“What are you standing there for? Hurry and do as I said.”
Suddenly, a secret voice transmission entered Chu Feng’s ear. It was from his master, the old cow-nosed Taoist.
“Master, should I go now?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Long Xiaoxiao’s task is complete. She cannot help you further here. She just needs to enjoy the power within the Dragon Vein Source.”
“This is her opportunity, but to fully activate the Dragon Vein Source, it depends on you.”
The old cow-nosed Taoist said.
“This disciple understands.”
Chu Feng glanced at Long Xiaoxiao, whose eyes were tightly closed, fully focused on absorbing the power converging from all directions.
He did not want to disturb her, but he also worried she might panic upon waking and not knowing where he had gone.
So Chu Feng left a note, telling her to wait for him here.
With that done, he headed deeper into the Dragon Vein Source.
Along the way, besides admiring the beautiful scenery within, Chu Feng encountered no obstacles. The journey was unusually smooth.
Before long, he reached the depths and saw the golden lake his master had described.
Golden waves surged, glistening as if liquid gold.
Yet this golden water stretched endlessly. Even without strong winds, it still raised layers of massive golden waves, roaring continuously.
Such a vast expanse was no longer fitting to call a lake. It was more like an ocean.
But this golden sea was not simply golden water.
The aura it emitted was extraordinary.
If anything, the energy within resembled that from Chu Feng’s Heaven-devouring Qilin egg.
The power in this golden ocean was the same as that currently flowing into Long Xiaoxiao.
However, the force here was hundreds of times stronger, if not more.
Chu Feng even suspected that the energy permeating this world, hidden in the air, likely originated from this golden ocean.
This golden ocean was the true Dragon Vein Source.
Chu Feng did not act immediately. He used his Heaven’s Eyes to observe.
Under Heaven’s Eyes, everything became clear. Deep within, he spotted a skeleton.
Compared to the vast sea, the skeleton was insignificant.
Yet seeing it shook Chu Feng inwardly.
The skeleton stretched over ten thousand metres and was that of a dragon.
But it was incomplete, as if torn apart by bites. The missing bones had not been stolen. They seemed forcibly snapped off.
Besides bite marks, there were many claw scratches.
Chu Feng deduced these wounds were inflicted while the creature lived.
Powerful martial cultivators left strong auras even after death.
Demonic beasts were no exception.
In Chu Feng’s view, even if not a true dragon in life, this had been an immensely powerful being.
To pierce its flesh and scar its bones, its opponent must have been terrifying.
But no trace of the foe remained in the golden ocean.
“Could the Dragon Vein Source have formed because of it?”
Chu Feng began to speculate.
If the Dragon Vein Source truly arose from this dragon’s skeleton.
Then its strength in life might far exceed Chu Feng’s imagination.
“What are you dawzing for? Hurry up, or it will be too late.”
At that moment, the old cow-nosed Taoist’s voice rang again.
“Master, I am so far away. You can still transmit secretly to me?”
Chu Feng was amazed.
Before the voice, he could no longer sense his master.
But now he could again.
Most astonishingly, he could pinpoint the old cow-nosed Taoist’s location.
His master was still outside the Dragon Vein Source yet could accurately lock onto him. This surprised Chu Feng greatly.
After all, his current position was extremely distant from his master.
“Lad, enough nonsense. Do as this old man says, or it will be too late.”
The old cow-nosed Taoist urged, his tone genuinely anxious.
In this situation, how could Chu Feng hesitate? He quickly took out the black bottle.
And, as instructed, set up the formation on its exterior.
Once complete, he opened it. But upon opening, nothing unusual occurred. Chu Feng could not even smell the liquid.
Still, he aimed the bottle mouth at the golden ocean and activated the formation.
Whoosh.
The next moment, from the finger-sized bottle, vast black water gushed forth.
The black water erupted fiercely.
It lasted only a brief instant.
But upon entering the golden ocean, it behaved as if alive, transforming into a massive black python that plunged towards the depths.
Its target was the dragon skeleton.
In a blink, the liquid-turned-python reached the skeleton and began devouring it.
Soon, the dragon bones were completely consumed.
Then, with a boom, the black python burst apart, becoming black flames that merged with the golden sea.
After merging, the sea surface grew turbulent.
Towering waves reached hundreds of metres, the entire area boiling.
Then, from the centre, a swirling water spout formed. Like a water dragon, it first shot skyward, then streaked into the distance.
“Bad!!”
Seeing this, Chu Feng inwardly cried out.
The water dragon headed straight for Long Xiaoxiao.
Realising the danger, Chu Feng leapt into action.
By the time he neared her, it was too late.
The water dragon from the golden ocean had arrived, turning into energy that continuously poured into Long Xiaoxiao.
Pain etched her face.
As if the power now exceeded what she could bear.
Yet the water dragon remained linked to the golden ocean.
Meaning its force flowed endlessly into her.
At this rate, Long Xiaoxiao might not withstand it.
And Chu Feng had no way to stop it.
“Why is this happening?”
Chu Feng felt deep unease, guilt surging in his eyes.
He had poured the black liquid into the golden ocean to guard against the Dragon Clan reneging and harming him and his master.
But now, the golden sea’s water surged into Long Xiaoxiao.
Which meant the fearsome black liquid was entering her too.
Setting aside whether she could handle the golden ocean’s power.
If the black liquid was truly dangerous, then Chu Feng had essentially harmed Long Xiaoxiao.
