Chapter 784 - 349:
"It’s borrowing the power of the Fire Domain to reshape the Dragon Race’s essence."
Ling Xiao looked for a while and confirmed.
Xu Guang felt a tremor in his heart.
He did not know what level the opponent’s strength would recover to after this reshaping.
But he could imagine that it would not be something the people who entered the Fire Domain this time could match.
Ling Xiao’s gaze suddenly shifted from the Dragon Monarch and fell on the distant plain.
There seemed to be someone there.
The other party noticed Ling Xiao’s gaze and simply stopped hiding.
Several streams of light streaked across the sky and landed on the edge of the plain.
The leader was Luo Cong.
However, at this moment, Luo Cong looked more disheveled than before entering, but he exuded a fierce aura.
Behind him were Li Jiuyou and two disciples from Penglai Palace.
It was unclear how these people ended up together.
Li Jiuyou’s eyes were very sinister, like the sea surface before an angry storm, a suppressed fury could be clearly sensed.
Xu Guang did not need much thought to know that it was likely because the other party had already learned of Gui Luo’s death.
Ling Xiao frowned, looking at the other party with a hint of guard in her eyes.
"What do you want?"
Luo Cong gave Ling Xiao a deep look and uttered two words.
"Slay the dragon."
Ling Xiao looked towards the Dragon Monarch, who was transforming on the distant plain.
"What’s in it for me?"
Luo Cong looked at the Dragon Monarch in the light cocoon, his eyes flashing with heat.
"What’s in it for you? A True Dragon’s nirvana, a rarity in millennia. Especially such a peculiar True Dragon, this moment is when the True Dragon is at its weakest. If we can kill it, the Dragon Essence will be enough for someone at our realm to progress. You should know what this means."
For cultivators at their realm, every bit of progress is incredibly difficult.
Knowing that Dragon Essence could bring significant benefits, no one could refuse.
On this point, Luo Cong was very confident.
A disciple from Penglai Palace behind Luo Cong, seemingly trying to please Ling Xiao, spoke with a smile.
"Miss Ling may not know that the phenomena caused by the Dragon Monarch’s nirvana have sealed off this area for a thousand miles, isolating most of the demonic thoughts of the Fire Domain. Making a move here is much safer than outside."
"How many of you are there?"
After a moment of silence, Ling Xiao asked.
Luo Cong licked his lips, "I used the method of Entering the Dream to find quite a few people. Together, it won’t be difficult to slay this Dragon Monarch."
Ling Xiao’s eyes flickered, as if weighing options.
Xu Guang stood by her side, thoughts spinning quickly in his mind.
Though he hadn’t had much contact with Luo Cong, even a brief interaction revealed that this person was deeply scheming. His invitation to Ling Xiao to join hands was likely made with ulterior motives.
But the lure of Dragon Essence was something few could resist.
Ling Xiao’s face showed a trace of playfulness.
"Then let’s see."
Luo Cong nodded and said, "Li Jiuyou, take him to our base."
Li Jiuyou behind him nodded and clasped his fist, "Yes."
To Xu Guang’s surprise, their base was in a low-lying area not far from the plain.
The vicious fire energy of the Fire Domain was strong, and this vicious fire energy would automatically gather into magma-like existence. But unexpectedly, in this depression, there was no trace of magma.
"You two, find a place to rest for a while. The young master has calculated that two days later is the best time to slay the dragon."
After Li Jiuyou finished speaking, he turned and left.
Before leaving, his sinister gaze lingered on Xu Guang for a moment.
No one knew whether Gui Luo’s death was related to Xu Guang.
However, with Ling Xiao by his side, he did not act rashly.
Xu Guang took note and then his eyes fell on the depression.
Quite a few cultivators had already arrived here.
Most were people Xu Guang had seen before, but five were people he hadn’t seen outside before.
Whether they followed in later or were present all along was unknown.
Xu Guang noted this information.
He then closed his eyes and silently rehearsed the Refining Pattern Master’s legacy in his mind.
As time passed.
More and more people arrived here.
A total of twenty-three people.
Chu Monarch also arrived.
To Xu Guang’s surprise, Murong Zhen...also appeared.
The opponent had regained his former ethereal and sage-like appearance, as if the Murong Zhen whom he and Chu Monarch had met before was not the real person.
Among these people, the strongest were naturally selected.
Seven people in total: Ling Xiao, Chu Monarch, Murong Zhen, Luo Cong, and besides them, the black-robed youth from the Gate of Death, and two experts Xu Guang had never met.
These two were a man and a woman, Xu Guang noticed several people in the crowd looking at them with apprehension.
When Luo Cong proposed discussing how to deal with the Dragon Monarch, the two stepped out, and there was no oddity from those around.
They were all formidable characters.
Just as Luo Cong’s seven went to the other side to discuss how to deal with the Dragon Monarch.
Xu Guang returned to his cultivation with eyes closed.
But...
"Why are there all sorts of people here? Someone at the First Nirvana Realm wants a share of the Dragon Essence?"
A somewhat sharp voice filled with a surge of Source Qi stabbed into Xu Guang’s eardrums.
Xu Guang opened his eyes, frowning at the speaker.
This person, Xu Guang had seen before.
The bare-chested man from the fight over Feng Li Gold.
He now stood not far ahead, looking at him with disdain.
"What are you looking at? Don’t think that just because you’re following the heir of Tianyun Court you have the right to speak before us. If you’re smart, leave soon."
Xu Guang narrowed his eyes.
Paying little attention to the bare-chested man, he glanced around.
Sure enough, many people’s eyes were on this side.
Filled with amusement and anticipation.
Like they were anticipating conflict between the two.
Everyone here could be called a prodigy outside. They were all confident, and unless necessary, unwilling to share their gains with anyone.