"Why are you just standing there? Do as I told you already!"
Suddenly, a covert voice transmission echoed in Chu Feng's ears. It belonged to Chu Feng's Master, the old Daoist.
"Master, should I go right now?" Chu Feng asked.
"Long Xiaoxiao's task is already complete. She can't help you in here — all she needs to do is enjoy the power of the Dragon Vein's source. That is her opportunity. But to fully activate the source of the Dragon Vein, that depends on you," the old Daoist said.
"I understand."
Chu Feng glanced over at Long Xiaoxiao, whose eyes were shut tight as she focused on absorbing the power flowing in from every direction. He didn't want to disturb her, but he was also worried that she might wake up and panic upon not knowing where he had gone. So he left behind a message, telling Long Xiaoxiao to wait for him here.
Once that was done, Chu Feng made his way deeper into the source of the Dragon Vein.
Along the way, aside from admiring the stunning scenery within the Dragon Vein's source, he encountered no obstacles whatsoever. The journey was remarkably smooth.
Before long, Chu Feng reached the depths of the Dragon Vein's source and laid eyes upon the golden lake the old Daoist had spoken of.
Golden waves surged and churned, shimmering with light as though molten gold had been liquefied. Yet this golden water stretched on endlessly — even without much wind, it heaved with towering golden crests that roared ceaselessly.
Such a vast expanse of water could hardly be called a lake. "Sea" would be far more fitting.
But this golden ocean was not merely gold in color.
The aura it radiated was extraordinary as well.
If one had to draw a comparison, the aura within this golden sea bore a certain resemblance to the aura inside the Heaven-Devouring Qilin egg Chu Feng possessed.
The power within this ocean was the same power currently flooding into Long Xiaoxiao's body. However, the power contained in this golden sea was hundreds of times more formidable than what was entering Long Xiaoxiao right now.
Chu Feng even suspected that the power permeating every corner of this world, hidden within the very air, likely originated from this golden ocean.
This golden ocean was the source of the Dragon Vein.
Rather than making a move immediately, Chu Feng activated his Heavenly Eyes to observe.
Under the Heavenly Eyes, everything became clear. Chu Feng could see that deep within the source of the Dragon Vein, there lay a skeleton.
In the context of this boundless ocean, the skeleton might seem insignificant. But upon seeing it, Chu Feng was struck with shock.
The skeleton stretched over ten thousand meters in length, and it was the skeleton of a dragon.
It was not intact, however — as though something had torn into it. The missing portions had not been stolen; they looked as though they had been bitten clean off by some creature. Beyond the bite marks, there were also numerous gouges from sharp claws.
Chu Feng inferred that all of these wounds had been inflicted during the creature's lifetime.
Powerful martial artists left behind powerful auras even after death. Demon beasts were no exception.
In Chu Feng's eyes, this skeleton — even if its owner had not been a true dragon in life — must have been an extraordinarily powerful existence. For something to tear through its flesh and dig into the bone itself, that opponent must have been equally terrifying.
But who that opponent was could not be found anywhere within this golden ocean.
"Could it be that the source of the Dragon Vein exists because of this?" Chu Feng began to speculate.
If the source of the Dragon Vein truly originated from this dragon's skeleton, then its owner's strength in life may have been far greater than Chu Feng had imagined.
"What are you zoning out for? Hurry up! If you don't hurry, it'll be too late!"