Behemoth Youngling: Three-Headed Lizard Dragon
Lin Xu followed the lamp flame into the lizard dragon's sea of consciousness, where he seemed to see a chaotic vortex of nebulae at the beginning of creation, with a huge phantom of a Nine-Headed Dragon sleeping at its center.
With a flash of Spirit Eye, one could see that the essence of this phantom was complex magical runes that flickered and flowed like stars, each rune engraved with the mysteries of ancient dragon language.
Lin Xu only slightly touched one of the runes, and his sea of consciousness received a massive amount of information. In a state of Thought Overclocking, he analyzed and reconstructed this massive amount of information, transforming it into seal script talismans that he was familiar with.
A moment later, a piece of seal script was completed, condensing into a brand new dragon-patterned seal that floated in the sea of consciousness.
Lin Xu sensed it and gained some understanding of water magic. In the future, the precision and power of his control over water magic will surpass what he has achieved before.
"Compared to the Three-Headed Lizard Dragon itself, the bloodline inheritance is the greatest treasure!" He looked with delight at the Nine-Headed Dragon phantom in the young dragon's sea of consciousness. If he could analyze and transform all the runes one by one, he might even be able to touch the origin of the laws and break through the illusion of becoming an immortal.
After calming himself down, Lin Xu focused his attention on the depths of the fledgling dragon's consciousness.
The Nine-Headed Dragon phantom he saw was its complete bloodline inheritance, containing so much information and mystery that it could instantly overwhelm the consciousness of a high-level cultivator.
To protect the consciousness of the young dragons, this massive inheritance was naturally sealed as nine layers of star rings, nested one inside the other, corresponding to the nine stages of the dragon's growth.
As Think Thrice fell into a deep slumber, the outermost layer of inherited runes flickered, pulsating like breathing.
Lin Xu "looked" at the flickering runes, using his spiritual sense to perceive and analyze them one by one.
Several hours later, as the last rune was transformed, an article in seal script took shape.
"The Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter: The Nine-Headed Register for Guarding the Mountains!"
This is a brand new cultivation technique that Lin Xu modified based on the bloodline inheritance of the Three-Headed Lizard Dragon and its physical structure.
Spirit Kindling condensed into Dharma Seed, quietly falling into the lizard dragon's sea of consciousness.
"Boom~"
A flash of inspiration, an opening of the sea of consciousness. The originally dark sea of consciousness was illuminated, and within the phantom of the Nine-Headed Dragon, a phantom of a spirit lamp quietly lit up on the central dragon head.
"Three heads, three Dharma Seed are needed!" Lin Xu looked at the scene in his sea of consciousness, a strange smile appearing on his face.
He discovered that having more heads can sometimes be advantageous. For example, when practicing the Brain Spirit Essence Tempering Method, tempering multiple heads together is definitely more effective than using only one head.
Name: Three-Headed Lizard Dragon (Gold) Race: Dragonborn, Behemoth Level: 1
Strength: 8
Agility: 4
Physical condition: 9
Spirit: 7
Intelligence: 8
Life: 1080
Mana: 770
Talent: [Three-Head Coordination] All three heads share vision and thought, skill training efficiency x300%.
[Regeneration] Limb regeneration, life restored by 300%.
Skills: [Dragonborn (Hatchling)] Health +10%, Mana +5%, Health Regeneration +2/sec, Mana Regeneration +1/sec, Defense +1, Magic Defense +2, Size increases with age. [Beast] Beast unit, Health * 10, Mana * 10, Health Regeneration +10/sec, Mana Regeneration +10/sec, Damage +50%, Critical Hit Chance +5%, Critical Hit Damage +50%.
[Breath] Gathers dragon flames in the throat and spews out magical dragon breaths of different attributes, which can be switched at will to become flames, frost, or poison. [Bite] Bites with three interlocking jaws, tearing through the target's defenses and causing bleeding, losing 3% of health per second for 5 seconds. Brain Spirit Essence Tempering Method, "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter - Nine-Headed Mountain-Suppressing Talisman" Fragment Evaluation: A young behemoth, its tender claws and teeth brewing a domineering power. With a thought, it rolls up the sleeping Three-Headed Lizard Dragon and places it in a pool behind the palace.
The Daoist temple is rich in Spiritual Qi, and even ordinary spring water contains a rich Spiritual Qi, enough for the lizard dragon to pass through the hatchling stage.
Lin Xu looked at the last piece of loot, the Dungeon Heart.
Compared to the other items, this seemingly inconspicuous crystal is the greatest gain, as it carries the legacy of the dungeon's power.
His fingertips lightly touched the dark red crystal heart, faintly sensing the energy pulse within, like an ancient heartbeat, as if touching the spine of Dragon Vein lurking deep within the earth, each beat carrying the weight and profundity condensed from mountains and rivers.
"It must be placed in Earth Vein node, preferably in a cave..." He closed his eyes and focused his mind, his spiritual sense quietly probing out to perceive this mysterious crystal.
An Earth Vein surged forth like a tide, containing a mysterious rhythm.
With a little perception, one can perceive the profound mysteries of the earth contained within.
Holding this Earth Vein Heart, the earth beneath one's feet seems to become one with oneself, and with each breath, a large amount of Earth Vein Spiritual Qi flows into the limbs and bones through the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of the foot.
The magic flowed, refining a large amount of earth energy. The meridians throughout his body surged like an ancient river, and his mind became as clear as a mirror, taking in the entire area several miles around him.
The Xuanwei Monastery is built on a node of the Earth Vein. According to the geomancer, this is the "Xuantian Aperture" where the Dragon Vein converge. Three Spirit Vein are intertwined here, like three azure dragons with their heads and tails connected. Spiritual mist rises and gathers, and the earth energy condenses into a nearly tangible green jade vein.
"So there's a spiritual spring here too. We didn't find it during our last territory patrol... Is this a black iron ore mine? Judging by its size, it should be a large vein, but it's buried quite deep. And here, a large natural cave..."
With the enhanced vision granted by the Earth Vein Heart, Lin Xu realized that his previous understanding of the Xuanwei Monastery was only superficial, and that so many treasures were buried underground.
He quickly found the ideal place to settle down in the center of a natural cave about 300 feet underground, where three jade-green Earth Vein intersect like coiled dragons.
This is the source of the Xuanwei Monastery Temple's Spirit Vein, and what's even more remarkable is that a large underground cave was naturally formed here, so the initial construction of the underground city did not require additional excavation of underground rock layers.
"This is it!" Lin Xu activated the Dungeon Heart with a thought, and the dark red crystal emitted a deep hum.
It floated in mid-air and then slowly sank into the ground. The ground of the Daoist temple and the solid rock layer were smoothly separated like water ripples. After it passed through the rock layer, it quietly closed up again, without any trace of damage.
About ten minutes later, the Dungeon Heart finally sank into the confluence of the Earth Vein, bursting forth with a crimson halo. The three jade Spirit Vein seemed to be summoned, and the earth energy between them surged, slowly converging towards the Dungeon Heart like rivers flowing into the sea.
Another ten minutes or so later, the three Spirit Vein were connected to the Dungeon Heart.
"Thump~"
A deep, resonant vibration, like the tolling of an ancient bell, emanated from the depths of the earth's core—the powerful pulse of the Dungeon Heart.
After three consecutive tremors, the Earth Vein's tremors gradually subsided, and a deep dragon's roar came from underground, as if a silent dragon had opened its eyes.
A strange vitality spread outwards from the Daoist temple, causing the entire Xuanwei Monastery to tremble slightly, and the copper bells on the eaves to ring without wind.