The Chaos Dragon Prince

Day and night quickly went, and a new day had come.

At this time, Cain and Amber weren't in their own quarters. They were calmly waiting inside a new courtyard.

Though it was called a courtyard, Cain and Amber believed it was an enormous paradise of a bountiful garden!

Truly, the duo couldn't see the end of this garden of a courtyard. It expanded out like it had infinite space.

Beautiful multi-color flowers littered the ground. Trees filled with life and blooming with leaves and exotic fruits also decorated the place. Every floor and tree also had Dao energy runes carved on them, exuding a refreshing aura that soothed the duo's souls.

The duo felt a bit surprised. This courtyard belongs to their master, Supreme Elder Xi. Her personality seemed fierce and wise, like a sage. She didn't strike as someone who would meticulously produce such a beautiful garden.

Standing next to them, Elder Xi had a slight smile. She suddenly said, "Fasnciated, are you? Maintaining this garden is half of a personal hobby and half of training for me. Even at my realm, I still need to treat my Inner World as a garden that needs continuous nurturing. If I were to slack off for even a second, it would greatly affect my foundations."

Cain felt a bit enlightened. He said, "This is what Elder Heng taught us. The Inner World isn't meant to follow the rules and laws of the main universe. We develop it so we can one day create our own unique power, with its own set of rules and laws to match and surpass the universe. Even standing in this garden feels so different from the outside world. I can detect that the energy principles have directly changed the atmosphere."

"Very perceptive." Elder Xi nodded. "Indeed, you can count my garden as a way of me attempting to create a true space separated from the main universe. Everything here was made from Dao Principles. But, don't just believe it's all for the Inner World. This garden also largely helps with my State of Mind. To succeed in your cultivation and to feel fulfilled with your life in general, the State of Mind is largely important."

"State of Mind?" Cain and Amber muttered, slightly confused.

This would be the first time they heard of such a concept. The most they learned about the mental state was that through cultivation, one's fundamental intelligence and awareness would increase.

As for personality that is related to the soul.

Not much is known about that subject. Even Heavenly Venerates wouldn't dare to claim they know much.

Amber was the one to ask, "How can one judge their State of Mind? I don't believe we were ever taught about it." "

This is very simple, actually. Tell me, do you ever feel bored, dissatisfied, depressed, helpless, or lack a real drive and motivation?" Elder Xi asked.

Cain and Amber met each other glances. They haven't really put that much thought into it. But when looking back on their past, neither could ever say they felt any such emotion that Elder Xi mentioned. Even during the monotonous days of cultivation, they had always felt serene.

As for their drives, it still burns hotter than the very sun!

The duo shook their heads. Cain said first, "Not at all, master. Our minds always have a positive outlook. Our determination never wavers either."

Amber said next, "Indeed. I believe it would be hard-pressed to make us truly upset for more than a situation. Is our State of Mind good enough?"

Elder Xi nodded. "From your souls, I can perceive there wasn't the slightest trace of wavering in your answers. You see, if your State of Mind has even just one of the emotions I mentioned for a period of time, your Divine Will will start to deteriorate. A weakened Divine Will would severely affect your mentality towards cultivation and possibly life in general. Compared to ordinary mortals and mortal realm cultivators, we divine cultivators have much stronger mentality and firm personalities. With our powers, we quite literally can't forget memories unless we seal them away. Furthermore, we live in a lawless land where ultimate strength decided everything. Envy, enmity, and greed are the gateway to severely affecting one State of Mind. Some can use these emotions as burning motivation for their cultivation. While others would begin to experience a stagnant in their cultivation. The best thing is to always be open to situations and be ready for the unpredictable. Who knows if one day in the future you will get into an enmity that you may not be able to solve? Those times would be a true test of your State of Mind and Divine Will. If you can surpass it, your cultivation may take a tremendous leap forward."

"I see..." Cain and Amber nodded in understanding, their eyes wondering in thought.

The duo would consider themselves calm personality types. However, when it comes to things that directly threaten their lives, they won't hesitate for a second.

Furthermore, neither of them has any tolerance for getting disdained upon or suppressed by higher realm cultivators. They both have a fundamental level of pride engraved into their souls.

Perhaps there would be a situation where they develop enmity far beyond their current combat prowess. If such a situation were to happen, the duo did wonder about the appropriate way to deal with it.

Amber transmitted to Cain, 'I would just say to bide our time until our prowess is enough to casually sweep away the problem. Staying silent is a form of training, right?'

'It could be. But also, it would be good to temporarily resolve a situation using outer resources and then sweeping it away with your personal strength. But this is all hypothetical. We will just have to be prepared for the unexpected, as Elder Xi said.' Cain transmitted back.

At this point, Elder Xi suddenly spoke up again. "It appears that you won't be meeting my sister first. Though the Elder coming is one of the more tolerable ones among the other Supreme Elders."

"Ah! Heh! Just as blunt as usual, Elder Xi."

A light chuckle rippled through the atmosphere.

Cain and Amber stayed calm. The Breath of the Great Dao has descended upon them. That voice seemed like it was everywhere and right beside them at the same time. But the duo didn't end up in a trance. Their emotions didn't even waver at all.

Cain, from his Chaos Soul Sense, had just barely detected some kind of terrifying pulse of energy released from Elder Xi.

That moment after, two figures appeared in the garden-like courtyard as if they were ghosts.

One of them was a thin, middle-aged man. His face was exceptionally handsome, but his natural presence would make Holy King masters take a knee.

He was Supreme Elder Rian.

Taking a look at Elder Xi and then at Cain and Amber, Elder Rian nodded with respect. "You really did go all out, huh? Whenever you do something, it always causes a storm. But to think, you directly took two peak geniuses without any discussions or arguments."

Elder Xi lightly chuckled. "Don't think I didn't detect your presence, even with your covering arts. I simply did what I felt was correct. Not even the ancient ones can complain about it."

As the two Elders causally banter with each other, their words actually fell onto death ears for both Cain and Amber.

The duo stayed squarely focused on the young maiden beside Elder Rian.

This young maiden had a very distinct appearance. She was quite tall, at least over six feet tall, nearing close to seven feet.

Her clothing consisted of beautiful black silk materials that were patterned with unique Dragon symbols.

But above all, this maiden's most special look was the fact that there were two beautiful Dragon horns protruding from the top of her forehead!

These Dragons' horns were of a luminous black, crystal shine. They both exuded a mysterious prestige that couldn't be denied. A prestige of an Immemorial Dragon!

This young dragon girl also had the darkest pupils the duo had ever seen. Traces of darkness energy principles quite literally flowed out of her eyes. Her understanding of Darkness Laws was incredibly deep.

Anyone would be swept away by this girl's natural presence. However, this wasn't shocking to Cain and Amber.

What made the young Dragon girl so shocking to the duo was the fact that they could recognize her.

As she was a Heavenly Great World top-tier genius. Specifically, Celestial Dark Dragon Heavenly Great World Yulong!

The last time they saw Yulong was months ago in the Sea Collision Realm. Her original goal of coming was for experience and ally the Divine Mortals with their Heavenly Great World.

But even with that mission, Yulong was a genuinely bright and cheery girl to both Cain and Amber.

The duo had quite the impression of Yulong. During that time, Yulong was only a 7thfall Divine Origin cultivator. Now, her Divine Aura was superior.

Not only was her Divine Aura at the Extreme Stage of the Great Divine Sea realm with only a fine line away from the Divine Star realm, but it was also unfathomably deep and complex!

Her foundation was simply tremendous. Far superior to all of the core disciples in Cloudsea Holy Land.

Cain and Amber haven't met the direct disciples yet, so they couldn't compare. But to run into Yulong like this was an unexpected treat.

Cain and Amber traded a glance. They simultaneously thought to each other, 'Such a small world...'

At this time, Yulong actually held an equally intent gaze on both Cain and Amber. Her eyes linger on Amber for a while, but her focus mainly stayed on Cain.

The duo was still in their ordinary appearances. And yet, Yulong felt a tremendous pull toward Cain. As if the essence of Cain's very being called to her bloodline and soul.

Yulong took an excited step forward. She practically skipped up and clasped her fist toward Cain and Amber. Her lips curled into a beautiful smile.

"Greetings Martial brother Lee and Martial sister Xun! My name is Yulong, and it feels so good to finally meet up. You two are so famous, so it's exciting to finally see you in person!"

Her joyful attitude could even rub off on Amber. Amber had a slight smirk as she clasped her fist back, saying, "Greetings."

While Cain took a step forward, a similar small smile while clasping his fist back. "Greetings Martial sister. It's also quite an honor to meet another direct disciple. Shall we?"