Chapter 120: Rapid Progress, The Dragon Egg Thief

Boom!

A fierce tiger, larger than an elephant, crashed to the ground with a thud. Zhang Xuan calmly retracted his finger; just moments ago, a sword beam had erupted from his fingertip, instantly shattering the tiger's heart.

Scarlet blood pooled on the ground. In the dense forest not far away, Zhang Xuan could feel many prying eyes fixed on this spot, only to quickly withdraw.

He paid them no mind and continued to traverse the mountain forest.

Those who walk in the mountain forests are both prey and hunter; this has been the norm since time immemorial.

Zhang Xuan did not feel there was anything special about it.

Among the group that had landed on Long Dao, there were still people watching him, and some watching Xiao Chen.

At the same time, in this dense forest, strange beasts were also watching Zhang Xuan.

The strange species of the ancient era always possessed all sorts of incredible abilities.

Boom!

Zhang Xuan stepped down. Buried among the many fallen leaves was a snake with mottled skin the color of the leaves and a triangular head; his foot crushed it into a pulp.

Where its venom glands were located, wisps of venom sprayed out, causing the surrounding plants to wither, leaving even a patch of black, scorched marks on the ground.

Zhang Xuan paid it no mind and continued forward.

Deep within the fallen leaves, heaven knows what kind of inexplicable existence might crawl out. Just in the grass not far from him, a silver centipede over a foot long crawled past rapidly.

Above his head, an ape with silver and gold mixed fur moved through the trees, occasionally casting strange looks at Zhang Xuan, this hairless humanoid creature wearing peculiar clothing.

Yet Zhang Xuan did not even glance in that direction, and the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal in his hand did not move much; he had already swallowed a round of Origin from these ancient exotic beasts common to the forest using the Indestructible Heavenly Art.

Now, these animals were merely some kind of strange animals to him.

He moved rapidly through the dense forest. After walking for a distance, the surrounding plants were flattened in patches; among them, there were even towering ancient trees that would take dozens of people to encircle lying horizontally on the ground. Looking at the broken ends, it was clearly something that had happened not long ago.

Wisps of terrifying aura flowed in the surroundings, and not far away were shattered scales. On the ground, mixed with the scales, were wisps of pitch-black blood; even though quite some time had passed, it still gave one a great shock.

This area was not as active as the rest of the forest where all kinds of creatures could be seen everywhere; it was strangely quiet here.

Zhang Xuan's gaze was cold.

This was one of his targets: the lair of that ancient Tyrannosaurus.

After entering this area, Zhang Xuan did not make many movements, but his entire presence suddenly dropped to a very low level.

It was as if he had merged with the entire forest and the entire world, just like that strange withered-leaf snake that had hidden in the fallen leaves earlier, sharing the same color as the leaves.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The earth trembled slightly, bringing with it a terrifying, barbaric, and primitive aura. Zhang Xuan lowered his gaze to the ground, using only his keen external senses of the world to perceive, avoiding drawing the attention of that ancient Tyrannosaurus.

This was the residence of the cyan Tyrannosaurus capable of going head-to-head with the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon.

Within a cliffside, white bones were piled high; among them were fierce tigers larger than mammoths, apes with three heads and six arms, and strange skulls with three eyes...

A terrifying and cruel aura flowed between this heaven and earth, and among the rubble of the cliff, there were three eggs that were cyan all over.

This was the reason Zhang Xuan had come here.

He wanted to steal the Dragon Egg.

There was no King Body Origin easier to obtain than this.

In the original story of Chang Sheng Jie, Xiao Chen was able to soar into the sky in the early stages thanks to stealing several Dragon Eggs, and he also inadvertently obtained a Dragon Crystal left behind after a Sword Dragon died, causing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, allowing him to catch up with the top experts among the younger generation of the major sects and clans in Chang Sheng Jie.

Zhang Xuan's strength was already considered top-tier among many figures, but he did not want to miss out on this kind of top-tier King Body Origin that could be easily obtained.

If possible, this kind of Origin was, of course, the more the better; the more there was, the more he liked it.

Living on the outskirts of Long Dao, he had been watching this cyan Tyrannosaurus for some time.

Every day, he would wander in the forest for a while to observe the daily routine of this cyan Tyrannosaurus.

He knew that this Tyrannosaurus would generally go out hunting in the morning, and the hunting time was very short, just enough to satisfy its hunger; the proper time for this cyan Tyrannosaurus to hunt was not during the day, but rather at night.

In the morning, it appeared to go out hunting, but in reality, it would circle back and forth in this area five or six times; only after confirming that no one was watching this area would it truly take action.

After simply capturing prey, it would return and hide its body in this area. If anyone tried to take advantage of this time to launch a sneak attack, they would definitely be hit by a counter-attack from this cyan Tyrannosaurus and die on the spot.

Some time ago, this cyan Tyrannosaurus had not gone out hunting for two consecutive days, and Zhang Xuan knew that the Tyrannosaurus must have been giving birth.

Coming here today, he immediately confirmed the conjecture in his heart, but he did not rush to act, instead quietly lying in wait in this mountain forest, as if he had merged with the entire forest.

When the moonlight was like water and clear light spilled over the earth.

That cyan Tyrannosaurus, which was like a mountain ridge, finally began to move.

It moved rapidly through the mountain forest, but it did not have the massive movements it had during the day; instead, it walked in total silence.

Its massive body stepped on the earth, completely controlled by it perfectly; Zhang Xuan's brows twitched twice in succession as he watched.

This was someone with ultimate control over the physical body. Don't let the cyan Tyrannosaurus's mighty and majestic appearance fool you; in reality, it still possessed great intelligence when it acted in secret.

If ordinary people really treated them as mindless beasts, they would definitely suffer heavy injuries here.

Zhang Xuan waited for a moment, and after his keen senses perceived that the Tyrannosaurus had walked far away, he finally took action, his whole body turning into a stream of light.

He was like a phantom, quickly reaching the location of the three Dragon Eggs.

With a light tap of his finger, one Dragon Egg jumped into his hand as if it had a spirit, and then he carried it on his shoulder. A subtle array was set up by him in the surroundings to isolate all aura.

After finishing all this, Zhang Xuan did not stop, but moved rapidly through the mountain ridges, finding a cave he had already selected beforehand.

With a flash of his figure, he disappeared into it; even the vines at the entrance were not damaged, leaving basically no traces.

Then he walked along the cave for a period of time, and only after the surroundings were completely silent and dark did he stop.

This was a cave he had found two days ago after killing a giant python whose body diameter was larger than a person.

The interior of the cave was winding and twisting, with many turns.

Only after Zhang Xuan had selected a direction did he settle down within it.

He pinched the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal, and a treasure bottle hovered above his head, then he aimed the Great Dao Treasure Bottle directly at the cyan Dragon Egg.

The vigorous power of the Origin flowed out continuously from the Dragon Egg, and after being transformed by the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal, it flowed into Zhang Xuan's body.

In the location of his lungs, a strange aura was also reviving.

That belongs to the Lung Divine Treasury.

Even without much cultivation, an ancient Tyrannosaurus can rival Gods upon reaching adulthood; they are the strongest race in Chang Sheng Jie, and the offspring they produce also possess incredible potential.

For Zhang Xuan, these are also the best supplements; at the very least, swallowing these Dragon Eggs while practicing the Indestructible Heavenly Art yields highly significant results for him.

As for whether he feels too much guilt about swallowing Dragon Eggs for cultivation, Zhang Xuan does not have much of a feeling.

Long Dao itself is an area that resembles a place of ancient wilderness.

Numerous creatures hunt one another and contend with each other; all things compete for freedom under the frost-covered sky, with no distinction between high or low, noble or base.

Moreover, when Zhang Xuan steals Dragon Eggs, he does not drain the pond to catch the fish; he leaves one or two Dragon Eggs each time and will not cause a species to go directly extinct.

Whether it is the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon or this ancient Tyrannosaurus, Zhang Xuan acts the same way.

He feels that his own state has undergone a peculiar change amidst these shifts.

The vigorous Life Essence within his body flows continuously, helping to push Zhang Xuan's state to climb upward unceasingly.

What is even more special is that the Immortal Material between this heaven and earth is incredibly dense; the Indestructible Heavenly Art acts like a black hole here, crazily swallowing the corresponding Immortal Material.

Inside the sealed cave, the ancient chanting sound within Zhang Xuan's body becomes increasingly clear and distinct, yet it leaves one unable to hear clearly what kind of ancient scripture is being recited.

Under the boost of the continuous Origin and Life Essence, the Lung Divine Treasury is also completely strengthened, and a new God awakens within it.

Four pillars of Essence Wolf Smoke shoot up from the top of Zhang Xuan's head, submerging this heaven and earth.

Normally, the Essence Wolf Smoke shooting up would form a very astonishing scene externally, but under Zhang Xuan's control and the suppression of the formation inside the cave, it only forms a vast and astonishing phenomenon within this cave dwelling.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, after that cyan Tyrannosaurus returns from hunting, it discovers that the Dragon Eggs in its cave have decreased.

Instantly, the terrifying dragon roar shakes the heavens and the earth, and the ancient trees in the forest collapse in swathes.

The figures who followed Zhang Xuan's footsteps into the forest, wanting to steal Dragon Eggs, immediately suffer a great disaster; targeted by this terrifying ancient Tyrannosaurus, they are slapped into a rain of blood by a single strike, even turning into a sky full of blood rain scattered all over the ground.

Wails and screams connect into one; at the same time, related rune spells shine in this dark night, but even the strongest attack methods among this group of people cannot break the scales of this ancient Tyrannosaurus.

Even though they are suppressed by the ancient Heavenly Stele, the Dragon Race living on this island remains the strongest race between heaven and earth.

Relying on the power of their physical bodies, they can crush a large group of people present.

That is a terrifying monster truly capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

And under the moonlight, Zhang Xuan stands on a distant treetop, calmly watching this scene.

The moonlight is like water, casting upon him, while the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal above his head flickers with light.

Taking a deep look at that cyan Tyrannosaurus, Zhang Xuan does not linger for too long.

The Indestructible Heavenly Art is only interested in the purest species Origin between heaven and earth; even for a small Tyrannosaurus that has not yet grown up, that Origin is enough.

Zhang Xuan does think about the large Tyrannosaurus, but with his current strength, he is not yet able to confront this kind of terrifying ancient exotic beast head-on.

"If I want to compete in physical strength with this kind of monster, especially a monster at the Dragon King level, I suppose I must reach the Immortal Embryo Realm and properly forge my physical body to a perfect, flawless state, possessing the ability to move mountains and fill seas, before I can confront this terrifying monster head-on."

Zhang Xuan evaluates silently in his heart, and there is also a related joy in his heart.

The early stage of practicing the Indestructible Heavenly Art is the hardest; it is not that the entry to this technique is difficult, but that in the early stage, one's strength and realm are not strong enough, making it hard to obtain top-tier constitutions and hard to acquire extraordinary Origin, thus making it hard to advance by leaps and bounds.

For practitioners of the Indestructible Heavenly Art, the early stage is always the infancy period, which is very fragile.

And Zhang Xuan, by utilizing the gap between different worlds, quickly made up for this disadvantage.

"Judging solely by the degree of Origin I have swallowed now, under the same realm, my physical Origin and related potential will not even be inferior to a Saint Body."

Under the moonlight, Zhang Xuan feels joy in his heart.

He can feel the vigorous power of Origin flowing within his body, changing his physical state from the root, allowing his foundation, bones, and comprehension to be further elevated.

A place like Long Dao is simply a supreme treasure land for him.

And the related cultivation levels seem to become a matter of course to break through, quite easy.

Now, Zhang Xuan has already felt the God of the final Dao Palace Realm, which belongs to the Liver Divine Treasury.

"Since the state is so good, then continue to take action!"

However, continuing to take action next will not be as easy as before; at least as far as Zhang Xuan knows, the Dragon Kings living on the outer periphery of Long Dao in this area are only the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon and the ancient Tyrannosaurus.

It is relatively difficult to find more Dragon Eggs at the Dragon King level.

However, Zhang Xuan is not very picky about these; having some powerful and special Origin as a supplement is enough.

"The practice of the Indestructible Heavenly Art does not blindly emphasize the need for the world's strongest Origin, but rather perfection; the world's strongest Origin has its uniqueness, but the slightly inferior Origin also has its own characteristics; only by supplementing and perfecting each other can one truly cultivate into a Chaos Body."

Under the moonlight and beneath the mountain forest, many insects, birds, and beasts that are not very active during the day are walking about.

Beneath the surface, one can sense venomous snakes lurking and moving; among the treetops and bushes, all kinds of insects are crawling and preying; some nocturnal carnivores also reveal a pair of dark green eyes in the forest.

Such an environment is the world of true nocturnal carnivorous kings.

If one is not careful, even martial arts experts will fail and perish here, dying on the spot.

Zhang Xuan wanders through this, yet he does not have much worry.

His gaze is like lightning, and the surrounding traces fall clearly into his eyes; the whole person is like a ghost, flying rapidly through this area, crossing over a hundred miles along the corresponding traces in a very short time.

Then he discovers another group of beasts living in a cluster.

Snake-Elephant Dragons.

(End of this chapter)