Under the bright moon, in a small courtyard, a group of young people gathered around a low table, sharing a drink.
Wang Xiu raised his cup with a smile. "To et you today, Brother Yu, is truly my good fortune. Let offer you a toast!"
Yu Xiaolong replied, "Not at all. Getting to know you, Brother Wang, and such talented young heroes is the real fortune! Co, co, let's drain our cups…"
Everyone clinked their glasses. The fragrance of wine filled the air, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
After a few more pleasantries, Wang Xiu got straight to the point. "I have a few questions I'd like to ask you, Brother Yu."
"Brother Wang, please don't hesitate to ask!" Yu Xiaolong responded.
Wang Xiu said, "If the records in the Sanqing Scriptures are correct, it's been several thousand years since anyone from the Nine Heavens has descended to the Lower Realm. Why have so many people co down all of a sudden this ti?"
Yu Xiaolong set down his wine cup and sighed. "It's a long story! To put it simply, a Great Ability in the Yaoguang Heavenly Realm deduced several years ago that a peerless treasure would erge in the Cangyuan Realm. To acquire this item, almost all the notable forces in the entire Yaoguang Heavenly Realm have mobilized."
A peerless treasure?
Wang Xiu frowned slightly and said, "The Spiritual Energy of the Cangyuan Realm is far inferior to that of the Nine Heavens. What kind of treasure could possibly be born here? With your background, Brother Yu, are you also interested in this?"
Yu Xiaolong laughed. "That's because the treasure originally belonged to the Nine Heavens and was later lost to the Lower Realm!"
"Oh?" Wang Xiu exclaid, surprised.
"Brother Wang, have you ever heard of the Zhulong?" Yu Xiaolong asked.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu's heart stirred, but he maintained a calm deanor. "The Zhulong is an Ancient Divine Beast, so of course, I've heard of it. Could this treasure be related to the Zhulong?"
Yu Xiaolong nodded. "It's an old story. Over ten thousand years ago, the last pure-blooded Zhulong in the Nine Heavens was attempting to break through to the Great Emperor Realm. He was ambushed by dozens of Demon Race Quasi-Emperors and utterly destroyed, his Dao vanishing. All that was left was his Origin of Zhulong, which sparked countless struggles—a veritable bloodbath. It's said that several Ancient Clans were completely wiped out in that war."
After a pause, Yu Xiaolong continued, "In the end, the Origin of Zhulong was obtained by the Dragon Clan's mightiest expert at the ti, Dragon Emperor Ao Lie!"
"Although today's Dragon Clan is different from the ancient True Dragon lineage, they share a deep connection with the Zhulong at the root of their bloodline. When the Dragon Clan obtained the Origin of Zhulong, it caused an unimaginable sensation. After all, Dragon Emperor Ao Lie was already a Quasi-Emperor. If he could have fully integrated the Origin of Zhulong, there was a high probability he would have achieved a bloodline ascension and broken through to the Emperor Realm!
"The Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan are sworn enemies, so they naturally couldn't sit by and watch the Dragon Clan grow more powerful. They joined forces with other Ancient Clans to attack the Dragon Clan."
"That war raged for nearly a thousand years!"
"In the end, the Dragon Clan was outnumbered. On Longhuang Island, Dragon Emperor Ao Lie used the last of his strength to perish alongside the most powerful experts of the Phoenix Clan and the other Ancient Clans. As it happened, the passage between the two realms opened at that exact mont. Dragon Emperor Ao Lie fell into the Lower Realm, and fragnts of Longhuang Island fell with him."
Hearing this, Wang Xiu was inwardly shaken.
Could the Ancient Dragon Corpse I found in the Ancient Sanctuary actually be Dragon Emperor Ao Lie? No, that can't be right! The Dragon Emperor was a Quasi-Emperor. Even after countless years and the dissipation of his spirit, his bones should be on par with an Immortal Artifact. The Puppet I crafted from those bones, while incredibly tough, seems diocre by today's standards. A full-strength attack from a Saint Realm expert would be enough to damage it. That Inverse Scale, on the other hand, was truly extraordinary. It definitely surpassed the Saint Realm, perhaps even the Earth Immortal level.
Wang Xiu's confusion deepened. He suddenly thought of sothing and asked, "Did anyone else fall along with the Dragon Emperor at that ti?"
Yu Xiaolong was taken aback, then shook his head. "That, I do not know. These events are too ancient, and what I know is just hearsay, so it isn't necessarily accurate."
But he figured there probably were. After all, that was a battlefield with countless casualties. It would be perfectly normal for a few unlucky souls to get caught in the chaos and fall into the Lower Realm as well.
Wang Xiu's expression remained unchanged as he continued his inquiry. "How are you so sure they fell into the Cangyuan Realm?"
Yu Xiaolong replied, "I can't be certain myself, but that's what the elders have said, so it should be correct."
Wang Xiu mused, "So, your purpose this ti is to find the Dragon Emperor's corpse?"
Yu Xiaolong shook his head. "When the Dragon Emperor first fell to this realm, the experts from the major powers had already co down to search. They found nothing back then, so there's even less hope now. What we're looking for are the fragnts of Longhuang Island!"
This ti, without waiting for Wang Xiu to ask, he explained, "The energy of the Origin of Zhulong is too vast for even Dragon Emperor Ao Lie to fully assimilate and refine at once. To prevent the Origin of Zhulong from dissipating over ti, he always stored it within one of the Dragon Clan's Immortal Artifacts for preservation… and that Immortal Artifact is part of Longhuang Island!"
At this point, Wang Xiu understood most of the situation. The chosen scions of the major powers had descended to the Lower Realm for the Origin of Zhulong on Longhuang Island.
It was a supre treasure.
There were tiers even among Divine Beasts. The difference between the common Dragon Clan and the Zhulong was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Everyone wanted it.
However, so unknown expert in the Nine Heavens had calculated that Longhuang Island, after enduring a great war and falling to the Lower Realm, was already in an extrely unstable state. Its re-ergence would affect the worldly rules of the surrounding environnt. Anyone over a certain age would be unable to enter.
Otherwise, it could lead to the collapse of the void, which would have extrely severe consequences. If the Origin of Zhulong were to be lost in the void again, finding it would truly be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Thus, this trial was established.
Wang Xiu suddenly thought of another question, his expression turning slightly odd as he spoke. "Since this trial is so important, Brother Yu, why did you ask for our help? Aren't you afraid we might snatch the Origin for ourselves?"
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