Beneath White Jade Capital, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion issued another Heavenly Secrets Decree.
It announced to the world that White Jade Capital had opened a Scripture Tower with ten thousand cultivation volumes—accessible for one month only.
The world erupted.
Cultivators abandoned their territories, rushing to Beiluo.
In a blessed grotto in South Prefecture, a small tower stood.
A blue-robed man rolled sleeves, painting. Strokes birthed lifelike images—a inked tiger, infused with spiritual energy.
He flicked the brush; the tiger leaped from paper, roaring across the clearing.
A red-cloaked girl painted elsewhere, seated on bamboo, fine brush hooking delicate lines—mountains, rivers; faint water sounds.
Sunset ended their practice.
"Young Lord Lu opened the tower with myriad texts. To Beiluo—for curiosity."
Sima Qingshan washed hands, to An Miaoyu finishing her final stroke.
She puffed cheeks, drying ink.
"Cultivation in books?"
"Cultivation is knowledge—recordable, like philosophers' treatises."
An Miaoyu half-understood.
"Perfect. Miaoyu, Qi Core peak—enter trial tower, consolidate, attempt Body Storage."
She nodded gravely.
Flowers bloomed.
Blue-robe with book box, girl red-cloaked with parasol—tower folded into scroll.
Down mountain to dragon gate.
Not just them—Tang Yimo and others at forbidden zone sensed gravity.
Young Lord Lu's open tower—one month.
No hesitation—rushed Beiluo.
No trap fears—Lu needed no schemes to kill.
Cultivators converged.
World expanded—journeys longer.
Dragon gate holders faster; others trekked.
Beiluo peak base.
Mo Beike in hat, wooden staff.
Heavy bags twitched.
Visited factions, invited instructors for Great Xuan Academy.
Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.
Target: Beiluo, White Jade Capital.
One instructor—profound for academy.
Caught tower opening—came.
Beiluo White Jade Capital—world focus.
Countless arrived; dragon gates spewed experts.
...
Little Yinglong lunged.
At vines—body swelled to hill, wings eclipsing sky.
Not Heavenly Lock—lazy—but dragon species, cross-realm no issue.
Claw smashed—vines snapped.
More erupted from forests.
Zhu Long moved.
Mini-Lu stopped.
"Little guy's experience lacking—perfect training."
Zhu Long lashes trembled, nodded.
Little Yinglong thrilled, golden scales noble—claw exploded air.
Vines fell.
Huge but agile—dodged piercing vines, twisting mid-air.
Water spiritual energy gathered—arrows sharpened to ice blades, pinning vines.
Proud, wings flapped—charged valley.
Boom!
Vines formed fist—smashed him flying, ball-like, skidding far.
Zhu Long lashes trembled.
Mini-Lu brow raised.
Valley shrieked—sound waves exploded walls, rocks detonating.
Little Yinglong rose, bared teeth—aura surged.
Angry!
Tail whipped—charged again.
Fist—flew, same spot, same way.
Zhu Long speechless; mini-Lu forehead-palmed.
Little Yinglong realized—spat torrent, clashing fist.
Vines scattered, snaked through water—bound him.
Pulled in.
Fierce at first.
Panicked.
Whimpered to Zhu Long, mini-Lu.
"Lesson—motivation. No more water-shooting pigeons?"
Lu smiled at deflation.
Zhu Long leaned, shot forward.
Mini-Lu floated stationary.
Glanced back—big shot approaching.
Normal—commotion unnoticed? Sect leader watered-down.
Mini-Lu drifted, blocked valley.
Training for them.
Back to Beiluo—train Little Yinglong properly, or raise idiot dragon.
Boom!
Zhu Long fast—closed eyes, sensed all.
Vines shot—spun high, shredding.
Landed, pressed down.
Pressure snapped vines.
Bindings exploded; Little Yinglong shrank, flapped behind her.
Vines ocean.
Formed face—Li Sansi.
Dark cave.
Li Sansi incredulous at surrounded Zhu Long.
Female laugh: "Unbelievable—stronger foundations. Earlier her... Nascent, even ascension!"
Joy, regret.
Chose him—can't switch.
Can't have—destroy!
Golden Core now, Nascent later—trouble.
Boom!
Valley shook.
"What?"
Li roared.
"Kill her."
Controlled—vines burst, charged out.
Zhu Long expressionless at vine-Li face.
Bent knees—launched.
Boom!
Vines exploded.
Shriek—figure collided.
Mini-Lu afar brow raised.
"Li Sansi?"
"Possessed..."
Figure: Li Sansi, tattered robes, vine armor—blades clanging.
"Source aura..."
Mini-Lu surprised—woman pre-death Infant Transformation like Du Longyang.
Li Sansi eerie, unrecognizing—swollen, twisted.
Human? Ghost?
Aura stronger.
Little Yinglong on shoulder fierce—can't show cowardice.
Zhu Long calm.
Felt cold hunter gaze.
"Quick battle."
Mini-Lu afar.
Zhu Long nodded—sensed approaching power.
"Arrogant..."
Twisted Li Sansi sharp.
Palms slammed ground.
Earth writhed.
Vines erupted, weaving cage—no escape.
Compressed...
To crush.
"Stop!"
Mind roar—powerless.
Watched.
Suddenly.
Light from cage.
First, second...
Trembled—exploded, energy roaring.
Metal-tough vines—shattered.
Li Sansi pressing ground—smile froze.
Center: girl lashes trembled, lids lifted.
Opened...
One black, one white pupil!
Boom!
Terror pressure—annihilation.
Possessed Li Sansi palms forward.
Ground exploded.
Vines stacked—vine door.
Cracked under gaze.
"Shatter core! Now!"
Shriek in mind.
Li Sansi stunned, mad laugh.
"Shatter your ass!"
Resisted fiercely—woman couldn't fuse.
Boom!
Vine-covered swallowed in light.
Explosions.
Vines gone.
Light faded...
Li Sansi broken body fell.
Zhu Long panted, closed eyes.
Little Yinglong stunned...
Strong!
Mini-Lu awed—stronger Zhu Long, terrifying pupil art.
Divine ability—hers. Grown: eye open, invert black-white, swap sun-moon.
Zhu Long closed, to smoking Li Sansi.
Hand out.
Grabbed head, dragged to Lu.
Mini-Lu floated.
Sensed mind struggle—patted skull.
"Behave."
Woman quiet—felt invasion threat.
Pat—array bound head.
Woman caged; Li Sansi fainted.
"Go."
Mini-Lu glanced out.
Zhu Long nodded—sensed speed—pinched head, raced out.
Suddenly!
Aura exploded!
"Stop!"
"Leave him!"
Roar with blade intent.
Sharp—cut air.
Distant slash—bisect valley.
Zhu Long frowned—pressure.
But...
Chessboard shadows rose.
Piece fell—clack.
Blade qi in board—shattered.
