The Azure Dragon Codex ⁽⁴²⁾

The tunnel stretched on, the greenish glow of the ley line core growing brighter with each step. Lin Yue’s torch had burned down to a nub, so he snuffed it out—now relying on the core’s faint light to see. The air grew thicker, the dark…

Dawn broke on the day of their departure, clear and cold. Lin Yue and Xiao Yu stood at the western gate of the Azure Cloud Sect, their backpacks slung over their shoulders, the Shadow Sect token and tunnel map clutched in Lin Yue’s hand. Elder…

The second day before their departure dawned with a light fog, softening the edges of the Azure Cloud Sect’s rooftops. Lin Yue was already at the Spirit Spring, his breath fogging in the cool air, focused on a new challenge: concealing his dragon qi. The…

Lin Yue spent the rest of the day at the Spirit Spring, trying to replenish his drained dragon qi. It was slow work— slower than before. The spring’s pure qi drifted into his dantian, but it felt like pouring water into a cracked bowl. Most…

Dawn’s light spilled over the western clearing, turning the frost on the grass to dew. The air smelled of ash and blood—remnants of the wolf bodies, still smoldering in a pile—and the disciples moved in quiet groups, tending to wounds, gathering weapons, or just sitting…