Chapter 531: Planning to Check in
Fourteen days later, the two arrived in the vicinity of the mountain.
"This..." Jiang Yue exclaimed in wonder.
"Mmmmh." Yu Nianzhen nodded.
He was also shocked.
When they first entered the space at the bottom of the fire-cleansing pool, Yu Nianzhen felt it was strange.
This was because there was nothing in the space except a huge mountain.
Now that they saw its true shape, the two couldn’t help but be surprised.
"Bones." Jiang Yue muttered and looked at the white bones that stretched to a distance.
"Dragon bones." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
"Is this space the dying place of a dragon?" Jiang Yue wondered.
"Most likely." The swordsman said with a solemn look in his eyes.
"XiaoYue, the fire cleansing pool was red instead of green. Do you think it was stained by dragon blood?"
"It’s possible. After all, dragons have extremely powerful physical bodies. It makes sense for the fire cleansing pool to change its properties if stained with dragon blood." Jiang Yue said and carefully looked at the white bones before he continued.
"Every inch of a dragon is a treasure."
"I know. Let’s collect the bones and get out of here."
"Azhen, you should be the one to collect the dragon."
"What do you mean?"
"Isn’t your attraction related to the dragon? Considering that, this opportunity should be fated to you."
Hearing that, Yu Nianzhen looked at Jiang Yue with a doting look in his eyes.
"Thank you." He said but Jiang Yue snorted in derision.
"Don’t speak nonsense." The silver-haired beauty admonished and Yu Nianzhen no longer said anything.
Soon after, he pulled Jiang Yue to walk around the dragon bones.
"What’s the matter?" Jiang Yue questioned.
"What I am most attracted to is a little further down." The swordsman said and continued to walk without stopping.
An incense stick later, the two stopped in front of a pile of inconspicuous bones.
"Is it here?" Jiang Yue questioned and Yu Nianzhen nodded while looking at the pile of bones.
"Wait for me here." He said.
"Good." Jiang Yue nodded and said.
A moment later, Yu Nianzhen walked towards the pile of bones and didn’t stop until he was within touching distance.
’The bones still retain a trace of coercion.’ He thought with a solemn look in his eyes.
At a glance, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t tell how long the dragon had been dead.
However, since all its flesh had fallen and returned to the ground, it was clear the dragon had been dead for a very long time.
After all, dragons had divine ancestry and their bodies were not easy to rot.
Without an extremely long time, the dragon’s body wouldn’t have worn off.
"Azhen, do you think the dragon was the pool’s guardian?" Jiang Yue suddenly asked.
"It’s possible." Yu Nianzhen said and shrugged.
"I wonder what happened to it." Jiang Yue couldn’t help but wonder.
"If our guess about the fire cleansing pool is correct, it means the dragon was bleeding when it entered the pool. Extrapolating from there, the dragon should have fought with someone or something; lost, and retreated to the space at the bottom of the lake. Maybe its injuries were too severe and it eventually died."
"You may be right." Jiang Yue nodded, thinking Yu Nianzhen’s scenario was a very likely reality.
"XiaoYue, I have found what I was looking for." Yu Nianzhen said and pointed to something hidden inside the pile of bones.
"What is it?" Jiang Yue asked excitedly but Yu Nianzhen didn’t answer him.
Instead, he took a step to the side and allowed Jiang Yue to look more carefully.
"Dragon blood essence." Jiang Yue exclaimed with a surprised look on his face.
"Five drops." Yu Nianzhen said and the two smiled.
Like phoenix blood essence, dragon blood essence was extremely valuable.
"I will collect them for the time being." Yu Nianzhen asked.
"Don’t you want to refine them?"
"Not yet." Yu Nianzhen answered without hesitation.
For some reason, he felt this was not the right time to refine the blood essence.
Because of this, he could only collect the essence and keep it in preparation for the right time.
After collecting the blood essence, Yu Nianzhen waved his hand and collected the massive skeleton into his storage ring.
"XiaoYue, let me know if you need any of them."
"Good." Jiang Yue said with a smile on his face.
At the same time, he looked at the suddenly empty surroundings.
"There doesn’t seem to be anything else in this place." He observed.
"Let’s rest a bit before we leave."
"Good."
Two months later, the two finally came out of the fire-cleansing pool.
"I have fully documented the fire cleansing pool and drawn an approximate map of its location. Later, Cangxing world cultivators can come to try their luck. Maybe the pool will have recovered." Jiang Yue said.
"It will take some time but the pool will indeed recover. It’s a good idea to leave a map for future Cangxing world cultivators." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
"Before we leave, I want to arrange more detailed formations. "
"I will wait." Yu Nianzhen said and Jiang Yue smiled.
Five days later, the two left the area and randomly chose a direction to follow.
"We have been away from the Cangxing mountain for almost three hundred years." Jiang Yue suddenly stated.
"Do you want to go back?"
"It’s not that I want to go back but that we should go back." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
If he had his way, he and Yu Nianzhen would continue exploring the Burial Province.
However, Yu Nianzhen was the Cangxing mountain master and he was the deputy mountain master.
Although three hundred years were not many, the Cangxing mountain was weak compared to other world mountains.
Considering that, it was not a good idea to leave the mountain for too long.
"We are already on our way out." Yu Nianzhen said and rubbed his lover’s hair.
"We are?" Jiang Yue asked with a shocked expression.
"Mmmmm." Yu Nianzhen nodded.
Like Jiang Yue, Yu Nianzhen was neither ignorant nor irresponsible.
Knowing the situation of the Cangxing mountain, he didn’t plan to stay away for too long.
Even if he and Jiang Yue didn’t return, they at least had to get some news.
For that, they needed to get out of the Burial Province.
This was because communication talismans didn’t work in the Burial Province.
If they wanted to transmit or receive messages, they needed to leave the Burial Province.
"The Cangxing mountain is our responsibility. Since we are not in seclusion, it’s best to return when we can." Yu Nianzhen said.
Hearing this, Jiang Yue smiled and spoke.
"Once we understand the situation and deal with necessary issues, we can return to the Burial Province."
"Let’s do that." Yu Nianzhen immediately agreed.
In the three hundred years they spent in the Burial Province, they received many benefits.
When he thought of all the places they hadn’t explored, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but feel a little excited.
"We still have to visit the tomb."
"Tomb?" Yu Nianzhen asked with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Didn’t I find a map during the challenge event?" Jiang Yue reminded and Yu Nianzhen immediately recalled the map.
"We can visit the tomb on our next visit."
"Good." Jiang Yue agreed.
In this way, the two slowly made their way out of the Burial Province.
However, they didn’t ignore the opportunities they found along the way.
Because of this, the trip that should have taken less than one month took longer than expected.
When they finally stepped out of the Burial Province, it was twenty years later.
Looking at the entrance of the Burial Province, Jiang Yue sighed.
"What’s wrong?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"I suddenly feel a little nostalgic." He said and chuckled.
Almost three hundred years ago, they arrived at the entrance of the Burial Province and intentionally allowed themselves to be tricked by the Zhao family.
As a result, they entered an unintended puppet sect’s ruin and received a lot of benefits.
[You were destined to inherit the legacy of the ten thousand puppets sect.] Yu Nianzhen said with a doting look in his eyes.
[You think?]
[I know so.] Yu Nianzhen answered with a firm expression.
Hearing that, Jiang Yue laughed but said no more.
’Fate is a strange thing.’ He thought.
After all, he was not a puppet master but ended up inheriting the complete legacy of the Ten Thousand Puppets sect.
"Let’s leave this place." Yu Nianzhen said and Jiang Yue immediately became alert.
"Why is it that we are always treated as either fat sheep or soft persimmons?" Jiang Yue sneered and followed Yu Nianzhen to leave the entrance of the Burial Province.
[Don’t mind it. If someone is stupid enough to follow us, we will deal with them mercilessly.] Yu Nianzhen said and a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes.
[I am just worried they will be too poor and we will work hard for nothing.] Jiang Yue grumbled.
