Dragon Veins, Private Bathing Site, and Family Reunion

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--- Chapter 228 ---

Earthly Dragon Enclave.

At the bottom of the Heavenly Demon Cult lies powerful natural resources that weren't inferior to heaven and earth's treasure. It might be even more priceless because the Dragon Veins were only born in the right place and at the proper time.

Fu Zhong discovered the Dragon Veins while practicing his Profound Art, the Art of Geomancer. In other words, his mastery also revolves around Geomancy or Feng Shui of the surrounding area.

Of course, you shouldn't look down on Fu Zhong. 

He was one of the Shadow Realm's founders. 

He's not by any means weaker than others.

If the leader of Azure Cloud Continent's branch, Ye Zhi, had 'Weapon Master' as her code name.

Then, Fu Zhong also has a code name. 

Earth Burial!

His code name is simple but has a deadly meaning, which shouldn't be hard to translate.

Five people are currently observing the seeming pond of white milk-like substance.

"So, this is the Dragon Veins, huh?" Chu Yueli looked at the small pond curiously, which was no more than five meters square. "Who would have thought such a small thing could yield tons of pure Natural and Profound Energy?" 

"That's what's special about it." Fu Zhong stroked his beard.

"As long as the planet doesn't die, the Dragon Veins will continue to expand and yield more energy. Sooner or later, the Earthly Dragon Enclave will become the holy land for cultivation." 

"Dragon Veins' energy is like raw food. You can consume it, but you might get sick."

"That's why we need to refine it first." 

"Even though I have placed several Profound Gathering Array Formations all over the Earthly Dragon Enclave, the refined energy is still lower than 30%, which means the rest is 'unfortunately' wasted." 

Fu Zhong sighed and added, "I'm ashamed to call myself a Formation Master." 

"Stop sugarcoating it. You want my help, right?" Yu Long rolled his eyes at this drama queen.

"Oh, how can I ask from the lofty Lord Shadow?" Fu Zhong flashed a wide smile. "I could only ask for forgiveness for not having enough skill." 

"You're not fooling anyone, buddy." Yun Canghai was speechless by this fellow. 

As expected, none of Yu Long's subordinates is normal. 

Yona gazed at the milk-like liquid and dipped her finger before licking it slowly. "Hmm, Master. We need to take a bath here because this milky thing is good for your skin." 

"..." Chu Yueli.

"..." Fu Zhong.

"..." Yun Canghai.

Yu Long laughed heartily, "You guys heard her. Making this pond a bath is also a good choice." 

"Actually... It's a good idea." Fu Zhong said after some consideration. "We can turn your bathwater into holy water-!"

"Okay, stop there, Fu Zhong! You unhinged foggy!" Yu Long stopped Fu Zhong before he could spout more shits.

Yun Canghai laughed at Yun Long's exasperated look. It was rare to see the monster of a kid get flustered like this. 

'Hahaha, you reap what you sow, Brat!'

'Even though Fu Zhong was too much, I could understand where he came from.' Chu Yueli shook her head helplessly because, from what she knew, Fu Zhong was one of those people Yu Long saved at their dying moment.

No, it was worse than that. 

In the early days of Shadow Realm, Yu Long visited a war-torn city where corruption dominates. Fu Zhong was just a weak elderly, witnessing the family's humiliating death at the hands of Earth Profound Realm Expert.

When Yu Long found and saved Fu Zhong, his wife, kids, and grandkids were 'literally' mutilated in cold blood.

Of course, Yu Long tried to save them, but his powers were limited at that age, so he could only save his grandkids. Fu Zhong was thankful for it and became fanatical after Yu Long saved his two granddaughters. 

It was such a miraculous sight that changed Fu Zhong's life forever.

'Fu Zhong's granddaughters are now leading elders of the Lost Heaven Sect. They are famous in the Blue Wind Empire and known for ladies of silk and thread.' Chu Yueli recalled a pair of young women.

Yu Long waved his hand at Fu Zhong, "Don't even think about making holy water from my body fluid. That's disgusting." 

"If I caught or even heard a wind of you doing something shady, I will throw you to Onny's mouth." 

Fu Zhong shivered at the thought of Yu Long's last words. How could he not fear the Nine-Knot Grim Ichthyosaurus? 

That monstrous being could literally swallow a mountain whole. 

"Understand?" Yu Long glanced at Fu Zhong.

"I understand..." Fu Zhong put on a bitter look. 

"So, no bath?" Yona was disappointed.

Yu Long gave Yona a helpless look and replied, "I didn't say no to the bath, but we should build in another place, preferably near the Dragon Veins." 

"We can make small channels and dilute the pure energy." 

"But first, I must fix this Profound Gathering Array Formation." He rolled his sleeve and walked to the milky pond. 

Yu Long tapped the ground with his hand, causing several white lines to spread on it like a spider web. Everyone monitored Yu Long reformed the Profound Gathering Array Formation that Fu Zhong painstakingly created and made some adjustments. 

Yun Canghai's eyes widened in disbelief. He dabbled a little in the field of Array Formation, but what Yu Long did was beyond logic.

Yu Long used an unknown formula, arranging the array nodes to the most efficient locations and connecting them using Dragon Veins' natural energy lines.

'He didn't just fix the array formation. He made it part of the Dragon Veins and cycled the natural energy, allowing 70% of the raw energy to filter automatically into refined profound energy.' Yun Canghai was amazed.

'But what's he planning with the rest of the raw energy?'

'Don't tell me...' 

Yu Long eyed the cave wall on the right and flicked his finger, causing a massive chunk of rock to disappear instantly. That's fifty meters cubic of space, and no quake happened in the process, which left Yun Canghai's jaws dropped.

Hot, steaming water burst out from the newly created space, and everyone had similar thoughts.

"Hot Spring!" 

"How could there be a hot spring here?" Fu Zhong was puzzled. His Geomancy couldn't detect this natural resource.

Yu Long snapped his finger again, and the ground sunken down in the newly created space, becoming a natural basin with rock formations around it.

Soon, hot spring water filled the basin. 

"Hmm, let's mix with the Dragon Veins' milky water. The hot spring to milky water's ratio should be 18:2, which is low enough not to make one's body explode..." 

A small crack appeared near the Dragon Veins, allowing a small amount of raw milky water to flow into the basin. 

"And done." Yu Long raised his hand on the ground and clapped once to clean the dust.

"Master is amazing." Yona praised, though she doesn't know anything about Array Formation. 

"Mm, he is." Chu Yueli agreed with Yona.

"I'm ashamed to call myself a Formation Master now..." Fu Zhong sighed because Yu Long had opened his eyes fully. 

Yu Long gave Fu Zhong a weird look and commented, "You can still learn more, Old Man Fu Zhong. Age shouldn't be a limitation for someone to learn." 

"I will compile a book about array formation later."

"Thank you, thank you, Lord Shadow!" Fu Zhong couldn't help but become excited.

"Don't overthink it. The book is your reward for doing well in the past months." 

...

After that, Yu Long sealed the bathing area because the hot spring has yet to saturate with the Dragon Veins' raw energy and returned to the Earthly Dragon Enclave. 

They had to wait for half a day if they wanted to soak inside the basin.

Yun Canghai went to his grandson's room to check his condition and saw him sitting on the bed with Xia Lingxi.

"Grandson, you have to wake up?" Yun Canghai teared up.

Yun Che was stunned and awkwardly replied, "Y-You're my biological grandpa?" 

"Yes, yes! I'm your grandpa!" Yun Canghai excitedly walked to Yun Che.

"The Demon King, Yun Canghai, is your grandpa." 

"Grandpa..." Yun Che also cried. He finally met his biological family and did not feel abandoned anymore.

Yu Long leaned on the door frame with Chu Yueli and Yona, smiling at the sight of a heartwarming reunion. 

'Well, let's see how the Ex-Protagonist will develop. Hehe, how ironic. I was thinking of making him my lackey.'