A Conversation with the Dragon Lord, the Sacred Sect's Reputation!

Although only two years had passed, Jiangxi had already undergone subtle changes compared to the period of Pure Land rule. The number of cultivators had gradually begun to increase.

At the center of Jiangxi.

The former Dragon Palace had been moved here. The Old Dragon Lord occupied it, yet restrained the Dragon Clan under his command and did not, in practice, replace the Righteous Dao.

As a result, Jiangxi was still managed by Lu Yang's old subordinates—the cultivators formerly of the Incense Fire Divine Path and the Imperial City Bureau. Meanwhile, the Old Dragon Lord and the entire Dragon Clan were held up high in reverence. The two sides had reached a delicate balance, with neither interfering in the other's affairs.

At this moment, inside the Righteous Dao's main hall.

Xiao Shan, dressed in splendid robes and wearing a solemn expression, sat upright. After Lu Yang left, as the second-in-command of the Incense Fire Divine Path, he naturally took on the heavy responsibility.

The Imperial City Bureau, which had been thrown into turmoil by Lu Yang's disappearance, had also regained its peace only under his iron-fisted governance.

After that, several Incense Fire Gods who did not know their place came to "urge him onward," wanting to drape another robe over his shoulders. In the end, he had them all clubbed to death.

That was because Xiao Shan firmly believed:

"My lord is absolutely not dead!"

"As early as the year my lord attained Golden Seeking, I had already willingly allowed myself to be refined by him. If my lord had truly perished, I too would surely have died and followed after him."

"Since I am not dead, my lord must be unharmed as well!"

"Therefore, before my lord returns, I must guard Jiangxi well in his stead. Otherwise, I would