My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

But they still looked unsatisfied and continued to stare at the jars in the soldiers' hands.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yulou immediately took the roosters into the cave to clean up the companions that were killed by the centipedes themselves when he was feeding them.

When these big roosters saw a large number of centipede corpses on the ground, they immediately ran forward and quickly pecked at these free delicacies.

But as they ate, they found that they could not finish it.

There were more than tens of thousands of centipede corpses on the ground. Dozens of roosters could not eat them all in a short time. They were full in less than ten minutes.

In the end, they had no choice but to leave the cave, looking back every few steps. Once outside, they neither ran nor cried, but just found a place to lie down and rest.

Jiang Li found this scene somewhat funny, but he did not disturb them from resting. He asked people to pack up the centipede corpses, and then ordered Chen Yulou and Xie Changfeng to take the soldiers into the underground palace to move the valuables inside.

After entering the underground palace, the soldiers were afraid that there might be some centipedes left, so they scattered lime and realgar powder along the way to block off a safe passage.

But soon after these people went in, Xie Changfeng ran out in a hurry, panting and came to Jiang Li and said, "Commander, we found a strange corpse in the cave. It looks like... like a dragon!"

Jiang Li's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this, and he stood up suddenly, "What did you say? Are you sure that was a dragon?"

Xie Changfeng nodded, "It looks very similar. I can clearly feel the pressure when I get close to it, but I'm not sure whether it is a Jiao or a dragon!"

When Jiang Li heard this, he no longer had the patience to wait. He immediately picked up his weapons and led his men to the underground palace.

Soon, he followed a path painted with lime and sulfur and successfully arrived at the alchemy room used by royal families of all dynasties.

As soon as he entered, he could feel the mysterious and solemn atmosphere. Although the floor of the underground palace was not made of gold bricks, it was paved with regular blue bricks, making the entire underground palace of tens of thousands of square meters look like a whole.

As for the walls of the underground palace, they are engraved with ancient runes and patterns.

The layout of the entire underground palace not only demonstrates the wisdom of the ancients, but also reveals a mysterious atmosphere, making people feel as if they are in an unknown world.

In the central area, there is an ancient alchemy furnace standing tall. Surrounding it are various strange bottles and jars filled with things that have long since turned to ashes due to the passage of time.

But Jiang Li at this moment didn't have time to care about these things. His eyes were cast on the edge of the underground palace, and on a majestic skeleton.

The skeleton was extremely similar to the legendary dragon, although due to the long passage of time the flesh and skin had completely disappeared and its original appearance could not be seen.

But its forked horn, its slender body like a snake, its smooth scales scattered on the ground, its eagle-sharp claws, and its tail that looked like a fish's tail were exactly the same as the image of the legendary dragon.

Jiang Li approached, looked at the skeleton whose flesh and blood had completely disappeared and whose scales were scattered all over the ground, and asked Xie Changfeng, "This image is so vivid, why are you still not sure whether it is a Jiao or a dragon?"

Xie Changfeng frowned and explained, "Commander, you are right. The image of this skeleton is indeed very vivid. But a dragon should have a dragon ball. I have been looking for it for a long time and couldn't find it. So I suspect that this is a Jiao, not a dragon!"

Jiang Li's face immediately turned strange when he heard this, "How big is the dragon ball you are talking about? Why does it look like this?"

Xie Changfeng was a little confused when he heard this, thinking, "I have never seen a dragon ball, how can I know what it looks like!"

But he didn't show it, and just explained awkwardly, "Commander, you are joking. I have never seen a dragon ball, so I don't know what it looks like or how big it is."

"But I have read in ancient books that dragon balls are often found in the abdomen, and their size is related to the size of the dragon. I just measured it, and this dragon is only twelve feet long, which is not particularly huge. Its dragon ball should not be larger than a fist."

When Jiang Li heard this, he twitched his eyes, took out the gray ball found in the purple gold coffin from his storage ring, and asked Xie Changfeng.

"Does Dragon Ball look like this?"

When Xie Changfeng saw what Jiang Li was holding, he immediately stretched his neck and widened his eyes, "Hey, here, here, Commander, where did you find this thing?"

"Why can't I find it even after searching around the corpse for several times?"

"I found this in the Corpse King's coffin. It didn't have any luster at the time. After repeated attempts, I only knew that I could inject mana into it, but I didn't know what other effects it had."

When Xie Changfeng heard that it was not found in this underground palace, he became uncertain again, so he took out the kettle from his waist and poured some water on it.

But a magical scene happened. The water could not touch the surface of the sphere at all and slid away along its edge.

Seeing this, Xie Changfeng immediately confirmed that this was the Dragon Ball. "Congratulations, Commander. This thing has the ability to repel water. It is undoubtedly the Dragon Ball. I just wonder if it belongs to this dragon?"

Jiang Li was immediately delighted when he heard the news. He carefully examined the inner core of the dragon ball and asked Xie Changfeng, "It looks like the power of this dragon ball has been completely drained. Do you know what else it can do?"

Xie Changfeng frowned and pondered after hearing this. After a while, he spoke: "According to ancient records, although the dragon race is similar to monsters, they are different from monsters. Their magic power is closer to that of spirit beasts, so the energy in the dragon ball can be directly refined and absorbed to improve cultivation."

"At the same time, because the dragon balls have a long life span, refining the dragon balls can also prolong life and slow down aging!"

"As for using this to control water and avoid water, and suppressing evil spirits, that goes without saying."

When Jiang Li heard that there were so many uses, the smile on his face became even brighter, but he suddenly remembered that what Xie Changfeng said just now seemed to be that only dragon balls filled with mana could have these effects.

As expected, Xie Changfeng continued, "But at present, this dragon ball doesn't seem to have any luster. It's obvious that its spiritual power is still being lost. I wonder if it can still have these wonderful uses?"

"Xie Changfeng, you are playing with me, right? I've already told you everything, so what should I say?"

Xie Changfeng smiled awkwardly, "Commander, calm down. I haven't seen the dragon ball either. When I get back, I'll ask someone to go to Mount Maoshan to see if there are any clues."

Seeing his awkward smile, Jiang Li stopped asking any more questions and just walked around the dragon skeleton several times, but he couldn't see anything. It was just like an ordinary skeleton.

As for the feeling of oppression that Xie Changfeng mentioned, he actually didn't feel it. He thought it was because his cultivation was higher and his luck was stronger!