Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

”Are you... Senior Qin?”

At the instant the shadow appeared behind them, Zhang Qingshan and Chu Qin were both stunned, but they immediately reacted and cupped their fists together, saying, ”Greetings, Senior. We haven’t properly thanked you for saving our lives.”

”No need,” Chu Xiu replied nonchalantly, waving his hand.

”I wonder what Senior meant just now...”

Zhang Qingshan was somewhat puzzled. He had no prior acquaintance with Qin Yu, and there was no reason for the latter to suddenly intervene in such a personal matter.

Chu Xiu did not answer but instead said, ”I was asked to come by the higher-ups of your military.”

”Is the body of your Companion Dragon still well-preserved?”

Zhang Qingshan hesitated for a moment, a look of suspicion appearing in his eyes.

At the military’s request?

Even though he possessed an S-Class Profession and, by a special chance, had advanced beyond a Dragon Knight to the pinnacle of S-Class professions—a Golden Dragon Knight.

But his talent was only A-level. The combination, though not bad, was merely at the level of a ”small city genius.” Not to mention comparing to real geniuses from prominent families, he couldn’t even compare to Ye Junlin from the same Jiang City.

There are thousands like him across the country every year!

And as for powerful Demigods, even after years of accumulation, how many are there? Thirty? Or forty? Certainly no more than fifty!

Moreover, his family background was not outstanding.

No matter how he thought about it, he was not worth Chu Xiu’s attention, let alone warrant the military higher-ups personally asking for a favor.

But he also knew that it was unlikely for the other party to come all the way just to harm him, so after a moment of contemplation, he raised both hands, and a massive dragon corpse appeared before the three of them.

Chu Xiu glanced at it. The corpse had clearly been preserved with special anti-decay artifacts, kept in excellent condition, even the bloodstains on the wounds were still fresh red.

However, the corpse emitted a heavy aura of death, with no trace of life.

Chu Xiu surveyed around and then asked, ”Where is the Dragon Soul?”

Zhang Qingshan contemplated for a moment, and with a thought, an ethereal dragon shadow appeared on his shoulder. Unlike the dragon’s massive body, this Dragon Soul was only the size of a cat, its wings curled up, seemingly vulnerable to being blown away by a gust of wind.

The Dragon Knight profession, the dragon, and the knight are connected by life, their minds linked.

Even if one of them dies, they can rely on their mutual connection to exist briefly in the present world, and if suitable artifacts are found, there’s a possibility to reshape the body for resurrection in the future.

Chu Xiu knew that Zhang Qingshan was indecisive for a significant reason: he wanted to resurrect his companion with whom he shared daily life.

However, to perfectly reshape the body of a General Tier dragon requires an enormous amount of resources, and even with great luck, collecting suitable artifacts would at least cost forty to fifty thousand Cause and Effect Points. This is an astronomical number for a General Tier individual.

Moreover, the Dragon Soul cannot be preserved indefinitely; it will dissipate in at most three years. The best way to gather such massive resources in such a short time is to remain in the military.

Chu Xiu glanced at Zhang Qingshan and said, ”I can help you resurrect this dragon.”

”However, the dragon’s form might change.”

”Are you willing?”

With these words, Zhang Qingshan was initially stunned but then showed an expression of great joy! His initial doubts were overwhelmed by immense happiness, and he promptly cupped his fists, saying, ”Junior has no objections, many thanks for Senior’s assistance!”

Chu Xiu nodded and said to Zhang Qingshan, ”Follow me.”

He led Zhang Qingshan to a closed cultivation room and said, ”Do not disturb me later. When I call for you, release the Dragon Soul immediately.”

Zhang Qingshan agreed.

Chu Xiu dragged the dragon corpse into the room and, with a flip of his wrist, the previously exchanged Nether Fire Origin appeared in his hand!

What Chu Xiu intended to do was not just to reshape the body.

But to strengthen his good friend with his Perfect Refining and two highly graded artifact refining tools!

Chu Xiu’s Four Symbols Yin Yang Furnace and Ten Directions Nether Fire Array, though crafted when his strength was not that great, had extensive resource investment. Additionally, since this was a top-tier Demon Dao lineage, Chu Xiu was confident that even most Heroic Spirit level artifact refiners’ equipment could not compare!

Moreover, the Artifact Origin could further enhance these two items.

Along with Perfect Refining and the high-tier Nether Fire Origin...

Even Chu Xiu himself didn’t know how strong the reborn dragon would be!

Without further thought, he waved his hand, and in the next instant, surging Nether Fire engulfed the dragon’s corpse!

...

Zhang Qingshan anxiously waited outside the door.

Since he returned, he had been conducting extensive searches within the military’s internal database.

However, due to the rarity of the Dragon Knight profession, there weren’t many related cases. The safest and most successful method was using an artifact called Spring of Life, produced in the world of Super Evolution, where the Eternal King resides.

However, this artifact has high generic utility, allowing for limb regrowth and recovery from severe injuries, so it is very expensive and must be consumed shortly after the dragon’s death, while life energy hasn’t completely dissipated.

As for the secondary plans, they exist, but those methods are quite peculiar and varied.

Things like resurrection through black witchcraft, puppet refining from alchemy theory, flesh and blood directional deformation, and so on, each has great uncertainty.

Even if they are forcefully resurrected, they might turn into bizarre and monstrous creatures.