"Ah? A rare species of dragon? But rare doesn't necessarily mean they are strong. After all, if they become rare, it means they can no longer adapt to the harsh environment, "Zhu Minglang said.
"Some species are indeed eliminated by the environment. They are on the verge of extinction because they are weak, but some are on the verge of extinction because they have a unique way of reproducing!" Mr. Koi said.
"What kind of dragon is it?" Zhu Minglang asked.
"There were four Mysterious Beasts in ancient times: the Black Tortoise, the Black Sparrow, the Black Tiger, and the Xuan Long … if I'm not mistaken, it's a Xuan Long!" Mr. Koi said.
"A Xuan Long?" Zhu Minglang did not see any records about the Xuan Long in the books of Master Dragon Shepard.
However, weren't the four Mysterious Beasts that Mr. Koi mentioned the Black Tortoise, the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and the Blue Dragon that represented the four Celestial Poles?
Were the four Mysterious Beasts related to the four Celestial Poles?
"Didn't I just say that the reason why some dragons are rare and extinct is not because they are weak. On the contrary, they are too strong. The Heavens purposely imposed some shackles on them. The shackles of the Mysterious Dragons are that their growth rate is extremely slow," said Mr. Koi.
"Wild dragons grow very slowly, too. Some even take thousands of years to reach maturity, right?" Zhu Minglang said.
"That's right, but do you know how many years it takes for a Xuan Long to reach maturity?" Mr. Koi said.
When Mr. Koi said this, it extended its short fin. It was unknown how it managed to raise a finger like a human. It was clearly a short fin, but it was extremely nimble.
"It takes a thousand years to reach maturity?" Zhu Minglang blurted out in surprise.
Dragons had four stages: Infancy, Growth, Adulthood, and Maturity.
Each stage took a thousand years, which meant it would take three thousand years to reach maturity!
"No, no, no, it's ten thousand years! Every stage of growth requires ten thousand years! "Mr. Koi said.
"…" Zhu Minglang was speechless.
Ten thousand years for one stage of growth?
How many generations would it take for the Xuan Long to enter the growth stage if they were to start raising it from the hatching stage?
Moreover, only mature dragons would begin to mate. Their bodies had been developing for 20,000 years, and their childhood sweethearts would have already turned into fossils!
"That's why wild animals have a Xuan Long, so it's hard for them to grow up," Mr. Koi said.
"Even if Master Dragon Husbandry taught him for a Long Life, it's still hard for him to grow up. Even if I can speed up his growth by a few hundred times in Spirit Realm, that's still a hundred years!" Zhu Minglang shook his head.
This dragon was too weak.
If he wanted to wait for it to fully mature, he would have to compete with his lifespan.
The problem was that the lifespan of humans was limited. Even if they cultivated to Godhood, as long as they were not Righteous Gods, their lifespan would not increase. Even if their lifespan did increase, it would not exceed a thousand years.
Among the demon beasts, there were ancient species, primordial species, and even some Sacred Spirits. Their lifespan was at least a thousand years. Ten thousand years was common, and a hundred thousand years was even more common …
However, very few humans had lived for more than five hundred years. Only a few Gods had lived for more than five hundred years, let alone a thousand years.
He could not afford to waste time!
If he kept wasting time with this dragon, he would definitely bury his entire family tree.
Of course, if a dynasty or family had enough faith, they could worship a Xuan Long. They believed that after tens of thousands of years, with the Xuan Long's protection, the dynasty or family could still prosper.
"The Xuan Long you met is definitely not an infant anymore. I'm guessing it's in the growth stage, and it's about to reach adulthood," Mr. Koi said.
"About to reach adulthood? I'm afraid it'll take at least one or two thousand years?" Zhu Minglang said.
"More or less. The Xuan Long is really strong. As long as you dare to raise it, it'll definitely dominate the world! "Mr. Koi said.
Zhu Minglang agreed that the dragon was strong.
A dragon that was still in the process of growing its teeth was actually able to kill the Ancestor Mammoth. The Ancestor Mammoth was a Beast God, after all.
"My God, you don't have to worry too much about lifespan. Although many of the so-called ancient species have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, or even millions of years, they spend ninety-nine percent of their time sleeping. They're either sleeping in glaciers, snowy mountains, or hibernating under the veins of the earth. Apart from that, there are also some forces that can change the flow of time in this world. They can allow spiritual plants and creatures to cultivate for a long time without changing their lifespan. It's very rare to have a lifespan of a thousand years or ten thousand years of cultivation, "Caiyou said.
"That's right. This lady's understanding is very good. By the way, what's your name again?"
"Mister, this is the seventh time you've asked me. I'm Caiyou."
… …
Mr. Koi held the Xuan Long in high esteem. Moreover, it was very difficult. Zhu Minglang had encountered the Xuan Long because of its heavenly blessing. The Xuan Long's bloodline was probably even higher than the Nüwa's. It was something that could only be chanced upon by luck. Even if it couldn't be raised, it was still a supreme honor to raise it.
"Let's find it first. This little Xuan Long is very cautious. If it wasn't for the fact that one of its inner teeth accidentally fell into the Ancestor Mammoth's flesh, we wouldn't even know what attacked the Ancestor Mammoth," Zhu Minglang said.
It was impossible not to be tempted.
The Xuan Long's bloodline was even higher than the Nüwa's.
Although the flow of time wasn't easy to find, Zhu Minglang had many spiritual contracts. Raising a mythical creature like this wouldn't be a loss.
Of course, the most important thing was that Xuan Long's current strength was already very strong.
If Mr. Koi was right about to reach maturity, the Xuan Long would have a cultivation of close to twenty thousand years. It wasn't as if it had been raised since it was hatched!
As for its intelligence, Caiyou had mentioned before that most creatures with long lifespans would need to enter a long slumber. Therefore, the Xuan Long that had yet to reach maturity wouldn't be as intelligent as some stubborn old monsters. There was no way it could be tamed!
The first step to taming a creature was to capture it.
Zhu Minglang's professional knowledge over the years was actually very strong. He could determine the location of the dragon's den based on the dragon's foraging environment. Of course, the clues were very limited. They needed more time to wander around these dozens of ancient forests and try their best to find traces of this dragon …
Luckily, Caiyou was an expert in this field too. If the two of them worked together, they might have a chance of finding the Xuan Long.
"I have to remind you that the Xuan Long is a nomadic dragon. It won't stay in one place to hunt. Even if there's a den, it's only a tent on the grassland," Koi said.
"The Xuan Dragon will probably change its location every month. If the Ancestral Mammoth is the Xuan Dragon's first hunt in this territory, you guys only have one month at most."
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