Hong Huang: I am the cowherd

Chapter 36 Plundering the Dragon Clan’s Treasure Vault

Upon arriving at a dark and mysterious part of the ocean depths, Su Chen saw a thin figure in a blue Daoist robe standing ahead. The figure emitted no discernible aura, as if he were one with the vast Eastern Sea.

In that instant, Su Chen realized that this man was no ordinary being. He was likely none other than the legendary Zhulong, the younger brother of the Ancestral Dragon!

“Greetings, Ancestor!”

The moment Ao Guang saw Zhulong, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.

Whoosh!

Zhulong turned his head, his ancient and refined face breaking into a faint smile that carried a sense of warmth.

“Young friend Su Chen, I am Zhulong. Welcome to the Eastern Sea Dragon Clan.”

So it really is Zhulong!

Su Chen naturally had an impression of this legendary ancestor of the Dragon Clan. It was said that after the Dragon-Han Calamity, Zhulong had remained incredibly low-key, never showing himself in the Great Desolation again. With him guarding the ancestral lands of the Dragon Clan, no power dared to provoke them.

“Su Chen greets Senior Zhulong!”

Su Chen stepped forward and offered a respectful bow. Zhulong, being a supreme power from the same era as Dao Ancestor Hongjun, was certainly worthy of such respect.

“You are too polite, young friend Su Chen. This time, my Dragon Clan has wronged you. I hope you will give us a chance to make amends.”

After speaking, Zhulong raised his right hand.

Buzz!

A drop of essence blood, accompanied by an incredibly intricate and profound pattern, acted like a key as it merged into the void.

Rumble!

The next moment, the depths of the ocean trembled, and a massive halo of light appeared in the void, emanating a powerful aura.

Whoosh!

A beam of light enveloped Su Chen, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself inside a mystical world.

So this is the true treasure vault of the Dragon Clan?

Su Chen looked around and saw an endless, boundless expanse filled with incredibly rich primordial spiritual energy. The entire realm was shrouded in divine mist, glowing with celestial brilliance.

It was unimaginable that such a vast middle-thousand world, overflowing with primordial energy, was merely a treasure vault. This alone spoke volumes about the terrifying heritage of the Dragon Clan!

“Young friend Su Chen, this is the true treasure vault of my Dragon Clan. If anything here catches your eye, don’t hold back—take whatever you want!”

Hearing Zhulong’s voice, Su Chen composed himself.

“Since Senior Zhulong is so generous, I won’t stand during the ceremony!”

Since the Dragon Clan was seeking to atone, they had to satisfy him—otherwise, his teacher’s wrath would not be quelled, and the Dragon Clan would face annihilation. Given that, Su Chen was naturally willing to give them a chance.

This middle-thousand world was vast beyond measure, at least tens of thousands of times larger than the Milky Way! Even with Su Chen’s current strength, using his Golden Light Traversal divine ability to explore would still take at least a thousand years!

Thus, Su Chen immediately activated Golden Light Traversal while using his divine sense to scan for treasures that might interest him.

“This is… Chaos Spirit Crystals?”

As soon as he entered the vault’s outer area, Su Chen noticed a vast field of crystalline stones radiating an earthy yellow aura. He stopped in his tracks.

Chaos Spirit Crystals were formed from the purest Chaos energy and could be refined to extract Chaos Qi, greatly accelerating cultivation speed.

Additionally, they could be used to set up formations—compared to arrays powered by Immortal Essence Crystals, those powered by Chaos Spirit Crystals were at least ten times stronger.

Most importantly, now that the Great Desolation had transitioned to postnatal spiritual energy, Chaos Spirit Crystals had become unimaginably valuable.

“No wonder the Dragon Clan was once the supreme overlord of the primordial world—having Chaos Spirit Crystals casually lying around at the vault’s outermost edge? How extravagant!”

Sensing that these crystals would be crucial in the future, Su Chen unhesitatingly activated his divine power, sweeping up the entire field of Chaos Spirit Crystals.

“With this many Chaos Spirit Crystals—at least several hundred billion—I’ll gladly accept them!”

Su Chen then continued exploring the treasure vault and discovered an abundance of celestial materials and spiritual treasures.

In one particular area, he found an entire sea of Life Essence Springs, each filled with countless innate spiritual roots. They were densely packed like a primordial forest, leaving Su Chen deeply astonished.

This is insane!

Such an immense collection of innate spiritual roots—only the Dragon Clan could possess such wealth. It was well known that innate spiritual roots were incredibly rare in the Great Desolation. The ten supreme-grade innate spiritual roots were the most famous, each possessing unparalleled mystical properties.

While the spiritual roots here weren’t at the highest grade, the innate spiritual fruits they produced were still immensely powerful, far surpassing most top-tier immortal fruits.

With such a vast supply of innate spiritual roots, how could the Dragon Clan not rise again?

“Immortal, all the innate spiritual fruits produced by my Dragon Clan are here for your selection!”

The area containing the spiritual roots was naturally maintained by Dragon Clan members. After all, when the fruits matured, it wasn’t as if Zhulong himself would go and harvest them.

These Dragon Clan members had already received instructions from their ancestor. They treated Su Chen with utmost reverence, afraid of showing even the slightest disrespect.

“Tastes pretty good!”

After sampling a few innate spiritual fruits, Su Chen nodded in satisfaction. Seeing the massive piles of spiritual fruits, stacked like countless planets, Su Chen showed no hesitation and swept them all into his storage.

With over ten trillion innate spiritual fruits, this was a treasure trove accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years—now completely plundered by Su Chen!

At this moment, sensing what had transpired, Zhulong’s heart nearly bled. However, when he reminded himself that as long as the innate spiritual roots remained, they could always produce more fruit, he felt somewhat relieved.

The reason Su Chen collected so many innate spiritual fruits wasn’t just to enjoy a feast. He had also once mentioned wanting to brew a celestial wine that surpassed even his teacher Tongtian’s Upper Clarity Immortal Brew.

Now that he had found such premium ingredients for brewing, how could he possibly let them go to waste?