Chapter 372: The exact location of the Dragon Spring, Dragon God...

The people of the Dragon God Cult knew the exact location of the Dragon Spring, but they just couldn't get close to it.

The suction here is strong enough to drain the dragon energy from their bodies, so they won't come near unless necessary.

The closer Kong Qing and Chi Niang got to their target, the more solemn their expressions became.

Venerable Yunxiu gave them two defensive magical instruments, "Carry them with you to prevent the dragon's energy from being sucked away."

Naturally, the two would not refuse. After putting them on, their expressions immediately became calm, and the dragon energy that was constantly flowing from their bodies also stopped.

After flying a dozen miles further, Kong Qing pointed to a mountain in the distance that towered into the clouds and said, "The Dragon Temple is in that mansion."

Xu Hui looked up and saw a high peak standing out among the mountains like a crane among chickens. The straight cliffs were extremely steep and probably a thousand meters high.

The most peculiar thing is that there is a man-made stone path surrounding the outside of the mountain. From a distance, it looks like a circling dragon wrapped around the stone peak, circling upwards until it reaches a huge stone dragon head at the top. It looks extremely majestic, with its mouth wide open, as if it can spit out dragon breath at any time.

"There is a special energy near the Dragon Spring. We can't get close to it, nor can we fly with the wind. If we get any closer, we will fall down, so we need to climb up step by step from the bottom of the mountain." Kong Qing led a few people to the ground.

This place is surrounded by green water, beautiful mountains and clear water, and countless exotic flowers and plants, but it is so quiet that it seems as if there are no living creatures.

"Actually, there are. In certain seasons, dragon butterflies will appear to spread pollen and reproduce, but they only live for three days before dying under the ravages of the dragon's energy, leaving behind eggs that wait for the flowers to bloom the following year."

"Flowers pollinated by dragon butterflies produce fruit with an exceptionally rich dragon energy, perfect for us to eat. Furthermore, the dragonwood here is a rare and excellent material for making zithers. Therefore, every year, we send disciples with lower cultivation levels to collect it. Their cultivation isn't much to begin with, so even if it's all dissipated, they can still replenish it upon returning."

"Where did the stone stairs come from?" Such a huge project could not have been carved out by the Dragon God Sect with less than 10,000 disciples.

"We hired mortal craftsmen to build the four dragon temples. It took six hundred years, and they need repairs every five years," Kong Qing explained.

"What's the point of building a dragon temple here? You can't get up there." Xu Hui was curious.

"Suppress Longquan Eye," Kong Qing explained directly. "What is Longquan Eye in your eyes?"

"Maybe it was transformed from the Five Classics of the Dragon, and contains most of the dragon energy of the Dragon God?" Xu Hui said uncertainly.

It is a bit like the Dantian in the human body, but after a person dies, the Dantian will definitely dissipate.

But dragons are different. The Five Classics are not only physical entities, but there are five of them in total. The dragon energy they can store is five times that of humans.

It is said that the dragon's body is strong. Not only does its physical fitness far exceed that of human cultivators, it also has five places to store power.

"Yes," Kong Qing nodded, "but they are living creatures."

Xu Hui was shocked, "What do you mean by living creature?"

"This means that they will not only actively absorb dragon energy to strengthen themselves, but will also want to devour each other. Dragons, like humans, also adhere to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. If the five dragon springs merge into one, a monster will be born that is neither dragon nor immortal, but also a living creature."

"This monster will absorb all dragon energy, destroy the Dragon Realm, and bring disaster to the six realms. It will be very difficult to eliminate."

After all, it is a collection of dragon energy. Unless all the dragon energy is consumed, it cannot be destroyed.

As long as there is a trace of dragon energy, it can be reborn continuously.

Even after so many years of Shen Ao's death, the Dragon Domain is still filled with rich dragon energy. This shows how many things that can nourish dragon energy he buried there after he became an immortal. Even if tens of thousands of years passed, it would not be consumed.

Therefore, once a monster is formed, it is almost impossible to kill.

In order to prevent the dragon springs from turning into monsters, they had to suppress the five dragon springs in the four directions of east, west, south and north.

This is how the four dragon temples came about.

"Then why not five dragon temples?" Xu Hui was curious.

"This last one is the Dragon God Palace. It's in the abyss beneath the Dragon Sea. Not to mention mortals, even we cultivators can't enter."

So it is impossible to build the Dragon Temple.

"This one is located in the east, closest to the Dragon God Cult, and it's also where we often come back to, so it's the most spectacular."

They arrived at the foot of the mountain and looked up, but they could not see the top of the mountain at all. Besides being too high, they also didn't know when the clouds and fog had obscured the dragon head above.

"The clouds have always been there, but we can't see them just from a different angle," Kong Qing explained.

"Is there anything special about this cloud and mist?"

"It is formed by the condensation of dragon energy. If the defense is not in place, it will corrode the flesh and blood, and gradually turn into bones."

"How do mortals get up there?" Xu Hui was puzzled.

Kong Qing bit his finger and used his blood to draw a mysterious rune in the air, which he then printed on their clothes. "It will last for three days, and then it will dissipate."

But this mountain is so high that it takes a whole day to climb up. So a mortal craftsman has to go up for one day and come down for another day, so he can only do one day's work?

No wonder it took six hundred years.

But these people are cultivators after all, so they don't have to take one step at a time like ordinary people. They can't fly, and they also have light body skills.

They rushed up like a gust of wind and arrived at the dragon head in about two hours.

Only when she got here did Xu Hui feel the tangible dragon energy, but she did not feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, the mirage marrow in her body seemed to be awakened, madly absorbing the dragon energy and converting it into spiritual power, washing over her body over and over again.

It didn't take much effort before her dantian and meridians were filled up, and she had to stop, otherwise they would explode if she continued to inhale.

Kong Qing was slightly surprised to see her like this, and then said, "Since you can absorb dragon energy, you can also use it to create a barrier, right?"

Xu Hui thought about it and said, "Okay."

With a wave of her hand, a transparent barrier spread out, isolating all the dragon energy. They stayed inside and suddenly felt that they could breathe smoothly, and there was no feeling of being entangled.

She looked at the dragon head in front of her and said curiously, "Although its mouth is open, the mouth is solid."

She thought there would be a passage here, but it turned out to be a dragon head carved out of the top of the mountain!

So how do they find the Dragon Spring?

Freed from restraints, Kong Qing and Chi Niang were no longer cautious and looked around. "It is said that this is carved based on the image of the Dragon God. I wonder if it looks like it?"

"No," Xu Hui said, "Senior Shen Ao is even more handsome, not so rough. Besides, his scales have the texture of jade, warm and lustrous, very dazzling and beautiful. And I vaguely noticed that each dragon scale seemed to be different."

She wasn't sure, but she felt as if the dragon scales did differ, not in size or shape, but in the patterns on them.

Hey, there are hidden patterns on the dragon scales?

She shook her head slightly, her eyes slightly closed, as if trying to see through her memories clearly.

After a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, and a look of determination flashed in them.

That’s right, there are indeed patterns on the dragon scales, and each one is unique, just like the laws of Taoism, each with its own trajectory.

Her gaze suddenly flicked to the scales near the dragon's head.

He examined each piece one by one, and finally, his eyes lit up, "This piece is different from the surrounding ones!"

The pattern vaguely overlapped with a dragon scale in her memory.

But it's only 10% like.

The dragon scales on the dragon's body are mysterious and have intricate patterns, making them difficult to see clearly and understand.

But this piece only has the shape but lacks the captivating charm.

Kong Qing's mind stirred, and his figure flashed, rising up like a flowing cloud. "It is said that when the Dragon Head was built, a dragon's aura descended, leaving behind the aura of Tao. Could this be the place?"

Before he finished speaking, his toes had already lightly touched the dragon scale. In an instant, his figure became hazy, as if merging into this virtual world.

Seeing this, everyone flew up.

Looking from below, the dragon scale is only an inch in size, but when you actually step on it, it feels like you are on a vast platform.

"It's like I've been enlightened," Venerable Jiang Li thought thoughtfully, looking around, and then turned his gaze to Xu Hui, "What should we do next?"

Xu Hui walked to the edge of the platform, looked into the distance, and suddenly a strong shock surged in her heart.

As far as the eye can see, there are endless scales, layered upon layer, like a dense carpet of stars.

I don’t know if they have become smaller or if the platform is just this big. You can’t see the end in the distance. It’s one piece next to another, huge and mysterious.

She looked for a long time and finally saw some unique patterns on a platform.

She moved her body, took light steps, jumped up lightly, and landed on the dragon scale in an instant.

Seeing this, others followed closely.

In this way, relying on Xu Hui's strangely vague yet clear memory, he passed through one scaly stone platform after another.

Every step seems to be stepping on a magical vein; a faint sense of understanding remains in the heart.

Kong Qing and Chi Niang were the most obvious, and the zithers they were carrying also vibrated unconsciously, as if resonating with something.

As he went deeper, the vibration became more and more obvious, as if a soul was injected into it, and the accompanying zither couldn't wait to break free from its restraints.

Finally, unable to hold back any longer, the strings began to move without wind, emitting intermittent musical sounds.

Clang—clang—clang—

The sound seemed to come from a distant time and space, with a vast and empty sound, which made people melancholy.

At the beginning, the music was out of tune, but it secretly matched a certain elusive charm, which was played inadvertently and touched people's hearts.

Gradually, the music became more coherent, like a gurgling stream, gripping the heart.

The music seemed to have magic power, which gradually made people's eyes blurred and their minds relaxed, or they felt wonderful, or melancholy, like joy, or like enlightenment.

Wei Mubai's expression froze, and he came back to his senses suddenly. He subconsciously tried to grab Xu Hui's hand, but missed. He turned around and saw that Xu Hui had disappeared without a trace.

"Ahui!" His heart tightened and he suddenly became anxious.

Xu Hui didn't notice anything was wrong with them at all, and smoothly reached the most peculiar piece of dragon scale.

Unlike other scales, this one is upside down, like a sharp sword stuck upside down in the void, cold and mysterious.

"A dragon has a reverse scale. If you touch it, you will die. I think this is it."