Chapter 1600: Gold Yuan Spirit Stones

No matter whether this big fellow before him possessed dragon bloodline or dragon bones, since it bore the word 'dragon' and hadn't reached the true dragon level, it was bound to be restrained by the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds. Although Zhang Xuan knew this in advance, he was a low-key person and didn't want to show off. Besides, he wanted to subdue it with strength. Who knew... this guy was so shameless—when he couldn't win, he secretly raised his strength...

Raising one major level, I could pretend not to see it, but raising several in a row was a bit too much.

So, showing no more mercy, he let out a roar... and then, as expected, it was indeed suppressed and fell down.

"You, you... are a true dragon?"

Lying on the ground, the bone dragon's teeth chattered, feeling its consciousness on the verge of collapse, about to faint at any moment.

It was not the consciousness of the original owner of the dragon bone, but the artifact spirit born after being refined into a divine spear. Since it was born from dragon bones, it also contained dragon characteristics and still feared the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, which only true dragons could emit!

This represented bloodline, the supreme authority of the dragon clan, not to be contradicted.

"What, does one have to be a true dragon to unleash the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

"This..." The bone dragon was speechless.

It had followed the ancient sage Ran Qiu in campaigns across the world and had even seen the strongest Confucius of the time, but even he could not emit the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds... yet this young man before him could...

What exactly was his identity?

"I am willing to acknowledge you as master!"

Though unable to guess, after hesitating for a moment, the bone dragon still lowered its head.

The dragon clan valued bloodline most; it was only natural for those of lower bloodline to submit to those of higher bloodline, especially since the other party had indeed defeated it.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to ask how a bone dragon without blood could acknowledge a master, he saw the skeleton before him suddenly contract and, as before, transform back into a huge long spear.

Hum!

Swaying gently in the air, the spear quickly became about one zhang long and fell into his palm.

Looking down, it was pitch black, with a cold light reflecting from the spear tip, as if it could pierce through space and leap out at any moment.

"Good spear!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes immediately lit up.

Gently stroking the spear body, dragon roars lingered all around. His true qi entered it, moving as if through meridians, without any hindrance.

Pata!

A drop of blood from his fingertip fell onto the spear tip and was absorbed by it. In an instant, spear light shot out, and cracks appeared in space.

"With this divine weapon, my strength can at least double..."

Zhang Xuan trembled with excitement.

This weapon was definitely the most powerful treasure he had ever used. Even though its power was sealed by the ancient sage Ran Qiu, it was still unstoppable.

Of course, his current cultivation was too low to unleash its full combat power. But once he used the blood of Confucius, combined with this long spear, he was confident that under the ancient sages, he would have no rival!

He might even dare to challenge half-step ancient sages.

"No wonder the library chose this passage. Obtaining this divine weapon makes this journey worthwhile..."

With a laugh, he flicked his wrist, and the long spear turned back into a bone dragon floating around him. Zhang Xuan moved his mind, and it transformed into a belt tied around his waist.

Having refined it, he now knew the bone dragon's abilities: it could change at will, as a spear it was indestructible, and as a whip it also carried the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Having subdued the bone dragon, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked around again.

The pool of water before him had now calmed down, no longer as turbulent as before. The entire hall seemed very empty, with no way out in sight.

"I've passed the trial, haven't I?"

Zhang Xuan looked around and asked.

"Naturally, you have... I will now send the master out, but... there are some things here that I use, and I hope to take them away!"

said the Bone Dragon.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded: "Go ahead!"

With a flick of his palm, the Bone Dragon flew out from his waist, once again transforming into several tens of meters in length as it reached the air above the pool. It grabbed with its claws.

Whoosh!

The pool water boiled, power churned, and a round platform slowly flew out. The platform was only about three meters in diameter, but it emitted astonishing spiritual energy, giving one a feeling like a spring breeze.

"This is... a supreme treasure of artifact refinement, the Golden Essence Spirit Stone?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes widened in disbelief.

As an eight-star artifact refiner, although he only knew how to refine bricks, he was still very proficient in the basics of artifact refinement and the identification of various ores, even surpassing some nine-star experts.

He recognized the stone platform not far away at a single glance—it was the Golden Essence Spirit Stone, a treasure that artifact refiners dream of but rarely find!

With this kind of material, even a gram or less added to an ordinary top-grade sacred artifact could directly transform it into a supreme-grade sacred artifact... and here was such a large piece!

Weighing several tons...

Even with his steady temperament, he felt his face flush, barely able to contain himself.

It could be said that this single spirit stone was worth no less than a top-tier Great Sage's supreme treasure, and even surpassed it!

"Indeed, it is the Golden Essence Spirit Stone. Back then, Saint Ran left me here to await a destined descendant... but the waiting time was uncertain. Although I am an artifact spirit, I too have a lifespan... Therefore, I prepared this item. As long as I lie on it to sleep, my power will not decline, and my lifespan can be extended, allowing me to live for tens of thousands of years without my strength waning!"

The bone dragon explained.

"Oh!" Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

He had wondered earlier why a divine weapon left for tens of thousands of years, even if its artifact spirit survived, would be too old to fight. It turned out that Ran Qiu, the ancient sage, had long prepared for this.

With this thing sustaining it, it maintained eternal vitality and greatly extended its lifespan. Even after sleeping for tens of thousands of years, it could still unleash its maximum combat power, like a dragon or tiger.

"Now that I have awakened, this thing is of no use to me. I willingly give it to you, Master!"

The bone dragon raised its hoof, and the golden primordial spirit stone flew over.

Zhang Xuan quickly caught it, and with a thought, stored it in his ring: "Haha, then I'll accept it ungraciously!"

Having witnessed Xing Jian Sheng's generosity, he knew he was only a small figure. This golden primordial spirit stone seemed priceless to him, but to someone as powerful as Ran Qiu, the ancient sage, it might be nothing.

Since the bone dragon gave it, he would keep it.

With this thing, the Golden Origin Cauldron, which he had rarely used before due to his level, would surely be able to advance again, greatly increasing its power.

The golden primordial spirit stone was exactly the best material to refine it anew.

"Master, we can leave now..."

After giving away the spirit stone, the bone dragon turned back into a belt and wrapped around him. Zhang Xuan turned around and indeed saw a stone door identical to the previous one not far away.

He walked over in a few steps and gently pushed.

Creak!

The stone door opened.

He then saw a spacious hall, where several people stood facing each other, their true energy surging, on the verge of eruption.