Chapter 677 - 676: Ancestral Dragon’s Shed Skin, Searching for Symptoms

Truth be told.

This can no longer be described as a mere colossal object.

Even after walking along the spine of the dragon bone, Li Jing was unable to comprehend how massive it was during its lifetime.

Until now.

He had never seen a creature of such an enormous size.

Emerging from the shadow state at the end of the rail track, Li Jing looked upwards.

What he saw was a wrathful and impossibly huge dragon clan skull.

Based solely on visual estimation.

The height of the skull was at least five thousand meters tall.

Standing near the skull, Li Jing felt an intense sense of insignificance.

He glanced to his left and right.

Numerous large excavating machinery were parked nearby. Evidently, the Hua Xia had put in a lot of effort to uncover this dragon skull.

Towards the end of the rail track, a bullet-head train was parked. Nearby, there were also fortress-like buildings. Li Jing silently activated Silent Shadow.

This place clearly housed permanent researchers, and long-term research activities were taking place. Being discovered would be troublesome.

Using Silent Shadow to interfere with the surrounding perception, Li Jing used Sky Control to float up and look down from the top of the skull.

After carefully observing.

From the surface, he could not discern anything.

After a slight hesitation, he stretched out his hand and gently touched the skull.

This time, he felt something clearly.

There was indeed a power of terrifying magnitude within the dragon bone.

If you were to ask how strong this power was, it probably wasn’t that extreme.

Just in terms of quality, the Chaos Qi within Li Jing was no worse than the power, and was even superior.

But in terms of total quantity.

Li Jing could not compare.

The force present within the dragon bone was evenly distributed throughout the skeleton.

The total power contained within this single skull could completely crush Li Jing, who possessed six Origins.

If the spine piercing through the Hua Xia land and the rest of the skeleton were also taken into account, Li Jing could be instantly annihilated without leaving a trace.

It is hard to imagine.

How powerful was this being when it was alive.

So.

What exactly was it?

Li Jing’s eyes reflected a golden light.

Heavenly Treasure.

Ancestral Dragon’s Exuviae.

The feedback from Eye of True Vision made Li Jing gasp in wonder.

It really was the Ancestral Dragon...

It...

How did it die?

And why did it die on Earth?

Stepping back a bit, Li Jing steadied his mood and slightly bowed to show his respect.

If it were any other primeval being,

He definitely would not have done so, and had no reason to.

But before him.

It was the Ancestral Dragon.

And as the descendant of the so-called Dragon Clan, his blood indeed contained a trace of dragon blood.

Although this trace of blood was faint to the point of being undetectable, and even he himself could not confirm it, only a dragon clan as powerful as the Candle Dragon could sense it.

But there was clearly a deep connection between the Ancestral Dragon and the descendants of Hua Xia.

Respect.

It’s a must.

After paying his respects, Li Jing called Ling Ling out from the Little Universe.

Ling Ling, who had transformed into a spirit being, no longer needed to grow by sleeping like before.

But eating until she was full and sleeping until she was full were still her daily routines.

At this moment, she was unsurprisingly rolled up and sleeping peacefully in Li Jing’s hand.

After realizing she had been taken out of the Little Universe, her eyelashes fluttered and she opened her eyes in a daze.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Ling Ling looked at Li Jing and was about to ask her usual question when she caught sight of the Ancestral Dragon’s exuviae out of the corner of her eye, her gaze widened in surprise.

"Oh my god!"

The little creature bounced up in disbelief, glancing back and forth between the enormous skull and Li Jing.

"Li Jing, where have you been now? How did you happen upon something like this?"

Before Li Jing could respond, Ling Ling spoke excitedly.

"Your luck is incredible! This is a gem among gems! A unique primordial transcended being left its exuviae, if you collect this into your Little Universe, the benefits would be countless. Although the influences it subtly induces wouldn’t be that direct, it would greatly promote the evolution of the world and creatures within your Little Universe."

Li Jing was slightly taken aback by Ling Ling’s words.

Confirming that these were the exuviae of the Ancestral Dragon.

He had somewhat overlooked.

The feedback from the Eye of True Vision had clearly indicated the quality of the exuviae to be a Heavenly Treasure.

This.

That meant the whole exuviae was a rare treasure!

Now that he heard what Ling Ling said, Li Jing somewhat understood, and quickly caught on to the important point.

"Transcended? It...didn’t simply die?"

"Die? What are you thinking?"

Ling Ling looked at him speechlessly and muttered.

"Just this skeleton alone could easily annihilate the one who’s still lying in your coffin as a collectible and undergoing corpse transformation, these kinds of beings don’t just die! It simply transcended based on its original state, shedding its body in order to reach a higher level."

"..."

Li Jing.

Originally, he didn’t think much of it.

Seeing such a skeleton, he simply thought the Ancestral Dragon was already gone.

But after listening to what Ling Ling said, he began to realize.

Ancestral Dragon.

Would that kind of being die easily?

After a brief silence, Li Jing looked up with a strange expression.

The Ancestral Dragon did not die, but had transcended based on its original state.

This level.

Could it be higher than a Charming Spirit?

Therefore.

Where did its main body go?

Could it still be on Earth?

While he was deep in thought, Ling Ling flew up and landed on his shoulder, swinging her feet and making a yawn.

"Well, don’t you plan to collect this exuviae? This isn’t like you at all!"

Li Jing was speechless.

In normal circumstances,

If he encountered such a prized item, he would definitely collect it.

But the exuviae before him were clearly uncollectible.

Setting aside other factors.

This exuviae ran through the Hua Xia land. If he were to take it away, it is feared that a large-scale collapse would occur over most of the Hua Xia land, and the resulting disaster would be more than just a catastrophe.

Furthermore, the location of the exuviae has been known as the Dragon Vein since ancient times.

Taking Ling Ling’s words into consideration, its connection to Hua Xia’s land of outstanding figures and precious treasures is undeniable.

If he were to take the exuviae away, it would be equivalent to destroying the entire Hua Xia.

Such a thing should not be done...

With a wry smile, Li Jing explained the situation to Ling Ling.

Upon learning that they were currently in another spatial plane mentioned by Wina earlier, and that the surface was someone’s hometown, Ling Ling was somewhat surprised.

Li Jing is not a Blue Star person, something which the little creature had long been aware of.

At the very least, the two of them had signed a Symbiotic Contract.

Li Jing and the Blue Star People are not the same "species", so how could he possibly be a Blue Star Person?

However, Ling Ling, who had always been broad-minded, didn’t think there was any problem with this, and didn’t pay attention to such details.

What surprised her at the moment-

Was that the Plane Space unexpectedly discovered by the Supreme God Clan happened to be someone’s hometown.

Leaving that aside.

After explaining the situation to Ling Ling, Li Jing then told the story of the Hua Xia People trying to change the Earth’s Spiritual Qi environment by drawing out the power from this discarded shell.

Hearing all this, Ling Ling blinked her big eyes and made a noise in surprise.

"If one could really draw the power from this remnant shell, it could indeed rejuvenate the overall Spiritual Qi of this planet in one go. But no one other than the master of the remnant shell can do this. The result of acting recklessly will only be one: the entire Earth will be turned to dust in the unchecked power of the remnant shell."

Li Jing nodded.

He had already felt the power within the remnant shell.

Although in term of quality, his Chaos Qi was higher, the sheer volume of the power, once released, could destroy countless Earths in an instant.

On the other hand-

Li Jing himself was now easily capable of obliterating the stars.

A planet like Earth, he could obliterate with just one blow at full strength.

But, you need to know-

Earth is at most a mere ordinary planet, if Li Jing wanted, he could even completely envelop and refine the Earth with his Little Universe.

Of course, he won’t do so.

After a brief pause, Li Jing asked.

"Ling Ling, you just mentioned that only the rightful owner can successfully extract the power within the remnant shell. Does this mean there’s still a certain connection between the rightful owner and the remnant shell?"

"If you understand it that way, you’re not wrong."

Ling Ling shrugged and said.

"Strictly speaking, this remnant shell is just something useless left behind by the true owner after transcendence, though it is very useful to anyone other than the true owner."

As she spoke, she continued in a childish voice.

"If you want to find the true owner through the remnant shell, I advise you to save your energy. If such an existence does not want to be found by you, it’s absolutely not something you can find by simply tracing some traces."

Before Li Jing could speak, Ling Ling continued.

"By the way, it’s not a difficult matter to want to rejuvenate the Spiritual Qi of Earth."

?

Li Jing sent out a question mark, asking in confusion.

"What do you mean by this?"

"You’ve been back for a while, have you already found that this Heaven and Earth has a very high limit?"

Ling Ling side-stepped the question.

Feeling compelled, Li Qing nodded unconsciously.

Upon seeing this, Ling Ling continued.

"The high accommodation limit exists, so the density of the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Energy will not be low, it’s just that Earth might be in an unfavorable position or itself may be limited by this Heaven and Earth, resulting in a pitifully low Spiritual Qi."

While talking, Ling Ling smacked her little mouth.

"Just take Blue Star as a reference, and you’ll understand. The Blue Star and the Immortal Realm essentially exist within the same Big World, but the Spiritual Qi density of the two Earth Realms is not on the same level. A situation such as that of the Blue Star is due to the Big World’s Heavenly Taoist establishing rules in consideration of the order and the Blue Star’s own bearing capacity. In summary, if you want to change the Spiritual Qi environment of the Earth, you just need to find the root cause and provide the right remedy."

Listening to Ling Ling’s explanation, Li Jing fell silent.

The way Ling Ling explained was straightforward and easy to understand.

He had understood the reasoning within this from the start.

Let alone other things-

There are currently two independent planets existing within Li Jing’s Little Universe.

One is the Earth Realm that the Little Universe originally possessed, the other is the Space Crack that was refined by him more a more than a century ago.

The Spiritual Qi environment of the two Earth Realms is on par with each other.

But if he is willing, he can easily adjust the Spiritual Qi environment of the two realms.

Even though the theory is as such, Li Jing feels that the environment is not solely the Earth’s problem.

He was already aware of the related condition.

The Big World where the Earth was located does not have independent worlds that can serve as destinations for ascension like the Ancient Fairyland, nor places that can act as transfer stations and destinations for ascension, just like the Immortal Realm in the same Big World.

Those who reach the limit of ascension on Earth will be directly sent to another spatial plane...

From this, one thing can be easily ascertained.

The lack of Spiritual Qi is not only limited to Earth.

Not only just this entire Big World.

But all the "Mini Worlds" that exist within the same Plane Space as this Big World.

Ling Ling’s presence served as a wake-up call for Li Jing at the scene.

The problem stems not from Earth, but from the entire world.

For he had not thought much about it, but now it becomes crystal clear.

In light of all the circumstances here, he surmised why the Will of Heaven, the divine consciousness of this Big World, sought his help but never showed herself or provided hints in other ways.

The other party, perhaps, was truly incapable of communicating or providing hints directly.

The problems arising within this universe, most likely have a profound effect on him, as the embodiment of the Will of Heaven.

Tsk.

Troublesome.

He rubbed his brows with his hands and started speaking.

"Are there other reasons, except the possibility that earth is naturally bound by Heavenly and Earthly limitations, that may lead to the deficiency of the Spiritual Qi?

"I know a little, but I have not encountered similar situations often. It may not necessarily align with the conditions on Earth."

Ling Ling made a sound in response.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing pursed his lips, took out a Spirit Fruit known for its sweet and refreshing flavors, and passed it as a bribe.

"Tell me what you know, be specific, so I can take it into consideration."

Ling Ling always divulges all the information to Li Jing without hesitation.

With a delightful Spirit Fruit in front as a bribe, the little one doesn’t mince words.

"I have encountered three similar situations in my random travels. You traveled to one of these places yourself, no need to mention which one, right?"

?

Li Jing sent over a question mark.

"The place I’ve been to? You’re referring to...?"

"Of course, the Chongyuan Holy Realm, where else?"

Ling Ling made a sound in response, indicating so.

"Why do you think the Ancient God’s Descendants suddenly became infertile?"

"..."

Li Jing.

He knew that the Ancient God’s Descendants could procreate a variety of "species", and their group diversity reached an incredible level, greatly related to Ling Ling.

But the fact that the Ancient God’s Descendants couldn’t procreate because of the spiritual environment in the Chongyuan Holy Realm was something he had not anticipated.

The key is that he had been to the Chongyuan Holy Realm and didn’t notice any deficiencies in the Spiritual Qi of the environment there.

As an independent world occasionally connected to the Big World, the Spiritual Qi in the Chongyuan Holy Realm was much denser than Earth’s.

However, upon reflection, Li Jing quickly identified the root of the problem.

The ancestors of the Ancient God’s Descendants were a group of Gods.

The Chongyuan Holy Realm could even produce artifacts of the Unnamed Taoist Tool level.

Although it is highly probable that the stuff was not refined by the mother goddess of the Ancient God’s Descendants, the destruction of the Unnamed Taoist Tool included a vast demonstration of the high limit in the Chongguan Holy Realm where the Gods reigned supreme.

Refining a Taoist Item is one thing.

Watching a Taoist Item "break" is another.

At least as far as Li Jing knows now.

Without achieving the level of Thirteen Realm for manipulation, it was absolutely impossible for the interaction of Taoist Items to result in any damage.

And in fact.

Even if the intention truly is to advance towards the Thirteen Realm, it is not easy to break a Taoist Item.

In the end.

Taoist Items cannot be "played" until they break just by using brute force.

Without thinking too much Li Jing said.

"Skip the Chongyuan Holy Land. Talk about the other two places."

As for regarding the Chongyuan Holy Land, there is really nothing to say about it.

Heaven eliminates all aspects that threaten its existence when it causes The Apocalypse.

What more is there to say?

If The Apocalypse can’t exterminate the Ancient God’s Descendants, it will naturally resort to other methods.

However, their "effort" was resolve by Ling Ling’s "betrayal," leading to the lingering survival of the Ancient God’s Descendants as a whole.