Golden Sun Power

At the peak of Dragon Severing Mountain, where the Dragon Clan's Yang Gang Qi was most concentrated, stood a mountaintop also known as Dragon Severing Platform. It stretched a thousand li across and was one of the highest peaks in the Dragon Clan.

The scorching sun shone down on the crimson land, where the reddish Yang Gang Qi was visible to the naked eye.

As soon as Long Jiuyyao reached the mountaintop, a wave of searing heat washed over him, and his fair skin quickly turned red.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, but before it could touch the ground, the scorching Yang Gang Qi evaporated it.

"Hmph!"

Long Jiuyyao gave a soft snort. The extreme Yin Sha Power burst from the Yuan Power Seed in his dantian, enveloping him and warding off the Yang Gang Qi around him.

As he released his Blood Yin Sha Qi, the searing heat vanished. A cool sensation wrapped around him. It felt wonderful.

At the outskirts, the Yang Gang Qi was not as powerful as the Blood Yin Sha Qi Long Jiuyyao had absorbed, so he was unaffected.

The deeper Long Jiuyyao went, the less effective the Blood Yin Sha Qi became, but he could still endure it.

Farther in, a golden-red platform spanning a hundred meters appeared before Long Jiuyyao.

"That must be the Flame Dragon Platform Xin'er mentioned. It can produce Golden Sun Power, the purest form of Yang Gang Qi."

Long Jiuyyao stepped onto the platform. The black robe on his body was instantly incinerated, and his fair skin turned red again in an instant.

"As expected of the purest Golden Sun Power. Its might is every bit as strong as the Blood Yin Sha Qi."

Long Jiuyyao unleashed all of his Blood Yin Sha Qi. It clashed with the Golden Sun Power, canceling it out and keeping the temperature within a meter of him at a normal level.

Long Jiuyyao sat cross-legged and formed a hand seal. The scorching Golden Sun Power surged into the pitch-black Yuan Power Seed.

"Boom!"

As the Golden Sun Power entered his body, Long Jiuyyao's ears rang for an instant. A searing, flame-like energy then rapidly spread through him.

The Golden Sun Power flowed along his meridians, seeping into his bones, meridians, and flesh along the way, before finally pouring into the Yuan Power Seed in his dantian.

As the Golden Sun Power flowed in, the Yuan Power Seed in his dantian grew increasingly robust. Wisps of white vapor even rose from the top of Long Jiuyyao's head.

As the Golden Sun Power fused into the Yuan Power Seed, which had been pitch-black as ink, a trace of white appeared within it. Though there was only a sliver, it stood out clearly against the black.

As the Golden Sun Power continued to flow in and be refined, that sliver of white would only grow.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Beneath the peak of Dragon Severing Mountain, a petite figure slowly made her way along, muttering as she walked, "Stupid brother, it's been seven days already, and you still haven't come back."

She was Yuan Xin, who had grown impatient waiting at home and had come to find Long Jiuyyao.

At last, Yuan Xin reached the mountaintop, only to discover that she couldn't go any farther to look for Long Jiuyyao. The Yin Sha Power she had absorbed was no match for the Yang Gang Power here, and she couldn't withstand it.

Even though she hadn't stepped onto the thousand-li stretch of red land, it was still much hotter here than in ordinary places.

She sat cross-legged, and Yin Sha Power spread from her body, warding off the heat.

After the clan competition, Yuan Xin had already touched the barrier to the Heaven Origin Realm. She still couldn't fully withstand the scorching Yang Gang Power. As time passed, wisps of Yang Gang Qi slipped into her body.

Yuan Xin's delicate cheeks turned red, but the aura around her grew increasingly powerful. It seemed she would soon break through to the Heaven Origin Realm.

Deep in Dragon Severing Mountain, on the Flame Dragon Platform, a figure sat motionless with his legs crossed, like a monk in meditation.

"Bang!" Suddenly, the figure's tightly shut eyes flew open. At that instant, an extremely powerful aura swept out of his body like a storm!

Under its overwhelming force, even the Golden Sun Qi permeating the area was scattered.

"Ah! Is this what the mid-stage Heaven Origin Realm feels like?" Long Jiuyyao murmured in contentment.

The Yuan Power Seed in his dantian was now completely different from before. Black and white each filled half of it.

Long Jiuyyao leaped down from the Flame Dragon Platform, took a black robe from his Universe Bag, put it on, and headed down the mountain.

As Long Jiuyyao drew closer, the distant black speck grew clearer. It was a little girl with pink, delicate features and flushed cheeks, frowning.

"Xin'er!" Long Jiuyyao cried in alarm.

Yuan Power surged wildly through his body, and he appeared before Yuan Xin in an instant. Yuan Power flowed through his fingers into her body, and a violent aura burst forth.

Long Jiuyyao waved his hand, and the aura that had erupted from Yuan Xin's body instantly dissipated.

Her flushed cheeks returned to their usual rosy hue, and Yuan Xin had successfully broken through to the Heaven Origin Realm.

Yuan Xin opened her eyes and looked at the man before her, delighted. "Brother, you're out!"

"Xin'er, why did you come here? Do you know how dangerous that was? If I hadn't been here, something terrible could have happened to you." Long Jiuyyao put on an angry act.

"Brother, you hadn't come out for so many days, and I was worried something had happened to you, so I came to find you. I didn't mean to." Yuan Xin sounded aggrieved.

"I'm fine. You're the one who needs to be careful. You mustn't come to such a dangerous place again. Let's go home." Long Jiuyyao spoke softly.

"All right!"

Long Jiuyyao carried Yuan Xin down the mountainside.

Deep within the Dragon Clan was a place called the Dragon Ancestral Hall. Only elders and above, or those who had made great contributions to the Dragon Clan, were allowed to enter.

Seven people were seated in a circle inside. At their head sat Yuan Gan, the Dragon Clan Chief. Below him were Great Elder Tian Sha, Second Elder Zhou Lan, Third Elder Lu Chuan, Fourth Elder Ji Ming, Fifth Elder Dao Li, and Sixth Elder Tai Chenshan.

"Dragon Clan Chief, do we really have to carry out this plan?" Third Elder asked.

"You all know how tragic the last war between heaven and earth was. The Yi Mo may be sealed for now, but given enough time, the seal could still be broken."

"And the Ancestor fell, while Jiuyyao was born in the Bone Burial Hall. Isn't that the Ancestor's sign?"

"Jiuyyao was born with the Ancient Dragon Bone and the Primordial Dragon Bone Finger Bone. The future of our Dragon Clan rests in his hands." Yuan Gan spoke gravely.

"I propose that our Dragon Clan do everything in its power to help Jiuyyao become the strongest person on the Tian Xuan Continent, so he can protect our clan," Yuan Gan continued.

"Dragon Clan Chief, Jiuyyao is certainly gifted, but he's still too young. We can't rush this," Fifth Elder said.

"Fifth Elder is right. The six of us should each teach him for a few years. We can decide what to do after he comes of age," Great Elder proposed.

"Jiuyyao is indeed still young. Then let the six elders teach him. We just need to decide how to divide up the time," Yuan Gan said.

"Three months each. Each elder will teach Jiuyyao for three months, then another elder will take over," Second Elder said.

"Good. Starting tomorrow, Jiuyyao will first study under Great Elder, then Second Elder, and so on," Yuan Gan decided.

"Yes," the elders replied in unison.

At that moment, Long Jiuyyao was still playing around with Yuan Xin. He had no idea that Yuan Gan had determined his future with just a few words.

From now on, he wouldn't have an easy life.

At dawn, the bright sunlight streamed into the Dragon Domain, heralding the start of a new day.

When Yuan Gan told Long Jiuyyao that the elders would personally train him from then on, he was delighted.

But after learning how the schedule worked, the smile vanished from his face. Each elder would teach him for three months, and as soon as one finished, the next would take over, leaving him no time to rest.

At seven years old, he should have been playing, yet instead he had to train constantly. Just thinking about it was enough to bring tears to anyone's eyes.

Long Jiuyyao followed Yuan Gan to a Courtyard.

Calling it a Courtyard was misleading; it was more like a cave. Long Jiuyyao followed Yuan Gan inside and discovered that it held a hidden world. The space within was more than a thousand meters across.

It was filled with all kinds of spirit plants and Spiritual Medicines, and the Yuan Power was much denser than in his own Courtyard.

Once inside, Long Jiuyyao also saw Great Elder Tian Sha in the distance. He wore a white robe and had graying hair. Though he wasn't old, his skin looked as youthful as a boy's. His eyes were slightly closed, but glints of light flickered within them. With every gesture, powerful waves of Yuan Power rippled around him.

"Greetings, Great Elder." Long Jiuyyao cupped his hands.

"Yao'er, train well under Great Elder. I'll be going now." Yuan Gan turned and left.

"Come here, boy," Great Elder Tian Sha said with his eyes closed.

"Boy, look at this stone tablet. What can you tell from it?"

With a wave of Great Elder's hand, a stone tablet appeared before Long Jiuyyao.

The tablet was rough all over, but its surface was covered in runes. A mysterious power emanated from it.

"Great Elder, is this spiritual power?" Long Jiuyyao asked.

"Good lad. Since you already know, I won't explain further. Experience it for yourself," Great Elder Tian Sha said with a laugh.

Long Jiuyyao sat quietly before the stone tablet. A strange, indescribable force emerged from it and drew him in.