Ding! Congratulations to the host for accumulating five thousand years of diary-writing. You have received a System Critical Strike Reward! Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving a system reward: Dijun's Essence Blood!
Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Li Yuan suddenly sucked in a cold breath.
Everyone else got Pangu's Essence Blood. Why did he get Dijun's Essence Blood?
Could it be that Pangu had already been completely drained dry by other transmigrators?
Masaka, had he burned out?
Still, Dijun's Essence Blood was fine too. It could be used to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Chaos Art.
It would strengthen his physical body.
"Look! Southern Blazing Undying Volcano is right ahead!"
Duobao's excited shout pulled Li Yuan back from his thoughts.
Li Yuan raised his head and gazed at the distant Southern Blazing Undying Volcano.
The instant the outline of Southern Blazing Undying Volcano emerged from the horizon, the immortal light protecting Li Yuan's body rippled with fine waves.
Gale winds wrapped in sulfurous miasma rushed toward them. Even across three thousand li of clouds, they could still scorch a mortal's organs.
He formed the Fire Avoidance Art, and the entire sky had already turned into crimson glass.
Eighty-four thousand lava waterfalls poured down from the pillar of heaven, condensing into spiraling fire tornadoes amid the roiling filth of the earth's lungs.
"So this is Southern Blazing Undying Volcano?"
"It truly lives up to its name."
After the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the Three Races all bore immense karmic burdens and found cultivation difficult.
Originally, the Heavenly Dao had intended to erase the Three Races outright.
But to protect themselves, First Dragon guarded the Sea Eyes of the Four Seas, First Phoenix guarded Southern Blazing Undying Volcano, and First Qilin guarded the earth veins of Southern Buzhou Mountain.
In the end, this ensured the continuation of the Three Races and spared them from complete extinction.
Even being bound by karma was better than vanishing entirely from the Primordial World.
However, the three ancestors of the Three Races had all perished, and with karma weighing upon them, the Three Races headed toward endless decline.
Li Yuan traveled onward with his fellow disciples, only to suddenly stop.
The sky ahead had been split in two.
Crimson flames covered one half, while deep-blue waves churned across the other, the two colliding without pause.
Within the clouds, numerous Dragon Race members dozens of thousands of zhang long twisted and soared.
Li Yuan raised an eyebrow and muttered in surprise.
"This is Southern Blazing Undying Volcano. Why is the Dragon Race here?"
Duobao immediately activated his clever Arnold brain.
"Could they be planning to guard Southern Blazing Undying Volcano in the Phoenix Race's stead?"
Guangchengzi sighed helplessly and said softly.
"Junior Brother, that is even more absurd than saying the Dragon Race and Phoenix Race are getting married."
Xuandu furrowed his brow in thought before speaking.
"No matter what, we should first head to Southern Blazing Undying Volcano and take a look. Perhaps this is the opportunity Second Martial Uncle mentioned—the opportunity to resolve the conflict between the Wu and Demon races."
With that, Li Yuan and the others swiftly used their movement arts again. Just as they were about to approach Southern Blazing Undying Volcano—
Roar—!!!
A dragon's roar suddenly descended, instantly bringing Li Yuan and the others to a halt once more.
The Five-Clawed True Dragon's body, hundreds of thousands of zhang long, was immensely oppressive.
It radiated the power of an early Golden Immortal and refused to yield an inch.
It displayed a trace of the Dragon Race's domineering nature from back then.
"I am Ao Guang, current chief of the Dragon Race and East Sea Dragon King. What are you all trying to do?"
The moment Ao Guang's name appeared, Li Yuan immediately understood.
He had not expected this man to already be the East Sea Dragon King during the Witch-Demon Calamity, at the early Golden Immortal realm.
He casually wrote the complaint in his heart into his Diary.
It happened to be seen by Yuanshi in Jade Void Palace.
Ao Guang, East Sea Dragon King, was an early Golden Immortal during the Witch-Demon Calamity. Yet after three calamities had passed, he was still an early Golden Immortal. Karma really kills people.
Yuanshi stared at the diary and frowned in thought, inwardly saying,
"Karma is even more terrifying than I imagined."
"If that is the case, then Third Brother slaughtering the Wu and Demon races and falling from sainthood is truly no empty talk."
"Could the destruction of the Interception Sect also be related to karma?"
Ever since he had seen the Interception Sect's miserable fate of destruction in the diary,
Yuanshi had taken the matter very seriously.
He swore that he would find the true culprit behind the Interception Sect's destruction.
It would be best if he could eliminate that culprit in advance.
"Speaking of which, how could the Dragon Race become this useless? Yellow Dragon should be sent to discipline them in the future."
No matter what, the Dragon Race had once been an ancient overlord.
Yet now they had actually gone to become lackeys for the Demon Court. It was truly disgraceful.
Li Yuan remained calm, carrying himself with the composure of Mount Tai collapsing before him without changing expression.
Mainly because his impression of Ao Guang was simply too fixed.
Whenever he heard the four words East Sea Dragon King,
Ao Guang's timid, submissive appearance before Sun Wukong immediately surfaced in his mind.
He glanced at the many Dragon Race members surrounding Southern Blazing Undying Volcano and asked,
"Are you throwing a party?"
Ao Guang's face was full of confusion.
"Throwing what? Throwing whom?"
"Brat, we have come under the orders of Lord Demon Saint Ji Meng to encircle and suppress the Phoenix Race. You had best leave at once!"
He was originally someone skilled at reading expressions.
At a glance, he could tell that Li Yuan and the other four were definitely not Loose Cultivators. Their words carried bearing, their realms were stable, and their magic power was even purer.
Without knowing their backgrounds, it was best not to blindly put on airs.
Li Yuan understood even less.
"Isn't Demon Saint Ji Meng a traitor expelled from the Dragon Race?"
"The legitimate Dragon Race is taking orders from a traitor of the Dragon Race. That is pretty abstract."
The moment those words fell, Ao Guang's expression changed, and he flew into a rage.
"Silence! How dare you casually discuss Lord Demon Saint Ji Meng's past?"
"You do not know what happened back then, yet you dare speak such nonsense."
"Leave at once, and this king will overlook it."
Li Yuan responded in great distress.
"Aiyo, but we need to enter Southern Blazing Undying Volcano. You're making this very difficult for me."
Roar—!!!
Ao Guang suddenly let out a dragon's roar and replied with a savage grin.
"Difficult? Then don't do it. This king has already sealed Southern Blazing Undying Volcano so tightly that not even water can pass through."
"No one can enter, and no one can leave. I advise you all to give up on that idea."
"Otherwise..."
Before he could finish, he released the pressure of an early Golden Immortal, seemingly trying to intimidate them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xuandu, Guangchengzi, and Duobao suddenly released the pressure of mid-stage Golden Immortals.
Li Yuan stood before the three of them, looking exceedingly smug.
"Otherwise, what?"
Whoosh—
Ao Guang instantly transformed into his Pre-Heaven Dao Body form and smiled as he cupped his hands.
"It seems this king failed to recognize great people. Aiyo, the moment I saw you fellow Daoists, I felt that you were all extraordinarily gifted and possessed remarkable bearing."
"Now it seems I was indeed correct. Otherwise, I would certainly have given you fellow Daoists a proper reception."
After saying that, he moved closer and spoke in a faint voice.
"Fellow Daoists, please do not make things difficult for me. Mainly because Demon Saint's orders cannot be disobeyed, you know? He is a Demon Saint. What status does he have, and what status do I have?"
"Mainly, our Demon Saint Ji Meng bears immense hostility toward the Phoenix Race. Back then, when he was expelled from the Dragon Race, it was because of the Phoenix Race's schemes."
"If I let you fellow Daoists enter, I won't be able to keep my dragon head, will I?"
Li Yuan clicked his tongue.
"Are you the king of group chats or something? What do you mean you won't be able to keep your dragon head? We are disciples of Saints."
Ao Guang:
"Brothers, please come in!"
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