CHAPTER 877: CHAPTER 877: HE’S STILL ON THE FIRST FLOOR!

"Daddy, that’s the Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree!"

Just as Yun Xiao stared at the green leaf with a puzzled expression, Little Dragon’s voice echoed in his mind. Hearing that name, he immediately understood why Little Dragon was so excited.

"Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree..."

Yun Xiao repeated the name, and then the red light shield that originally covered it instantly turned green, indicating that this object was indeed the Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree.

A memory from a past life surged like a tide in Yun Xiao’s mind. After all, in his previous life as the Long Xiao Battle God, he had seen the mature Dragon-Summoning Tree inside the Azure Dragon Palace with his own eyes.

Strictly speaking, although Little Dragon had transformed into a human form for some special reasons, he was actually just a young Dragon-Summoning Tree and couldn’t summon a real Divine Dragon.

This was incomparable to the Dragon-Summoning Tree back in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Azure Dragon Palace. Even though Little Dragon’s future potential was far greater than that of the Dragon-Summoning Tree, at this moment, he was far from being able to compare to a mature Dragon-Summoning Tree.

From Little Dragon’s words, Yun Xiao also understood that the so-called "Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree" was a leaf plucked from a real mature Dragon-Summoning Tree. Although it was just a small piece, it was undoubtedly extremely enticing for the young Little Dragon.

He had always thought that the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu could devour various energies to enhance its strength, and that the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Red Feather could refine fire attributes to achieve breakthroughs. However, Little Dragon’s progress had been pitifully slow, which was clearly incompatible with the innate talent of the Dragon-Guiding Tree Spirit.

Encountering this Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Little Dragon to advance his strength, so even Little Dragon himself was not calm. After understanding these matters, Yun Xiao also resolved to acquire this Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree.

Perhaps Yun Xiao had some concerns. The items inside the Lianming Tower might not be easily taken, but since Vice Chairman Lu Liancheng hadn’t mentioned anything, he had been given an opportunity.

"At most, just compensate them afterwards!"

Yun Xiao patted his Waist Storage, which contained not only items from Wu Jia and Liang Li but also all the possessions of Xu Huang, chairman of the Spirit Fighting Commerce in Yuyang City. Plus, the wealth of the Special Envoy Xia Yong from the headquarters of the Spirit Fighting Commerce. He believed he had something to impress Lu Liancheng.

Moreover, since even Yun Xiao couldn’t recognize the Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree, he didn’t believe Lu Liancheng would know its value. After all, even Yun Xiao himself didn’t think those Dragon-Summoning Tree leaves had any use.

In fact, apart from the trait of summoning a Divine Dragon, the leaves of the Dragon-Summoning Tree had little use for ordinary cultivators. Only a Dragon-Guiding Tree Spirit like Little Dragon could truly absorb the energy within the leaves. This was a one-to-one effect.

Boom!

However, in the next moment, when Yun Xiao reached out a hand to touch the green light shield, a strong force erupted, bouncing his arm away, and even numbing half of his body.

"Sure enough, there’s a seal!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao finally understood why Lu Liancheng and the others were not worried about the items inside the Lianming Tower being taken, nor did they offer any reminders.

The seemingly ordinary seal was extraordinarily powerful. Although Yun Xiao’s physical strength was comparable to that of an Eighth Rank Middle Stage Vein Demon, he was almost knocked back, which showed how formidable the seal was.

"Little Dragon, do you have a way to break this seal?"

Having tried once, Yun Xiao didn’t waste any more effort and directly asked in his mind, knowing that with such a seal, he might not be able to break it even if he gave it his all.

Forcefully breaking the seal might alert those Meridian Refining Master branch experts in Lushan City outside, which would be troublesome to explain.

Could it really be necessary to say this was the rare Leaf of the Dragon-Summoning Tree on Tenglong Continent? In that case, those old guys like Lu Liancheng would never let him take it, right?

Whoosh!

A light flashed from Yun Xiao’s Waist Storage, and then a delicate, jade-like little child appeared in the first layer of the Lianming Tower out of thin air, looking extremely mysterious.

It is worth mentioning that the current Little Dragon was almost no different from when Yun Xiao first saw him. It seemed that in all these years, he hadn’t grown at all, which was markedly different from the growth rate of ordinary children.

"Oh my, Little Dragon, what are you doing out here? What if those old guys discover you?"

Seeing Little Dragon suddenly appearing outside without saying a word, Yun Xiao was greatly surprised. Since this was a space artifact, it certainly must be controlled by someone, and perhaps every move inside was being monitored.

"Don’t worry, this space artifact can’t be casually controlled by those old guys. At most, they’ll think I’m your Meridian Spirit!"

Little Dragon pouted, and his words set Yun Xiao’s mind at ease. Then, in the next moment, he saw this little child reach out, just like Yun Xiao had done earlier, and touch the green light shield.

"Be careful... huh?"

Just as Yun Xiao was about to use his previous experience to warn Little Dragon, he noticed Little Dragon’s small hand was already touching the green light shield, and surprisingly, it didn’t erupt with the same powerful rebound as before.

"This little guy really has some skills!"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao swallowed back the words he was about to say. Although Little Dragon’s combat ability was still far inferior to his, some methods were beyond his reach, such as the unrivaled One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons.

"Hehe, to obtain the power of the Dragon Summoning Tree Leaf, you don’t necessarily have to break this seal!"

As if noticing Yun Xiao’s confusion, Little Dragon let out a light laugh again. Then, the former felt an invisible force emanate from the small palm.

Suddenly, Yun Xiao could hardly believe his eyes, as when this force was sprayed onto the green light shield, the blue leaf covered inside seemed to gently sway for a moment, then fell silent.

"Daddy, absorbing the power of this Dragon Summoning Tree Leaf might take a little time, don’t disturb me!"

Having made some preparations, Little Dragon turned his head to say to Yun Xiao, then closed his eyes, clearly entering a special state.

With Yun Xiao’s soul power, he finally sensed a suction force seem to generate from Little Dragon’s palm sticking to the green light shield.

Under this suction force, the power inside the Dragon Summoning Tree Leaf within the light shield was slowly transmitted out, ultimately permeating through the green light shield, entering Little Dragon’s palm.

To Yun Xiao, the energy within this small leaf seemed meager, and Little Dragon had just said he only needed "a little time." It seemed that soon, he could absorb all the energy from within the Dragon Summoning Tree Leaf without anyone knowing.

Who would have known that this so-called "a little time" would actually take seven days, and it seemed there was still plenty of energy within the Dragon Summoning Tree Leaf, which didn’t fail to exacerbate Yun Xiao.

"This brat, really speaks without a filter!"

Yun Xiao wasn’t even wondering if this idiom was appropriate here; he felt a bit cheated by Little Dragon. With so much time passing, perhaps someone had already reached the top of the Refining Tower?

It’s crucial to know that this time, only three spots are allowed to participate in the final selection at Lianyun Mountain. If Yun Xiao isn’t among the top three reaching the peak of the Refining Tower, he would definitely lose this qualification and might even face significant trouble.

But seeing Little Dragon in this state, he certainly couldn’t leave his precious "son" here alone to venture into the Refining Tower himself. All these issues, it seemed, stemmed from Little Dragon’s "a little time," right?

At this point, Yun Xiao didn’t want to dwell on it any further. The time that should be delayed had already been delayed. Now, it depended on his own fortune. If he woke Little Dragon now, wouldn’t all previous efforts be wasted? He should at least get some benefit out of it, right?

......

Outside the Refining Tower!

All the branch elders, including Chairman Lu Liancheng, stood guard here for seven days and nights. Yet reaching their level, staying awake for seven days and nights was nothing significant.

"Chairman, look, two people have already reached the sixth floor of the Refining Tower!"

The branch’s Great Elder, holding a special jade token in his hand, on which a tower-shaped pattern was engraved, with over twenty light spots scattered within, appeared to have some special connection with those meridian refining masters inside the Refining Tower.

Two of the bright spots had obviously reached the sixth floor of the tower, only one step away from the seventh, the highest floor. That’s why the Great Elder spoke up to remind them, as the first to complete might soon emerge.

"No Yun Xing!"

Noticing the chairman’s gaze with an inquiry, the Great Elder first confirmed with a sentence and then briefly sensed, his expression suddenly turning a bit peculiar.

"He... is still on the first floor!"

For some reason, when the Great Elder uttered this, he felt somewhat embarrassed, because among the twenty-seven bright spots, only Yun Xing’s remained on the first floor, while others had at least reached the third or fourth floor.

The trial of the Refining Tower isn’t too high or too low, but at least for spiritual rank meridian masters, reaching the third floor in seven days shouldn’t be a problem.

Moreover, any meridian master able to participate in today’s assessment should at least be at the advanced spiritual rank. Now that seven days have passed, staying on the first floor can no longer even be called shameful.