As long as he had enough resources, he might be able to grow in a matter of days.
That was what Ding Ling thought. Thus, he did not care much about the difficulties Ao Qin had mentioned and only brought up the matter of the Curse Source.
Ao Qin nodded and said:
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have taken you there myself. But today, you should first familiarize yourself with your subordinates. Once you're familiar with them, I'll take you to the Dragon Palace Treasury tomorrow."
Ding Ling said no more.
Familiarizing himself with his subordinates was no difficult task for him.
In less than half an hour,
he had recognized everyone he needed to know.
He went to find Ao Qin again.
Although Ao Qin was surprised by Ding Ling's memory, he did not question it. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Since you're in such a hurry, then follow me."
Ao Qin was an honest man.
He took Ding Ling straight to the Dragon Palace Treasury.
They took several winding turns along the way.
They passed through numerous Crystal Palaces, the Exquisite Pagoda, and corridors piled with coral...
Half an hour later,
Ao Qin took Ding Ling thirty thousand zhang deep beneath the sea.
They arrived before the treasury's gate.
The gate was thick and imposing, standing a hundred zhang tall.
A person standing before it appeared utterly insignificant.
Ao Qin arrived before the gate and transformed into his Dragon King Form, signaling Ding Ling to imitate him.
Whoosh!
Ao Qin's Dragon King Form spat out a stream of Dragon Qi. Boom! A water-blue vortex no larger than a palm appeared within the gate.
Ao Qin's enormous dragon body instantly shrank to the size of a thumb before drilling into the vortex.
Ding Ling froze.