The Sha Qi They Couldn't Refine Away in Three Thousand Years, Drained by Him in a Single Gulp?

Downstream of the Azure Mystic River.

The black, turbid current was still streaming into the sky, and the dense Sha fog that had shrouded the river bend was thinning at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ao Lan stared intently at the water below.

She had only meant to let Lu Yuan give it a try; clearing away some of it would have been enough.

But the changes taking place now rapidly raised her expectations.

As vast amounts of fierce Sha were drawn away, a hint of clarity gradually appeared in the river's surface, which had been veiled by gray-black fog.

A wisp of pale blue water spirit Qi rose from the riverbed.

Ao Lan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The water vein is starting to recover!"

She hurriedly released her Divine Sense.

Sure enough.

Water spirit Qi was flowing once again through several branch veins that had been corroded by turbid Sha.

Although it was only the outermost sections, that was enough to prove Lu Yuan's devouring was effective.

What delighted Ao Lan even more was that the normal river water in the bend had not been seriously affected.

The terrifying suction remained focused on the fierce Sha that had already been separated out.

Whenever some water spirit Qi was caught by the pull, Lu Yuan quickly brought it under control by deliberately easing his power.

He was carefully distinguishing between the different energies.

Back in the Myriad Sha Abyss, Lu Yuan could devour the surrounding Sha liquid without any reservations.

But a great many aquatic beings still lived in the Azure Mystic River.

The ordinary water spirit Qi here also sustained the nearby earth veins.

Since he had agreed to clear away the turbid Sha first, there was naturally no need to drain all the energy from the entire river bend.

Lu Yuan adjusted the direction of his suction slightly.

The river water, which had still been rippling gently, gradually grew calm.

Vast clouds of black Sha Qi continued to converge on his enormous mouth.

The black-scaled flood dragon's entire face went rigid as he watched.

As a Golden Immortal water general who had guarded this place for years, he knew better than anyone how stubborn the turbid Sha was.

Normally, even when the water generals joined forces, they could only slowly refine it through the Restraining Patterns.

Clearing away each portion cost them a great deal of Law Power.

And now this.

The Grand Void Sky Whale before them had not even entered the river.

He simply hovered high in the sky, opened his mouth, and sucked.

The fierce Sha in the black mud began streaming endlessly out of the riverbed!

"This is just too much!"

The black-scaled flood dragon finally couldn't hold back, and his voice was audibly trembling.

The turtle-armored water general beside him was equally wide-eyed.

"In the past, when we joined forces to refine one Sha Crystal, it took us decades at the very least. But this senior has even sucked away the Sha Qi that hasn't fully condensed!"

Another water general hurriedly lowered his head to check the Restraining Patterns.

He had originally worried that such powerful suction would damage the water vein.

But when he sent his Divine Sense in, he found that the surrounding Restraining Patterns were operating perfectly normally.

Most importantly.

The fierce Sha that the Restraining Patterns had needed to suppress for long periods was rapidly disappearing.

The water general checked repeatedly.

The shock in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

"General, there's nothing wrong with the Restraining Patterns, and the water spirit Qi hasn't been noticeably affected either!"

Hearing this, Ao Lan finally smiled.

She slowly raised her head and looked at the enormous head in the sky.

"Keep the Water-Dividing Restriction Pattern active, and draw out the turbid Sha that's already loosened around it."

The water generals were instantly invigorated.

"Yes!"

As they channeled their Law Power once more, the pale blue Restraining Patterns at the bottom of the river bend lit up rapidly.

More turbid Sha began seeping out from the cracks between the rock layers.

Lu Yuan naturally refused none of it.

He increased his suction slightly.

Whoosh!

A second black stream of Sha shot into the sky.

Vast stretches of Sha Crystal that had already formed on the riverbed also began to loosen as their energy was steadily drawn away.

At first, only a few tiny crystals broke loose.

Then.

More and more Sha Crystals peeled away from the cracks in the rock.

Crack!

A distinct snapping sound came from the riverbed.

The black-scaled flood dragon abruptly looked down.

He discovered that an enormous fissure had opened in a layer of dark red Sha Crystal that had blocked the entrance to a water vein.

"General!"

The black-scaled flood dragon was so excited that his entire body began to tremble.

"That Sha Crystal has come loose!"

Ao Lan hurriedly released her Divine Sense.

The next moment.

Her eyes widened as well.

That stretch of Sha Crystal extended for hundreds of li, blocking an important branch vein beneath the river.

The Dragon Clan had sent people to deal with it several times, but each time they had barely managed to chip away part of its outer edge.

Now, after Lu Yuan's continuous devouring, the fierce Sha energy inside the Sha Crystal was rapidly diminishing, and its once exceptionally sturdy structure had begun to crumble on its own.

Even Ao Lan had not expected such a change.

"Keep going! Draw out all the turbid Sha around that stretch of Sha Crystal!"

Ao Lan gave the order at once.

The water generals no longer harbored any of their earlier doubts. Each of them channeled his Law Power, working even more vigorously than before.

They all knew.

As long as that stretch of Sha Crystal broke loose completely.

More than half the problem of the clogged water vein that had plagued the lower reaches of the Azure Mystic River for years would be solved.

Lu Yuan also sensed the change on the riverbed.

He adjusted his position slightly, his enormous head slowly shifting westward.

The next instant.

A more concentrated force of suction enveloped the Sha Crystal.

Boom!

The Sha Crystal, already riddled with cracks, shuddered violently.

A vast quantity of black-and-red fierce Sha poured out from within and shot into the sky along the riverbed's currents.

Crack! Crack!

Cracks spread one after another.

At last.

Rumble!

The stretch of dark red Sha Crystal that extended for hundreds of li finally shattered completely!

The entrance to the water vein, once blocked, was revealed again at that moment.

An immensely dense surge of innate water spirit Qi burst forth from the depths of the riverbed!

Splash!

The water throughout the river bend began to tremble gently.

Vast waves of blue water spirit light spread along the river.

The Restraining Patterns that had needed Law Power to maintain them also gradually stabilized, nourished by the new water spirit Qi.

Ao Lan froze on the spot.

She stared intently at the water vein, now flowing freely again, and an indescribable surge of excitement rose in her heart.

How many years had it been?

This water vein had been blocked for far too long.

Now it had finally been restored.

And the whole process had gone far more smoothly than anyone could have imagined!

The black-scaled flood dragon was more direct.

He suddenly let out an excited dragon's roar.

"It's open!"

"General, it's really open!"

The turtle-armored water general beside him was also trembling all over with excitement.

He hurriedly dove to the riverbed to personally inspect the water vein that had begun flowing again.

A moment later.

The turtle-armored water general burst out of the water, his face filled with uncontainable delight.

"General, the water spirit Qi down below has started flowing again, and all the Sha Crystals blocking the water vein have dispersed!"

"After guarding this place for so many years, we've finally cleared it out!"

Hearing this, Ao Lan finally couldn't help laughing.

"Good!"

She looked up at Lu Yuan, her eyes now filled with genuine gratitude.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Yuan, you've been a tremendous help this time!"

Lu Yuan had just swallowed the last batch of fierce Sha. Hearing Ao Lan's voice, he slowly closed his mouth.

The vast amount of energy inside him was rapidly transforming.

Compared with the Chaos Demon God origin he had eaten before, this ordinary turbid Sha was very easy to digest.

Lu Yuan did not even feel any noticeable strain.

He glanced at the riverbed again.

The river bend, once pitch-black, was now mostly clear again.

Although a little fierce Sha remained in some of the deeper cracks in the rock, the main water vein was flowing freely once more.

"That should do it."

Lu Yuan's voice was deep.

"You can take your time dealing with the scattered Sha Qi that's left. At least it won't block the river channel again for now."

Ao Lan quickly nodded.

"You're right, Fellow Daoist. Now that the main vein has recovered, we can slowly refine the remaining turbid Sha with the Restraining Patterns."

She gazed at the clear river bend, her heart still full of astonishment.

The problem they had been unable to resolve completely for thousands of years.

Now, not long after Lu Yuan had arrived.

There had been such an enormous change!

Moreover, from beginning to end, he had not asked the Dragon Clan for any reward.

What he truly wanted seemed to be only the fierce Sha that had given the Dragon Clan so many headaches.

Thinking of this, Ao Lan finally understood more of the news that had previously spread through the Northern Land.

No wonder the giant beast had been able to devour such an enormous amount of energy in the Myriad Sha Abyss.

This bloodline talent was truly extraordinary.

Just then.

At the outer edge of the Azure Mystic River's bend.

A group of aquatic beings who had already evacuated began cautiously approaching again.

At the front was an old turtle who had cultivated for many years and reached the Mysterious Immortal level.

When he sensed the familiar water spirit Qi reappear, the expression on his face immediately changed.

"This... why is the water here clear?"

Several spirit fish beside him also leaped out of the water.

They had always lived upstream.

Now that they sensed the turbid Sha downstream had greatly diminished, they naturally couldn't resist coming to have a look.

Soon.

More and more aquatic beings noticed the change in the river bend.

Most of the black mud that had once given off pungent fierce Sha had now disappeared.

Clear river water covered the riverbed once more.

Water spirit Qi flowed steadily along the tributary that had been cleared.

The old turtle watched the scene, his entire face frozen.

He had lived for countless years.

He knew the situation here better than anyone.

Now that he had suddenly seen the turbid Sha that had plagued them for years vanish, he naturally found it hard to believe.

"What on earth happened?"

He raised his head abruptly and looked at Ao Lan.

A smile graced Ao Lan's face.

Then she slowly raised her dragon head and looked up at Lu Yuan high in the sky.

The old turtle followed her gaze.

The next moment.

The turtle fell completely silent.

The enormous dark-gold whale that stretched across heaven and earth was slowly drawing in his giant fins.

His golden eyes looked down over the river.

The old turtle's mouth slowly fell open.

After a long while, he finally managed to force out a sentence.

"This one... actually ate the turbid Sha?"

Ao Lan nodded gently.

"It was fellow Daoist Lu Yuan who helped clear it away."

The old turtle's body trembled violently after he heard that.

Then he prostrated himself on the water's surface and bowed solemnly in Lu Yuan's direction.

"Thank you, senior!"

More and more aquatic beings nearby also lowered their heads.

Waves of grateful voices spread along the Azure Mystic River.

Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised as he watched the scene.

He had only eaten a meal that happened to suit his taste.

Yet these aquatic beings were so excited.

Still, it made sense when he thought about it.

A problem that had given them headaches for thousands of years had finally been resolved today, so they were naturally happy.

Lu Yuan said no more.

He moved his body a little, preparing to set out once Ao Lan had finished arranging the remaining matters.

And at that moment, Ao Lan had truly made up her mind.

She had to report this matter to the Dragon Clan's upper echelons as soon as possible.