After gathering up the Dragon Race's treasury, they headed for the South Sea.
Yinglong looked at Ao Caizhu before him.
Ao Caizhu gazed confidently in a certain direction in the South Sea.
As long as she went there, she would definitely find that place.
The Dragon Race carried their treasures and swam southward through the South Sea.
As they swam freely through the water, the Dragon Race members felt somewhat uneasy.
Yet they also felt somewhat fortunate.
Fortunate that the other party would not take out his anger on them over the Demon Race.
Yinglong was the most uneasy of all. The Dragon Race's experts had all died, and only he had survived.
If he caused the Dragon Race's destruction this time—
If they could not even enter the Dragon Tomb, that would truly be disgraceful.
He could not watch the Dragon Race be destroyed in his hands.
As he swam through the water, Yinglong cautiously released his divine sense.
He observed whether there were any Demon Race members nearby.
"So many Demon Race corpses. The Demon Race is truly vile. They actually sent so many people to hunt down us Dragon Race members."
As the voice rang out, Yinglong noticed a vast expanse of Demon Race corpses floating on the sea's surface.
Ao Caizhu was somewhat shocked as she looked at those Demon Race corpses.
Back then, she had fainted and had only heard that Senior had wiped out the Demon Race with a flick of his finger.
She had not expected him to have killed so many.
Her heart began to pound.
Could that Senior really be some murderous fiend?
But judging by the direction, they were almost there. It seemed they would find it before long.
Then she recalled the feeling of being patted.
That gave her a little confidence. Senior should not be a bad person.
The Dragon Kings swam onward while instructing their people to clean up the battlefield. With all these corpses blocking the way, the sight was simply unpleasant.
They continued until they reached the location Ao Caizhu remembered.
Everyone looked at the sea before them, curious about where it was.
Ao Caizhu also stretched out her hand and brushed it forward.
She seemed to be trying to touch the grand formation.
But after only a moment, her confident expression gradually changed.
Then it froze completely.
Yinglong looked at Ao Caizhu. Her hand was extended as though she were trying to touch something.
But seeing her expression, he thought something might be wrong with her.
He could not help asking.
"Caizhu, what is it?"
The East Sea Dragon King stood nearby and looked at the scene before them.
"Shouldn't we knock first?"
Just as he was about to shout, Ao Caizhu spoke with empty, lifeless eyes.
"Father, there's no need. No one is here..."
The East Sea Dragon King was stunned upon hearing that.
Then he looked at Ao Caizhu before him.
"What do you mean by that?"
Ao Caizhu took a step forward and said,
"This is the place. If the abode were still here, I would be struck by the grand formation right now. But there is no grand formation here."
"That means only one thing: senior left, and he carried the island away with him."
Everyone around her was stunned when they heard this, and they looked at Ao Caizhu.
The West Sea Dragon King even stepped forward and said,
"Niece, could you have remembered the wrong location?"
Ao Caizhu shook her head. It had nearly cost her life back then—how could she possibly forget?
She had specifically remembered the location so she could return later to collect her clansmen's bodies.
Naturally, she remembered it perfectly clearly.
"No. Several clansmen held back the Demon Race members for me. I remembered the location then. It was right here. It's gone."
At her words, the South Sea Dragon King sighed.
"That is indeed possible. Senior's temperament is rather strange. Every time he leaves, he carries the island away with him."
Everyone in the Dragon Race nodded upon hearing that. It was indeed strange.
Who would carry an island around everywhere for no reason?
Yinglong looked at the empty sea before him, then turned to the others behind him.
"It seems Senior did not blame us. Let us return to the Dragon Palace first and discuss the other matters afterward."
Upon hearing this, all the Dragon Race members turned around and left the way they had come.
After returning to the Dragon Palace, everyone gathered once more in the Great Hall.
Yinglong looked at the crowd and finally could not help speaking.
"It should be that Senior has forgiven our offenses this time, and we can all breathe easier. However, Caizhu, there are some matters in which you may have to make a sacrifice."
Ao Caizhu was curious about what her ancestor intended to say.
Just as she was about to ask,
Yinglong looked toward the depths of the South Sea and said,
"This time, the Dragon Race of all Four Seas is here. You will have to suffer the inconvenience of living in the depths of the South Sea."
"Our Dragon Race needs a princess who is not within the clan!"
Ao Caizhu was stunned upon hearing that, but then she understood what she was meant to do.
Ao Caizhu nodded.
Yinglong continued from the side.
"You will live in the deep sea this time. I will have people send you all the cultivation resources you need. You have been wronged."
Ao Caizhu shook her head, then looked at the few people before her and said while seated there,
"I have not been wronged. It is for the Dragon Race. There is no real difference between staying here and living in the depths of the South Sea."
After she finished speaking, the Dragon Kings exchanged glances.
Yinglong finally looked at Ao Caizhu.
"There is one more matter. You must continue searching for Senior. Even if we failed to find him this time, that does not mean this karmic debt no longer exists. You must find him again and report back."
Ao Caizhu nodded this time.
She had originally found him, but who would have thought that senior would carry the island away again?
"Understood, ancestor. I will definitely find where senior resides."
She then turned and left the Dragon Palace, swimming toward the depths of the South Sea.
The Dragon Kings looked at Yinglong before them.
"Ancestor, about this matter..."
Yinglong shook his head and sighed.
"This is also a form of protection. Most living beings in the Primordial World know Eastern Emperor Taiyi's temperament. If he returns and tells Di Jun, I fear the matter will not be so simple."
"Sending Caizhu deeper into the South Sea is also meant to protect her."
"If we can find that Great Power, we will naturally settle this karmic debt. If we cannot find him, then should anything happen to us, at least it will not lead to our destruction."
The Dragon Kings all nodded upon hearing that.
"Very well. Let us settle temporarily in the South Sea. Of course, you may allow your descendants to travel through the waters of the Primordial World, but they should remain as cautious as possible."
The Dragon Race dispersed. From that day onward, the entire Dragon Race took root in the South Sea.
The other three seas no longer had any trace of the Dragon Race.
Even every Dragon Palace had long since been deserted.
Some people went to the Dragon Palaces hoping to pick up a bargain, only to discover that they were so clean there was not even a blade of grass inside.
Still, some people occupied the Dragon Palaces and directly turned them into their own abodes.
After all, when the Dragon Race had lived there, they had coveted those places.
Now that the Dragon Race had left, naturally others would take over their nests.
After leaving the Dragon Palace, Ao Caizhu began wandering through the depths of the South Sea.
At first, she remained at the former location of Cheng Yue's Island.
After staying for some time and confirming that he truly was not in that area, Ao Caizhu swam farther into the depths.
She searched for Cheng Yue's residence.
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