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Xia Ci and Xia Zhen followed Xia Zhi to the mechanical workshop.
Liu Yun was waiting inside.
"where are we going?"
"The Dragon Tree".
"Go there?" Liu Yun was taken aback. "What for?"
Xia Ci remained calm: "We are going to visit the Dragon King Ruoduo."
"But the Dragon King Ruotuo has already gone mad."
"It's not crazy, it's just a little senile."
"what?"
"It's just that it has a bad memory. My cousin, the doctor, said that Hai might be able to save it again, so Morax asked us to make a trip there and check if the seal is strong enough."
"The seal has always been guarded by Risui."
"That guy has been slacking off for half a year now. He's working overtime in Guiliyuan now and doesn't have time to come back."
"..."
"We were originally planning to go with just the three of us, but my cousin said he wants to take you along. Are you going or not? If you're not going, then forget it."
"I'm going!"
"That's fine."
"How do we get there? By car?"
Xia Ci said with some helplessness, "No, the hovercar is too slow."
Xia Zhi nodded: "Driving there is too slow. I have a faster way."
"what way?"
"Spatial teleportation".
【Radiant Wings】 allowed Xia Zhi to master spatial spells of the third tier and below. Although there was spatial teleportation, there was no long-distance spatial teleportation, which was still somewhat insufficient.
Xia Zhi then thought of another space-related thing—the "Gap Angel" he had once transformed into using the [Transformation Badge].
He tested his transformation on Tianheng Mountain and ended up using the gap to return to the shop, which was really convenient for long-distance movement.
Therefore, Xia Zhi had already written the identity of "Gap Angel" on the "Temporary Certificate" beforehand.
By this time, he already possessed a large number of temporary skills.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Zhi raised his hand and gently beckoned.
A crack appeared in the center of the workshop, and the crack was filled with eerie eyeballs.
"let's go."
"Go inside?"
"Yes, don't be afraid, it won't hurt."
Xia Ci and Xia Zhen lifted their feet and entered the rift directly.
Xia Zhi went in as well.
Seeing that the crack was beginning to close, Liu Yun quickly went inside as well.
The scenery before her was blurry, and the next moment she found herself in the wilderness, with a cold wind howling.
In front of Liu Yun stood a huge tree that seemed very familiar to her.
"The Dragon Tree..."
Chapter 403 The Mad Dragon King Ruotu (4K)
The cool moonlight quietly shone on the tips of the huge tree branches.
Mysterious crystals clung to the tree's branches, emitting a faint, ethereal blue glow.
A cold wind blew, the branches swayed, the clusters of leaves rustled, and a mottled shadow swayed on the ground, making the ancient stone tablet, covered with the marks of time, appear even more lonely.
Xia Zhi stood before the stone tablet, looking at the inscription on it from a god-like perspective:
[The universe cherishes life, and the immortal lord is benevolent. He has subdued the evil dragon here; idlers should not act rashly.]
Xia Ci read it aloud, then chuckled softly: "Heh, evil dragon..."
Liu Yun, standing nearby, explained, "This stone tablet was erected by the True Lord of Die Shan and Li Shui. The reason why the inscription refers to the Dragon King Ruo Tuo as an evil dragon is to remind future generations to stay away from this seal, so as to avoid any unnecessary accidents..."
Xia Zhen looked up at the giant tree and said, "Good and evil are separated by a fine line. The battle between Him and Morax back then had a wide-ranging impact. The ruins over Tianqiu Valley, which was once a prosperous town in the distant past, were completely destroyed in this turmoil. The matter of the Dragon King Ruo Tuo cannot be explained simply."
"Although wear and tear is the main cause, the situation wouldn't have become so bad if the Liyue people hadn't over-mined and destroyed the ley lines that He depends on for survival."
"That's true... Cousin, what do you think?"
"Me? I can't see... Well, let's stick to sustainable development."
Xia Ci and Xia Zhen exchanged knowing smiles upon hearing this.
Liu Yun was a little confused.
She had absolutely no idea what was so funny about Xia Zhi's statement that she thought made a lot of sense.
It felt like I was being excluded from the small circle of three people.
After enjoying the scenery of the Fulong Tree, the group walked behind it, where the terrain gradually sank down until they arrived at a small cave.
Deep inside the cave was a seemingly unremarkable stone wall.
Of course, this is for ordinary people. For Xia Zhi, the rock-type divine power here has become so concentrated that it is almost tangible.
He could sense the divine power belonging to Morax, as well as another extremely unfamiliar rock-type divine power, which he assumed was the power of the Ruotuo Dragon King.
This is the entrance to the seal.
Since the Dragon King Ruo Tuo was sealed underground, Xia Zhi would not have been able to sense its divine power from the outside.
But now that this has happened, it means that there is something wrong with the seal, which has caused the divine power inside to leak out.
Let's check it first.
Xia Zhi stretched out his right hand and gently pressed it against the stone wall, sensing the presence of a certain barrier.
Because he had already learned all of Morax's skills, he was naturally very familiar with the seal that Morax had personally set up.
A moment later, Xia Zhi withdrew his hand from the stone wall.
Inspection complete.
The seal is largely intact, but due to the passage of time, the barrier has loosened slightly, causing some of the power of the Dragon King Ruotu to leak out.
"Cousin, how are you?"
"The seal had loosened a bit, so I just reinforced it a bit."
"How do we get in?"
"This is a deadlock; neither can get in nor get out."
"What should I do?"
"Don't worry, I have a solution."
A small key appeared in Xia Zhi's hand.
He took the key and inserted it into the stone wall.
The key, seemingly illusory, pierced the thick stone wall without any hindrance, and also entered the invisible barrier of divine power.
Xia Zhi gently turned the key in his hand, and a door-shaped passage opened in front of him.
The [Master Key]'s [Open Door] property means that even invisible restrictions can be treated as "doors" and opened.
"Okay, let's go in."
"Cousin, where did this door come from?!"
"It was opened with a key."
"How did you open it with the key?"
"A little trick."
"I want to learn this!"
Why do you want to learn this?
"It's fun!"
Xia Zhen glanced at Xia Ci and seriously suspected that she actually wanted to learn this trick so she could steal his bed in the middle of the night.
Then, she earnestly echoed her best friend, "Cousin, I want to learn too."
"...Let's talk about that later, let's get down to business first."
"Oh."
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