"Friend Ye, please stay!"
After exchanging pleasantries, Ji Xuanyuan and the others left Shenlong City with the elites of the Galactic Empire. Emperor Ji Wutian had many matters to attend to in the imperial city.
Moreover!
With their relationship with the Burning Heaven Holy Land virtually severed, if the Holy Land were to retaliate, immortals might descend. It remained to be seen if they could withstand such a threat. Thus, not only did they need to be wary of various stirring forces, but they also had to contact their trump cards.
"Chirp~"
Not long after Ji Xuanyuan and the two departed, the Linglong Pagoda faintly resounded with dragon roars, and even its purple-gold aura began to emanate outwards.
"This is… a dragon clone, its bloodline has been upgraded!"
With a thought, Ye Xuan entered the Linglong Pagoda. On the first floor of the Linglong Pagoda, a hundred zhang long purple-gold divine dragon was coiled in the air, its ferocious dragon head roaring towards the sky.
Following the high-pitched dragon roars, the aura of the dragon clone, Long Xuan, increased at a visible rate.
Ninth-tier Venerable!
Ninth-tier Venerable peak ultimate!
First-tier Void Ancestor!
Second-tier Void Ancestor!
Third-tier Void Ancestor!!
Soon, the dragon clone's aura surged to the peak ultimate of a fifth-tier Void Ancestor, just one step away from a sixth-tier Void Ancestor.
As for its dragon body, it had already grown from a hundred zhang to a colossal five hundred zhang!
"Since that's the case…"
Seeing his clone in such a state, Ye Xuan immediately used the "Po Zu Dan" and then directly produced a hundred low-grade immortal crystals and over a million top-grade emperor crystals.
Dragon clones possessed inherently powerful physiques and had no need to worry about being overstrained.
Under the immense surge of energy, the medicinal effects of the "Po Zu Dan" were fully unleashed. The realm of a sixth-tier Void Ancestor was pierced through like a flimsy window. Following that!
Sixth-tier Void Ancestor peak, sixth-tier Void Ancestor peak ultimate…
Finally!
The dragon clone reached the brink of a seventh-tier Void Ancestor, with only one step separating it. However, its entire physique had transformed, becoming at least several times larger than before.
To put it bluntly!
With just one punch, the dragon clone could now obliterate a seventh-tier Void Ancestor, and in a spectacular fashion. Eighth-tier Void Ancestors were mere trivialities in its eyes.
Beyond the change in cultivation and physique, the most obvious transformation was that the dragon clone's three claws had become five.
Thus, it signified that the three-clawed purple-gold divine dragon had now become a five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon!
"Huh!?"
Just as the dragon clone was about to express its astonishment, it heard a faint call emanating from beneath Shenlong City. "This is… the clone actually heard a summons."
"Main body!"
"Beneath this Shenlong City, there must be something of great importance to me. I will descend now!"
Following that, the five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon clone left the Linglong Pagoda and plunged underground.
Ten zhang!
One hundred zhang!
One thousand zhang!!
Soon, the five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon clone arrived thousands of zhang beneath the surface, where the pressure was unprecedented.
At a certain moment, the five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon clone reached a place filled with a robust aura deep underground, the source of the summons.
"This is… such colossal bones!?"
The five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon gazed at the colossal being, which was at least over five thousand zhang. Could you believe a five-thousand-zhang dragon? "Dragon bone!"
"Good heavens, I've struck gold!!"
The five-clawed purple-gold divine dragon excitedly stared at the scene, madly absorbing the residual energy from the dragon bones, while a legacy also began to unfold within the clone.
As expected, the dragon clone accepted the legacy and fell into a slumber.
As for how long it would take to awaken, the dragon clone itself did not know. It only knew that by the time it awoke, its strength would undoubtedly soar to another level.
Outside the Linglong Pagoda, Ye Xuan felt his own cultivation realm. "This is… what kind of existence's legacy did the dragon clone receive to generate such a powerful shared energy."
"First-tier Dao Ancestor peak ultimate, tsk tsk~"
"It seems that the 'Po Dao Dan' is finally meant for me, isn't it~~"
With that thought, Ye Xuan felt a surge of anticipation.
With a flip of his right hand, the "Po Dao Dan" was in his grasp. Skillfully, he swallowed the "Po Dao Dan" and awaited the onset of its medicinal effects.
All sorts of resources were brought out at this moment, be it mid-grade immortal crystals or spiritual herbs. If an outsider were to witness this scene, they would undoubtedly resort to murder and theft.
Thus, Ye Xuan commenced another session of secluded cultivation on the third floor of the Linglong Pagoda.
…
Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Following the battle in Shenlong City, the Galactic Empire had experienced half a month of tranquility. Suddenly, new developments arose within the Galactic Empire.
However, this time, a tomb cracked open in a desolate location under the jurisdiction of the Haotian Sect, exuding the aura of countless ancestral artifacts and immortal artifacts. In an instant, above the distant sky of the Haotian Sect, multicolored rays of light blazed.
Before the multicolored rays of light stood a tombstone, inscribed with powerful, vigorous characters: 'Tomb of the Myriad Beasts Elder'. These five characters seemed to possess a magical allure, as if they were drawing people in.
"Tomb of the Myriad Beasts Elder, this~!!"
"Is it real or not, my goodness, the Myriad Beasts Elder from eight thousand years ago in the Galactic Empire! Legend has it he was an existence invincible below the Immortal realm!"
"Indeed, but how could someone like the Myriad Beasts Elder die? Invincible below the Immortal realm, could it be… that he was slain by an immortal?"
Thinking of this, a shiver ran down everyone's spines. Immortals were truly god-like beings; they might not even catch a glimpse of them in their lifetime.
The opening of the Myriad Beasts Elder's tomb immediately sent shockwaves, attracting powerful figures from all directions to converge at a desolate location near the Haotian Sect. However, what Ye Xuan did not know was that this Myriad Beasts Elder had a profound connection with him.
Deep within the Imperial Palace of the Galactic Empire.
"What!"
"The tomb of the Myriad Beasts Elder from eighty thousand years ago has appeared, this!?"
Ji Wutian immediately rushed out of the great hall and looked in the direction of the Haotian Sect. Even from this distance, he could see the auspicious colors emanating from the sky. "One wave after another."
"I never expected the tomb of the Myriad Beasts Elder to appear at this time. Whether it's a blessing or a curse remains to be seen."
Swish swish~~
A series of figures then appeared in the vicinity. These individuals were Ji Xuanyuan and his entourage. "The tomb of the Myriad Beasts Elder, eighty thousand years ago, the Myriad Beasts Elder was rumored to be an existence just one step away from the Immortal realm. As for how he died, and at whose hands, it remains a mystery."
"No one knows, and no one can ascertain!"
"Ancestor, is this Myriad Beasts Elder truly as powerful as the rumors suggest?"
Ji Wutian, having read about him in ancient texts, curiously asked Ji Xuanyuan.
"Powerful!"
Ji Xuanyuan looked in the direction of the opening of the Myriad Beasts Elder's tomb, the ten-thousand-zhang rays of light reflecting in his eyes. "More than powerful."
"Do you all know that the Myriad Beasts Elder, before even reaching the Immortal realm, had slain immortals, and not just once."
What!?
As soon as Ji Xuanyuan uttered these words, everyone present was utterly shocked. "How is that possible? There's a fundamental gap between the Immortal realm and the Dao Ancestor realm. That Myriad Beasts Elder actually killed immortals!!"