"With this Dao Lineage, one can enter Ascending the Tower!"
Clouds obscured the way, the path ahead was vast and uncertain.
Jiang Yuechu did not look back.
As for what that Old Flood Dragon had done, she did not care.
When a master walks in front, there is no reason to turn around and look at a dog repeatedly.
After crossing the thousandth step, the gentle breeze that had brushed her face turned into a crushing weight.
Two thousand steps.
Three thousand steps.
The pressure finally revealed its true fangs.
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly.
Her running speed, which had been swift, now slowed down involuntarily.
With every step she took, she had to pause for a moment on the stairs.
Only by shedding the backlash force could she take the next step.
Four thousand steps.
Jiang Yuechu stopped.
She looked up at the cloud ladder above, which still showed no end.
Her breathing became slightly heavy.
"It is a bit heavy."
The young girl whispered softly.
To put in twice the effort for half the result is not the act of a wise person.
Besides.
Since this is called the Dragon Ascending Platform, it should have the demeanor of a Dragon.
Jiang Yuechu took a deep breath, no longer forcing herself.
Boom—!!!
Five-colored divine light erupted from the acupoints all over her body, with a thousand strands of auspicious energy instantly engulfing her figure.
The next moment.
A five-colored True Dragon, several zhang in length, burst out from the light.
Five-colored auspicious clouds supported its feet, and ten thousand rays of rosy light protected its body.
Jiang Yuechu became the Incarnation of a True Dragon, coiling in mid-air.
A strange scene unfolded.
The suffocating pressure from just a moment ago vanished completely the instant she transformed into the Dragon body.
Not only was there no pressure, but there was even a sense of intimacy.
A flash of realization crossed Jiang Yuechu's slit pupils.
This True Dragon remnant shell suppresses mongrels.
When a True Dragon ascends the platform, why would there be a need for trials?
Since there are no obstacles, why bother climbing step by step?
Jiang Yuechu felt reassured and lashed her dragon tail violently.
Boom!
The air exploded.
The wind whistled, and the clouds and mist were brutally torn apart.
Four thousand steps. Six thousand steps. Eight thousand steps.
It took only a few breaths.
The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth step had already been left behind.
Ahead.
The view suddenly opened up.
The five-colored light stopped abruptly, circled in the air, and then slowly descended.
The radiance faded.
The young girl's figure appeared, landing steadily on solid ground.
Except for her hair being slightly disheveled and her clothes slightly ruffled, she did not even gasp for breath.
Jiang Yuechu straightened her cuffs, then looked up to survey the scenery at the summit of the Dragon Ascending Platform.
Here.
It was above the sea of clouds.
The starry river overhead was brilliant, as if it could be plucked by reaching out a hand.
Beneath her feet was a huge platform, smooth as a mirror, reflecting the starry sky.
And in the center of that platform.
There was a pool of water.
The pool was not large, about a zhang square.
The water surface was calm and ripple-free, appearing as a thick, dark gold.
True Dragon essence blood!
In the center of the pool, a bead was quietly suspended.
It looked somewhat similar to the one the Old Scarlet Flood Dragon had spat out earlier, but it was dark gold all over, flowing with brilliant colors.
Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow.
"Hmm?"
Just as she was about to reach out to take it.
A sudden change occurred.
The dark gold Dragon bead, which had been quietly suspended above the water, seemed to sense something.
The next moment.
The golden light surged.
The bead transformed into a streak of golden light, carrying rolling waves of Qi, and charged straight at Jiang Yuechu's face!
The young girl's expression did not change; she turned slightly.
She pulled her right arm back and clenched her five fingers tightly.
Facing the whistling golden light.
She threw a punch!
The unstoppable golden light was actually smashed backwards by this punch.
It spun around several times in mid-air before barely coming to a stop.
Its radiance seemed to have dimmed a little.
It seemed to have been stunned.
Jiang Yuechu withdrew her fist, her expression indifferent.
She did not like being passive.
Everything in this world, whether human, demon, or such supreme treasures.
There are only things she wants to take.
There are none that are shoved onto her.
If it moves.
It must be she who moves it.
Taking advantage of the moment the Dragon bead was still stunned.
The Figure in Black stepped forward.
Instantly closing the distance.
Jiang Yuechu reached out her palm, grabbed it in her hand, raised it to her eyes, and examined it carefully for a long while.
This thing looked like a rare item.
However...
How should it be used?
Could it be that one has to swallow it whole?
Jiang Yuechu frowned tightly, a flash of disgust crossing her eyes.
She is a human.
She is not a stray dog on the roadside that dares to stuff any random, messy thing into its mouth.
Seemingly sensing the young girl's hesitation.
The dark gold Dragon bead trembled on its own, emitting a low buzzing sound.
Immediately after.
It cautiously struggled free from the restraint of her fingertips.
This time it had learned its lesson and did not dare to charge around like a reckless fool as it had before.
Instead, it floated up slowly.
It tentatively moved forward an inch.
Seeing that the young girl did not raise her hand to strike, it gathered its courage and slowly sank.
Finally.
It stopped in front of Jiang Yuechu's lower abdomen, and through her clothes, tapped gently.
Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow.
"Place it into the Dantian?"
The bead shook up and down, as if nodding.
Jiang Yuechu did not dawdle.
Since it is a divine object, it must have spiritual intelligence.
Besides, it is already in her hand, what kind of trouble could it possibly stir up?
She reached out, cradled the warm, smooth bead in her palm, and slowly brought it close to her lower abdomen, at the Qi Sea.
As soon as it touched the clothing on her lower abdomen, the golden bead suddenly dissipated.
It turned into a wisp of golden thread.
Like water entering the sea, like mist returning to the mountains.
It instantly submerged into it.
Boom—
Waves rose again in the Qi Sea within her body.
The golden thread entered the Qi Sea and condensed again.
Amidst the waves of the Qi Sea, it transformed into a dark gold star.
Quietly orbiting the Great Sun.
In an instant.
Jiang Yuechu's body jolted violently.
A flash of golden light passed through her eyes.
It was as if all things in this world, the mountains and vegetation, and even the starry sky above her head, were a head shorter at this moment.
[ host: Jiang Yuechu ]
[ Realm: Lamp-Lighting Perfection ]
[ Dao Lineage: Dragon Hexagram ]
Hmm?
This is... completing the Dao Lineage?
Jiang Yuechu tried to mobilize her Qi.
There was no earth-shattering change as she had imagined, nor was there the exaggerated boost of instantly becoming a sage.
Lamp-Lighting was still Lamp-Lighting.
There was not even an increase in physical strength.
"Strange..."
Could it be that she was fooled by that remnant intent of the True Dragon?
Is this so-called Dao Lineage just a fancy-looking title?
Jiang Yuechu pursed her lips, inevitably feeling a bit suspicious.
She is a pragmatic person.
All the principles in this world, if they cannot be converted into tangible benefits, are nothing but nonsense.
Just as she was wondering whether to dig the bead out to study it.
Her heart trembled slightly.
A very profound feeling arose from the depths of her Spiritual Terrace.
In the dark, there was a premonition.
This feeling was like traveling on a dark night.
Originally, she was lost in the vastness, not knowing the depth beneath her feet, and could only rely on brute force to stumble forward.
Going wherever she ended up.
This is also why Wild Cultivators in the world, even if they are stunningly talented, often stop at Lamp-Lighting and find it difficult to make any further progress.
The Twenty-Five Orthodox Lineages have long since carved up the paths leading to the Nine Heavens.
Every path has its destiny and its threshold.
Those who are not of this Dao cannot enter this gate.
But now.
The fog before her eyes has dissipated...
With this Dao Lineage, one can enter Ascending the Tower!