Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

'After all, I came here to increase my strength!'

'Women would only slow me down!'

Ye Chen bit the tip of his tongue, and his eyes once again became clear and brilliant.

"Alright, let's get back to business."

"You said Fairy Luoxia is a bad person?"

"How much do you really know about her?"

Ye Chen looked at the Realm Spirit. This time, his gaze was completely free of any impurities.

"Seven or eight years ago, she and other Cultivators barged into the Dragon Prison Cave."

The Realm Spirit's gaze swept around, her voice as cool and clear as a mountain spring. "However, she was completely different from the other Cultivators!"

"To this day, the memory of her methods still sends a shiver down my spine!"

"The other Cultivators were each searching for their own opportunities in the Dragon Prison Cave, but she... she actually wanted to take the entire Dragon Prison Cave with her!"

"What?" Hearing this, Ye Chen was aghast.

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing!

"Even I, who had been slumbering here all along, was startled awake."

The Realm Spirit said faintly, "If I hadn't noticed and done everything in my power to move the few remaining resources in the Dragon Prison Cave into this grotto-heaven, I'm afraid that everything in the cave, aside from this grotto-heaven hidden by the Guardian Array, would have fallen into her hands!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but recall what he had seen outside earlier.

The Dragon Prison Cave was known as a grotto-heaven and blessed land, but as far as the eye could see, there was only desolation and ruin. The Spiritual Qi was completely gone, leaving it a lifeless dead zone!

'So, it was all Fairy Luoxia's doing!'

After she entered the Dragon Prison Cave seven or eight years ago, it didn't open again until two days ago.

Therefore, absolutely no one knew what had happened inside the Dragon Prison Cave! Except for Fairy Luoxia herself!

"No wonder she was able to obtain the True Dragon Treasure Skill..."

Ye Chen's gaze grew heavy. Fairy Luoxia's methods were simply unimaginable. It was no wonder the Realm Spirit remembered her so vividly. "She could plunder all the Spiritual Objects in the entire Dragon Prison Cave? And even you couldn't stop her?"

"The magical artifact she carried was too terrifying; it could contain almost anything!" The Realm Spirit's tone held a trace of helplessness. "I did my best at the time, but I wasn't able to snatch many resources from her grasp."

"As for the True Dragon Treasure Skill... that is not the most precious legacy in the Dragon Prison Cave."

The Realm Spirit looked at Ye Chen with brilliant eyes. "The True Dragon Jade Emperor Scripture is the absolute greatest legacy here, bar none!"

"The True Dragon Treasure Skill allows one to reenact the immortal arts and Secret Techniques of the Ancient Dragon clan."

"But the True Dragon Jade Emperor Scripture, once cultivated to its Peak, allows one's physical body to rival the most supreme beings of the Ancient Dragon clan! At that point, it would be as if a member of the Ancient Dragon clan had reappeared in the world! Its might would be boundless, capable of destroying heaven and earth!"

"Moreover, that Fairy Luoxia is far too insatiable. Though her beauty is unparalleled, her heart is overly greedy, which I find displeasing!"

"She couldn't even find this burial ground, so she could never receive my approval! She's nothing more than a thief who relied on the power of her magical artifact to try and plunder everything!"

"The Dragon Prison Cave may seem to imprison dragons, but its actual duty is to guard and protect the tomb of the Ancient Dragon clan—this very burial ground!"

"Her attempt to forcibly take the Dragon Prison Cave was a violation of this place's taboos!"

"Since you have become the new master of this burial ground, retrieving the True Dragon Treasure Skill is now also your duty!"

It was rare for the Realm Spirit's tone to be so solemn.

"The True Dragon Treasure Skill..." Ye Chen's eyes flickered as he fell into silent contemplation.

"The burial ground is now yours. I hope you can fulfill your duty and, at the very least, bring back the True Dragon Treasure Skill."

"Will you?"

"Master."

Seeing Ye Chen's silence, the Realm Spirit's red lips parted slightly, and her cold tone was now tinged with a hint of pleading.

This, in turn, added a touch of softness to her peerlessly beautiful face.

She looked so captivatingly vulnerable it would stir pity in any heart.

Ye Chen abruptly clenched his fists, letting his nails dig deep enough to break his skin.

The sharp pain helped him calm down considerably. He had almost lost his composure just now.

"You certainly make 'Master' sound good."

Ye Chen shook his head. He didn't have any strange fetishes; he just gave the Realm Spirit a mild glance and said, "Don't worry. As for this so-called duty, I won't shy away from it."

"However, you said you moved many of the resources from the Dragon Prison Cave in here. I wonder where they are hidden?"

Hearing this, the Realm Spirit gave Ye Chen a strange look.

"You are already in control of this grotto-heaven. Can't you sense it?"

Ye Chen froze for a moment before it dawned on him. He immediately closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings carefully.

Soon, he discovered that a connection to this grotto-heaven had indeed formed in his mind!

Once he fully adapted, every single move within the grotto-heaven would likely not escape his notice.

"So they're here."

Ye Chen flicked a finger. Spiritual Power surged from his body, transforming into a bolt of white silk that shot toward a towering, cloud-shrouded mountain in the distance.

The mountain rumbled and shook, and its center suddenly split open, revealing a deep, dark cavern.

Inside the cavern were piles upon piles of Spirit Stones.

There were low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade... even Top Grade ones! It had everything!

"Over twenty million low-grade Spirit Stones, over eight million mid-grade Spirit Stones, more than a million high-grade ones, and seven or eight thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones..."

Ye Chen's gaze was fiery and scorching. He couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath!

He had never been this rich before!!!

With this fortune, his personal assets could probably crush any power within Lei Province, right?

As for outside the province... he estimated that few powers within the Great Hong Dynasty could compare with him.

Unless it was an entity with staggering wealth like the imperial family.

"Besides the Spirit Stones, there are also Spirit Crystals!"

"There are over thirty Spirit Crystals!"

Ye Chen was starting to lose his composure, his breathing growing rapid.

"Spirit Stones?"

"Those can hardly be considered precious."

The Realm Spirit pointed to a dried-up spring not far away and said nonchalantly, "This place was originally a Spiritual Spring. Every drop of its water was comparable to a low-grade Spirit Stone!"

"The water here was once endless and inexhaustible! But ever since Fairy Luoxia made her move, the Dragon Prison Cave's vitality was grievously wounded. This grotto-heaven was also significantly affected, and the Spiritual Spring dried up as a result."

"In the future, if you can find a treasure filled with abundant Spiritual Power, it might not be too difficult to rejuvenate this Spiritual Spring."

Listening to the Realm Spirit's explanation, Ye Chen was so excited he didn't know what to say.

The rewards from this trip to the Dragon Prison Cave were simply enormous!!!

Besides the Spirit Stones, the cavern was also filled with all kinds of Spirit Medicines, Spirit Pills, and countless spiritual weapons.

Amidst the dazzling array of Spiritual Objects, Ye Chen's eyes immediately fell upon the very thing he had been dreaming of.