40: Chapter 40: Seizing the Dragon Egg, Collecting the Demon Sword, and Harvesting Spirit Stones!

Lin Ran continued to observe. The monstrous demonic sword was continuously spewing Devilish Qi, which permeated into the True Dragon Egg.

He guessed that by sealing the True Dragon corpse, the True Dragon Egg, and the demonic sword here, the Prison Dragon Demon Clan must be intending to use the Devilish Qi from the demonic sword to demonize the True Dragon Hatchling inside the True Dragon Egg!

The Prison Dragon Demon Clan wanted to create a demonized True Dragon to use for themselves and dominate the entire Zhangming Emperor Realm!

Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Lin Ran could not help but gasp.

The True Dragon race was too powerful, and their hatchlings possessed remarkable cultivation the moment they were born.

If the Prison Dragon Demon Clan really managed to control a demonized True Dragon, then wouldn't the entire Zhangming Emperor Realm be at their mercy?!

"I wonder if I can utilize the might of the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone to make this demonic sword submit?"

Lin Ran whispered in his heart, and wisps of Chaos tribulation lightning manifested around his body, emitting crackling sounds.

The aura of the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone permeated the air frantically. The demonic sword that had pierced through the True Dragon corpse trembled slightly at this moment, and under Lin Ran's gaze, it actually began to peel away from the ice crystal, inch by inch.

The demonic sword continuously shrank until it returned to the size of a normal longsword, then it clattered to the ground.

"Crack!" "Crack!" ... A series of subtle sounds reached Lin Ran's ears. He hurriedly looked up and discovered that the entire ice crystal had developed wisps of cracks.

"Crash!" The ice crystal exploded, ice shards and chunks scattering everywhere, then melting into water at an unnatural speed.

Lin Ran first devoutly cupped his hands in a salute toward the True Dragon corpse, then flew toward the intact True Dragon Egg.

He had to take the True Dragon Egg away; he could not let the Prison Dragon Demon Clan control a True Dragon.

Lin Ran gently grabbed the True Dragon Egg, wanting to take it away, but the True Dragon corpse was guarding it very tightly.

He dared not use brute force for fear of destroying the True Dragon Egg.

After a moment of thought, he made a Heavenly Dao oath in front of the True Dragon corpse:

"Senior, I shall make a Heavenly Dao oath that I will definitely take good care of your offspring."

"If there is an Opportunity, I will also avenge you."

"If I, Lin Ran, violate this oath, may Heavenly Dao send down tribulation lightning, and may I die and my Dao dissipate!"

Strangely enough, just after he made the Heavenly Dao oath, the True Dragon corpse no longer guarded the True Dragon Egg, allowing him to take it away with ease.

As if it no longer had any attachments, the eternal True Dragon corpse began to decay, turning into dust and vanishing into nothingness.

Lin Ran carefully put away the True Dragon Egg, then looked at the demonic sword on the ground.

Without the slightest hesitation, he waved his hand and took the demonic sword away as well.

He would pluck a feather from every passing goose; nothing escaped his reach.

For him, as long as it was something valuable in the seventh level, he would take it all away!

"The Prison Dragon Demon Clan has always found it difficult to hatch the True Dragon Egg; it seems they lack the ability. It would be better to let me hatch it."

"And a True Dragon Egg that cannot hatch a True Dragon is of no great use to the Prison Dragon Demon Clan."

"As for this demonic sword, hmm... its demonic nature is too strong. If the people of the Prison Dragon Demon Clan use it themselves, I fear it will endanger them."

"I have taken away a useless object and an object that harms both others and oneself, rather than choosing to take a Dragon bone from the Divine Fire Realm."

"Sigh, I am still too kind to the Prison Dragon Demon Clan."

Lin Ran chuckled to himself while tirelessly gouging out the Top-Grade Spirit Stones from the rock wall.

These Top-Grade Spirit Stones were embedded here by the Prison Dragon Demon Clan for the purpose of hatching the True Dragon Hatchling with pure Spiritual Qi.

And now, these Top-Grade Spirit Stones would, without exception, be gouged out by Lin Ran!

"These Top-Grade Spirit Stones shall serve as my compensation for recycling waste for the Prison Dragon Demon Clan."

"As for that so-called Dragon bone, I'll leave it for the people of the Prison Dragon Demon Clan to use themselves."

Lin Ran said leisurely.

Little did he know, if the people of the Prison Dragon Demon Clan heard these words, they would likely be so enraged that they would vomit three feet of blood and fly into a violent rage!

Stealing their True Dragon Egg and demonic sword was one thing, but Lin Ran actually claimed with righteous indignation that he was helping them with "waste recycling," and even wanted to use these countless Top-Grade Spirit Stones as compensation!

If you want to be a bandit, just say so; why bother finding such a roundabout excuse!?

Before long, after gathering all the Top-Grade Spirit Stones from the rock wall into his possession, Lin Ran stepped onto the seventh level's teleportation array.

The teleportation array on the seventh level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion had no Restrictions and could transport one to any level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion.

After sending a voice transmission to Nan Feng on the sixth level, Lin Ran sat on the teleportation array and returned to the first level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion.

Nan Feng on the sixth level received Lin Ran's transmission and immediately boarded the teleportation array, heading straight to the first level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion.

Seeing this scene, Long Baixue also knew that Lin Ran had left the seventh level.

He hurriedly boarded the teleportation array, activating it in a panic, and headed to the seventh level.

When he saw that the stone door had been opened, his heart sank.

He rushed over at the fastest speed of his life. When he saw the scene behind the stone door, all the color drained from his face, his legs went weak, and he subconsciously collapsed to the ground.

"Gone, it's all gone..."

Long Baixue's eyes were vacant and dull, numb and lifeless.

The ice crystal was shattered, the True Dragon corpse was gone, the True Dragon Egg was gone, the demonic sword was gone, and even the supreme grade spirit veins embedded in the rock wall had been gouged out one by one by Lin Ran!

Although Lin Ran did not pick a Dragon bone with Divine Fire Realm cultivation, the things he did pick had a value far exceeding that of a Dragon bone from the Divine Fire Realm!!

Meanwhile, on the other side, after Lin Ran and Nan Feng returned to the first level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion, they began to flee at high speed.

"Lin Ran, what kind of Opportunity did you obtain on the seventh level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion that requires us to flee in such a rush?"

Nan Feng's face carried a hint of curiosity.

Lin Ran chuckled and didn't hide anything, saying, "Sect Master, I found a True Dragon corpse guarding a True Dragon Egg on the seventh level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion!"

"Now the True Dragon corpse has vanished into smoke, but I have seized the True Dragon Egg!"

As for the demonic sword, he did not reveal it, because there was no need.

After all, compared to the True Dragon Egg, a mere demonic sword didn't seem to amount to much.

"True Dragon corpse?! True Dragon Egg?!"

Nan Feng's eyelids twitched wildly, as if a thunderclap had exploded beside his ears, buzzing loudly.

A True Dragon Egg! That was a True Dragon Egg capable of hatching a True Dragon Hatchling!

The value of a True Dragon Egg was simply self-evident!

It was no wonder Lin Ran had sent him a transmission telling him to run quickly.

If Long Baixue saw that the True Dragon corpse in the seventh level of the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion was gone, and the True Dragon Egg was also gone, wouldn't he be driven mad with rage?!

Sure enough, before they had run very far, they heard a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar coming from the Corpse Nourishing Pavilion.

"Damned Nan Feng, damned Lin Ran, don't you even think about running!!"

"Someone, come! Chase them down!!!"

Hearing this, Nan Feng grabbed Lin Ran's shoulder, the stars of the sky arranging themselves beneath his feet.

His footsteps shifted, mysterious and unfathomable, and in a short while, he had swept ten thousand miles away, escaping the territory of the Prison Dragon Demon Clan.