Returning to the Central Plains

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll be going then. Oh, and I must thank you for your timely rescue. Time is short now, but next time I'll treat you to our Thunder Clan's secret-recipe wine..."

Mang Tianchi seemed unwilling to see anyone else, so he waved to Xiao Ming and, before the latter could speak, turned around, creating a Spatial Fluctuation, and his figure quickly disappeared.

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Seeing the old man disappear so quickly, Xiao Ming had no choice but to turn his head and look at the approaching Hei Qing.

"Phew, finally found you. Luckily, you have the Dragon Emperor's Dragon Seal inside you, otherwise you would have been really hard to find."

Seeing that Xiao Ming was safe and sound, Hei Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"I encountered a minor accident in the Thunder Pool, so I came out on my own."

Xiao Ming smiled, not going into details about what happened in the Thunder Pool, then waved his hand and said, "Our cultivation is almost complete, let's go back..."

"Okay, I'm getting so bored here..."

Upon hearing this, Hei Qing was overjoyed and nodded quickly. Then, his whole body shone brightly, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a huge Black Giant Dragon. Xiao Ming's body swayed and he leaped up. A dragon's roar resounded, and the light and shadow turned into lightning, shooting out and disappearing into the end of the void in the blink of an eye.

Upon returning to Ancient Dragon Island, Xiao Ming discovered that the Ancient Dragon Island had grown considerably larger, and its previous dilapidated state was no longer present.

"Hehe, maybe the other three Dragon Island were moved back." Hei Qing looked at the Ancient Dragon Island and scratched his head.

Xiao Ming nodded in agreement. The four Ancient Dragon Island, Southwest, were originally one entity. After they split apart, the Ancient Dragon Island was divided into four.

Now that the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan has been unified again, Dragon Island will definitely be merged as well.

"Xiao Ming, you're finally back! That Void Thunder Pool was far too dangerous; I was worried something might have happened to you there..."

Just after Xiao Ming and Hei Qing entered Eastern Dragon Island, Elder Zhu Li appeared before them, smiling broadly.

Although there are many powerful figures in the Ancient Void Dragon now, the elders who returned from the void have long since developed a reclusive personality.

The powerful figures of the other three islands were not given important positions because the unification period was too short.

The Great Elder of Eastern Dragon Cave is still in seclusion, so only Zhu Li, Half-Saint, is assisting Zi Yan in managing the Ancient Void Dragon.

When Xiao Ming inquired about the location of the Void Thunder Pool, he asked Zhu Li.

Upon seeing Zhu Li, Xiao Ming and Hei Qing greeted him and then began to chat.

"Xiao Ming!"

While Xiao Ming was talking with Elder Zhu Li, a joyful voice came from below, and then a beautiful purple figure flashed over and ran to Xiao Ming's side.

"Zi Yan."

Looking at the pretty girl in front of him, Xiao Ming was also taken aback, then asked with a hint of joy, "Are you done with your work?"

"Ugh, this past month has been exhausting. I should have let the elders handle these things." Zi Yan said with a slight frown, looking a little distressed.

Hei Qing and Zhu Li looked at Zi Yan's slightly furrowed face and smiled wryly. It seemed that Zi Yan only showed this expression in front of Xiao Ming after her body grew up.

"There are some things that don't require personal involvement."

Touching Zi Yan's soft hair, Xiao Ming said, "When I was in the Heavenly Court, I wasn't so busy with so many things."

Zi Yan nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said to Xiao Ming.

"I've already sent Elder Zhu Zhen to Holy Pill City. The day before yesterday, Elder Zhu Zhen sent word back that the Heavenly Court wants you to return as soon as possible."

"Oh? Did they say what it was about?"

"That wasn't mentioned."

Xiao Ming fell silent. He was still planning to absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit with Zi Yan on Ancient Dragon Island, so why did the Alliance send back news?

This directly disrupted his plans, but there was nothing he could do. Since the Alliance had sent word back, he naturally had to go back. Postponing the breakthrough wouldn't make much difference.

"Are you going back to Central Plains? I'll go with you..."

Seeing Xiao Ming's expression, Zi Yan immediately understood his plan and smiled, saying...

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming was slightly taken aback and said:

"Eastern Dragon Island is in dire need of reconstruction right now. Are you sure it's alright for you to leave at this time?"

As he spoke, Xiao Ming glanced at the two dragons, Zhu Li and Hei Qing. Dragon Island and Heavenly Court were different.

"Well... the elders will handle the matter of Dragon Island properly. If His Majesty the Dragon Emperor wants to go out, of course there's no problem," Zhu Li said after a moment's hesitation.

As Zi Yan said, the matter on Dragon Island has been mostly resolved. The elders can handle the rest. Since Zi Yan wants to go out, they don't need to stop her.

Seeing Zhu Li say this, Xiao Ming finally nodded. With Zi Yan by his side, he could absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit at any time if he wanted to break through, which could be considered a good thing.

"When do we set off?" Seeing Xiao Ming agree, Zi Yan's eyes sparkled with excitement, and her tone was even a little impatient.

Xiao Ming glanced at her with a smile. Knowing Zi Yan's personality, she was probably tired of staying on Eastern Dragon Island and wanted to take the opportunity to get some fresh air.

"Now that there's nothing more to do here, let's get going..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Ming tore open a spatial passage beside him, then slowly stepped into it first. After quickly giving some instructions, Zi Yan also darted into the spatial passage under Elder Zhu Li gaze.

Above the azure sky, clouds drifted lazily, and warm sunlight poured down from the horizon, giving everything a languid atmosphere.

"Laugh!"

Suddenly, ripples spread across the silent sky, and a spatial rift slowly tore open, from which two figures emerged.

"Finally, we're leaving that damned Dragon Island. I really don't know why those people ever moved to that godforsaken place."

Emerging from the spatial rift, Zi Yan took a deep breath of fresh air, opened her arms, and a hint of intoxication appeared on her delicate face.

While on Ancient Dragon Island, Zi Yan still retained the majesty of the His Majesty the Dragon Emperor. But now that she has left Dragon Island, Zi Yan's true nature has been fully revealed, and that bit of majesty has completely vanished.

Xiao Ming could only shake his head helplessly. He had known all along that Zi Yan had hidden her original personality and had never changed.

She usually only puts on an act in front of her own people.

"Let's go. We're already within the Heavenly Court's sphere of influence; we should be able to reach Holy Pill City soon..."

Xiao Ming looked around, and after determining the direction, he waved his hand and took the lead in flying swiftly towards the direction of Holy Pill City.

With Xiao Ming and Zi Yan's current speed, it can only be described as terrifying. In just a few minutes, they had passed through nearly 100 cities. However, what made Xiao Ming frown slightly was that many of these cities were quite dilapidated, looking as if they had experienced a great battle.

"It seems that things haven't been peaceful in Heavenly Court this month."

Having taken in the situation along the way, Xiao Ming had the same thought in his mind. Then, his speed suddenly increased dramatically, and in a flash, he disappeared on the horizon.