In the end, Miao Yi decided to check out the dragon cave first.
Firstly, he wasn't sure if he should throw the two stone eggs into the Dragon Flame Pond. Secondly, he couldn't be a hundred percent sure that this was the Dragon Flame Pond. Although it looked like a Dragon Flame Pond, who knew if this was a fire pond similar to the Dragon Flame Pond? What if there were more than one? Even if he wanted to throw it, he had to at least confirm the location first. After all, this was something the Phoenix Clan had entrusted to him. It would be unfair to his conscience if he did it half-heartedly.
Thus, he put the two stone eggs away.
When he raised his head to look at the several zhang tall flame dragon, the ancient and ferocious dragon head had once again transformed into a dragon. Miao Yi didn't notice the change at all. He turned his head to look around, then walked towards the cave on the left behind the eight seats in the grand hall.
Within the flames of the Roaming Dragon, a pair of intimidating fiery eyes could be vaguely seen as they watched Miao Yi, who was looking around, disappear.
The cave on the left and right side of the grand hall were connected. The map Ling Lan gave Miao Yi only had a rough outline of the outside of the dragon cave. There wasn't a detailed map of the interior, so Miao Yi was wandering around blindly.
Unlike the Phoenix Nest, the interior of the Dragon Cave was like a labyrinth. Every path was almost exactly the same. Miao Yi, who was wandering left and right, quickly became dizzy and lost his way. He didn't even know where he was in the Dragon Cave.
A red-haired man sitting cross-legged in a lone cave slowly turned his head to look at Miao Yi, who walked in with a stern expression.
This wasn't the first time Miao Yi had accidentally entered someone else's cultivation area. When he got lost, he would always end up in someone else's room by mistake. But this time was different. Feeling awkward, Miao Yi tried to borrow a path with a stern expression. The interior of the cave was too confusing for him. He couldn't find his way back to the grand hall, so it was better to just leave from someone else's room.
It wasn't that he didn't know how to ask for directions. The problem was that no matter how many red-haired men or wild red-haired women he asked, none of them paid any attention to him. No matter what he said, they just looked at him silently, or closed their eyes after glancing at him. They all looked like mutes with their mouths sealed.
This was the first time he encountered something like this. If Ling Lan was the only one here like the Phoenix Nest, he might have already made his move. 'Bastard! How infuriating!
Under the red-haired man's watchful eyes, Miao Yi left the cave and came out from the other side. The intense heat hit him in the face again.
Standing halfway up the mountain, Qin Lie could once again see the vast scenery of the Eternal Heaven Valley. Miao Yi heaved a sigh of relief and prepared to return to the grand hall. After all, he hadn't seen a second 'Dragon Flame Pool' even after walking around for so long. He guessed that the fire pool in the grand hall must be the so-called Dragon Flame Pool.
After walking a few steps towards the entrance of the dragon cave in the east, he suddenly looked up at the ceiling that was billowing with thick smoke. He touched his chin and decided to check out the situation of the Evil Source first. He wanted to see if there was anything hidden in the Evil Source.
He often hunted for treasures, so he knew a thing or two about exploring mysteries.
From a certain perspective, he was a decisive person. He quickly leaped onto roofs and vaulted over walls, heading straight for the top of the mountain.
Miao Yi arrived at the crater of a volcano that was emitting thick demonic energy. He examined his surroundings for a moment, then invoked his arts to protect his body with the Heart Flame, and immediately jumped down. He really couldn't find the way to the Evil Source without anyone leading the way. The inside of the dragon cave was like a maze, and there were too many people. It wasn't easy to invoke his arts to search around, so he decided to take a shortcut by climbing to the top of the mountain.
There were many branches below the main path, and Miao Yi knew that they led the demonic energy to various rooms in the cave. This was similar to the Phoenix Nest. He naturally wouldn't force his way through those that were too small for a person to fit in. He would only take the main branch and walk in the direction of the demonic energy. It shouldn't be wrong.
After a bit of effort, he finally jumped out of a hole and flashed out of the tornado-like demonic energy. He landed in a huge underground palace that was a few times bigger than the main hall of the dragon cave.
Before he even landed, he was shocked by the situation inside the underground palace.
Eight huge stone couches were scattered around the underground palace. Each of the couches was emitting thick demonic energy. There were two of the four types of demonic energy — Slaughter, Resentment, Malice, and Death.
What shocked Miao Yi the most was that behind the eight stone couches, there were eight huge coiled skeletons. The skeletons were like small mountains, and were obviously the skeletons of eight giant dragons. On top of the pile was a frighteningly empty and ferocious dragon head. Naturally, they were also skeletons.
Standing in the middle of the eight stone couches, Miao Yi felt as though he was being stared at by eight pairs of deep, empty eyes. The feeling of being hidden behind the eight demonic energies felt as though they were still alive, and it made one's hair stand on end.
After thinking about it, Miao Yi let out a sigh of relief. He looked around and pondered, 'Could these be the skeletons of the eight Dragon Clan's Guardian Dragon Gods?'
Judging from the numbers, it should be similar, but he couldn't be sure.
He walked out from between the stone couches, and circled around the eight coiled skeletons to examine them. He discovered that underneath each of the eight skeletons was a pile of large scales. The scales were of different colors, and were divided into eight different colors. He guessed that they were the scales of the eight dragon skeletons when they were alive.
Finally, he stopped in front of one of the skeletons. He discovered that the skeleton was as white as jade, and it even had a luster to it. It faintly emitted an intimidating aura, and was clearly not ordinary. He reached out and grabbed one of the bones, wanting to test how hard it was.
Normal strength wouldn't be able to break it. He invoked his transcendence energy to test it out, and discovered that the bones were extraordinarily hard. He didn't dare to go too far and crush the skeleton, so he took out the Red Crystal Sword and poked it. It was really hard. He couldn't even leave a mark on it if he used less strength. He gradually invoked his transcendence energy and poked it harder.
As he strengthened his transcendence energy, the dragon skeleton in front of him suddenly let out a creaking sound.
Miao Yi was stunned. He slowly raised his head to look up, and his eyes gradually widened. The dragon skeleton tilted to one side, and with a loud rumble, it fell to the ground. The complete skeleton was instantly shattered into pieces. It wouldn't have mattered if it fell, but the skeleton was too big, and a part of it smashed into the demonic energy that was spinning like a tornado.
Miao Yi could only watch helplessly as the tornado tossed the shattered bones into the air. The other seven dragon skeletons were instantly caught in the crossfire, and the scene was so tragic that one could hardly bear to look at it. The ground was littered with broken bones.
Fortunately, Miao Yi's reaction wasn't slow either. He raised both his hands and quickly invoked his transcendence energy to seal the hole in the tornado, peeling away the bones that were about to be swept away. Otherwise, if they were to be blown away and fall into the lava outside, it wouldn't be possible for him to put the collapsed dragon skeleton back together.
A huge dragon's head fell in front of Miao Yi. As it flipped over, the antlers supported it on the ground.
After all the broken bones fell to the ground, Miao Yi looked at the mess on the ground and was a little dumbfounded. He felt that this shouldn't have happened! The Red Crystal Sword wouldn't even be able to pierce through the skeleton even if he used too little strength. How could it fall apart so easily?
Thinking of the Red Crystal Sword, Miao Yi looked at the sword in his hand. Suddenly, he heard the sound of urgent footsteps coming from outside. He immediately panicked, and quickly put the sword in his hand back into the storage bangle. Right now, it was too late for him to climb up to the high ceiling and climb out from the hole above. The people had already arrived.
At the entrance of the underground palace, several red-haired men and red-haired women appeared. There were four men and four women, and when they saw the scene before them, their eyes widened in shock.
Standing in the middle of the pile of broken bones, Miao Yi felt extremely awkward. He knew that it was impossible for him to deny it. He was the only one here. If it wasn't him, then who else could it be? He could only obediently cup his fists and apologize, "Everyone, I didn't do it on purpose. I will think of a way to restore them!"
If he really couldn't do it, then he would have no choice but to accompany them to the end.
The eight men and women were furious. Each and every one of them charged towards Miao Yi with eyes that looked as if they were about to spit fire. There really were flames flickering in their eyes.
But right at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew in from outside the underground palace, carrying with it a faint whistling sound.
The eight men and women seemed to instantly restrain their anger. The flames in their eyes dimmed, and they no longer paid any attention to Miao Yi, who had taken out his spear and was on guard. One by one, they buried their heads in invoking their arts and swept the scattered dragon skeletons into their storage bangle. Not even the tiniest scrap was spared.
During this time, Miao Yi finally realized why such sturdy skeletons had collapsed so easily. It was because these dragon skeletons were pieced together in the first place. The skeletons seemed to have suffered a severe attack, and many parts of them were covered in cracks.
Logically speaking, there was no reason for a normal person to make a move on a bunch of skeletons. It was most likely that these skeletons had suffered severe injuries when they were alive.
But then again, if a certain someone hadn't invoked his arts to shake them, they wouldn't have collapsed so easily. The eight dragon skeletons didn't have any transcendence energy or defensive capabilities.
Miao Yi felt a little nervous. He didn't think that he would accidentally cause such a disaster. He also didn't know if the eight dragon skeletons really belonged to the eight Dragon Guardian Gods. If they did, then it would be a little too much.
After the eight red-haired men and women were done cleaning up the skeletons, they didn't even look at Miao Yi. They turned around and left. They didn't make things difficult for Miao Yi at all.
After the eight dragon skeletons were gone, the underground palace suddenly became much emptier.
Miao Yi glanced at the holes on the eight stone benches that were spewing out the evil source. He had originally planned to go down and search for treasures, but now that he had caused such a disaster, he temporarily gave up on that idea. He looked at the holes in the dome above, then looked at the exit of the underground palace. In the end, he decided to go through the main entrance instead of sneaking around. He was prepared to take another shortcut.
When he reached the upper passageway, he sweated profusely again. It turned out that the exit was at a fork in the road behind the main hall. It was a path that he hadn't chosen before, and he had to climb up the 'chimney' like a thief.
He made his way back to the main hall, where the flames of the Roaming Dragons were still burning. Miao Yi then walked to the side of the Dragon Flame Pool and took out two stone eggs. He raised his hand and was about to throw them into the pool. Who asked the phoenix nest to not explain the situation of the Dragon Flame Pool to him? Even if he was wrong, he couldn't be blamed.
However, after throwing them a few times, he still couldn't throw them. He still felt that it was a little too careless to do so. He couldn't confirm whether this was the Dragon Flame Pool or not. In order to make it easier for him to cultivate, Ling Lan had given him the Heart of Fire and Ice before, which made it easier for him to cultivate for five hundred years. When Ling Lan sent him off, she had arranged a suitable path for him to travel through. Yet, he was so perfunctory that he couldn't justify himself!
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