A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 614: Chapter 486: Meng Chi (Part 2)

If the Blood Talisman is crushed, most Flood Dragons will perish immediately. And if the caster of the Blood Talisman dies, the Blood Talisman will also detonate directly, so the Flood Dragon marked with the Blood Talisman will instead have to pray for the caster to have a long life.

Indeed, there are highly cultivated dragons that can resist the Blood Talisman, but even they suffer great loss of cultivation, worse than death.

Therefore, most dragons would rather die than give up their reversed scales, but the Jade Flood Dragon in front of us is one of the few who fear death more.

The fusion secret technique of the Reversed Scale Blood Talisman was also found in the Profound Monarch’s Collection. Remarkably, after comparing the handwriting from the inscriptions on the ”Supreme Primordial Spirit Sea-Suppressing Divine Skill”, this thin booklet of secret techniques was indeed written by the Profound Monarch himself.

How could Jichuan Profound Monarch know so much about this?

The Jade Flood Dragon rolled on the ground again, and only then did it let out a long sigh, crying out.

”It hurts so much... it really hurts... I’m going to die...”

Lu Qian was speechless, beginning to doubt if this Jade Flood Dragon was of any use at all.

Regardless, at least now he could get the latest information from it.

”That was just a warning; I won’t misuse the Blood Seal. Rest assured, I’m not a harsh master. As long as you perform your duties, I won’t mistreat you without reason.” Lu Qian patiently said, ”Now transform into your human form, I have questions for you.”

The Jade Flood Dragon sobbed in response, shook its body, and in an instant, clouds rolled and dispersed. When the mist cleared, everyone opened their eyes wide.

Soon a child of about eleven or twelve appeared in front of them. He dragged his long sleeves, wiping his snot and tears messily on his face. His snow-white skin was covered in scars, looking pitiful.

Lu Qian was momentarily stunned and furrowed his brows tightly: ”How old are you?”

”Mas... Master,” the child’s watery eyes widened as he choked, ”I’m just over two hundred years old. Have mercy, please release me...”

Having transformed into a human, his voice also became innocent and tender.

The crowd now realized: dragons have long lifespans, living two to three times longer than human cultivators of the same realm. A two-hundred-something Golden Core Two-Clawed Flood Dragon is indeed just a child.

A crying, timid, still immature child...

Lu Qian shook his head, brushing aside the absurdity of bullying a child.

”Call me Lord,” Lu Qian said, as there was no time to waste, ”If you don’t want to suffer, speak honestly.”

Remembering the searing pain, the Jade Flood Dragon nodded faster than a pecking chicken.

”Understood, Lord.”

Cao Mo and the other Mingyu Sword Sect cultivators observed from the side, feeling complicated. This Jade Flood Dragon had injured many of their comrades earlier, but now it had been completely subdued by Lu Qian. The two sects were allies, and since Lu Qian came to assist them, the Jade Flood Dragon was his spoils, making them powerless to intervene in its fate.

Then they heard Lu Qian ask: ”Where is Ji Yunrou?”

The Jade Flood Dragon wiped its nose vigorously, looking dejected: ”She’s dead.”

In an instant, everyone was shocked!

Lu Qian was shaken, incredulously demanding, ”What did you say?!”

The Jade Flood Dragon flinched with tears streaming out again: ”She’s really dead, really dead! I’m not lying, don’t hit me!”

At this moment, Lu Qian stood dumbstruck. He couldn’t believe that the enchanting, incomparable Sect Leader of the Divine Flood Dragon Sect, the Jade Flood Dragon Fairy who was always full of mysteries, had died silently.

With her cunning and deep thoughts, how could she die so easily?

He spoke gravely: ”Tell me how she died, from the beginning!”

The Jade Flood Dragon quickly said: ”It was Lord Meng Chi, no, that old scoundrel Meng Chi!”

”It devoured Sister Ji’s divine soul and took over her body.”

According to the Jade Flood Dragon, Meng Chi was the target Ji Yunrou had always used for practicing the Divine Flood Dragon Sect’s Snake Spirit Fusion Secret Technique, which meant it was the name of the snake spirit.

The so-called snake spirit was a snake demon soul without a body.

Cultivators of the Divine Flood Dragon Sect would implant this soul into their bodies to perform incredible divine techniques.

These souls primarily came from two sources: those of snake demons who had lost their bodies and those stripped from spirit snakes that Divine Flood Dragon Sect cultivators had raised from a young age.

”The Snake Spirit Fusion Secret Technique carries risks. Cultivators of this technique must always remain vigilant to ensure they maintain dominance in the fusion between man and snake.”

”Otherwise, you will be overpowered by the snake spirit, becoming a guest in your own consciousness, or be deeply influenced by it, resulting in drastic changes in your personality and habits. Numerous cultivators of the Divine Flood Dragon Sect have perished from going mad due to this.”

”Meng Chi, that old thief, is incredibly ancient with a mysterious background; I don’t know its exact age, but I do know it has already fused with several generations of cultivators from the Divine Flood Dragon Sect.”

”Its original cultivation was similar to mine, but around fourteen or fifteen years ago, it inexplicably had a tremendous breakthrough overnight, reaching a level beyond my perception.”

”It has been persuading Sister Ji to unshield her divine soul, thus strengthening their fusion for greater power, but Sister Ji refused.”

”She once told me that she was seeking someone named Zheng Qian, who possessed a remarkable Consciousness Collection, to help her suppress Meng Chi while deepening their fusion process.”

”However, it’s likely that Zheng Qian didn’t agree to help Sister Ji. Recently, with no other options, Sister Ji finally decided to trust Meng Chi.”

At this moment, Lu Qian recalled the appearance and demeanor of Ji Yunrou, feeling heavy-hearted.

Was I indirectly responsible for this occurrence?

A look of fear suddenly appeared on Jade Flood Dragon’s face: ”Sister Ji made thorough preparations and even called me to assist, but!”

”Meng Chi was too powerful; no one expected it to be that strong! I was no match for it; it devoured Sister Ji in an instant and took control of her body!”

”That old thief completely seized the Divine Flood Dragon Sect, executing a secret technique I had never seen before, turning all of its cultivators into snake slaves. It even commanded all the snake races in the Hidden Dragon Stream to gather together—”

Jade Flood Dragon trembled all over, their face turned blue: ”It slaughtered all the snake races in the Hidden Dragon Stream!”

”It excavated a massive blood pool underground, collecting all the blood of those snake races into it!”

”Initially, it intended to kill me as well, but later said that since I am not a native snake race, my blood is useless. Plus, I have some abilities that can be of use to it, so it let me live and even promoted me from a python to a flood dragon.”

Lu Qian seized the crucial point, quickly asking: ”What do you mean by your blood being useless, but the blood of the snake races in Hidden Dragon Stream is useful? What does this Meng Chi want with the blood of the native snake races?”

Jade Flood Dragon shook its head: ”It said that the blood could facilitate the return of its master; I don’t know anything beyond that.”

Seeing Lu Qian’s now somber expression, it hurriedly added: ”This time, it had me come out to kill the cultivators outside, also because it needed the spiritual blood of cultivators as a catalyst.”

An ominous foreboding grew stronger, Lu Qian demanded: ”You just yelled about the master’s return; do you truly not know who this so-called master is?”

Jade Flood Dragon was almost in tears from panic: ”Master, I really don’t know! I’m not in the same group as them; Meng Chi doesn’t really talk to me. I was just shouting to scare you all.”

Lu Qian took a deep breath, turning his gaze to glance over the serious expressions of those present.

With formidable battle prowess, rendering Ji Yunrou’s preparations ineffective, overwhelming Jade Flood Dragon into submission, mastering various secret techniques, turning hundreds of cultivators from the Divine Flood Dragon Sect into snake slaves, and astonishingly propelling Jade Flood Dragon to reach Golden Core...

This Meng Chi is truly extraordinary, but the most critical issue is its master!

Using the spiritual blood of hundreds of cultivators as a lure and the blood of millions of snake races in the Hidden Dragon Stream as medicine, just to bring the master back—who exactly is this master?!

Whoever it is, this is beyond what the Yunshan Sect can meddle with.

Lu Qian flipped his palm, revealing the Illusory Sound Treasure Conch resting in his hand, its clear light shimmering in circles.

With a few concise words, he summarized the situation and then urgently issued an order.

”Quickly report this to Xi Chan Daoist of the Spirit Beast Sect and let the major sects decide!”

He raised his head to meet Cao Mo’s shocked expression, speaking in a grave tone: ”Fellow Daoist Cao, this matter has exceeded what either the Yunshan Sect or Mingyu Sword Sect can handle; we must retreat now!”

”If the sky falls, the tall one will hold it up.”

”This Cangzhou is not our Cangzhou but a Cangzhou of the four gates.”

”Whatever demons emerge here, let the four gates deal with it!”

Just as he finished speaking, the stream water quaked violently!

Jade Flood Dragon let out a cry of terror, and with a rumbling sound, an incomparably enchanting woman emerged from the waves.

Her eyes sparkled as she gazed playfully at Lu Qian.

”Oh, isn’t this Sect Leader Lu? Why, you were going to leave before I could even extend my hospitality?”

Lu Qian’s heart sank to the depths.

This was Nascent Soul-level spiritual pressure!