Chapter 78

"Dragon Sword Island, how many experts do you have?" asked Guchen Sha.

"Under my command, there are two Dao Realm elders, and I can also field thirty Martial Ancestors. Beyond that, it’s not very meaningful. In the wilderness battles, we need to concentrate our elite forces to strike decisively," Long Yuyun said, rubbing her fingers. "Additionally, if you can provide ten drops of Heavenly Dew, I can invite our island’s guardian divine beast, the Sword Leviathan, to secretly assist us."

"Sword Leviathan?" Guchen Sha knew that the Leviathan was a giant fish, a mythical creature with divine power, capable of controlling water currents. The Sword Leviathan, a type of Leviathan, was smaller in size but exceptionally fierce, able to fly and shaped like an ancient sword, living for thousands of years.

"How powerful is your island’s guardian divine beast, the Sword Leviathan?" Guchen Sha calculated, "Can you command it? When dealing with humans, there are agreements, but I’m not used to dealing with beasts. They can turn on you at any moment, and it would be counterproductive to have conflicts arise."

"No problem, the Sword Leviathan will absolutely obey me," Long Yuyun assured. "Mainly, it was injured by the First Prince and escaped into the deep sea. Its injuries haven’t fully healed. If it can have Heavenly Dew, not only will its injuries be completely healed, but its cultivation will also advance further. It has practiced for a thousand years and is already at the Seventh Transformation of the Dao Realm."

"Practiced for a thousand years, only to reach the Seventh Transformation of the Dao Realm. It seems even beasts aren’t easy to advance," Guchen Sha thought to himself, nodding. "I wonder if the Sword Leviathan has arrived here? If it has, I’d like to meet it. The Seventh Transformation of the Dao Realm should be able to speak human language."

"It is temporarily residing in a wilderness lake not far from here," Long Yuyun’s face showed anxiety, as if the Sword Leviathan’s injuries had worsened.

"I agree to this." Guchen Sha took out a gourd, poured out twenty drops of Heavenly Dew, and handed them over. "Ten drops to heal the Sword Leviathan’s injuries, and the other ten drops to refine the Dragon Bone Sword. I find the Dragon Bone Sword to be exceptionally mysterious. If it can advance further, it will surely undergo a transformation."

"You are so generous." Long Yuyun had intended to haggle and offer something in return, but she didn’t expect Guchen Sha to agree without hesitation and even noticed her urgent need to enhance the Dragon Bone Sword. She felt grateful, thinking, "I know he is trying to win people’s hearts, but I accept it. At least no other prince could have given twenty drops of Heavenly Dew without batting an eye."

She quickly took the Heavenly Dew, not caring about anything, and immediately took out the Dragon Bone Sword, dripping the Heavenly Dew onto it drop by drop.

At the first drop, the Dragon Bone Sword emitted a faint dragon’s roar, and patterns appeared on its bone-colored blade. At the second drop, the patterns formed scales. At the third drop, the sword floated in the air, swaying and wriggling, its body making cracking sounds as the bones softened. After the fourth, fifth, and sixth drops, the sword’s entire body softened and transformed into a three-foot-long bone dragon, circling around Long Yuyun.

"Indeed, the sword has transformed into a bone dragon!" Long Yuyun couldn’t hide her joy. "Heavenly Dew is not comparable to spiritual energy. Even with an abundance of spiritual energy, transforming a bone sword into a bone dragon is extremely difficult."

"Heavenly Dew is a gift from the Heavenly Dao. Its effects in opening wisdom, comprehending the Heavenly Dao, and shaping the body far exceed those of spiritual energy. There are some critical points where spiritual energy cannot achieve what Heavenly Dew can do easily," Yu Hanlu said with a smile. "Congratulations, sister. The Dragon Bone Sword has been nurtured by Dragon Sword Island for a thousand years, accumulating a vast amount of energy, but it couldn’t transform. Today’s success means this sword has an unlimited future. You have refined the sword with your blood for many years, and your cultivation has also improved accordingly."

"Even though the bone dragon is only three feet long, I can protect myself even against a Fifth or Sixth Transformation of the Dao Realm," Long Yuyun said, not reciting any incantations, just beckoning, and the bone dragon obediently flew to her side, coiling around her arm like a bracelet.

Guchen Sha watched all this with a hint of envy. If it weren’t for this sword, he wouldn’t have been able to kill the Black Bat. In fact, the Law-Breaking Immortal Sword was even more mysterious than the Dragon Bone Sword, but it couldn’t be tamed. If he could tame the Law-Breaking Immortal Sword, his strength would increase several times over.

Even Yi Ming found it difficult to tame the Law-Breaking Immortal Sword. If it weren’t for the opportunity he had to throw it into the Sun and Moon Altar space using the transformed Chi Dragon Armor, the sword could have killed him.

"Right, the Dragon Bone Sword transformed after ten drops of Heavenly Dew, but the Chi Dragon Armor consumed four hundred drops and still hasn’t undergone any substantial changes. Is it because the transformation is too difficult?" Guchen Sha thought and quickly focused his mind on the Chi Dragon Armor in the Sun and Moon Altar space.

Although the Chi Dragon Armor was powerful, it was newly crafted and lacked the depth of the Dragon Bone Sword, which had been refined by generations of Dragon Sword Island’s experts for a thousand years. The Heavenly Dew first needed to enhance its depth and slowly凝聚灵性。

在古尘沙的注视下，螭龙铠仿佛在沉睡，内部发生了细微的变化，不停地蠕动着，颜色有些透明，如琉璃。

“果然，此铠还在酝酿。”古尘沙暗想：“眼下蛮荒作战，我的境界突破恐怕还有些时日，如果此铠能再度变化，却可以帮我很多。”

“不知王爷还剩下多少天露？”玉寒露开出条件：“我愿鼎立协助王爷这次出兵，不但我自己跟随其中，还会带来四名道境，百名凡境宗师，铠甲兵器我自己出，除此之外，我还会带来件法宝，万象玉球。”

“万象玉球有何作用？”古尘沙倒想问问。

“此球可以查看方圆百里之地各种事物，历历在目，纤毫毕现。不但如此，催动此球更能使方圆数里的人或动物产生幻觉，精神混乱，或是昏昏欲睡，或是自相残杀。”玉寒露道。

“那行军打仗不是无敌了？”古尘沙全身汗毛竖立：“道境十二变的强者摄魂夺魄，可以瞬间之间，让一座城池的人都变成行尸走肉。”

“那没那么厉害，道境十二变的强者，可以对琉璃玉身以下任何人进行摄魂，而万象玉球只对道境以下人物有效，踏入道境之后，意志强横，就没用了。而且每使用一次，就要在聚灵阵中积蓄数月，或是在灵液中浸泡几个时辰。”玉寒露介绍的情况很让人心动：“不过如果你能给我百滴天露，我就可把此球蜕变为玉神之眼，到时候灵效极多。”

说完，她觉得自己百滴天露可能要得太多了，又加上一句：“我还答应绝对辅助你招安宝玉国。”

“是啊，寒露妹妹在宝玉国诸多宗室中，地位和修为都是数一数二，势力足可和王子玉元坤分庭抗礼，现在国中两党，寒露妹妹是主张被招安党的魁首。”龙雨云也帮忙说话。

宝玉国之中分为招安党和抵抗党，这也是很正常之事，古尘沙却没料到七公主玉寒露居然还是魁首，不过想来这正常，此女修为高深，肯定出类拔萃，哪怕放到大永朝廷诸多皇子中，也是顶尖人物。

“也好。”古尘沙再次从葫芦中倒出百滴天露。

玉寒露几乎抢夺一般接过去，没有丝毫风度。

“想不到你是如此豪爽之人，口头承诺都当真，你就不怕我拿了好处不办事？”玉寒露收起来。

“君子一言，快马一鞭。我以信义为先，却也不怕别人失义。”古尘沙却不在意，他其实这是故作大气，拉拢人心，眼下他势单力薄，只能以诚待人，才可聚集势力。

如果是其它皇子，对于这两股势力肯定要收服，或者压榨，但他却知无论是龙雨云还是玉寒露都不是省油灯，只能合作，先交朋友，借助她们的力量结盟完成大事。

“说得好。”玉寒露点头：“既然如此，不如我们三方结盟，相互攻守。”

“我正有此意。”

“同盟就在心，结盟仪式也不必做。”古尘沙道：“既然如此，我希望两位各自带高手出蛮荒等我。”

“那是自然。”玉寒露和龙雨云对望一眼：“事不宜迟，我们这就去准备。”

两人告辞而去。

“主人真是大方，一百多滴天露就这么给出去。”义明在旁感到可惜：“如果此两女得了好处，投靠其它皇子，却就是资敌，到时对主人不利。”

“眼下却也不是斤斤计较之时。”古尘沙道：“无论是龙剑岛还是宝玉国，若能助我，我进攻蛮族起码多了几分把握，若没有她们帮助，简直寸步难行。”

“此话也不错，主人势单力薄，也只能如此。”义明想想也没其它好办法。

“对了，那龙骨剑滴上七滴天露就蜕变为骨龙，我螭龙铠滴了四百滴天露都无法锐变，却是如何？”古尘沙抓出螭龙铠，想询问义明。

义明仔细注视着这团螭龙铠，用手在上面摸索，良久才点头：“主人，这铠甲不是古物，是全新打造，少些灵性，现是重新聚灵，自就有些缓慢，其实它在等待蜕变，另外此铠本身就非常之强，若再蜕变，就是大龙之铠，那连我都无法破掉，要知蛟龙本身就等于道境二变之强，螭龙等于六七变，大龙则是在道境九变之上。当然铠甲和真正的螭龙没法比，却也有两三分之奇妙。”

“原来如此。”古尘沙当下就把剩下的天露留下三十滴作为救命之用，其它全部倾倒在螭龙铠上面。

他原本有接近七百滴，喂养五口古剑，又和龙雨云玉寒露交易，总共花费掉接近两百滴。一股脑倾倒在螭龙铠上。

顿时，螭龙铠突然扩张，蠕动，漂浮起来，其中有地水火风声音在响彻，觉得是在重新塑造世界。

“这么多的天露啊。”义明很是心痛：“此铠也算是有造化，居然跟着主人，我要是得到这些天露，恐怕也练成三昧真火。”

“要出征了，我的武功还低微，连道境都不是，如何独当一面？却也不能为了提升境界自毁根基，只有把此铠蜕变得更加厉害。希望能成为大龙铠！”古尘沙仔细观看螭龙铠变化。

他知道，这铠如果蜕变为大龙铠，恐怕就拥有飞行能力。

翻页上AD开始

翻页上AD结束

---

Indeed, the armor is still in the process of transformation," Guchen Sha thought. "Currently, we are preparing for the wilderness battle, and my cultivation breakthrough may still take some time. If this armor can transform further, it will help me a lot."

"How many drops of Heavenly Dew do you have left, Your Highness?" Yu Hanlu proposed a condition. "I am willing to fully assist you in this campaign. Not only will I follow you, but I will also bring four Dao Realm experts and a hundred Mortal Realm masters. The armor and weapons will be provided by me. Additionally, I will bring a magical treasure, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Jade Ball."

"What can the Ten Thousand Phenomena Jade Ball do?" Guchen Sha asked.

"This ball can view all things within a hundred miles, with every detail clearly visible. Moreover, when activated, it can cause people or animals within a few miles to experience hallucinations, mental confusion, drowsiness, or even self-destruction," Yu Hanlu explained.

"Wouldn’t that make military campaigns invincible?" Guchen Sha’s hair stood on end. "A Dao Realm Twelfth Transformation expert can instantly turn an entire city into a land of the living dead."

"It’s not that powerful. A Dao Realm Twelfth Transformation expert can control the souls of those below the Jade Body level, but the Ten Thousand Phenomena Jade Ball is only effective against those below the Dao Realm. Once one reaches the Dao Realm, their will is too strong, and it becomes useless. Additionally, each use requires several months of accumulation in a spirit array or a few hours of immersion in spirit liquid," Yu Hanlu explained, which was quite enticing. "However, if you can give me a hundred drops of Heavenly Dew, I can transform this ball into the Jade God’s Eye, which will have many more effects."

After saying this, she felt that a hundred drops of Heavenly Dew might be too much and added, "I also promise to fully assist you in pacifying the Jade Treasure Kingdom."

"That’s right. Among the many royal families in the Jade Treasure Kingdom, Hanlu is one of the top in both status and cultivation, with enough power to rival Prince Yuyuan Kun. Currently, there are two factions in the kingdom, and Hanlu is the leader of the pacification faction," Long Yuyun also spoke in support.

The Jade Treasure Kingdom was divided into the pacification faction and the resistance faction, which was quite normal. Guchen Sha hadn’t expected that the Seventh Princess, Yu Hanlu, was the leader of the pacification faction, but it made sense. This woman was highly cultivated and outstanding, even among the many princes of the Great Yong Dynasty.

"Very well." Guchen Sha poured out another hundred drops of Heavenly Dew from the gourd.

Yu Hanlu almost snatched it, showing no grace.

"I didn’t expect you to be so generous, taking verbal promises seriously. Aren’t you afraid I’ll take the benefits and not fulfill my part?" Yu Hanlu put it away.

"A gentleman’s word is as binding as a galloping horse. I value trust and righteousness and am not afraid of others breaking their word," Guchen Sha said, not minding. In reality, he was feigning generosity to win people’s hearts. With his current weak position, he could only gather support by being sincere.

If it were another prince, they would definitely try to subdue or exploit these two forces, but Guchen Sha knew that neither Long Yuyun nor Yu Hanlu were easy to handle. He could only cooperate, make friends, and use their strength to form an alliance to achieve his goals.

"Very well said." Yu Hanlu nodded. "Since that’s the case, why don’t we form a three-way alliance, supporting each other in attack and defense?"

"I was thinking the same thing."

"An alliance is in the heart; there’s no need for a formal ceremony." Guchen Sha said, "Since that’s the case, I hope both of you will lead your experts out of the wilderness to wait for me."

"Of course." Yu Hanlu and Long Yuyun exchanged glances. "We should get started right away."

The two of them took their leave.

"Master is truly generous, giving away over a hundred drops of Heavenly Dew like that," Yiming said, feeling regretful. "If these two women receive benefits and then join another prince, it will be a disadvantage for Master."

"This is not the time to be overly cautious," Guchen Sha said. "Whether it’s Dragon Sword Island or the Jade Treasure Kingdom, if they can help me, my chances of success against the barbarians will increase. Without their help, it would be almost impossible to move forward."

"That’s true. With Master’s current weak position, there’s no other choice," Yiming agreed, thinking there was no better solution.

"By the way, the Dragon Bone Sword transformed into a bone dragon after seven drops of Heavenly Dew, but my Chi Dragon Armor consumed four hundred drops and still hasn’t transformed. Why is that?" Guchen Sha took out the Chi Dragon Armor and asked Yiming.

Yiming carefully examined the Chi Dragon Armor, feeling it with his hands, and finally nodded. "Master, this armor is not an ancient artifact but newly crafted, lacking in spiritual essence. It is currently gathering spiritual essence, which is why the process is slow. In fact, it is waiting to transform. Additionally, this armor is already very powerful. If it transforms, it will become a Great Dragon Armor, which even I cannot break. A water dragon is equivalent to the Second Transformation of the Dao Realm, a chi dragon to the Sixth or Seventh Transformation, and a great dragon to the Ninth Transformation and above. Of course, the armor cannot compare to a real chi dragon, but it has some of its wonders."

"I see." Guchen Sha decided to keep thirty drops of Heavenly Dew for emergencies and poured the rest onto the Chi Dragon Armor.

He originally had nearly seven hundred drops, but after feeding the five ancient swords and making deals with Long Yuyun and Yu Hanlu, he had spent nearly two hundred drops. He poured them all onto the Chi Dragon Armor.

Immediately, the Chi Dragon Armor expanded, wriggled, and floated, with sounds of earth, water, fire, and wind resonating, as if a new world was being reshaped.

"So many drops of Heavenly Dew." Yiming was very pained. "This armor is truly fortunate to follow Master. If I had these drops of Heavenly Dew, I could probably cultivate the Three Pure Fires."

"We are about to go to war, and my martial arts are still weak, not even reaching the Dao Realm. How can I stand alone? I cannot destroy my foundation to advance my cultivation. The only way is to make this armor even more powerful. I hope it can become a Great Dragon Armor!" Guchen Sha watched the transformation of the Chi Dragon Armor closely.

He knew that if the armor transformed into a Great Dragon Armor, it would likely gain the ability to fly.

Page break for ads starts

Page break for ads ends