What? The Thirteen Ancestral Witches are here?

East Sea Dragon Palace: gold and jade in glorious splendor, its aura majestic.

Suddenly!

A shrimp soldier stumbled into the main hall, shouting loudly:

"Reporting, Dragon King, there are... there are thirteen Daoists outside, calling themselves the Thirteen Ancestral Witches, saying they've come to pay you a visit!"

Ao Zhan was originally leaning lazily on the dragon throne, enjoying the service of palace maids.

Upon hearing this, the entire dragon jolted up, his dragon whiskers standing straight, a look of horror on his face.

"What?"

"The Thirteen Ancestral Witches?"

Ao Zhan stood up abruptly from the dragon throne, the dragon scales on his face turning blue.

His heart sank. The Dragon Clan was no longer what it was during the Dragon Han Initial Tribulation. Ancestor Dragon had fallen, and Candle Dragon Ancestor was burdened with karma, living in seclusion.

The current Dragon Clan only had him and a few other high-ranking members with the cultivation of the early stage of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

However, they controlled the East Sea, with countless subordinates, and were well-informed about the major and minor events on the Primordial Continent.

The Thirteen Ancestral Witches, especially Qin Xuan, were ruthless characters who dared to directly start a fight in Zixiao Palace and beat Yuanshi black and blue beneath Buzhou Mountain!

Why had they come to the East Sea?

If they were provoked, not to mention overturning the Dragon Palace, they might even overturn the East Sea!

The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"Quick! Quickly follow this king to welcome them!"

Ao Zhan hurriedly led a group of high-ranking Dragon Clan members and rushed outside the Dragon Palace.

They saw thirteen figures standing outside.

The leader seemed to have a restrained aura, which made him appear even more unfathomable.

The twelve Ancestral Witches behind it were all towering figures. Although they had restrained most of their aura, the pressure originating from the bloodline of Pangu still made Ao Zhan and the other Dragon Clan members' hearts tremble.

"Little King Ao Zhan, unaware of your distinguished arrival, I have failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive me!"

Ao Zhan quickly put on a smile, his attitude extremely humble.

What were these evil stars here for?

Was it for the Dragon Clan's treasures?

Or were they just passing by to extort something?

Qin Xuan first waved his sleeve, and a vast amount of magic power surged out, instantly shielding the secrets of this place.

Then, he politely cupped his hands towards the somewhat restrained Ao Zhan and said:

"Dragon King Ao Zhan, you don't need to be so polite."

"We have come here just to inquire about the whereabouts of a person from the Dragon King."

"Inquire about a person? I wonder who you wish to inquire about?" Ao Zhan's heart slightly relaxed upon hearing this. It was good that they weren't here to cause trouble.

However, looking at Qin Xuan's actions, he was also a little curious. The person whom the Ancestral Witches had mobilized to personally inquire about must be extraordinary.

Qin Xuan said directly:

"We wish to inquire about the whereabouts of Duke Dong. We heard that its Daoist temple is in this East Sea. I wonder if the Dragon King can tell us?"

Hearing this name, the stone in Ao Zhan's heart finally fell to the ground. It had nothing to do with their Dragon Clan!

His heart was completely relieved, and his face immediately filled with an enthusiastic smile:

"To be honest, Duke Dong's Daoist temple is in the East Sea, and he has been traveling in the East Sea all these years, seemingly looking for something."

"Just a few days ago, a subordinate reported that they had seen him in a deep-sea area, and he seemed to often stay in that strange sea area."

"Oh? Which sea area is it?" Qin Xuan's eyes lit up and he asked.

Ao Zhan quickly called his subordinates to describe the location and appearance of that sea area in detail.

After that, he invited them to sit in the Dragon Palace and entertain them well.

Qin Xuan politely declined Ao Zhan's kindness:

"Thank you for the Dragon King's hospitality, but we still have important matters to attend to, so we won't bother you any longer!"

Seeing that Qin Xuan didn't want to stay any longer, Ao Zhan personally escorted them out of the Dragon Palace.

Only when he could no longer see Qin Xuan and the twelve Ancestral Witches did Ao Zhan completely relax and wipe the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

He sighed in his heart, finally sending these ruthless people away.

Ao Zhan looked at Qin Xuan's departing figure until it disappeared, then turned around and instructed:

"Ao Guang, pass down the order that no one is allowed to mention the Ancestral Witches' visit today. Let it rot in your stomachs! Anyone who gossips will be killed without mercy!"

Ao Guang bowed and said:

"Father, the Dragon Clan disciples are no problem, but those sea demons..."

Ao Zhan watched the direction Qin Xuan left, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, "Leave none alive!"

Having obtained the clues provided by Ao Zhan, Qin Xuan led the twelve Ancestral Witches on a swift journey.

Before long, they arrived at a peculiar sea area.

This sea area was completely different from the turbulent waves around it, the sea surface as calm as a mirror, as if isolated by an invisible force.

And on this calm sea surface, there was a figure sitting quietly.

The man was dressed in a Taoist robe, with a refined and detached appearance.

Qin Xuan had seen this person in Zixiao Palace, so he recognized him at a glance. It was Duke Dong, whom he was looking for on this trip.

At this time, Duke Dong's eyes were tightly closed, as if he were contemplating or cultivating. His body faintly exuded the aura of the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. No living being dared to approach the tens of thousands of miles of sea area around him, forming a vacuum zone.

Qin Xuan stared at Duke Dong, then looked at the faintly distorted space in front of him and the faint, mysterious aura, and his heart was filled with joy.

Duke Dong was indeed comprehending the Innate Grand Formation of Three Immortal Island!