“Brat, I only need 200,000, so keep the extra Qiankun Crystal Stones for yourself. The elders were very supportive, so gathering these resources wasn’t difficult. If needed, I can find a way to get more,” the Little Green Dragon said generously.
“Alright, I won’t hold back then,” Lin Yun grinned, storing the conch.
“By the way, Little Green Dragon, here are the 200,000 Qiankun Crystal Stones I converted earlier. Use them for your cultivation. Once this batch of resources is converted, I’ll bring you more,” Lin Yun said, handing over the 200,000 Qiankun Crystal Stones.
“Good, I’ll be cultivating in my private training chamber. Come by anytime. I’ll head off now,” the Little Green Dragon said, taking the stones and bidding farewell.
After he left, Lin Yun immediately took out the Supreme Cauldron of Heaven and Earth and began converting the resources.
“Might as well use this time to advance the Divine Dragon Art to the special grade,” Lin Yun murmured.
Converting so many resources with the cauldron would take some time.
Moreover, with his dragon bloodline enhanced by the essence blood, Lin Yun could now cultivate the special-grade Divine Dragon Art.
With his mind made up, Lin Yun quickly entered a cultivation state, beginning to practice the special-grade Divine Dragon Art.
…
One and a half months later.
Lin Yun’s eyes snapped open.
As he did, a powerful surge of dragon energy burst from his body, as if a slumbering dragon had been awakened.
“The special-grade Divine Dragon Art is truly powerful!”
Lin Yun’s face lit up with joy as he opened his eyes.
He could feel that the transformed dragon energy was much purer and stronger.
The Divine Dragon Art, bestowed by the Dragon Emperor himself, was undeniably potent.
Now that Lin Yun had cultivated it to the special grade, its effects were extraordinarily powerful.
With the success of the special-grade Divine Dragon Art, Lin Yun’s strength would undoubtedly see another boost.
Thanks to his enhanced bloodline, cultivating the special-grade Divine Dragon Art took even less time than the advanced version.
“But the ultimate Divine Dragon Art will be tough,” Lin Yun murmured.
He had tried, but it was impossible.
Even after fusing seven drops of second-grade essence blood, he still lacked the foundation to cultivate the ultimate Divine Dragon Art.
To reach the ultimate level, he would likely need to absorb essence blood from a dragon with a first-grade bloodline.
Currently, only two beings in the dragon race had first-grade bloodlines: the Little Green Dragon and the East Sea Dragon King.
Lin Yun would never use the Little Green Dragon’s essence blood, as it would cause him immense harm.
As for the East Sea Dragon King…
Lin Yun didn’t dare entertain the thought for now.
“For now, the special-grade Divine Dragon Art is powerful enough,” Lin Yun said with a satisfied smile.
During the time he spent cultivating the special-grade Divine Dragon Art, he had also been converting Qiankun Crystal Stones.
This time, he produced a total of 320,000 Qiankun Crystal Stones.
“Time to find the Little Green Dragon,” Lin Yun said, collecting the stones and hurrying out of his cave.
…
Dragon Palace, Dragon King Hall.
This was where the Little Green Dragon cultivated.
“Little Green Dragon,” Lin Yun knocked on the door.
Moments later, the door opened, revealing the Little Green Dragon.
“Here are 220,000 Qiankun Crystal Stones. Once you absorb them, reaching Nine Claws should be a certainty,” Lin Yun said, handing over a storage conch containing the stones.
Though the Little Green Dragon needed roughly 200,000, Lin Yun included an extra 20,000.
“Haha, brilliant!”
The Little Green Dragon excitedly took the conch.
With all the resources gathered, reaching Nine Claws was now within reach!
Overcome with excitement, he gave Lin Yun a big bear hug.
“Brat, thank you so much! I feel like I’m dreaming. From Seven Claws to Nine Claws, so fast! Haha!” the Little Green Dragon said, thrilled.
Indeed, without Lin Yun’s Supreme Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, reaching Nine Claws would have taken tens of thousands of years!
“You should thank yourself, Little Green Dragon. Without your vast resources, I couldn’t have converted so many Qiankun Crystal Stones,” Lin Yun said awkwardly. “Also, ease up on the mushy stuff, I can’t handle it.”
“Haha, you rascal,” the Little Green Dragon laughed, releasing Lin Yun.
“Since I’ve got the Qiankun Crystal Stones ready, you can use the One Thought Clarity Tower and focus on cultivating. I need to head back to the human race,” Lin Yun said seriously.
Lin Yun’s visit to the dragon race was for the opening of the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
Now that it was over, there was no need to stay in the Dragon Palace.
His gains from this trip were substantial, and he was very satisfied.
“You’re human, after all. Staying here all the time can’t compare to being on land. Alright, head back,” the Little Green Dragon nodded.
“Little Green Dragon, I’ll be off then,” Lin Yun said, bidding farewell.
“Brat, don’t slack off when you’re back. Keep cultivating, and contact me if anything comes up,” the Little Green Dragon said.
“Haha, don’t worry about that,” Lin Yun laughed, then turned to leave.
…
After leaving the West Sea Dragon Palace, Lin Yun headed straight back to the Fire Cloud Empire.
Since his strength had improved significantly during this trip, he didn’t notify the Fire Cloud Emperor to meet him at the edge of the Endless Sea.
Lin Yun believed that even if the demon race tried to assassinate him now, it would be much harder.
If they could orchestrate an assassination that threatened his safety, it would also threaten the Fire Cloud Emperor. Thus, it was nearly impossible for the demon race to stage such a dangerous assassination on human territory.
And if they sent weaker opponents, they’d just be sending them to their deaths.
…
Fire Cloud Empire.
Lin Yun returned to the empire and made his way smoothly to the Divine Capital.
No dangers arose during the journey.
Upon reaching the Divine Capital, Lin Yun headed straight to the imperial palace, informing the Fire Cloud Emperor via communication bracelet that he had returned.
Imperial Palace, Tongsheng Hall.
“Disciple Lin Yun pays respects to Master,” Lin Yun said, bowing to the Fire Cloud Emperor upon entering the hall.
“You rascal, I told you to notify me when you were returning so I could escort you, but you never listen,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, shaking his head helplessly.
Lin Yun quickly explained, “Master, this trip to the dragon race brought me significant gains and improvements. With my current strength, I felt I didn’t need your escort and have no fear of demon race assassinations.”
