Ch. 41The Dragon Valley He Couldn't Enter (Bonus Chapter for Reader Black Moon Purple Sun)
Key plot points and events
- Qian Xunji checks in and receives a card that can raise a Spirit Beast’s cultivation to 100,000 years. He hopes to use it on a Thunderclap Nether Vine so its lightning can help him temper his body into a Divine Body.
- After searching Dragon Valley Continent for three days, he finds only one Thunderclap Nether Vine—and it has just a hundred years of cultivation.
- A portal to the Dragon Valley Minor Plane appears, but the system warns that Qian Xunji’s cultivation is too high for him to enter. He absorbs some of the dragon energy spilling out and marks the portal’s location, while privately coveting the Dragon God Core.
- He considers forming an organization whose members could enter Dragon Valley and claim its treasures before the Tang family does.
- At the Thunderclap Nether Vine’s gorge, a weak lightning strike fails to harm him. An Emerald Demon Bird then attacks his temple, and Qian Xunji kills it with his Eight Spider Lances.
- The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, now the lances’ Artifact Spirit, samples the bird and finds it disappointing. He is far more impressed by Sprite, which he tastes through the lances.
Character developments and interactions
- Qian Xunji’s recent sacrifices have made him extraordinarily powerful: his spiritual power is at Third-Level God tier, and his body is close to a Divine Body. His confidence is tempered by sensible caution: despite wanting Dragon Valley’s prize, he recognizes that entering could be dangerous.
- The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King acts as Qian Xunji’s companion and comic foil. He shares his appetite for devouring but remains capable of surprise—and delight—when introduced to Sprite.
- Their exchanges are playful: Qian Xunji questions whether the whale can taste food through the lances, then tests him with a drink.
Significant themes
- Power and limits: Qian Xunji is immensely strong, yet the system bars him from Dragon Valley, and he knows power does not make every risk worthwhile.
- Ambition and competition: He wants the Dragon God Core and plans to keep the Tang family from taking Dragon Valley’s treasures uncontested.
- Humor amid high stakes: The contrast between divine-level ambitions, a minor Spirit Beast’s audacious attack, and the whale’s enthusiasm for soda gives the chapter a comic tone.