Chapter 144: The True Dragon Imparts the Law

"Please, I beg you, don't kill him."

"Don't kill him? Could it be that you've taken a liking to him? Don't you know how treacherous humans are? To think you would actually fancy a human, and such a weak one at that."

"Go, hurry and leave!" Yue Mei raised her head, looked at Yin Tianfang, slowly loosened her serpentine tail from around him, and urged him. In Yue Mei's gaze, Yin Tianfang caught a trace of a familiar warmth; this was the true Yue Mei he had known during the days of his recovery.

"One body, two souls!" A look of astonishment appeared in Yin Tianfang's eyes, and he finally realized that Yue Mei actually possessed two distinct souls within a single body.

One body, two souls—as the name implied, it meant there were two separate souls residing within one vessel, and these two souls existed entirely independently.

"Go, hurry and leave, or else she really will kill you." The kind-hearted Yue Mei spoke, her expression fraught with agony. It was evident that suppressing the alternate soul was an immensely painful ordeal for her.

The serpentine tail slowly uncoiled. Looking at Yue Mei's current expression of torment, Yin Tianfang pondered for a moment before turning and dashing out toward the outer perimeter of the Snake-People tribe.

Yin Tianfang moved with extreme speed, vanishing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye. The kind-hearted Yue Mei could no longer suppress her counterpart, and her body was seized by the other soul.

Staring in the direction where Yin Tianfang had vanished, Yue Mei narrowed her eyes. A fierce and cold gleam flashed within her captivating gaze.

"Give chase! I refuse to believe this brat can escape the palm of my hand," Yue Mei commanded in a chilling voice. Hearing this, two female snake-warriors immediately leaped forward. Soon, countless figures surged into the air throughout the entire Snake-People tribe, scouring every corner for Yin Tianfang's whereabouts.

Deep within a mountain valley, Yin Tianfang carved a cave into a sheer rock face, slipped inside, and with a flick of his mind, sealed the entrance. He laid down a barrier with his spiritual sense and sat cross-legged in meditation within the cavern.

This place was still part of the territory of the Snake-People tribe. Although Yin Tianfang had plenty of time to escape completely, he chose not to leave. The gentle-hearted Yue Mei had saved his life, and now that she had fallen into such dire straits, how could he simply turn a blind eye and walk away?

Sitting quietly inside the cave, he silently projected his spiritual sense, letting it spread across a radius of several miles. Under the perception of his divine sense, Yin Tianfang discovered numerous snake-people scouring the area.

It went without saying that these searchers were undoubtedly hunting for him. Quite a few snake-people passed by the very valley where he hid, yet none of them discovered his hiding spot.

Several hours later, seeing that no one had uncovered his refuge, Yin Tianfang finally let out a breath of relief. He slowly closed his eyes and began to cultivate in quiet concentration.

To help Yue Mei, the only way was to elevate his own cultivation realm until it could rival hers. Although Yin Tianfang's actual combat prowess far surpassed his cultivation tier, compared to Yue Mei, the gap was still vast.

Suddenly, a golden radiance lit up between Yin Tianfang's brows, followed immediately by a resonant and piercing dragon roar. A translucent golden dragon materialized before him, its golden pupils filled with profound majesty.

"You are..." Yin Tianfang stared in shock at the golden true dragon that had suddenly appeared. Judging from the aura emanating from this dragon, it was precisely the same one that had fought the demonic dragon previously.

Back then, he had hurled the golden longsword, which had transformed into a golden true dragon, allowing him to seize the opportunity to escape. In his mind, once the golden dragon successfully held off the foe, it would either depart or, if it failed, be destroyed by the black demonic dragon—its sword shattered and its spirit extinguished.

Yet, to his utter astonishment, this golden true dragon had now appeared before him once more.

The golden longsword was planted vertically before him, while the golden true dragon hovered above the hilt, its majestic eyes gazing placidly at Yin Tianfang as it spoke, "Are you surprised to see this lord?"

"Did you truly think this lord would be defeated by that demonic dragon?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Yin Tianfang hurriedly replied. He had witnessed firsthand the terrifying might of this golden true dragon, whose power exceeded even that of cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm. Before such immense might, he was no different from an ant; if he were to provoke it, he would simply be courting his own destruction.

Yin Tianfang stood up, bowed deeply to the golden true dragon, and asked respectfully, "This junior is truly overwhelmed by this honor. I wonder why Senior has followed me here?"

"If I told you there was no reason, you certainly wouldn't believe me. To be blunt, this lord can aid you in your cultivation, provided that you one day help this lord reclaim a physical body."

"As I am now, I am merely a remnant soul, while my true body and primary soul are sealed within a secret realm. When your strength is sufficient, I hope you will travel to that place, break the seal, and grant me liberation," the golden true dragon stated slowly.

Hearing this, Yin Tianfang instantly fell into silence. The strength of the golden true dragon was a hundred times more terrifying than a Nascent Soul cultivator; a place capable of sealing such an entity could hardly be ventured into lightly. One misstep, and his body and soul would be obliterated.

Noticing the hesitation on Yin Tianfang's face, the golden true dragon continued, "I ask you to help me break the seal, but naturally, I am not sending you to your death. Rest assured, if your strength is inadequate, I will not force you to go."

"I have already waited for ten thousand years, so a little longer matters not to me. I believe your future achievements will be extraordinary, which is why I have chosen to remain by your side."

After pondering for a moment upon hearing these words, Yin Tianfang finally agreed, "Since Senior thinks so highly of me, when this junior possesses sufficient strength, I will naturally help Senior break the seal and regain your freedom."

"Very well. I trust that you are a man of your word. Since you have given your promise, this lord will certainly not treat you unjustly. Human cultivation focuses primarily on Qi, yet it neglects the training of the physical body, little knowing that the physical body is equally crucial."

"In the past, there were mighty figures who achieved the Immortal Realm purely through physical cultivation. They were incomparably powerful, capable of shattering all magical laws in the world with a single punch. Today, I shall impart to you a cultivation technique focused on body refinement. When practiced to its ultimate realm, your physical body can attain immortality!" declared the golden true dragon.

Hearing this, a surge of joy welled up within Yin Tianfang.

The golden true dragon opened its maw, and a stream of golden light shot directly toward Yin Tianfang. Sitting quietly without a trace of movement, Yin Tianfang allowed the golden light to plunge straight between his eyebrows.

As the golden stream of light merged into his brow, the aura of the golden true dragon instantly grew somewhat dim. Yin Tianfang slowly closed his eyes. Within his mind, strange characters flashed past one by one, while an ancient and formidable scripture flowed through his heart, branding itself deep into the recesses of his consciousness.