The tattered Soul-Devouring Banner, under Mo Fan’s control, directly left this cavern. It then chose a tunnel and floated into it.
Through the memories of that ancient mushroom demon, he now had a rough understanding of the entire true dragon cave.
In fact, as he had guessed, the ancient mushroom demon had indeed concealed many things.
First, it was not a creature native to this true dragon cave, but came from the outside world.
However, one thing it said was true. Although it came from outside, it did indeed become a demon in this true dragon cave.
All this traced back to endless years ago.
As for exactly how long ago, even the ancient mushroom demon itself did not know.
It was also a treasure-hunting expedition. It was brought into the Dragon Ruins by a witch clan cultivator and eventually reached the valley at the outer entrance of the true dragon cave.
Unfortunately, that witch clan cultivator encountered the guardian beast at the entrance of the true dragon cave.
From that guy’s memories, Mo Fan discovered that the so-called guardian beast was actually a blood-coloured creature almost identical in appearance to a true dragon!
Its strength was so great that a single claw ended the life of that witch clan cultivator.
Just like that, the ancient mushroom demon fell to the ground and took root there. For a very long time afterwards, it never saw any cultivator enter.
Later, some powerful beings broke into the valley one after another, but without exception, all were killed by that blood-coloured dragon beast.
Until one time, a tall woman wearing a moon-white flowing immortal skirt arrived here.
Accompanying the woman were a small fire-red bird and a small white tiger.
The instant he saw this scene, Mo Fan felt his mind buzz. He immediately understood who this woman was!
But when he tried hard to see her face clearly, he found that there was always a mass of rosy clouds covering her cheeks, making her features blurred and impossible for him to discern.
Mo Fan sighed in his heart, but he also understood that this was the scene the ancient mushroom demon had seen at the time.
In other words, even the ancient mushroom demon had not been able to see the woman’s face clearly.
But at that moment, the woman suddenly looked towards the ancient mushroom demon, a trace of surprise in her eyes.
“Seven-coloured rosy light flowing, this is ancient mushroom grass!”
The woman spoke, her voice light and melodious. With a casual wave of her hand, a strand of spiritual power rolled up the ancient mushroom demon from the ground, causing it to float in front of her.
“Master, what is ancient mushroom grass?”
The little red bird beside the woman could not help asking, its voice sounding somewhat childish, like a little girl speaking.
While the little red bird spoke, the small white tiger on the ground also looked up at its master.
“Ancient mushroom grass is an extremely rare fungal creature. Like other ancient beings, it is the only one in the world today.
I once saw an ancient mushroom demon in the upper realm. He was extremely powerful and controlled many strong beings with unique methods, but unfortunately, he offended some truly terrifying existences in the end and was destroyed.
I did not expect to see one here.
It is just a pity that although this ancient mushroom grass has spiritual intelligence, it has not yet truly become a demon.”
The woman shook her head. Then she heard a low roar from afar.
“Master, the guardian beast has awakened!”
The small white tiger spoke. Then it saw a huge head emerge from a crack in the distant mountain wall.
It was a dragon head with two horns!
“No wonder the guardian beast here is so terrifyingly strong. It turns out to be a replica of a true dragon body. It is just a pity that it is not a real true dragon, only a dragon-blood creature derived from true dragon blood!”
The woman murmured softly. Then she stepped forward and appeared in front of that dragon-shaped guardian beast.
“Roar!”
Seeing this, the guardian beast immediately let out a roar at the woman.
“Do not make noise.”
The woman spoke, her voice gentle, but it emitted a terrifying pressure. It immediately caused the guardian beast to bend its four knees to the ground.
“Not to mention that you are just a replica. Even the true dragon of the past would not dare to be disrespectful to me!”
After saying this, the woman paid no more attention to the guardian beast. Instead, she brought her two spirit pets and passed by it, entering the cavern behind the crack.
“Master, you are so amazing! Before, I heard those guys say that the guardian beast was very powerful. No one could bypass it, and all cultivators who came here were killed by it!” The little red bird said excitedly. Then it said to the small white tiger on the ground, “Little White, am I right?”
“That is natural!”
“Master has been the strongest on our Nine Provinces Continent since ancient times. She pacified disputes among many clans with her own power. It is also because of Master’s existence that our entire Nine Provinces Continent developed to its peak!
Even those old fellows in Inverted Mountain can only huddle in the Storm Sea!
A mere secret realm guardian beast naturally cannot harm Master in the slightest!” The small white tiger said proudly.
“Alright, alright. If you two keep talking, I will start wagging my tail!”
The woman chuckled lightly. Then she sighed, “All peace in the world comes from absolute oppression. It is just a pity that all calm is only on the surface, and peace is only temporary.”
“Why worry, Master? As long as you are here for one day, the Nine Provinces Continent will not fall into chaos!”
The small white tiger grinned, very confident in its master.
“What you say has some truth. However, you must not rely on me for everything. If one day I am no longer here, I hope you can continue to guard this peace for me.” The woman smiled and looked at the two demons.
“How could Master not be here?”
“With your cultivation, even immortals descending from the upper realm may not be your match.” The little red bird laughed.
“There are always exceptions. No one is absolutely invincible. Moreover, I have been here for some time. After taking that treasure this time, I can leave.”
“Good, then let us act quickly. I also want to see what this so-called true dragon cave is like!”
“Yes, are we really not taking the immortal treasures here?”
The two spirit pets looked at their master. Clearly, they were very interested in the legendary immortal treasures.
“My appearance here is already an accident. If I take all the immortal treasures, it would cut off the opportunities for all cultivators in this world in the future. There is no need for that.”
The woman shook her head. Then she used spiritual power to roll up the two demons and arrive at the blood-coloured crystal wall.
Just as the woman was about to act, as if sensing something, she spoke, “I come only to take one thing. If you block me, I will destroy the entire true dragon cave!”
“Buzz!”
As soon as the woman’s words fell, the blood-coloured crystal wall trembled lightly. Then the blood colour on it gradually faded, becoming transparent until it disappeared.
“This works too?”
Mo Fan stared wide-eyed and could not help taking a deep breath. He had not expected the woman to be so terrifying. One sentence made the entire true dragon cave open a portal on its own…
This could not help but remind him of the scene where those old antiques had bombarded the blood-coloured crystal wall together. Truly, comparisons were odious!
In the memory, the woman and her group eventually came to a huge dragon corpse.
It was a cyan giant dragon, its body incredibly huge. However, because it was in a coiled state, Mo Fan did not know exactly how long it was.
The only thing that made him feel palpitations was that this dragon corpse was lifelike, with no signs of decay.
But on the head of this dragon corpse, half a long sword was inserted.
