YM778.TV Chapter 63 - 63 Reluctant Remnant Dreams 1
Shen Yuan’s words made the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch, who was sipping tea, halt his action.
Those azure dragon eyes contracted, the awe-inspiring body under the black gold robe trembled slightly, as if accumulating something.
“Hahaha! Three thousand years, three thousand years!”
An unprecedented hearty laughter erupted from the mouth of Yunmeng Dragon Monarch, his majestic face brimming with uncontrollable excitement at this moment.
Even slaughtering the Prince Ji Du in the dream with incomplete Heavenly General Great Divine Power could not excite him so much.
“Those unwithered ones rely on the grotto heavens sacred ground for protection and can avoid the millennium of Spirit Energy depletion with the help of this blessed land, maintaining their dreams of longevity.
But the Taoist Doyens who have stepped into the Tao Harmony Stage, and even Immortals in higher realms have already merged their bodies with the Heaven and Earth Dao. What they need is not just Spirit Energy but also the enlightenment of oneness with Heaven and Earth Dao.
Retreating into the grotto heavens for a thousand years is their limit. They surely cannot withstand the long three thousand years of Spirit Energy depletion!”
Not to mention that they have already experienced three such three-thousand- year periods of Spirit Energy depletion!”
Shen Yuan was somewhat astonished, and did not expect that the Yunmeng Dragon Sovereign’s first reaction after learning of the three thousand year period of Spirit Energy depletion was something like this.
“During the three thousand years of Spirit Energy depletion, those who try to hide in the grotto heavens to avoid calamity would collapse and perish if they choose to stay, their Dao foundation crumbling.
If they risk leaving the grotto heaven to maintain the enlightenment of Tao Harmony, they too will be exhaust their last bit of Spirit machine and completely fall in the era of depleted Spirit Energy.
The divine techniques and Dao methods of the world are profound, and perhaps there is some method to avoid calamity, but the price those unwithered ones have to pay is absolutely far beyond everyone’s imagination.”
“And such a long period of Spirit Energy depletion will certainly lead to a greater consumption of Spirit Energy in the grotto heavens. Nearly all the creatures entering the grotto heavens will become the sacrifices for its maintenance.
They are already unable to protect the dragon offspring and descendants, local deity and demonic generals, the so-called aquatic tribes system must already have fallen apart!”
Yunmeng Dragon Monarch seemed like a gambler who has lost all in a casino, watching other gamblers who had won against him also ultimately losing all in the subsequent gambling.
He initially thought he was the only loser. Only in the end did he realize that everyone was a loser, and this refreshing feeling made Yunmeng Dragon Monarch feel an unprecedented sense of relief.
“Four Sea Dragon Kings? Four Waterways Dragon Sovereigns?
I wonder how many True Dragons are left from the so-called ancestral lineage of the Dragon Palace.”
This piece of news gave Yunmeng Dragon Monarch a sense of surrealism.
He didn’t even want to think about why the original thousand-year cycle of the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge would change into a three thousand year period of major Spirit Energy depletion.
All he knew was that he was not the only loser.
After experiencing this hearty laugh, Yunmeng Dragon Monarch looked at Shen Yuan who was holding a cup ready to taste tea, and was about to open his mouth to continue sharing his joy.
But in the next moment, he was stunned.
Because he suddenly realized that if the majority of the unwithered ones could not survive such a lengthy period of Spirit Energy depletion, then what kind of state should Shen Yuan, who has survived from ten thousand years ago, be in?
Moreover, although he was in a dream, he could still vaguely perceive that the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge outside had just returned, and its density was infuriatingly low.
In such a low Spirit Energy density, Shen Yuan is still able to move about freely in the outside world, which implies something deeply startling for Yunmeng Dragon Monarch.
“Tao Harmony? Human Immortal? Earth Immortal? Or is it…”
Quickly dispelling that horrific thought, Yunmeng Dragon Monarch’s attitude towards Shen Yuan lost its previous casualness.
He smiled, with a sense of emotion in his expression, he said,
“The news that Taoist brought me is definitely the best gift I have received in these ten thousand years.”
“If Taoist has any requests, just say it. I will do everything in my power to fulfill your wishes.”
Shen Yuan’s breath unconsciously grew a bit more rapid as the Rain Calling Divine Ability, deployed by the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch, immediately came to his mind.
Even though it was just a fragmentary Heavenly General Divine Power, missing the wind-invoking part and thus greatly reduced in might, it still possessed a destructive power capable of eradicating heaven and earth.
Just a mere thought could provoke the waters of the Heavenly River to pour downwards, transforming thousands of miles around into a swamp. Such might was something even those at the Tao Harmony Stage couldn’t achieve.
Even though utilizing it would be injurious to the heavens, from Shen Yuan’s perspective, if he could obtain it, it would undoubtedly be a powerful trump card.
However, after a brief pondering, Shen Yuan decided not to seize this opportunity to request for the Rain Calling Divine Ability.
Shen Yuan was very clear that although his piece of news was important to the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch, it wasn’t worth this price.
If he hastily raised the topic, it might lead the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch to see him as insatiable and ignorant of restraint.
With this thought in mind, Shen Yuan opened his mouth to speak.
“I am very interested in the affairs of the Dragon Monarch ten thousand years ago.”
The Yunmeng Dragon Monarch raised his brow slightly, astonished that Shen Yuan did not choose the Rain Calling Divine Ability.
Such an opportunity before others would certainly lead them to choose the Rain Calling Ability, if there were even the slightest of chances. This choice made the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch respect him even more.
“Since you are interested, I do not mind discussing the affairs that took place a thousand years ago.”
The Yunmeng Dragon Monarch’s demeanor was incredibly free and outright.
“There’s no need to hide it. I lost that battle!”
“The River Ji Dragon Palace, taking the Dragon Palace Grotto Heavens as bait, promised my subjects that as long as they defected to the River Ji Dragon Palace, they could avoid the imminent period of Spirit Energy depletion upon entering the grotto heavens.”
No one was willing to bear the consequences of their decline, so all – including the First Deputy Turtle Minister, Twelve Water Gods, and Thirty-six Generals of Furious Waves under my command – chose to side with River Ji Dragon Palace.”
I was deceived by Vortex Bane who headed the twelve Water Gods, I was lethargic and failed to detect this conspiracy, by the time I did, it was already too late.”
Vortex Bane launched a surprise attack on me, Prince Ji Du, wielding the River Ji Dragon Seal, used the powers of our lineage to suppress me.”
“I fought desperately to break free. The Twelve Water Gods, apart from Vortex Bane who managed to escape, all perished by my hand. The Generals of Furious Waves, the deputy turtle ministers, I killed them all—but all of this was in vain.”
“Yunmeng Dragon Palace was ruined by the combined force of the Water Gods of River Ji’s domain, destroying the accumulation of thousands of years in an instant.”
“Subsequent to that time, I could only conceal myself in Yunmeng Swampland. Whenever Ji Du sent a Water God to take charge of the swampland, I would come out to kill him, then return to Yunmeng Swampland.”
“Ji Du continuously sent over a dozen Dragon Princes of Water Gods, all perished at my hand. He eventually had no choice but to annex the Yunmeng Swampland, not daring to openly occupy it.”
“Nevertheless, this move proved futile in the long run. After the Spirit Energy depletion, I ultimately perished in the swampland, retaining my consciousness with the strength of the divine power, transforming into an immortal half-dream, repeating the unwillingness of the past thousands of years.”
Although the words of Yunmeng Dragon Monarch seemed nonchalant, Shen Yuan could sense the manifold struggles the Monarch had experienced thousands of years ago.
No wonder the Yunmeng Dragon Monarch retained such an attitude upon hearing the Spirit Energy depletion period would last three thousand years. His resentment could only be described as a deep-blooded vendetta.
However, there was one point in Yunmeng Dragon Monarch’s words that left Shen Yuan rather puzzled.
“Although the Dragon Monarch has the Rain Calling Divine Ability, despite not being able to annihilate the enemies completely, it should be more than sufficient for self-preservation. How could you be defeated?”
Upon hearing this remark, the nonchalant Yunmeng Dragon Monarch was plunged into silence for a moment.
“In that battle, I did not use the Rain Calling Divine Ability.”
Picking up the teacup, he downed the tea within in one gulp, as if numbing his thousand-year-old self with fine wine.
“Call it hypocrisy or mercy, but I did not want to forsake billions of lives for my own sake.
As they have worshiped me as the Dragon King and made sacrifices to me, how could I abandon them?”