The Wood Spirit Pearl Appears

Jiang Yun stayed in the Dragon Palace. Besides his daily cultivation, he would wander around the palace, admiring the wonders of the undersea world, while waiting for news from Ao Shun.

After Ao Shun temporarily left Jiang Yun in the Dragon Palace, he used a secret method to send messages to his brothers in the Four Seas Dragon Palaces and the Dragon Race elders in the outer seas. Soon, elite disciples of the Dragon Race arrived from the outer seas.

Upon receiving his message, the elders in the outer seas immediately arranged a meeting for discussion and sent someone to the East Sea's Heavenly Abyss to consult with Elder Candle Dragon.

Although a few old fossils from the Dragon Race's peak era still held the pride of being the old overlords and felt that their clan disciples shouldn't be apprentices to juniors but should be trained by themselves, most of the Dragon Race disciples who grew up in the middle and later periods had experienced the hardship of their cultivation being difficult to advance. Tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation could hardly make any progress, a feeling that was truly despairing and could drive a vibrant Dragon Prince or Princess to madness.

In the Heavenly Abyss, when Candle Dragon heard about the matter, he originally wanted to use his innate talent to glimpse fragments of Jiang Yun's future. However, he only saw a ball of mist and could not see anything clearly. When he tried to probe the destiny of Jieyin and Zhunti, he was immediately counter-attacked and spat blood. Fortunately, he realized the danger and quickly interrupted his innate divine ability, otherwise, he might have died on the spot.

The Dragon Race messenger who came to deliver the news was also greatly startled when he saw the elder spitting blood, extremely anxious and not knowing what had happened.

As an elder of the Dragon Race, Candle Dragon was a powerful being in the late stage of Hunyuan. Coupled with the Dragon Race's strong physique, although the backlash was severe, after a period of rest, he managed to recover a little.

He used his divine ability to probe Jiang Yun, but due to the Dao Derivation Disk on Jiang Yun, he could not obtain any information. However, his probing of Jieyin and Zhunti was not entirely fruitless.

During the backlash, he clearly felt a trace of Saintly might, similar to the pressure he felt when Hongjun became a Saint. That was definitely not a pressure that could be emitted by a Hunyuan realm expert.

This led him to make a bold guess about the future achievements of the two from the West. He immediately made a decision in his heart that the Dragon Race must hitch its wagon to the West in the future.

He instructed the messenger: "Tell them that this old ancestor has divined the Heavenly Secrets, and the Western Teachings will achieve extraordinary things in the future. The hope for our clan's revival may lie here. We must befriend them at all costs. Since Ao Shun is getting along well with the eldest disciple of the Western Teachings, he must maintain this relationship. This is also a great opportunity for him personally, so tell him to seize it well."

After saying that, he sent the messenger away and began to recover from the backlash damage to his body.

With the words of Elder Candle Dragon, those stubborn old dragons no longer insisted on their own ideas. The suggestion was unanimously agreed upon. They sent an elite disciple to the Northern Sea with the discussion results and Candle Dragon's words.

Upon learning the results from the person from the outer seas and Candle Dragon's reminder, Ao Shun was overjoyed and immediately found Jiang Yun to inform him of the outcome.

When Jiang Yun heard the result, he was not surprised. This was an idea that the Dragon Race itself had come up with later.

If this were to be done later, when Saints had emerged, establishing a connection with them would require paying a great price to achieve one's wish. However, at this point in time, the cost would be much smaller.

Besides, this matter was very beneficial to the Dragon Race itself, so it was perfectly normal for them to agree.

After handling this matter, Jiang Yun proposed to continue searching for opportunities in the outer seas. This time, Ao Shun did not try to keep him. Instead, he found a younger descendant, Ao Yun, who was familiar with the outer seas, to accompany him.

The two of them agreed that after finding the opportunities, Jiang Yun would visit the Northern Sea Dragon Palace again on his return. At that time, Ao Shun would lead the Dragon Race's chosen disciples and guards to set off together for Mount Sumeru.

Of course, the Dragon Race did not intend to put all their eggs in one basket. The group going to Mount Sumeru would consist of ten people each from the West Sea Dragon Palace and the Northern Sea Dragon Palace.

As for the East Sea and South Sea, they would wait until later when top great divine powers like the Three Pure Ones or Zhenyuanzi opened their sects and accepted disciples before considering seeking apprenticeship.

This way, they could also observe how effective this idea would be.

Continuing their journey to the outer seas from the Dragon Palace, Jiang Yun listened to Ao Yun's endless introduction to the outer seas.

Ao Yun was the son of Ao Shun's thirteenth brother, ranking fourth. His bloodline was not as pure as Ao Shun's, so he was only a four-clawed golden dragon, though he did have some talent. Dragons were inherently lustful, and although the Dragon Race had many offspring, many were hybrids, with pure-blooded ones being very rare. Therefore, Ao Yun received some resource allocation, and with the accumulation of abundant resources, he now had the cultivation of a Mystic Immortal in the middle stage, which was considered quite good among the younger generation of the Dragon Palace.

With his decent cultivation, Ao Yun was highly regarded in the Northern Sea Dragon Palace. He had also been to the outer seas many times and had a deep understanding of the area. He could clearly explain which areas were dangerous, which areas were prone to storms, and where powerful sea beasts could be found. For him, this knowledge was essential for survival when venturing into the outer seas.

One day, Jiang Yun and Ao Yun were flying over the sea. From high in the sky, they spotted a huge island. This island was oval-shaped like a turtle shell, spanning millions of miles.

As they approached the island, the three spirit pearls within Jiang Yun's body suddenly transmitted a feeling of joy. Jiang Yun's heart stirred, knowing that his goal was on this island. He then called out to Ao Yun to fly into the island together.

The island appeared to be full of life, but its location was quite strange. It was deep in the outer seas, and the surrounding waters were unfathomably deep. The sudden appearance of such an island was like Mount Everest erupting in the Central China Plain – it was incredibly abrupt!

Jiang Yun carefully investigated but found nothing unusual, so he stopped paying attention and focused on finding the Wood Spirit Pearl.

After landing on the island, the induction from the spirit pearls became stronger and stronger. He knew he was not far from where the Wood Spirit Pearl was hidden, so he quickened his pace.

Reaching the central area of the island, he and Ao Yun saw a tall tree soaring into the clouds. The trunk was straight, and the branches and leaves spread out, like clouds hanging from the sky, covering a vast area!

Just then, the three spirit pearls in his body trembled violently. Seeing this, Jiang Yun quickly released the spirit pearls from his body. The spirit pearls flew into the air, circling the large tree and emitting brilliant light, as if summoning something.

The next moment, a verdant spirit pearl flew out from the tree and merged with the three spirit pearls in the air. They all emitted spiritual light together. After a while, they followed the other spirit pearls and slowly flew to Jiang Yun's front.