Chapter 129: The Divine Dragon Soul-Calming Pendant

Scratching his head, Yang Tian noticed a hint of wariness in Yang Xiao's eyes and couldn't help clicking his tongue, exclaiming, "Uncle Xiao means... they will come out again?"

"I'm not sure about that either. Let's go out and take a look." Yang Xiao shook his head slightly, indicating he didn't know. He had slept for too long and was unclear about the present age.

"But how can you go out like this? I have many enemies. If something happens..." Hearing this, Yang Tian shrank his head. If they went out, he would be captured by the ancient sacred grounds, and Yang Xiao would also be in danger.

Seeing Yang Tian's worried expression, Yang Xiao smiled: "Don't worry. I'll hide inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, and they won't find me. Besides, many of the great formations outside were set up by me. As long as it's not someone beyond the Emperor level, I'm confident I can get you out."

"All set by you..." A surge of joy spread across Yang Tian's face. The killing formations outside were terrifying, capable of slaying great cultivators. Yang Xiao was clearly a formation master.

"If I could control the formations..." After pondering for a moment, a piercing cold light surged in Yang Tian's eyes. He couldn't help licking his lips. If he could control these killing formations, it would be unimaginable.

Yang Xiao's soul form vanished directly and appeared inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring. When he saw the mountain of treasures piled up inside, his expression remained calm, clearly having seen many such treasures; they held no appeal for him.

"Uncle Xiao, here are some treasures that can restore the soul. Have a few." Yang Tian also appeared in the Ancestral Dragon Ring, took out the Soul-Calming Lotus Seeds, and handed them to Yang Xiao.

He felt increasingly amazed by the Ancestral Dragon Ring. A soul form could survive inside, but could living beings also live in it?

At the same time, he felt more and more affectionate toward Yang Xiao. Being able to enter the Ancestral Dragon Ring freely indicated a high status in the Yang family and that he had been in contact with the ring since ancient times; otherwise, how could he just enter?

"Oh? This is a treasure." Seeing the purple lotus seed in Yang Tian's hand, Yang Xiao's eyes lit up. Without being polite, he ate one directly. His soul form was nearly dissipating, and such a rare treasure could help stabilize it.

After eating one Soul-Calming Lotus Seed, a flush of red appeared on Yang Xiao's pale face after a moment, and his ethereal body became much more solid.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Yang Xiao opened his eyes. Sensing the slight recovery of his soul power, he sighed inwardly. After hundreds of thousands of years, his soul form had consumed too much. Without extraordinary treasures, he couldn't recover fully; the Soul-Calming Lotus Seed was just a drop in the bucket.

"Uncle Xiao, take a look at this. What is it?" Seeing Yang Xiao awake, Yang Tian brought over some items he couldn't identify and asked Yang Xiao to appraise them.

Yang Xiao nodded. He first picked up the jade slip Yang Tian had obtained from the Star Sect. After observing it for a while, he couldn't help exclaiming in admiration: "This is a core jade slip of the Star Sect. Such protective measures are rare in the Star Sect. Where did you get it?"

"Really?" Yang Tian's eyes lit up, and he quickly explained: "I got this jade slip from a branch sect of the Star Sect. I also obtained a token, a Dao-grade token."

"I don't know what this token is for. Could the Star Sect have been wiped out?" Yang Xiao took the token, examined it for a moment, then asked casually.

"Yes." Yang Tian nodded. "The Star Sect, the Alchemy Sect, and the Artifact Sect have all been destroyed. I visited the ruins of these sects some time ago."

"Alas, these forces were all major powers in ancient times. I never thought they would all be destroyed." Yang Xiao shook his head and sighed. He hadn't expected to reappear in the world after hundreds of thousands of years, and he felt a surge of emotion.

"By the way, did you get this from the Alchemy Sect?" Yang Tian suddenly thought of something and brought over a scroll, the one he had obtained from the Alchemy Sect.

"Oh?" Taking the scroll from Yang Tian, Yang Xiao examined it and said, "This should be a spatial treasure, but it requires a specific item to open. If opened rashly, the contents inside will be destroyed."

"A specific item..." Yang Tian scratched his head. He tried the token he had obtained but couldn't open it. Then he summoned the flame seed from within his body.

Yang Xiao looked at the flame seed in the void a few times. When he noticed the few strands of purple lightning, his pupils froze instantly. Yang Xiao exclaimed directly: "This is the origin of lightning! Where did you get it?"

"Origin of lightning?" Hearing this, Yang Tian looked puzzled. Seeing Yang Xiao's incredulous expression, a surge of joy welled up in Yang Tian's heart. A treasure that could shock Yang Xiao was certainly no ordinary item.

Yang Tian explained the Thunder Dragon Fire Control Technique. Yang Xiao couldn't help clicking his tongue in wonder and said, "The origin of lightning can devour lightning. This is an evolvable lightning. I won't explain it to you now since you wouldn't understand. In short, if nurtured, its power will be extraordinary."

"Wow, so this thing can really devour lightning tribulations!" Joy spread across Yang Tian's face. He tossed the flame seed onto the scroll to test it. The scroll did react, but it wasn't enough to open it.

"Wait until the origin of lightning is stronger before trying again. It seems the contents of the scroll are no ordinary goods. To obtain the origin of lightning, your luck is astonishing." Seeing this, Yang Xiao smiled.

"Hehe..." Yang Tian scratched his head, put away the scroll, and then handed the broken sword to Yang Xiao.

"Where did you get this broken sword?" After observing for a while, Yang Xiao's expression gradually turned serious. Rubbing the broken sword in his hand, he asked.

"I got it by chance. Uncle Xiao, is this a treasure?" Seeing Yang Xiao's serious look, Yang Tian felt a surge of joy and asked.

"Judging by its external strength, it should be a celestial artifact!" Yang Xiao said with a slight smile. Celestial artifacts were rare even in ancient times. Such items were formed over countless ages and required terrifying refining materials.

All these materials had reached the level of divine materials, and with the right opportunity could evolve into divine objects, but the chances were pitifully low; without great fortune, evolution into a divine object was impossible.

"A celestial weapon!" Yang Tian was dumbfounded, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the broken sword. If it really was a celestial weapon, he would be set for life.

"But you just mentioned it can increase in weight—that's a bit odd. I can't see through this broken sword either. But even if it's a celestial weapon, with your cultivation not yet at the War King level, you can't unleash a shred of its power. You'd be better off choosing a dao weapon."

"Oh..." Yang Tian scratched his head, agreeing wholeheartedly with Yang Xiao's words. Right now, he couldn't even exert a fraction of a dao weapon's power, let alone a celestial weapon, which required extremely high cultivation.

"Where did you get these top-grade bloodstones?" Noticing the several top-grade bloodstones nearby, especially the one the size of a human head, Yang Xiao clicked his tongue. Top-grade bloodstones were rare even in ancient times.

"I dug them up right here..." Hearing this, Yang Tian grinned, his face full of excitement.

"Dug them up? How did you sense the top-grade bloodstones? These things aren't easy to find." Yang Xiao asked with great interest. Without a formidable soul force, one couldn't sense them at all.

"Wait." As if thinking of something, Yang Tian, with an experimental mindset, willed Xiao Bai's body to be summoned inside.

"Awoo..." Xiao Bai was startled awake, its little head swiveling around in confusion. When it noticed a large pile of pills, its big eyes lit up, and it dove straight in, its face filled with bliss.

"It really can be summoned in..." Yang Tian was stunned, utterly incredulous. The Ancestral Dragon Ring could store living things—this treasure was truly heaven-defying.

"Xiao Tian, where did you get this Heaven-Swallowing Divine Beast?" Seeing Xiao Bai's appearance, Yang Xiao's face went blank, and he muttered absentmindedly.

"Divine beast!" Hearing this, Yang Tian was startled. Looking at the glutton before him, this little guy was a divine beast? Who would believe that?

"It really looks like it, so much like it." Staring at Xiao Bai's appearance, Yang Xiao couldn't help smacking his lips.

"Looks like what?" Yang Tian asked, puzzled.

"Oh... nothing." Yang Xiao waved his hand, as if unwilling to let Yang Tian know too much, and then warned, "Make sure no one sets their sights on this little beast. There might not be a second Heaven-Swallowing Divine Beast on the entire continent, and some people might recognize it."

Seeing Yang Xiao's solemn expression, Yang Tian nodded. Xiao Bai's miraculous abilities had opened Yang Tian's eyes; just its treasure-hunting skill alone could drive people mad.

"I'll take charge of raising this little one. This demonic core can help it grow quickly." Yang Xiao picked up the demonic core from the ground and smiled slightly.

"By the way, Uncle Xiao, there's a mysterious jade pendant in my sea of consciousness that I've never been able to use. Take a look." As Yang Tian spoke, their bodies appeared in the sea of consciousness.

"Eh? This is a soul crystal." Seeing a small space, a smile spread across Yang Xiao's face. Only a soul crystal could open up a soul space.

"This is the War Heaven Art. Xiao Tian... you obtained the War Heaven Art?" Sensing the character "War" suppressing Yang Tian's sea of consciousness, Yang Xiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes, I got it from the Ancestral Dragon Ring." Hearing this, Yang Tian asked doubtfully, "Didn't each generation of the clan get a different technique from opening the Ancestral Dragon Ring?"

"How could it be the same? The War Heaven Art was created by the old clan leader. No one in ancient times obtained this technique." Yang Xiao shook his head. As far as he knew, besides the old clan leader, only Yang Tian now possessed the War Heaven Art.

"Uncle Xiao, what level is the War Heaven Art?" Yang Tian scratched his head and pressed on.

"I really don't know. This technique was created by the old clan leader, so its level certainly won't be inferior to any other technique." Yang Xiao was full of pride, showing great respect for the old clan leader.

"Uh..." Yang Tian smacked his lips, also expressing agreement.

"This is the Divine Dragon Soul-Suppressing Pendant!" When Yang Xiao's gaze fell on the jade pendant, his eyes froze instantly, and he exclaimed.

"So it's called the Divine Dragon Soul-Suppressing Pendant." Seeing Yang Xiao's reaction, Yang Tian knew this treasure was certainly extraordinary.

"Where did you get the Divine Dragon Soul-Suppressing Pendant? This is a rare treasure for guarding the soul, comparable to ordinary divine objects!" After a moment, Yang Xiao exclaimed, inwardly marveling at Yang Tian's incredible luck.

"It's a divine object!" Yang Tian was completely stunned—a divine object of the soul category.

"Unfortunately, you haven't bonded with it yet. Once your soul cultivation reaches the Great Perfection of Soul Tempering, you might be able to bond with it. That will take a long time." Yang Xiao shook his head repeatedly, helplessness in his eyes. Such divine objects were extremely rare, and it could also be used as an offensive treasure.

"Rumble..." As the two talked a while longer, the fluctuations from outside grew stronger. The entire cave trembled, and many large stones fell from above.

"Xiao Tian, let's find a way out first. It's not safe to stay here." Yang Xiao's soul form appeared in the Ancestral Dragon Ring and urged Yang Tian.

"Mm." Yang Tian nodded, summoned the Golden Dragon Seal, and after setting up defensive measures, his figure flickered. Under Yang Xiao's guidance, he made his way outside.