Chapter 35: The Dragon Awakens
“Qianqian was already at the Great Perfection of late Golden Core at fourteen, so she will definitely be very powerful in the future.”
Ming Zhaoshuang flattered her, “When the time comes, I hope Qianqian will remember our friendship and help me a lot.”
As she spoke, a shrewd glint flashed in her eyes, making Shen Liqian chuckle:
“Alright, alright, whatever you say.”
“Let’s watch the competition.”
Ming Zhaoshuang felt the movement on her arm seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, so she turned her gaze to the arena and stopped talking to others.
After a while, Ming Zhaoshuang lifted her sleeve and indeed saw that the dragon had awakened. It propped itself up with a pair of golden eyes looking at her, its eyes seeming to hold fatigue, and also seeming to hold deep disbelief.
But it didn’t appear majestic, rather it looked quite adorable.
Ming Zhaoshuang glanced at it and quickly pulled down her sleeve. She scanned her surroundings and found that no one had noticed the commotion on her side. Instead, everyone’s gaze was fixed on Zhao Congmo and Fei Changxiu fighting on the stage. She breathed a sigh of relief.
“Qianqian, I’m going to the restroom, I’ll be right back.”
Saying that, Ming Zhaoshuang, while suppressing the movement in her sleeve, ran out of sight of the crowd.
“Brother Dragon, let me explain.”
Ming Zhaoshuang ran, breathless, and quickly released the dragon from her sleeve, tearing off the Shrink Talisman from its body:
“Heaven and Earth as my witness, I am just a minor Golden Core, I didn’t harm you at all.”
This was a Big Shot who had endured over two hundred Nirvana Heavenly Thunders; she couldn’t afford to offend him.
The dragon broke free from its restraints and transformed back into a majestic dragon.
He was about five to six zhang long, with imposing dragon horns and shimmering dragon scales, shining with dazzling white light under the sun. What was most striking were his golden eyes, which sent a chill down one’s spine and made one’s heart grow cold with just one glance.
Ming Zhaoshuang trembled under such a gaze.
The dragon’s head leaned towards her, and its breath puffed out: “Don’t be afraid.”
Hearing these words, Ming Zhaoshuang was stunned. She didn’t expect this dragon to be so considerate.
She coughed and said:
“I just saw that you, a Big Shot, were severely injured and lying on the ground, so I extended my helpful little hand to help you heal. However, your size.”
She smiled sheepishly and made a gesture:
“As you can see for yourself, you are so big. If you were discovered in our Sect, it would definitely cause trouble. Therefore, I had to inconvenience you and place a few Shrink Talismans on you to let you have a peaceful good sleep without being disturbed by outsiders.”
The huge dragon head rubbed against her cheek, as if showing affection:
“I know.”
“That’s good, that’s good,” Ming Zhaoshuang breathed a sigh of relief and said:
“It was the same situation just now. Our Sect was fighting with two other Sects, so it wasn’t convenient to expose you. After all, those two Sects are not good people and might have stewed you for soup.”
“Of course, I also know that you are not afraid of those mere two great Sects, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Now that you are finally awake, are you returning to the Dragon Domain?”
“I absolutely support you and will never try to gain favor from you. Even if I encounter you in the future, I will honestly pretend not to know you.”
Ming Zhaoshuang realized that in her two lifetimes, she had never been so fawning.
After all, this was a dragon closest to Ascension, possessing at least the level of Immortal Crossing.
The cultivation world’s levels are mainly divided into Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Crossing.
Among these, Deity Transformation serves as the boundary. Below Deity Transformation is the Lower Cultivation World, and above Deity Transformation is the Upper Cultivation World.
Therefore, even though Ming Zhaoshuang is currently only at early Golden Core, in the Lower Cultivation World, she can already be considered to have achieved something. It is only within a Great Sect of the Lower Realm like Ao Tian Sect that she appears so insignificant.
When cultivators reach the strength of late-stage Tribulation Transcension, they only need to withstand one hundred and eight Nirvana Heavenly Thunders to ascend to become an immortal. However, if they cannot withstand it, or do not ascend, people will call them “Immortal Crossing,” implying they can become immortals after crossing the lightning tribulation.
For tens of thousands of years, those who have undergone Immortal Crossing, whether they are dead or alive, have been exceptionally respected.
Clearly, this dragon was the Immortal Crossing that the world respectfully called.
The dragon listened to Ming Zhaoshuang’s explanation, but shook his head:
“Life and Death Contract, what do we do.”
“This was to save you. I signed a unilateral Life and Death Contract, so my death would not affect you at all.”
Ming Zhaoshuang quickly explained, “You can leave anytime you want, I don’t mind.”
The dragon seemed a bit dejected: “However, I have no Spiritual Power now.”
Ming Zhaoshuang: “Ah?”
The dragon also felt wronged.
He woke up to find that all his Spiritual Power had vanished. His Dantian was intact, but he simply couldn’t utilize Spiritual Energy.
From a top-tier Immortal Crossing, he had become a waste who couldn’t even transform into human form, and now this person actually wanted him to leave.
As a dragon without Spiritual Power, where could he go.
Although the dragon was not an unreasonable dragon, according to his usual habits, he probably would have left some Magical Artifacts to express his gratitude to Ming Zhaoshuang and left immediately after waking up.
However, the dragon inexplicably liked Ming Zhaoshuang and wanted to stay with her.
Upon hearing that he had no Spiritual Power, Ming Zhaoshuang immediately stopped pretending and pulled his head into her arms:
“Xiao Bai, what did you say? You have no Spiritual Power?”
The dragon said, “No, I can’t even transform.”
“Alright then.”
Ming Zhaoshuang remembered that the System had mentioned it would take half a year to a year to completely heal this dragon, so it was normal for the dragon not to have fully recovered and to be lacking Spiritual Power.
Ming Zhaoshuang said, “Since that’s the case, then Xiao Bai, you should stay with me. I will protect you.”
After all, the System was with her, and secondly, he had signed a unilateral Life and Death Contract with her. She didn’t want to die inexplicably because of this dragon.
Hearing this, the dragon happily nuzzled her palm like a little dog.
Ming Zhaoshuang had just asked Ming Chenxing for two pills to restore Spiritual Power. Because they were too sweet, she only ate one. Now she took out the remaining pill and put it into the dragon’s mouth:
“Try this. I don’t know if it will work.”
The dragon swallowed it directly and asked, “Is this candy? It’s so sweet.”
Ming Zhaoshuang laughed heartily, “No, this is a pill. It’s indeed very sweet. Do you like it?”
The dragon leaned on her shoulder and said, “I like it.”
He added, “I will cherish my life and will not let the Life and Death Contract affect you.”
“You are truly a good dragon.”
Ming Zhaoshuang’s eyes curved with a smile at his words. She stroked the snow-white fur on the dragon’s head and said again:
“But we’ve agreed, if you follow me, you’ll have to constantly wear the Shrink Talisman. Otherwise, as a minor Golden Core, I won’t be able to protect you at all.”
The dragon obediently nodded.
Ming Zhaoshuang subconsciously patted the dragon’s head.
Just then, a loud noise came from the distant Sect gate.
The sound was deafening and earth-shattering, as if the entire Ao Tian Sect was shaking precariously.
Looking into the distance, the boundless horizon erupted with overwhelming smoke and dust, shooting towards the sky.
Firelight, spell lights, and the barrier light of the activated Mountain Protecting Formation intertwined, illuminating the sky, which had already reached evening, shining brilliantly like a new Morning Sun.
And within that destructive explosion, the words “Wei Shuo” were very conspicuous.
Ming Zhaoshuang swallowed her saliva.
Without even looking, it must have been that brat Fei Changxiu who, unable to win the fight, used that Talisman Saint Talisman, resulting in such a tragic scene, even activating the Mountain Protecting Formation.
Now, with such a large explosion, let alone Zhao Congmo and Fei Changxiu in the center of the Talisman Saint, even the disciples in the spectator stands might not be able to escape unscathed.
It’s over!
