Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 66 - Superior Spirit Stone

In the Martial Ancestor sect, everyone knew the name Tang Le.

Although not many had actually seen him, everyone knew he possessed a Poison Physique that could turn a genius into an idiot. The Sect had already confirmed this through experimentation. Among all the disciples in the Martial Ancestor, only Chu Lingjun, Shangguan Pojun, and Tuoba Beast, who had cultivated an Earthly Body, were immune to the harm of his Poison Physique. Therefore, even disciples with a higher Martial Arts Realm than Tang Le were extremely wary of him and kept their distance.

Qiu Ming never imagined he would be so unlucky as to encounter the one person he most wished to avoid.

"See? The power of a bad reputation is quite something, isn’t it?" Tang Le chuckled.

Long Chen touched his nose and couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.

"These are your Human Martial Beads. I can give your friend here a free ride to the Martial Institute, but you have to get off the boat!" Qiu Ming said, taking out a Storage Bag.

Tang Le quickly waved his hands. "Senior Brother Qiu, don’t panic. I have no intention of harming you. You can’t possibly ask me to swim back, can you?"

"That’s out of the question! Rumor has it that just being near you can cause someone to lose their aptitude, or even their intelligence!" Qiu Ming flatly refused.

Loss of intelligence... Long Chen couldn’t help but chuckle. He completely understood Qiu Ming’s fear. If one were to lose their intelligence, wouldn’t they become a fool? No amount of aptitude would be useful then. It seems that kid Tang Le has scammed his fair share of people in the past. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so infamous.

"Just focus on steering the boat. With me here, he won’t dare to try anything," a familiar voice suddenly rang out. Chen Yao appeared, stepping across the water’s surface before leaping lightly onto the boat.

Seeing that Long Chen was safe and sound, the heart that had been caught in her throat finally settled.

"Senior Sister Chen... oh no, Steward Chen!" Qiu Ming hastily saluted and corrected himself. As the former Senior Sister of the Human Institute, Chen Yao had only recently been relieved of her disciple status, so many disciples had not yet grown accustomed to calling her Steward.

"It’s a good thing you arrived, or the First Division would have lost another disciple," Tang Le joked.

At these words, Qiu Ming’s heart pounded with fear, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

"Junior Brother Tang, please don’t be angry. I apologize for my rudeness earlier," Qiu Ming said, gritting his teeth as he bowed his head. For a dignified First-class Disciple at the War Ancestor Realm to submit to a Third-class Disciple at the War Master Realm—this was a first for Qiu Ming. But what could he do? Tang Le had a Poison Physique. He didn’t want to get scammed, but he couldn’t force him off the boat, so he could only endure it!

"Keep a low profile! Otherwise, you’ll provoke everyone’s anger, and they’ll conspire to kill you," Chen Yao warned coldly, showing no fondness for him. If Tang Le hadn’t helped Long Chen suppress the C Institute disciples, Chen Yao really wouldn’t have wanted to waste another breath on him.

"That’s true. See, Steward Chen really cares about me," Tang Le chuckled.

Chen Yao shot him a cold glance before turning to Long Chen. "What do you want to get at the Martial Institute? I’ll go exchange it for you. You shouldn’t go."

Hearing this, Qiu Ming’s gaze flickered as he gave Long Chen a deep look. It was unbelievable that Chen Yao cared so much for this newcomer! And even Tang Le was with him, showing no intention of harming him with his Poison Physique!

"I plan to exchange for some Elixir Pills and Spiritual Medicine. Since I’ve come all this way, there’s no need to trouble Steward Chen." Long Chen cupped his fists. He naturally understood Chen Yao’s intentions; she was simply afraid he would offend a First-class Disciple. Then he’d be forced into a life-and-death duel and suffer a miserable death on the stage.

"Brother Long, you don’t want to trade for impurity-free Superior Spirit Stones? You only want Elixir Pills and Spiritual Medicine?" Tang Le asked, quite surprised. "Although Elixir Pills greatly aid in cultivation progress, increasing the speed of Realm advancement far beyond that of Spirit Stones, all Elixir Pills have toxic properties. If you rely on them to advance your Martial Arts Realm, it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on your combat power over time!"

"Fatty Tang is right," Chen Yao said, her expression becoming earnest. "You can get some Healing Pills to keep on hand, but you should exchange the rest of your Human Martial Beads for Superior Spirit Stones. Also, you need to cleanse the impurities from your body. Your Realm isn’t high right now, so there’s still time. You must not use Elixir Pills to advance your Martial Arts Realm anymore. I know you want revenge as soon as possible, but you can’t be too hasty, lest you end up harming yourself before you can even get your revenge!"

The word ’revenge’ made Tang Le’s eyes narrow, and he grew very curious about who Long Chen’s enemy was.

"Superior Spirit Stones have no impurities?" Long Chen frowned slightly. Dragon City only had Lower Grade Spirit Stones, and not many of them. The impurities in Lower Grade Spirit Stones are too numerous, and the amount required by my Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Body is immense. Considering these two points, using Elixir Pills to condense Dragon Blood is a better option. I already experimented with this back in the Long Family. Condensing Dragon Blood by consuming Qi and Blood-type Elixir Pills is indeed faster than using Lower Grade Spirit Stones!

"Correct! Superior Spirit Stones contain no impurities, and their Spiritual Energy is the purest and most potent, making them perfect for cultivation," Tang Le calculated aloud. "Your 180,000,000 Human Martial Beads can be exchanged for 18,000,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones, 1,800,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones, or 180,000 Superior Spirit Stones. Based on your current Martial Arts Realm, 180,000 Superior Spirit Stones should be enough for you to enter the War Maniac Realm. You could even break through about five layers at once, reaching the War Maniac Fifth Layer Heaven!"

Hearing this, Long Chen raised an eyebrow. The breakthrough requirements for the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Body are different from those of ordinary people. Whether 180,000 Superior Spirit Stones would even be enough for me to reach the War Maniac Realm is still an unknown. Still, since Superior Spirit Stones are impurity-free, it’s worth exchanging for some to test them out. I want to see which is stronger and weaker for condensing Dragon Blood: the stones or the pills.

Suddenly, Xia Duoduo’s voice entered Long Chen’s mind. young master, using Superior Spirit Stones to condense Dragon Blood may not be as fast as using Elixir Pills, but the quality of the condensed Dragon Blood will undoubtedly be stronger! However, your Constitution’s breakthrough requires an enormous amount of resources. If you rely only on Spirit Stones, it will be very difficult to advance your Martial Arts Realm quickly. Moreover, when you condense Dragon Blood using Elixir Pills, you can still purge the impurities later through hard work. The end result is no different from using Spirit Stones. It’s just that until the impurities are cleared, your combat power won’t be at its peak, and you’ll waste a lot of time on cleansing.

Long Chen nodded silently. It seemed both Spirit Stones and Elixir Pills had their pros and cons. Using Elixir Pills to condense Dragon Blood was faster for advancing his Martial Arts Realm, but he would still have to spend time clearing out the impurities later, or his combat power would be affected. Using Spirit Stones to condense Dragon Blood was a bit slower, given the immense needs of the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Body. However, despite being slower, the quality of the condensed Dragon Blood would be higher, saving him a great deal of time he would otherwise spend removing impurities.

"Steward Chen, are we going or not?" Qiu Ming couldn’t help but ask, seeing that both Long Chen and Chen Yao were silent.

Chen Yao waved a hand for him to wait, then looked at Long Chen and said, "Give me the Human Martial Beads. I’ll exchange them for you!"

Just then, a pleasant voice drifted down from the riverbank. "Sister Yao, why bother so much with this boy? Since he wants to go to the Martial Institute alone, just let him. When he gets bullied, he’ll learn to regret it."

The group looked up and saw the graceful figure standing on the bank—it was none other than Tuoba Jiao.