Cultivation Begins From The Desert

Chapter 631 - 616: Refining [True Dragon Essence Blood]

From afar, Zhu Zizhen aided by plucking a feather from the Nine Heavens to help Zhouyang break through the yellow light shield surrounding Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, and then Zhouyang suppressed Dragon Taming Golden Radiance with a tower, capturing him inside the [Qianyang Golden Tower], all in less than ten breaths of time.

Located within the "Nine Heavens Forbidden Realm," Dragon Star River never expected the situation to collapse so quickly.

As a senior to Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, he naturally understood the capabilities and resources Dragon Taming Golden Radiance possessed.

The strength Dragon Taming Golden Radiance displayed earlier was undoubtedly far superior to most Ninth-Layer Golden Core Cultivators, and also surpassed Zhouyang.

Therefore, although Dragon Star River was extremely shocked and furious that Zhu Zizhen could intervene in the battle of the two juniors below while fighting him, he wasn’t overly worried about Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s safety. He merely launched a more vigorous attack alongside his pet Blue Flood Dragon, not giving Zhu Zizhen any chance to divert power.

But what he never anticipated was that Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, who seemed to be stable as a mountain, would suddenly be struck down and trapped.

This change truly left Dragon Star River both shocked and furious, utterly enraged.

"Impertinent brat, do you realize the grave mistake you’ve made? If even a single hair on my family’s Golden Radiance is harmed, you, your loved ones, clan, and sect will face total annihilation due to your foolish actions today!"

A roar erupted from the Nine Heavens, booming like thunder in Zhouyang’s ears.

He had just used the "Godslaying Sword" to fiercely attack the Primordial Spirit of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance. Although he successfully shook it and absorbed it into the [Qianyang Golden Tower], he also suffered severe backlash, with his Divine Sense in constant turmoil.

To describe this sensation, it felt like being struck violently on the head with a large iron hammer, eyes bulging and ears ringing incessantly, with his consciousness incredibly muddled, making it difficult to think clearly.

At this moment, Dragon Star River’s roar, though it ruptured his eardrums, causing blood to seep out, it also stimulated his consciousness, allowing him to forcibly gather a portion of his awareness amidst the chaos.

As soon as this part of his consciousness was restored, he quickly waved his Storage Ring, taking out an Array Plate and several Array Banners to set up an array on the spot.

This Array Plate and those Array Banners were exactly the set of [Little Qiankun Shifting Array] he had purchased for 1.7 million Low-grade Spirit Stones at an auction before teleporting from Liuyun Immortal City to the Donghua Continent Cultivation Realm.

Before ambushing Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, Zhouyang had already set up another Array Plate at a safe place over nine thousand miles away. Now he only needed to lay down the Array Plate and Banners in his hand to use the Teleportation Array to leave with his daughter Jiang Yufeng.

At this time, the Dragon Taming Golden Radiance inside the [Qianyang Golden Tower] was still struggling desperately, causing the seven-layered Golden Tower on the ground to sway continuously, emanating thunderous roars.

But this was nothing more than a futile struggle, and Zhouyang couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to it.

Just as he was initially helpless against Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s [True Dragon Treasure Seal], once inside his [Qianyang Golden Tower], Dragon Taming Golden Radiance could never come out.

Meanwhile, above the Nine Heavens, Dragon Star River seemed to realize something when he saw Zhouyang’s actions, and hurriedly attempted to stop him while roaring angrily.

However, at that moment, Zhu Zizhen suddenly let out a piercing cry, intensifying her attacks several folds.

She had remained reserved all this time, never going all out.

Now she unleashed her full strength, with overwhelming "Vermilion Bird True Flame" ravaging the sky, engulfing both Dragon Star River and the Tier Six Middle Grade Blue Flood Dragon in a sea of flames.

Under such an onslaught, Dragon Star River found it hard to even protect himself, let alone find the strength to stop Zhouyang.

Thanks to Zhu Zizhen’s sudden outburst, Zhouyang managed to safely finish setting up the Teleportation Array without any danger.

He then reached out to retrieve the seven-layered Golden Tower that was still shaking, pulled Jiang Yufeng beside him, and immediately activated the Teleportation Array to leave the battlefield.

...

Meanwhile,

Ling Chao took advantage of Shen Luoyan being occupied by the [Green Robe Ancestor] and quickly reached the secluded palace where Jiang Fengxian was kept.

The Divine Lady Palace was very strict in keeping watch over Jiang Fengxian, as there was still a Golden Core Stage Cultivator guarding here.

But how could such a Mid-Stage Golden Core Cultivator be a match for the Young Palace Master of Donghua Immortal Palace?

Ling Chao used a small trick, purposely capturing a female disciple of the Divine Lady Palace and taking her to a secluded spot outside the palace, pretending to violate her, thus luring out the Golden Core Stage Cultivator hiding inside the palace to rescue her.

Then he swiftly unveiled his thunderous methods, severely injuring the opponent in an instant, and directly broke into the palace to rescue Jiang Fengxian, whose cultivation was sealed.

After rescuing Jiang Fengxian, Ling Chao immediately took her to the Ancestor Hall of the Divine Lady Palace, intending to destroy the soul lamps left by her and her daughter inside.

The Ancestor Hall was a significant place in the sect, protected by a separate array. At this time, many disciples within the Divine Lady Palace had retreated into the Ancestor Hall to take refuge, using their magical power to replace the spiritual qi of the spirit vein to supply the array’s consumption, while three "Ten Thousand Poison Sect" Golden Core Stage cultivators were relentless in their assault outside.

Ling Chao arrived and, seeing this situation, frowned.

Though his strength was formidable, it lay in magical combat. Facing an array, he had no good methods, only brute force.

However, forcibly attacking the Ancestor Hall with hundreds of Divine Lady Palace cultivators defending it, he didn’t think that he and the three "Ten Thousand Poison Sect" Golden Core Stage cultivators could succeed.

"Why not take hostages and use them to force the cultivators inside to bring out the soul lamps left by me and Feng’er!"

Jiang Fengxian seemed to understand why Ling Chao frowned and softly spoke her suggestion.

She had been a hostage for decades, imprisoned in the Divine Lady Palace for many years, harboring only hatred towards it. At this time, she couldn’t care less about whether her means were despicable.

Moreover, she was originally an unconventional and extraordinary woman. Back in the Kunxu Realm, her decisive and ruthless demeanor was even more intense than Zhouyang’s.

Upon hearing her suggestion, Ling Chao’s eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded in agreement: "What Elder Jiang says makes sense; let’s do as you say!"

He then conveyed a few messages to the "Ten Thousand Poison Sect" Golden Core Stage cultivators and took Jiang Fengxian around to capture hostages.

A quarter of an hour later, Ling Chao and Jiang Fengxian rode the Seven-Colored Peacock Jiang Cai’Er, escorting over a dozen Divine Lady Palace disciples to the outside of the Ancestor Hall.

It turned out that after transporting Jiang Yufeng to the wedding carriage of the Dragon Taming Clan, the Seven-Colored Peacock Jiang Cai’Er was taken back to the Beast Garden by Shen Luoyan and imprisoned.

At this moment, with chaos in the Divine Lady Palace, the disciples guarding it were busy resisting foreign enemies. It incited other demon beasts in the Beast Garden to riot and attack the guardian array.

When Ling Chao and Jiang Fengxian went to capture hostages, Jiang Fengxian remembered this matter and specifically asked Ling Chao to rescue it from the Beast Garden.

Meanwhile, the three Golden Core Stage cultivators from the "Ten Thousand Poison Sect," under Ling Chao’s instructions, escorted several Divine Lady Palace disciples to the outside of the Ancestor Hall.

The disciples taken as hostages were naturally official disciples with Foundation Establishment cultivation or above, even including two Purple Mansion Stage cultivators.

At this moment, Jiang Fengxian stood on the Seven-Colored Peacock’s back, her pretty face filled with murderous intent as she coldly watched the Divine Lady Palace disciples within the Ancestor Hall. She shouted coldly, "Dai Xueqin, Duan Qingxuan, I give you half a quarter of an hour to bring out the soul lamps left by me and Feng’er in the Ancestor Hall. Otherwise, I will hand over your disciples and these Divine Lady Palace disciples to the people of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect!"

The two people she named were precisely the two Purple Mansion Stage cultivators currently held as hostages and were among the four Golden Core Stage cultivators inside the Ancestor Hall.

Before Jiang Fengxian fell out with Lou Feifeng, these Golden Core Stage cultivators in the Divine Lady Palace had a good relationship with her because Jiang Yufeng was Lou Feifeng’s direct disciple.

However, since she was imprisoned by Lou Feifeng, these people had become accomplices in watching over her, so she had no goodwill towards them now.

"Jiang Fengxian, you are also a disciple of the Divine Lady Palace and a woman. How can you be so cruel to these fellow disciples!"

Within the Ancestor Hall, a woman in a white dress glared angrily at Jiang Fengxian, furious at her words.

"Pah, I don’t have the qualifications to be considered a disciple of the Divine Lady Palace and don’t dare to be friends with heartless, ungrateful sluts like you!"

Jiang Fengxian spat heavily, her face full of disdain as she mercilessly insulted them in return.

Then, she gave Ling Chao a look, and a "Ten Thousand Poison Sect" cultivator quickly smirked and tore the clothes off a Divine Lady Palace disciple in public, revealing the fair skin underneath.

Ling Chao then aptly pressured, "My fellow Daoists inside the Divine Lady Palace, I advise you to quickly do as Fairy Jiang says. Otherwise, after the time is up, you and the ancestors of the Divine Lady Palace inside your Ancestor Hall will have to watch your fellow disciples and juniors being humiliated. I assume you wouldn’t want to witness such a scene!"

Before the Divine Lady Palace cultivators inside the Ancestor Hall could respond, the three "Ten Thousand Poison Sect" Golden Core Stage cultivators laughed vilely and spewed various vulgarities.

"Ha ha ha, I actually hope these old hags will be tough and not comply, so I can have a great time with these young maidens. Just imagining frolicking with the female disciples of the Divine Lady Palace in front of the Ancestor Hall is enough to make my blood boil!"

"Heh heh, Senior Brother Black Snake speaks the truth. Our master hates these old hags of the Divine Lady Palace. Being able to ravish their disciples in front of them and the ancestors of the Divine Lady Palace in the Ancestor Hall would definitely bring him great joy!"

"Heh heh heh, what you two senior brothers said is truly wonderful. I’ve heard a rumor that the disciples of the Divine Lady Palace, though outwardly as dignified as goddesses, are more wanton than mermaid women in bed. Today, we can personally test this rumor and see if it’s true!"

...

"Shameless scoundrel, shut your mouth at once, lest your vile words disturb the Ancestor Master!"

Within the Ancestor Hall, the lady in a white dress who had earlier angrily rebuked Jiang Fengxian, blushed red with shame and anger, angrily cursing with a flushed face full of indignation.

She could still scold, but those disciples from the Divine Lady Palace who were captured turned pale, losing all color from their faces.

"Wu wu wu, Master, Master, please save your disciple, I beg you!"

"Junior Martial Uncle Duan, please save your disciple. I agree to your last proposal, willing to marry your nephew, just please save my life so I can marry with my purity intact!"

"Ying ying ying, Junior Martial Uncle Wen, please say something, your disciple has already made a lifetime promise with Senior Brother Yang from the Longevity Hall, and it was you who vouched for it. Are you going to watch your disciple be violated by these villains?"

Crying and begging incessantly came from the mouths of the captured Divine Lady Palace disciples. These stunningly beautiful women had lost their former confidence and pride as disciples of a renowned major sect, crying like ordinary weak women.

And seeing them like this made the three Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect laugh even more triumphantly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, these girls look even more delicate when they cry, very nice, sir likes your pear blossom tear-stained look. It’ll definitely be much more thrilling in a while!"

The cultivator who tore open the clothes of the Divine Lady Palace disciple in his hand stroked the face of the young woman in his grasp, laughing loudly with a face full of triumph.

The captured Divine Lady Palace disciples, upon seeing this, cried even harder.

"What to do? What should we do now?"

In the Ancestor Hall, the lady in a white dress turned her head away, unable to watch the disciples outside, helplessly looking at the other three Golden Core Stage cultivators for advice.

"How about we just hand over the soul lamp to Jiang Fengxian?"

A lady in a yellow dress bit her lip and expressed her opinion.

As soon as her words left her mouth, another lady in red immediately opposed, saying, "No, Jiang Fengxian colluding with outsiders to harm our sect makes her an eternal criminal of our sect. The soul lamp must be kept for future pursuit and capture!"

The lady in yellow initially offered a suggestion, but upon hearing the resolute words from the lady in red, she suddenly seemed to recall something and replied with a cold smile, "Hmph, Senior Sister Ma, what’s your true intention with these words? Is capturing Jiang Fengxian more important, or is rescuing our sect’s disciples now more important?

"If we don’t save them now and let our sect’s disciples be defiled in front of the Ancestor Hall, how will we face our Ancestor Masters in the future? How will we face the disciples in the palace? How will we face the Palace Master?"

The lady in red, said until her face turned purple with anger, retorted loudly, "Anyway, no is no. Jiang Fengxian was personally appointed by the Palace Master to be watched over as a major offender. If you dare to hand over her soul lamp, and when the Palace Master comes back, let’s see how many heads of yours will be enough for her to chop!"

Seeing that the two were at an impasse, a lady in green softly interjected, "The Palace Master imprisoned Jiang Fengxian just to sell her daughter Jiang Yufeng at a good price. Now that Jiang Yufeng has married into the Dragon Taming Family, the Palace Master must have received what she wanted from them. Whether we have Jiang Fengxian now doesn’t matter much, especially since she’s already escaped!"

Although the lady in green did not clearly state her stance, the meaning in her words was already evident.

Therefore, as soon as she finished speaking, the lady in a white dress who was somewhat at a loss immediately regained her senses and shouted, "That’s right, the Palace Master only imprisoned Jiang Fengxian to force Jiang Yufeng to succumb. Now that Jiang Yufeng is married to the Dragon Taming Family, Jiang Fengxian is no longer useful. It’s not worth disturbing the Ancestor Masters’ peace for someone useless!"

Upon hearing the lady in white’s words, the lady in yellow smiled sweetly, saying, "Since Senior Sister Dai and Senior Sister Duan agree to the exchange, I’ll go get their soul lamps."

After speaking, she deliberately glanced at the lady in red. Seeing her silent and not speaking, she turned around with satisfaction and entered the depths of the Ancestor Hall.

Soon after, the lady in yellow returned, holding two soul lamps burning with ghostly white flames.

The soul lamp is ignited using a strand of a cultivator’s own divine soul and cannot be faked. Upon seeing the two soul lamps outside, Jiang Fengxian immediately recognized them as the soul lamps left by herself and her daughter Jiang Yufeng.

"Jiang Fengxian, first let the people in, and then we’ll throw the soul lamp out to you!"

The lady in yellow, holding the soul lamps, stood at the entrance of the Ancestor Hall, glaring at Jiang Fengxian, demanding the release of their captives.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fengxian’s face immediately turned cold, and she sneered, "Hmph, release them now? Do you take me for a fool? Enough talk, hand over my daughter’s soul lamp first, and I’ll release half of the people inside. Then, after you hand over my soul lamp, I’ll release the remaining people!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in the yellow dress shouted loudly: "No, we don’t trust you. Only if you let half of the people in first, then we will give you a Soul Lamp!"

"Agree to it, anyway there are still quite a few disciples in the Divine Lady Palace. Even if they dare to go back on their word, we can capture them again!"

Ling Chao saw Jiang Fengxian still wanted to bargain, fearing that delays might cause problems, he advised in a low voice.

"Alright, let’s exchange then."

Jiang Fengxian nodded in agreement.

Perhaps Ling Chao’s unhidden words had an effect, finally, the Divine Lady Palace cultivators in the Ancestor Hall obediently completed the exchange, handing over both Soul Lamps altogether.

Once the Soul Lamps were in hand, Jiang Fengxian immediately had the Seven-Colored Peacock Cai’Er blow out the lamp flames, then spit out a fireball to burn the lampstands, ensuring that no one could track them through the Soul Lamps anymore.

Ling Chao also said at this moment, "Let’s go, let’s retreat first. Let those Ten Thousand Poison Sect people handle the rest themselves!"

Jiang Fengxian certainly had no objection to this; her cultivation was still sealed, and she could only leave the Divine Lady Palace to seek help from other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators to unseal her powers.

However, the most regretful thing for her was that her storage ring and spirit beast ring had been taken away by Lou Feifeng before her imprisonment. They contained the Holy Infant Fruit and Moon Toad True Blood she risked her life for in the Kunxu Realm and her Seven-Colored Cloud-Swallowing Python that had advanced to a Tier Five Poison Flood Dragon, all confiscated by Lou Feifeng!

"Divine Lady Palace, Lou Feifeng, wait for me, one day I, Jiang Fengxian, will come here personally for revenge!"

As the Seven-Colored Peacock flew away from the Divine Maiden Peak, Jiang Fengxian glanced back at the place where she stumbled, her eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.

Aside from how Ling Chao rescued Jiang Fengxian from her predicament, let’s say after Zhouyang and his daughter Jiang Yufeng teleported away from the battlefield, he immediately focused his mind and suppressed Dragon Taming Golden Radiance inside the Qianyang Golden Tower, slaying him on the spot.

After killing Dragon Taming Golden Radiance, Zhouyang followed the usual practice by thoroughly scavenging the storage ring and spirit beast ring from the corpse, and then intended to use True Flame to destroy the evidence.

At this moment, Jiang Yufeng suddenly spoke, "It’s said that the True Dragon Bloodline of the Dragon Taming Clan can be extracted, father, you should give it a try, if you can extract the True Dragon Essence Blood, it would be a big gain!"

"Is that so?"

Zhouyang glanced at the corpse of Dragon Taming Golden Radiance on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and still nodded, "Alright, let’s give it a try."

He had only been thinking about saving time to escape quickly, never considering this matter. Now, upon Jiang Yufeng’s reminder, he was tempted too.

If he indeed extracted the True Dragon Essence Blood, he could totally use it to aid his practice of the Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique. With the marvelousness of the True Dragon Essence Blood, it certainly could help him easily cultivate to the fourth layer of the Azure Dragon Body Refining Technique, possibly even more benefits.

Such secret techniques of extracting essence blood from demon beasts or certain special beings are not uncommon, mastered by many Golden Core Stage cultivators.

Among Tier Five Demon Beasts, many possess a particular True Spirit Bloodline, mastering these secret techniques allows cultivators to attempt extracting True Spirit Essence Blood when slaying such exotic demon beasts.

Successfully extracting True Spirit Essence Blood like True Dragon Essence Blood yields gains far exceeding demon beast pills.

However, not all exotic demon beasts with a True Spirit Bloodline can have True Spirit Essence Blood extracted; it depends on the concentration and purity of the bloodline.

For example, when Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian joined forces to slay the Tier Five Middle-Grade Demon Beast Cyan-faced Owl in the Kunxu Realm, although it possessed the True Spirit Wind Roc’s bloodline, the bloodline was lost, unable to extract Wind Roc True Blood.

Later, however, they encountered an Exotic Ice Toad, successfully extracting Moon Toad True Blood due to its pure Taiyin Moon Toad bloodline.

Dragon Taming Family’s direct lineage members possess the True Dragon Bloodline, capable even of using Dragon Transformation abilities like the True Dragon Battle Body, indicating definitely potent bloodlines. Zhouyang had considerable confidence in extracting True Dragon Essence Blood.

Having made his decision at this moment, Zhouyang immediately performed a series of spells on Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s corpse, using the secret extraction techniques he knew.

After casting spells continuously for half a quarter’s time, an angry dragon roar emanated from Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s corpse.

Upon hearing this dragon roar, Zhouyang felt not fear but joy, and cast spells even faster.

Under such repeated spellcasting, eventually, an unwilling golden little dragon, three fingers thick and about a foot long, was forced from Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s mouth.

Without a doubt, this golden little dragon was the extracted True Dragon Essence Blood from Dragon Taming Golden Radiance’s body.