Chapter 49: An Elixir Heart (1/2)

Chapter 49: An Elixir Heart

Translator: NinetalesEditor: Fish Creek

Qin Mu pondered over it. Li River Sect’s sect master, Mu Beifeng was a lower second-ranking official while this Gu Linuan was a lower first ranking official so he definitely must be more powerful!

”What this senior said is true.” He told Hu Ling’er.

Hu Ling’er was puzzled, ”How do you know what he said is true?”

”The fog is produced by the dragon’s soul.”

Qin Mu pointed at the soul of the mother dragon swimming around. Wherever the soul of the dragon passed by, the fog would grow thicker and the dry corpses would stand up once again and float towards Qin Mu as if they could smell him.

”This kind of fog could make these dry corpses enter a not dead nor alive state. It’s a method used to protect her son and also to protect this great hall.” Qin Mu analyzed.

Hu Ling’er had also noticed this point. Once the fog that the dragon’s soul had spat out was dispelled, the dry corpses would stop moving and drop back to the ground. When the fog shrouded the bodies once again, the dry corpses would come alive again and try to attack anyone that was near.

The dry corpses were like the guardians of this great hall, to prevent people from stealing the dragon bead and disturbing the ”healing” of the young dragon.

And the source of these dry corpses would probably be like what the elder had said and was the doings of the dragon bead, absorbing every last drop of blood and essence from the practitioners that had trespassed into the dragon palace to extend the life of the young dragon.

Qin Mu was troubled, ”Senior Gu, even though I may have the heart to help you but with junior’s measly powers, I’m afraid there’s no way I can do so.”

Gu Linuan chuckled, ”Of course you don’t have the power to dissolve the mysterious ice of the dragon bead, however, I do. As long as you listen to my command, you can set me free! When I’m free, you can get whatever you want!”

His voice carried a hint of arrogance which showed that the tutor of the crown prince was an extremely high position.

”I may have been trapped in this mysterious ice but my cultivation is still here, thus it still can’t freeze me to death yet.”

Gu Linuan continued, ”I shall use the last of my cultivation to move my sword out of the ice. With the sword, you shall slay the soul of the mother dragon! Once the soul is slain, the dragon bead will no longer be able to trap me! When I’m free, I can even reward you with this dragon bead!”

Qin Mu jumped in shock and cried out, ”Slay the soul of the mother dragon? Senior, junior has just cultivated to the Spirit Embryo Realm and is a puny practitioner. How am I able to slay the soul of the mother dragon?”

Gu Linuan laughed coldly, ”You naturally can’t, but with my sword, you can! My sword is not an ordinary weapon nor is it that junk that you are carrying on your back. This sword is a first ranking sword from the Imperial Family! It was forged by the best treasures and blacksmiths that the Eternal Peace Empire had gathered! There are a total of sixteen first ranking officials and so there are a total of sixteen such swords. Each of the swords has their own name and my sword is called Junior Protector Sword!”

Qin Mu hesitated, ”How’s the sword compared to the monk staff in my hand?”

Gu Linuan sneered, ”The old monk’s khakkhara monk staff is indeed decent and the Great Thunderclap Monastery is also one of the huge well-known sects that are scarce in this world. However, how can a treasure forged by the power of a sect be compared to a treasure forged by the power of an empire? In the Eternal Peace Empire, there are even two to three huge sects like the Great Thunderclap Monastery.”

Qin Mu’s heart shook. He was also slightly puzzled and asked, ”Since senior has this kind of treasure, why didn’t you slay the mother dragon’s soul?”

Gu Linuan was speechless and finally said after a while, ”Originally I didn’t think of the crucial point and only thought about eliminating the hidden danger of the dragon bead for our future generations, however in my carelessness I had fallen into this trap and before I discovered I couldn’t break free from the ice. It was too late!”

”After being sealed, I could only cling to my vital qi to prevent myself from being freeze to death by the mysterious ice, even if I want to control my sword, I can’t do it in my weakened state anymore. Do you know how much I have been sealed here?”

Gu Linuan sighed, ”An entire two hundred years! For two hundred years, I have been sealed here. It was exceptionally difficult for me to extend my life until now!”

Qin Mu sympathized his plight and said, ”Being sealed in ice for two hundred years, I’d have gone crazy if it was me. It’s pretty outstanding for senior to hold out until now.”

Gu Linuan sighed again, ”Luckily you have come. I shall use my remaining vital qi to send my Imperial Tutor Sword out of the mysterious ice. Slay the soul of the mother dragon for me and free me!”

Qin Mu nodded his head and respectfully said, ”Junior will do my best!”

Gu Linuan gathered his remaining vital qi and the sword at his waist started to move, however, it was very slow. After two hours, the hilt of the sword was barely revealed.