97: Taoist Soldier Transforms into Dragon

The journey back to Dongming Sect was uneventful, but Lu Chen's face changed halfway there, turning completely dark.

This was because the entire Inner Sect Disciples of Dongming Sect were spreading rumors that he was born with a 'black heart'!

They even said that the reason for his achievements in Puppet Technique was entirely due to his uniquely gifted 'black heart'?!

Your grandma! Do you want to hear what kind of nonsensical idiotic talk this is?

The key thing was that some people actually believed it, and surprisingly, there were many who did. He wondered why the Disciples from the three major sects looked at him so strangely at the entrance of the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb. It turned out they were looking at his 'black heart'!

Lu Chen expressed his deep sorrow. Among fellow Disciples, among people, had even simple trust vanished?

The journey was smooth, taking less than ten hours. By the early morning, three massive flying ships had returned to the mountain gate of Dongming Sect in Ye Province.

Casualties were counted as usual. Nearly five hundred ordinary Inner Sect Disciples had died, most of whom were killed in the ambush by the Ancient Demon Clan led by the Earth Dragon Rat clan and the Red Dragon Descendant.

Compared to the more than seventy thousand Inner Sect Disciples, the death of nearly five hundred Disciples seemed insignificant, but many Disciples present were still in low spirits.

This was because some of the deceased Disciples were their friends.

But what shocked all the Disciples the most was that Li Jinyi, the Peak Lord of Doujian Peak and one of the Third Elder's five registered Disciples, had also perished in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, and it was rumored that he had died at the hands of the Red Dragon Descendant.

One must know that this person was known as a Genius with the potential to achieve Yin Spirit Realm and contend for the position of True Disciple, and he had a great reputation.

As soon as the news of his death in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb came out, it naturally caused a great stir.

"Even someone like Li Jinyi died at the hands of the Red Dragon Descendant. We are truly fortunate not to have encountered those monsters, otherwise we would likely not have escaped death!"

"Good, good. That Red Dragon Descendant didn't have a good end either. I just don't know if he's truly dead or just faking it."

"If you ask me, he should be truly dead. Otherwise, that fellow from the Ancient Demon Realm wouldn't have unleashed such furious thunder."

"If that Red Dragon Descendant really died in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, then which Senior apprentice-brother was the one who did it? I haven't heard anything!"

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Lu Chen did not participate in the discussion. He quietly returned to Doujian Peak, to his own small courtyard.

"The three Golden Armor Dao Soldiers that were nurtured first are about to successfully advance to Five Elements Dao Soldiers!" Lu Chen pondered, "Why is it that the Golden Armor Dao Soldier nurtured by that Red Dragon Descendant still shows no signs of advancing?"

Are Demon Clan with special bloodlines really that powerful?

Lu Chen became even more expectant. He then took the six Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses given by the Third Elder and put them into the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, starting to help the other six Golden Armor Dao Soldiers advance.

At the same moment, the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin trembled, and then a surging, mystical power fed back. Lu Chen skillfully sat cross-legged and began to circulate the Mixed Origin Undying Scripture.

Over the next two days, Lu Chen intermittently received feedback power from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, making his Physical Body even stronger. His Body Refinement strength was already approaching the Late Stage of the Xuan Fa Realm.

It wasn't until the third day that a vast feedback force suddenly surged from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, causing Lu Chen's Body Refinement strength to instantly step into the Late Stage of the Xuan Fa Realm, and even begin to approach Great Perfection and the Dao Embryo.

"The Five Elements Dao Soldier nurtured by the Red Dragon Descendant is complete!" Lu Chen was overjoyed and immediately summoned this special Five Elements Dao Soldier.

In an instant, Lu Chen's vision went dark, covered by a large shadow.

Before him was a Five Elements Dao Soldier over ten feet tall, with a dark golden skin color, still indistinguishable from a Golden Armor Dao Soldier.

But as the master of the Dao Soldier, Lu Chen could clearly sense that this Five Elements Dao Soldier was different, vastly different from a normal Five Elements Dao Soldier.

What was contained within this Dao Soldier's body was not just the power of the Five Elements True Seed, nor just the power of its physique. There was also an unknown power flowing within, like molten lava, ready to erupt with astonishing terror at any moment.

"Then... let's try!" Lu Chen suppressed the anticipation, excitement, and even the boiling emotions in his heart, and conveyed his will to this special Five Elements Dao Soldier.

In an instant, an astonishing Dragon Might erupted from the Dao Soldier before him, causing Lu Chen's face to change instantly: "Holy cow, you're causing this kind of commotion!"

This is Dongming Sect, this is Doujian Peak!

With this Dragon Might unleashed, could the Elders of Doujian Peak not sense it? Could the Third Elder's True Disciple, including the Third Elder himself, not sense it?

But the Dragon Might had already manifested, and not only the Dragon Might, this Five Elements Dao Soldier's physique was also growing, growing, constantly soaring, and then completely transforming into a Red Dragon even larger than that Red Dragon Descendant, circling in the air.

What surprised Lu Chen even more was that the Red Dragon transformed from his Dao Soldier had slight differences from a true Red Dragon Descendant. For example, the horns on its head were not straight like a Red Dragon's, but had become curved, and a small branched horn had even appeared, as if...

It looked more like a True Dragon!

"Transforming into a Dragon?!"

A Dao Soldier nurtured by a Red Dragon can also transform into a Dragon?!

Holy... cow...

After a brief moment of shock, Lu Chen suddenly reacted and was about to put this Five Elements Dao Soldier that could transform into a Dragon back into the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin. But then he saw that above the Red Dragon transformed from the Five Elements Dao Soldier in mid-air, a magnificent and young figure, yet carrying a hint of aged and decaying aura, had appeared at some point.

It was none other than the Peak Lord of Doujian Peak, the Third Elder.

He silently watched the Red Dragon transformed from the Dao Soldier. After a long while, he finally turned his gaze to Lu Chen: "Put it away!"

Lu Chen didn't say a word and quickly put it into the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin.

"You refined that Red Dragon Descendant into a Puppet?" The Third Elder's eyes held a hint of shock that he couldn't hide. He walked through the Void step by step, finally landing in front of Lu Chen.

This kid is becoming more and more unfathomable to him!

This was a Red Dragon Clan with Dragon Bloodline, yet he could refine it into a Puppet, and there was almost no difference. It even seemed subtly stronger than the true Red Dragon Descendant, which was simply so mystical it felt somewhat evil!

Seeing Lu Chen nod hesitantly, the Third Elder laughed exasperatedly: "Don't worry, I will keep this matter a secret for you. This will still be your trump card."

This kid is quite black-hearted. He always keeps a hand hidden. Let alone those who don't know him well, even Disciples of the same Dongming Sect who easily confront Lu Chen will suffer a great loss.

He hides too well!

The Third Elder even suspected that this kid, Lu Chen, might already be invincible below the Yin Spirit Realm!

Who could be more black-hearted than him!

Others with some strength couldn't wait to become famous throughout the world. Lu Chen, on the other hand, hid his strength tightly, afraid that he wouldn't be able to trick people. The strength he displayed, even the Third Elder couldn't guess how much it was.

It's not impossible that out of ten parts of strength, Lu Chen might not even show three parts.

Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to express his gratitude when he heard sounds of breaking the air one after another. The four Elders of Doujian Peak who hadn't left, the two True Disciples, and Zhou Jiqing, who had successfully reached the Dao Embryo Realm in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb, all arrived. They looked at Lu Chen with confusion, and finally at the Third Elder.

Lu Chen wouldn't tell the truth, so looking at him was useless. The Third Elder was more reliable.

Zhang Kui Elder spoke first: "Peak Lord, was that just now...?"

As soon as he spoke, the other three Elders, including Elder Lu Zifu, the two True Disciples, including Zhang Bihai, and Zhou Jiqing all looked at the Third Elder in unison.

The Dragon Might just now was too astonishing. It was definitely not something that an ordinary Dao Embryo Realm with Dragon Bloodline could possess, and it had appeared on Doujian Peak. If they didn't ask for clarity, no one would feel at ease.

The Third Elder waved his hand and said calmly: "My newly accepted Disciple was playing with a little trick. You don't need to panic."

Well, just say whatever comes to mind! As if others can't do the same!