"Hah!"
Just then, Deng Jiugong raised the Crimson Copper Saber. The blade fell, and the evil dragon's head was cut off.
In an instant, the evil dragon's aura vanished. It was well and truly dead.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You slew an evil dragon and obtained a Taixu Blind Box!"
Just then, the system notification rang out.
"I wonder what treasure this Taixu Blind Box will give me!"
Deng Jiugong waited eagerly. With a thought, he opened the Taixu Blind Box.
"Ding! Taixu Blind Box opened successfully. Host obtained Heavenly Origin Divine Blade + Destruction Divine Blade + Vast Void Divine Blade Technique - Mortal Scroll!"
When the system notification ended, Deng Jiugong was stunned.
"This!!!"
The number of items inside the Taixu Blind Box far exceeded Deng Jiugong's expectations.
It was a complete set of blade techniques, with two divine blades and a divine blade art.
With a thought, both blades appeared in Deng Jiugong's hands.
These two divine blades, the Heavenly Origin Divine Blade and the Destruction Divine Blade, were actually two mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures.
Until now, Deng Jiugong hadn't had a single Innate Spirit Treasure—not even a low-grade one.
He hadn't expected to obtain two mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures now.
And they came with the Vast Void Divine Blade Art.
However, the Vast Void Divine Blade Art was only the Mortal Scroll, which left Deng Jiugong somewhat bewildered.
As he sensed the Mortal Scroll of the Vast Void Divine Blade Art, Deng Jiugong's heart shook violently.
If he mastered this Mortal Scroll, every strike he made would be like unleashing a blade technique divine ability.
Deng Jiugong was stunned.
Even as a mortal, Deng Jiugong had been renowned for his Divine Swordsmanship. Now that he had reached the True Immortal Realm, his blade skills were even more formidable. Yet compared to the Mortal Scroll of the Vast Void Divine Blade Art, his own blade skills were like child's play.
The immense difference filled Deng Jiugong with excitement.
He had no idea how powerful the Vast Void Divine Blade Art would become at higher levels beyond the Mortal Scroll. This Mortal Scroll alone made his blood surge.
Moreover, wielding both blades together could multiply their power several times over. They might even rival a high-grade Innate Spirit Treasure.
If he mastered the Vast Void Divine Blade Art, its might would be unimaginable.
After stowing the two divine blades, Deng Jiugong looked at the four-clawed evil dragon's corpse. With a thought, he stored it in his system space.
The evil dragon had been at the late stage of the Mystic Immortal Realm. It was powerful, and its body was enormous. Once he returned, the soldiers in camp could feast on it—and eating the flesh of a Mystic Immortal Realm dragon might even increase their strength considerably.
Whoosh!
After storing the dragon's corpse, Deng Jiugong moved and flew above the mountain ravine.
Soon, he spotted a solitary island.
The Treasure Map's directions led to that island.
As soon as he landed, Deng Jiugong touched something that felt like a barrier.
"Innate Restriction?"
Deng Jiugong immediately recognized it.
It was said that Innate Restrictions contained spaces completely cut off from the outside world.
And if no one had ever entered, there might be a valuable opportunity waiting inside.
Deng Jiugong wasted no time and began breaking the Innate Restriction.
Whoosh!
Soon, he broke through the restriction, and Deng Jiugong stepped into the space within.
The scene shifted, and Deng Jiugong froze.
Before him stood a Spiritual Root, radiating terrifying Innate Spiritual Energy. Nine fruits hung from its branches.
"Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit?"
Deng Jiugong's expression turned excited.
It was said that the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit had been stained with the blood of a true dragon, and that its nine fruits represented the nine sons of the dragon.
It was also a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root, rich in Spiritual Energy.
However, the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit was still somewhat unripe.
Otherwise, the four-clawed evil dragon would have consumed it long ago.
All dragons yearned to transform into true dragons. The four-clawed evil dragon had probably been counting on the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit to help it transform.
It had never expected Deng Jiugong to kill it, leaving the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit as his Spiritual Root.
Since the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit wasn't fully ripe, Deng Jiugong didn't harvest it right away. Instead, he continued exploring the space within the Innate Restriction.
Deng Jiugong discovered quite a few other Spiritual Roots in the space, mostly low-grade acquired Spiritual Roots. A few had no fruit left on them, presumably because the evil dragon had picked and eaten them.
Even so, Deng Jiugong came away with quite a lot of spirit fruits.
After harvesting the fruit, Deng Jiugong didn't forget to take the Spiritual Root plants as well. If he found somewhere to plant them in the future, they would bring him an extra harvest.
At one point, Deng Jiugong's expression shifted. He had assumed there were only Spiritual Roots here.
But a light spot began flashing on the Treasure Map. Following its directions, Deng Jiugong hurried over.
Whoosh!
Soon, Deng Jiugong broke through the soil. Before him lay a fragment radiating boundless divine light of creation.
"This treasure is so mysterious!"
He reached out and picked up the fragment.
Deng Jiugong's expression changed as he realized what the treasure was.
"A Creation Jade Disk Fragment!"
It was said that the complete Jade Plate of Creation had been one of Great God Pangu's four Chaos Supreme Treasures when he created the world.
However, after the world was created, the Jade Plate of Creation couldn't withstand the immense pressure and shattered into countless pieces.
Who would have thought there would be a fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation here?
The Jade Plate of Creation was a supreme treasure for comprehending the Dao, and it recorded the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws. Even shattered and scattered across the prehistoric world, it remained a treasure for comprehending the Dao.
Deng Jiugong focused his awareness on the fragment and discovered that it recorded quite a few Great Dao Laws.
This filled Deng Jiugong with excitement.
Ever since the Heavenly Dao Will came into being in the prehistoric world, nearly all its living beings had switched to cultivating the Heavenly Dao Laws.
First, the Great Dao Laws were extremely difficult to comprehend, while the Heavenly Dao Laws were easier to master and advanced one's cultivation more quickly.
Second, ever since the Heavenly Dao Will came into being, the only laws one could sense throughout the prehistoric world were practically the Heavenly Dao Laws.
The Creation Jade Disk Fragment Deng Jiugong had obtained recorded many Great Dao Laws. His cultivation was too low to comprehend them now, but once he grew stronger, he could directly study the Great Dao Laws, which were countless times more powerful than the Heavenly Dao Laws.
Deng Jiugong examined them one by one and was delighted to discover that the fragment recorded dozens of Great Dao Laws!
Although his cultivation was too low, and he couldn't identify every one of them, this was still a tremendous harvest.
Besides that, the Creation Jade Disk Fragment also recorded the Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Arts and the Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Arts.
When the complete Jade Plate of Creation shattered, some of its records of the Great Dao Laws became incomplete and evolved into divine abilities instead.
Deng Jiugong's cultivation was too low to comprehend the Great Dao Laws, but he could cultivate these divine abilities.
The Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Arts were supreme divine abilities, while the Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Arts were lesser divine abilities.
The Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing, a strength-based divine ability, and the Five Elements Great Escape, a speed-based divine ability, were two of the supreme divine abilities among the Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Arts.
However, Deng Jiugong already had divine abilities for strength and speed, so he wasn't considering cultivating any others for the time being.
He could engrave all one hundred and eight divine abilities onto jade slips. In the future, when the generals under his command grew stronger, he could have them cultivate these arts.
Although he couldn't cultivate the Great Dao Laws recorded in the Creation Jade Disk Fragment, the fragment itself was a treasure for comprehending the Dao and could help Deng Jiugong comprehend it more quickly.
Deng Jiugong was still very pleased!
After scavenging everything in the space within the Innate Restriction, Deng Jiugong returned to the Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit.
It still hadn't fully ripened, so Deng Jiugong waited.
Of course, he didn't just sit around.
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