Chapter 481: Vermilion Bird Completion, Bing Fire Light (Combined Chapter, Requesting)

This time, Kailan obtained one trait and two skills derived from the Sprite King Bloodline.

World Tree's Blessing: Special trait, grants immunity to Wood Energy and significantly weakens suppression from the World Consciousness.

It was the first time Li Zhangsheng had seen this trait; at the very least, he was certain he had never seen it in the *Complete Collection of Traits*. It was like the Eternal Indestructible Body trait, belonging to an extremely rare category.

On the surface, this trait could only be described as mediocre; after all, Kailan was Wood Element herself and possessed an innate, powerful immunity to Wood Element.

However, in reality, the World Tree's Blessing trait was extremely important to those Stronger. If the main Demon Pet of the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong possessed this trait, he could definitely have forcefully driven away or killed those two Demon Commanders instead of just wearing them down there.

Any Stronger like the Dark Night King already possessed the ability to roam the void; if they could significantly immunize themselves against World Consciousness suppression, they would not be suppressed so severely.

One must know that the stronger the realm of an outsider, the greater the suppression from the World Consciousness.

Of course, phenomena like the Fairy World directly activating the Eye of Heavenly Punishment could only be considered an exception.

Besides this, from the inheritance information Kailan obtained, Li Zhangsheng also discovered an interesting piece of information: only the three thousand living beings born of the World Tree could naturally possess the World Tree's Blessing trait; among the descendants of the three thousand living beings, only those with exceptional talent had a certain possibility of obtaining this trait.

Kailan's bloodline came from the Moon Sprite, a descendant of the Sprite King. In terms of bloodline, she could also be considered a descendant of the Sprite King. With a Concentrated Grade Sprite King Bloodline and Half-Step Epic Quality, she naturally met the criteria for being exceptionally talented.

"Three thousand living beings!"

Li Zhangsheng pursed his lips, a mysterious meaning flickering in his eyes.

Looking at the Sprite King alone, one didn't need to think to know that these three thousand living beings were born with great power, great opportunity, and great fortune.

Even if there were distinctions of high and low among the three thousand living beings, one would imagine the baseline was at least the Divine Beast level.

In addition to the World Tree's Blessing trait, Kailan also comprehended the World Tree's Guard and the Summon Tree Demon Bloodline Inheritance Skills respectively.

Among them, World Tree's Guard belonged to the defensive skill category. As long as one's strength reached the requirement, one could even summon a projection of the World Tree. Its defensive power was far superior to Kailan's original defensive skills.

Summon Tree Demon naturally belonged to the rare summoning skill category. Just like Summon Water Elemental or Summon Fire Elemental, one could summon a certain number of tree demons to fight for oneself according to one's own realm.

Possessing these two skills, Kailan's strength naturally rose with the tide.

The extent of Kailan's harvest this time could even be described as a rebirth.

After a moment of joy, Li Zhangsheng finally reined in his inner delight. Looking at the moon about to become full on the horizon, his heart stirred, and he thought of the special ability of the Taiyin Token—Emperor Flowing Plasma!

Emperor Flowing Plasma naturally required the night of the full moon to exert greater efficacy. Although it could be performed during a crescent or half-moon, the quantity and quality of the Emperor Flowing Plasma drawn down would undoubtedly be greatly discounted.

"The day after tomorrow is the night of the full moon. It seems I have to make a trip back to Luo City tomorrow!"

Li Zhangsheng calculated the days and decided to make thorough preparations over these two days, ensuring the clan's strength would take a step forward and reach the level of an old-established County-level Clan.

More than a month ago, Li Zhangsheng had the Light Blessing bird deliver those six extra Wanxiang Peiyuan Pills to Li Wenbo. In the end, the old man Li Xinming, who had been stuck in a bottleneck for over twenty years, achieved a breakthrough and became the second Fifth Rank Stronger of the Li Clan after Li Haoqiong.

Li Wenbo had also made progress, but to advance to the Fifth Rank, he was still missing two Leader-level Demon Pets. This baptism of Emperor Flowing Plasma was an opportunity for Li Wenbo to take a step further.

Once the Li Clan possessed three Fifth Rank Strongers, plus Li Zhangsheng, they could completely rival those old-established County-level Clans in terms of top-tier combat power and usurp greater benefits.

Of course, Li Zhangsheng was not just giving; not only could he obtain the full support of the entire clan, but he would also receive significant clan contributions.

Once this Emperor Flowing Plasma baptism ended and many clansmen received the benefits, his prestige within the clan would definitely reach an unprecedented level.

Li Zhangsheng did not waste time and began to practice the Demon Taming Art.

Compared to more than a month ago, he still had not opened the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture. This was also the final Star Aperture of the Vermilion Bird Constellation, so the difficulty coefficient was naturally far beyond that of ordinary Star Apertures.

However, after these days of impact, the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture already showed faint signs of breaking open. It was very likely to achieve a breakthrough in the near future, perhaps even tonight.

As long as he opened the second stage of Star Apertures, Li Zhangsheng could obtain his second minor divine ability.

As Li Zhangsheng's mind stirred, the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform in his Consciousness Sea emerged and began to spin, rapidly transforming into a white lotus platform over a meter wide, emitting brilliant starlight.

At the same time, the Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell was also summoned, hovering slightly above Li Zhangsheng's head, emitting a bell sound that cleared the heart and focused the spirit.

Li Zhangsheng sat on the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, with the Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell above his head, and soon fell into cultivation, his entire body submerged in misty starlight.

Ever since his body was tempered by Basalt Essence Blood, practicing the *Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art* was no longer as painful as it used to be.

During the cultivation process, 13 exceptionally bright Star Apertures flickered on Li Zhangsheng's body, along with one that appeared in a half-hidden, half-visible state; this was the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture, which had already developed several cracks.

Under the impact of the Starlight Power, the cracks on the portal of the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture began to increase more and more.

Time passed slowly, and the cracks on the portal grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just as the cultivation was about to end, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the portal of the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture, yet it remained unbroken.

Just as Li Zhangsheng was nearing his limit, the portal of the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture could no longer hold on; it shattered with a boom and disappeared.

In an instant, at the center of Li Zhangsheng's left palm, the light spot that had been half-hidden and half-visible bloomed with dazzling brilliance.

Through this cultivation, Li Zhangsheng successfully opened the seventh Star Aperture of the Vermilion Bird Constellation—Zhen Water Earthworm!

Zhen Water Earthworm, that is, the Zhen Mansion, belongs to Water, and is an earthworm.

From completing the Azure Dragon Constellation to completing the Vermilion Bird Constellation, Li Zhangsheng only spent three months, taking about the same amount of time as the Azure Dragon Constellation.

According to the information in the *Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art*, the later the Four Symbols Constellations, the longer they take. The reason the Vermilion Bird Constellation took about the same time as the Azure Dragon Constellation was mainly related to Ning Bizhen, the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, and the Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell, which saved Li Zhangsheng a lot of time.

In the span of a few breaths, like a long whale sucking water, the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture rapidly absorbed the Starlight Power, making the light of the Star Aperture become increasingly bright.

Soon, the Zhen Water Earthworm Star Aperture was fully saturated, then it faded into the center of Li Zhangsheng's left palm and disappeared.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng's body began to tremble. He hurriedly stopped his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes.

After the seven major Star Apertures of the Vermilion Bird Constellation were completed, Li Zhangsheng obtained his second passive minor divine ability—Bing Fire Light, which could slightly increase the Fire Element resistance of all Demon Pets.

If paired with the Fire Element resistance aura of the Crowned Blazing Bird, the fire resistance ability of the Demon Pets would surely be stacked to a very high level.

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng made a special trip to the Principal's office to chat with Xu Wenhua for a while about the Emperor Flowing Plasma.

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not say he possessed the Taiyin Token, instead using some kind of one-time treasure as an excuse.

Even if the Taiyin Token was not yet a complete World Wonder, it was very important to major forces; in terms of value, it was completely inferior to some complete World Wonders.

This time, Li Zhangsheng also wanted to see how effective the Emperor Flowing Plasma was for Lord-level Demon Pets, so he set his sights on the four high-level members of the Yuanling Academy, as well as a group of friends.

If it succeeded, not only would the Academy's strength rise, but he could also repay some favors along the way; why not do it?

"Zhangsheng, can you give two more spots?"

"Yes!"

Li Zhangsheng subconsciously thought Xu Wenhua would give one of the spots to Xu Xiangzhi, but when he saw the person who came, he realized it was not the case.

Among these two people, one was Instructor Qian Yuanfei, whom Li Zhangsheng was familiar with; he had been stationed at the Li City Fortress for a month before being rotated back to rest.

It was not just Instructor Qian Yuanfei; the group of instructors and students who had gone with Li Zhangsheng had also returned.

The other person was an old woman; looking at her brows and eyes, she was quite similar to Xu Wenhua, and it seemed there was some connection.

"This is Instructor Xu Fanghua, and her duty is to guard the Yuanling Hall!"

After Xu Wenhua's introduction, Li Zhangsheng finally understood.

No wonder he had never seen her; it turned out to be due to her duties.

However, judging by the names and appearances of Xu Wenhua and Xu Fanghua, the two seemed to be siblings.

Xu Fanghua smiled and said, "Student Zhangsheng, I will have to trouble you this time!"

"Instructor Xu, there is no need to be so polite!" Li Zhangsheng and Xu Fanghua exchanged a few polite remarks.

This time, Ning Bizhen did not go, choosing to stay behind to oversee the Yuanling Academy.

However, Ning Bizhen still gave the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, which were on the verge of breaking through, to Li Zhangsheng; the other Demon Pets were still some distance away from Lord 9th Rank, so it was not appropriate for them to break through for the time being.

This time, all the top-level figures of the Yuanling Academy except for Ning Bizhen were dispatched, along with a dozen or so familiar instructors and students; Instructor He Yan, Instructor Zhu Zhibin, the Li Family Three Heroes, Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, Luo Jie, Yuan Yongyan, and others were prominently among them.

"Set off!"

After everyone arrived at the Dragon Horse Hall, Principal Xu Wenhua issued the order.

Neigh—

Nine Dragon Horses neighed toward the sky, flapping their huge wings that were as white as jade, and flew rapidly in the direction of Luo City.

At the speed of the Dragon Horse Hall, it would only take one hour to reach Luo City, and they would likely arrive around noon!

Luo City, Li Family Manor!

Since becoming County Gentry, the Li Family Manor had undergone some expansion, with an area two or three times larger than before, and both branch families had been moved back.

As a result, the number of clansmen in the Li Family Manor had increased significantly.

At the Li Family Manor Training Ground, Li Xinming, Li Wenbo, Li Haoqiong, and some high-level family members were gathered here.

Outside the training ground, there were still quite a few clansmen faintly surrounding it; they could not enter the training ground for the time being and could only watch the excitement from the periphery.

A few days ago, Li Wenbo had received the news and specifically organized this welcome party to give the Yuanling Academy the highest level of protocol.

Starting from ten o'clock in the morning, they had been waiting here, and nearly two hours had already passed.

"They should be here soon!"

Li Wenbo habitually looked up at the northern horizon; he had done this action dozens of times, and the other high-level Li Clan members were no exception.

Just as he subconsciously wanted to lower his head, suddenly, a large black dot appeared on the horizon, moving rapidly toward this place.

"They are here!"

While Li Wenbo was speaking, the others hurriedly looked up toward the north and saw nine exceptionally divine Dragon Horses pulling a small, antique-style palace; they were slightly stunned for a moment, and then revealed excited expressions.

If it were truly as Li Zhangsheng had said, it would inevitably lead to a significant boost in the Li Clan's prestige, but that was not the most important thing; the most important thing was to take the opportunity to build a good relationship with the high-level figures of the Yuanling Academy, which would allow for better cooperation in the future.

The Yuanling Academy was one of the few major powers in the Langya Kingdom; even if they leaked a little bit of benefits, it would be enough for the Li Family to benefit infinitely.

"Follow me to welcome them!"

Li Xinming flew up into the air, followed closely by Li Haoqiong and Li Wenbo; as for the other high-level Li Clan members, they could not fly and could only stand in place, craning their necks and waiting for the Dragon Horse Hall to descend.

Not long after, the Dragon Horse Palace circled and landed on the large training ground.

After some friendly exchanges, the high-level figures, instructors, and students from the Yuanling Academy were arranged in the West Garden, which was used to entertain distinguished guests.

As for Li Zhangsheng, he chatted with the Three Giants of the Li Family.

"Zhangsheng, my advancement to the Fifth Rank this time is truly thanks to you; this is a small token of my appreciation, you must accept it!"

Li Xinming immediately expressed his gratitude to Li Zhangsheng and handed a Jade Box to Li Zhangsheng.

If it weren't for Li Zhangsheng this time, this step might have stuck him for a lifetime; after all, he was no longer young.

"Old Clan Leader, there is no need to be so polite among family!"

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and did not take the Jade Box.

Although he did not know what was inside the Jade Box, it was clearly a valuable item, at least worthy of the value of those six Wanxiang Peiyuan Pills.

"It is precisely because we are family that we must be even more polite!"

Li Xinming, acting like someone who had been through it all, tried to forcefully stuff the Jade Box into Li Zhangsheng's hands.

Just as Li Zhangsheng wanted to continue to decline, Li Haoqiong, who was on the side, spoke up, "Zhangsheng, accept it, so the Old Clan Leader doesn't feel uneasy."

Clan Leader Li Wenbo rarely did not speak, but looking at his expression, one could tell he agreed with Li Haoqiong's statement.

"Old Clan Leader, then I will accept it!"

What else could Li Zhangsheng say? Naturally, he accepted it happily.

He did not open it in public; that would be too impolite.

Li Zhangsheng put away the Jade Box and turned to ask Li Wenbo, "Clan Leader, is everything ready?"

"Give me a little more time; there are still some clansmen on the way!"

Li Wenbo rubbed his forehead; from the moment he received the news until now, he had not rested much and had been working hard to coordinate.

"The Principal and the others are in a bit of a rush for time, so I can only set the time for midnight tonight; what do you think?"

Midnight on the night of the full moon was also the best time for the Emperor Flowing Plasma to take effect.

"That is only natural; we cannot keep them waiting for long. I will continue to urge them; if they cannot make it, then it is their own lack of fortune."

While Li Wenbo was making arrangements, Li Zhangsheng returned to his small courtyard in the family and couldn't wait to open the Jade Box gifted by Li Xinming.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, proof!

(End of this chapter)