Progenitor Black Dragon

With the eighth elder handling the remaining affairs of the Heavenly Ox Chamber of Commerce, Chen Ning found himself with time to spare.

Having spent several days in Gold and Iron City, it was time for Chen Ning and Su Ling'er to set out for Vermilion Bird Peak.

The Golden-Winged Peng spread its wings and carried them toward the Peach Blossom Spring Mountain Range.

Night had already fallen by the time they returned.

As usual, Su Ling'er went inside and spread her bedding on the floor, ready for sleep.

At some point, Su Ling'er had grown used to staying at Sect Master Brother's place. Even she hadn't noticed how dependent she'd become.

Chen Ning watched the little girl making her bed and said, "You can sleep on the bed tonight too."

"Really?"

Su Ling'er jumped up happily and blinked at him.

"Yeah, but don't steal the covers."

After saying that, Chen Ning helped the little girl put away the bedding on the floor. He noticed that Su Ling'er had suddenly grown a little awkward.

She seemed a little shy after hearing his words.

Even the little feet standing on the bedding had turned a shade of pink.

"Get into bed."

Chen Ning gave her delicate jade foot a light, exasperated pat, and the little girl obediently hopped onto the bed.

Chen Ning had long since come to regard Su Ling'er as someone close to him.

He had been in this world for so long, isolated and without support, and had to face so many undercover spies hidden in the sect.

His heart was weary, and his lonely soul needed someone to lean on.

The little girl was innocent and straightforward. She was also the first person he had met after coming here, and she had once stood up on the Azure Cloud Platform and argued with Han Zhuang on his behalf.

Living together day and night, with all the affection that had grown between them, Chen Ning had come to see her as one of his own.

The two lay close together on the bed. Su Ling'er's pretty face was bright red, and her body was burning hot, while Chen Ning was perfectly at ease.

After all, he had slept with the first elder, Cang Yue, and was already quite experienced in such matters. His mind was as calm as still water.

He was thinking about the spirit beast egg.

[Spirit beast egg (hatching)]

[Time remaining: 10 hours]

"It should be ready by tomorrow noon..."

Chen Ning looked forward to it with delight. Just then, Su Ling'er said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "Sect Master Brother, you're lying on my hair..."

"Sorry."

Chen Ning lifted himself up and turned onto his side, ready to sleep.

A while later, Su Ling'er's voice rang out again. "Sect Master Brother, Ling'er wants to... tell you a secret."

Su Ling'er's hands clenched tightly beneath the quilt.

"Actually... Ling'er... Ling'er is..."

"Zzz..."

Su Ling'er had worked up a great deal of courage, but she was only halfway through when Chen Ning began to snore.

Her little fists loosened beneath the quilt.

Looking at the line of Chen Ning's back as he lay turned away from her, she let out a soft breath, then closed her eyes and went to sleep too.

But even as Chen Ning snored, he opened his eyes and smiled.

He knew what she wanted to say.

But whether she said it or not, Chen Ning had already gotten his answer tonight.

Chen Ning was glad that the little girl had dared to gather her courage and come clean, to face the past.

One day, when Chen Ning truly became strong, he would surely not let Su Ling'er's choice go to waste.

At noon, Chen Ning went into the courtyard and placed the hatching spirit beast egg on the stone table.

Cracks gradually spread across the egg, and the spirit beast was about to hatch.

Chen Ning's face was full of anticipation.

After another short wait, the shell split in two, and a little black creature crawled out.

"This..."

Chen Ning studied the little creature, caught between laughter and tears. It was tiny, no bigger than his palm.

What was this?

Chen Ning actually couldn't identify the young beast.

It looked strange, rather like a little lizard.

But it differed from a lizard too. It had a pair of horns on its head and glossy black scales all over its body.

Though it was newborn, it was very beautiful.

As soon as the little creature crawled out, it instinctively headed for Chen Ning. The next moment, it actually flew straight up and burrowed into his clothes.

Only its little head peeked out at his chest.

Only then did Chen Ning notice some of its features.

Horns like a deer's, a head like a camel's, eyes like a rabbit's, scales like a fish's, claws like an eagle's, and paws like a tiger's.

"You're not a dragon, are you?"

Chen Ning was astonished.

The little creature's eyes shone. As if it understood him, it nodded, then tilted its head and rubbed against Chen Ning.

Just then, a system notification sounded-

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have hatched the Progenitor Black Dragon [hatching probability: one in hundreds of millions]!"

Spirit beast companion: [Progenitor Black Dragon]

Intimacy: 100 (maximum level: 100)

Spirit beast status: juvenile

Chen Ning's eyes lit up at the system notification.

It certainly hadn't disappointed him. All that hard work finding the Star Essence Liquid hadn't been in vain.

He had actually hatched a dragon.

That was just too cool!

"Sect Master Brother."

Su Ling'er came out rubbing her eyes. When she saw the little black dragon at Chen Ning's chest, her heart suddenly trembled.

"What's this?"

Su Ling'er instinctively took two steps back. The waves of dangerous presence emanating from the little black dragon made her very uncomfortable.

But then she thought of Sect Master Brother's safety and could no longer worry about that. She hurried over and reached out to grab the dangerous young beast.

"This is my spirit beast companion. It's not dangerous."

Afraid Su Ling'er might accidentally squeeze the young beast to death, Chen Ning hurriedly shielded it.

"Is it really all right?"

Su Ling'er asked, still worried.

The dangerous presence the young beast gave off was simply too frightening.

"Sect Master Brother, what kind of spirit beast is this?"

"It's a little black dragon. I'm planning to name it Little Black."

Progenitor Black Dragon: "..."

Snow Mountain Forbidden Land.

Snow fell here year after year, and the place seemed forever covered in ice and snow.

It was foremost among the ten forbidden lands of the Nine Provinces.

This place was also the Dragon Clan's pure land.

As the most powerful race on the entire continent, the Dragon Clan never interfered in worldly disputes.

They simply lived in peace in their own corner.

Of course, no race would dare provoke the Snow Mountain Dragon Clan.

But on this day, a majestic dragon awoke from a long slumber.

"This is... the Primogenitor's presence?"

There was a trace of sorrow in its voice.

It was the oldest and the current leader of the Dragon Clan.

But compared to the Primogenitor, it was no more than a child.

And the Primogenitor was the ancestor of all dragons.

Before long, voices came from every direction, gradually joining into one:

"The Primogenitor has returned to life! The Dragon Clan shall flourish!"

At that moment, the entire snow mountain seemed to boil over.

They had waited a million years for the Primogenitor's return...

"Do not forcibly alter destiny..."

The majestic dragon issued an order, suppressing the distant voices. They then turned into dragon roars that echoed through the depths of the great snow mountain.

Having been reborn in this life, the Primogenitor had a destiny in this life, and they must not presume to interfere.