Yuan Tian played with the Golden Dragon Scissors for a while, then forced out a drop of essence blood. With a flick of his finger, a stream of spiritual energy carrying the blood shot straight toward the Golden Dragon Scissors. The blood vanished in an instant, and a spiritual connection, like one of shared bloodline, arose within him. The Golden Dragon Scissors had acknowledged him as their master. The Golden Dragon Scissors gave a joyous cry and flew about the small island for a while. Then an auspicious cloud appeared above Yuan Tian's head, and the scissors flew into it, hanging within the halo behind his head as they swam ceaselessly about. At times, they manifested as a ferocious golden dragon, roaring without end; at other times, only the golden scissors could be seen, wreathed in clouds and radiant light. Within the auspicious cloud, a diagram and a book flickered in and out of sight, adding boundless mystery.
"Congratulations, Boss, on successfully refining a top-grade magic treasure." Pang Heng had already awakened while Yuan Tian was refining the Golden Dragon Scissors; his injuries simply had not fully healed yet.
"Haha, Pang Heng, you're awake? This magic treasure might not be considered top-grade, but its power is not to be underestimated." Pang Heng had awakened while Yuan Tian was playing with the Golden Dragon Scissors, and Yuan Tian had not noticed for a moment. As for Pang Heng's praise, Yuan Tian accepted it without the slightest courtesy.
"Of course, of course! Who refined it, after all? Who are you, Boss? You're one of the top experts of the Primordial Wilderness! Naturally, the magic treasure you refined has extraordinary power." Seeing Yuan Tian in high spirits, Pang Heng immediately laid on another round of flattery.
"Mhm, mhm, of course, of course!" Yuan Tian clearly possessed no awareness that modesty was a traditional virtue, accepting every bit of Pang Heng's flattery wholesale.
Thus, one pair of rotten brothers flattered while the other accepted it, filling the little island with a foul miasma and stink that reached the heavens.
"By the way, Pang Heng, although your injuries haven't fully healed, traveling shouldn't be a problem, right?" While the two were chatting happily, Yuan Tian suddenly asked.
"Mhm, thank you for your concern, Boss. Though my injuries haven't healed, traveling is still no problem for me." Pang Heng nodded and bowed as he spoke to Yuan Tian. Where was the arrogant bearing he had displayed when he first appeared?
"Mhm. Since you can travel already, we should leave this place quickly. This is, after all, Dragon Clan territory. Who knows when the Dragon Clan might learn that their clansmen died at your and my hands? It isn't suitable for us to wage an all-out war against the Dragon Clan yet." Though Yuan Tian was exceedingly powerful, he still could not compare with an entire race, especially when that race was the Dragon Clan, one of the three innate overlords of the Primordial Wilderness. Yuan Tian therefore decided it would be better to avoid their sharp edge for now.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, Boss." Pang Heng was no fool. Having lived in the Eastern Sea for countless years, he might not have known the Dragon Clan's true strength, but he was clear on their strength on the surface. Though his boss was formidable, and perhaps few within the Dragon Clan besides Ancestral Dragon could be his match, Pang Heng still understood that two fists could not beat four hands. Thus, he rather approved of his boss's "strategic retreat."
"By the way, what about these Dragon Clan members? Should we..." Pang Heng pointed at the eleven dragons still unconscious on the ground. As he spoke, he drew a finger across his throat in a beheading gesture.
"No, don't kill them for now. Keep them alive; they may be useful later." Yuan Tian thought for a moment and decided to keep those Dragon Clan members.
"But, Boss, if we don't kill them, we have no way to bring them along." Yuan Tian's decision left Pang Heng in a difficult spot.
"Hehe, your boss naturally has a way to deal with that. Just stand to the side and watch carefully." Yuan Tian could not help laughing at Pang Heng's words. This was no challenge for him.
Yuan Tian slowly extended his left hand toward those Dragon Clan members and silently activated the divine ability, Five-Elements Heaven-Seizing Hand. The dragons involuntarily flew toward Yuan Tian. Their dragon bodies, originally hundreds or nearly a thousand zhang long, gradually shrank until they finally vanished into Yuan Tian's hand. Yuan Tian felt that this Five-Elements Heaven-Seizing Hand was truly convenient—simply an essential divine ability for murder, arson, and travel. Was there anything more convenient than this?
Pang Heng stared dumbfounded from the side. What was going on? How had those Dragon Clan members disappeared? What kind of divine ability was this, Boss's? Countless question marks filled Pang Heng's mind, desperately demanding answers. And so he asked, "Boss, what happened just now? How did those Dragon Clan members disappear? Was that a divine ability you used just now? What divine ability was it?" Yuan Tian was stumped by Pang Heng's barrage of questions. It took him quite a while to recover. "Well... we can talk while traveling."
And so, Yuan Tian and Pang Heng set out once more, heading toward the Primordial Continent. Along the way, Yuan Tian answered the questions in Pang Heng's heart.
That day, Yuan Tian and Pang Heng were traveling. They were about to leave the Eastern Sea and officially set foot upon the Primordial Continent.
"Um, Boss, there's something I need to tell you." Pang Heng spoke hesitantly.
"Go ahead. Why be so polite with your boss?"
"Boss, what I mean is... I can't leave the Eastern Sea for too long."
"What? You can't leave the Eastern Sea for long? What's going on?" Yuan Tian was truly baffled. What did it mean that Pang Heng could not leave the Eastern Sea for too long? Could it be that he could not bear to leave it? That did not seem right. Besides, he could always return later. It was not as if Yuan Tian was telling him never to come back.
"Boss, it's like this." Knowing the doubts in his boss's heart, Pang Heng began to explain.
It turned out Pang Heng was the first crab to undergo Transformation after the world was opened. Though he possessed exceptional talent, he also had certain restrictions. For instance, although Pang Heng was not greatly dependent on the sea, he still could not leave it for extended periods. If he wished to permanently cease relying on the ocean, his cultivation had to at least reach the Great Luo Realm. In other words, Pang Heng had to become a Zenith Heaven Loose Immortal before he could completely leave the sea and live on land. This was a textbook restriction.
Upon hearing Pang Heng's explanation, Yuan Tian was speechless. Even ordinary aquatic creatures, once they reached Pang Heng's realm and cultivation, could leave the sea for long periods—or even permanently—and live on land. Yet Pang Heng, as the first crab to undergo Transformation after the creation of the world, had the restriction of needing to reach the Great Luo Realm before he could remain away from the sea for long. How could that not leave Yuan Tian speechless? What in the world was going on?
What was he supposed to do now? He could not simply abandon Pang Heng and continue on alone. But if he wanted to wait until Pang Heng reached the Great Luo Realm, who knew how long that would take? The Taiyi Realm to the Great Luo Realm was itself a great threshold in cultivation, not something easily crossed. Some people might cross it in a thousand years; others might need ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a hundred million years. Some might never cross it in their entire lives. No one could say for certain.
Waiting for Pang Heng to advance to the Great Luo Realm was clearly impossible now. Yuan Tian could only first find a place to settle Pang Heng before setting out again himself. Otherwise, how could he face his little brother?
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