As Yang Chan spoke, he also took out the letter Han Bingyu had sent him earlier from the Profound Yin Hanging Bead and placed it before the Black Dragon.
He usually stored important letters like this in the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, making them easy to retrieve when needed.
One of the reasons he hadn’t destroyed the letter was its connection to the Dragon Race. Although he had no plans to enter the Secret Realm himself, if someone else were to find a young dragon, he could try to form a contract with it.
After all, according to the Black Dragon, the Dragon Race had a natural affinity for Dragon Tamers.
Of course, adult dragons and Soul Bodies like the Black Dragon were exceptions. The best candidates were young, unmatured dragons—the younger they were, the stronger this affinity would be.
This affinity was an instinctual feeling for the Dragon Race. Some of this information came from the Black Dragon, while the rest was a feedback of memories he received after his Dragon Tamer profession advanced to Tier One, revealing these secrets to him.
It was a connection between Dragon Tamers and the Dragon Race that even the Black Dragon was unaware of.
"There are still members of the Dragon Race in the Secret Realm?"
The Black Dragon Soul Body read incredibly fast, quickly finishing the letter’s contents.
What caught his attention was the mention of a dragon’s roar. He raised a brow after reading, a hint of surprise on his face.
"They only heard its roar and didn’t see it appear. It could be another powerful Exotic Beast, or perhaps an Exotic Beast with the blood of the Dragon Race!"
Yang Chan actually felt the probability of a true dragon appearing in the Secret Realm was low. According to the accounts, the Secret Realm had existed for over ten thousand years. Any dragon there that couldn’t break through to the Divine Acupoint Realm would have perished by now.
This Secret Realm was located within the Taiyu Divine Continent, so it was naturally subject to the continent’s influence, making it difficult to break through to the Divine Acupoint Realm.
Even the Dragon Race was bound by these same restrictions.
"That’s true. True members of the Dragon Race have mostly left the Taiyu Divine Continent for Cultivation Realms more suitable for them."
"There probably aren’t any other unlucky fools like me left in the Taiyu Divine Continent."
The Black Dragon spoke with self-mockery. He had been forced to remain in the Taiyu Divine Continent, his physical body gone. He had no idea what the Profound Celestial Divine Monarch had done with it.
Things like skinning it and pulling out its tendons were common, after all. A dragon’s flesh and blood were pure essence, an incredibly rare treasure.
To many Martial Arts Cultivators, it was an unparalleled opportunity that could strengthen their very foundation.
"I have yet to congratulate you, Master, on breaking through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm. The Taiyuan Qi has also significantly boosted my strength. I can now exert the Combat Power of someone at the Peak of Bone Marrow Cleansing."
The Black Dragon didn’t mention Yang Chan’s previous actions at all, congratulating him instead.
His cunning was clearly profound.
From the first time he met the Black Dragon, Yang Chan knew his grasp on the human heart was strong; otherwise, he wouldn’t have used so many different methods to tempt him.
A being capable of such things naturally had a complex Heart Nature.
"What was that creature in the Taixuan Realm that attacked us before?"
Yang Chan took the initiative to ask about the Taixuan Realm, specifically about the being that could not be looked at directly.
If the Profound Yin Hanging Bead hadn’t shielded him from the disaster, his soul would have been scattered to the winds. As for whether he could transmigrate again, Yang Chan didn’t know, nor did he want to find out.
"Those are Netherworld Abyssal Creatures, powerful beings born in the Taixuan Realm. They usually reside in the depths of the Taixuan Realm; I don’t know why one would suddenly appear at the border."
"Its Cultivation was at the Divine Acupoint Realm, but it was on the verge of breaking through to the Divine Sea. Within the Taixuan Realm, its Combat Power is even stronger."
"When I first entered the Taixuan Realm, I was also attacked by Netherworld Abyssal Creatures. But the ones I encountered back then weren’t very strong and I devoured them directly!"
"We were very unlucky this time. It’s possible a Netherworld Abyssal Creature was just passing by the border!"
"These creatures are extremely hostile to outsiders. They will attack any being they encounter that has just entered the Taixuan Realm, which is why it attacked us on sight!"
The Black Dragon’s expression darkened as he spoke of this. At that moment, he had felt the aura of death.
The last time he’d felt that way was when the Profound Celestial Divine Monarch had attacked him, severing his dragon head. He thought he was going to die then. In the end, he didn’t, but the Profound Celestial Divine Monarch extracted his Soul Body and sealed it within the Taiyin Celestial Tower.
However, after this incident, he discovered that his Soul Body now possessed a new ability: as long as the Profound Yin Hanging Bead was not destroyed, he could be reborn countless times, similar to an Indestructible Body.
In other words, even if his Soul Body were destroyed, as long as the Profound Yin Hanging Bead still existed, his Soul Body could be reborn. For him, this was a piece of good news.
Otherwise, given the power displayed by that Netherworld Abyssal Creature in the Taixuan Realm, his Soul Body, in its weakened state after escaping the tower, would have been annihilated.
Even if he had managed to enter the Taixuan Realm, he would have been devoured, with no chance of escape.
His current strength was less than one ten-thousandth of his original power, and the Combat Power he could exert now was extremely weak.
In his opinion, this level of Combat Power was weaker than most young dragons. Even a dragon nearing adulthood was stronger than he was in his current state.
"Back then, when I looked at that Ancient Netherworld Creature, why did my eyes sting, and why couldn’t I see its appearance clearly!"
Yang Chan had a theory in mind, but he hadn’t been able to confirm it. He was seeking out the Black Dragon now precisely to verify this suspicion.
"For a being that has broken the Human-God Boundary, its body has already transformed into an Advanced existence. If it circulates its Divine Power, mortals are completely unable to look at it directly. This is a difference in the level of life itself."
"Of course, there is also the saying: a Divine Spirit cannot be looked upon directly."
"In a sense, that Netherworld Abyssal Creature is already a High Level being. Its life-rank is higher than yours, Master, which is why that happened!"
"My Cultivation has fallen too far and my foundation is damaged, which is why you aren’t affected by me, Master!"
"However, a being like that poses no immediate danger to us. For one, that Taiyuan creature can’t cross over into the Taiyu Divine Continent. Furthermore, even if it could, only its Soul Body would remain, and its Combat Power would be limited by the natural laws of the Taiyu Divine Continent!"
"Next time we set up the Taixuan Sacrifice Array, we can just stay far away and let the Array automatically gather the Taiyuan Qi. After the Array has finished its work, we can simply go and collect it."
"Last time, our auras were detected. Next time, as long as we keep our distance, even if we’re unlucky and a creature from the Taixuan Realm senses us again, we won’t be affected!"
the Black Dragon said with a confident expression.
During his period of slumber, he had been thinking about what went wrong when they set up the Taixuan Sacrifice Array last time and how to avoid such problems in the future.
He had discovered that the solution was actually quite simple: just stay farther away.
They could just collect the Taiyuan Qi after it had already fallen into the Taiyu Divine Continent.
That kind of creature couldn’t reach the Taiyu Divine Continent. Its Combat Power had a limited range, and it would be weakened upon entering the Taiyu Divine Continent, making it easy to deal with.
The main issue was that it was also his first time setting up the Taixuan Sacrifice Array. He never had to do such a thing before, so he wasn’t aware of its limitations. It would never happen again!