After thinking it through, the little fox immediately took out the jade stone and walked towards the third plant. Seeing that the plant seemed to have a reaction, the little fox pondered for a moment before burying the jade stone next to the roots of this plant.
Ye Tiancheng noticed the little fox's actions and understood what the little fox intended to do. He felt that this was indeed a worthwhile endeavor to try.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng let the little fox proceed.
After the little fox buried the jade stone next to the roots of the third plant, Ye Tiancheng called out to the little fox, "Once you've buried it, move aside. I'll continue trying."
The little fox immediately nodded and quickly retreated.
Ye Tiancheng immediately increased his power output. As expected, in the next moment, the third plant finally began to grow wildly again.
Before long, the third plant also finished growing.
Following this, a brilliant curtain of light was drawn by the three plants and slowly formed. Ye Tiancheng and the others suddenly looked in that direction, towards the horizon, and were all shocked.
The little fox exclaimed in surprise, "Is that the Dragon Gate?"
Ye Tiancheng nodded and replied, "Although I haven't seen the real Dragon Gate with my own eyes, if I'm not mistaken, it should indeed be the Dragon Gate. After all, we've followed all the conditions the Great White Snake mentioned."
As the Dragon Gate truly appeared, the Great White Snake coiled at the foot of the mountain suddenly began to levitate. She flew rapidly towards the newly appeared Dragon Gate.
In an instant, Ye Tiancheng and the others watched as the Great White Snake's body underwent changes with every inch it crossed the Dragon Gate.
The Great White Snake was becoming more and more like a dragon.
No, it should be said that she was about to become a true dragon.
Ye Tiancheng and the others were all filled with admiration.
Ye Tiancheng patted the little fox and Ye Wuji, then jokingly said, "Do you two want to try following behind and flying through the Dragon Gate?"
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, the little fox immediately shook its head vigorously.
The little fox said, "I absolutely won't!"
Ye Wuji, following behind, also said, "I still prefer being a human. I don't even know if I can become a normal person again. If I fly through the Dragon Gate again, I'm afraid I'll be even less likely to change back, right?"
As they spoke, the Great White Snake had completely passed through the Dragon Gate. The entire snake underwent a complete transformation, becoming a true dragon.
A white dragon.
Watching the white dragon fly further and further away, the little fox suddenly reacted and exclaimed, "That Great White Snake... Oh, no, she's a dragon now. Didn't she promise to take us into Luo Qi Mountain after we helped her fly through the Dragon Gate?"
"She just flew away on her own?!"
As soon as the little fox finished speaking, the white dragon that had flown away circled back and returned to them.
A massive dragon head appeared before Ye Tiancheng and the others. The white dragon's pair of huge, golden eyes stared intently at the little fox. Then, the white dragon spoke, "Who said I flew away? Can't I fly a few more circles in the sky? And you're still badmouthing me down here!"
The little fox was not afraid of this white dragon.
Upon hearing the white dragon's words, the little fox replied, "You flew further and further away until you were almost out of sight. We had to worry, what if you went back on your word and didn't intend to fulfill your promise?"
The white dragon let out a scoff.
"Tch! I'm not that kind of person who goes back on their word. I'll naturally do what I promised you!"
The little fox continued to say to the white dragon, "Now that you've achieved your wish, we've also helped you break the seal and created the Dragon Gate for you to transform into a dragon. Now, can you fulfill your promise?"
The white dragon nodded and replied to the little fox, "Of course, I can."
"You all, get onto my back, and I'll take you into Luo Qi Mountain!"
Ye Tiancheng and the others truly hadn't expected that the key to entering Luo Qi Mountain wasn't just the three plants, but rather using the three plants to make the Dragon Gate appear, allowing the Great White Snake to fly through the Dragon Gate and transform into a dragon, and only then could they follow the white dragon into Luo Qi Mountain.
The white dragon's body was enormous, but since she was repaying a favor and helping them, she certainly wouldn't intentionally make things difficult for Ye Tiancheng and the others.
Therefore, the white dragon specifically lowered her body, allowing the entire dragon to lie on the ground, making it easier for Ye Tiancheng and the others to get on her back. However, even so, given the size of the white dragon's body, this was still not a very easy task.
Ye Tiancheng, with one arm around the little fox and the other holding Ye Wuji in his bird form, directly brought them both to land on the dragon's back.
Feeling Ye Tiancheng sit down, the white dragon asked, "Are you ready?"
Ye Tiancheng had the little fox sit in front of him, then had the little fox hold Ye Wuji, and then replied to the white dragon's question, "We are ready."
Upon receiving the response, the white dragon immediately took to the sky.
The white dragon flew towards the horizon. She was considerate of the people on her back, so she didn't fly too fast. Ye Tiancheng and the others didn't know where the white dragon was heading.
The white dragon soared straight into the sky, flying very high. Then, a vortex finally appeared in front of the white dragon, and the white dragon plunged headfirst into the center of the vortex.
Ye Tiancheng and the others were not unfamiliar with such vortices.
Generally, such vortices were teleportation points to a certain space. Just like when Ye Tiancheng and the others were looking for fragments of the Fu Xi Qin but ended up obtaining its strings, they were sucked into such a vortex and teleported to another space.
They were trapped in that space for a full three years before they managed to get out.
Fortunately, this time, they could control the time themselves and didn't have to worry about being trapped in such a place for too long, causing a long time to pass outside and the situation outside to become even worse.
Ye Tiancheng and the others sat steadily on the dragon's back. Ye Tiancheng had placed the little fox and Ye Wuji in front of him, primarily to be their support, worried that the little fox and Ye Wuji might not sit steadily and fall off the dragon's back.
However, this newly ascended white dragon was much more reliable than Ye Tiancheng had imagined.
The white dragon flew very steadily. Ye Tiancheng, sitting behind to support the little fox and Ye Wuji, never had an opportunity to use his support.
Of course, not having an opportunity to use his support was a great thing.
As the white dragon entered the vortex, a surreal world gradually unfolded before Ye Tiancheng and the others.
The little fox and Ye Wuji, being younger, were particularly amazed.
This place did not resemble an ordinary, normal world at all.
More accurately, people entering here would feel a sense of transcending dimensions; it certainly didn't feel like being in a real world.
Although, from the very beginning, they were not in a normal, real world.
However, at least the worlds they could see before were still normal, unlike this place.
The white dragon slowly descended with Ye Tiancheng and the others, landing on the ground.
Then, the white dragon said to Ye Tiancheng and the others, "Alright, you can get off my back now. This is Luo Qi Mountain, where you need to go."
Ye Tiancheng and the others gradually climbed off the white dragon's back.
They looked around at everything with great curiosity.
At this moment, the white dragon curiously asked Ye Tiancheng and the others, "But, speaking of which, now that you've arrived at Luo Qi Mountain, what are you here to do?"
Ye Tiancheng glanced at the white dragon.
He felt that the non-human beings in this place who could speak human language did not seem to be extremely violent or unreasonable. They also didn't seem cruel or murderous. Furthermore, since this was within the space of Xiao Jing City, there was no need to be overly cautious.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng replied to the white dragon, "The outside world has undergone significant changes. The Pure Land has been polluted and is continuously deteriorating, causing great impact on the outside world."
"In order to restore the world to normal, we can only curb the situation in the Pure Land and restore it to normal."
"For this purpose, we have been searching for ways to restore the Pure Land to normal, which is why we have come here."
The white dragon was quite shocked after hearing Ye Tiancheng's words.
She asked with some confusion, "Although I have been in seclusion for quite some time, the outside world shouldn't have changed so drastically, right? Has such a major event occurred?"
"...Alright then, with such a significant event, no living being in this plane world can remain uninvolved. If that's the case, then so be it. I'll stay and help you?"
Ye Tiancheng was immediately stunned. "This..."
The white dragon looked at Ye Tiancheng with her very large dragon eyes, saying with some dissatisfaction, "What? You don't think highly of my strength? I'm very powerful, you know!"
"After all, I am now a true dragon, and my strength is considerable."
"Or perhaps, you don't trust me."
Ye Tiancheng could only try to explain, "No, it's not like that."
The white dragon scoffed again, exhaled a breath of dragon's breath, and said, "Tch! It's not strange if you don't trust me, but it doesn't matter. It's a good thing that you're being cautious about such an important matter."
"This way, at least you seem much more reliable."
"How about this, let's sign a contract. I'll recognize you as my master... Looking at you, your strength doesn't seem particularly weak, so recognizing you as my master isn't a disgrace. We can sign a master-pet contract. From now on, you'll raise me, and I'll serve you. How about it?"
Being able to contract a dragon as one's pet would undoubtedly be a tremendous stroke of luck.
However, Ye Tiancheng felt as if he were dreaming, finding it incredibly unbelievable that such a windfall had suddenly appeared.
He was speechless for a long time.
However, Ye Tiancheng's demeanor was interpreted by the white dragon as him still hesitating.
Although, Ye Tiancheng was indeed hesitating.
Free things are the most expensive. Who knows if there might be a trap in this pie that fell from the sky!
The white dragon said to Ye Tiancheng, "You're not that cowardly, are you? We've already agreed to sign a contract. With the contract, are you still afraid of any hidden tricks? I'm a dragon! Taking me out with you would be such a glorious thing!"
"Could it be that you, a mere human, are going to reject me?!"
Ye Tiancheng still felt a bit uneasy in his heart, but constantly refusing the white dragon wasn't a solution.
Besides, he wasn't such a timid person himself.
The benefits that contracting a dragon could bring to Ye Tiancheng were unquestionable. Even if there were immense risks behind it, it seemed truly worth Ye Tiancheng taking a chance.
Therefore, when the white dragon spoke again, Ye Tiancheng finally made up his mind and decided to agree.