signingbooks #347 - The Power of the Dragon
#347 - The Power of the Dragon
Inside the pavilion, Liang Jin was focused on the task at hand. Inadvertently looking up, he saw Elder Qing Nang leading a group of disciples striding in.
“Elder Qing Nang, you’ve finally come out of seclusion?”
Liang Jin quickly put down his work, a smile spreading across his face as he stood up and greeted Elder Qing Nang with enthusiasm.
He clearly remembered the bet he had made with Elder Qing Nang.
Now that the other party had appeared, the treasure he had been longing for was surely within reach.
However, Elder Qing Nang wore a stern expression, his old face serious, as he said meaningfully:
“Xiong Ba, now that you are the Supervisor, holding great power of surveillance, you must be cautious in your actions.”
“Especially in your private life, you need to restrain yourself and know when to stop.”
“Don't ruin your reputation, or how will you be able to convince the people when you conduct surveillance in the future?”
Liang Jin was utterly bewildered upon hearing this, his face full of confusion.
What private life?
What ruined reputation?
He subconsciously turned his gaze towards the group of Hundred Flowers Hall disciples behind Elder Qing Nang.
He saw them all suppressing their laughter, their expressions strange.
This made Liang Jin even more perplexed, muttering to himself, what was going on?
Elder Qing Nang didn't seem inclined to dwell on the topic, abruptly changing the subject and asking:
“Xiong Ba, do you still have that Jade Ice Toad Cream?”
So, he answered frankly:
“Of course, I do.”
Upon hearing this, Elder Qing Nang immediately said eagerly:
“Quick, take it out, let me have another look!”
He looked extremely impatient.
Liang Jin didn't act, instead asking:
“Why so anxious? Could it be that Elder Qing Nang has already won our bet?”
Elder Qing Nang's face flushed red upon hearing this.
He coughed twice awkwardly, then sighed and said:
“I originally thought that my skills in medicine had reached the pinnacle of perfection, unparalleled in the world.”
“I was also certain that the Dragon Scale Pill's recipe was flawless, with no room for improvement.”
“I even believed that the mushroom called 'Lace Umbrella' was worthless, not worthy of being compared to the Purple Zhi Heart.”
“But I never expected that the slight toxicity of this Lace Umbrella could stimulate the other two ingredients in the Dragon Scale Pill, causing a change in the compatibility of the monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy, especially in the absence of the Purple Zhi Heart, resulting in…”
Liang Jin had no patience to listen to his long-winded professional jargon, quickly waving his hand to interrupt:
“So, after replacing the Purple Zhi Heart with the Lace Umbrella, was the Dragon Scale Pill successfully refined?”
Elder Qing Nang wasn't angry at being interrupted, simply nodding and saying:
“I refined the Dragon Scale Pill seven days ago. I've been in seclusion for the past three days to verify its medicinal properties.”
“Xiong Ba, look at these two groups of disciples behind me. One group took the new Dragon Scale Pill, and the other took the old Dragon Scale Pill.”
“Feel the difference between them. Isn't the efficacy of this new Dragon Scale Pill at least 20% stronger than the old Dragon Scale Pill?”
As Elder Qing Nang's voice fell, the group of Hundred Flowers Hall disciples consciously split into two groups and stood at attention, releasing their auras without reservation to allow Liang Jin to sense them.
Liang Jin finally understood why Elder Qing Nang had brought so many people, it was to demonstrate the effects.
This old man was indeed a master alchemist, quite meticulous in his work.
However, Liang Jin had no interest in these alchemy techniques, he asked directly:
“So, I won this bet, right?”
Elder Qing Nang was clearly dissatisfied with Liang Jin's indifference to alchemy, giving him a glare.
But he ultimately admitted:
“That's right, you brat won. But…”
Speaking of this, a light of anticipation ignited in his eyes again, and he said:
“Speaking of which, how did you come up with such a wonderful method?”
“This probably couldn't be verified without tens of thousands of attempts.”
“Do you have any other pill formulas? For example, how exactly is your Jade Ice Toad Cream refined?”
“Tell me in detail, we have a lot to discuss and learn from each other in the art of medicine.”
The more Elder Qing Nang spoke, the lower his stance became, until it seemed as if he was humbly seeking advice from a peer.
This scene stunned the group of Hundred Flowers Hall disciples behind him.
They all knew that Elder Qing Nang's medical skills were unparalleled, unmatched in the world. Usually, if anyone wanted to ask him about medical or alchemical matters, seeing him was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Even if they were lucky enough to see him, he would be indifferent, impatiently shooing people away after saying a few words.
When had they ever seen Elder Qing Nang so humbly seeking advice from others?
On the other side, Liang Jin didn't understand anything about medicine, he was only thinking about the bet he had won.
Just as Liang Jin was about to ask Elder Qing Nang for the bet.
A deafening roar suddenly echoed across the island.
“Rumble rumble rumble!!!!!”
The roar was like rolling thunder, accompanied by a huge booming sound, the entire Dragon Transformation Island seemed to tremble violently, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting.
Unsecured items in the pavilion fell one after another, making crackling sounds, and the seabirds outside were startled and flew around in panic.
Liang Jin and Elder Qing Nang quickly steadied themselves, surprise appearing on their faces.
“What exactly happened?”
“Is it an earthquake? Or a tsunami? Or a submarine volcano erupting?”
The Hundred Flowers Hall disciples were even more panicked, frightened out of their wits by this sudden change.
Immediately afterward, a vast and terrifying pressure suddenly swept across the entire island.
This pressure was terrifying to the extreme, as if carrying the supreme majesty of a king's descent, looking down upon the world.
The disciples of Hundred Flowers Hall were hit by this terrifying pressure, feeling their legs go weak and their bodies limp, one by one involuntarily collapsing to the ground.
Even Elder Qingnang, who had reached the Third Rank, instantly turned pale, almost unable to stand firm.
Under this terrifying pressure, Liang Jin also felt terrified, as if he was facing some extremely terrifying existence, an impulse to prostrate himself on the ground and worship arose spontaneously.
But he bit his teeth fiercely, forcibly stabilized his mind, and tried his best to stand up straight.
At this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the house.
“Pa ta! Pa ta!”
It was as if many things were falling from the sky.
Liang Jin hurriedly turned his head and looked out the window.
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Only to see that those seabirds that had been startled and flew away were so frightened by this overbearing pressure that their livers and gallbladders burst and they died.
What fell from the sky like raindrops were the corpses of these seabirds.
Liang Jin and Elder Qingnang couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes filled with fear.
What kind of existence could cause such a terrifying scene with just the pressure and aura it released?
“It's the direction of Ten Thousand Dragon Valley!”
“Xiong Ba, let's go and take a look immediately!”
Elder Qingnang decisively spoke.
Liang Jin was still thinking about asking Elder Qingnang for the bet, but before Elder Qingnang finished speaking, his figure flashed, and he flew out of the window like a black lightning bolt.
Seeing that he was one step behind, Liang Jin could only shake his head helplessly, and then he also used his Qinggong to fly up and chase after him.
Ordinary disciples were naturally not qualified to join in the fun.
Liang Jin and Elder Qingnang, relying on their superb Qinggong, shuttled back and forth in the air, quickly crossing the buildings and dense forests on the island.
Along the way, other elders were also seen flying out one after another, all rushing towards the direction of Ten Thousand Dragon Valley.
A graceful figure was particularly eye-catching, like a fairy descending from the nine heavens, with an extraordinary temperament.
Her posture was light and graceful, her flight was as natural and smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water, as if she was not bound by the earth's gravity.
Her face was beautiful, her skin was as white as snow, as delicate and smooth as mutton fat jade, her dark and bright hair was tied up high, fixed with a white jade hairpin, and a few strands of hair fell on both sides of her cheeks, fluttering gently in the wind.
This person was the master of Dragon Transformation Island, Yu Linglong.
And among the crowd, Liang Jin's old rival, Li Xueqing, was also impressively present.
Li Xueqing glanced at Liang Jin, and couldn't help frowning slightly, thinking to herself:
“This kid, how has his cultivation improved again?”
“Usually, I can't see that he has any talent for martial arts, but the speed at which his cultivation improves is too fast.”
“Li Xueqing felt a little worried in her heart.
But obviously at this moment, the changes in Ten Thousand Dragon Valley were the top priority, and she had to put this worry aside for the time being.
The crowd quickly flew to Ten Thousand Dragon Valley.
This place has always been a place where poisonous snakes and insects run rampant.
However, when Liang Jin and his party arrived, they found that all the poisonous snakes and insects had disappeared without a trace.
Only by looking towards some hidden corners such as stone crevices, tree holes, and puddles could they see that those nether snakes were all curled up in them, lying on the ground, not daring to move, as if they had encountered a natural enemy that made them terrified, or some powerful existence that could make them completely submit to fear.
Just then, the voice of Elder Dragonkeeper came from the central area of Ten Thousand Dragon Valley:
“Island Master! Everyone! Here!”
“It's the voice from the cave where the Divine Dragon is recuperating!”
The crowd hurried towards the direction of the sound.
Only to see Elder Dragonkeeper standing solemnly at the entrance of the cave, while around the ground, many disciples were lying倒 scattered.
These disciples were the guards of the Divine Dragon Hall responsible for guarding the cave. Obviously, they were closest to the center of the pressure, so they were directly frightened by the terrifying pressure just now.
But at this moment, everyone had no time to care about these unlucky disciples.
Because everyone could clearly feel that a terrifying existence with an aura of destruction was rapidly approaching from the cave.
The next moment, a gust of wind with a strong fishy smell suddenly roared out of the cave.
Subsequently, two huge lights like lanterns suddenly lit up in the dark cave.
Everyone knew in their hearts that those were a pair of incredibly huge eyes!
The moment the crowd was stared at by these eyes, they felt a burst of numbness in their scalps, and a deep sense of fear arose spontaneously from the bottom of their hearts.
Immediately afterwards, a behemoth slowly protruded from the cave, appearing in everyone's sight.
It turned out to be a giant snake with a strange appearance!
A pair of glowing antlers grew on its head, and its long body was at least thirty meters long!
If it were to stand up completely, it would probably be as tall as a ten-story building!
And what was even more surprising was that there were four protrusions on its abdomen, and the protrusions faintly showed the shape of animal claws.
Especially its tail, which was not the pointed shape of ordinary snakes, but was like the tail of a fish, with some fin-like tissues growing out.
“It's the Divine Dragon!”
Elder Dragonkeeper shouted excitedly:
“The Divine Dragon has finished recuperating and left the cave!”
“And it has successfully broken through!”
“It is now equivalent to a divine beast with First Rank strength!”