Chapter 132

Biyou Palace.

Tongtian Jiaozhu saw Luo Fu's transformation, his eyes filled with amusement.

Tongtian Jiaozhu watched Luo Fu's growth; the stronger his direct disciple became, the happier he was.

Tongtian's expectations for Luo Fu were immense.

The legendary Hunyuan Dala Jin Xian, who achieved Hunyuan through his own independent Dao.

This is something neither he nor any other Shengren has ever accomplished.

If Tongtian spoke this aloud, the other Shengren would laugh heartily, thinking Tongtian Jiaozhu had lost his mind.

Only perhaps their teacher, Ancestor Hongjun, ever achieved independent enlightenment to Hunyuan.

None of these Tian Dao Shengren have ever done so.

As for other Primordial World beings, not a single one became the legendary Hunyuan Dala.

Only these few became Shengren through Tian Dao merit.

Legend says even their teacher may not have achieved it purely through self-effort.

During the Dao-Mo conflict, Hongjun and Luo Hou seemed to compete over who was the first to achieve Hunyuan.

If Hongjun had the potential for independent enlightenment, why did he only achieve Hunyuan and become a Shengren after killing Luo Hou?

Here, there must be some underlying reason.

As for Luo Fu emitting an aura similar to that of the Ancestral Dragon, Tongtian Jiaozhu could guess at least a little.

He and Luo Fu had communicated to some extent regarding the creation of the Myriad Spirits Suppressing the Realm array.

This array, in some sense, was tailored solely for Luo Fu; any other Primordial World being would find it nearly impossible to cultivate this array.

It was like the great arrays of the Wu and Yao clans.

The Myriad Spirits Suppressing the Realm array is an array that maximizes Luo Fu's innate talent and comprehension.

If one's talent and comprehension are insufficient, one may still cultivate the Myriad Spirits Suppressing the Realm array, but its power could never compare to Luo Fu's.

"Success," Tongtian Jiaozhu smiled lightly. "Luo Fu, the Dragon Clan's inheritance may give you more foundation stones on your path to Hunyuan Dala."

From the very beginning, Tongtian Jiaozhu had intended for Luo Fu to go to Mount Yunlong.

After all, this was a win-win for both Luo Fu and the severely wounded Azure Dragon.

The Azure Dragon found hope.

Luo Fu gained greater Dao knowledge.

"Originally, I merely thought Luo Fu could accept the Dragon Clan's inheritance and gain some benefit, but I never expected…" Tongtian Jiaozhu's eyes gleamed. "Luo Fu would achieve such a harvest—the true ancestral inheritance of the Dragon Clan. Legend says this inheritance was once attained only by the Ancestral Dragon. Who would have thought…"

Thinking of this, Tongtian couldn't help but shake his head.

Of course, as a Hunyuan Dala, Tongtian had no desire for such an inheritance.

He was a Hunyuan Dala, a legendary Shengren.

In the past, even the Ancestral Dragon of the Primordial World, though possessing such an inheritance, remained only a Zhun Sheng, never breaking through to Hunyuan Dala.

Thus, those Dragon Clan inheritances, though miraculous, were merely that.

But since his direct disciple had received such an inheritance, Tongtian considered it a cause for celebration.

"Luo Fu, your teacher looks forward to your future growth," Tongtian smiled.

Naturally.

Luo Fu, immersed in the complex trials of these inheritances, naturally knew nothing of the reactions of the several Shengren.

Even if he knew, he would not be concerned.

If others failed to detect what happened at Mount Yunlong, that was normal.

But if three Shengren failed to detect it, that would be strange.

This was the Shengren's stronghold.

So Luo Fu understood that his activities here would surely be detected by the three Shengren.

If another being had received such an inheritance on Mount Kunlun.

The three Shengren would not have simply watched.

But as Tongtian Jiaozhu's disciple, Luo Fu had this right.

Precisely because of this, the three Shengren would not act against Luo Fu.

Within Mount Yunlong.

As the dragon pearl in midair changed, within the virtual world,

the colossal dragon coiled in the void, at a certain moment, transformed into countless spiraling dragons rushing toward Luo Fu.

This was the trial required to obtain deeper inheritance.

Only by passing the trial could one obtain the Dragon Clan's deeper inheritance.

In the past, only one dragon had passed the inheritance to become King of the Dragons—the Ancestral Dragon.

One year later.

Inside the cave carved by the Azure Dragon, Luo Fu sat cross-legged in midair; the dragon pearl hovering above appeared significantly dimmer.

It seemed the inheritance bestowed upon Luo Fu had drained it of too much power.

"Boom…"

Suddenly, Luo Fu's previously calm aura erupted with overwhelming power.

Terrifying force surged outward in all directions; the surrounding cave instantly turned to dust, expanding rapidly.

Yet due to Mount Yunlong's unique nature, this power caused no greater destruction.

On the other hand,

this was merely Luo Fu's unconscious release of power—not a true full eruption of his Jin Xian strength.

Likewise.

Beneath this aura, the Qinglong, who had been in slumber, awoke once more.

"Has it succeeded?" the Qinglong exclaimed in shock, staring at Luo Fu, who radiated brilliant Bai Guang.

The Qinglong was aware that Luo Fu had received a heritage akin to that of the Zu Long.

This heritage, back then, had not even granted the Qinglong himself the right to receive it.

Now, whether Luo Fu had succeeded, the Qinglong himself was filled with doubt.

For the dragon aura emanating from Luo Fu was extremely faint—had Luo Fu exhausted his essence-blood and failed?

For any other dragon clan member, such a thing would not occur.

After all, dragon bloodline essence could not possibly be depleted so massively without cause.

Essence-blood was tied to the very foundation and future of the dragon clan.

Massive depletion of essence-blood was a catastrophic blow to the dragon primordial source.

But the Qinglong also knew that Luo Fu was not a dragon—he was a human.

The astonishing dragon aura earlier had been formed by his combining the Qinglong essence-blood he had given.

Though his Qinglong essence-blood was extraordinary, repeated use would inevitably cause massive depletion.

Perhaps during Luo Fu's reception of the Zu Long's heritage, this very scenario occurred.

Ultimately, due to insufficient depletion, he failed the trial and did not become the second being after the Zu Long to pass the Ancestral Dragon's test.

"Ah…" Thinking of this, the Qinglong sighed again.

Luo Fu had been the most likely candidate to become the second after the Zu Long.

Though Luo Fu was not a dragon but a human, the Qinglong still held high regard for Luo Fu's accomplishments.

After all, the stronger Luo Fu became, the better the survival conditions for the dragon clan in the Primordial World.

At least the Qinglong would no longer fear the dragon clan's extinction.

The Beginning Qilin and Feng clans in the outside world were faring poorly on the Primordial Earth.

The Qinglong had some awareness of this.

Thus, the Qinglong deeply cared for the dragon clan's future—seeking beings capable of receiving dragon heritage and aiding the dragon clan's future had always been his goal.

His choice of Fu Xi in the past was for this reason; his choice of Luo Fu now is the same.

Whether Luo Fu was a disciple of the Tongtian Jiaozhu, or the terrifying comprehension he displayed during the heritage reception,

had left this former Pre-Saint powerhouse thoroughly satisfied.

Hence, seeing Luo Fu might fail the Ancestral Dragon's trial, the Qinglong felt regret.

He still hoped Luo Fu would succeed.

Perhaps Luo Fu becoming the second after the Zu Long would bring him, a dragon, some shame.