“Who said I don’t want to talk to her?” Yang Xiao retorted loudly, his tone suddenly becoming low and awkward, “I just don’t know how to face her.”
Yang Kai snorted, “She’s your mother, what’s there not to know?”
Yang Xiao lowered his head and whispered, “She seems very disappointed.”
“Of course she’ll be disappointed. Your ceremony failed, so how could you expect her to be happy? How could she be happy?”
Yang Xiao blinked, “But I don’t want to disappoint her!”
Yang Kai grinned and patted his head, “At least she didn’t dote on you for nothing.”
Yang Xiao said dejectedly, “But my Origin is not pure…”
Yang Kai interrupted him, “It’s still too early to say that. Who knows if there was some kind of problem with the ceremony? When you were born, you had a Dragon Clan True Body, so how could it be impure? Boy, you should also know that only the most orthodox Dragon Clan can manifest a Dragon Clan True Body. For example, although your father, I, also have a Dragon Clan True Body, and it’s extremely high-grade, because I still have some human blood, I can only manifest a half dragon body. When my Human Race’s Bloodline fades one day, I will be able to manifest a True Dragon Body.”
Yang Xiao asked blankly, “But why couldn’t I show mine just now?”
“Then you’ll have to ask yourself. Perhaps you’re too nervous? Or perhaps you’re not familiar with it for the first time?” Yang Kai shrugged, “I can’t explain this to you, you’ll have to find the answer yourself.”
Yang Xiao nodded solemnly.
Yang Kai smiled again, “What’s more, even if you don’t have the Dragon Race’s Origin Source, or if your Origin Source is impure, so what? This world is not ruled by the Dragon Race, which one of the ten Great Emperors came from the Dragon Race? Without the protection of the Dragon Race, are you unable to grow? If your Origin Source isn’t pure, can’t you reach the highest point?”
Yang Xiao smiled bitterly, “Foster Father, isn’t it a bit too early to tell me this? I’m still a child.”
“Little, what little!” Yang Kai raised his hand and knocked him, glaring at him, “How can there be a child like you?”
“You hit me again,” Yang Xiao covered his head with his hands, his face filled with grievance.
Yang Kai rubbed his head and said, “Don’t be so unhappy, you should know that your mood can affect others, especially your mother. You’re her most precious treasure right now, if you’re not happy, she’ll be even more unhappy.”
Yang Xiao said seriously, “This child will remember. This child will apologize to her now and tell her not to be unhappy.” Saying so, he stood up.
“There’s no need to rush,” Yang Kai pulled him back to his seat and sat down next to him. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Do you want to leave Dragon Island with me?”
Hearing this, Yang Xiao’s eyes lit up as he excitedly asked, “Can I leave Dragon Island?”
Yang Kai replied, “Originally you couldn’t, but now… I think you can.”
Thinking about it carefully, Yang Xiao also understood the meaning of these words. If his Origin was pure, he would be an orthodox Dragon Race, so naturally he would have to stay here to grow and cultivate, but now that his Origin was not pure, he could no longer remain in Dragon Palace.
No matter how much Fu Zhun doted on him, there was no way she could break this rule and will have to send him away sooner or later.
Compared to Half Dragon City, following Yang Kai was undoubtedly a better choice.
After figuring this out, Yang Xiao laughed and clapped his hands, “So there’s such a good thing about an impure Orign. If I had known this would happen, I would have rejoiced.”
Yang Kai glanced at him, “Why do I feel like you’re not willing to stay on Dragon Island?”
Yang Xiao snorted and scratched his face, “It’s not that I don’t want to stay on Dragon Island, it’s just that I feel like Mother is too attached to me and doesn’t feel comfortable doing anything.”
Yang Kai smiled insincerely and said, “Little brat, you don’t know how to appreciate good fortune. Many people are envious of you, but now you’re complaining.”
Yang Xiao smiled apologetically, “Foster Father, your fist is big, everything you say makes sense.”
Yang Kai’s mouth twitched as he felt that his education… seemed to have some problems.
After a round of persuasion, Yang Xiao’s heart calmed down at the very least. After chatting about the wonders of the outside world for a while, Yang Xiao became even more eager to experience the boundless scenery.
An hour later, under Yang Kai’s leadership, the little boy slowly walked over to Fu Zhun and apologized to her, causing Fu Zhun to hug him tightly and cry bitterly, repeatedly blaming herself for her mistake, causing the little boy to suffer such torment.
Yang Kai and Zhu Qing were both speechless.
Yang Xiao was led back by Fu Zhun while Yang Kai and Zhu Qing returned to Cresent Island.
The next day, just after dawn, Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun arrived together with Yang Xiao.
After sending Yang Xiao to wait outside, the four Elders entered the guest hall. Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun thought for a moment before Yang Kai asked curiously, “You want me to bring Xiao’er into Dragon Temple?”
Zhu Yan nodded, “That’s right, I thought about what you said yesterday and felt that what you said made sense. Perhaps there was some kind of problem with the ceremony that caused Xiao’er to be unable to pass. Later, this old master also carefully examined Xiao’er’s body and found that there shouldn’t be any problem with him. Although i wasn’t able to find the Origin, with such a pure dragon aura, how could he not be a member of the Dragon Race? Perhaps his Origin was hidden somewhere and this old master couldn’t find it, so this old master would like to ask you to bring Xiao’er to Dragon Temple and ask my Dragon Race’s ancestors to inspect it!”
Yang Kai said, “Why do you need me to do this? The two of you can go alone.”
Zhu Yan shook his head and said, “The Dragon Palace Temple is the resting place of my Dragon Clan’s Great Elder’s Dragon Soul. Unless there is something important, my Dragon Clan is not allowed to disturb it. This old master really can’t show his face.” Just helping Yang Xiao test out his Origin Source was not a big deal.
Fu Zhun said, “Yang Kai, you’re not a member of the Dragon Race, so you can naturally not follow this rule, so it’s better for you to handle this matter.”
Yang Kai was overjoyed. The Dragon Temple was a sacred place, and if there was nothing important, the Dragon Race itself would not be able to easily disturb them. On the other hand, an outsider like him could enter as he pleased. Thinking about it, it was likely that Zhu Yan and his wife wanted to give him some face. Firstly, they wanted him to bring Yang Xiao into the Dragon Temple to inspect the Dragon Palace’s Origin Source, and secondly, they wanted to satisfy his wish.
After all, last time he had been clamoring to go to the Dragon Palace Temple, he had even cultivated so many Dragon Blood Flowers, but in the end, Fu Zhun had turned her back on him, nearly causing him to explode in anger, so he had returned to steal Yang Xiao’s Dragon Egg.
Thinking so, Yang Kai nodded and said, “If the two of you insist, I’ll take him there.”
Zhu Qing glared at him from the side. She was obviously overjoyed, but she still put on a reluctant expression. Seriously…
Since the matter was settled, he didn’t delay any further and immediately flew towards Dragon Temple.
The Dragon Race had a long lifespan, but no matter how long their lifespan was, there would always be a day when they died of old age. There were two places where the Dragon Race slept, one was the Dragon Tomb, and the other was the Dragon Palace Temple. The Dragon Tomb was the eternal resting place of most of the Dragon Race, and it contained the remains of the previous generations of the Dragon Race. Because the Dragon Race was powerful when they were alive, their Corpse Qi was extremely thick after they died. Yang Kai had never been to that place before, but he had heard that it was filled with a thick Yin Qi. Even an expert like Fu Xuan, who had been banished there for more than ten years, had almost died there, so it was obvious how harsh the environment of the Dragon Tomb was.
As for Dragon Temple, it was a place where every generation’s Dragon Clan Great Elder’s dragon soul was nourished. In other words, only the Dragon Clan’s Great Elder had the qualifications to be worshipped after his death, such as the current Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun.
On the other hand, the Dragon Souls of the previous Great Elders who had been worshipped by the Dragon Clan had protected the entire Dragon Clan. The Protection Technique drawn from the Dragon Palace Temple could make the Dragon Clan’s bloodline suppression thin and even ineffective.
Of course, the precious experiences of the many Dragon Souls in Dragon Temple were the greatest wealth.
It had to be known that from the first generation Dragon Clan Great Elder until now, more than a dozen generations of Dragon Clan’s dragon souls had lived inside.
On that day, Yang Kai had used the power of the Golden Holy Dragon’s Origin to summon all the Dragon Clan’s Elders and Dragon Souls, making him an invincible existence. In Dragon Temple, even if Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun joined forces, they would still be no match for Yang Kai.
Yang Kai still remembered that the longest dragon soul he had seen that day was over three hundred meters long, it should be the Dragon Clan’s First Elder’s dragon soul.
What kind of Dragon Vein was over a 300 meters long? Yang Kai couldn’t be certain, but judging from the size of Zhu Qing’s Ninth-Order Dragon Vein, which was about 100m to 130m long, Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun was estimated to be at least 160m to 200m long, it was very likely to be a peak twelfth-Order Dragon Vein!
However, as time passed, the Dragon Race also lost its former glory, and the Dragon Souls of the past Great Elders became shorter.
The Dragon Palace Temple wasn’t too far away, but it wasn’t too close either. After flying for half a day, they arrived at their destination.
Looking from afar, the Dragon Temple seemed to be towering above the clouds, ethereal, its aura ancient and majestic, as if it had survived hundreds of thousands of years of wind and rain.
The Dragon Temple was not a place anyone could enter, only those with the Dragon Clan’s bloodline had the qualifications to enter, otherwise they would definitely be crushed to dust by the boundless dragon might.
After landing in front of the Dragon Palace Temple, Zhu Yan took out a dragon-shaped token and shot out a beam of profound light.
Soon, a cloud appeared in front of them and began to rotate faster, soon forming a vortex that allowed them to pass through.
Fu Zhun squatted down and seriously warned Yang Xiao, “After you enter, listen to your foster father and don’t run around, understand?”
Yang Xiao nodded obediently, “This child will remember.”
Fu Zhun looked up at Yang Kai again, “Please.”
Yang Kai waved his hand and smiled, “Second Elder is too polite. Since Xiao’er calls me his foster father, I naturally won’t let anything happen to him.” He waved towards Yang Xiao and said, “Let’s go!”
Two figures, one big and one small, stepped into the vortex and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
As Fu Zhun stared at Yang Xiao, it was as if her heart had followed in. As soon as Yang Xiao’s figure disappeared, she became somewhat dispirited and anxious.
Zhu Yan sighed and comforted, “Don’t worry, Yang Kai is watching him.”
Fu Zhun turned a deaf ear and simply stared at the Dragon Palace Temple.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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