surged into his body into it. Thus, under the permeation of the golden smoke, the towering tree formed by the Wood-Earth phase expanded at an astonishing speed.

Its trunk became thicker, like a pillar supporting the sky, its bark mottled and ancient, yet simultaneously suffused with vitality.

Under the big tree, brown earth spread accordingly, the heavy Earth phase power supporting the Wood phase, making it become more stable and upright.

The dual phases complemented each other, both benefiting.

The towering tree swayed slowly, and countless emerald light spots rose with it, subsequently turning into pure phase power, surging and moving within the phase palace.

Until a certain moment, faint light patterns seemed to appear on every branch and leaf of the big tree; the patterns were profound, as if naturally formed.

The swaying of the big tree slowly ceased at this moment.

Its branches and leaves became even more emerald, like jade, and majestic vitality roared and moved, filling this phase palace with exuberant life.

The phase power within Li Luo's body also climbed step by step at this moment.

The upper seventh-grade Wood-Earth phase finally completed its evolution at this moment, truly stepping into the ranks of the eighth grade.

However, before Li Luo could even feel the purity of the eighth-grade Wood-Earth phase, he discovered another change occurring within his body.

In his perception, as the dense golden smoke surged into his body, a cluster of Small Formless Fire rose within him. With the golden smoke swirling outside the flame, as it was calcined, it actually turned into a magical golden thread that existed between the substantial and the illusory.

The golden thread continuously extended in all directions, and faintly, it seemed to construct some kind of extremely miraculous pattern.

The golden thread formed an incomplete circle, and the traces within it emitted an indescribable sense of antiquity and obscurity. Li Luo tried to outline its shape, but he immediately felt a stinging pain in his mind; it seemed that even imitating this mysterious shape would invite a special kind of erosion.

Li Luo was somewhat shocked in his heart. What kind of thing is this?

In Li Luo's shocked perception, the golden thread continued to spread and finally stopped. At this moment, an existence that looked like some kind of light wheel appeared within Li Luo's body.

This golden light wheel did not seem complete and was full of a sense of defect. However, at three edge positions of the light wheel, three light spots of different colors were slowly taking shape.

Within the light spots, water light flowed, tree shadows swayed, and dragon shadows circled.

Li Luo only took one look, and his heart was shaken. Weren't these the miniature versions of the three phases within his body?

The three phases cast their projections onto the three empty spots of this mysterious golden wheel, faintly, as if they had just happened to fill it to perfection.

Li Luo stared blankly as he perceived all of this, his heart feeling somewhat turbulent, because this mysterious golden wheel seemed extremely compatible with him.

Is this a coincidence? Or is it that all disciples of the Formless Sacred Sect have such changes after the ritual?

Moreover, this mysterious golden wheel was clearly incomplete at this time, or rather, did it need more phases to fill it?

Li Luo could not figure it out.

However, there was no time to think about these things now, because with the evolution of the Wood-Earth phase, the phase power in Li Luo's body began to become crazily strong, like a rising tide.

This meant his phase power level was also about to break through.

Thus, Li Luo collected his thoughts, and at the same time, flicked his finger, and the "Nine-Orifice Tempering Gang Pill" that had been prepared in his sleeve was flicked into his mouth.

A violent and pure medicinal power erupted in his body like a volcano. Li Luo moved his mind, merging this medicinal power into the rising phase power, and then began to prepare to welcome this long-awaited major breakthrough.