Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 60 Fish leaps over the dragon gate
When Ma Yuan placed those six bunches of purple-gold grapes, shrouded in a purple aura, in front of Ao Guang.

The last trace of hesitation in the heart of this Dragon King who ruled the East Sea vanished completely.

Looking at the six clusters of innate spiritual fruits before him, each imbued with supreme Daoist essence, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

The dragon race, since the great calamity of the ancient Dragon Han Dynasty, has never recovered and has long lost its supreme power that once ruled over all the scaled and armored aquatic creatures.

Over the years, on the primordial continent, the witch and demon races have risen to power, constantly waging war and treating all living beings as mere straw dogs.

The price that the dragon race paid to survive and preserve its clan between these two behemoths is something that outsiders can never know.

Within the clan's treasure trove, aside from a few clan-protecting treasures used to suppress fortune and not to be used lightly, there are...

Most of the spiritual treasures and spiritual roots have long been given as tributes or as acts of goodwill to powerful beings and clans that cannot be offended.

Otherwise, how could the Dragon Clan have lived peacefully in a corner of the four seas?
The purple-gold grapes that Ma Yuan took out at this moment were immortal fruits grown from top-grade innate spiritual roots.

Such a treasure would be a rare gem even during the most prosperous and glorious ancient period of the dragon race!
Not to mention in today's era of increasingly scarce resources.

Now there are as many as six strings!

Ao Guang knew in his heart that these six bunches of purple-gold grapes were not just something that could help him improve his cultivation.

If the seeds are carefully cultivated, although it may be difficult to create another innate spiritual root, it is very likely to cultivate a top-grade acquired dragon blood grape vine of considerable quality, leaving a precious foundation for the future revival of the dragon race.

This item can also be used as a reward to nurture the most promising younger generations in the clan.

Its value is immeasurable.

As for opening the Dragon Gate for Ao Xuan, it would indeed diminish some of the dragon clan's fortune.

However, Ao Xuan was only a member of a collateral branch of the bloodline, and his cultivation was only at the Xuanxian realm.

The amount of luck required to cleanse his karma is still within the range that the dragon race can bear.

For a price you can afford, you can obtain six strings of top-grade immortal fruits that would make even a Taiyi Golden Immortal envious, and could even help them glimpse the opportunity to reach the Great Luo realm. You can also forge a good relationship with a Taiyi Golden Immortal whose cultivation is unfathomable.

No matter how you look at it, the dragon clan is guaranteed to make a profit from this deal.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ao Guang had already made up his mind.

A warm smile returned to his dignified face, and his gaze toward Ma Yuan became even more affectionate.

"Fellow Daoist, you jest. You jest."

He laughed heartily, and with a wave of his sleeve, carefully put away the six bunches of purple-gold grapes.

"Since you have no intention of forming an alliance with my Dragon Clan, Ao Guang will not force you. It would be a good thing to exchange goods and establish a good relationship!"

He looked at Ma Yuan and said with utmost sincerity, "However, Ao Guang's words today still stand. If you ever change your mind in the future, the gates of my Dragon Palace will always be open to you!"

"In that case, I thank you for your kindness, Dragon King." Ma Yuan smiled calmly and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

With the deal struck, the atmosphere inside the hall instantly became incredibly harmonious.

Without further delay, Ao Guang immediately stood up and gestured for Ma Yuan to enter.

"Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Having said that, he personally led the way, taking Ma Yuan and Ao Xuan through layers of palace corridors, heading towards a secluded secret realm deep within the Crystal Palace.

This secret realm is clearly a forbidden area for the dragon race.

The route was heavily fortified, and powerful dragon guards stood watch. If Ao Guang hadn't personally led the way, even a Taiyi Golden Immortal wouldn't have been able to break in even a fraction of the way.

When the three of them passed through the last layer of water curtain barrier and entered the core of the secret realm.

Even with Ma Yuan's current level of knowledge, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Within this secret realm, there were no magnificent palaces, only an ancient and desolate altar.

Above the altar, a colossal gate, thousands of feet tall and carved entirely from an unknown divine jade, adorned with countless dragon-shaped runes, floated silently in mid-air. A faint, mystical light of merit flowed ceaselessly around the gate, while countless strands of dragon-like fortune, invisible to the naked eye, swirled around it like clouds, creating an atmosphere of unparalleled mystique.

This is the Dragon Gate, a treasure of merit for the Dragon Clan!
Ma Yuan looked at the extraordinary and wondrous treasure before him, his eyes flickering slightly.

He could clearly sense that the power of merit contained within this treasure was vast and profound, with a long history, and was closely connected to the vast fortune of the dragon race, forming a unified whole.

"The Dragon Clan's foundation is indeed extraordinary," Ma Yuan thought to himself.

He knew that although the dragon race had declined, it was by no means as weak as it appeared.

Legend has it that among the twelve Golden Immortals under the command of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, there was a Yellow Dragon True Man who was born into the Dragon Clan.

The guardian dragons of the Western religion have intricate connections with the dragon race.

Not to mention that in the Heavenly Court established by Haotian later, the Dragon Clan was rightfully the rightful deity to control clouds and rain.

It can be said that the dragon race has long since infiltrated every corner of the prehistoric world with its power in a subtle and pervasive way.

Make connections everywhere, cast a wide net.

This is the real reason why this ancient race has survived numerous eons without falling.

For this reason, although Ma Yuan was unwilling to easily incur karmic debt with them, he still believed that the Dragon Clan was worth befriending.

"hold head high--!"

With a resounding dragon roar that shook the entire secret realm, Ao Guang's figure suddenly swelled up in golden light!
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a majestic golden dragon over ten thousand feet long, covered in dazzling golden scales, with five claws growing from its belly!
His enormous dragon body coiled before the Dragon Gate, and he opened his mouth to spew out a stream of primordial dragon energy containing the Dragon King's seal and his own blood essence, which slammed heavily onto the tightly closed Dragon Gate.

"Om-!"

With the stimulation of the Dragon King's essence blood, the originally ancient Dragon Gate shone brightly at this moment!
The thousands of dragon-shaped runes on it seemed to come alive, emitting high-pitched dragon roars.

A golden vortex, formed from the condensation of endless merit and the dragon race's fortune, slowly opened in the center of the gate.

"Ao Xuan, if you don't enter now, when will you?!" Ao Guang's majestic voice, like thunder, exploded in Ao Xuan's mind.

"Yes!"

Ao Xuan, who had been waiting for a long time, dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He also revealed his true form as a thousand-foot-long black dragon, his dragon eyes filled with excitement. He let out a roar and plunged headfirst into the golden vortex!

"Boom--!"

The moment Ao Xuan's figure completely disappeared inside the Dragon Gate, the entire Dragon Gate began to tremble violently!

It was as if it sensed the deep karmic force within Ao Xuan's bloodline.

Above the Dragon Gate, the radiant light of merit shone brightly!
The dragon's aura swirling around it began to be rapidly depleted at a visible rate!

Inside the gate, Ao Xuan's roar echoed!

Cleanse the tendons and marrow, remove the bones and change the blood!

The karmic burdens that had plagued him for countless years were being forcibly stripped away and purified bit by bit from the deepest part of his primordial spirit and bloodline by this immense power of merit and fortune!
It is unknown how long this process lasted.

As the brilliance above the Dragon Gate gradually fades and its ancient simplicity is restored.

"roar"--!"

A dragon's roar, completely different from the previous one, soared into the sky from the gate!

A black streak of light shot out from it, circled in mid-air, and transformed into a divine dragon that was completely different from the one before!
Beneath Ao Xuan's jet-black dragon scales, strands of visible black karmic energy were forcibly stripped from the depths of his bloodline and primordial spirit by the immense power of merit and fortune!

As the karma was continuously washed away, Ao Xuan felt an unprecedented sense of ease throughout his body!
The cultivation bottleneck that had plagued him for countless eons was easily broken through at this moment!
An aura belonging to a Golden Immortal suddenly erupted.

Like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, a complete transformation occurs!
With the help of the Dragon Gate, after washing away his karma, Ao Xuan finally broke through the bottleneck and condensed the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit!

(End of this chapter)