Chapter 24

As the night fell quietly, Long Chen had already appeared at the foot of the Great Wasteland Mountain.

The Great Wasteland Mountain was a vast mountain range to the east of the Baize Town, stretching for thousands of miles. It was filled with poisonous insects and lurking demonic beasts, making it a notorious place of danger.

The desolate beast domain that Long Chen had once entered was actually deep within the Great Wasteland Mountain.

Unlike the desolate beast domain, the Great Wasteland Mountain was covered with dense forests, with lush branches almost blocking out the entire sky.

At this moment, it was completely silent. Long Chen ventured deep into the Great Wasteland Mountain, as if he were looking for a quiet and safe place.

The Great Wasteland Mountain was located in a remote area, rarely visited by people. There were many natural caves in the mountains, most of which had become the dwellings of demonic beasts or wild beasts, but there were still some that were empty.

In the darkness, Long Chen found an extremely hidden cave entrance. He had Ling Xi investigate it and found that there were only a few second-rank yellow-grade small demonic beasts inside. Long Chen entered, threw them out, cleaned up, and then moved a huge rock to block the cave entrance.

"This place is very hidden and absolutely safe. Alright, Little Xi, you can refine the Dream Spirit Mushroom here."

As he spoke, Long Chen took out the Dream Spirit Mushroom. It was a purple mushroom that emitted a special fragrance. Long Chen felt his mind calm and very comfortable as he smelled it.

"A spirit medicine for nurturing the divine soul, it has a great effect on calming the mind. After taking it, it can increase one's insight to a certain extent. This is also the reason why that person brought the Dream Spirit Mushroom."

Ling Xi's voice sounded softly.

Long Chen rummaged through Bai Shidong's money bag and chuckled, "This kid even brought over eighty spirit stones, but it's a good thing for me. I didn't spend any money, and I even made a profit today."

Long Chen looked like a petty person who had just achieved something, and Ling Xi wanted to slap him but was helpless without hands.

However, the fragrance of the Dream Spirit Mushroom might attract some demonic beasts, so she immediately began to refine it.

Long Chen saw that the Ling Xi sword hanging from his ear was placed on the ground, and then a white mist emerged from the sword, enveloping the Dream Spirit Mushroom. A sizzling sound was heard as the mist gradually shrank until it finally disappeared.

When the last trace of mist vanished, Ling Xi's voice came out, much clearer than before.

"Bad guy, do you want a surprise?"

Long Chen was tickled by her calling him a bad guy. He chuckled and said, "A surprise is something you shouldn't refuse."

"You're not sincere, hmpf!"

"Alright, stop being mysterious. Hurry up, I'm waiting to see your surprise."

Ling Xi remained silent, and at that moment, the Ling Xi sword shrank and transformed into a one-centimeter-long earring, which pierced Long Chen's ear.

"Girl, is this the surprise you were talking about?"

"Don't rush..."

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Long Chen's ear. He was stunned because a gentle breath had blown onto his cheek. He turned his head and was immediately shocked.

Because when he turned his head, the nose of the woman who appeared was almost touching his!

A fragrant aroma wafted over, but there was no expected romantic scene because the one whose nose touched Long Chen's was only two centimeters tall.

She was enveloped in mist, but Long Chen could see her face, which was as beautiful as jade. If those two centimeters were enlarged, she would definitely be a super enchantress...

Being hit by Long Chen's nose, Ling Xi, who was enveloped in white mist and flying around like a little fairy, said unhappily, "Bad guy, you hurt me!"

At this moment, Long Chen, looking at this super-miniature fairy, was speechless.

Actually, he was fantasizing that if Ling Xi could be enlarged and given a physical body... it would be such a wonderful thing.

Seeing that Long Chen didn't speak, Ling Xi's face puffed up, her eyes narrowed, and she said angrily, "Hey, say something! Is it good for me to come out like this?"

This cute appearance made Long Chen's whole body feel weak. He had seen many beautiful women before, and the girls of the Yang family were all as beautiful as fairies, but Ling Xi, with her face, figure, and aura, was top-notch, and he had never seen anyone like her...

But he quickly snapped out of it and exaggerated, "Little Xi, you are the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. You are almost at the level of a celestial fairy!"

Ling Xi's face turned red from Long Chen's praise.

Although she was a soul, the impressions from her previous body were deeply imprinted in her soul, so to Long Chen, she looked almost like a real person, even though she was enveloped in mist.

"By the way, can you maintain this form all the time?"

Ling Xi nodded and said, "This is a method I thought of recently. When I appeared in a larger form, it consumed a lot of my divine soul power, but this way, it's less than one-thousandth. I was uncomfortable talking to you without you seeing me, so I came up with this idea."

Long Chen knew that girls were afraid of being ignored, and it was normal for Ling Xi to think this way.

Flying around in front of Long Chen, Ling Xi was like a happy little angel. After a while, she stopped, her face somewhat gloomy, and said, "This Dream Spirit Mushroom will probably only last me one or two months..."

Seeing her somewhat disappointed, Long Chen felt a bit heartbroken and quickly said, "Silly girl, what are you worrying about? Today, I managed to get the Dream Spirit Mushroom for you, and in the future, when I'm stronger, I'll find all kinds of spirit medicines to nurture the divine soul."

"What, do you think these medicines are as common as cabbage? Because they are useful even for those with high cultivation, they are very sought after even in larger places."

Ling Xi sat quietly on Long Chen's shoulder.

Long Chen's eyes were filled with confidence as he said, "Alright, don't sigh. You had a few days left before, and I managed to solve it. It's even easier to find such spirit medicines for the next one or two months. After the demon beast hunting competition, I'll specifically look for these spirit medicines for you, as many as you want!"

Ling Xi's eyes lit up, and she looked at Long Chen happily, saying, "Really? Why are you so good to me?"

"Because we are the best friends." Long Chen said seriously.

Long Chen's words made Ling Xi very satisfied, and she flew around happily. Long Chen was also in a good mood. Thinking of the Dragon Seal, he asked, "Little Xi, do you know what a Dragon Warrior is?"

Ling Xi stopped, her big eyes blinking as she asked, "Hmm, how do you know about this legend?"

Long Chen was a bit excited.

Ling Xi, indeed, was from a big place. Things that almost no one in Baiyang Town knew, she knew.

"I don't care how you know. Just tell me what you know."

"To understand the Dragon Warrior, let me ask you, do you know about Weapon Warriors and Beast Warriors? I vaguely know that the Dragon Warrior should be a type of Beast Warrior, but not entirely the same."

"I know about Beast Warriors." Long Chen recalled the content he had read in books and said, "It is said that after a warrior's body is fully tempered, when they enter the Dragon Vein Realm and derive a true qi, they can use secret techniques to devour the soul of a demonic beast as their origin beast soul. From then on, the true qi turns into beast soul true qi, which is more violent and has stronger attack power, and possesses various abilities of the demonic beast from which the origin beast soul comes."

"Moreover, Beast Warriors can devour demonic beast cores for cultivation, transform into demonic beasts, and progress rapidly. The strength of the demonic beast and the talent of the Beast Warrior are closely related. However, the cultivation techniques that a Beast Warrior can learn are limited. If a weak person devours a powerful beast soul, it may lead to death!"

Ling Xi nodded and said, "Yeah, that's about right."

She paused in front of Long Chen, tilting her head as she recalled what she had remembered.

"I'm sure you know that our human race is the descendant of the ancient divine dragons. Today, ancient divine dragons have become legends. My father told me that there are no more dragons in this world. The legendary Dragon Warriors are a group of people who are close to the ancient divine dragons. Their cultivation methods are similar to those of Beast Warriors, but they need not a beast soul, but the true bloodline of the ancient divine dragons!"

When the words "true bloodline" were spoken, Long Chen felt the mysterious Dragon Jade vibrate again. He was also very shocked and quickly asked, "So, if one obtains the true bloodline, they can become a Dragon Warrior?"

Ling Xi rolled her eyes and said, "How would I know? But it is said that among peers, generally, Weapon Warriors are stronger than Beast Warriors, and Beast Warriors are stronger than ordinary warriors. However, Dragon Warriors are much stronger than Weapon Warriors because they are a group of people who awaken the ancient dragon bloodline. It is said that they can use the ancient divine dragons' world-shattering abilities. However, today, Dragon Warriors have become legends, so I don't know if they are really that powerful."

Although Ling Xi didn't know much, from her words, Long Chen understood how extraordinary the Dragon Warriors were.

Long Chen also realized that since Long Qinglan wanted Long Chen to become a Dragon Warrior, and now he knew more, Long Qinglan's status was even higher than Ling Xi's!

Ling Xi said that Dragon Warriors were legends, but Long Qinglan wanted Long Chen to become a Dragon Warrior, and the gap between the two was clear!

"Father, who are you? Ling Xi knows so much, and her background is already quite extraordinary, but you know even more! But what is the relationship between this mysterious Dragon Jade, the Dragon Seal secret manual of the Yang family, and the true bloodline of dragons?"

Ling Xi looked at Long Chen curiously, not knowing what he was thinking.

Long Qinglan was a mystery to Long Chen. He couldn't figure it out, so he remembered that Ling Xi said she would try the restrictions on the Dragon Seal. He took out the Dragon Seal and placed it on the ground, saying, "Little Xi, give it a try and see if you can unlock the restrictions."

Ling Xi immediately became excited and said proudly, "You don't know, do you? Although I don't practice diligently, I am an expert at breaking restrictions, especially the more complex ones, which I find more challenging. So today, I'll take care of this and guarantee 100% success!"

This little girl looked very energetic, and Long Chen said, "Don't brag, just get to work. If you succeed, I'll reward you!"

Ling Xi's face turned red, and she huffed. Her tiny body slowly landed on the Dragon Seal manual, and soon, her tiny brows furrowed, looking very cute.