Dragon Clan Disagreement, Encountering a Great Peng

The current Dragon King of the East Sea is not Ao Guang, as in later legends, but his father, Ao Cang. The current Ao Guang is merely an unsuccessful Dragon Prince.

Using the Water Repelling Spell, led by a squad of shrimp soldiers, Xuan Qing quickly arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace and successfully met the current Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Cang.

He was a Great Golden Immortal!

In fact, a hundred years prior, after Xuan Qing had killed two Flood Dragons that provoked him on the East Sea, he had already had dealings with the cultivators of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

At that time, the two parties parted on bad terms, to say the least!

But they weren't on good terms either.

Although the other party was wary of Xuan Qing's status as a disciple of a Saint and dared not kill him, Xuan Qing had killed two Flood Dragons, so naturally, the other party couldn't have a good attitude.

However, this time Xuan Qing was entrusted by the Azure Dragon to deliver the Azure Dragon's essence blood. The other party's attitude immediately reversed, and they even gifted Xuan Qing many materials for artifact refining.

Materials such as Grand Unity Immortal Gold, Star Essence Gold, Great Sun Divine Gold, Northern Darkness Cold Iron, Ice Crystal Stone, and Geng Metal were all available. In addition, to express their gratitude, they also gifted many Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Medicines suitable for alchemy, such as Dragon Blood Coral and Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng.

"You are too kind, Dragon King!"

Xuan Qing naturally accepted them all.

Although these items were not as precious as Innate Spiritual Treasures, they were still valuable. Even if he couldn't use them himself, he could give them to his fellow disciples of the Intercepting Sect to gain favor.

After Xuan Qing left, Ao Guang impatiently looked at Ao Cang and said, "Father, he is also just a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Why do we need to be so polite to him?"

Ao Cang smiled and said, "Ancestor Mengzhang asked him to deliver the essence blood, so he must have seen some special qualities in him. We just need to follow Ancestor Mengzhang's will! You must know that there is a Saint behind him! A little Immortal Gold and medicinal herbs in exchange for the goodwill of a Saint's disciple is worth it in my opinion!"

Seeing Ao Guang frown, Ao Cang continued, "Our Dragon Clan is no longer what it used to be! A few days ago, Di Jun sent Bai Ze to the East Sea, wanting our Dragon Clan to join the Demon Clan. If it weren't for Ancestor Candle Dragon revealing a trace of his power, the Demon Clan's army might have already descended upon the East Sea!"

"How dare he!"

Ao Guang was furious upon hearing this.

Although the Dragon Clan was in decline, they were not to be bullied. Back when the Dragon Clan dominated the Great Desolation, those so-called Demon Sages and Demon Emperors, like Bai Ze and Di Jun, had probably not even taken human form yet!

Seeing this, Ao Cang couldn't help but sigh, "Haven't I told you that as a superior, you must always keep your emotions in check, no matter when or where?"

"Have you forgotten so quickly?"

Ao Guang immediately apologized, "This child would not dare. It's just that the Demon Clan is truly pushing their luck too far!"

Looking at Ao Guang's demeanor, Ao Cang shook his head, "The Demon Clan is powerful, and I don't have many good solutions. Although they have retreated for now, they probably won't give up! Di Jun wants to perfect the Great Zhou Tian Star Dou Formation and defeat the Demon Clan, so he will definitely force more Great Unity Golden Immortals to join the Demon Clan!"

"I heard that he refined a Spiritual Treasure called the Monster Summoning Banner, which is used to control those powerful individuals who were forced to join the Demon Clan by him and Eastern Emperor Taiyi!"

"The Dragon Clan is burdened by karma. In these past few epochs, no new Great Unity Golden Immortals have been born. In this generation, only you and Ao Qin and a few others have hope!"

"The future Four Seas Dragon Palaces and the future of the Dragon Clan will be entrusted to you!"

"Therefore, you must learn to let go of the Dragon Clan's pride. The continuation of the race is more important than anything else. Only by surviving can we have a chance to eliminate the Dragon Clan's karma."

Ao Guang showed a hint of unwillingness, "The Demon Clan is powerful, but they are not without enemies! Why don't we cooperate with the Witch Clan to deal with the Demon Clan together?"

"Sigh!"

Ao Cang shook his head, "Although the Witch Clan is powerful, they are not easy to deal with, and they are extremely xenophobic. Cooperating with them is like seeking a tiger for its skin!"

Moreover, there was a speculation he hadn't told Ao Guang: the conflict between the Witches and Demons was intensifying. If this continued, it might repeat the fate of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans.

In this era, how could the Dragon Clan remain aloof?

In fact, the Dragon Clan was not monolithic. His younger brother, Ao Hong, wanted to emulate Ancestor Dragon and recreate the glory of the Dragon-Phoenix Era.

Ji Meng, a former general under Ancestor Dragon, had directly betrayed the Dragon Clan and become one of the Ten Great Demon Sages of the Demon Clan, intending to use the Demon Clan's Destiny to revive the Dragon Clan.

But now, with the appearance of the Monster Summoning Banner, Ji Meng would be lucky if he didn't get himself destroyed!

Di Jun was not a fool for being able to subdue many demons and establish the Heavenly Court. How could he let Ji Meng use the Demon Clan's Destiny to pave the way for the Dragon Clan?

Ao Cang glanced at Ao Guang, pondered for a moment, and finally said earnestly, "If all else fails, seeking refuge with a Saint is also a viable path!"

"This child understands!"

Ao Guang immediately lowered his proud head. Just as Ao Cang said, the current Dragon Clan was no longer the Dragon Clan that once dominated the Primordial World!

Might makes right!

Seeing Ao Guang lower his head, Ao Cang nodded with satisfaction, "You may go. This time, the essence blood given by the Old Ancestor will be refined by you. Strive to break through to Grand Unity as soon as possible, and only then can I confidently hand over the Dragon Clan to you!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xuan Qing had just left the East Sea and was contemplating his next move. Before he could even conceal his presence, he encountered an uninvited guest.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng!

Legend has it, the last offspring of Primordial Phoenix, born alongside the Innate Yin-Yang Energies.

Xuan Qing narrowly dodged the Golden-Winged Great Peng's attack and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist, I don't think I have ever offended you!"

The Golden-Winged Great Peng sneered, "Indeed, you haven't! But my Phoenix Clan has a feud with the Dragon Clan. Since you associate with them, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

"Also, seeing the divine light emanating from you, you must have quite a few treasures!"

"Hand them over!"

"Perhaps I can give you a quick death!"

Xuan Qing didn't know where the Golden-Winged Great Peng got his courage from. He could tell that the other party was also just a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and their strength was not much greater than his own.

However, out of caution, he still chose to strike first.

"Lightning, come!"

He unleashed his Three Heads Six Arms Spiritual Power, forming seals with one hand, holding a sword with another, controlling lightning with a third, and wielding the Purple Lightning Hammer with a fourth. His remaining two hands strummed the Sudden Thunder Zither.

As a flash of electricity streaked across, the Xuan Qing Divine Thunder split into three, striking the Golden-Winged Great Peng from the front and both sides in the blink of an eye.

The might of heaven surged, shaking the void.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng's expression drastically changed. He summoned the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle and absorbed the three divine thunders into it.

"I underestimated you!"

Before his words even faded, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, with the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle hovering above his head and wielding a golden halberd, appeared behind Xuan Qing with power capable of cleaving mountains and felling peaks.

His speed was astonishing.

"As expected of Primordial Phoenix's son!"

Xuan Qing was prepared. He strummed the Sudden Thunder Zither with both hands. The first string flashed with lightning, the second rumbled with thunder, the third crackled with lightning and thunder, and the fourth already conjured a lightning force field around him. Powerful lightning instantly shot towards the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

Simultaneously, "Wind-Thunder Twin Wings" suddenly appeared behind Xuan Qing, drastically increasing his speed. He first used the "Supreme Clarity World-Suppressing Sword Formation" to seal off a hundred-zhang radius of the void around the Golden-Winged Great Peng, then instantly unleashed a "Purple Firmament Divine Thunder" with the Purple Lightning Hammer.

BOOM!

In an instant, the Golden-Winged Great Peng was engulfed by surging lightning, which rained down upon him.

"Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle, absorb it for me!"

In his desperation, the Golden-Winged Great Peng could only place his hope in the treasure bottle above his head. The Yin-Yang Energies manifested, instantly creating a black hole in the void that devoured everything.

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