Taihou nodded, "Okay!"
"I'm still curious why you trust me so much," Qin Chuan smiled.
"It's a feeling, even I'm a little unsure why, and over the years, my intuition has never been wrong. This time, I'm even more confident." Taihou smiled, giving an answer that Qin Chuan didn't really believe.
It was such a perfunctory answer, yet there was nothing to refute it with.
"The Ancient Dragon Tomb has restrictions; those without dragon blood or dragon cultivators cannot enter, because it contains powerful, angry dragon energy that attracts dragons."
Taihou began to slowly explain the Ancient Dragon Tomb, while Qin Chuan and Yu Qing listened quietly.
"There's a demonic dragon spirit in this Ancient Dragon Tomb. This mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent has been absorbing this demonic dragon spirit, and this demonic dragon spirit is what we need to obtain." Taihou looked at Qin Chuan and said.
This was crucial information; after all, they now knew why they were going there and what treasure they wanted to obtain.
The spirit of a demonic dragon, regardless of the type of dragon, is a treasure. Normally, a dragon's soul perishes upon death.
However, there are exceptions. For example, if something special remains at the place of death, the soul might linger, or a formation, such as a soul-imprisoning array, might retain a soul.
Of course, this depends on the level of the array and the imprisoned entity. The soul of a true dragon is not something any soul-imprisoning array could retain.
The reason why a true dragon's spirit remains here in the Ancient Dragon Tomb is currently unknown, and it's unclear whether Taihou knows this.
"I don't know how this demonic dragon's spirit ended up here either. This is the only uncertainty. If there's danger, I feel it's more likely to come from this than from that mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent," Taihou said earnestly.
This was a very honest statement, and Qin Chuan thought the same way. If a true dragon's spirit could be imprisoned, then a human soul could normally do the same.
However, Qin Chuan's body possesses the nine divine dragon essences, along with a dragon core and dragon spirit. Because of this divine dragon aura, Qin Chuan's soul is undoubtedly the most stable and powerful.
In principle, it has the greatest resistance to yin spirits and imprisoned souls.
Furthermore, since Tai Hou dared to go, he must have a way to deal with it, or perhaps the existence of this imprisoned soul isn't absolute.
But this cannot be ignored; Tai Hou also said that this is the only uncertain factor, the real threat.
It seems that the mutated seven-headed demonic dragon snake isn't the most dangerous, provided their strength truly decreases to the Heavenly Venerable realm; otherwise, they wouldn't be enough for the other to swallow whole.
Finally, it was decided that there were still more than twenty days until the day of weakness, but they needed to go there in advance to scout, but absolutely not to go too far.
Qin Chuan also had this idea; it was said that even if Tai Hou didn't go, he would go anyway, and even if Tai Hou didn't go, Qin Chuan would go and see for himself.
The one going to scout is naturally the dragon baby; this little thing is a heaven-defying existence, and the bloodline in its body is almost certainly divine dragon blood.
This appearance was simply too adorable, completely incompatible with the incomparably powerful divine dragon.
Qin Chuan and Tai Hou agreed to go to the Ancient Dragon Tomb three days later to investigate.
On the way back, Qin Chuan hesitated. He wanted the woman not to come with him, as it was dangerous. He had initially thought this was unnecessary, since only dragon cultivators or those with dragon bloodlines could enter.
However, this woman possessed a trace of dragon vein within her, which left Qin Chuan speechless. Such a small amount was a crucial stepping stone.
Furthermore, the trace of dragon vein within Yu Qing's body was extremely pure. This wasn't just dragon energy, but a genuine dragon vein. If it were merely dragon energy, it wouldn't qualify her to enter the Ancient Dragon Tomb.
Only a dragon vein, or even direct dragon bloodline, was allowed. This indicated that the Ancient Dragon Tomb was interested in those with dragon bloodlines and dragon veins.
Profits come with risks; this is the law of nature. Otherwise, if there were only danger and no profit, who would take the risk?
The saying "fortune favors the bold" applies here. Without risk, there are no opportunities, and therefore no true fortune.
Fortune here isn't just about money, but more about ability and power.
"Alright, I know what you want to say, but you'd better not say it. I'm definitely capable of protecting myself. Even in the most dangerous situations, I'm confident I can survive," Yu Qing said with a smile, looking at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan felt relieved to hear the woman say this. He could tell whether she was telling the truth or not. Yu Qing's strength was immense and unfathomable; having an absolute means of survival was nothing unusual for her.
Many people, upon reaching a certain level, could cultivate the Nine Lives Technique, an incredibly powerful ability that allowed one to be teleported to a random but absolutely safe place at the moment of death.
This ability was difficult to cultivate, and the number of times it could be used increased with each level of cultivation. It was said that at the Transcendental Realm, it could be used nine times.
The more powerful and domineering the ability, the greater the side effects. The Nine Lives Technique was no exception; each use caused immense damage to the body. After nine uses, the body would be at its limit, completely exhausted.
However, no one would object to the fact that it was the most domineering and useful technique, even a true ability to seize destiny.
Qin Chuan's current strength level was still insufficient to access similar techniques, and this one was said to be even less than the highest level, because the Nine Lives Technique's side effects were too great.
Even though it's powerful, it can save lives. At that point, one can make a painful sacrifice, willing to give up many things, because anything else pales in comparison to life, making the choice easy.
In fact, even Qin Chuan wanted to learn it; he would definitely learn it if he could access it. It's the only ability without any barriers to reaching that level.
However, some people can't cultivate it, or can only use it once or twice in their lifetime, unless they are exceptionally gifted enough to cultivate it to its highest level and become a true Nine-Lives God King.
The Nine Lives Technique has significant flaws, but it's still a divine skill, and only legendary War Gods are qualified to learn it.
This mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent is also at the War God level, and it has seven heads. In the world of demonic beasts, normally, the number of heads corresponds to the number of lives.
Therefore, this mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent normally has seven lives. If it also cultivates the Nine Lives Technique, it's even more extraordinary.
However, at this level, there are many choices. After all, with seven lives, one can cultivate even more powerful abilities, making those seven lives even more valuable.
However, no one, whether human or beast, wants to have too many lives, so no matter how many lives they have, they will definitely learn it if they can get in touch with it.