Han Qianling personally sent Luo Jiujiang into the big green and furry ball.
Before they parted, he told Luo Jiujiang in detail everything he knew.
Compared to his omniscience and omnipotence in other parts of the Holy Land, this sphere formed by the essence of the Five Elements was extremely unfamiliar to him. According to Han Qianling, his understanding of even the most mysterious heart of the Holy Mountain was three times better than this place.
"Theoretically, I only know there should be three checkpoints here. Other than that..." Han Qianling shook his head slightly. He couldn't tell what he was feeling as he said calmly, "I said, the Dragon God didn't leave me much."
And in that rare and meager inheritance, overwhelming hatred accounted for the majority.
"In the chaotic past, our ancestors paved the way, their eyes unable to see and their hearts unable to perceive. Their eyes couldn't observe the mysteries of the world, and their hearts couldn't grasp the subtlest emotions. Therefore, their temperaments were often blunt and irritable... As I suspected, the three trials set by the Dragon God should be simpler and more brutal than the ones we're used to."
Having said this, Han Qianling paused slightly, as if thinking about something.
Luo Jiujiang looked at him curiously.
Feeling his lover's gaze, Han Qianling explained, "I was just thinking—I've helped you find the essence of the five elements, so I think we've already passed the first level."
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
If Han Qianling's guess was correct, then Luo Jiujiang had a personal experience of the Dragon God's "simplicity and brutality".
According to common wisdom in the world of cultivation, all the hardships endured before seeking a secret realm are merely appetizers. Those setbacks merely test your sincerity, your aptitude for understanding, and your depth of source power. For someone like the Dragon God to directly prioritize "finding the gate" as the first hurdle is truly heartfelt and sincere.
Luo Jiujiang exclaimed in admiration: "Although it is related to the chaotic atmosphere at the time, the Dragon God's skill in doing so also shows his divine dragon demeanor."
Hearing Luo Jiujiang's praise, Han Qianling said quietly, "Jiujiang, you always tend to think too highly of others."
"Based on the inherited memories of my brief encounter with the Dragon God... I personally believe that when he was dying, unable to even grasp the Five Elements' essence, and tossed it into the fragments of the Holy Mountain, he likely wasn't thinking about encouraging the younger generation, but rather about making a final move."
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
"Jiujiang," Han Qianling said his name carefully and seriously, "When you go in, be extremely careful. If anything goes wrong, get out of here."
Luo Jiujiang smiled slightly, naturally pulled up Han Qianling's wrist, and kissed the back of his hand: "My Qianling is still waiting for me outside. You should know that I don't love fighting, I only love you."
Han Qianling burst out laughing.
They cuddled together for a while longer, halfway through exchanging words of advice and sympathy, before Luo Jiujiang waved goodbye and walked into an inconspicuous crack in the round hill.
Han Qianling kept watching his back.
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A quarter of an hour later, Luo Jiujiang was alone in the heart of the mountain and smiled bitterly, thinking that he had really underestimated the Dragon God's simplicity and straightforwardness.
Thanks to Han Qianling's previous instructions, Luo Jiujiang had been extremely careful all the way through this dark alley. But he had never expected that he would encounter such a thing just after turning a corner.
Just in the blink of an eye, Luo Jiujiang was still sighing that the hard rock wall under his feet had finally turned into moist soil. Although the light in front of his eyes was still dim, the space became clear and he could see the source of the dim light.
The shadow of a dragon was floating in the heart of the mountain, and a cold light was faintly shining from every scale of the shadow.
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
Luo Jiujiang's smile froze on his face.
Even though he had made thousands of assumptions about the trials he would face after entering the mountain, he never imagined that he would meet the Dragon God head-on just after walking alone for a quarter of an hour.
——According to the general trial routine, shouldn’t this be the final level?
This shows that Han Qianling was absolutely right. The Dragon God's purpose in setting up this barrier was simple: he wanted everyone who entered to die.
When his eyes met the Dragon God's eyes, which seemed to be burning with rage, Luo Jiujiang sighed silently.
If the Dragon God was just a divine dragon hero who created the world, Luo Jiujiang would admire him, respect him, and be eager to try to defeat him. However, there is another problem - the Dragon God is not only the divine dragon that created the world, he is also Luo Jiujiang's father-in-law.
It's so tragic. Judging from the current situation, either the father-in-law will chop his son-in-law into pieces, or the son-in-law will angrily cut his father-in-law into pieces.
I don't know whether this is a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality?
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
The old father-in-law obviously didn't care about the difficulties his son had gone through in searching for a partner for many years. His expression was stiff and his eyes were filled with anger. When he saw someone appear, his temperament immediately boiled over, as if the anger that had been accumulated for tens of millions of years finally had an outlet.
In just a blink of an eye, the shadow of the Dragon God's true body had already attacked Luo Jiujiang!
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