One year and nineteen days!
Lu Li had been cultivating for one year and nineteen days. He didn't think much of it. He thought it would take a long time for a Dharma Realm to be developed after it was formed.
But Emperor Rui had asked twice. Lu Li could tell that Emperor Rui was anxious and disappointed. Therefore, as soon as he cultivated a strand of source energy, Lu Li came out to report to Emperor Rui at once. He wanted to learn how to use source energy from Emperor Rui.
In the center of the small world in his core, there was a mass of white energy. The mass of energy was not large, only the size of a fist.
Compared to the space with a radius of nearly three thousand miles, it was tiny.
Lu Li could feel the power of that mass of energy. If he could use that mass of energy, he believed that his abilities could be improved by leaps and bounds.
"Master?
Master! "
He called out to his master in the castle but got no response.
He used psychic power to check the castle. Apart from one room where the divine pattern was activated, there was no one else.
That room was not for living. It was a storage room where Emperor Rui stored his materials.
Emperor Rui was not in the castle!
Lu Li was disappointed. He opened the divine pattern in the castle and walked out.
There were maids outside. Lu Li was even more disappointed after asking about them.
Emperor Rui was not in the Heaven Emperor Universe and neither was Wang Ningxue. It was said that something had happened at the north. Both Emperor Rui and Wang Ningxue had gone out. They would not be back any time soon.
Lu Li had finally cultivated a strand of source energy. He was delighted but he had no one to share it with.
He sighed in disappointment. He asked the maidservant a few questions and was about to return to continue his cultivation when someone happened to be walking into the manor.
"Hu Shimeng!"
Lu Li's eyes glowed. He flew toward the gate at once. Hu Shimeng sensed Lu Li as well. He dashed in, overjoyed to see that Lu Li had come out from cultivation.
Many disciples of the Heaven Emperor Sect were mobilized to the north. Hu Shimeng, however, was not selected. He was sent to the north as a reserve team.
Hu Shimeng was upset. He had been coming here often to see if Lu Li had come out from cultivation — Emperor Rui was not in the castle. Hu Shimeng could sneak in to have a chat with Lu Li and ask some questions to satisfy his curiosity.
"Go, go, go. Let's talk inside!"
Hu Shi dragged Lu Li into the castle and activated the divine patterns. He asked with excitement, "Lu Li, what did you do at the Heaven Emperor's Sword Formation?
All the experts in the sect have been alerted. Even the Sect Master and a few Saint Emperors have been dispatched. Ning Xue and I were worried sick. We thought that you had caused a huge commotion. "
Lu Li forced a smile. He could not say more about this. Emperor Rui had told him not to tell others about this.
He thought about it and said, "Brother Hu, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but Master said that if I divulge it, I will be punished by Master."
"In that case, can you at least tell me the reason why you didn't continue to challenge the Heavenly Thearch Sword Formation and was brought back?"
"I can't say it!"
"Why are you going to Houhuang Mountain?
Which big shot did you meet? "
"This … I can't say either!"
"You can't say this, you can't say that. What can you say?"
"Sorry, I can't tell you anything now. If I can tell you in the future, I will tell you everything!"
"Okay, I won't ask!"
Hu Shimeng was disappointed. He had wanted to gossip but it turned out that Lu Li could not say anything. He knew the rules and had to let it go.
He thought for a while and said with confusion, "A while ago, many patriarchs of different sects were paying attention to you. But recently, nobody has been paying attention to you.
But there are demons in the north. They must be paying attention there.
Many have gone to eliminate demons, including your master. Unfortunately, I was eliminated. I have to go with the second batch.
I am bored to death in the Heaven Emperor Realm. Now, there is a rule that I cannot go out at will. If I go to the Heaven Emperor City to indulge in debauchery and get caught, I will be in trouble. "
Lu Li asked, "When will the war at the north end end? When can my master come back?"
Lu Li wanted to ask Emperor Rui how to use his source energy. Naturally, he hoped that Emperor Rui could come back as soon as possible.
Hu Shimeng shook his head and said, "Not so soon. That world used to be a world of demons. It has been sealed for hundreds of thousands of years. Now that the seal is opened, there are too many demons coming out.
Though more than a dozen Emperor Realm warriors have gone to control the situation, I think the sect wants to use the demons to train us. I heard that the powerful warriors are not doing anything now. It is the disciples who are going to eliminate the demons. It will take a long time. "
"Oh, never mind then. I will stay here and cultivate."
Emperor Rui was not back yet and he could not go out to find him. He had to cultivate in the Rui Fort. The more source energy he could cultivate, the better.
Now that he had mastered it, there was no doubt that he would reach the initial stage of the Realm of Magic.
When Emperor Rui came back, Lu Li only needed to learn how to use the source energy and his abilities would be improved by leaps and bounds.
By then, the sect would grant him the identity of a black badge disciple and even a patriarch position.
His status in the sect would be elevated and he would be more famous. He would have a higher chance of going to the Holy Girl Sect to propose marriage.
Thinking of the Holy Girl Sect, Lu Li asked casually, "Brother Hu, is there any news from the Holy Girl Sect?"
"You know about the discussion at Hua Yang?"
Lu Li's sudden question surprised Hu Shimeng. Lu Li had been in the Heaven Emperor Sword Formation and had been cultivating in the Rui Fort ever since. How did he know about the discussion at Hua Yang?
Hu Shimeng didn't think too much about it. He exclaimed, "There are 10 more months to the discussion at Hua Yang. I heard that the higher-ups of the sect said that they were not going to participate. Now that something is happening at the north, they will not.
I wanted to go and watch. It would be nice if I could hook up with one or two disciples of the Holy Girl Sect. "
"What discussion at Hua Yang?" Lu Li's eyes sharpened.
"You don't know?
I thought you got the news! "
Hu Shimeng was surprised. Then he told Lu Li about the discussion at Hua Yang. Lu Li was like an enraged lion. His eyebrows were raised.
He thought about it and said in a deep voice, "Brother Hu, can I ask you for a favor? Use your Hu Family's connections to find out two disciples of the Holy Girl Sect, the Dragon Rebel Antelope and Xiang Linglong.
Find out if they are going to be two of the 35 disciples to be married off.
This is very important to me. Please, Brother Hu! "
"This is not a big deal!"
Hu Shimeng frowned and said, "I will have someone send a message. Are they related to you?"
"Don't worry about it. Go and help me!"
Lu Li stood up impatiently and bowed to Hu Shimeng. Hu Shimeng asked no more questions and left in a hurry.
Lu Li paced up and down in his room by himself. The joy he felt from cultivating origin energy was gone.
His original plan was to make a name for himself in the Heaven Emperor Sect. After his status was improved, he would ask Emperor Rui to take him to the Holy Girl Sect.
As long as he could demonstrate his potential, the Holy Girl Sect would consider marrying the two to him.
But things had changed. Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong might not join the inner sect based on their characters. In that case, they might become the victims of the discussion at Hua Yang.
The Heaven Emperor Sect and the Holy Girl Sect were far away from each other. If Lu Li went to the Heaven Emperor Sect for help, the Heaven Emperor Sect would not agree.
If he sneaked out and took a flying beast to the Holy Girl Sect, it would take him at least two or three years.