Dragon Tamer

Just before they were set to depart, Nan Lingsha took Zhu Minglang to a place called the Sacred Forest, treasured by the Nan Family.

The Nan Family Sacred Forest was situated behind the grand mansion, and continuing deep into the woods beyond a distinctly separate garden, they could see a vast and magnificent cedar forest.

The Silver Firs towered high, their canopy umbrella-like, blotting out the sun.

Their guide was a Nan Family protector, accompanied by his son, Nan Zhaobing.

When Nan Zhaobing saw that Nan Lingsha actually brought Zhu Minglang to the Wood Spirit Altar, his dissatisfaction showed blatantly on his face.

“The Wood Spirit Altar finally collected the Ten-year Dew, which should be used for nurturing a new Divine Green Holy Dragon, or as a baptism for the most outstanding Dragon Shepherds of our clan. How could it be casually given to an outsider, especially someone with a tarnished reputation!” Nan Zhaobing was extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Minglang in his heart.

Although he knew such words should not be spoken in front of his elders, in the presence of Nan Lingsha.

Still, he couldn’t hold back.

After all, this Ten-year Dew was the most precious wealth of the Nan Family Sacred Forest, and the Nan Family disciples were vying for it in secret for this very reason!

As usual, Nan Lingsha wore a veil, giving a cold stare at this ignorant newcomer.

“Slap!

At that moment, the protector delivered a fierce slap across Nan Zhaobing’s face.

After the slap, the protector immediately bowed and apologized to Zhu Minglang, saying, “Please, Mr. Zhu, don’t mind my foolish son’s insolence. I admit I have failed to educate him properly.”

“Dad, 1…”

“Slap!!!!” Seeing Nan Zhaobing attempting to speak nonsense again, the protector backhanded him with another slap.

This slap almost knocked out Nan Zhaobing’s teeth, his mouth full of blood.

Zhu Minglang inwardly praised the protector for being able to deliver such a strict punishment. He figured if he didn’t deal with this idiot, Nan Lingsha would have likely finished him off.

The entire Nan Family was still living in fear of Nan Lingsha using the Book of Life and Death to take the souls of those who rebelled against Li Yunzi, and the protector had been present at the recent event in the conference hall.

The Li Family’s Old Grandmother now even regarded Zhu Minglang as her own grandson. Who would dare to utter half a word that could make Zhu Minglang uncomfortable, knowing it would be tantamount to suicide!

“He does need a good disciplining,” Nan Lingsha said coldly.

The protector hastily lifted up Nan Zhaobing, who was covered in blood and looked utterly confused, and scolded, “Now get lost! You were brought here to learn, not to run your mouth!”

Dazed from the slaps, Nan Zhaobing eventually retreated under the anger and authority of his father.

“He seems still ignorant of his mistake. Being classmates, I actually could mentor him on a thing or two,” Zhu Minglang said to the protector with a smile.

The protector immediately turned pale and frantically apologized, swearing he would punish his son even more severely when they got home.

“The Ten-year Holy Dew will be of great assistance to the growth and strengthening of your Divine Green Holy Dragon,” Nan Lingsha said.

“Thank you, Miss Lingsha,” Zhu Minglang replied without formality.

The Sacred Dew preserved by the Nan Family was quite rare, deemed Heavenly Essence and Earthly Splendor. Even if one traveled through thousands of mountains and forests, it might not be found.

Moreover, this was a spiritual object perfectly suited to the attributes of the Divine Green Holy Dragon. If he had heard about such a treasure from the Nan Family earlier, he would have stolen a share for the dragon babies back home!

“Great Protector, the cultivation of Hundred-year Holy Dew must have also been completed. Please also retrieve it for Zhu Minglang,” Nan Lingsha continued.

“A hundred… Hundred-year Holy Dew, that’s the foundation of our Nan

Family…” The Sacred Forest protector was shocked, having not expected Nan Lingsha to offer even this most precious treasure to Zhu Minglang. Yet, quickly noticing Nan Lingsha’s gaze, the protector resolutely added, “But only such precious treasures are worthy of Mr. Zhu Minglang’s status!”

Zhu Minglang glanced at the protector whose tone suddenly aligned with his earlier statement and internally sighed. Nan Zhaobing’s father was quite the character, managing to turn the conversation around so smoothly!

Only after Nan Lingsha retracted her icy look did the protector breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly continued to lead the way for Zhu Minglang.

The Ten-year Holy Dew is collected from the essence of heaven and earth, ultimately extracted from the wood spirit in the Silver Fir Altar. It is slowly drawn from Silver Firs aged ten years or more. The collection process alone requires a significant amount of manpower and financial resources.

The Hundred-year Holy Dew is even rarer, gathered from centenary Silver Firs. Elder Nan once achieved his revered status precisely because he secured Hundred-year Holy Dew, enabling the Nan Family to stand firm.

In fact, part of the reason why Elder Nan rebelled against Li Yunzi was because of the Hundred-year Holy Dew.

Elder Nan wanted to monopolize the soon-to-be-nurtured Hundred-year Holy Dew, whereas Li Yunzi wished to use it to cultivate a new potent Dragon Shepherd.

Before long, the three arrived at a forest cliff.

Below the cliff lay an Earth Altar constructed of Spirit Wood Stone, obscured from the sunlight by the tall Silver Fir canopies, yet emitting a glow more vibrant than sunlight, hot and radiant!

As they approached, an ancient tree atop the forest cliff sprang to life. Its trunk stretched out among the dense foliage and an ancient head emerged, gazing down upon the three visitors to the altar.

It was an ancient Divine Green Holy Dragon!

Zhu Minglang was secretly shocked in his heart. Most of the body of the Divine Green Holy Dragon was still hidden in the Forest Cliff, and just the tip of the iceberg which was exposed gave off a sense of power, antiquity, and mystique.

He had not expected that a Divine Green Holy Dragon actually existed within the Nan Family’s Sacred Forest!

“Sacred Keeper, we are here for the Holy Dew; this is the offering we have brought.” Saying this, the Great Protector placed several translucent beads beside him and bowed respectfully before retreating.

The ancient Divine Green Holy Dragon took the beads and slowly crawled back to the Forest Cliff. Its head, its trunk, its wings, all seemed like an ancient tree clinging to the cliff, and after a short while, it appeared to completely merge with the surrounding vegetation.

Nan Lingsha walked towards the glowing stone altar and took out ten doses of Ten-year Dew and one dose of Hundred-year Dew.

After dividing the Holy Dew into bamboo containers, she handed them to Zhu Minglang.

“Each portion of this Ten-year Dew is enough for it to absorb for ten days. As for the Hundred-year Dew, it’s best given when it is at a growth bottleneck, as it can enable a breakthrough and awaken some powerful Holy Dragon powers,” Nan Lingsha explained.

“Thank you, thank you, once again, Miss Lingsha,” Zhu Minglang said.

On the side, the Great Protector watched Zhu Minglang holding the bamboo containers, swallowing hard as his Adam’s apple moved!

Even a person of the Great Protector level needed to serve diligently for many years to have a chance at receiving a portion.

This Ten-year Dew was a treasured family heirloom for the Nan Family’s young members, fiercely contested for, which is why his son, Nan Zhaobing, had reacted so intensely just now.

And now Nan Lingsha was giving Zhu Minglang and his dragons what she gave as if it were water!

Other city-states would spend a fortune just for a portion of Ten-year Dew from the Nan Family, and here Nan Lingsha was, gifting all of the Nan Family’s stock over the years to Zhu Minglang in a bundle.

Ten-year Dew wasn’t just any cabbage, to say nothing of Hundred-year Dew— a foundational treasure…

The tears of the Great Protector were on the verge of rolling down his face, and yet he couldn’t speak a word against it.

Zhu Minglang didn’t stand on ceremony either and accepted the generous gift from Nan Lingsha, considering that they would be family in the future.

“Mr. Zhu, our Holy Dew doesn’t interfere with the digestive processes of soul beads, spirit fruits, and other strengthening spiritual objects, so when feeding the Silver Fir Holy Dew, you can continue to use other spiritual objects for strengthening, ” the Great Protector reminded Zhu Minglang this time.

If he couldn’t stop it, the Great Protector figured it was better to offer some goodwill to Zhu Minglang, especially since his son, Nan Zhaobing, had previously offended this man who would likely become a significant son-in-law of the Nan Family.

“It’s so magical, indeed a genuine treasure!” exclaimed Zhu Minglang, his eyes lighting up.

It didn’t affect the digestion time of other strengthening spiritual objects!

The so-called strengthening meant using a variety of Heavenly Essence and Earthly Splendor to imbue one’s dragon with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thereby rapidly boosting strength, as well as speeding up the dragon’s growth through several stages.

But all such strengthening spiritual objects had a digestion period.

For instance, a Thousand-year Soul Bead generally required a digestion period of seven days to a month after consumption.

During this digestion period, any dragon still in the digestion period that consumed more soul beads or other strengthening spiritual objects would find the effects virtually nil.

If Holy Dew didn’t conflict with the digestion of other spiritual objects, it meant that the dragon’s evolutionary accumulation had gained an additional surging river of energy!

No wonder it was a treasured possession of the Nan Family; finding such spiritual objects that don’t affect the digestion cycle on the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent, even for those powerful Sect Forests, would not be easy.

“Your other dragons can also take a dose, and there’s no need for any more because only the bloodline of the Divine Green Holy Dragon can undergo multiple absorptions,” the Great Protector added once more.

Indeed, to dominate a territory, one must have something to rely on.

It appears that some wild Green Forest Dragons, which eventually made their home in the Silver Fir Sacred Forest, formed a symbiotic relationship with the Nan Family, probably because of the unique properties of the Silver Fir Holy Dew!

With these portions of Holy Dew, Little Qingzhuo’s Lord Level power was secured.

Perhaps Nan Lingsha was still worried about losing in strength, so she used the family’s resources to ensure the emergence of a Dragon Lord level Holy Dragon first.

It felt like, after absorbing all the Ten-year Dew and Hundred-year Dew, if he also worked on the other four aspects, Little Qingzhuo’s base level would be that of a High-level Dragon Lord.

It might even have a chance at reaching the Peak!

Raising dragons didn’t seem as hard as he had imagined…

Come autumn, he would have another Dragon Lord level dragon companion!

If the Great Protector knew what Zhu Minglang was thinking at this moment, he probably would have been frustrated to death.

The entire Nan Family had toiled for who knows how many years to produce this small amount of Holy Dew, each portion worth a fortune. If they were given to a pig, it could become an Earth Dragon!

Otherwise, why would Elder Nan, advanced in years, still refuse to let go of the allocation of Hundred-year Dew and get involved in the plan against Li Yunzi?