"We did far more than merely know each other."
The Golden Dragon Ancestor sighed softly.
"Back then, the Ancient Void Dragon, the Primordial Thunder Dragon, the Primordial Candle Dragon, and I followed the Heavenly Emperor into battle across the heavens."
"In those days, the Heavenly Court had just been established, and the myriad races of the Immortal Realm were locked in warfare. We four brothers, proud of our powerful bloodlines, refused to submit to the Heavenly Emperor's rule. We even joined forces to challenge him."
"And what happened?"
Li Qingshan asked.
The Golden Dragon Ancestor looked somewhat uncomfortable.
"We fought the Heavenly Emperor for three days and three nights."
Li Qingshan was surprised. "The four of you could actually battle the Heavenly Emperor for three days and three nights?"
"Ahem!"
The Golden Dragon Ancestor gave a dry cough.
"To be precise, the Heavenly Emperor sent a single avatar to chase us around and beat us for three days and three nights."
Li Qingshan was speechless.
As though he had not noticed Li Qingshan's expression, the Golden Dragon Ancestor continued, "Afterward, we accepted him wholeheartedly and followed him into the Heavenly Court."
"The Ancient Void Dragon governed the void, the Primordial Candle Dragon patrolled the river of time, and the Primordial Thunder Dragon commanded the Thunder Department. I guarded the Heavenly Court's eastern pole."
"That was the Dragon Clan's most glorious era."
"Sadly..."
The Golden Dragon Ancestor's voice gradually sank.
"Once the Heavenly Court's great calamity erupted, everything was destroyed."
"The Primordial Thunder Dragon blocked a blow for the Heavenly Emperor, and his dragon soul shattered on the spot. The Primordial Candle Dragon burned his own time origin to send a group of the Heavenly Court's people off the battlefield. At the final moment, the Ancient Void Dragon sealed a rift