Wet viviparity

Chapter 915 Mystery, Old Dragon Lord

Man Shenying's indigo face twitched slightly. After the defeat in the Tiannan Calamity, the old grudges from the calamity still burned in his heart like poisonous fire. Therefore, since the calamity, apart from stabilizing people's hearts in the Danmeng Spirit Pool, he had been sorting out Ling Xuzi's past traces.

Regarding his connection with the East Sea, it is only known that he visited Taiyi Qingmu Mountain several times, became close friends with the two gods Tu and Lei, was greatly favored by the Pleiades Star Official, and had a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Peach Blossom Fairy and Fire Crow Bai Ranfeng.

As the red clouds gradually condensed above Venerable Huofeng's head, his spiritual senses suddenly detected something unusual around him. He glanced to the side and saw Zhu Tao's feather robes fluttering without wind. This usually composed horse-headed auspicious bird had its eyelashes lowered and its fingertips constantly calculating in its sleeves.

Prince Linghan played with the dragon pearl, recalling his recent visits to the Dragon Palace with his father. Once, while talking with the Dragon Palace prince about the past of the East Sea, they inadvertently mentioned the mirage and learned a secret.

The Thirty-Six Qi Mirage Towers have always been a thorn in the side of the Dragon Palace, especially the tower masters in the Mirage Realm. Each of them has obtained the Ancestral Mirage Qi and inherited the blood feud of Ma Fuhai, the son of the Dragon Prince's son-in-law, against the Dragon Palace. They often travel to the East Sea to attack and kill scattered soldiers and generals of the Dragon Palace.

However, the leaders of the tower over the years were all rather unwise. With the Dragon Palace's extensive network of eyes and ears across rivers and seas, and its interconnected relationships, their true nature was thoroughly investigated.

Only this new landlord has recently made some progress due to the great calamity in Tiannan. This person is Lingxu Xiaosheng.

In fact, if one were to dig a little deeper into Ling Xuzi, it would be clear that the illusion technique he possesses is inextricably linked to the Mirage Technique passed down in Li Muru's family. Once he refines the Mirage Technique and ascends to the Dao Organ - Illusionary Sea Floating and Sinking Heart used for refining spells, it would be certain that Ling Xuzi is one of the Tower Masters.

However, since entering the Dao, Lingxuzi has almost never had any conflict with the Dragon Palace, nor has he even had any contact with it. Unlike other tower masters, he does not seek to gain benefits in the Thirty-Six Qi Mirage Tower by hunting down members under the Dragon Palace.

Ling Xuzi's style meant that the Dragon Palace's spies never noticed this leading figure of the righteous path.

But things are different now. The Dragon Palace Prince suspects that there are at least three Ancestral Mirage Qi within Ling Xuzi.

This makes the current treasure hunt even more unpredictable. Prince Linghan couldn't help but glance at Lingxuzi a few more times. Even he found the person in front of him mysterious. No wonder his old dragon father changed his usual practice and specifically asked him and his younger sister to come to the Grand Council.

“Senior Brother Xiaoyuan, please deliver this precious coin to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea,” Ji Ming said.

Zhang Xiaoyuan, who was in the cabinet, changed his expression and glanced at Ji Ming. Then he left Xunfeng Platform, swung his arms in the air outside the mountain, and revealed his true form as a roc. With a slight flap of his wings, he flew eastward for more than a hundred miles. On the way, he suddenly changed course and headed towards the Jiheng Mountain Fire Ruins Cave, which was thousands of miles away.

Deep beneath the seabed of the Eastern Ocean, in the depths of the Dragon Palace.

Where the water ripples, there is a gate tower entwined with waterweeds, its pillars faintly shimmering with pale blue scales.

Before and after the archway, all sorts of strange sea creatures lay prostrate beside the coral pillars, exhaling strings of silver bubbles from their nostrils. There were also old crabs practicing martial arts and shrimp generals training their troops, with shouts and cries that never ceased.

Passing through the archway, the water flow suddenly dissipates, as if stepping into an invisible dome, clear and bright.

Here, the glazed dome lets in the sunlight, making the thousands of palaces sway in the light and shadow. The palace walls made of green jade flicker with the light of the waves, and schools of silver fish swim across the tortoiseshell beams, their scales shimmering like stars.

The pillars are made of natural red coral, and tiny seahorses are hidden among the branches, their cheeks puffing out in time with the music from the depths of the Dragon Palace.

The banquet in the palace was held on a giant giant clam shell bed that covered hundreds of acres. The old dragon king leaned against a dragon saliva-scented pillow, while shrimp soldiers carried wine jars on their heads and moved around.

In the kitchen, one can see clam spitting out pearls as lamps, mermaids slicing glistening fish, and dragon princes and princesses holding luminous cups filled with wine, a scene of extravagance and debauchery.

Amidst such a beautiful scene and feast, not all aquatic spirits were all smiles. The Little Dragon of the East Sea was sullen and hesitated several times before speaking, but was stopped each time by his trusted and beloved general, General Jumping Shrimp.

Suddenly, a long whale's low cry was heard from the deep sea, followed by hawksbill turtles striking their shells, producing a deep, resonant rhythm; octopus tentacles gently caressed anemones, and tangible sound waves floated up wherever their tentacles passed; most amazingly, a group of luminous jellyfish opened and closed their umbrellas in rhythm, scattering fine dust of light.

A dragon maiden came to the little dragon prince's side, poured him wine, and under the cover of music, whispered to him, "Chen, why do you have to quarrel with your father and say such things? Every year on the fifth day of the seventh month, you would set up a battle formation outside the immortal mountain to intercept and kill those tower masters."

"Over the years, how many elite Yan Bai soldiers have died or been wounded in your Flying Flag Camp? Don't you even know?!" *Slap!*

Chenlong slammed the wine cup down on the table, his expression serious and restrained. "This Mirage Realm only drifts to the East Sea Immortal Mountain on July 5th each year. Father always says that those tower masters are not going to amount to anything, and it would be better to keep them around."

However, due to those lords' attacks and retaliations in various parts of the East Sea, the Dragon Palace's authority, which had been established for thousands of years, was completely lost. Any demon dared to come to our Dragon Palace to beg for resources, and anyone who came to borrow treasures never returned them. Some even became powerful enough that my father married off his dragon daughter to them.

"Back then, the disaster caused by the Mirage Tower was also because Father King saw that Ma Ji was no ordinary man, so he chose him as his son-in-law, even marrying our most virtuous dragon princess to him."

With a loud bang, Chenlong slammed his fist heavily on the table as he finished speaking, and all the music stopped.

"Dragon Lord!"

A minister from the Dragon Palace looked at the old Dragon King with concern, wanting to persuade him, but the old Dragon King waved his hand to stop him.

With one hand gripping the jade belt at his waist, Long Gong stared at the little dragon prince Chen Long and said, "Do you think I shouldn't have agreed to borrow the three thousand six hundred and eighty-two treasure rooms from that black tiger as a test for treasure hunting?"

Xiao Chenlong didn't hide anything and said frankly, "One of them is coveting my family's Divine Treasure Coin, and the other is simply an enemy of my Dragon Palace. Father, you have done quite a few such irrational things over the years."

"What would you do if you were in that situation?"

"kill."

Xiao Chenlong decisively waved his hand, making a downward chopping motion, which frightened the dragon girl beside him, turning her face pale.

"This is an opportunity. Let's turn the tables on him, kill Lingxuzi first, and then use Lingxuzi to lure Zen Master Caihu here to trap and kill him."

I understand perfectly well that Zen Master Caihu's constant running around isn't for the benefit of the various sects of Tiannan at the Grand Council; his true aim has always been Lingxuzi. If we kill Lingxuzi, we can definitely lure him here.”

Xiao Chenlong spoke frankly for a while, then paused and said, "However, I understand Father's concerns. You dare not touch Ling Xuzi. In your words, he has already established his power and his background is too strong. We don't even have time to win him over, so how dare we kill him?"

No, I'll give you a chance today.

"When Ling Xuzi arrives later, you'll be the one to make the move."

The old dragon's expression was not visible in his old eyes, which were covered by two dragon eyebrows. He said, "You were right before. This Lingxuzi has at least three Ancestral Mirage Qi in his hands. In time, he will become a major threat. He should be eliminated as soon as possible."

But do you really dare to do it?

"Why don't you dare!"

Xiao Chenlong said excitedly.

Just then, the patrolling sea demon urgently reported, "The Little Sage Lingxu of Taiping Mountain has sent a messenger with a precious coin to begin the treasure hunt."

Old Dragon Lord's demeanor suddenly changed, and he laughed, "Quickly summon the messenger and invite him to take the seat of honor."

(End of this chapter)