After Long Wuqing and Long Qidao delivered their merciless pronouncement, Long Tianmiao and Long Qingran had no objections left. All they could do was nod and agree.
The two soon left the East Sea and arrived in human territory.
Upon arriving, Long Tianmiao's and Long Qingran's expressions changed at once. Their earlier reluctance vanished completely, replaced by something of the exhilaration of a fish leaping through the Dragon Gate.
"It's hard to imagine that we would ever get to come out again in our lifetimes. How wonderful, how truly wonderful!"
"Isn't that the truth? I thought that after committing such a terrible mistake, we would spend the rest of our lives cultivating within the Dragon Clan unless we accomplished some earth-shaking feat.
"To think we would still have a chance to come out and breathe some fresh air! This really is a blessing.
"Heaven hasn't treated us so poorly after all..."
Neither of them was a fool. After making a few discreet inquiries in the human settlement, they soon learned the current circumstances of the human race's great peerless prodigies.
"Lei Wuming of the Thunderbolt Faction is imprisoned in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, while Fahai has returned to the Buddhist Faction's Glazed Treasure Land. As for the one from the Heavenly Evil Faction, he's still nowhere to be found—a divine dragon whose head appears but whose tail remains unseen.
"So, after learning this, Long Qingran and Long Tianmiao's eyes shifted slightly, and they promptly let themselves relax completely.
"If all three peerless prodigies are so difficult to find, doesn't that give us all the more reason to linger here in human territory?"
"The atmosphere within the Dragon Clan is far too oppressive. Those stubborn old fellows, in particular, spend every waking moment thinking about returning to the Supreme Immortal Realm.
"They