Immortal Path to Heaven

The cold voice made Ou Yangming shudder. He quickly turned his head and saw a hunchbacked old man in a grey robe 1 or 2 meters behind him.

'When did he come?' Ou Yangming felt a chill on his back. He had not noticed the old man behind him at all.

If the old man had attacked him just now, he would have no chance of escaping.

The dragon emperor was not surprised when he saw the old man. He took a step forward, cupped his hands, and said, "First Elder, I've disturbed your rest."

Nonetheless, the old man looked at Ou Yangming. Nothing could be seen in his chaotic eyes. He asked softly, "Lil' Black, why did you bring a human to the Dragons' core?"

There was a hint of reproach in his voice as if he was dissatisfied with the dragon emperor's behavior. Ou Yangming was shocked, but he did not sense any malice from the old man. What surprised him was the way the old man addressed the dragon emperor.

The Dragons' supreme, who was one of the kings of the Great Wide World, had a simple and cute name—Lil' Black.

Upon hearing the old man, the dragon emperor's eyelids twitched slightly, and he looked at the old man with a bitter face. "First Elder, if there's an outsider here, don't call me by my nickname, okay?"

He pointed at Ou Yangming and introduced, "Lil' Friend Ou's a human, but he has a very deep relationship with the Dragons. After you heard my introduction, you won't blame me for bringing him here."

"Oh?" The old man's eyes were filled with doubt. He looked at Ou Yangming for a while then said, "Now that you say that, I want to know more."

The dragon emperor explained in a deep voice, "Lil' Friend Ou is the person whom the Great Compassion Divine Dragon had personally asked me to take care of. Besides, he's a genius. At such a young age, he's already a Ruler of the laws. Even the greatest genius of the Dragons is no match for him."

After hearing the dragon emperor's words, the old man looked surprised. He asked, "Sir Great Compassion Divine Dragon… Lil' Black, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

When the dragon emperor heard his nickname again, he responded helplessly, "How could I be mistaken, First Elder? I can still distinguish Senior Great Compassion Divine Dragon's voice transmission. Lil' Friend Ou became friends with senior in the heart of origins, so senior especially asked me to take care of him.

"Besides, Lil' Friend Ou has another amazing identity." The dragon emperor smiled.

The old man was already interested in Ou Yangming. He glared at the dragon emperor and shouted, "Don't play tricks with me, kid. Just tell me everything."

As such, the dragon emperor quickly continued, "Lil' Friend Ou's also a smithing master. His smithing level is superb, and he can smith Acquired Taoist Tools."

This was like a clap of thunder to the old man, who was originally calm and collected. A huge wave surged in his heart at this moment.

How long had it been since a blacksmith master who could forge an Acquired Taoist Tool appeared? No one counted, but it had definitely been very long.

"Are you serious?" First Elder asked Ou Yangming this time.

After a while, Ou Yangming gradually calmed down. Since the old man was a member of the Dragons, he would not hurt him.

Ou Yangming calmly replied, "First Elder, I was just lucky."

After receiving the affirmation, the old man's eyes were filled with surprise and joy. He praised, "Amazing, amazing. I've never seen a genius like you."

"Thank you for your praise, First Elder." Ou Yangming paused for a moment before he said in a deep voice.

The dragon emperor then revealed the purpose of their trip. He looked at the old man and said, "First Elder, Lil' Friend Ou helped us repair our Taoist Tool, the Divine Dragon Mirror. I promised to let him choose 2 treasures from our treasury."

"This is what we should do. You did a good job. The Dragons can't take advantage of a junior." First Elder looked at Ou Yangming with admiration in his eyes and said, "Follow Lil' Black inside first. I will send you a picture book later."

How many treasures did the Dragons have? Even the dragon emperor did not know. There were too many. Ou Yangming would not be able to finish looking at them even if he was given 100 years.

As Ou Yangming followed the dragon emperor into the depths, the rotten smell eventually disappeared. The inside was completely different from the outside. Countless years had passed, butthe treasures in the treasury were still kept clean.

The dragon emperor said proudly, "There's absolutely no place in the Great Wide World that can be compared to the Dragons' treasury."

Ou Yangming also agreed with this point. He had long heard that the Dragons had the most treasures. Even the Phoenixes, which could compete with them, could not compare with them in this aspect. It was the nature of the Dragons to like treasures.

There were a total of 13 floors in the treasury. Each floor was filled with numerous treasures. Ou Yangming was dazzled by them.

The only things he knew were smithing materials. Those materials were all very precious. If they were not top-tier treasures, they would not have been stored here.

At the very least, the precious materials that Ou Yangming got from the Hidden Dragons Island were of a lower level than the ones here.

After wandering around for more than half a day, Ou Yangming was still on the first level. There seemed to be a long journey ahead, but he already felt a little tired.

He had originally thought that after returning from the Hidden Dragons Island, he would become rich. However, after he took a look at the Dragons treasury…

As compared to the treasures on the first level alone, he was like a beggar. If there was no comparison, there would be no harm.

After looking around for a while, the dragon emperor turned around and asked, "Lil' Friend Ou, is there anything you like?"

Ou Yangming answered helplessly, "Senior, I don't know most of the things here."

"No rush, no rush. Take your time to choose. I have plenty of time." The dragon emperor looked at Ou Yangming cheerfully.

Ou Yangming shook his head. He really did not want to continue walking. He felt too tired. Furthermore, he already had a goal, so he said in a deep voice, "Senior, let's go out first. There are too many things here, and I'm already feeling a bit dizzy."

The 2 of them left the first level of the treasury. As for the other floors below, Ou Yangming did not have the mood to go there at all.

Seeing as they came out, First Elder walked over with a book in his hand. He smiled and said, "I guessed that you won't stay in there for long."

He handed the book over and said, "There are too many things in the 13 levels of the treasury. It'll take a long time to browse all of them. This book shows the collection of all the treasures here. Open it and take a look, and you should have a clearer picture of the items here."

Ou Yangming found that the book in the old man's hand was actually a High Grade magic treasure. He asked in surprise, "How do I read this thing?"

"Just release your mental power into it. It's like looking at a storage space. You can try it," the old man answered with a smile.

Ou Yangming released his mental power into it. The book was densely packed with small words and was very detailed. It recorded all the treasures in the treasury, such that the time that they were stored, their effects, and their equivalent ranks were clearly stated.

Additionally, the treasures were strictly categorized in the book. If one needed something, one only needed to look for that category.

Ou Yangming viewed the category of spiritual medicines. There were many kinds of spiritual medicines, and they were still dazzling to look at. He quickly browsed and after an hour, he had looked at more than 10,000 spiritual medicines.

Despite that, Ou Yangming still could not find either of the Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower or the Mystic Ice Jade Fruit. As such, he gave up the search and withdrew his mental power.

"Lil' Friend Ou, do you have anything you like?" A smile could still be seen on the old man's wrinkled face. He looked at Ou Yangming with a kind gaze.

Ou Yangming said somewhat helplessly, "Senior, there are too many items in here. I'm actually looking for 2 spiritual medicines, but I couldn't find them even after a long search."

"What spiritual medicines? You might as well tell me." First Elder said in a deep voice.

Ou Yangming paused for a moment then said, "Senior, I'm looking for the Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower and the Mystic Ice Jade Fruit. I wonder if you have them in the treasury."

These spiritual medicines were needed to refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. Back then, the Crimson Emperor had searched for very long but still could not find them. Ou Yangming did not dare to confirm whether or not they were stored in the Dragons' treasury.

If he could refine a heaven-defying divine medicine like the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, he would not need to be afraid of the Nine-sworded Ruler at all. He could even directly face the enormous force behind that Ruler.

Du Xie was killed by the Nine-sworded Ruler, and the Bone Dragon had vanished into thin air to save him. Even if he put his hatred aside, just for the sake of revenge for those 2 figures, he had to get rid of the Nine-sworded Ruler. This was his oath!

"The Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower and the Mystic Ice Jade Fruit…" First Elder recited these 2 names in his heart. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "These spiritual medicines are very rare. Their grade can no longer be measured by spiritual medicines. We have a Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower here but as for the Mystic Ice Jade Fruit, we don't have it here either…"

First Elder waved his hand gently in the air, and an ancient box flew out from the depths of the treasury.

The box flew very fast. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the elder's side. He grabbed the box and opened it.

Inside was a very ordinary-looking flower. The pale red petals had withered a little, but the fragrance was still pleasant. Just by smelling it, Ou Yangming felt much more comfortable.

The elder said, "This is a Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower. Lil' Friend Ou, please accept it first. As for the Mystic Ice Jade Fruit, we really don't have it here. You can change it to something else."

Ou Yangming was not disappointed. He was very happy to find the Seven-colored Heavenly Fragrant Flower. He said with a little excitement, "Thank you, First Elder. As for the other one, forget it. I'm already very satisfied with finding this flower."

He did not consume any materials to repair the Divine Dragon Mirror, and it did not take much effort. Since the Dragons did not have what he wanted, he did not intend to be greedy.

The dragon emperor immediately refused, "No, as a dragon, I'm a man of my word. Since I agreed to let you pick 2 items, I won't go back on my word."