The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 187 Unbelievable
The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon exuded a murderous aura. Its entire body was golden, as if cast from gold, bright and dazzling, blinding to the eyes, and it possessed an explosive power within its body.

As an ancient saint of the demon race with true dragon blood flowing through its veins, it is undoubtedly the strongest creature in this region. Apart from human trial participants, no local creature dares to venture in.

Therefore, when a human cultivator who had just awakened arrived at this place, it did not hesitate at all and opened its mouth to swallow him whole.

boom!
The aura of the Holy Might was terrifying, sealing off the space around Ning Qingyi. In the eyes of the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, the man's fate was obvious.

But then it saw the man break free of his restraints, raise one hand, which emitted a faint jade-like glow and was surrounded by five-colored energy, and then slammed it down.

boom!
The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon felt dizzy and its entire sacred body flew backwards into the lake like a meteor, creating towering waves.

"what happened?"

It was a little dazed, its mind was not quite clear, and it felt dizzy.

"I think I was knocked down by a Dao Slayer?!"

Who is it! Known as the Crocodile King, it has dominated this place for thousands of years. It is powerful and has extraordinary immortal roots. In the past, it killed more than one saint to seize this water palace and obtain the ancient inheritance, which makes many old beasts extremely afraid of it.

Now, however, he has been defeated by a human Dao-Slaying King, which is unprecedented and an incredibly ironic situation!

"True dragon blood flows in my veins. No one knows my full potential. I am the strongest species in history, yet I have been defeated by the human race!" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon roared angrily. Holy light flowed from its golden body, and its golden scales clanged and scattered a large amount of dazzling light. Holy might permeated the air.

Then, something even more unbelievable happened.

This human cultivator who had severed the Dao charged down, creating thousands of massive waves on the vast expanse of blue water, a boundless expanse that crashed towards him.

boom!
The Nine-Tailed Crocodile felt dizzy and its sacred body seemed to crack. It was powerless to fight back and crashed to the ground, covered in blood.

"Impossible, I must be under an illusion."

In the end, it cracked open and lay sprawled on the ground, still in disbelief.

Ning Qing glanced at it but didn't continue, saying, "Stop pretending. I have Buddhist telepathy, and you'll see the reality halfway through."

The nine-tailed crocodile dragon was terrified. The Buddhist secret method is the most bizarre. Legend has it that thousands of years ago, an ancient monk came to the tenth level and with a single word, he saved many sacred beasts and refined them into Dharma protectors.

Its face was grim as it asked, "Who exactly are you? Why are you pretending to be a Dao-Slaying King? Are you trying to fish me out?"

The young man before it was truly extraordinary, his strength was incredibly ferocious, and it would have no doubt that he was a Saint King.

"Can't you tell whether I'm at the Saint Realm or not?" Ning Qingyi sneered. "Or is it that you still can't believe you've been defeated by a human Dao-Slaying King?"

The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon straightened up, looking like a small mountain, and said with great fear: "I don't believe it. Do you dare to give me time to fight you in my strongest state and force out your true form?"

Ning Qing remained silent, continuing with his own tasks. He used his Origin Technique to unravel the mystery, summoning the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Divine Sword, which he then hurled at the attacker.

The secret power of the character "组" was unleashed, instantly causing the killing sword to shatter the saint-level magic array, allowing the ancient cave to emerge and emit a radiant light that soared into the sky.

"No!"

The nine-tailed crocodile dragon roared, its nine golden tails swaying and transforming into an unparalleled immortal sword, ringing out and swirling with chaotic energy, before slashing down.

"Bang!" "Bang!"... Ning Qingyi lost his patience and unleashed a powerful dragon aura, severing the golden tail that stretched as long as nine mountain ridges at the root, and cracking the demon's body.

It crashed into the lake with a loud thud, its fate unknown for a moment.

Ning Qingyi gracefully walked towards the cave, and with a single glance, she memorized some of the sacred beasts' cultivation secrets.

He then went to the deepest part of the cave, stood quietly in front of a stone wall for a moment, and then moved the stone wall with astonishing power.

brush!
It can be clearly seen that patches of rosy light shine out, bursting forth with auspicious colors, passing through the water palace, spreading over the great lake, and dyeing this entire sky a splendid color.

"Ancient Demon Clan Heavenly Book!" The Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon could no longer play dead; its demonic eyes turned red! It had guarded the treasure mountain for thousands of years, unaware that a divine treasure lay within its grasp.

With a wave of his hand, Ning Qing summoned nine ancient jade pieces, each exuding a sense of antiquity and ethereal beauty, into his palm.

He extended his divine sense to observe the contents of the ancient demon race's heavenly book, and upon seeing the sets of imprints, he quickly grasped the meaning.

"As expected of the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing, she was able to comprehend a world-shaking book even before attaining enlightenment. She is truly a genius!" Ning Qingyi was moved and sighed, "It's a pity we couldn't be born together. It's a shame."

Outside the cave, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, who was constantly keeping a close watch with its divine sense, heard this and, combining it with the secret technique within the first level of the cave, instantly realized what this wondrous technique was—it was definitely a divine technique for transforming into a dragon.

It was so heartbroken that it could hardly breathe. After all, the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing had transformed from a snow rabbit into a true dragon, which could be said to be an immortal legend of the demon race. No one would forget it, and no one would not want to reproduce such supreme glory. Moreover, it was a son and grandson of a dragon!
Ning Qingyi picked up the box next to the ancient jade and took out an item.

This is a heart-shaped seed, dull and lacking luster, its entire body yellowish-brown. Although it lacks divine brilliance, it exudes a powerful vitality.

As the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon was pondering something, it heard Ning Qingyi's mutterings.

"The seeds of the Immortal Peach Medicine are very good."

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon felt dizzy and wanted to devour Ning Qingyi. However, when it saw Ning Qingyi's indifferent expression, it trembled and dared not move.

Fortunately, someone broke its predicament.

Groups of human experts rushed over from nearby, clearly alerted by the glow emanating from the cave, and quickly arrived. However, when they saw Ning Qingyi, they trembled as if they had seen a ghost, not daring to move an inch.

Finally, one of them mustered up the courage and said solemnly, "We did not expect that it was Holy Son Ning here. We have offended you and will take our leave now."

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing Ning Qingyi's noncommittal expression, they immediately flew out, arriving even faster than they left.

The Nine-Tailed Crocodile was instantly enraged, inwardly cursing. "So it really is just an old codger pretending to be young, trying to bully me, a two-thousand-year-old rising star of the demon race! Utterly shameless!"
Ning Qing glanced at it, pondered for a moment, and said, "This is the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique deduced by the Demon Emperor. Although it has some similarities to the ancient techniques in the Demon Emperor's Scripture, it is on the right path. If one cultivates it, one's future will be limitless."

"What do you want?" the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon said coldly.

“Although you are not very strong and your aptitude is a few levels below, you can still serve me as my servant for a while,” Ning Qingyi said calmly. “How about it? If you are willing, I will pass on this Demon Emperor's Secret Technique to you.”

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon's expression shifted between light and dark. After a moment's hesitation, it said, "Alright, but we need to add a deadline!"

Ning Qingyi glanced at him indifferently: "In that case, let's set a limit of one hundred years. That should be enough for me to overcome the final hurdle."

(End of this chapter)