Master of the Dragon-Rearing Pool

Mountain and River Domain, Crimson Flame Sect's mountain gate.

Cao Ren sat cross-legged, bare to the waist. At his chest grew a bizarre scale, resembling both snake and flood dragon, surrounded by a dense ring of tiny scales rooted deep within his flesh.

Four months ago, he had relied on the miraculous properties of the Dragon Transformation Curse to form a strange core that was half Origin Core and half demon core. Its quality could not be judged, yet the true essence within him was no weaker than Chen Mengze's, who had formed a perfect Origin Core!

After entering the Origin Core Realm, Cao Ren had been granted the status of a purple-robed elder by the Crimson Flame Sect. His standing was equal to that of the various peak masters, and he had gained the qualifications to establish a cave abode in the Ethereal Void Domain.

However, compared to the Ethereal Void Domain, he preferred the Mountain and River Domain, and thus remained within the heart of the sect's mountain gate.

At the same time, as his cultivation rose, further signs of draconic transformation had appeared upon his body.

Having now consolidated his cultivation, he was practicing the Counter-Dragon Curse, seeking to deepen his mastery of the technique and use even more formidable Counter-Dragon True Qi to resist the trend of draconic transformation!

After Shen Mo's deductions, the Counter-Dragon Curse had proven extraordinarily effective and had suppressed the draconic transformation. The tiny scales on Cao Ren's chest had shrunk by a full circle compared to when he had first formed his core.

Yet just as the cave-heaven was about to "descend" into the immortal realm, Cao Ren suddenly felt his scalp prickle.

The next instant, the cave abode where he was staying exploded with a thunderous boom, and the Demon-Suppressing