Chapter 744: Small Soul Crystal Vein, Golden Shops (Second update, begging for)

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crevice; before one knew it, May had arrived, and tomorrow would be the day Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen set off for the Kailing Empire.

During this period, Li Zhangsheng lived a very fulfilling life, spending every day either refining equipment, cultivating, or digesting the majority of the memories obtained from the Spirit King Liu Yongtu.

Although the Spirit King Liu Yongtu was not a Refining Master, he had touched upon the edges of being one and possessed a complete set of his own refining techniques; thus, in the process of digesting the Spirit King Liu Yongtu's memories, Li Zhangsheng's refining standard also improved accordingly, and he was not far from the peak of a Refining Master.

Besides cultivating, Li Zhangsheng also constantly spied on Dou Yuanbin's Qin Prince Mansion every day.

Unfortunately, perhaps it was because he had injured this fellow too severely at the National Tournament, or perhaps the decline of the Langya Liu Clan made him wary, but in any case, Dou Yuanbin never left the Qin Prince Mansion, resulting in Li Zhangsheng having no opportunity to strike.

Besides this, Li Zhangsheng was also watching the news regarding the Langya Liu Clan.

After Liu Zongtang, Liu Xuguang, and two Sixth-Rank Experts fell one after another, the only remaining Sixth-Rank Expert of the Langya Liu Clan could not hold up the situation alone, inevitably heading toward decline.

Originally, the Langya Liu Clan still had the possibility of a rapid recovery, which was to concentrate the Superior Fairy in the Liu Yongtu Secret Realm for several Fifth-Rank Experts to contract, and coupled with the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure in the Treasure Pavilion and Medicine Garden, it was possible to produce a Sixth-Rank Expert or even a Pseudo-King in a short time.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng ransacked the Secret Realm and the Treasure Pavilion, causing the Langya Liu Clan to lose the possibility of recovering their vitality in a short time.

Under these circumstances, the Langya Liu Clan could only constantly cut off their own flesh, abandoning or selling off a large amount of property at low prices.

Among them, the Li Family swallowed a small Soul Crystal Mine and several golden shops located in the Yecheng Trading Market.

These golden shops were worth their weight in gold; they had long been carved up by many forces, and they were not something one could buy just by having money.

As an emerging Famous Clan, the Li Family naturally coveted the golden shops in the Yecheng Trading Market, but no one was willing to sell these golden geese that laid eggs; most of what was sold were shops with sparse foot traffic.

These few golden shops were all located in the central area of the Yecheng Trading Market; if it were normal times, the Li Family would likely have to suffer a great loss of strength to take them down.

This time, in order to avoid being attacked by the masses, the Langya Liu Clan had to painfully cut off part of their industry, hoping to appease the desires of the major forces.

Therefore, these golden shops could be said to have been sold to the Li Family in a manner of half-selling and half-giving.

After eating a small Soul Crystal Mine and several golden shops, the Li Family did not continue to "make things difficult" for the Langya Liu Clan and began to digest the results of this time.

Compared to the Li Family, the Langya Kingdom Imperial Family was the big head; it was said that the Langya Liu Clan not only paid a huge price but also had to share the Library Pavilion with the Imperial Family, using the power of the Imperial Family to deter the petty.

The petty here refers to some forces without a Pseudo-King sitting in command; a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and even if only one Sixth-Rank Expert remained, the Langya Liu Clan still possessed more than ten Fifth-Rank and nearly a hundred Fourth-Rank elites, which was still not something ordinary Famous Clans could compare to.

The reason the Li Family was able to take such a big advantage was mainly because of the two Pseudo-Kings, Li Zhangsheng and Li Haoqiong.

Besides the news of the Langya Liu Clan, Li Zhangsheng also heard a piece of news that made one laugh and cry.

This news was related to Li Zhangsheng; not long ago, the Imperial Family dispatched many experts, all of whom entered the Silent Forest, but their purpose was to search for a non-existent underage Five-Colored Peacock.

As for the several tasks Li Zhangsheng issued in the family, no one had completed them for the time being, and it was unknown when there would be good news.

Even though most of them were about gathering information, the difficulty of these tasks was still very high, and there was even no small amount of danger.

Recently, some Li Family disciples spent every day in the wilderness in order to complete the tasks, hoping only to be able to complete them.

In this way, the Li Family disciples inevitably suffered certain losses, but the family disciples who survived between life and death were also tempered, and some of the luckier ones even advanced to the next stage, resulting in the family's strength not only not declining but arguably rising steadily.

Li Zhangsheng did not interfere; after all, this was their right to choose.

If one wants to obtain great benefits, one naturally has to bear certain risks, including life.

During this period, Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pet also did not stop progressing, but they mainly focused on mastering the "Knowing Autumn from a Single Leaf" special training method.

Among them, Kailan's comprehension speed was still the strongest, having initially mastered this special training method; as for the other Demon Pet, most were still in the introductory stage.

Besides training the special training method, the Demon Pet were also constantly polishing their foundations, preparing for the next stage, and their combat skills were climbing day by day.

Among the many Demon Pet that had not yet advanced to the Demon King level, only the Superior Quality Ancestral Leopard Lin Beast and the Soul-Eating Mouse could already attempt to break through again; the Red Dragon Xieryasina had already entered the Lord 9th Rank before.

The Chi Dragon and the Golden Dragon were still some distance away from the Lord 9th Rank.

As for Datou, due to its Half-Step Epic Quality, although the probability would not decline if the breakthrough failed, its cooldown time was far longer than the Ancestral Leopard Lin Beast, and it would probably take another month or two before it could attempt to break through again.

As for the Two-Headed Dragon, it had just advanced to the Leader level, and it would take at least a few months before it could attempt to break through to the Demon King level.

Before setting off, Li Zhangsheng prepared to let the Ancestral Leopard Lin Beast, the Red Dragon, and the Soul-Eating Mouse attempt to break through; as for whether they could advance to the Demon King level, that was hard to say.

Li Zhangsheng made a special trip to the Temporary Dragon Lair; after the accumulation during this period, the energy concentration in the Dragon Lair had further increased, which had a slight benefit for the Demon Pet's breakthrough.

Regarding Li Zhangsheng's arrival, the Red Dragon Xieryasina and the Golden Dragon Hermes appeared quite excited.

The rest of the dragons were in a lazy state, clearly having adapted to their current life.

Compared to last time, a new member had been added to the Dragon Lair.

In the dragon nest of the Silver Dragon couple, a red dragon over three meters tall opened its large Longyan, curiously sizing up Li Zhangsheng.

This red dragon was hatched not long ago and was still in the Infancy Stage.

"Xieryasina, it is time to attempt to break through to the Demon King level."

Li Zhangsheng summoned Xieryasina over and took out that Secondary Fire Profound Meaning Crystal.

At the same time, the Ancestral Leopard Lin Beast and the Soul-Eating Mouse also appeared one after another in the Temporary Dragon Lair.

This time, Li Zhangsheng solemnly took out the Thunder Origin and the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl, preparing to give them all to the Ancestral Leopard Lin Beast to consume, increasing the probability of breaking through to the Demon King level.

(End of this chapter)