Chapter 957 - Dragon Pearl
Liu Wuxie ran his gaze over the sculpture repeatedly. It looked flawless, without a single blemish. But what puzzled him were its hollow and lifeless eyes, as though they were missing a spark.
The sight instantly reminded him of the ancient tale Painting the Dragon's Eyes—a story of a divine dragon blinded in darkness until a passing cultivator tapped twice over its eyes, restoring its sight.
Though no one could prove its truth, the legend endured. Over time, it passed into the mortal world, where people dotted the eyes of dragon and lion costumes before festival dances. It was a ritual meant to breathe life into the beast and bring harmony to the land.
Liu Wuxie took out a brush and channeled his dragon aura into it. He knew he couldn't use ordinary ink and had to use his dragon aura to bring this divine dragon to life.
He tapped the sculpture's eyes twice and waited silently.
The dragon aura flowed into the hollow sockets and vanished into the sculpture. Suddenly, something strange happened. Liu Wuxie caught a flicker of life in the dragon's eyes.
Three breaths later, the sculpture let out a grinding groan as its mouth slowly opened.
This caused gasps to ripple through the crowd. They had also previously examined the sculpture, but they had failed to uncover its secrets.
Then again, even if they had discovered something unusual about the sculpture, there was nothing they could've done. Everything in this underground palace had to be activated using dragon aura.
When the sculpture's mouth opened, it spat something out. It wasn't the dragon pearl Liu Wuxie had expected. Instead, it was an ancient scroll preserved inside the dragon's mouth, and he didn't hesitate to grab it.
The next moment, the surrounding cultivators flocked over, wanting to snatch the scroll from Liu Wuxie. Since the dragon clan had hidden it, it had to be the clan's relic. They didn't care what it was; all that mattered was for them to seize it first.