Eternal Emerald Dragon

Chapter 1132 - 1131 - A Spark

Princess Fyre had always reveled in her power despite the downsides. Their ancestor had never written down how he learned to cultivate using the crystal but the results were without compare.

On the floating continent, they were nearly unbeatable. The beast had only fallen back then due to a powerful party of cultivators and admittedly the passage of time. A dragon-phoenix lived a long time, but eventually it too must die.

Its materials endured but the beast was going to die either way. The absolute chaos that would have followed its death had to be prevented so their ancestor had taken on the mantle of its killers.

History portrayed an epic battle but it was more like their ancestor and the dragon-phoenix were cut from the same cloth. Dying in bed was never the plan, only on the battlefield.

She was not as bad as her father or her brother the 2nd Prince, but she enjoyed battles in her own way. Thus when the capital was threatened, she had expected a wonderful fight as well.

Instead, her entire family felt their cultivation deviate severely. The crystal that was the heart of their technique was more closely tied to them than they knew! Her grandfather and youngest brother were doing the best those few days but they also benefited from the downsides of their technique.

Distance or formations could decrease the connection and thus their suffering decreased but when they stood in the open mouth of the volcano, it was like her body would not obey.

She almost felt delirious but her Father looked truly sick.

Lord Emerald Immortal looked almost entranced but his wife struggled as was expected. Most cultivators not part of their family or using the technique would struggle in the presence of the crystal.

His daughter was stunning in that she seemed to benefitting from it!

The world became hazy until Lord Emerald Immortal was at the tribulation platform. It was not as complex as others she had seen but she had faced all her tribulations right beneath that crystal.

The instant he stood there, her dantian calmed down. Her meridians suddenly seemed to let Qi flow like never before and her body recovered too!

What was going on?! Her father looked like he was actually getting younger! Even her grandfather, who could no longer advance and stopped using the technique, seemed to have his hair gain some red back in it!

"What is this?" Her Father was not a man to question. He trusted his instincts and his instincts were terrifying. It was like he could see all the secrets of a person with a glance!

For him to not grasp something in an instant was quite rare.

"Father, focus on your dantian. What does your crystal look like?" Princess Fyre could see her crystal. It was a complex shape. Sometimes it seemed like it reflected infinite passageways while at others it seemed like many smaller versions of the Fire Law Crystal arranged like a massive structure.

Crystals could take any shape but simpler was not always better. Complexity did not make them more profound either. Hers was a compromise of the 2 extremes.

Before the attack, she could let her mind wander down many paths at once as she picked apart Laws, Arts, or any subject she wanted. She found it very useful when examining people.

She had no idea what shape her Father's took, but she bet with all her heart it was either a weapon or a muscle bound man ready to fight.

"It moves…" his words made her smile. Definitely a muscle bound man!

All of them froze when Lord Emerald Immortal began to float into the crystal! How did he enter it?!

She had been able to confirm it was solid many times and that creature had cracked the surface so why was he able to enter it like it was air?!

At some point a glow began to shine out of the crystal but none of them could make it out, yet the nauseous feeling completely faded as they looked on.

She also felt something else. She felt like there was a greater power rising in her dantian until suddenly she was seeing something terrifying.

A massive sinuous dragon was looking out of her dantian. It had shining emerald scales, eyes, and a mane trailing down its back side. It had no wings but it had 3 horns on its head.

The 4 arms were powerful and she felt a shiver down her spine just looking at them. They were dark gold and would rend anything that stood in their way.

What was that?! Why was there a dragon staring out of her dantian?!

She looked to her Father but froze again as she took him in. His normally crimson hair and eyes were now laced with emerald! It was not physical but a glow flowing over the areas changed by their technique.

When they reached the Heaven Realm, their hair and eyes would change. The more vibrant the change the greater the potential.

She and her Father were the best in hundreds of millions of years.

Now, she felt like she knew nothing! The dragon seemed wise beyond anything she could ever hope to understand.

[Breathe.] A voice boomed in her mind and she could not defy it! Her Father seemed to be trying to! He was smiling as he fought it!

She chose another path.

She assumed a lotus position and began to cultivate. Mysteries and questions seemed to fall away as she simply focused on the heart of her own crystal in her dantian. The revolving shape slowed until the was between the infinite corridors and the shape itself.

Laws she had thought she understood were so much less complicated than she made them. As she slowly fell deeper into her cultivation, a new shape formed in her dantian.

It was a woman. She had a lithe figure and held a double bladed spear. Her face was wrinkly and old but her movements were beyond anything Princess Fyre had seen.

The dragon looked on from above with indifference but she felt like it was happy to see the woman.

Princess Fyre watched and her 6 elements became more in sync than any time in her life! The previously weaker earth, water, and darkness were elevated. They became the equals of her primary elements.

Why had she been so pathetic when creating her constellations? It was so simple!

The more she watched the spear wielding woman, the more profound her foundation became.

At the peak of the movements, Princess Fyre felt a shock go through her body. She thought she felt Heaven rejoice as a crimson spark lit up inside her dantian! It was a tiny flame but it grew!

The woman dancing in front of it moved faster and faster until she became a blur that faded away into a roaring flame at the heart of her dantian.

Princess Fyre then allowed the dragon to merge her soul and the flame as if they were 2 puzzle pieces waiting to be brought together.

[Accept.] The voice was calmer that time but she did not deny its order. She smiled as her crystal went from the 6 natural colors she had always known to the deep crimson of the Fire Law Crystal.

A frown crossed her face. It was the wrong name. She knew that somehow.

"Crimson Harmony Law Crystal?" The words came to her as she spoke them aloud and snapped out of her enlightenment. She found herself back on the observation area looking up at the floating crystal over the scorching magma.

Lord Emerald Immortal was passed out in the arms of his wife but Princess Fyre barely registered it. The world had changed for her!

She could see it now! She could see all the Laws she had been unable to fully comprehend from the crystal!

A massive form suddenly rose from the volcano. It had 4 massive golden wings that supported the vigorous body of a creature out of legends.

It had a massive chest but its head ended in a sharp beak rather than the maw expected. Its wings too were familiar. Feathers of flames!

[A kindred has come at last but a miracle I never expected was the result. I have slept here since my body died all those millions of years ago. I feel the taint upon the world but not in that man. True Lord, I thank you for this. My Mistress was lost but I could not part with the last of her.]

It was the Dragon-phoenix soul! It was still alive!

How?!

Princess Fyre felt afraid but then its head locked on to her. As a soul, it had no real color but in her mind, she saw a beast with bright crimson eyes playing in trees as a young woman laughed.

[Inheritor, my final days shall be at peace knowing you have come. The crystal is now yours completely. The True Lord will be able to help you. You are now the same. My last words are for this. My Mistress was Lady Elsa. She was a wonderful and kind soul that only wished to let me live in peace. I never forgot how she nurtured me and saw me as a companion, not a pet. She died wishing for my happiness and apologized that she could not come with me. Her will now lives in you. Thank you.]

The mighty soul dove back into the volcano and all knew it would never rise again. Just as its physical body had reached an end, the soul was clearly wearing thin.

Princess Fyre felt tears trail down her face as another name whispered in her dantian.

[Apollo, I will be waiting.]