Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 315: Dragon Vein Activated, the Three Lives Mirror Awakens
"Sister, what is this thing?"
The Golden Small Sword circled the dark mass, flying back and forth curiously. It sniffed and sniffed, as if trying to discern its secrets.
The Dragon Spirit also opened its large, curious eyes. It blinked a few times and said in a cute, childlike voice, "I feel like this aura is a little familiar, like I’ve encountered it before..."
It sank into thought, but for the life of it, couldn’t remember where.
If even the two little ones, with their innate Spiritual Object legacies, couldn’t figure it out, then Song Wanning certainly couldn’t.
All she knew was that while she was blocking the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, this dark object had suddenly appeared and swiftly burrowed into her body.
And right after that, her Tai Chi Diagram had undergone a dramatic transformation...
Unable to find an explanation, Song Wanning didn’t dwell on it and decided to just put the dark mass away for now.
Shortly after, the shares of benefits promised by the various great families began to be delivered one by one.
In addition to the original families, several others heard the news and made special visits to Song Qingyun, hoping to also benefit from the dragon ley line.
As for the smaller families, they each presented tribute to the great families, forging connections level by level.
Not a single family was willing to be left out. In just a few short days, all the influential families of the Human Clan had chosen to pledge their allegiance.
What surprised Song Qingyun the most was that all the various Sects had also chosen to cooperate, though on second thought, it seemed only logical.
After all, his daughter’s display of immense power had utterly shattered any wishful thinking they might have held.
Combined with the temptation of the dragon ley line, the offer was simply irresistible.
He first went to Song Wanning to ask for her opinion. After all, the dragon ley line belonged to her, so her consent was necessary.
Furthermore, each family would offer up twenty percent of their profits, with ten percent going directly to Wan Ning. This was a decision everyone had unanimously agreed upon.
Naturally, Song Wanning wasn’t about to turn down money. After all, she had no idea what to expect after her ascension.
It would be good to have some extra Spirit Stones on hand.
Thus, she asked that the families’ contributions be converted into top-grade spiritual stones; she had no need for the other items.
Once everything was settled, she returned to the location of the dragon ley line.
"Go on, little one!"
Song Wanning gently patted the Dragon Spirit’s head.
The obedient Dragon Spirit nodded excitedly and, with a WHOOSH, shot toward the dragon ley line.
BOOM—
With a colossal bang, the dragon ley line began to rumble and tremble.
Instantly, an unfathomably vast and profound aura washed over the area.
RUMBLE—
The entire Human Clan Territory began to shake violently, terrifying the populace. Everyone thought it was an earthquake.
ROAR—
A low, ancient dragon’s roar echoed out.
The sound grew progressively louder, piercing through the ground and soaring straight into the heavens.
In that moment, the entire Human Clan Territory heard the soul-shaking dragon’s roar.
"Heavens, it’s a dragon!"
"It’s a dragon!"
The shock was followed by a wave of pure ecstasy. Everyone knew: Venerable Song was awakening the dragon ley line!
ROAR—
The dragon’s roar pierced through everyone’s Sea of Consciousness, shaking them to their very souls.
In the next instant, countless streams of incredibly dense Spiritual Energy erupted from the ground, gushing out in a frenzy.
The people were stunned once more, then erupted into cheers.
At the same time, something stirred again in a corner of her Storage Ring.
Song Wanning raised an eyebrow and quickly took out the Three Lives Mirror, which was emitting a hazy, precious glow.
The Three Lives Mirror, which had only been glowing faintly, suddenly erupted with an intense, blinding light.
Song Wanning instinctively raised a hand to shield her eyes, but the light shot toward the heavens like a sharp sword.
The moment it pierced the clouds, it blossomed into seven-colored auspicious clouds. Centered over the Song Family estate, they spread rapidly in all directions.
In just a few short minutes, they had completely enveloped the skies of the entire Cultivation World.
Spirit Race, Demon Clan, Demon Race, Human Clan...
All living beings witnessed the endless splendor of the auspicious clouds. Regardless of the local weather, the sky everywhere instantly became clear and boundless, bathing the world in light.
"Gasp! What is that?"
"It looks like it’s coming from the Song Family!!!"
"Heavens, look! The entire Song Family estate is enveloped in auspicious clouds!"
To be enveloped by five-colored auspicious clouds... one didn’t need to be a genius to know it was a most auspicious omen!
One miraculous sign after another appeared. The cultivators’ hearts surged with emotion, their faces flushed with excitement.
From this day forward, the Cultivation World would no longer be a land of depleted Spiritual Energy...
This meant that far more people now had a hope of ascending.
Many people were so overcome with emotion that they began to weep.
...
Meanwhile, Ye Chuxue and Gu Qingyuan, who had finally managed to take refuge in the Demon Clan’s territory, also noticed the phenomenon.
Back when Ye Chuxue’s cultivation was crippled, Gu Qingyuan had exhausted nearly all his power to save her. Not only did his cultivation plummet to the Early-stage Nascent Soul realm, but his black hair had turned completely white overnight.
He had managed to save her, and later, they had chanced upon a Soul Shaping Grass, which allowed him to rebuild her Spirit Root. Only now was she finally back on the proper path of cultivation.
But...
After entering the Demon Race’s forbidden lands, they had picked up a unique aura that caused demon beasts to discover them frequently. They had faced death on several occasions.
Although they had managed to gain some benefits from these encounters, the incessant danger left them mentally and physically exhausted. Unable to endure it any longer, they had no choice but to risk heading for the Human Clan Territory.
Who would have thought that upon their arrival, they would see a Memory Stone recording of Song Wanning’s "divine might," a sight that nearly scared them to death.
Song Wanning’s combat prowess was peerless. She could kill a Divinity Transformation cultivator at will. Dealing with them would be as easy as swatting a fly.
And with the Song Family now dominating almost the entire Human Clan, if they were to be discovered...
The consequences were simply too horrible to imagine.
Gu Qingyuan and Ye Chuxue’s eyes burned red with hatred, but they had no choice but to flee the Human Clan and head for the territory of the Demon Clan.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to go to the Spirit Race’s territory; it was that the Spirit Race had always been isolationist. They were single-mindedly focused on absorbing Spiritual Energy and the essence of the sun and moon to cultivate, and they rarely interacted with the outside world.
So, aside from the Demon Clan, they had nowhere else to go.
After all, so much time had passed. The Demon Clan had surely given up hunting them by now.
But just as they reached the border of the Demon Clan’s territory, they saw the five-colored auspicious clouds suddenly appear in the sky.
In the past, Ye Chuxue would have certainly thought that some great, heaven-sent opportunity was about to appear.
But now, looking at those clouds, her heart began to pound uncontrollably, so violently that she became flustered, short of breath, and unsteady on her feet.
"Chuxue, what’s wrong?"
Gu Qingyuan also felt a deep sense of unease, but it was nowhere near as intense as Ye Chuxue’s. He was shocked to see her face deathly pale and beaded with sweat.
Ye Chuxue’s long fingernails dug into Gu Qingyuan’s arm as waves of panic washed over her.
"This is bad... I have a very bad feeling..."
"Master, I... I’ve never felt so panicked before. I feel like something terrible is about to happen..."
As she spoke, tears began to stream down her face unconsciously.
A sense of terror unlike anything she had ever experienced washed over her.
Ye Chuxue kept shaking her head, tears streaming down her face, which thoroughly frightened Gu Qingyuan.
"Come on, let’s find a place to rest."
He swept Ye Chuxue into his arms and strode toward a nearby cave.
"Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, you’ll be fine..."
His arms, holding Ye Chuxue, trembled slightly. Gu Qingyuan didn’t know why his own steps felt so heavy.
