Chapter 999: Divergence

"Is your Young Lady named Lu Qing'er?" Li Luo's heart churned with emotion; although he already had the answer, he still sought confirmation from this Sister Jin.

Sister Jin nodded.

Having received confirmation, Li Luo could not help but feel a bit of joy; after all, meeting an old acquaintance in the Outer Shenzhou of Tian Yuan was truly a pleasant thing.

"Why has Qing'er come to this Tian Yuan Outer Shenzhou? Did she not remain in Great Xia?" Li Luo felt some surprise in his heart; moreover, seeing Sister Jin's attitude toward Lu Qing'er, it was clearly one of great respect, indicating that Lu Qing'er's status and position were quite high.

And the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall was likewise a top-tier transcendent power in this world; speaking of its foundations, it was likely several degrees stronger than our Li Li Tianwang lineage.

"Is it because of Lu Qing'er's father?" Li Luo guessed silently; after all, he was quite familiar with Yu Yu Hongxi. Although she was the president of the Great Xia Golden Dragon Treasure Hall, a branch president from the Outer Shenzhou, while transcendent in Great Xia, was somewhat insufficient in a place like the Tian Yuan Outer Shenzhou; therefore, Lu Qing'er's noble status most likely came from her father.

Looking at it this way, Lu Qing'er's father should be a major figure within the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall headquarters.

However, at this moment Li Luo had no time to think too much, and immediately asked: "What trouble has Qing'er encountered? Come, take me there!"

He did not hesitate; given the relationship between him and Lu Qing'er, if she were in trouble, regardless of the reason, he would certainly need to lend a hand.

Seeing Li Luo's reaction, that Sister Jin let out a slightly relieved breath; it seemed the relationship between Li Luo and the Young Lady was indeed not shallow, otherwise he would not have agreed without even asking a single question.

"This matter involves some internal strife within our Golden Dragon Treasure Hall; the Young Lady was ordered to come to the Spirit Phase Grotto-Heaven to retrieve a treasure, but someone within the Treasure Hall obstructed her. A conflict occurred previously, and the Young Lady used the Ice-Sealing Mi Fa to indiscriminately seal that place, leaving only me to seek your aid," Sister Jin said rapidly.

Li Luo nodded and said, "Then let us go."

Upon hearing this, Sister Jin was momentarily stunned and said, "You are going alone?!"

On the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall side, led by Mu Yao, they could be considered well-equipped and strong; just Mu Yao himself was a powerhouse who had entered the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing realm, so what use would Li Luo, a mere Tian Zhu Jing cultivator who had just broken through, be?

The reason Sister Jin came to find Li Luo was that she valued the team behind him from the Li Li Tianwang lineage even more; in her view, perhaps this was also the Young Lady's thought—to use Li Luo's connection to summon reinforcements from the Li Li Tianwang lineage.

"Little Brother, I will go with you!" Li Li Fengyi quickly spoke up.

"You cannot run around recklessly alone," Li Jingtang also said, indicating that he must follow.

Deng Deng Fengxian said indifferently, "You are the Dragon Head; you cannot possibly go to help someone single-handedly."

Lu Lu Qingmei chuckled lightly: "Previously, I took your Spirit Phase Golden Dew; if help is needed, do not hesitate to speak."

Seeing this scene, Sister Jin was somewhat surprised; it seemed Li Luo held some prestige among the younger generation of the Li Li Tianwang lineage.

However, all these people were merely from the youngest generation, and their strength was still lacking; the strong reinforcement Sister Jin truly wanted was naturally not them.

Thus, her gaze turned to Li Li Wuyuan, who was standing aside and had been coldly observing the whole time.

He was the strong reinforcement in her mind.

Seeing her gaze, Li Li Wuyuan's expression showed no fluctuation; instead, he frowned and said, "What is the meaning of all this chaos here? I do not agree with you interfering in the internal strife of the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall; that has nothing to do with us."

"Furthermore, we are currently occupying this treasure vault; if you suddenly withdraw, would that not disperse our strength? What if other teams covet the treasure vault at that time, how would we respond?"

"This is our collective action; you should prioritize the greater situation."

Upon hearing this, Li Li Fengyi immediately felt displeased and said, "Li Luo's friend is in trouble; should he not go to help?"

"When the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall is involved, this matter is not that simple; if powerful enemies are provoked in the end, who will take responsibility?" Li Li Wuyuan said coldly.

"In any case, I do not agree with you leaving without authorization, and I will not lend a hand; I must stay here to guard the treasure vault."

He stated his words definitively because he could see that the woman from the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall clearly wanted him to act.

Indeed, upon hearing his words, Sister Jin's expression immediately darkened.

She was just about to speak when Li Luo waved his hand to stop her; he did not become angry at Li Li Wuyuan's choice to refuse aid because he had never thought Li Li Wuyuan would help from the very beginning.

"Third Brother, why not wait here until Cousin Ling Jing comes out?" Li Jingtang asked.

Li Luo pondered slightly and shook his head: "My friend's situation is critical; Cousin Ling Jing and the others do not know how long they will need to explore within the treasure vault, so I am afraid we cannot wait."

"It is fine; I will go there alone."

His expression was quite calm; although there might be powerful enemies on the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall side, Li Luo was not particularly wary, after all, the Three-Tailed Sky Wolf had been lurking for so long, and it was time to deploy it.

"That won't do; I must follow!" Li Li Fengyi opposed, stating it was impossible to let Li Luo go alone.

Li Jingtang and the others also nodded.

Seeing this, Li Luo smiled and nodded, saying, "Very well, then let us go together."

After all, he considered himself to possess the trump card of the "Three-Tailed Sky Wolf"; even if he encountered a powerhouse like Zhao Yan who had entered the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing realm, he would not fear him at all, so he was not worried about Li Li Fengyi and the others coming to harm.

Seeing that there were still people following Li Luo, Li Li Wuyuan's expression darkened and he said, "You are acting so recklessly; this is too much of a breach of discipline!"

Seeing this fellow constantly obstructing, Li Luo could not help but feel displeased in his heart and said indifferently, "Did you perhaps forget that I am also considered the leader of this expedition? How we act is not for you to oppose."

Hearing Li Luo's so impolite words, Li Li Wuyuan immediately flew into a rage, and a terrifying energy pressure swept out like a storm.

But Li Luo showed a cold light in his expression, with no intention of retreating even a little.

Finally, Li Li Wuyuan, whose face kept changing, retracted the energy pressure and said coldly, "If you want to seek death, then go; when casualties actually occur, see how you explain it."

"No need to trouble yourself," Li Luo replied, then bowed to Sister Jin and said, "Please lead the way."

Sister Jin looked at Li Luo and those following him, Li Li Fengyi, Li Jingtang, and others, all of whom were merely low-level Xing Tian Zhu Jing cultivators; this made her feel somewhat powerless in her heart; what use would these people be if they went?

However, she also saw that the rift between Li Luo and Li Li Wuyuan was extremely deep and knew it was impossible to persuade the latter; thus, she could only sigh silently, nod, then turn and dash rapidly in a certain direction.

Li Luo then led the group to follow quickly.

Li Li Wuyuan watched the direction they departed, snorted coldly, and said, "Truly ignorant of the sky's height and the earth's thickness; a few low-level Xing Tian Zhu Jing cultivators, barely able to protect themselves, yet they dare to go as reinforcements?"

"If they want to die themselves, nothing can stop them!"

He waved his sleeve, no longer paying attention, and turned his gaze toward the treasure vault.

And about an hour after Li Luo and his group departed, a booming sound suddenly erupted from within the treasure vault; then everyone saw the faint light patterns outside the treasure vault begin to rapidly dim until they finally vanished completely.

After the light patterns disappeared, the stone door of the treasure vault seemed to begin suffering erosion from time, actually cracking and shattering at a terrifying speed.

And after quite some time, beams of light and shadow leaped out from within the treasure vault, landing amidst the rubble strewn on the ground.

It was a team led by Li Li Lingjing.

Seeing this, Li Li Wuyuan hurriedly stepped forward to meet them and asked with concern, "Is everyone alright? How was the harvest within the treasure vault?"

Li Li Lingjing did not wish to speak much with him and intended to let Li Li Fuling explain to him; however, her gaze shifted and she discovered that Li Luo was not present in the scene; immediately, her fine eyebrows furrowed slightly as she asked, "Where is Li Luo?"

Upon hearing this, Li Li Wuyuan's expression showed a slight unnaturalness, and then he smiled: "Previously, someone came over saying that an old friend of Li Luo was in trouble and asked him to go to the rescue; thus, he took people and went."

Li Li Lingjing's beautiful apricot eyes narrowed slightly at this moment; that gaze seemed to become somewhat gloomy and sinister; she stared at Li Li Wuyuan, her voice as if carrying ice shards.

"You let him leave with some stranger of unknown origin?"

"You sent a few low-star Tian Zhu Jing cultivators to rescue people?!"

Facing Li Li Lingjing's icy, cold questioning, Li Li Wuyuan's expression was also rather unsightly. He said, "I tried to stop him, but he was determined to go. What could I do?"

"I still have to guard the treasure vault here. Am I supposed to go with him too?"

He was somewhat displeased. He was, after all, a direct-line descendant of the Dragon Blood lineage, his status far nobler than Li Li Lingjing's, who came from the Western Ridge Li Shi. If Li Li Lingjing had not this time advanced into the Nine-Star Tian Zhu Jing, how could she have earned his regard.

"Hurry up and take out the harvest from the treasure vault and divide it up properly," Li Li Wuyuan said impatiently.

Li Li Lingjing's fair and beautiful cheeks showed not the slightest expression. A flash of killing intent swept through her eyes, then, gripping her Green Snake Staff, a surge of poisonous light suddenly burst forth, and she brought it crashing down straight onto the crown of Li Li Wuyuan's head.

"Divide it up?"

"How about I divide you one staff—want it?!"

The icy-cold voice, carrying with it a torrent of poisonous light and surging phase force, thundered down.