Time passed bit by bit...
Shen Qing received the inheritance of the Dragon Clan in the Inheritance Land, and all the memories belonging to the Dragon Clan in her mind awakened.
She saw the origin of the Dragon Clan, the source of their power, and understood what her Ice Power could achieve. Now, Shen Qing knew all the secrets of the Dragon Clan. In her eyes, the Dragon Clan was no longer those lofty and distant beings whose existence was uncertain.
When she opened her eyes again, Shen Qing's pupils became like Bai Li's, as clear as glass ice crystals.
Under the sunlight, Shen Qing's eyes reflected extremely beautiful light.
The inheritance was over, and Shen Qing finally truly became a member of the Dragon Clan.
After drifting for two lifetimes, Shen Qing finally found a sense of belonging.
The stone gate of the temple slowly opened. Wu Wang, who had been lying on the ground drowsily, immediately raised its head. When it saw Shen Qing walking out slowly, it was first overjoyed, then surprised.
Shen Qing slowly walked down the steps. Seeing Wu Wang looking so dazed, she couldn't help laughing.
She reached out and gently tapped Wu Wang's forehead, smiling, "Are you so sleepy that you've become stupid? Why do you look like you don't recognize me?"
At the familiar teasing voice, Wu Wang finally confirmed that it hadn't mistaken the person.
But!
Shen Qing had changed so much!
Wu Wang immediately flew into the air and quickly circled around Shen Qing several times. It was only after feeling the familiar aura on Shen Qing that it seemed to wake up from a dream and shouted loudly, "My goodness! Have you been reborn?!"
"Wait!"
"Your cultivation base!!"
Wu Wang was extremely surprised and had lost control of its expression. Its mouth was wide open.
Shen Qing reached out annoyedly and helped close Wu Wang's mouth. "What's this? Your expression is too exaggerated."
"Cultivation base..."
Shen Qing paused and felt the powerful and profound energy surging within her.
After receiving the inheritance, her cultivation base had jumped two major levels. She had instantly advanced from the mid - Nascent Soul stage to the mid - Void Refinement stage.
Although there was no thunder tribulation during this advancement, Shen Qing didn't feel empty inside. Instead, she felt a powerful and vigorous force supporting her cultivation base.
All of this was because of the awakening of the dragon bone and the inheritance of the Dragon Clan.
This rapid advancement speed also indirectly showed how much the Dragon Clan had been favored by the Heavenly Dao back then.
At their peak, it was feared that the Dragon Clan could easily defeat the powerful human cultivators with just a wave of their hands.
No wonder the Dragon Clan could become the leader of all beasts and be feared by both the human and demon races.
But it was precisely because of these powers that the Dragon Clan gradually lost themselves and had the idea of becoming kings.
Shen Qing sighed and looked at Wu Wang. "The inheritance of the Dragon Clan is profound. It's not surprising that I advanced quickly after the enlightenment. You are my sword, and we complement each other. If I become stronger, you will also become stronger. Isn't that good?"
Of course, Wu Wang wouldn't say it wasn't good. After the contract was lifted, it could already feel the pressure from a Void Refinement stage cultivator. "As your sword, I'm of course proud to have a powerful master!"
Hearing this, Shen Qing broke into a smile.
But this smile directly stunned Wu Wang again.
Wu Wang thought: What should I do! My master has become even more beautiful after receiving the inheritance! Will I just stare at Shen Qing during the battle and forget to fight...
This was really a... sweet trouble~
Wu Wang, the "humblebragger"
Shen Qing subconsciously looked up at the sky, but then suddenly remembered that she was in a small space and there was no sunrise or sunset.
"Do you know how much time has passed?" Shen Qing turned to look at Wu Wang.
Wu Wang's eyes sparkled with hearts and shook its head. "I don't know~"
This small space wasn't its territory, and it couldn't sense the passage of time.
Shen Qing wasn't surprised, but before leaving the space, she still needed to go to a place to take a look.
So, she took Wu Wang and walked to the other side of the temple.
On this side, there were stone statues enshrined by the Dragon Clan through the generations. After receiving the inheritance, Shen Qing understood more clearly that the stone statues of the Dragon Clan were the source of their power.
When the Dragon Clan was exterminated, the stone statues lost their light one by one, which proved that the Dragon Clan had lost the protection of the Heavenly Dao and their innate abilities.
When the clan members hid the inheritance power in this small space, they also put the stone statues in it.
Shen Qing wanted to see if the stone statues were still dull and lifeless now.
The place where the stone statues were placed, like the Inheritance Land, had a stone gate.
This stone gate could only be opened by a member of the Dragon Clan who had received the inheritance.
Shen Qing raised her hand and easily unlocked the formation in front of the stone gate. With a slight exertion of force, a bloodstain immediately appeared on her palm.
The oozing blood seemed to be guided and floated towards the stone gate.
When the stone gate came into contact with Shen Qing's blood, it immediately absorbed the blood completely.
After a while, the stone gate slowly opened, and the long - sealed aura rushed out. Shen Qing stood outside the stone gate and felt the ancient and mysterious aura emanating from inside.
This time, the stone gate didn't block Wu Wang outside, so Wu Wang also followed Shen Qing into the stone gate.
The place where the stone statues were enshrined was dimly lit, but Shen Qing could see the scene inside very clearly.
It was spacious and deep. From the outside, it definitely wasn't this big. Shen Qing immediately understood that space magic had also been set up inside the temple.
Wu Wang was a little scared, so it hid behind Shen Qing and clung tightly to her back.
"Shen Qing, I don't know why, but this place scares me a bit..."
Shen Qing could feel that Wu Wang's body was trembling slightly, so she had to stop and comfort it.
Taking this opportunity, Shen Qing observed her surroundings.
The ground of the enshrinement area was all made of moonstones. The moonstones were cut into pieces of the same size and were extremely flat. Walking on it was like walking on a rippling water surface.
And the only source of light here was the faint glow of the moonstones themselves.
Shen Qing looked up and saw that the ceiling above was extremely high and pitch - black. There were dozens of stone pillars around supporting the ceiling, and these stone pillars were made of ordinary stones without any carvings on them.
Shen Qing felt a little uneasy. There seemed to be something wrong with this place.
After Wu Wang's emotions had settled down a bit, Shen Qing continued to walk forward along the path.
After walking for a while, Shen Qing finally saw the stone statues in the depths. At the same time, she also smelled a strong smell of blood.
After her advancement, Shen Qing's perception ability had been greatly improved. Without getting closer, she already knew where the smell of blood in front of the stone statues came from.
She stood still, and her feet seemed to be weighed down by lead.
And Wu Wang, behind Shen Qing, only peeked out and took a look, then was so scared that it fell to the ground and retched.
In front of the stone statues, there were all kinds of mermaid corpses.
None of these corpses were intact. Without exception, they had all been disemboweled, and inside were stuffed the dismembered corpses of spirit beasts...