The old tortoise lamented that even the far seas could not remain peaceful.
Looking back, the most leisurely days had been spent beyond the North Heavenly Gate, braving the wind and eating snow. In that dark, barren, perilous land, a million years might pass without a single visitor. He had thought stepping down from his post and escaping the Sea of Suffering would bring freedom, never realizing that had been the true safe haven. Sigh...
He did not immediately reveal the secret, carefully weighing his words. After drinking his tea, he pondered for a long while.
"By this old man's estimation, after the Dragon Court was destroyed and migrated into the void, it was intercepted by Gods and Devils. Though they proclaimed the Dragon Court extinct, some of the dragon clan still vanished without a trace."
Crack~
Bai Yujun's heart trembled slightly, and she crushed the teacup in her hand.
A breeze passed through, scattering the cup fragments as though they had never existed.
"Oh? Could you be more specific?"
She appeared careless, but her bearing had become unstable, and the halo around her enormous dragon horns was in disarray.
The old tortoise was not surprised. He thought it perfectly normal.
Anyone who had always believed their race extinct would find it hard to restrain themselves upon suddenly learning that more of their kin remained. Yet the old tortoise still did not understand Bai Yujun's true thoughts. In truth, she only wanted news of that loving figure...
"A very, very long time ago, the Dragon Court fought a bloody war against the Gods and Devils. The divine beasts and ferocious beasts under the Dragon Court's command unleashed a great calamity alongside the Gods and Devils."
"The slaughter nearly damaged the very foundations of the primordial world, even spreading into the