58: Chapter 58 Little Bei's Shocking News

Young Master Yuan Ze instantly grew interested and asked, "What treasure could make even you, my cousin, so envious?"

Though the Conch Clan had declined, they were, after all, a powerful sea clan that possessed a Tier 5 Great Yao five hundred years ago. As one of the core Yao Beasts of the Conch Clan, Xiao Bei naturally had incredibly high standards; ordinary treasures could not catch her eye. If even she deemed it a remarkable treasure, its value was certainly immense.

Had it not been for her father owing a mountain of gambling debts he was unable to repay, Xiao Bei would never have married a Great Commander of river Yao Beasts in the inland.

"Cousin, I don't know what kind of treasure it is either," Xiao Bei said weakly.

The interest Young Master Yuan Ze had just felt vanished without a trace. She didn't even know what it was, yet she called it a remarkable treasure. Was she trying to deceive a member of the Black Flood Dragon Clan, or was she trying to settle a score?

Seeing the disappointment in Young Master Yuan Ze's eyes, Xiao Bei hurriedly added, "Although I don't know specifically what it is, this treasure is truly remarkable."

"I estimate it is at least a Tier 4 High Grade, perhaps even a Tier 5 treasure."

"When I first married that Flower Snake, he had just reached Tier 4 Middle Stage. Now, in just three hundred years, his strength has advanced significantly, and he has broken through to Tier 4 Late Stage."

"Every hundred years, he would sneak behind my back into an exquisite secret room. Not long after he emerged, his strength would undergo a massive improvement."

"He thought I didn't know and tried to keep it from me; he's still a bit too naive for that."

"I secretly probed that secret room a few times while he was out patrolling the river domain, but each time I was blocked by a Formation. With Cousin's strength, going there in person to open the Formation would be an effortless task, and you would surely be able to obtain that precious treasure."

Yao Beasts are naturally gifted, and their lifespans are often three to five times those of Martial Artists of the same tier. Relying on the power of their Bloodline Legacy, their strength is already formidable at birth.

Like the Black Flood Dragon Clan to which Young Master Yuan Ze belongs, every black dragon possesses Tier 3 strength at birth. By naturally absorbing the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, they can achieve a Breakthrough to Tier 4 within a hundred years.

It is said that the True Dragon Clan, the overlords of the East Sea, have offspring that possess an astonishing Tier 5 strength at birth, accompanied by heavenly thunder Body Tempering, making them incomparably powerful.

Of course, the heavens are fair. Yao Beasts are born powerful, but after passing their short period of rapid growth, further improvement becomes extremely difficult.

It often requires hundreds of years of tempering to achieve a Breakthrough in cultivation.

Only by providing spiritual items of a higher grade than their current strength can they accelerate their cultivation once more.

Cang Ming had lost count of how many Heaven And Earth Treasures he had fed to Young Master Yuan Ze just to barely elevate him to Tier 4 Middle Stage.

Although the Black Flood Dragon Clan is powerful, it is, after all, only a Tier 5 Yao Race, and there are not many Tier 5 spiritual items for Young Master Yuan Ze to squander.

As one of the five Tier 5 Flood Dragons in the clan, Cang Ming could yield his own cultivation resources to Young Master Yuan Ze without the other flood dragons having anything to say.

But encroaching upon their resources was out of the question!

Cang Ming was currently the weakest among those five flood dragons; even if he were given another dragon gallbladder, he would not dare to do such a thing.

Upon hearing this, Young Master Yuan Ze was already incredibly tempted. He was well aware that his father had shared his own resources so that he could quickly increase his strength, causing his father's own cultivation to stagnate for a hundred years.

The Flower Snake was merely a commander of that tiny inland river, the Weishui River; had Xiao Bei not mentioned it, its name would not even deserve to reach Young Master Yuan Ze's ears.

Yet, such a minor river Yao had managed to break through from Tier 4 Middle Stage to Tier 4 Late Stage in just three hundred years.

It seemed that the treasure was truly remarkable.

There was a genuine possibility that it was a Tier 5 treasure. If he could obtain it and present it to his father, his father's strength might improve significantly.

Young Master Yuan Ze was not an ungrateful dragon; he wanted to relieve his father's burdens and prevent his uncles from constantly mocking his father for his low strength.

"Uncle Hei, what is your take on this treasure?" Young Master Yuan Ze asked the void.

"There is an eighty percent chance it is a Tier 5 treasure. I never expected that the tiny Weishui River would conceal such a treasure." An old man with a white beard, dressed in black, suddenly appeared in the room and analyzed it nonchalantly.

"A Tier 4 treasure would not be enough to allow this Flower Snake to break through to Tier 4 Late Stage in just three hundred years."

The sudden appearance of the old man gave Xiao Bei a great fright; she hurriedly put on her disheveled clothes and hid behind Young Master Yuan Ze.

"Cousin, who… who is he?" Xiao Bei asked nervously.

Young Master Yuan Ze introduced him, "This is Uncle Hei. He grew up with my father. He is now my protector and has been by my side since I was born, never leaving a thousand-meter radius."

"Then, in these past few days, haven't we…" Xiao Bei said shyly.

"What of it? I have always been like this within the clan," Young Master Yuan Ze said indifferently.

Xiao Bei shot Young Master Yuan Ze a resentful look, then poked her head out to glance at Uncle Hei. Finding that he was staring right at her, she immediately shrank back.

"Uncle Hei, don't scare my cousin. It's not easy to find such a lovely companion," Young Master Yuan Ze said, blocking Uncle Hei's line of sight.

By now, how could Xiao Bei not understand? Young Master Yuan Ze was not infatuated with her at all; he merely treated her as a plaything.

Xiao Bei was heartbroken, but she could only console herself with the thought that things would get better once she gave birth to a little black dragon.

But a little black dragon was not so easily conceived.

The Black Flood Dragon Clan might not even produce three black dragons every five hundred years!

"Uncle Hei, do you think we can break his Formation?" Young Master Yuan Ze had clearly already decided the treasure was his.

"A mere Weishui River Yao, what kind of powerful Formation could he possibly have?" Uncle Hei said disdainfully.

"Indeed. Then I shall trouble you, Uncle Hei." Young Master Yuan Ze smiled. This trip was truly worth it; he would be getting a Tier 5 treasure for free.

"Young Lord, you must not take risks. The Master specifically instructed that you must never set foot in the inland. I shall go myself and guarantee to bring the treasure back for you, Young Lord," Uncle Hei warned.

He had always kept Cang Ming's instructions in mind; if a Tier 4 Flood Dragon were to go to the inland and get discovered, it would be a brush with death.

They would certainly be hunted down crazily by human Martial Artists, and one slip-up would mean meeting their end on the spot.

Within the East Sea, although the various races were not on good terms, when faced with the invasion of the Human Race, all races would unite as one to resist them.

Furthermore, with the suppression of the True Dragon Clan, the overlords of the East Sea, powerful humans dared not go to the East Sea to slaughter flood dragons at will to refine dragon-tiger golden pills.

However, if a flood dragon delivered itself to their doorstep, they would kill it without hesitation; there would be no consequences for doing so.

The Sea Clan would not even dare to claim that the humans had broken their oath!

Just as when humans wantonly went to the East Sea to slaughter sea Yao during periods of no beast tides; if they died overseas, the humans would not blame the Sea Clan.

"Uncle Hei, the Weishui River is close to the East Sea; I can return in a day or two. It won't be an issue," Young Master Yuan Ze said, eager to try.

"No means no. Tier 4 Flood Dragons do not enter the inland; this is an iron law of the clan. There is no room for discussion," Uncle Hei said sternly.

"Cousin, just listen to Uncle Hei. The inland is too dangerous for you," Xiao Bei advised, realizing how foolish she had been just moments ago.

Young Master Yuan Ze was the hope of the entire Conch Clan. If anything happened to him, the Conch Clan would be finished; they would surely be slaughtered to the last by the Black Flood Dragon Clan!

"Uncle Hei, aren't you also Tier 4?" Young Master Yuan Ze persisted.

"Uncle Hei is old. I do not have much time left to accompany the Master and the Young Lord. If I can do a few more things for the Master before my time is up, I will have no regrets," Uncle Hei said calmly.

"Uncle Hei…" Young Master Yuan Ze called out to the old man with sadness. This elder, who had accompanied him since childhood, was already over a thousand years old; his remaining lifespan was indeed limited.

"Young Lord, wait here. I shall return shortly," Uncle Hei said, not allowing Young Master Yuan Ze to say anything more.

"Miss Xiao Bei, let us go. Take me to that Flower Snake's Immortal Cave." Perhaps it was because Xiao Bei had provided this valuable information, or perhaps it was her words persuading Young Master Yuan Ze just moments ago, but Uncle Hei now felt a sliver of goodwill toward her.