Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

A sharp pain shot through him, and Batu screamed as he opened his eyes.

However, upon seeing Zhou Yan not far away, the screams abruptly ceased.

"Big...Big Brother!"

He quickly put on a smile, rubbed his hands together, looked around cautiously, and then asked tentatively.

"But what is it you want to ask me?"

After much thought, he realized that this was all the value he had left.

"You do have some self-awareness," Zhou Yan said calmly.

"I'm asking you, do you want to live, or do you want to die?"

"I want to live, of course I want to live."

Batu immediately became excited, his voice rising several decibels, and a fawning smile appeared on his face.

"If you want to live, that's good." He raised his hand, pulling back the heavy water around him, and continued.

Do you possess any cultivation techniques for either humans or demons?

"Cultivation techniques?"

Batu was taken aback at first, then pondered for a few moments before opening his mouth and spitting out a ring.

The ring was entirely silver-white, with an antique design and intricate patterns engraved on its surface.

"Brother, I do know some cultivation methods, but their grades aren't very high."

After saying that, he took out jade slips and books from his ring and piled them aside.

"This is?"

Watching Batu's actions, Zhou Yan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This ring looks so much like the spatial rings from those cultivation novels from my past life.

In this world, Zhou Yan had seen storage magic treasures on those important figures, but he had never seen any ordinary demons possess them.

Seeing the doubt in Zhou Yan's eyes, Batu quickly took out another identical silver ring from his ring and respectfully handed it to Zhou Yan with both hands.

"Brother, this item is called a storage ring. It was created by a human force called the Mo Clan based on the supernatural power of 'Sleeve Universe'. It can store inanimate objects, which is quite convenient. I only have two, so I'll offer this one to you, brother."

"Put on the ring!"

After muttering the name to himself, Zhou Yan reached out and took it, refined it, and immediately sensed a square space about three zhang in size.

This is quite convenient.

After muttering to himself, Zhou Yan's thoughts shifted, and the ice bed beside him instantly disappeared from sight, appearing in the space within his storage ring.

He released the ice sled, raised his head, and looked at Batu.

"Has the human race developed this quickly?"

Judging from the name of this storage ring, it's probably a large-scale product.

Batu chuckled awkwardly a few times before continuing, "Brother, I don't know about that."

He then added, "However, the human race has indeed developed rapidly over the past few thousand years. After all, although there are internal conflicts, they are kept within a certain range, unlike us, where many races fight to the death."

As he spoke, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan nodded. There are many conflicts between demon races, such as the Dragon Clan and the Golden-Winged Roc Clan, who have been fighting for tens of thousands of years.

"Alright, you can go now."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhou Yan didn't waste any more words. The heavy water around him condensed again, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a suit of iron armor.

"Brother, this...this won't be necessary."

Looking at this thing, Batu couldn't help but shrink his head. Although his physique could withstand it, if he really carried this thing on his back, his movements would definitely be restricted, and his whereabouts would be monitored by it at all times.

"Of course you can, but in that case, you can go back to lying in the coffin."

Zhou Yan said indifferently, and the iron armor beside him deformed and reorganized in response, instantly turning into the shape of a black coffin, square and tightly fitted, which made Batu feel uneasy.

"No, let's stick with the same thing we had before."

Batu's expression changed instantly, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying that compared to freedom, a little burden was nothing.

"This is your choice, so don't regret it," Zhou Yan continued, as the heavy water coffin split open, covering Batu's body and forming a layer of iron armor.

"Hiss~"

A feeling of suffocation surged up instantly, like a mountain pressing down on him. Batu moved around a few times before he could adjust.

"Thank you for sparing my life, brother."

"You may leave now."

Ignoring him, Zhou Yan turned his attention to the jade book and other books beside him.

Seeing this, Batu didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he turned around and strolled out of the hall.

As he left the palace and looked at the water mansion, he couldn't help but sigh. His future seemed bleak.

At this moment, Yun Luo walked over quickly. Seeing Batu's appearance, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly recovered and said respectfully.

"My lord, please come with me. His Majesty has arranged accommodations for you."

Inside the hall, Zhou Yan reached out and picked up the top book from the pile of books. The cover had a few ancient characters written on it: "The Secret of All Rivers and Seas".

A cultivation method for the human race. Zhou Yan read the text aloud softly, then flipped through it.

After a moment, he put it down and picked up another book, the "Return to the Spirit Scripture".

After a while, another book appeared – "Condensing Yuan Technique".

As Zhou Yan finished reading one book after another, his speed increased, and in the blink of an eye, he had read through all thirty or so cultivation manuals piled on the ground.

He closed his eyes and silently processed the information in his mind. After a quarter of an hour, he flipped his palm over, and the "Mysterious Netherworld Scripture" appeared on it.

This is his real goal.

He lifted it up and touched his forehead, and Zhou Yan immediately began to comprehend other things.

Half an hour later, he finally put it down, a look of realization in his eyes.

Then, he took out the spiritual light of the Dharma, slowly brought it to his lips, opened his mouth slightly, and gently inhaled.

The spiritual light of the Dharma instantly slid into his mouth and disappeared.

In an instant, Zhou Yan's mind became clear, his thoughts became much clearer, and he even gained new insights into the methods he had just studied.

He dared not delay and quickly picked up the "Mysterious Netherworld Manual," combining it with his own cultivation, and began to improve it.

Inside the hall, a pure and refreshing atmosphere filled the air. Books were scattered on the ground. Zhou Yan sat upright on the ice bed with his eyes closed, holding the "Xuanming Book" in one hand and the "Heavy Water Secret Technique" in the other. A single horn on his forehead emitted wisps of lightning, and various strange phenomena appeared around him from time to time.

Heavy water surged forth, condensing into a profound abyss in the air before slowly dissipating, transforming into a ball of lightning that rolled and surged in the void, emitting a booming sound. Immediately afterward, a black dragon appeared, its entire body jet black, its scales menacing, circling and swirling around him, constantly growling.

Various unusual phenomena occurred one after another, resembling a blessed land of immortals.

After an unknown amount of time, the strange phenomenon beside Zhou Yan disappeared, and things gradually returned to calm. The pure energy in the hall dissipated, and he slowly opened his eyes and uttered a line of words.

"The Book of Thunder Controlling the Vast Ocean"