Shulong Daojun

Zhuyin was overjoyed. With a blink of his dragon eyes, his body was fully revealed as it emerged from the turbid flow of the earth's veins.

It immediately transformed into a size of fifteen zhang, its vertical pupils scanning the surroundings, and it instantly located the place where the mountain spirits and stone demons were gathered.

Its figure flickered, and in an instant it was close by, its huge mouth wide open, revealing its dragon teeth. Without even looking, it pounced down to bite.

The dragon's head suddenly tore open, raised its head high, and swallowed the object into its belly, refining it in an instant.

At the same time, the dragon's tail lashed out to the other side, shattering large sections of the demon's body, tearing it apart and releasing a large amount of black, viscous slurry.

Mountain spirits, stone demons, and evil creatures were also awakened, emitting trembling screams and struggling to crawl half their bodies out of the cracks in the ground where they were rooted.

However, before it could move, it was already melted into a black, murky mist by Zhuyin's breath.

Subsequently, the mist slowly gathered along the earth's energy veins and drifted directly towards Zhuyin, allowing it to absorb nourishment and strengthen the dragon's body.

In an instant, joy appeared in Zhuyin Jiao's eyes.

As if it had discovered something interesting, it swam its dragon body, spewing out turbid breath towards the mountain spirits, stone demons, evil spirits, and even the broken earth veins.

It continued to sing loudly, its huge mouth devouring and biting, causing large amounts of turbid liquid to flow out.

This place was originally a desolate and barren land, but as time went by, the sound of waves gradually emerged and grew louder and louder.

At its peak, a black, turbid river of liquid coiled around the body of the Candle Yin Dragon, raging and crashing as it swam, turning the place upside down.

Just then, Zhuyin's fierce aura surged, driving the black, turbid river of liquid into the severed earth vein.

The river of magma poured in instantly, and its form vanished abruptly.

At the same time, Lin Shu's face turned red, and clear qi floated on his head, his qi changing constantly.

He could already feel that the Dao embryo in his dantian had become mostly stable thanks to the feedback from Zhuyin's improved cultivation, and his own cultivation was also improving at an extremely rapid pace.

Suddenly, a tearing and chewing sound faintly reached my ears.

Then a swallowing sound, like a river overflowing its banks, suddenly arose and echoed for a long time in this place where the earth's veins had fractured.

A moment later, the dragon's head, covered in malevolent energy, suddenly emerged and grinned ferociously.

That section of the earth vein had long been devoured, leaving only an empty shell.

The next instant, Zhuyin raised its head and let out a long cry, its body surging with turbid energy that destroyed the remaining shell. Then it opened its mouth and swallowed the remaining shell into its belly to refine it.

Lin Shu's aura also rose to its peak, his skin and flesh radiated a clear and translucent quality, and the light in his bones and veins was faintly visible through his body, yet it was contained and locked by a wisp of clear light. From then on, his form and spirit became solid and firm.

His Dao embryo was completely stabilized, and he officially advanced to the status of a mortal immortal, with his pure and spiritual Dao body already in its initial stages.

However, it is only the initial stage of advancement. Although the mortal impurities have been completely removed, the texture and bone structure have not yet been fully refined to the extreme.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu simply whispered to Zhu Yin, "There's still the other half of the broken ley line. Let's go back after we finish eating."

The head of the Candle Dragon nodded, its vertical pupils gleaming brightly, as if it had suddenly remembered something, and a hint of excitement rose within it.

It immediately turned and pounced on the earth vein that resembled a dragon's head, opening its mouth and biting down hard.

A moment later, it scratched its belly with its dark red claws and exhaled a cloud of black mist, as if it had eaten its fill.

Lin Shu glanced inward at his own cultivation and noticed that he had improved by several points. He nodded in satisfaction.

His aura was profound and harmonious, without any signs of superficiality or impetuosity, and his foundation was very solid and stable.

However, a hint of restlessness still lingers in his heart. He needs to sit quietly and regulate his breathing for several days before he can completely suppress his distracting thoughts and calm his spiritual practice.

This was a good harvest.

In addition, and more importantly, Zhuyin has taken a step on the path to becoming a dragon.

Based on the connection of their energies, Lin Shu knew that Zhu Yin had been devouring and refining the earth veins here for 12,000 days, which is equivalent to more than 30 years.

This place is just a large rift in the earth's veins, not the entire main vein, yet the harvest is already so good.

If a dozen or so cracks of the same level are found in the future, or the main fracture of the main earth vein, the day of the dragon transformation will be just around the corner.

With the ley line model in hand, following the map, this matter is not difficult.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu felt a little less heavy-hearted.

Only after the clouds clear can the moon shine brightly.

He slightly raised his hand, signaling Zhuyin to wrap himself up again, using the earth's veins as a means of escape, intending to quietly return to Qingwu City along the original route.

However, on the way back, they unexpectedly ran into a familiar person on the edge of the Taiqishan area.

The old Taoist priest I had met twice.

He continued his stealthy journey, carried by the candlelight, when suddenly a warm and friendly greeting rang in his ears:

"May I ask which Earth Immortal is traversing the earth's veins? I am Lu Qinzhuo, an Earth Immortal from the Taiyi lineage. Greetings."

Lin Shu listened but did not reply.

Instead, with a thought, he sent Zhuyin through a nearby fissure in the earth's veins to escape, disappearing in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qinzhuo's expression froze.

He had just used the earth's veins to travel, when he suddenly sensed a pure earth immortal aura far surpassing his own.

Having recently attained the status of a terrestrial immortal, he mustered his courage and decided to greet this senior.

Who would have thought it would turn out like this?

"Perhaps this senior had something urgent to attend to, which is why he didn't pay attention to me. He probably won't do that next time we meet."

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

Lu Qinzhu muttered to himself, trying to comfort himself. His depressed mood suddenly improved a little, and he continued on his way to Taiqi Mountain.

On the other side, Lin Shu instructed Zhu Yin to enter the chaotic and fragmented earth veins filled with turbid energy, taking a longer route before finally returning to the territory of Qingwu City.

Meeting the old Taoist priest was indeed somewhat unexpected for him.

However, with his master's aura concealing him, as long as Zhuyin doesn't reveal himself while in hiding, there's no need to worry about being exposed.

But what was the purpose of the old Taoist priest going to Mount Taiqi to find Chang Geng?

Lin Shu is still pondering.

A moment later, Zhuyin arrived at the rear hall of the main temple, manifesting itself from the earth's veins.

He then quickly revealed a smug look, his dragon eyes filled with anticipation, as if waiting for something.

Before long, a nimble figure emerged from the living room in the side hall, a hint of joy in his expression.

It was Qingmin who rushed over after sensing the aura of the man and the dragon.

However, upon sensing Zhuyin's cultivation level, Qingmin Jiaotong was taken aback, let out a hiss, and was full of doubt.

Then, his small, dragon-like eyes were filled with shock.

Qingmin was puzzled as to why Zhuyin's cultivation level had already surpassed that of all the pure incense it had refined after only one trip.

Zhuyin grinned, flicked its tail and gently patted the ground, then suddenly raised its head, its fierceness mixed with its arrogance.

However, this brought Lin Shu back to his senses.

Seeing the expressions on the two dragons' faces, he pondered for a moment and understood what had happened.

Without hesitation, Lin Shu flicked Zhu Yin's forehead and said in a deep voice, "You've only made a little progress, how can you be so proud in front of your brother? You should guard against arrogance and impetuosity."

After saying that, he stroked Qingmin's forehead and comforted him, "It will happen, it will all happen."

"If Zhuyin can achieve this level of cultivation, you can certainly do it too if you work hard."

Upon hearing this, Qingmin nodded, raised his head, and rubbed his hand against Linshu's, clearly delighted.