I, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, am being kept by the state.

Li Chenlong made a slight gesture.

His golden, vertical pupils, like those of a molten star, silently swept over the more than one hundred white-haired old people before him.

Their eyes shone brighter than any star behind them.

That is the light of finding a new spark after burning out all the beliefs of one's life.

"good."

An ancient syllable resonated deep within everyone's souls.

It lacks earth-shattering power, yet carries an unchanging sense of approval throughout the ages.

"The path to immortality begins with cultivation techniques. Today, I will impart to you the first technique."

As Li Chen's voice fell, he did not take out any jade slips or books, but instead coiled his dragon body, his golden vertical pupils that could blot out the Milky Way slowly closing.

The next instant, an invisible and intangible will, as vast as the universe, descended with a thunderous roar!

Qian Youmin felt a buzzing in his brain, as if an invisible star had crashed into his mind.

Countless mysterious and complex golden runes, meridian diagrams, breathing techniques... surged into his consciousness like a bursting dam of stars.

The Imperial Scripture for Suppressing the World!

Four powerful characters, like the seal of the Heavenly Emperor, are imprinted in the deepest part of his soul.

"ah--!"

An elderly general let out a suppressed roar of pain. His eyes were tightly closed, veins bulged from his forehead, and his bones creaked under the strain.

This is no longer learning, it's initiation!

It is to forcibly inscribe a supreme profound skill, enough to establish a sect, into their souls in the most brutal and direct way!

The analysis of each rune is like a sharp knife stirring in your brain.

The unfolding of each meridian chart is like extracting each nerve in the body and rearranging them one by one.

Excruciating pain!

Indescribable pain!

Even though these elderly men were all tough guys who had survived gunfire and the most difficult times, they were all pale-faced, drenched in cold sweat, and trembling uncontrollably.

Several of the elderly experts, whose bodies were already severely depleted, even rolled their eyes back and were on the verge of fainting.

Just then, the light of merit that had been hovering above their heads suddenly shone brightly!

hum!

A golden halo rippled outwards like water, transforming into a warm film that firmly protected their collapsing souls.

That soul-tearing pain felt as if it were wrapped in a layer of warm cotton; although it was still painful, it was no longer an unbearable destruction.

Qian Youmin gritted his teeth. He could clearly feel his head, which was about to explode, gradually stabilizing under the protection of the light of merit.

He suddenly woke up with a start.

That's it!

This merit is not only the standard by which the Dragon Lord selected them, but also the only basis for them to bear this great opportunity!

Without the merits they accumulated throughout their lives for the country and its people, they would be annihilated the moment divine inspiration struck them!

Having figured this out, Qian Youmin had no more distracting thoughts and immersed himself fully in the vast torrent of golden information.

The core of the "Huangji Zhenshi Jing" is not killing and fighting, but "suppressing" and "guarding".

Using the body as a cauldron, it absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; using the soul as a guide, it connects with the national destiny and the dragon's energy.

The higher one's personal cultivation level is through practicing this method, the more prosperous the nation will become.

Conversely, the stronger the nation's fortune, the more stable the cultivator's cultivation speed and foundation become.

This is not a simple personal cultivation technique at all, but a national treasure technique deeply bound to the entire Chinese civilization!

I don't know how much time has passed; perhaps it was a moment, or perhaps millions of years.

As the last golden rune was imprinted, the overwhelming will receded like a tide.

More than a hundred elderly people suddenly went limp, panting heavily, as if they had just experienced the most brutal war.

However, before they could even recover, a sudden change occurred!

"This...this is..."

Sun Mingde raised his hand, trembling.

Those were hands covered in age spots, their skin dry and withered like tree bark.

But now, those dark brown spots are fading and disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Beneath the withered skin, new life seemed to be surging, becoming full, plump, and even radiating a faint glow.

"My hair!"

Zhao Huaiyuan subconsciously touched the top of his head, and what he touched was no longer sparse and withered white hair, but thick and strong hair.

He plucked one off and held it up to his eyes.

At the roots of his hair, there was a striking new patch of jet-black hair!

Qian Youmin looked down at himself, and his back, which had been hunched over from years of working at his desk, was slowly straightening.

The chronic ailments that had plagued him for decades—arthritis, high blood pressure, heart murmurs—seemed to have been wiped away one by one by an invisible hand.

A warm and powerful life force rose from the depths of the dantian, surging like the Yangtze River to the limbs and bones.

Dead trees come back to life, old trees sprout new buds!

They are becoming younger!

"Dragon Lord..."

Qian Youmin's voice trembled with excitement. He wanted to kneel down, but found that his legs were full of explosive power.

"This is the introductory chapter of the Huangji Zhenshi Jing—the Primordial Dragon Chapter."

Li Chen's voice rang out at the right time, carrying a hint of guidance.

"It has cleansed and transformed you, restoring your vitality. But the foundation is already established; further cultivation still requires external assistance."

After saying that, Li Chenlong opened his mouth slightly.

A wisp of golden aura, a billion times more dazzling than the stars, slowly drifted out from His mouth.

The wisp of energy was no thicker than a thumb, yet it seemed to contain the weight of an entire world. Its appearance caused ripples to spread through the surrounding vacuum.

It was Li Chen's original dragon energy!

The golden dragon energy split into more than a hundred parts in the air, like more than a hundred miniature suns, which hovered precisely in front of each person's brow.

"This is the primordial dragon energy, which can help you complete the 'drawing energy into your body' and step into the first stage of cultivation."

"Concentrate your mind, calm your breath, and guide it into your dantian and sea of ​​qi as described in the Primordial Dragon Chapter."

Qian Youmin and the others dared not delay. They immediately sat cross-legged and floated in the void, trying to guide the golden light according to the method that had just been imprinted in their minds.

Qian Youmin was the first to succeed.

The moment that ray of golden light entered his body through his brow, he felt an indescribable surge of intense heat explode within him!

It was as if the first stream of living water from the Milky Way had been poured into a riverbed that had been dry for thousands of years!

At this moment, all 36,000 pores on my body opened up, emitting joyful moans.

Become!

This is cultivation!

The others also succeeded, and each of them was filled with the ecstasy and awe of new life.

They could feel that their level of life had undergone a fundamental leap at this moment.

However, just as everyone was immersed in this joy, a suppressed groan broke the silence.

"Well……"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw General Zhao Huaiyuan, a military officer with the most resolute character, holding his head in pain, his face flushed red.

The wisp of primordial dragon energy that entered his body was not refined by him; instead, it surged wildly through his meridians like a wild beast that had gone out of control!

Even more strangely, visible ripples appeared in the space around him, as if something was about to burst out of his body!

"What happened?"

Sun Mingde was shocked. "Why is Old Zhao's reaction different from ours?"

Qian Youmin also frowned. He could feel that the dragon energy in Zhao Huaiyuan's body was fusing with his physical body in an extremely domineering way, in a way that he couldn't understand.

Li Chen's closed golden vertical pupils slowly opened a crack.

His gaze pierced through the void and landed on Zhao Huaiyuan. For the first time, a rare look of surprise appeared in his usually calm eyes.

"Invincible Body...?"