This treasure vault was huge in scale and had been heaped with resources plundered by the Jiao Dragon King over thousands of years. Among them were innumerable mid-grade spirit stones of various types.
With a wave of Lu Xuan’s hand, the countless treasures were divided into two. Among them, the deep-sea specialty ores, as well as various kinds of cultivation treasures, all poured into the Sky Ocean Secret Realm.
As for the mid-tier spirit stones, as well as the extremely precious high-tier spirit stones that were wedged within, they all shattered into powder. The spirit qi contained inside them gushed directly towards Lu Xuan like a long river, presenting a splendid sight.
An incalculable amount of spirit qi rushed toward Lu Xuan’s surroundings. He took a long breath, and all of it flowed into his body, cleansing Lu Xuan’s flesh and body.
After a while, Lu Xuan released a long breath full of impurities.
For Consolidation Realm masters, the spirit qi contained in mid-tier spirit stones could no longer be regarded as 100% pure. It still contained some impurities. Only high-tier spirit stones were considered pure and could be completely absorbed.
In just the span of a few breaths, Lu Xuan had absorbed over a hundred thousand mid-tier spirit stones, and had almost immediately digested them – far surpassing masters of the same realm.
At this moment, Lu Xuan’s born Taoism aptitude and the power of the Taixu Origin Power he cultivated took effect, almost converting into combat power on the spot.
Lu Xuan’s aura and strength had obviously skyrocketed, although it was only by a single percent.
But how powerful was Lu Xuan’s own skills at that moment?
Just one percent was already a lot.
Lu Xuan walked while absorbing the spirit qi, constantly spitting out impurities, and constantly forging his strength. At the same time, he also continued to store the countless treasures collected by the Jiao Dragon King over thousands of years.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The aura on Lu Xuan’s body was constantly getting stronger. A few hours later, the aura on Lu Xuan’s body was already twice as strong as it was in the beginning.
Originally, Lu Xuan’s strength was far beyond the ordinary intermediate-stage Consolidation Realm, but after these few hours of absorbing spirit qi without limits, he was finally at the top of the mid-tier Consolidation Realm.
Of course, the price was every single mid-tier spirit stone in this treasure vault. Over a hundred million had been completely absorbed by Lu Xuan.
Finally, Lu Xuan’s raid on the treasure vault had also come to an end. The various cultivation treasures, by Lu Xuan’s rough estimate, were worth more than 500 million mid-tier spirit stones.
Among them, many were valuable objects that could not be bought with money.
These required spending large amounts of time and energy, and even getting help from huge organizations, just to obtain them from the many dangerous locations in the deep sea.
And what Lu Xuan lacked right now was time.
Once again, it truly felt like a sudden windfall.
Perhaps the Jiao Dragon King would explode with rage after it realized that the treasure vault it had built up over the years had been looted by Lu Xuan.
Finally, Lu Xuan set his sights on the deepest part of the treasure vault, which held the final cultivation treasure.
It was a deep iridescent orb, which faintly exuded a soft luster. Surrounding its surface was a faint power, which conveyed how extraordinary it was.
However, only Lu Xuan knew what kind of power was contained within the depths of the orb.
It contained more than 70 percent to 80 percent of a real dragon’s power. There were even dragons that mainly cultivated primordial spirit magics, and the dragon orbs in their bodies would contain more than 90 percent of their own immense power.
“I’ve finally found it!” Lu Xuan laughed out loud and grabbed the Dragon Orb, breaking its protective barrier.
Just as he did so, there was the loud ringing of an alarm.
The Dragon Orb was the most important treasure in the entire Dragon Palace, and it was also the key to the Jiao Dragon King’s chance of turning into a Genuine Dragon. The various protections it had were naturally of utmost priority.
Almost simultaneously, multiple tyrannical divine minds swept across the treasure vault.
“Who are you!”
An angry roar entered Lu Xuan’s head via the primordial spirit.
It was a female voice, and almost instantly, Lu Xuan knew who it was. It was the Jiao Queen, spouse of the Jiao Dragon King.
She was very powerful female Jiao dragon, who had died in the hands of Lin Ziyi in his previous life. This had caused the Jiao Dragon King to go crazy.
Although Lu Xuan had never dealt with him before.
At the same time, the roof of the entire treasure vault was overturned by formations, and a gigantic Jiao Dragon appeared above the treasure vault.
This dragon was more than a thousand feet long, and when its huge figure laid above the treasure vault, it resembled storm clouds in the sky, an oppressive presence to all.
“Human, how dare you!”
The Jiao Queen opened her mouth, her eyes flashing with fierce killing intent. This human being had attempted to commit such an act under her nose. She and her husband had worked hard for thousands of years just to accumulate such a large amount, yet this thief had looted everything in a mere instance.
Instantly, she was filled with fury.
“Late-stage Consolidation Realm!”
Lu Xuan had immediately assessed the true strength of the Jiao Queen even though it hadn’t been a long time since he had entered the Consolidation Realm.
Her aura was still slightly unstable, but even so, it had indisputably entered the late stage of the Consolidation Realm.
Although she was not as strong as those at the peak of the Consolidation Realm, she was still a powerhouse that dominated a region.
The Jiao Queen was most likely the strongest being in the Dragon Palace beside the Jiao Dragon King.
“Hand over the Dragon Orb, and I’ll leave your body whole!”
The Jiao Queen opened wide her bloody maw, her eyes and expression cold.
Lu Xuan sniggered and said, “Do you think I’m that stupid? Hand over the Dragon Orb?”
“It’s useless even if you want the Dragon Orb. It has been in your hands for so long, but have you ever cracked its secret? Truly, it’s absolutely useless with you!”
“You’re courting death!”
The Jiao Queen screamed, and her voice shook the heavens. Her late-stage Consolidation Realm strength manifested.
She was filled with questions as to how information about the Dragon Orb leaked. After all, it had been thousands of years since the couple had obtained the Dragon Orb, and it was through the Dragon Orb that they were able to purify their blood and transform from a python into a Jiao Dragon.
But these events had been very well sealed, and in the entire world, only the husband-and-wife pair knew, so how exactly did this human thief find out?
Of course, she didn’t know that Lu Xuan had not attained this knowledge from the Dragon Palace at all, but had instead found out about it from information in his previous life.
Her hidden secret was laid completely bare to Lu Xuan.
“There’s no way you can run!”
The Jiao Queen sneered. The commotion here had already alerted the entire Dragon Palace. Nearly ten tyrannical Consolidation Realm auras filled the area, and their users were approaching at an astonishing speed.
This was the true trump card of the Jiao Queen. With all the barriers in this dragon palace, the thief in front of her would not be able to escape even if he grew wings.