Chapter 23

The waterfall dragon used its tail to gently carry the little crocodile spirit and delivered it softly in front of Zhu Minglang.

Unlike its treatment of the aggressive catfish, the waterfall dragon was extremely gentle with the little crocodile spirit.

"Uuuu~~~~~" The little crocodile spirit saw Zhu Minglang and looked aggrieved.

Zhu Minglang sat in front of its large head, gradually revealing a smile.

"Xiao Hei Ya, look, even it looks at you with new respect. You did a great job." Zhu Minglang pointed at the waterfall dragon.

The little crocodile spirit was covered in injuries. It struggled to lift its head and noticed the waterfall dragon's neck and head standing proudly beside it, with most of its body submerged in the deep pool.

Seemingly reminded that its goal was to become a powerful dragon like this one, how could it lie here and wail? The little crocodile spirit got up again, showing a stubborn determination not to fall easily.

The little crocodile spirit probably wanted to say, "We worked together to kill that aggressive catfish."

"Teacher Duan Lan, then..." Zhu Minglang was about to say goodbye when he saw Duan Lan standing on a large rock, facing the direction where the aggressive catfish had been shattered.

The mist from the waterfall drifted, creating a hazy atmosphere. Duan Lan, the daughter of the dragon, appeared even more graceful and elegant amidst the damp air. Even the roaring of the waterfall could not overshadow her ethereal beauty.

She raised one hand, as if trying to grasp something in the air.

After a few minutes of stillness, she finally obtained something and slowly turned around, walking towards Zhu Minglang and the injured little crocodile spirit.

"It turns out this aggressive catfish had nearly two hundred years of cultivation. The cunning beast had always hidden here. This is its soul demon pearl. Consider it a healing medicine for your little crocodile spirit. It should help your crocodile spirit transform into a dragon faster." Duan Lan handed a murky dark red pearl to Zhu Minglang.

The pearl was not large, only the size of a thumb, and Duan Lan seemed to be using her spiritual power to stabilize it and prevent it from dissipating.

This is a good thing!

Zhu Minglang did not expect Teacher Duan Lan to be so generous, and to expend so much spiritual power to extract the soul and form the pearl for him!

Being a student of Teacher Duan Lan is truly a blessing.

Taking the demon pearl, Zhu Minglang knew that it was not easy to condense such a thing and immediately fed it to the little crocodile spirit.

Dragon trainers, besides raising and taming dragons, have a particularly powerful ability: extracting souls and forming pearls.

Like the aggressive catfish, these old monsters in the deep pools have already transcended ordinary spirits. Even their souls after death are not ordinary.

Dragon trainers can use their spiritual power to condense these post-death spirits in their hands, purify the violent and resentful thoughts from the demon spirits' lifetimes, and transform them into beneficial demon pearls for their young spirits and young dragons!

Generally, the older the demon spirit, the better the spirit pearl it forms after death.

Nearly two hundred years, although the little crocodile spirit will not fully inherit these two hundred years of cultivation after consuming it, it will still make a significant step forward in its growth!

After digesting the demon pearl, the little crocodile spirit will transform into a larger crocodile spirit, and it will be closer to the Dragon Gate! ...

Receiving a jar of frost tree flower nectar from Teacher Duan Lan, the food supply for the two dragon babies is now completely resolved, and Zhu Minglang no longer needs to stay up all night.

After a good night's sleep, the next step is to wait for Xiao Bai Qi and Xiao Hei Ya to grow.

In his spiritual domain, their growth rate is actually very fast. Unlike wild creatures, which either rely on battles and seizing spirit fruits to enhance their cultivation or accumulate it slowly over time, the spiritual domain of a dragon trainer not only increases the growth rate of dragons but also multiplies their cultivation.

A year in the spiritual domain is roughly equivalent to ten years of cultivation for a spirit outside. As the dragon trainer's own strength improves, this multiplier will increase.

Unfortunately, Xiao Hei Ya has not yet transformed into a dragon. Otherwise, even if it slept in the spiritual domain, it could easily surpass the young spirits of other students.

...

The most outstanding feature of the Dragon Taming Academy is its vast dragon library, which contains a large number of dragon species. To better understand Bai Qi's growth, Zhu Minglang also specifically looked for details about the Ice Dawn White Dragon in the library.

The library is elegant, with both the floor and wooden bookshelves meticulously cleaned, free of any dust. The rare warm afternoon light of autumn streamed through the spacious wicker windows, like a golden carpet spread over Zhu Minglang's body...

A few books, a cup of water, the academy is truly generous, even the public areas are so tasteful, a world apart from the chaotic, poor, and backward wasteland.

"Whether it's the Silver Moon Ying Dragon or the Star Wind Ice Dragon, the period from the juvenile stage to the growth stage is only about one and a half years. They are not part of the dragon species with a long developmental period and grow quite fast." Zhu Minglang held two books, making a comparison.

"In that case, the Ice Dawn White Dragon, which has the bloodlines of both, should also take only one and a half years to reach the growth stage."

There are not many records about the Ice Dawn White Dragon, so Zhu Minglang could only analyze it based on its two major bloodlines.

"If it takes one and a half years, with the nourishment of the spiritual domain, it will only take a little over a month."

"Feeding it sufficient flower nectar can shorten it to a month."

"Unfortunately, the flower nectar must be entirely frost tree flower nectar, which could shorten the time to about twenty days, and Bai Qi's ice fluff feathers and ice magic would be even stronger."

Frost tree flower nectar is priced at five gold sands per jar, five times higher than ordinary flower nectar, and the supply is particularly scarce.

"Speaking of which, after eating the demon pearl, Xiao Hei Ya's appetite has increased dramatically. The large meat worms I prepared are no longer enough..."

While reading the books and calculating with his fingers, Zhu Minglang quickly fell into the deepest and most profound contemplation of his life—how to make money.

By some strange impulse, Zhu Minglang picked up a book on wealth-making. When he saw a stunning suggestion in the book, "Dragon lairs are usually filled with gold and silver treasures. Raiding a dragon lair is the fastest way to make money," he closed the book heavily.

Let's look for more records about Xiao Hei Ya. Teacher Duan Lan repeatedly emphasized that it is a highly potential young spirit, and he should make more plans for its dragon life!

Walking down the long book corridor, the sunlight slanted through the clear sky, shining through the rows and layers of bookshelves, cutting them into countless golden threads...

Among the golden threads, a graceful woman wandered aimlessly through the book corridor, her eyes, more brilliant than the golden sunlight, also wandered aimlessly.

She walked lightly past the bookshelves, her delicate hand pausing briefly on a few old books, but ultimately did not choose any, slowly retracting it.

Without the book she wanted, she also seemed to lack the mood to read them today.

At the intersection of the book corridors, Zhu Minglang's gaze was involuntarily drawn, forgetting that staring at a woman was a form of rudeness and forgetting that he was looking for a book.

How could it be her?

Nan Lingsha...

Or Li Yunzi?

The last time he had a fleeting glimpse, Zhu Minglang began to suspect that he was delusional, how could he mistake another woman for Li Yunzi.

But this time, Zhu Minglang was still certain, she was Li Yunzi.

Today, she had less of the cold and resolute demeanor and more of a gentle and scholarly beauty.

"Really, we meet again." Zhu Minglang saw her slowly walking towards him and greeted her.

"Do you think it's a coincidence?" The woman seemed to have seen him long ago, her beautiful eyes fixed on the bookshelf, but her words responded to Zhu Minglang.

"Yunzi?" Zhu Minglang's heart filled with a hint of joy.