Stubborn Dragon! Old Chen Dengming, Blessed with Deep Fortune

'Click!'

A chilling sound suddenly erupted as the dragon beast's thick, vat-like neck was forcibly snapped by Chen Dengming's strong, steel-like arms that gleamed with Silver Light.

This scene was truly shocking and astonishing.

But this did not kill the dragon. Instead, fueled by its wounds and humiliation, the dragon suddenly turned bloodshot as if it were about to breathe fire, and its body began to thrash violently as it struggled desperately.

A powerful surge of force seemed to burst forth from the dragon tendons connected to the dragon's spine.

Chen Dengming felt his arms tremble violently, his muscles slamming against his bones, aggravating the injury to his spine, causing him excruciating pain. He was almost losing control of the evil dragon.

He really wanted to emulate Nezha's rampage in the sea, pulling out the dragon's tendons to use as a jump rope and jumping tens of thousands of times in one go, but his strength wasn't up to the task yet. The fact that he had been able to fight until now was already a result of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique's explosive growth.

"Get out!"

With a long roar, he used the immense force unleashed by the dragon beast to violently swing its massive body up, sending it flying out and crashing into the sea with a 'bang,' creating towering waves.

Boom!!--

The seawater burst open again in the next moment, and a huge spray of seawater poured down like a torrential rain.

The dragon beast, exuding a powerful dragon aura, tore through the seawater like a thousand curtains of water, and soared into the sky.

Its thick neck drooped askew, and its dragon eyes were filled with rage, fixed firmly on Chen Dengming.

Chen Dengming's chest felt like it was being pulled by a bellows, he was breathing heavily, the Silver Light around his body was rapidly fading, his heart was sinking, and he felt intense exhaustion.

This was a sign of severe Mental Strength exhaustion. Just now, he had forcibly unleashed his Mental Strength to convert it into human strength. Although he managed to snap the dragon beast's neck in a burst of power, he was almost Mental Strength exhausted.

Human desires are boundless, and human capabilities are limitless. All of this is based on the premise that the Human Immortal Way Power is abundant. The three complement each other and none can be lacking.

Now, the Human Immortal Way Power within his Sea of Consciousness is almost depleted, making it difficult for him to maintain his Ancient Human Immortal Physique. His powerful physique feels weak, as if it is about to quickly return to its normal state, making him feel powerless despite his good intentions.

At this moment, the dragon beast slowly twisted its neck in anger, and Dragon Talisman appeared on the scales, which were the size of bowls. They emitted a strong dragon aura, and the broken bones made a 'crack' sound. However, its thick neck was rapidly recovering, and it seemed that its crooked neck had been straightened again. It was indeed a stubborn and evil dragon.

For cultivators at the Golden Core Realm, a broken neck is not considered a fatal injury, let alone for the Nascent Soul Realm experts.

The dragon beast stared at Chen Dengming with its pair of sinister dragon eyes, and let out a low, suppressed dragon roar.

"Enough! Do you really want things to get out of hand today?"

At this moment, Su Yan Yan's cold shout, accompanied by a chilling pressure, descended from the sky.

Her graceful figure rippled beneath the wide robes, revealing her curvaceous form. Her majestic eyes were filled with azure-blue Immortal Celestial Dao Power, even causing a change in the celestial phenomena above, with thunder and lightning, and dark clouds gathering, creating an oppressive and terrifying atmosphere.

Even though she was bleeding from the corner of her mouth and her breath was weak, the Heaven's Will Immortal Celestial Dao Power that she could faintly draw upon caused the dragon beast's pupils to shrink and feel great fear. It was known that if the fight continued, it would force this Longevity Old Ancestor to sacrifice eight hundred of her own life for a thousand of her enemies.

"Uncle-Master!"

Chen Dengming looked at Su Yan Yan, his massive body falling back to the sea surface.

Two jets of seawater suddenly gushed out, forming huge columns of water that landed beneath his massive body's feet, lifting him up to conceal his current weakness.

A tall figure, enveloped in a hazy blue light, floated and sank in the depths of the sea, emanating a mysterious yet vast Spiritual Qi.

It was none other than Chen Dengming's Incense Clone who had rushed over.

The dragon beast witnessed this scene and felt disdainful, thinking that it was just a clone that was not even at the Nascent Soul stage, and it couldn't scare it.

However, the next moment, it felt a chill and sensed that Chen Dengming's aura, which had been weakening, was rapidly growing stronger, and a surge of Nascent Soul Power was emanating from his body.

At the same time, bursts of Life Force Rong Qi emerged from Chen Dengming's body, replenishing his losses and making his aura stronger. However, his silver hair quickly became dry and brittle.

Su Yan Yan frowned and glanced at Chen Dengming.

As a cultivator of the Celestial Immortal Longevity Path, she keenly sensed that the traces of time around her were increasing, as if she had entered the inheritance ground of the Human Longevity Hall, and her lifespan was rapidly depleting.

The dragon beast couldn't understand it and felt greatly wary. It felt increasingly strange about the new Longevity Sect Leader, Little Bai Mao, and its neck, which had just recovered, seemed to start hurting again.

At this moment, Su Yan Yan took a light breath, raised her hand to bow to it, and calmly said, "Dragon Venerable, you are the ancestor of Dragon Spirit Island. Now our Longevity Sect and all the sects of the Four Seas are allies."

I am very grateful for your help today, but I do not wish that a past misunderstanding or enmity would cause this act of kindness to turn into enmity! What is your opinion?"

"Uncle-Master."

Chen Dengming looked at Su Yan Yan, then fell silent, not uttering a word.

He knew that his martial uncle was worried about his situation and wanted to resolve the conflict peacefully to avoid an uncontrollable situation in the end.

Knowing when to stop was the best he could hope for; it was the result he wanted, even though the price he paid was high. At least he had successfully saved his uncle and, by fortuitous opportunity, had comprehended the Ancient Human Immortal Physique under the pressure of the dragon beast. It had to be said that this was a trial, and although the dragon beast was ferocious, it became a whetstone for his growth.

However, he did truly experience the temperament of the dragon beast and suspected that the True Dragon bloodline it inherited might actually be that of Yazi, one of the nine sons of the dragon.

The rumors of his vengeful nature were already widely known.

The dragon beast glanced coldly at Chen Dengming, then looked at Su Yan Yan. With its intelligence, it naturally understood the underlying meaning of her words.

If they continue fighting, it will be a fight to the death, and there will be no more favors between them.

If it were to back down, it would still be considered that it had intervened to rescue Su Yan Yan, and the Longevity Sect would still acknowledge this favor.

This has already provided a way out.

The dragon beast let out a low growl and glared fiercely at Chen Dengming, effectively uttering a harsh threat and refusing to say another word to the two of them.

With a sudden flick of its tail, it stirred up ripples in the seawater below, then roared away and vanished into the clouds in an instant, disappearing without a trace—a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail.

"Call--"

Seeing the dragon beast vanish into the azure sky without a trace, Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief. His Ancient Human Immortal Physique, which he had been barely maintaining, could no longer hold on. The last bit of Human Immortal Way Power was exhausted, and his massive body, as large as a small mountain, quickly returned to normal in the fading Silver Light.

Su Yan Yan's eyes flashed, and she suddenly turned away without making a sound.

Chen Dengming then realized that he felt a chill all over his body, and immediately embarrassedly shrank into the water column, sinking into the seawater, and summoning the Ruyi Treasure Armor that was still connected to the seawater.

The previous battle was too intense, and the fact that the clothes were almost completely torn apart after the sudden increase in size made the fight seem impressive and grand, but in reality, the scene was somewhat awkward.

Fortunately, there was no one else around except for the charming martial arts master.

Judging from the calm demeanor of his senior uncle, he had clearly cultivated immortality for many years, achieving a state of purity and detachment, and attaining enlightenment. He showed no signs of embarrassment or disdain, which influenced Chen Dengming, making him feel less awkward and more at ease.

That's true. These uncles Nephew Disciple are all family. Unintentional mistakes are easily forgiven, and no one is too formal with each other.

Once he calmed down, Chen Dengming felt a strong sense of weakness throughout his body, and his head was spinning and throbbing.

Even the injury to his spine affected his entire body, causing his back muscles to swell and become congested, making him appear hunchbacked and causing him great difficulty and pain when standing.

Previously, while in the state of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, his mind and emotions were immersed in the State of Mind of the 'Ancient Immortal,' filled with indomitable fighting spirit and the Man Conquers Heaven, thus ignoring the physical pain.

But now, that indomitable fighting spirit has faded with the loss of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, and naturally, all kinds of combat power, including the improvement in State of Mind, no longer exist.

Fortunately, he had already used the <Spirit Devouring Technique> to absorb the Nascent Soul dragon power of many dragon beasts, and coupled with the <Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique> which consumed his lifespan, he traded his life for a great deal of Rong Qi.

Now, all this power has transformed into nutrients for his body to recover rapidly, which are being absorbed and refined by the withered nascent Nascent Soul within his dim golden core.

Soon, Chen Dengming felt the weakness in his body gradually subside, and the injury to his spine was slowly healing under the nourishment of the Rong Qi; the swelling subsided, and the blood stasis was expelled.

"Clang! Clang!"

At this moment, faint rays of spiritual light flashed and flew over, adhering to Chen Dengming's exposed body and quickly fitting together perfectly, forming a suit of armor with a slight indentation in the chest area—the Ruyi Treasure Armor.

This precious armor had withstood a blow from the dragon's head and was then broken apart by the domineering Ancient Human Immortal Physique, but it was not damaged.

Chen Dengming gently stroked the dent on the armor's chest that was slowly healing itself, and decided to have his senior sister study and continue modifying the armor as soon as he returned.

At the very least, it should be modified into an exaggerated physique that fits the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, thus avoiding awkwardness in future battles.

Previously, although this armor could change size at will, it could only fit the body shape of his self-created Human Immortal Physique, and could not fit the body shape of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, which was more than ten feet tall.

"I'm like an old lady wearing bras now, one after another! This Ruyi Treasure Armor has to keep being updated to accommodate my ever-growing size."

Chen Dengming made a self-deprecating joke, then flew out of the sea again. Now that he was wearing armor, he felt he could face his martial uncle again.

At this moment, the Incense Clone had also retrieved and brought back the other items that had been flung away by the Ancient Human Immortal Physique.

Items such as Storage Bag and Soul House were all blasted away earlier.

The Little Array Spirit Soul House looked aggrieved, but seeing that Chen Dengming was safe and sound, the old girl breathed a sigh of relief. However, she then poked her little head at the entrance of the Soul House and complained, "Your Highness, next time you should upgrade my house."

"Slave, I don't want to be blown away by you when you grow bigger again. Have you... have you forgotten to come find me in the sea?"

These words sounded strange, but as for why, even Chen Dengming, a half-pure and half-impure old man, couldn't immediately figure it out.

He immediately smiled to comfort the Little Array Spirit, took out a robe from his Storage Bag and put it over his armor, then hung the Soul House on his chest, signifying that he would always keep the little girl in a secret place in his heart.

This sweet and coaxing string of words from Chen has been heard by the old lady for decades without getting tired of it, and sure enough, after being coaxed, she stopped complaining.

"You're quite the smooth talker when it comes to women. Back when you were just an ordinary person in the Evergreen Sect, wasn't that how Junior Nephew Disciple He was attracted to you?"

At this moment, Su Yan Yan finally descended from the sky in a generous manner, glanced at Chen Dengming with her beautiful eyes, and said calmly.

"Haha, Uncle- Nephew Disciple, you truly have a discerning eye for talent. But besides being eloquent, I do have other strengths."

Chen Dengming laughed heartily, readily admitted it, and then spoke eloquently.

"Strengths?" Su Yan Yan nodded thoughtfully, her face serene. "Upon closer reflection, you do indeed have quite a few strengths. First, you are loyal and righteous; second, you are exceptionally talented; and third, you are blessed with good fortune."

"You saved me this time, so I owe you my life, my martial uncle!"

As Su Yan Yan finished speaking, her expression became solemn and serious.

"Uncle-Master, what you're saying is ridiculous. You've saved me several times before, so if you really want to calculate it, this is me repaying a debt!"

Chen Dengming hurriedly smiled politely, but seeing that Su Yan Yan's expression was serious and unmoved, he could only laugh it off and change the subject.

"But Uncle-Master, you said I have great fortune? Could you be referring to my miraculous escape from danger this time? Do you know what state I was in just now?"

Su Yan Yan gazed intently at Chen Dengming with her deep, unfathomable eyes and said, "When I said you have profound blessings, I was referring not only to this time, but also to the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage, the Incense Clone, the finished Spirit Root, and the Ancient Human Immortal Physique that you just comprehended."

These are blessings that ordinary cultivators would struggle to obtain even in their entire lives, yet you have obtained them all. I now even suspect that what you inherited is not the path of celestial longevity, but the path of fortune."

Chen Dengming was astonished, then smiled bitterly, "Uncle-Master, I was just lucky. If you want to talk about good fortune, you've seen it for fortuitous opportunity. If I hadn't suddenly comprehended the Ancient Human Immortal Physique by chance, I'm afraid I would have lost half my life."

"All those other so-called blessings, which one wasn't obtained through life-or-death experiences? Even the troubles of having a fully developed Spirit Root haven't been resolved yet."

Su Yan Yan gently shook her head, shifting her gaze away, but a hint of confusion gradually appeared in her eyes.

She stretched out her slender, fair hand, smoothed her disheveled hair, concealing her fluctuating emotions, and said, "Good fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of good fortune. Good fortune and misfortune are inherently inseparable."

Seeing that Chen Dengming wasn't listening and was instead examining the Hurricane Battle Saber, which had been pierced by the dragon horn, with a pained expression, she stopped trying to discuss it further. Her face returned to calm and she said softly, "You've suffered a loss because of me this time."

I will make up for your losses this time. Just tell me how you want it done.

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming quickly waved his hand. He examined the Hurricane Battle Saber, deliberately reminding his martial uncle not to focus solely on the benefits he had gained while ignoring how he had been beaten.

He never thought that this blessing had anything to do with him, but it wasn't something he wanted to ask his beautiful martial uncle for favors.

This pretty junior uncle is now pale and haggard, looking like he's seriously injured and pitiful. If he had the ability, he would want to help him out, so why would he ask for compensation?

"Uncle-Master, please don't stand on ceremony with me. I still have some savings. The damage to these Law Treasure means they need to be replaced. The fact that they're broken now is just right, just right."

Chen Dengming chuckled, then awkwardly took out the half-melted Frost Cold Jade Ice Crystal Bed from his Storage Bag and said to Su Yan Yan, who looked astonished.

"Uncle-Master, look, I've practically worn out your bed. How can I possibly make amends? I've thought about it for several nights, but I really don't know how to repay you. How about we just call it even this time?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan Yan couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at the pitiful state of the bed, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. It was as if some worldly pleasures and ripples had entered the tranquil world within her.

"That's enough, that's enough!"

She shook her head and smiled, deciding not to discuss these matters of compensation with her shrewd and worldly-wise Nephew Disciple. If they continued, she feared she would have to pay for more than just one bed.

Seeing that his elegant and handsome senior uncle was persuaded, Chen Dengming was overjoyed.

However, the thought of the two Storage Bag of the extraterrestrial Nascent Soul that had been taken by the dragon beast earlier caused him a pang of heartache.

Are all dragons fond of collecting treasures? How come they don't have the self-awareness expected of Demon Beast? They even like to steal human cultivators' Storage Bag.

The Storage Bag of Nascent Soul Evil Cultivator from beyond the realm is definitely a fortune.

Chen Dengming, having gained some advantage, looked down at the sea and was about to instruct his Incense Clone to search for the mangled corpse of the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator.

But they discovered that the seawater below was shimmering with countless scales.

Surprisingly, a large number of sea fish gathered there, vying greedily for the Flesh and Blood of the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator, as well as the Dragon Blood scattered in the seawater.

Many sea fish dissolve into a pool of blood almost immediately after consuming this Flesh and Blood and Dragon Blood.

Only a few sea fish with stronger vital signs continued to struggle in pain after taking the medicine, seemingly seeking a breakthrough.

Even so, more and more sea fish gathered there, like moths to a flame, fearless of death, just to seek that one chance to leap over the dragon gate.

Seeing this scene, Chen Dengming couldn't help but sigh, "All things under the frosty sky compete freely."

It seems that battles between the strong sometimes don't just affect innocent bystanders; rarely, they can also create opportunities for the weak.

This seems to be one of the wonders of the Cultivation World —it's always full of danger and opportunity.

So-called good fortune has actually been placed before many people.

But some lack preparation, some lack courage, and some lack ability, ultimately missing out. How many blessings are truly free, falling from the sky and received without effort?

In his experience, there was almost none.