IS Chapter 150

Chapter 150

The first lamp was lit in the Abyssal Sea Palace.

Then, clusters of light lit up one after another, reflecting the deep and solemn outline of the entire palace in the endless, secluded seawater above and around it.

It didn’t resemble human architecture. Nor did it resemble the dwelling of a golden dragon. The massive, profound palace of the dragon race was like a sea beast stretching for tens of thousands of miles. Outside the palace, there was no scenery; looking in any direction revealed only the endless, chaotic sea water. Boundless darkness, boundless silence.

This was where Li Yuan grew up.

Li Yuan walked alone in the hundred-zhang-high corridor. The ever-burning lamps could only illuminate a section of the path. As one lamp dimmed, another lit up. He was in his human form, as if walking between two cliffs that stretched endlessly into the sky.

Apart from the sound of his footsteps, there were no other sounds around him. There were few living beings here to begin with. Aside from some sea-dwelling clans that had relied on the Hidden Abyss Black Dragon for generations, there were only some elderly, weak, and disabled beings he had picked up from other realms. He had exchanged glances with them upon his return, and that was all.

He was the sole authority in the entire Abyssal Sea. He didn’t like having attendants, nor did he enjoy giving orders to others, so he was often alone.

Li Yuan returned to his own palace.

His residence was located at the highest point in the center of the entire Abyssal Sea Palace, the dwelling of the Abyssal Sea Dragon Lords of all generations. He had been here since childhood.

Having been away from the palace for so long, Li Yuan thought he would at least miss this place. But upon returning, he only felt that the spiritual energy here was abundant, suitable for the dragon race to cultivate, and that there were many books to browse for things he wanted to find. That was all.

In the vast hall, a peculiar sensation spread out. Li Yuan looked towards the distant, chaotic sea water.

In the distance, a magnificent, ethereal glimmer of light appeared. A long, drawn-out undulation, like the sound of waves, traveled from the direction of the Abyssal Sea Dragon Nest, as if calling him to return.

Li Yuan went over.

The Abyssal Sea Dragon Nest stretched for tens of thousands of miles, where ten thousand chaotic spiritual meridians of the dragon race converged, the birthplace of every Hidden Abyss Black Dragon.

The spiritual meridians rose and fell like mountains, crisscrossing and embracing the core where all spirits converged at the very center. Li Yuan accurately found the place where he had been hatched, a nest-shaped spiritual islet, piled with some glittering spiritual cores. There were also a few fragments of his black shell scattered there. Not many, because after a dragon hatchling crawled out of its shell, it would first turn back and eat the shell. These eaten shells would then transform into the dragon’s scales, continuing to protect its body.

…Of course, Li Yuan had completely forgotten about such things. But that didn’t stop him from feeling a sense of closeness to the Dragon Nest. When he was young and lacked the spiritual guidance of direct relatives, he would cultivate in the Dragon Nest.

But the Dragon Nest had never called out to him like this before. What was happening? Li Yuan looked around and suddenly felt ancient, primordial spiritual energy gathering from all directions, condensing into countless tendrils that resembled dragons in shape, and then slowly descending upon him. The moment that spiritual energy entered his body, Li Yuan felt a transformation occurring in his muscles, bones, and flesh, as if his consciousness and dantian were expanding outwards. Even in front of his heart, which was unprotected by reverse scales, a thin barrier woven from the spirits of heaven and earth formed. He knew what was happening.

In the past, when he was still an unhatched dragon hatchling, he had stayed here for thousands of years. During those thousands of years, the Dragon Nest had slowly given him the things that a true dragon should have.

But this was not all that the Dragon Nest could give. As the dragon race had been passed down to the present day, their bloodlines had become impure. His bloodline was very high, but compared to the true dragons born from the creation of heaven and earth in ancient times, it had become somewhat diluted. Dragons and dragons did not intermarry, as that would be very strange.

Sometimes, the Hidden Abyss Black Dragon lineage would be with the sharkren race, who were born in the same abyssal sea. The sharkren were also water-attribute spiritual beings, extremely pure. The fusion of the two bloodlines would not become too mixed, so as not to give birth to strange things.

His mother was a shark ren woman. Li Yuan heard the Dragon Ancestor say that she had a pair of blue-purple eyes.

Li Yuan did not inherit such colors, but having heard that shark ren liked to tend to plants, he seemed to have inherited that. Some shark ren also had illusions that could bewitch people’s hearts. He should also learn them; what he had learned in the past was still too little.

But now, all the bloodlines related to the ancient true dragons within him were being replenished, along with the Lotus Born Immortal Body.

That was why the Dragon Nest would call him to return. It was going to give him all the bloodline power that it had not given him in the past.

This process would not take too long. He was no longer a dragon hatchling, but an adult, accomplished Hidden Abyss Black Dragon, and he could withstand those powers.

Li Yuan felt the changes in his body, and his spirit soul was also being tempered along with it. His realm had not changed, but everything had become more solid, more concentrated in power, and more powerful in body. Li Yuan felt that his scales might also become more beautiful.

Dragons did not have inherited memories; all that remained in their bloodlines were instincts. Perhaps the next time he fought, his combat reactions would undergo a transformation. The Hidden Abyss Black Dragons fought a lot anyway. When the realm was at peace, the Golden Dragons were in charge of internal affairs, and when the realm was turbulent, the Hidden Abyss Black Dragons led the conquests. The Dragon Realm had a very high status in the myriad realms because, tracing back to their origins, they had all been conquered by the Hidden Abyss Black Dragons.

Besides that, there was only a thought like an ancient and desolate song that echoed for a long time in his consciousness, like a lonely dragon’s roar on the vicissitudes of the sea. Was this the kind of thing entwined in the bloodline of the Hidden Abyss Black Dragons? In the hundreds of thousands of years of the primordial world, they had all turned into white bones and were buried in the myriad realms.

Li Yuan did not allow his mind to be immersed in it. He had always been good at distinguishing between his instincts and his true heart. If he were not a dragon, but something else, he would like Ye Zhuo just the same. Were there few people in the human world who liked Ye Zhuo? Just thinking about it annoyed him. They were also annoyed by him, but with Ye Zhuo there, they could all pretend to be gentlemen. Because Ye Zhuo annoyed everyone.

This process slowly ended. When the spiritual energy of the Dragon Nest returned to calm, Li Yuan stepped out of the spiritual islet.

A woman’s voice came from behind: “I heard you suffered a heartbreak outside.”

He indifferently turned towards the direction of the voice. On the spiritual meridians not far away, two dragons with scarlet scales were coiling. When he looked over, they transformed into two tall figures in light armor and walked towards him.

They were Xian Zhu and Yao Zhu of the Scarlet Dragon clan. Xian Zhu was the eldest of this generation, and Yao Zhu was also his clan sister.

Li Yuan: “Who said that?”

“Your elder brother said so. What, can a small human world make you sad? Is it because their lifespans are too short? Just find another one who is–”

Li Yuan turned to them, his pair of dark gold, chaotic dragon eyes fixed on them.

Xian Zhu’s footsteps suddenly faltered, and her entire body lurched forward. Instinctively, she immediately grabbed Yao Zhu’s hand, but Yao Zhu was also lurching forward with her. The two dragon hands finally grabbed each other in a flurry, regaining their balance.

Xian Zhu took a deep breath. Heavens, what exactly did this dragon cub eat in the human realm! Why did her body suddenly want to kneel down just now? Her scales were scared stiff! Could it be that he had damaged them a few years ago when he beat her up?

Xian Zhu: “…You’ve been out for so long, won’t you tell us what you encountered in the human world?”

Li Yuan: “I don’t want to.”

What a stiff tone, what cold words, but Xian Zhu was already used to it. Their young brother was naturally aloof, arrogant, and disdainful of others, a reputation that was well-known throughout the three thousand worlds.

“You don’t want to? Could it be that you were bullied?” Xian Zhu said, a sinister smile appearing on her face, “How about we go over there and get justice for you?”

Li Yuan: “No need, I’m going into seclusion.”

Having said that, he turned and walked towards the Abyssal Sea Palace.

“Don’t go! We were ordered to keep an eye on you. If you only say a few words, how can we explain ourselves!”

“I’m fine, no need to watch over me.”

“I think you’re very much not fine!” Xian Zhu took two steps at a time, catching up, “What exactly is wrong? Tell us clearly, and it will save us from being questioned by the ancestors!”

“Then tell the ancestors that I am fine, just wanting to go into seclusion to improve my cultivation.”

“Hehe.” Xian Zhu said, “According to the Dragon Ancestor’s order, even if you go into seclusion, we will watch over you every step of the way. What was that lotus seed you placed by your side just now? Let me take a look too.”

Li Yuan completely ignored her. He was about to walk out of the range of the Dragon Nest, but the Dragon Nest actually radiated a faint light again, emitting a different undulation from before, as if it still didn’t want to let him leave.

He paused to experience it, finding it even more urgent than when it had given him power earlier. Li Yuan closed his eyes and listened for a long time, vaguely sensing some earnest urging.

Why was it like this…?

There was also no new power surging into his body. Li Yuan frowned and sensed again, trying to resonate with the Dragon Nest.

After a long while, some vague images floated into his mind.

The Abyssal Sea Dragon Nest was urging him to say, dragon egg…? It wanted him to take out a dragon egg? Where did this come from?

Was the Dragon Nest trying to hatch a new dragon egg? His?

For some reason, Li Yuan thought of the Natal Lotus Pond in the Lian family again. He subconsciously looked in a certain direction, but only saw calm lotus leaves and the surface of the water. Was this also a subtle sensation?

However, the so-called dragon egg was already an impossible matter. He only had Ye Zhuo. From now on, there would be no new dragon cubs appearing in the Dragon Nest.

It did remind him that the Lotus Born Immortal Body, would it also have an ancestral land like the Dragon Nest? If Ye Zhuo went there, could he also have such bloodline tempering? He should search for it.

But.

As for the dragon egg matter, there was no room for maneuver, so Li Yuan apologized to the Dragon Nest in his consciousness and stepped out of this place.

Leaving Xian Zhu perplexed as she looked at the direction Li Yuan had left in, and then looked at the Abyssal Sea Dragon Nest.

She was of the Scarlet Dragon lineage and had no sense of the Abyssal Sea Dragon Nest, so she didn’t know what had happened. But she always felt that something was brewing within it.

Grabbing Yao Zhu, they quickly left the range of the Dragon Nest.

The next moment, an extremely powerful, violent spiritual power shock suddenly burst outwards.

Now, even the two Scarlet Dragons understood what the Dragon Nest had been brewing just now – brewing a monstrous rage.

It was telling Li Yuan to get lost.

Get out of the Dragon Realm, the farther the better!