Chapter 997: Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring to the Sky in One Go (1/2)
Back in the Savage Battlefield, An Junxi had obtained a rare set of True Dragon’s spine and forged it into the True Dragon Lightning Whip, a Sub-Divine Weapon.
That spine was only ten meters long. Even so, it was already very rare and was sufficient to be made into a Sub-Divine Weapon.
The True Dragon’s spine before them was two hundred meters long. How horrifying was its value?
There was a common saying, “The dragon hides in the depths.” This saying appeared to be true. Probably only the Northern Sea Alliance was capable of finding such an enormous True Dragon’s spine.
The huge metal box was shut quickly. Xiao Chen felt shocked. This gift was of somewhat too great an import, so much import that he did not dare to accept it.
“Young Master Xiao, there is no need to think about this. While in the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland, you saved the life of our Young Master. This is an appropriate gift. Furthermore, our Young Master values friends.h.i.+p a lot. Since Young Master Xiao is conferred the Azure Dragon King, you are definitely worthy of the spine of this king among dragons,” the old man said casually, his tone indicating that he had a good impression of Xiao Chen. Clearly, that slap earlier really helped this old man vent his frustrations as well.
Not far away, Xia Houjue goggled until his eyes nearly popped out. He thought to himself, Tras.h.!.+ A pile of tras.h.!.+
This trash did not refer to what Xiao Chen received. Instead, it was the gifts that he himself received. Compared to Xiao Chen’s, they were really all trash.
What was a friend? Xia Houjue seemed to understand a little better now.
The White Emperor City’s Holy Master was very mighty. He relied on his reputation to get the many sects in the Tianwu Domain to offer their congratulations and gifts. These people were not related to Xia Houjue at all. They came for the sake of giving face to the Holy Master. How could they really present gifts on the level of treasures?
As for Xiao Chen’s friends, however, although they were few in number, they were friends.h.i.+ps obtained with effort and sincerity.
In the future, when these friends were in trouble, Xiao Chen would definitely help them. He would not care even if he had to go through fire and water for them.
In this offering of congratulations, one had nodding acquaintances and was congratulated out of face. The other had friends who had been through life and death; what they offered was substance, something that was not just for appearances.
Even if these friends of Xiao Chen were to present only a pile of rubbish, it would be much better than Xia Houjue’s pile of magnificent but impractical things.
After the Northern Sea Alliance’s people withdrew, Qi Wuxue, the Young Sect Master of one of the Primal Chaos Domain’s three peak sects, the Muddy Sky Gate, sent someone to present his congratulations and gifts.
Xia Houjue was familiar with the Muddy Sky Gate. Its strength was currently similar to the White Emperor City’s, although it was not as wealthy.
Even so, the Muddy Sky Gate was one of the three overlords of the Primal Chaos Domain. Xia Houjue did not dare to underestimate the people the Muddy Sky Gate sent.
Moreover, even if an ordinary person came, Xia Houjue would not dare to do anything overboard.
Right now, Xia Houjue was trembling. He no longer dared to keep watching at all. The more he saw people offer up their gifts to Xiao Chen, the more hurt he felt, the more what he received looked like a pile of rubbish. Watching was simply suffocating him.
What Qi Wuxue sent with his people was the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting—the same one that several major factions had fought over in the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland, and the Muddy Sky Gate had conveniently collected.
This was yet another valuable treasure. It really made everyone’s eyes turn red with fervor and green with envy.
Following this, the descendant of the Corpse Race’s White Bone Sovereign, Long Fei, personally delivered his congratulations and gift. However, his gift was rather special. It was a note.
This note had one piece of information on it: the location of the Despair Throne, which was in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. This was a piece of very practical and useful news for Xiao Chen.
“Alright, congratulations. This lady did not have anything good to give. I can only give you this Soul Gathering Pearl.” The Ghost Race’s Qing Cheng stepped forward and presented her congratulations and gift.
Although Qing Cheng spoke in such a casual manner, her gift still caused quite a stir.
What was the Soul Gathering Pearl used for? When one died, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls would immediately scatter. If one had the Soul Gathering Pearl, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls would not scatter.
[TL Note: Three spiritual souls and seven physical souls is a Taoism concept. After death, the three spiritual souls separated, one to heaven, one to h.e.l.l, and one lingering at the grave. The seven physical souls are the human aspects, the carnal side of man: joy, anger, grief, fear, love, hate, and desire. The physical souls scattered after death.]
If the physical body was not damaged, the Soul Gathering Pearl could create the miracle of revival within seven days.
Right now, everyone’s eyes were gleaming when they looked at Xiao Chen like they were looking at a human-shaped treasure trove. If anyone robbed Xiao Chen, they would go from rags to riches.
“Young Master Xiao, a stranger asked me to pa.s.s this painting to you during your King conferral ceremony. Congratulations on being conferred King.”
A Fiend Race cultivator that Xiao Chen did not recognize stepped forward and handed him a painting.
Xiao Chen unfurled the painting, feeling suspicious. Then, he was stunned. There were only two colors in the painting—black and white. The scene that it depicted was the place beyond the Bridge of Helplessness in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Behind the headless Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva was an azure-robed man looking at the shattered pieces of the six paths of reincarnation. There was only a back view, and his ident.i.ty could not be made out clearly.
Aside from this, there was nothing else special. It was just a simple painting.
Everyone was confused. Xiao Chen found it strange. However, his face remained calm. He put away the painting and said to the Fiend Race cultivator, “Many thanks. This painting is important to me. An old friend sent it.”
That person smiled and said, “Young Master Xiao is too polite. It was just a matter of convenience.”
There were not many people presenting congratulations and gifts to Xiao Chen. Compared to the grand scene of hundreds of sects coming to present their congratulations and gifts to Xia Houjue, it was much lonelier.
However, by this point in time, everyone knew that the main character of this King conferral ceremony was no longer Xia Houjue but Xiao Chen.
Or perhaps it was better to say that the main character never changed; it had been Xiao Chen’s King conferral ceremony from the start.
Just when everyone thought all these shocking things were finally over, a gift from the Chaotic Demonic Sea shocked everyone again, leaving them thunderstruck.
The new Empress of the Chaotic Demonic Sea’s Merfolk Race came to offer her congratulations and gift—the Sea Monarch Crown, an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. This was a bona fide Emperor Grade Secret Treasure that the Sea Monarch had once used.
Xiao Chen accepted the Sea Monarch Crown. Although he knew that Yao Yan possessed the Thorn Sovereign Circlet and did not need this Sea Monarch Crown, it was still an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, one that the Sea Monarch had used. Nevertheless, Yao Yan gave it away just like that.