My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 423 Did Ao Xin Never Exist?

"its not right!"

Li Wei frowned.

"Such a young top-tier deity is rare even in the Three Realms, and he also possesses unique dreams. Why hasn't the Heavenly Court suppressed him?"

[First, you need to understand one thing: it wasn't because Ao Xuan became a top-tier deity that he ascended to the throne of the Dragon King; rather, it was because he ascended to the throne of the Dragon King that he became a top-tier deity.]

Li Wei was immediately startled, his eyes widening as he asked, "You mean, the Dragon King's position comes with a built-in boost to cultivation?"

[That's right! The Dragon King's throne is a loophole in the universe related to cultivation. Whoever becomes the Dragon King and sits on the throne will gain the cultivation of a half-step Great Luo Immortal!]

[As a price, the difficulty for Him to achieve the Great Luo realm will be ten times that of others, and He will never be able to leave the East Sea Dragon Palace in this lifetime.]

"Tsk tsk tsk! No wonder they were once the overlords of heaven and earth! They can even inherit the cultivation of a half-step Great Luo realm cultivator. Who knows how many more trump cards the Dragon Clan is secretly hiding."

If Li Wei hadn't made a deal with Longmen, he would never have known so many secrets.

However, this also explains Ao Shen's cultivation level!

This further demonstrates that Ao Xuan's ability to enter dreams must be very special, which is why the previous generation of the East Sea Dragon King and the East Sea Dragon Clan chose him to inherit the position of Dragon King.

"So, what exactly is His ability to enter dreams?"

[This is top secret even among the dragons. Do you think they would tell me?]

[The reason I was able to guess that there was something wrong with His dreams is because I discovered that Ao Chen suddenly became addicted to sleep after becoming the Dragon King, and every time he woke up, he would make some specific arrangements, sometimes even foreseeing future events!]

For example, even before the Heavenly Dao version 7.19 was updated, it seemed that He had already guessed some of the update's content and cleared out investments related to cultivation very early on!

[Take the attack on Wuzhuang Temple, for example. Your Heavenly Court has been quite discreet, hasn't it? But Ao Shen had already been procuring Five Elements laws on a large scale, and even bought Five Elements-based divine positions from the Heavenly Court!]

[Even things related to you are the same! Before the Jade Emperor had even bestowed the marriage, Ao Chen seemed to know you were coming to the East Sea under the guise of marriage, so he had a group of people prepare the dowry well in advance.]

If Longmen and Ao Heng hadn't spent so much time together, even He probably wouldn't have noticed Ao Heng's unusual behavior.

After all, dragons are known for their good luck. Some dragons can even be hit by gold ingots while lying at home, so it's perfectly normal for dragons to make a profit from investments. No one would associate this with Ao Chen's dream.

They would never have imagined that this perpetually sleepy Dragon King had actually been secretly colluding with the Heavenly Dao.

Li Wei's trip was worthwhile just because he found this out.

However, he was more concerned about something else: "Could Ao Chen's dream be related to the Dragon Tomb?"

[No! Because since the primordial era, every Dragon King, whether alive or dead, has been forbidden from entering the ancestral tomb of the Dragon Clan. Therefore, even if Ao Chen entered the tomb in his dream, it would still be considered a violation of ancestral rules!]

Li Wei was genuinely surprised this time.

Before coming here, he had already looked up information about the East Sea. If he remembered correctly, the East Sea Dragon Palace has been passed down to the seventeenth generation of Dragon Kings.

Even if we only consider the period of Heavenly Court's rule, the Dragon King has changed seven times. The current Ao Heng is the seventh Dragon King under the Heavenly Emperor's rule. Why didn't the six Dragon Kings before him enter the ancestral tomb?

"If the Dragon King cannot be buried in the ancestral grave after death, what happens to the bodies of each generation of Dragon Kings?"

[Of course it was eaten by the new Dragon King!]

Everything in this world comes at a price. Every Dragon King, while gaining the power of the Dragon King, must also bear the fate of "whale fall." After death, they must become nourishment for others in order to inherit the Dragon King's status, power, and cultivation.

Li Wei was even more puzzled upon hearing this: "It makes sense that the Dragon King couldn't enter the ancestral tomb after his death because there was no body left. Why couldn't he go while he was alive?"

[I don't know about that! But the Dragon Tomb certainly holds many secrets!]

[In the cultivation philosophy of many cultivators, corpses themselves are the best historical record, and the corpses in the Dragon Tomb have been continuous from ancient times to the present, even including corpses from before the primordial era. How could there not be many secrets?]

Upon hearing the words "historical records," Li Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he asked curiously, "Among your dragon clan, there must be a group of people eyeing the dragon tomb, right?"

[I didn't notice that, but I just checked the records and found that in the last few hundred years, the number of ancient dragon gods going to the Dragon Tomb to offer sacrifices has indeed increased.]

Li Wei hadn't expected to get a clue about the Dragon Tomb so quickly, so he hurriedly said, "Give me a list of people who have been to the Dragon Tomb over the past thousand years!"

After saying that, he suddenly remembered Ao Xin's existence, so he quickly added, "And the list of those leaving is also needed!!"

"Are you worried the list of people coming and going won't match? But the Dragon Tomb is filled with countless traps, formations, and corpse energy. Even a true dragon couldn't stay in the Dragon Tomb for long. How could someone possibly hide there? Hmm?"

Longmen paused for a moment, then quickly reacted, letting out a sneer: "You're not afraid the corpses in the Dragon Tomb will escape, are you?"

【Ha ha ha ha! 】

Don't you know that the dragon race built dragon tombs specifically in the primordial era to prevent dragon corpses from coming back to life?!

For countless years, the sole purpose of this tomb has been to provide eternal rest for the corpses of dragons! Therefore, I can tell you now that any dragon buried here can never be resurrected; your worries are unnecessary.

Li Wei's pupils contracted, and he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "So, you don't even know anything about Ao Xin?"

Longmen recalled for a moment, then said somewhat confusedly, "[Ao Xin...Ao Xin, to my recollection, there has never been a princess named Ao Xin in the Dragon Clan.]" Upon hearing this,

Li Wei and the Heavenly Dao 0.81 version were both shocked.

Above the nine heavens, within the Jinghe Cave Heaven.

The ancient dragon gods met again, and this time there were more of them than before. Sixteen ancient dragons showed up, and at least eight or nine more remained hidden in the shadows.

Unbeknownst to them, the ranks of these ancient dragon gods seemed to have grown considerably.

The Jing River Dragon King, as the host of the meeting, spoke first: "Gentlemen, Li Wei has now arrived at the Dragon Palace and seems to have been personally received by His Majesty the Dragon King. Has the cause of the Huai River Dragon King's death been determined?"

All the ancient dragon gods shook their heads.

The Dragon King of the Jing River couldn't help but let out a sigh.

In order to intercept Li Wei, they joined forces to sever all cause and effect with a spacetime storm, but they never expected that in the end they would shoot themselves in the foot.

It's unclear how Li Wei killed the Dragon King of the Huai River; even He himself was somewhat intimidated.

Regardless, Li Wei is a huge threat! Now that he's approached the Dragon Tomb, he's essentially approaching our most core secret.

[Once this secret is discovered, neither the Heavenly Court nor the Dragon Clan will let us off! I think everyone here probably doesn't want to go to war with the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan, right?]

That's only natural! We've all managed to survive this long, and nobody wants to die again, right?

All the ancient dragon gods echoed this sentiment.

[In that case, let's begin the draw! Life and death are predestined, and fate is in the hands of heaven. Whoever draws the winning lot will go and kill Li Wei.]

What should we do about that bitch Ao Xin?

The Dragon King of the Jing River sneered, "Don't worry, I already have a way to deal with her. I will definitely send her back to the Dragon Tomb!"

East China Sea Dragon Palace.

In the telepathic communication channel, Li Wei raised his voice in surprise: "Are you sure there isn't a single person named Ao Xin among the Dragon Clan?"

I'm absolutely certain! Every true dragon, after being born, must come to me for a visit before it can be officially registered and included in the dragon clan's genealogy.

Furthermore, because of the dragon race's tradition of "whale fall," many descendant true dragons inherit their ancestors' names. I can basically determine whether someone is a dragon just by their name!

[As for the name Ao Xin, I couldn't find it anywhere in the family genealogy.]

Li Wei muttered to himself, "Could it be that Ao Xin isn't a dragon?"

The Heavenly Dao 0.81 System quickly denied it: "I've studied the dragon aura on Ao Zi's body, and it clearly originates from the same source as Ao Xin's corpse aura. How could she not be a dragon!"

Whether it is or not, wouldn't it be clear once the Dragon Gate examines it?

Li Wei glanced at Ao Zi and Ao Huan, who were still traveling with him, and transmitted his voice to Longmen: "Give me another time-space mask, I have something to show you!"

brush!
The power of Lungmen spread out, completely isolating Li Wei and placing several layers of firewalls around him to prevent him from being discovered.

After confirming it was safe, Li Wei simulated Ao Xin's corpse aura and handed it to Longmen: "Tell me, is this the corpse aura of a dragon?"

After carefully sensing it, Longmen was immediately stunned: [Whose dragon's corpse energy is this? I remember all the dragon's auras from the Primordial Era to the Heavenly Dao version 7.19, but this one is definitely not among them!]

Thinking back to what Li Wei had just said, Longmen couldn't help but feel a chill.

You're not going to tell me that this corpse aura comes from Ao Xin, and that Ao Xin came from the Dragon Tomb, are you?

"Heh! You were clearly monitoring the entire Dragon Palace, but when Ao Huan dug her out of the Dragon Tomb, didn't you ever notice?"

Is this matter also related to Ao Huan?
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Longmen quickly said, "I occasionally need to perform system maintenance and hibernation, so I can't always monitor everything comprehensively. However, I will back up the monitoring records. If you give me a date, I can retrieve the monitoring data from that time!"

The timing of Li Wei's first encounter with Ao Huan had a profound impact on him, so he immediately wrote down a string of numbers.

Longmen then retrieved surveillance footage and searched continuously, quickly finding the video of Ao Huan entering the Dragon Tomb.

Surprisingly, the moment he entered the Dragon Tomb entrance, he seemed to have been edited out by something and suddenly disappeared into the Dragon Tomb.

Not long after, Ao Huan emerged from the dragon tomb carrying something on his back.

But that thing was invisible and intangible, and was not recorded by the surveillance footage at all.

The Heavenly Dao 0.81 is self-explanatory:
Master, do you remember how the calamity kept the Heavenly Court out of the great catastrophe?

[It now seems that those ancient dragon gods must have planted a special causal thread within the dragon tomb, isolating the events that occurred within the tomb from the fate of the dragon race!]

(End of this chapter)