The Dragon Martialists who went to investigate in the other three directions did not obtain any useful information. They only managed to kill some demonic beasts that had been corroded by the Demon Qi, and these demonic beasts seemed to have come from the direction of the Stone Forest.
There was no doubt that the source of the Demon Qi was in the Stone Forest.
When Kang Shin-mu devoured the Saliva of the Demon Dragon, all the problems were solved.
Logically speaking, as the person who had solved all the problems, Kang Shin-mu should be rewarded handsomely. However, on the contrary, not only did the rewards of this training mission have nothing to do with him, but the deaths of Jiang Yilei and the other two had put him in a very difficult situation.
He had to explain Jiang Yilei's death clearly, and he had to tell them all about his Supreme Talent.
The former was normal, but the latter was too much. To a Dragon Martialist, the Supreme Talent was their trump card. Once it was made public, it would be extremely disadvantageous to them.
However, the Elders of the Grand Prince's Mansion had said that if he did not explain his Supreme Talent, they would not be able to prove the truth of Jiang Yilei's death.
Kang Shin-mu naturally kept his mouth shut. He could not possibly reveal all the characteristics and effects of the Devouring Power, not even a part of it. He had already told them everything he could, and it was impossible for him to reveal more.
The Devouring Power could devour a certain type of energy and temporarily increase one's resistance to that energy. It could also be used to devour demon cores and other things to recover one's strength.
This was a very normal ability, but Jiang Shenwu's words alone were not enough to convince the members of the Elders Council.
Could it be that Kang Shin-mu was going to reveal the fact that he could devour the Divine Dragon's corpse?
That was impossible!
Once this ability was revealed, he would definitely die.
After all, this ability meant that he would be enemies with all the Dragon Martialists. Of course, that was with the exception of Jiang Yuening, who already knew the truth.
This time, Jiang Yuening had been putting in a good word for Kang Shin-mu in front of the elders. Unfortunately, although she was a Dragon Martial Artist with the True Dragon's inheritance, her cultivation base was still too low. She basically had no say in the Grand Lord's Mansion.
Now that the Jiang tribal clan's Patriarch was about to be re-elected, at this critical juncture, the Elders were most likely inclined to lock up Kang Shin-mu.
No matter how hard Kang Shin-mu tried to explain, it was useless. He even had to bear the infamy of "refusing to help" because Jiang Yilei's death was not a small loss to the entire Grand Prince's Palace. In addition, Jiang Yilei was loyal and had many friends in the Grand Prince's Palace.
Now, his friends had gathered together and blamed Jiang Yilei's death on Kang Shin-mu.
But in fact, Kang Shin-mu's cultivation base was only at the second level of the Dragon Ascension realm. Even if he really did not help, there was nothing wrong with him. Did he really have to risk his life to save him?
Everything was because Kang Shin-mu had stepped into the True Dragon realm from the Mortal Dragon realm. It made people jealous, and also made people feel threatened.
If a Dragon Martial Artist with the Mortal Dragon's inheritance had no influence on the Jiang tribal clan's Patriarch selection, then a Dragon Martial Artist with the True Dragon's inheritance had the right to vote in the Patriarch selection. This was not a situation that the group of elders led by Jiang Rong were happy to see.
Therefore, Kang Shin-mu was temporarily locked up.
In the back mountain of the Grand Prince's Mansion, Kang Shin-mu was locked up alone in a cave. The cave entrance had a Divine Dragon Boundary, making it impossible for him to leave the cave.
He closed his eyes to rest. He was not angry because of this, because anger was useless.
He quietly comprehended the three moves of the Dragon Martial Skill.
The Iron-blood Dragon Body could not be cultivated in this situation, because the cultivation efficiency was too low. It was unnecessary. After "enjoying" the extremely fast cultivation speed of self-mutilation, he did not want to cultivate the Iron-blood Dragon Body by ordinary means at all.
Now he was comprehending the two Dragon Martial Skills, the Void Piercing Dragon Shadow and the Sky Roaring Dragon Claw. The former could increase his speed, and the latter was an attack-type Dragon Martial Skill. It could allow him to quickly injure his opponent, and thus corrode the opponent's body with the devouring power.
After three days and three nights, Kang Shin-mu was starving.
No one came to see him.
But in the middle of the night, a familiar figure quietly came to the back mountain. This figure was Jiang Yuening.
In the current Grand Prince's Mansion, to Kang Shin-mu, Jiang Yuening was the only friend he had.
Under such circumstances, if Jiang Yuening revealed the fact that Kang Shin-mu could devour the Divine Dragon's bones, Kang Shin-mu would definitely die. But she did not, because she had always admired Jiang Longjun and Jiang Zizai.
Jiang Yuening also admired Kang Shin-mu's courage and hard work.
Not to mention other things, just the fact that he could endure the pain while cultivating the Iron-blood Dragon Body showed that Kang Shin-mu was definitely not a simple person. He was not called a genius for nothing.
Therefore, she decided to stand on Kang Shin-mu's side from the beginning.
She came to the cave at the back mountain and had already obtained a stone key. She inserted it into a groove next to the cave and unexpectedly opened the Divine Dragon Boundary.
"Kang Shin-mu, hurry up and leave."
Jiang Yuening lowered her voice and said, "I heard that someone wants to kill you. It'll be too late if you don't leave now."
"Thank you."
Kang Shin-mu stood up, nodded and said in a deep voice.
He believed that Jiang Yuening would not joke around.
Jiang Rong, his uncle, had long disliked him, but he had only obtained the Mortal Dragon's blood essence, so he did not plan on doing anything to him.
But now, he had been promoted to a True Dragon.
This made him a threat to the father and son, Jiang Rong and Jiang Junma.
If they wanted to kill Jiang Shenwu, they had the motive and possibility to do so.
However, they would not do it themselves. After all, if they wanted to become the next Patriarch of the Jiang Clan, they could not do it themselves. The biggest possibility was that they had hired a professional killer to kill Kang Shin-mu.
Right now, Jiang Shenwu had nowhere to run. Any Dragon Warrior with a True Dragon's inheritance could easily kill him. It was extremely easy.
"You must work hard and live on. Your talent is very strong. I look forward to the day you rise and return. As for auntie, we will take good care of her. They don't have the guts to do anything to her, and there's no need."
Jiang Yuening said to Kang Shin-mu.
"Yes."
Kang Shin-mu nodded.