<h4>Chapter 1522 (Raw 1503): Strange Medicinal Pool</h4>


    Every side was making their final preparations. After returning to Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen did not show his face again.


    Now, an increasing number of cultivators poured into Heavenly Star Ind, making the situation extremelyplicated.


    With so many cultivators from different factions gathered in one city, conflicts were inevitable. It would be hard to manage with just the Dragon’s Gate disciples. Fortunately, there were still the three Primes to help.


    Hence, there was norge chaos. However, countless minor conflicts still cropped up.


    During these days, Mo Chen and Lan Shaobaibored to maintain order, handling all these messy matters.


    Indeed, it was a mess.


    Of the remnant factions, first came the Holy Lands, then the ancient Noble ns, and, finally, the sects of the evil Dao. After that, there were uncountable loose cultivator powerhouses, from Sovereign Martial Emperors to the ordinary Martial Saints.


    When anyone looked at this helter-skelter flow of people, cultivators who fled here, flooding in every day, one word would appear in their minds: messy!


    It was not just an ordinary kind of messy. The order that had been maintained for the past ten thousand years in the Heavenly Starry Ocean had been broken. It would be hard for things not to get messy.


    However, no matter how messy the situation, it had to be organized and prevented from turning into chaos.


    No one knew when the Treasure Master would charge over. These remnant factions and scattered cultivators needed to band together.


    The upper echelons of the various factions were making a lot of noise as well. Some hooted about wanting to regroup and prepare to attack, dealing with the root of the problem and destroying the Treasure Master.


    Some suggested that the Azure Dragon King escort everyone to Kunlun Mountain.


    Everyone had their own opinions. Maintaining a bnce was a challenge. There were those who just wanted to live and those who could not ept the loss of their previous estate.


    Even though Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai were both good at dealing with people, they were so busy that they could not stop for a moment to rest, not daring to waste any time.


    After all, no one knew when the Treasure Master would attack.


    Quickly organizing all these cultivators and using them to protect Heavenly Dragon City was the right way.


    Originally, Xiao Chen thought that with the Azure Dragon Pce’s Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, Heavenly Dragon City would be well-protected.


    Onlyter did he learn that the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation could not cover the entire Heavenly Dragon City. At best, it could epass only the area around the City Lord’s Residence.


    Hence, Xiao Chen had to change his ns and used another set of formations of the Azure Dragon Pce—the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation—to defend Heavenly Dragon City.


    The Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation was a set of purely defensive formations. Its weaknessy in itsck of offensive capability. However, it was tremendously strong. If there were cultivators stationed at the nodes, its defense could be even stronger.


    If this were when the Dragon’s Gate was flourishing, the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation would be sufficient to block the attacks of the Immortal statues with just the Dragon’s Gate disciples. Now, the Dragon’s Gate was weaker.


    However, Xiao Chen passed down the Yinyang Saber Formation, offsetting theck of offensive capability.


    In the entire Dragon’s Gate, no one remained idle; everyone worked on something.


    As for Xiao Chen, he naturally followed the old Dragon Horse’s wishes. After he returned, he immediately entered the Azure Dragon Pce.


    Right now, the old Dragon Horse led Xiao Chen before a medicinal pool in the Azure Dragon Pce.


    The medicinal pool bubbled, and steam wafted out, spreading a mist.


    Just by standing at the side and without even soaking in it yet, Xiao Chen could already sense the ferocious Medicinal Energy in the medicinal pool.


    The gurgling sounds were like ferocious beasts roaring. Various hazy, deste illusions even appeared in the mist.


    This created a vast scene with all sorts of mutated beasts, their roars echoing throughout the mountains and rivers as they fought with the world.


    There was a ferocious white tiger with wings on its back that shattered tall mountains with one stomp. There was a white wolf with proud eyes, its fur as white as snow, standing on a cier that stretched for five thousand kilometers.


    There was a golden lion with nine heads flickering with golden light and eyes as red as blood. There was arge snake stretched out in a straight line, its entire body glowing with a dim light.


    This was an extremely terrifying scene. The various mutated beasts fought with the sky and ground, even with gods!


    Xiao Chen only took one look and found it somewhat hard to bear. However, the Azure Dragon Divine Blood in his body was strangely agitated, seeming to burn and making his entire body gush with surging, hot blood.


    Above the Veritable Essence Energyke in Xiao Chen’s dantian, the scarlet dragon seal, which represented the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor’s inheritance, trembled slightly.


    “This...”


    Xiao Chen’s expression turned grave, feeling that this medicinal pool was extraordinary.


    The old Dragon Horse revealed an expression of pride as it said seriously, “This medicinal pool before you is the essence blood of one hundred types of ancient ferocious beasts boiled together with three thousand Spirit Herbs.


    “During the Great Deste Eon, the pure-blooded Dragon Race lived a savage life. The moment they were born, they would be baptized in this. Now, the pure-blooded Dragon Race is already long extinct. The physical bodies of the mixed-blood Dragon Race can endure this ferocious and surging Medicinal Energy only after reaching the Veritable Personage Realm.


    “Now, in the entire Dragon Race, only my Azure Dragon bloodline has such an ancient medicinal pool. None of the medicinal pools in the other Divine Dragons’ inheritance pces canpare to this.”


    Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, “Why?”


    “Because the Veritable Personage would periodically spend some time to add in new essence blood of ancient ferocious beasts. After the fall of the Dragon Race, chances to hunt ancient ferocious beasts on arge scale became rare; only the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor managed to do it.”


    The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor!


    Xiao Chen was surprised. Unexpectedly, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was that terrifying.


    “You will know more about the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor’s prestige in the Great Thousand Realms in the future. He is a true legend of my Dragon Race. Obtaining his inheritance is your greatest fortune and...honor.”


    A light shed in Xiao Chen’s eyes as he asked seriously, “When can I truly receive the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor’s inheritance? Can I use it now?”


    If he could use it, then the Immortal statues outside and the Treasure Master would not be a match for him at all.


    The old Dragon Horse looked at Xiao Chen seriously. “You being too weak to receive the inheritance aside, even if you can, you should not. There is a limit to this abandonednd. Once you cross that threshold, you will receive the attacks of the Heavenly Dao.


    “If you do not wish to die, do not ever use it indiscriminately. Furthermore, that Martial Technique that increases yourbat prowess tenfold, stop using it. Such Martial Techniques are considered forbidden arts in the outer realm. You damage the opponent severely but damage yourself even more. The hidden injuries that it leaves in the physical body are very difficult to recover from.”


    Upon seeing that Xiao Chen seemed dismissive, the old Dragon Horse said seriously, “Forbidden art. Why is it called a forbidden art? It is because if you use it too often, you will forever lose the chance to be a Martial God.”


    When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. Unexpectedly, there were such severe consequences. Then, he recalled something. “Does Martial God truly exist?”


    “Of course. Every single Dragon Emperor of my Dragon Race needs to reach the True God Realm before they can take that position. If you cannot be a True God, then you will lose the chance to be the Dragon Emperor. Everything would be meaningless, then.”


    “Alright. However, what is the limit?”


    The old Dragon Horse answered, “Right now, you are only initiated into the Veritable Essence Stage, not even at Small Perfection. As long as you do not break through the Veritable Essence Stage and enter the Yin Essence Stage, you will be fine.”


    Xiao Chen rejoiced. This meant that he still had plenty of scope for improvement.


    “As for your physical body, your Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art has reached only the thirdyer. You need to do your best to cultivate it to Consummation.”


    Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, “I want to do that too. However, without Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, the cultivation speed is incredibly slow.”


    “Before the previous generations of Dragon Race seniors died, they would use their dragon souls to nourish this medicinal pool to protect the descendants of my Dragon Race, preventing them from being injured or possessed by the remnant souls of the ancient ferocious beasts.”


    Xiao Chen was startled. This small medicinal pool was much moreplicated than he thought.


    “Let’s not talk anymore. Enter the medicinal pool first and properly stabilize your cultivation. Do your best to remain in there for as long as possible.”


    The old Dragon Horse gestured for Xiao Chen to enter. Then, it slowly walked off, leaving him alone.


    Xiao Chen eyed the medicinal pool with mist shrouding it. Then, he removed his shirt, revealing the well-defined lines of his muscles. His fair skin looked somewhat elegant, but the explosive power his muscles contained was even more ferocious than lightning.


    “Ssh!”


    Xiao Chen jumped lightly into the medicinal pool. At first, he did not feel anything, but after a while, his entire body heated up, and his mouth went dry.


    As the Medicinal Energy permeated into his body, all the blood in his body circted quickly like a river in a freshet.


    Beastial roars came from his body, sounding horrifying and scary.


    Xiao Chen was shocked. With such speed, he could not calm down at all, much less enter a state where he lost himself in cultivating his Cultivation Technique to stabilize his cultivation.


    The ferocity and tyranny of the Medicinal Energy far surpassed his expectations. He involuntarily roared with a deep voice.


    He had to either refine this Medicinal Energy or vent it. Otherwise, there would only be one result: death due to the explosion of his body.


    “Boom! Boom! Boom!”


    Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like several ferocious beasts in the medicinal pool were crashing into his physical body and biting it. When this happened repeatedly, his face darkened. When it rains, it pours.


    This is just the baptism for infant dragons?


    This is ridiculously strong. Xiao Chen had a vague suspicion that a medicinal pool of such a level would kill him if he was not careful.


    Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!


    Xiao Chen did his best to suppress the me in his body and the anxiety of his heart. At this point, there was no retreat.


    Unless he jumped out now.


    However, that itself was very difficult and was also an admission of defeat. He remembered that before the old Dragon Horse left, it said to remain in the medicinal pool for as long as possible.


    Xiao Chen wondered what expression the old Dragon Horse would make if he jumped out immediately after jumping in.


    However, he did not know that the old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits of the Azure Dragon Pce were watching from a water screen in a meditation room at the side.


    “Big Brother Dragon, isn’t this too ruthless and risky? This is no baptism for infant dragons. This is theing-of-age rite when an infant dragon matures!” the girl in her prime eximed. Her heart ached at Xiao Chen’s appearance.


    “Risky? Without risk, can there be opportunities? Back then, the Azure Emperor failed even though he was stronger than him now. The situation now is even worse than ten thousand years ago. If he is still not as strong as the Azure Emperor, there will be only one result—failure. Not only will he die, but all his friends and family will also die.”


    The old Dragon Horse’s emotions wereplicated, but it still spoke coldly without any expression.


    The ck-d old man said, “Don’t worry. Even if Xiao Chen knew, he would not me us. He cannot bear the consequences of failure!”


    That was right. Xiao Chen did not fear death. However, if his friends and family were at risk of death, he would definitely put everything on the line.


    However, could the current Xiao Chen really withstand this medicinal pool that was originally used as aing-of-age rite for dragons?