Within the enormous body of this ancient dragon, Yang Yuanhong found a heart preserved as perfectly as the body itself.
He then refined the ancient dragon's heart and absorbed the Breath of the Ancient Dragon within, successfully completing his first dragon body advancement since entering the Dragon Tomb.
Ordinarily, after completing this dragon body advancement, Yang Yuanhong's purpose for this journey would have been fulfilled.
But just as he had said before, because he had sensed the presence of two different auras within this ancient dragon's corpse, Yang Yuanhong continued exploring deeper into its body after refining the ancient dragon's heart.
Before long, he discovered an oval object in its abdomen, shaped like a cicada chrysalis and resembling a shell.
Based on the information about ancient dragons that Long Yuan had previously shared with him, Yang Yuanhong guessed that this was likely the remnant of Gu magic left within this ancient dragon by that Gu cultivator of old.
Yang Yuanhong carefully examined the object left behind by the Gu magic and discovered that only an empty shell remained.
According to Sea Bearing Venerable, that great Gu cultivator had once used this ancient dragon as a vessel to refine Gu. Now that the dragon was dead and the Gu gone, it seemed that after the refinement was complete, the Gu insect within had already been taken away.
However, though the most crucial Gu insect was gone, a considerable portion of the ancient dragon's true intent still remained within this empty shell.
Upon discovering this, inspiration struck Yang Yuanhong, and he thought of a possibility.
After a round of attempts and verification, he confirmed that this empty Gu magic shell was a natural furnace capable of condensing the Breath of the Ancient Dragon.
And he happened to be carrying a large quantity