"So is there any way today?" Dragons are legendary creatures. Although the one in front of us is not qualified yet, he is only one chance away. In addition, after so many years, no one knows how terrifying his magical power has become.

Liu Huaiquan and Jiang Si exchanged a glance, their eyes shifting, before they gave Li Jianshan a meaningful look. It seemed that the two experts had already reached some kind of decision.

Li Jianshan: "..."

This has nothing to do with me, does it?

He cautiously and silently took a few steps back.

Then he watched as Liu Huaiquan changed his appearance before his eyes, transforming from his outdoor clothes into an elegant ancient gentleman, dressed in white, with his hair tied up in a bun and his hair almost reaching his waist.

Judging from Li Jianshan's years of experience in the entertainment industry, if he were to enter the entertainment circle, the number one beauty in period dramas would definitely be someone like Liu Huaiquan.

Jiang Si wasn't that flamboyant; she simply pulled out a sword from somewhere. The sword was very narrow and gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"..."

Although I don't understand it, it looks really impressive.

Li Jianshan silently took a few steps back.

Jiang Si, being somewhat kind-hearted, tossed him a cloak-like object, saying, "Put this on. It's a protective armor woven from thousand-year-old silkworm silk, impervious to swords and spears. Once we've subdued this black dragon, you can go up and uproot that Nine-Turn Green Lotus."

As he spoke, he handed Li Jianshan a shovel, saying, "The Nine-Turn Green Lotus doesn't have deep roots; you can easily pull it out with a gentle shovel."

This black dragon is too fierce. In order to prevent it from swallowing the green lotus before it matures in its rage, they must strike first.

Li Jianshan gritted his teeth. With two great gods around, nothing would happen to him.

A grown man shouldn't be so cowardly.

He took it, quickly put on the guard armor, gripped the shovel tightly in front of his chest, and looked ready for battle.

"We'll see how things go later, and I'll call you."

"Yes." Li Jianshan nodded emphatically.

Perhaps sensing the subtle fluctuations in spiritual energy, the black dragon raised its body, flicked its huge forked tongue, and cautiously looked around.

When the snake's body stands upright, it's incredible; from a human perspective, it's practically blotting out the sky.

Li Jianshan witnessed the terror of this creature once again.

Jiang Si and Liu Huaiquan are not exactly known for their martial ethics; they are characterized by never uttering unnecessary words at the start and always launching surprise attacks whenever possible.

The two changed their movements and rushed out with unpredictable steps.

The two had a clear division of labor. Liu Huaiquan leaped and landed on the snake's body. As the Lord of Mount Tai, he naturally had the imposing force of Mount Tai pressing down on him. With this pressure, the black dragon could no longer stand up, and its body kept falling downwards.

Caught off guard, the black dragon's eyes turned bloodshot, and it frantically twisted its head, trying to bite Liu Huaiquan.

Jiang Si seized the opportunity and thrust her gleaming sword towards the black dragon's most vulnerable spot—its eyes.

Whether it was from being stabbed or from being flashed by the cold light, the black dragon hissed and roared, twisting its head to attack Jiang Si. Liu Huaiquan on its back silently increased his strength, and the black dragon's body could not move.

Jiang Si shouted, "Li Jianshan!"

Li Jianshan seized the opportunity, crouched down and crept to the edge of the small pool, and with a swift scoop, he scooped up the green lotus. Jiang Si also took this opportunity to fight with the snake's head, diverting the black dragon's attention.

But the black dragon wasn't stupid; it kept a close eye on the green lotus's movements.

This time, the black dragon exploded.

Having guarded the Azure Lotus for thousands of years, only to have it snatched away by two unexpected individuals, one can only imagine the Black Dragon's feelings. With thousands of years of accumulated cultivation, this power was extremely terrifying.

Liu Huaiquan was not the Taishan Prefecture Lord at his peak after all, and he almost couldn't hold on. He swayed slightly, and the black dragon took the opportunity to throw Liu Huaiquan away.

At this moment, the Black Dragon could no longer care about Jiang Si and Liu Huaiquan; Li Jianshan, holding the Green Lotus, became a sitting duck.

Ignoring his fear, Li Jianshan fled for his life, but this was not flat ground; the ground was steep and the grass was slippery, and Li Jianshan inevitably fell down.

The black dragon was incredibly fast. Even at their fastest speeds, Jiang Si and Liu Huaiquan couldn't catch up. They could only watch helplessly as Li Jianshan was swallowed whole by the black dragon.

Li Jianshan only had time to let out a scream of "Ah!"

Both of them had a drastic change in expression.

The black dragon has an extremely strong digestive ability. In no time, not only will the green lotus be gone, but Li Jianshan will also become a pitiful skeleton like the one beside the black pool.

The black dragon stood up, its blood-red eyes looking at them defiantly.

Jiang Si's eyes were bloodshot.

"court death!"

Jiang Si smeared a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the Cold Light Sword, and a strange red wisp wrapped around the blade like an ancient talisman. A strange red mark also appeared on her forehead.

At this moment, Jiang Si didn't seem like a Taoist priest, but rather like a female demon from hell.

She slashed down the snake's head with her sword at incredible speed, tearing the black dragon's skin and flesh wherever the sword touched.

But this is still not enough to completely find the Black Dragon.

Liu Huaiquan transformed himself into a sword, almost simultaneously slashing down along the wound Jiang Si had inflicted.

The black dragon was gutted, its internal organs spilling out onto the ground.

The black dragon writhed on the ground in pain, breaking trees and leveling everything in its path.

Taking advantage of his pain, Jiang Si drew her Cold Light Sword and slashed it down from the top of the black dragon's head.

Soon, the light in the black dragon's eyes faded, and it stopped struggling.

A thousand-year-old snake died at the hands of the Celestial Master and the Lord of Mount Tai.

Jiang Si endured the nausea and dug Li Jianshan out of the snake's belly.

Li Jianshan was clever enough to use his protective armor to shield himself at the last moment, thus avoiding serious injury.

Li Jianshan was curled up. Jiang Si pulled him aside and saw that Li Jianshan had a large wound on his stomach, but it was plugged by something he was holding. He was still tightly holding the Nine-Turn Green Lotus in his hand.

"Li Jianshan?" Jiang Si patted his face and quickly took out a pill to feed him.

Liu Huaiquan was extremely exhausted. After recovering for a while, he came over.

"Is he alright?" Liu Huaiquan, who had suffered internal injuries from the black dragon's attack, couldn't help but cough.

"He shouldn't die." Even so, Jiang Si's expression was still not good. He pulled open Li Jianshan's hand, and there was a dark thing inside, which was also flashing with some tiny lights.

She pulled at it, and it seemed to have grown along with the wound.

Just as she was wondering, Liu Huaiquan exclaimed "Eh!"

He leaned closer, squatted down, and examined it carefully. "Is this the inner core of the black dragon?"

When Jiang Si looked over again, she saw that the inner core was slowly dissolving into the wound on Li Jianshan's abdomen.

"What's going on?"

Even the well-informed Jiang Si was unsure of the situation. Just as she was about to pull away, Liu Huaiquan pulled her away, saying, "Don't be afraid, this is Li Jianshan's good fortune."

"Li Jianshan was injured by the black dragon and accidentally encountered the black dragon's inner core. The inner core of the thousand-year-old black dragon has excellent healing effects."