Liang Zhaohuang and the other had waited less than half an hour when True Lord Yang Tingguang arrived with his Alligator Dragon, Delicate Dragon.
"True Lord Yang!"
"True Lord Liang!"
Liang Zhaohuang and Yang Tingguang each exchanged greetings.
Then True Lord Yang Tingguang said directly, "Fellow Daoist Liang, Xiue should already have told you of our Yang Family's objective, correct?"
"Yes." Liang Zhaohuang nodded slightly.
"Good." True Lord Yang Tingguang said, "Our two families have always shared a good relationship and cooperated often. It is best to make things clear from the outset, lest misunderstandings arise later and harm our friendship."
"If you have no other objections, we shall make our preparations and enter the underground Dark River at the source of the Glass River."
Liang Zhaohuang nodded. "No problem."
The three immediately mounted Alligator Snakes and entered the underground Dark River, traveling against the current.
All three possessed Nascent Soul cultivation, and each had a fourth-tier Alligator Snake as a mount, so traveling in and out of the water posed no difficulty at all.
Yang Xiue rode the Alligator Dragon Xuan'e at the very front. She had clearly scouted the route beforehand and was thoroughly familiar with the conditions and paths in the underground Dark River at the Glass River's source.
Liang Zhaohuang and True Lord Yang Tingguang each rode an Alligator Dragon and followed closely behind.
At the same time, Liang Zhaohuang kept his mind closely linked to the Alligator Snake beneath him, asking about its feelings and perceptions.
Since there was said to be a dragon tomb here, perhaps even a Dragon Gate hidden within it—
The Alligator Snake possessed dragon blood. Surely it ought to sense something?
Yet the Alligator Snake replied that it felt no bloodline resonance at all. Instead, it sensed that the surrounding