Chapter 1175 Trial Field
As all parties reached a consensus, preparations for staying in the city were carried out in full swing.
Luo Li personally went to forbidden areas such as Luotian Valley and Soul Abyss, and intertwined the Chaos Soul Fire with the power of Chaos to build a triple defense barrier at the entrance.
When the barrier took shape, the void vibrated and emitted golden ripples, causing the magical beasts within a hundred miles to become restless, but they were unable to get even a step closer to the forbidden area.
On the day the trial field opened, the younger generation of the Continent of Gods gathered together.
Luo Li stood on the high platform of the Luotian Valley Trial Field with her arms folded, watching the figures moving around in the trial field.
Puppet runes flowed in the sunlight. A young man in a green shirt was fighting with a three-star lord-level puppet. His sword moves were sharp but a little impatient. The puppet threw a heavy punch, and the young man rolled over in embarrassment to avoid it. However, the moment he stood up, he used his fingers as a sword and hit the rune between the puppet's eyebrows.
"Good!" The crowd cheered.
Luo Li looked at the beads of sweat on the boy's forehead and said to Shi Heng beside her, "This young man has a strong character. Given time, he will become a great man."
She turned her wrist slightly, and a trial medal engraved with intricate cloud patterns turned into a stream of light and fell into the boy's arms.
At the same time, the construction of alliance institutions is in full swing.
Shi Heng invited skilled craftsmen from the Tianji Pavilion to use the floating stones as the foundation to build layers of magnificent buildings above the city of Buli.
Luo Li displayed all the ancient soul skills collected in the Tower of Gods in the Sutra Library, and personally drew a spirit gathering array, making the concentration of spiritual energy in the entire academy comparable to that of a secret realm.
On the opening day, Luo Li stood on the suspended glazed steps, with thousands of disciples from different forces gathered below.
"From today on, this will be your second sect." She raised her hand and swung out a gate of light. Inside the gate appeared the shadow of an elder from Jiuding Academy demonstrating sword techniques. "No matter where you come from, remember—"
She glanced at the poor young man in the crowd, who was clenching his fists. "The future of the Continent of Gods will be written by you together."
"yes!"
The huge and loud voice spread throughout the entire Buli City, and a smile appeared in Luo Li's eyes.
She didn't say anything more and gave her seat to the dean of the Alliance College: Shi Heng.
The two smiled at each other, and Luo Li walked down the platform.
Lan Xiaoxiao and the other two had already been waiting for him downstairs.
Seeing Luo Li coming over, Lan Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Ayu and the others have already passed the trial in the forbidden area. When they return from the forbidden area, they will definitely be able to reach a higher level!"
Luo Li nodded, "With their strength, there will definitely be no problem."
As she spoke, she took out a few bottles of pills and handed them to them.
Mu Ze's eyes lit up: "Is this the Saint King Pill?!"
"That's right." Luo Li nodded. "Take it at most once a month. Wait until the power of the pill is completely refined before taking the next one. Tell me when you've used it up."
"I know!"
As dusk permeated the glazed tiles, Luo Li sat at the stone table and made tea, while Song Wanbai sat opposite her.
Mu Ze's wailing could be heard from afar: "Lan Xiaoxiao, what did you secretly add to my spiritual porridge? My tongue is on fire!"
She couldn't help but chuckle, but her thoughts flew far away.
Di Xuanming lied to her, where did he go?
"I'll let you steal my spiritual rice!" Lan Xiaoxiao jumped out from the corner with her hands on her hips, the glass bells in her hair jingling.
She still had half a burnt cake in her hand and waved it towards Luo Li, "Ali, try it. I definitely did it right this time!"
Before she finished her words, the cake had already turned into green smoke at Luo Li's fingertips.
"Next time I'll roast it slowly. You'll be poisoned if you take a bite of it." Luo Li curled her lips.
Song Wanbai also chuckled, "Yeah, it doesn't look right this way."
"Okay!" Lan Xiaoxiao blushed, "Don't eat anything I cook from now on!"
Song Wanbai quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy, "I'm wrong, I'm wrong."
Luo Li looked at their playing figures, and the smile on her lips gradually faded.
She stroked the edge of the teacup, and the tea reflected her slightly furrowed brows.
"Are you thinking about Di Xuanming?" Song Wanbai suddenly asked in a low voice.
Luo Li paused her fingertips, and tiny ripples appeared on the surface of the tea.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Lan Xiaoxiao chasing Mu Ze towards the medicine garden in the distance, and her clear laughter shattered in the twilight.
Luo Li nodded slightly and said, "He said that day that there was something unusual happening at Locking God Mountain and he wanted to go investigate, but when I went there that day, I didn't sense his presence. After returning from Locking God Mountain, I also couldn't contact him..."
Song Wanbai frowned slightly upon hearing this: "So, when he told you about going to Locking God Mountain, he might not have been telling the truth?"
Luo Li nodded solemnly: "That's right, but I couldn't contact him at all afterwards. His life plate is with me. I'm not worried about his safety, but I'm just confused as to why he would lie to me."
Just as the two were discussing, Luo Yuanxiu arrived: "Ali, Wanbai, the Sun Devouring Leader has sent a message."
Luo Li: "Sun Devouring Territory? Did something happen to Xuan Mu?"
"No," Luo Yuanxiu shook his head and took out a card. "It's the Sun Devouring Lord who wants to celebrate his 3,000th birthday, so he sent me an invitation."
Luo Li raised her hand to take it. The gold-plated patterns on the invitation card shone coldly in the twilight, and the sun-devouring totem embroidered on the corners seemed to be slowly flowing.
She unfolded the inner page and saw the invitation card made of black iron with vigorous handwriting that read "We sincerely invite the leader and all the people in the city to come to the Sun-Devouring Territory to attend the lord's birthday."
"Three thousandth birthday..." Song Wanbai leaned in for a closer look, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing his chin. "The Sun Devouring Lord has always lived a secluded life. I've never heard of him celebrating his birthday before. Why is he suddenly holding such a grand celebration this time?"
Luo Li lowered her eyes, "No matter what, Xuan Mu and I have a good relationship, so I have to go on this trip."
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard in the distance. Mu Ze rushed over, breathless, his hair still stained with grass from the herb garden. "Something terrible has happened! The puppets in the trial field of Luotian Valley have suddenly gone out of control, and a disciple has been seriously injured!"
Luo Li stood up suddenly, and the teacup made a crisp sound when it hit the stone table.
She and Song Wanbai looked at each other.
"Let's go to the trial field!" Luo Li's figure flashed and turned into a stream of light that broke through the air.
Inside the trial field, a strange red mist oozed from the joints of a Grand Lord-level puppet, and the runes glowed with an ominous purple light.
The young man in green clothes who had been fighting with the puppet was holding up his sword to resist, with blood dripping from his forehead to his jaw.
Luo Li swung a sword energy in the air, and the red mist made a sharp scream in the sword energy, and the puppet fell to the ground with a bang.
The young man knelt down exhausted, and a stream of light flew out from Luo Li's palm, wrapping around his wound to stop the bleeding.
When she squatted down, she found that there were fine dark patterns on the boy's palm, which were somewhat similar to the flaming wings mark on the back of the invitation.
"Are you a disciple of the Sun Devouring Territory?"
The young man nodded and said, "Alliance leader, I am a disciple of the Sun Devouring Territory."
Luo Li stood up and asked, "Why did this puppet suddenly go crazy?"
The young man gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up and salute, but Luo Li held his shoulders.
A trace of fear crossed his pale face. "The puppet was functioning normally, but when I got within three feet of it, the puppet rune suddenly glowed purple... Then, it was like it was being controlled by something!"
Luo Li turned around and looked at the puppet suppressed by Xiao Liu. When she approached, the puppet seemed to smell something and struggled more violently.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, looking into the puppet's eyes burning with purple flames, "Interesting."
She stuck her fingertips into the puppet's eyes and pulled out a formation talisman.
"This array talisman..." Song Wanbai frowned, "It's not our work."
Luo Li looked at the other puppets, checked them one by one, and found that there was no problem with any of them.
She said, "Some of these puppets were provided by the Sun Devouring Lord, and this array talisman wasn't just put in. It just so happens that this is the Sun Devouring Lord's birthday, so I'll go ask."
Song Wanbai nodded, "Okay."
After comforting everyone present, Luo Li ordered people to check the puppets in other trial fields and found that this was indeed the only one with a problem.
After returning to Buli City, Song Wanbai frowned and said, "Could today's incident be just a coincidence?"
Luo Li narrowed her eyes. "At the moment, it seems more likely to be a coincidence. However, we still have to keep an eye on the trial field to make sure someone isn't deliberately causing trouble."
Song Wanbai stood up and said, "Okay, leave it to me."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something, "What about the Sun Devouring Territory?"
Luo Li chuckled, "Sun Devourer will lead me there by myself."
"Alright."
Time flies, and soon it is the birthday of the Sun-Eating Lord.
Luo Li prepared the birthday gift and went to the Sun-Devouring Territory through the teleportation array.
Sun Devouring City.
As Luo Li stepped into the Sun-Devouring City, she felt a heat wave coming towards her.
The entire city was suspended above the sea of magma, with crimson rock pillars rising into the sky, and blue flames burning on the top.
There are shops on both sides of the street, selling fire-related rare items such as Molten Core Iron and Flame Soul Pearls. Most of the spiritual masters walking around are wearing specially made ice-patterned cloaks to resist the scorching heat in the air.
"Alliance leader, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!" Xuan Mu came quickly in a crimson suit. The jade pendant with the sun-devouring totem on his waist echoed the dark pattern on the invitation in Luo Li's hand.
Luo Li laughed, "You are too corny."
Xuan Mu chuckled and said, "Isn't this a sign of respect for you?"
Luo Li rolled her eyes silently, "Okay, are Shi Yuan and the others here?"
Xuan Mu walked beside Luo Li, "I arrived a few days ago."
Luo Li looked around and sighed, "I've only heard about it before, but I didn't expect the Sun Devouring City to be so special. Only a lord-level warrior can resist the aura here."
Xuan Mu chuckled, "The spiritualists in our Sun Devouring Territory have special bloodlines, but this is only the case in the main city. The other cities are still very normal."
Luo Li nodded, "I see."
Xuan Mu patted Luo Li's shoulder and said, "Let's go to the Lord's Mansion. The banquet is about to begin."
Luo Li nodded, "Okay, let's go."
As you step into the lord's mansion, the gilded candlesticks illuminate the entire hall like daylight. The fire silk curtains hanging from the dome sway gently in the wind, and the air is filled with the aroma of specially blended spirit wine.
"Ali!" Xie Shiyuan came out from the corridor in a light blue long dress, and the moon-shaped hairpin in her hair brought a fresh scent.
Wen Xingyan, dressed in white, followed behind him, "A-Li."
Luo Li went up to him with a smile on her face, and was about to tease Xie Shiyuan for looking so beautiful today that she looked like she had walked out of a painting, when she suddenly heard a melodious yet intimidating music coming from the inner hall.
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