After waiting for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lao Li finally calmed his emotions and slowly began to explain to Chen Xuan.
"The Fire Dragon Fruit, as the name suggests, is something only the Dragon clan possesses. I never expected to find such a thing in the small Sunset Mountains. Let me tell you, with the Fire Dragon Fruit, you can directly refine the essence blood of the Flood Dragon. This Fire Dragon Fruit should have been swallowed by the Flood Dragon during its evolution, awakening its Dragon Vein and transforming into a true dragon. But you interrupted it, causing the disappearance of true dragons along with the Fire Dragon Fruit on the continent."
"Lao Li, what are the effects of the Fire Dragon Fruit?" Chen Xuan asked.
"The Dragon Fruit needs to grow alongside a true dragon to mature. For others, it can only be used to enhance one's own strength by improving one's grade. But for someone with the essence blood of the Flood Dragon, it is extremely useful. I'm not excited because we obtained the Fire Dragon Fruit, but because you have the essence blood of the Flood Dragon, and it's already awakened halfway. Without the awakened Dragon Vein, the Fire Dragon Fruit would be of little use to you, at most helping you improve your strength. But when these two things are combined, it's what excites me," Lao Li said with excitement.
"In ancient times, some people obtained the Fire Dragon Fruit, but obtaining the essence blood of a dragon was impossible. In ancient times, the world belonged to true dragons. Who would dare to attract the attention of a true dragon? Combining the Fire Dragon Fruit with the essence blood of the Flood Dragon for simultaneous refinement, your bloodline will transform into a true dragon bloodline, resulting in the Dragonblood Body. Your strength will undergo earth-shaking changes. From ancient times to now, there have been several appearances of individuals with true dragon bloodlines, and each one has become a legendary figure. I never expected to have the privilege of witnessing the birth of one with a true dragon bloodline."
"What is the Dragonblood Body?" Chen Xuan asked.
"Let me give you an analogy. For an ordinary person, reaching the seventh or eighth grade of the acquired realm is already good. Those with better aptitude may reach the Spiritual Martial Realm, and those with even better aptitude may reach the True Martial Realm. But everyone will eventually reach a bottleneck, the peak of cultivation, where they can't progress further. However, the Dragonblood Body is the genius among geniuses. As long as their cultivation has no end, they will have no bottleneck. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Lao Li said with a trembling voice.
"So, you can directly advance as long as you have enough spiritual energy in the future. Isn't that what everyone dreams of?" Lao Li added.
That's why true dragons dominated the ancient world. No matter how talented humans were, they couldn't surpass true dragons in cultivation speed. In ancient times, many people coveted true dragons, but none succeeded.
"Lao Li, you mentioned ancient times. How many years ago was that?" Chen Xuan asked.
"About ten thousand years ago."
"Are there still true dragons now?"
"Since the great war between humans and demons ten thousand years ago, the demons attacked humans, and humans paid a heavy price. The elites of the entire cultivation world were nearly wiped out to drive the demons away. But human cultivation regressed by thousands of years. Since then, true dragons have never appeared again. Maybe they've moved to another dimension collectively."
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"Lao Li, I came from Earth. Are there humans in other dimensions too?"
"The entire universe is vast, and Earth is just a small part of it."
"Lao Li, in the future, when I help you seize a new body and you are reborn, don't let anyone know that I came from Earth. There is no cultivation on Earth. If someone with ill intentions finds out, they might invade Earth. By then, Earth will become a society of slaves; after all, that's my homeland," Chen Xuan said solemnly to Lao Li.
"You can rest assured, kid. I won't tell anyone that you came from Earth. After all, I brought you here," Lao Li said.
"Lao Li, you haven't told me how to become the Dragonblood Body."
"It's simple. You just need to swallow the essence blood and the Fire Dragon Fruit at the same time and refine them simultaneously. During this process, your body may experience severe pain. I'm not sure about the specifics. I read about it in some books. Have you thought it through? If you fail, you might be overwhelmed by the energy of the essence blood and explode. From my perspective, I don't need you to refine it. After all, I still have the chance to seize a new body and be reborn. If you fail, my soul will also dissipate. But I still want to witness the birth of a Dragonblood Body."
Lao Li explained the risks to Chen Xuan.
"High risk accompanies high rewards," a phrase Chen Xuan often said in his previous life. He never expected to encounter such a thing today. If successful, he would transform into a true dragon; if he failed, there would be no chance for a do-over.
"Lao Li, what are the odds?" Chen Xuan wanted to clarify.
"Fifty-fifty!"
He had to gamble. If he didn't succeed, he would meet his end. Chen Xuan recalled a famous saying from his past life. After all, he still had a fifty percent chance.
He took out the essence blood of the Flood Dragon from the spirit ring and placed the Fire Dragon Fruit in his left hand.
"Let's see how it goes."
After saying that, he glanced at the two items.
He swallowed both the Fire Dragon Fruit and the essence blood in one gulp. A huge energy surged from Chen Xuan's body, and his clothes were immediately shredded. He felt like his blood was burning, as if there was a huge fireball raging inside his body.
"Pain..."
The pain Chen Xuan was experiencing now couldn't be described as mere pain; it had surpassed that realm. Not only was his body suffering, but his soul was also enduring torment. Chen Xuan wished he could faint right now to find relief.
But his soul remained clear, enduring the repeated washing of the essence blood's energy on his body. The true energy in his dantian was also undergoing changes, turning from green to golden. The blood in his body was also changing from red to golden, filled with a sacred aura.
After an hour, the blood turned into a pale yellow, still changing. Two hours later, it could be seen that the blood was slightly golden.
Chen Xuan's face was distorted, looking like a demon crawling out of hell. The veins on his body's surface could be seen, with fresh blood wildly surging inside.
Half a day passed, and the pain continued. If a person could be tortured to death, this kind of pain could kill a person a hundred times over. If his soul wasn't still clear, Chen Xuan would probably have died from the pain by now.
His whole body was emitting a faint golden light. If it weren't for his distorted face, Chen Xuan would look like a living Buddha at this moment.
A desolate, ancient, yet sacred aura emanated from Chen Xuan's body. It was the aura of a god, something only gods possessed.
Ninety percent of his blood had turned into gold, and a faint golden color appeared on the surface of his skin. The true energy in his dantian had completely turned into pure gold, and even the few strands of spiritual energy had transformed into gold.
Chen Xuan's aura was rising bit by bit, a sign of a breakthrough. The nearby spiritual energy rushed madly toward Chen Xuan, emptying the spiritual energy within several miles of him.
Even the monsters in the Sunset Mountains looked in his direction. They felt a compelling aura that suppressed them, making it impossible for them to even lift their heads.
The true energy in his dantian was growing rapidly, and his aura was getting stronger bit by bit. His breath was like thunder, and with every exhale, there was a thunderclap.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The rocks in the cave were shaken loose by the airflow Chen Xuan expelled.
Just a little bit more. Chen Xuan felt that his blood was on the verge of completely turning into gold. He persisted. Just a little longer, and he would succeed. Chen Xuan kept comforting himself.
"Thud!"
When the last drop of blood turned golden, Chen Xuan also broke through to the Ninth Rank of the acquired realm.
He roared to the sky, and the sound of his dragon roar spread throughout the Sunset Mountains. A ninth-ranked monster couldn't even muster the courage to stand up and lay flat on the ground, scared by the dragon's roar!
The true energy in his dantian was growing rapidly, his aura was becoming stronger and stronger, his breath was like thunder, and with every exhale, there was a clap of thunder.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The rocks in the cave were shaken loose by the airflow Chen Xuan expelled.
He was just a little bit away from completely turning his blood into gold. He persisted. Just a little longer, and he would succeed. Chen Xuan kept comforting himself.
"Thud!"
When the last drop of blood turned golden, Chen Xuan also broke through to the Ninth Rank of the acquired realm.
He roared to the sky, and the sound of his dragon roar spread throughout the Sunset Mountains. A ninth-ranked monster couldn't even muster the courage to stand up and lay flat on the ground, scared by the dragon's roar!