"Senior Brother Xuan Yang, the dragon race is powerful, and Ancestor Dragon is above Great Luo. If they attack, what should we do?"
Although she had joined the Supreme Yang Lineage and fulfilled her wish, Qing Ling had always been worried about the dragon race. She feared that because of her, her sect would suffer disaster.
"Qing Ling, you need not worry. With Master overseeing things, I doubt the dragon race would dare act too presumptuously. Besides, Mount Fang Island is protected by an Innate Great Array. Under Master's control, even if Ancestor Dragon came, he definitely couldn't break it."
Xuan Yang had followed East King Duke the longest and knew his master's strength well. Thus, even though Ancestor Dragon was above Great Luo, he still had absolute confidence that they could survive this tribulation.
After hearing Xuan Yang's words, Qing Ling said no more, but the worry in her eyes did not lessen by much.
Qing Ling's concerns were not groundless. The dragon race was the foremost of the Three Innate Tribes of the Primordial World. Since East King Duke had slain Candle Dragon, he had already become an enemy of the dragon race. Everyone knew that Ancestor Dragon was above Great Luo and possessed the Primordial World's highest level of combat power. Although East King Duke was powerful, it was difficult to believe that he could cross an entire major realm to fight Ancestor Dragon.
Even Xuan Yang, who had blind confidence in East King Duke, subconsciously felt that his master could only rely on the Innate Great Array to resist this powerful enemy, rather than fight him head-on.
"Xuan Yang, Qing Ling, come to Supreme Yang Palace at once."
The two Second Generation Disciples of the Supreme Yang Lineage had not spoken for long when they suddenly heard a voice by their ears. Their master was summoning them.
The two did not dare delay. When they arrived at the Dao Palace, they saw that their master was already seated atop the lotus platform, and they stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Disciples Xuan Yang and Qing Ling pay respects to Master!"
"You may rise. Qing Ling, you have already begun to comprehend the Supreme Yang Dao Method. I will now preach for a hundred years. Sit down and listen carefully."
Having spoken, East King Duke directly manifested the Supreme Yang Dao Rhyme and began preaching.
This time, he expounded on the Great Dao of Supreme Yang, beginning from the True Immortal Realm to resolve Qing Ling's doubts, then proceeding to the Mysterious Immortal and Grand Unity Mysterious Immortal realms, stopping only upon reaching the Golden Immortal Realm.
A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. Both disciples, along with Jin Ling and Yin Ling, gained tremendously, and all of them showed signs that they were about to break through.
"Xuan Yang, Qing Ling, your primordial spirit cultivation has grown quickly, but your combat techniques are somewhat crude. Today, I will pass on the Supreme Yang Sword Formation Divine Ability to you, so that you may use it against your enemies."
East King Duke's Sword Formation Divine Ability was extraordinarily powerful. He had previously used it to battle the Luohu Clone, and not long ago, it had also helped him annihilate ten thousand members of the dragon race. Xuan Yang and Qing Ling had both witnessed it with their own eyes, so naturally they were overjoyed.
This Supreme Yang Sword Array was something East King Duke had comprehended by combining the Supreme Yang Dao Scripture with his own swordsmanship. The divine ability possessed both the grand, righteous power of Supreme Yang and the sharp Qi of swordsmanship. It was an unsurpassed divine ability centered on killing.
Another hundred years passed before East King Duke finished imparting the divine ability. The Supreme Yang Four Symbols Demon Subduing Array was a Sword Formation Divine Ability he had taught the two. Although it was not the strongest, it was the most suitable for their current cultivation. The two disciples had only just glimpsed its fundamentals, yet they already understood its might.
Although Qing Ling's innate foundation was ordinary, her comprehension was exceptional. East King Duke nodded inwardly.
"This Sword Formation Divine Ability requires an Innate Spiritual Treasure as its formation core. Xuan Yang, your Blazing Sun Pagoda is already suitable for forming the array. Qing Ling, this sword is called Cold Shadow. It is a lower-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure that I obtained by chance. It belongs to the water element and suits you well, so I shall bestow it upon you."
As he spoke, a long sword glittering with cold light flew out and landed in Qing Ling's hand.
"Thank you, Master!"
Qing Ling was beside herself with joy as she accepted the Spiritual Treasure. She came from a minor race, and within the Spirit Dolphin race, only her father Wutu, as the clan leader, could wield their sole lower-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. She had never possessed one.
Her master had casually bestowed an Innate Spiritual Treasure upon her, and it was even a treasure that suited her perfectly. How could she not be ecstatic?
East King Duke nodded, then continued, "You have only just begun cultivating this divine ability, so for now you cannot divide your sword light to fight enemies. I will also give each of you four Sword Artifacts. Although none of them are Innate Spiritual Treasures, they are sufficient to bear the power of the sword formation and serve as its formation swords."
The eight Sword Artifacts were all Mid-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasures, personally refined by East King Duke from Innate Spiritual Materials. They were merely casual works and useless to him, but they were just right for bestowing upon his disciples.
"Very well. You may withdraw now. Return and properly comprehend the divine ability. Do not neglect your primordial spirit cultivation, either."
"Yes, disciples Xuan Yang and Qing Ling take their leave!"
After his disciples left, East King Duke did not enter Secluded Cultivation. Instead, he merely closed his eyes and focused his mind, quietly waiting for something.
He waited for several hundred years. Then, one day, a furious roar shook the entire Four Seas.
"My true body has arrived! East King Duke, come out of the island and face death!"
It was the voice of Ancestor Dragon.
His younger brother Candle Dragon's physical body had already been damaged. Although his True Spirit remained intact, recovering would take far more than tens of thousands of years. Even if he reconstructed his True Dragon body, his cultivation would suffer a severe decline. Enraged, Ancestor Dragon had personally come, intending to slay on the spot the cultivator who had dared touch the dragon race's Reverse Scale.
Ancestor Dragon's roar rang out, and the Dao Sound spread across the Four Seas. He had deliberately alarmed the creatures of the Four Seas, hoping to use East King Duke to restore the dragon race's prestige.
East King Duke had been waiting for Ancestor Dragon. Thus, his expression remained calm as he flew out of the Dao Palace and instructed his disciples, "Stay in the Daoist arena and cultivate in peace. I will be back shortly."
He then stepped onto the Twelve-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus and left Mount Fang Island.
Ancestor Dragon wore a cyan-and-gold-trimmed Divine Dragon Battle Robe and held an Innate Treasure Pearl that glowed so brilliantly it could not be looked at directly. Dao Rhyme swirled around him, and his imposing aura was extraordinary. He clearly carried the fortune of a great race.
East King Duke nodded inwardly. Ancestor Dragon truly had the cultivation of the Early Quasi-Saint realm of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Although he could not see the exact depth of his cultivation, a slight sensation through his primordial spirit allowed him to roughly determine that Ancestor Dragon had reached the peak of the Early Quasi-Saint realm.
Ancestor Dragon was indeed extraordinary, but East King Duke had once faced Luohu. Compared with the Demon Ancestor, Ancestor Dragon was far too inferior.
That was why East King Duke had confidence in fighting him. Moreover, there was clearly an invasion of Heaven and Earth's Karmic Sin within the dragon race's fortune, and Ancestor Dragon was no exception.
Under the concealment of the Heavenly Dao, this dragon race leader, who was single-mindedly bent on unifying the Primordial World, remained unaware that his race was already facing an enormous disaster. Although East King Duke could vaguely sense a trace of it, he could not tell him.
At that moment, Ancestor Dragon was also secretly sizing up East King Duke. He had long known of the title Supreme Yang, and upon seeing him today, he sensed that he was no ordinary cultivator. However, although Ancestor Dragon had put away some of his contempt, he remained fully confident that he could take down the cultivator before him who had occupied his immortal island in the East Sea.
After all, in his view, the might of a Quasi-Saint was far beyond what Great Luo could withstand.
"East King Duke, my true body has arrived. Why haven't you quickly handed over Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island, released your soul, and surrendered? Come back with me to the dragon race for judgment, and perhaps you can avoid the suffering of having Dragon Flame refine your soul!"
Ancestor Dragon displayed the might of a Quasi-Saint and spoke coldly.
East King Duke laughed loudly.
"You who stole the fortune of Heaven, Ancestor Dragon, you have quite the nerve. You want to occupy my immortal island? The dragon race is not worthy!"
"How presumptuous!"
Ancestor Dragon flew into a rage.
"Since you refuse to appreciate kindness, then you cannot blame me!"
"Enough idle talk. If you want to fight, then fight. The East Sea is a place of wondrous beauty. To avoid damaging its Spiritual Veins, Ancestor Dragon, I will await you in the starry sky!"
Having finished speaking, the Yin-Yang Two Qi beneath East King Duke's feet surged. His entire body rose into the air and shot straight into the Ninth Heaven.
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