Chapter 109: The Little Blue Dragon

Qingxi carefully stored the storage bracelet away, found Longma and the little Golden Ape, then retrieved the three fallen extraterrestrial demons and made his way to the far side of the lake.

Sensing Qingxi’s aura, the severely wounded giant python opened its mouth and let out a threatening roar.

Qingxi paid no mind to the roar. Instead, he scanned the python’s entire body and discovered that its vitality was still strong. Though its body had been severed, its demon core remained intact.

With some rest and recuperation, it could grow a new tail.

“In light of your resistance against the extraterrestrial demons, this is for you,” Qingxi said.

He took from Ji Mingshan’s storage bracelet a three-hundred-year-old serpent medicine, then placed a mid-stage innate demon core down before turning to leave.

But soon, he turned back. “I forgot one thing.”

Under the python’s astonished and wary gaze, Qingxi touched one of the demon cores on the ground. A system prompt sounded in his mind.

“Ding! Obtained a low-grade spatial imprint.”

Then, striding confidently, he vanished into the jungle.

The python stared in the direction Qingxi had gone. After a long while, it swallowed the serpent medicine and demon core. Its previously fading eyes regained a dazzling emerald glow.

“Roar!”

It emitted a cry reminiscent of a dragon’s, its body wrapped in radiance, and the severed flesh visibly regrew at an astonishing speed.

On the way out of the area, Qingxi began counting the contents of the storage bracelets belonging to Bai Ruyu and Ji Mingshan.

Among them were vast quantities of refining materials, all stripped from the extraterrestrial demons. Their quality was decent enough to craft profound-grade spirit weapons.

As for the demon cores, there were over twenty in total.

After extracting the spatial imprints from them, Qingxi received a long-awaited system prompt.

“Ding! After analysis, the total number of low-grade spatial imprints has reached one hundred and three. Would you like to consume one hundred to synthesize a low-grade spatial traversal talisman?”

“Synthesize,” Qingxi replied without hesitation.

Soon, the assistant’s prompt sounded: “Ding! Obtained a low-grade traversal talisman. Information has been sent to the panel. Please check promptly.”

Qingxi hurriedly opened the panel.

[Type: Spatial Treasure]

[Name: Traversal Talisman (also known as Cross-Realm Talisman)]

[Grade: Low]

[Note: Allows the true body to descend into the small world of Kunxu Realm. Due to grade restrictions, the maximum duration in the other world is three days, after which it automatically returns to the cultivation realm. Early return is also possible during this period.]

“Can’t return to Huaxia?” Qingxi was stunned, a trace of disappointment flickering in his eyes.

He had long hoped the traversal talisman would take him back home, but it seemed not to be the case.

This felt somewhat unfair.

The assistant explained, “This is only a low-grade traversal talisman, limited to designated realm traversal. The world your host’s previous life belonged to is the Great Thousand Worlds. Without precise positioning, only a supreme-grade traversal talisman can enable such travel.”

Qingxi put away the talisman and said, “Alright then... But why can this talisman only go to Kunxu Realm? Could it be because all the extraterrestrial demons originated from there?”

Assistant: “Exactly. Spatial imprints extracted from extraterrestrial demons originating in Kunxu Realm naturally only allow travel to that world.”

Qingxi asked again, “Is there detailed information about Kunxu Realm?”

Assistant: “Analysis shows Kunxu Realm is a Small Thousand World level. Although far less grand than the Cultivation Realm, it still harbors powerful beings capable of killing the host instantly. Please exercise caution when traversing.”

Qingxi nodded. “Don’t worry, I won’t rush to my death there.”

He continued to inventory the storage bracelets.

Besides the demon cores, many spirit herbs and pills were found.

Of course, there were also the clothes of Ji Mingshan and Bai Ruyu, along with some strange and unusual items.

“Huh, what’s this...?”

Qingxi picked up a broken stone tablet and realized it was a Profound Dragon Stele.

Previously, he had obtained one from Li Xingyao’s hand and a second from the Xisha River. Adding the one found in Ji Mingshan’s storage bracelet, that made three pieces.

Once ten pieces were collected, they could be combined to form a king-grade weapon.

“An unexpected bonus.”

Qingxi absorbed the faint starlight energy from the Profound Dragon Stele before tossing it into the system space.

Not long after, the inventory was complete.

He stored the useful items into the system space and found a concealed spot to fully absorb the spatial energy contained within the two storage bracelets.

As upper-grade storage bracelets, their capacity was fifty times that of the low-grade ones, and the spatial energy contained was fifty times greater.

With the acceleration granted by his profound spirit roots, it took Qingxi only half a day to completely absorb the spatial energy from both upper-grade storage bracelets.

Opening the panel, he saw his spatial physique growth leap to "11010000." Although he still could not condense a true spatial body, when Qingxi summoned his spatial interference zone, he noticed a marked difference.

Where once the interference zone was only the size of a dinner plate, it had now expanded to the size of a small round table.

What truly delighted Qingxi was that the interference zone could now change shape—it no longer remained a simple disc but could transform into a sphere, strip, or cloud form.

This meant the coverage area could become much larger and more flexible.

After honing and strengthening the interference zone on the spot, Qingxi opened the wordless celestial tome, intending to use the Dog Nose Divine Skill one more time.

After channeling true qi, the dog-nose illustration on the second page immediately leapt out, materializing into a three-dimensional illusory dog nose in the air. It sniffed vigorously before flying off toward a certain direction.

Qingxi grinned mischievously, holding the book and following at a leisurely pace.

After roughly an hour, he arrived before a dilapidated ancient tower.

For miles around, the area was deserted, surrounded by dense forest, yet here stood a lonely, crumbling stone tower, looking oddly out of place.

The entire tower was wrapped in vines, exuding an antique charm.

But no matter how he looked, Qingxi doubted any rare treasures were hidden here.

With the scanning function always active, he confirmed there was no danger before entering the tower and descending the stairs underground.

At the bottom, Qingxi found only an empty secret chamber, devoid of any rare materials.

Even fifty meters further underground, there was nothing.

“I really was foolish to believe in this Dog Nose Divine Skill,” Qingxi muttered.

He stored away the divine skill, replenished his true qi, and then performed the ultimate technique “Earth Escape,” stubbornly delving deeper underground.

Only when he sank two hundred meters deep did he detect something unusual.

In this area lay a massive, smooth stone. Upon entering it, he discovered an interior space the size of a room.

Inside was a palm-sized piece of chalcedony, emitting a faint blue glow and abundant spiritual energy. If brought back to the Lingyuan Sect, it could be exchanged for at least two thousand points.

“Seems this Dog Nose Divine Skill isn’t so bad after all. Truly wonderful!”

Just as Qingxi prepared to collect the chalcedony, an unexpected discovery caught his eye.

Above the chalcedony, in a concave hollow, lay a tiny creature no larger than a thumb, shaped remarkably like a true dragon. It was sound asleep, occasionally letting out strange “ga-ga” laughter.

Because this little dragon was also blue, it was difficult to notice.

Had he not come closer, Qingxi might never have spotted it.

“Laughing even in dreams—how happy must this little blue dragon be?” Qingxi muttered with a smirk, habitually activating his reading ability.

The moment he did, he was startled greatly.