Chapter 0897: Water Dragon Fang Sword

After setting up the challenging sword formation earlier, the forging of the Water Dragon Fang Sword had gone much smoother than Li Luo had expected.

He had saved up fifty strands of Cosmic Sword Intent for this. However, the sword formation had used up half of them. The remaining half was used for the forging of the Water Dragon Fang Sword.

Despite the assistance from the Heart of the Enlightened Lake, he still met with multiple failures in his forging attempts. Fortunately, he was able to remain composed and learned from his failures. Right before his Cosmic Sword Intent was exhausted, he finally completed forming the structure of the Water Dragon Fang Sword.

He focused inwards at this point, and he could see a long, blue sword quietly standing there. There were ripples of water circulating around it, with the hilt of the sword looking like the maw of the dragon, covered in blue dragon scales.

The body of the sword was not completely straight. Instead, it curved slightly, glinting with extremely sharp, blue light flowing around the edge of the blade.

This was the Water Dragon Fang Sword that Li Luo had forged using dozens of strands of Cosmic Sword Intent.

Once he added a drop of Dragon Fang Essence into it, it would be finally complete.

Li Luo did not hesitate any longer. With a thought, a drop of dark golden liquid appeared in midair and dripped directly onto the body of the blade.

Roar!

All of a sudden, multiple threads of golden light extended from the dark-golden liquid, and draconic roars echoed in the air. In the next moment, the golden light threads sank into the blue body of the blade, and a series of winding and entrenched draconic runes emerged.

It was like the Water Dragon Fang Sword had been awakened and given life. Then a terrifying sword aura erupted into the air, and the three resonant palaces within Li Luo shook violently.

He was shocked by the terrifying pressure coming from the Water Dragon Fang Sword. He immediately moved it with his mind, and it landed in a corner of the sword formation.

When the Water Dragon Fang Sword was in place, an endlessly large amount of sheer power surged from it. The sword intent arose like crashing waves, and its aura was continuously sharpened.

Seeing this, Li Luo was finally relieved.

With the sword in the formation, he had finally cultivated the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation.

Although he only had one sword in the formation currently, and it was barely representative of the new art’s true strength, Li Luo could already sense that it already had more offensive power than the Underworld River's Black Dragon Banner.

With this sword, he would rule against all others in the same cultivation level.

With this ace up his sleeve, he felt that he would no longer need to be so afraid of Qin Yi the next time they met.

The only pity was that all of his Cosmic Sword Intent had been used up. Furthermore, the Heart of the Enlightened Lake's time was nearly up. He had no chance to use the second drop of Dragon Fang Essence to forge his second Dragon Fang Sword. Nonetheless, there was no need to rush. With the sword formation done, he had already conquered the most challenging part. In the future, he would just need to gradually build up his foundation, and the true might of this Embryonic Transcendent Duke Art would be revealed with time.

At this point, Li Luo slowly opened his eyes with a calm face as he sat on the lotus seat. Beneath his eyes was an unconcealable expression of joy.

It was a truly rewarding period of cultivation. Not only had he cultivated the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation, the so-called Embryonic Transcendent Duke Art, he had also mastered a few Pseudo Duke Arts. This greatly expanded his arsenal for his future battles, and he believed that with appropriate application, the Pseudo Duke Arts would not lose out to a Duke Art.

As such, he had gotten a lot more confident for the upcoming Dragon's Head competition.

While Li Luo watched the lotus bud burn up, he felt a sense of reluctance to leave. All the external distractions had started to return as soon as he left the state of the Heart of the Enlightened Lake.

The feeling of having an extremely clear mind at all times had disappeared.

"What an incredible treasure," Li Luo commented with a sigh. The Heavenly Temple Lotus was one of the most amazing treasures that he had seen so far. Even an ordinary cultivator could become a genius instantly with the Heart of the Enlightened Lake state.

Li Luo could tell that without this treasure, he probably would not have mastered the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation even after half a year of cultivation. Although he was confident in his own aptitude in resonance arts, the time required would probably be ten times or more. Unfortunately, time was the one thing that Li Luo could not afford to waste.

As such, the Heavenly Temple Lotus was truly formidable even though it did not hold any offensive strength. With such a remarkable aid to cultivation, it was no wonder why all the Kings were fighting over it.

"What's this? You're interested in stealing my treasure now?" Laughter came from a distance just as Li Luo was pondering over it. When he looked up, ripples appeared in the void, and Li Jingzhe appeared before him.

"Haha, I was just thinking that my grandfather is exceptionally discerning, being able to obtain such a treasure." Li Luo gave an embarrassed smile in return. Li Jingzhe stared at Li Luo. He could see that his grandchild had managed to create a form of sword energy within his body. It flowed ceaselessly like a perpetual wave, domineering and powerful.

"Looks like you've cultivated it successfully. I assume the first one created was the Water Dragon Fang Sword?" Li Jingzhe said.

Li Luo nodded and then stretched out his hand. In the next moment, a blue sword materialized. When the sword energy around it pierced through the air, the air split apart with a sonic boom.

"Not bad," Li Jingzhe commented with a tinge of satisfaction on his aged face. "You're the first one that has successfully cultivated it since our ancestor created that Duke Art."

This was because there were too many stringent requirements to this resonance art. It needed someone who had multiple resonances for it to truly shine. As such, even if one had a pure ninth-grade resonance, it was still incompatible. If they were to force themselves to cultivate it, it would only end up being their loss.

Even if one was a gifted, dual resonance cultivator, they might not be totally compatible with this art either. It only possessed affinity with a rare seedling like Li Luo, who had triple resonances with primary and secondary affinities.

"I'll be sure not to disgrace this secret art created by our ancestor," Li Luo said solemnly.

Li Jingzhe nodded and replied, "There are only a few more days before the Dragon's Head competition. If you can get the Dragon's Head, we should be able to obtain the Nine Marks Sacred Heart Lotus as well. However, even if you fail to do so, I'll still think of other ways to get it." He had spoken with a light tone, trying not to add any pressure onto Li Luo.

Li Luo was touched to hear this. He knew that if the Nine Marks Sacred Heart Lotus fell into the hands of other lineages, especially the Dragon's Blood Lineage, Li Jingzhe would have to pay a really heavy price to get it back.

The love of a grandfather was truly infinite and all-encompassing.

Li Luo sighed. For the first time, he felt like his dad was not so useless after all. He had suffered in the past so that he, the son, could savor the sweet fruits of his work. "Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll not let the other Lineage Chiefs get the chance to rip you off for it." Li Luo felt that he needed to work harder after Li Jingzhe had treated him so kindly.

Li Jingzhe nodded in response as he said, "Now that you've finished your cultivation, let's prepare to help with Ox Biaobiao's recuperation tomorrow. I have already prepared everything."

Hearing this, Li Luo's face turned serious as he asked, "Uncle Biao's injury was due to my parents. Now that they aren't around, I'll thank you first on their behalf."

Li Jingzhe smiled warmly as he replied, "It's fine, we're family after all. I will treat Ox Biaobiao like how they would have treated him. Besides, it's time for the four banners to elect a head now that the Dragon's Head competition is coming up. Jingtao is mild-natured and does not like to compete with others. Fengyi's strength and standing are still lacking by a bit. Originally, Deng Fengxian would have been the best candidate. However, it's hard to say now that you're here."

At this moment, Li Jingzhe stared at Li Luo and continued, "Ultimately, the four banners will need a leader when discussing matters with others in public."

Li Luo remained quiet after hearing this. It was true that the four banners of the Dragon's Fang Lineage had not been able to elect a head yet. Meanwhile, the other four lineages had already done so. For example, Li Qingfeng was the head for the four banners of the Dragon's Blood Lineage, so everyone else would listen to his orders.

But in the Dragon's Fang Lineage, Li Fengyi had always argued and stood against Deng Fengxian. Given her special background, she must have given him a lot of headaches over it too.

This had gone on for a while before Li Luo appeared.

In other words, Li Jingzhe was telling him to become the head of the four banners. This would raise his standing in the Dragon's Fang Lineage and prepare him to enter the Green Nether Hall in the future.

Li Luo had no objections to this. Besides, Li Fengyi and Li Jingtao would surely be supportive of him in the four banners currently. The only question left was Deng Fengxian. Without a doubt, he was an extremely capable talent as well. Although he had cooperated with Li Luo during the trip to the Dark Domain, mere words would not be enough to convince him.

In that case...

Li Luo looked at the blue sword intent coming out from his fingertips.

He would need to solve these internal problems before the competition for the Dragon's Head.