Chapter 367 — Lord of Dragons
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The interior was not molten rock at all but a vast expanse of glittering golden dragon scales, spreading downward from within the mountain, depth unknown. The people of the Taibai Sword Sect were stunned as well.
The sect had occupied this place for thousands of years and had never known that the volcano's interior concealed such a hidden realm. But knowing, they still dared not move. "Senior.
. . " The Taibai Sword Sect's master summoned his courage and stepped forward.
He had barely begun to speak when the Dragon-Rearing Lord ignored him entirely, the great dragon beneath his feet carrying him, Shen Mu, and Long Jiaonan up into the volcano. "Sect Master, these people have intruded into our sect's forbidden ground! " A middle-aged man said in panic, "What should we do now?
" The Taibai Sword Sect's master's expression shifted uncertainly. "I recognize that youth—he is the leader of the Youmo Cult.
This old demon has actually brought a terrifyingly powerful expert, and he keeps so many dragons!
The holy land of the demon cult lives up to its name; its foundations are indeed deep.
We of the Taibai Sword Sect are no match. What else can we do? Of course—we lodge a complaint with the imperial court!
" The sect's people were all stunned.
Lodge a complaint with the imperial court?
That was far too shameful! "If we lodge a complaint with the imperial court, the emperor and the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping will not ignore it. " The sect master rose. "I will go to the capital and lodge a complaint with the emperor. We must make the emperor force the Youmo Cult to give our Taibai Sword Sect an explanation!
" Inside the volcano, Shen Mu and Long Jiaonan followed behind the Dragon-Rearing Lord.
The subterranean space was vast, the walls of the mountain body all glittering golden dragon scales.
Shen Mu reached out and touched one; it was scalding hot, like molten rock, yet not molten rock. "This may well be the primary dragon vein.
This place where the subterranean dragon qi gathers is on the verge of transforming into a divine dragon and flying away! " The Dragon-Rearing Lord said in surprise, "This dragon vein is even better than the nine mountain ranges in Jingping's capital. " Shen Mu asked curiously, "Lord Dragon, have you been to those nine dragon veins in the capital? What are they like?
" Though he had been to the capital many times, he had never gone into the mountains to look. The capital was encircled by nine dragons, its dragon qi thick and extraordinary; living within it prolonged life, and cultivation there achieved twice the result with half the effort.
The Imperial Academy and the imperial palace in particular were places where dragon qi condensed. "The several dragon veins in Jingping's capital are nine yellow dragons.
I went inside the mountain body; these nine yellow dragons have hollowed out the mountain and already transformed into yellow dragon qi, with scales and claws.
" The Dragon-Rearing Lord said, "But those nine dragons are still qi, not yet formed bodies. The fire dragon here, however, is about to take form. " Shen Mu was puzzled. Long Jiaonan touched a dragon scale and said, "Patriarch, do you mean that the dragon scales of this dragon vein are true dragon scales, not mere traces?
" "Of course they are true dragon scales. " The Dragon-Rearing Lord said, "Flood dragons do not count as true dragons; they are merely great serpents transformed by absorbing dragon qi. True dragons are born of qi, transformed from dragon veins.
Of the myriad things and spirits in the world, some are oviparous, some viviparous, some ovoviviparous—but true dragons are born of qi. Qi gives birth to true dragons, which then bear offspring viviparously or oviparously.
You have been to the Wasteland, yes? There are many relics of Dragon Kings there.
Why did the Wasteland have so many Dragon Kings?