Chapter 1354: Lucky Zhao Yuanqing (Second update, requesting everything)

While waiting, Li Zhangsheng prepared to re-forge a set of Star Banners. Now that he occupied the Tianling Empire, the rulers of neighboring countries were also scrambling to submit and pay tribute; as the ruler of the southeastern region, he would certainly not lack these relatively common materials.

He could even gather the materials for forging Zifu Qizhen-grade Sun Star Banner and Taiyin Xing Banner.

This wait lasted five days, which was somewhat beyond Li Zhangsheng's expectations. Originally, in his view, Yenuogu should have been like other chaotic evil demons, eagerly wanting to occupy the fortress.

During this time, Li Zhangsheng spent two days forging a set of Star Banners, which were even stronger than the previous set. This was mainly due to increased proficiency, including the Zifu Qizhen-grade Sun and Taiyin Xing Banners.

For the remaining three days, Li Zhangsheng spent most of his time comprehending the Great Five Elements Technique and finally managed to touch the threshold.

It was worthy of being in the top ten of the Three Thousand Great Daos; the difficulty of comprehension far exceeded the Great Deduction Technique. Fortunately, Li Zhangsheng's body contained Five-colored Peacock Essence Blood, and combined with the effects of the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant and Wisdom Fruit, he was able to initially grasp the Great Five Elements Technique in a short time.

Li Zhangsheng experimented with it, and even though he had only just entered the threshold, the power of the Great Five Elements Technique was quite impressive, especially when transformed into the Five-colored Peacock, where the power of the Five-Colored Divine Light increased by more than fifty percent.

If it had such a large bonus just after entering the threshold, then what about Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, or even Perfection? Li Zhangsheng could hardly imagine it. If he continued to improve it, it could simply be called the nemesis of Five Elements-attribute Demon Pets.

In the past, Li Zhangsheng most often used the transformations of the Hundred-Armed Giant and Dijiang, rarely transforming into the Xuanwu, Five-colored Peacock, World-Ending Giant Python, or Ice Crystal Phoenix, mainly because the advantages of the Hundred-Armed Giant and Dijiang were too obvious.

Now that he had comprehended the Great Five Elements Technique, transforming into the Five-colored Peacock would become a standard method.

Of course, there was also the Demon Emperor-level Three-legged Golden Crow transformation that came with the Golden Crow Nine Revolutions after reaching the ninth revolution.

In addition to significantly increasing the power of the Five-Colored Divine Light, the Great Five Elements Technique could also buff Demon Pets with Five Elements attributes, though it could only increase the skill power of that attribute by ten percent, which could only be considered better than nothing.

Besides comprehending the Great Five Elements Technique, Li Zhangsheng would also spend some time practicing every day. With the assistance of the Time Delay Forbidden Array and the Four-Clawed Silver Dragon, one day was equivalent to three, which was of great help to both cultivating Mental Power and comprehending the Great Five Elements Technique.

Of course, every three days, Li Zhangsheng also had to cast Bloom in an Instant on some Top-tier Spiritual Plants. The Great Zhou Heavenly Star Fruit Tree had already grown green fruits, faintly carrying starlight; he believed they would be ripe in a few more days.

During these five days, the Kings and Double-Character Kings whom Li Zhangsheng had won over in the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings arrived one after another, and most had already reached the Tianling Empire, including Yuheng Wang.

According to custom, these Kings and Double-Character Kings swore allegiance to Li Zhangsheng by the Heavenly Dao.

Li Zhangsheng arranged them in various vital locations; among them, Yuheng Wang led ten Kings to specifically guard the border of the Monopoly Mountain Range.

With their strength, dealing with a Beast Tide was not a problem. If the Monopoly Mountain Range were to invade in full force, Li Zhangsheng did not expect them to stop it; their duty was to provide early warning and delay the enemy.

It must be mentioned that the two Senior Double-Character Kings promised by Wendi and Wudi had already taken their posts, and their duty was to suppress the medium-level Abyss Gate.

In addition, Li Zhangsheng also sent a King to the Dai Kingdom to replace the Bitter King Zhao Yuanqing in suppressing that low-level Abyss Gate, allowing Zhao Yuanqing to enter the Tianling Empire.

Li Zhangsheng urgently needed a confidant at the Double-Character King level to sit in the Imperial Capital, and Zhao Yuanqing was undoubtedly the most suitable target.

First, Zhao Yuanqing was already a Top King.

Second, his character was steadfast, and he had once sworn allegiance to the Heavenly Dao.

Third, he did not have much lifespan left.

As for Ning Bizhen, Li Zhangsheng did not entrust her with heavy responsibilities for the time being. Keeping her by his side not only ensured her safety but also added two points of strength out of thin air, giving him more confidence when facing the Human Emperor.

Given that he did not have many resources on hand to assist in breaking through to the Saint Grade, Li Zhangsheng directly handed the Spirit Essence that matched Zhao Yuanqing's Demon Pets to Zhao Yuanqing. He believed that as long as his luck was not too bad, Zhao Yuanqing would be able to gather six Saint Grade Demon Pets and attempt to advance to a Double-Character King.

Zhao Yuanqing's luck was not bad; on the contrary, it was quite good. Three of his Demon Pets directly advanced to the Saint Grade, which greatly increased Zhao Yuanqing's strength and gave him more confidence to attempt a breakthrough to Double-Character King.

Without any surprises, Zhao Yuanqing successfully advanced to a Double-Character King.

Zhao Yuanqing's appearance changed significantly; from an old man with a wrinkled face who was nearing the end of his life, he suddenly turned into a middle-aged man with a gentle face, looking much younger.

After advancing to a Double-Character King, Zhao Yuanqing wanted to have several Demon Pets that had already reached the 9th rank of Saint Grade attempt to break through to the Demon Emperor level.

Originally, Zhao Yuanqing did not hold much hope, but unexpectedly, Li Zhangsheng once again gave him quite a lot of Spirit Essence that matched his Demon Pets, among which the Black Dragon Essence Blood was the most numerous, totaling twelve jars.

Zhao Yuanqing's Saint Grade Dragon-Python had already evolved into a Flood Dragon last year. It possessed the bloodline of a Four-Clawed Black Dragon; as long as it absorbed and refined these twelve jars of Spirit Essence, it could successfully evolve into a Four-Clawed Black Dragon.

Including the Flood Dragon, Zhao Yuanqing had a total of four Demon Pets attempting to break through to the Demon Emperor level. Whether they could break through to the Demon Emperor level depended on his luck.

Zhao Yuanqing's luck was not bad; in the end, after the Flood Dragon evolved into a Four-Clawed Black Dragon, it successfully broke through to the Demon Emperor level.

Possessing a Demon Emperor-level Divine Beast, Zhao Yuanqing's strength was enough to rival a Senior Double-Character King, and even if he encountered an ordinary Top-tier Double-Character King, he could basically manage to retreat unscathed.

This time, Zhao Yuanqing was blessed by Li Zhangsheng; not only did he advance to a Double-Character King, but he also possessed a Demon Emperor-level Divine Beast. Crucially, he no longer had to worry about his lifespan, as he could live for at least another few hundred years.

For Li Zhangsheng's generous help, Zhao Yuanqing was naturally moved to tears and expressed his loyalty, giving the impression that he was treating him like a parent who had given him a new life.

Li Zhangsheng sent him to the Imperial Capital, Cangping City, and let Zhao Yuanqing be responsible for managing the Tianling Empire, with Xiang Yutian assisting from the side. He believed that it would not be long before the Tianling Empire recovered from the turmoil.

On this day, Li Zhangsheng hovered above the Diamond Fortress, quietly watching the distance.

From his perspective, he could see a black line in the distance, which became larger and larger as the distance closed.

Clearly, the Demon Tide had arrived. After Yenuogu was fully prepared, it finally took the initiative to invade the Diamond Fortress.

During these five days, the cunning Yenuogu had also let its subordinate demons probe the Diamond Fortress many times. Li Zhangsheng took the initiative to show weakness, not only withdrawing many people from the Diamond Fortress but also deliberately leaving a few survivors.

After these few survivors reported to Yenuogu with added embellishments, Yenuogu finally made up its mind to come and invade the "defenseless" Diamond Fortress.

(End of chapter)