Northern Region, Ice and Snow Palace.
This place stood over eight thousand meters above sea level. Even in the height of summer, it remained a world of ice and snow, with cold winds howling like beasts. This scene had endured unchanged since ancient times.
Lin Yu walked across the snowy plain, trudging endlessly toward the towering snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Ice and Snow Palace had been founded by a snow ape whose cultivation rivaled the heavens. Its legacy had endured for over ten thousand years, and in this age without Saints, it was no weaker than the great holy lands.
Yet Lin Yu's destination was the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest hidden deep beneath it.
The Shrouding World only had the dragon race; True Dragon was a title belonging solely to the Ten Evils.
During the Primordial Era, the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor attained the Dao. His bloodline was nearly that of a True Dragon, and with one stroke, he elevated the dragon race to new heights. Unfortunately, that was the end of his glory. In his later years of his Second Life, he made no further breakthroughs and ultimately joined the Restricted Area retirement home.
Before sealing himself away, the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor left behind his imperial weapon, the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, to suppress his race's fortune. He also sealed the Dragon Maiden into the future, hoping that she could defy the heavens and attain the Dao in a later age. Worth mentioning, however, was that the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor had never instigated a Dark Turmoil, so his character was fairly decent.
"How did you learn so many secrets from the Primordial Era?" the Big Black Dog beside him asked curiously.
That was right, the Black Emperor had come along as well. Ever since it had made a small fortune gambling on source in the ancient city, it had regarded Lin Yu as a walking Source Mine, clinging to him like a stubborn plaster no matter how hard he tried to shake it off.
Since this was Lin Yu's first time entering the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest and he might miss certain details, he brought the Black Emperor along. It could barely be considered a "research expert" on the Primordial Race.
"Read more books. Reading makes me wise," Lin Yu brushed him off.
"What book records such things? Could it be that you once unearthed texts from the Primordial Era from a source stone?" the Black Emperor guessed.
Over the past few days, it had visited quite a few stone workshops with Lin Yu and cut open plenty of strange items. Unearthing texts from the Primordial Era would not be surprising.
"Enough questions. We're about to enter Ice and Snow Palace," Lin Yu cut it off.
The two immediately concealed their auras and infiltrated Ice and Snow Palace. After passing through it, they reached the back mountain. There were no disciples of Ice and Snow Palace here, only a group of snow apes frolicking happily.
Because of the sect founder, Ice and Snow Palace treated these creatures quite well, so no disciples cultivated here.
Upon reaching his destination, Lin Yu used source arts to examine the earth. Sure enough, he discovered a great dragon Divine Meridian lurking underground. Snow peaks connected one after another like the spine of a great dragon, forming a unique terrain resembling a True Dragon undergoing nirvana.
At that moment, the Black Emperor caught a whiff of fragrance. The two followed its source and arrived at a snowy valley.
Dragon Qi coiled through the snow valley. At its center grew six stalks of spirit grass, their green light flickering. They stood just over a foot tall, and each bore a fruit roughly half a foot long, golden and translucent, shaped like a True Dragon. They were clearly extraordinary.
Several hundred snow apes guarded the area. These demonic beasts possessed immense strength and could tear apart tigers and leopards from birth. Among them were many old apes with profound cultivation.
"Dragon-shaped fruits? What kind of strange fruit is this?" Even the Big Black Dog failed to recognize them.
"These are Dragon Source Fruits, a strange herb nourished by Dragon Qi. Though their fruits cannot compare with Primordial Divine Medicine, they are absolutely top-tier spirit medicine," Lin Yu explained.
"The entrance to the Dragon Vein lies below. We can enter the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest from here."
"With so many snow apes, any disturbance will alert Ice and Snow Palace. How are we supposed to get in?" the Black Emperor asked doubtfully.
"We just need to lure them away." Lin Yu had already planned everything. "Later, you go make some noise ahead and draw the snow apes' attention. I'll take the chance to snatch a few Dragon Source Fruits and lead them away. Once they realize this place is unsafe, they'll definitely pick the Dragon Source Fruits."
"Why do you have so many dirty tricks? You're not going to set me up, are you?" The Big Black Dog sounded uneasy.
"Get to work!" Lin Yu gave it a kick. This damn dog could never be treated nicely. How could I possibly be as shady as you?
"For divine source, I'll endure..." The Black Emperor obediently ran off.
Before long, a disturbance sounded in the distance. The snow apes in the valley all raised their heads to look. Seeing that the time had come, Lin Yu summoned the Hell Furnace. A distorted Force Field enveloped him, and he transformed into an almost imperceptible black line as he shot toward the Dragon Source Fruits.
Whoosh! Two Dragon Source Fruits vanished in an instant.
Roar! An old ape roared furiously. Someone had stolen right in front of them—how could they tolerate that?
The void trembled as mysterious light flashed. Dozens of streams of divine power shot toward Lin Yu and struck the Hell Furnace. The furnace shook, but its speed only increased.
Several hundred snow apes rushed out with howls, vowing to capture the thief. Yet they caught nothing but air. Lin Yu had long since used the God-Devil Seal to deeply conceal his aura halfway along the route.
Half a day later, he and the Big Black Dog returned. The snow valley had been completely drained of spiritual energy, and all the Dragon Source Fruits had been picked, leaving only broken branches and withered leaves.
"What about the Dragon Source Fruits? Take them out and let me smell them?" The Black Emperor's greed flared up again.
"Here." Since this damn dog would still be useful later, Lin Yu tossed one to it.
"Only one?" the Big Black Dog asked greedily.
Lin Yu could not be bothered with it. Raising his hand, he condensed an immense surge of divine power and blasted it forward. The divine power instantly shattered layers of solid ice, revealing a deep icy passage.
The two descended dozens of meters through the icy passage and found an ancient sealed formation pattern. According to Lin Yu's knowledge, this Dragon Vein had been sealed deep underground by an ancient Saint. Time had worn the seal down and damaged it, causing Dragon Qi to leak out and nurture the Dragon Source Fruits.
Working together, the two spent a great deal of effort before opening the formation pattern and finally entering the Underground Palace.
The Underground Palace was vast, with Dragon Qi surging like tides. The two traveled onward until a deep abyss blocked their path.
Endless Dragon Qi and the aura of divine source surged up from the enormous abyss. From time to time, divine radiance flashed, sending several particles of divine source flying out, crystal-clear and gleaming brightly.
There was also an ice palace floating amid the Dragon Qi. Within it slept the female Saint of Underworld God Palace.
"We'll reach it if we go down," Lin Yu told the Big Black Dog.
"Why does this feel so creepy? That woman isn't going to wake up, is she?" The Black Emperor bared its teeth.
"Be bolder. That's better than anything else," Lin Yu mocked. "Or do you want to go back?"
"You'd better be careful. Don't get us killed," the Big Black Dog said anxiously.
One thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters...
The two descended a full ten thousand meters through the abyss before reaching the underground. An ancient, desolate aura rushed toward them, as though they had returned to the Primordial Era.
The bottom of the abyss was not particularly dark. Scattered fragments of divine source glimmered faintly.
The Black Emperor grew excited and licked wildly along the way, leaving the surrounding area darkened.
After walking farther ahead, they came upon an ancient altar, weathered by time, its stones nearly rotten. On top stood a Five-Colored Altar, almost completely collapsed.
"Formation patterns carved by a Great Emperor!" The black dog trembled and howled like a ghost.
"Stop howling. This was probably forged by the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor—a teleportation formation leading to their Ancestral Star," Lin Yu said.
"If I can decipher even a tenth of it, it will benefit me for the rest of my life," the Black Emperor retorted, carefully copying it down.
After traveling several dozen more li, they finally entered the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
At the base of a towering cliff stood nine ancient caves in a row. Their interiors connected and led forward, toward an enormous nest. From afar, divine light shot in every direction. There was definitely world-shaking divine source within.
Without a doubt, that was the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest!
Countless Primordial Beings slept inside—a whole imperial clan, with divine source and ancient coffins beyond counting.
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