The surrounding water temperature was getting lower and lower, and the water began to surge violently. Wei Jiao was tossed about like a piece of duckweed in the water.
She could feel a huge object rising up from below her, carrying an intense pressure belonging to a high-level creature—a powerful pressure that Wei Jiao had never encountered before.
A ghostly blue light appeared around them, and a huge black dragon head appeared before Wei Jiao's eyes.
She stared blankly at the enormous dragon head before her, which was beyond imagination. Her nose and eyes were red, and her expression was somewhat dazed. She looked very silly. The black dragon laughed as if it had seen something amusing.
"Hahaha, I haven't seen such a ridiculous little thing in a long time. Could it be that you have nothing else to throw away, so you threw down an idiot?"
After he finished speaking, he laughed for a while before stopping.
"A clumsy dragon carrying two dragon pearls." He asked, "What kind of trick is this? It's quite novel."
Before she could speak, he continued, "You little demon, you've cultivated for a thousand years, yet you're still a weak dragon, with no hope of becoming a dragon. Are they hoping I'll eat you and become stupid too?"
After saying that, he laughed out loud as if he had told a very funny joke.
"This is a conspiracy. I can't fall for it. If I'm as stupid as you, I'll never get out of here in this lifetime."
His self-deprecating joke dispelled the oppressive aura, and Wei Jiao struggled to her feet. The dragon with the highest cultivation she had ever seen was the East Sea Dragon King, just one step away from becoming the Yinglong. But compared to the enormous creature before her, the East Sea Dragon King was probably just a fool.
Wei Jiao, however, focused on his last sentence: "Then we really won't be able to get out."
So there's still hope of getting out?
"How can we leave here? Can you take me with you?" Wei Jiao asked anxiously.
"You really are a fool. You think you can get out of here? Do you even know where you are? Take a good look around." The black dragon swayed its body, and the surrounding light became even brighter.
Wei Zi turned around and could barely make out dark cliffs on both sides, while the surrounding area remained endless darkness.
The water is clear and free of impurities, and when it is still, it is almost indistinguishable from air.
There were no animals or plants in the water or on the cliffs; this vast place was utterly desolate.
Without light, this lifeless underwater world would only lead to confusion, loss of consciousness, and either slumber or madness.
This black dragon was clearly awakened from its slumber.
Wei Jiao couldn't tell where he was, so he shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Black Dragon chuckled: "These younger generations are truly ignorant and incompetent. This is the Abyss of Desolation."
This is truly not Wei Jiao's fault. What everyone knows about the Cold Abyss is only the surface. In reality, the real secret is known only to the higher dragon races. This is a forbidden place used only by death row inmates who have committed heinous crimes. Ordinary prisoners are not qualified to come here.
As the world has enjoyed peace for a long time, there are not many truly heinous criminals who need to be thrown into this abyss, and fewer and fewer people know about this matter.
The only entrance to the abyss is the well where Wei Jiao was thrown in, and the Crystal Palace of the East Sea Dragon King is the magic artifact that suppresses the Cold Abyss, and the well there is only for entering and not exiting.
However, as the saying goes, there's always a way out. So no place in the world is absolutely hopeless; there's always a way out, and even in the most desperate situations, there's always a chance to survive. Even the most ingenious magic arrays will offer a glimmer of hope to those who enter, depending on whether they have the ability to find it.
Theoretically, the Abyss of Desolation has an exit, and it's possible to find a way out. However, because it's such an important place, the conditions for leaving are extremely stringent. At least, Black Dragon hasn't been able to leave yet.
"If you want to get out, then hurry up and cultivate. At least you have to cultivate into an Yinglong, otherwise you'll be letting down this place that imprisoned you." The black dragon looked lazy. "You have no hope on your own. Your talent is not good and the spiritual energy here is thin. However, if you swallow those two dragon pearls, you might still have a chance after cultivating for more than 100,000 years."
"Then I'll eat you," the black dragon thought to itself.
"No, these are my father and mother's dragon pearls. I must get out of here as soon as possible and return them to them, otherwise, otherwise..."
"At best, they'll be reduced to their original form; at worst, they'll be annihilated, body and soul," the black dragon continued.
As Wei Jiao spoke, he started crying again, and large dragon pearls began to fall from his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey, you actually have such a skill, turning tears into pearls. Don't waste them, let me collect them, and you can cry a little longer."
Wei Jiao ignored what he said and continued to cry. The black dragon turned around and transformed into a tall human figure wearing a black robe and a hood. It came to Wei Jiao's side and collected the dragon pearls.
While muttering to himself, he said, "It's actually a very rare mermaid pearl. Even among the mermaids or dragons of ancient times, it's rare to find one that can turn tears into pearls. I didn't expect you, little dragon, to have such an ability. This pearl will glow after absorbing a certain amount of spiritual energy. It would be very beautiful to use this to decorate the cave." This black dragon spirit had fallen into the dragon race's habit of loving jewelry.
After crying bitterly for a while, Wei Jiao finally stopped. He blinked and looked at the black-robed man holding a large pile of pearls with a hint of anger.
Seeing that she had stopped crying, the man in black felt that his gains this time were acceptable, so he turned around with satisfaction and prepared to return to his cave to decorate.
As he walked, he felt a little tail following behind him. Wei Jiao kept his head down and followed him without saying a word.
Perhaps it was because he had gotten used to being a follower for the past three years, but Wei Jiao had a very low profile when he was meek and obedient. Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Spirit had been lonely for a long time, and it was quite nice to have a little guy to keep him company, who could be a treasure trove, a food reserve, and someone to tease when he was bored.
So he let her follow him back to the cave.
The Black Dragon Spirit's cave is very large and deep. When he was imprisoned here, he tried to break through the rock wall, but he failed. So his cave is like a maze.
When Wei Zi arrived inside the enormous cave, she was stunned by what she saw. There was a huge dragon skeleton inside, with many dragon pearls on the bones whose light had become very dim. Under these faint lights, the entire cave was shrouded in a hazy glow.
The Black Dragon ignored her and focused on collecting the mermaid tears he had just obtained. He selected the best beads, infused them with spiritual energy, and then embedded them in various places on the rock wall. With these beads, the Black Dragon's cave became much brighter, and the Black Dragon's mood improved considerably.
Wei Jiao instinctively didn't want to get too close to the Black Dragon Spirit, so she dug a hole near his cave. There was nothing in this abyss, so there was no way to decorate it. She sat on the stone bed, staring blankly at the two dragon pearls swirling on the cave ceiling. Tears involuntarily streamed down her face again. She wept silently, feeling as if she was going to shed all the tears of her first half of life.
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