Chapter 134 - 94: Gangding Peak Forbidden Land - Nine Dragon Cave, This is a High-Tier Game

Chapter 134: Chapter 94: Gangding Peak Forbidden Land - Nine Dragon Cave, This is a High-Tier Game

Lu Chen had a lingering feeling that choosing to help the Fortune Golden Dragon might not end well for him. Yet, judging by the current situation, the dragon seemed on the verge of breaking free regardless of his intervention.

He thought, "Does it even matter if I help or not?"

Perhaps Pang Xiao had overheard what the Fortune Golden Dragon said to Lu Chen, or maybe he simply guessed it was up to no good. With great effort, he managed to speak.

"Fellow Daoist, you must not let that Evil Dragon deceive you.

"In the past, this Evil Dragon was a Dragon Vein of an empire in the Mortal World. After being enlightened by a senior expert, it fortunately gained sentience.

"However, that expert never expected that once its sentience awakened, it wouldn’t protect a Dynasty. Instead, it usurped its host, endlessly devouring the Dynasty’s other Dragon Veins to empower itself.

"Over time, the Dynasty Fortune withered. The people lived in destitution, countless were left homeless, and it ultimately culminated in a tragedy of the human realm.

"Upon hearing of this, Ancestor Cyan Cloud of my Cyan Cloud Sect hunted this Evil Dragon for hundreds of years before finally suppressing it here.

"Yet, Ancestor Cyan Cloud took pity on it. Acknowledging that it was nurtured by heaven and earth and that gaining sentience was no easy feat, he only sentenced it to repent beneath the Golden Tripod for ten thousand years to cleanse its sins of slaughter.

"Instead of feeling grateful, this Evil Dragon colluded with the enemies when the Outer Path invaded our sect. It seized the opportunity to sever one of our mountain-protecting earth veins from the inside, which allowed the Outer Path’s Demon Fiends to effortlessly breach our defenses. That was one of the reasons our Cyan Cloud Sect fell.

"I don’t know why those Demon Fiends didn’t fulfill their promise to release this Evil Dragon.

"But Fellow Daoist, if you help it break free now, it will definitely ravage the Heaven and Earth Dragon Veins, plunging the world into chaos and leaving all living beings devastated..."

"That’s utter bullshit!"

Just as Pang Xiao was about to say more, the golden dragon carving on the Golden Tripod began cursing wildly. This time, it didn’t use Telepathy; it spoke aloud.

"I was young and ignorant back then, which is why I greedily ate those Dragon Veins! But I know I was wrong now!

"I swear, once I get out this time, I will absolutely not be greedy again. I will walk the luminous Great Dao, properly assist a Mortal Dynasty, and forge a dragon body of the Orthodox Dao.

"Believe me, I’ve truly turned over a new leaf!

"Besides, didn’t this guy Pang Xiao just say that your Ancestor only meant to suppress me for ten thousand years?

"That time is long past! If you keep me locked up, not only does it violate your Ancestor’s words, but it’ll make outsiders think your Cyan Cloud Sect goes back on its promises without a shred of an Orthodox Dao leader’s dignity!

"Listen to me, it’s time to let me out. You really need to let me out. I know I was wrong..."

As it spoke, the golden dragon actually started crying right in front of Lu Chen and Pang Xiao. Its tearful and dramatic display was incredibly deceptive.

Had Lu Chen not been watching its sneaky little actions this whole time, he might have actually believed its nonsense.

He thought, "You say you’ve turned over a new leaf, so why do you continue to devour Pang Xiao’s flesh? Furthermore, you were just able to make me see the memory of your suppression. If I let you out, there’s no guarantee you won’t just snatch my body directly."

With this in mind, Lu Chen silently drew his sword and walked toward Pang Xiao and the Little Golden Dragon on the Golden Tripod. His actions made it look exactly as if he were about to attack Pang Xiao and help the Little Golden Dragon break free. Pang Xiao seemed to misunderstand his intentions as well, causing his already exhausted eyes to dim even further.

But just as Lu Chen closed to within five paces of them, he abruptly swung his sword, slashing fiercely at the Little Golden Dragon atop the Golden Tripod.

"ROAR!"

Seeing this, the Little Golden Dragon on the Dragon-locking Golden Tripod let out a furious roar. The sheer force of the dragon’s roar not only blasted away the Ink Flood Dragon Sword slashing toward it, but also sent Lu Chen flying backward.

After flipping a few times in midair, Lu Chen finally landed steadily atop a Secret Silver Tripod.

The Little Golden Dragon glared at Lu Chen, completely shedding its meek subservience. Its tone turned sinister. "Brat, I kindly advised you, but who knew you wouldn’t appreciate the favor.

"Fine, fine! I was planning to use your body as my vessel for walking the Mortal World once I broke free, but you actually dared to raise a hand against me!

"I’ve changed my mind. Once I get out of here, I’m going to eat you alive!

"If it weren’t for the fact that this brat Pang Xiao was somehow inexplicably linked to this Split Soul of mine—making it impossible for me to bear ill will against him and forcing me to slowly nibble away at his remaining Divine Soul—do you think I would have needed your help to break free? What a joke!"

Facing the Little Golden Dragon that had completely dropped its facade, Lu Chen turned and asked, "Fellow Daoist Pang, if I slay this golden dragon’s Extraterritorial Demon Body and upright this Golden Tripod, will it be able to suppress this Evil Dragon once more?"

Pang Xiao’s eyes lit up, and he nodded. "Yes, but you need to hurry, Fellow Daoist. I won’t last much longer."

Hearing their exchange, the Little Golden Dragon laughed.

"No way. You actually think he can slay me with just his Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivation? Pang Xiao, did you scramble your brains at Gangding?

"Even if he luckily comprehended a sliver of the Flood Dragon’s Intent, the Qi Cultivation Stage is still just the Qi Cultivation Stage. Even though I can only utilize a wisp of my Outer Path Incarnation right now, he’s still in no position to suppress me as he pleases!"

As it spoke, the four limbs on the Dragon-locking Golden Tripod—which Lu Chen had initially assumed were flesh and blood limbs like those of the other Tripod People—instantly swelled up. In mere moments, they transformed into four rotting Corpse Dragons, each over ten meters long.

This was in addition to the Little Golden Dragon already reared up upon the Golden Tripod.