Star Iron: I, who forged my own armor by hand, ascended to the cycle of reincarnation.

Dragon Master Tao Ran, who was being dragged by the dragon's horns, had already prepared himself to watch the two of them with sorrowful expressions, and had already endured the excruciating pain of his dragon horns being torn apart without making a sound.

However, as soon as Chen Jie uttered those words, an indescribable, excruciating pain shot from the top of his head throughout his entire body. That instantaneous pain numbed his senses, as if an indescribable force had pried open his skull.

Long Shi Taoran was thrown by Chen Jie with a speed far exceeding that of the [Abundant] Thunder Punishment Spear, several times faster than Jing Yuan's. He crashed into the spear almost instantly. Taoran, already in excruciating pain and numb, felt as if his life had come to an end.

Watching himself and his gun fly out, the cultivator, who had been halfway through the game, ready to die and popping champagne, stood there like a dazed fool. Before he could even react, an indescribable killing intent seemed to surge up from the depths of the netherworld.

"Weapons are ruthless!"

A powerful surge of purple lightning erupted from Shi Huomeng's body, transforming into a sky full of thunderbolts. With just a light touch, the cultivator was annihilated, body and soul. Even those companions of the Medicine King's secret lineage who had already run some distance could not escape unscathed.

Jing Yuan was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently, as if he had just crushed not an ant, but an unimaginably powerful enemy.

"Relax, I'm here."

For some reason, Jing Yuan, who was clearly very nervous, even extremely nervous, felt a sense of calm begin to settle down after hearing those calm words. A bitter smile, as if he had survived a close call, spread across his face.

"At that moment, I truly felt ashamed to face my old friends. It's all thanks to you, Chenjie."

Dust Calamity smiled faintly and shrugged indifferently.

"With me here, nothing will go wrong. And just between you and me, I can also pause time in the surrounding environment."

Can the time of the surrounding environment be paused?

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan's first thought was that he had misheard, and he wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

When she was sure she hadn't misheard and was about to ask Chen Jie for details, Chen Jie had already gone to Bai Lu's side.

Chen Jie squatted down, looking at Bai Lu whose eyes were still somewhat dazed, and gently rubbed her cheeks with a touch of tenderness.

"Look how scared the child is! He's still in shock."

Seeing that his rubbing seemed to have little effect, Chen Jie increased his strength, and Bai Lu's pale and cold face immediately warmed up, and her eyes gradually regained their light.

Just as Chen Jie was about to stop, seeing that his method was working, a loud wail caught him completely off guard.

"Waaaaah, I thought I was going to die, waaaaah!"

"Thank you, Brother Chenjie. From now on, you can have all your medical consultations waived."

Chen Jie had expected Bai Lu to say something sentimental, but upon hearing that the consultation fee was waived, he could only laugh helplessly. A child is still a child; although she had lived for two or three hundred years, to Chi Ming, she was still indeed a child.

Seeing the pair of soft, chubby little hands hanging around his neck, Chen Jie immediately picked up Bai Lu and pulled her into his arms.

"Why are you crying? Don't be afraid, I'm here. There's nothing to be afraid of."

While comforting her, he gently and rhythmically patted Bailu's back.

Jing Yuan, who witnessed this scene, was somewhat surprised by Bai Lu's behavior. She was actually letting Chen Jie hold her in his arms and comfort her; she was becoming more and more childlike. It seemed his decision to let this child go with Chen Jie for a while was indeed the right one.

Of course, Jing Yuan wouldn't forget the mastermind behind all this. His eyes, filled with malice, looked at the figure on the ground. When he saw that Long Shi Tao Ran's dragon horn had almost been pulled out, and that he was bleeding profusely and motionless, his originally malice-filled eyes were now clouded with a look of puzzled confusion.

Jing Yuan couldn't help but wonder if this guy was dead.

"Oh, he's not dead yet. I'm still keeping my distance, but this will also shatter his inner thoughts, making him more radical and easier to find fault with. Tianfeng and Yanting probably won't get anything out of him. Keep a close eye on him during this time."

"When he slips up, secretly compile a list of problematic Dragon Masters and give it to Blade. I believe Blade, the Star Core Hunter, will create a major interstellar news story about him attacking and killing Dragon Masters and others while they were being transported on the Luofu Immortal Ship, causing extremely negative consequences."

"Why not just spare them the punishment of having their scales removed and send them directly to the River of Oblivion to report to [Void]? Wouldn't that be better?"

Bai Lu rubbed her eyes. Although she was still young and couldn't understand what Chen Jie meant, she could vaguely sense that these suddenly appearing secrets of the Medicine King seemed to be related to the Dragon Master who had always been strict with her.

A deep sense of lingering fear welled up in her bright purple eyes, and her body inexplicably began to tremble. Seeing this, Chen Jie quickened his patting of Bai Lu's back, while humming an unknown tune.

"What if he's faking it when you say it so openly?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie rolled his eyes, too lazy to even refute Jing Yuan's words. Humans are such strange creatures; even if they have the answer in their hearts, they still need a process of personal verification and confirmation to put their minds at ease.

Faced with Chen Jie's indifference, Jing Yuan merely smiled. Watching Bai Lu, her eyes red from crying, carefully nestle against Chen Jie's chest and slowly close her eyes to sleep, the fierceness in Jing Yuan's eyes began to dissipate, gradually softening.

"This is the first time I've seen a child like and trust someone so much, just like when I first met you, I felt you would be a good friend, and I'm so glad you're my friend."

Hearing this, Chen Jie couldn't help but smile: "That's right, people who know me say I have a magical aura that can calm people down and make them feel like they're bathed in a spring breeze, although I can't feel it myself."

Chen Jie paused, glanced at Bai Lu whose breathing was gradually becoming even, and said softly, "But perhaps it's true."

Chapter 153 Get on the Bus!

Only then did Jing Yuan completely relax. He frowned as he looked at Long Shitaoran, who was lying motionless on the ground, seemingly half-dead.

"How can we get him out of here?"

"How do we take him out? What kind of question is this? The Ming Clan's recovery ability has always been very strong. Although this injury won't directly cause him to lose his self-sufficiency in reincarnation and die, he'll still need to be unconscious for a few days."

"He'll only be unconscious for a few days. Besides, this is an underwater palace with plenty of underwater plants. Let's grab a vine, tie one to his body, and I'll tie the other to my calf. I'll drag him out."

Jing Yuan was taken aback. "So you're not planning to let him off the hook either? It's just like what I was thinking."

Soon, a vine appeared on Chen Jie's calf, dragging Long Shi Tao Ran forward. Jing Yuan contacted the Cloud Cavalry to wait on the shore after the ferry docked, while Shi Huo Meng Shen remained vigilant, constantly watching their surroundings.

Before long, the two left the Scale Abyss Cave. Jing Yuan immediately untied the vines and carried Long Shi Tao Ran on his back.

"It wouldn't be good to take him out like this and let them see. I'll take him to the Pill Refining Division first to check on things. As for Dan Heng, I'll have to trouble you with that."

"Luofu can't afford any more trouble right now."

"I understand that, I'll explain it to Danheng."

After their discussion, Chen Jie silently watched Jing Yuan leave with Tao Ran, then headed towards the place where everyone had initially gathered.

Just as he expected, Jingliu silently drank his wine, Ren closed his eyes and stared blankly, and Danheng ate and drank as usual. Although they didn't fight, the three of them sat huddled together, not uttering a single word.

"Well, the camping trip is over. Time to go home and get back to our own things and goals. Let's call it a day."

The moment the words left her lips, the air temperature plummeted. Bai Lu, still asleep, instinctively shivered and clung even tighter to Chen Jie.

"She cried?"

Instantly, Ren, who had been feigning death with his eyes closed, opened them upon hearing Jingliu's words and gripped the hilt of the Shikigami.

"What did those dragon masters do?"

Dan Heng remained silent, sitting there quietly, but his clenched fists betrayed that his inner peace was not as serene as it appeared.

"Luofu Chiming can confirm that he colluded with the Medicine King's Secret Sect. While I was talking to Jing Yuan, a small team from the Medicine King's Secret Sect, led by a Body Refiner, suddenly assassinated Bai Lu."

With a whoosh, Ren rose to his feet with a blurry movement, gripping the Fragmented Sword, and headed towards the Scale Abyss Cave. The killing intent in his eyes seemed to solidify, clearly indicating his intention to wreak havoc.

Jingliu appeared the calmest, but in reality, she wasn't much better off than Ren; tiny ice beads were falling from the surrounding air at that moment.

Only Dan Heng remained silent, frowning in thought. This greatly displeased Ren. If Chen Jie hadn't been there, he probably would have been the first to draw his sword and strike Dan Heng.

Hearing Ren's disdainful snort, Chen Jie stepped forward and blocked Ren's path.

"I know you, or rather, I can guess what you're thinking, but none of you can go. The situation has already been set up. If you go now, the problem with Luofu Chiming will continue. I don't need to elaborate on the principle of 'killing a snake if you don't kill it.'"

"It's true that we need to instill fear in them, but what you're instilling now is not just fear, but also the hatred that Luo Fu Chi Ming has for Luo Fu Immortal Ship and Jing Yuan. They'll feel that Jing Yuan let you in here out of old friendship, and that Jing Yuan gave you the opportunity to wreak havoc."

"If you really go, the Luofu massacre is just around the corner, and the resulting series of concurrent reactions will include a strained relationship between the Chiming Clan and the Immortal Boat Alliance. Although Jing Yuan is indeed quite lazy, being his general is certainly not an easy job."

"In terms of interpersonal relationships and handling affairs, ten of you couldn't match Jingyuan's thoughtfulness. Don't be impulsive."

Upon hearing this, Ren was extremely displeased, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword cracking, but he dared not cross the line.

He understood that Chen Jie was right, and he clearly understood why Chen Jie was blocking his way and he couldn't get past him.

The Immortal Ship is not just the Immortal Ship of the Immortal Ship People; the relationships between the various race alliances must be handled with utmost care and caution. If, at this critical juncture, a rift were to break out between the two sides because of these sinners, then they would truly be deserving of death.

After a long period of contemplation, Dan Heng suddenly spoke up: "Then what was the matter you and Jing Yuan discussing? Would you mind telling me?"

"You can rest assured that Dragon Master Tao Ran will be interrogated jointly by Yao Qing Dragon Venerable Tian Feng Jun and Zhu Ming Dragon Venerable Yan Ting Jun. These two have already noticed Luo Fu Chi Ming's strange behavior and made arrangements with Jing Yuan."

Lord Yan Ting?

Upon hearing the word again, Jingliu thoughtfully looked up at Chenjie.

The last time she heard this term was some time ago from Rakshasa, who said that Dust Calamity was Yan Tingjun. She didn't believe it at the time, but facts proved her thinking was correct. Now she can be certain that the involvement of Tianfengjun and Yan Tingjun must also have the shadow of Dust Calamity.

It's even possible that Chen Jie was the one who drove all of this. Jing Yuan doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing; he doesn't have the nerve to do it.

Ren took a deep breath, picked up the fragmented sword, and turned to walk towards the exit.

"Take good care of Bailu"

After Ren left, Jingliu slowly stood up as well: "Jingyuan should have notified the Cloud Cavalry to come here, right? I should also go to fulfill my promise."

Finally, Jingliu looked at Bailu, who was sleeping soundly in Chenjie's arms.

Seeing you as you are now is truly a hundred times better than any medicine.

Soon, only Chen Jie, holding Bai Lu, and Dan Heng, who was still sitting on the ground seemingly lost in thought, remained in the area. Chen Jie glanced at Dan Heng and then suddenly turned and left.

"Remember to clean up the trash, I'm leaving now."

Danheng::???

Once Danheng came to his senses, he realized something was wrong. What do you mean, "I'll pack up and you're leaving first"?

However, when he stood up, Chen Jie, who was holding Bai Lu, had completely disappeared. Dan Heng hadn't expected this; he didn't know Chen Jie possessed such an ability. But after the Huanlong incident, seeing Chen Jie with any new abilities no longer surprised him.

Nothing was more shocking than witnessing, as a former Vidyadhara Dragon Lord, a non-Vidyadhara, who had absolutely no connection to Immortality, suddenly transform into a dragon.

As dusk approached, Ji Zi, who was watching a video on the sofa, heard the noise and instinctively looked over. She froze when she saw Chen Jie carrying a small dragon-like creature, staring blankly at it, seemingly speechless for a moment.

"Is this child a member of the Vidyadhara clan? Dust Tribulation, what's going on here?"

Chapter 154 The Tower of Limitless Light

"A child? The Dustfall passengers shouldn't have done anything wrong, right?"

Pam, who had just come out carrying a broom, was stunned to see Chen Jie holding a small child. She quickly asked what was wrong, worried that Chen Jie might be like March 7th before, grabbing any cute child he saw and putting them in the car.

"This child is under too much pressure at home. Her family wants her to come with us and see the world. And don't let her young age fool you, she's actually over two hundred years old!"

"Pfft, cough cough"

Himeko, who was drinking coffee, almost vomited. She knew that the Wisdom Clan lived a long time and grew slowly, but she didn't understand how slow they could be.

But that wasn't Pam's focus. Looking at the sleeping Bailu with a hint of worry, she asked, puzzled, "Who will this child sleep with tonight? And she's so small, she can't even get out of the car to explore, Pam."

"The train conductor need not worry about that. This child has slept alone since she was little, and her medical skills are quite remarkable. She also has a strong self-healing ability. Danheng has also said that he will teach this child martial arts and the like."

"Huh? Danheng passenger promised the child's family to teach the child martial arts?"