Chapter 368: Imminent Catastrophe (2/2)

However, someone had found it before it had matured and become a true dragon. They refined it into a dragon jade and brought it away.

No wonder then that there was such a huge abyss in that place. The person who had taken away the dragon jade had to have found the dragon's vein of the true dragon lord and dug through the ground to find the dragon nest!

Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body trembled, and fire flood dragons instantly peered out from his clothes. As they shook their bodies, they transformed into huge flood dragons and spewed out intense fire in all directions, smelting all the black gold essence around them.

Melted gold flowed all over the dragon nest continuously, which made Qin Mu sigh in pity.

After the black gold essence flowed away, more jade mountain rocks were revealed. They reflected the light from the magma, and multicolored lights gradually shone from the crystal-like jade whose luster was much gentler than that of crystals.

”The person who took away the true dragon lord must have left the dragon nest to continue absorbing the dragon qi here. When accumulated was large enough, he would come to take the dragon nest and use it to nourish the true dragon lord. This way, both the dragon nest and the true dragon lord could be protected!”

Dragon Rearing Sovereign laughed continuously and looked at the dragon nest below that was gradually showing its shape. He said arrogantly, ”However, it's useless! They didn't expect me to be a step faster than them to take away the dragon nest! They took the true dragon lord away to refine it into dragon jade, but I will control the dragon nest to restrain the dragon jade. Once I collect it, I will be able to sense the direction of the dragon jade. Once I find it, the dragon's vein of the true dragon lord will become complete!”

Qin Mu touched his chest, and the jade pendant on his chest became scalding hot, so much so that he felt uncomfortable.

There were two jade pendants hanging around his neck. One had been passed down from his ancestors—the jade pendant from Carefree Village—and the other was Emperor's Disk, which Cripple had stuffed into his hands some time ago.

Emperor's Disk was currently giving off heat which left Qin Mu somewhat uncomfortable.

'Wait a moment!'

Qin Mu blinked and grabbed his chest. The Emperor's Disk that Cripple had given him seemed to have the shape of a dragon jade!

His heart suddenly pounded violently twice. Emperor's Disk was a jade pendant that was carved with numerous cryptic runes, writings, and pictures that were glowing from time to time.

Legend said that Emperor's Disk was a treasure gods had conferred to the Ling Family and it represented the authority and role of the emperor. To steal this item, Cripple had even lost his leg to Imperial Preceptor.

However, after getting the Emperor's Disk, Cripple had studied it for dozens of years and still couldn't figure anything out, thus he stopped paying any attention to it.

Emperor's Disk was useless to him, so he stuffed it into the youth's hands. Qin Mu had planned to return it to him after coming back to the village, but Cripple didn't want to take it back. He had already reattached his leg, so he lacked any interest toward the Emperor's Disk.

Since then, that treasure had always been hanging around Qin Mu's neck, tied together with his own pendant.

'It can't be such a coincidence, right?'

Beads of cold sweat formed on Qin Mu's forehead. Emperor's Disk indeed had some runes, writings, and pictures which were similar to the runes, writings, and pictures around the dragon nest. They were also glowing and flowing from time to time, making him unable to understand them.

'However, this Emperor's Disk of mine isn't a dragon jade; it just looks like one. There is no gap. Maybe the writings and pictures on the Emperor's Disk being similar to the ones in the dragon nest are just due to a coincidence.'

Qin Mu composed his heart, thinking to see how Dragon Rearing Sovereign would take away the dragon nest. However, the Emperor's Disk around his neck became more and more scalding. Soo, it became unbearable.

Suddenly, Qin Mu felt something moving over his chest, and the heart of the youth couldn't help pounding an extra time. He stretched his hand out to touch it.

The Emperor's Disk had split open and become a dragon jade!

Not only that, Qin Mu could even feel the dragon jade becoming slimy, as though it had become a living thing. It felt like a small dragon!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Qin Mu heard the violent beating of his heart which couldn't be suppressed. Bigger droplets of sweat formed on his forehead and his legs also became slightly numb as he almost couldn't breathe.

Dragon Rearing Sovereign took a glance at him and asked when he sensed his nervousness, ”What wrong with you, little thing?”

Qin Mu composed himself and said, ”I just remembered that I haven't fed the dragons today and was afraid of Dragon Sovereign's punishment, that's why I'm feeling uneasy…”

Dragon Rearing Sovereign smiled and said, ”So I see. However, this place is too hot and there's magma everywhere. There's no place to stand, so if you want to refine pills to feed the dragons, it'd be best if you went back up. Don't be so scared of me, I'm easy to talk to.”

Qin Mu acknowledged his words, but his legs were still soft. He said, ”In that case, disciple shall go up to refine pills.”

Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body trembled, and instantly, numerous dragons of all sizes flew out from his clothes. He then passed his taotie sack to the youth and said, ”Let your maid follow you to help. Train her well, don't let her be so wild all the time.”

Qin Mu immediately hurried the dragon qilin into the air while the group of flood dragons followed behind them to wait for their food.

Long Jiaonan also followed up.

When he came to the gate of the cavern, Qin Mu said, ”Maid, you shall stay here, I will go over there to refine pills.”

Long Jiaonan sneered and said, ”Dragon Sovereign made me follow you as he's scared you will run.”

”I will run, I will run? Hahaha, what a joke!” Qin Mu's face was black.

Below the cavern, Dragon Rearing Sovereign started to cast a spell, trying to refine the huge dragon nest to take it away.

”Strange, it seems like the true dragon lord is quite close to here, there's a reaction from the dragon nest…” Dragon Rearing Sovereign said in astonishment. ”It seems to not be far away, strange… Let's just take the dragon nest first. Once I'm done with it, I will know where is the true dragon lord!”