Ancient Dragon Artifact, Military Merits for Martial Arts, the Heavenly Secret Lotus Appears! Storms Are About to Rise

Li Xian saw how enormous the Dragon Tendon was. If it were forged into a whip and wielded, its ferocity would surely be unmatched, impossible to withstand even with ten thousand jun. But such a gigantic whip would be exceedingly inconvenient to carry, and far too cumbersome besides—the drawbacks greatly outweighed the benefits. There had never been such a whip under heaven.

He first dragged the Dragon Tendon out of the cauldron chamber, ordered men to bring a sedan chair, hid it within, and had it carried down the street back to Sun-Hiding Residence. Fortunately, ninety-nine percent of its fishy stench had already been removed. Fragrance wafted everywhere; the common folk along the way smelled only floral perfume, not any foul odor, and assumed a young lady of the inner chambers was seated in the sedan.

Li Xian returned to the Barrier-Distant Mountains and, following the methods in Chef's Treatise on Dragons, took the unusual flesh beneath the dragon's armpit and simmered it over fire, refining Dragon-Grease Fragrance that gave off an exotic scent. It was said that dragons were lustful by nature, and the peculiar flesh beneath their armpits could stir desire in people. Li Xian indeed had some insights while refining it. That night, he took time to seek out his elder sister for release. Once the Dragon-Grease Fragrance had been refined, it had to be applied to the Dragon Tendon using massage and qi-circulation techniques. The coarse, sandpaper-like texture vanished, replaced by sleek smoothness and glossy luster.

The fragrance was covered over, becoming colorless and odorless. Finally, he left it in the courtyard to bake under the sun for three days. The Dragon-Grease Fragrance melted into the tendon, completely removing its fishy odor, yet its thickness remained unchanged. Li Xian could not stop fretting. He consulted the