Volume 1: Red Lotus Temple Chapter 104: Dragon Blood

  Bai Qi didn't want to get entangled with these illusions, which were also conscious and had no idea they were dead. They simply transformed into a kind of life within the body of the mirage dragon.

  Five Golden Elixir cultivators retreated, and Bai Qi didn't pursue them. Instead, he raised the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Spear and opened a second wound in Xuanlong's body. A dense aura of immortal energy gushed out from this wound, but not a single drop of blood.

  Bai Qi launched a fierce attack, letting the Moon Wheel Sword slash wildly, and the Moon Wheel Sword slashed out countless spiritual energies within the body of the Mirage Dragon, but still couldn't find its blood vessels. Bai Qi even suspected that this wasn't a Mirage Dragon, just an ordinary mirage beast. But a mirage beast absolutely couldn't control so many cultivators, nor could it transform a city within its body.

  As I pondered, the distant city suddenly began to collapse, and the colorful clouds in the sky also started to disperse. The Golden Ferry of the Netherworld revealed its true form and fell downwards.

  Bai Qi put away the demon gourd, took a step forward with his spear and stepped onto the Golden Boat. On the Golden Boat, Zhan Bu and Zhu Guo simultaneously released their weapons, attacking Bai Qi. Bai Qi swung his Seven-Star Demon-Subduing Spear, deflecting Zhan Bu's sword pellet and Zhu Guo's jade ring, shouting: "It's me!"

  The two of them finally got rid of their illusions and blushed with shame on their faces.

  The aura of death around the Golden Ark dissipated, but it was actually the aura of the mirage dragon that cancelled each other out. The jade token quickly turned to dust.

  The city in front collapsed, and the cultivators inside turned into Xianyuan Qi. Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and the Inverse Scale Spear that was absorbing the Mirage Dragon's power flew back into Bai Qi's body. After the city cracked open, a large amount of seawater gushed out, and in the blink of an eye, this piece of land returned to its original state as part of the vast ocean.

  In front is the endless sea horizon, the sky's colorful clouds disperse, revealing a starry night sky.

  Is the dragon gone? Impossible, Bai Qi immediately denied. The Dragon Clan is extremely vengeful, and although his own sword aura didn't quite injure him, it was equivalent to a human being bitten by a mosquito and getting a huge swelling, which would be very annoying.

  Fortunately, the Golden Ark itself was not confused by the illusion and continued to move forward after falling into the sea, maintaining its extremely fast speed, traveling a distance of over a thousand miles before a small island appeared in front.

  Bai Qi said: "Let's go ashore and take a break for half a day before continuing on our way."

  He fought repeatedly, although he didn't feel tired, and also wanted to recover the power of his dark spirit. The battle of a Qi Refiner was a huge pressure on the dark spirit. Unless one cultivated into a Yang Spirit, they could not maintain their strongest state at all times.

  Transcendent cultivators can fly and escape, control magical treasures, but like ordinary people, they will also feel hungry and tired.

  Only when one has cultivated the Golden Elixir can they go without sleep or rest, and neither drink nor eat.

  Real people wear gas, immortal food jade, in fact only those who cultivate the golden elixir can be called real people, such as Bai Qi's own master.

  This golden flying boat, in order to maintain its flight state, must constantly use Dao techniques far and wide, consuming Yuan Qi. Those four Jieqi period cultivators were already exhausted physically and mentally, they couldn't keep up with this kind of hard work anymore. Bai Qi wanted to take them to the island to rest for a bit, let these four people recover their strength, at least don't let themselves and Zhan Bu worry about controlling the flying boat.

  This island is flat and has only one huge unmatched stone in the center of the island, with a flat area on top that's about a thousand feet around.

  Bai Qi took out the Yin Ling Shen Bing Fu, and this divine soldier could be summoned for more than a day. After the jade token was crushed, the divine soldier appeared, two zhang tall, with feet on turtles and snakes, holding a large axe, standing beside Bai Qi. Bai Qi pointed to a protruding rock in the distance with his hand, and the divine soldier swung its axe and chopped it down. The blade flew out of the axe head, cutting the rock into two pieces, with a smooth surface like a mirror.

  Having seen the power of this divine soldier's attack, Bai Qi felt at ease. At a distance of over 200 meters, the power of this axe would severely injure even a cultivator in the Transcendent Realm. If it were close combat, the power of this divine soldier would be even more fierce. Unfortunately, he was unable to manipulate it intricately, and this divine soldier could mostly only accept simple commands.

  Divine soldiers trample turtles and snakes, and the turtles and snakes spew out flames. The combat power of such divine soldiers is absolutely not limited to the might of this axe.

  Those four Qi-refining cultivators now also knew that Bai Qi and the others did not need them to fight, but rather needed them to propel the flying boat, in order to conserve their Yuan Qi for Bai Qi and the others. They didn't care if it was dangerous or not, sat down to regulate their breathing, Zhu Guo once again distributed some medicinal pellets to them, she had swept away the Dan Yang Sect, this kind of pellet that was given to Qi-refining cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, was most abundant in her hands.

  Bai Qi didn't do anything extra, he continued to refine the Jade Symbol. In his heart, he was clear that these few Jade Symbols wouldn't cause much harm to the Mirage Dragon, what could truly harm the Mirage Dragon was the Reverse Scale Spear.

  But he was reluctant to leave, if he could get the blood of the Mirage Dragon, his Qin Emperor's Twelve Golden Men would be able to lift their seal. With the Qin Emperor's Twelve Golden Men, he would be able to face Golden Dan cultivators with ease, and even if he encountered a False Immortal, he wouldn't be too afraid.

  The power of Qin Huang's Golden Man is to suppress the enemy's yuanqi. Whether it is true yuan, dan yuan or xian yuan, they are all tightly restrained by Qin Huang's Golden Man.

  If you are on the same level as the Devil's Domain, summoning Qin Huang Jin Ren will force the devil to surrender and accept death.

  This time, the Inverse Scale Spear absorbed the Xuan Yuan of the Mirage Dragon, but did not condense into an Inverse Scale Crystal, nor did it bring any benefits. Bai Qi knew that this was definitely because the Xuan Yuan of the Mirage Dragon was too beneficial to the Inverse Scale Spear, so the spear acted in such a way.

  Zhan Bu and Zhu Guo didn't want to waste time either, so they sat down beside Bai Qi to meditate and adjust their breath. Bai Qi had already used up one of his jade tokens, being extremely cautious, with his demonic gourd ready to be summoned at any moment, and the ghostly god Jie Yun guarding him. If he couldn't hold on, it would mean that he had encountered someone like a Desire Demon, against whom resistance would be futile.

  Bai Qi didn't dare to refine new types of jade symbols, he still refined the three familiar ones. While making the jade symbols, he spread out his divine sense to observe the surroundings of this small island.

  As expected, his own Yin Spirit power was unable to penetrate the ground, and this small island seemed like a protrusion floating on the back of the Mirage Dragon. The true appearance of the Mirage Dragon was hidden underwater, and Bai Qi couldn't see its original form at all.

  If it weren't for the inverted scale spear that gave the dragon a terrible mental pressure, this dragon would have pounced on him long ago, and with its physical strength alone, it could crush Bai Qi into powder.

  Bai Qi now knows that he can be killed by Jiao Long at any time, but Jiao Long is just a coward who was intimidated by the Inverse Scale Spear.

  However, he was still calm and serene, quietly creating jade talismans. The dragon in the water, every move of Bai Qi's, couldn't escape its perception. But just now, after swallowing Bai Qi into his belly, it seemed as if he had swallowed thousands of divine dragons into his stomach, that kind of fear was born with the body.

  Bai Qi was well-prepared this time, and the green lotus in his body's acupoints all bloomed, emitting a refreshing fragrance. After these green lotuses bloomed, Bai Qi would no longer be confused by the mirage, and it was impossible for the mirage dragon to swallow him easily.

  This is your only chance, should be, will have good luck?

  After struggling on the island for almost half a day, the island finally shook. This change came so suddenly that Zhan Bu and Bai Qi didn't even have time to release the Golden Lotus Boat, and the four Qi Refiners were hit by a pale green light and died instantly.

  That was the soul-stealing mirage of the dragon, when the four Qi-refining cultivators fell to the ground, a mysterious smile appeared on their faces.

  Bai Qi's heart had a thread of fear, if the mirage dragon used this method to attack him, he indeed didn't have any good defensive measures, but he couldn't find the mirage dragon's true body anywhere, nor did he know how to counterattack.

  He stood up, his face expressionless, and walked to the edge of the massive rock, gazing out at the blue waters.

  The sea water is clear and transparent, the waves are calm, the sky is gradually brightening, a red sun is half-hidden below the horizon in the distance, suddenly jumping out, the entire sky is lit up.

  First eliminate the weak and small, then plan for greatness. This dragon's level is high, but its methods are the same as those of ordinary monsters, cautious and prudent.

  The island continued to shake, and Zhū Guǒ and Zhǎn Bù's faces turned pale as they stood behind Bái Qǐ. They were also afraid of being struck by that eerie green light, if they died, their souls would be trapped by the mirage dragon, without even a chance to reincarnate.

  Bai Qi suddenly spoke up, looking at the great Daoist: "A strong body and a weak soul, Dragon Clan, how could you give birth to such an abnormal creature?"

  Bai Qi's words were not intense, but for the dragon clan, some things cannot be said. As soon as Bai Qi opened his mouth, a huge fog suddenly burst out of the sea, and it was the mirage dragon that poked its head out of the sea, moving too fast to directly evaporate a piece of seawater.

  That dragon had one eye growing right in the front of its face, staring straight at Bai Qi with a huge mouth that bit down.

  This mouth has no teeth, only a mirage, and this mouth is also the largest of all living things known to Bai Qi. Even if it were a real dragon, its body would be at most several dozen miles in size, but this mirage dragon can swallow an entire small island with one bite, and this time, it truly swallows Bai Qi with its true body.

  It didn't believe its own Dragon's Aura could handle a demon in the Nascent Soul stage.

  That dragon's aura must be a transformation of this demon. It's infuriating that the Qilin I raised was ruined like this. If only I had known, I should have come in person.

  The mirage dragon swallowed the small island in one mouthful, and Bai Qi felt himself being wrapped in a mirage. He quickly retracted the Du'e Golden Boat, put Zhu Guo and Zhan Bu inside, and then the Du'e Golden Boat was also swallowed into the belly of the mirage dragon.

  There's no way to hide it anymore, let him give up two new friends he just made, Bai Qi still can't do that.

  This time, Bai Qi was swallowed whole, without a moment of disorientation, so he managed to pull out the Inverse Scale Spear and stabbed it directly into the throat of the Mirage Dragon. From the Mirage Dragon's throat, gushed out the dragon blood that Bai Qi had been dreaming of.

  The dragon's blood was a pale blue color, and Bai Qi didn't hesitate to open his mouth and suck it in, absorbing the dragon's blood into the mysterious space. At the same time, he swallowed the wooden box containing the Twelve Golden Men of Qin Huang into his abdomen and threw it into the thirty-six lotus petals of Qinglian.

  Dragon blood entered the abdomen, and Bai Qi was unable to completely control that explosive power. A large amount of dragon blood still flowed into his belly. The true dragon's heteromorphic species, the dragon blood contained in it, made Bai Qi's demon body meridians explode. Among the 720 acupoints, Qinglian had no choice but to desperately absorb the dragon blood to avoid ruining these hard-won acupoints.

  If it were so, then Bai Qi would never have a chance to ascend again.