175: Chapter 175 Green Snake Enters the Dragon Palace Treasure Vault

The Dragon Girl breathed a sigh of relief.

If nothing else, their East Sea Dragon Court had plenty of treasures.

"Your Ladyship must be joking."

"Our Dragon Palace will naturally offer a price that won't disappoint Your Ladyship."

Hai Mu chuckled, looking quite confident.

One could not tell at all that she was the same Blue Flood Dragon who, as a child wearing a bellyband, had kicked her younger brother into a state of mental disability.

The Dragon King on the main seat breathed a sigh of relief.

He continued to signal the Dragon Girl with his eyes.

Speaking of which, the Dragon King's gaze seemed capable of encrypted communication.

However, thinking about the Dragon Girl's color-palette-like expressions, it didn't seem entirely incomprehensible.

It was just genetic inheritance.

"Your Ladyship, please follow me to the treasury."

The Dragon Girl gestured politely.

Xu Qing returned the gesture.

He was also deeply curious about the Dragon Palace's treasury.

Then, Xu Qing followed the Dragon Girl away from the birthday banquet, swimming toward the depths of the Dragon Palace.

Soon, the two arrived before a tall treasury.

The treasury was protected by profound Formations and guarded by Yakshas.

"We pay our respects to the Dragon Girl!"

Seeing the Dragon Girl, the Yakshas hurried forward to pay their respects.

"Open the treasury. By the Dragon King's decree, we have important business inside."

The Dragon Girl spoke.

Exuding full dignity, she coolly displayed the bearing of a princess of the East Sea Dragon Court.

Xu Qing watched in awe, gasping in admiration.

Don't wonder why one can gasp even under the sea.

And don't criticize the fact that gasping causes global warming in the entire Cultivation World.

"I must learn this."

"I really must learn this."

Xu Qing etched the Dragon Girl's dignified bearing deep into his mind, never to be forgotten.

In the art of posturing, This Snake was ultimately just a Junior.

He had to learn from these Seniors to make progress.

"We obey the Dragon Girl's decree."

The Yakshas quickly moved aside, took out their command tokens to cast spells, and opened the heavy treasury doors.

"After you, Your Ladyship."

The Dragon Girl turned to speak to Xu Qing.

"I wouldn't dream of refusing."

Xu Qing and the Dragon Girl stepped into the treasury side by side.

The moment they stepped inside...

A heavy, tangible treasure light pressed down.

Xu Qing gasped yet again.

He had gasped quite a lot today; This Snake needed to reflect on that.

The entire treasury was piled high with colorful Spirit Stones, with various Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts casually stuck into the mounds.

"These are all common items, not worth the time to organize."

"So they're just piled together."

The Dragon Girl spoke in a casual tone.

Xu Qing could tell she wasn't posturing on purpose; she truly believed it.

Terrifying, truly terrifying.

"..."

Xu Qing's pride as a wealthy snake shattered into pieces.

Compared to this Dragon Palace treasury, his 'King's Treasury' looked like a child's piggy bank.

"Your Ladyship, please follow me."

"The true collection of the Dragon Palace is up ahead."

The Dragon Girl walked in front.

Xu Qing followed behind reservedly.

After seeing the assets of this second generation cultivator, This Snake was a bit intimidated.

Bypassing the piles of treasure,

The two arrived at the back of the treasury.

Chains extended from the four walls, Entwining and Sealing boxes of various sizes.

"When treasures develop a spirit, they are called spiritual items."

"So they need to be sealed using special methods to suppress their spirituality and prevent them from running away on their own."

Noticing Xu Qing's gaze, the Dragon Girl explained.

Xu Qing nodded to show he understood.

At the same time, Xu Qing looked toward the very top.

A dark gold gate was Entwined by several chains.

The frame was carved with Dragons and Phoenixes, and the door panels featured a relief of nine dragons; it looked extraordinary.

This was the supreme treasure of the East Sea Dragon Court, the leaping dragon gate.

It was as famous as the Bodhi Temple's demon suppressing pagoda.

However, the former was gone.

While the latter still existed.

"Is this treasure the leaping dragon gate?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Your Ladyship has a keen eye; it is indeed the leaping dragon gate."

The Dragon Girl said proudly.

This was the supreme treasure of the East Sea Dragon Court, famous throughout the Cultivation World.

Xu Qing took a few more looks.

He could only silently hope that Jiang Mo would be able to borrow this leaping dragon gate as he wished.

*Creak.*

A creaking sound came from the leaping dragon gate.

The dragon gate twisted and transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon. The chains around its body rattled as it swam toward Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was so scared he didn't dare to breathe.

Why did this dragon gate undergo Transformation on its own?

The Dragon Girl also looked a bit dazed, seemingly shocked.

*Roar—*

The leaping dragon gate circled Xu Qing a few times, sniffed with its nose, let out a cry, and then returned to its original place, closing its dragon eyes.

It turned back into the form of a gate.

"...Dragon Girl?"

"Uh, Senior leaping dragon gate must quite like Your Ladyship?"

The Dragon Girl didn't know how to explain it either.

Her father had told her that the leaping dragon gate had the ability to transform on its own.

But she had never seen it.

This was the first time.

So she wasn't sure why it happened.

"This is the list and information for all the treasures sealed here. Your Ladyship, please choose."

The Dragon Girl tossed a jade slip to Xu Qing.

Then she flew to the side of the leaping dragon gate and tried to act familiar with it.

However, the leaping dragon gate didn't react at all.

It seemed to be a tsundere dragon gate.

It was probably because his talent was too outstanding, his snake-character was too outstanding, and his looks were too outstanding that he attracted the leaping dragon gate's attention.

There was really nothing he could do; he hid so deeply and was so low-key.

Yet people still discovered This Snake's excellence.

As expected, gold will always shine no matter where it is.

As Xu Qing browsed the jade slip, he felt secretly proud.

The more he read the jade slip, the faster his heart beat.

"What terrifying wealth."

Xu Qing's face was flushed, and he was breathing heavily.

If his strength didn't forbid it, Xu Qing was truly afraid he might just rob the Dragon Palace outright.

This was all money the Dragon Palace had squeezed out of the East Sea over thousands of years.

This kind of dirty money, stained with blood and sin, should be returned to the people.

That's right, Xu Qing was 'the people,' so giving it to Xu Qing was just right.

In the end, Xu Qing narrowed his choices down to two treasures among the many.

They were a bottle of heavy water and an original copy of the Cultivation Technique, the Green Jiao Art.

The Green Jiao Art was the original version.

It carried the charm left behind by a Green Jiao, and after a long time, it even possessed the intent of seeking luck and avoiding calamity.

In other words, it had developed spirituality and was a rare treasure.

"Is it a bit shameless to choose two items?"

Xu Qing rubbed his chin, pondering privately.

He finally decided that treasures have value.

While his reputation had none.

Since that was the case, he might as well discard his valueless reputation.

"Dragon Girl, I would like to exchange for a bottle of heavy water and the Green Jiao Art."

If you thicken your skin, you are invincible.

"Sure, that's fine."

"They weren't very expensive items to begin with; only the Green Jiao Art is somewhat interesting."

"However, I've read the Green Jiao Art. Looking at your Demonic Qi, the technique you practice is much better than the Green Jiao Art."

"If you exchange for it, you'll be at a bit of a loss. Are you sure?"

The Dragon Girl indeed had a kind heart.

She even kindly reminded Xu Qing.

"No need, I have another use for this Green Jiao Art."

Xu Qing naturally didn't plan to switch his main technique.

The White Flood Dragon Heart Art was one of the top Yao Race techniques in the entire Cultivation World.

Exchanging for the Green Jiao Art was, of course, for the sake of plagiarism!

He would study it thoroughly and then 'copy' it into his own Green Snake Heart Method.

His ultimate 'chimera' technique was being perfected step by step.

What a sinful technique.

If copyright awareness in the Cultivation World were sufficiently developed...

The moment Xu Qing circulated his technique, he might be sued into bankruptcy.