High Above

In just a blink of an eye, with a sudden gust of wind, the King of the Mountain descended in front of Ian.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw that beautiful and gentle face.

The beautiful woman's long silver-white hair was tied up behind her head, and then fell down her right shoulder like a waterfall, setting off her slender white neck and chest. On the face that can be said to be perfect, there is a pair of soft golden-red eyes, slender and slightly charming, but if you look closely, the hot light in the eyes is like lava, making people subconsciously want to lower their heads and avoid it, but they dare not Make eye contact with him.

Amoknosdil, the king of the Byson Mountains - although she is in the form of a human woman, she still gives people an aura of both beauty and coercion.

To be fair, the most beautiful women Ian has ever seen are Hua An and Gan Song, the goblin masters and apprentices. One has exquisite and perfect details, and the other has a light and earthly temperament. However, the woman incarnated as the King of the Mountain is not willing to give in to others. A kind of maternal gentleness, but also with the majesty of a king.

They are all so perfect that they are not like mortals, just like the agglomeration of all the good things.

After all, it's all pinched.

The Mountain King was wearing an ordinary robe and shawl, no different from the common women in Nanling, but Ian noticed that these robes and shawls were all made of dragon scales and dragon skin, which were enough to withstand the bombardment of alchemical artillery. .

It seems to be self-produced and sold.

"Long time no see, you have actually condensed the Heart Light Body. It is not the way of sublimation through magic medicine of this era, but the way of spiritual asceticism of the civilization in the previous era?"

Immediately after arriving, the Mountain King looked at Ian with some surprise.

She could sense the smell of the original ether and knew that this was the precursor of the Heart Light Body. In theory, it was a brand-new power that could only be obtained at the third level.

You have just advanced to the second energy level and you have already reached the edge of your mental light body?

Real dragons are not that outrageous!

However, because of his erudition, the King of the Mountain knew the spiritual practice methods of the civilizations of the previous era.

She knew that if a person could unite words and deeds, know and act as one, and possess psychic abilities, he might indeed be able to condense the "heart light body" of the civilization of the previous era due to spiritual sublimation...or, in other words, soul projection.

However, this kind of mental light body does not have combat capabilities, and is quite fragile and easily injured.

Not to mention other sublimated people, even slightly stronger sunlight and thunder would cause huge trauma to them, so they were abandoned by the new generation of sublimated people.

However, just because there is no need for magic medicine, anyone can theoretically achieve it, so if it can be successfully achieved, it will prove that this practitioner is incredibly talented!

After all, Ian is not an ordinary person from the civilization of the previous era, but a sublimated person who has the true form of the second-level bloodline in his body, so he can condense some primitive ether and manifest the heart light body.

It is indeed possible in theory.

"It's all about family education." Ian didn't say anything more. He knew that the King of the Mountain wouldn't ask any more questions.

Sure enough, for Ian's simple and almost perfunctory answer, the beautiful silver-haired woman just smiled: "Don't worry, it's a secret. As long as you don't want others to know, I won't tell it."

"You can trust the true dragon's promise."

The Mountain King's voice is gentle and magnetic, slightly hoarse, and very pleasing to people: "I already know the news about the rekindling of the Holy Fire, and I also know that you have obtained the Dragon God's secret healing technique from the Book of Silver Glory... I I believe you won’t deceive me, but can you…”

She raised her finger, put it on her lips, and said apologetically: "Well, how about proof?"

Although the King of the Mountain's words were straightforward, he also knew that such a question was quite 'impolite'.

"As it should be." Of course Ian won't mind. The King of the Mountain has most likely been looking for decades of secret healing methods to treat Xiou. When it comes to the most critical moment, as a mother/father, she cannot be careless. .

"Where's Xio?" Looking around, Ian didn't find any sign of his friend - he thought that the King of the Mountain would at least bring Xio's prosthetic body over this time, but he didn't expect that he didn't come at all. ?

"Xio..." The Mountain King frowned slightly, but in the end, she sighed and said: "She is a little scared. The child, after persuading him for a while before setting off, is now being taken by my body and is still on the way."

"I see."

Ian understands that he is afraid of medical treatment if he is ill for a long time.

Having been ill for too long, he was afraid that the doctor would immediately give him death and give up hope, so he was unwilling to receive treatment... This contradictory mentality proved that Xio was indeed a young dragon.

"These are the healing secrets left by Qiang Steel Dragon." He raised his hand, took out the document from his arms and handed it to the beautiful woman: "As for its prototype, the Dragon God sacrificed fire..."

After the other party took over the document with the rough principles and formulas of the healing method, Ian motioned to the Mountain King to follow him to the Holy Mountain: "As long as you have seen it, you will understand what I mean by 'can cure Xio' This is absolutely no lie.”

The Mountain King didn't say much. She swept her eyes and took in the document that Ian handed her. Then her eyes lit up: "Sure enough, it is the secret method left by the Dragon God!"

Many technologies, many dark clouds and ravines are essentially a matter of thinking.

After all, the Mountain King is also a fourth-level true dragon. She understood the Dragon God's thoughts in an instant: "So that's it, condense your soul and life essence into a seed, and treat the entire body as Become a 'filthy thing that can be discarded', and then activate the psychic field to resonate with the natural psychic field."

"In this way, the toxins in the body will be regarded as an attack and gradually distributed to the entire natural field. It only takes more than ten days to remove more than 80% of the toxins, but If you want to completely eliminate it successfully, you will need a quiet period of about a year!”

"At that time, let the seeds germinate again, take over the purified body, use pure natural essence to repair the injuries... and everything will be restored!"

In essence, it reverses the direction of the high-energy body protection field and continuously purifies the 'injuries and toxins' denied by the 'self'.

It sounds simple, but in fact, to achieve it requires extremely sophisticated psionic and source-plasma manipulation skills.

Not to mention the ‘repair process’ that follows is the real essence.

That is a technique that touches on the highest sublimation skill field of 'source matter conversion'. Ian can only memorize it at the moment. If you really want to operate it, you must at least reach the peak of the third energy level, or even the fourth energy level.

But the real dragon was not hindered. The King of the Mountain looked at it in ecstasy, with light flashing in his beautiful golden eyes, and he was already calculating in his mind how to realize it.

With this secret method, she is 80% confident that she can cure her child!

——But why 80%?

"Your Majesty, the Holy Mountain has arrived."

Ian's voice awakened the Mountain King who was immersed in the ancient dragon's secret method. Elder Manya was waiting here. Ian greeted the old man, and Elder Manya stepped forward, preparing to take the Mountain King to the top of the mountain: " Your Majesty, please, there is the Dragon God Sacrifice Fire in front of you."

But the beautiful woman did not take a step, but stopped in place.

She raised her head and looked at the Holy Mountain with some hesitation, confusion, and even shock.

The Mountain King saw the dragon god's sacrificial fire, and her eyes widened slightly.

——Sure enough, even the king of the mountain would be shocked by this.

Ian and Elder Manya looked at each other. The young man smiled and looked at the slightly gloomy expression of the Mountain King. He chuckled and said: "The Dragon God got the inspiration for the secret method of healing from the sacred mountain fire sacrifice. I believe , with it here, curing Xiou will definitely not be a problem."

"Indeed...the truth is above, this is..."

The beautiful woman stared at the Holy Mountain in confusion. In her eyes, the entire Holy Mountain was covered by an almost substantial spiritual field, and this field was composed of countless densely packed inscription circuits.

If it is a human being, it may not be able to understand it and can only regard it as some kind of natural wonder, but a real dragon can understand it.

This is some kind of spiritual mystery, a specially encrypted artificial field. It is a 'semi-sustainable field' that can only be formed by a fifth-level true dragon who regards nature as clay in his own hands.

This is how a true dragon protects its most precious possessions.

In other words...

“It’s a [treasure]—there’s a piece of [treasure] here?!”

The King of the Mountain almost gasped - in fact, she did, but raised her hand to cover her mouth, barely maintaining the last trace of grace.

The King of the Mountain still attaches great importance to personal image.

Shocked, the beautiful woman turned her head and looked at the smiling Ian in astonishment: "It's unbelievable - Ian, how did you break through the Longyou Mystery Lock, and how did you activate the treasure?!"

"ah?"

Ian was stunned for a moment, and he was a little confused: "I am the Dragon God's messenger, is it difficult to restart the Dragon God's sacrificial fire?"

——Is it possible that this boy is not lying, but is the real messenger of the Dragon God? Otherwise, where would you have the confidence to tell such a heartfelt lie? !

Elder Manya on the side turned his head and looked at Ian with eyes that could only be described as puzzling, but he didn't find any flaws.

It has to be said that the old man's heart was shaken violently for a moment. Ian's acting skills were so perfect that even though he knew the truth, he began to doubt himself, whether he had misunderstood Ian's meaning from the beginning.

Could it be that Ian didn't lie from the beginning... was he really a mountain man? Or the Dragon God’s messenger?

No, no, no, that’s ridiculous…

The success caused Elder Manya to suffer from self-doubt, and of course the Mountain King did not realize that Ian was lying.

She just shook her head in wonder: "It's incredible... Maybe only a genius like you can be recognized by Long You Misuo. Who knows what kind of inheritance conditions a dying real dragon will set?"

"Speak of it, Your Majesty."

At this point, Ian also felt a little strange: "Did you...never know there was a treasure here? I thought you had cooperated with the mountain people for so many years and had already nominally inherited the Dragon God's vast power. Part of the legacy…”

This indeed made him quite puzzled - the Holy Mountain is here. As a true dragon, how could the King of the Mountain not inspect the Holy Mountain?

But it’s not surprising. After all, the King of Mountains doesn’t have a precognitive vision. If he doesn’t directly demolish the holy mountain, who can know what treasures are inside? At most, they just thought that the Holy Mountain was the ruins of a lair that had been completely transformed by Qiang Steel Dragon, and was not considered a precious treasure.

"Of course not. I'm just the mountain owner of the Baisen Mountains. I haven't reached the fifth level yet. How can I inherit the legacy of a fifth-level person?"

In response, the Mountain King shook her head slightly, and she explained to Ian: "We dragon clans do not have jurisdiction over each other, but there are several extremely strict 'consensus' that need to be observed - the most critical of which is the protection of treasures and heritage. In inheritance, even if two real dragons are enemies of each other, they can never plunder each other's property after the other party's death. Instead, they must wait for the other party's heir to inherit and pass the "Duel Application" on Dragon Island to legally obtain the other party's property. property."

"As for the territory of the deceased true dragon, it is negotiated between Long Island and local governments. Generally speaking, disputes are shelved and jointly developed... But the steel dragon Solstner has always had an heir, at least Long Island shows that there is, and we only I can believe it, so I have put it on hold until now.”

"Because of this, we were so happy when we learned some time ago that there might be a second steel dragon in Canaan Moore, and it was probably Solstner's last descendant..."

At this point, the King of the Mountain expressed emotion: "Because only if he agrees, or if he dies, can I inherit Solstna, or what you call Baissen, by protecting the mountain people and commanding the Baisen Mountains." The legacy of the Dragon God.”

"But it's no longer needed now... You have passed the Dragon Blessing Mystery Lock and become the heir to the Holy Mountain. Even Solstner's descendants cannot beat you in terms of inheritance rights."

"This is the Dragon God's messenger..."

Ian was really confused. He didn't feel any Longyou Mystery Lock...unless it was the permissions that the silver chip unlocked when he boarded the body?

Ah this...

Because it was too simple and the silver chip was too strong, he didn't notice...

Next, the inspection about the dragon god's sacrificial fire is very simple.

Arriving at the Dragon Nest Altar on the top of the mountain, the King of the Mountain knew its purifying and healing essence the moment he touched the silver-white holy fire.

She hurriedly took back her hand, her eyes bright and full of hope.

"Hey, Your Majesty, don't you try more?"

Ian said strangely, wondering why the Mountain King only touched it for a moment.

The silver-haired beautiful woman shook her head: "The Holy Mountain has just been activated, and it has accumulated very little energy... The treasure... itself also needs energy, and there is not much energy that can be used for purification and repair."

"As the fourth energy level, if I let the treasure operate at full efficiency for a little longer, the energy will be consumed."

Raising his head, the Mountain King looked to the northeast of the Holy Mountain: "In that case, my child will have to wait for a long time."

"And I can't wait any longer."

Ian can understand this feeling, and this can also explain why the mountain people only hold a grand ceremony every ten years to purify the legacy of the ascendants in the tribe... It is also because of the current power problem of the Shimmer Cradle.

It seems that we have to find a way to optimize the energy system of Shimmer Cradle.

Buzz——Hu——

Not long after, there were bursts of trembling buzzing from the distant sky, the clouds parted, the wind and rain retreated, and what followed was bursts of high-pitched buzzing.

A sword-like dragon shadow appeared in the sky, and on his back was another strange-looking dragon, like a 'monstrous dragon' surrounded and bound by layers of thorn shackles.

The true form of Amoknosdir, the King of the Mountain, and the abnormal dragon Xio Miresca came to the vicinity of the Holy Mountain. The elf Anfa was also on the back of the Mountain King, softly comforting Xio, with a slightly nervous look on his face.

The silver-haired beautiful woman flew into the sky to meet her own body, and then when the Mountain King landed, she used her seemingly small human body to use her power to move the immovable Xio's body to the dragon's nest altar. Anfa also followed.

"Don't worry." He comforted his friend: "This time Ian and Elder Manya have helped us find a way to cure you. As long as you have a little patience, a brand new future is waiting for you..."

It seems that Anfa is playing the role of dragon breeding master this time, and has been enlightening Xio, who is a little timid and dare not act.

In fact, Xio can move on his own - according to Elder Manya, he has a set of mechanical prosthetics to assist in movement. It moves like a big octopus. Although it looks unsightly, it can indeed move, and even... Able to fight, he has acted with Elder Manya many times.

But this time, probably because they were in a hurry, the Mountain King and Xio didn't bring the prosthetic body with them.

Ian is also a little pity, after all, he can't have sex for nothing.

Definitely next time!

【Ian? Elder? 】 Arriving at the altar, Xio's dragon body shook slightly. He couldn't see things in his body and could only use his spirit to sense: "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble again..."

Compared to the self-confidence and cheerfulness when using a human body, the original Xiou is a very sensitive person and is afraid of causing trouble... To put it simply, he has changed from a social nerd to a social phobia.

You are not the same person online and offline at all, which is normal.

"What's the trouble?"

Stepping forward, Ian stretched out his hand and gently touched Xiou's head full of jagged bone spurs: "Since you treat me as a friend, you also saved my life (referring to the time when Xiou and Anfa sent Yi (En was brought to the Dragon Worship Cult by the Magnet Knights), so I will naturally try my best to repay you at the same time."

"This is friendship, you shouldn't say sorry, you should say 'thank you'."

Xio was silent for a while, then he said uneasily: [Thank you? 】

"Yes. You're welcome." Ian responded with a chuckle. After feeling Xio's relief, he turned his head and looked at the tired Anfa.

This green-haired elf has been doing Xio's psychological work these days. The King of Mountains is going to confront the Steel Winged Dragon King, and he has been taking care of Xio's abnormal dragon body: "Besides, you are the one who has worked hard. .”

As a friend, Anfa can be said to be doing his best.

"It should be." The golden-eyed elf wanted to salute to Ian gracefully, but found that his steps were a little shaky and he almost stumbled. Ian helped him sit aside: "Don't force yourself too much, your body is just fine. First level, and not physical. Get some rest."

Anfa glanced at Ian, then shook his head and sat down with a smile: "You have seen a lot of things..."

Ian certainly saw a lot.

According to the conversation between the Purple Maple Knight and Anfa, the family behind Anfa is considered powerful in Canaan Moore. It can even be said that it has considerable power, and he also has a considerable status within the family.

With Anfa's age and status, he is only at the first level. How is it possible? Moreover, he came to Nanling alone to meet his pen pal, even if it was to discuss cooperation, and the other companions were captured by the candle-wielding guards. It is unlikely that this is the lineup.

Not to mention, his dragon-transformation organ is also very weak, at least not as good as Elder Manya...

All kinds of information allowed Ian to draw a conclusion: Anfa's current body is probably also a 'prosthetic body'.

Moreover, the reason why the other party has such a good relationship with Xiou and has continued to be pen pals for such a long time is probably a bit like "sympathizing with each other".

They must have encountered similar problems. It's either void toxin, or some kind of distortion unique to true dragon bloodline.

"Would you like to try it too?"

Ian pointed at the Dragon God Sacrifice Fire like a sales pitch: "It's absolutely effective."

"That will have to wait until the next visit." Anfa shook his head slightly with a smile: "Speaking of this, compared to my next visit to Nanling, it may be faster for you to go to Canaan Moore next time."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Ian couldn't help but be a little puzzled, but soon he realized that Anfa was talking about the steel dragon and the labyrinth under Canaan Moore - the young man suddenly said: "Have you found it?"

"Not yet, but soon. It's right next to Half Moon Lake. Because it's too close to the city circle, it's dark under the lights."

Anfa sighed with a smile: "A lot of effort was wasted, but fortunately we have determined the scope. After finding the entrance, it will be a joint exploration between the two countries. I believe Ian that you will be selected. This is a great achievement and cannot be missed."

"If that doesn't work, you can still use your Dragon Worship Cult quota to enter. The Manya Elders and I will use our authority to fight for a position for you."

With that said, he took out his small notebook from his arms and typed a long number after Ian's name.

The favorability increases a lot.

"Then I really have to say thank you."

Ian's expression moved slightly. He did thank Anfa for thinking about him, but in fact, what flashed through the young man's mind was the precursor to the 'Spiritual Disaster Path', the 'Dark Gold Dragon' that induced his own spiritual disaster inspiration. .

All related to real dragons, all in Half Moon Lake, all underground...

Could it be that the newly born steel dragon, the successor of Baisen Dragon God... is related to the dark golden true dragon?

If that was the case, then he really had to go over and see what was going on.

Just before that...

[Whether you are willing or not, you have to go in today]

Raising their heads, Ian and Anfa heard the commanding voice of the Mountain King. The beautiful silver-haired woman was also standing aside, controlled by the same soul, and said to Xiou seriously: [Ian, Anfa, Elder Manya, and I have spent a lot of effort to cure you... Are you afraid? Who doesn't worry? How could you let down their hard work on you just because of fear? 】

[It’s not that I’m unwilling, mother] Xiou explained in a low voice: [I just... want to wait until I am in the best condition, so that I can solve all the problems in one go]

【How can such a good thing happen? Don't always think about getting it done once and for all. So what if the toxins in your body are solved? 】

The King of the Mountain hates that iron cannot become steel: [The process of your recovery from weakness and recovery after you return to normal is the most important thing... Don't think of becoming fat in one go, you have to move forward step by step, step by step, Only with the true strength of a true dragon can the road under your feet become solid and become a true dragon that can protect yourself in troubled times! 】

[Mother...] Xio was a little overwhelmed: [I just don’t want to drag you down...]

[It’s your thoughts like this that drag me down] The Mountain King shook his head and sighed: [Xio, stop being such a spoiled brat, my mother can’t take care of you for the rest of your life. You have to be strong, dare to try, and face the future! 】

[Hmm...] Xio's weak voice sounded: [I will, mother...]

He was not so much afraid of entering the Dragon God's sacrificial fire as he was afraid of the majesty of his mother at this moment.

——Ninety-nine percent of the problems in this world are caused by the education of the native family.

Looking at this scene, Ian couldn't figure out why the mountain king, who was so reasonable and reasonable when facing himself, Anfa and Manya, became so serious and scary when facing Xio... But if you think about it carefully, there are many parents like this.

It cannot be said that what the King of the Mountain said was wrong. Every word he said was correct and made the right sense. Ian could even hear from it the King of the Mountain's uneasiness about the current situation in the world of Terra. .

Obviously, He himself cannot guarantee that he can protect Xio in the future Terra, so he hopes that Xio can grow up quickly and take care of himself after recovering.

Able to live independently in His absence...

This is the greatest desire of parents for their children.

However, this urgent desire seems a bit aggressive when expressed externally.

——Hey, the problem of children and parents getting along is really a big problem in the world.

Ian thought this way, should he publish a series of educational books such as 'How to be a good mother' and 'How to be a good father' in his memory and send them to the King of the Mountain?

There are indeed problems with Zhenlong's family education, but his mobility is normal.

After Xio agreed, his abnormal dragon body was quickly sent into the Dragon God's sacrificial fire by the somewhat impatient Mountain King.

To be honest, this scene looks a bit like throwing a roasted chicken into the fire...

Even Xiou himself complained, ‘Mom, don’t send me in like this, I can just change my position! ’, but in the King of the Mountain’s insistence, ‘What do you know, such a posture can evenly purify! ’ Next, Xiou was sent into the sacrificial fire for purification in the posture of a roasted chicken.

Anfa couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh secretly, let alone Ian who didn't have so much baggage - he laughed outright, which made Xiou feel embarrassed and annoyed.

Because of this, He was no longer nervous.

But it doesn’t really matter if you’re nervous or not.

Because, the moment the flame touched Xiou, the silver-white holy fire spread all over his body, creating layers of inscriptions.

【ah! 】

The young dragon let out a short cry, but he quickly gritted his teeth and held back - the process of being purified by the shimmering cradle did make Ian feel extremely painful, but enduring pain was Xio's strength.

He has been patient for decades, and the light is right before his eyes. Why can't He be patient a little longer?

At this moment, all kinds of deformed bone spurs on Xio's body were seen melting and flying away under the burning of the Dragon God's sacrificial fire. The originally motionless body of the deformed dragon began to twitch continuously, as if it was like a dead body regenerating. Begins to move - it looks scary, but it actually means that Xio's long-dormant body has been reactivated!

Along with this amazing twitching, the cells in Xiou's body are constantly burning, transforming, expelling toxins and purifying them.

Immediately, a large amount of pitch-black toxins, flesh, and cellular impurities were directly expelled and emerged from his body surface, like dirt and black mud, which were purified into ashes by the flames.

A large amount of distorted flesh and blood was directly destroyed, eliminated, and then replaced by brand-new flesh and blood that was regenerated again.

Although it is extremely painful, I have to say that the treatment of the Dragon God’s Sacrifice Fire… is visibly effective!

Although Xio is at the third energy level, it is just a matter of soul and true dragon essence. His body of a deformed dragon does not have so much energy that needs to be supplied by the dragon god's sacrificial fire, so it is easier than expected.

"The decontamination will probably last a week or two... half the time than planned."

Ian confirmed this through the system of Shimmer Cradle: "The situation is very stable. Your Majesty, do you want to keep watching?"

【ah. certainly】

The silver dragon and the beautiful woman simultaneously stared at Xio, who endured pain and continued to transform in the flames.

He stared intently and murmured to himself: [I will always watch...watching His rebirth]

[My child... I believe that He can succeed and transform successfully. I want to watch the arrival of that moment, the moment of rebirth! 】

——If you speak like this when Xio is awake, your favorability level will at least increase a lot!

Ian complained in his heart, but he couldn't force the real dragon to stop being a mother. It was indeed difficult to be a father and a mother at the same time.

He turned his attention to the systems of Shimmer's Cradle.

Speaking of which, he was quite surprised as to what kind of monster left behind the void toxin on Xiou... In this atmosphere, it was hard for Ian to ask the King of the Mountain directly. It would be too much to wait until Xiou finished his treatment. Late, Ian's curiosity couldn't be restrained.

The Glimmer Cradle System, which was a part of the Silver Chip in the past, should be able to identify its true nature, right?

With this idea in mind, Ian quickly got the answer from the cradle system.

[Subspace Demonic Poison]

[Virtual Realm Invader, the biotoxin of subspace demons, will continuously decompose everything of the poisoned person from both the body and soul. It is extremely contagious and will spread through the bloodline and even the similarity of the soul. It has both mold and form. Special sub-soul poison]

[The subspace demon is a strange species born in the abyss of subspace. Because its existence is too dangerous and does not comply with the "Fire Civilization Protection Agreement", it will be transferred to the "Dangerous Life Supervision Area" for care]

"Demon?" Ian repeated the word in his mind, and then his eyes widened: "Subspace demon?!"

"Emotional Terra, a world of swords and magic on the surface but actually a sci-fi post-apocalyptic world, are there really demons?!"

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