TL: GoldenLung
Seeing Lan Xuanyu slightly furrow his brows, Bai Xiuxiu suddenly felt the urge to laugh. Of course she knew exactly what this guy was doing—he was acting.
And he was acting extrely well.
This was the level of a true superstar’s performance.
Huang Yuanlang quickly responded when he heard Lan Xuanyu’s words.
“No, you’ve misunderstood. Under normal circumstances, there are absolutely no restrictions. Not just on Celestial Dragon Planet—even if you travel to other planets for leisure, there will be no constraints at all.
“In the future, the family will support you with everything we have. The only thing we hope is that when the family truly needs help, you’ll lend us a hand.
“At the sa ti, once the Thousand-Year Contract is in place, all dragon clan mbers will know that you belong to the Huang Family. That alone is an enormous form of support for us.
“Generally speaking, you won’t need to participate in any battles. Just focus on cultivating.
“In the dragon clan, the most important role of Dragon Knights is deterrence—not fighting. In fact, there’s rarely any need for a Dragon Knight to personally take action.”
Huang Yuanlang continued,
“As long as you don’t publicly declare that you’re leaving the Huang Family, the clan will place no restrictions on you. Unless the family faces a life-or-death crisis, we would never force you to fight.”
After hearing this explanation, Lan Xuanyu’s expression seed to relax slightly—or at least that’s how it appeared to Huang Yuanlang.
“In that case, Brother Huang,” Lan Xuanyu asked with curiosity, “could you tell
what exactly is inside these seven boxes?”
Huang Yuanlang took a deep breath and looked at the boxes with visible reluctance in his eyes.
Four of the boxes were slightly larger, square in shape, and snow-white in color. The other three were round containers made of a faintly yellowish milky-white material. They were smaller in size, but their spherical lids made them slightly taller than the square boxes.
The large boxes asured about a foot and a half on each side, while the smaller ones had a diater of about a foot. Altogether, the seven boxes took up a considerable amount of space on the table.
Huang Yuanlang stepped forward and picked up one of the square boxes.
Turning toward Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu, he slowly opened it.
The mont the lid lifted, a strange and captivating fragrance burst into the air.
Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu both felt their spirits instantly lift. Their bloodlines began to stir violently. A warm sensation spread through their bodies, accompanied by an intense craving rising from deep within.
Bai Xiuxiu’s reaction was even stronger. She suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to obtain whatever was inside.
Inside the box was a thick layer of milky-white paste—the source of that alluring fragrance.
The mont Huang Yuanlang saw the paste, the reluctance in his eyes grew even stronger. His brows knitted slightly, and from ti to ti a trace of greed flashed across his face. His throat moved as if he were swallowing hard, clearly resisting a trendous temptation.
“This is…?” Lan Xuanyu looked at him.
“Dragon marrow,” Huang Yuanlang said with effort.
The mont he finished speaking, he quickly closed the lid again, even breathing a little heavily.
If he didn’t close it imdiately, he was afraid he might change his mind.
Dragon marrow?
Lan Xuanyu’s heart trembled slightly. Imdiately afterward, a surge of anger rose uncontrollably from deep within him.
Dragon marrow… from the Dragon Realm?
Extracted from the bones of dragon corpses?
Just then Huang Yuanlang continued speaking.
“Dragon marrow is incredibly rare. Only the marrow of Higher Dragons is useful. Interdiate and Lower dragons also possess dragon marrow, but theirs contains too many impurities. It’s only sowhat useful for their own kind—Higher Dragons like us wouldn’t bother with it.
“But when a Higher Dragon dies, how could their remains easily fall into soone else’s hands? So the dragon marrow passed down today mostly cos from clan leaders who have passed away.
“The dragon clan has a tradition. When an elder dies, they leave their most precious treasures behind as resources for future generations.”
So it didn’t co from the Dragon Realm.
It ca from Higher Dragons who had undergone dragon transformation.
Hearing this, Lan Xuanyu’s anger subsided sowhat.
Bai Xiuxiu said in surprise, “Wouldn’t that an destroying the remains of your ancestors?”
Huang Yuanlang waved his hand dismissively.
“The dragon clan doesn’t concern itself with that.
“After an ancestor dies, if their remains aren’t handled properly, they’ll simply decay and disappear. That would be the real disrespect.
“A Higher Dragon’s entire body is a treasure. For the sake of the family’s future, these resources must be preserved.
“That includes dragon bones, dragon skin, and dragon scales—but the most precious of all are dragon marrow and dragon crystal.”
As he spoke, he glanced toward the three smaller boxes.
Clearly, those contained the dragon crystals.
Four boxes of dragon marrow.
Three boxes of dragon crystals.
No wonder Huang Yuanlang had looked heartbroken ever since entering the room.
Anyone would feel that way.
Such a quantity of dragon marrow and dragon crystals was simply priceless.
Lan Xuanyu took a deep breath and showed a hint of gratitude.
“Brother Huang, what exactly do dragon marrow and dragon crystals do?”
Huang Yuanlang replied,
“You’ve both been cultivating using the thod of tempering your bodies with Dragon Force, correct?
“Dragon Force body tempering is actually divided into stages. The whole-body tempering stage is the first stage. At this stage, everyone’s level of completion differs depending on how thoroughly they cultivate.
“The more talented soone is, the deeper the tempering goes—and the better the result.
“Once whole-body tempering is completed, the next stage is marrow refinent.”
“When marrow refinent is finished, bone and marrow beco one, and your bloodline undergoes a transformation and evolution.
“This is considered the symbol of adulthood for a Higher Dragon, and it’s basically the mark of reaching the god level.
“My father has already completed this stage. As for … I’m still far from it.”
“When refining the marrow, applying dragon marrow over the body provides enormous assistance. By absorbing it through the bloodline, it strengthens the marrow’s power, making breakthroughs and improvent much easier.
“However, the process of marrow refinent is extrely painful—even more painful than body tempering.
“That’s why another person must apply the dragon marrow during cultivation.”
“For dragon clan marrow refinent, the main focus is the spine. Once the spine is fully opened, the dragon marrow can naturally spread throughout the entire body.
“So when you cultivate, you’ll need to help each other. Apply the dragon marrow evenly along each other’s spines and protect each other during the process.
“With dragon marrow assisting you, your cultivation will achieve twice the result with half the effort.”
Bai Xiuxiu sighed in amazent.
“This is unbelievably precious.”
Huang Yuanlang gave a bitter smile.
“You’re telling . These are the family’s most valuable treasures. We’ve brought out most of what we have—there’s not much left in the clan now.
“You must cherish them and use them well.
“I hope you can grow quickly, complete marrow refinent soon, and reach god level.”
Lan Xuanyu bowed slightly toward Huang Yuanlang.
“Brother Huang, rest assured. Once a mber of the Huang Family, always a mber of the Huang Family.
“We’re willing to sign the Thousand-Year Contract.”
When Huang Yuanlang heard this, the pained expression on his face finally eased considerably.
“That’s wonderful! The contract is right here.”
As he spoke, he pulled out two contracts he had already prepared in advance. His excitent was obvious.
Huang Yuanlang spread the contracts across the table.
Lan Xuanyu silently sensed them for a mont and detected faint energy fluctuations. They didn’t feel like curses; rather, they seed designed purely for record-keeping—to guarantee the fairness and validity of the contract.
The contract contained various clauses. The main points stated that Lan and Xiuxiu voluntarily joined the Huang Family and signed a Thousand-Year Contract. For the next thousand years, the Huang Family would provide for them, while they were required to serve the family faithfully.
They were also forbidden from joining other families or marrying anyone outside the Huang Family.
Bai Xiuxiu read the contract as well.
When she saw the clause stating “no marriage with anyone outside the family,” the corners of her lips curled upward slightly.
She didn’t even need to ask.
Most likely, that clause had been added because Huang Yuanlang had his eyes on Lan Xuanyu.
Of course, it also served as a restriction—preventing them from indirectly joining another family.
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