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Two days later, the ruins of Loulan were found in the Kingdom of Wind.

After the small country named "Loulan" disappeared, it became a ruin in the desert.

The power of nature is undoubtedly evident in this situation. Under the erosion of wind and sand, in just a few years, the once prosperous ancient country of Loulan turned into ruins that seemed to have been left behind thousands of years ago.

Two figures were walking on the ruined street. The wind and sand in the sky seemed to be nothing, which did not affect the two people's stroll and chat at all.

"Speaking of which, Loulan seems to have been destroyed for less than ten years, right?"

Fang Zhou looked at the surrounding environment and asked doubtfully: "Why do people nowadays use the word 'ancient country' to describe Loulan?"

No matter which plane's standard is used, the so-called "ancient country" does not necessarily have to have a history of more than a thousand years.

But no matter how low the standards are, a country that has disappeared for less than ten years cannot be called "ancient" anyway.

This is also something that makes Fang Zhou quite puzzled.

Why do people in the ninja world always describe Loulan as an "ancient country"?

"Who knows." Orochimaru shrugged and said nonchalantly: "This is a saying spread from the Kingdom of Wind. It is probably to add some so-called 'historical heritage' to them."

As long as the rumors spread widely enough, it won't take more than two generations for Loulan to truly be called an "ancient country".

As the "country within a country" of the Kingdom of Wind, Loulan's title as an "ancient country" is also of some benefit to the Kingdom of Wind.

Of course, this so-called benefit is limited to those nobles who pay attention to history and heritage.In other words, there is no real benefit in going out to save face.

The two looked like they were taking a walk, but their speed was extremely fast. In just two sentences, they passed through half of the ruins and came to a half-collapsed tall building.

"This is it. Fortunately, it didn't collapse completely, otherwise we would have to dig a passage."

Orochimaru looked at the building in front of him with a hint of ridicule in his tone.

"Is it down here?"

Fang Zhou looked at the building in front of him.

This is a rare tall building built entirely of square stones.

In this endless desert, it is not easy to find such high-quality stone.

Most of the buildings in the entire Kingdom of Wind, including Sand Hidden Village, are built with sand and rammed earth.

Stone building?

That was a luxury that even the Kazekage could not enjoy. Only the daimyo of the Land of Wind and a few other nobles had the financial resources to enjoy it.

——Of course, this does not mean that the Kazekage cannot afford this kind of stone building, but they are more willing to spend money on places that can improve the village or personal strength, rather than on the enjoyment of life.

The harsh environment of the Kingdom of Wind makes the people living here pay more attention to actual interests in survival and strength, rather than those "useless" life enjoyments.

This kind of stone building is nothing if it is located in the northernmost area of ​​the Kingdom of Wind, which is barely considered a "livable" area.

But in this desert hinterland, there are luxuries that only the daimyo and a very few nobles can afford.

Judging from this point alone, the status of this building in Loulan is definitely not low.

Along the way into the ruins, there was only one building made of pure stone, which was probably the residence of Queen Loulan and the location of the dragon vein.

The stone building is only three stories high, but judging from the building structure, there should be at least two floors underground.

Due to the wind and sand, most of the first floor was buried under the sand, and even the door was tightly blocked.

The outer wall of the first floor of the stone building has also collapsed, revealing a large hole.

Fortunately, the stone building still maintains a considerable degree of stability due to its material. Apart from being slightly tilted, it generally maintains its original structure.

Fangzhou and Orochimaru walked directly through the big hole in the wall.

Under the exploration of spiritual power, the entrance to the underground was quickly found.

It was so dark underground that I couldn't see my fingers.

The light from the outside world cannot shine here at all.

However, darkness has no impact on Fangzhou.

The perception of mental power, both in terms of accuracy and sensitivity, goes beyond the conventional five senses such as vision and hearing by countless levels.

As for Orochimaru, he also has the ability to see in the dark.

The two of them didn't care about the dark environment, and their actions were not hindered in the slightest. They quickly found the goal of their trip.

A huge stone door with dense seals.

"This is where the Yondaime sealed the dragon vein."

Orochimaru turned to look at Fangzhou, his cold snake eyes looking particularly penetrating in the darkness: "If you have no objection, I will start preparing to crack the seal now. During this period, I cannot be disturbed in any way. If If there is any trouble..."

"Three days?"

Fang Zhou asked back.

This is the time Orochimaru said before that it would take to break the seal.

Asking again at this time is just a habitual confirmation.

"Three days is the time it takes to break all the seals. If you just open the door, about half a day is enough."

Orochimaru stepped forward, slowly formed seals with his hands, and said: "If you need to make any preparations in advance, you can start now. After the seal of the dragon vein is lifted, I have no way to control its actions."

Hearing this, Fang Zhou nodded and took out a sealing scroll.

In the theatrical version of "The Lost Tower", "Dragon Vein" is given many magical properties.

Since it is just a theatrical version, there is no need to consider too many "reasonableness" issues.

In fact, according to the setting of Dragon Vein in "The Lost Tower", if it is put back into the original anime, there will be many bugs.

And these bugs are all fixed by the instinct of the derived world.

After being "repaired by the world line", the dragon vein is an aggregate of a large amount of chakra, and for some special reason, it has the two attributes of "regeneration" and "space".

The latter is not difficult to understand. Dragon Vein's so-called "time travel" is not actually reversing time and going back to the past, but sending people to another "parallel world" in a different time.

As for "regeneration", it is a common characteristic shared by almost all chakra aggregates in the Naruto world, including tailed beasts.

That is, as long as the "origin" is not damaged, no matter how much it is consumed, it can be restored to its peak state through time.

This characteristic is actually very common in almost all living or non-living things that possess a large amount of chakra in the ninja world.

Compared with the attribute of "space", what Fang Zhou pays more attention to is actually the attribute of "regeneration".

As a person with [extraordinary physique], Fang Zhou himself does not lack blue, and he does not need to rely on dragon veins to replenish chakra.

However, the chakra of Dragon Vein is a very good tonic for several disciples in Fangzhou.

With the "regeneration" attribute, there is no need to worry that the energy of the dragon's veins will be exhausted by them.

Even if it is not said that it can be used for a lifetime, at least for a long time, the chakra of the dragon vein can greatly increase the growth rate of several disciples of Fangzhou, and the same is true in terms of combat power.

No matter what path he takes, even for a purely technical ninja, no one will think that his chakra amount is too much.

Don't you think Hatake is [-]/[-] and don't want to be like the first Hokage, relying on his chakra advantage to bully others?

Those "skill-type" ninjas have exquisite control of chakra, not because they are born with a lack of blue, but they have no choice but to use skills to make up for this shortcoming.

Moreover, for skilled ninjas, the increase in chakra volume will increase the overall strength even more.

With information inquiry in the chat group, Fangzhou has made full preparations for the characteristics of dragon veins.

Several carefully crafted sealing artifacts were placed in front of him one by one by Fang Zhou, quietly waiting for Orochimaru to break the seal.

With the improvement of his strength, Fang Zhou's perception of time has also changed greatly from that of ordinary people.

If it were before, sitting and waiting with nothing to do, let alone three days, even three hours would have driven Fang Zhou crazy.

But now, Fangzhou's mood has changed a lot.

Not to mention just a few days, if necessary, even if it takes several months, Fang Zhou has enough patience.

While he was studying the secrets in Shadow Demon's inheritance, he also focused part of his mind on Orochimaru's process of cracking the seal. The three days passed almost in a flash.

I have to say that Orochimaru is indeed an "all-rounder" who can do a little bit of everything.

In this regard, he is quite similar to his old enemy Jiraiya.

Although Orochimaru's attainments in sealing techniques are far inferior to those of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina and his wife, in the entire ninja world, they are still considered to be top-notch.

Under the premise that targeted preparations had been made, even the seal placed by Namikaze Minato himself could not stop Orochimaru.

It is always easier to destroy than to build.

What's more, what Orochimaru "defeated" was only a seal left by Namikaze Minato, not Namikaze Minato itself.

This kind of competition is inherently unfair.

Of course, neither Fangzhou nor Orochimaru cares whether this contest is fair and reasonable.

Breaking the seal left by Namikaze Minato and taking away the dragon's veins is what the two of them want to do.

Three days passed, and Orochimaru's cracking of the seal finally came to an end.

I saw that the formation diagram with the dragon veins sealed seemed to come alive, and each word was like a fish made of ink, constantly swimming.

Orochimaru's chakra suddenly exploded, and at the same time he shouted: "Now, take action!"

At the same time Orochimaru spoke, the light in the sealing array skyrocketed, and a dazzling purple light bloomed, illuminating the dark basement.

The moment Fang Zhou saw this purple light, he understood that it was the chakra of the dragon vein.

In other words, it is part of the "body" of the dragon vein.

Dragon Vein itself is a chakra polymer, not an entity, and has ever-changing abilities.

But no matter how it changes, it cannot change its essence that it is composed of a huge amount of chakra.

Fang Zhou reacted quickly and immediately picked up the sealing artifact that he had prepared and pointed it at the dragon's veins.

Chakra-sealing artifacts have a strong ability to absorb chakra.

Not "attraction", but forced "absorption".

This is a sealing device specially built for dragon veins under the exchange function of the chat group. It has the ability to absorb chakra. When targeting dragon veins, its power is multiplied.

The dragon vein chakra that had just broken through the seal and escaped from the trap had no ability to resist at all, and was captured by this strong attraction.

It was as if an invisible big hand grabbed the chakra exposed by the dragon's veins, and then pulled it into the jar in Fang Zhou's hand.

During the confrontation between the sealing equipment and the dragon vein, Fang Zhou did not hesitate to use his soul power.

The power of the soul also turned into an invisible big hand, dragging the dragon's veins towards the jar in his hand.

After redeeming the Shadow Demon inheritance, Fang Zhou's soul power grew very rapidly, far exceeding anyone in the ninja world.

Even Otsutsuki Kaguya is slightly inferior to Fang Zhou in terms of soul essence.

Although the quantity is slightly lacking, the quality advantage more than makes up for this shortcoming.

As soon as Fang Zhou's soul power came out, Dragon Vein suddenly lost its resistance and was dragged bit by bit into the jar in Fang Zhou's hand.

After Orochimaru cracked the seal, he withdrew to the side and stood in the corner of the room, looking at the "unremarkable" jar in Fang Zhou's hand, with a greedy look in his eyes.

A sealing device that can capture dragon veins, no matter how ugly it looks, cannot conceal its value.

If this thing is used properly, capturing tailed beasts is no problem.

In addition, this mysterious strong man seems to be fully controlling the sealing instrument in his hand. He seems to be "weak", which is an excellent opportunity to strike.

If you attack at this time, the probability of success is naturally extremely high.

Although Orochimaru is not too obsessed with chakra aggregates such as tailed beasts and dragon veins.

But if you can enhance your own strength, how many ninjas can refuse?

However, thinking of the terrifying strength of the person in front of him, Orochimaru wisely gave up the idea of ​​snatching it.

Orochimaru naturally wants to continuously increase his strength.

For this reason, Orochimaru had done this countless times, robbing wealth and treasures.

But any wealth, treasure, or improvement in strength is not as important as one's own life.

Improving your strength is to make yourself live longer and safer.

Instead of risking your life just to improve your strength.

After weighing it briefly for a moment, the thought of cherishing life finally prevailed, and the trace of greed in my heart quickly dissipated.

In the few minutes that Orochimaru hesitated, the dragon veins had been completely sealed into the container in Fangzhou's hand.

Fang Zhou fastened the lid on the jar and looked at Orochimaru with a half-smile: "I thought you would grab it. Why didn't you take advantage of such a good opportunity just now?"

"Your Excellency, don't make such a joke..." Orochimaru laughed a few times and said, "I admit that I want good things when I see them, but I want to live a good life."

Orochimaru didn't seem to be trying to hide his greed, but seemed very honest.

When he said this, Fang Zhou found it hard to talk about what had just happened.

Shaking his head, Fang Zhou put away the container in his hand and said, "I owe you a small favor for this matter."