75 Pearl of the Flood Dragon. The Residence of the Nine Supremes (1/2)
Yun Yang held the scented sachet in his hands, feeling somewhat despondent as he watched Ji Ling leave without even a single glance backward. Sighing, he kept the scented sachet into his robe and began to walk.
Suddenly, he felt Emmie grow increasingly agitated.
”What is it?” Yun Yang was sensitive to such changes, ”Could something be amiss with this scented sachet?”
Holding the scented sachet in his hands once again, he pressed it lightly. Indeed, there was a round bead inside, rolling about in his palm.
Yun Yang was bewildered.
Opening the sachet, he could see a round pearl among the spices. It was the size of the pad of a little finger, glowing with a faint radiance while subtly exuding a soft fragrance.
Holding it in the middle of his palm, an iridescent overcast dazzled on the surface of the pearl. As it turned, a tiny green dragon could be seen gliding away through the clouds, puffing heavy columns of smoke.
”Pearl of the Flood Dragon!”
Yun Yang was stunned!
This was a priceless gem indeed. Comparing the treasured saber he had given against this Pearl of the Flood Dragon was akin to comparing heaven and earth!
The Pearl of the Flood Dragon was literally a treasured pearl taken from the clutches of the flood dragon itself.
The flood dragon was a ninth level peak mystical beast, almost exceeding the mystical beasts’ categories. It was perhaps because there were only nine levels that the flood dragon was classified as such - there were no categories suitably grand to include it! If the world were to have twelve levels in the categories, the flood dragon would then undoubtedly belong to the twelfth level peak.
Each part of a flood dragon was treasure immeasurable.
Its blood, meat, skin, meridians, and bones were all gems revered by martial artists. However, the most precious of them all was the Pearl of the Flood Dragon between the flood dragon’s vertebral joints!
The flood dragon had twenty-four vertebral joints, each joint possessing a Pearl of the Flood Dragon; they were the essence of the flood dragon’s vital force, each pearl consisting a part of the dragon’s soul.
By wearing the Pearl of the Flood Dragon on one’s body, one could absorb the power of the dragon’s soul and the essence of the flood dragon at any time. It would be immensely useful even for a grandmaster-ranked peak martial artists. Moreover, the pearls contained the force of heaven’s will. If a grandmaster could wear the pearl every day in an attempt to gain the sense of knowledge, he might even be able to comprehend the old dragon’s legacy and step into immortality.
‘Priceless’ was an understatement for such a treasure.
”This girl…” Yun Yang sighed with a heavy heart.
What was she doing, leaving this treasure with me?
When he turned, the place was already empty; Ji Ling and her group had already exited the city.
The scented sachet in his hands was still giving out its fragrance. Yun Yang sighed softly and returned the scented sachet into his robe. He was in an emotional turmoil when it came to his feelings for her, as always.
”Emmie, you can’t eat this,” Yun Yang murmured.
Emmie swayed as its tendrils waved around, as if saying in a spoiled manner, ”I won’t. I’ll just look at it.”
Yun Yang smiled, the Pearl of the Flood Dragon entering his subconscious as he let it go, landing near Emmie as it rolled around. Emmie rolled up the Pearl of the Flood Dragon with its thin tendrils and rolled it around its root, having fun playing with the pearl.
Yun Yang realized that Emmie was really not going to eat it, and was even trying to deliver some of its air of vitality into the pearl.
The pearl’s faint glow began to pulse in response. To think that a shrub and a pearl could actually have fun together like that.
Yun Yang chuckled and let them be.
…
The Nine Heavens Demesne was also the Residence of the Nine Supremes. On the outside, there were already a few veterans cleaning the place amidst the morning fog near dawn. They were serious in their cleaning for this was a holy ground in their hearts. They would never allow a speck of dust to tarnish the the Residence of the Nine Supremes.
Even if it were a fallen leaf, it would not be allowed to land on this ground that the heroes had once stepped foot on!
Yun Yang hid behind a tree, his gaze staring at the Nine Heavens Demesne concealed by a thick fog; the emotions in his orbs ever-changing.
Even if it were the strongest wind that could blow down a mountain, it could do nothing against the thick mist of the Nine Heavens Demesne.
Yun Yang sighed soundlessly, his body dematerializing slowly as it leaned against the tree and turned into a cloud of fog. It floated in the morning light, dissipating in the air
Just a moment later, it blended into the thick fog of the Nine Heavens Demesne.
It was pin-drop silence in the thick fog.
Yun Yang entered the the Residence of the Nine Supremes soundlessly.
Looking at the imposing forces hiding and flashing in the thick fog around him, storm and thunder, golden earth and water, murderous blood and flame… Yun Yang felt that he had come right home. Only he and his brothers could come in unharmed. Every one else, even the greatest grandmaster of this world, could never think of stepping foot into the Nine Heavens Demesne!
In front of the building was a sturdy foyer; it was made of a material that was neither gold nor jade. It was also the only spacious part in the the Residence of the Nine Supremes where the brothers used to gather for discussions.
Now, there was only him standing alone in this vast and empty foyer. Yun Yang felt a pinch on his nose as hot tears gushed down his cheeks.
No matter how emotional he was in front of the others, he would never let a single tear drop. However, now that he was alone in this familiar space, he could no longer contain his emotions.
”I, Yun Yang, wandered lost, alone, and helpless; the development of my skills were stunted, my teacher harmed by others. I roamed the world and was finally found by eldest brother and became one of the Nine Supremes. I could never describe the happiness and contentment I felt; from being alone and uncared for to suddenly having eight brothers.”
”Even if going to war and battlefields is our daily bread and butter, I would have it no other way as long as my brothers are by my side. Yet God saw fit to only give me five years of such happiness.”
”I am still alone in this world after all.”
There were rooms were around the foyer made of the same material that was neither gold nor jade; it was malleable but could never be destroyed.
Yun Yang looked at each room that had its doors shut tight.
It was like his eight brothers had closed him away/.