Besides them, some of Di Xiao Devil Peng's subordinates had not taken the teleportation formation and were rushing over from elsewhere. By now, their numbers had reached several hundred, led by a Devil Race member at the Celestial Immortal level. At the same time, a solemn and furious dragon's roar shook out from within the altar's ancient teleportation formation. A fire dragon more than a dozen li long emerged from the altar, its long, robust body winding through the void as flames erupted all over it. However, as Di Niao Devil Peng flew away, Lu Xiaotian had also arrived beside the altar's ancient teleportation formation and stood guard there with the one-armed phantom Buddha, intending to receive the dragon forces being teleported out from within.
Lu Xiaotian's thoughts churned violently. The fire dragon before him was clearly unlike the aura-condensed dragon pythons in the Dragon Pool, or the Primordial Spirit bodies that had relied on the remnants of the Dragon Transformation Pool after their deaths. It was a true member of the dragon race.
Within this secret realm of Esoteric Buddhist Sect, in this corner that the Heavenly Court had never discovered, there were actually still dragons in existence—and judging by appearances, their numbers could not be considered small. The boundless Immortal Realm still contained many regions far beyond the control of the great Celestial Courts. In some unknown corners, other dragons might well have survived.
Several more dragon roars shook out, followed by more than a dozen dragons. The strongest among them was a purple dragon that had also reached the Celestial Immortal level. The others ranged from the Profound Immortal level to the True Immortal level. More than a dozen dragons wound through the void, a magnificent sight.
Meanwhile, within the Dragon Pool that had previously been suppressed