Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

The dragon's attacks were fierce, and Hongyun was caught in a pincer movement between lightning and poisonous mist, facing constant danger.

His cultivation level was already inferior to that of the leading dragon, and being outnumbered three to one put him at a significant disadvantage.

"We must find a way to deal with one of them first!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Hongyun's eyes, and he suddenly charged towards the dragon that was controlling the poisonous mist.

The dragon with the weakest cultivation level among the three was only at the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Moreover, although the poisonous mist was troublesome, its defensive power was not as good as the other two dragons.

Seeing the red cloud rushing towards them, the dragon controlling the poisonous mist was not alarmed but delighted. It opened its mouth and spewed out a thick cloud of poisonous mist. The mist was as black as ink and emitted a pungent odor, making it clear that it was extremely poisonous.

Hongyun didn't dodge; instead, he charged directly into the poisonous fog. A layer of golden light appeared on his body—the protective power of the Wenyun Diagram, capable of isolating him from external toxins.

The dragon controlling the poisonous mist was taken aback, not expecting that Hongyun was not afraid of his poisonous mist.

In that moment of hesitation, Hongyun had already rushed in front of him, the Ice Soul Sword transforming into a dazzling sword rainbow, piercing straight for his throat.

The dragon reacted quickly, its body suddenly shrinking to avoid its throat, but the sword rainbow still pierced its shoulder, the sharp blade piercing through the scales and sinking into its flesh.

"Aww—"

The dragon let out a painful howl, and its blood gushed from its wounds, splashing onto the ground and corroding large pits into the earth.

"court death!"

The leading dragon was enraged. It lashed out with its tail like a giant whip, whipping towards the red clouds with a whooshing sound.

Hongyun had no time to dodge and could only take the hit.

He crossed his arms in front of him, and the golden characters of the Wen Yun Tu Lu (Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune) condensed into a shield in front of him.

Snapped--

The dragon's tail struck the shield, shattering it instantly. Hongyun was sent flying, tumbling dozens of times in the air before regaining his footing. His arms were numb, his tiger's mouth was split open, and blood flowed freely.

"Such immense power..."

Hongyun gritted his teeth, switched the Ice Soul Sword in his hand to his left hand, and took out an Ice Soul Divine Thunder from his sleeve with his right hand.

The leader of the dragons was surprised to see that Hongyun could still stand up.

His dragon tail strike was enough to seriously injure an opponent of the same level, but unexpectedly, Hongyun only suffered minor injuries.

"Interesting! Then take another hit!"

The dragon swung its tail again, this time with even greater force. Wherever its tail passed, cracks were torn in the void.

Hongyun didn't try to take the hit head-on. He dodged the dragon's tail attack with a flash, but instead of running away, he charged towards the dragon's tail, silently attaching the Ice Soul Divine Lightning in his hand to it.

boom--

The Ice Soul Divine Thunder exploded, and the cold wave instantly froze the dragon's tail into an icicle.

The dragon let out a miserable cry as its tail froze, severely restricting its movement.

"Now!"

Seizing the opportunity, Hongyun leaped forward, his Ice Soul Sword piercing straight into the dragon's abdomen. The abdomen is the weakest point in a dragon's defenses; a successful strike would inflict severe damage.

But just as the sword rainbow was about to pierce the dragon, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking the Ice Soul Sword precisely and shattering the sword rainbow.

It was the dragon that controlled the lightning that made the move.

Hongyun sighed inwardly, knowing he had missed his best opportunity. The three dragons were cooperating more and more seamlessly, making it unlikely that he could defeat them one by one.

Thinking of this, Hongyun made a decisive move, transforming into a streak of light and fleeing towards Buzhou Mountain.

"Chase him! Don't let him get away!"

The lead dragon roared and gave chase. Although its tail was frozen, it was quickly thawed with dragon fire, restoring its mobility.

Three coiled dragons were hot on their heels, especially the one that controlled lightning, which was the fastest and was gradually closing the distance between itself and the red cloud.

As Hongyun flew away, he pondered a countermeasure.

In his current state, it's impossible for him to escape the pursuit of the three dragons. He must find a way to create chaos or hide in a crowded place.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Hongyun.

If he can lure the dragons to the territory of the Qilin clan, given the tense relationship between the dragons and the Qilin clan, he might be able to trigger a conflict and escape in the chaos.

This plan is very risky.

Because the Qilin clan might also attack him, but it's better than being caught by three dragons.

Thinking of this, Hongyun did some calculations with his fingers, changed direction, and flew towards the territory of the Qilin Clan.

The three races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin divided the primordial world, but their populations were insufficient to rule it. Therefore, the three races had a large number of people who submitted to them.

The Tiger Clan is a powerful ancient clan that submits to the Qilin Clan. Their ancestor, the White Tiger, was a powerful being who attained the status of a Primordial Golden Immortal, which is why the Tiger Clan holds a very high position among beasts.

The Tiger Clan is to the Qilin Clan what the Turtle Clan is to the Dragon Clan; both clans have Primordial Golden Immortal Ancestors.

The territory that Hongyun chose for the Qilin Clan was Tiger Head Mountain, a continuous mountain range guarded by the Tiger Clan.

Tiger Head Mountain stretches for hundreds of millions of miles, and is home to a large number of tigers and other beast species.

The center of Tiger Head Mountain is Xuanhu City, the main base of the Tiger Clan, where a Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Tiger Clan is stationed.

Hongyun certainly dared not approach Xuanhu City.

But he doesn't need to get close to Xuanhu City.

Hongyun only needs to enter the outer perimeter of Tiger Head Mountain to potentially trigger a conflict between the Dragon Clan and the Tiger Clan.

As the red clouds flew into the sky above Tiger Head Mountain, the beast races below immediately became restless.

Some of the more powerful beast-type cultivators even took to the air, attempting to intercept the red cloud.

However, Hongyun was extremely fast, and those cultivators couldn't catch up with him at all. Under his plan, the aura of the dragon clan quickly attracted the attention of the tiger clan.

A furious roar echoed from the depths of Tiger Head Mountain.

A huge figure burst out of the mountain. It was a black tiger with a faint glow emanating from its body. Its four hooves trod on auspicious clouds, making it look majestic and awe-inspiring.

"Dragon race, you have crossed the line!"

Xuanhu's voice boomed like thunder in the sky, and Hongyun felt his soul tremble. Xuanhu's appearance instantly complicated the situation.

Xuanhu is the Great Golden Immortal of Tiger Head Mountain.

When the three dragons reached the edge of Tiger Head Mountain, they saw the Black Tiger blocking their way and had to stop.

The leader of the dragons looked at Xuanhu with a grim expression and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Xuanhu, we are not provoking the Tiger Clan. We are just chasing a petty thief who stole the Phoenix Clan's treasure. The thief has escaped into your territory. Please do us a favor and let us in to arrest him."

Xuanhu snorted coldly: "Hmph, the affairs of your dragon clan are none of my business."

"But this is the territory of the Tiger Clan. Your unauthorized trespassing is a provocation against the Tiger Clan."

"Xuanhu, why are you so rigid?"

The leader of the dragons frowned and said, "That kid stole the phoenix tree. You should know how important the phoenix tree is to the Phoenix Clan. If we can help the Phoenix Clan find the phoenix tree, it will be a favor to them."

"Haha, helping the Phoenix Clan?"

Xuanhu sneered, "You dragons are so kind? You probably wish the phoenix tree would disappear forever, don't you? Enough, stop acting in front of me."

"Now that kid has entered Tiger Head Mountain, he is under the Tiger Clan's jurisdiction. Your Dragon Clan has no right to interfere."