A Race

"You two, come with me!"

When Xiang Dong left, he also took the two scourges from the West with him.

Actually, it wouldn't be impossible to get rid of them, since it concerns the two Western Saints' Top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Xiang Dong actually knows of one: the Twelfth-Grade Merit Golden Lotus.

This magical treasure should now be in the hands of Hongjun. Later, when he accepted the two Western Saints as his Registered Disciples, he bestowed it upon Jie Yin, and together with the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool, it became a key magical treasure of the Western Religion.

So, the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool is considered one item, while the Twelfth-Grade Merit Golden Lotus falls into the Eight-Treasure Merit Pool to receive Merit and take shape. The two are essentially like a lotus pond and a lotus flower.

These are all key spiritual treasures of the two Western Saints, and they are all in Hongjun's hands. If Hongjun doesn't hand them over, it's useless to tell them. Do you think they can get the spiritual treasures from Hongjun's hands?

Of course, whether Hongjun gives it to them or not, whether they can get it or not, is none of Xiang Dong's business. His promise is just to inform them; you might as well tell me whether I told you or not.

However, Xiang Dong still instructed the two Western Saints to enter follower mode.

With him watching over them, under his nose, these two will at least behave themselves.

If we let them leave, who knows how many tribes they'll wreak havoc on, and how they'll plunder back the ten Innate Spirit Treasures they took away.

"Master, where are we going?" Xuehuang asked.

"The destination is still unknown, but let's just go. Let's treat it as experiencing the customs and culture of this Primordial World and broadening our horizons."

Xuehuang really wanted to say, "Master, is it really okay for you to not cultivate all day?"

You are, after all, Innate Divine Beings with excellent foundation, but your mind is not on cultivation or improving your realm. As a result, countless eons have passed, Xiang Dong has only now reached the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

However, Xiang Dong was the master, so the mount couldn't say anything and could only keep its thoughts to itself.

With a flap of its wings, the Xuehuang transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.

Zhun Ti and Jie Yin quickly followed Xuehuang, joining Xiang Dong in their search for fortuitous opportunity.

Thus, a strange group began their journey through the Primordial World.

The Taiyi Golden Immortal is the master, and the Snow Phoenix Peak Great Unity Golden Immortal, is the mount, followed by two tagalongs, who are also Peak Great Unity Golden Immortals.

The group is quite impressive, and they're guaranteed to turn heads wherever they go, making everyone who sees them question their own eyes.

Many years passed after Xiang Dong left the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe.

A dragon's shadow descended upon the valley where the Iron-Eating Beast resided.

The visitor was none other than Ao Yue, the eldest son of the Ancestral Dragon.

In terms of status and bloodline, Ao Yue should have been the eldest prince of the Dragon Clan. However, due to certain reasons, he was disliked by the Ancestral Dragon. Therefore, after the Ancestral Dragon suppressed the water veins, he, as the eldest son, did not succeed to the throne and become the head of the Dragon Clan.

Instead, he was ostracized by the Dragon Clan and failed to gain any real power. Now, the Dragon Clan has divided the positions of the Four Seas Dragon Kings, with one Dragon King in each of the Four Seas, and the Dragon Kings do not take Ao Yue seriously.

But when it came time to repay their benefactor Xiang Dong, they remembered Ao Yue.

As the eldest son of the Ancestral Dragon, his status and bloodline are sufficient, and his strength is also sufficient. Like Xuehuang, he is at the early stage of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. However, he was injured in the great battle, and due to the influence of Karmic Force, he is now only at the peak of the Peak Great Unity Golden Immortal realm.

If one can eliminate Karmic Force, returning to the state of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal is not a problem.

Although he was ostracized and disliked within the Dragon Clan, he was still a member of the Dragon Clan. He could not fail to express his gratitude for Xiang Dong's great kindness to the Ancestral Dragon and the Dragon Clan.

So when Zhu Long mentioned it, he took the initiative to come and find Xiang Dong. He searched for a long time before finally finding this place because he could smell Xuehuang's aura here.

It's said that the Phoenix Clan has already gotten ahead of them. Honestly, what happened to the promise of information sharing among the three clans? The Phoenix Clan is playing the preemptive game; they really don't keep their word.

However, they would do the same: take the lead and stay ahead, first make a name for themselves and build goodwill so they can reap the greatest benefits.

Ao Yue possessed not only the aura of Great Unity Golden Immortal, but also the dragon's might unique to the Dragon Clan, which exerted a strong sense of oppression on many living beings.

This made the Iron-Eating Beast chieftain tremble again, wondering if this land belonging to their tribe was some kind of auspicious feng shui location.

How long has it been? They've already attracted so many Great Unity Golden Immortals. What kind of mess is this?

"Greetings, senior!"

"No need for formalities, don't be afraid. I'm only here to ask you something. Just tell me the truth."

"Yes, yes, may I ask, senior?"

Ao Yue learned what had happened from the trembling Iron-Eating Beast.

Hearing about the two Western Saints' ruthless digging, Ao Yue was naturally disgusted. They were truly ignorant bumpkins who had never seen anything good before. They even needed to plunder what was here; what would happen if they went to the Dragon Palace?

Upon hearing that Xuehuang had become Xiang Dong's mount, Ao Yue frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Xuehuang to be so humble, and now that she was his mount, what was he supposed to do?

It's not really befitting his status to be eager to be a mount; what a headache.

Upon hearing that Xiang Dong, wielding Acquired Merit Treasure, had intimidated two Great Unity Golden Immortals with his Taiyi Golden Immortal form and even smashed one of them over the head, Ao Yue's expression became even more peculiar.

He couldn't even imagine the scene; just thinking about it seemed absurd. But when applied to Xiang Dong, it seemed quite reasonable, after all, he was the one who saved their three clans.

"My benefactor's actions are truly extraordinary."

Having ascertained Xiang Dong's identity and the direction, Ao Yue transformed into a streak of green light and hurriedly gave chase.

If we miss this opportunity, it'll be like eating shit before it's even hot—we'll have no advantage at all.

No sooner had Ao Yue left than a Qilin arrived riding on auspicious clouds.

The same process was repeated, and the Iron-Eating Beast remained much calmer, so the story progressed quickly.

"My benefactor's actions are truly unconventional. Since my benefactor has planted Spirit Root here, I will also leave behind auspicious energy to protect him."

"The Phoenix Clan has already taken the lead, and now the Dragon Clan has also taken the lead. This won't do. I have to catch up quickly and not let the Qilin Clan fall behind."

"Speak," the Qilin immediately unleashed its fastest speed and chased after Xiang Dong in the direction he had left.

This is a competition about repaying kindness. Currently, the Phoenix Clan is far ahead, while the Dragon Clan and Qilin are lagging behind. Neither of them wants to be last, so they are now striving for second place.

As for becoming second, whether it means becoming a mount or something else, they don't know; they just have to compete for it.

Xiang Dong, the person involved, was completely unaware of this and continued to wander around the Primordial World, keeping a close eye on the movements of the Three Pure Ones and steadily approaching the Eastern Kunlun where the Three Pure Ones were located.