Chapter 438: Chapter 177: Xuantian Continent Milestone Quest +1._3
It wasn’t about caring for his image.
But these three statues were, after all, an important part of his Cultivation Path, and many might see them in the future. Looking too disheveled might negatively impact his image somewhat.
After completing all this,
he finally turned his gaze towards the Nine Heavens above and, with a thought, vanished from the spot.
He wanted to visit the Heavenly Palace to see his new statue and then, after taking a bath and burning incense in the small world, he would activate the two “Mid-grade Heavenly Dao Roulettes.”
May Buddha bless him to get something good.
...
Forget it.
Having almost killed a Buddha’s disciple, he figured the chances of Buddha blessing him were probably low.
…
However, at this moment, the Xuantian Continent was already in complete chaos.
For instance—
Dragon Island in the deep sea west of Quzhou!
“What?!!”
On Dragon Island, the middle-aged man, who was the Dragon Clan Patriarch, was looking with disbelief at the missing Reverse Scale behind the Black Dragon, “You gave your Reverse Scale to someone else?”
The Dragon Clan’s reverse scales only fall off in two scenarios:
One is after death, and the other is if they are willingly shed.
The reverse scale is the most robust scale armor on a dragon’s body. Unless fallen in battle, it cannot be shed, and since the scales surrounding the reverse scale were undamaged, there was only one possibility: the Black Dragon willingly shed his reverse scale and gifted it to someone else.
“Why did you return so late, didn’t I instruct you to leave the Secret Realm immediately after entering?”
“The Dragon Clan should avoid the world, we don’t need this ranking!”
“I…”
The Black Dragon, somewhat fearful, shrank his head and whispered quietly, “A benefactor saved my life. According to the Dragon Clan Ancient Books, when a Dragon Clan member encounters a debt of gratitude that cannot be immediately repaid, they must leave their reverse scale and later return with a treasure to redeem their reverse scale or wait for that person to come to the Dragon Clan with the scale to request any condition.”
“I just did as it said, and this is what happened…”
…
After a long time,
The middle-aged man, having listened to the entire story from the Black Dragon, remained expressionless and silent.
The Black Dragon, inexperienced in the world, had been trapped, and if Chen Qiu hadn’t intervened, there was a very high chance he would have died in the arena.
This indeed was a debt of gratitude.
And this debt was much larger than Chen Qiu imagined—it wasn’t just the Black Dragon he saved but the entire legacy and lifeblood of the Dragon Clan!
The Black Dragon was the only male Young Dragon in the Dragon Clan; if he had died, the Dragon Clan would essentially be facing extinction.
According to the Dragon Clan Ancient Books, giving the reverse scale was indeed not a mistake.
But that was during the prime of the Dragon Clan, when any matter was simpler; now was different from then. If the Dragon Clan lost its reverse scale, its combat power would greatly reduce, and it would be extremely difficult to survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
The Dragon Clan mainly relies on the reverse scale to survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
Thus, a reverse scale that had endured the Heavenly Tribulation was also the best material for crafting Thunder Magic Treasures.
After a while,
The middle-aged man finally sighed deeply, his expression trance-like as he turned his head to look towards the direction of Quzhou, faintly feeling that the Black Dragon’s reverse scale was there. Quzhou, being the weakest state of the lower nine states, now bordered the sea.
Of course, it wasn’t bordering the sea before, but after the Evil State disappeared, it started to.
It was still far from the central state.
If the speed was fast enough and concealed enough, there should be no problem.
He really didn’t dare to step onto the Xuantian Continent.
Don’t look at how most of the top forces in the Central State had secluded themselves from the world, but he strongly suspected, as soon as they received news of his arrival on the Xuantian Continent, those secluded top forces would spare no expense to break out from the small world and hunt him down.
Even his Peak of Divinity Transformation cultivation couldn’t withstand it.
Moreover, among those top forces in Central State, some were even stronger than those in the Divinity Transformation stage.
It’s a bit dangerous…
But after hesitating for a long time, he still secretly made a decision.
He must help the Black Dragon retrieve his reverse scale.
The Black Dragon is now the only hope for the Dragon Clan and the future Dragon Clan Patriarch. As the Dragon Clan Patriarch, not having a reverse scale would be laughable; okay, fine, maybe not immediately laughable once people find out, but still unacceptable!
After pondering for a moment, he fumbled around in his chest for a while and took out a handful of pills. With Nascent Soul cultivation, he probably would need a Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill, right?
He was a bit hesitant…
After all, that Chen Qiu had just broken through to Nascent Soul recently and was already at the fifth level of Nascent Soul. It didn’t look like he was lacking Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills, which obviously wouldn’t sway Chen Qiu!
“No, no.”
The middle-aged man shook his head and chewed up the seven or eight Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills in his hand like candy,
Black Dragon shook his head and hesitantly said, “Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills are surely not something your benefactor lacks, given his cultivation speed far exceeds that of ordinary people. Or… you weren’t planning to just take it back by force, were you?”
“Definitely not.”
The middle-aged man shook his head, a trace of dissatisfaction flashing in his pupils, “Although the Dragon Clan has fallen, the dignity of the Dragon Clan is inviolable; the Dragon Clan never breaks promises.”
“Thousands of years ago, the Dragon Clan Patriarch knew that going there meant death, yet he still led his people into battle, didn’t he?”
“Wasn’t it because of a promise?”
“Even if the Dragon Clan were to perish today, we must preserve the face of the Dragon Clan, just like the ninety-eight old mother dragons on the island whose consciousnesses were sealed to extend their lives and pass on the Dragon Clan’s bloodline.”
“Since you’ve given that reverse scale away, according to the rules of the Dragon Clan, it must be retrieved, and it must make the benefactor willingly agree.”
“The question is—”
“What exactly does the benefactor like?”
A human and a dragon exchanged glances, both seeing the perplexity in each other’s eyes.
…
“…”
Dragon Island, the jagged rocks on the shore, where the continually crashing waves hit the rocks, creating a lot of mist in the air while the sun slowly rose.
The middle-aged man sat on the rock, his eyebrows knitted tightly, looking towards the Heavenly Dao Rankings in deep thought.
Chen Qiu, a peerless heavenly pride, had sunk Evil State to the bottom of the sea with his own power, having killed four Divinity Transformation stage cultivators, even at the peak of his Golden Core cultivation.
He is now at the fifth level of Nascent Soul cultivation.
Wait—
He suddenly came up with an idea.
Is Chen Qiu close to reaching Divinity Transformation? He would require something for the Domain, right?
Materials for building a Divinity Domain are definitely something Chen Qiu would need!
“Hey!”
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The middle-aged man suddenly stood up, grinned, and turned to look at the Black Dragon still busy on Dragon Island, “I’m going to Quzhou for a bit. Since you haven’t transformed yet, don’t wander off, understand?”
“Got it.”