Chapter Fifty-Two: Severing the Dusty Bond

  As the black shadow slowly stood up, the sound of muscle and bone growth spread through the air, and soon a coiled black shadow appeared before everyone's eyes.

  "The dragon has awakened……The dragon has awakened…" The little spirits suddenly became excited and flew around the black shadow, borrowing the light emitted from their bodies, Yang Hao and others saw that the previous snake had ceased to exist, and judging from its appearance, it didn't look like a snake at all. Its body was dark green, with smooth skin all over. The horns on its head became sharp and long, with a pair of long dragon whiskers above its mouth. Its eyes became even more piercing, and the entire dragon's back grew spikes, each one like a long spear. Its limbs became thick and large, with the front limbs slightly smaller than the hind limbs, shaped like an eagle's claws, majestic and solemn. After being reborn, the dragon looked at Yang Hao and his group, then let out a long breath towards the sky... The cloudy sky immediately cleared up, and a faint green light appeared on the dragon's body.

  "Snake... you succeeded??? You really became a dragon… The tiger head circled around it several times, and with a hint of envy, said to it."

  "Thank you all, I have successfully passed the heavenly trial, but it was also a narrow escape from death... Now that I have transcended the cycle of reincarnation and become a saint, I have you all as witnesses to this event. To repay your kindness, I will help each of you fulfill one wish in your heart..." The dragon's voice was like the sound of a bell ringing from afar, vast and sonorous...

  "The dragon has spoken, now quickly say your wishes... The little elves cheered on the side..."

  "I'll speak first, I've known and loved Gale for thousands of years, but he died because of me... Can you tell me, will he be able to return to my side?" Zi Lei was the first to break the silence, her moving eyes seemed to bring everyone back to the past, witnessing her entwined love and hatred with Gale.

  "Zi Feng, the white heavenly horse, a member of the divine realm. A thousand years ago, due to the Jade Emperor's decree, you met and fell in love, but were then separated by the same decree, giving rise to hatred, ultimately leading to your demise in a land entwined with love and hate... Unfortunately, as a divine being, its life and death are beyond my capabilities...

  Jiao Long's words brought a tinge of sadness to Zi Lian's expression. She knew that if Jiao Long couldn't help her, then no one would have the ability to revive Zi Feng. After all, gods wouldn't pity a mere fox spirit like her."

  "However... considering your deep feelings for each other, I can arrange a meeting between you two. Although Jī Fēng has given up any hope of survival, I can still find its divine soul." As the dragon spoke, the dark green dragon aura surrounding it grew thicker and more majestic, inspiring awe in those who beheld it.

  "Really? You can really let me see him again? That's great... thank you..." Zi Lei was like she had grasped a lifesaving straw in the depths of despair, and her excitement made her lose her composure a bit.

  Next to speak was Hu Tou, who had been holding back for a long time. After witnessing the experience of Jiao Long's death and rebirth, he had already thought out his own wish.

  "Brother Jiaolong, to be honest with you... I and Zhong Kui, Ao Tian are sworn brothers... Brother Zhong Kui's cultivation is far above mine, Second Brother Ao Tian has even achieved flight and become a god, while I'm the most useless, after a hundred years of cultivation, it seems like I won't be able to break through. Please, Brother Jiaolong, help me point out my confusion..." Hu Tou finished speaking and lay down in front of Jiaolong, imitating human behavior, using his big tiger head to knock against the ground, treating it as a form of courtesy, looking very comical.

  "You are the Tiger King who has cultivated for a hundred years and can be said to have achieved some success. I don't know if you've noticed that your eldest brother Zhong Kui broke through his bottleneck after death and made great progress in his cultivation, and your second brother also suddenly awakened and became a dragon god during a fierce battle. Do you know why this is?"

  "This... might be because of a destined relationship~~~~" Hu Tou scratched his head with his paw and muttered a sentence.

  "Immortal fate is only a part of it and not the most important... If one's own consciousness development is not in place, even with immortal fate, one cannot become an immortal..."

  "I don't know then, Brother Jiaolong, just say it straight..." Hu Tou urged somewhat anxiously.

  "Haha... actually it's quite simple, the key to your inability to break through is that you haven't yet seen through life and death. After cultivating to a certain level, the barrier of life and death becomes the bottleneck. Your eldest brother broke through this barrier after his physical body died, while your second brother saw through it during an intense battle... As for you, you still need to be tempered. When you see through the barrier of life and death, that will be the day when your cultivation makes a great leap forward." The dragon's words made Tiger Head feel as if he had parted the clouds and seen the blue sky, Ah yes~~~ Not just his eldest and second brothers, but even the dragon in front of him, who was also a snake transformed into a human, had first died before breaking through.

  "Alright, I'll help you re-cast your bones and muscles so that you can permanently transform into a human form like real humans. Animal cultivation must be transformed into a human form before there will be any breakthroughs. You've been keeping your true body and nature all along, which makes it impossible to achieve a breakthrough." Tiger Head nodded vigorously after hearing this. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to transform into a human form, but rather that transforming into a human form was very troublesome, and he felt constrained, unlike his true form where he could move freely. So he had been neglecting this aspect all along. Now that the Dragon was willing to help him, he would be able to appear in front of people permanently in human form just like Zi Lei.

  Next, Yunxue's wish was to have her parents reborn, but they had passed away for a long time and their souls had already been reincarnated, which made her feel helpless. Kairui didn't seem to have any wishes, as if she didn't want anyone to know the secret in her heart. Hei Niu's wish was much simpler - a luxurious mansion, a sports car, and beautiful women... this wish should be the simplest one for Jiaolong.

  The last one was Yang Hao, he stood there for a long time because he had too many wishes. But only one thing was the most important to him. So he opened his mouth...

  "I want to be reborn..." Yang Hao's words had just fallen when the python's gaze stared at him for a while before speaking.

  "You have the divine dragon's pure blood of Ao Tian. Wanting to be reborn is not difficult."

  "What should I do then?"

  "How to do it, you already know in your heart, Qian Nian Ren Shen Wang is the key..."

  "But now I don't even know where it is, and I heard from the people of the underworld that its ascension day is not far away. How can I find it?????" Yang Hao had just finished asking, when he saw Jiaolong look around cautiously and say to him in a low voice...

  "Distant as the horizon, near at hand..."

  "What does it mean?"

  "It was just here a moment ago..." said Jiaolong with a smile...

  "What? You're saying that Ginseng King was just here? How come I didn't notice?"

  "Now that you've discovered it, it's not the ginseng king anymore... I can tell you a method, guaranteed to succeed~~~~~" The dragon leaned in close to Yang Hao's ear and whispered a few sentences, after which both the man and the dragon burst out laughing, seemingly having concocted an earth-shattering conspiracy, making the people around them feel uneasy.

  "Alright, it's time to settle the dust of fate," the dragon said, its massive body flying into the air as a vast expanse of dark green dragon energy spread out in all directions... The sky and earth were illuminated, a boundless green landscape unfolding everywhere.

  "Everyone, take care of yourselves... I'm leaving..." After saying this, the dragon didn't wait for anyone's reaction and suddenly jumped up, flying high into the air. Then, a long black shadow swept across the round moon... The dragon disappeared before everyone's eyes.

  "It... how did it go?????" Everyone looked up at the sky in confusion. Only Yang Hao understood what the dragon meant.

  "Let's go... We'll head back first, the things it promised to do will definitely be done... Everyone can rest assured." Yang Hao said and also put on a mysterious air, surprisingly turning around and floating towards Zi Lei's cave without looking back.

  "What's wrong with him?"

  "I think so too, he has no other skills, but pretending to be a poser is unmatched in the world..." Hu Tou smiled and responded to Zi Lei's words, then turned around and followed up.

  "Hmm... I think he's looking for a fight~~~" Yunxue rolled up her sleeves and rushed after him. Only Heiniu was left behind, mechanically pacing back and forth, probably lost in his own little world...