Journey to Dragon Island

Ling Yuan looked at Zi Yan's embarrassed yet adorable expression and could not help finding it amusing.

"Mother, this is Zi Yan. Haven't you and Father always been urging me to find someone I like?"

Ling Yuan wrapped an arm around Zi Yan's shoulders and drew her closer to him.

"There. I've already decided on her."

Ling Yuan spoke with the utmost affection.

It was as though the man who had wronged Medusa had never been him.

"Zi Yan, just call her Mother with me."

Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Zi Yan felt warmth fill her heart. The feeling of being chosen and cherished eased some of her taut nerves.

But when she thought of how the woman before her was Ling Yuan's mother, she still could not help feeling nervous, afraid that she might do something wrong and make Ling Mother dislike her.

"M-Mother, hello. My name is Zi Yan. My true form is an Ancient Void Dragon. I met Ling Yuan at Jia Nan Academy on the Northwest Continent..."

Zi Yan took a deep breath and began introducing herself in a flustered, disjointed manner.

Ling Mother found the girl adorable, so she gently took Zi Yan's hand and told her to speak slowly and not be nervous.

With Ling Mother's reassurance, Zi Yan gradually relaxed.

The future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along rather well. Zi Yan talked a great deal, and Ling Yuan came up in nearly everything she said.

Perhaps Zi Yan herself had not noticed, but Ling Ruo certainly had.

The young girl depended greatly on her son, and that was something precious.

Although Ling Mother also valued Zi Yan's bloodline and talent, since her son liked her, it did not matter even if she was not from the Ling Clan.

Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon, and her bloodline was among the best as well.

Both she and Ling Mie were quite open-minded.

As they chatted, the topic inevitably turned to Zi Yan's parents.

When Ling Mother casually asked about her family, Zi Yan lowered her head deeply.

"I... I don't have parents. They left me in the mountains when I was little. Later, I was fortunate enough to be taken back to Jia Nan Academy."

Although Zi Yan was not particularly mature mentally, she understood that there was some disparity between her status and Ling Yuan's.

"How could there be parents like that in this world? That is utterly outrageous!" Ling Mother's face filled with indignation.

She and Ling Mie had had a son late in life and treasured their child dearly. She simply could not imagine anyone heartlessly abandoning their own child. She truly could not stand such behavior, and the pity in her eyes was undisguised.

Sensing Zi Yan's dejection and inferiority, Ling Yuan quietly tightened his arm around her shoulders. His palm gently patted her back, comforting her through his actions.

"Mother, I was planning to ask Uncle for an elder to accompany us to Dragon Island and ask her clansmen why they abandoned her back then."

Ling Mother said, "I've vaguely heard that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan underwent some changes over the years, though their strength is still not to be underestimated. I've just broken through to Two-Star Dou Sheng, so I'll personally take you there!"

Fine, with Mother, a Two-Star Dou Sheng, protecting us, that will be enough, Ling Yuan thought.

Even if they truly encountered danger, with Mother's strength, she could hold the enemy off for a while and summon help without any problem.

Although his father had been in seclusion and could not rush over, given the two of their statuses, if they encountered trouble they could not resolve, calling over seven or eight Dou Sheng would not be difficult.

This trip to Dragon Island was only meant to let Zi Yan reunite with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

As for unifying Dragon Island, he would still have to return later and call in several Dou Sheng elders.

It was a little troublesome, but there was no helping it. He could hardly expose his identity as a transmigrator.

Zi Yan had not expected Ling Mother to personally seek justice for her, and she was moved once again.

She had previously worried that Ling Mother would look down on her background. Instead, not only did she not do so, she was even so protective of her.

"Thank you, Mother!"

Ling Mie was still in seclusion and could not be informed of the matter for the time being. Thus, Ling Yuan, Ling Mother, and Zi Yan went together to the Ling Clan Great Hall to explain their intention to visit Dragon Island to the Great Elder.

The Great Elder was surprised that his nephew had found an Ancient Void Dragon woman.

Although he did not particularly approve of this choice, since Ling Mother did not object, it was not his place to say anything.

Not only did the Great Elder not stop them, he also assigned Elder Ling Yang, a late Three-Star Dou Sheng, to accompany the three of them, making the journey safer.

Ling Yuan was more than happy with this arrangement. With a late Three-Star Dou Sheng present, even if they caught the attention of the other Dragon Kings, there was no need to be overly afraid.

The Ling Clan cultivated souls, making them especially effective against magical beasts.

Ancient Void Dragons possessed powerful physical bodies, but their souls were not outstanding, so they were also restrained by the Ling Clan.

If they truly fought the North Dragon King, who had one foot in the Four-Star Dou Sheng realm, Ling Yang could use soul combat techniques to make the North Dragon King collapse.

In short, they were extremely troublesome opponents.

Once all the arrangements had been made, the four set off for the Beast Domain.

The Beast Domain was not far from the Stone Realm where the Ling Clan resided. Furthermore, with Ling Mother, a Two-Star Dou Sheng, and a late Three-Star Dou Sheng elder leading them, they traveled at full speed and reached the Beast Domain before long.

Upon arriving in the Beast Domain, Ling Mother waved a hand and tore open a spatial rift. She said to the others, "Dragon Island is hidden within Void Space. We'll enter from here and search for it."

After entering Void Space, they searched in the direction of Dragon Island's location from many years ago, which they had learned of by chance.

Yet after searching for a long time, there was nothing before them but boundless Void.

Dragon Island was gone.

Ling Mother frowned slightly. "The Ancient Void Dragon Clan's Dragon Island has always drifted through Void Space. That previous location was discovered by someone accidentally many years ago. It seems they have already moved."

The Ancient Void Dragon Clan was simply too mysterious. Even the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Clan and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, fellow members of the Three Great Magical Beast Clans, likely did not know Dragon Island's current exact location.

The Ling Clan had never paid much attention to matters in the Beast Domain, so they were even more at a loss regarding Dragon Island's whereabouts.

For a moment, even the two Dou Sheng did not know what to do.

Dragon Island was hidden in the vast Void. It truly would not be easy to find.

Without even an approximate location, how long would it take two Dou Sheng to find it?

Just as the group reached an impasse, Ling Yuan turned to Zi Yan beside him.

"Zi Yan, your true form is an Ancient Void Dragon. Can you sense the aura of clansmen whose bloodline is close to yours?"

Zi Yan closed her eyes, focused her mind, and did her utmost to sense the auras around her.

But after quite a while, she slowly opened her eyes and gently shook her head. Her tone was somewhat disappointed. "I couldn't sense anything."

She was only a Dou Emperor. How large could her sensing range possibly be?

After thinking briefly, he said to Zi Yan, "Then release your own aura. Since you can't sense them, let them sense you."

Ling Yuan vaguely remembered that in the original story, Zi Yan had come to the Central Plains and released her own aura within the Void, only to be discovered by the people of East Dragon Island.

Now that they were in the Beast Domain, closer to Dragon Island's original location, it should be easier for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to notice Zi Yan after she released her aura.

Ling Mother also felt that this was their only option.

Thus, Zi Yan did as he said.

A purple-gold radiance instantly spread around her body. Her figure rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into her Ancient Void Dragon true form, spreading her Ancient Void Dragon aura without holding anything back.