The Dragon Clan's Helpless Retreat

"Senior Zu Long, we have lived here since gaining sentience, and we cannot leave. The Dragon Clan may be the first in the Prehistoric Era to establish a clan.

"You cannot be so overbearing as to seize even our home. There are so many islands nearby rich in Spiritual Qi. Why not let us offer one to you instead?"

Qing Ya answered Zu Long with great courtesy. She did not wish to make a powerful enemy for Xuan Qing and hoped to negotiate properly with Zu Long.

"That is impossible. We can leave one of the other islands to you, but this island must be surrendered. You have only one Grand Unity Golden Immortal; you are not qualified to possess such an excellent Dao Field."

Zu Long had already made his greatest concession. The Innate Spiritual Qi of this Dao Field was overflowing; one could imagine the tremendous opportunities within. There might even be something that could help him enter the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

"Senior Zu Long, our Master is not home, so we cannot make this decision. If you find that unsuitable, why not discuss it once our Master returns?"

Qing Ya could only invoke Xuan Qing's name to steady Zu Long.

"What is your Master called? Perhaps I know him."

On second thought, Zu Long felt that the island's owner must be a Great Divine Ability User. He could not act recklessly and needed to see whether this was someone he could afford to offend.

Qing Ya did not know how to answer. She certainly could not reveal her Master's name. They would be safe within the Formation, but if the Dragon Clan discovered her Master outside, that would be troublesome. He might even end up dead with his Dao scattered.

"Senior, I would not dare mention my Master's name so casually. What if you secretly attacked him? I will not be deceived by you."

After saying that, Qing Ya ignored Zu Long.

"Ants, we have already lowered ourselves to treat you this way, and this is how you respond?"

Candle Dragon immediately flew into a rage and began mocking them.

What a perfect act, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

"Old loach, Sister has already said everything there is to say. What more do you want? You came to seize our home, yet you expect us to be polite to you? The Dragon Clan is truly despicable."

Qing Ling did not care about any of that and cursed them outright.

The Dragon Clan's powerful figures were all stunned. They had not expected a mere Golden Immortal to dare speak this way. In the Prehistoric Era, strength was supreme. Without strength, one was an ant; they did not share Qing Ling's modern outlook.

Zu Long and Candle Dragon exchanged a glance. They understood. This little girl was bluffing. They knew all the powerful figures of the Prehistoric Era, and none of them were in the East Sea. Now they were reassured.

First courtesy, then force. Since courtesy had failed, they could only resort to violence. Zu Long began breaking the Formation. The Dragon Clan had some knowledge of Formations.

Yet before long, they were dumbfounded. There was no way to begin dismantling the Formation. To enter Azure Nether Island, they could only forcibly destroy the grand Formation, leaving the entire Dragon Clan caught between a rock and a hard place.

Countless Grand Luo Golden Immortals watched the Dragon Clan's first battle. If they failed, the prestige the Dragon Clan sought to establish would vanish. If they forcibly broke the Formation, Azure Nether Island might be damaged and lose its current prosperity.

Zu Long pondered in place for a long time, but Candle Dragon did not have as much to consider. He directly attacked the Formation. The light barrier of the grand Formation slowly revolved, deflecting Candle Dragon's attack.

Candle Dragon was dumbfounded. This grand Formation was so formidable. During the Fierce Beast War, none of the formations formed by countless Fierce Beasts could compare to the one before him. Seeing this, Zu Long directly led every member of the Dragon Clan in attacking together.

Boom!

A deafening rumble spread throughout the East Sea. Several centuries passed, yet the Formation showed no signs of weakening. Zu Long's face was now ashen. He had not expected to hit such a wall this time.

Without Xuan Qing presiding over the Formation, Azure Nether Island's grand Formation could not attack on its own. Qing Ya could only control it defensively. The Dragon Clan attacked for centuries, and they watched for centuries, staring each other down with neither side able to do anything to the other.

Zu Long had no choice but to give up. He then stationed a Grand Luo Golden Immortal on an outer island before leading the main force away.

The Dragon Clan had mobilized such a massive force, only to gain nothing in the end. The entire Prehistoric Era watched them make fools of themselves, and the Dragon Clan's arrogance was crushed to the bottom.

As another great clan, the Phoenix Clan handled things far better. They used a conciliatory policy to win over clans such as the Vermillion Bird and Qingluan.

On the Solar Star, more than a thousand Kalpas had passed when the entire star suddenly erupted into turmoil, violent energy raging wildly.

Xuan Qing had completed the conversion of wood, water, fire, and earth among the Five Qi. His cultivation had broken through to the Peak Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm. With only Gold Origin Essence left, he could swiftly reach Grand Unity perfection.

His physical body had also kept pace with his cultivation under the tempering of Solar True Fire. After putting away the Green Lotus of Creation, Xuan Qing found that his body had absorbed too much Solar True Fire energy and had fully adapted to the Solar Star's environment.

Xuan Qing then examined his Primordial Spirit. A faint red glow had appeared over it. The Solar True Fire he had absorbed had also tempered his Primordial Spirit, allowing his realm to break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal perfection.

After stabilizing his cultivation for a while, he could begin comprehending laws.

Because Xuan Qing had absorbed too much Solar True Fire, all the energy around the Fusang Wood had been drained. The Solar Star's energy became unbalanced, triggering a violent upheaval.

Han Xi had already emerged from seclusion and was waiting outside the Solar Star. She had broken through to the Later Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Unlike Xuan Qing, she did not possess such abundant Origin, so her breakthrough had been much easier.

The instant the Solar Star erupted, she was blasted away. From afar, she watched the surging flames, uncertain how Xuan Qing was faring within.

The energy upheaval caught Xuan Qing, who had just emerged from seclusion, completely off guard before he could react.

With a clang, an ancient bell flew out and instantly suppressed the rampaging energy.

"Chaos Bell!"

Xuan Qing was greatly startled. He had not expected the Chaos Bell to truly be on the Solar Star. Remembering the transmigration novels from his past life, where the Chaos Bell was always an essential item for the protagonist, he became quite interested as well.

Now that the Chaos Bell suppressed the entire Solar Star, Xuan Qing could not leave either, so he simply began exploring.

Xuan Qing wanted to see whether he could cultivate a Second Generation branch of the Fusang Wood on Azure Nether Island. He casually snapped off a segment, only for the Fusang Wood to instantly wither. The Solar Star's energy erupted even more violently, and the Chaos Bell released a wave of pressure toward him, as though he had gone too far.

It turned out that the Fusang Wood was connected to the Solar Star's Origin. Breaking off part of the Fusang Wood depleted the Solar Star's Origin. Having suddenly lost a portion, the Solar Star's upheaval became far more severe. The Chaos Bell also felt helpless. How had it encountered such a shameless person?

Xuan Qing hurriedly took out his last mass of Three Lights Divine Water and poured it over the tree. Only then did the Fusang Wood recover, and the Chaos Bell withdrew the pressure from him.

"This is rather troublesome!"

Xuan Qing sighed helplessly. Having made such a poor impression on the Chaos Bell, how could he make it acknowledge him as its master?

He then wandered around the Solar Star again and eventually found a Fire Jujube Tree, a Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Root. However, due to the energy upheaval, it was already close to dying. Xuan Qing had no choice but to collect it and nurture it with Innate Gui Water.

Other than flames, the Solar Star contained only stones. Xuan Qing could only gather some Taiyan Profound Stone for refining Spiritual Treasures in the future.

Several Kalpas passed before the Solar Star's upheaval finally ended. Xuan Qing quickly communicated with the Chaos Bell to see whether he could store it away.

Sure enough, that was impossible. The Chaos Bell's duty bestowed by the Great Dao was to suppress the Solar Star. Only when the Solar Star no longer erupted could it leave.

No wonder the Chaos Bell would become Tai Yi's Companion Spiritual Treasure. Only when an Innate Divine Being was born could the Solar Star's energy settle.

Xuan Qing suddenly thought of a solution. Since he had to wait for Tai Yi to be born before the bell could leave, could he not simply make it acknowledge him as its master now without taking it away? He then revealed his Merit Dao Wheel.

Sensing such immense Great Dao Merit, the Chaos Bell was immediately tempted. Yet it could not leave, so it could only send Xuan Qing a message, hoping that he would return to take it away in the future.

Xuan Qing happily left his imprint on it, then broke off a small piece of merit for the Chaos Bell. Even if the Heavenly Dao schemed and made the Chaos Bell Tai Yi's Companion Spiritual Treasure, Tai Yi could only borrow its power. Once Tai Yi died in battle in the future, it would return on its own.

The Chaos Bell swayed excitedly twice before instantly disappearing from Xuan Qing's sight. It had returned to the Solar Star's Origin.

This trip to the Solar Star had yielded tremendous gains. Not only had he broken through two realms, but the Chaos Bell had acknowledged him as its master. The Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Root was merely an extra benefit.

Xuan Qing happily flew out of the Solar Star and was met by Han Xi's concerned face. Seeing that Han Xi had already broken through to the Later Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, he instantly felt as though his own cultivation progress was crawling like a dog. His excitement faded considerably.

"Han Xi, I found an Innate Supreme Treasure for you, but you will have to wait a very long time for it!"

Han Xi stared at Xuan Qing suspiciously, not knowing what riddle her brother was posing this time.

Xuan Qing did not intend to use the Chaos Bell himself. He already had the Green Lotus of Creation and had no need for an Innate Supreme Treasure. Even the Cauldron of Creation had only been kept because of its special function; otherwise, he would have given it to Han Xi back then.

How could his younger sister lack an Innate Supreme Treasure? Xuan Qing also intended to bring some Spiritual Treasures back for Qing Ya and Qing Ling. Those two girls were currently dirt poor.

"Brother, then tell me what treasure it is."

Han Xi looked at Xuan Qing with curiosity.

Xuan Qing calmly said, "The Chaos Bell. But it currently needs to suppress the Solar Star. In less than two Measure Tribulations, you can receive it."

Xuan Qing painted Han Xi a grand but distant promise.

Han Xi nodded happily. "Brother, you are too good to me!"

Xuan Qing stopped teasing Han Xi. Looking toward the neighboring Lunar Star, he asked, "Should we go take a look at the Lunar Star as well?"

"Brother, you are not going to cause another Lunar Star upheaval, are you?" Han Xi feared that Xuan Qing would stir up trouble on the Lunar Star again. They had already stayed on the Solar Star for far too long.

"That will not happen. The Solar Star's energy is too violent and easily erupts. The Lunar Star's energy is gentle."

After saying that, without waiting for Han Xi's reply, he grabbed her hand and flew toward the Lunar Star.