Return to the East Sea, Encounter the Dragon Clan Again!

After leaving the Fusang Tree, Xie Fang headed straight for the Primordial World.

However, his destination was the East Sea!

Back when he first emerged from the Three Immortal Islands, his cultivation base had been too weak to refine the stone tablet there. Now, at the late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, refining it should be a simple task, shouldn't it?

Besides Penglai Immortal Island, there were also Yingzhou Island and Mount Fangzhang Island waiting for him to plunder!

He had already decided to make the Three Immortal Islands his personal dojo. After all, he was now one of the top experts in the entire Primordial World, fully qualified to establish his own domain!

With this thought, Xie Fang released Mo Wu, patted him, and said, "Mo Wu, head to the East Sea!"

"The East Sea?"

Mo Wu had spent these years inside the Primordial Chaos Space, but he hadn't been bored—Zhen Yuanzi had kept him company.

Over time, the two had formed a small friendship, and Zhen Yuanzi had even offered some guidance on Mo Wu's cultivation. As a result, Mo Wu had broken through to the late-stage Golden Immortal realm!

When Xie Fang released him, Mo Wu let out an excited roar. But upon hearing that they were heading to the East Sea, he suddenly froze. "Master, the East Sea is the territory of the Dragon Clan. They are cruel, violent, and bloodthirsty by nature. If we go there, we're bound to clash with them."

To be honest, he was worried about Xie Fang.

Although Xie Fang's displayed cultivation was formidable, Mo Wu, as a member of the Kirin Clan, had a fair understanding of the Dragon Clan's strength.

The Ancestral Dragon of the Dragon Clan was even slightly stronger than their own clan leader, Shi Qilin!

If his master ran into the Ancestral Dragon, given his temperament, a fight would be inevitable!

"Dragon Clan? If they don't come, fine. But if they do, I'll make sure none of them return."

Xie Fang said, "Besides, this trip to the East Sea is just to retrieve what belongs to me. We'll go straight there!"

Seeing that Xie Fang was determined to go to the East Sea, Mo Wu could only nod reluctantly, obediently carrying Xie Fang as he spread his four hooves and flew toward the East Sea.

Although the Ferocious Beast Tribulation had not yet fully ended, it was already in its final stages.

And during this tail end of the tribulation, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans had begun to show their fangs.

For one, in the Four Seas, the Dragon Clan had steadily developed using their own foundation, gradually uniting all water tribes and claiming the seas!

The moment they stepped into the East Sea, Mo Wu's heart was in his throat, terrified of encountering the Dragon Clan!

After all, he was a kirin. Though the three clans hadn't yet engaged in large-scale conflicts, there had been plenty of minor skirmishes beneath the shadow of the Ferocious Beast Tribulation.

In Mo Wu's eyes, the Dragon Clan had deep foundations and overwhelming strength—they were not to be provoked!

Fortunately, the sea surface was calm, and no dragons appeared in sight.

Xie Fang, for his part, remained low-key, sitting cross-legged on Mo Wu's back and cultivating.

Following the coordinates Xie Fang had given, they were already halfway there, and Mo Wu's heart relaxed considerably.

"It seems Master knows the Dragon Clan isn't to be trifled with. That's better—let's grab his things quickly and hide away to cultivate together..."

Mo Wu calculated quietly, his four hooves churning the air.

But Xie Fang, who had been absorbing Spiritual Qi with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke calmly, "You've been following us all this way. Time to show yourself, don't you think?"

At these words, Mo Wu was startled!

And deep beneath the vast sea, a Golden Dragon was equally shocked!

This Golden Dragon had already reached the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. While out hunting, he had spotted a mass of golden merit light skimming across the sea!

Before fusing the Yin-Yang Two Energies and the Yin-Yang Rods, Xie Fang's original form, the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler, could still suppress the merit power within it.

But after absorbing those treasures on the Solar Star, he hadn't yet fully adjusted, so the merit golden light of the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler occasionally leaked out.

And it was precisely this golden light that had drawn the Golden Dragon's attention!

To put it bluntly, Xie Fang was now a walking mass of merit golden light. If someone could refine him, the benefits would be unimaginable!

The Golden Dragon knew this well. But sensing that Xie Fang was also at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, he had been tailing him covertly while summoning reinforcements from the Dragon Clan.

He couldn't take this on alone!

But now that Xie Fang had called him out, it meant he had been exposed all along!

Since he was already exposed, there was no need to hide!

With his Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation, even if he couldn't take down this 'merit golden light' right away, he could certainly stall him until the Dragon Clan arrived!

With that thought, the Golden Dragon deep in the sea suddenly raised his head!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The sea erupted into towering waves, surging violently, quickly forming a water wall thousands of zhang high that crashed toward Xie Fang and Mo Wu!

"A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could pull off something like this, but not so effortlessly."

Xie Fang watched the oncoming water wall calmly, his mind stirring. "That aura... the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner!"

Following the trace of energy within the water wall, Xie Fang drew on the Heavenly Dao's inherited memories in his mind and instantly understood that his opponent must be wielding a spiritual treasure!

The Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner!

One of the Five Innate Banners, ranked among the Innate Spiritual Treasures!

These Five Innate Banners are respectively the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, which manifests ten thousand golden lotuses, invulnerable to all things, causing all evils to retreat and all laws to be impervious.

The Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Banner, which radiates the subtle light of a relic, calming the mind and settling the spirit, causing all evils to retreat and all laws to be impervious.

The Southern Lidi Flame Banner, which can confound Yin and Yang, invert the Five Elements, causing all evils to retreat and all laws to be impervious.

The Western Plain Cloud Banner, which produces a wondrous mist, illuminating heaven and earth, causing all evils to retreat and all laws to be impervious.

The Northern True Martial Black Eagle Banner, which can shroud the universe, blot out the sky and cover the sun, causing all evils to retreat and all laws to be impervious.

As for the True Martial Black Eagle Banner, in the early days of the Primordial World, its name was the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner. It was only in later ages, during the Journey to the West era, that this item fell into the hands of the True Martial Emperor and was renamed the True Martial Black Eagle Banner.

This object contains a thread of the Water Law, capable of controlling all waters!

This Golden Dragon's cultivation base is that of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, wielding the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner, and fighting on the home turf of the East Sea Dragon Clan!

Under normal circumstances, with the advantages of time and place, an ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would be no match for him!

However, he sensed a dangerous aura from Xie Fang, which is why he had been hiding and tailing him all along.

Now that Xie Fang had called out his hiding place, he struck directly!

"Look at this kid's expression—could he be scared stiff?"

Seeing Xie Fang still sitting motionless on the back of the Ink Kirin, the dragon clan member thought to himself: "Could it be that I was mistaken before? If so, after devouring this kid, all the merit will be mine!"