I Am Immortal in Great Yu

Chapter 256: Chapter 102: Dragon Pearl (3)

But the Dragon Pearl was perfectly intact, without the slightest damage.

It was truly worthy of the name Dragon Pearl!

Fang Rui was about to step forward.

Just then, the Dragon Pearl suddenly flickered. The Barrier that enveloped the entire Space began to contract, only stopping after shrinking by one or two meters.

He was now exposed, left outside of it.

Fang Rui paused for a moment, then understood. ’Wherever the Dragon Pearl is, it naturally forms a Barrier. But this is tied to its Origin. The Blood Soul just took a small part of the Dragon Pearl Origin, which is why the Barrier it supports has shrunk.’

He didn’t rush back inside. He just stood outside, quietly sensing his surroundings. He found that if he closed his eyes, he could only perceive the faint traces of Yin Qi left behind by the Yin Corpse in the air; he couldn’t detect the energy fluctuations within the Dragon Pearl’s Barrier at all.

"This Dragon Pearl Barrier is like True Essence; it has a natural cloaking effect. The Yin Corpse must have been hiding inside this Barrier before, isolating its Yin Qi from leaking out and thus avoiding detection."

"It’s a good thing I followed the Yin Corpse’s trail, otherwise I never would have found this place!"

As for how the Yin Corpse found this place?

The Dragon Pearl was Extreme Yang, and the Yin Corpse was Extreme Yin. Since Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin attract each other, perhaps there was some kind of connection between them?

Or maybe the Zheng Family ancestor knew some information or clues before he died, and after turning into a Yin Corpse, a lingering will remained, guiding him here by instinct?

The answer to that question was now lost.

Not that Fang Rui cared.

He took a step forward, re-entering the Dragon Pearl’s Barrier. He observed his surroundings and found the space to be quite empty, with everything visible at a glance.

"Huh, the Spiritual Qi here..."

Fang Rui sensed it carefully and discovered that the Spiritual Qi inside the Dragon Pearl’s Barrier was seven or eight times denser than outside.

He should have noticed it earlier, but the air here was suffused with an immense and potent Yang aura, which had masked the Spiritual Qi.

"The core area where the Zheng Family cultivated Spirit Medicines had a Spiritual Qi concentration more than ten times that of the outside world, but it was mixed with extreme resentment and Yin Qi... The Spiritual Qi here, however, is incomparably pure!"

"What a Treasure!"

Fang Rui exclaimed in admiration. His True Essence surged, covering his body as he strode forward, approaching the Dragon Pearl.

As he advanced, that immense and potent Yang aura grew stronger, making him feel hot all over. His face flushed, and his blood flow quickened.

The faint cyan glow of True Essence on the surface of his body also flickered under the pressure.

"No wonder the Yin Corpse couldn’t take the Dragon Pearl. It’s this difficult even for me, a living person. One can only imagine how much worse it would be for a Yin Corpse, which is elementally countered by it!"

Fang Rui braced himself against the immense Yang aura, arrived in front of the Dragon Pearl, and reached out. He formed a large hand of True Essence and used it to seal the pearl.

During this process, the Dragon Pearl’s Barrier in this Space folded in on itself bit by bit, finally retracting back into the Dragon Pearl.

"What a powerful Dragon Pearl!"

Fang Rui looked at the Dragon Pearl sealed by his True Essence and marveled silently. "The True Essence I’m using to seal the Dragon Pearl is slowly being eroded. It’ll probably be broken through in about half a day. I’ll have to constantly reinforce it."

One had to remember, this Dragon Pearl was an ancient antique, yet it still possessed such terrifying power!

’The owner of this Dragon Pearl, that True Dragon, must have been above First Grade. I can’t even imagine what a Realm like that is like.’

Fang Rui shook his head, pulling his thoughts back. ’Truthfully, this is the first real Treasure I’ve obtained since coming to this world. And an ancient one at that. I’ve really hit the jackpot!’

"Right! As the saying goes: a mountain needn’t be high; it becomes magical with a dragon. Where a dragon dwells, there must be great treasures. Even though this is just a Dragon Pearl, there should still be some benefits nearby, right?"

He put away the Dragon Pearl and inspected the surrounding area, looking for anything he might have missed, like Rare Plants or associated treasures.

In one corner, he found quite a few half-gold, half-black stalks of grass, but they had already turned to dust.

"Is this... the Rare Plant, Sunfire Grass?! From the looks of it, it’s been corrupted by Yin Qi. So many Rare Plants... all ruined by that Yin Corpse?!"

Fang Rui’s heart ached with regret.

"The Rare Plant Sunfire Grass corresponds to the Exotic Fruit, Sunfire Fruit. Why isn’t there any here?"

He wondered to himself, and the moment the thought arose, he understood. "That damned Yin Corpse!"

It must be: the Yin Corpse had consumed the Sunfire Fruits, which was how it managed to temper its body to such a degree in such a short time!

"My Sunfire Grass, my Sunfire Fruits."

Fang Rui couldn’t help but sigh. "Sigh, that Yin Corpse... what a wasteful sinner!"

Seeing there was nothing else of value here, he didn’t linger. He left directly, heading up and out of the lakebed.

...

Back on the shore, Fang Rui was no longer in the mood for fishing. He called out to the White-headed Gull, left Mochou Lake, and headed back toward the city.

...

「Fang Mansion, underground chamber.」

After studying it for a while, Fang Rui had a preliminary understanding of the Dragon Pearl.

"If I release the True Essence seal, the Dragon Pearl naturally forms a Barrier about fifty square meters in size. Within the Barrier, no energy will leak out, and it’s extremely difficult to detect with supernatural means!"

"Furthermore, it has the effect of gathering Spiritual Qi. If I were to carry the Dragon Pearl with me, the Spiritual Qi it gathers would be enough to meet my daily needs."

Of course, Fang Rui wasn’t suicidal enough to actually carry it on his person.

Upper Grade Martial Artists and Middle Grade Spirit Masters could sense Spiritual Qi fluctuations. If he did that, it would only be a matter of time before disaster struck.

"However, combined with the Dragon Pearl Barrier’s cloaking effect, I can build a secret base to cultivate Great Medicines and Old Medicines!"

"There’s also the immense energy stored within the Dragon Pearl. Unfortunately, this energy is incredibly domineering and extremely condensed, forming a seamless whole. I can’t extract it."

Fang Rui had tried. His True Essence was fine for sealing it from the outside, but the moment it tried to penetrate the Dragon Pearl’s interior, it would melt away like ice and snow, let alone draw out any Dragon Pearl Essence.

"I’m sitting on a mountain of treasure but can’t make use of it. Otherwise, not only would my own worries be over, but even the two little lasses, Ling’Er and Nannan, would have all the resources they need for their future martial arts training."

It was like owning a massive uranium mine but not knowing how to build a nuclear power plant.

He couldn’t ask Daoist Ge about this, either. One should never test the human heart.

"Oh, I do actually know one way to use the Dragon Ball Energy—the same way the Yin Corpse’s Blood Soul did..."

But that was completely impossible to imitate!

He couldn’t just let himself die, gather extreme resentment and Yin Qi, and turn into a Blood Soul, could he?

"Forget it. I’m already planning to build a secret base to cultivate Great Medicines and Old Medicines, which will be more than enough to supply myself. As for Ling’Er and Nannan, the two lasses are still young. I have plenty of time to figure things out."

"Maybe once I reach First Grade, I’ll naturally be able to do it."

Fang Rui shook his head, no longer vexed by the problem.

"The last effect of the Dragon Pearl I’ve discovered so far is creating Rare Plants."

The appearance of Rare Plants near Mochou Lake every few years, along with the remnants of so much Sunfire Grass in that underground Space, was proof enough.

"How can I make use of this?"

Fang Rui mused, "Hmm, for this, I could plant some ordinary plants in the secret base and see if they can mutate into Rare Plants..."

...

「Dinner.」

Fang Rui suddenly asked, "Mother, Third Sister, do you want to practice martial arts?"

"Practice martial arts?"

Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family paused, then shook her head. "I’m too old for that now. See what your Third Sister thinks!"

"Brother Rui, I don’t need to either," the Third Lady also refused.

"Alright, then."

Fang Rui didn’t insist.

Indeed, it was a bit too late for Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family and the Third Lady to start practicing martial arts now.

Besides, their aptitude and innate talent weren’t very good. Even if he poured massive resources into them, it would be difficult for them to even break through to the Middle Grade.

Not only would it be difficult, but they would also have to endure hardship. It might even drain their body’s Primordial Qi and shorten their lives. Why bother?

’Mother and Third Sister’s safety is protected by the Phoenix-tailed Swallows. And practicing martial arts isn’t the only way to stay healthy. Wouldn’t it be much easier for them to just eat some Exotic Fruits?’

’Right, there’s still Ling’Er and Nannan...’

Fang Rui looked toward the two little girls.

Fang Ling and Nannan had slightly better aptitude. If he trained them from a young age, built a solid foundation, and piled on the resources, they should be able to reach the Middle Three Grades.

As for the Upper Three Grades?

That was just a dream. Reaching the Upper Three Grades wasn’t just a matter of resources; it required a one-in-ten-thousand talent. How could the two little girls, Fang Ling and Nannan, possibly be that heaven-defying?

’I’m not some novel protagonist, and Ling’Er and Nannan aren’t the protagonist’s phenomenally talented sisters who can keep up with his cultivation speed just by lazing around. Life isn’t that easy!’

Fang Rui sighed to himself. ’Well, I’ll do my best. I’ll help these two little girls go as far as they possibly can.’

At that moment, the two little girls, Fang Ling and Nannan, were still chattering away, excitedly talking about the interesting things that happened at the academy that day, completely oblivious to the "miserable life" that awaited them.

"Third Sister, let’s buy a garden estate outside the city, shall we?"

Fang Rui said, "It should be on the larger side, with good scenery. A remote location would be fine..."

"Alright, I’ll look into it in the next couple of days," the Third Lady agreed.

...

The family ate and chatted idly as time slowly passed by.

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