Ancient Dragon Medicine Garden

The entrance to the Ancient Void Dragon's old territory lay within the Wild Mountain Range, before a cliff on this massive ridge. The entrance was extremely magnificent, soaring into the clouds, at the highest point of the Wild Mountain Range. Of course, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan excelled in spatial arts; the true dragon cave was actually hidden within the void of the mountain range.

Zhu Jin estimated that the ancient ruin had emerged because the void constructed by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan could no longer sustain itself, thus exposing it. It was the same principle as the ancient ruin where Xiao Yan had obtained the Heaven-tier Dou Skill, the Great Heaven Creation Palm.

"Tsk, these shameless snake clans. This clearly belongs to us Ancient Void Dragons, yet they've actually occupied it. Do they have no shame?" Zhu Jin stood in the distance, staring at the spatial entrance exposed by the ancient ruin as he cursed.

This ancient ruin had appeared quite some time ago. The first to occupy its entrance had been soldiers of the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan. The guarding force sent by the Nine Netherworld Python Clan was not made up entirely of Nine Netherworld Pythons; most were vassal clans like the Purple Cloud Scorpion Serpents.

All these guards were fourth-tier snake magical beasts, while the one stationed in the center and leading them was a fifth-tier Nine Netherworld Python. Forcing his way in was clearly impossible.

"Luckily, I was reborn on North Dragon Island and happened to find such an ancient map on Dragon Island. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have been able to find the entrance." Zhu Jin concealed himself and followed the records on the ancient map to find a low-lying cave. However, the cave was very shallow, only about ten meters deep. Under normal circumstances, even if someone discovered it, they would not suspect anything. They could see the whole thing at a glance and assume it was merely an ordinary cave.

But upon closer inspection, one would discover that the cave was remarkably dry. Not a single plant grew inside, nor was there any moisture at all. This was extremely unusual in such a damp jungle.

"This should be the place." Zhu Jin touched the wall with his dragon claw. The next moment, Dragon Sense activated, and a peculiar sensation entered his mind.

"Dragon Flash!"

As Zhu Jin spoke, dragon Dou Qi within his body began circulating frantically. In an instant, time seemed to freeze. He felt the surrounding space become sealed, locking him in place. Then his body shifted and traveled through space.

The feeling was somewhat like riding a spatial wormhole when he had left Dragon Island. His body would move according to the flow of the wormhole.

This was a method commonly used by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan: a special hidden passage that only Ancient Void Dragons could enter. Whether they were pure-blooded Ancient Void Dragons or lower-blooded mixed-blood Ancient Void Dragons like Zhu Jin, as long as they were members of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, they possessed the innate Dou Skill Dragon Flash.

Dragon Flash could pass through certain obstacles. Even the most basic beginner-level Dragon Flash could teleport ten meters, allowing one to enter the dragon cave.

When Zhu Jin used Dragon Flash to pass through the cave wall and enter, he was surprised to find that it was neither dark nor cramped within. Instead, it was a vast expanse of land. Yet just like outside, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here had dried up. Other than weeds, not even a single tree remained; all had withered away.

"Damn, seriously? How could the spiritual energy of heaven and earth have leaked away so badly..."

Zhu Jin frowned, took out the ancient map, and scanned the surroundings with Dragon Sense. Following the route, he sprinted deeper inside. Before he had gone far, he saw an enormous stone stele. Four words had been carved into it with dragon claws: "Ancient Dragon Medicine Garden." The inscription still retained an invincible force of space, and dragon might permeated the area.

There was no doubt that this stone stele had been carved in ancient times by an exceptionally powerful Ancient Void Dragon. The name alone made it clear that this had once been the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's medicine garden.

The Wild Mountain Range had actually been a medicinal garden built by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan in ancient times. Although this place was called Wild Mountain, that was its name in the distant past. Later, a powerful member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had transformed it into a medicine garden, while the Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan had served as its gardeners.

Therefore, when Zhu Jin learned that a Heavenly Flame had appeared here, he was not surprised. After being transformed by that peerless expert, this place had become a blessed land. It was perfectly normal for a Heavenly Flame to be born here.

However, as Zhu Jin ventured deeper, his expression grew increasingly grave. Before him lay shattered mountains and rivers. The spiritual energy had completely withered away, battle marks scarred the earth, several ground fissures stretched hundreds of meters wide, and the void in the sky had remained unhealed for a long time. Clearly, a great battle had taken place here.

Zhu Jin had originally thought that although the entrance had been discovered, the Ancient Dragon Medicine Garden was sealed by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's spatial power, and no one could enter without Dragon Flash. Even though the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan possessed Dou Saint-level experts, its clan chief, Yao Xiaotian, was a one-star Dou Saint. Setting aside whether Yao Xiaotian would come here for a Heavenly Flame, even if he did, his one-star Dou Saint cultivation might not be enough to forcibly break the seal left behind by a powerful Ancient Void Dragon.

"It seems this ancient map was not entirely useless after all. But why did the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's inheritance end, why did they abandon the Beast Domain, and why does the present Ancient Void Dragon Clan not return to the Beast Domain? I really need to investigate this. There may be some secret behind it." Zhu Jin had not expected that a map he had casually picked up on North Dragon Island would prove so useful.

[Save... me...]

"Hm?! Someone?" Zhu Jin's dragon scales suddenly stood on end. From afar, he heard a very faint cry. He had kept Dragon Sense activated the entire time. Though the plea for help was weak, it could not possibly have been an auditory hallucination.

Zhu Jin frowned. Someone in this damned place? How was that possible? This place had been sealed off for hundreds, perhaps even thousands of years. In a place so lacking in spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they would have starved to death long ago.

Hearing the cry for help, Zhu Jin cautiously followed the guidance of Dragon Sense to a ground fissure. From above, the fissure looked as though it had been cleaved open by a powerful sword cultivator's single strike. Beneath it was utter darkness, making it impossible to see what lay below, but that cry was coming from down there.

Just as Zhu Jin leaned over to look down, a streak of purple light suddenly shot into the sky! The next second, vast dragon might surged straight into the heavens. Roar! Roar! Roar!!! A dragon's roar rang out, and in the next instant, an Ancient Void Dragon soul body, ten thousand meters long, flew up from below! Its whiskers hung like silver waterfalls, its horns were majestic, and its entire body radiated an ancient, imposing aura.

Zhu Jin had once seen an eighth-tier Ancient Void Dragon reveal its true form. It had looked exactly like the Ancient Void Dragon before him, except it had not been so enormous, and it had possessed a physical body rather than being a soul body.

The Ancient Void Dragon before him was at least Dragon King level!

The ten-thousand-meter giant dragon spoke, its majesty carrying a trace of kindness. Its golden eyes, like blazing suns, turned toward the young dragon below. "Junior of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, I am the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Betrayed by a treacherous dragon, I was imprisoned here for a thousand years. Now, at last, I have waited for a descendant of my clan to come to this place."