The man in brown was none other than Ao Ru. After arriving at the Tai Su Realm, Ao Ru had been cultivating at Tai Su Mountain to observe mourning for his mother.
Although he was born into the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon clan, Ao Ru was a useless waste, as he was born with only four claws. This was tantamount to disgracing the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon clan, and he was eventually expelled from the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon clan. Even his mother, in order to save him, ended up being killed because of the Innate Dragon Pearl.
When Ning Cheng saw Ao Crippled appear here, he knew that Ao Crippled must have gone to the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven to look for him.
“Big brother, I was going to look for you, but I didn’t expect to come across this shameless thing. He asked me for the Innate Dragon Pearl, in the Innate Dragon Pearl is a relic given to me by my mother, big brother doesn’t even want mine, so why should I give it to this scum.” Ao Ru pointed at a man who was blocked by Ning Cheng on the opposite side and said angrily.
Ning Cheng was somewhat speechless, Ao Crippled spoke as if he liked to ask for other people’s things the most, not wanting Ao Crippled’s Innate Dragon Pearl, that was a very big deal.
However, Ning Cheng guessed who this fellow who wanted Ao Crippled’s Innate Dragon Clan was, looking at his water attribute dao rhyme, he must also be from the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon Clan. His cultivation strength looked similar to Ao Ru’s, but in the battle just now, Ao Ru was clearly not a match for this person.
“Who are you to meddle in the affairs of my dragon clan?” Seeing that Ning Cheng did not answer him, the man on the other side repeated what he had just said.
Ning Cheng looked at this man with his hands behind his back, and his tone turned cold as he said, “Get lost before I get angry. The next time I see you make a move against my brother, you won’t have the chance to get lost.”
The man’s face turned blue, “Fellow Daoist must mind my dragon clan’s business.”
“Kid, I told you to get lost, you didn’t hear me.” Xiao Xinxi, who had rushed in, immediately said angrily, “If you dare to stay here again, this king will slap you to death. The Five-Clawed Dragon Clan is nothing, this king will slap a bunch of them to death.”
Seeing this situation, the man also knew that staying here today would only be self-defeating, so he grunted to himself, turned around and disappeared into a line of water.
Ning Cheng did not keep this guy, this guy was at least of the same clan as Ao Crippled.
“Ao Crippled, since you are here, let’s go together ……” Ning Cheng was about to invite Ao Crippled to go to the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven together, when he saw Ao Crippled clenching his fist and looking at the disappearing water line.
“Are you alright?” Ning Cheng gave Ao Crippled a pat.
Ao Crippled took a deep breath and said to Ning Cheng, “Big brother, I am going to the Five Clawed Divine Dragon Clan, even if I know that I will definitely die I am going to go.”
Ning Cheng was puzzled and asked, “Why?”
Ao Ru said word for word, “It was only today that I learned that the person who snatched the Innate Dragon Pearl back then was none other than the scum of the Dragon Clan, and my mother was also killed by someone from the Dragon Clan. I have been wondering all these years how others could know about my mother possessing the Innate Dragon Clan, and it turns out that it was an inside job.”
Ning Cheng sighed and said, “But with your strength going to the Five-Clawed Dragon Clan, I am afraid that you would be sending yourself to your death.”
Ao Ru looked at the distant void and was silent for a while before he said, “If I still had the potential to cultivate to a higher realm, I would definitely hold back again and wait until I crossed the third step before taking revenge. But I know very well that I can cultivate to this realm and am already at the peak, and will not be able to advance an inch further.
As a son, my mother died for me, and I am left to live, which is a torment to me, a life worse than death. Before, I didn’t know who killed my mother, so I could only endure it. Now that I know the enemy and don’t take revenge, what face do I have to live in this world?”
After saying that, Ao Ru bowed to Ning Cheng and said, “Big brother, the matter of the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven is spreading everywhere. I came here originally to contribute to big brother’s efforts. Now, I can only fail to live up to big brother’s kindness, and I will repay Ao Ru’s kindness of saving my life in the next life.”
“Good, this king likes people like you, with bloodlust.” Xiao Xinxi gave an appreciative thumbs up on the side and said.
Ao Ru looked at Xiao Xinxi in confusion, Xiao Xinxi’s lack of height was nothing. As a dragon, he never cared about a person’s appearance. Rather, he knew how strong Brother Ning Cheng was, and if he wasn’t strong, he wouldn’t be able to scare Ao Fei away with a single shot, how dare Xiao Xinxi call himself this king in front of Brother Ning Cheng? It was just that this Xiao Xinxi’s strength, he indeed could not see it ah.
Ning Cheng frowned a little, knowing that he would send his mother to her death and still go, he was still unable to persuade, he could not let someone not take revenge for killing his mother. Thinking of this, Ning Cheng decided to accompany Ao Ru on the trip. Even if his Dragon Washing Pond took shape again, it was estimated that it would not be able to turn Ao Crippled into a five-clawed divine dragon.
Since he was a friend, then Ao Crippled’s matter was his matter.
Just as Ning Cheng wanted to speak, Xiao Xinxi suddenly said heatedly, “Ao Crippled, who told you that a five-clawed divine dragon cannot cross into the third step without a fifth claw? And who told you that four claws cannot transform into five claws?”
“Ah ……” When Ao Crippled heard Xiao Xinxi’s words and then saw Xiao Xinxi’s incomparably confident expression, he instantly understood what was going on and hurriedly bowed and saluted, “Please enlighten me senior.”
Xiao Xinxi waved his hand, “You have to call me Grand King Xiao, your elder brother and I are friends, not really seniors.”
Ao Ru also did not know what relationship this Great King Xiao had with Ning Cheng, so he hurriedly added, “Ao Ru asks for guidance from Great King Xiao.”
Xiao Xinxi nodded, “I have two ways, the first allows you to cross over to the third step without having to advance to the five claws, and the second I have a way for you to transform into the five claws. Which one do you choose?”
When Ao Ru heard Xiao Xinxi’s words, he almost trembled with excitement as he hurriedly looked towards Ning Cheng, “Big brother, how do you think I should choose?”
In his heart, he naturally longed to transform into a five-clawed one, so that all the people of the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon Clan could see that he, Ao Ru, was not a waste, and that he, Ao Ru, definitely did not deserve to be abandoned.
Ning Cheng did not directly answer Ao Crippled’s words, but asked, “Fellow Daoist Xiao, which of the two methods takes longer and is more troublesome, and which one achieves greater heights in the end?”
Xiao Xinxi smiled heatedly, “Because both methods require the same thing, and if we are talking about the height of achievement in the future, it would be the same in general.”
Hearing this explanation, Ning Cheng said to Ao Crippled, “Brother Ao Crippled, since there is no difference, then if I had to choose, I would not choose to transform into five claws before certifying the third step. Since I was born with four claws, I will use my four claws to prove that without five claws, I can still stand at the top. There is a saying in my hometown that says, “I will go on despite the millions of people. To cultivate the Way is also to cultivate the Way of the Heart, not to be ashamed of being ugly, not to be ashamed of being stupid, not to retreat from being weak.
Daoist friend Xiao is not tall enough, but do you see in him any air of dissatisfaction with his height? There is only the aura of the strong in him, and that is the Dao.”
Ao Ru clenched his fist, Ning Cheng’s words caused a flame to burn in his heart again, so what if he had four claws? With four claws he could stand at the very top just the same.
“Thank you for teaching me big brother, Ao Crippled understands.” The tone in which Ao Crippled spoke no longer had the discouragement of certain death that he had felt before.
Apart from the fact that Ning Cheng had saved him, what he appreciated most was this kind of aura. Whether it was in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven, or back in the Tai Su Realm. It was this powerful aura and confidence of seeing all the mountains, otherwise he wouldn’t have become a Daoist Monarch of the Tai Su Realm.
Since he had chosen to follow Ning Cheng, he had to learn this kind of courageous aura. At this moment, he not only had to learn this forward-looking aura of Ning Cheng, but also that kind of perseverance and belief. How about I am ugly? So what if I am stupid? So what if I am weak?
These are only innate qualities, I still have the efforts I made later in life. When I am at the top, those who say I am ugly, stupid and weak will see who is ugly, who is stupid and who is weak. Ugly, stupid and weak are adjectives for losers, not for successful people.
“Great Lord Xiao, please teach me the pathway to the third step of the Four Claws’ Dao of Evidence, Ao Crippled has already made up his mind.” After Ao Ru understood these truths, he bowed to Xiao Xinxi and saluted.
Xiao Xinxi sighed to Ning Cheng and said, “Hearing one word from Fellow Daoist Ning is worth countless hours of seclusion. Although Xiao has never cared about his height, he has gained the true meaning here in Fellow Daoist Ning.”
Ning Cheng smiled, “Since that’s the case, then Daoist Friend Xiao will tell us where to go to find what. The Xuanhuang Outer Heaven Competition is still some time away, and Daoist Friend Zhong Wuchen has also had some time to recover his Dao Rhythm. With this free time, it is just right for me to accompany Brother Ao Ru to make the trip.”
Xiao Xinxi smiled smugly, “Not many people really know about this place, I happen to know that this place is called the Black Water Realm ……”
Xiao Xinxi had just said one sentence when Ao Crippled interrupted in a startled voice, “Could it be that the Nedao Dragon Scale Sand is what Great Lord Xiao is talking about?”
Hearing Ao Crippled’s words, Xiao Xinxi was also slightly stunned, and then he was relieved, “Right, you are from the Five Clawed Dragon Clan, so you naturally know what Nirvana Dao Dragon Scale Sand is.”
Ning Cheng asked in confusion, “Ao Crippled, if you know about the Nirvana Dao Dragon Scale Sand, why didn’t you say so?”
Ao Crippled hurriedly said, “Of course I know about the Nirvana Dragon Scale Sand, it is a supreme treasure of the Dragon Clan and each one of them is priceless. This kind of treasure can make any disciple from the Dragon Clan have their qualifications and perceptions improved against the odds.
It is because this kind of thing is only found in the Blackwater Realm and is shaped like dragon scales, which is why it has this name. Even the most ordinary mortal dragon can transform into a divine dragon with a single Nedao Dragon Scale Sand. Even the least qualified dragons can grow to an extremely high realm with this. A four-clawed divine dragon using Nirvana Dragon Scale Sand to transform into a fifth claw, that is indeed as simple as eating and breathing.”
After explaining, Ao Ru sighed again and said, “It’s just that the Black Water Realm is so terrifying that very few people can enter it and still come out. This is not all, but more importantly, the Black Water Realm changes location every moment in the vast void. It is a mobile realm planet, and those who have the chance to enter the Blackwater Realm are really few and far between.”
Ning Cheng frowned at once, he didn’t care if it was a bit dangerous. But not being able to find the Blackwater Realm was the most important thing. If he couldn’t even find the Blackwater Realm, how could he go searching for the Nirvana Dragonscale Sand?
Seeing Ning Cheng turn his gaze towards himself, Xiao Xinxi said without panic, “I also have to thank Ao Ru for thankfully reminding me of this. The Blackwater Realm is indeed fickle and a planetary realm with an irregular orbit. But I happen to know where the Blackwater Realm is roughly located at this time. Let’s go, we’re about to make a big splash. The Nedao Dragon Scale Sand is not only useful to the Dragons.”