Chapter 1538: Ren Water Flat Peach Tree and Zulong Remains (Second update, seeking votes)

The one speaking was a four-clawed golden dragon; judging by her physique, this was a female dragon, and she had not yet reached adulthood.

"Where is the Spirit Root?"

Under Li Zhangsheng's questioning, the little female dragon poured out everything she knew.

"Very good, this is your reward!"

Under the envious gazes of the other members of the Dragon Clan, Li Zhangsheng directly took out over a dozen jars of five-clawed golden dragon Spirit Essence.

This four-clawed golden dragon possessed a five-clawed golden dragon Bloodline; it must be said here that not all five-clawed golden dragons were birthed by the Zulong, but rather many were born from heaven and earth, and the ancestor of this four-clawed golden dragon was clearly of this type.

The little female dragon was immediately overjoyed, and fearing her companions would snatch it, she hurriedly began to Devour the Spirit Essence.

"Listen well, I reward merit and punish faults; as long as you perform meritorious service, I will grant you the corresponding rewards."

Li Zhangsheng took the opportunity to win them over; he intended to keep these dragons in the Heavenly Court to strengthen the Heavenly Court's foundation while simultaneously weakening the overall strength of the Dragon Clan.

Among the Ancient Three Clans, the Phoenix Clan and Qilin Clan were now far from their prime, leaving the Dragon Clan without constraints; to avoid the outcome of the Dragon Clan becoming the sole dominant power, Li Zhangsheng ultimately had to take some measures to prevent the Dragon Clan from having too much say.

Of course, he would not do anything like killing the donkey once it had finished grinding the mill; everything was based on maintaining stability and preserving the long-term rule of the Heavenly Court.

Before long, the little female dragon finished her transformation, successfully evolving into a five-clawed golden dragon, and hurriedly thanked Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng nodded, then, led by the Dragon Clan, arrived at his destination.

This was a circular island, not very large in volume, and mostly submerged in the seawater, with a large tree growing on it that emitted a water-blue radiance.

"This island is the Zulong Remains!"

Li Zhangsheng did not speak; he naturally sensed that the Zulong Remains were sealed within this island, the purpose being nothing more than to preserve the Zulong Remains as much as possible, just like the Lin Zu of the Qilin Clan.

The Spirit Root on the island was naturally the Superior Quality Top-Grade Spiritual Root mentioned by the little female dragon.

This was a peach tree, and Li Zhangsheng recognized at a glance that it was the Superior Quality Top-Grade Spiritual Root, the Ren Water Flat Peach Tree.

The Heavenly Court originally had a Ren Water Flat Peach Tree, which had always been kept by the Heavenly Empress, but unfortunately, it was destroyed during the Heaven and Earth Hegemony; he had not expected to find one here, and he did not know if it had any connection to the Heavenly Court's Ren Water Flat Peach Tree.

Of course, these things were not important.

Without a doubt, for Li Zhangsheng, the Ren Water Flat Peach Tree was very important; the flat peaches it bore could win over hearts, especially for those who were not Emperors.

This Ren Water Flat Peach Tree matured a batch of flat peaches every three thousand years; the flat peaches had a singular effect, with one piece capable of increasing one's lifespan by three hundred years, though only the first flat peach was effective (do not try to equate this with the flat peaches in the Primordial, one can only blame the vast difference between the worlds).

Three hundred years of lifespan was almost equivalent to half the lifespan of a Double-Character King, which held a considerable temptation for those who were not Emperors, likely second only to attaining the Dao.

For Emperors, the flat peaches were merely for tasting, as Emperors theoretically had infinite lifespan, provided they could survive the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

The flat peaches on the Ren Water Flat Peach Tree were fully mature, totaling the Heavenly Rank number.

Just as the Ginseng Fruit Tree required the Golden Striker, picking the flat peaches also required specific techniques, which were contained in the inheritances of the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng knocked down the mature flat peaches and stored them all in a wooden box.

Although there were the Heavenly Rank number of them, it was still too few for the Heavenly Court, especially since they only matured once every three thousand years, and crucially, there was only one tree, which made Li Zhangsheng abandon the idea of holding a Flat Peach Banquet; it could only be used for small-scale efforts to win over hearts.

After spending some time, Xiaoguai finally managed to relocate the Ren Water Flat Peach Tree into the Secret Realm with the help of the Spirit Planters.

With this Ren Water Flat Peach Tree, Li Zhangsheng's Secret Realm became increasingly stable.

Only then did Li Zhangsheng carefully observe the island, and he soon prepared a plan to break the seal.

To avoid damaging the Zulong Remains, Li Zhangsheng's plan focused on stability, peeling away the seal bit by bit.

Although it took a long time, it had the advantage of being safe and stable.

After spending the better part of a day, the seal was finally completely removed.

Crack— crack— crack—

Before long, the circular island began to shake violently, cracks spread rapidly, and eventually, the entire island was covered in bottomless fissures.

Whoosh—

Once the island shattered, the Zulong Remains were finally revealed.

The dragon body of the Zulong was even longer than that of the Zhulong, its entire body shimmering with golden light, with four claws and nine toes beneath its belly, looking majestic and awe-inspiring; its dragon eyes were slightly closed, giving the impression that it was in a deep sleep.

Tens of thousands of years after the Three Clans War, the Zulong Remains were still well-preserved; besides the excellent effect of the seal, it was mainly due to the Zulong's physical body being sufficiently formidable, likely approaching the level of an indestructible golden body.

Li Zhangsheng inspected it carefully; the Zulong Remains did not appear to be missing any parts, but in reality, much of the flesh and blood was gone, clearly taken by the Zhulong to experiment with and thereby obtain the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline.

The Dragon Clan possessed the Ancestral Dragon Crown, so obtaining the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline was not difficult; what was difficult was how to thoroughly obtain the Zulong inheritance.

Clearly, the Zhulong had failed.

The Zhulong itself possessed a Heaven and Earth Status, and every Heaven and Earth Status had certain differences, which led to incompatibility; this was also the reason why the Zhulong did not fully inherit the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, the difficulty of making two Heaven and Earth Statuses compatible was very high and carried huge dangers.

Fortunately, the Zhulong had not taken away the Zulong Dragon Pearl; unlike the dragon pearls of Emperor-rank dragons, the Zulong Dragon Pearl was about twice the size and appeared even more brilliant and radiant, giving the impression that it was not even in the same league as other dragon pearls.

Besides the dragon pearl, the dragon horns, Dragon Scale, Dragon Skin, and Dragon Tendon were also top-tier materials for artifact refining, though after so many years, their quality had inevitably declined.

The use of the Zulong Remains for Li Zhangsheng was mainly for experimentation, rather than as materials.

After putting away the Zulong Remains, Li Zhangsheng circled the Shui Shijie once, and after confirming there were no omissions, he left the Shui Shijie with this group of dragons.

However, he did not immediately return to the Heavenly Court, but instead charged toward the location of the Four Seas Sea Eye.

Having been managed by the Zhulong for so many years, and given that the "moving" was too hasty, some treasures must have been left behind; there might even be an unexpected surprise, and it was possible that the last of the Nine Cauldrons was still left there.

Given the special nature of the Nine Cauldrons, the Zhulong must have used them to assist in suppressing the Four Seas Sea Eye; it might take some time to retrieve them, and besides, the Nine Cauldrons were only Zifu Qizhen-level, so they were not very important to the Zhulong.

Only by gathering all nine of the Nine Cauldrons, with their suppression effect, might Li Zhangsheng not need to specifically refine Strange Treasures that countered space.

By the time Li Zhangsheng entered the Four Seas Sea Eye, the Four Seas Dragon Kings arrived almost simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)