[Defeat Pudu Cihang! Obtain the Treasure Chest - False Dragon!]
[Main Quest: 1. Defeat the Guardian Abbot and Pudu Cihang! Complete! Reward: 1000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!]
[Quest complete, teleporting to the Reincarnation Temple!]
[Teleportation complete! The summoner has returned to the Reincarnation Temple! Quest rewards are now being calculated!]
[Main Quest: 1. Defeat the Guardian Abbot Pudu Cihang and obtain 1000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!]
[Defeat the Tree Demon Granny and the Bald Old Man to gain 6 authority points!]
[Defeat the Old Demon of Black Mountain and gain 5 authority points!]
[Defeat Pudu Cihang and gain 10 authority points]
[A total of 21 authority points were gained, achieving an S-rank rating, and 1000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone were obtained!]
The gains from this mission were not many, but my cultivation level improved from the Late Nascent Soul Stage to the Early Spirit Severing Stage, so it wasn't a complete waste of effort.
Besides, Thousand-Commander Zuo also survived.
Xu Long is looking forward to integrating the world of A Chinese Ghost Story into the Great Wilderness. He plans to properly train Thousand-Commander Zuo, who will surely become a good subordinate.
The settlement is complete, and I still have a treasure chest.
Upon opening it, besides the Spirit Stone, there was something else that surprised Xu Long.
Name: Dragon Clan Essence Blood
Level: None
Type: Heirloom/Consumable/Other
Origin: A Chinese Ghost Story
Effect:
1. After use, you can obtain the bloodline of the dragon race, or refine it into an avatar. Note that if you are not of dragon race or human race bloodline, and your cultivation level is not above the Quasi-Saint realm, you will definitely be killed by the backlash.
Note: My people, are you ready?
"Holy crap, awesome!"
Seeing the blood in his hand, as clear and sparkling as a jewel, Xu Long really didn't know what else to say besides these words.
It's actually the essence blood of the dragon race! They actually managed to unleash this thing.
For the old Centipede Pudu Cihang, the Dragon Clan Essence Blood was the most terrifying poison.
It attracted him constantly, and ultimately destroyed him.
But for Xu Long, this thing was a treasure.
It should be understood that humans and dragons share the same origin. Unless one reaches the Quasi-Saint realm and removes the restrictions on dragon blood, only humans and dragons can use essence blood.
Xu Long's cultivation has just reached the Spirit Severing Stage, and he hasn't yet decided what kind of clone to create. This drop of essence blood is practically tailor-made for him.
With a thought, a soul immediately separated from the body.
Its entire body was gray, but its facial features were extremely clear, making it look as if it had just come back from mining coal.
As his soul fragment entered the Dragon Clan Essence Blood in his hand, Xu Long felt the space shift, and his consciousness was pulled to a blood-red place.
There was no front, back, left, right, up, down, inside, or outside; it was just a sea of blood.
A golden Shenron floated in the air, and upon seeing Xu Long, it transformed into a blood-red torrent that plunged into his soul.
"My people, we've been waiting for you for so long..."
The voice was deep and weathered, carrying a sense of relief, as if it had been waiting in this place for countless years, just for Xu Long's arrival.
"You've been waiting for me for a long time..."
Xu Long sighed inwardly and silently accepted the transformation of the dragon soul.
Since ancient times, the dragon race and the human race have been separate.
The bloodlines of dragons and humans are separate, but they also share many commonalities.
This is also why humans are able to refine the Dragon Clan Essence Blood.
Not only bloodlines, but also the soul.
Although Pudu Cihang successfully replaced his original Centipede bloodline with dragon bloodline, his soul could not be successfully transformed.
In the end, the bloodline backfired on his soul, allowing Xu Long to kill him with little effort.
At this moment, Xu Long's divided soul is transforming into a dragon soul without any incident. If Pudu Cihang knew this, he would probably be so envious and jealous that he would be brought back to life.
The transformation would take some time. Xu Long put his eight clones and all the Spirit Stone together separately, and without further ado, returned directly to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.
After last month's great battle, the situation in the Main World has finally stabilized.
Western Europe is deserted; all the alien races have been wiped out. Africa has long been overrun by twisted monsters; there isn't a single living animal left.
South Pole Continent is a harsh, frigid land inhabited only by a few sea monsters.
The four major powers— Holy Heaven, Purgatory Demon Tower, Divine Hall of All, and Extreme Realm of Ice and Snow— are now reduced to mere commanders at the Mahayana Stage, and it's unclear when they will emerge.
Huo Qubing and Wei Qing were stationed in China, while Xiang Yu lived a comfortable life in the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.
Currently, in the Main World, only Asia, Oceania, and North and North America have life, and the latter two are living rather unhappily.
The overall situation is settled; no one can stir up any trouble now.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the non-Han peoples of South Americas and North America will not survive for much longer.
These black, white, and brown alien races were originally created by Flower Lord to Miejue humanity. Now that Flower Lord is dead, they will naturally have to follow suit before long.
Xu Long also guessed that, at most three months later, the alien races in the Main World would experience a major outbreak.
Mythical beings from various civilizations will appear in the world and engage in a chaotic battle in the Main World.
Of course, their cultivation level will not exceed the current level of the Main World; reaching the Mahayana Stage would be quite good.
After all, given the foundation of those civilizations, it's impossible for them to possess experts at the Immortal Realm.
Those alien races aren't worth Xu Long's trouble. With Huo Qubing and Lightning Hou in charge of China, anyone below the Immortal Realm who goes there will die.
In the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom, there are Xu Long and Xiang Yu; if one comes, the other dies; if two come, both die.
Let other places be chaotic; consider this the final celebration.
When the Main World reaches the Immortal Realm, the Kami, demons, and monsters of ancient times will appear, and the entire Earth will be completely renewed.
Xu Long already knew that those genetically defective alien races would be eliminated, so he didn't care.
What he needs to do now is continue exploring Fengdu City and see if he can get his hands on some of the magical treasures inside.
That's the Daoist temple of the Great Emperor of Fengdu; one must be at least Quasi-Saint in cultivation. Any magic weapon would be enough for him.
A chilling aura swirled, an eerie atmosphere pervaded the air.
Xu Long returned to Fengdu City, but instead of appearing on the outskirts as before, he was teleported to an unfamiliar place.
Countless palaces stretched out in a row, arranged in a harmonious and imposing manner.
If placed outside, they would give people a sense of grandeur and magnificence, but within Fengdu City, they resemble primordial beasts that prey on people.
Above the main hall hang plaques reading: Hall of Life and Death, Hall of Merit, Hall of Yama, Hall of Reincarnation...
"Is this the Ten Halls of the Underworld? The place where the Ten Yamas reside?"
Xu Long murmured to himself and looked up at the Hall of Life and Death directly in front of him.
The main hall is over a kilometer high, and the gate is also a hundred meters high.
A deep, oppressive atmosphere emanated from within, as if waiting for some unlucky soul to enter.
"Heh, that's quite intimidating. If it were an ordinary kid, they'd probably be genuinely frightened."
Xu Long smiled and stepped inside.