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"So this was your grand scheme all along?"

The House Centipede monster chuckled wickedly, its ghastly severed limbs stretching out as two pearl-like eyeballs reappeared in view, their attractive glow causing Chen Qing to squint slightly.

He could clearly see emotions in those eyes, and amidst the brilliant, multi-colored lights, there seemed to be a hint of pleading.

Chen Qing pursed his lips slightly, looking at the other party and saying, "The only thing on you seniors that caught my junior’s eye is that very item."

"What arrogant youth..." A few of them cackled, "You think we don’t know? The thing you really want to protect is that object behind you, right?"

Chen Qing’s expression remained unchanged. "The Dragon Transformation of my followers was already set by the younger generation in advance. It was indeed beyond my expectations that several seniors would suddenly come here, but what of it? Surely you seniors aren’t thinking of taking action now?"

The faces of the few shifted ever so slightly. The battle above was intense, making a huge commotion. If they could act quickly enough on their side, perhaps they could bypass this youngster without those above noticing. But... they couldn’t see through this guy.

This youngster was peculiar; his bodily energy seemed not very strong, clearly still on the threshold of transcendence.

Yet he had withstood their Soul Capturing Technique earlier. Obviously, there must be something terrifying hidden within his body.

To act rashly at this time would be inappropriate.

"Then speak, on what grounds can you help us find the Purple Embryo?" The elder smiled and spoke, "Could it be that we can’t find it ourselves?"

"You won’t find it..." Chen Qing shook his head.

"The Purple Embryo, a rare birth different from the Dragon Maiden’s, is extremely difficult to form and theoretically impossible to exist. Unlike Dragon Sons, Dragon Maidens are chaste and do not wed twice.

If overpowered, they would even burst their Dragon Blood and incinerate themselves.

Once, the Western Demon Buddha used the Joyful Secret Technique to seduce a Dragon Maiden.

He barely succeeded, but during childbirth, the pain was so great that the instantly lucid Dragon Maiden regained her consciousness and without hesitation burnt her blood to commit suicide, not even caring about the embryo inside her, a truly rare occurrence in this world! "

"Only one succeeded back then, and that was none other than the excessively lascivious Celestial Serpent Snake Mother, who, after successfully undergoing Dragon Transformation, mated with the human emperor and, pursued by the Dragon Clan, fled to the Path of Yin and Yang.

There, she gave birth to King Gui Xiang. .."

"Oh?" Their expressions turned serious upon hearing this. "It seems you truly are a disciple of Mister Dongliu, to know such hidden secrets!"

The Celestial Serpent was one of the few ancient forces from the latter part of antiquity that could contend with the Dragon Clan.

Both forces vied for the powerful serpent breeds of the world since serpents could become Celestial Serpents and, by transforming into flood dragons, gather mists for the Dragon Clan, making them a crucial strategic resource.

At that time, the conflict between the two great forces was extremely brutal.

Hostile factions wouldn’t normally share secret techniques, but given the lascivious nature of dragons, the Western Sea Dragon King of that generation—perhaps driven by lust—was seduced by the Celestial Serpent Snake Mother of the time.

He mated with her and, idiotically, revealed the Dragon Transformation Technique to her, even secretly aiding her transformation.

Ultimately, the Serpent Mother underwent Dragon Transformation and her lecherous nature remained unchanged, completely lacking the chaste character of other Dragon Maidens. She merrily cavorted outside, eventually even mating with the Emperor of the Central Plains!

That time, she conceived.

The hybrid of human and dragon produced an unusual offspring which disrupted the fortunes of the Central Plains at the time, causing several ancient sites to show signs of revival.

Then, for the first time, the Celestial Serpent Palace and Dragon Palace joined forces to execute the transformed Serpent Mother, who managed to escape to the Path of Yin and Yang.

In that environment, the Serpent Mother of the Path of Yin and Yang astonishingly managed to give birth.

The child, upon birth on the Path of Yin and Yang, devoured millions of evil ghosts and was hunted by several major Ghost King factions.

However... the more pressure applied, the stronger it became, until it could hold its ground against several old monsters of the Path of Yin and Yang, becoming a Ghost King himself.

He was none other than the later well-known King Gui Xiang!

"Such creatures should not appear in the Dragon Palace. If they do, they must be hidden within the seals by the Dragon Palace, where not even the Dragon Maiden’s Eyes could possibly find them."

"The Dragon Maiden’s Eyes cannot find it, but you can?" The monster asked sinisterly.

"I can..." Chen Qing nodded. "But first, you must give me what the junior asks for."

"Agreed!" They nodded without hesitation. To them, those eyes like shining pearls—the Dragon Maiden’s Eyes—apparently didn’t seem to matter at all.

Chen Qing’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank to the abyss.

A conjecture began to form in his mind.

Found the purple embryo?

Of course he couldn’t find it, what a joke, he didn’t even know that a second purple embryo had appeared in the Dragon Palace.

Theoretically, King Gui Xiang should be irreplicable, but judging from the attitudes of these few, there indeed seems to be a purple embryo hidden here!

The purple embryo... related to the Emperor...

Emperor Siao, the terrifying demons associated with the Path of Yin and Yang in the court, their ignoring of the opening of the Dragon Palace this time, the opening of the Celestial Serpent Palace...

Could it be...

Chen Qing’s face darkened, if that was the case, this venture to the Dragon Palace might already have been infiltrated by that power!

"Then, since that’s the case, let’s sign a Technique Contract..."

"Now, here?" The leading House Centipede frowned deeply, "Aren’t you afraid?"

Obviously, this referred to above. Judging by the tragic sounds from above, the one controlling the Yakshas probably had already started a massacre recklessly.

It was guessable that if that person wanted to control the Dragon Palace, they would definitely not allow any Dragon Transformation Objects to resurface, for the highest combat force they possessed, after all, was those Yakshas.

Until they controlled the True Dragon Breed, they wouldn’t let any dragon breeds, stronger than the Yaksha’s combat power, appear!

Once this place was discovered, it would surely become a target of their firepower.

"With the fight being so intense above, and the Art Energy so chaotic to this extent, how easily could our signing a Technique Contract below be discovered?"

"What if we are discovered?"

"Senior’s words are amusing." Chen Qing chuckled, "In the current situation, does Senior really expect a foolproof plan? Without a Technique Contract to keep us in check, I’m not daring enough to trade with you, am I? Should we just keep stalling like this?"

The three exchanged glances and communicated with their eyes. Finally, the leading old man stepped forward, "Fine, since it’s like this, let’s use a Technique Contract!"

As he was about to use his own blood for the contract, he was immediately stopped by Chen Qing, "Senior, hold on."

"What is it?"

"Senior’s techniques are thousands of years old, complex in mechanisms. I dare not gamble on matching techniques with you." Chen Qing directly dripped out a drop of blood, hovering it above the three, "Let’s use my blood contract instead."

The three recognized the seals in Chen Qing’s hands instantly, it was a Divine Fire Contract.

They squinted their eyes, "You have a peculiar origin, inheriting from the Southern Sea, yet causing trouble in the Western Sea."

"I had no choice; I was forced into it," Chen Qing said with a bitter smile. His words were half-true, half-false. To be honest, in his original plan, he intended to go to the Dragon Palace in the Eastern Sea or the Southern Sea, not to meet with that monster from the Western Sea right away.

"Alright..." The three nodded, "We’ll use yours."

The Divine Fire Technique might be a secret passed down from the Southern Sea, but the contract it formed was simple and easy to understand, unlike other techniques that could easily be manipulated. It was acceptable.

As long as this youngster could really help them find the purple embryo, what they wanted, they could immediately...

Such thoughts had only just emerged when they were cut off!

For a Trident, swift as lightning, fell from the sky, and shattered the leading Magician into pieces!