The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

"All of the vitality has been lost, and the dragon bones have turned into dust. There is not much useful stuff left."

Xia Mi secretly transmitted the message, with a hint of regret in her tone: "Judging from the amount of ash and dirt piled on the ground, I'm afraid that most of the dragon remains have weathered and lost their power, and can only be used to refine the Philosopher's Stone. Only one in ten are still of high value, and there are only 20 to 30 at most."

"Even for these twenty or thirty recent and well-preserved dragon corpses, the dragon souls have long since died and dissipated. Most of the dragon balls, dragon horns, dragon eyes, dragon claws, and even the scales on their bodies have been cut off by later generations. Only some broken skeletons and a few scattered dragon scales remain. It looks extremely desolate."

In the dragon world, if a pure-blooded dragon does not transform into a cocoon after death, its authority and power will be preserved in the dragon bones. If it is successfully reincarnated through transformation, the dragon bones will only be a kind of top-quality material and will no longer be as valuable as before - in fact, it depends on the location of the dragon soul.

In other places, whether the dragon bones contain the dragon soul is also an important criterion for evaluating their value.

In addition, the inner elixir, which can be called "dragon balls" and is condensed from the true essence of the dragon's body during its lifetime, is also an extremely precious item, equivalent to the most top-notch elixir. After refining, it can greatly improve the cultivation level, or be made into a powerful magic weapon.

"If the vitality in the dragon corpse does not continue to drain away and spread throughout the dragon tomb area, how can so many rare spiritual flowers and herbs be bred?"

Zhao Qing was more open-minded and comforted Xia Mi: "After the death of these dragons, their power returned to nature and nourished this land. It can be regarded as another form of continuing life."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mi nodded slightly, but she understood in her heart that what Zhao Qing said was only part of the truth.

The real key is that the "depreciation" of these dragon remains is actually because the time is too long. In addition, the dragon tomb has been opened and explored many times, and the valuable parts have already been plundered.

"Forget it. Now that we're here, we can't leave empty-handed."

A hint of fiery fighting spirit instantly ignited in Xia Mi's bright eyes. She raised her head abruptly, and became energetic and excited. Her eyes were like a lively golden flame, slowly scanning the surroundings:
"Looking at the thickness of the accumulated ash and soil, there might be several dragon bones buried deep underneath that have not yet been fully excavated. As mentioned before, the dark corners on the edge are rarely visited by people. We can go over and explore. Perhaps we can find something unexpected."

Madam Yun did not notice the telepathic communication between the two. She just floated lightly in front, like a dead leaf dancing in the wind, holding a huge dragon skin bag steadily in her left hand.
His right hand gently drew upon his innate vital energy, and surrounded by it, the long black staff slowly transformed into an indeterminately retractable clamp like a nimble snake. It then nimbly and swiftly picked up all kinds of precious spiritual plants growing on the ground and in the cracks of the rocks.

Every time she picked up a plant, she would examine it carefully, confirm its variety and year, and then carefully put it into the corresponding compartment of the dragon skin bag for preservation. At the same time, probably because she had been alone for many years, she developed a habit of talking to herself and being more lively, and she kept muttering:
"As expected, the dragon seal moss has grown in a new place this time." "This dragon blood grass is seven inches long and has a pure color. I think I left it here last time." "The land next to this big guy has a lot of spiritual ferns growing! Maybe we can consider transplanting some dragon fat mushrooms here?"

She walked for a while with her head down, and as if she just remembered that there were two people following her, Nanny Yun suddenly stopped moving in the air, and her figure paused slightly in the air.

Then, she swung the long staff in her hand suddenly, causing a slight whistling sound, which dispersed the gloomy gray wind and revealed a colorful hill embedded in the ground about a hundred feet away!

This small hill located in the center of the underground space is right under the ever-changing "light". It is shiny and crystal clear all over, like the most delicate jade. The extremely rich and abundant spiritual energy permeates the air like a substance.

It is surrounded by circles of exotic flowers and plants, and thin red buds are emerging from the soil. The strong earthy smell and sweet fragrance are mixed together, and are shrouded in a faint, colorful halo.

"A crystal formed by solidified dragon blood!"

Zhao Qing's eyes lit up slightly, and he also flicked away the flying dust around him: "The ruby-like bumps on it should be the semi-petrified dragon crystal fruit. Even if the vitality is seriously lost, it is enough to offset the effect of the deep-sea blood coral in increasing vitality and blood."

"Those on the side are dragon blood grass and the rarer dragon blood flower. There are seven or eight thousand plants in just a hundred feet radius. It looks like their maturity cycle is several times faster than other places, and their quality is also better? It deserves to be the core area of ​​the entire dragon tomb!"

"The dragon blood flower itself is a rare species that evolved from the dragon blood grass that has grown to a very high age and has undergone a mutation. It has the effect of accelerating the speed at which the surrounding dragon spirit plants breathe in and out vital energy. It has five, six, seven, eight, or nine petals."

Knowing that Zhao Qing was well-informed and had a high level of cultivation, but it was also the first time she had seen such a lush herb garden, Nanny Yun couldn't help but show off her personal knowledge: "The more petals there are, the more miraculous the effect. It is said that a dragon blood flower with nine petals can almost be regarded as a small spiritual vein!"

“But speaking of the Dragon Blood Jade Mountain, I have to remind you: although it is the most precious thing in this dragon tomb, it is still full of vitality and shows no signs of exhaustion. However, it cannot be directly refined with true essence. It can only be used indirectly to cultivate spiritual medicine.”

"Unlike ordinary dragon blood, the blood of the ancient dragon clan, even those tribes that are inclined to control water, contains a large amount of star energy and earthly evil energy. If you rashly absorb it into your body without special means to dissolve it, there is a danger that your qi sea and meridians will gradually freeze and solidify."

"Originally, there were several dragon crystal fruit fossils on Jade Mountain that still had some medicinal properties. However, because Your Majesty wanted to find someone to refine some extremely high-level elixir, they were all stripped and taken away during the first two visits to the tomb... It is said that according to the records in ancient books, they can be used as auxiliary materials for some eight-level elixirs?"

"Oh?" Xia Mi exclaimed, knowing that Zhao Qing had the ability to refine strange energy. She naturally did not say it out loud, but turned her head and glanced at the pit at the foot of Yushan Mountain, where two bodies with black iron bodies, like giant turtles, were lying.

The two corpses are also five meters in size. They look dry and very intact, and they exude a powerful aura. However, they obviously do not belong to the ranks of the ancient dragon clan. How could they appear in this dragon tomb deep underground?
"They are the corpses of the 'Spirit Guardian God Ao'."

Nanny Yun noticed where Xia Mi was looking and explained casually, "The Guardian Ao is a very special creature. It is said to have the blood of both a true dragon and a black tortoise. It has a long lifespan, even higher than the pure dragon race. It is also good at escaping underground, has great strength, and has amazing defense."

"In ancient times, some powerful dragons or prehistoric beasts would raise these creatures as tomb keepers in order to prevent their tombs from being disturbed by future generations. They usually sleep underground and will only wake up and attack invaders when they sense a threat from the outside world."

"These two spirit-guarding turtles were obviously the ones who once guarded this dragon tomb. They probably had cultivation levels equal to those at the peak of the seventh realm, and could have dormant for tens of thousands of years. Unfortunately, as time passed, they eventually died and fell here."

Sensing the aura of Yun Ma's cultivation technique, which seemed to be quite similar to that of the Guardian Ao, Zhao Qing was also moved and couldn't help asking a few more questions: "The other dragon corpses have been skinned and dismembered, why didn't anyone plan to take advantage of these two?" "You don't understand this."

Nanny Yun chuckled, her tone carrying a hint of complacency: "Although the Soul Guardian Divine Ao is also a rare treasure, their body structure is very different from that of the dragon race. While they are a treasure, they are also full of poison. Especially their indestructible shell, which contains the ultimate negative evil energy."

"This kind of evil spirit is formed when the Guardian Divine Ao continuously absorbs the evil spirit from the ground while sleeping underground. It is extremely difficult to get rid of. I am afraid that even beings at the eighth level would not dare to easily try to touch their shells. If they are not careful, the evil spirit may invade their bodies, causing a sharp drop in their cultivation."

"Therefore, although these two guardian spirit turtles fell here, no one dared to take them, and could only let their bodies decay and weather. After all, there are countless rare treasures in the dragon tomb, so why bother to stick to these two difficult-to-handle corpses?"

As Nanny Yun spoke, she waved her staff again and put a strange plant that was emitting a faint golden light, shaped like a lotus but covered with fine thorns into her bag. A look of satisfaction appeared on her face, and she continued, "It's not good for you to stay here, why don't you go somewhere else to have a look!"

"Okay." Zhao Qing and Xia Mi exchanged glances, one to the left and the other to the right. The former was mainly to observe in depth the remaining spiritual energy in the dragon tomb and to speculate the habits and characteristics of the ancient dragon clan, while the latter focused on activating blood sensing and trying to find the dragon balls that had survived by chance.

Not long after, after inspecting a hundred or so incomplete dragon corpses, Zhao Qing came to the edge of the "main tomb chamber". Walking slowly along the wall of the cave, he discovered a piece of tree fossils shallowly buried in the dust, with sword-shaped scales on the surface. The color of the tree fossils was deep, with a faint glow, as if they were cast in metal.

"It should be a kind of stone pine, or a giant fern." She pulled one of the dragon scale trees out from between the soil and rocks. The tree was about five or six feet in diameter and more than twenty feet long. Its entire body looked like a dragon, and its "crown" was covered with majestic, forked, horn-shaped fern leaves, which looked extremely magical.

After a brief investigation, it was discovered that there were thousands of such scaly wood fossils, all of which were harder than black iron. Zhao Qing was quite satisfied, thinking that the shell material of these tree ferns was indeed good and could be used to make lightweight armor plates and various wooden talismans.

As for Xia Mi, although she was unable to find any new dragon balls in the tomb after several searches, she did accidentally find a dead dragon egg underground, which was considered quite lucky and blessed.

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This lifeless dragon egg was about the size of a fist. The baby dragon inside was still in the hatching stage when its life ended. It was probably buried together with the mother dragon that laid the egg in an accident.

However, in terms of preservation, the dragon egg should be better than all the giant dragon remains in this dragon tomb. The tender dragon horns, wings, claws and teeth do not show much signs of damage. There is even a dragon ball the size of a grain of rice under the chin, and the essence of vitality has not yet dissipated.

"Did you find this?" Noticing the dragon eggs reappearing in the sunlight, both Zhao Qing, who was measuring the shape and structure of each dragon bone, and Nanny Yun, who had picked nearly a thousand dragon blood grasses and filled their dragon skin bags, were surprised and delighted, and immediately rushed over to take a closer look.

"What a good thing! It's a pity that it is too old and there is no possibility of hatching. Otherwise, our Great Chu Dynasty might have an emperor who raised a real dragon!" Nanny Yun touched the cold and solid eggshell with her true energy as soft as cotton, with a look of regret and emotion.

Xia Mi nodded slightly, but turned her gaze to Zhao Qing: "Master, what else do you think this dragon egg can be used for?"

"I saw its complete appearance and body shape, and its huge potential for future growth and transformation. I also measured the meridians and acupoints of ancient dragons, which are very different from humans and more unpredictable. I finally understood how to transform into a real dragon and master the innate talents of dragons."

Zhao Qing walked to Xia Mi's side and took the dragon egg from her hand. The egg had a clear and ethereal appearance and its shell was sparkling with thousands of lights like the stars. He placed it outside his brows, with countless complicated thoughts flowing through his mind. He explained while thinking.

In the past, thanks to the relevant research on the stone walls of Lingjiu Palace, as well as her personal interest and natural understanding, Zhao Qing has a deep understanding of the cultivation patterns of animals such as monkeys and eagles, and can create exercises for these types of animals to practice independently and improve as quickly as humans.

However, for those naturally powerful exotic beasts and spiritual beasts, especially the "fantasy species" among them, it is difficult to speculate their specific biological evolution process, and it is difficult to find ordinary species with close kinship and adjacent evolutionary branches. It would be much more difficult to create corresponding skills in the same way!
The dragon clan, as the ruler of this world that is superior to all the ancient beasts and has been the ruler of this world for countless thousands of years, is undoubtedly the most representative example.

Even though the most powerful ancient beasts, including dragons, were eventually defeated, slaughtered, and exterminated by the ancient Holy Emperors, their naturally otherworldly bodies enabled them to reach the seventh or even eighth realm without much effort. There were undoubtedly many things they could emulate and learn from, which could allow practitioners to further improve.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the once invincible Emperor You, according to the information Zhao Qing had, should have been a person like those early practitioners, who was extremely good at learning, innovating, and surpassing from high-level spirit beasts and insects, constantly imitating their racial talents, and achieved amazing results.

According to reliable records, Emperor You's body is as strong as a dragon, and his talent is like that of the ancient dragons. He can easily comprehend some of the mysterious laws of vitality between heaven and earth, and even his different breathing rhythms can bring about many different sensations of vitality between heaven and earth, just like the dragons.

In order to possess the same abilities as Emperor You, Zhao Qing had already understood the key, which was to analyze and establish a comprehensive practice model for the dragon clan, turning himself into a dragon, and thus feeling the world, breathing, and practicing from the perspective of a dragon.

However, this matter is easier said than done, but it is extremely difficult to implement in practice.

After all, the structures of dragons and humans are very different, especially the operation of meridians and the location of acupoints, which have almost nothing in common. Only by observing the complete body of a dragon can we make accurate and detailed comparisons and one-to-one mappings.

Then, in accordance with the physiological structure of the dragon clan, he adjusted and constructed a series of virtual meridians, acupoints, and Dantian qi sea, changed the circulation path of his own true essence and spiritual thoughts, and gradually figured out the advantages and benefits that could be added to the human body.

Before this, due to the limitation that most of the dragon remains he had come into contact with were incomplete, the only person he could refer to was Xia Mi, a dragon king from another world who did not know how to practice on his own and mainly relied on the authority of his bloodline. Although Zhao Qing had simulated it in his mind several times, he was still unable to perfect it and always felt that something was missing.

Until this moment, when she held the dragon egg containing the secret of dragon life in her hand, she had completed the last piece of the puzzle. She grasped the indescribable unique life rhythm that belonged only to the dragon clan, and was able to completely build the practice model in her heart!

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