Chapter 0748: Monthly Stipend

When Li Luo opened his eyes on the second day, a strange but luxurious ceiling came to view. After bidding farewell to Li Jingzhe last night, someone had arranged for him to stay in his current location, which was in the Green Nether Hall's district.

Li Luo got up from his bed and lazily stretched. After traveling for such a long period of time, this was the first time he could finally rest comfortably and at ease.

At this point, several serving maids heard movement coming from his room and respectfully made their way in to assist Li Luo with his clothes. He did not reject their assistance as he did not sense the least bit of ill will, and he was more than happy to accept it.

The young and pretty serving maids continued to attend to his needs, all the while stealthily observing him. His handsome face coupled with his tall and slender figure and unique, grayish-white hair made him seem unearthly, and they couldn't help but slightly blush in his presence. The news of the Third Master's son returning had spread throughout the Dragon's Fang Lineage in just a day.

Everyone knew that the Third Young Master had managed to ring the Dragon Bell and directly entered the upper records.

Li Taixuan's reputation was resounding in the Dragon's Fang Lineage, and despite his departure over ten years ago, everyone still vividly remembered his majestic presence. With his son's return, they were naturally curious and much attention was paid to him.

"Third Young Master, this jade building is located in the inner mountain district, and there is a cultivation chamber within. It contains a fifth-grade energy formation that is able to condense the worldly natural energy more effectively. If you wish, you can cultivate within it daily. Additionally, the Third Hall Master has dispatched someone to provide you with certain goods, saying that it is your monthly stipend. She has also said that you should rest today and wait for the matters regarding you joining the banner to be settled. You can then head towards the Green Nether Banner tomorrow," one of the serving maids softly informed Li Luo. At the same time, she passed a jade box over before respectfully standing to the side.

Li Luo nodded and revealed a joyful and carefree smile, causing the group of beautiful maids to bow and retreat with blushing faces.

"This ostentatious treatment of being the Dragon's Fang Lineage's Third Young Master seems to be much better than being the young lord of House Luolan." Li Luo grinned before excitedly opening the jade box. Was this the stipend he could enjoy as a member of the clan?

Inside were numerous exquisite glass bottles that were neatly arranged.

Li Luo immediately homed in on one of the glass bottles that contained a mysterious light. He picked it up and opened the cap, causing pristine and pure light to flow out from within.

"Seventh-grade purifying lights!"

Li Luo's eyebrows jumped as he sighed in admiration. The items within the glass bottles were all seventh-grade purifying lights, and as a professional, he could tell that the quality of the items before him was extremely high.

"How luxurious."

Li Luo sighed as he swept his gaze across the jade box. There were eight such bottles within. If they were placed in the Xia Kingdom, they would fetch over two million Skygold.

Li Luo then placed the purifying lights down and his attention shifted to a jade bottle. He picked it up and poured out a pill that emanated an immense medicinal fragrance that would cause anyone who sniffed it to feel refreshed.

"Is this an upper-grade Fiend Origin Pill?"

He could feel that just inhaling the pill's fragrance caused the circulation of resonant power within his resonant palaces to accelerate. His gaze burned and his thoughts went back to the time when he was in the Astral Sage College. The Fiend Origin Pill he had received was completely inferior when compared to this one.

The object in his hand was simply of superior quality.

These were all cultivation materials he sorely required right at this moment.

"I am able to obtain such wondrous cultivation resources every month just by being in the upper records. A Heavenly Emperor Bloodline is just extraordinary." Li Luo sighed. In the Xia Kingdom, even as House Luolan's esteemed young lord, the resources he received would not necessarily be any better than this.

Additionally, this was just one part of the resources he would be provided. Once he entered the Green Nether Banner, he would receive yet another portion.

If this was coupled with good results, the amount of cultivation resources he could possibly receive was frightening.

With the assistance of these materials, the gap between him and the top talents of the inner divine continents would naturally shrink.

This was simply a demonstration of how large the disparity was between the inner and outer divine continents.

"I'll first test out how effective these upper-grade Fiend Origin Pills are."

Li Luo stored the items back in the jade box before excitedly hurrying out of his bedroom into the cultivation chamber.

The cultivation chamber was located at the top of the building, and a tall, green jade platform could be seen in the middle. If one raised their head, they could see the sky outside. When Li Luo stepped into the area, he felt moved by the sight before him. Worldly natural energy had condensed into a thick mist that permeated the entire area.

The concentration of worldly natural energy was even denser than the Astral Sage College's high-grade Tree of Resonant Power.

Even House Luolan's Skygold room could not compare.

"Fifth-grade energy formation?"

Li Luo's gaze fell upon the stone platform's vicinity. There seemed to be countless complicated runes flowing through the void. They were the basis of the formation. This formation was connected with the outside world and served as a conduit that continuously absorbed endless amounts of worldly natural energy into this cultivation chamber.

An energy formation sounded simple in name, but its creation was complicated. Only a significant power with sufficient foundation could afford to construct one.

Li Luo clambered atop the stone platform and sat down cross-legged. He retrieved an upper-grade Fiend Origin Pill and swallowed it without hesitation before instantly utilizing the Three Revolutions Draconic Breath and absorbing worldly natural energy in order to refine abstruse fiend light.

The refinement process lasted for a full hour.

As the Three Revolutions Draconic Breath circulated, the pill began to be refined within his body.

After which, Li Luo noticed that not only had the resonant power in his waterlight resonance palace become slightly stronger, there were now eleven new strands of abstruse fiend light.

Out of these eleven, five had been refined from worldly natural energy with the aid of the Three Revolutions Draconic Breath, whereas the other six had been the result of the Fiend Origin Pill.

"Six strands far surpasses the pills provided by the Astral Sage College. Theirs was only able to refine three strands of abstruse fiend light." Li Luo was a little taken aback. These pills were literally twice as effective.

Based on what he had counted, he had been given thirty upper-grade Fiend Origin Pills. When fully refined, he would have gained one hundred and eighty extra strands of abstruse fiend light.

This was an incomparably large boost to his cultivation speed.

Based on his calculations, his waterlight resonance palace contained around two thousand strands of abstruse fiend light with an upper limit of five thousand. Judging by his current cultivation pace, he would be able to refine seven to eight hundred strands of abstruse fiend light in a month when activating his Fiend Arts in tandem with the pill.

More importantly, he could still utilize his Fiend Arts more than once a day, further adding to the amount he refined.

In this case, he would probably take about three months to fill up his waterlight resonance palace.

This was considered fast, but it was not sufficient for Li Luo.

If he wanted to further boost the speed at which he refined abstruse fiend light, he had two choices: either obtain an even higher grade Fiend Art or much more Fiend Origin Pills.

Li Luo fell into deep thought. He would have to enter the Green Nether Banner and see if there was a way to resolve his current predicament.

With this in mind, he closed his eyes and continued to cultivate.

……

While Li Luo was in the midst of his cultivation, something was stirring in the main mountain of the Green Nether Hall.

Inside the Discussion Hall

Zhong Yushi, Li Rouyun, and the rest of the Vice Hall Masters of the Green Nether were present. They were currently discussing Li Luo's entrance into the Green Nether Banner.

Zhong Yushi was sitting in the central seat. He looked at the other Vice Hall Masters and indifferently said, "The Green Nether Banner has five divisions, and four already have sub leaders. This leaves only the fifth division, which has yet to choose one. In accordance with the Lineage Chief's words, Li Luo will take on the position of sub leader of the fifth division."

There were a total of four of them.

The other two Vice Hall Masters had no comments towards this decision, but a glint flashed through their eyes.

When Li Rouyun heard this, she squinted and coldly said, "If I recall correctly, neither the third nor the fifth division had not chosen a sub leader just yesterday. How is it that only the fifth division is left today?"

She had a good understanding of the problematic fifth division in the Green Nether Hall. It was no weaker than the other four, but it was the most chaotic as all of the most troublesome and thorny individuals had been thrown into it.

She had originally planned for Li Luo to take over the third division, but Zhong Yushi had openly stated that only the fifth division remained leaderless. There was something fishy going about.

Zhong Yushi smiled indifferently. "Yesterday's situation is what it was—yesterday. Did the Third Hall Master not know that the third division chose a new sub leader this morning? Thus, only the fifth division is left. Does the Third Hall Master plan to personally take action and choose a new leader? If you wish to do so, I won't stop you." Li Rouyun frowned. If she truly chose to uproot the new sub leader, Li Luo would inevitably face much criticism and enmity if he was supplanted there.

Zhong Yushi was probably even anticipating this course of action.

"Second Hall Master, the Respected Elder looks upon Li Luo with much favor. You don't want to get on his bad side," Li Rouyun warned.

Zhong Yushi revealed a smile. "Third Hall Master, you should not idly accuse me of things. Have I not done as the Lineage Chief ordered? This is completely within the rules, and I have not done anything wrong."

Li Rouyun's gaze turned frosty, but she could no longer be bothered to speak further, only turning to leave.

Zhong Yushi grinned as he watched her go.

The fifth division was simply the most chaotic and divided amongst the Green Nether Hall. Numerous members were thorny individuals, and although they were strong individually, they were also exceptionally rebellious. Li Luo being parachuted in would inevitably stir up a show. If he was unable to even overcome these troublemakers and such news spread to the Lineage Chief, it would inevitably cause doubt to fester in his heart.

When that happened, trying to obtain results on behalf of his father would only become a big joke in the eyes of everyone.