Chapter 259: A Dragon Pearl

“Inside the dragon’s head lies a dragon pearl—a secret known only to the successive leaders of Tianya Hai Ge.”
Shui Yue explained softly, “The person who destroyed the statue back then didn’t know about this, which is why the dragon pearl was preserved.”
“A dragon pearl!” Su Che murmured. “It truly is a dragon pearl.”
An adult dragon’s mystical core could also form dragon essence, but only a true dragon of purest lineage possessed a dragon pearl. In essence, a dragon pearl contained the essence of an entire true dragon—its dragon soul, its dragon power, and even its rare ancestral heritage.
In today’s cultivation world, true dragons were long gone, and there was no possibility of hunting them to obtain dragon pearls. It could be said that dragon pearls had become extinct, not even one existed within Tianxuan Sect.
Who would have thought that Tianya Hai Ge, a sect that had existed for seventy thousand years, still possessed a pure dragon pearl…
Su Che thought to himself, “If this dragon pearl were to be inherited by a young dragon, its chances of evolving into a true dragon would increase tenfold—no, even more than that…”
Having a true dragon as a spiritual pet would be incredibly majestic and powerful!
Of course, majesty was secondary. The key was that if Yin Xu Jiao evolved into a dragon, it would mean endless prospects. As long as it didn’t die prematurely, it would surely become a supreme powerhouse in the cultivation world and even the spiritual realm, until one day it could ascend to the immortal realm without going through tribulation…
Shui Yue said with a smile, “Last time on Jinwu Mountain, when I saw senior brother having a Yin Xu Jiao with a noble lineage as a spiritual pet, I thought this dragon pearl would be of great use to him.”
As she spoke, she held the dragon pearl and handed it to Su Che.
“Sister Shui Yue, this is really…”
For a moment, Su Che didn’t know how to express his gratitude—this gift was far too precious.
“Senior brother, please don’t be polite.”
Su Che couldn’t see the smile hidden beneath Shui Yue’s veil, but he could see the joy in her eyes. She said, “To be honest, when distributing the treasures in the underground vault earlier, if senior brother had acted tyrannically and greedily, you definitely wouldn’t have known about this dragon pearl. Thankfully, senior brother’s character has always withstood the test, hehe…”
“Alright, I’ll accept this generous gift. It’s indeed very useful to me,” Su Che nodded and solemnly promised, “In the future, I will do my utmost for Sister Shui Yue’s sake.”
“Mm, I have full trust in senior brother’s promise,” Shui Yue said as she placed the dragon pearl into Su Che’s palm.

Feeling the vastness and mystery contained within the Dragon Pearl, Su Che played with it for a long time before sending it to the Immortal Prison. As soon as the Dragon Pearl entered the Immortal Prison and fell into Old Hei’s hands, the little dragon lying on the ground by Dragon Snake Lake suddenly raised its head, its large eyes emitting an inexplicable glow… Even from a distance of a hundred miles, this could not suppress the dragon clan’s strong sense of the Dragon Pearl. Whoosh! The dragon soared into the air and flew toward Old Hei. Before it could reach him, Old Hei teleported directly onto its back, holding the Dragon Pearl in his hand and swinging it around while muttering, “Found a pearl. I don’t know what it is. Is it edible?” Bringing the Pearl to his mouth, Old Hei opened his huge mouth, ready to bite. The little dragon let out a strange cry, its long body twisting abruptly to wrap around Old Hei. “You’re in such a hurry! We can’t be so useless!” Old Hei laughed triumphantly but still refused to give the Dragon Pearl to it. The little dragon was sensible and didn’t use too much force while wrapping around him, despite being extremely anxious. After teasing it for a while, Old Hei finally gave the Dragon Pearl to the little dragon, which swallowed it whole, storing it somewhere within its body. Then it flew back to Dragon Snake Lake, curling up beside its mother’s remains, its big eyes blinking continuously—probably thinking about something, but surely very excited… Both Su Che and Old Hei knew that the little dragon needed to rest for a while to gradually adapt to the energy contained in the Dragon Pearl; there was no possibility of instant mastery. Su Che asked Old Hei to regularly supply it with vitality and Black Stone Clear Flow to accelerate this transformation process—perhaps even greater surprises might arise… Next, inside the secret realm of the Tianya Haige Sect, there were no more high-grade treasures left. The remaining trivial items were collected separately by Su Che and Shui Yue; they were all low-grade goods that could only be sold for spirit stones. That afternoon, hundreds of cultivators from the Hunyuan Sword Sect arrived at Tianyuan Sea aboard a sky ship, truly keeping their promise—none of them entered the barrier. Clearly, the deal agreed upon between Su Che and the Qianli Sword Sect had been approved by the highest authority of the Hunyuan Sword Sect. The next day, the barrier surrounding the secret realm suddenly dissipated, and all of Tianya Haige’s protective arrays were turned off. Su Che and Shui Yue flew out of the secret realm. The Qianli Sword Sect immediately came forward, asking with a smile, “Young disciple Tianyu, how was your harvest?” “Not bad,” Su Che replied with a smile, nodding and gesturing toward the island below. “As promised, this island is officially handed over to your sect.” “Great!”

Qianli Sword Sect laughed heartily and congratulated Su Che. Then he transmitted a message, “Young disciple Tianyu, be extra careful on your way back. Those three demon cultivators in the Treasure Pavilion might still not give up.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Qianli.”
Su Che knew he was referring to the three Lun Madmen, but he didn’t really care. If it were about fighting for treasures inside the secret realm, they might have had some concerns about their strength; but now that they already had the treasures, with no limits ahead, even thirty Lun Madmen couldn’t hold them back.
Next, Su Che and the others could leave this place. As for the inheritance of Tianya Hai Ge Sect, the Hunyuan Sword Sect didn’t even need to go through that so-called inheritance ritual to fully control the entire secret realm. This was certainly no difficulty for a super sect.
After flying out of Tianyuan Sea and traveling less than two thousand li, they indeed encountered the three Lun Madmen blocking their path.
Su Che could have easily outrun them using the speed of the Star Emperor Compass, but he still charged at them head-on.
During the treasure hunt in the secret realm, the three Lun Madmen had been inside the underground treasure chamber deciphering the seals and had never seen Su Che’s true strength.
Now, with the three great powers of Soul Capture, Demon Prison, and Destruction unleashed, plus the sudden appearance of the Immortal Prison Team, the unprepared Lun Madmen suffered a heavy defeat at the first encounter.
In just a few breaths, one of the Lun Madmen fled in panic, while Wu Ya and Li Xue were trapped in midair by Soul Capture and Demon Prison. They were then beaten up by Su Che, Shui Yue, Snake Woman, Ghost Emperor, and Fire Crow. In the end, they could only settle down in Immortal Prison.
Watching the Lun Madmen vanish into the distance, Su Che didn’t feel sorry for them, as his current strength wasn’t enough to capture someone at the late Golden Dan stage, let alone through ambushes.
Moreover, the Lun Madmen were extremely cunning and quickly realized they couldn’t gain any advantage from Su Che, so they turned and left without hesitation, ignoring Wu Ya and Li Xue’s fates.
Not only was it impossible for them to rescue Wu Ya and the others, but if necessary, the Lun Madmen wouldn’t hesitate to kill them themselves—there was no friendship between them at all.
Su Che believed it was reasonable to assume that someone like the Lun Madmen could never have true friendships; even if they did, they would betray others the moment it suited them…
That afternoon, Su Che and Shui Yue safely returned to Tianxuan Sect.
Inside the hall atop Xuanyu Peak, the two sat face to face and could finally relax completely and rest thoroughly.

“What are your plans for the future?” Su Che asked softly.
Shui Yue blinked and replied gently, “If Senior Brother’s Xuan Yu Peak is willing to accept me, please transfer me there.”
At this moment, Shui Yue believed that the safest place in the world was Senior Brother’s Xuan Yu Peak. After all, if she returned to Xuan Ce Peak, she would still have to be cautious around her master and senior sisters, never letting them know that she possessed Tian Yuan Heavy Water—otherwise…
But at Xuan Yu Peak, there was no need to worry about anything, because her senior brother Tian Yu knew all about her secret, and he was the most trustworthy person in her eyes.
Su Che would surely agree to this request gladly—such a helpful ally was exactly what he wanted.
Shui Yue only held the status of an inner disciple at Xuan Ce Peak. Using his power, Su Che could not only transfer her to his Xuan Yu Peak but also change her status, allow her to rejoin the sect, and even help her obtain the status of a Golden Dan elder.
None of these were problems. By now, Su Che had a growing understanding of the “chief true heir” aura surrounding him.
As Shui Yue said, one could act freely within the sect, and it would also be very useful outside. It sounded crude, but it was actually quite accurate.
After resting for a night, the next day, Su Che first took care of Shui Yue’s matter by temporarily transferring her spot to Xuan Yu Peak, allowing her to stay there legitimately. The other issues could be resolved gradually later.
After that, Su Che went to the sect’s main hall to meet with several ancestral masters and briefly described his treasure-hunting journey in Tian Yuan Sea.
The ancestral masters were no longer surprised by Su Che’s good fortune. After all, wherever this kid went, he never returned empty-handed; he would surely gain something valuable…
“Ancestral Master Guang Wu, this is a level-10 Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Fire. Please help me nurture it.”
Su Che took out a bronze treasure gourd and released the seed of the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Fire.
Ancestral Master Guang Wu was a great cultivator at the Yuan Ying stage. With him nurturing the seed, the efficiency would be a hundred times faster than Su Che’s. Moreover, by producing more flames, Su Che could also give some to Ancestral Master Guang Wu, showing a bit of filial piety. It could be said that this was a win-win situation with multiple benefits.
“Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Fire!”
Ancestral Master Guang Wu was also deeply moved. This meant he now had a complete set of level-10 Yin-Yang Flames…
High-grade spiritual flames were always priceless treasures in the eyes of fire cultivators—no amount was ever too much.

After that, Su Che took out another bottle and asked, “Elders, I would like to exchange the ninth-grade ‘Xuanji Jade Liquid’ for ninth-grade Yin Fire. I was wondering if that’s possible?”
These days, such matters had to be discussed with the elders before proceeding, to avoid making a loss due to lack of knowledge. After all, he had never heard of the name ‘Xuanji Jade Liquid’ before and had no idea what its value was.
“What?”
The several elders were visibly stirred, especially the Supreme Patriarch, who, extremely rarely, showed excitement. He shouted, “Is that true, Tian Yu? Are you sure it’s the Xuanji Jade Liquid?”