The end of Gaowu: Becoming stronger from not practicing

Zu Long's expression froze.

He transformed into an old man with branches growing from his head, leaves falling off, branches withered, a weathered expression, his body covered in wrinkles and age spots, and dressed in linen clothes.

As the ancestral dragon, he was also a man of great knowledge and experience.

Which Immortal Emperor, in his strategic games, didn't use all living beings as pawns?

Zhang Lingfeng, however, got himself involved.

This is an extremely dangerous killing move, and a major taboo.

"You must be the ancestor of the dragon race, the ancestral dragon mentioned by the Dragon King."

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

Being in the past, Zhang Lingfeng cannot escape the causes and effects of the past; in this past, he is extremely insignificant.

If the First Emperor wanted to harm him.

He will find it difficult to extricate himself, let alone achieve victory.

Of course, it's not to the point of being completely destroyed.

Zu Long could overwhelm Zhang Lingfeng, but he couldn't kill Zhang Lingfeng.

Killing a Celestial Emperor is an extremely difficult task.

Even if Zu Long's strength far surpasses Zhang Lingfeng's, Zhang Lingfeng will not be easily killed by Zu Long simply because he has entered Zu Long's game.

Of course, Zhang Lingfeng dared to get involved mainly because he didn't feel a strong sense of crisis in this game.

But Zulong was still very curious.

He said kindly, "Why would you do this? In all my years, I have never seen anyone use themselves as a pawn like you."

"In my eyes, the lives of all living beings are no different from the lives of immortal emperors. Back in the Blackwater Star Region, I also fought against Shen Rufeng's life-and-death tribulation on my own."

If I had dragged the life-and-death tribulation into the Blackwater Starfield back then, perhaps there would be no Zhang Lingfeng today.

To treat all living beings as pawns, engaging in various calculations and games, and attempting to grasp the so-called laws of cause and effect and reincarnation, seems rather naive to me.

Zhang Lingfeng told the truth.

Zu Long's kind expression gradually froze, as if he was seriously considering Zhang Lingfeng's words and how he could draw Zhang Lingfeng into this game of chess.

Zhang Lingfeng was investigated by nature.

They also know how the Blackwater Starfield transformed from a primary starfield into a high-level starfield, and that with Zhang Lingfeng's help, it will gradually integrate into the world above.

They also clearly understood the scene of Zhang Lingfeng's confrontation with Shen Rufeng's life-or-death ordeal, and even more clearly understood how Zhang Lingfeng escaped from Shen Rufeng's ordeal.

This has always been a shocking and comical thing for him.

Now, seeing Zhang Lingfeng, who was unwilling to use all living beings as pawns and enter into his own game, Zulong no longer felt amusement, but rather a deep shock.

Life is the origin of all power. The best way to understand the laws of life is to understand the true meaning of life, and the true meaning of life is to protect it.

Back then, Zhang Lingfeng was able to protect life in the Blackwater Starfield.

Today, we can also protect life in the Boundless Starfield.

Therefore, he personally got involved.

Travel through a time tunnel.

Using the cause and effect of this chess game, he appeared before the First Emperor.

He wanted to find Zu Long.

I also want to find out who orchestrated this.

I just never expected it to really be the First Emperor.

He had actually seen the Ancestral Dragon and many figures of the Dragon Clan in the past.

This greatly exceeded Zhang Lingfeng's expectations, making him ecstatic.

With the help of the Ancestral Dragon, rescuing the little golden dragon will be much easier. I am no match for Bai Yang Immortal Emperor, but the Ancestral Dragon should be able to handle him.

In short, this will no longer be a difficult task.

"Perhaps it was not a coincidence that you were able to give birth to Ao Jin. Perhaps it was destiny. I believe you have no ill will towards the dragon race and can help the dragon race rise."

"Zu Long sighed."

He lowered his guard against Zhang Lingfeng.

"Thank you for your trust. I urgently need your help now. You have to come back with me to the Baiyang Star Region to rescue the little golden dragon."

Zhang Lingfeng said.

He knew that the Ao Jin mentioned by the First Emperor was the Little Golden Dragon.

"The dragon race cannot return to the present, and I cannot leave here now."

Zu Long shook his head.

"Why?"

Zhang Lingfeng was caught off guard.

"The Ancestral River will not let the Dragon Clan off the hook. Over the years, I have been unable to find a way to repair the Dragon Pearl. Once the Dragon Clan loses the blessing of the Dragon Pearl, I will be unable to fight against the Ancestral River."

"The First Emperor sighed."

"Zuhe River?"

Zhang Lingfeng had heard the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and even the Demon River all tell the legend of the Ancestral River, which was the most powerful river in the world, the king and mother of all waters.

Tributaries are found all over the world.

It is an extremely terrifying existence.

However, even after being in the Upper World for so long, Zhang Lingfeng has never seen Zuhe, nor has he ever felt any fluctuations in Zuhe's aura.

But the legends about the Zu River have always existed.

Even after becoming an Immortal Emperor, Zhang Lingfeng dared not slander or despise the Ancestral River.

Faced with Zulong's words, Zhang Lingfeng said solemnly, "In order to avoid Zuhe, you led the entire dragon clan to hide in this space-time for countless years. This is definitely not a solution. Do you really intend to never go back?"

"We will definitely go back, but now is not the time. When the dragons reappear, we must have enough power to fight against the Ancestral River. At the very least, the Dragon Valley cannot be destroyed by the Ancestral River again."

The dragon race will not be enslaved by the ancestral river.

The survival of the dragon race is not threatened in any way.

The dragon race cannot be overshadowed by the ancestral river and lose its most important pride.

Zu Long said with a serious expression.

The Zu River is extremely domineering.

The dragons swept away by the Ancestral River will help the river rule over a region of water and become its overlords. They may appear powerful, but in reality, they are slaves of the Ancestral River.

If this continues, the Ancestral River will rule over the entire dragon race, issuing commands to them. The dragon race will also lose its divinity, its pride, and its dignity, which the Ancestral Dragon will not allow.

Previously, the Dragon King refined the Dragon Pearl in order to fight against the Ancestral River, and in turn enslave the Ancestral River, making it a part of the Dragon Clan.

The dragon controls the water.

It's human nature.

Unfortunately it failed.

Not only did they fail to defeat Zuhe.

It also destroyed the Dragon Balls, causing the Dragon Clan to lose its fortune, and a large number of Dragon Clan members were swept away by the Ancestral River.

Zulong led his dragon clan members in various battles.

The result was of no avail.

In order to continue the lineage and allow the dragon race to proudly pass on its heritage, the Ancestral Dragon used his magical powers, combined with the dragon race's most precious treasures, to cleave a spacetime passage and take the dragon race members back to the past, back to the era when they were protected by the dragon pearl's fortune.

Only dragons can reproduce and thrive.

But in the present time and space, it also suffered a complete defeat.

At least in Dragon Valley, the dragon race can no longer be seen. But the Ancestral River has become incredibly powerful.

Returning to the present moment, Zulong lacked confidence in dealing with Zuhe, fearing that the arrogance accumulated by the dragon race would be instantly destroyed by Zuhe.

Zhang Lingfeng also understood Zu Long's predicament.

He sighed, “I asked the Dragon King in the Boundless Starfield. The Dragon King said that the Dragon Clan can no longer be seen in the Dragon Valley. You and all the members of the Dragon Clan are hiding in the past, and it is difficult for any living being to find your traces and those of the other Dragon Clan members.”

I know you did this to preserve the dragon race.

To prevent the dragon race from being enslaved by the ancestral river.

To allow the dragon race to thrive and multiply.

However, in my view, and in the understanding of many people, living in the past, no matter how glorious, is ultimately just a fleeting memory.

Whether the dragon race is powerful or not.

Whether one can maintain pride should not depend on the past, but on recognizing the present.

The dragons can no longer be seen in Dragon Valley. Even if you and other members of the dragon race are powerful now, they only exist in the past.

People will not remember you.

On the contrary, people would feel that the dragons have lost their inherent pride by doing this.

Because you dare not face the present, you can only live in the past. Just like Little Golden Dragon, you are trapped in the White Ocean Starfield. I'm sure you and many of your dragon friends know about this, but you are powerless to do anything, or you watch helplessly as it all happens because you are afraid of being enslaved by the Ancestral River.

After Zhang Lingfeng finished speaking, he waited for the Ancestral Dragon to erupt.

He was mentally prepared for the possibility of being seriously injured and for the laws of the Boundless Star Domain to become disordered.

Zu Long's expression was extremely unpleasant.

I almost exploded several times.

In the end, however, he suppressed them all.

Dragons value dignity and pride above all else.

Hiding in the past and not daring to face the Ancestral River is indeed a cowardly act, but only in this way can the dragon race continue to reproduce; otherwise, they will be controlled by the Ancestral River.

The Emperor's actions were filled with inner turmoil and pain.

Over the years, many members of the Dragon Clan have been asking him when he will return to the present and when he will seek revenge against Zuhe.

When will we find all the members of the dragon clan?

When will we return to Dragon Valley?

In order to escape the pursuit of the Ancestral River, the Ancestral Dragon not only dared not appear in the Divine Dragon in the present, but also did not stay in the Divine Dragon Valley in the past.

He was living in a dragon realm that was difficult for others to find, but he was carrying the Dragon Balls that had not yet caused any problems. He could not sense the aura of the Ancestral River here.

There wasn't even a river in sight.

This is painful for the dragon clan members.

Dragons are inherently lewd and enjoy the pleasures of lustful waters.

To avoid the Zu River, people actively distance themselves from the water flow. This is similar to how humans, because the air is toxic, cannot be exposed to the natural environment and are forever forced to hide underground, producing their own oxygen and living in a dark and sunless world.

"The little golden dragon is my creation. It is both a life form of the Blackwater Star Region and a part of my life. I will definitely rescue the little golden dragon and bring him back to Dragon Valley. Dragon Valley cannot be without the voice of the dragon race. One day, the Dragon King will also return to Dragon Valley."

I just don't know when you'll be able to get back to the present.

Seeing that Zu Long's expression was uncertain and he remained silent, Zhang Lingfeng continued.

The First Emperor closed his eyes.

He slowly uttered a sentence: "Baiyang boy is from Zuhe. When the little golden dragon was conceived, I could already feel its life fluctuations."

Zuhe had his eye on him from the moment he hatched.

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are both part of the ancestral rivers.

Zuhe had Bai Yang control the little golden dragon to attract my attention, so that I would lead my entire clan back to Dragon Valley to fight you for the little golden dragon.

Zhang Lingfeng nodded calmly.

Changhe once saw the ancestral river.

Furthermore, the dragon egg of the little golden dragon was also left behind by the ancestral river. It seems reasonable that the long river is a part of the ancestral river. However, becoming the ruler of the Blackwater Starfield and governing the Blackwater Starfield together with the long river, allowing the Blackwater Starfield to gradually transform from a primary starfield into a high-level starfield.

Zhang Lingfeng was certain that Changhe had its own independent thoughts and would never harm the little golden dragon because of Zuhe.

Changhe certainly harbors no ill will towards the dragon race.

He said, "I am the ruler of the Blackwater Starfield and the Boundless Starfield. The Long River and the Yellow River are part of the two starfields. They are life forms in the Blackwater Starfield and the Boundless Starfield, and also a part of my life, just like the little golden dragon."

I will not abandon any of their lives.

"And I will not let the Zu River be taken from my hands."

Zhang Lingfeng said it with absolute certainty.

The attitude is unquestionable.

Of course, Zu Long's words still shocked him greatly. He never expected that Baiyang Immortal Emperor was actually Zu He's person. When the Ancestor was trapped in Baiyang Starfield, and so many Immortal Emperors fought against the Ancestor back then, was Zu He also involved?

At first, he thought that Baiyang Immortal Emperor controlled the little golden dragon for the so-called divine dragon fortune, or to deal with him. He never expected that it was Zuhe who did it.

All of this was to lure out the Ancestral Dragon, so that he could lead the dragon clan members back to the present time and space, and return to the Dragon Valley.

Zu Long did not refute Zhang Lingfeng.

He deeply empathized with Zhang Lingfeng's attitude towards life.

They did not question Zhang Lingfeng's words.

But Zuhe was too powerful.

Returning to the present moment is not an easy thing.

It requires careful planning and at least the ability to deal with the Zu River.

"Perhaps I am getting old, or perhaps the fate of the dragon race should not be decided by me. I will seriously consider what you have said and let all members of the dragon race make their own decisions."

"Zu Long said."

Living in the past, hiding in an unknown time period, Zu Long also felt extremely frustrated.

If he could, he would want to perish together with Zuhe, so that the dragon race could return to Shenlong Valley.

"If Zuhe is as domineering and ruthless as you say, once the dragons return to Shenlong Valley, countless lives will follow them. I don't believe that Zuhe can control everything. No life can suppress Zuhe."

Zhang Lingfeng said.

"Things are far more complicated than you think."

Zu Long shook his head.

Zhang Lingfeng has only been a few decades since he became an Immortal Emperor, and he has no clear understanding of the power of the Ancestral River. If the entire Dragon Clan could fight against it, why would they need to hide in the past?

To suffer such a great injustice.

"After all these years, have you come up with a solution?"

Zhang Lingfeng asked.

Zu Long knew that Zhang Lingfeng was asking about ways to deal with Zu He.

"There is only one way: to repair the Dragon Ball. But there are no more Level 7 Soul Masters in the world above. I took the Dragon Clan back to the past, seemingly to obtain the blessing of the Dragon Clan's fortune, but in reality, I also wanted to find the traces of the Ancestor or other Level 7 Soul Masters in the past time and space."

Let them help the dragons repair the dragon balls.

Unfortunately, the ancestor was imprisoned in the White Ocean Star Region. The ancestor's karma had long been severed by the Ancestral River. Even if I could lead the Dragon Clan back to the time when the ancestor had attained the seventh level of Soul Yuan Master, I would still be unable to meet him because of the severed karma.

The patriarch seems to have vanished into the past, living only in the present.

Zu Long shook his head.

There were some level 7 Soul Masters in the past.

It wasn't just the patriarch, but the Ancestral River, which crisscrosses the world and flows into every star field, knows the past of those seventh-level Soul Yuan Masters better than he does, and has long since severed their karmic ties.

The Ancestral Dragon has been unable to find a Level 7 Soul Master in the past, and the Dragon Ball has remained unrepaired. (End of Chapter)