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Chapter 571 The Dragon King of Luo River (8,000 words)
Fu Yangwei did not kill Wang Laoshi directly to perform the soul-searching ritual because he did not have the means to do so.

What he was going to do was very secretive, so he wanted to do it himself and preferably not involve another cultivator.

But Xu Yuan couldn't understand why this guy was coming to Aunt Wang's place again looking for some "river-suppressing beast": The Imperial City Guard had already been here - what makes you think that your ability to investigate cases is better than that of the Imperial City Guard?

Fu Yangwei is a fourth-rate person, so there must be a reason why he is so certain.

Aunt Wang was on the verge of death, and blood was still flowing.

She barely raised her head and said, "I've said it many times, I don't know. Since you refuse to believe me no matter what, then go ahead and examine my soul."

Fu Yangwei said, "They really won't shed a tear until they see the coffin."

He stood up with his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in front of Aunt Wang. On those seven bone spurs, white bone material, like spider silk, began to spread and grow into Aunt Wang's body along the wound!

Soon, the pale, bony spider webs had spread to Aunt Wang's neck.

Her body convulsed violently; clearly, this pain was far greater than that of bone spurs piercing her body!
The bony spider web continued upwards, spreading to her head.

"I am not a divine cultivator, but don't think I lack the means to judge souls," Fu Yangwei said. "Our Fu family knows more about the River Suppressing Beast plan than the Grand Canal Administration. Because..."

Fu Yangwei stopped in front of Aunt Wang, his hands behind his back, his gaze cold and unfathomable, as if he could pierce through her soul and see through her heart.

"The people responsible for wiping out your three livestock-making families back then were from the Fu family!"

But he was disappointed. He revealed such a significant secret, yet Aunt Wang's eyes remained lifeless, as if she had long forgotten that ancient hatred.

Fu Yangwei snorted coldly: "Wang family, Lin family, Qiu family, you three were really bold back then."

How dare you desecrate His Majesty's bloodline!
You probably don't know this, but it was His Majesty the Dragon King of the Grand Canal who personally issued the divine decree to exterminate your three families, leaving no one alive!

Xu Yuan pieced together the clues from Fu Yangwei's words: These three families, who were in charge of the River Suppressing Beast Project back then, actually dared to use the blood of the Canal Dragon King to cultivate the River Suppressing Beast?!

The Dragon King of the Grand Canal was furious and ordered the Dragon Transformation Clan to exterminate three of them!

The two main materials that Zhao Beichen had previously found out that could potentially succeed in this plan... actually should be three main materials!

Another one is the essence blood of the Canal Dragon King!

Fu Yangwei continued, "Indeed, none of the three families were spared, but I don't know how you managed to escape."

You're quite shrewd, knowing that the worst is under your nose; you've been hiding in the Grand Canal government office for so many years.

Even our Fu family has almost forgotten about this matter.

And the family's records dared not document these events.

This is the "dirty work" that the Hualong family did for the Grand Canal Dragon King.

The Dragon King of the Grand Canal did not want the Fu family to remember this matter.

It wasn't because the methods were cruel, killing every last one of the three families.

It was because the three families who were in charge of the "River-Suppressing Beast" project were able to obtain the essence blood of the Canal Dragon King!

God cannot shed blood.

The essence of the Dragon King of the Grand Canal can only be bestowed by His Majesty himself upon those descendants of dragon-transforming families whom He values.

Fu Yangwei sat back down in his chair and crossed his legs: "It is only right that I have performed this great service."

My father participated in that war, and he told me about it one time when he was drunk.

When Fu Yangwei arrived in Lucheng, he inadvertently learned that the Imperial City Guard was investigating the "River Suppressing Beast" plan from years ago. He was secretly overjoyed, as his "great achievement" had been delivered to his doorstep!
Aunt Wang said weakly, "You killed all the people from the three families. If there really was a River-Suppressing Beast that had been refined, why wouldn't the three families have used it?"

Fu Yangwei said, "His Majesty the Dragon King of the Grand Canal was very certain back then that you had successfully forged one."

According to my father's guess, it should be the one made primarily from a drop of the Dragon King of the Grand Canal's essence blood.

But at that time, it was probably still just an egg.

However, the beast egg was not found, and His Majesty was furious, severely punishing the head of the family at the time.

Later, my family secretly investigated for a long time, but to no avail, and gradually forgot about the matter.

Fu Yangwei was not "chatting" with Aunt Wang.

As she spoke, those spiderweb-like bony structures had already crawled up to around Aunt Wang's eyes.

Once these bones completely cover Aunt Wang's head, her memories will be able to be read.

His method is far less convenient than soul-summoning.

Although he had this method, this was the first time he had used it.

In the past, I would just hand it over to my subordinates to perform the soul-examination.

His arachnoid tissue was created by penetrating into the "mind" to access memories.

In other words, what he said to Aunt Wang was actually to trigger her relevant memories and keep her mind active.

To make it easier for oneself to cast spells.

If Aunt Wang remains silent and her thoughts stagnate, it will be very difficult for him to break through her memories, and searching for relevant parts will also take more time.

Xu Yuan did not rush to make a move.

Pi Long quietly looked around, but still couldn't find any trace of Aunt Wang's "Flesh and Blood Jungle" crafts.

Xu Yuan had no idea how Fu Yangwei had captured Aunt Wang.

But Xu Yuan felt that Aunt Wang's "Flesh and Blood Jungle" was no weaker than a fourth-rate one.

Why wasn't it used?

The arachnoid tissue has begun to grow into Aunt Wang's eyes.

Aunt Wang suddenly asked, "So you didn't tell anyone you came to arrest me? You want to take all the credit for this?"

You are a fourth-rate person, and urgently need to perform a great service to pray to the Dragon King of the Grand Canal for a third-rate dragon transformation technique.

Fu Yangwei was taken aback: "How did you know..."

At Aunt Wang's feet, in the pool of blood that had accumulated, something suddenly grew out.

Immediately, the entire township office was shaken to its core!

“Your Fu family knows us, the Zao Chu San family, very well, and we know your Fu family very well too!”

As Aunt Wang finished speaking, countless bones and flesh rose up with a roar!

Bones, flesh, and meridians transformed in an instant into a terrifying, enormous jungle!

It covered the entire township office and the surrounding area of ​​three or four miles!

Fu Yangwei immediately sensed something was wrong. His first reaction was to grab a bamboo tube from his pocket and throw it out. The bamboo tube shattered, and three strange insects flew out of it.

The strange insect flapped its wings and flew off in three different directions—

He needed to send a message home.

The strange insect was extremely fast and agile.

Countless bone and fleshy branches lashed out.

The strange insect dodges rapidly—

They dodged the branches.

The flesh and blood on Aunt Wang's body had overwhelmed the seven bone spurs that pinned her down, and devoured all the spiderweb-like bone tissue that had spread to the vicinity of her eyes.

She climbed down from the wall, crunching away at the bone fragments, and said, "It's useless."

"For so many years, I have been preparing, waiting for the Fu family to come knocking on our door!"

"You...you really disappoint me, you haven't shown up at all."

Suddenly, a thick, dark red poisonous miasma spread through the jungle of flesh and blood!
The three strange insects flew through the poisonous miasma for a moment before collapsing.

It fell to the ground, and its fine, fleshy roots emerged from the ground, densely entangling the strange insects and dragging them underground.

Aunt Wang's voice rang out again, filled with joy: "You sneaked in and used the Dragon Transformation Technique, I knew it... After all these years, the person I've been waiting for has finally arrived!"

The jungle of flesh and blood is becoming increasingly dense.

Huge, bone-and-flesh trees shot into the sky from the ground.

Pilong was no longer visible; it gently sank back into the river.

Xu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Aunt Wang had indeed been hiding her true strength.

The jungle of flesh and bone shook violently, and Fu Yangwei's angry roars echoed from within.

Crimson poisonous miasma erupted intermittently, gushing out from the flesh and bone jungle.

The earth trembled continuously, shaking the river beside it, and creating huge waves that pounded against the riverbank like giant hands.

Xu Yuan retreated a bit.

Lord Xu didn't have to wait long before Fu Yangwei's roars gradually turned into angry curses and exclamations, and then into screams of agony.

The sound grew weaker and weaker.

Half an hour later, everything finally quieted down.

Xu Yuan also did not appear.

Aunt Wang must be feeling complicated right now, and she might lose her composure.

After waiting a while longer, Xu Yuan was ready to leave.

Aunt Wang is not in danger, so Xu Yuan doesn't need to worry.

But suddenly, from within the thicket of flesh and blood, branches shot out to both sides, opening a doorway.

"Come in," came Aunt Wang's voice.

Xu Yuan smiled and went inside.

In front of the township government office, a small hill made of bones and flesh appeared.

Fu Yangwei should be buried inside.

Aunt Wang sat in the chair that Fu Yangwei had just sat in.

His expression had calmed down.

Some tear stains were faintly visible on her face.

It was obvious that it hadn't been wiped clean yet.

"You heard everything, didn't you?" Aunt Wang said softly.

Xu Yuan nodded, gave a wry smile, and said, "My fourth uncle didn't want to involve you in the matter of Hegong Lane back then, so he distanced himself from you. He didn't expect that you also had secrets."

Aunt Wang said, "At that time, I thought the Fu family would never come looking for us again. But then I thought, what if I was just being too optimistic?"

Your Hegong Lane already has enough troubles of its own, if we add the Wang family's problems on top of that...

So I let it go, and I stopped going to Hegong Lane after that.

Xu Yuan didn't say anything more; both of them were unfortunate people.

Aunt Wang pointed to the small mountain of bones and flesh, and the thing split open, revealing Fu Yangwei's face inside.

His eyes were closed, and he was not breathing. It was unclear whether he was alive or dead.

"Here, take this person," Aunt Wang said. "You should be able to use him."

Xu Yuan was taken aback: "Aunt Wang, you..."

“I know you’ve cultivated the Dragon Transformation Technique,” ​​Aunt Wang said, and then a “branch” drooped down from the bone and flesh forest above her head.

At the end of the branch hangs a special "organ" that resembles a honeycomb.

“I have always been wary of the Dragon Transformation Clan, so I specially crafted this organ. It has no other function but is particularly sensitive to the Dragon Transformation Technique.”

Xu Yuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Aunt Wang, you're amazing!"

Aunt Wang smiled and said, "I can't stay here any longer; I have to leave soon. Do you have any questions about the Dragon Transformation Technique?"

Xu Yuan's heart skipped a beat: "Aunt Wang knows a lot about the Dragon Transformation Technique?"

"It's not that I understand it very well, but the three families who created the beasts back then understood it very well. Our ancestors used the essence and blood of the Grand Canal Dragon King as the main material to create the River-Suppressing Beast, so of course they had to study the Dragon Transformation Method."

Aunt Wang chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Jiang Xiu's problem is that he can't control himself."

Our ancestors knew perfectly well that stealing the Dragon King's essence blood to forge the River-Suppressing Beast was an audacious act that would bring utter destruction, yet they couldn't resist trying and researching it once they saw the potential.

Xu Yuan asked curiously, "How did you obtain that drop of the Canal Dragon King's essence blood, and how did you manage to keep it from him?"

Xu Yuan still remembered that drop of Xuanhuang Dragon Blood from Murong Zunlong, which automatically jumped into the rolling river after Murong Zunlong's death and returned to the Dragon King's body.

Pilong watched with great envy, but dared not go up and eat.

Even if this thing is imprisoned, the Canal Dragon King will likely be able to sense that his Xuanhuang Dragon Blood is not in the hands of the person he bestowed it upon.

Aunt Wang seemed to understand something when she heard him ask about the Dragon King's essence blood instead of the "Dragon Transformation Method." She glanced at him and replied, "Do you know why, among craftsmen, those who create with flesh and blood are the least popular? Whether they are new or old craftsmen, no one wants to associate with us?"

Xu Yuan thought to himself, "Of course it's because you guys are inherently annoying!"

If you weren't my Aunt Wang, I wouldn't feel any affection for you after seeing your gloomy and eerie jungle of flesh and blood; I would definitely stay far away.

But Aunt Wang didn't think so: "We, the craftsmen of flesh and blood, study the essence of living beings. If this path can be widely adopted, we might find a suitable method in the future to easily create all kinds of living beings suitable for us humans..."

At this point, Aunt Wang perked up and continued, "Take the oxen, for example."

We raise them to cultivate the land.

Therefore, only the limbs and body of oxen are actually useful.

Why not breed a new kind of ox, remove its head, and let its eyes and nose grow in front of its body?

If you're worried that the oxen can't see clearly to the left and right, you can give them an eye in each of the four directions.

In this way, for the same weight, these oxen have more bones and flesh and are therefore stronger!
Or even further, the oxen's legs are too thin, making them prone to breaking when they fall.

Why not stop letting them spread their legs and give them four wheels instead? It would be faster and more stable, driven by flesh and blood, and if they break, they could be easily replaced…”

Xu Yuan was stunned.

But Aunt Wang became more and more excited as she talked—perhaps because, for so many years, she hadn't spread the cult of flesh and blood to anyone...

Ah, no, it's that I haven't shared the concept of flesh and blood craftsmanship with anyone for so many years!
"For example, those martial arts practitioners need to cultivate diligently for many years. Why don't we directly cultivate strong flesh and skin and replace it for them?"

"Their cultivation of the five internal organs is simply to make their five internal organs exceptionally strong."

"We can also pre-cultivate organs comparable to those of giant beasts, and replace whichever one they need with the correct one."

“We can even add the abilities of some giant beasts to these internal organs.”

"If someone isn't so concerned about a person's appearance, that would be even easier..."

Xu Yuan had to stop her: "Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang—we're talking about how you imprisoned that drop of Xuanhuang Dragon Blood back then?"

Wang Laoshi, still not quite finished, wiped his mouth and said, "Actually, it's quite simple. Back then, there was a scion of a family that could transform into dragons. He boasted all day long that he had won the favor of the Grand Canal Dragon King and was bestowed with a drop of Xuanhuang Dragon Blood. He was certain that he would be able to advance to the first-class level of the Dragon Transformation Technique and marry the current dynasty's eldest princess!"
The ancestors went to take a look and found that there really was a drop of Xuanhuang dragon blood.

So they captured him and used a part of his flesh and blood to cultivate a new body.

It's exactly the same as that guy's.

However, this body was empty, devoid of consciousness and soul; it was merely a vessel. We transferred that drop of Xuanhuang Dragon Blood into this vessel, and the Canal Dragon King, of course, remained completely unaware.

Xu Yuan opened his mouth wide again.

Wang Laoshi added, "However, the subsequent use of this drop of Xuanhuang Dragon Blood and this body as the main materials to cultivate the River-Suppressing Beast could not be fooled."

The ancestors idealistically believed that the Dragon King of the Grand Canal would mistakenly think that this was a favored descendant of a family destined for dragon transformation who had gone astray in his cultivation.

Moreover, the ancestors believed that the River-Suppressing Beast Plan would also benefit the Canal Dragon King, so even if he discovered it, he wouldn't be too angry. But they never expected…

Wang Laoshi couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Xu Yuan sighed inwardly. They really were a bunch of extremely idealistic people...

"Aunt Wang, do you still know this method now?" Xu Yuan asked.

"A method of cultivating the same body using flesh and blood?"

"Exactly."

"I do know how, but this method isn't very useful." Aunt Wang scratched her head, trying to make herself clear to Xu Yuan: "That kind of body is just a lump of...living dead flesh."

It's like someone who has fallen into a coma and will never wake up.

It can breathe but cannot eat. To remain alive, it needs other means of sustaining itself.

Moreover, even if it was cultivated using Fu Yangwei's flesh and blood, Fu Yangwei's soul could not enter it.

Even if Fu Yangwei is a divine cultivator, he already possesses the method of seizing bodies and rebuilding his cultivation.

Xu Yuan asked in surprise, "Why is that?"

Aunt Wang shook her head: "Even our ancestors didn't understand, and in the end they could only attribute it to a major rule of heaven and earth."

Xu Yuan nodded slowly, but still refused to give up, and asked again, "Then... can a body cultivated in this way maintain the corresponding level?"

"Of course not," Aunt Wang said. "The body that is cultivated will be that of an ordinary person."

Xu Yuan stroked his chin, head bowed in thought.

Aunt Wang: "You want to use Fu Yangwei to extract the third-rate 'Dragon Transformation Technique' from the Dragon King Temple?"

Xu Yuan looked up in surprise: "Aunt Wang knows all this?"

Wang Laoshi tilted his head: "Our ancestors... collected a lot of relevant intelligence back then."

The three families who created the livestock were in charge of the "River-Suppressing Beast" project, and they had access to a vast amount of resources.

Xu Yuan did not deny it: "The Dragon King of the Grand Canal has extremely strict control over the top-tier 'Dragon Transformation Technique'."

Wang Laoshi shook his head: "Have you ever considered that there might be a problem with the 'Dragon Transformation Method' passed down by the Dragon King of the Grand Canal?"

Xu Yuan sighed: "I have indeed thought about it."

Moreover, he had thought about it a long time ago—to be precise, when Xu Yuan met Fu Shuanghui and learned about the existence of the Dragon Transformation Technique and the Dragon Transformation Clan.

The Hualong family must form a marriage alliance with the royal family.

Xu Yuan felt at the time that even if he cultivated the "Dragon Transformation Technique" to the highest level, he would still be controlled by the Grand Canal Dragon King.

Looking back now: how could the Dragon King of the Grand Canal possibly have cultivated a group of top-notch cultivators capable of completely transforming into dragons?
Unless He can have complete control over these new dragons.

"Then why did you..."

Xu Yuan: "I have my own way of escaping the control of the Canal Dragon King."

Because the one who truly cultivated the "Dragon Transformation Technique" was Pi Long, not Xu Yuan himself.

Aunt Wang's words helped Xu Yuan make up his mind that "Refining Me" should follow the path of the fourth-rate "Refining Fire".

Aunt Wang thought for a moment and said, "I have another idea that you can take a look at."

She displayed the meticulousness of a craftsman, and once she entered this state, she was completely different from the "honest Wang" she usually was: "Have you ever thought that there is more than one true dragon in this world than the Grand Canal Dragon King?"

Xu Yuan's gaze sharpened.

“The Ming Dynasty has had the legend of the Four Dragon Kings since ancient times.”

"Even more so, there are rumors that wherever there is water in the world, there is a Dragon King. For example, there are many legends of 'Well Dragon Kings' in various places."

Xu Yuan nodded slightly.

Strictly speaking, the true origin of Pilong may be a "Well Dragon King" that has not yet fully transformed into a dragon.

"But why are there no other Dragon Kings in the world now?" Wang Laoshi continued, "Our ancestors left some notes that speculated about this matter. After reading them, I also thought about this question seriously."

The changes in this world stem from a great upheaval two hundred years ago.

No one knows what deal the emperor made with the Grand Canal Dragon King back then.

Although the Ming Dynasty was saved, evil spirits ran rampant throughout the land, and miracles ceased to occur thereafter.

However, according to some records in the Grand Canal Administration, when the Grand Canal was being built in the early days, it was often obstructed by "great evil spirits" in the river.

These evil spirits typically take the forms of dragons, snakes, or turtles—all species most prone to transforming into dragons.

Xu Yuan frowned: "You mean, these so-called great evil spirits are actually the Dragon King of the river? But the Grand Canal Administration deliberately denigrated them as evil spirits in its records?"

Aunt Wang shook her head: "My opinion is a little different from yours. They might have been the Dragon Kings of the River before, but after that great change, they must have all changed and really turned into evil spirits!"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and nodded: "That's right, Aunt Wang's guess is more reasonable."

If a real dragon were to appear, neither the officials in charge of the Grand Canal nor the hundreds of thousands of workers who were dredging the canal would dare to "slay the dragon."

Even if the Grand Canal Dragon King was forcing them from behind.

The reverence that the people of the Ming Dynasty held for the "dragon" was ingrained in their very bones.

But Xu Yuan had another question: "But in this world, there are countless rivers, lakes, and rivers. Have all the Dragon Kings become treacherous?"

Aunt Wang: "Our ancestors specifically studied this and found that when the canal was dug, it was not with the canal as the main trunk, but rather by digging around the surrounding waterways."

There were strict selection criteria when the river was first opened up.

The Grand Canal Administration first received a divine decree from the Dragon King of the Grand Canal at the Dragon King Temple in the General Administration Office before determining which canal to open.

Xu Yuan suddenly realized: "The dragon kings in the river were the first to change their ways. Then, as time went by, those dragon kings who hadn't changed their ways before gradually couldn't withstand it and changed their ways one by one."

"One trick, and a river is opened."

Aunt Wang: "There is another detail. Back then, the temple masters of the Dragon King Temples in various places did not stay in the temples as they do now. According to the records of the Grand Canal Administration, they would often meet at the Dragon King Temple of the General Administration, and then no one knew what they did."

Xu Yuan blurted out, "They went to murder those Dragon Kings!"

More accurately, it was to induce the dragon kings to commit their treacherous acts.

"But have all the true dragons in the world been wiped out by the Canal Dragon King?" Aunt Wang shook her head: "Definitely not. The law of the world is that no matter when, there will always be some that slip through the net!"

Xu Yuan was not optimistic about these dragon kings: "Even if they exist... I'm afraid they're just barely surviving and powerless to fight against the canal dragon kings."

They wouldn't possess the Dragon Transformation Technique either..."

But halfway through his sentence, Xu Yuan suddenly stopped, seemingly lost in thought.

Now that I've found the true dragon, why would I need to cultivate the "Dragon Transformation Technique"?!

Why not just bait a real dragon directly?

Aunt Wang, unaware of Xu Yuan's audacity, continued to explain, "As long as you find the real dragon, I can help you analyze the general outline of the third-rate 'Dragon Transformation Method'."

With me watching over you, even if you encounter problems while you're trying to cultivate, I can help you return to human form.

Xu Yuan couldn't help but want to thank Aunt Wang.

You are so thoughtful, knowing that I am unwilling to give up my human form.

But it was through your hands that I was transformed back into a human... Will I still be able to truly be considered a human being then?

"Does Aunt Wang have any clues about the real dragon?"

"Yes," Aunt Wang said with certainty. "That's why our Wang family came to Jiaozhi."

Xu Yuan's eyes lit up: "Is it within the territory of Jiaozhi?"

Aunt Wang's gaze suddenly fell on the river next to the township office.

"It's right..." Xu Yuan was somewhat incredulous.

Aunt Wang nodded, then shook her head.

"I suspect it is in Xiaoyu Mountain. This river was once the source of the Luo River, the largest river in southern Jiaozhi."

The Luo River originates in Xiaoyu Mountain and flows into the sea from the southeast.

However, the Luo River Dragon King was likely a subordinate of the Sea Dragon King. When the canal reached this point, the canal authorities clashed with the Sea Dragon King, who eventually retreated back to the sea. The Luo River Dragon King, however, never appeared.

Xu Yuan frowned.

If you really want to find the Dragon King, the Sea Dragon King is the easiest to find.

Not to mention the "Four Dragon Kings of the Seas" in the legends of the Ming Dynasty, there must also be a Dragon King of the Seas in Jiaozhi.

Moreover, there must be conflict between the Sea Dragon King and the Canal Dragon King.

However, Xu Yuan was not familiar with the sea.

"The Luo River Dragon King didn't appear. Do you think he's hiding?" Xu Yuan shook his head and said, "But it's more likely that he was too weak compared to the Grand Canal Dragon King and was killed before the battle even started."

Aunt Wang said, "I have my reasons for making this speculation. Our ancestors searched for the Dragon Kings of all the water systems in the world and consulted countless local chronicles."

The local chronicles of Champa clearly record that the Dragon King Temple of Luohe Dragon King was located in Xiaoyu Mountain.

But when the canal reached southern Jiaozhi, before it even reached Xiaoyushan, the Dragon King Temple vanished into thin air!
Locals witnessed the Grand Canal Administration fighting the Dragon King of the Sea. Before retreating, the Dragon King cursed the Dragon King of Luohe as a cowardly rat who fled before the enemy even appeared.

So the ancestors sent people to Xiaoyu Mountain and discovered that a new water system had appeared within the mountain, forming its own independent system and not connected to any external waterways.

Xu Yuan was taken aback: "There's a place like this in Xiaoyu Mountain?"

"It's located northwest of Xiaoyu Mountain, quite far from your city of Zhancheng. I speculate that the Luohe Dragon King chose Xiaoyu Mountain for two reasons: firstly, it's the place where he was born; secondly, it's close to Guiwu Mountain, and with Ruan Tianye protecting it, the Grand Canal Dragon King wouldn't easily come here."

Xu Yuan's mind raced: "Aunt Wang, you went to look for her?"

“Our ancestors searched, and I searched, but unfortunately we found nothing. But this is the most promising clue we could find about the Dragon King.”

Xu Yuan nodded slowly; this was one path.

If you succeed, you will be able to completely get rid of the Grand Canal Dragon King through the "Dragon Transformation Method"!

But the hope... is really slim.

It's best to have a backup plan—and that backup plan is right in front of us.

"Aunt Wang, are you of any use to Fu Yangwei?"

Aunt Wang looked at him: "You want it?"

"Mm." Xu Yuan nodded.

"Alright, take it." Aunt Wang was a little reluctant: "I originally wanted to study this body more carefully. After all, this is the first time I've caught someone who cultivates the Dragon Transformation Technique. I'm also very curious about how a person can become a dragon. If I can figure it out, my understanding of flesh and blood crafting will be much better!"

Xu Yuan had already guessed that once Fu Yangwei fell into Aunt Wang's hands, he would definitely be thoroughly dissected to understand his physiological structure...

When Aunt Wang adopted this "manufactured by flesh and blood" mentality, she didn't consider Fu Yangwei as one of her kind, but rather as a valuable research subject.

But Xu Yuan had no "saintly heart" and immediately said, "I only want his dragon ball."

Aunt Wang grinned broadly and said happily, "The dragon ball is yours, but the body and soul are mine."

"it is good!"

Xu Yuan took Fu Yangwei's dragon ball, so of course he was going to give it to Fu Yi.

Fu Yi is currently a fifth-rate fighter, but he can be forcibly promoted to a fourth-rate fighter if he consumes Fu Yangwei's dragon ball.

While a typical fourth-rate Dragon Ball might not be quite up to par, Fu Yangwei could be upgraded to third-rate as long as he had the subsequent techniques.

According to Taoism, this is the state of "Great Perfection".

He has enough Dragon Balls.

“Aunt Wang, why don’t you come back to Champa with me…” Xu Yuan had just extended the invitation when Aunt Wang waved her hand: “It’s almost the Ghost Festival, don’t get distracted.”

Xu Yuan still refused to let him go: "If you leave, what will happen to my fourth uncle?"

Aunt Wang blushed slightly and lowered her head shyly, saying, "Your fourth uncle and I can communicate using a wooden kite."

Xu Yuan chuckled to himself and stopped worrying about it.

Aunt Wang gave Xu Yuan a map of the northwestern part of Xiaoyushan.

This was drawn by her own hand after she went into Xiaoyushan several times to investigate.

“I’ve marked several key locations on it. If the Dragon King of Luohe is really still alive, he’s most likely hiding in those places.”

After explaining all this, Aunt Wang packed up the "Family Jungle," waved to Xu Yuan, and said, "You go back first, I'll pack my things and leave."

Xu Yuan then bid her farewell and left.

After Xu Yuan left, Aunt Wang tidied up the place, reluctant to throw this away or discard that—she felt they were all useful.

Finally, the elderly woman sighed and said, "Fine, I'll take them all with me then."

She released the Bone and Flesh Forest again, and with a crash, it lifted the entire township government building off the ground, along with the chicken and duck coops next to it, all of which were carried on its back.

Immediately, the bone and flesh jungle transformed into a giant "old ox".

Aunt Wang came to the riverbank and began to hum a lullaby from her hometown.

A moment later, the river splashed, and a small white-haired monkey leaped out of the water and landed in her arms, squeaking and snuggling affectionately into her embrace.

This monkey has dragon scales on its face and a long, thin dragon tail curled behind it.

Aunt Wang carried it and led the "cow" into the Ghost Mountain.

The Dragon King of Luohe could rely on Lord Ruan Tian's protection, and so could Wang Laoshi.

Fortunately, it was almost dark by then, otherwise, who knows how many passersby would have been terrified along the way.

……

Xu Yuan returned to Champa, but made a detour along the way and gave the Dragon Pearl to Fu Yi.

A familiar aura emanated from the Dragon Ball.

Fu Yi was taken aback: "This is..."

"Your father's," Xu Yuan said bluntly, his expression cold. "Do you dare to eat it?"

"Hahaha!" Fu Yi let out a long laugh, which lasted for a long time until he was almost out of breath: "My dear father, you've finally met your match!"

He swallowed the Dragon Ball without hesitation.

Xu Yuan wasn't sure if Fu Yi's lice would be able to get past the Dragon King Temple.

However, Fu Yi's plan was originally a backup plan, and it's highly likely that he won't be able to use it.

Even if Pilong had eaten the dragon ball, it wouldn't have been able to reach the third rank, so it was given to Fu Yi.

Even if he doesn't need this backup plan, he'll still have a powerful, fourth-rate subordinate.

(End of this chapter)