Chapter 629 - 367: Return to Beiming Dragon City, All Creatures Ascend
Chapter 629: Chapter 367: Return to Beiming Dragon City, All Creatures Ascend
Su Yu smiled and said:
"I had this in mind and was about to ask my master when I return."
"With your strength, you will surely be able to secure a spot, striving to become a disciple under Guang Chengzi. With your talent, you will definitely stand out, and if you can become an official disciple, there’s hope for becoming a Golden Immortal in the future."
"I’ll do my best to strive."
"Come, let’s eat. I’ll treat you."
Jin Chi was in high spirits, taking him directly to a place outside Celestial Pillar Mountain where foreign cultivators gathered. The two ate and chatted leisurely.
"By the way, if you want to go to Nine Immortal Mountain’s Peach Blossom Cave, don’t rush to join the Celestial Court. Wait until you succeed in joining and then enter. The treatment between joining from a small sect and joining as a disciple of a Golden Immortal within the Celestial Court is different."
Su Yu immediately understood the difference between them and nodded, saying:
"I understand, brother."
There was no need for an explanation; he knew that joining the Celestial Court as a Golden Immortal disciple was vastly different from joining as a disciple of a normal small sect.
Although the Profound Clarity Upper Sect is also under Chan sect orthodoxy, there are countless such small sects on its branches. Joining the Celestial Court would not offer much preferential treatment, at most, being a part of the Chan realm to not be easily bullied by others.
But Golden Immortal disciples are different, especially those recognized as official disciples by Guang Chengzi, holding an esteemed status. Joining the Celestial Court, they would be cared for by fellow Chan members and would skip the minor soldier stage, directly obtaining a celestial position.
To use a colloquial example, a Celestial Immortal from an unknown sect like Xuanzhen Immortal Sect joining the Celestial Court could only be a small soldier, initially just a temporary worker.
If a disciple of the somewhat established Profound Clarity Upper Sect joined, they’d directly become an official member of the Celestial Court, serving either as a minor official like Jin Chi, or entering the Celestial Soldier system as a patrol squad leader, commanding a team of patrolling celestial soldiers.
But if one was an official disciple of Guang Chengzi, joining would immediately grant them the status of a ninth-rank official, comparable to an immediate vice-section head.
Plus, with backing from influential figures within the sect, promotions would come swiftly.
He wasn’t foolish, so he naturally chose the smoother path.
Su Yu did not linger at Celestial Pillar Mountain. After exchanging a few words with Jin Chi, he took his leave and headed directly for the East Sea.
A week later, Su Yu returned to Beiming Dragon City. His first action was to summon the central camp commander Ao Qing, the west camp commander Elder Gui, and the north camp commander Xie Chen stationed in Dragon City.
He sat on the main throne alongside Ao Run, and asked gravely:
"Tell me about the changes in Dragon City during my absence, and the status of the war between the Dragon Race and the Sea Snake Race."
Ao Qing was about to answer when he suddenly sensed something, looked up abruptly, and was filled with shock:
"Grand Commander, City Lord, you both...?"
Elder Gui and Xie Chen also realized something, and their faces mirrored the same astonishment.
Su Yu raised his gaze, releasing a dragon’s might far stronger than a regular True Immortal, causing the three commanders to step back several steps in awe.
"What is this?"
"Grand Commander, is it your bloodline?"
Su Yu stated calmly:
"Under the protection of the Ancestral Dragon, I have ascended to an Ancient Dragon!"
"Ancient Dragon..."
Ao Qing’s pupils widened. Those two words exploded like thunder in his heart, shaking his very spirit.
But after the shock, came an unprecedented excitement, especially seeing Su Yu transform into a red dragon, with a drop of ancient dragon true blood forming on his dragon claw’s fingertips, his excitement peaked.
"Grand Commander, you have transformed into an Ancient Dragon, this is a blessing for the Dragon Race!"
Then, like a falling jade pillar, he knelt down with wholehearted devotion.
Su Yu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and an invisible force lifted them up. With a flick of his finger, three drops of ancient dragon true blood flew towards the three commanders, and he said:
"This is for you."
The three commanders opened their mouths to inhale the ancient dragon true blood and then bowed again in unison:
"Thank you, Grand Commander, for this gift."
"Tell me about the changes in Dragon City over the past ten years and the war between the Qingcang Dragon Race and the Sea Snake Race. Are the other commanders behaving?"
Ao Qing respectfully replied:
"The Grand Commander and City Lord have been away for over thirteen years. During these years, Beiming Dragon City has remained steadfast in following the Grand Commander’s orders to hold the city stoutly. All the commanders have been abiding by your orders in their posts, and the war between the Qingcang Dragon Race and the Sea Snake Race has intensified over the years. In these ten years, more than a dozen Celestial Immortal true dragons have perished."
"How is the overall situation of the war?"
"It’s still at a stalemate with no significant changes."
"Oh!"
As he expected, for two strong races, as long as the top-tier strength isn’t off-balance, there won’t be significant shifts in just over ten years.
He nodded and said gravely:
"Gather the major commanders and report back to me in a week."
"At your command!"
"Alright, go ahead."
The three commanders hastily withdrew, eager to return and refine the ancient dragon true blood.
The three drops of ancient dragon true blood had the most significant impact on Ao Qing. As a pure true dragon, refining it would greatly enhance his bloodline, and his strength would also increase substantially.
He was now at level 385, and upon refining the ancient dragon true body, his level could almost reach the Celestial Immortal limit, and it wouldn’t be long before he could undergo the True Immortal Tribulation.
At the strength level of a seven or eight-star mythic template, unless exceedingly unlucky, the True Immortal Tribulation posed no difficulty.
Elder Gui, at level 377, would also see his strength significantly enhanced after refining the ancient dragon true blood, reaching the Celestial Immortal limit. Elder Gui’s main body was a seven-headed dragon turtle, with higher defense and life force than Ao Qing. Similarly, as long as he wasn’t exceedingly unlucky, the True Immortal Tribulation posed no challenge.
The least affected would be Xie Chen, as the bloodlines of crabs and the Dragon Race are incompatible. Refining the ancient dragon true body wouldn’t transform him into a true dragon.
However, a drop of ancient dragon true blood could significantly elevate his current Star-Crushing Golden Ao Crab bloodline. At level 377, his level could also be maxed out, and he could undergo the True Immortal Tribulation as well.
In other words, three drops of ancient dragon true blood would soon forge three True Immortal-level beings.