425: Yan Xiao: What a coincidence, I happen to have a solution.

The entire matter spans over ten thousand years, making it confusing and complex; no one can truly explain it.

Everything can only be guessed at.

Yan Xiao continued, "However, the stone tablet also mentioned the Throne. Perhaps the Throne has some connection to Ascension?"

He pondered for a moment but couldn't figure out the reason.

He immediately looked toward the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone.

The other players nearby also looked toward Yan Xiao.

Only after Yan Xiao took the lion's share and left would they dare to pick at the leftovers.

However... there were still players who defied fate, suddenly leaping up, holding a long sword, and fiercely stabbing toward the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone, hoping to take a piece and leave.

The moment the long sword reached the jade bone.

Boom!

A massive sound suddenly erupted.

A terrifying pressure burst forth from the jade bone, forcefully pressing down on the Sword Cultivator.

The Sword Cultivator felt as if a living Great Flood Dragon truly appeared before his eyes, its huge gaze fixed on him, and colossal waves crashed down heavily upon him.

In just that instant, the long sword in his hand clattered to the ground.

The person let out a muffled groan, followed by the sound of bones cracking, before collapsing painfully onto the ground.

A gust of wind blew past.

This Sword Cultivator was actually like an opened sack of flour, turning into plumes of misty Qi with the wind, disappearing entirely.

"What in the world?"

"What is this?"

"What happened?"

The players were terrified and filled with shock.

That Sword Cultivator just now was a Fifth Grade, a High-level Player who had achieved the Golden Core.

To die so inexplicably?

Everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze toward Yan Xiao, full of dread.

Yan Xiao said helplessly, "This truly... has nothing to do with me!"

Yan Xiao felt that the players seemed to have a great misunderstanding of him.

It seemed that because information exchange among players was rapid, they could feel Yan Xiao's oppressive presence more comprehensively and intuitively than the natives.

But Yan Xiao found this very baffling.

He was just a harmless Cultivator specializing in the Dou Qi System.

He didn't have any sinister Luck methods at all.

He looked toward the spot where the Sword Cultivator died, then toward the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone, paused, seemingly to consult someone, and only then began to explain:

"When cultivation reaches the Fourth Rank, the Soul can detach from the Physical Body. The Cultivator's Origin will completely transform into the Soul rather than the Physical Body.

"However, the method of abandoning the Physical Body for the Soul is merely a limitation of the Fourth-Rank Cultivator. Moving further up, let alone the entire Physical Body, even a single strand of hair or a drop of Essence Blood is a source of the Cultivator's power, the crystallization of the Cultivator's Dao.

"Therefore, Third-Rank Experts return to their original nature; the Soul and Physical Body achieve perfect Fusion. In the Immortal Foundation Dao Lineage, this is called the 'Divine Body,' and it is no longer a mortal Physical Body. The entire Realm is called Soul Transformation."

"Although other Dao Lineages differ, reaching the Third Grade ultimately leads to the same focus on the Physical Body..."

Yan Xiao paused, seemingly confirming something, and then said:

"To be precise, it's not different paths leading to the same destination; it's simply the Great Dao itself.

"When your cultivation is strong enough and your Dao Cultivation is profound enough, the Physical Body is no longer the mortal body born from the womb.

"It is the crystallization of your cultivation and Dao Cultivation."

Yan Xiao spoke very mysteriously, and many players didn't understand.

Ma Dun was also very clear that the higher one cultivated, the more mysterious things became, and the explanations from different Dao Lineages varied, making it hard to find an exact definition.

But his Comprehension Ability was decent, and he generally understood:

When cultivation reaches the Third Grade, the Physical Body is no longer just a Physical Body.

To explain it in a way that Blue Star People can understand, the "Physical Body" at this point is no longer a lump of organic and inorganic matter controlled by genetic material.

Instead, it is reshaped by the Cultivator's Dao Cultivation; the entire body is the crystallization of the Cultivator's "Dao" and is itself a part of the Cultivator's cultivation base.

Thus, there are jade bones. These ten-thousand-year-old imperishable jade bones carry the Cultivator's Dao.

On the surface, they all look like jade bones, but the jade bones left behind by different Cultivators possess unique characteristics.

For example, the Great Flood Dragon before them; its jade bone still retains the Great Flood Dragon's pressure.

Merely this pressure, spanning ten thousand years, could easily crush a Fifth Grade Sword Cultivator.

It is hard to imagine how powerful its Physical Body was when it was alive.

"In short, this Great Flood Dragon's jade bone is definitely not something people like us can handle."

Yan Xiao spoke a great deal before finally giving his conclusion: "Don't treat it as simple dead remains, and certainly don't treat it as ordinary jade.

"This perfectly preserved Flood Dragon Bone is essentially a portion of that Great Flood Dragon's cultivation base from ten thousand years ago.

"It is neither something you can covet nor something I can reach.

"I even suspect that the broken Grand Array was not protecting the Flood Dragon Bone, but rather preventing latecomers from being suppressed and killed by it."

Ma Dun looked at Yan Xiao with some astonishment.

Even he couldn't take the jade bone?

Just as he was thinking this.

Yan Xiao suddenly said again:

"Originally, I really couldn't touch this Flood Dragon Bone, but coincidentally, I possess an Exotic Fire, and with the help of my teacher, I can try..."

Ma Dun's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously looked at the other players.

Obviously, the other players were also stunned.

Wait, is this reasonable?

What do you mean none of us can take it, but you can?

At this point, another player who refused to believe rushed forward.

Unsurprisingly, he was directly shattered by the Great Flood Dragon's pressure hidden within the jade bone, turning into ashes.

Now, no player dared to try again.

Everyone could only watch as Yan Xiao used the Exotic Fire to wrap the miles-long Flood Dragon Bone, and then, *swoosh*, suddenly stored it in a certain Storage Treasure Artifact.

Heaven knows where Yan Xiao got a Treasure capable of containing the jade bone of a High-level Cultivator.

After collecting it, Yan Xiao cupped his hands toward the players, then immediately left the area with Ma Dun, concealing his aura once more.

Only a group of players remained, staring at each other.

They were speechless.

"Wait, something's not right about Yan Xiao, is it?"

"Why do I feel like we're just Background Characters for him?"

"Damn it, that kid just talked a lot about how powerful Third-Rank Experts are, and I thought he couldn't do anything either, but didn't he just take it easily?"

"That jade bone must be more than Third Grade, right? There are jade bones in the East Sea Ancient Battlefield, and our people can take those easily enough, can't they?"

"It must be related to the Flood Dragon, right? Flood Dragons are a super powerful race after all, so it makes sense that the bones they leave behind would be strong."

"The more I think about it, the more jealous I get..."

"Didn't you guys notice? The reason Yan Xiao is so amazing is the Exotic Fire!"

"Yes, I realized it too. The Exotic Fire is practically omnipotent. It can perform Alchemy, it can fight, and it can even be used to contain Treasures."

"Doesn't Old Potato also have an Exotic Fire? Where is he?"

At this moment.

Old Potato, whom everyone was talking about, was still within the Yuyao Kingdom.

He had just refined a cluster of Beast Fire, making his Exotic Fire a bit stronger.

While resting, he checked the player messages on the Forum.

Upon seeing this, he was stunned.

What did they mean Yan Xiao had been invited to move to North Mountain? And was about to step into the Yuyao Kingdom's territory?

What did they mean Yan Xiao used Exotic Fire to obtain the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone?

And... what exactly was the relationship between the Throne mentioned on the Bronze Platform stone tablet and the mission the Yuyao Kingdom had just assigned him?