It could probe the true secrets of her body, and Gu Junshi was not surprised. Even if it was just a remnant consciousness of the true Dragon God, it was not something that ordinary people could fool.
As for the true Dragon God having long since perished, she did not know how it died, how many years it had been dead, or how it had come from the thirty-third heaven to the twenty-eighth heaven. All she knew was that it had long been dead.
Only after its death could she obtain its "Dragon Marrow" from a true dragon that had once possessed a "divine rank," or more precisely, a quasi-divine rank.
As for the so-called "residual soul" and "lingering consciousness" left in White Tower City, they were not the complete original entity. These were like slices of a ghost dragon soul formed by the convergence of the true Dragon God's power after its death. There was one at the "Eye of the True Dragon" before, and there was one here. Perhaps there were more elsewhere, and they did not all have the same personality. KAnshu伍.ξà
Since they were sliced, and due to the difference in the "knife," there was one that was as chaotic and harmless as the one guarding the "Eye of the True Dragon," and there was one like the one before her, possessing self-awareness and an independent, cunning mind.
Although Gu Junshi had never even managed to get a spot on the immortal registry, being "tempered" repeatedly in this cultivation world by the Heavenly Dao or some other mysterious force, she naturally made plans and gained understanding for the place she intended to go in the future.
She had heard that gods were different from immortals. Once one became a god, there was no reincarnation after death.
If a god "died," it was a true demise, complete and utter oblivion with no afterlife.
However, this true Dragon God was peculiar. A Dragon God did not die in the thirty-third heaven but instead tore through the void barrier and came to the cultivation world of the twenty-eighth heaven, dissipating all its cultivation, dying in the lower realm, and being imprisoned by the sects and cultivators of the cultivation world as a treasure trove, used for their own benefit.
Furthermore, a Dragon God that should have completely perished had residual souls and consciousness scattered everywhere. Needless to say, this true Dragon God must have been planning something before its death…
Some things, when pondered, all become problems, and these problems stood up to scrutiny… In summary, this "Dragon Island Secret Realm" had a conspiracy. She had no evidence, but being a thousand-year-old fox, even if she couldn't guess the content of the stories, she could smell an unusual aura.
The true Dragon God Zhu You stared at Gu Junshi. Although she had disguised herself and concealed her appearance, that thin veil of black mist covering her face could not block the true Dragon God Zhu You's probing gaze.
"You broke into White Tower City for the child in your womb, didn't you? Carrying a child with primordial energy with your constitution means it's either you die or he dies. Perhaps you were thinking of using the Dragon Marrow to change your fate, but it will still be in vain."
The gentle and faint voice, though seemingly casual in every word, actually exposed Gu Junshi's secrets and hidden aspects one by one. With a seemingly gentle attitude, it was actually pressuring her step by step, telling her that she was so transparent and weak in its eyes.
What would be the reaction of an ordinary person upon hearing this?
Zhu You had seen too many faces that could no longer maintain their composure after their deepest secrets were exposed.
Humans, as a species, were always hypocritical and cowardly. Despite being full of darkness, they could pretend to be proper and righteous. Especially when their true thoughts were exposed, their expressions were one of Zhu You's endless entertainment.
In short, it should not have been the calmness of Gu Junshi. Without any shock or disappointment, she swung the seemingly ordinary, cold, and hard long sword in her hand. Without even a glint of light, "Wu Xiang" shrank and transformed back into a simple, ancient, and unadorned black bracelet, fitting snugly on her wrist.
"Whether it's useful or not, you'll only know after using it."
Only Gu Junshi knew whether her true thoughts were disturbed by the true Dragon God Zhu You.
The true Dragon God Zhu You did not expect her to say that and looked at her with some surprise. It paused for a moment.
This woman was indeed special. Judging by her disposition alone, she was someone who would stubbornly stick to her own way. But he said this to her not for anything else, but out of the last shred of kindness he had for her.
Her child was destined not to be born.
And she—was about to perish here.
"Why be stubborn and unyielding? It's better to give up and dissipate happily in this world…"
The hollow voice of the true Dragon God Zhu You suddenly rose in pitch. Its language, which was already composed of multiple voices, now sounded like the wind in a cold, lonely grave and the cries of crows intertwined, a dark and thorny sensation scraping against the eardrums.
The serene and vast blue and white divine light, like an ocean, spread out from its body, like dazzling iridescent light refraction. Its silvery-white hair, which flowed like seaweed in the deep sea, also grew longer. The wind blew in the underground palace, seeping into the heart, but it was chillingly cold, freezing all the lava flowing and spreading above, and simultaneously taking away the last bit of warmth in the underground palace.
"Do you know that your arrival is destiny? It's a turning point that I've waited for so long to finally arrive. As expected, my calculations back then were not wrong—"
In Gu Junshi's slightly narrowed pupils, its ever-extending and surging hair, which covered the sky, turned black inch by inch from the tips. Until it was all dyed purple-black, its pure and sacred aura, like that of ephemeral creatures with short lives, suddenly changed.
A thick, viscous smell of blood permeated the air of the empty underground palace, as if something ominous was undergoing its final gestation. The entire land was shrouded in extreme darkness—
It had actually fallen into demonic ways!
Gu Junshi also did not expect this.
A remnant consciousness of a true Dragon God, instead of yearning for the path of righteousness and light, chose to fall into demonic ways. How unbelievable was this! If she had to say that it died and yet ended up with a "ruined reputation in its later years," Gu Junshi truly could not understand.
The heavy chains hanging above, sensing the demonic aura, activated the restriction. They shook violently, like countless metal wind chimes ringing together. The noisy and frenzied clanging sound coalesced into a dizzying Buddhist scripture.
Then, one after another, sharp and fierce golden talismans struck down rapidly like cannons and bullets, but they were all blocked by a thin layer of white and blue light.
The impact force colliding with the blocked light shield caused waves of intense and vibrating energy to sweep outwards. Even the air in the originally calm underground palace trembled.
The remnant consciousness of the true Dragon God, after falling into demonic ways, was filled with terrifying demonic energy, but it was not pure. The black mist around its body was mixed with some blue and white light. Its figure was very tall, about two to three meters high. It was naked, but when it entered its demonic state, it was wrapped in a loose black robe. Its silver hair had turned the unique purple-black color of the demon race, and its divine countenance, which could not be directly looked at, began to emerge—
It had a humanoid appearance, its skin covered in fine scales, its features deep like those of a foreigner, its pupils were vertical and blue, its face was slender, its lips were black, and two horns grew at the corners of its forehead. It was not particularly beautiful, but it had a thoroughly imposing appearance.
If the true Dragon God had fallen into demonic ways, it would have likely been a Heavenly Demon level from the start, but this "true Dragon God" was only a wisp of remnant consciousness, yet it was also a demon king (Heavenly Demon, Demon Venerable, Demon Emperor, Demon Lord, Demon King, Demon Commander, Demon General, Lord…).
Gu Junshi watched as the seal-subduing demon formation above was triggered by the demonic energy. The golden light entered her pupils. She was quite familiar with this formation. When the old monks of Maha Zen Temple called her a troublemaker, they had used the same move to deal with her.
It seemed that people in the cultivation world were not "simple." They had precautions and had set up a demon-subduing formation early on. No wonder the "Dragon Island Secret Realm" had existed for thousands of years, yet no one had ever obtained the "Eye of the True Dragon," "Dragon Marrow," or "Dragon Pill." This was because a remnant consciousness of a true Dragon God that could fall into demonic ways at any moment was suppressed within it. Because they… were not yet ownerless items.
It was indeed coincidental. She arrived today, and it chose to fall into demonic ways today, tearing apart the "guise" it had worn for so long, regardless of the consequences.
In addition to the underground palace suffering the impact and fierce battle between the fallen true Dragon God and the demon-subduing formation, the "Dragon Island Secret Realm" also became an ominous place due to the true Dragon God's demonic fall. The heavens and earth turned dim, and soon after, earthquakes began. Mountains roared, tectonic plates split, tsunamis wailed, magma erupted, and everything natural and unnatural collapsed, beginning to mutate and collapse—
—
Outside, the sect leader of Void Gate, Tai Xuan, was in a solemn and majestic posture, meditating while sitting high above. Suddenly, his expression trembled, as if sensing something. His eyes, which held the flow of time, suddenly opened, and his gaze shot towards the direction of the "Dragon Island Secret Realm" like sharp arrows.
At the same time, other people within Void Gate, whether guests or hidden cultivators of high cultivation, also felt unusual movements.
Streams of light that arrived rapidly fell onto the Ascension Platform in the Eastern Territory. Among them were Tai Xuan and his followers from Void Gate, as well as Immortal Abode Cave, Lu Mansion of the South Sea, Maha Zen Temple, and others.
Everyone's face showed obvious tension and suspicion.
Seeing Tai Xuan's stern, long robes flutter in the wind, his expression was cold and tense, and his eyes were deep. The others' hearts skipped a beat.
"Sect Leader Tai Xuan, what exactly happened? This unsettling strangeness—"
Tai Xuan knew that the matter was of great importance and could no longer be concealed, so he told the truth: "It's from the Dragon Island Secret Realm!"
"It's demonic energy, a very vast amount of demonic energy." The Uncle-Master from Maha Zen Temple clasped his hands together. After uttering a word of certainty, he closed his eyes as if petrified.
He knew some things about the "Dragon Island Secret Realm."
"Is it really demonic energy? Could it be that besides the demons captured before, other demons have entered the Dragon Island Secret Realm?"
"Could the demon race be making a comeback? What are their sinister schemes?"
"We cannot just sit here and wait. Are there any ways for us to enter the Dragon Island Secret Realm to investigate?"
Tai Xuan listened to the urgent and scattered discussions around him. The matter he held in his heart was particularly heavy, and he knew that things were not that simple. Only then did he interject: "It's impossible without the jade token. This was a restriction set by the ancestors who joined forces. Unless—"
"Unless what?"
"Unless the barrier surrounding the Dragon Island Secret Realm loosens, and then we can gather everyone's strength to break through it by force, perhaps we can enter."
"This matter is no trivial matter. Please allow us to report to our sect promptly."
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A dark whirlwind surged from the underground palace towards the sky above. The demon-subduing seal covering the sky was truly too annoying. The fallen true Dragon God no longer held back and directly mobilized the lava beneath the ice, turning it into fiery tongues that coiled around the iron chains. The iron chains were devoured by the orange-red flames and cut off, and their power became weaker and weaker.
At this moment, the true Dragon God, still trapped inside, suddenly asked, "What is your name?"
"I've only heard of victims wanting to know the murderer's name. Does the murderer also care about the victim's name?" Gu Junshi had been searching for the "Dragon Marrow" or what form it existed in.
She had followed the clues from the "Eye of the True Dragon" to find this place, but she had only encountered this one remnant consciousness and had not sensed the presence of the "Dragon Marrow."
Is there a possibility that the Dragon Marrow is on this remnant consciousness?
"Child, I have lived for too, too long…"
Generally, when people say this, they think they will go on to say that they have lived for too long and that life has no meaning for them. However, unexpectedly, he said, "So I don't want to die."
"Is it something you can achieve just because you don't want to?"
It had already died, but it had not completely died.
"Of course, it might not have been possible before, but now there's you… a ferryman of the underworld. With you, I can be reincarnated."
"Impossible, gods cannot be reincarnated."
"As long as I become you, won't that suffice? You are the only Nether Body in this world. Your body can be the medium for any existence, whether it's a god or an immortal, and can achieve reincarnation."
So that was his plan.
"Is the Dragon Marrow on you?"
"It seems you haven't given up on the Dragon Marrow yet, even though it's useless to you."
Gu Junshi's eyebrows turned cold: "Just because you say it's useless, it's useless?"
As soon as the seal was broken, the remnant consciousness of the true Dragon God transformed into a black dragon and smashed through the sky above. Gu Junshi pursued it closely—
In the distance, Liu Jiang Fusheng and the others who had rushed over were blown back by a gust of airflow. They saw that apart from White Tower City, all other lands began to wither and decay, turning into black soil. The "Dragon Island Secret Realm," which was originally rich in spiritual energy, had become scorched black earth.
"What is that?!"
The entire underground palace below was broken through a large hole. Naturally, the maze also ceased to exist, and those trapped inside took the opportunity to fly to the sky.
Underneath a large patch of black clouds, there was a black dragon.
And opposite it was a figure. Compared to the giant dragon, she was so slender.
When Chenghong saw that dragon, her expression suddenly changed.
"It's… it's a fallen demon dragon."
"What does that mean?"
"This is a divine soul consciousness left behind after the true Dragon God died. It inherits some of the true Dragon God's power and has always been imprisoned in the underground palace."
"The remnant consciousness from before?"
"Different. It swallowed the Dragon Pill…" Chenghong knew everything from the abbot casually mentioning to him when he talked about the top ten of the "Newcomer Ranking" entering the "Dragon Island Secret Realm."