Chapter 1594: Holy Phoenix Parasol! Returning to the Xia Kingdom!

"This is known as the Holy Phoenix Parasol. It is a Venerated Heirloom for Kings that has both offensive and defensive capabilities. When this treasure was first found in a sect's ruins, I personally led all of the other Lineage Chiefs to retrieve it. The Holy Phoenix Parasol was crafted from a Holy Phoenix's bones and feathers. In fact, the Holy Phoenixes are a race that is no weaker than the Heavenly Dragon race. When it is retracted, it can serve as a spear, capable of launching tyrannical flames with domineering might. When the parasol opens up, it can turn into a shield that can resist all sorts of deadly attacks. It is a mystical object capable of infinite possibilities."

Li Tianji then pushed the Venerated Heirloom towards Jiang Qing'e with a smile. "Qing'e, you possess three ninth-grade light resonances and your body is capable of summoning sacred flames that are capable of fusing with the Holy Phoenix flames. If you combine them, your power will elevate to another realm."

This Venerated Heirloom was originally meant to be a gift for Li Jiluo when he stepped into the King Stage and took over Li Tianji's position. However, it was obvious that it was far more fitting to pass it onto Jiang Qing'e, considering the circumstances.

"With this parasol in hand, your journey will be much safer."

Jiang Qing'e was a little taken aback. Li Tianji had given her an extraordinary Venerated Heirloom. This was completely outside of her expectations. Furthermore, this was a treasure that any King would greatly desire; if the Golden Dragon Bank put it up for sale, there was no doubt that numerous Kings would fight over it. She didn't accept immediately, instead looking towards Li Luo and Tantai Lan for their guidance.

Tantai Lan stuck her hands into her pockets in her usual way and then said with incomparable confidence, "Since it's a show of Lineage Chief Tianji's good will, don't reject it. He's acting quite magnanimously, but this investment will pay off when you become a Heavenly Emperor. Thus, don't see it as an over generous gesture."

She seemed utterly confident that her son and daughter would reach that stage one day. Li Luo grinned and nodded in agreement. They were about to return to the Xia Kingdom, where an intense and perilous war was unfolding. With Jiang Qing'e having a Venerated Heirloom in hand, their combat potential would be greatly boosted.

So long as he and Jiang Qing'e returned safe and sound, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li was sure to continue to grow stronger.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

When Jiang Qing'e saw this, she did not hesitate any longer. She reached out and took hold of the Holy Phoenix Parasol. The mysterious vertical mark between her eyebrows glowed with light.

The Holy Phoenix Parasol let out a resonant cry and the tip began to shine with crimson-gold light, faintly transforming into a glittering flame that flickered unstably. The temperature surrounding it became so high that even the void shimmered and warped.

The parasol then opened wide, and scintillating light emerged across its cover. A majestic Holy Phoenix could be seen circling and dancing above it, attracting worldly natural energy. Jiang Qing'e's revealed a look of glee as she could sense that the terrifying power contained within the Holy Phoenix Parasol was none other than Holy Phoenix source origin energy! This energy was as dense as a mountain. An ordinary Duke, even a ninth-grade Pinnacle Duke, would be unable to even mobilize it. However, Jiang Qing'e was a sixth-grade Transcendent with a Genesis Seed, as well as three ninth-grade light resonances. This meant that she was not too far from the threshold of a King, an existence capable of harnessing source origin energy. Thus, her combat strength would soar into the heavens with this treasure.

It was truly a great reward!

"Thank you, Lineage Chief Tianji." Jiang Qing'e waved her slender hand, causing the Holy Phoenix Parasol to be stowed away in a flash of light as it transformed into a lifelike phoenix emblem on the back of her hand. Venerated Heirlooms possessed a high level of spirituality, so she would have to constantly nourish it with her resonant power to synchronize with it better.

Li Tianji nodded in appreciation. His heart was bleeding after emptying out a large section of the bloodline's treasury, though he didn't feel any pain over it. It was as Tantai Lan had said, the rewards he had given out paled in comparison to the prosperity of the bloodline.

"After this, I'll inform the Five Guardian Armies to regroup and accompany you to the Xia Kingdom. You will be in charge of them. Lineage Chief Qingying will also protect the two of you. Li Qingpeng, Li Jiluo, and the rest of the Pinnacle Dukes won't have much to do here, so you can take them along. This will serve as a trial for them, and I hope they can break through and reach the King Stage soon."

Li Luo couldn't help but to secretly sigh upon hearing this. Li Tianji had truly given him all of the forces available to the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li for this trip. This would be an unprecedented expedition.

Just the upkeep of such a force was monstrous, yet Li Tianji had approved it all with the wave of a hand.

"Thank you, Lineage Chief Tianji. Time is tight, so can we set the date of departure to be four days from now?" Li Luo asked while clasping his fist. Four days to mobilize so many soldiers would indeed be quite rushed, but Li Luo was short on time. His biggest concern was that Old Pang wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.

Li Tianji pondered for a moment and then nodded. "I'll arrange for it to happen."

Tantai Lan then said, "When you set off, I'll personally open up a spatial channel that will speed up your arrival to the outer divine continent."

Thanks to her space resonance, she was in full control of space source origin. Not even a Triple Crowned King could match her in that regard.

Li Luo joyfully accepted. With Tantai Lan taking action, the long odyssey would shorten immeasurably and improve Old Pang's odds of surviving.

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In the following four days, the peaceful Godriver City once again burst with a flurry of activity. The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li deployed their soldiers and gave out orders to recruit participants for the expedition.

Although many experts of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li had their concerns, the Lineage Chiefs' orders were absolute and thus, they followed them without complaints.

With Li Tianji going all-out, many of Li Luo's troubles had lessened. He spent almost all of his time cultivating in the back mountains, only pausing occasionally to chat with Li Foluo, Li Fengyi, and Li Jingtao. His goal was to assimilate with the Dragon Sacred Seed as soon as he could.

In the back mountain range, where tall, undulating peaks stood and waterfalls poured down like a sea of stars.

Li Luo was sitting cross-legged atop a slab of greenstone. In the depths of his body, the Absolute Resonance Halo was letting out mysterious roars as all sorts of resonant power fused together. The resulting resonant power was then combined with his blood, which continuously refined the Dragon Sacred Seed.

This process allowed him to sense that the connection between his body and the Dragon Sacred Seed was gradually deepening.

At the same time, his own resonant power was becoming much denser and more majestic.

He then opened his eyes. They had changed into dragon eyes, a gorgeous hue of violet and gold. Terrifying pressure emanated from him before the coloration vanished and everything returned to normal.

Bang!

The cry of a phoenix could be heard coming from another waterfall.

The lithe and graceful Jiang Qing'e was drifting about ethereally, like a phoenix spreading its wings. The Holy Phoenix Parasol was in her hand, currently in the form of a spear. Wherever she struck, a line of mountains would be flattened and even waterfalls would be obliterated. She seemed to have sensed the end of Li Luo's cultivation session, so she stowed the parasol away. Then she flickered and reappeared next to him.

"Are you done? How is the process of absorbing the Dragon Sacred Seed?" she casually asked.

Li Luo grinned. "It's faster now. I can feel that when I fully refine the Dragon Sacred Seed, my strength will rise and I might reach the upper sixth-grade like you."

Jiang Qing'e's lips curled up slightly. "Then you need to work harder. I have recently sensed a strange change. If I were to seclude myself for a while, I would likely become a true Transcendent Duke."

Li Luo was left speechless upon hearing this. Was she already preparing to become a Transcendent Duke? That was mind-boggling! He had managed to catch up after much difficulty, yet the gap was about to widen once again?

Was the Genesis Seed truly that amazing?

It was outrageous!

Li Luo smiled bitterly. His Absolute Resonance Seed was still lacking, and based on Tantai Lan's words, he would need the Myriad Resonances Golden Pill in order to bring it to completion. Otherwise, the moment he stepped into the Transcendent Duke Stage, his Absolute Resonance Halo would go out of control and he would experience a fearsome backlash. Thus, without the Myriad Resonances Golden Pill, he could only remain beneath the Transcendent Duke Stage.

Jiang Qing'e immediately understood what Li Luo was wracking his brains over, so she took his hand and said warmly, "Don't worry. You're still a distance away from the seventh-grade. We have plenty of time to find the Myriad Resonances Golden Pill."

Li Luo sighed in his heart. The Myriad Resonances Golden Pill was simply too enigmatic. Even his parents had only managed to find a single Lesser Myriad Resonances Golden Pill after toiling away for years in the Nobles' Battlefield. Thus, it would be no easy feat to find it and complete the Absolute Resonance Seed. However, now that he had gotten this far, he would naturally not give up.

Li Luo stashed away the complicated feelings in his heart and raised his head to glance at the sky. The sound of an ancient horn blared across the mountains, its sound spreading over thousands of miles.

A gigantic dragonboat the size of a mountain began to rise and float in the air.

The dragonboat was an awe-inspiring and regal sight, leaving even Li Luo amazed. There were palaces and pavilions built upon it with green walls and red tiles. It was like a mobile city that could house tens of thousands of individuals without issue.

"The Heavenly Dragon Cruiser has been prepared. It is time to leave." Jiang Qing'e's eyes sparkled when she looked at the colossal dragonboat, filled with anticipation for what was to come. This day had finally arrived.

Li Luo was also a little distracted by the ship. Thinking back to when he left the Xia Kingdom, he was a mere Earth Fiend General! Someone at that stage was no different from an ant on the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. Today, after years and years of hard work, he was a sixth-grade Transcendent and had formally stepped into the ranks of the true experts of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent.

In the past, just an ordinary low-grade Duke had forced them to flee like dogs, falling into the pits of despair. Now, however, he was now second to none in the Duke Stage.

It did seem right that it was time to return to their familiar homeland and House Luolan, the place that contained innumerable precious memories.

There were also his important friends who had stayed behind. After many years of absence, it was time to give them a real shock.

A resplendent smile appeared on his handsome face and he tightly gripped Jiang Qing'e's slender hand, then his expression turned serious.

"Sister Qing'e, I have a request."

His face was filled with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn.

"I wish to cultivate the Nine Dragons Paragon Emperor Seal before we arrive in the Xia Kingdom. I beseech you to help me!"

Jiang Qing'e fell silent for quite a while before fury erupted from her like a volcano. Unable to suppress the feelings in her heart, she kicked him with all of her strength, causing him to shoot out like a cannonball, heavily crashing into a mountain where a waterfall rumbled. Li Luo was simply incorrigible!