The Dragon Clan's Helpless Retreat

"Senior Zu Long, we have lived here since gaining sentience, and we cannot possibly leave. The Dragon Clan may be the first race in the Prehistoric Era to establish itself, but you cannot be so overbearing as to seize even our home.

There are so many nearby islands rich in Spiritual Qi. Why not let us offer one of them to you, Senior?"

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

"That is impossible. We can leave you one of the other islands, but this island must be surrendered. You have only one Grand Unity Golden Immortal and 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 even overflowed from it; one could imagine the immense opportunities within. There might even be something that could help him enter the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm.

"Senior Zu Long, my Master is not home, so we cannot make that decision. If you find this unsuitable, why not wait until my Master returns and discuss it then?"

Qing Ya could only mention Xuan Qing to hold Zu Long back.

"What is your Master's name? Perhaps I know him."

Zu Long considered it and felt that the island's owner had to be a Great Divine Ability User. He could not act carelessly and needed to see whether he could afford to offend him.

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, it would be no good. He might even end up dead, his Dao extinguished.

"Senior, I would not dare mention my Master's name casually. What if you secretly move against 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 like this, and this is how you respond?"

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

What a performance—one playing the good cop, the other the bad cop.

"Old loach, Sister has already said everything she needed to say. What more do you want? You came to steal our home, yet you expect us to be polite with you? The Dragon Clan really is garbage."

Qing Ling did not care about any of that and cursed him directly.

The Dragon Clan's group of mighty experts were all stunned. They had not expected a mere Golden Immortal to dare speak this way. In the Prehistoric Era, strength reigned supreme. Without strength, one was an ant. They did not share Qing Ling's modern worldview.

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

Courtesy before 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 were watching the Dragon Clan's first battle. If they failed, the prestige the Dragon Clan sought to establish would be gone. 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 had no such concerns. He directly attacked the Formation. The barrier of light slowly circulated, deflecting Candle Dragon's attack.

Candle Dragon was stunned. This grand Formation was so formidable. During the Fierce Beast War, the formations formed by countless Fierce Beasts had not compared to the Formation before them. Seeing this, Zu Long directly led all the Dragon Clan members in attacking together.

Boom

The thunderous roar spread across the entire East Sea. Several hundred years passed, yet the Formation showed no sign of weakening. Zu Long's face was livid. He had not expected to run into such an obstacle.

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 several hundred years, and they watched for several hundred years. They stared each other down, neither side able to do anything to the other.

Zu Long had no choice but to give up. He arranged for a Grand Luo Golden Immortal to be stationed on an outer island, then led the main force away.

The Dragon Clan had made such a massive show of force this time, only to gain nothing. The entire Prehistoric Era watched them make fools of themselves, and the Dragon Clan's arrogance was instantly crushed to the bottom.

As another great race, the Phoenix Clan handled matters much better, using conciliatory policies to draw in groups such as the Vermillion Bird and Qingluan clans.

On the Solar Star, more than a thousand Kalpas had passed. The entire Solar Star suddenly erupted into turmoil as violent energy rampaged wildly.

Xuan Qing had completed the transformation 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 the Perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

His physical body had kept pace with his cultivation beneath the tempering of Solar True Fire. Putting away the Green Lotus of Creation, Xuan Qing's body had absorbed too much Solar True Fire energy and had completely adapted to the Solar Star's environment.

Xuan Qing examined his Primordial Spirit again. 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 Perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

After stabilizing his realm for some time, he could begin comprehending Laws.

Because Xuan Qing had absorbed too much Solar True Fire, the energy surrounding the Fusang Wood had been completely drained. The Solar Star's energy fell out of balance, 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 breaking through had been much easier.

When the Solar Star erupted, it sent her flying away. She watched the surging flames from afar, not knowing how Xuan Qing was faring inside.

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 immediately suppressed the rampaging energy.

"Chaos Bell!"

Xuan Qing was greatly shocked. He had not expected the Chaos Bell to truly be on the Solar Star. Recalling the transmigration novels from his previous life, where the Chaos Bell was always an essential treasure for the protagonist, he became deeply interested.

Now that the Chaos Bell was suppressing 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 broke off a piece, but the Fusang Wood immediately withered, the Solar Star's energy erupted even more violently, and the Chaos Bell's pressure descended upon 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 a branch of the Fusang Wood depleted the Solar Star's Origin. Having suddenly lost a portion of it, the Solar Star's turmoil instantly intensified. Even the Chaos Bell seemed helpless at encountering such a shameless person.

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

"This is rather troublesome now!"

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

He then wandered around the Solar Star again and eventually found a Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Root, a Fire Jujube Tree. However, due to the energy upheaval, it was already close to death. Xuan Qing could only put it away and nurture it with Innate Gui Water.

Other than flames, there were only stones on the Solar Star. Xuan Qing could only collect some Taiyan Profound Stone for refining Spiritual Treasures in the future.

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

Sure enough, that was impossible. The Great Dao had bestowed upon the Chaos Bell the responsibility of suppressing the Solar Star. It could only leave once the Solar Star no longer erupted.

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 calm down.

Xuan Qing suddenly thought of a way. Since he had to wait for Tai Yi to be born before the Chaos 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 instantly tempted. Yet it could not leave, so it could only send Xuan Qing a message, hoping that he would come take it away in the future.

Xuan Qing happily imprinted his mark upon it, then broke off a small portion of his Merit and gave it to 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, it would return on its own.

The Chaos Bell excitedly swayed twice before instantly vanishing 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 he had also gained the Chaos Bell's acknowledgment. The Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Root was merely incidental.

Xuan Qing happily flew out of the Solar Star, only to be met by Han Xi's concerned expression. 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 as slow as a dog crawling, and his mood dimmed considerably.

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

Han Xi stared at Xuan Qing suspiciously, not knowing what riddle this brother of hers was trying to speak in again.

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 given to him because of its special function; otherwise, he would have given it to Han Xi back then.

How could his 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 still completely destitute.

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

Han Xi looked at Xuan Qing with curiosity.

Xuan Qing said calmly, "The Chaos Bell. But it needs to suppress the Solar Star right now. In less than two Measure Tribulations, you will be able to 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 Lunar Star beside the Solar Star, he asked, "Should we go take a look at the Lunar Star too?"

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

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

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