Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 288 - 276 The Burial Dragon Stele Surfaces
"Wait!"
Qin Qing suddenly spoke out, and Gu Ming’s hand paused in mid-air.
"Forget it. Let her go, let her leave on her own..." Qin Qing said indifferently.
To let Ye Xin live was not for Ye Xin’s sake, but also because Qin Qing had heard the name Ye Jiang.
Qin Qing felt only disgust toward Ye Xin, but he still had sympathy for Ye Jiang.
Moreover... Ye Xin had once shown Qin Qing the Burial Dragon Stele.
So, considering these two points, Qin Qing decided to let Ye Xin live...
Gu Ming couldn’t help but be startled, then looked towards Zhuiri Ancestor.
Gu Ming dared not listen to Qin Qing’s words outright, although he knew Qin Qing might be highly favored by the Ancestor, but ultimately, it was the Ancestor’s attitude that mattered.
As expected— 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Zhuiri Ancestor simply nodded slightly.
Gu Ming and Yuan Feng then understood the Ancestor’s intent.
"Are you not leaving yet?" Gu Ming barked coldly.
Ye Xin was as if pardoned from a death sentence.
At this moment, she knelt on the ground, her eyes brimming with tears, in a very disheveled state.
Yet, she still kowtowed to Qin Qing once more, then kowtowed to Zhuiri Ancestor... After that, she mustered all her strength to stand up, staggering down from Saint Lake Mountain as if fleeing for her life...
Afterward, Gu Ming and Yuan Feng also escorted Murong Qingsong and his son Murong Hao away from Saint Lake Mountain.
This turmoil had thus come to an end at this moment.
But... in the hearts of Huang Fuhe and others, the ripples left by this incident were not so easily calmed.
"Alright. Everyone here has come for only one purpose, and that is the Burial Dragon Debate!"
"Let’s put aside everything unrelated to the Burial Dragon Debate!"
The Ancestor said to the crowd, "Gentlemen, follow me."
After saying this, the Ancestor went towards the thatched hut where he resided.
Qin Qing, Huang Fuhe, and others followed behind him.
Arriving before the thatched hut, everyone took their seats on the ground.
The ground was covered in green stones, next to the Heavenly Lake where the water was crystal clear and a breeze fanned their faces.
The previously solemn atmosphere seemed to vanish in a moment.
Everyone’s minds also gradually returned to them as they sat together, with the Ancestor sitting among them, everyone eagerly awaiting the forthcoming dialogue.
"Whoosh!"
With a wave of the Ancestor’s hand, the Heavenly Lake, previously calm, suddenly surged.
Then, two columns of water rose from the surface of the lake.
As the columns of water ascended, two dark silhouettes flew out of the lake.
Next, these two silhouettes landed beside the Ancestor.
Everyone focused their eyes and saw that the two silhouettes were two steles!
"Could these two be the Burial Dragon Stele?"
"Correct, these are the Burial Dragon Stele! Does everyone know the origin of the Burial Dragon Stele?"
Zhuiri Ancestor offered a faint smile and posed a question to the crowd.
Most shook their heads to indicate ignorance, while a few shared rumors they had heard.
After listening to the crowd, Zhuiri Ancestor said with a smile, "What you have said is partly right and partly wrong. Of course... even I may not be entirely correct. Although I personally acquired the Burial Dragon Stele, whether it is indeed as the rumors claim is no longer verifiable."
"To my knowledge, the origin of the Burial Dragon Stele is from the hands of a mysterious elder, whom we refer to as the Burial Dragon Elder. During ancient times, a Divine Dragon fell from the ninth heaven to Tian Nian Star, landing deep in the Great Desert beyond Northern Borderlands."
"That place, we call Burial Dragon Valley. The Burial Dragon Elder guarded the Dragon Body for ten thousand years in the valley, observing the Divine Dragon’s daily cultivation and achieving the status of a Martial Saint. He then left behind his cultivation insights, named the Burial Dragon Scripture, inscribed on nine steles..."
"This is the origin of the Burial Dragon Scripture and the Burial Dragon Stele."
"One day, a massive explosion erupted from Burial Dragon Valley. A blue light soared into the sky, taking the shape of a Divine Dragon. Our Heavenly Lake Palace, Snow Eagle Sect, Primordial Spirit Temple, and countless Loose Cultivators from the Northern Borderlands rushed there instantly."
"Our Heavenly Lake Palace obtained two of the nine Burial Dragon Steles, Snow Eagle Sect two, Primordial Spirit Temple three, and the remaining two were seized by Loose Cultivators..."
Upon hearing Zhuiri Ancestor’s words, Qin Qing had a complete understanding of the whereabouts of the nine steles.
Two taken by Loose Cultivators—one was the stele possessed by his master Bai Qiuhe, and the other was the one initially acquired by Ye Xin’s father.
The other seven were within the three Great Sects of the Northern Borderlands.
"Ancestor, since the Burial Dragon Stele was left by a Martial Saint, why haven’t other sects come to contend for it? Like those Ancient Sects or the Great Qian Royal Family..." someone questioned.
Zhuiri Ancestor shook his head, "It’s not that there haven’t been major powers who wanted to seize the Burial Dragon Stele.
However... after examining the stele, they couldn’t find anything special. Moreover, they didn’t need to take the stele; copying the Cultivation Technique was enough..."
Hearing this, Qin Qing roughly understood that some significant powers had indeed visited Heavenly Lake Palace for the Burial Dragon Stele.
They simply copied the Secret Technique and left.
Perhaps the Great Qian Royal Family possessed the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique; it was unclear if they had gathered all the techniques inscribed on the nine steles.
"However, even having the complete set of techniques from the nine steles may not be useful. Cultivating the Burial Dragon Secret Technique is incredibly difficult... and it likely requires a unique bloodline!"
Qin Qing speculated that to cultivate the Burial Dragon Secret Technique to its optimal capacity, one would probably need the Dragon Blood Physique.
It’s not that those without the Dragon Blood Physique couldn’t cultivate it, but they would definitely need to expend more energy and pay a higher price, with the likely outcome being limited achievement.
This was the reason why those Ancient Families didn’t care much for the Burial Dragon Secret Technique.
"Besides... probably only a few people are aware of the secrets inside the Burial Dragon Stele!"
Qin Qing could directly absorb the energy from within the Burial Dragon Stele to enhance his cultivation and transform his Physical Body.
But others were unable to do so.
This might relate to Qin Qing’s Martial Soul and his bloodline.
His Martial Soul was the Dragon Soul, and his body had awakened the Dragon Blood Physique.
It was precisely for this reason that he could absorb that surge of Primordial Energy from within the Burial Dragon Stele.
At this moment...
Qin Qing could distinctly sense two incredibly potent energies within the two Burial Dragon Steles.
Qin Qing was quietly operating the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique.
As the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique was activated... energy from within the two Burial Dragon Steles began to quietly converge towards Qin Qing.
The others, including the Ancestor, were oblivious to the transfer of energy from within the Burial Dragon Steles to Qin Qing.
It seemed they were unable to detect the presence of this energy.
"Those Ancient Powers must have come into contact with these Burial Dragon Steles, but since they did not take them away, it appears that they too failed to discover the secrets within. Perhaps, in their eyes, the Burial Dragon Steles are just ordinary stones that merely bear the inscribed Burial Dragon Secret Techniques by the Burial Dragon Elder..."
As Qin Qing pondered this, he continued to silently operate the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique, constantly refining the energy within the Burial Dragon Stele!
Simultaneously, Qin Qing’s cultivation was rapidly advancing at an extremely fast pace!
