Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

After all, if Qinglan Kingdom were to take the lead in the attack, the pressure might be too great, leading to a complete rout and disrupting morale.

After arranging things for the four people, Zi Huan then looked at Zhou Yan and the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros.

"Both of you are skilled in water magic. This time, the Xuan Sha Blood Flame at the northern stronghold of Xiang Kingdom will be entrusted to you two."

"I will do my best," Zhou Yan nodded and said.

"Don't worry," said the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros indifferently.

At this moment, the King of Ziyun Kingdom stood up, looked at everyone, and said with indignation, "Everyone, Xiang Kingdom is immoral, and we should punish it on behalf of Heaven. I entrust this task to you all."

"Your Majesty is too kind."

"We still need to rely on the Kingdom of Ziyun for this matter."

……

After a few words, everyone left. As Zhou Yan was about to return to the hall, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

Zhou Yan turned around and saw that the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros was looking at him.

"Fellow Daoist, how about we discuss the next steps for extinguishing the fire?"

Seeing Zhou Yan turn around, the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros opened her mouth and spoke.

"Then I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist."

Seeing this, Zhou Yan nodded and told Batu to go back on his own.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Yan and the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros headed towards a restaurant.

"Are you a demon, fellow Daoist?"

As they walked, Zhou Yan called out to her. From their first meeting in the palace, he had sensed a faint demonic aura emanating from her, so faint that it was difficult to detect. If Zhou Yan had not been a dragon with a deep foundation, he probably wouldn't have been able to sense it at all.

"Fellow Daoist has excellent eyesight."

Lingxi glanced at Zhou Yan with surprise, but did not refute him. She then said, "I am from the Azure Water Rhinoceros clan. May I ask which clan you belong to?"

"I am of dragon origin." Zhou Yan stretched out his palm, and several dragon scales appeared.

"Dragons?"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Mother Lingxi paused in her steps: "Fellow Daoist, your cultivation is so pure; could the other person perhaps be from the Dragon Palace?"

"No, it's just a wild dragon." Zhou Yan shook his head and continued walking forward.

He paid no attention to the speculations of the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros.

It's not surprising that he made this guess, as more than 80% of the dragons in the world originated from the Dragon Palace.

However, Zhou Yan wasn't afraid that the other party would guess his identity, after all, there were still some dragons in the world who didn't want to accept the Dragon Palace's discipline.

"Fellow Daoist is a member of the Dragon Clan, which gives you more confidence in this matter."

After digesting Zhou Yan's information, the Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros nodded and said, her expression somewhat relaxed compared to before.

At this moment, a restaurant appeared in front of them. The Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros stepped forward, ordered a few dishes, and led Zhou Yan to a private room, where she set up a restriction.

Seeing this, Zhou Yan then asked, "May I ask, Your Excellency, what are your plans regarding this firefighting effort?"

The Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros is a demon race member in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, while I am only in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm. Naturally, I will act in her favor in this matter.

At least that's what Zhou Yan thought.

Seeing Zhou Yan ask such a question, her expression turned serious, and she said solemnly, "In order to completely refine the Xuan Sha Blood Flame, the King of Xiang Kingdom set up twenty-eight strongholds within the Xiang Kingdom, forming a four-symbol formation."

"What we need to deal with this time is the seven constellations of the Northern Black Tortoise: Dou, Niu, Nu, Wei, Xu, Shi, and Bi."

"Among them, Dou and Xu are the most dangerous, both guarded by demon generals in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm. The other five constellations are also guarded by cultivators in the middle stage of the Purple Mansion realm."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan frowned: "Is it that dangerous?"

He was arrogant, believing that his current strength was enough to rival a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator without any magic weapons, but killing the opponent would not be an easy task.

Moreover, the Xiang Kingdom is wealthy and powerful. If that demon general has a magic weapon, Zhou Yan might have to die there.

"Fellow Daoist, you are overthinking it."

Seeing Zhou Yan's expression, Lingxi guessed what he was thinking and shook her head slightly.

"Of course, we won't be the ones to put out the fire ourselves. We'll use a large army to launch a feint attack and lure those demon generals out. We just need to seize the opportunity and extinguish the Xuan Sha Blood Flame."

"If that's the case, then it's alright," Zhou Yan nodded and said.

"However, putting out the fire cannot be delayed."

The Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros continued, "We must act swiftly. Since your cultivation level is relatively low, you will be responsible for the three strongholds of Danger, Chamber, and Wall. I will take care of the remaining four."

"Then I shall humbly accept your offer. Thank you, senior!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan did not refuse. At this moment, the food was served, and a portion was served to him.

The two then shut their mouths and began to eat.

…………

Five days passed in a row. On this day, just as Zhou Yan finished his cultivation, a servant boy from Zi Huan's residence came to visit.

"Senior, my master requests your presence."

Is it finally time to take action?

Looking at the boy, Zhou Yan guessed that in the past few days, the Ziyun Kingdom had been making constant moves, all of which were directed towards the Xiang Kingdom.

With the boy in tow, Batu arrived at Zihuan's residence.

At this moment, seven Purple Mansion cultivators had gathered inside the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

Besides the few people in the shop that day, there were also two cultivators from the Purple Cloud Kingdom dressed in purple robes.

Upon Zhou Yan's arrival, the Holy Mother of Lingxi nodded slightly to him, while the others did not react at all.

Zhou Yan nodded in response.

After entering the mansion, they waited for a while before three figures walked in.

The person in the middle is Zi Huan. To his left stands a man dressed in white with fair skin and a cold aura. To his right is a tall woman dressed in black with a veil over her face, holding a silver longsword.

"These two are fellow Daoist Ling Shu from Lingjiu Kingdom and Xu Yourong, a disciple of Shu Mountain."

Zi Huan walked in and began to speak.

"Lingjiu Kingdom? Wasn't Lingjiu Kingdom destroyed by the ruler of Xiang Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on the faces of the people present.

"Lingjiu Kingdom is gone." A hint of hatred flashed in the cold man's eyes, and his words were full of killing intent.

"But I, Ling Shu, am still alive. If I do not kill that demon, I, Ling Shu, swear I will never become a demon."

"Senior, what's the situation with this Lingjiu Kingdom?"

Seeing that everyone around him was very surprised, Zhou Yanban asked Lingxi telepathically.

"You don't know?" The Holy Mother of Spiritual Rhinoceros glanced at Zhou Yan in surprise, then transmitted her voice.

"Lingjiu Kingdom was founded by that old bastard Ling Shu and has been passed down for hundreds of years. But not long ago, because he refused to surrender to Xiang Kingdom, the King of Xiang Kingdom sent people to slaughter the entire country. Originally, there were no survivors in Lingjiu Kingdom, but unexpectedly, this guy Ling Shu actually survived."

"So ruthless!"

Zhou Yan couldn't help but glance at Ling Shu a few more times. Centuries of painstaking effort destroyed in an instant; he might have to fight the Xiang Kingdom to the death.

"Alright." Seeing that everyone still wanted to say something, Zi Huan waved his hand.

"Gentlemen, let's not delay, let's set off now."

"OK."

"no problem!"

……

Inside the mansion, seeing this, no one asked any further questions, but instead responded in unison.