After some hesitation, Xu Taiping tentatively asked Dragon Emperor Cangzhou, who was opening the doors:
"Dragon Emperor Cangzhou, could you give me these two Gate-Sealing Stones-no, these two true dragon stones?"
Seeing the puzzlement on Dragon Emperor Cangzhou's face, Xu Taiping hurriedly explained:
"I am currently fighting the Nine Abysses Demonic Army. These two true dragon stones would be of tremendous use to me."
If handled properly, these two Gate-Sealing Stones would surely become a killing move against the Demon Mother.
After hearing Xu Taiping's explanation, Dragon Emperor Cangzhou glanced reluctantly at the two enormous doors, then shook his head and said:
"Very well. The Seven Lodges Treasury was emptied long ago. Keeping these two doors here serves no purpose."
Xu Taiping's heart leaped with joy at those words.
But just then, Dragon Emperor Cangzhou's gaze sharpened.
"However, you may take these two true dragon stones only after you have brought this emperor to find the Dragon Clan."
Xu Taiping agreed without hesitation:
"No problem."
He had never intended to abandon Dragon Emperor Cangzhou on this search for the Ancestral Dragon's Legacy Secret.
Besides, the Dragon Clan's fortune had long since been extinguished, so there was no need to worry that Cangzhou might harbor other designs.
Dragon Emperor Cangzhou breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Then take them!"
As he spoke, the two enormous doors before them slowly opened amid a rumbling that shook heaven and earth.
A vast, empty hall as immense as an open plain appeared before Xu Taiping.
Dragon Emperor Cangzhou stepped into the hall, speaking with a touch of sorrow:
"Once, Dragon Clan Divine Weapons hung throughout this hall. Any divine general of the Dragon Clan could command the divine weapons within the treasury."
"The powerful among them could even summon ten thousand Dragon Clan