Ao Jiao was genuinely worried about Li Yan. She was afraid he would never come back if he went.
Those Four Evils were no ordinary beasts. What kind of ordinary beasts could be left behind to guard the Dragon Clan Secret Scroll?
No matter what, Ao Jiao wanted Li Yan to stay put in the Abyss of the Netherworld and not go out looking for trouble.
But Li Yan couldn't let anything slip, either. He didn't want anyone finding out about his plan ahead of time.
The Abyss of the Netherworld was full of people from the Old Heavenly Court. It couldn't be ruled out that some of them had ill intentions.
He had to keep the transfer of his physical body here completely secret. He couldn't mention it to anyone.
If anyone asked, he could simply say he was interested in the Ancient Dragon King clan's secret techniques.
Li Yan cleared his throat and looked toward the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals waiting in the distance for him to treat their ailments.
"Whoever can tell me where the Eastern Wasteland Ruins are, I'll treat their illness!"
That was right!
Ancient Dragon Ao Jiao wouldn't tell him, but surely someone else would.
When the other Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals heard that Li Yan would treat them if they told him where the Eastern Wasteland Ruins were, they all rushed forward, raising their hands and shouting.
"Sage, I can tell you!"
"I know where the Eastern Wasteland Ruins are!"
"I have an Eight Trigrams Compass. I can guide you!"
"I have a Positioning Spirit Map. I can lead you there!"
Several Heavenly Generals immediately took out Magic Treasures from tens of thousands of years ago and offered them to Li Yan.
Unlike the others, who had nothing but words, Li Yan looked at the treasured map and Eight Trigrams Compass presented to him.
Li Yan accepted a treasured map and a Positioning Spirit Map in the form of an Eight Trigrams Compass. He was cautious and wanted to have several backup plans.
"I'll take both the compass and the map."
"Once I've gone to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins and learned the truth, I'll come back and treat the two of you first."
When the two Heavenly Generals heard that Li Yan had taken their things but was now trying to get something for nothing, they were displeased.
"What if you take the items and never come back?"
"My lord, treat us first. You can go after that."
Both of them worried that Li Yan might never return. After all, the Eastern Wasteland Ruins were guarded by the Four Evils; even a Star Lord might not come away unscathed.
But Li Yan was utterly domineering. He casually tossed the two Magic Treasures back to them.
"If you won't accept the terms, there are others who will!"
"Anyone who wants treatment, come forward. When I return from the Eastern Wasteland Ruins, I'll treat you first!"
That was right. Those were the terms, take them or leave them.
Li Yan was the only one in the Abyss of the Netherworld who could ignore the stagnation of time. That was the power of a monopoly. The others had no choice!
The two exchanged a glance and could only agree, swallowing their misgivings.
"My lord, we'll do as you say. I have no objections."
"Right, right, take those things with you."
After all, the compass and map were worthless to the people in the Abyss of the Netherworld. They couldn't leave, and they had no reason to deceive Li Yan.
Once he had the Magic Treasures that could guide him, Li Yan turned and flew off without looking back.
Seeing that Li Yan really intended to go to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins alone, Ao Jiao stared at his back through gritted teeth.
"Little Bean Sprout, I forbid you to go. And I won't take you there, either."
"You're being too reckless!"
In Ao Jiao's eyes, Li Yan was just an inexperienced Young Dragon, acting far too wantonly and recklessly.
As his big sister, she couldn't spoil him.
After all, he was going to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins, a place guarded by the Four Evils.
He was so impulsive and rash. If she indulged him, she would only bring him harm!
Ao Jiao stood motionless, watching Li Yan fly farther and farther away. The Ancient Dragon was certain that Little Bean Sprout would give in.
"Without me escorting him, he definitely won't dare go."
She kept her eyes fixed on Li Yan's retreating figure until he passed through the opening and prepared to leave the Abyss of the Netherworld.
That was when Ao Jiao started to get restless.
"You brat!"
"If you leave, I'll never speak to you again!"
Li Yan paused at the opening, stopping at the exit of the Abyss of the Netherworld.
Seeing this, Ao Jiao lifted her chin smugly. "Hmph. If I keep indulging him, I'll spoil him sooner or later."
"He's alone. There's no way he'll dare go, not with the Four Evils guarding the place."
Even Ao Jiao wouldn't dare face the Four Evils head-on. Those mad, uncanny things were absolutely not to be provoked lightly.
But Li Yan paused only for a moment before flying downward without hesitation, vanishing without a trace.
"You! You!!!"
Ao Jiao was furious. She hadn't expected this Young Dragon to be so headstrong.
"I...I won't let him lead me around by the nose. Once he realizes I haven't followed him, he definitely won't dare go."
Ao Jiao was still gambling, betting that Li Yan was a coward and wouldn't dare travel to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins alone.
But...
She had bet wrong. Li Yan, with his Invincible Body in his soul state, really dared to go to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins alone.
After leaving the Abyss of the Netherworld, Li Yan thought for a moment.
"In my soul state, it's still easy for people to recognize me."
"I'd better transform into a dragon."
With a thought, Li Yan's soul transformed directly into a giant dragon!
Eight hundred zhang!
His dragon body stretched more than 2,600 meters as he swam through the pitch-black depths of the sea.
Compared with the boundless ocean, even a body more than 2,600 meters long was as tiny as a strand of hair on the seafloor.
Li Yan had already grown accustomed to this dragon form. He swished his body and began swimming through the deep sea.
This place lay tens of thousands of meters below the surface. The terrifying water pressure was enough to crush an ordinary person into a ball of flesh.
Darkness stretched ahead, as if he were swimming through an abyss. Shadows flickered across the seafloor from time to time. The fear of the deep sea and the fear of colossal things had both become real.
Relying on the Positioning Spirit Map and Eight Trigrams Compass he had obtained from the Heavenly General, Li Yan used the two Magic Treasures together and began swimming toward the Eastern Wasteland Ruins.
Along the way, Li Yan could sense colossal creatures occasionally swimming in the distance.
A mysterious barrier shrouded the entire seafloor. Even his Spiritual Sense could reach only a few miles away.
The range of his Spiritual Sense was limited. Even if he ignited his Soul Fire to light up the surroundings, its glow would be swallowed by the ink-black water.
The seawater all around seemed like a black hole, cutting off Spiritual Sense and light. If he hadn't had the map and compass in his hands...
The moment he left the Abyss of the Netherworld, he'd been plunged into darkness. Finding the Eastern Wasteland Ruins would have been a hundred, even ten thousand times harder than finding a needle in the sea.
The little golden dragon, Li Yan, swam all alone through the ink-black seafloor.
As he drew closer to the Eastern Wasteland Ruins, an invisible pressure made his soul tremble.
Something seemed to be moving through the dark seawater—some kind of Abyssal Creature.
The sound of the currents it stirred could be heard from dozens of miles away.
"Are the Four Evils nearby?"
"If I didn't have the Invincible Body, I'd never come to a place like this."
That terrifying, invisible pressure bore down on Li Yan from above.
Something had locked onto him! Li Yan was certain: a Deep Sea Fierce Beast nearby had set its sights on him!
It was coming!
As violent undersea currents surged, Li Yan could clearly sense two things approaching him, one from ahead and one from behind!
But Li Yan, invincible in soul form, wanted to see just how wicked those so-called Four Evils really were!
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