What came into view was a handsome man with long blue hair.

The man had long, blue-white hair that reached his waist, sapphire-like eyes, and a pair of dragon horns on his head. He was dressed in white, with a handsome and gentle appearance, resembling a scholar.

He is the spirit of Dragon Spirit Village, the Dragon Spirit Master in everyone's mouth.

The villagers of Longling Village say that he is a true dragon who can grant wishes.

But in the eyes of Yu Ge and others.

He... was a deep-sea dragon.

The so-called Yuanjiao is a spirit demon that has cultivated itself from a snake.

There is a folk saying that "a snake becomes a python after 500 years, a python becomes a boa constrictor after 500 years, a boa constrictor becomes a jiao dragon after 500 years, and a jiao dragon becomes a dragon after 500 years."

The so-called Yuanjiao is a snake demon that has cultivated for 1,500 years.

He may one day transform from a demon into a dragon, but for now he remains a demon.

The dragon race considers itself a divine beast race, and this is why.

Within the Tongxuan Continent, beasts are also divided into spirit beasts, demon beasts, and divine beasts.

Dragons, being highly evolved beings, are considered divine beasts.

Those possessing violent and demonic energy are considered monsters.

Those surrounded by spiritual energy are spirit beasts.

Beast tamers can form contracts with spirit beasts, but some exceptionally fortunate beast tamers have had great opportunities and have been accompanied by divine beasts.

But those are all ancient legends.

This is the spirit of Dragon Spirit Village, a dragon with demonic energy.

Upon seeing Lord Longling appear, the villagers of Longling Village immediately rushed to his aid, with a group of enthusiastic villagers speaking up in his defense.

"Lord Dragon Spirit, be careful of these outsiders!"

"Yes, last time we treated those outsiders to a warm welcome, and they tried to harm you instead. That was too much!"

"These outsiders are all insatiable..."

"..."

The village chief of Longling Village was an old man with a wise face, but at this moment he was also staring at Yu Ge and the others with a resolute and serious expression.

"We swear to protect Lord Dragon Spirit with our lives!"

Only now did Yu Ge learn from the villagers of Longling Village that the reason they were feared and hated by Longling Village was because outsiders like them had once tried to kill Longling.

Seeing this, Yu Yundu and his companions were ready for battle at any moment. "Who's afraid of who?"

Xiao Wangchen shook his head and stood beside Yu Ge. "Senior brother, they..."

In the original work, Long Aotian possessed a heart of utmost sincerity and purity.

When he served as the leader of the Immortal Alliance, he once said that evil is evil and righteousness is righteousness.

But if it is a demon that does not do evil, he will let it go.

Yu Ge then slowly looked at the dragon spirit dressed in blue and white robes and said, "We came to save people, not to kill you."

Upon hearing this, Long Ling seemed somewhat puzzled, "But..."

"You must be powerful figures from the Tongxuan Continent. In the Tongxuan Continent, humans and demons are mortal enemies. You... won't kill me?"

Long Ling's tone seemed to reveal confusion, as well as a hint of being moved.

Yu Ge shook her head. "I only kill evil demons. Since you don't do evil, I won't take action against you."

The transformation of a dragon into human form is actually the Nascent Soul stage.

However, if they were to actually fight, Yu Ge and his group were not afraid of those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

She could even destroy a Nascent Soul level demon by herself.

However, the evil Yuanjiao that wreaked havoc on the Tongxuan Continent deserves to be killed.

The spirit of Longling Village should not be killed.

Upon hearing this...

Long Ling waved his hand and spoke gently to the villagers of Long Ling Village, "Everyone, please disperse. These fellow Daoists are not enemies, but have come looking for someone."

But the villagers stared nervously at Yu Ge and the others, "But..."

Seeing this, Long Ling explained to Yu Ge and the others, "This is the first time I've seen someone from the Tongxuan Continent let me go."

The blue-haired boy sounded somewhat moved and grateful.

"My true form is a deep-sea dragon that has cultivated for 1,500 years. Are you aware of this?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Ge nodded slightly, "I understand."

Golden flames danced deep within the girl's golden eyes—the power of the Heavenly Illusionary Divine Eye.

Long Ling pursed her lips. "To be honest, I have been guarding this place for five hundred years, serving as the Dragon Spirit Village's guardian spirit for five hundred years, protecting this place with favorable weather and abundant harvests. However, ten years ago, a group of people also crossed the gate of the underworld and came here, and broke into Dragon Spirit Village."

The blue-haired boy pointed to the group of villagers and said, "These villagers are always hospitable, so they entertained those outsiders. But when those outsiders discovered me, they wanted to dig out my demon core."

Long Ling seemed to chuckle self-deprecatingly, "Cultivating the Abyssal Dragon Demon Core for 1,500 years can enhance one's cultivation, so we engaged in a fierce battle."

"Originally, their cultivation was not stronger than mine, but because they started slaughtering Dragon Spirit Village and forced me to hand over my demon core, Dragon Spirit Village was ruled by those greedy outsiders for a period of time..."

Nalan Liyue was stunned. "What? They actually used innocent civilians to force you to hand over your demon core?"

The impending truth made Yu Ge and the others feel uneasy.

In the Tongxuan Continent.

It was all caused by powerful demons who threatened ordinary people and harmed cultivators from the immortal sects.

However, when there is profit to be made, ordinary people can also become bargaining chips for cultivators.

Yu Ge's Heavenly Illusionary Divine Eye can distinguish between true and false statements.

Now, every word that Long Ling said is true.

That was the truth of Longling Village's past, and it's also why the villagers here hate outsiders.

Ten years ago.

A group of outsiders wandered into the underworld for unknown reasons and became entangled in Dragon Spirit Village.

The villagers of Longling Village warmly welcomed them, but the group of cultivators also discovered Long Ling.

The purpose of Zhanlongling was not to slay demons and monsters, but to obtain the demon core that had been cultivated for 1,500 years.

As long as you swallow that demon core, you can increase your cultivation level.

This is why the Abyss Dragon is extremely rare in the Tongxuan Continent.

Too many cultivators have been secretly capturing them...

Therefore, the group of outside cultivators used the villagers of Longling Village as a threat to coerce Longling.

They even ruled over Dragon Spirit Village for a period of time because of this.

Upon seeing this, Yu Ge frowned slightly. "Then... how were you rescued?"

Long Ling sighed, "I expended five hundred years of cultivation to kill them when they were off guard. My hands are stained with the blood of humans. Do you want revenge?"

Yu Ge shook her head. "I already said, I'm here to rescue people, not to kill."

Finally, the misunderstanding between the two sides was cleared up. The villagers of Longling Village learned that Yu Ge and his group had come to rescue their companions, and even warmly welcomed them with a meal.

After learning the truth, the village chief felt somewhat guilty and shook hands with Yu Ge and the others apologetically, saying, "Well, since we have been rude, please let us stay for one night and show you our hospitality."

Yu Ge: "Shall we eat?"

Village Chief: "Yes, we're the best at grilling meat..."

Yu Ge: "..."

Then, Yu Ge and the others turned around and looked at the campfire behind them with complicated expressions.

You guys... are really good at grilling meat.

Finally, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Yu Ge and the others decided to leave Longling Village for Fengdu.

After all, in this line of work, saving lives is the most important thing.

Before leaving.

Yu Ge discovered that there was a statue of worship at the entrance of Longling Village.

The image being worshipped is actually a small snake with dragon horns.

Yu Ge was taken aback. "They worship snakes for good weather and abundant harvests?"

The village chief, who was seeing them off, finally spoke, "It was a former sacrificial spirit..."

"It was passed down from our elders. This is how the Priestess looked when she first arrived in Dragon Spirit Village..."

Yu Ge seemed somewhat puzzled, "But back then, the Dragon Spirit's strength didn't seem sufficient to ensure good weather and abundant harvests, did it?"

The villagers smiled and said, "No, as long as Lord Dragon Spirit is here, he will protect us."

"He deserves the offerings..."

Hearing this, the handsome blue-haired dragon spirit smiled and said, "That's all in the past..."

Five hundred years ago, who could have imagined that an unformed snake would use its body to carry water to irrigate parched crops?

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