Ancient Memory

That question was pure nonsense. Of course he chose yes!

Fan Lang made his choice without a second thought.

A beam of light emerged from the gem and entered Fan Lang's eyes. It contained the Dragon Race's mysterious power, as well as the secret manual for a skill.

Fan Lang felt the power in his eyes growing stronger. He also saw all sorts of visions related to the Dragon Race. This was Ao Wentian's legacy, and also the legacy of dragons.

After a long while, the light faded. When he looked at the gem again, it had lost its original luster and become an ordinary stone.

Fan Lang closed his eyes and absorbed the power he had just gained.

"Are you all right?" Li Yunyan asked.

"Don't worry. Everything is under my control," Fan Lang replied.

The player had successfully obtained one of Ao Wentian's legacies and learned the eye technique Eye of the Dragon.

Eye of the Dragon:

Category: Eye Technique.

Star Rating: ★★★★★

Attribute: Dragon.

Effects: First, immunity to mental-type eye techniques of the same level or lower. Passive skill; no activation required. Second, Dragon Race Pressure, which inflicts fear upon biological targets of the same level or lower. Activating the skill requires eye contact.

Proficiency: 0/100 (Proficiency continuously increases with use. Upon reaching the maximum, the skill's star rating and effects can be improved. The highest limit is 8 stars.)

Description: An eye technique that imitates the eyes of the Dragon Race and possesses two effects. Cultivation requires a genuine dragon eye as material.

The information on Eye of the Dragon appeared, exactly as Fan Lang knew it would.

This Eye of the Dragon skill was quite good. Each effect was better than the last!

Many eye techniques were related to the mind, such as mental control, creating illusions, and so on.

Such effects were extremely sinister. Without the ability to resist them, once one fell victim to them, all that remained was to wait for death.

Eye of the Dragon could grant immunity to mental-type eye techniques. From now on, he would no longer have to fear such skills. Of course, this immunity had its limits. It could only block enemies of the same level or lower; against stronger enemies, its effectiveness would diminish.

Its other effect was intimidation, plunging enemies into a state of fear and thereby weakening them.

Receiving a skill inheritance allowed someone to instantly master the skill, like achieving sudden enlightenment overnight. It was completely different from ordinary methods of learning.

Skill manuals could be found everywhere, but skill inheritances were much rarer and were considered treasures.

Fan Lang had worked so hard to get here precisely for Eye of the Dragon. Now, his wish had finally been fulfilled.

After breaking through to the Mystic Spirit Realm, others would still need to spend a great deal of time learning eye techniques, while he had obtained one on the very first day of his breakthrough.

That was the difference!

In truth, this had all been part of his calculations. He had come here to obtain Eye of the Dragon just as he was about to break through to the Mystic Spirit Realm. It was no coincidence.

"We've got what we came for. Let's go!" Fan Lang said happily.

"Aren't we going to keep looking? There might be good things hidden elsewhere," Li Yunyan asked.

"No need. There definitely isn't anything good left. Even if we dug this place up three feet deep, we wouldn't find much—at most, we'd turn up a few mechanisms and traps."

"Why do you know this place so well?"

"I know far more than just this."

Fan Lang spoke meaningfully but offered no further explanation. Carrying the Flame Blaze Sword, he took the lead and headed back the way they had come.

Li Yunyan felt that she was becoming increasingly unable to see through Fan Lang. This young man seemed to be hiding endless secrets.

That night, the two took turns keeping watch as usual.

When it was Fan Lang's turn to rest, he sat inside the tent and flipped his palm over, taking a ball of light from the system inventory. The ball was made up of countless specks of light, each containing images from the past.

This thing was called Ancient Memory. It had dropped after he killed the dragon soul, and after absorbing it, he could see fragments of memories from ancient times.

In truth, it was a story item connected to a main questline.

Fan Lang was thoroughly familiar with the story. He had skipped many stages and gone straight for the underground dragon tomb. Under normal circumstances, there would have been several clues and twists before one could obtain the underground dragon tomb's exact location.

Fan Lang treated it as though he were watching a movie. He pressed the ball of light to his forehead, and memory fragments like a revolving lantern immediately appeared in his mind.

Long, long ago, there was an extraordinary man named Ao Wentian. Though he was human, he had grown up among the Dragon Race and earned their recognition.

After spending a long time with the Dragon Race, Ao Wentian gained insight into many abilities related to dragons and even forged Divine Weapons connected to them.

Ao Wentian had many glorious accomplishments in his life, but he declined in his later years and was forced to hide in seclusion near Wind Cloud City. Before his death, he left behind three legacies related to the Dragon Race: Eye of the Dragon, the Dragon Scale Sword, and the Human Dragon Bloodline.

All three legacies were located near Wind Cloud City and were closely connected to one another.

The three legacies had slumbered for many years and had long been forgotten by people, leaving behind only a few clues.

As Fan Lang read the Ancient Memory, he saw Ao Wentian wielding his sword and slaughtering enemies in all directions. He saw the Dragon Race soaring through the heavens, and he also saw the loneliness and helplessness of a powerful man in his twilight years.

In the final image, the white-haired Ao Wentian suddenly turned around. His gaze was grave and profound, as if crossing the river of time to meet Fan Lang's eyes.

The image vanished.

Fan Lang yawned carelessly, put away the ball of light, and went straight to sleep.

He had completed one-third of this main questline. He was now much closer to the Dragon Scale Sword, which was what he wanted most right now!

Starting from the second day after obtaining Eye of the Dragon, Fan Lang and Li Yunyan began their return journey, retracing their route.

The Wind Cloud Genius Battle was about to begin, and Fan Lang did not want to miss the excitement.

First, the Wind Cloud Genius Battle offered generous rewards. Second, Murong Bai's provocation that day was still fresh in his mind.

Along the way, Fan Lang constantly farmed monsters, killing both demonic beasts and demons. Combined with opening several 9999 EXP packs, he raised his level to Mystic Spirit Realm Level 2.

The two fought their way through thorns and brambles until they reached the border of Demon Claw Forest, where they spotted a group of people battling in the distance.

Fan Lang took a careful look and saw the Qiu Sisters, along with several people from the Silver Moon Merchant Guild!

What a cursed coincidence.

They had encountered this group on the way in, and now they had run into them again on the way out.

The Silver Moon Merchant Guild's group had likely been exploring Demon Claw Forest these past few days and had never left, which was why the two sides met again.

At this moment, the Silver Moon Merchant Guild was fighting a group of demonic beasts. Leading the pack was a Jade Bone Beast, which commanded more than a dozen different demonic beasts.

A single Jade Bone Beast was hard enough to deal with, let alone one with helpers.

The Silver Moon Merchant Guild's people were locked in a bitter struggle, and their situation was extremely dire.

After sizing up the situation, Fan Lang waved at Li Yunyan and said, "Come on. Let's jump up into the trees and watch the show!"