Chapter 410 (2/2)

While the emperor was making it out to be somewhat simple, he wasn't so sure about it. Zhang Dong didn't believe that there wouldn't be some pushback against him becoming some kind of Golden Dragon descendant. This put the whole Azure Emperor in a tough spot as there was someone at the same level as him, at least in theory.

Normally there would be some kind of war for succession as there was no way for two kings to coexist with each other. Long Qing seemed a bit too nonchalant about it, it was as if he didn't really care but this could also just have been an act.

With the looming war over their heads, he could have just been acting friendly as he still needed the Golden Dragon's power. This something had probably something to do with that Goliath thing they previously mentioned. It might have been some superweapon that required both of them to use it.

Zhang Dong wouldn't be surprised that at the end of this war, this Long Qing could turn out to have been the real villain from the start. Maybe that was how the previous Golden Dragon died, killed by his own brother after the war was won.

”Yes, that makes sense.”

He nodded while placing the sword that was in his hand into his spatial ring. What now remained was the old-looking book that was still in the coffin. While it was still holding out, he wasn't sure if the pages wouldn't crumble to dust if he tried opening it up.

Luckily Zhang Dong was still in possession of his system and scanning books was something that he was good at. Thus he gently placed his index finger on the book with applying a minimal amount of pressure to initiate the scanning function.

Divine Celestial Dragon Manual

Immortal Grade Middle

His system was quick to examine the book and just as he had thought the pages started to turn to dust almost at the exact moment when he interacted with this book. This manual was probably not really meant for anyone to read, only someone with a system's scanning feature would be able to gain its knowledge.

'Interesting… it describes the golden flames in more detail… it also has various other techniques that implement those golden flames…'

The old book was quite thick and there was a lot of knowledge in it. The bloodline technique that he created previously was of a lesser grade than this one. This manual would be a great addition to his current holy cultivation method, maybe with its help, he could even go further than before.

'Celestial huh? Got me hoping that it was above the immortal grade…'

”No… the sacred text from the ancestor… now we will never know…”

Long Qing shouted out in horror as he saw the manual crumbling into dust after Zhang Dong poked it with his finger. It was clear that even though this man acted a bit goofy, he was still a cultivator at heart. Seeing a precious cultivation resource just vanish into thin air was not something that he could even bear.

”Oh, it's fine… I uh… I heard the voice of the ancestor, I think he had blessed me with a vision of this manual…”

While he didn't really need to mention the fact that he had received the ancestor's treasure, the fact that it was in his brain could keep him safe. Even if the others betrayed him, they would probably try to get the information out of him first which could later give him an opportunity to escape.

”You did? But how… I don't ever remember my ancestors ever reaching out to me like that…”

”Uh… maybe it was some kind of safety for when the manual was too damaged to be of use?”

Long Qing pondered this question while Zhang Dong tried to go over the manual in his head. Thanks to it being scanned with his system he was able to go through it much faster than by just reading it manually.

”Oh… are those… they seem more radiant than before…”

He decided to show off by manifesting a tiny golden flame orb in front of his index finger. These flames were a lot purer than the ones he previously produced and they had a kind of buffing function.

”This feels rather refreshing!”

Long Qing felt energy rushing into his body when standing in front of this golden light. Zhang Dong could also feel it, this technique seemed similar to the divine spells in the other world he was in. This was quite well suited for large-scale battles if he could buff his side by just giving off some of his aura.

'Hm, maybe the Golden Dragon was the healer while the Azure Dragon was the attacker?'

As he looked through this Celestial Dragon manual he noticed that most of these techniques that were described in it were used to aid others. Other ones were meant for dispelling demonic corruption and battling evil energies.

'This will be useful against Wang Long for sure…'

With a new manual in his brain and a potential new strong weapon in his spatial ring, Zhang Dong felt like this was a useful journey. Now, what remained was to gain even more by using the resources that this clan could offer him. If what the Azure Emperor was telling him, the other elders would not have the right to stop him, even if he went slightly overboard…

”Well then my brother… you said that you have a big library… could you show it to me?”