Spiritual Root Grade

"Senior, did you save us?"

Ye Xiaofan's mind raced. Seeing that the mini dragon seemed to have no hostility, he carefully chose his words and asked.

"Indeed, it was I, uh, it was I, this Divine Dragon, who saved you."

The mini dragon held its head high, puffed out its chest, and patted its chest with a five-clawed dragon hand as it spoke.

"This Divine Dragon saved you, and you mortals have no token of gratitude?"

Before Ye Xiaofan could even speak, the mini dragon's jet-black, shiny eyes darted around a few times before it continued.

Ye Xiaofan was confused by the mini dragon's words. He had nothing valuable on him except for the Blood Qi Pills.

As a member of the most powerful race in the demon world, the Dragon Clan, what kind of treasures could this dragon not have seen? He figured it wouldn't care about his Blood Qi Pills.

"Uh~ Senior, I truly have no treasures on me. If you don't mind, perhaps I can offer you some treasures when I acquire them in the future?" Ye Xiaofan said, staring at the mini dragon and testing the waters.

"You mortal are not honest. I can smell a treasure on your chest."

The mini dragon looked at Ye Xiaofan with disdain, pointing a claw at his chest.

"My chest?"

Ye Xiaofan was stunned. How could he have a treasure he didn't know about?

"Smell it?"

Ye Xiaofan caught the key point in the mini dragon's words. Could it be referring to the Blood Qi Pills?

Immediately, Ye Xiaofan took out a small porcelain bottle from his embrace and poured a Blood Qi Pill into his palm.

"Senior, is this what you're talking about?"

Swish!

Before Ye Xiaofan could finish speaking, he heard a sound of air being broken and felt his palm grow heavy. The mini dragon had already landed on his palm and was devouring the Blood Qi Pill.

"What speed!"

Ye Xiaofan was startled and didn't dare to move, watching the mini dragon squint its eyes as it gnawed on the Blood Qi Pill, which was twice the size of its head.

"Mmm, not bad, just a bit dry. Not as pure as my eggshell."

The mini dragon swallowed the Blood Qi Pill in three or four bites, its eyes squinting in enjoyment as it spoke.

"Kid, do you have any more? Give this Divine Dragon a few more."

It really was a Blood Qi Pill. Ye Xiaofan's eye twitched. Was this truly a Divine Dragon? It had no dignity at all. However, his hands moved quickly. After all, the dragon was stronger than him and had saved him. A few Blood Qi Pills were nothing.

"Yes, yes."

Ye Xiaofan quickly handed over the small porcelain bottle. He had brought five bottles of Blood Qi Pills with him this time, totaling fifty pills. He had already consumed fifteen on the way.

Little did Ye Xiaofan know, the mini dragon had only been born a month ago and had never eaten anything other than its eggshell here. The energy contained within the Blood Qi Pills was a delicacy to the current young dragon.

"Mmm, good."

Ye Xiaofan's actions delighted the mini dragon. It jumped up, patted his shoulder with its small claws, and said in an old-fashioned tone. Then, holding the small porcelain bottle, it returned to the pillar with a swish and poured out another Blood Qi Pill to devour.

"Senior, what is this place? Did you kill the evil beings outside?"

"An old man's Inheritance Ground."

The mini dragon replied vaguely and then fell silent. What evil beings? It had no idea. It heard a commotion and came out, only to see these two people "wrestling."

Inheritance Ground?

"Senior, what is an Inheritance Ground?"

Burp~

After finishing its second Blood Qi Pill, the mini dragon let out a burp, poured out another one, hugged it to its chest, and then began to speak:

"It's a place where an old man died and left his cultivation technique, waiting for someone to pass his trials and become his successor."

Hearing the words "cultivation technique," Ye Xiaofan's heart burned with excitement.

Especially since this Inheritance Ground is guarded by a Divine Dragon, it can't be bad.

"Senior, how do I participate in the trial to obtain the inheritance?"

"There, you'll know once you go inside."

The mini dragon pointed to the Stone Gate in the middle of the stone pillar without even lifting its head.

Seeing the mini dragon eating heartily, Ye Xiaofan didn't ask further.

He came to Tie Wuqing's side and softly called out, "Gang Leader Tie, Gang Leader Tie, wake up!"

"Mmm~"

Tie Wuqing grunted and slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the face so close, his pretty face couldn't help but blush again.

"Ye Xiaofan, where are we? Where is Xie?"

Tie Wuqing asked, pretending to know nothing.

"Tch!"

The mini dragon glanced sideways at Tie Wuqing. This woman had woken up long ago and was really good at pretending.

Neither of them noticed the mini dragon's strangeness. Ye Xiaofan explained the situation in detail.

Tie Wuqing also feigned great surprise.

This earned her countless eye-rolls from the mini dragon.

"Gang Leader Tie, I'm going in to take a look. How about you?"

"I'll go in with you."

The two came to the Stone Gate and examined it carefully. They found that besides a small hole the size of a wrist on the lower left, there were no other gaps.

Ye Xiaofan tried to push the Stone Gate, but it didn't budge at all.

He then unleashed his terrifying Qi and Blood power.

The Stone Gate still didn't move.

"Senior, how do we open this Stone Gate?"

"The first drop of vital blood will do."

The mini dragon glanced at the two with disdain, then lowered its head and continued to gnaw on the Blood Qi Pill.

Ye Xiaofan didn't hesitate. He forced a drop of vital blood from his fingertip and dripped it onto the Stone Gate.

The blood drop instantly merged into the Stone Gate, which then emitted a dazzling golden light.

As the golden light dissipated, Ye Xiaofan's figure also disappeared.

Seeing this, Tie Wuqing didn't dare to delay and quickly dripped a drop of vital blood onto the Stone Gate.

Golden light reappeared, and Tie Wuqing disappeared along with it.

After the two entered the Stone Gate, the mini dragon, holding a small porcelain bottle larger than itself, slowly squeezed through the small hole on the lower left of the Stone Gate.

At this moment, inside the Stone Gate was an incredibly vast hall.

In the center of the hall stood a tall Stone Tablet resembling white crystal. Three Stone Gates were embedded in the surrounding walls.

Each Stone Gate was carved with different numbers: Seven, Eight, and Nine.

Ye Xiaofan and Tie Wuqing stood side by side under the Stone Tablet, unsure what to do for a moment.

"Pour your Qi and Blood into the Stone Tablet. This Stone Tablet is used to test your Spiritual Root Grade. You will enter different Stone Gates based on the quality of your Spiritual Root."

The mini dragon's voice came from behind them.

Ye Xiaofan turned his head and saw the mini dragon just emerging from the small hole, holding the small porcelain bottle.

This made Ye Xiaofan doubt again if this thing was truly a Divine Dragon.

"Kid, what are you looking at? I'm telling you, I dug this hole myself."

The mini dragon said with its head held high, looking very proud, as if being able to dig this hole was an inexplicable honor.

"Hey, kid, this is an inheritance ground left by an Immortal Emperor. Don't be fooled by how these Stone Gates look like ordinary stones. Heh heh, even an Immortal Emperor would have trouble breaking through these Stone Gates."

"Immortal Emperor!"

Although he didn't know what realm that was, anything with "Immortal" and "Emperor" in it couldn't be simple. It was likely the highest existence in this world.

Ye Xiaofan's heart churned with shock. This was truly a blessing in disguise.

Could the cultivation techniques of an Immortal Emperor be bad?

As long as he got his hands on one, he wouldn't have to worry about cultivation techniques anymore.

"I have to thank Xie. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have encountered this opportunity."

Ye Xiaofan muttered inwardly, then placed his hand on the Stone Tablet and activated the Qi and Blood within his body.

In an instant, the Stone Tablet flared with brilliant light, engulfing the entire hall.

It was so dazzling that no one could open their eyes.

A moment later, the light dissipated, and ten purple-gold spots appeared on the tablet's surface.

Clatter!

The miniature dragon, which had been completely indifferent moments before, stared dumbfounded, dropping the Blood Qi Pill it was holding from its claws.

Ye Xiaofan didn't understand what this meant, so he turned to look at Tie Wuqing.

Seeing Tie Wuqing shake his head, Ye Xiaofan then turned back to the miniature dragon.

He saw the miniature dragon, still clutching the Blood Qi Pill, dangling on the ground without realizing it. Its black, shining eyes stared blankly at Ye Xiaofan, as if looking at a monster.

"Senior, what does the Stone Tablet indicate?"

"Your Spiritual Root Grade. It's passable, only slightly worse than mine."

The miniature dragon snapped back to reality, its eyes flickering as it spoke with a hint of sourness.

Internally, however, it was utterly shaken.

Spiritual Root Grades were divided into nine tiers, with the ninth tier being the highest.

It itself possessed a Nine-grade Spiritual Root, making it a rare genius even within the entire Dragon Clan. With no unforeseen circumstances, it could cultivate all the way to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

But its inherited memories contained records of Ten-grade Spiritual Roots.

Throughout the eons, there were only a handful of beings recorded in heaven and earth who possessed Ten-grade Spiritual Roots. Each of them was a transcendent existence who surpassed the Immortal Emperor realm and endured for eternity.

Their Dragon Clan's first Ancestor Dragon, born at the dawn of heaven and earth, possessed a Ten-grade Spiritual Root.

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