A Sexagenary Cycle Fleetingly Passed (20)

Finally, there's the move by the Luochuan River Dragon King.

More than 30 years ago, the Luochuan River Dragon King led the Luochuan River Flood Dragon Clan back to the Eastern Sea. After more than a decade of hard work, they gradually gained a foothold and became a member of the Grand Elder Faction.

It sounds strange that Luochuan River Dragon King, who was originally from the Third Elder faction, actually switched sides to the Grand Elder Faction after returning to the Eastern Sea.

In fact, once you understand the basic situation of the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Clan and analyze the previous experiences of the Luochuan River Dragon King, you will understand.

First, the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Clan can be roughly divided into three factions.

Dragon King Faction, Grand Elder Faction, Neutral Faction.

The first two are the most powerful. The current Dragon King and the Grand Elder are both Mid Sage Manifestation experts, and each faction has more than two Sage Manifestation powerhouse.

The Neutral Faction is not bad either. Although they do not have any Mid Sage Manifestation experts, they have more than four Manifestation Sage Manifestation Flood Dragons, including the Third Elder Long Huan.

The Neutral Faction can also be further divided into three branches.

Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder.

Originally, the Second Elder's lineage and the Third Elder Lineage were roughly equal in strength.

However, since the Luochuan River Dragon King's father and his descendants perished while resisting the Sea Beast Tides of the Vast Sea Abyss, only the Third Elder Long Huan, remained as Sage Manifestation in this faction. Their strength plummeted, and their influence within the Flood Dragon Clan naturally decreased significantly.

Of course, even with a reduced voice, the Third Elder Lineage still has access to a vast amount of resources.

It shouldn't be a problem to cultivate at least one Sage Manifestation Flood Dragon.

However, only one can be trained at a time!

Thus, competition ensues.

Originally, the Luochuan River Dragon King, relying on his own outstanding bloodline aptitude and the fact that his father's lineage had died fighting for the Flood Dragon Clan, was the most promising candidate to become the successor of the Third Elder. He himself had once thought so.

But clearly, the Luochuan River Dragon King underestimated the ugliness of dragon nature!

Long Jue, the cousin of the Luochuan River Dragon King, is a direct descendant of the Third Elder Long Huan. He had previously used a kind face as a disguise to deceive the Luochuan River Dragon King.

Then Long Jue used ruthless means to plot against Luochuan River Dragon King, causing him to commit a grave mistake and seriously violate the Clan Rules.

According to the rules of the Flood Dragon Clan, the Luochuan River Dragon King should have been skinned, had his tendons removed, and his Dragon Bones taken out, and be imprisoned forever in the underwater hell, in order to maintain the inviolability of the Dragon King's majesty.

However, because Luochuan River Dragon King's father had just died in battle for the Flood Dragon Clan, and with many elders pleading for him, his punishment was greatly reduced. He was only stripped of 80% of his bloodline, which greatly diminished his potential, and he was then expelled from the Eastern Sea.

During this process, it appears that it was the Third Elder Long Huan pleaded for mercy, that saved the Luochuan River Dragon King from punishment.

However, upon closer examination, one might wonder: if a Sage Manifestation being had truly protected him to the death, would the Luochuan River Dragon King have imposed such a severe punishment?

The answer is no!

It was just adultery with the Crown Prince, but it can be serious in some ways.

It's not a big deal, it's not like he committed adultery with the Queen.

If the Third Elder had truly protected him to the death, there would have been no way he could have had 80% of his bloodline stripped away and been expelled from the Eastern Sea.

The situation is quite clear: the Third Elder also hopes that the Luochuan River Dragon King will be expelled from the Eastern Sea, because in this way, his son Long Jue will be able to inherit his position and obtain the quota for breaking through to the Sage Manifestation.

To think even more darkly, perhaps the Third Elder was orchestrating everything behind the scenes, even plotting against the Luochuan River Dragon King.

Even brothers can turn against each other when faced with self-interest, let alone uncles and nephews.

The Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Clan has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and this is not the first time that internal strife and sibling rivalry have occurred.

Having seen through all of this, the Luochuan River Dragon King naturally had only one choice left: the Grand Elder Faction.

On the Dragon King Faction, the Flood Dragon Crown Prince hated him with a vengeance, while on the Neutral Faction, there was the ruthless Third Elder who disregarded the bond between uncle and nephew.

Upon careful consideration, aside from the Grand Elder Faction, the Luochuan River Dragon King truly had nowhere to go.

As for the Grand Elder, he was already at odds with the Dragon King Faction. As for the Third Elder possibly siding with the Dragon King because of this?

Absolutely not. Politics is not a game; the power struggles involved involve many aspects.

He's just a stray dog, with 80% of his bloodline stripped away, and has no hope of ever breaking through to the Sage Manifestation Luochuan River Dragon King. He's not worth the Third Elder risking leaving the Neutral Faction.

After all, doing so would make him the target of hostility from the Second Elder and Fourth Elder's factions.

The disproportionate effort and reward are not the behavior of a qualified strategist.

The reason the Grand Elder took in the Luochuan River Dragon King was not only to annoy the Dragon King Faction, but also because the Luochuan River Dragon King had a spot to go to the Dragon Tomb, which was left by his father.

Each Sage Manifestation Flood Dragon has a Dragon Tomb quota. Although Luochuan River Dragon King's father perished, because he died fighting for the Flood Dragon Clan and the quota had not been used before his death, it was naturally inherited by Luochuan River Dragon King.

Sitting on the Bamboo Chair, a hint of curiosity flashed in Yang Tianyou's unusually deep eyes as he murmured softly, "Eastern Sea Dragon Tomb..."

The Eastern Sea is vast and boundless, its waters shrouded in mist.

Located deep in the Ocean, the endless Palace is layered upon layer, with carved beams and painted rafters, glittering and adorned with various gemstones, reflecting a rainbow of light in the shimmering water.

A tapestry of exquisite beauty and grandeur, this is the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Palace, the most magnificent Palace complex in the Lu Wu Realm, bar none.

Inside a Crystal Palace, the Luochuan River Dragon King, clad in a golden robe, sat majestically on his throne, a golden dragon head sculpture roaring behind him, its imposing aura filling the entire palace.

"Long Qian, are you confident about this trip to the Dragon Tomb?" asked a Flood Dragon wearing a blue robe and sporting Flood Dragon head.

Long Qian is the name of the Luochuan River Dragon King. This blue-clad Flood Dragon was his father's loyal subordinate, with Middle Stage of Spirit Transformation, and his name was Long Chen.

After the Dragon Luochuan River Dragon King was banished from the Eastern Sea, Long Chen wanted to follow him, but was stopped by the Third Elder. In a fit of anger, Long Chen then went to join the Grand Elder.

After the Luochuan River Dragon King returned to the Eastern Sea and joined the Grand Elder's ranks, he immediately pledged allegiance to him, making him one of the few loyal dragons.

"Dragon Tomb... Uncle Chen, rest assured, I will find everything that was lost in this ancestral land!" The Luochuan River Dragon King looked up at the bright pearl in the sky and said firmly.