A small valley in the northern region of Lifeless Valley.
Dense mist lingered in mid-air, making it difficult to see the scenery within the valley. As the vision zoomed in, a few figures were just visible standing inside. They were none other than Ye Xuan and others who had obtained the Ancient Taiyin Dragon’s original yin energy and blood essence.
"According to Ye Xuan, I think that the strong people from Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace have also entered Lifeless Valley. Perhaps soon they will find us." The campfire burned in the valley, releasing some firelight, Ye Xuan contemplated aloud.
"Yes, and among the strong people coming this time, there are those close to Sealing Emperor Level. Even Bao Yuntian has come. This Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace must harbor extreme resentment over last time’s events." Ling Qianxue nodded, her face also filled with solemnity.
"How strong is that Bao Yuntian?"
Ye Xuan’s eyes flashed with a gleam and couldn’t help but ask.
"Bao Yuntian’s strength is even stronger than that of the Ancient Taiyin Dragon."
Ling Qianxue’s delicate face was solemn as she spoke.
Although Ye Xuan now has them beside him, facing such an existence would be difficult to gain the upper hand. After all, not only has Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace sent Bao Yuntian, but many other masters as well.
Nearby, Nangong Yao also nodded slightly. They were quite familiar with this level, and even with her strength, it would be difficult to confront such strong people alone.
"The most urgent task now is for Yaoer to use the original yin energy obtained from the Ancient Taiyin Dragon to quickly break through the realm."
Ye Xuan looked at Nangong Yao. Among the three, Nangong Yao still had the best hope of condensing a Divine Body first, reaching the Sealing Emperor level, whereas he and Ling Qianxue were likely to fall short.
"Hmm, I’ll do my best."
Nangong Yao nodded; once she broke through to become a Sealing Emperor strong person, the threat from Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace would vanish into thin air.
"From now on, you can peacefully go into seclusion, and I, along with Qianxue, will protect you. Quickly refine the original yin energy; the faster, the better."
Ye Xuan knew that Lifeless Valley might be surrounded by people from Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace right now. If they ventured out recklessly, they might run into them unexpectedly. It was wiser to stay here and wait for them; it would surely take those people some time to find their exact location. Utilizing this time was better than going out and taking chances.
Nangong Yao went into seclusion, and Ye Xuan also needed to refine the Ancient Taiyin Dragon’s blood essence. The task of protection could only be entrusted to Ling Qianxue. However, in the short term, there were no safety concerns. Those people from Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace likely hadn’t found their way here yet.
After Nangong Yao secluded herself to refine the original yin energy, Ye Xuan also began refining the Ancient Taiyin Dragon’s blood essence.
The Ancient Taiyin Dragon’s blood essence can be considered an extremely rare item. If it came from an Emperor Level Ancient Taiyin Dragon, the refining effect would naturally be better. Yet such a dragon is hard to come by, and certainly not something Ye Xuan could capture at his current level.
To cultivate the Dragon God body, the ancient dragon blood essence is merely foundational; more importantly, Ye Xuan’s cultivation technique, the Hidden Dragon Skill, is essential. The two must be combined, and neither can be absent.
Ye Xuan slowly activated the Hidden Dragon Skill, as if a lurking giant dragon gradually soared within him, the pressure gradually climbing and resonating with the bloodline within Ye Xuan.
With a flip of his palm, Ye Xuan took out the Ancient Taiyin Dragon’s blood essence. Wrapped in True Yuan, a red substance flowed continuously in his palm. Even encased, it emitted wisps of strong aura.
Ye Xuan formed seals with his hands, and the Earth Core Cold Fire transformed into sword shapes that sliced and decomposed the blood essence. Then a wave of devouring energy emerged, slowly absorbing the pure blood essence.
As the strings of blood essence were slowly absorbed and refined, the dragon-like image on Ye Xuan’s body seemed to stabilize gradually.
Time flew by as Ye Xuan remained in seclusion, and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
In the southern area of Lifeless Valley, precisely where the Ancient Taiyin Dragon used to be located, the place was now silent. There was no longer the swirling yin energy as before, and the great stone castle appeared exceptionally empty, lacking the dominance it had when the Ancient Taiyin Dragon resided there.
A thousand meters outside the castle, a rushing wind sound suddenly broke the silence. Moments later, a multitude of white shadows swept over, appearing on the plain outside the stone castle.
"Vice Palace Master, the energy fluctuations we sensed two days ago emanated from here..." An elder swept his gaze around the stone castle and respectfully said to the old man with the snake staff beside him.
"There’s no aura left here..." Bao Yuntian’s eyes focused on the stone castle and spoke indifferently.
"From what I know, this place should have been under the control of an Ancient Taiyin Dragon of Seventh Grade peak strength. But now it seems..." another elder slightly frowned and said.
"Ancient Taiyin Dragon..." Bao Yuntian’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly said, "There’s corpse Qi remaining here; if my guess is correct, that creature should have been dealt with..."
"What? That creature had Seventh Grade peak Demon Saint cultivation, and bore the Dragon Clan Bloodline, commanding countless demon beasts. Who could kill it?" Hearing this, the others exclaimed.
"Apart from the corpse Qi, I’ve also sensed residual aura from Mirror Girl." Bao Yuntian grasped a handful of grass, lightly pinching it until it turned to ash.
"Was it those people?" The other three white-clothed elders’ faces changed upon hearing this.
"If they could kill Bing Wantian and another that easily, what’s strange about them killing the Ancient Taiyin Dragon?" Bao Yuntian said with a faint smile, slowly standing up and turning his gaze north toward Lifeless Valley. A dry face showed a strange smile, "But there’s still residual aura of the Ancient Taiyin Dragon in the air, it seems they took its blood essence and yin energy. We can trace the aura to find them."
"Palace Master is wise." Hearing this, the three elders immediately rejoiced and praised.
Bao Yuntian waved casually, supporting himself on the snake staff, and slowly headed north of Falling God Gorge, faint laughter echoing maliciously, "I’ve grown increasingly curious about those people. Not only did they recruit Mirror Girl, but also took it upon themselves to kill this Ancient Taiyin Dragon, hehe..."
Behind him, the three elders exchanged glances, then secretly sneered. Whether it was a misfortune or a privilege to pique Bao Yuntian’s interest, they didn’t know.
"Those who offend Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace never end well, a few pitiful fellows..."
Everyone’s hearts coldly laughed. It seemed that Ye Xuan and his companions likely wouldn’t last too much longer...