Chapter 16 Ao Xue's Departure
As a renowned expert of the ancient dragon race, Ao Xue's silent demise here is truly lamentable. It also reflects the terrifying nature of the Great Calamity; even an immortal Grand Luo Golden Immortal has fallen here, let alone other beings.
As if sensing the aura of the dragon race, a pure dragon energy flew out from the Grand Luo Dao Domain and entered the body of the Water Dragon Lord.
"Roar!"
With a long roar, the Water Dragon Lord transformed into a black dragon, ten thousand miles long.
The black dragon writhed in the sky, its aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal pouring outwards. In an instant, mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.
Merit and spiritual light automatically manifested, forming a Dao bell that landed above Feng Zichen's head, casting wisps of merit energy to protect him from the black dragon's pressure.
Several days later, the Water Dragon Lord gradually calmed down and returned to human form.
"My apologies! I was momentarily distracted and disturbed you two fellow Daoists. Please forgive me!" The Water Dragon Lord, after regaining his human form, was beaming with joy.
"It's alright." Suirenshi shook his head, asking with some curiosity, "What happened that makes you so happy?"
The Water Dragon Lord thought for a moment, deciding that the matter wasn't a secret, and then said, "Just now, the Yinming Dragon Lord transmitted a Great Luo Golden Immortal's enlightenment to me, granting me tens of thousands of years of cultivation out of thin air. Moreover—"
At this point, the Water Dragon Lord became somewhat excited, "Besides transmitting the Great Dao enlightenment to me, the Yinming Dragon Lord also told me that in a few hundred thousand to a few thousand years, He will return from His slumber and reappear in the Primordial World."
A Great Luo Golden Immortal is the embodiment of the Great Dao, a top-tier combatant in the Primordial World. Even for a power like the Dragon Clan, gaining another Great Luo Golden Immortal is a great joy, no wonder the Water Dragon Lord is so happy.
"Then… congratulations!" Suirenshi said with an envious look.
If humanity also possessed a Great Luo Golden Immortal, they could venture beyond the shores of the East Sea and expand outwards, instead of being confined to this corner of the world, relying on the barrier left by the Goddess Nuwa for survival.
"Fellow Daoist, would you like to return to the human realm with me to wait? Who knows when Her Highness the Princess will emerge?" Sweeping away his distracting thoughts, Suirenshi smiled and invited the Water Dragon Lord.
"No need, Her Highness the Princess will be out soon." The Water Dragon Lord gazed expectantly at the Great Luo Dao Domain, wondering what kind of opportunity the princess had obtained.
Sure enough, not long after, a crack appeared in the Great Luo Dao Domain, and a ten-thousand-foot-long cloud dragon flew out.
The cloud dragon had four legs and nine claws, its body radiating seven-colored light, possessing an aura of royalty. Upon its appearance, everything within a ten-thousand-mile radius—grass, trees, rocks, and all living beings—showed submission, daring not to look directly at its form.
This was—the form of the Ancestral Dragon!
Gazing at the cloud dragon in the sky, Feng Zichen and the other two were filled with shock. They knew Ao Xue had obtained a great opportunity, but they hadn't expected her to directly revert to her ancestral bloodline, transforming into the form of an ancestral dragon. Such talent was no less than that of a top-tier innate god or demon.
"Congratulations, Princess, on reverting to your ancestral bloodline and entering the Golden Immortal realm." Upon seeing this, the Water Dragon Lord immediately stepped forward and congratulated her.
Yes, that's right. By transforming into the form of an ancestral dragon, Ao Xue not only made up for her innate deficiencies but also rose from the Heavenly Immortal realm to the Golden Immortal realm in one step, crossing the Profound Immortal realm. If she weren't still young, she might have directly entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
Taiyi Golden Immortal—this was the realm of a top-tier innate god or demon upon birth.
A rumbling sound of the Dao resounded between heaven and earth, and a feeling of joy spread. It was the Great Dao's happiness at the birth of another innate god or demon in the world.
One after another, phantom images of gods and demons appeared, surrounding Ao Xue and continuously uttering blessings—this was the praise of gods and demons.
Wisps of clouds descended from the sky, enveloping Ao Xue.
A moment later, the clouds dispersed, and a girl of about eleven or twelve years old, dressed in a white palace gown, walked out. However, Ao Xue's cultivation had greatly improved, and she had transformed into a Dao body.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen felt a pang of envy. This was the advantage of being a primordial god or demon; transformation not only avoided heavenly tribulations but also received the blessing of the Great Dao. Unlike acquired beings, who had to undergo a transformation tribulation first.
After transforming, Ao Xue twirled beautifully and ran to Feng Zichen, asking, "Zichen, am I beautiful?"
"Very beautiful, very beautiful!" Feng Zichen replied perfunctorily.
This girl's clothes were actually primordial spiritual treasures—it was infuriating! What happened to impartiality? The Heavenly Dao wasn't just showing favoritism; it was discriminating against acquired beings.
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"Zichen, you must come to the Dragon Palace to play with me!" Three years later, Ao Xue looked longingly at the pottery jar in Feng Zichen's hand and said to him.
Then, fearing Feng Zichen wouldn't understand, she added, "Remember to take the pottery jar with you."
Feng Zichen was speechless. This gluttonous dragon was truly greedy; even as she was leaving, she was still thinking about food.
Ao Xue has been with the human race for nearly two hundred years. During this time, the dragons of the Dragon Palace have been frantic with worry searching for her. Now that they have finally found her, they are eager to bring her back to the Dragon Palace immediately.
Furthermore, her bloodline has now reverted to its ancestral form, transforming her into a nine-clawed cloud dragon, making her status even more noble. The dragons will certainly not allow her to wander outside the Dragon Palace any longer. If it weren't for the absence of the Dragon Lord, a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, they would have directly transferred her back to the Dragon Palace.
Before leaving, the Water Dragon Lord suddenly remembered something and said to Feng Zichen,
"Fellow Daoist, if you have time, you might as well visit the Dragon Palace. Two thousand years from now, our clan will open its inherited treasure—the Dragon Gate. At that time, those who cross the Dragon Gate can purify their bloodline, which will be extremely useful to you. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait until after the First Yuan Hui."
After speaking, the Water Dragon Lord took out a dragon scale and handed it to Feng Zichen, instructing him to use it to contact him once he reached the Dragon Palace area.
Ao Xue chimed in, "That's right, there are many benefits to crossing the Dragon Gate, don't forget to come! Don't worry about not being able to cross the Dragon Gate, I'll lend you a secret treasure that will guarantee you cross it."
The Water Dragon Lord's lips twitched upon hearing Ao Xue's words.
A treasure that could help someone cross the Dragon Gate must be extremely precious, and Feng Zichen was somewhat moved that Ao Xue would lend it so readily.
Unfortunately, Ao Xue had her eye on the pottery jar. If it were any other treasure, Feng Zichen would have given it away, but not this pottery jar.
This was the first acquired pottery jar in the world, a meritorious spiritual treasure connected to the human race's fortune. It was to be enshrined in the human race's sacred temple to suppress their fortune. No matter how moved Feng Zichen was, he couldn't give it away.
After seeing Ao Xue and the Water Dragon Lord off, Feng Zichen silently went to Ziwei Peak.
He could have gone directly to the Dragon Palace with Ao Xue and the others, but Feng Zichen refused, because he had something more important to do.
Although humanity has ended its endless cycle of reproduction, the emergence of tenth-generation humans is now unstoppable. As time passes, the number of tenth-generation humans will increase, gradually becoming the mainstream of humanity.
And what Feng Zichen is about to do is related to them.
(End of Chapter)