Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

"It's not for you. I've calculated that this treasure is destined for him!" Qingxu Daode Zhenjun shook his head and said with a smile.

Zhou Xiaobai wondered if he had unintentionally delayed Huang Tianhua's death by a while, which was why he had become entangled with the "Heart-Piercing Nail".

Regardless, obtaining this "Heart-Piercing Nail" gave him a deadly weapon.

This "Heart-Piercing Nail" has an extremely infamous reputation; it is a treasure for attack and killing.

"Nezha, take your junior brother down there!" Taiyi Zhenren said helplessly, waving his hand.

He was already calculating what kind of magical artifact he would forge to repay this great favor.

Don't say he doesn't have to repay favors. Among the Twelve Golden Immortals, his relationships with them varied in depth. For those with shallow relationships, it wouldn't matter if he defaulted on his debts, but for those with deep relationships, like the Pure Void Moral True Lord, he had to repay the favors.

Nezha pulled Zhou Xiaobai out of the tent. Zhou Xiaobai was still not fully awake; it was all too dreamlike.

He possesses the most magical treasures among all disciples, except for the direct descendants of the third generation of the Chan Sect.

"Master took me in a bit too early. He should have done it in front of all the other senior and junior masters!" Nezha said enviously as he walked.

Even he was amazed by the gifts Zhou Xiaobai received this time.

"What is Master thinking?" Zhou Xiaobai still didn't understand, so he asked.

"How would I know? Master is probably afraid you'll be killed!" Nezha thought for a moment and replied.

Zhou Xiaobai nodded; he thought so too.

"Now that you've acquired so many magical treasures, go back and familiarize yourself with them slowly!" Nezha could imagine Zhou Xiaobai's thoughts at this moment and said with a smile.

Zhou Xiaobai parted ways with Nezha and returned to the granary.

He opened the barrier, took out the magical artifacts one by one, and examined and refined them at the same time.

This time, by becoming an apprentice, he had almost collected all kinds of magical treasures.

Offensive magic weapons include the "Azure Thunder Sword" and the "Heart-Piercing Nail," defensive magic weapons include the "Eight Treasures Immortal Robe," melee weapons include the "Divine Will Heavy Pestle," and magic weapons for trapping enemies include the "Demon-Binding Rope" and the "Steel-Turning-the-Earth Talisman." There is also a special type of "Illusory Flower Water Mirror," plus the "Golden Light Across the Earth" supernatural power for escaping and traveling.

What Zhou Xiaobai was most interested in was the essence blood of Huanglong Zhenren and the cultivation experience of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique" bestowed by Yuding Zhenren.

Yang Jian was trained by Yu Ding Zhenren, and his "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" are the foundation of his combat power.

Master Yu Ding chose this gift precisely because he recognized that Zhou Xiaobai was practicing the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

Zhou Xiaobai couldn't wait to take out the leopard skin pouch given to him by Master Yuding. He entered the leopard skin pouch with his divine sense and found that the internal space of this leopard skin pouch was ten times the size of an ordinary leopard skin pouch.

He couldn't help but admire the magnanimity of Master Yuding; the leopard skin pouch alone was quite valuable.

He then looked at the items stored in the leopard skin pouch: a jade slip and a very large jade bottle.

He took out the jade slip and examined it. The most extensive part of it was Jade Cauldron Immortal's annotations on the "Eight-Nine Arcane Techniques," which were linked to many classical texts.

If Zhou Xiaobai wants to fully understand the content, he needs to read all the relevant classic texts.

Fortunately, these books were not unique copies. He had seen some of them in the library of the East Sea Dragon Palace, and he figured that the Taiyi Zhenren would have the rest of the books he had not seen before.

He also saw a pill formula with a very straightforward name: "Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique Auxiliary Pill".

Looking at the materials used in the "Eight-Nine Mystic Arts Auxiliary Pill," many of them are rare medicinal herbs that one has only heard of. If he were still just a dragon prince from the East Sea Dragon Palace, he probably would never have been able to obtain these medicinal herbs.

But things are different now. He can go to the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain to cultivate after the great calamity is over.

As for the claim that he was merely a nominal disciple of Taiyi Zhenren, Taiyi Zhenren had already demanded lavish gifts for him in front of all the other Golden Immortals, so how could he possibly remain a nominal disciple forever?

Inside the large jade bottle were one hundred finished "Eight-Nine Mystic Arts Auxiliary Pills".

Zhou Xiaobai immediately took out an "Eight-Nine Arcane Skill Auxiliary Pill," activated the "Three Heads and Six Arms" supernatural power, and began to cultivate the "Eight-Nine Arcane Skill."

As soon as he began practicing, he noticed something different. The "Eight-Nine Mystic Arts Auxiliary Pill" he had ingested transformed into wisps of heat, flowing throughout his body as he practiced the "Eight-Nine Mystic Arts".

When he finished his cultivation, he discovered that a "Supporting Pill for the Eight-Nine Mystic Arts" had increased his progress by a full one percent.

Of course, this is related to the fact that his "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" level is too low, but the bottle of "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts Auxiliary Pill" bestowed by Jade Cauldron Immortal is enough to support his "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" to advance by one level.

Only then did he realize how abundant the resources were for disciples of prestigious sects. No wonder Yang Jian was so powerful; with such a supplementary pill, it was impossible for his cultivation not to grow rapidly.

He organized the storage pouches on his body and put all the items into the leopard skin pouch, from which he would only use the leopard skin pouch from now on.

With the leopard skin pouch hanging at his waist, Zhou Xiaobai took out the jade bottle bestowed upon him by Huanglong Zhenren.

As soon as the jade bottle was taken out, a powerful dragon's might filled the entire room.

His dragon ball trembled slightly, and at the same time, an uncontrollable desire rose from his heart, making him want to swallow the jade bottle in one gulp.

Following his heart's desire, he naturally wouldn't swallow the jade bottle, but instead opened it and swallowed the essence blood inside in one gulp.

Zhou Xiaobai's human body could no longer hold on, and he revealed his true form: a pure white dragon.

Although the room was not small, his dragon body almost burst the room, with his body coiled up and his head almost touching the wooden roof.

At this moment, he could no longer care about his uncomfortable posture. The energy of a single drop of essence blood was unimaginably powerful, making his dragon body feel as if it were being burned by fire.

The changes within his body were even greater. This drop of essence blood from Huanglong Zhenren first circulated within his dragon body, further strengthening his physical form.

The essence of blood finally arrived beside the Dragon Ball, transforming into a blood mist that enveloped it.

The blood mist slowly merged into the Dragon Ball, but even this gradual merging was difficult for Zhou Xiaobai to sustain.

His body, refined by the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" and combined with his True Dragon Body, appeared extremely insignificant in the face of a single drop of essence blood.

It was because this drop of essence blood was influenced by Huanglong Zhenren that it actively merged into Zhou Xiaobai's body. Otherwise, if Zhou Xiaobai had to merge it on his own, not to mention the time required, the danger involved would have made it difficult to save his life.

To give an analogy, it's like an ant trying to merge with a white elephant—the idea is good, but it's almost impossible to achieve.

It was only with the active cooperation of Huanglong Zhenren's essence and blood that this fusion became a reality.

"Boom boom boom!" The dragon's body was like a drumbeat, its heart was pounding, its blood was flowing, its tendons and bones were growing, its muscles were becoming stronger, and its scales and horns were undergoing a qualitative change. Everything was changing in a short time, and even the pure white color of the dragon's body was turning into gold.