Dragon Tamer - Chapter 1310: 1314: Zhentian Beast

Chapter 1310: Chapter 1314: Zhentian Beast

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Time flies, and the day of the annual competition draws closer with each passing day.

Among the Inner Sect Disciples, the one discussed most is always Kang Constellation Star Official Nie Ti, an existence seemingly more formidable than some of the Rotating Moon Gods.

He is young, powerful, and holds a very high position. However, if he wants to advance in the Southern Heavenly Palace, he must abide by its rules: starting from the Outer Gate to the Inner Gate, and from there to becoming a Direct Disciple, before he can gradually become an important official of the Southern Heavenly Palace.

Clinging to Nie Ti has become so popular that there’s not even a queue to join anymore. Instead, it’s Little Fatty Chen Yihui who has consistently held the position of Nie Ti’s number one hanger-on.

“I’ll tell you a secret, but you mustn’t tell anyone else…” Chen Yihui whispered.

As the annual competition nears, Little Fatty has no plans to participate in this year’s competition for Direct Disciples, so he’s without any psychological burden.

Today, he especially came to invite Zhu Minglang and Qiao Caiqing for a drink, then spoke with a mysterious air.

Zhu Minglang and Qiao Caiqing listened intently. Little Fatty’s gossip always had something, and of course, some information was quite valuable to Zhu Minglang.

“It turns out that in the Beast Guardian Land, there’s something called a Virtual Dragon Egg—a major tonic. If it weren’t for an official wanting to win over Nie Ti, we would’ve known nothing about it!” Little Fatty said.

“What does Virtual Dragon Egg mean??” Zhu Minglang asked, not understanding.

“You know what a chicken egg is, right? Not all eggs laid by a hen can hatch into chicks, right?” Little Fatty explained.

“On Bi Luo Island, we have a Zhentian Beast which is a female dragon. Roughly every one to three years, it lays a Fake Egg. There’s no Dragon Babies in it; it’s just an ovulation egg… yet this egg is worth a fortune!” Little Fatty’s voice got even lower.

“There are things like that??” Qiao Caiqing didn’t quite understand either.

“Zhu Lang, you’ve also been working in the Beast Guardian Land, so take a careful look at which Suppressing Beasts are female, and which ones lay eggs particularly frequently. Although we can’t hope to use eggs from a Zhen Tian Beast for frying given their status, getting some fake eggs laid by Zhenmen Beast or Zhendao Beast to boost our Dragon Beasts, or at the very least to sell for a hefty price, is feasible. Such eggs fetch an extremely high price on the outside market!” Little Fatty’s eyes gleamed as if he believed that Zhu Minglang could make a fortune from this.

As a minor parasite in the Southern Heavenly Palace, Zhu Minglang never considered that the fake eggs from Suppressing Beasts could be sold for money.

These eggs would not hatch, and for the Suppressing Beasts themselves, they were just something to discard, which they refrain from consuming due to their noble nature and instead abandon, leaving them for the people of the Southern Heavenly Palace to deal with.

“Hens lay eggs periodically, but those powerful Suppressing Beasts are not hens. You said it could be one to three years before they lay eggs, and I’ve been in the Beast Guardian Land for less than a year; I haven’t yet seen any Suppressing Beasts laying fake eggs,” said Zhu Minglang.

“Anyway, just keep an eye out. I’ve heard that it’s all about whether Old Heavenly Father decides to grace you with luck. Early birds catch the worm, and a swift hand gets the egg. Besides, these beasts show clear signs before laying eggs, but only those of you working in the Beast Guardian land would really notice. Brother, I’ve just shown you a path to wealth—it’s up to you whether you take off or not!” Chen Yihui said.

“Even if there are fake eggs, shouldn’t they belong to our Immortal Sect’s property? Claiming them as one’s own might lead to severe punishment, and in serious cases, one might even be expelled from the Immortal Sect,” Qiao Caiqing remarked.

“Senior sister, you’re too honest. Nowadays, who doesn’t take advantage of opportunities? Don’t tell me you’ve been in the Southern Heavenly Palace for a year and haven’t embezzled anything. Take me for example, I’m in charge of managing the supplies for the Immortal Masters’ Dragon Beasts. Every month, I skim some quality food to improve my own Dragon Baby’s diet. My salary alone could never cover such expenses…” Chen Yihui said.

“Indeed, Senior Sister is too honest. Strictly abiding by the rules will yield no gains. Remember Bai Jue? Didn’t he just snatch away our great achievements?” Zhu Minglang said.

“Exactly, the kind-natured are easy to bully. As long as we don’t go too far, actually, our elders tend to turn a blind eye. It’s all for the sake of cultivation and self-improvement.”

Qiao Caiqing didn’t know what to say in the face of these two major parasitic figures from the Southern Heavenly Palace.

“Yihui, did you hear about what Nie Ti and the Immortal Master said concerning the Virtual Egg of the Zhentian Beast? Is it going to happen soon?” Zhu Minglang inquired.

“How did you know??”

“If it were still a long way off, why bring it up now?” Zhu Minglang said.

“Turns out you guessed right; that Virtual Egg of the Zhentian Beast should indeed appear this month. Moreover, it seems that even Chu Kang, the Immortal Elder specifically responsible for the Suppressing Beast, is not aware of it,” Little Fatty Chen Yihui said, his mouth nearly salivating, but he shook his head, trying to suppress such unrealistic thoughts.

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After sending away Chen Yihui and Qiao Caiqing, Zhu Minglang was left in his courtyard, unable to calm his restless heart.

So there’s this secret in the Beast Guardian Land; his half-year of duty seemed vain.

“The Virtual Egg of the Zhentian Beast… this creature should be able to match the Sword Spirit Dragon in strength, and even with all the time I’ve spent here, I’ve yet to enter the territory of the Zhentian Beast,” Zhu Minglang began to talk to himself.

“I could try asking Song Hao, he should know.”

The next day, Zhu Minglang approached Big Brother Song Hao.

Song Hao was the main Deacon, mainly in charge of the management of the Suppressing Beast and also responsible for handling some matters of the Inner Sect Disciples.

“Actually, I have discussed this matter with Master before.” Song Hao was very fond of Zhu Minglang, and had always treated him like a younger brother.

Initially, Zhu Minglang didn’t quite understand why the Deacon Song Hao was so amiable and friendly; it was only after a casual conversation that he learned Song Hao also hailed from the Xushan Loose Tribe.

The Xushan Loose Tribe is, in fact, widely spread, not just limited to the village beneath the snow peak where Zhu Minglang lived.

Th𝙞𝐬 𝘤h𝗮p𝖙𝗲r 𝘪𝗌 p𝗼𝑠†𝖾𝘥 bƴ Ḱ𝑖𝕥ɛ𝕟𝕠𝕧ҽ𝖑

Song Hao already regarded Zhu Minglang as a clansman, truly a fellow villager in the full sense of the word.

“The Executioner Cauldron Dragon is already known to be a Suppressing Beast with a bad temper. Sometimes even Master can’t handle it, yet you get along with it quite harmoniously… It’s strange to say, recently the Zhentian Beast White Kirin has been extremely unstable in temperament, recklessly damaging the tablets. When Master went there, he could barely soothe it, and we would get injured if we even approached its territory. Just last week, Zhao Qi was seriously wounded by the aura of White Kirin and nearly lost his life,” Song Hao said.