When Xiao Yi Xian slowly opened her eyes and gradually emerged from the hazy state after cultivation, she instinctively rose, wanting to confirm just how long she had been in seclusion.
Then she saw that, at some unknown point, a gigantic dragon-shaped corpse as massive as a mountain had appeared within the Heavenly Tomb.
"...?"
A faint trace of hesitation inevitably crossed Xiao Yi Xian's face.
"—Looks like cultivating for too long has its downsides. I'm even having hallucinations like this... Or have the toxins backfired?"
Although her Calamity Poison Body had essentially come fully under control ever since she obtained a portion of the Poison Flame, once bitten by a snake, one feared ropes for ten years.
It was only natural for her to think so instinctively.
"Xian'er, you're out of seclusion?"
Yao Wan's voice rang out, drawing her attention.
"Mm, Fourth Grade Supreme."
Xiao Yi Xian could not help glancing back at the massive corpse, which seemed as though it still faintly radiated heat. "By the way, when did this thing get here?"
"Oh, you were busy cultivating at the time. Someone set their sights on Zi Yan, so we slaughtered one."
Yao Wan said blandly, her arms folded across her chest.
"They set their sights on Zi Yan... Were they dragon-kind from the Great Thousand World?"
Xiao Yi Xian murmured softly, concern surfacing between her brows.
Although their journey thus far had been steady and uneventful, and they had now established themselves in the Heavenly Tomb and claimed Qing Xuan for themselves, it seemed the Great Thousand World's hostility toward them had not diminished in the slightest.
"She's a Dragon Phoenix, after all... As long as a Divine Beast-level existence catches sight of her, there are very few who wouldn't be tempted."
"It's the same logic as