66: Chapter 65 Training Zi Yan to Break Through to Dou Zun

"Can humans eat such a powerful fruit?"

Zi Yan even wanted to give it to Ling Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Li became anxious on the spot.

He wondered what kind of love potion their Dragon Emperor had been fed by Ling Yuan to think about giving away such a once-in-ten-thousand-years Heaven-Defying Opportunity at the first moment.

Such a massive Opportunity, and she actually wanted to give it away!

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Zhu Li hurriedly spoke up. "This dragon phoenix origin fruit can only be refined by someone who simultaneously carries the Bloodlines of the Void Ancient Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. Others simply cannot withstand the violent Bloodline power within. Forcibly consuming it will only cause one's body to explode and die instantly, without a single benefit."

These words weren't meant to scare her; the dragon phoenix origin fruit was a Supreme treasure formed from the long-term nourishment of the Bloodlines of two Supreme Demonic Beasts. It naturally restricted who could refine it, and there would be no benefit for a human to forcibly consume it.

Hearing such severe consequences, Zi Yan had no choice but to drop the idea of giving the fruit away.

She stuck her tongue out at Ling Yuan somewhat sheepishly. "It seems I'll have to refine it myself."

Ling Yuan joked, "It's fine. Once you finish refining it and Breakthrough to Dou Sheng, you can look out for me."

Although Ling Yuan never thought about competing with Zi Yan for it, he was honestly quite moved that she had just wanted to give him the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

A Supreme treasure like the dragon phoenix origin fruit, which could allow one to reach the heavens in a single step, directly Breakthrough to Dou Sheng, and evolve one's Bloodline, would be held onto tightly by anyone else. Yet Zi Yan's first reaction was to give it to him.

Thinking of him even in the face of such extreme temptation, Ling Yuan thought to himself: All his pampering of her hadn't been in vain.

Zhu Li was flying with excitement, incessantly explaining the origin, effects, and significance of the dragon phoenix origin fruit to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, talking from ancient times to the present until Ling Yuan's head started to ache.

Alright, alright, we already know you're very knowledgeable.

"Something this important should be picked and stored away quickly. It'll be troublesome if it attracts the people from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan."

He was just yapping away without picking the fruit; what if the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes showed up?

Zhu Li wasn't angry at all when Ling Yuan interrupted him.

"Right, right, right! Before the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan finds out, we must quickly take the dragon phoenix origin fruit back!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to circulate his Dou Qi, carefully plucking the dragon phoenix origin fruit from the tree and presenting it to Zi Yan.

"Dragon Emperor, the energy of this fruit is too strong and shouldn't be exposed. I will temporarily Seal it within your body first. We'll find a safe place to refine it once we return to Dragon Island."

Zhu Li never had any intention of keeping it for himself, demonstrating his loyalty through this action.

With Zi Yan's nod of approval, Zhu Li flicked his finger, and the dragon phoenix origin fruit turned into a purple-gold speck of light, entering Zi Yan's body.

A faint Dragon Phoenix marking immediately surfaced on her palm, connected to the fruit's aura.

On their way back, Zi Yan's delicate nose twitched. "I can sense there are high-grade Medicinal Pills here."

Ling Yuan knew those were Eighth Grade Pill Beasts.

Zi Yan was greedy for treats and immediately wanted to follow the scent to find them, but Ling Yuan grabbed her.

"Don't worry about Medicinal Pills for now. The priority is getting you back to Dragon Island."

No matter how good an Eighth Grade Pill was, it was insignificant compared to the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

If they were targeted by the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, the loss would outweigh the gain. They could just have Zhu Li come back alone to retrieve them later.

Although Zi Yan was a bit reluctant, she knew the weight of the situation and nodded obediently.

And so, with Zhu Li leading the two, they rushed back to Dragon Island at full speed.

On the way, Ling Yuan carefully observed their surroundings.

He was afraid a burly man from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan would suddenly pop out to rob them.

Fortunately, the return journey was very smooth, proving to be more of a scare than an actual danger.

Upon returning to Dragon Island, Zhu Li immediately informed Qing Shan of the news that they had found the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

Qing Shan appeared even more excited than Zhu Li.

"Heaven blesses my Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan!"

Though the Old Dragon Emperor had disappeared, the Dragon Emperor's daughter had returned and even obtained such a Supreme treasure!

Zhu Li didn't forget to mention that finding the dragon phoenix origin fruit was thanks to Ling Yuan's contribution.

If it weren't for Ling Yuan, they wouldn't have gone to the Beast Skeleton Mountains.

Qing Shan expressed his gratitude to Ling Yuan. "Little friend Ling Yuan, you truly are the great benefactor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan..."

Previously, Qing Shan had worried that their Dragon Emperor listened to Ling Yuan too much and that it might lead to something bad in the future.

Now, Qing Shan only felt that he had been narrow-minded.

Helping them find the Dragon Emperor, unifying Dragon Island, and finding the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

Every single thing was a great kindness.

Seeing Qing Shan's tearfully grateful appearance, Ling Yuan quickly moved further away in disgust.

He felt that if no one else were around, this old man might actually kneel to him.

"Elder Qing Shan, Zi Yan is my woman, so all of this is as it should be. The priority now is to prepare the Materials and find out how to let Zi Yan refine the dragon phoenix origin fruit!"

"Rest assured, little friend Ling Yuan. Our Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan has refined a dragon phoenix origin fruit before; we have experience!" Qing Shan guaranteed.

Ling Yuan thought to himself that only a fool would believe him; in the original story, Zi Yan turned into an energy crystal, and if it weren't for Xiao Yan, she wouldn't have been able to refine it at all.

You call this having experience?

Regardless, Ling Yuan didn't quite trust this old geezer.

Qing Shan went to prepare the auxiliary Materials Zi Yan needed.

Meanwhile, Ling Yuan was thinking about letting Zi Yan raise her Realm further.

In the original story, Zi Yan tried to refine it at the Peak Dou Zong stage but failed to do so on her own.

Therefore, Ling Yuan planned to have Zi Yan Breakthrough to the Dou Zun Realm before refining it.

The gap between Peak Dou Zong and Dou Zun was quite large!

It would definitely be much safer if Zi Yan refined it after reaching Dou Zun.

...

With the strength of the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, helping Zi Yan Breakthrough to Dou Zun was no problem at all.

While Qing Shan prepared the Materials, Ling Yuan took Zi Yan to battle during the day and used Medicinal Pills to Cultivate at night.

Ling Yuan felt that Zi Yan was advancing a bit too quickly and wanted to solidify her foundation through actual combat.

In the original story, Zi Yan's combat strength was a bit weak; as a four-star Early Stage Dragon Phoenix, she couldn't even beat three Dragon Kings.

The Dragon Phoenix true form itself should have no issues, so the problem must lie in her combat experience.

Zi Yan's Realm had risen too fast, and she hadn't experienced many battles, possessing great power she couldn't fully utilize.

This problem was easy to solve; he just needed to take Zi Yan to fight more in the future.

Three months passed like this, and the combat abilities of both were greatly improved.

In terms of Realm, Zi Yan also steadily broke through to the Dou Zun Realm.

Ling Yuan was even more fierce; relying on the triple Cultivation of his Clones, he broke through two minor stages, reaching the level of Peak six-star Dou Zong.

On this day, after Ling Yuan and Zi Yan finished discussing life and making life,

Ling Yuan said casually, "It's time for you to refine the dragon phoenix origin fruit."

With Zi Yan at the Dou Zun Realm, there shouldn't be any major issues refining the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

Even if she couldn't refine it, he could just find someone with a Heavenly Flame to help roast it a bit.

Qing Shan had long since prepared the auxiliary Materials; they could begin refining at any time!

Zi Yan knew that refining would definitely take a long time, so she squeezed Ling Yuan dry.

She claimed that if she drained Ling Yuan, he wouldn't go out looking for other women.

Unfortunately, her strength was still not enough.