Yunmeng Marsh, West Sea Dragon Clan

"Slay other Tianshui Dao Lord Dao Bodies."

"It's better sooner than later."

Zhou Yuan made up his mind.

He immediately went to the Water Mansion's main hall and summoned Guizhenzi, the hall masters of each palace, and the commander of the Black Water Guard Dao Soldiers.

"The Heavenly Mandate has changed, the Demon Clan is destined to rise, and the Imperial Lords of the Five Dynasties have already fallen."

"I have an agreement with Fairy Cai Feng of Phoenix Perch Mountain, and I can take over the water lineage of the Tianshui Imperial Dynasty."

"You all quickly gather your troops, centered around the Wei River, and reclaim the water lineages from all directions."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan added:

"Pick the soft persimmons to crush."

"As for any Water Element Dao Lineages involving the Grand Unity Great Sage, I will deal with them personally."

The people of the Wei River Water Mansion, who were originally uneasy due to the chaos of the Water Element and the bloody rain from the heavens, immediately found a backbone upon hearing Zhou Yuan's instructions. After acknowledging his words one by one, they each began to act according to their duties.

In the past hundred years, the Wei River Water Mansion had experienced a conquest every few years. Now, carrying out such a conquest was already a familiar task.

"Woo woo woo~"

"Dong dong dong~"

The horns sounded, and the war drums beat.

The sound of the horns and war drums from the Water Mansion instantly spread up and down the Wei River.

Dragon Elephant Tribe.

Longshan Lie, who was skinning and bleeding a fierce beast, grinned. His large, fan-like hands were stained with blood.

He casually threw the fierce beast aside, picked up the armor and weapons issued by the Water Mansion, and chuckled, "Last time, I beheaded a hundred at the Baicang River and earned a minor merit."

"Accumulating this, I now have nine minor merits."

"If I earn another minor merit this time, I can exchange it for a major merit."

And one major merit could be exchanged for a secret technique, the Dragon Elephant Suppression Prison.

Longshan Lie glanced at the younglings of the tribe:

"Train your bodies every morning and evening, do not slack off."

"If I return and hear that any of you are not cultivating properly, don't blame my whip for not having eyes."

Seeing the younglings obediently agree, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Then, Clan Leader, I'll be leaving now."

"If the third drum doesn't sound, you'll be punished!"

Various emotions flickered across Long Shanying's aged face, finally settling into peace.

"Come back alive."

Longshan Lie's nose twitched, and he laughed heartily, "Of course, I want to earn merits."

"I also want to revive our Dragon Elephant Tribe!"

With that, he bowed to Long Shanying and headed towards the Wei River Water Mansion.

Long Shanying watched his retreating figure and sighed softly, "The celestial phenomena have changed, and there's such movement in the Wei River."

"It seems that the Divine Lord's lineage has won."

"Our Dragon Elephant Tribe's choice was not wrong."

It was foreseeable that the battles would become more frequent in the future.

"This is both an opportunity for creation and a challenge of risk."

"But the affairs of the Dragon Elephant Tribe should be borne by all Dragon Elephant tribesmen, not by placing all the pressure on Lie alone."

The old Dragon Elephant Clan Leader's gaze was deep. He looked at the strong young tribesmen who were training and said to a one-armed elder beside him, "Tomorrow, send this batch of young men into the mountains."

"We'll send them in the next time the Black Water Guard recruits Dao Soldiers."

"Now that Lie has become a squad leader, they can look out for each other under his command."

The old elder with the severed arm had no expression on his rough, aged face, but he firmly remembered the matter in his heart and was determined to train these new generation Dragon Elephant tribesmen rigorously.

Although entering the Black Water Guard and fighting for the Wei River Water Mansion meant a near-certain death.

"But the Wei River Water Mansion gives a lot!"

Long Shanying silently praised the Wei River Water Lord.

Becoming a Dao Soldier meant receiving military pay, and victory brought rewards. Even dying on the battlefield could earn one's tribe and descendants the capital for advancement and cultivation sustenance.

The Primordial Great World has always been a paradise for the strong.

The weak have always only had the option to obey orders.

If those in power tell you to die, it is your honor.

Beings like the Wei River Water Lord are considered anomalies.

But for races like the Dragon Elephant Tribe, such a leader is a good leader.

They do not fear death, only dying without value.

At Zhou Yuan's command, the entire Wei River Water Mansion was like a great ship unfurling its sails.

It began to move swiftly.

Many tribes upstream and downstream of the Wei River rejoiced at the news of war.

They viewed external conflict as an opportunity for tribal development, personal advancement, and progress on their Dao path.

The entire Wei River was filled with a thousand sails, presenting a vibrant and thriving scene.

Zhou Yuan, hidden in mid-air, observed for several days and nodded slightly.

"The system and mechanisms of the Wei River Water Mansion have been established."

"However, the path seems to have deviated somewhat."

He had initially expected the development of the Wei River to focus on construction.

But now, it appeared to have taken the path of military merit and enfeoffment.

"But this is not wrong either."

"No matter how you look at it, the Primordial World respects strength."

With the generals dedicated and the soldiers committed, Zhou Yuan no longer interfered.

In just a moment, he transformed into a divine light and vanished from his spot.

"Mists steam from Yunmeng Marsh, waves shake Yueyang Tower."

Above Yunmeng Marsh, Zhou Yuan glided on the wind.

Surrounding clouds and mist swirled, resembling dragons, phoenixes, beasts, and birds.

Water rippled, and mist rose, enveloping the entire marsh in a white fog, dreamlike and illusory, hence its name Yunmeng.

"I have already slain seven of the eight Dao Bodies of Tianshui Dao Lord, and this last one is within Yunmeng Marsh."

As he thought this, a ripple stirred in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

According to the True Spirit memories of these Dao Bodies, this scoundrel's greatest hidden trump card was concealed within Yunmeng.

"This place also seems to be related to an Innate Great Array."

With a thought, Zhou Yuan prepared to dive into Yunmeng to investigate.

Just then.

A streak of white light suddenly appeared in the sky. In a short while, that streak of white light approached from afar.

What appeared before Zhou Yuan's eyes was a colossal beast with horns like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, a belly like a mythical beast, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like an ox.

"A white dragon?!"

Confusion flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

Since the Ancestor Dragon's demise, the Four Seas Dragon Clan had been in decline. However, the dragon clan, with its deep foundations, still firmly controlled the Four Seas.

Among the dragon clan, the Five-Colored Dragon Clan was the most revered: the Eastern Azure Dragon, the Western White Dragon, the Southern Crimson Dragon, the Northern Black Dragon, and the Central Yellow Dragon.

Innate Dao Lords existed within each of these Five-Colored Dragons, who were considered the orthodox lineage of the dragon clan.

Other dragon clans, though pure-blooded, were not considered true dragons.

For a true dragon of the orthodox lineage, a white dragon, to appear in Yunmeng, so far from the Four Seas, naturally surprised Zhou Yuan.

The white dragon was stained with blood, its scales, which originally shimmered with spiritual light, were torn, its spiritual energy dimmed, and its divine power weakened. It was clearly quite injured.

Fellow Daoist, this hall is being pursued by a rebel.

"If you can escort this殿 to the Four Seas to find reinforcements."

"I will surely reward you handsomely."

Ao Lin, who was fleeing, saw the green-robed Daoist standing gracefully in the air not far away and his eyes lit up.

He quickly shouted loudly.

This shout immediately attracted the attention of the pursuers behind him.

The waves surged, and the water parted.

In the Yunmeng Marsh, a group of aquatic creatures wielding knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, choppers, and forks strode across the waves.

Among them were shrimp soldiers and crab generals, as well as water snakes and black fish.

Leading them was a green fish with scales and wings under its ribs.

The green fish swam in the water, stirring up monstrous waves, and soon transformed into a human form with a fish tail, holding a steel fork, ferocious and ugly.

"Hey, Daoist, are you in league with this remnant?"

The green fish demon saw that Zhou Yuan's divine light was contained, and his appearance was ordinary, like a cultivator in the mortal realm.

It immediately became arrogant, rolling its eyes to the sky:

"We are under orders from Lord River God to apprehend the evil dragon."

"If you Daoists are just here to watch, then get out of the way and don't interfere with my important business."

Zhou Yuan glanced indifferently at the white dragon, who was surrounded by shrimp soldiers and crab generals with a Heavenly Net and Earthly Net cast in the void, knowing that the white dragon wanted to drag him down with it.

He cupped his hands slightly towards the green fish:

"This humble Daoist is just passing by this place and has no connection with this dragon."

"Commander, please proceed as you see fit."

With that, he stepped aside, standing with his hands behind his back.

The white dragon saw this and immediately let out a roar:

"Fellow Daoist, save me, save me!"

"My Dragon Palace is filled with countless treasures."

"I am a descendant of a Dao Lord and enjoy a respected position in the Dragon Palace."

"If you can save me, cultivation resources, peerless dragon girls, and even spiritual treasures and spiritual roots will be no problem."

Zhou Yuan's eyes turned cold.

This white dragon was still not giving up.

The green fish commander originally thought it was better to avoid trouble than to create it, not wanting to attract unnecessary problems.

He just wanted to capture this heavily injured dragon son and head to the Yunmeng Dragon Palace to claim his reward.

But perhaps Zhou Yuan was too obedient, or perhaps it was the white dragon's performance that made various calculations flash in his eyes.

"If this Daoist really knows the dragon son."

"He must also be an accomplice of the evil dragon."

"If I capture him, I can also gain some favor with Lord River God."

Thinking this, his expression became fierce as he looked at Zhou Yuan again.

Saliva dripped from his mouth, emitting a foul stench:

"I could tell at a glance that you Daoists are accomplices of the evil dragon."

"My subordinates, capture him as well!"

The surrounding aquatic monsters were simple-minded. Hearing the green fish commander's order, they immediately took action.

Knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, choppers, and forks all came crashing down on Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan shook his head slightly.

"A single thought can lead to a path of death."

Without him making any visible movement.

A golden lamp flickered above his head, emitting immeasurable light. Petals of light drifted from the void towards the aquatic creatures of Yunmeng Marsh.

In the Yunmeng Marsh, a fierce fire blazed, capable of burning the sky and boiling the sea.

Before the group of aquatic creatures could react, they instantly turned to ash.

Even the green fish commander, who was in the Grotto-heaven Realm, was instantly annihilated.

The white dragon, who was trapped in the center, watched this scene with terror.

He suddenly looked up and saw Zhou Yuan looking at him.

Those eyes were deep and cold.

Like ten thousand years of ice, making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.