Measuring the Land with Little Feet!

What a sight it was! As far as the eye could see, the valley below stretched endlessly. In the distance, heavy dusk mist shrouded the entire valley.

Within the valley, thousands of meters deep, countless enormous bones carpeted every corner. Qian Renxue stood atop the mountain and looked down.

A sense of grandeur and desolation rose uncontrollably from the depths of her heart.

"Roar!"

At that moment, the Dragon King souls within Qian Renxue could no longer suppress their instincts. The two dragon souls, which had originally possessed no consciousness, seemed to come alive, developing emotions of their own.

A dragon's cry filled with passion, sorrow, and endless longing emerged from Qian Renxue's body, resounding above the entire valley.

After the dragon cry rang out, the previously still mist began to churn. Then, another dragon's cry rose from within the valley.

That cry carried sorrow, but also delight, joy, and a faint, indescribable sense of relief.

It seemed to be saying, You have finally come home...

The next second, red and blue light bloomed from Qian Renxue's body, snapping her out of her shock at Dragon Valley. She stared at herself in astonishment.

What? Why was my body suddenly glowing?

Before her stunned and baffled gaze, the two Dragon King remains that had entered with her flew out of her body, transforming into streaks of red and blue light before plunging into the valley below.

"The dragon remains Lord Heavenly Dao took out back then? How were they inside my body?"

Qian Renxue was utterly confused. The moment she had entered, she had fallen face-first onto the grass. She had assumed the two dragon remains had flown off somewhere.

Who would have thought they had been hidden inside her body all along?

"Was it Lord Heavenly Dao?"

Qian Renxue thought of Lu Chen. It had to have been Lord Heavenly Dao. Only Heavenly Dao possessed the ability to stuff such enormous remains into her tiny body.

He had not even considered whether she could bear it. At such a young age, she had to endure all this. How miserable.

A pitiful little expression appeared on Qian Renxue's fair, tender face, but when she remembered there was no one here, she quickly put it away.

Sigh, how boring.

"This should be the cemetery where Lord Heavenly Dao said ten thousand dragons were buried, right?"

Looking at the awe-inspiring sight of countless bones standing below, Qian Renxue frowned. She had reached the Myriad Dragon Cemetery.

But how was she supposed to enter the core region of the Dragon Realm?

Could it be that she had to pass through the Myriad Dragon Cemetery below to reach the Dragon Realm's core?

No!

It could not be that simple!

Qian Renxue shook her head as she recalled what Lord Heavenly Dao had told her.

Hold a sincere heart, a compassionate heart, and maintain care and reverence for the dead, whether soul beasts or living people.

Sincerity, compassion, care and reverence for the dead...

Looking at the Myriad Dragon Cemetery below, she possessed sincerity, but how was she supposed to demonstrate compassion? And how could she express her care for the dead?

This was a major problem!

Deep within Dragon Valley.

After the Icefire Dragon Kings returned to the Dragon Clan Cemetery, a fragmented Dragon Soul atop a mountain-sized skeleton opened its murky eyes, regaining clarity for a brief moment.

"The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King... hadn't they died outside? How did they return to the Dragon Realm now?"

"No! They are already dead! Someone brought them in! Who was it?!"

"At a time like this, who could enter this place?!"

The Mountain Dragon King widened its eyes and gazed through Dragon Valley toward Qian Renxue's location.

"The aura of ice and fire... successors of the two Dragon Kings?"

After saying that, the doubts in its heart seemed to receive an answer. Its eyes soon turned murky again, and its Dragon Soul lost consciousness once more, becoming muddled and dazed.

After a long time, Qian Renxue looked down at the valley and finally made up her mind. Since she could not figure it out, she would search!

She would search through the valley inch by inch, search this burial ground of ten thousand dragons inch by inch!

She would find a way into the core region!

After all, she had told Grandpa that she would be away for five whole years this time!

She had plenty of time and strength to search!

Besides, within this Dragon Realm, she could survive without food or water and continue growing. At worst, she simply could not cultivate soul power!

She believed that with her astonishing perseverance, she would surely find a way to break the impasse and reach the Dragon Realm's core!

She would not disappoint Lord Heavenly Dao's expectations!

Having made up her mind, Qian Renxue did not hesitate in the slightest. She jumped straight from the mountain peak into the valley!

She would use these little feet, clad in white stockings, to measure this Myriad Dragon Cemetery!

And then...

Hic!

Qian Renxue let out another satisfied hiccup. The moment she came down, a Dragon Soul had practically delivered itself to her, leaving her tummy round and full!

After devouring that Dragon Soul, Qian Renxue felt thoroughly satisfied, and her motivation to seek the core region grew much stronger.

So what if she could not cultivate soul power? With so many Dragon Souls here, and so many Dragon Clouds outside, even without cultivating soul power, she could still raise her physique to an astonishing level!

Once she left this Dragon Realm, she would probably be able to beat up assault-type Soul Emperors, or even Soul Saints, with nothing but her little fists!

Three days later.

Three days were enough for Qian Renxue to understand perfectly what it meant for ideals to be plump while reality was skinny.

The residual dragon souls here were nothing like those outside, which would immediately offer themselves up the instant they encountered her.

She had walked for three entire days. Aside from that first Dragon Soul, she had not encountered another Dragon Soul willing to offer itself up.

Whenever the other Dragon Souls saw her, at most they would circle around her twice and sniff her scent. After confirming something, they would leave without looking back.

They had absolutely no intention of offering themselves up to strengthen someone else.

This greatly troubled Qian Renxue. What was going on? Why had these Dragon Souls suddenly gained intelligence after she entered this place?

Would it not be better for them to learn from those brainless Dragon Souls outside?

She could clearly sense that the quality of the Dragon Souls here was far greater than those outside, and the improvements they provided were much greater as well.

But what was the use of high quality? What was the use of greater improvements? She could only look at them, not eat them! It was so painful!

Sometimes, Qian Renxue even wanted to capture these Dragon Souls herself, but when she remembered Lord Heavenly Dao's words of wisdom, she could only suppress the impulse in her heart.

Search first! Find the core region first!

Once I find the core region and Lord Heavenly Dao descends here, then won't I be able to eat whatever I want?

Hehe!

Just wait!

And so, one month, two months, three months...

Time slowly passed, and Qian Renxue remained in the valley month after month.

From her initial high spirits to her current silence, several months of aimless searching alone had left Qian Renxue entirely free of distracting thoughts.

Even her desire to give the Dragon Souls a harsh lesson had vanished.

Another day passed.

"The core region... where exactly is it..." After searching all day, Qian Renxue opened her little mouth, which had not spoken in a long time. Her voice carried a trace of confusion and irritation.

The only reply was the howling cold wind and the silent roars of Dragon Souls covering the mountains and plains.

She wanted to get angry. She wanted to vent. Yet she realized she did not even have anything to get angry at or vent against.

She felt wronged and wanted to cry, but Grandpa was not here. She could only wipe her reddened eyes, drag her weary little legs onward, and continue searching for that illusory core.