When Ye Chenfeng was mentioned, Lu Li seemed a little dazed.
More than ten years ago, this person was from the same clan as him. He possessed extraordinary talent and skills, and was extremely wealthy.
Later, he escaped from Azure Pool using his special abilities.
That Zong Qing, carrying two Void Return, reportedly had trouble leaving the Demon Manor Demon Manor and almost got trapped there.
This demonstrates the formidable power of the person behind Ye Chenfeng.
Such Heavenly Fate ones, burdened with great causes and effects, will inevitably lead extraordinary journeys wherever they go.
Lu Li eventually fought alongside him, and their bond was one of life-or-death experiences.
But since we're on different paths, it's probably for the best that this protagonist can leave.
"Forget it, let's just consider it a pipe dream."
"I just hope that when Senior Brother Ye gets there, he can cultivate properly and that nothing bad happens to him."
After muttering a few words to himself, Lu Li returned to the cabin.
The third-tier airship is enormous and fast.
The interior is even more luxurious.
The cabin is divided into three sections, with the floor paved with a single piece of warm, lustrous jade and the beams made of thousand-year-old sandalwood.
The walls were inlaid with soft-light luminous pearls, illuminating the entire room.
Inside, there is a cloud-patterned brocade couch, and on a low table sits a calming and tranquil bronze incense burner, from which wisps of smoke curl upwards.
In the corner stood two half-person-high Spirit Plant plants, their branches and leaves radiating Spiritual Qi.
It exudes understated luxury in every detail.
This flying boat was seized from the human race of Jingxi Prefecture by Nether Toad during the last thousand-year war.
According to him, the master of the flying boat was a young True Lord, with servants in front and soldiers behind, clearly not an ordinary Golden Core.
If it weren't for the enormous demon taking the opportunity to distract the young True Lord's guards...
It also had no chance of obtaining this treasure.
He sat on a brocade couch in the ship's cabin.
Lu Li cross-legged, and with a thought, a blood-red jade pendant floated out from inside his Dantian.
"Since I attained the Golden Core and generated internal Core Fire, this jade pendant has been nurtured for ten years, yet there has been little change."
"Aside from being a bit more vibrant in color and sharper, there are no other miraculous changes."
Looking at the fish-shaped jade pendant floating on my fingertip.
Lu Li's eyes flickered.
Over the years, he has devoted much time to studying the properties of jade pendants.
They wanted to uncover the secrets of the jade pendant.
Although there wasn't much progress, there were some gains.
The first point is the jade pendant's ability to restrain powerful demons, as demonstrated by Lu Li's repeated experiments.
He finally understood that the Essence Blood of the Demon Beast had a great nourishing and restorative effect on the jade pendant.
Furthermore, the higher the demon's cultivation level and the denser its Blood Qi, the more obvious the jade pendant's reaction will be.
This explains why the jade pendant reacted in this way to the Nether Toad and its scales back then.
Over the years, Lu Li has tried to nourish the jade pendant with the Essence Blood of many demons, and even had Nether Toad purchase a Golden Core Demon Beast from a nearby Blessed Land.
It nourishes the jade pendant with its entire body's spiritual energy and flesh.
This is why the jade pendant has become even more blood-red compared to ten years ago.
However, the improvement is far too small.
It took ten years of nurturing and considerable investment to barely achieve a slight edge.
It doesn't even reach one-tenth of the level.
It's unknown how much more demon flesh and blood would be needed for a significant change to occur.
"The effects will be more pronounced with stronger Demon Beast."
"Right now, the jade pendant can easily pierce through the true form of a fourth-tier Nascent Soul Demon Beast, making it even sharper than ordinary Law Treasure."
"I hope I can kill a couple more high-level Demon Beast in the future."
Thinking of the various powerful demons in the Heaven-Pacifying Yao Prefecture, Lu Li couldn't help but reveal a hint of anticipation.
In his ultimate fantasy, the jade pendant could absorb and nourish both the dragon and the Suanni.
Who knows what other powers it might generate?
Of course, this is just wishful thinking.
Those two great demons can be considered the biggest bosses in the Western Continent.
So many people in Jingxi Prefecture have been struggling to resist the Void Return for so many years.
An existence that is invincible among its peers, one can only imagine how strong it must be.
Lost in thought, less than half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Li arrived at the Beyond Heaven Dao Academy. Before he even stepped out of the cabin, he heard shouts all around him.
"Welcome back to the sect leader!"
"Welcome back to the sect leader!"
"Welcome back to the sect leader!"
"..."
Hearing these respectful voices...
Lu Li stood up and walked out of the cabin.
The flying boat hovered above the sea of clouds.
Below, several sacred mountains surround a main peak hall, its eaves soaring like swords.
Constructed entirely of dark blue spiritual rock, it exudes an imposing aura.
The mountain path winds its way through the lush greenery, and disciples occasionally glide by on their magical artifacts.
On the white jade plaza in front of the main hall, nearly a hundred inner court disciples stood in neat rows, bowing and clasping their hands in greeting.
Changming Changye, now a grown young man, stood before the crowd, dressed in a golden-threaded blue robe, leading the cultivators.
Seeing this, Lu Li raised his hand to put away the magic boat and his figure descended.
He appeared before all the disciples.
"Master!"
"Master, you're back!"
Upon seeing Lu Li, Changming Changye spoke respectfully.
Lu Li nodded, looking at his two beloved disciples with some satisfaction.
The smooth development of the Dao Academy over the years is also thanks to the efforts of Changming and Changye.
The two had successfully Foundation Establishment several years ago.
After reaching the Foundation Establishment, the power of one's innate abilities becomes even more apparent.
One seeks good fortune, the other avoids misfortune.
The two of them worked together, which saved the Dao Academy and him from many detours and brought them many fortuitous opportunity.
Apart from these two, the other inner court disciples were all fairly kind.
Lu Li shifted his gaze from the two of them to the nearly one hundred inner court disciples behind him.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!"
Sensing Lu Li's gaze, the inner courtyard disciples, dressed in bronze-threaded blue robes, bowed once more.
Looking at everyone, Lu Li a slight sense of relief.
These hundred people were inner court disciples carefully selected by Lu Li and Great Xia using various methods.
In terms of aptitude, some are good and some are bad.
But in terms of character, they are all excellent.
In the training model for inner court disciples established by the Great Xia, ideological education played a crucial role.
Although some of the content was a little awkward, words like 'loyalty,' 'gratitude,' and 'sun' made Lu Li feel somewhat uncomfortable.
But the results were unexpectedly good.
In this dangerous and chaotic world, all the disciples Lu Li accepted were people who had experienced the upheaval at Azure Pool.
Whether they were young or old, they all owed their peaceful cultivation today to Lu Li.
In addition, there are reasons related to ideological education.
They all regarded Lu Li as their supreme mentor and teacher, and their gazes toward Lu Li were practically fanatical.
These weren't just a hundred inner court disciples, they were practically a hundred personal guards and death squad members!
"Cough cough cough..."
"Alright, everyone, you may leave. Next time, tell Elder Yuanhao that there's no need for him to come and greet me every time I leave or return to the sect."
Lu Li coughed lightly and waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.
He felt a slight pang of emotion; he hadn't expected this.
The one who ultimately implemented the ideological education system established by the Great Xia was none other than Yuanhao, the True Lord.
What I didn't expect was that this person was such a perfect fit, as if he was born to do this job.
They even devised various etiquette rules for both the inner and outer courtyards.
Not only were the results very obvious, but the other party also seemed to enjoy it immensely.
Whether it was due to his professional ethics from a few years ago or something else, Lu Li felt that Yuanhao was a talented person.
After dismissing the disciples, Lu Li walked towards the main hall of the peak, turning back to ask Lu Changming a question.
"Where is your Uncle Xu? I need to discuss something with him."
Upon hearing Lu Li's question, Changming quickly responded by clasping his hands in a fist salute.
"Master, Uncle Xu... is currently discussing trade matters with three Blessed Land, five cultivation clans, and eight sects!"