Dragon Pearl

[That same year, with your consent, your daughter Ye Pingjing married Zhang Tianhuo.

As you watched this brat serve you tea, you were furious but had no outlet for your anger. Soon enough, during the subsequent training sessions, you found a target to take it out on—Zhang Tianhuo.]

[In the ninety-eighth year, your cultivation level rose to the mid-stage of the Void God Realm.]

[In the one hundred and third year, your adventurous son Ye Chen returned home and found you. He told you he had discovered a special Inheritance Secret Realm and had entered it, but the creatures inside were too powerful. Sensing danger, he had left. Ye Chen wanted you to explore this secret realm together with him—he could feel that there were bound to be many good things inside.

Soon, you followed Ye Chen to this secret realm. After entering the valley and stepping onto the teleportation array, you arrived inside. The secret realm was located deep within what seemed like a cave, pitch black with not a trace of light.

You immediately took out an Earth-grade treasure you carried with you—a bead-type Earth Grade Low-Rank magic tool that emitted a blue glow, illuminating the entire cave brightly. At the same time, you saw clearly what was inside the cave. Several bat-like Demonic Beasts were charging at you. Their cultivation wasn't high, barely reaching the Essence Gathering Realm, but there were many of them. Still, this was no trouble for you. You instantly released your Phantom Body, and the massive Void God projection crushed these bats to pieces in an instant.

Your youngest son, Ye Chen, watched you from the side, stars seemingly shining in his eyes. This was the father he had admired since childhood—no matter what realm he reached, he always felt his father's strength was unfathomable.

Meeting Ye Chen's gaze, you made a fist and lightly tapped his forehead, saying, "Don't space out. There's definitely more than just these Demonic Beasts in here. We need to keep moving forward. If we run into something even I can't handle, I don't want you running off. Stay close to me so I can protect you, understand?"

Hearing your warning, Ye Chen immediately nodded and followed behind you as you continued deeper into the cave.

On the way to the inner part of the cave, you encountered dozens of waves of Demonic Beasts. Fortunately, everything was still within your ability to handle—you could deal with these beasts. Still, the sheer number of them was a drain on your energy.

Finally, after clearing out another batch of bats, you signaled Ye Chen to sit down and rest. Once seated, you took out a few precious Pills and swallowed them to begin recovering your energy. Meanwhile, Ye Chen also ate some Pills and started recuperating just like you.

Two hours later, you had restored yourself to peak condition. You led Ye Chen onward toward the depths of the cave. Before long, you spotted a massive Stone Gate ahead. Above the gate was an enormous Black Dragon Head. Though it was only a head, it showed no signs of decay—it was lifelike, as if still alive, staring wide-eyed at the area before the gate. Anyone approaching the gate would mistakenly think the dragon head was staring directly at them. Just looking at it filled Ye Chen with fear.]

[Yes, the place you had come to was a Dragon Tomb Ancient Grave, the burial site of a Demon Saint Level Dragon Clan member. The massive dragon head you saw on the Stone Gate belonged to a Half-Saint Grade Demon Dragon. When you saw that head, your heart also skipped a beat—after all, your current strength hadn't even reached the Spirit Condensation Realm. Entering this secret realm now was somewhat too dangerous.

At that moment, you felt like retreating, going back to wait until you had reached a higher cultivation level before returning. But a sudden intuition told you that this expedition wouldn't bring too much danger—it should be something you could handle. You had experienced this kind of premonition several times before, and it had always proven accurate. Before you possessed the Sacred Body Dao Embryo constitution, you never had such premonitions. You guessed it might be due to the increased luck this constitution brought. With that reassurance, the unease you had felt earlier immediately settled.]

[You walked toward the Stone Gate, but you found that you couldn't open it with Barbarian Strength. You guessed there must be some mechanism. You searched around the gate and had Ye Chen help you look for anything unusual. As time passed and Ye Chen was about to lose patience, you found a groove. The moment you saw it, something clicked in your mind. You took an item out of your pocket, and it fit perfectly into the groove. It all became clear to you.]

[The jade seal you took from your pocket was one you had acquired at the Jiancheng auction house. Back when it was being auctioned, you had felt that the material of this item was unusual. In your understanding, this Jade Seal might hold some secret. Since the price wasn't high for you, and you had money to spare, you had directly bought it.

But after bringing it home, you had tried many times without figuring out its purpose. Thinking of this now, a smile crept onto your face. It seemed everything was connected by cause and effect—perhaps this was your fortune.]

[As you placed the Jade Seal into the groove on the Stone Gate, it quickly began to glow. The light spread along the grooves on the gate, gradually illuminating them until they formed a glowing image of a Dragon Body. Connected to the dragon head, it looked even more like a living black dragon.

When the dragon's eyes lit up, the Dragon Head on the Stone Gate let out a majestic roar. Only after the roar faded did the gate slowly swing open. You and Ye Chen now saw clearly what lay beyond.]

[A heavy stench of rotting corpses hit you. Ye Chen immediately vomited. Though you also felt a bit nauseous, you managed to suppress the urge to throw up. Before you lay a Dragon Corpse over fifty zhang tall—roughly the height of a fifty-story building from your past life.]

[Seeing this race, legendary across the entire continent, you—who had felt somewhat relieved earlier—now felt immense pressure again. The mighty Dragon Clan was born far stronger than the Human Race. If a dragon had a high Dragon Bloodline concentration, it could even reach the Demon Saint Level upon reaching adulthood. Truly, they were one of the top existences among the Demon Race.]

[Although the Demon Saint's strength was formidable, this Dragon Corpse before you had clearly been dead for a very long time. Aside from the Dragon Pearl, the entire body had lost its usefulness. After a sigh, you felt a surge of joy—at least there was still a Dragon Pearl to make use of. This trip hadn't been a waste.

Just as you removed the Dragon Pearl, the entire Dragon Corpse suddenly collapsed into dust, vanishing within the cave and disappearing from this world.]