Immersed in a Dream

(4000 words)

As soon as they landed on this treasure land, they indeed felt an extremely rich fire elemental energy. This was the convergence point of earth fire, with flames bursting forth and never ceasing!

Soon, people discovered that this precious land was also inscribed with array patterns, and the Red-robed Boy had used Heaven and Earth Grand Array to isolate this area.

A world that was already closed off, plus the great array here, it's truly an impregnable fortress.

This is enough to show that today's events are extremely important to the ancestor!

"It's finally starting! I've waited too long."

The Red-robed Boy spoke, his voice filled with excitement.

As he spoke, the Red-robed Boy took out a Space Ring, cast a hand seal, and a large number of rare treasures flew out of the Space Ring!

One after another, these rare and precious treasures of nature were sealed in jade boxes.

"Open them all."

Following the ancestor's words, the Sect Leader of Ten Thousand Gods and the old woman opened the jade boxes one by one.

People then discovered that the rare and precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures treasured by the Myriad Gods Ancestor were far more than what they had searched for. In fact, most of them were ten times, or even dozens of times, more valuable than what they had searched with the power of their Lineage!

The Red-robed Boy carefully took a small jar of white lotion. Upon seeing the jar of white lotion, Yi Yun's eyelids twitched.

"Dragon Bone Milk?"

Yi Yun, well-versed in the Medicine God's Classics, recognized the small jar of white emulsion. It was from a dark place filled with yin energy, where the bones of a dragon were buried. The Dragon Corpse was corroded by the yin energy, leaving only the bones. Over millions of years, the dragon bones dissolved and formed the emulsion.

This lotion was formed through countless fortuitous encounters, making it extremely rare and difficult to obtain. Even so, once obtained, the Dragon Bone Milk contains a yin poison due to its prolonged exposure to the yin and dark realms. Ordinary martial artists who consume the Dragon Bone Milk will immediately lose their life force and become a cold, lifeless corpse. To remove the yin poison, there is a special secret method, and very few people know this method. Even the Medicine God only found the method by chance in an ancient ruin.

This Red-robed Boy actually knows the secret method for processing Dragon Bone Milk?

Yi Yun was astonished. Since the Myriad Gods Ancestor had brought out the Dragon Bone Milk, he must know how to refine it. Yi Yun did not expect that such an old monster who had lived for countless millennia would make such a foolish mistake and poison him to death.

No one recognized the Dragon Bone Milk except Yi Yun, but the second spiritual treasure that the Red-robed Boy took out was recognized by a knowledgeable elder present.

It was a green fruit, only the size of a fist. The fruit was translucent and crystal clear, like it was carved from beautiful jade, and it emitted an enticing fragrance.

"This is... the fruit of the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood? The Nine-Revolutions Green Wood, according to legend, can live for billions of years. This divine tree appeared at the beginning of the world. It grows extremely slowly, starting as a tiny seed, taking root and sprouting in ordinary soil, growing only an inch a year. But it lives for so long that it can grow into a towering divine tree in ten thousand years. In a million years, the canopy of the divine tree will be as large as a mountain ten thousand feet high, and the trunk will be like a pillar supporting the sky. In a billion years, its root system will penetrate the entire planet, penetrating deep into the star core to draw on the earth's fire, filling the entire star it occupies. The canopy will soar into the universe, drawing on the essence of the sun, moon, and stars!"

An elder exclaimed in surprise, "These green fruits are the fruits of the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood! It's quite amazing how such a huge Nine-Revolutions Green Wood produces such tiny fruits. But because they are so tiny, they are highly concentrated with the essence of the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood."

It contains a large amount of vital energy, and its greatest effect is—life extension!!

You should know that the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood can live for billions of years!

Legend has it that it can grant the user the powerful vitality of the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood, making them young again. Even a powerful deity whose life potential has been repeatedly developed can extend their lifespan by ten to twenty thousand years after consuming the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit. If it is refined into an elixir, its value will be even greater!

The Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit, with its life-extending effect alone, has caused people to fight tooth and nail for it.

Unexpectedly, the Red-robed Boy actually had one. He had the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit, so he should have consumed it long ago. How could it have been preserved until now? After all, the effect of prolonging life is something many old monsters dream of.

Following the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit, the Red-robed Boy took out another crystal-clear fruit. This fruit was similar in size and shape to the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit, only the color was different. The Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit was green, while this fruit was bright red. The two fruits looked like a pair.

"The fruit of the Dragon Blood Tree!"

An elder recognized it. The lifespan of the Dragon Blood Tree is shorter than that of the Nine-Revolutions Green Wood, but it can still live for over a hundred million years. The Dragon Blood Tree was originally called the Demon Blood Tree. This kind of tree can eat people and demon beasts. It uses its branches to entangle demon beasts and melt them into blood, which it then absorbs through its roots!

While ordinary demon blood trees are precious, obtaining a whole one is not difficult for the many elders present. However, there is a type of demon blood tree that is different. This type of demon blood tree has grown for too long and is too powerful. It can hunt dragons and drink the blood of dragons. The fruit it bears is called Dragon Blood Fruit!

The value of this fruit is beyond question; it can prolong life and Marrow Cleansing and valuable!

Next--

Sky Swallowing Flood Dragon Horn! Dragon Ridge Whale Oil! Crimson Blood Celestial Silkworm! Nine-Winged Golden Dragon!

While these are also precious, their value is far less than the three divine treasures of heaven and earth mentioned earlier.

Yi Yun looked at these divine treasures with a gloomy expression. He discovered that these medicinal herbs could be basically divided into two types.

One type is related to dragons!

Another one is to prolong life and rejuvenate vitality!

The first one is easy to understand: the Myriad Gods Ancestor needs the bloodline of a dragon to activate the Kanglong Ding.

None of the people present possessed the bloodline to activate the Kanglong Ding, including Yi Yun. Although he had sealed the Purple Crystal within him, he was not confident that he could awaken the dormant Dragon Soul within the Kanglong Ding.

Therefore, the Myriad Gods Ancestor needs these divine objects from heaven and earth to enhance the purity of the dragon blood in his bloodline!

As for the second type, the item that prolongs life and revitalizes vitality, it is absolutely not for young people; it can only be used by the Myriad Gods Ancestor himself!

The Myriad Gods Ancestor has indeed lived for far too long, but he does not want to reach the end of his life. He wants to unleash his full potential and make another breakthrough!

Once he breaks through, he can live for at least several million more years.

Thinking of this, Yi Yun gradually felt a chill in his heart; today was almost a hopeless situation for him.

The Myriad Gods Ancestor took out all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, a total of thirty or forty kinds of divine objects, which flew in mid-air.

Then the Myriad Gods Ancestor made a hand seal, followed by a loud boom.

The enormous Kanglong Ding descended, pressing down directly on the core area where the nine massive fissures converged!

Waaaaaah!

Lava boils, and subterranean fire roars!

All the world's fire on this land was gathered together, and at the place where the Kanglong Ding was suppressing it, a towering pillar of fire reached ten thousand feet high!

The pillar of fire burned for a long time, then slowly shortened, but Yi Yun could see that as the pillar of fire grew shorter, its essence of fire became more condensed.

When the pillar of fire was only ten feet high, the flames were incredibly pure, and the terrifying heat wave made everyone present secretly tremble with fear!

"That's enough."

The Myriad Gods Ancestor nodded. He had spent tens of thousands of years preparing this grand formation, and now everything was proceeding according to his original plan.

He waved his hand again, and the replica of the Kanglong Ding beneath his feet flew out. This replica cauldron hovered above the Kanglong Ding and was scorched by the world's fire!

"Master... Master... these medicinal herbs... these medicinal herbs, are they not prepared for me?"

Feng Yunyang frightened. Even though he had a high opinion of himself, he was a little scared when he saw the situation.

With so many Divine Treasure, could they all be prepared for himself? It seems highly unlikely!

Upon hearing Feng Yunyang's question, the Red-robed Boy smiled kindly, "Of course, these are for you. These Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were all carefully selected by your master."

"Really... really?"

Feng Yunyang couldn't believe it, but since the ancestor had said so, there was no need to deceive himself.

Thinking of this, Feng Yunyang became excited.

With these Divine Treasure cleansing his body, his cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds. What will one Yi Yun be then? Even ten or a hundred Yi Yun will be easily crushed by him!

"Thank you, Master! Your kindness to your disciple is as solid as a mountain, and Yunyang has no way to repay you!"

Feng Yunyang knelt down and paid his respects to the Myriad Gods Ancestor.

However, this scene evoked mixed feelings among the people present.

Some people envy and are jealous of Feng Yunyang. They have already concluded that Feng Yunyang is the illegitimate son of the Myriad Gods Ancestor. The Myriad Gods Ancestor is about to die and has no offspring. Since he finally has a son, he naturally wants to raise him.

However, some people feel that the Myriad Gods Ancestor must have spent tens of thousands of years and countless resources and energy preparing all this. Even if the Myriad Gods Ancestor valued his descendants so much, surely he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths?

Just as Feng Yunyang was expressing his gratitude, a cold voice suddenly rang out. "It must have been difficult for you to keep up with such an unrealistic dream all this time. I really don't know if you're hopelessly stupid or just so immersed in your dream that even if you realize it's a dream, you're unwilling to wake up."

The strong sarcasm in those words sent a chill down Feng Yunyang's spine.

"Who's spouting nonsense!?"

Feng Yunyang jumped up from the ground like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He glanced at the crowd and slowly fixed his gaze on Yi Yun!

He recognized the voice as Yi Yun's.

Yi Yun merely sneered at Feng Yunyang's gaze. At this point, life or death depended entirely on the fight; there was no escaping it, and he no longer cared.

"So it was you, my whetstone!" Feng Yunyang glanced at Yi Yun with disdain. "You dare to speak to me? After being a prisoner for half a year, don't you understand your situation? You're nothing more than a fighting beast that Master imprisoned and prepared for me, just like those beasts kept in captivity, waiting to be slaughtered when young geniuses are trained. Once I've completed my body cleansing, it will be your death day. Once I cut off your head, I'll use your blood to pave my path to becoming a God King!"

"God King?" Yi Yun laughed. "How pathetic! I thought you were still dreaming and didn't want to wake up, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? What makes you think you're worthy of enjoying all those resources that old geezer provides? You, a piece of trash, dare to call yourself a God King? Today, I, Yi Yun, am in trouble, and I've ended up with a fool like you. How ironic!"

"You!" Feng Yunyang was enraged, his anger reaching a boiling point, but Yi Yun's words made him feel somewhat guilty. "Master..."

At this moment, Feng Yunyang placed all his hopes on the Red-robed Boy. Only the Red-robed Boy's words could put his mind at ease. "Master, these Divine Treasure..."

The Red-robed Boy smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "These are all prepared for you."

Feng Yunyang let out a long breath. He had already confirmed those words twice; it seemed that only in this way could he feel a little more at ease.

"But why are there some life-extending drugs? I don't seem to... need to extend my lifespan," Feng Yunyang asked guiltily.

The Red-robed Boy said, "The Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit is one of the four main ingredients. It is indeed not prepared for you. The Sky Swallowing Flood Dragon Horn, Dragon Ridge Whale Oil, and Crimson Blood Celestial Silkworm are the ones prepared for you. When the time comes, I will put the medicinal materials into the Hidden Dragon Ding and refine them in the Star Fire. You can enter the cauldron and cleanse your body in the medicinal liquid."

"I... enter the cauldron to cleanse my body?" Feng Yunyang was stunned. He glanced at the blazing Star Fire at the core of the Nine Dragons Arching for a Pearl and forced a smile, "Master, how could I possibly withstand this fire?"

"Of course." The Red-robed Boy still smiled. "Without such intense flames, it's impossible to refine away the useless flesh and skin. Your master will leave your bones and blood to be fused with the essence of the Sky Swallowing Flood Dragon Horn, Dragon Ridge Whale Oil, Crimson Blood Celestial Silkworm, and other medicines, along with the three main ingredients: Nine-Revolutions Green Wood Fruit, Dragon Bone Milk, and Dragon Blood Fruit. Only then can you finally refine the perfect Dragon Emperor Sarira."

The Red-robed Boy spoke slowly and deliberately, but Feng Yunyang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

In an instant, the smile on the Red-robed Boy's face became unfamiliar and chilling.

The Myriad Gods Ancestor wants to... wants to use him to refine medicine!?

The so-called "medicinal body cleansing" is actually a process of melting and refining the medicine together! These medicines were prepared for him because he himself is one of the four main ingredients!

"No... no... Master, please don't joke around. How could I possibly be used in medicine? I... I..."

Feng Yunyang's face was pale and his voice trembled. Although he tried his best to calm himself down, he became more and more afraid. In his eyes, the old monster in front of him who looked like a child suddenly seemed to have become the most terrifying demon in the world, about to devour him!

"My disciple, do not underestimate yourself. I have traveled to so many places in the Ruins of Return and seen countless people in my life, but you have the purest blood of the dragon race flowing in your veins."

The Red-robed Boy hovered in mid-air and gently patted Feng Yunyang's shoulder. At the beginning, the Myriad Gods Ancestor only thought of using the blood of those dragon clan descendants to activate the Kanglong Ding and obtain the <Dragon Emperor Art>.

However, as the Red-robed Boy became more and more prepared, especially after he explored the ruins left by the ancient dragon race and saw the existence of something like the Dragon Emperor Sarira, he was no longer satisfied with just obtaining the <Dragon Emperor Art>.

He intends to refine the Dragon Emperor Sarira, consume it, and undergo a marrow cleansing and blood transformation. Through his own bloodline, he aims to activate the Kanglong Ding and even become Kanglong Ding true master!