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"I..." Long Xiao Wu felt a deep sense of frustration. He had intended to use his Destiny Pearl to protect Zhao Yang, but instead, it had become a source of trouble. He was still curious about what could possibly attract the Destiny Pearl to the point of resisting its owner's will.
"Listen to me. I am a cultivator of the Dragon Spiritual Root, an anomalous Spiritual Root independent from the Ten Great Spiritual Roots. Although my cultivation speed is much slower than that of a typical Single Attribute Spiritual Root user, it is significantly faster than your chaotic Mixed Spiritual Root. I suspect that the only way to stop my Destiny Pearl from continuously infusing Spirit Energy into you is for you to match the speed at which it absorbs Spirit Energy and suppress it with your cultivation level. Otherwise, it will keep sending Spirit Energy your way until you reach the Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection. To reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, you must go through Enlightenment and a period of time for adjustment. Without me, the Destiny Pearl will not have any awareness of Enlightenment. So if you can't hold on before reaching the Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection and end up exploding, don't blame me for your misfortune."
Zhao Yang was momentarily overwhelmed by the flood of information.
"What kind of Spiritual Root is the Dragon Spiritual Root? Who says I'm a chaotic Mixed Spiritual Root? This is a Chaotic Root—clearly unappreciated! What? I have to catch up to your cultivation level all at once, or I'll explode?"
Zhao Yang shouted in disbelief, furious enough to curse Long Xiao Wu's mother. Currently, he was at the seventh layer of Qi Refinement Stage, while Long Xiao Wu had been forced to advance to the eighth layer due to the excessive Spirit Energy absorbed by his Destiny Pearl. He had just entered the sixth layer of Qi Refinement Stage and barely had time to settle in before jumping to the seventh layer. Did he really have to leap all the way to the eighth and ninth layers?
It wasn't that fast cultivation was impossible; it was something Zhao Yang had always dreamed of. But this was just too fast.
The Spirit Energy within Zhao Yang's meridians surged violently against every corner, causing his face to contort in pain. He felt as if his internal organs and blood were about to ignite; the speed at which Chaos True Qi refined Spirit Energy could no longer keep up with the influx from the Destiny Pearl.
"What should I do? Dying like this would be too embarrassing. If I don't ascend soon, I'll either be crushed by Spirit Energy or drowned!" Zhao Yang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, his mind racing for a way out.
The circulation speed of Spirit Energy within him had changed from one complete cycle every ten breaths to one every two breaths.
Pop!
Another light sound echoed as he reached the eighth layer of Qi Refinement Stage. Zhao Yang felt his willpower on the verge of collapse. Suddenly, an idea struck him; he poured every last bit of Chaos True Qi into Long Xiao Wu's Destiny Pearl. The Destiny Pearl reacted as if stimulated, erupting with an incredibly terrifying energy that sent Zhao Yang flying aside.
Long Xiao Wu spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly injured due to the backlash from his wounded Destiny Pearl.
At the bottom of the Fish Pond, Zhao Yang narrowly escaped death. As he gazed at the now calm Destiny Pearl a few meters away, he hesitated about whether to retrieve it when suddenly a chilling sensation crept in from his left side. Slowly turning his head, he caught sight of a massive creature swimming toward him from a distance, its body shimmering and illuminating the area around the Fish Pond for thousands of meters. Zhao Yang gasped in fright, accidentally swallowing a mouthful of water. He quickly grabbed the Destiny Pearl belonging to Long Xiao Wu on the ground and propelled himself upward.
Before long, he reached the end of the hundred-meter hemp rope tied to the Lamb.
"Pull me up! There's a monster down here, but luckily I ran fast!" Zhao Yang tugged on the rope twice, signaling Long Xiao Wu and Scholar Xiu on the shore to pull him up.
Feeling the force coming from below, Scholar Xiu exclaimed joyfully, "Zhao Yang is coming up!" He hurriedly pulled on the rope with all his might. Long Xiao Wu soon regained his composure as well; the scales on his body vanished at a visible speed. He gritted his teeth against the pain and joined Scholar Xiu in pulling on the rope. Thanks to this ordeal, he had unexpectedly advanced from Qi Refinement Stage Level Seven to Level Eight, so his suffering was not in vain.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yang was slowly rising from underwater and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the massive creature had not noticed him. That glowing beast attracted countless fish and shrimp nearby; it was likely that all larger aquatic creatures had been devoured by it. Based on his mathematical skills, he calculated that given the creature's speed and distance from him, they would not cross paths. Curiously, he turned back to look at the surface, hoping to catch a glimpse of the underwater scenery illuminated by the creature's light.
However, upon seeing it, Zhao Yang was instantly terrified beyond belief. His face turned pale as goosebumps erupted all over his body; his hair stood on end as fear gripped him. In an instant, he lost control of his Water Avoidance Technique and began bubbling uncontrollably, gulping down several mouthfuls of water.
Summoning all his strength, Zhao Yang yanked on the hemp rope with fervor. His legs kicked like propellers as he shot toward the surface like a rocket. The impact of the water caused his underwear to slip off unexpectedly, but Zhao Yang paid no mind and continued to surge upward.
Onshore, Long Xiao Wu and Scholar Xiu shouted as they were pulled into the water. They flailed and scrambled back to shore just in time to see a completely naked mermaid-like projectile shoot out of the water at an incredible speed—something they had never witnessed before.
Zhao Yang's expression was one of sheer terror as he babbled incoherently, "A snake! A python dozens of miles long—!"
He then began to run wildly in panic. Long Xiao Wu and Scholar Xiu had never seen Zhao Yang so unhinged before; hearing him claim there was a giant python underwater sent them fleeing in terror toward where Zhao Yang had bolted.
However, when they reached the woodshed annex, Zhao Yang still hadn't stopped; instead, he turned around and ran back at an astonishing speed with exaggerated movements that left both of them speechless. Like the wind, Zhao Yang dashed around the Fish Pond several times while shouting frantically, "I'm going to die! I'm going to die! It's so huge! Snakes have always been my greatest fear since childhood!"
As he ran, he rubbed his goosebumps vigorously; clearly allergic to snakes and utterly terrified.
Zhao Yang ran back and forth for five full laps before finally stopping, panting heavily as he lay down in front of Long Xiao Wu and Scholar Xiu. He patted his chest and exclaimed, "That scared me to death! Luckily, my little heart is strong." As he touched his body and felt something was off, he suddenly realized he wasn't wearing any clothes. He hurriedly ran to the edge of the Fish Pond to get dressed.
He tossed a bead to Long Xiao Wu, and the bead immediately began to dance joyfully around Long Xiao Wu like a child seeing their father. It then dove into Long Xiao Wu's chest, disappearing in a flash of white light. With the Destiny Pearl now in his possession, Long Xiao Wu's complexion improved significantly, and a powerful force that resonated with him caused him to tremble. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Such strong dragon energy! It has the aura of the Ancient Ancestor!"
Scholar Xiu was equally shocked by Long Xiao Wu's words. Dragons were among the most formidable creatures in existence, symbolizing the pursuit of immense power. To encounter one in the small Myriad Spirit Sect's Outer Sect was unexpected. Scholar Xiu felt inspired to write a work about various Extraordinary Persons and their remarkable tales. He curiously asked Zhao Yang, "What exactly is beneath the Fish Pond?"
Seeing the scholar's inquiry, Zhao Yang recalled what he had seen beneath the Fish Pond and felt a lingering fear; his face turned pale once more.
"It's a colossal creature that resembles neither a snake nor a dragon—a being that slightly differs from the dragon totems recorded in ancient texts. It has whiskers but no horns, scales but no feet, and is at least a thousand feet long—truly astonishing! But it was already dead; otherwise, I would have lost my life down there."
"No wonder there's such strong dragon energy; it's a Flood Dragon on the verge of ascending!" Long Xiao Wu said incredulously.
"Flood Dragon?" Zhao Yang asked in confusion. He had seen images of Flood Dragons in an ancient book, noting that there were significant differences between them and true dragons—specifically, Flood Dragons lacked scales and whiskers. Yet what he had seen was clearly covered in scales.
Long Xiao Wu noticed Zhao Yang's confusion and explained, "A Flood Dragon isn't actually a dragon; it's more akin to a water snake but much longer. Other similar beings include Chi Long, Qiu Long, Shen Long, Kui Long, Tuo Long, and Ao Long. While they aren't True Dragons, they can undergo a series of transformations upon reaching certain levels of cultivation, evolving towards the form and aura of True Dragons. What you saw was likely an extremely powerful ten-thousand-year-old Water Dragon that has begun to develop scales and whiskers. It won't be long before it ascends into a true dragon. I can't imagine who could have killed it..."
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