As for the Dragon Essence, back when he had fled the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm to the Crimson Abyss Continent and settled in Redfish Town, Xiang Hua had wanted to take him as a master. He had given Lu Xiaotian a fragment of an antler, a broken shard damaged when powerful experts had fought the Dragon Deer and injured it long ago.
The Dragon Essence aura lingering within it truly shared the same source as the aura of this flying deer! Since Lu Xiaotian had obtained a fragment of the antler, it was only natural that the ancient Xiang imperial clan—or the Tianwu and Great Qi imperial families—might possess similar means, or other methods, to identify Dragon Essence.
"You're still too young. There are some things you naturally don't understand. Though a Dragon Essence that has developed a spirit is immensely powerful, the fact that it can subdue this magic centipede doesn't necessarily mean it's stronger than this black-and-yellow magic centipede," Xiang Kuang explained, a trace of pride on his face.
"If it isn't stronger than the centipede, how could it subdue it?" Lu Xiaotian frowned. The strong preyed on the weak; that had always been the way of the cultivation world. The worlds of demons and the Devil Race adhered to this truth even more strictly. Without sufficient strength, trying to make Demon Cultivators of another race submit was no more than a fool's dream.
"You don't know the whole story," Xiang Kuang continued. "It's said that Dragon Essence can exert considerable suppression over demonic beasts of the same rank, even those somewhat stronger. This suppression comes mostly from the level of divine sense. Once their divine sense falters, their abilities are greatly diminished. It's like raising a child. After the former Qin guardian Dragon Deer fell, the Dragon