Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1437 Tessa's Plan

"Why did you make trouble again? I've only been gone for a few days, and you couldn't help butmisbehave, could you?" Tessa complained as she placed her hands on her hips and glared at Rocky.A few days ago, she had left for Sword Spirit Sect after receiving an urgent summons from the sect.However, when she returned to the city, she heard that Rocky had defeated Cory in the competition.What complicated the matter was that some mysterious woman had injured Cory yesterday, andTessa was sure that Rocky had something to do with it.

"No, I've been good. I swear!" Rocky blinked as he ardently proclaimed his innocence.

"This guard team comprises of experienced and inexperienced members. It is a place where dragonsand fishes jumbled together. As you've been here for a short while, the others might consider youan easy target. Perhaps it's better if you did not stay here. I'll request my father to arrange a leisurelyjob for you, or if you prefer, you can train Nightshade on a full-time basis for me. Over the past fewdays, I've noticed that it's been listless on the days that you don't show up, almost as if you are itsmaster," Tessa said, dejection evident in her tone. Not once had she imagined that Nightshadewould prefer Rocky over her.

"No, thanks. I believe the guard team is the best place for me at the moment. Please be assured thatCaptain Ramon takes good care of me." Rocky waved his hand as if to dismiss her offer.

"But..." Tessa started to object. She was worried that the guard team would bully Rocky if hecontinued to stay.

"I know you care about me, but I can look after myself," Rocky interjected. He needed to settle herworries if he intended to continue as part of the guard team.

"How dare you insinuate that I care about you? What a nerve!" Tessa stared at Rocky, somewhatindignantly. She was horrified that he would make such a suggestion. And yet, her face turned red.During her trip to Sword Spirit Sect, she had thought of Rocky from time to time, which left herquite distressed. Of course, she did not want to believe or accept that she had a crush on Rocky.And yet, Rocky had unintentionally succeeded in winning another girl's heart with his unique charm!"By the way, Tessa, is there any spiritual land around the city suitable for cultivation of those at theSpirit Realm?" Rocky asked.

Places with rich spiritual power in the Supreme Ether Land were referred to as spiritual land by thespirit warriors.

"Why do you ask this?" Tessa furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Oh, I want to search for powerful spiritual beasts, collect samples of their blood for research, andcultivate my strength alongside," Rocky explained with a grin. He didn't want to reveal his intentionof enhancing his strength enough to break through to the King Realm to Tessa, and so, he usedresearch as his excuse.

To enter the Martial Spirit Graveyard, he would have to qualify during the fiercely competitiveselection battle. Even though he had the confidence to enter the final battle, he would be no matchfor Xavier, the number one Spirit Realm master of the Sword Spirit Sect, if they were paired asopponents. He had learned Xavier's strength before and knew that Xavier was superior. If he wantedto meet the eligibility criteria for entry to the Martial Spirit Graveyard, Rocky needed to enhance hisstrength.

"The spiritual lands for cultivation around Sword Spirit City are very dangerous. Only powerfulwarriors at the King Realm dare to enter these. Take Ghost Valley for instance. Nightshade wasseverely injured the last time I went there with it,” Tessa advised with a shake of her head. Just themention of how Nightshade had been hurt brought back terrifying memories. She didn't wantRocky to replace himself in a similar situation.

"Don't worry about me. When I was in my hometown, I often went to some dangerous spirituallands to collect spiritual beasts’ blood samples. Trust me when I say that I can protect myself," Rockypromised, confidence dripping from every word.

"No way. It's more dangerous than you imagine,” Tessa protested with a roll of her eyes. Refusing toaccept advice and the urge to explore dangerous places were typical traits for Rocky. She wonderedwhy he was so stubborn about placing himself in harm's way.

"If you won't help me, then I'll ask Captain Ramon." Determination reflected in his expression andvoice. To add to her sense of urgency, Rocky then turned and pretended to leave.

"No. Wait!" Tessa hesitated. She racked her brain for a way to convince Rocky. When she couldn'tthink of anything, she conceded. "Fine. I'll tell you, but you have to assure me that you will not goalone. Promise me that you will inform me when you go. I will accompany you so that you don't getinto trouble.” Tessa grabbed Rocky's arm and forced him to look at her as she implored. She wasconcerned for his safety. He had to see that!

"Okay, I will take you with me. You're a great friend!" Rocky smiled perfunctorily, but of course, hehad no intention of taking Tessa along.

Later, Tessa shared details of the location of the three spiritual lands for cultivation with Rocky.

He memorized all the information before returning to the beast farm to prepare.

At night, when the city was quiet,

Rocky left under cover of darkness, grateful that the moon hadn't graced the night sky yet. His firststop was the Ghost Valley, located five miles west of Sword Spirit City.

Most of the spiritual beasts in the Ghost Valley were between the fifth and seventh grade of theSpirit Realm and a few at the King Realm. Thus, it was natural that ordinary warriors at the KingRealm wouldn't set foot in the valley alone.

However, for the Ethereal Region where humans lived, the spiritual lands there only had a fewspiritual beasts. Considering their number, these spiritual beasts remained hidden, making it achallenge to replace them

Of course, only the spirit warriors of the Supreme Ether Land would face such a difficulty. Rocky, onthe other hand, didn't need to look for them. As long as he used the saliva left by Uriah as a lure,the spiritual beasts would come to him. It saved him a lot of effort.

After entering the Ghost Valley, Rocky first checked the terrain before dividing the area into severalzones depending on the level of danger. Then he began to search for spiritual beasts and spiritualtreasures in the less dangerous areas first.

Naturally formed spiritual treasures were plentiful in places full of spiritual power. The spiritualtreasures in the Supreme Ether Land were far superior to those in the Wild Spirit Land. And so, theirfunction went well beyond what anyone from the Wild Spirit Land had experienced. However, withRocky's current strength, he had to replace enough high-grade Spirit Realm treasures to trigger a realmupgrade, or his efforts would be in vain.

As Rocky was familiar with this unique cultivation method and had the magical saliva as bait, hemanaged to lure a wild spiritual beast at fifth grade of the Spirit Realm in less than two hours.Without any trouble, he earned the wild spirit beast's obedience, smoothly collected its blood, andalso found two pieces of natural spiritual treasures in its lair. Although the natural spiritual treasure’sgrade was not very high, it could help him increase some of his strength.

As the night bore on, Rocky successfully collected the blood samples of five spiritual beasts, as wellas some spiritual treasures. He had a good harvest.

Despite the results, he felt a sense of urgency as there was less than a month left before thecompetition for the qualification to enter the Martial Spirit Graveyard. Although he had experiencedbreaking through to the King Realm before, which was an advantage, it was still uncertain whetherhe could successfully make the breakthrough in one month.

Unfortunately, he was pressed for time and could not afford to wait. In the blink of an eye, thecompetition for qualification to enter the Martial Spirit Graveyard arrived, as scheduled.

Since this was the only chance for the Sword Spirit City's disciples to enter the Martial SpiritGraveyard, they would definitely spare no effort.

The first stage of the competition was a melee, which meant that all the spirit warriors participatingin the competition would fight in the same region until only eight warriors remained. These warriorswould then enter the second stage.

Such a battle was intense, as well as unpredictable.

The Martial Spirit Graveyard was a forbidden area of the Sword Spirit Sect, which was why theyattached great importance to the competition. To ensure fairness, the Sword Spirit Sect sent twoelders with high prestige to oversee the battle in person, as well as Hannah and Miguel.

Harrison, Sword Spirit City's governor, and all the other officials were present, not to mention theSword Spirit City's disciples. They filled the audience section of the competition area. Such a scenewas second only to the Sword Spirit Sect's grand ceremony in terms of eminence, and none werewilling to miss it.

Soon, all the disciples shortlisted for the competition were ready to fight. They glanced at eachother, restless and anxious to begin. Tessa and Rocky stood together and watched the crowd.

"Hey, I'll fight with you when the competition starts. I'll try my best to help you enter the finalround,” Tessa said. Since she had already secured a place among those deemed fit to enter theMartial Spirit Graveyard, she wanted to help Rocky capture a spot as well. While ranking was aconcern, Tessa felt that she could give her father an explanation to appease him as long as sheentered the top ten.

"It seems that I'm going to depend on a girl right till the end!" Rocky remarked wittily. The satirewas not lost on him or Tessa. That being said, he was happy to have Tessa as his shield! He didn'twant to expose his strength so soon, and any help she could offer would allow him to keep a lowprofile.