What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

Until that day, Morax found the half-asleep [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] in the deepest part of the mountains.

Although He was half asleep and half awake, the aura He exuded was extremely terrifying.

Facing the extremely powerful [Ancestor of Rock Dragon], Morax, who had not yet achieved the status of the Seven Gods, had no confidence in defeating the opponent. Even if he won, he would have to pay a huge price.

In the end, Morax came up with the idea of ​​summoning Naga to help him fight against the [Ancestor of Rock Dragon].

Perhaps it was due to his own temperament, or perhaps it was because Morax had a natural liking for things created by rock elements, he chose to talk to the [Ancestor of Rock Dragons].

After awakening the gradually awakening [Ancestor of Rock Dragon], Morax was surprised to find that [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] was not as violent as the Rock Dragon Lizard. On the contrary, He was much gentler and more patient than he had imagined.

The reason why the Rock Dragon Lizard became violent was, to a certain extent, because the Dragon Ancestor had awakened and was too excited.

Morax talked to Rudra for a long time.

Maybe it was because the [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] was quite old, Morax naturally found that the [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] had a very gentle temperament, just like the earth which had been extremely stable most of the time for tens of millions of years.

As an elemental dragon, Ruotu is a thousand times gentler than the Naga he blew up in the lake.

As the conversation deepened, Morax learned that although the [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] was extremely powerful, he was unable to see.

Morax then had some ideas. He made three agreements with the [Ancestor of Rock Dragon] and then brought him to the ground. He used his own power as a medium to resonate with Ruota's body and gave him eyes that could see things clearly.

From then on, [Lord Rādhāra] appeared beside Morax.

"The dragon lizard has disappeared for a long time, right? I heard that it hasn't appeared for hundreds of years." Ying felt that the news was not true.

To be precise, the rock dragon lizard has disappeared for more than a thousand years.

"So, we [Adventurers Association] would like to entrust you to investigate near 'Tianqiu Valley'." Catherine explained to Ying the purpose of calling her here this time. "Traveler, your strength is recognized as strong. It is difficult for us to find someone who can accept this level of commission."

"I see." Ying pondered whether she should accept this commission.

"Traveler, traveler." Paimon pulled Linglong's scarf and whispered in her ear. "Traveler, Linglong's destination today seems to be near the 'South Gate of Heaven'."

"..."Ying also reacted.

The person that Zhong Ling is sending the wedding invitation to today is none other than [Rudrakshatra Dragon King]!

"Okay, I'll take this commission." Ying said to Catherine.

"Thank you so much." Catherine quickly took the power of attorney and handed it to Ying.

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Zhong Ling emerged from the mist and stood in a position where he could see the entire giant tree at a glance.

"I haven't been here for a long time. Has the tree become like this?" Looking at the giant tree that was hundreds of meters tall, Zhong Ling sighed softly.

There was a gap of five hundred years when Zhong Ling saw the tree again.

The bark at its crown has peeled off, revealing the crystal-clear trunk inside.

Zhong Ling closed her eyes and then opened them suddenly.

The vertical pupils in the eyes expanded.

For humans, 'elemental vision' is a special ability that requires effort to activate.

But for elemental dragons, 'elemental vision' is their true vision. It takes effort to see the scenery as seen by mortals.

After unlocking the 'elemental vision', Zhong Ling's vision changed dramatically.

The roots of the giant tree have spread to a depth that even Zhong Ling can hardly see.

Tens of thousands of golden runes are floating around the giant tree. They flash from time to time, proving that immortal power is flowing through it.

"You are too anxious." Suddenly, a childish voice came from behind.

"Hmm?" Zhong Ling turned her head and looked behind her. "How is it possible? How could someone get close to me without making any sound?"

Before the voice sounded, Zhong Ling did not feel any breath approaching.

"Are you here to pay a visit to 'that person'?" The little girl in blue clothes said to Zhong Ling in a condescending tone.

'What is this feeling...' Zhong Ling stared at the little girl, confused.

C.30 Fat dragon?

"Who are you?" Zhong Ling stared at the little girl. She was so close to her, yet she could hardly sense her presence.

This is so strange. From a certain perspective, Zhong Ling's existence itself is "natural".

If there is one thing she cannot feel, it is only 'nature'.

Thousands of talismans are gathered here.

The runes of the immortals have extremely complex effects.

Attack, defense, and seal, these three are the most basic abilities.

In addition to these abilities, there are also individual runes that can directly affect the minds of others.

Hypnosis, suggestion, lucidity, etc., all kinds of runes exist.

The [Ruotu Dragon King] was sealed in the cave under the 'Fulong Tree', and a large number of runes were also laid around the 'Fulong Tree'.

These runes will not attack newcomers, this is to prevent people from entering this place by mistake.

However, there are runes with spiritual suggestions among the runes. Once you get close to them, you will be influenced by the runes and instinctively want to leave based on your own personality.

For example, 'I don't want to walk anymore, I'm so tired.', 'It feels a bit dangerous ahead.'

The vast majority of beings would not approach the 'Fulong Tree' because of such hints.

And this little girl appeared here, and said something about "visiting that person".

Paying a visit is an expression used when paying a visit to someone of high status.

An existence of extremely high status exists here.

There is no doubt that there is only one [Rādhāra Dragon King].

However, even the people of Liyue Harbor would only remember the legend that a long, long time ago, a fat rock dragon guarded Liyue Harbor when they saw the statues of Ruota Dragon King and Naga Dragon King on their way to Yujing Terrace.

Although the statue of [Ruotu Dragon King] in "Yujingtai" is a sturdy and powerful dragon.

However, the legend that [Rādhāraṇa] is a fat rock dragon actually has a basis in fact.

Because there is a painting hanging in the "Yuehai Pavilion", which depicts a fat rock dragon sitting at a still very simple port, gazing into the distance.

[Rāta Dragon King] is undoubtedly one of the immortal ancestors for the people of Liyue.

Being portrayed in this way is bound to cause dissatisfaction among scholars.

But...no one dares to say that this painting discredits [Lord Rinpoche].

Because there is a seal on the corner of the painting, and the seal is the legendary "Cangming Yuanjun Seal", one of the "Six Seals of Yuanjun".

In other words, this painting was actually painted by [Cangming Yuanjun] himself.

As for why [Cangming Yuanjun] would draw such a chubby rock dragon.

There are many different answers to this question. Most people believe that even [Cangming Yuanjun] was not born omnipotent. He also has his own growth process. This painting is just a novice work of [Cangming Yuanjun]. The evidence is that the background objects such as trees in the painting are crooked.

Therefore, most people think that [Lord Rāshtra] is actually a sturdy and powerful dragon as majestic as a mountain.

"You are also looking forward to the resurrection of the oldest and most majestic 'that one'." The little girl looked at the 'Fulong Tree' in the distance. "It's ridiculous that the immortals actually tried to use this tree to restrain 'that one'."

"But I don't know that thousands of years have passed..."

"..." Listening to the little girl's rambling and incoherent words, Zhong Ling's expression became a little subtle. "Are you a follower of [Lord Rudra]?"

"..." After hearing the familiar name, the little girl finally had a normal reaction. She looked at Zhong Ling and suddenly showed a strange smile, but did not speak.

Suddenly, the little girl's body began to disintegrate, turning into a black mist that sank into the earth and disappeared.

"!" Her disappearance was too strange, because Zhong Ling had no idea how she appeared and disappeared.

The black fog did not fluctuate at all, and it quietly sank into the earth without leaving a trace.

"This is too weird." Zhong Ling frowned, then looked at the 'Fulong Tree'.

She did not fly, but walked towards the 'Fulong Tree'.

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"Look, traveler, is that a dragon lizard?" Paimon and Ying hid. Not far from them, there was a monster they had never seen before, lying on the ground, seemingly sleeping.

"How should I put it...it looks pretty cute?" Ying said, looking at the little dragon lizard. "Ugly-cute, ugly-cute?"

"Now that you mention it, it is indeed the case." Paimon nodded, agreeing with Ying's statement. "Should we go over and take a look? Can the Traveler defeat it?"

This tiny rock dragon lizard is only about one meter long from head to tail. Ying didn't think she would be unable to defeat such a thing.

"Let's go and take a look." Ying nodded. Although she felt that she could win, it was still better to be cautious.

Move over carefully.

At this moment, the little rock dragon lizard suddenly opened its eyes and looked in the direction of Ying.

"!" The little rock dragon lizard...or to be more precise, the baby rock dragon lizard jumped up suddenly as if it was frightened after seeing Ying.

"Be careful!" Paimon shouted to Ying, and Ying drew out the [Sky Blade] without hesitation.

However, what they did not expect was that after the young rock dragon lizard landed, it rolled itself into a ball and quickly disappeared from their sight.

"..."

Paimon and Ying had confusion written all over their eyes.

"Traveler, did we scare it?" Paimon asked, scratching his hair. "If Paimon wakes up and sees something scary, he will be scared to death."

"Paimon, are you saying that I'm a scary thing?" Ying narrowed her eyes.

"Hmm, Traveler, your focus is very strange." Paimon puffed up his cheeks and said, "We should pay attention to the fact that it suddenly ran away."

"Well, I do care about it." Ying nodded. "I think the reason why it ran away is probably because... it's still young, right?"

"Remember Linglong said that the [Return Machine] was originally used to snipe rock dragon lizards and giant beasts?" Ying expressed his opinion. "If that's the case, then the rock dragon lizard should not be small."

"It should be, just a little guy."

"Hmm, the traveler is right." Paimon nodded vigorously. "So, what should we do next?"

"Of course I followed it." Ying looked at the direction where the young rock dragon lizard disappeared. "It ran towards the 'Southern Gate of Heaven', and Linglong's destination today is also the 'Southern Gate of Heaven', which means that we actually only have one way to go."

"That's it, that's it."

C.31 Long time no see

The center of the cave under the 'Fulong Tree'.

Eight huge [rock ridges] rising from the ground stood in eight directions, and together with the immortals, they cast thousands of talismans.

In the center of such a luxurious lineup, a rock dragon with a body length of only more than ten meters is entrenched here, with its eyes closed. The [Ancestor of Rock Dragons] is sleeping here.

A rock dragon of more than ten meters in length is just the size of an ordinary rock dragon lizard. If it is an ancient rock dragon lizard with a long lifespan, the total length from head to tail will be at least fifty meters.

When the rock dragon lizard develops into an ancient rock dragon lizard, it has become an extremely terrifying natural disaster. It can be said to be a monster that is beyond human control.

However, with such a luxurious lineup, the seal constructed by the immortals could not be used just to seal a tiny rock dragon lizard.

The one trapped here is the real [Ancestor of Rock Dragon].

In the Liyue mythology, he is the [Ryota Dragon King] who once fought in the north and south with [Emperor Geo].

And this appearance of more than ten meters is just His appearance after His power was divided.

The body of [Rādhāra Dragon King] in his prime is difficult to count. He is the mountains of Liyue.

Back then, they racked their brains to seal the [Lord Rādhāra].

In the battle when [Rādhāra Dragon King] went berserk, [Rādhāra Dragon King] still retained a trace of consciousness. He stopped his actions and voluntarily allowed himself to be sealed.

But even so, if [Ruota Dragon King] goes crazy again, no matter how the immortals strengthen the seal, they will not be able to escape the destruction of [Ruota Dragon King].

[Lord Rādhāra] can absorb the elemental power in the earth veins and possesses the five attributes of water, ice, fire, thunder and the most essential rock.

If [Lord Rāja], who has gathered the elemental power of the earth veins, wants to crush the seal, it will only take a moment.

Finally, the immortals developed a special method.

Five caves were constructed under the 'Fulong Tree'.