Chapter 28: The True Dragon's Saliva

  Subconsciously, she covered her face with her hands as the wind blew by, not daring to look forward again. A golden glow flashed through the gap between her arms, followed by a clashing sound of gold and iron, and then there was another long silence.

  As the wind slowly moved his arm away, the crow had already retreated. Only a deep sword mark was left on its beak. Liang Tou'er's long sword flashed out, shielding Su Feng in front of him, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this sword to be so fierce, even the crow could be injured. Although it's not entirely an ancient divine bird, it's also an ancient rare species. I'm afraid even if Water Dragon came here, he wouldn't have such an effect."

  As the wind gazed at the crow, its beak was severely injured. The pure and sharp sword had struck it with great force, causing its face to shatter and blood to splatter everywhere. Despite this, it still let out a mournful cry while vigilantly watching Wind and Liang Ze.

  Liang Stealer gazed at the Black Vulture, sighing: "Indeed a primordial species, unyielding and unbending. If it were an ordinary spiritual beast, it would have fled with such severe injuries." As he spoke, Liang Stealer swung his sword in a flourish, staring slowly at the Black Vulture: "I spare your life because you are an ancient, primeval creature, whose bloodline has been preserved to this day. However, the object you're protecting is of great use to us. Please step aside; otherwise, don't blame me."

  Startled by the wind, he muttered, "Can this beast still understand human speech?" He glanced at Liang again, but his expression didn't seem fake.

  To everyone's surprise, the crow looked at Liang Ze and saw the pure sword in his hand, and actually slowly backed away to the side, making way for a small path.

  Liang Ze also let out a sigh of relief and said, "These ancient beasts all have some extraordinary abilities and can communicate with spirits. Most of them can understand human language. The world is different from the Desolate Era now, many ancient species have already gradually lost their bloodline. It's not easy for the Murong family to find the Wuying, let alone whether we can kill it or not. If we really killed it with one sword, we would offend the Murong family and there would be no room for reconciliation. Although the Murong family is not on the same side as us, they are not our enemies either. We don't want to have conflicts with them unless absolutely necessary."

  They understood this principle and didn't want to really offend the Murong family. They exchanged a glance with Liang, and walked forward together.

  With the crow perched on the last line of defense, the Mu Rong family didn't have any other arrangements. The two of them, Lang and Feng, easily passed through this layer of flower trees in front of them. When they clearly saw what was before their eyes, both of them were shocked. Even though they had prepared themselves for something extraordinary, they still stood there stupidly, frozen in place.

  To be honest, there's nothing earth-shattering about it, it's just a pond. But this pond is not ordinary, it forms a standard circle. What's truly unbelievable is the thing inside the pond, I don't know what kind of water flow it is, but it actually splits into an arc in the middle and becomes a natural Tai Chi pattern. The most mysterious thing is that the Tai Chi actually rotates slowly, just like it's performing the evolution of nature.

  "Is this... something the Murong family made themselves? It's too incredible." He rubbed his eyes, asking.

  Liáng Tuó ér let out a long sigh: "No wonder Mù Róng Yù was afraid I'd notice something. The strange phenomenon in the sky just now originated from this place. This is not man-made, no matter how powerful human strength is, it can't create such a wonderful place." As he spoke, he pointed to the dark pool of water: "This is not simply black water, but rather the accumulation of the yin energy of Mount Qiántáng Wǔ Yún and Yuè Huáng. According to traditional theory, dragon veins follow the mountain's contours, but the great dragon near Qiántáng actually appears here, a rare and wonderful sight."

  "The white half of this yin-yang fish is even more extraordinary. As the saying goes, 'yin and yang give birth to each other,' where there is yin, there must be yang. The yin energy here was originally supposed to be stagnant, but due to a combination of circumstances, it actually flowed out as earth milk. Earth milk is formed by absorbing the yang energy from heaven and earth. The balance between the earth milk and the mountain's yin energy has reached perfection, resulting in this scene of taiji evolution. This phenomenon is called 'yin-yang stone marrow' in books. Although the evolution of stone marrow into taiji is rare, it's not extremely uncommon. The key here is that the surrounding dragon veins converge, with dragons roaming underground and gathering here, accumulating energy before erupting from the earth's surface. Therefore, the yin-yang stone marrow here has been imbued with a hint of dragon energy, making it truly one-of-a-kind. I suppose there can only be one such place in the entire world."

  Liang Ze raised his head to gaze at the sky, tonight the moon was high and the starry sky was half hidden, leaving only a few extremely bright stars that could still be seen clearly. He sighed: "I didn't expect that there would be such a wonderful place in Jiangnan, I thought that all the dragon energy of Jiangnan was concentrated in Jinling, but unexpectedly this place also has such a blessed land, no wonder the Murong family has been guarding this place for generations."

  "What's the use of this yin-yang stone marrow then?" Xun Feng asked, and after hearing so much, he became even more curious.

  "This is indeed a rare treasure, its value cannot be estimated. The mountain yin water can not only be used for alchemy and medicine making, but also for cultivating yin energy to solidify the foundation and promote one's power. Moreover, it has many other miraculous effects. However, this thing is really too rare in the world, and the records in the book are limited, so one needs to explore it by oneself. And this yang gan is even more precious, not only can it wash the marrow and solidify the foundation, but also eliminate the yin poison gas inside the body, thereby greatly accelerating the speed of cultivation."

  "It's no wonder that the Murong family has been rising rapidly. It turns out that Murong Xuanfeng is so formidable because of this."

  Liang Ze shook his head and said, "External objects are forever external objects. Relying on external objects can only achieve temporary effects. This object can only assist in cultivation, true strength still requires one's own efforts. In this world, there is no such thing as a magical pill that can make you an immortal with just one bite. No matter how extraordinary the medicine is, it still needs to be digested and absorbed by oneself to take effect. Although I also thought it was impossible for someone of his age to reach such heights, but in any case, it's definitely not just because of this yin-yang stone marrow, there must be some other reasons."

  The wind is even more curious, feeling that Liang Tou'er seems to know something, and asks: "What other reasons are there?"

  Liáng Tuōér lightly laughed and said: "How would I know? Perhaps he has a physique different from ordinary people, or perhaps he had some strange encounter since childhood. Alright, this isn't what we should be discussing now. You don't think it's that easy for us to enter the Mù Róng family's secret grounds just to take a look, do you?"

  Su Feng was slightly surprised and said: "If we move the stone here, won't the Murong family notice?"

  Liáng stealthily hummed and said: "They don't have the skill for this, the amount of stone marrow here isn't up to them to decide, nor is it accumulated day by day. It's possible that yesterday there was a lot, but today suddenly lessened, all of which is very likely. Moreover, they think no one will venture here, we use some very difficult to detect methods. You have no internal energy in your body, the mountain shade water is enough, you can drink some earth milk, it's also considered as absorbing the earth's energy into the body, and for nourishing and cultivating the body, it's very helpful."

  "Drink here?" Feng was startled, "Can't take it back in a container?"

  "Things like the yin-yang stone marrow, once they leave their place of origin, their efficacy will rapidly decline. Even if you use a thick jade bottle to store it, it's useless. Only by drinking it here immediately can you achieve the best effect. The second time you drink it, the effect will be worse than the first time, and after several more times, the yin-yang stone marrow will be no different from ordinary herbs."

  He glanced around, feeling a little scared in his heart, but when he saw Liang Stealing looking at him with a calm and collected expression, he couldn't help but let go of his worries. He slowly bent down, holding his breath, and took a small sip of the white, slightly thick liquid.

  It looks dirty and nauseating, but as soon as it enters the mouth, it emits a rich fragrance. However, upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem to be a fragrant smell, but rather an elusive and dreamy quality that leaves an endless aftertaste. Sui Feng couldn't care about appearances anymore, and hastily went back for more, drinking a whole big jug of it. "Gulp, gulp..." After drinking his fill, Sui Feng lifted his head, wiped the milk foam from the corner of his mouth with his hand, and wanted to drink some more, but was pulled back by Liang Ze.

  He didn't understand why he was being held back, so he asked, "Brother Liang, why don't you come and have a drink?"

  Looking at his appearance, Liang Ze'er felt both relieved and amused, saying: "I've been taking all kinds of spiritual medicine since I was young, so I've already developed a resistance. This earthly milk is good, but it's not very useful to me. Whether I drink it or not doesn't make much difference."

  He didn't know what to say, so he just murmured an "oh". He then thought of going for another drink, as this was a rare opportunity and if he missed it, it would be almost impossible to get again. But Liang Ze stopped him, saying: "This dew is good stuff, but you've had enough, don't overdo it, there's more good things coming later that you won't be able to drink."

  "Is there anything good? Are you referring to the water of Shanyin?" Su Feng asked somewhat dazedly.

  Liang Tou'er smiled mysteriously and said, "The water of Shanyin cannot be drunk recklessly. Once the yin and yang in the body lose balance, it will be troublesome. The earth milk is moderate and harmonious, although it is born from yang energy, but there is no such problem." Liang Tou'er's words were only half spoken, his eyes fixed intently on the entire large pond forming the Taiji diagram of yin and yang, for a long time before he said, "Actually, the essence of the Taiji fish lies not in its massive body, but in those two fish eyes that transform from yin to yang and from yang to yin."

  As the wind stood, he nodded and said: "Heaven and earth, all things, from adversity to prosperity. You mean that the effect of the earthly milk born in the mountain shade is even better? Is that the essence of the entire Taiji Pool?"

  Liang Ze smiled with satisfaction and said, "The child can be taught, although it's not entirely correct. I used to think the same way as you did, taking it for granted that it was just a type of stalactite consistent with yang energy. Later, when I took a closer look, I realized that what was gushing out from the mountain shade had nothing to do with yin and yang. Although it's also born from the earth's energy, it's not earth milk, but rather dragon energy condensed into a substance, known as dragon spittle."

  Startled by the wind, he said: "Dragon's saliva? Is there really a dragon in this world?"

  "I don't know if there's a real dragon or not, maybe there is, maybe there isn't. But the mountain's dragon vein is indeed real, and the dragon energy attracted by the yin-yang evolution here has burst out of the ground, replacing the earth milk gathered in this yin fish place. On the other hand, the yang fish place gathers the earth yin lung energy, which is also a rare treasure. In this way, the gathering of yin and yang here is truly one in ten thousand. It's just a pity that the Murong family doesn't understand, thinking that the eyes of the two fish are polluted by each other's aura, and neither of them has taken it. What a waste! But it's also good this way, perfect for us."

  Then, under the astonished gaze of Suifeng, Liang Ze took out many bottles and jars from his body, with more than ten of them, all uniform in size. "How can you carry so many jade bottles on your body?" Suifeng asked.

  Liū Tōuér burst out laughing and said: "This is no ordinary jade bottle, but a sheep fat jade bottle, rarely seen in the world. In fact, I once entered the imperial palace and discovered that the emperor had a piece of white jade with a jade marrow inside. That piece of white jade was too big to carry away, unfortunately, I didn't bring the bottle with me. Later when I went again, the white jade was gone. So from then on, I learned my lesson and carried these jade bottles with me, and indeed they came in handy."