Chapter 556: Little Master of Digging Pits (23)

"This..."

Yaochi narrowed her eyes after seeing the other party's face; she had not expected the other party to be so aged.

For a cultivator with powerful strength, restoring one's youthful appearance is the simplest of matters.

Unless some people have peculiar hobbies, they would not deliberately make themselves appear aged.

Aside from that, almost all cultivators choose to display the state most suitable for them, the one in their prime.

And if a cultivator can no longer hide their old age, then there are two possibilities.

One is that their lifespan is truly nearing its end, and there is no way to save them.

The other is that they are unwilling to use any excess power on adorning their appearance, using all their power for other aspects, such as... extending their lifespan.

And judging from the strength Azure Dragon Lord previously displayed, he has not yet reached the edge of death; he should be the latter.

It is just that... even so, the aura of decay on him is very heavy; death may already be very close to him.

"Medicinal pills, soul possession, Secret Technique... as long as it could be tried, I have already tried every method."

"But no matter what I do, there is no way to extend my lifespan any further."

"The only remaining way at this moment is to break through."

"Break through the Asking Dao, advance to the Immortal God, enjoy Chang Sheng, and no longer worry about lifespan."

Azure Dragon Lord covered his face once again; his momentum remained overbearing and arrogant, and he exuded a dangerous aura.

"I am not entering the Dragon Transformation Pool to rely on that sliver of bloodline to transform into a true dragon."

"If I can enter the Dragon Transformation Pool and obtain the bloodline of the true dragon Demon God, I can comprehend the Dao Rhyme within it. In this way, I will certainly be able to advance a step further; even if I cannot successfully break through, I can reach the level the Alliance Leader is at now."

"By that time, I will have more time to continue searching for other Secret Techniques."

"Now you understand why I am insistent on entering the Dragon Transformation Pool; because that is my only path to survival."

Azure Dragon Lord's state at this moment is very strange; he looks very calm, but the words in his mouth do not carry a shred of emotion.

"Then, after hearing my story, do you still want to continue blocking me? If you want to cut off my path to survival, then I certainly will not let you have an easy time."

Even without seeing Azure Dragon Lord's face, Yaochi felt the terrifying killing intent of the other party at this moment.

This is the enmity of blocking the Dao.

This is cutting off his path to survival.

In any case, Azure Dragon Lord has now made his meaning clear.

If you don't let me in, then we will become enemies, and it will be a life-and-death feud that will never end!!!

"..."

Yaochi frowned deeply and remained silent for a long time, but in the end, she still shook her head slowly but firmly and said: "I am powerless."

"The reason?"

After venting fiercely before, he seemed to have become extremely calm; even though he was heartlessly rejected by Yaochi at this moment, he was not angry, but asked calmly: "There should at least be a reason."

"... It is still about qualifications."

Yaochi also explained frankly, "The Dragon Transformation Pool is a vital place of the Heavenly Court. It was personally managed by the Heavenly Emperor back then, and rules were set: above the Ascension Realm, those with merit may enter, while below the Ascension Realm, regardless of the level of merit, only those of the Heavenly Court have the qualifications to enter."

"Since you say the Heavenly Court has already passed away, then it is not that you are the only one, but that no one in the current world has the qualifications."

"I don't know about other places, but no matter how the outside world changes, the rule power of the Heavenly Court will always protect this place; only those of the Heavenly Court may enter."

The yellow-robed girl shook her head and turned to leave amidst Azure Dragon Lord's silent gaze, gradually merging toward the Hagulongshou.

"So, leave; do not come to disturb the tranquility of the Dragon Transformation Pool again."

Her figure gradually dissipated and would soon disappear completely.

But just at this moment, Azure Dragon Lord suddenly raised his head and asked abruptly: "You have been deliberately emphasizing 'those of the Heavenly Court'."

"So, as long as a new Heavenly Court appears, whether it is people of the old Heavenly Court or people of the new Heavenly Court, they can all enter the Dragon Transformation Pool."

"..."

Yaochi was silent and did not answer.

And not answering, at times, is already equivalent to having made an answer.

"I understand." Azure Dragon Lord laughed, "Heh, hahaha!"

He laughed arrogantly, turned around, and strode away; his figure disappeared in an instant, with only his arrogant laughter echoing in the air, "The Butian Alliance wishes to re-establish the Heavenly Court; when that time comes, I will have the qualifications."

Yaochi's footsteps paused, and then her figure dissipated and disappeared.

When she appeared again, she had already entered the Dragon Transformation Pool.

Her expression was calm, and the dragon patterns on her yellow robe also swam out from her body at this time, falling back into the Dragon Transformation Pool one by one, tossing and jumping in the water.

As the dragon robe completely turned into a yellow robe, the aura on her body also gradually declined, sliding all the way down from the Ask Dao Peak, and finally falling completely to just past the Wuxiang stage.

Her jade feet lightly tapped the water surface, and then she stepped into the water step by step; the yellow robe floated in the water, and Yaochi's aura gradually rose again, eventually even exceeding the Ask Dao Peak, approaching the Ascension Realm!

Since waking up, Yaochi has already been bound to the Dragon Transformation Pool; when she leaves the Dragon Transformation Pool to act alone, her strength is also restricted.

After a long while, the girl who had already soaked her body in the water suddenly let out a giggle.

"Heh, hahaha, that guy was really easy to fool."

"He believed it."

"He actually really believed it!"

The Dragon Transformation Pool does indeed have extremely strict requirements for those who enter, but someone like Azure Dragon Lord, who is exceptionally gifted and able to walk an alternative path to Dao, would never be rejected.

As for the reason why Yaochi did not want to let Azure Dragon Lord enter, it is also very simple.

Every bit of power here belongs to Yaochi at this time; if Azure Dragon Lord took it away, her strength would decline accordingly, and she would be in danger.

This world has already changed; it is not the era she is familiar with, and she needs more power to protect herself.

Previously, showing leniency to that boy with the Hunyuan Body was out of consideration for the Hunyuan Heavenly Girl, and even more so because that boy would not absorb too much power; otherwise, Yaochi would not have been willing either.

But who knew, in the end, he actually didn't take a liking to it.

Fine, if you didn't take a liking to it, then you didn't, I don't even have to share it with you anymore!

Besides...

"That brat's master and Sect Ancestor are neither of them simple characters! One has the aura of the Myriad Generations Art on them, and the other can almost be considered to have attained the Dao in an alternative way..."

"Has this world truly declined? Or has it revived once more? How is it that every single one I encounter is such a heaven-gifted talent?"

Yaochi felt somewhat lost; she could also sense that the Heavenly Dao was flawed, and that all living beings were trapped before Ascension.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this environment that some heaven-gifted talents were created.

What exactly had happened to this world?

I fear I can only wait until my strength recovers a bit more before I can get to the bottom of it.

Yaochi made up her mind and began to continue absorbing the power within the Dragon Transformation Pool, striving to break free from this state as soon as possible and return to her physical body.

As for the matter of the Butian Alliance re-establishing the Heavenly Court as mentioned by the Azure Dragon Lord, she had never thought they would succeed from the very beginning.

How could such a thing be so easy?

However, when they put all their energy into the matter of re-establishing the Heavenly Court, that would be her opportunity.

"Also, what exactly is the meaning of the problem that brat left behind before he departed?"

Yaochi awoke from her meditation, pondering those two questions with a headache, feeling an itch in her heart.

"Tsk! What on earth should I do? What kind of problem is this!!!"

She even felt that her Dao Heart had been affected to a certain extent.

Regarding this problem, it was not just Yaochi who was troubled.

And at this moment, inside the Hagulongshou, Ao Zhun was fiddling with his fingers in agony, muttering to himself.

"Uh! What number did I just add up to?"

"Ughhhhhhhh!!!"

"Ancestor! Why must you make things so difficult for your junior?"

"Or could it be that I am truly stupid?"

"No! I can definitely do it! I can definitely do it!"

Ao Zhun gritted his teeth, cast away the cowardly thoughts in his mind, and stared at the two problems with wide, angry eyes, beginning a new round of calculations.

"Hehehe, hahahaha!!!"

And as the culprit behind all this, Ren Yidao did not know at this moment that someone had fallen into the trap he dug so quickly, and it was killing two birds with one stone.

At this moment, he was busy with another matter—digging a hole.

Only this time, Ren Yidao was not digging a hole to write math problems for others, but a physical hole.

"... Master, what are you doing?"

"As you can see, digging a hole."

Although Ren Yidao was digging a hole, it certainly could not be the laborious, shovel-by-shovel digging of an ordinary person; he chose the easiest method.

Letting the Yellow Sand Tiger dig.

Then he stood to the side to supervise, acting like a black-hearted farm owner holding a whip.

Crack.

He flicked the Long Whip in his hand from time to time, producing a loud explosion, making the Yellow Sand Tiger tremble uncontrollably and turn its head to throw a resentful look at him.

Do you have any humanity at all?

Do you intend to treat me as a mount? Or treat me as a tool?

Ren Yidao's answer was naturally—a tool mount.

"Work faster, work faster! Don't look at me, why are you looking at me? If you don't work, forget about fried chicken, you won't even get watermelon to eat!"

"Roar!" ("Have you ever given me any!?")

Crack!

In the end, the poor exploited tiger still succumbed to the farm owner's whip, continuing to dig the hole while enduring the humiliation.

"Uh... I mean, why are you digging a hole?" Because of Ren Yidao's strange behavior, Cang Lan subconsciously used honorifics.

She did not want to end up with the same fate as the Yellow Sand Tiger.

But Cang Lan was overthinking this; with other tool people around, Ren Yidao, this benevolent master, would not be willing to let her become a tool person too.

Of course, if she were the only one... that would be another matter.

But is the efficiency a bit slow now?

Then, how about...

"So what are we looking for now?" Cang Lan seemed to read the meaning in Ren Yidao's profound gaze and hurriedly diverted his attention, "Do you have any clues?"

"I don't know either." Ren Yidao shook his head as expected, then said indifferently: "But there should be something here. That guy should have no reason to lie to me, which means if it's not here, he would have left the thing behind, unless..."

"Unless?"

The corners of Ren Yidao's mouth curled up slightly, his gaze sweeping around, his smile looking somewhat playful, and he whispered: "Unless someone got here first and took away what belongs to me."

"If that's the case, I'll have to settle the score with them properly."

Is my Huhu's stuff so easy to take?

Cang Lan:!!!

After seeing her master reveal such an insidious smile again, she couldn't help but tremble all over, instinctively feeling that someone was about to be unlucky again.

But just half a second after she had this feeling, the Yellow Sand Tiger digging for things over there let out a terrified roar.

"Roar!?"