Tianlong Island, the lair of the Nine Dragons Palace.
In Nine Dragons Hall, Long Xiao sat in the main seat, his expression gloomy, while a tall, lean old man in golden robes reported the situation to him.
"What? Jiu Hao and the others are dead? Hmph, they couldn't even deal with a Void Refinement Cultivator without so much trouble. What useless trash."
Long Xiao let out a cold snort and reprimanded him without the slightest courtesy.
He was currently only in the Void Refinement Late Stage. If not for that, he would never have married a descendant of a Mahayana Blood Whale Race cultivator to consolidate his position.
When Long Tianyu was still alive, his relationship with the Azure Carp Race had been quite good. Some Elders had been very close to the Azure Carp Race. After Long Xiao succeeded to the throne, he had purged his opponents. Some of those Elders had been forced away, while others had been driven far from Tianlong Island. This prevented them from usurping Long Xiao's authority and also kept Long Qingfeng from returning to seize the throne.
Bai Yaoyao had a good relationship with the descendant of an Azure Carp Race guardian Elder. When Long Xiao sent people to hunt down Long Qingfeng, the Azure Carp Race's Body Integration Cultivators had even stepped forward to dissuade him, while the Blood Whale Race had given him its full support. As a result, Long Xiao had grown even closer to the Blood Whale Race.
Long Xiao did not want his subordinates to seize power from him, so he could only seek outside aid. Of course, this was merely a stopgap measure. Once he reached the Body Integration Realm, he would be able to firmly establish himself as Palace Master of the Nine Dragons Palace. By