Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 137 Dragon Clan Codex, Saint-Rank Secrets.

“Your Highness, there are many detailed rules in the Dragon Code, and very few dragons in the world today can remember them.”

"Furthermore, those who are not pure-blooded dragons are completely unable to know the core contents of the code, even for old man Amos."

"The Dragon Code not only governs the behavior of dragons, but also involves the secrets of the dragon race."

"Like the old man Amos, and the contents of the legal codes known and recorded by various races today, most of them are actually just inferences drawn from the mouths of some dragons in ancient times."

"And the most widely passed-down content is actually the more basic parts of the code, which do not involve the secrets of the dragon race."

Not long after the bishops left, Linko immediately summoned the Earth Bear to inquire about the Dragon Codex.

"I see. So, what Amos said earlier about dragons not being able to harm other dragons is just basic code content and doesn't involve the internal secrets of the dragon race, is that right?"

The Earth Bear nodded noncommittally.

"I think so, and these basic things are what Amos's father taught him when he was a child."

"Dragons cannot harm other dragons. When dragons travel, they are all one entity. All dragons have an unconditional and unreserved obligation to protect and help other weaker dragons."

"This is precisely the foundational content of the legal code; as for the core content..."

The Earth Bear thought for a moment, then hesitated and said:
"The core content is something that Mr. Amos also knows a little about."

"Other races in the mortal world also know some things, more or less, which are actually revealed by the gods of the various races in the mortal world."

"But most of these don't involve core secrets, and it's hard to say how much of them are true and how much is false in this day and age."

When Lin Ke heard what the Earth Bear Phimosis said, he immediately became interested.

"True or false? There's no need to doubt the messages passed down by the gods. Tell me?"

Phimosis dared not hesitate and immediately nodded:

"The first core principle of the Dragon Code: The Stillness of the Scales."

"Our claws will never intervene in the wars of rise and fall among the races of the mortal world. The furrows of war should be cultivated or smoothed by the mortal races themselves. Only when there is the calamity of genocide and the foundation of the world is undermined will our claws be revealed to set the balance."

"Second: View of the Long River."

"Our wisdom has been refined over the long river of time. The deeds of mortals, whether successful or unsuccessful, glorious or shameful, are all stepping stones on their path. I do not interfere, but merely witness their rise and fall with my eyes, silently recording their wisdom and folly."

"The third: The purity of scales."

(Dragons are only permitted to collect treasures through natural accumulation; plundering is prohibited.)
Article 4: The Balance of Solidity.

(The proper conduct between dragons and mortals must be dignified, impartial, and neither servile nor arrogant, showing no favoritism or contempt towards any race or nation, and remaining absolutely neutral.)
Article 5: Standing Alone on a Solitary Peak

(This stipulates that dragons must maintain a distance from mortals when building their nests.)
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Phimosis, at this moment, recited the core articles of the twelve dragon codes as if reciting a text.

Anything beyond that, he wouldn't know.

In summary, the provisions of these Dragon Codes are actually quite simple.

Transcendence and neutrality; majesty and impartiality; restraint of power; sacred duty; inner cultivation; historical witness; independent existence; cornerstone of trust; global perspective; image above all else.

From these contents, it is not difficult to see that the Dragon Codex attempts to depict a powerful, self-disciplined, and self-restrained sacred image of the dragon race.

In summary, he embodies the image of a world guardian.

No wonder, given the bishops' previously inexplicable trust and lack of any doubt towards the Linco Church.

"So? The claim that dragons are the guardians of the world isn't just a baseless rumor?"

This buff is stacked a bit too much!

These dragons are hardly 'celestial dragons'!

On the continent of Auckland, the dragon race is probably more divine than the gods of all other races, comparable to saints.

The entire race possesses a powerful 'divine' radiance.

Based on this reasoning...

Lin Ke also had some ideas at this time.

The sudden disappearance of the entire dragon race was definitely not because they ran away!

Conversely, it is very likely that the dragons are searching for a way to save the world.

The disappearance of the entire dragon race may be related to the message and method of salvation?
As for what about his pure dragon bloodline, or even the bloodline of the Dragon God?

What exactly is the situation between the real game and the dragon race? It still feels a bit elusive to Lin Ke.

Lin Ke was in a real bind.

The more I read, the more I felt that the affairs of the Dragon Clan were shrouded in mystery.

Lin Ke lacked the necessary information about this matter, so he had to temporarily abandon his speculation.

However, Lin Ke finally asked about something he had always cared about.

That is, above the Saint rank, what exactly is the relationship between mortals and gods?
Or, to put it another way, is there a direct connection between mortals and gods if they want to achieve sainthood?

There's no need to guess; there's definitely a connection.

Phimosis's next words confirmed that the secrets of the Saint Rank were indeed directly related to the gods.

"Apart from pure-blooded dragons, it is extremely difficult for mortals to break through to the Saint rank."

"First, in terms of understanding the elements, all mortals must completely elementalize their various body parts before their time is up."

This process is extremely risky for mortals with physical bodies.

It can be said that from the seventh rank onwards, every advancement process for a race is a life-or-death struggle for mortal races and races.

Because ordinary races and species are not elemental life forms, they want to transform into fully elemental life forms.

That would inevitably be assimilated by the rules of the elements.

If things go wrong, a high-level being could be reduced to a pile of rotten flesh during the breakthrough process, while the elementalized parts of their body would return directly to the world.

Therefore, those who can become ninth-order beings on the Auckland continent are undoubtedly true cultivation geniuses, those with great perseverance, or lucky individuals.

And after reaching the ninth rank, no, to be precise, when they reach the peak of the ninth rank...

The only remaining part of these entities that cannot be elementalized is the head! There are no exceptions.

Only when the head is completely elementalized can a ninth-order being truly become a saint-order being.

Under normal circumstances, mortal beings have a chance to break through to the Saint rank on this path, even though the whole process is very dangerous, it doesn't mean that no one can complete the breakthrough alone.

However, the reality is that if a peak ninth-tier cultivator does not rely on external forces, there is absolutely no possibility of breaking through to the Saint tier on their own.

The reason is simple: high-level beings, during the process of skull elementalization, almost always face the despair of a collapsing consciousness.

We know the reason, but we don't have any independent solutions.

It existed in the ancient times.

But that doesn't exist in the world today.

The most crucial point is that the innate elemental beings that could help mortals break through to the Saint rank were hunted down and completely wiped out.

However, the ancient powerful figures recorded by various ethnic groups on the mainland do not agree with this claim.

After all, according to the characteristics of the elements, elemental beings can be naturally born in the magical tides.

In the eyes of the ancient beings, this sudden extinction had nothing to do with them, and they refused to take the blame. Therefore, in the records of humans and even other races, the ancient powerful beings of various races investigated the extinction of elemental creatures, including even gods and dragons.

Unfortunately, the result was not ideal.

The rules governing the birth of beings born from innate elements were altered by a change in the world's environment.

They seem to have never been born in the world, as if they were 'fixed' away by the world.

Therefore, in conclusion, there are indeed no innate elemental beings existing on the continent of Auckland at present.

In this situation, extraordinary individuals from all races will naturally seek other solutions.

And this way out was found very easily.

There are even two methods.

The first method is to rely on the power of the gods, through the blessings, divine power, or the power of faith bestowed by the gods, to successfully break through the barrier of the Saint rank.

However, the Saint-level strength obtained through this method is largely unreliable!
They are far inferior to the ancient Saint-level powerhouses.

However, there are also many advantages. As long as the gods exist and are willing to continuously bestow power, these saint-level beings, even if they are human, can theoretically have a lifespan of more than ten thousand years.

This Saint-level can also be considered a pseudo-Saint-level.

After all, the soul and consciousness cannot be completely elementalized; they rely on external forces. Therefore, the soul and consciousness have not achieved a true qualitative leap.

Therefore, the moment when the soul of such a saint decays is also the moment when their life ends.

The second method, however, is forbidden.

At this point, the Earth Bear hesitated and looked at Lin Ke.

Upon discovering that Lin Ke's expression had not changed at all, he stated frankly that this method involved mortals hunting down pure-blooded dragons, who were inherently special, and using the dragon's core to break through to the Saint rank.

Any dragon of any strength is acceptable, but young dragons and dragons in their growth stage are naturally the best and easiest to hunt.

Unfortunately, this method was only in the first stage of experimentation and success.

Everyone, including the mortal race that proposed this method, suffered a devastating blow from the dragon race in the ancient times!
In this process, many gods died, and three races were even completely wiped out of the continent of Auckland!

And this naturally became a taboo!
No one dared to mention it, no one dared to think about it.

"Hunting dragons? Breaking through to the Saint rank?"

"The mortal who came up with this idea is quite resourceful."

Lin Ke was taken aback for a moment when he heard about this idea, and then couldn't help but laugh jokingly.

Phimosis nodded solemnly and said:

"It's tantamount to courting death, but that's the reality of Auckland today."

"Besides the dragon race, the saint-level beings, the core of the various empires, and the elders of the elven race, I don't think any other living beings could know about this."

"Therefore, Your Highness, this is something we must guard against."

"Moreover, this is the real reason why Grandpa Amos and the Crimson Beast Lord are so concerned about concealing your existence."

At this point, Phimosis looked slightly hesitant, but didn't say anything more.

But Lin Ke thought a lot through this incident.

This is no joke!
Lin Ke originally thought that by advancing to a higher level and possessing power comparable to the strongest beings below the gods, he could use this opportunity to rally some Saint-level beings from the Auckland Continent.

Now that I think about it, I should just give up on this idea!
If he were exposed, although it would likely make many old guys hesitate to act, there would definitely be no shortage of people who wanted his dragon core.

Even more so, looking at the hesitant Earth Bear.

Linko would bet that at this moment, Phimosis was definitely thinking that if the six bishops of Truth dared to suggest returning to the Auckland continent, he would very likely kill them behind Linko's back.

Good thing Lin Ke asked!
Otherwise, wouldn't we still be kept in the dark all along?

Amos and Crimson have made many arrangements behind the scenes for his safety!
But these two guys didn't even mention something so important?

Ok.

Lin Ke felt he had received guidance, and they thought perhaps he should know these things?
In fact, they believed that the Dragon God's guidance must have its own arrangements, so there was no need for them to be nervous.

And they simply took relative protective measures and arrangements based on all of this?

In fact, York was actually being watched from behind by the monsters sent by Amos and Crimson.

Thinking of all this, Lin Ke took a deep breath.

Luckily, I didn't overestimate myself.

This border war did not involve any fighting on the battlefield between humans and monsters.

Otherwise, this matter will likely be difficult to resolve amicably.

If Linko had actually intervened back then, the beast tide, under the command of Amos and Crimson, would have absolutely wiped out all of humanity, or even the Dragonborn.

Therefore, Linko indeed cannot let these six bishops go back now!
As he pondered, Linko looked down at Phimosis, who was crawling beneath him.

"So, Phimosis, you've been following me all this time, and you've taken quite a few precautions behind the scenes, haven't you?"

Phimosis dared not hide anything and nodded directly.

"After confirming Your Highness's true identity, I did take precautions."

“Apart from the human York and his wife, I have been watching the Gate of Truth. Any living being that tries to return, including magical beasts, unless they are directly under His Highness’s command, I will order my subordinate magical beasts to monitor them.”

"At the moment, nothing unusual has occurred. After all, the teleportation portal itself is heavily guarded, and even Your Highness is constantly on guard, so..."

After that, Phimosis didn't need to say anything more.

Lin Ke understands!
There was no sense of blame.

Being able to learn of this news in time is a comfort, at least we haven't been caught off guard and suffered a major setback.

Fortunately, Linko initially encountered Amos and Crimson.

If Linko hadn't encountered the dragons they did back then, his current situation would be hard to predict.

Therefore, Lin Ke had already made up his mind.

He will never easily return to the Auckland continent again until he reaches the Saint rank.

Then, Linko defeated Phimosis.

At the same time, arrangements were made to the greater extent possible for the Gate of Truth.

There's not much to say. We'll increase the number of monsters guarding both exits, and also put Phimosis in charge of guarding the gates and even monitoring the six bishops.

Having arranged everything, Lin Ke slowly withdrew his consciousness from the game.

And Lin Ke was unaware of this.

His good luck continues.

In the northern part of the Dawn Empire, one of the three great human empires.

In a huge courtyard somewhere in a sprawling complex of buildings, the silver dragon-descended female warrior had arrived in front of a holy-ranked sub-dragon lying in the giant garden.

At the same time, the Saint-level silver dragon, whose aura seemed to be in poor condition, slowly stood up, and a look of disbelief and blankness appeared in its eyes.

(End of this chapter)