Chapter 22: Guang Chengzi declines the invitation, has fled

"Dragon blood?"

Zhao Si noticed the drop of dragon blood in his hand, took it out casually and looked at it.

Still greenish in color, exuding a strong vitality, as if it would come back to life any moment.

"The dragon blood in the game is still on the protagonist; I suppose this should be considered its equivalent copy. If I ever need to use dragon blood later, the protagonist's changes after taking dragon blood can serve as ready-made experience."

Zhao Si was thinking, and looked more closely at the screen information:

【After taking the dragon blood, your bloodline begins to surge, as if in fear, as if in longing.】

【Your brother's words moved you deeply, but you refused his suggestion and turned to find Guang Chengzi.】

【Bound gift from an important figure of the wilderness: "Inheritance from the Ancestral Dragon"!】

Besides the glorious history of early pretentiousness by that old bastard, there is also a cultivation method exclusively for the orthodox true dragon of the dragon race……

【After two cycles of reincarnation, you have finally survived to adulthood; this is a milestone progress, indicating you are on the right path; as long as you do not stop, the road will keep extending……】

【Guang Chengzi sweating profusely……】

【Although still only a corner in the wilderness, it has indeed become a sizable clan; over thousands of years, humans have frequently interacted with the surrounding demon race, leaving a good impression on many races—this is a good trend, showing humans are amicably integrating into the demon race and gaining equal standing.】

Although Zhao Si looked bewildered, there was naturally no reason not to accept the gift:

Just from this memory you can see how arrogant that old bastard Ancestral Dragon was back then, relying on early transformation to bully various primordial gods in their juvenile forms; no wonder the dragon race later grew weak and was strung up and kicked, anyone could go up and slap the Dragon King twice.

【"Inheritance from the Ancestral Dragon": partial bloodline inheritance left by the Ancestral Dragon, the primordial hegemonic founder of the wilderness dragon race; on a certain day in the demon calendar year 365, epoch 7, period 10, it was stolen by a vile and shameless bloodline thief. (Bound)】

This does not target Nezha, monkeys, or Wei Zheng.

"Cultivation method!"

"Bound!"

【Golden jiao scales fell off in large patches, replaced by true azure-blue thick dragon scales; the shape and number of the claws changed, from four claws to five claws, the dragon body became longer and stronger, and the dragon's appearance also changed.】

The information is simple, basically recounting the origin and heyday of the dragon race, such as how the Ancestral Dragon once dominated the primordial wilderness, punching the old turtle of the North Sea, kicking the old hen of the South, thrashing the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain at the kindergarten stage, etc……

In the next moment, all kinds of information related to the primordial dragon race surged into Zhao Si's mind; fortunately it was just the memory of a single drop of blood, the information was fragmentary, so Zhao Si easily absorbed it:

【Guang Chengzi hurriedly shook his head, indicating that since he had last been taught a lesson, such things had never happened again; the help he provided to humanity was legal and compliant, and logically should not attract the attention of the Heavenly Court…… anyway, it has nothing to do with him!】

【Chieftain! What are you doing, chieftain!】

【After discarding this utterly useless old cultivation method, you emerged from seclusion with great enthusiasm; it has been five full epochs since your retreat, and your age has finally reached over two thousand eight hundred years; in the dragon race's normal growth cycle, you are already an adult dragon!】

Unfortunately, only after Zhao Si carefully studied and tried it did he helplessly discover that this cultivation method, said to be exclusive to the orthodox true dragon of the dragon race, is indeed true, because its prerequisite is pure-blooded true dragon.

【But you, who have already decided to kowtow to humanity, certainly would not choose to flee; you still insist on an explanation from him—did they, while farming merit among humanity, do something heaven-defying and spread heaven-defying rhetoric?】

【And yet, while all this was progressing upward, the Heavenly Court suddenly issued an edict to slaughter humanity; for the fledgling human race this is deadly—one misstep and the millennia-old foundation could be destroyed in an instant!】

Whose gift?

【You suddenly realized that, after being delayed for over two thousand years, that fateful edict to slaughter humanity has finally arrived……】

【Guang Chengzi and Duobao Daoist, these two senior fellow disciples, led their respective followers in hastily fleeing humanity, fearing suppression by the Heavenly Court's iron fist; while fleeing, they also sent you an invitation—after all these years of cooperation, if you are willing, the two sages would not mind offering you political asylum.】

This cultivation method is utterly useless—you can only stare at it helplessly!

"Bad luck! A useless gift."

【Er Bai Wu panickedly urged you to flee for your life, and immediately sent a document severing ties with humanity; perhaps this could save your life, and if not, he is willing to take the blame for you—just push the accusations onto him……】

【As soon as you emerged from seclusion, you were surrounded by many humans; in your bewildered state, the crowd cried and begged you to save humanity from slaughter.】

【"Fellow Daoist! Hurry up and flee!" Guang Chengzi helplessly suggested you flee.】

【Guang Chengzi's face looked grim……】

【You still refused their goodwill, remaining in the human race where hearts trembled due to the slaughter edict; after over two thousand years, the once savage humanity has become highly civilized, with outstanding development in economy, culture, etc., cities numbering in the tens of thousands, and population already countable in hundreds of millions.】

【The dragon blood began to spontaneously erode the flesh of lesser dragons, but under the pressure of your Golden Immortal cultivation, it roared as it was crushed and merged into your entire body……】

Zhao Si wore a dark face and continued the game, as if he had never seen this gift:

【You evolved into an orthodox Eastern Azure Dragon and received partial inheritance from the Ancestral Dragon, but after eagerly researching it, you couldn't help cursing, "Bad luck!"】

【"Fellow Daoist, you must give me an explanation!!!" You angrily grabbed Guang Chengzi's collar, demanding he explain the slaughter edict.】

【Detected a gift from an important figure of the wilderness; bind it?】

【Er Bai Wu rushed to find you and presented a slaughter edict stamped with the Heavenly Court's great seal; after reading it, you remained silent, for you could not fathom in what way humanity had offended the Heavenly Emperor.】

【Guang Chengzi trembled all over……】

【As it turns out, this cultivation method, though transmitted from the Ancestral Dragon, is a genuine primordial divine art, but the times have moved on; this outdated thing is no longer usable, and compared to the orthodox immortal arts passed down by the Hongjun Dao Ancestor, it belongs in the trash……】

【At a glance it's genuine trash; it is suggested that the Ancestral Dragon not engrave this junk information into precious DNA, as it really takes up memory.】

【Faced with countless cries and pleas, your mind is in turmoil; knowing you must make a choice quickly, you choose (?)】

【Moreover, your steadfastly promoted universal cultivation plan has shown significant results—basically everyone is a True Immortal, Celestial Immortals are not rare, and even Mystic Immortals number in the hundreds; for a newly born species only over two thousand years old, this achievement is undoubtedly enormous.】

【Fled! Fled!】

【After you complete your transformation, you have evolved from a second-tier jiao of golden blood into a true Eastern Azure Dragon; immediately thereafter, your mind stirred and mysterious memory fragments began to surface……】

Zhao Si was overjoyed; he now has a magical treasure, spiritual energy, and spiritual roots—only lacking a cultivation method; if he could obtain another cultivation method, that would be fantastic!

But he has no connection with the wilderness dragon race at all; even after drinking dragon blood, he is still far from a pure-blooded true dragon—by a hundred and eight thousand miles.

【A: The Heavenly Emperor takes turns, this year it's my turn! The Heavenly Emperor lacks virtue and is unfit to rule; I, the Great Chieftain Wen Cheng Wu De, how could I not occupy the throne? Chieftain! We all admire you, chieftain! Chieftain, please issue your command! B: Kowtow at lightning speed, a pathetic effort, personally go to heaven to plead guilty, investigate the matter's origins!】

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(End of chapter)