Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

At this moment, Nalan Rongzhi, who had been silent all along, walked to her side, his slender fingers gently stroking her cheek, his tone gentle yet tinged with worry: "Yaoyao, are you alright?"

Lu Lingxi smiled slightly, took his hand, and said softly, "I'm fine, just a little tired." The continuous breakthroughs had taken a toll on her energy, and she was exhausted both physically and mentally, but she didn't want to show it to him.

Nalan Rongzhi tenderly embraced her and whispered in her ear, "You've worked hard. Let's find a place to rest for a while."

They found a relatively flat spot, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate their breathing and recover. The surrounding air was fresh and rich, making them feel relaxed and happy.

Suddenly, Lu Lingxi felt a strange energy fluctuation coming from not far away. She opened her eyes and looked in the direction from which the energy fluctuation came, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Nalan Rongzhi also noticed the abnormality and asked.

"I sensed a peculiar energy fluctuation, as if something was calling me," Lu Lingxi said, her tone tinged with doubt.

“Let’s go take a look together.” Nalan Rongzhi stood up, took her hand, and a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.

Following the energy fluctuations, they passed through a dense jungle and arrived at a valley. The valley was filled with spiritual energy, which made them feel refreshed.

In the center of the valley, there grows a strange plant. It is blood red all over, with vines that entwine like blood dragons, exuding a rich life force.

"A ten-thousand-year-old dragon blood vine!" Lu Lingxi exclaimed, her eyes filled with surprise.

Just then, a deafening dragon's roar came from the depths of the valley, shaking the earth as if some enormous creature was about to awaken.

Lu Lingxi and Nalan Rongzhi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with solemnity. The dragon's roar carried an ancient and powerful pressure, far beyond that of ordinary spirit beasts.

"Be careful."

Nalan Rongzhi put his arm around Lu Lingxi Yao's waist and protected her behind him. The next moment, a blue figure descended from the sky. Its huge body covered the sky and the sun. It was a blue dragon! Its body was covered with blue scales, which shimmered with a metallic luster. Its eyes were like torches and it exuded a suffocating pressure.

"Humans, how dare you trespass into the Dragon Tomb!" The Azure Dragon's voice boomed like thunder.

Lu Lingxi met Qinglong's gaze without fear: "We did not mean to offend you, we just wandered into this place by mistake."

"Stumbled upon by mistake?" Azure Dragon sneered. "How could you not know the aura of the ten-thousand-year-old Dragon Blood Vine? You've clearly come here for the divine treasure!"

"The Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Vine is indeed precious, but I, Lu Lingxi Yao, act with integrity and never take what does not belong to me." Lu Lingxi Yao's tone was firm, showing no sign of backing down.

"What a sharp-tongued human!" Azure Dragon roared, its huge dragon claw slamming down with a howling wind and earth-shattering power. Lu Lingxi Yao dared not take the blow head-on, and dodged it with a quick movement.

"Yao Yao!" A hint of worry flashed in Nalan Rongzhi's eyes, but he knew that with Lu Lingxi's personality, she would never give up easily.

"Rong Zhi, you don't need to worry about me." Lu Lingxi gave him a reassuring look, and then her spiritual energy surged, transforming into sharp attacks to meet the Azure Dragon.

Qinglong's cultivation level was at the fifth level of Divine Beast Emperor, and his strength far surpassed that of Lu Lingxi Yao. Even though she had broken through to the fifth level of Spirit Sea Realm, she still found it difficult to contend with him. The two fought fiercely, exchanging blows.

"This little girl does have some skill." Qinglong observed Lu Lingxi Yao while attacking, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

It had lived for tens of thousands of years and seen countless human cultivators, but it had never seen anyone like Lu Lingxi Yao, who, despite being weaker than it, still dared to challenge it.

"Wait!" The Azure Dragon suddenly stopped its attack, its enormous dragon eyes fixed on Lu Lingxi Yao. "Why... do you have the aura of the Black Tortoise on you?"

Lu Lingxi was slightly taken aback, wondering how the Azure Dragon could detect the presence of the Xuanwu, which was her contracted divine beast and had always stayed in her spirit beast space.

Just then, a black figure flew out from Lu Lingxi Yao's spirit beast space. It was a Xuanwu with a completely black body and a tortoise shell on its back, exuding a powerful aura.

"Azure Dragon, it's been a long time," Xuanwu said slowly.

"Black Tortoise?! It's you!" A hint of surprise flashed in the Azure Dragon's eyes, but it quickly regained its haughty expression. "How come you're with a human?"

"It's a long story," Xuanwu sighed, and told Qinglong about the four divine beasts waiting for their new masters.

After hearing this, Qinglong looked at Lu Lingxi with a complicated expression.

As a proud divine beast, it was unwilling to submit to humans, but Xuanwu's words forced it to re-examine the woman before it.

"Human, would you be willing to form a contract with me?" the Azure Dragon asked in a deep voice.

Lu Lingxi was overjoyed, but she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she asked, "Why do you choose me?"

Azure Dragon snorted coldly: "I am merely following my master's orders; I do not truly submit to you."

"In that case, there's no need." Lu Lingxi Yao turned to leave.

"Wait!" Qinglong called out to her. "Don't you want to know what benefits you'll get from becoming my master?"

Lu Lingxi stopped and turned to look at Qinglong: "What are the benefits?"

The Azure Dragon said proudly, "I can hand over the ten-thousand-year-old Dragon Blood Vine without hesitation. Moreover, by forming a contract with me, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds!"

Lu Lingxi's heart stirred; the ten-thousand-year-old dragon blood vine was indeed very important to her.

“Okay, I agree to form a contract with you.” Lu Lingxi Yao finally made her decision.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in the Azure Dragon's enormous, vertical azure pupils, and its whiskers trembled slightly, as if it were smiling. "Good, straightforward! I admire young men like you."

With a swipe of its enormous dragon claw, an ancient contract rune appeared out of thin air, shimmering with a mysterious silver light. The runes were extremely complex, as if they contained the secrets of the universe.

Lu Lingxi looked at the contract runes with deep eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, she raised her hand and lightly touched the runes with her fingertips.

In an instant, the runes seemed to come alive, flowing from her fingertips and transforming into a stream of silver light that merged into her brow.

Lu Lingxi felt a powerful force surge into her body, domineering yet gentle, rampaging through her body while miraculously nourishing her meridians.

Nalan Rongzhi stood to the side, his deep eyes fixed on Lu Lingxi Yao. His thin lips were pressed tightly together. Lu Lingxi Yao's contract with the powerful dragon clan was no trivial matter, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, ready to strike at any moment.

The moment the contract was completed, Lu Lingxi felt as if something inside her body had shattered, and an unprecedented power surged within her.

She couldn't help but let out a low moan, her body trembling slightly, and her spiritual energy surged wildly, forming a huge vortex that enveloped her.

"Yao Yao!" Nalan Rongzhi exclaimed, wanting to step forward, but was stopped by Qinglong.

"Don't worry, this is a sign of her breakthrough." Qinglong's voice was deep and powerful, with a hint of relief. "This girl's talent is indeed amazing."

Lu Lingxi felt a surge of energy constantly impacting her bottleneck. It was like being trapped in a small cage and suddenly finding an exit, yearning for freedom and a wider world.

She closed her eyes tightly, guiding the energy to surge forward, again and again, with increasing intensity. Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a terrifying pressure descended from the heavens.

"It actually attracted such a powerful lightning tribulation!" A hint of surprise flashed in the Azure Dragon's huge dragon eyes. The intensity of this lightning tribulation was comparable to that of the Emperor Spirit Realm!

Nalan Rongzhi's expression was solemn as he looked up at the sky, his heart filled with worry. Even he dared not easily withstand the power of this tribulation lightning.

Lu Lingxi Yao, however, seemed oblivious to the danger, still immersed in the joy of her breakthrough. The energy within her body had reached its peak and could erupt at any moment.

"boom!"

A massive bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, striking Lu Lingxi Yao hard. She groaned, her body swaying slightly, but she did not fall.

"Boom boom boom!"

One bolt of lightning after another struck, each one more powerful than the last, as if to utterly destroy Lu Lingxi Yao.

Nalan Rongzhi was extremely anxious, wishing he could rush forward and take the terrifying lightning tribulation for her, but he knew that this was the inevitable path for Lu Lingxi Yao, so he could only silently pray from the sidelines, hoping that she could get through it safely.

Lu Lingxi was struck by lightning again and again, bleeding profusely, but she never gave up. She gritted her teeth, endured the excruciating pain, and continuously absorbed the power of the lightning, transforming it into her own spiritual energy.

Her aura grew stronger and more terrifying, as if she were about to transform into an ancient god.

Finally, after the ninth bolt of lightning struck, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sun shone on the earth once more.

Lu Lingxi slowly opened her eyes. Although her skin was charred black and her clothes were almost burned, her aura had stabilized and her cultivation had reached the third level of the Venerable Spirit Realm!

"It actually succeeded..." Qinglong looked at Lu Lingxi Yao with shock in his eyes. The girl's growth rate and indomitable perseverance made him have to submit!

Nalan Rongzhi also breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile appearing on his face. He walked to Lu Lingxi Yao's side, took out a shawl from his spatial storage, draped it over her shoulders, and then gently embraced her. "Yao Yao, are you alright?"

Lu Lingxi shook her head, a faint smile playing on her lips. "I'm fine." She looked up at Nalan Rongzhi, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Congratulations, little girl." The Azure Dragon's voice rang out again. "You have proven your strength. The Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Vine is yours." With a wave of its enormous dragon claw, a vine that was entirely blood-red and exuded a rich life force appeared in front of Lu Lingxi Yao.

Lu Lingxi Yao received the ten-thousand-year-old dragon blood vine, her heart filled with joy, as she was one step closer to curing the demonic poison.

Lu Lingxi's clothes were already tattered, so she slipped into the Kunlun Ring to wash up. After she came out, Qinglong led Lu Lingxi and Nalan Rongzhi to an ancient teleportation array.

"This teleportation array leads outside the Dragon Tomb. Let's go."

Lu Lingxi and Yao nodded, and then the three of them stepped onto the teleportation array. With a flash of light, they disappeared into the Dragon Tomb...