Gazing at the enormous whirlpool on the lake’s surface, Jiang Xuan couldn’t help but frown slightly.
And then, out from the depths of the lake, Lan Xin’s figure emerged.
“Hey, Xiaoxin, did you whip up this whirlpool?”
“Master, you’re misunderstanding me! I had no idea where this whirlpool came from. I was just minding my own business cultivating and healing at the bottom when it appeared out of nowhere.
However, I did notice that the core of this whirlpool seems to be around that spirit gathering formation at the lake’s bottom.
We might have stumbled upon some monumental opportunity!”
Upon hearing Lan Xin’s analysis, Jiang Xuan suddenly perked up. He quickly addressed his system in his mind:
“System, scan this gigantic whirlpool and find out its origin.”
“Ding! Replying to the host: According to the scan results, there’s a sealed secret realm at the lake’s bottom, the exact level of which is unknown.
Currently, the seal of this secret realm has loosened, causing this massive whirlpool.”
Jiang Xuan: “!!!!!!!!”
After hearing the system’s feedback, Jiang Xuan was genuinely astonished.
“Wait a minute, why couldn’t you detect the level of that secret realm, System?”
“Ding! Replying to the host, due to interference from seals outside the secret realm, specifics cannot be determined. The host must enter the secret realm to ascertain its actual level.
However, the seals outside the secret realm possess the ability to conceal heavenly secrets. This system speculates that this secret realm is at least an imperial-level secret realm.”
Jiang Xuan: “!!!!!!!!”
Hearing his system’s deduction, Jiang Xuan completely lost his cool.
If it truly was an imperial-level secret realm, he was dying to dive in and explore.
What if he ended up with an imperial-level legacy, skyrocketing his cultivation? Who knows, he might even snag a powerful imperial-level master, taking a shortcut straight to the peak of life!
Just as Jiang Xuan was busy calculating all the possibilities in his head, a colossal water pillar began to rise from the center of the massive whirlpool.
That water pillar shot skyward, reaching up to the heavens. Suddenly, the previously clear sky turned overcast with ominous clouds, and terrifying thunder looked ready to drop any second.
Seeing this spectacle, Lan Xin quickly chimed in, “Master, this situation doesn’t look right.
Typically, if there were some huge opportunity, you’d expect a heavenly phenomenon, maybe even colorful clouds or auspicious signs.
But this scene seems more like some kind of monstrous calamity about to happen. That terrifying thunderstorm above looks like it could strike down at any moment.
Master, for safety’s sake, how about we just skedaddle?”
Just then, the mechanical voice of the system echoed through the air.
“Ding! Detecting the loosening of the lake’s seal.”
“Ding! A nine-clawed golden dragon at the half-step Martial God realm is about to undergo tribulation.”
Jiang Xuan: “??????????”
“Disaster! Xiaoxin, we need to get out of here, fast!”
No sooner had Jiang Xuan’s warning left his lips than a golden figure surged up the water pillar, going against the flow.
In the next instant, countless bolts of thunder rained down upon that golden figure.
On the other side, Lan Xin wasted no time dragging Jiang Xuan away.
Moments later, they materialized over a thousand miles away from the little wooden house.
Breathing heavily, Lan Xin spoke with a hint of dread, “Master, that figure from the water pillar exuded so much pressure, it’s scarier than my family ancestor!
We absolutely cannot provoke something at that level; there are probably only a handful of beings on the entire continent that could compare.”
As soon as Lan Xin finished her sentence, Jiang Xuan also felt a tremor of fear.
“Xiaoxin, it seems you have quite the knowledge; indeed, we can’t afford to provoke it because that’s a nine-clawed golden dragon.”
Lan Xin: “??????????”
“Master, are you serious? As far as I know, the lineage of golden dragons went extinct ages ago, during a major war over ten thousand years ago.
Currently, there are only three types of dragons on the continent: silvers lead the pack, followed by blues, and blacks are at the bottom of the hierarchy.
There’s no way a golden dragon could still be alive; that’s ancient history!”
After hearing Lan Xin’s explanation, Jiang Xuan frowned slightly.
“Xiaoxin, do you know the specific reason for the extinction of the golden dragon lineage?”
“I’m not sure about that, but it seems to be related to your human race.
From what I’ve read, back then, it was only the golden dragon lineage that chose to resist the invasion of the evil forces from beyond with the humans…
Later, the golden dragon lineage was betrayed by the human experts of that time, and…
Sigh, anyway, it doesn’t really concern my Kirin lineage. I don’t know the full story.
Maybe my ancestor from the Kirin lineage, who fought in that war, knows the whole truth after all.”
Jiang Xuan: “…….”
Learning some hidden history of the golden dragons, Jiang Xuan continued, “Xiaoxin, that golden figure we saw shooting up is definitely a nine-clawed golden dragon.
It’s currently undergoing tribulation, and if it succeeds, it could evolve into a ten-clawed golden dragon, surpassing the Martial Emperor level.”
“Surpassing the Martial Emperor? That’s impossible! Ever since that major war over ten thousand years ago, the entire continent was heavily wounded, and the path to divinity was severed.
In this era, there are no conditions to exceed the Martial Emperor level, so… even if what you say is true.
Even if it really is a nine-clawed golden dragon undergoing tribulation, it’s 100% bound to fail.”
“I see, Xiaoxin, you actually know quite a bit.”
Just as Jiang Xuan wanted to delve deeper into what the severance of the divine path really meant, a figure suddenly plummeted from the sky.
Thinking fast, Jiang Xuan reached out instinctively to catch it. When he realized what he had caught, it was a stunningly beautiful woman with golden hair and red eyes.
However, she looked severely injured and unconscious.
Suddenly, Lan Xin sensed danger and instinctively activated her teleportation.
Once she realized the situation, she hurriedly warned Jiang Xuan, “Not good, Master! You need to drop that girl; above your head…”
Before she finished speaking, hundreds of thunderbolts came crashing down.
Just then, Jiang Xuan, regaining his senses, looked up at the sky.
As soon as he glanced at it, all the thunderbolts instantly halted their descent, retreating back into the dark clouds.
Then, the clouds dispersed, leaving the sky clear and bright.
Meanwhile, Lan Xin, witnessing this scene, was left completely dumbfounded.
