Chapter 218: Ancient Dark Dragon, Biqiongju
"You have almost taken all the treasures, get out of here!"

The voice from the depths of Lingxi Abyss sounded again, but this time it did not have the power to shock the soul, it was just louder.

"I apologize for disturbing you, Senior!"

"Everyone, don't stay any longer, leave immediately!"

At this time, Zhao Lingyun and Zhan Wushuang's faces turned pale, and they bowed deeply in the direction of Lingxiyuan with trembling bodies. Then they hurriedly organized the human cultivators to retreat quickly.

Before Zhao Lingyun and the others could remind him, Chen An, realizing that the situation was not good, had already fled. By the time he finished speaking, he had disappeared.

It's not just the human race, the dragon race and the barbarian race are the same, and some even run even more efficiently than the former.

Only Ao Rui took a deep look at the bottomless Lingxi Abyss, sighed softly, and turned away.

Zhao Lingyun and the other person escaped from the vicinity of Lingxi Abyss, emerged from the sea, and headed straight towards the Tianyuan Continent of the human race.

When passing through the Sea Snake Wind Region and about to step into the human sphere of influence, a figure suddenly jumped out from not far away.

Having just escaped from danger, Zhao Lingyun was like a frightened bird. At the slightest sign of trouble, he hurriedly activated his treasure and was ready to fight to the death.

But when he saw who it was, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with lingering fear: "Chen An, why is it you!"

"I'll go ahead and wait for you here." Chen An walked forward and said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Chen is really fast."

Seeing that he arrived here first, Zhao Lingyun teased, implying "run fast".

Chen An didn't care. He looked at the remaining cultivators behind the other party and found that there were basically no major losses among the cultivators who had advanced to the Void Refining stage.

Bi Changkui and others were injured, but Chen An acted in time and these people did not suffer too fatal injuries.

Only a few people who failed to advance to the God Transformation stage died tragically under the mysterious voice in the Lingxi Abyss.

Thinking of this, Chen An was still frightened and asked immediately, "May I ask, Brother Zhao, who is under the Lingxi Abyss?"

That person was able to shock everyone with just his voice, so his strength should be quite high, at least he must be a powerful being in the fusion realm.

"I have heard that a great man entered the Lingxi Abyss thousands of years ago to practice in seclusion. I have been to the Lingxi Abyss twice, but I didn't see any movement last time. In addition, I have never heard of any related news in the past thousands of years. I didn't expect that this time I would really alarm this senior!"

Zhao Lingyun's face was full of fear. It was obvious that what happened before was far beyond his expectations.

"The humans and dragons will just let him live in the sea of ​​​​rebellion?" Chen An asked doubtfully.

"You don't know something."

Zhao Lingyun smiled mysteriously and said, "This senior is exactly from the Dragon Clan, and is from the legendary five-clawed golden dragon lineage. Otherwise, how could he have been cultivating here peacefully for so many years!"

"Is this person a five-clawed golden dragon?"

Chen An's heart sank, this was the legendary ancient beast, standing on the top of the dragon pyramid!

Moreover, their potential far exceeds that of the higher-level divine beasts. If nothing unexpected happens during their practice, most of them can advance to the fusion realm.

Of course, there is always a price to pay for every gain. Such talent also makes it difficult for this race to give birth to offspring. It is said that once a new five-clawed golden dragon is born, the whole clan will celebrate!

This also leads to the fact that the population of such a powerful race is extremely scarce.

Hearing this, Zhao Lingyun shook his head slightly and said, "No, this is just a black dragon. Although it is a lower-level divine beast, it is no different from degeneration in the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Clan."

"It is said that many of his fellow dragons felt that he had brought shame upon the dragon clan and considered him an alien. Even his father, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Clan Leader, was very dissatisfied with his son's mutation."

"But the strange thing is that this guy's cultivation speed has not been slow since he was young, and he is not inferior to his fellow tribesmen at all. For this reason, he even went out of his way to prove to his father that he is not a waste. Unexpectedly, the five-clawed golden dragon tribe leader thought that he had taken an extra share and directly cut off all his cultivation resources!"

“Since then, he became disheartened and left the dragon clan to practice on his own. However, as his cultivation level increased, he gradually discovered that he was not a black dragon, but a mutated Nether Dragon, who only looked very similar to a black dragon in appearance!”

"Mutated dragons?" It was the first time that Chen An learned that dragons also had mutated species.

"Yes, this Nether Dragon is also one of the powerful ancient races. The purebred Nether Dragon was extinct for some unknown reason, leaving only a trace of hidden bloodline in the descendants of the dragon clan. However, its potential and strength are in no way inferior to the five-clawed golden dragon."

"Then why did he come to this Lingxiyuan?"

"Who knows? Maybe it was to break through to a higher realm, or maybe it was for some other reason. I guess no one knows except him. The outside world just spreads that after coming to Lingxiyuan, he changed his name to Ao Ming, indicating that he no longer has any connection with his father."

Chen An suddenly realized, "No wonder he even killed the dragons."

Before, Ao Ming's voice fell into everyone's ears indiscriminately. Not only did many cultivators from the human and barbarian races die, but even several people from the dragon race died on the spot.

However, what's interesting is that this person only changed his name and still retained the surname Ao. It seems that his relationship with the dragon clan is not so easy to sever.

"No matter what, this time's harvest is extraordinary. Not only did we discover that the Barbarians' Eight Gates Divine Vein Art has reappeared in the world, but we also met Brother Chen. This is really a blessing for Qingcangzhou."

Zhao Lingyun patted Chen An on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This trip is over, brother Chen, come back to Qingcangzhou with me."

"Don't worry, I have other things to deal with. If I have the opportunity to go to Jianghuang City someday, I will definitely visit Brother Zhao."

"Okay, let's say goodbye then."

After saying that, Zhao Lingyun and Zhan Wushuang each led a group of cultivators, passed through the Sea Snake Wind Region, and went straight back to the Tianyuan Continent.

Seeing the other party walking away, Chen An concealed his cultivation aura, quietly went to the Lost Sea, and returned to the Mermaid Island.

The two reasons for coming here are to check out the situation here and to get the Mermaid's Tears.

The moment he stepped onto the Mermaid Island, Chen An glanced at a certain sea area outside the Mermaid Island and let out a light exclamation.

Then he smiled lightly, pretended not to know, and went straight into the Mermaid Island.

I haven't been back for a long time, but nothing happened. Everything on Mermaid Island is normal.

However, when taking the mermaid's tears, Zhan Jing seemed a little confused. In her eyes, Chen An's aura seemed a little different from a few years ago.

"Have you broken through to the realm of refining emptiness?" Zhan Jing looked at Chen An with complicated eyes.

"I got some small opportunities recently and advanced by chance."

Chen An calmly put away the Mermaid Tears and reminded, "By the way, I gave you the Jade Coral to treat the clan leader and the great elder. Now that they have recovered, there is no need to hide it. The high-level cultivators of the Azure Dragon Clan suffered heavy losses and will not have the energy to take care of things here for the time being."

Qing Ge and Qing Xiong were rescued by Ao Rui, but they also lost an arm. Reattaching a broken limb is not a light injury for Lian Xu, and it will probably take a lot of time to recover.

"You did it?" Zhan Jing asked, her beautiful eyes shining.

"You can say that." Chen An did not deny that Qing Ge and Qing Xiong were injured by him, and some other dragons were also killed or injured in the melee.

Zhan Jing's eyes were filled with surprise. She really didn't know what kind of opportunity the other party had obtained in such a short period of time to be able to break through from the eighth level of the Spirit Transformation Stage directly to the Void Refining Stage, and even defeated the Void Refining Stage cultivator of the Azure Dragon Clan. Although he said it was easy, she could also imagine the danger involved.

She was also curious about this so-called opportunity, but she did not continue to ask, and just said: "Come with me."

"Where to go?"

Hearing this, Chen An was startled. He had originally planned to return to Kuxiu Mountain to ripen the immortal wood after getting the Mermaid Tears. Not long after, the two walked side by side to a small lake on the island.

From afar, a winding river connects the small lake with the outside sea.

The lake water is rippling and sparkling under the sunlight. It is surrounded by colorful coral reefs, which is magnificent.

In the middle of the lake, there is a small island. On the island is a crystal clear palace made of jade, emitting a faint blue light, as if it has merged into one with the surrounding lake water.

"What is this place?"

Chen An asked curiously. The Mermaid Island was not small in size, and he had been here for many years but had never visited the entire island.

"This is where I usually practice in seclusion, Biqiong Residence."

"What are you bringing me here for?"

"My second grandfather once told me that if you truly want to protect the mermaids, I will give you a treasure."

The two landed on the island, and Zhan Jing led Chen An into the hall.

Inside the palace, the space layout is exquisite and grand, with a huge jade lotus platform in the center. After taking a few glances, Chen An knew that this was a treasure that could condense spiritual energy on its own. It was similar to the five-colored lotus platform, but in terms of power, the latter was more effective.

The surroundings were filled with various magical weapons and spiritual treasures, some of which were suspended in the air, emitting a faint spiritual light; others were lying quietly on jade shelves, as if waiting to be called by their master.

"These are all treasures that I have used before. Now that I don't need them anymore, I put them here for viewing."

Zhan Jing saw Chen An looking around the hall and smiled softly. While speaking, she led Chen An towards the depths of the hall.

"You haven't told me what old man Zhan left for me."

"Don't worry, you'll know soon."

The two walked deep into the palace and entered a quiet secret room.

There was an ice crystal jade bed in the room, covered with soft shark silk bedding, which exuded a faint fragrance, which was quite similar to the fragrance on Zhan Jing's body.

"Does it smell good?"

Seeing Chen An sniffing a few times blatantly, Zhan Jing's face flushed and a red cloud appeared on her cheeks. She then rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily.

"It's not as good as the smell on my body." Chen An responded subconsciously, but after saying it, he felt a little regretful and felt a little frivolous.

"Stop talking nonsense and follow me!"

A barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of Zhan Jing's mouth. She then took out a jade token, injected magic power into it, and tapped it lightly on the floor a few times.

In the blink of an eye, the middle few floors rose up by themselves, revealing a ground door.

Seeing this, Chen An was secretly surprised. After entering the room, he scanned it several times with his spiritual sense, but did not detect any clues underground.

After advancing to the Refining Void stage, his spiritual sense was comparable to that of the middle stage of Refining Void, but he did not find anything abnormal. It seemed that the material of the floor and the ground door was a bit unusual.

"My entire room is made of deep sea black iron, which has a strong effect of isolating spiritual consciousness and concealing. Even a Void Refining cultivator cannot easily detect it."

After explaining, Zhan Jing opened the door and entered first.

Chen An thought for a moment and followed closely. After walking up a not-too-long flight of stone stairs, he arrived at an underground secret room.

This secret room is neither big nor small, but with only two lonely spiritual plants in it, it seems a bit empty.

"This is."

The two spiritual plants in front of me are dark blue in color, as deep as the ocean. The branches and leaves on the rhizomes are as thin as silk threads, and each one is slender and tough. The surface is covered with a layer of faint golden light, which flickers slightly with the breathing of the spiritual plants, as if they had life.

"Canglan Golden Spirit Silk!"

How could Chen An not recognize the Canglan Golden Spirit Silk, the advanced spiritual plant of the Bi Bo Spirit Silk? He didn't know how many times he had seen it in the inheritance pavilion of the Mermaid Island.

Zhan Jing's voice also sounded at the right time: "That's right, these two Canglan Golden Spirit Silks were cultivated by my ancestors of the Jiaoren tribe with countless efforts, and they are still a little short of being fully mature. Second Grandfather once told me that if you sincerely protect my Jiaoren tribe, I will give you one!"

"One? Aren't you afraid that I will be tempted by the money and snatch both of these Canglan Golden Silks, then kill them and escape from the Mermaid Island?" Chen An stared at Zhan Jing with burning eyes and said with a smile.

After saying that, he raised his head and saw five blue feathers of varying shades hanging on the ceiling of the stone chamber above the two Canglan golden spiritual silk threads.

Their length, thickness and curvature are carefully selected and arranged to form a unique formation.

With the blessing of the formation, these feathers emitted a soft light, like five blue beams of light shooting down, providing a constant source of nourishment for the two Canglan golden spiritual silks.

When he saw these five feathers, a look of joy flashed across Chen An's face.

"Since you dare to bring you here, I will protect them!"

Based on Zhan Jing's understanding of Chen An's character, she knew that the other party's words were just a test. Otherwise, the transaction of mermaid tears with the mermaid tribe would not be a transaction, but direct plunder.

But regardless of whether it was a test or not, when Chen An said this, a barely perceptible flash of disappointment flashed across the depths of Zhan Jing's eyes.

"Don't be afraid. I'm just saying it casually. One or two level six spiritual plants won't be of much help to me. And you're so confident. Old Man Zhan probably hasn't really left the Mermaid Island yet."

Chen An's eyes never left the five blue feathers on the top of the stone chamber, and he said casually.

"How do you know?!"

After finishing speaking, Zhan Jing was stunned for a moment, and then she suddenly realized that Chen An was also in the realm of refining emptiness, and she found that being a cultivator with the same level of refining emptiness was not as difficult as she had imagined.

"Okay, forget about the spiritual plant. I don't need it. But as for the five feathers, I think you have no objection if I take one."

Chen An turned around and asked, the medicinal age of the sixth-level spiritual plants he harvested from the Lingxiyuan trip was far older than the two immature ones.

Judging from its growth, it will probably take more than ten years for it to fully mature. By that time, one or two spiritual plants will not be of much use to him.

The most important thing is that he got no extra gains from picking the spiritual plants cultivated by others. In this regard, the Canglan Golden Spiritual Silk in front of him was like chicken ribs.

For a moment, Zhan Jing was a little confused again. She felt that she could no longer understand the man in front of her. "Are you sure?"

In her opinion, a mature Canglan golden spiritual silk is slightly more precious than a feather that is barely at the refining virtual level.

"If my guess is correct, these two spiritual plants should be of great help to your breakthrough to the Void Refining Stage in the future."

Chen An looked through the registers in the inheritance pavilion and gained some understanding of the skills that Zhan Jing was practicing.

"That's right." Zhan Jing nodded subconsciously, like a chick pecking at rice.

"I'll leave both of them for you to use. I'll just take one of the feathers."

After saying that, Chen An waved his hand lightly and took the only feather that exuded the aura of refining emptiness in his hand.

To do this is to use the Canglan Golden Spirit Silk that he obtained to exchange for this water-attribute feather!
But in Zhan Jing's view, this behavior had a different meaning. She blinked her big eyes and stared at Chen An who was curiously playing with the feather. A warm feeling flowed through her heart.

Is he doing this for me?
(End of this chapter)