Chapter 74

"Things should be much better now. I came here to ask you something. Have you seen an egg with a shell that's seven colors?" Lu Xiaodeng looked at it and said.

The Red-Scaled Dragon did not answer but instead asked, "Who are you, and why are you here?"

Lu Xiaodeng slapped her forehead. This dragon seemed to have been hungry for too long and had gone a bit crazy. She slowed down her speech and said, "I came here to steal something and needed to ask for directions. I heard the cultivators mention you and thought that a demon beast at the Chaotic Soul stage could communicate with me, so I came over."

"Just to ask for directions..." The Red-Scaled Dragon closed its eyes and continued to lie where it was. In its heart, it grumbled: I'm almost dead, who cares what you're stealing, it's so annoying.

"Hey, don't be so cold. Are you too hungry to speak? I'll go get you something to eat. Besides me, what else do you want to eat?" Seeing it start to act like a corpse again, Lu Xiaodeng was afraid it would really die, so she quickly said.

The Red-Scaled Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, glaring at her and roaring, "Can't you see I'm fasting? You're asking me what I want to eat. If it's possible, I'll eat you."

Lu Xiaodeng didn't say anything, just stared at it blankly. The Red-Scaled Dragon found it too boring, thinking this woman might have been sent by the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators just to make it eat. How childish, my will is very strong, this won't defeat me.

"Alright, seeing you're so hungry, I'll make a sacrifice." To its surprise, Lu Xiaodeng actually agreed. The Red-Scaled Dragon opened its eyes again, wondering if it should eat or not.

Then it saw Lu Xiaodeng pull out a strand of hair, pinch it with her fingers, and offer it, "Here, have a strand of my hair. This will give you the strength to speak."

Staring at the almost invisible strand of hair in her hand, the Red-Scaled Dragon suddenly felt like it was the dominant ruler of that fiery land again, with a bad temper, crushing any demon beast it didn't like, arrogant and full of vigor.

It suddenly lifted its upper body, opened its mouth, and roared, "I want you dead, die now!" As it tried to spew flames to burn this spirit, it only managed to produce a fist-sized ball and coughed violently, spewing out black smoke.

"Damn it," the Red-Scaled Dragon cursed, then fell back down, its body heaving. The excitement had exhausted it. It said dejectedly, "Do what you want, if you want to kill or skin me, go ahead. I won't make a sound, or I'm not a dragon."

Lu Xiaodeng watched it struggle, and when it finally calmed down, she asked curiously, "What are you doing? It's really strange. Are you telling a joke about the dragon clan?"

The Red-Scaled Dragon opened its eyes again, finally understanding why those Spirit Stage demon cultivators always said to kill a spirit as soon as they saw one. Otherwise, they would end up in trouble.

This one was simply unbearable.

Seeing it not speaking, Lu Xiaodeng approached and stood by its mouth, dropping the hair. In the Spirit Realm, the soul was paramount, and the soul in the hair strand immediately entered the Red-Scaled Dragon's mouth, disappearing instantly.

Just a strand of hair made the Red-Scaled Dragon feel a wave of comfort, its body, which had suffered for years, suddenly feeling much lighter. The effect was too good. It widened its eyes and stared at her, thinking if it ate all of her, it might advance to the Spirit Stage and escape from here.

"Feeling better now? But you really don't know how to hide, you're too obvious." Lu Xiaodeng suddenly kicked it in the head, making it fall back to the ground. Then she said, "If you know where that egg is, we can make a deal. You choose the terms."

The Red-Scaled Dragon's head tilted for a while before it struggled to lift it, weakly asking, "I haven't seen the egg, but I know the secrets of this sect and where they keep their treasures. If the egg you're looking for is valuable, it should be hidden there. Otherwise, you won't find it by searching the entire sect."

"Oh, so you heard I was looking for an egg." If it really knew where those evil cultivators hid things, that would be great. But before that, she had a question, "Why are you so smart? Demon beasts at the Chaotic Soul stage are usually very stupid. They usually pounce on me as soon as they see me. Even if they're seriously injured, they don't care about their strength and just want to eat me."

The Red-Scaled Dragon sighed, "I was caught by humans because I was advancing to the Spirit Stage. I didn't expect a group of cultivators to attack me at the most critical moment. They not only ruined my advancement but also severely injured me and captured me. But my mind has already reached the Spirit Stage."

"Clearly, they had been tracking you for a long time and attacked when you were advancing. Actually, you were lucky. You didn't die in the Heavenly Trial, nor did the cultivators skin and extract your tendons. Otherwise, every part of your body would be very valuable." Lu Xiaodeng thought this guy was lucky, yet still complained. Being attacked by cultivators during advancement must be because it was too arrogant and didn't check its surroundings, giving them a chance.

"I don't know why they didn't kill me, but they took a lot from me. They dug out the scales from my chest, drained my blood, and extracted some of my soul." The more the Red-Scaled Dragon spoke, the more it felt its life was hopeless. Living like this was worse than dying.

Lu Xiaodeng nodded sympathetically and then said seriously, "If you tell me everything you know about this sect, I'll make a deal with you. You choose one. One, I eat your soul, and my senior sister uses your skin and flesh to refine a magical treasure. Two, I let you die whole, burn you to ashes, and eat your soul. The last option is to try to save you, but if I fail, you might be killed by other cultivators."

The Red-Scaled Dragon thought, even at the Chaotic Soul stage, its mind had reached the Spirit Stage. But why did this spirit always treat it like a fool? It gritted its teeth and said, "Do you think anyone would choose the first option?"

"Then you're satisfied with the second option. Alright, let's go with the second option." Lu Xiaodeng smiled. Indeed, putting the worst option among ordinary ones made the ordinary one seem better.

"I said the third option. I might as well try to escape if I'm going to die anyway." The Red-Scaled Dragon roared angrily. The small soul in the hair strand couldn't support its excitement, and it fell back weakly.

Lu Xiaodeng crossed her arms and grumbled, "You chose the third option, how troublesome."

The Red-Scaled Dragon was speechless. This spirit was at the Chaotic Soul stage, and its brain was really not good. If you think it's troublesome, don't give me a choice, just kill and destroy the body.

"Alright, tell me what you know, and I'll help you escape when I find what I want." Lu Xiaodeng said, folding her arms.

Does that mean if you don't find what you want, you won't help me? The Red-Scaled Dragon felt something was wrong and asked, "What if you don't find it?"

Lu Xiaodeng patted her chest confidently and said, "Don't worry. Even if I don't find what I want, this sect won't last long. You can escape during the chaos. Even if you can't, you'll just change sects, and there's a fifty percent chance you won't be a breeding dragon."

"..." The Red-Scaled Dragon was speechless, "Do you think I can escape during the chaos?"

Looking at its weak and injured state, Lu Xiaodeng thought it was a bit far-fetched. But if her senior sister found out she had run out again, she would be even angrier. Could she heal its injuries immediately?

"Don't move, I'll check your injuries. Don't look at me as a spirit, but I'm very good at alchemy." She walked over and carefully examined its soul.

She had already checked the external injuries outside the Spirit Realm. Now she was checking the soul. If the soul wasn't severely damaged, she could heal the external injuries with some medicine. The most important thing was the soul, which controlled the entire body.

After a long examination, Lu Xiaodeng stroked her chin and said deeply, "The soul is relatively intact, but it's too thin. It's probably due to long-term hunger and lack of absorption of the essence of heaven and earth. It needs a major supplement, but I can't eat myself, can I?"

The Red-Scaled Dragon didn't speak, just looked at her, thinking there must be a solution.

At this moment, Lu Xiaodeng suddenly smiled mischievously, covered her mouth, and spat out three pills, extending them in front of it with a sly smile, "These are three Spirit Gathering Pills, refined from the essence of a spirit. I have three in total. They were refined in three batches, and their effects are unknown. They are unique in the world. But I think they should provide a large amount of soul power like the pills for cultivators."

"What is soul power?" The Red-Scaled Dragon had never heard of it, wondering if it was just a different name for the soul.

"I named it myself. They are all experimental. I haven't found a test subject, and I can't just eat them myself. Since you're almost dead, do you want to try them? Even if they don't help you advance to the Spirit Stage, they should at least restore your soul."

The Red-Scaled Dragon stared at the three pills, each with a different color and pattern, thinking today was too strange. Why did it encounter such an unreliable spirit? Giving it pills made from random refinement, trying to make a deal, and it felt like she was just trying to make it eat these pills.

"Really not eating?" Lu Xiaodeng shook her hand and said, "You can try one first. If it works, tell me what you know. If it doesn't, I'll help you with your funeral."

"I'll eat," the Red-Scaled Dragon's eyes narrowed, instantly recovering its former dominance, and said firmly.