The Azure Mystic River Sees Daylight Again, Leaving the Entire Dragon Clan Dumbfounded

Downstream of the Azure Mystic River.

As the Turbid Sha gradually dissipated, more and more aquatic creatures began returning to their original habitats.

Spirit fish swam back into the river bend one after another, while the spirit turtles and flood serpents that had hidden upstream also gathered nearby, carefully sensing the Water Spirit Qi, which had clearly recovered.

For these ordinary aquatic creatures, the clearing of the water veins meant they could return to their original homes.

The older aquatic creatures who had lived downstream for many years were especially moved, so much so that words failed them.

The old turtle at the Mysterious Immortal Realm had already inspected the riverbed several times.

Every time it surfaced, the shock on its face became more apparent.

At first, it had suspected that only the Sha mist on the outskirts had been temporarily dispersed.

But after diving down to the riverbed, the old turtle discovered that the dark red Sha Crystals that had blocked the main water vein had vanished completely.

Even the Turbid Sha in the nearby rock strata had decreased by more than half.

This meant that the most troublesome blockage downstream of the Azure Mystic River had finally been resolved.

The old turtle slowly surfaced.

It raised its head and looked once more at Lu Yuan high in the sky.

Its slightly clouded eyes were now full of awe.

"Senior, your Divine Abilities truly are vast!"

Several young aquatic creatures nearby heard it and nodded.

A Golden Immortal Flood Dragon couldn't help saying, "I've stood guard here for years, dealing with the Turbid Sha every so often. I thought I'd never live to see the main vein flow freely again."

"Who would have thought Senior Lu Yuan would open his mouth and suck up every last bit of that Sha Qi!"

The black-scaled Flood Dragon beside it nodded repeatedly.

"None of you were at the front just now. You have no idea how incredible it was. Even the Sha Crystals that had accumulated on the riverbed for thousands of years were forcibly drawn out!"

"Most importantly, our Azure Mystic River's water Spirit Vein is still intact. It's even clearer than before!"

The aquatic creatures grew more excited as they spoke.

Meanwhile.

Ao Lan had already brought the Water Generals back to inspect the entire river bend.

She hadn't let down her guard just because the Turbid Sha had decreased so much.

After all, the Azure Mystic River's lower reaches were connected to the Northern Land's turbid veins. As long as the source remained, more vicious Sha could still seep in later.

What they needed to do now was take advantage of the main Sha Crystals having been cleared and readjust the existing Restraining Patterns.

As long as they could channel it away in time in the future, they could at least prevent another widespread blockage like the one before.

Ao Lan made her arrangements with great care.

The Golden Immortal Water Generals had also perked up.

In the past, whenever they dealt with the Turbid Sha in the river bend, they had to prepare to spend a great deal of time on it.

Now that the main problem had been solved, adjusting the remaining Restraining Patterns was naturally no great difficulty.

The black-scaled Flood Dragon looked at the river water, clear once more, and finally couldn't help speaking.

"General, we really must thank Fellow Daoist Lu Yuan properly this time."

Ao Lan nodded gently.

"I know."

"The Turbid Sha downstream of the Azure Mystic River has troubled us for so many years. Now that things have finally taken a turn for the better, we can't let Fellow Daoist Lu Yuan work for nothing."

She paused briefly, then continued, "But this involves a high-level innate divine beast. As for what gift of thanks to give him, we'll have to ask Elder Ao Xuan to decide."

The black-scaled Flood Dragon nodded at once.

The Dragon Clan naturally had its own rules.

A powerhouse like Lu Yuan, who could exchange blows with Beast Emperor Shen Ni, was far beyond the level that ordinary Golden Immortal Water Generals could receive.

Although Ao Lan had Taiyi cultivation and held a respected position around the Azure Mystic River, any exchange involving a large amount of resources still had to be reported to an elder of the clan.

With that thought.

Ao Lan immediately took out a pale cyan dragon scale.

Fine water spirit patterns covered its surface. As she infused it with Law Power, it quickly bloomed with a soft glow.

Messages flowed through the innate water patterns within the dragon scale, then traveled swiftly along the water Spirit Vein deep beneath the Azure Mystic River toward the Eastern Sea.

Ao Lan made no deliberate exaggerations.

She simply gave a full account of what had happened.

That included Lu Yuan's identity, size, and demonstrated cultivation, as well as how he had used his devouring power to clear the Turbid Sha while keeping the Azure Mystic River's water veins stable.

That last point in particular.

Ao Lan made a point of explaining that Lu Yuan had deliberately controlled the range of his devouring when he swallowed the Turbid Sha, without harming the ordinary aquatic creatures nearby.

Such an ability was immensely valuable to the Dragon Clan.

After sending the message.

Ao Lan finally returned to Lu Yuan's side.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Yuan, the Azure Mystic River was able to recover this time entirely thanks to your help. I've already reported the situation to an elder of the clan."

Lu Yuan nodded gently.

"All right. If you have any more Sha Qi like this, you can tell me about it."

Ao Lan was taken aback.

Then she couldn't help laughing.

"Fellow Daoist, you want to keep swallowing Sha?"

Lu Yuan spoke in a perfectly natural tone.

"This stuff replenishes what I expend in cultivation anyway, and you happen to want to get rid of it. We each get what we need, so it works out well."

Ao Lan gave it some serious thought.

That really was true.

The Dragon Clan had originally needed to spend a great deal of resources dealing with Turbid Sha.

Now that Lu Yuan was willing to devour it directly, it would naturally save them a great deal of trouble.

If both sides could continue cooperating in the future, it would benefit the entire Dragon Clan.

At that thought.

Ao Lan placed even greater importance on Lu Yuan.

She said slowly, "The eastern waters are vast, and there are indeed a few other cases like the Azure Mystic River. But I'm not very clear on exactly where they are. When Elder Ao Xuan arrives, he may be able to give you a more detailed answer, Fellow Daoist."

Hearing that, Lu Yuan was in no hurry.

He still had Chaos Demon God flesh stored in his mouth, so he already had enough of his most important cultivation resource.

The Azure Mystic River's Turbid Sha was more of a supplement he had picked up along the way.

Now that he had finished clearing it, he didn't mind waiting a little.

Lu Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

The Chaos Origin within him that had yet to be fully digested was gradually stabilizing as it was supplemented by ordinary vicious Sha.

At the same time.

After the Azure Mystic River cleared, the surrounding Water Spirit Qi became noticeably more active.

Lu Yuan absorbed a little and felt the lingering heat within him lessen slightly.

His interest was immediately piqued.

It seemed this gentle Water Spirit Qi might indeed help him digest the Demon God flesh more effectively.

It was just that the water spirit essence contained in ordinary river water was still too dispersed.

If he truly wanted to improve the effect significantly, he would probably have to find a higher-quality water-element origin.

With that thought, Lu Yuan released his Divine Sense again.

Although the Water Spirit Qi in the Azure Mystic River was abundant, it clearly fell far short of the energy density within the Myriad Sha Abyss in the Northern Land.

If higher-quality water spirit essence existed in the Eastern Sea, it would be worth taking a look.

While Lu Yuan pondered.

Far away in the Eastern Sea.

Inside a magnificent crystal palace.

Ao Xuan sat in the hall, reviewing messages from water veins across the region.

He was a Great Luo elder of the Dragon Clan, responsible for overseeing many important waterways in the east.

The Azure Mystic River was one of them.

Ao Xuan was naturally very familiar with the Turbid Sha problem in that river bend.

He had sent people to deal with it several times before.

But the results had never been satisfactory.

Now he had suddenly received a message from Ao Lan.

At first, Ao Xuan thought he had read it wrong.

"Most of the Turbid Sha downstream of the Azure Mystic River has been cleared?"

He abruptly raised his head.

His formerly calm expression changed in an instant.

This matter had troubled the Dragon Clan for many years.

How had it suddenly been resolved?

Ao Xuan continued reading the message.

Soon.

His expression changed again.

"Grand Void Sky Whale, Lu Yuan?"

He had heard this name recently as well.

News of the great battle in the Northern Land, which had alarmed many innate great Divine Ability users, had long since spread throughout the Primordial World.

In particular, the news that Lu Yuan had taken Chaos Demon God flesh from Shen Ni had drawn the covert attention of many factions.

Ao Xuan hadn't expected.

That this enormous beast, having only just left the Northern Land, had already arrived at the Azure Mystic River.

And had even dealt with the Turbid Sha that had plagued the Dragon Clan for years!

He reread the detailed information Ao Lan had sent.

The more he read.

The more astonished he became.

"He directly devoured the vicious Sha on the riverbed..."

"He could even suck away Sha Crystals accumulated over thousands of years?"

Ao Xuan couldn't help rising to his feet.

He had cultivated in the Dragon Clan for countless years and had seen all kinds of special bloodlines.

But such an incredible devouring ability was truly rare.

More importantly, Ao Lan had stated clearly that the Azure Mystic River's water Spirit Vein had not suffered serious damage.

That meant Lu Yuan's control over energy had reached a remarkably precise level.

Ao Xuan pondered for a moment.

Then he put away the dragon scale used to transmit the message.

"It seems I'll have to go there myself."

As his words fell.

His figure abruptly vanished.

A dense stream of Water Spirit Qi swiftly passed through the Dragon Palace and sped toward the Azure Mystic River.

Meanwhile.

Ao Lan had just finished arranging the last few Restraining Patterns.

She raised her head and suddenly sensed a familiar Great Luo dragon's might coming from the direction of the distant Eastern Sea.

Ao Lan's eyes brightened slightly.

"The elder is here."

Before long.

A cyan-gold dragon silhouette passed through the Sea of Clouds.

Dense Water Spirit Qi spread out to either side in its wake.

Ao Lan hurriedly looked up.

"Welcome, Elder Ao Xuan!"