Breakthrough, Dragon Kin, Imperial Family

That morning, Outside the Bo City Zoo.

Beside the stone lion statues, many men and women sat in the shade, waiting for someone.

However, this time, a figure beside the stone carvings drew the attention of quite a few people.

Different from her usual attire at school, which consisted of a black nano-suit as a base layer and ancient-style purple robes over it, Su Nianyi was dressed in a rather casual and fresh style today.

She wore a light purple cotton and linen dress that fell just to her calves. When the breeze blew, it was like a light purple cloud lifted by the wind.

On her feet, she had caramel-colored round-toe leather shoes paired with lace-trimmed ankle socks, exuding a youthful charm.

Her waist-length purple hair, stirred by the wind, gave her the appearance of a demure young girl, truly attracting the gazes of passersby.

However, upon seeing Li Xijun arrive and being led by her through a VIP entrance into the zoo, many people regretfully withdrew their gazes.

"Didn't you say it was for the weekend? Why the sudden change to earlier?"

Walking along the zoo's cobblestone path and listening to the calls of the colorful pheasants nearby, Li Xijun couldn't help but ask.

"That was my original plan, but after seeing you on the news, I felt that spending the weekend with you would attract some unnecessary attention."

"Besides, you went through a life-or-death crisis last night. Your mental power should have increased. It's best to practice your painting while you're feeling this energized."

"Speaking of which, my sister and I watched the footage of the incident. We saw that the Blood God Cult member, besides the Drooping Cloud Hand injury to his throat, was beheaded by a sword. I don't recall you practicing any swordsmanship."

Su Nianyi hugged her sketchbook and turned to look at Li Xijun, her purple eyes filled with contemplation.

"Ahem, is that the Kui Wood Flood Dragon up ahead?"

Li Xijun chose to change the subject. Upon seeing the signpost ahead, he quickly hurried forward, taking advantage of the sparse crowd to find a good spot.

Su Nianyi's lips curved slightly, and she followed him with light steps.

They stood before the glass enclosure for the Kui Wood Dragon. Li Xijun looked at the creature, which seemed little different from the pythons of his previous life, but had a single horn resembling deadwood on its head. He felt a bit disappointed.

This sub-dragon species with its diluted bloodline had some draconic traits, but they weren't very pronounced. It was far from the various dragons shown in online projections. The only advantage was its authenticity. Especially when the two of them arrived, the faint pressure emanating from its vertical pupils gave Li Xijun a sense of its presence.

Su Nianyi unfolded the sketchbook she had brought, her purple eyes fixed on the Kui Wood Dragon before her.

At that moment, the Kui Wood Dragon inside the glass enclosure seemed to face a great crisis. It suddenly reared up, the deadwood horn on its head glowing with a faint green light, and the diluted dragon's might in its vertical pupils fully erupted.

Similarly, Li Xijun clearly felt a vast, thunderous mental power sweeping outwards from Su Nianyi.

The hairs on his body involuntarily stood on end, and his body instinctively felt like it was being electrocuted, wanting to jump up and flee.

Fortunately, he could already solidify his 'White Lotus Crossing Annihilation' state of mind, suppressing the sensation in an instant.

Only then could he calmly observe Su Nianyi's actions.

Under the influence of her psychokinesis, the paintbrush moved as if it had a will of its own.

In just a few breaths, a painting of the Kui Wood Dragon surging upwards, its vertical pupils releasing dragon's might, appeared before Li Xijun.

Although it was somewhat faint, when he focused and experienced it, he could indeed feel the majestic 'dragon' trait.

'Such strong mental power. Just being able to project it externally is already a sign of the Sitting in Oblivion Realm. With this level of talent for psychokinesis awakening, even without formal cultivation in the Spirit-Refining System, the resulting mental level would still be incredibly high.'

Li Xijun marveled inwardly at the true meaning captured in the painting of the Kui Wood Dragon.

Su Nianyi, who could take in the entire zoo with a glance, had been observing Li Xijun since she started painting.

When she saw that he could easily withstand her mental scans, she couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

She could sense that Li Xijun's mental power had significantly increased overnight.

This was consistent with her understanding of Li Xijun's talent in psychokinesis.

However, his mental state exceeded her expectations.

Li Xijun's mental fluctuations were very peculiar at this moment.

If she hadn't known of his existence beforehand, During her mental scan just now, she would have thought the person beside her was an inanimate object like a rock or a tree.

"Let me try," Li Xijun said, feeling more and more inspired as he looked. He reached out to take the sketchbook, gripped the paintbrush, and began his first attempt at painting.

Naturally, the result was disastrous.

The Kui Wood Dragon depicted on the paper resembled a noodle. Not only did it lack the trait of draconic might, but it didn't even resemble the basic form.

This forced Su Nianyi to hold his hand and guide Li Xijun's painting, stroke by stroke.

This teaching method brought them very close, their body temperatures and breaths becoming distinctly palpable. If Li Xijun hadn't been able to maintain his 'White Lotus Crossing Annihilation' state of mind, his gaze and paintbrush might have strayed towards the girl's shapely figure.

Fortunately, this hands-on teaching method by a psychokinesis genius was remarkably effective.

Li Xijun's paintings showed marked improvement with each attempt.

From a disastrous mess to achieving the correct form, and then to a realistic level of skill, it only took half a day.

As Su Nianyi repeatedly used her psychokinesis to stimulate the Kui Wood Flood Dragon, causing it to surge and unleash its dragon's might, Li Xijun, gaining more insight, felt the Azure Dragon in his mind stir and twist, beginning to 'come alive'.

Until, at a certain moment, as the sun slanted downwards and the Kui Wood Dragon lay listlessly, unaffected by the mental stimulation, Li Xijun's painting hand began to move in sync with Su Nianyi's fair, slender, and soft hand, as if they shared a mutual understanding.

With the completion of the most crucial pair of dragon-like vertical pupils, familiar messages finally appeared behind Li Xijun's field of vision.

[Your Azure Dragon Heaven-Reaching Method realm has been upgraded from Proficient 99% to Master 11%.]

"Phew, finally succeeded."

Li Xijun, finally relaxed, habitually leaned back. However, this time he felt a distinct softness and the elevated body temperature of a young girl.

This made Li Xijun's body suddenly tense. He instantly realized something. Thus, he decisively continued to lean back, and his day-weary body seemed to relax because of it.

This action caused the purple-haired girl, who had kindly been

My junior brother is too kind. What's there to explain? Everyone knows that the Da Sheng Imperial Family, and even those with the Heavenly Dragon Person bloodline, need Dragon Blood and Dragon Bones from the Flood Dragon species the most when cultivating. After that, it's Dragon Blood Grass, Spirit Jiaozhi, and other heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"These items are strictly controlled and not allowed to circulate among the common folk. Even though you are wealthy, my junior brother, this matter will likely be difficult."

Li Xijun was taken aback by these words. He recalled hearing before that the Ninth Princess of the Imperial Family was a "Heavenly Dragon Person" and a "natural cripple," so he quickly asked Meng Qifeng to explain.

After a long while, After digesting Meng Qifeng's explanation of the Da Sheng Imperial Family and the Heavenly Dragon Person bloodline, Li Xijun understood what was going on.

Just as the Western Continent had some extraordinary races, The Da Sheng on the Eastern Continent also had the Heavenly Dragon Person, an extraordinary race.

It was said that whenever the world fell into chaos, Heaven would bestow a gift, and a person with the physique and magical abilities of a divine dragon would appear among humanity to sweep away the chaotic times and unify the world.

Therefore, the emperor of each generation was basically called the "Son of the True Dragon."

And when the dynasty reached its end, before the world descended into chaos, the emperor's children would inherit his True Dragon bloodline.

Either they would possess the physique of a divine dragon. After reaching adulthood, they would only need to continuously devour dragon-related heavenly materials and earthly treasures or flood dragon blood, and their strength and physique would continuously grow stronger, eventually rivaling a Martial Sage. Ordinary Mystic Treasures wouldn't be able to break their dragon scale defenses.

Or they would possess the magical abilities of a divine dragon. Similarly, by devouring dragon-related resources, their Divine Souls would gradually become incredibly powerful, comparable to Spirit-Refining Cultivators in the Astral Projection realm. They would be able to control wind, rain, lightning, and thunder without needing to arduously practice Contemplation Methods.

Earlier, in the restaurant, he had heard that the Ninth Princess, who was returning to Jinmen with the cabinet minister Li Boyan, Was said to have neither a strong physique nor powerful abilities. She also couldn't control her dragon scales, dragon claws, or dragon horns; they were always externally visible.

She looked like a dragon person in daily life but possessed no abilities at all. Therefore, she had always been called a cripple, and the entire Imperial Family was disgusted with her, unwilling to acknowledge her as a royal princess.

So, The Heavenly Dragon People of this world's Imperial Family were truly "Heavenly Dragon People" in the literal sense.

The Da Sheng's treasures related to the dragon species were strictly controlled by the Imperial Family, and even now, very few of them circulated.

"My junior brother, you probably won't have any opportunities in Da Sheng. If you want to observe and collect materials related to the dragon species, why not try the Scales Commerce Guild under the Scales and Justice Goddess Church in the Western Continent?"

"The West also has those dragon species that grow two large wings and resemble lizards. Although they are a bit ugly, they also possess powerful physiques and dragon breath abilities."