Rise of the White Dragon

"I think I found something," Ingrid said excitedly.

A chest was in front of her. She was on the second floor and had only managed to get there by using Blood Qi to fly there, as the stairs were destroyed.

Luan went to her, and said, "Wait, step back. It could be a trap."

"Okay." Ingrid recoiled.

Luan deactivated a series of ancient spells that protected the chest, then he destroyed the formation that protected it, but he didn't stop. There, there was also a series of key codes that, if activated, could activate a trap.

Ingrid looked at it, impressed. She didn't expect this to be so complex. Her eyes were attentive. Even without understanding anything, she would like to learn. Nora just smirked. She already knew Luan's innate talent. This was something like child's play for him. Within seconds, all of the spells, keys, and formation were deactivated.

Luan opened the chest and soon saw that there was a small, Oni-like doll on top of many purple crystals.

"Natural crystals." Nora's eyes widened. The surprise this caused was no less than Luan's.

"How lucky we are. There are so many..." Luan muttered.

"What are these crystals? Why do you two make it seem so important?" Ingrid asked dubiously.

Luan explained as he looked at her. "Natural crystals are crystals made by nature with pure Qi. These crystals can help not only to strengthen the body, but also the Qi and the Mind. How important these crystals are places them in the top 10 of the most sought after items by cultivators."

"Oh…" Ingrid was able to understand after hearing Luan's explanation.

"This will make it easier for you to return to the Sixth Order." Nora's surprised face was too much for a gentle smile.

"It's not just my merit." Luan shook his head. "The three of us each have a part in this. Even if you want to give it to me, I won't accept it."

That was Luan's conviction. He didn't feel pressured. He had no reason to chase quickly after strength. In fact, he wanted to create a solid foundation. For that, it would take more time. Doing something in a hurry could leave irreparable holes in his cultivation.

"... All right." Nora relented. She knew Luan well enough to know she wouldn't be able to change his mind.

Soon, Luan began to sort the natural crystals by the size and density of their Natural Qi. When he was done, he split the pile into 3 parts, giving each one part per contribution.

Luan took a little more, while Nora took the second larger part. Ingrid, who helped also, took about half as many as Nora got, but she was satisfied with that. She clearly did less than the other two; there was no reason for her to complain about that. Also, if possible, shewanted to give her share to Luan, which she knew would be impossible.

After searching the house, they found nothing of value except for the trunk. Despite having many old items which could be worth some money, there wasn't anything else useful for cultivation. But, Nora, who liked things like that, had a lot of things that caught her attention.

"Okay, we're done here, let's continue," Luan told the girls.

There were still so many things to explore, and there was no reason to be stuck in the first house they found in the ruin.

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School had stopped. Because of that, Cristina was on the island with Maira and the rest. Alice and Leticia came to visit, and just practiced a little before playing in the water. Although there were monsters in the sea, as they stayed in the shallows, the danger was low and easily avoidable. Obviously, Arlinda didn't feel safe about it, however. The same for Maira, who kept watching from afar to help if something happened.

"Take that!" Alice, who didn't know she used a lot of force, threw a wave of water in the direction of Leticia and Cristina.

"You... You'll see!" Cristina laughed and did the same, throwing a 2 meter wave in her direction.

"Ahh, don't do that~" Alice, who was influenced by the recent anime she had watched, made a very fake voice while pretending to be pitiful. This stole laughs from Cristiana and Leticia. Even Maira and Arlinda laughed.

"Mother, Aunt Arlinda. Here, try it and see if these suit you~" Catharina went to the table they were at. In her hands there was a tray with three glasses, each with an umbrella.

"Thanks beauty." Arlinda smiled gratefully, then took and tried a cup. "It's delicious. It's blue Hawaii, yes?"

"Yes, that's right." Catharina stuck out her tongue in a cute gesture. "I got the recipe off the internet and was tempted to try it. Glad you liked it." She even drank some of what she had made herself.

"Don't drink too much, girl," Maira said with a sharp look.

"Let me live, Mother~" she said jokingly. Even her tone was soft, and it was noticeable that she was just joking.

"You…" Maira laughed.

Arlinda chuckled discreetly. Sipping some more, she smiled. "It looks great. I approved." She held up her thumb.

"Hehe, it was my honor," Catharina joked, bowing.

Maira took some and had to agree. She said, "And to think you could make something other than noodles in the kitchen..."

"Mom!!" Catharina blushed with embarrassment.

"Hahaha~" Maira laughed without caring. She continued to take small sips as she watched Cristina, Alice, and Leticia in the water.

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"There must be something good here too." As they approached a house that looked more like a mansion, another artificial monster appeared. This time, it was a 500 cm Oni with a pinkish skin color.

"It's more powerful than the last one," Nora said watchfully.

Luan nodded. He saw that the power of this Oni was close to the Sixth Order, though only in physical strength. Although the Qi was lower, using both, this Oni's powers were between the beginning of the Sixth Order and middle of the Sixth Order.

Luan took three bottles from his storage ring. "Drink." He tossed one to each of the girls.

Drinking, they didn't feel anything different, so Luan explained, "It helps to restore spent Qi. You will need it."

"I see." Half a thought was enough, Nora knew that to kill this Oni, she would need more Qi; otherwise they might win, but with the risk of getting hurt.

By creating a spell, Nora intended to get the Oni away from the house. It would be bad if it completely destroyed the house. Searching the wreckage would be too much work. Luan and Ingrid were also able to see this.

Ingrid enthusiastically said, "If something that strong is protecting this place, it must have something really good, right?"

Luan laughed at her reaction, and nodded, "Yes, it could be more natural crystals, or another treasure. Regardless, I eagerly hope it's something good."

Nora cast a spell in the Oni's direction. It was a spell that weakened the defense. The Oni's eye glows and his Qi suddenly rose.

"AHHHHHHH!" Letting out a scream, he ran, making the ground shake.

"Prepare yourselves!" Luan enveloped his body in Negative Qi, while the Origin of the Cloud circled around his hands, strengthening his white dragon claws, and the Spirit Tree Origin increases his vitality.

"I'm going to tank him! Take the opportunity to attack his weak point, which is the eye," Luan said as he walked towards the Oni.

The moment the Oni saw Luan coming towards it, the Oni began to spin with its arms outstretched wide enough to reach halfway across Luan's body.

"Humph!" Luan snorted in disdain, then his hand grew, covered in clouds. Negative Qi became more concentrated, and then his fist went towards Oni's big fist.

"Revict Impetuous!" He wasn't one to shout the name of the technique when using it, but this was the kind that the louder he shouted, the greater the power the blow had and the greater the chance of ignoring the enemy's defense. As he was fighting an unintelligent monster, it was not invalid to shout the name of the technique.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*

When Luan's blow hit Oni's strong fist, a thunderous sound echoed. Instead of continuing to turn right, the Onl was forced to turn left as he spun away, looking like a beyblade.

"Now!" Luan yelled.

"Yes!"

Nora and Ingrid dared not be slow. Using their best attacks from a distance, blood scythes were swiveling towards the Oni's head from Ingrid and blue flames were launched by Nora.

*BANG! BANG! BANG!* Explosion after explosion echoed.

"BOOOOO!" Screaming strangely, the Oni starts to fall backwards.

Luan saw that he was heading towards the house. Acting fast, he practically teleported himself, and then, with a powerful punch, he attacked the Oni's unprotected back.

"Running water!"

*BOOOM!*

Despite the name, instead of water, the power of the clouds slammed into the Oni's back, sending him flying into the air, heading in a different direction from the house.

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Please read the author's notes down here! s2 ↓↓↓

- Drop some power stone, please s2

Edited by: Azurtha