The Golden Iron Triangle reunited! The Ferocious Beasts ventured forth on orders!

Li Qingshan looked at Liu Erlong again, his tone softening, and asked, "Did you come out to train alone? Does anyone at home know?"

Liu Erlong nodded.

"I came out on my own. I only have my mother at home. Staying in one place to cultivate only means encountering the same few opponents. I wanted to come out and see more of the world."

At this point, she glanced again at the wooden sign in front of the merchant guild, "But I don't have enough for the travel expenses, so I'm thinking of taking on a guard job and earning some money along the way."

Li Qingshan asked:

Where are you planning to go with this caravan?

"Let's go to the city in the north first, collect our payment, and then see where to go next," Liu Erlong replied. "I'm not in a hurry to travel. If we come across a suitable place, we'll stop and explore."

Li Qingshan had made up his mind.

Liu Erlong possesses Fire Dragon Martial Soul and has considerable talent. She knew to stop in time when she saw her opponent lose balance. In addition, she is Yu Xiaogang's cousin, and now Flender and Yu Xiaogang are both his disciples. With Liu Erlong, the three of them can perform Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

Wrong!!

Xiao Gang's Martial Soul has now transformed into Golden Sacred Dragon. If the three of them were to use Martial Soul Fusion Skill again, what would they become?

At this moment, Li Qingshan had already made up his mind.

"In that case, why don't you come with us?"

Liu Erlong was taken aback.

Li Qingshan pointed to the people beside him and explained:

"They are all my disciples, and they are accompanying me on this northward training journey. You are about the same age as them, so you can practice with each other along the way. You can also listen in when I teach them."

Liu Erlong's eyes lit up.

She came out to gain experience and wanted to see more Soul Master's abilities. If she could cultivate alongside these peers, it would naturally be more to her liking than guarding the caravan's wagons every day.

But thinking about how little money she had left, she hesitated.

"Senior, my travel expenses..."

"I'll arrange their food and lodging," Li Qingshan said gently. "Since I invited you to come along, these things will naturally be taken into consideration."

Liu Erlong looked at him for a moment before speaking seriously:

"But I can't just eat and stay for free the whole way. Let me take care of the carriage and the supplies."

Li Qingshan smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"Setting up camp and staying overnight on the road requires everyone's participation, and it's certainly good that you're willing to contribute. However, don't neglect your cultivation as well."

Hearing this, Liu Erlong finally felt relieved.

"Then thank you very much, senior!"

Seeing that she had agreed, Bibi Dong took the initiative to approach and said with a smile, "My name is Bibi Dong, and this lady next to me is my senior sister Ah Yin. The three of us can keep each other company on the way."

Ah Yin smiled slightly at her.

Liu Erlong greeted the two men and then got to know Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and others. The initially awkward atmosphere quickly eased as they chatted.

Li Qingshan did not mention Yu Luomian, nor did he tell the two young people that they were cousins.

We can clarify this matter another time.

When the shop assistant came out to inquire, Liu Erlong took the initiative to explain that she already had someone with her and would no longer accept the escort job. After giving her instructions, she turned around and followed the others.

"Senior, when do we set off?"

"Tomorrow morning, let's get everything we need for the journey ready today."

Liu Erlong nodded, then seemed to remember something.

"Then I need to write a letter to my mother, telling her that I'm planning to continue north and that I have companions along the way, so she doesn't have to worry about me."

"Of course." Li Qingshan told Liu Erlong about the towns they planned to stop in along the way, "Write it down clearly, so she can rest assured."

That evening, Liu Erlong handed the letter to the merchant and asked someone to take it home for her. She then went back to her lodgings to retrieve her luggage before arriving at the inn where everyone was staying.

The next morning, carriages and horses were parked outside the gate.

Bibi Dong lifted the carriage curtain and waved to her. Liu Erlong responded and got into the carriage, put his luggage down, and sat down next to the two girls.

Before long, the carriage left Iron Stone Town and continued north along the Official Road.

Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest.

In this Great Ferocious Land, on the Lake of Life, a ripple suddenly appeared on the calm surface, and a ray of silver light slowly shone from the bottom of the lake.

Upon seeing this, Di Tian, who was guarding the shore, suddenly opened his eyes and immediately stood up to pay his respects.

"My lord!"

He had been back here for quite some time, but the Silver Dragon King had been sleeping and recuperating, so he dared not disturb him rashly and could only wait until today.

A moment later, a clear, cold voice came from the bottom of the lake.

"Di Tian, has there been any trace of that aura?"

"Found it." Di Tian took out the silver scale from before, held it up with both hands, and said in a deep voice, "Following the scale's signals, I stopped a carriage on the road back to Heaven Dou City. The bloodline aura came from a human named Love Sword Douluo."

He recounted the events that followed the meeting in detail.

"He revealed his golden scales and personally called himself the Golden Dragon King, saying that his original seal was damaged and he was using this body to recover his power."

The silvery light at the bottom of the lake flickered slightly.

Di Tian continued:

"His cultivation level was around 95 at the time, and his Martial Soul was two swords. I originally intended to bring him back for you to ask him about it, but after the fight, he first used his Soul Bone ability to separate the battlefield, and then used his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill to seal me away."

His voice lowered as he said this.

"By the time my subordinates managed to escape, that person had already left with the young man who was with him and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had taken human form."

After a moment of silence by the lake, the Silver Dragon King asked:

What do you think his background is?

Di Tian replied in a deep voice:

"I believe he is a human, but I don't know what he obtained that is related to the Golden Dragon King."

"Perhaps it was a fragment of bone tainted with power, or perhaps blood that hadn't yet lost its full force. He obtained a trace of this diluted bloodline and used it to impersonate someone else."

He had considered these speculations repeatedly on his way back. Bloodline aura cannot be faked, but it cannot prove that the person was the Golden Dragon King.

However, at that moment, the sound coming from the bottom of the lake caused his expression to change slightly.

"Ordinary humans simply cannot withstand the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King."

The Silver Dragon King's tone grew increasingly somber.

"Even a tiny bit of that power is enough to destroy a mortal's body. If, as you say, he can naturally conceal his aura, then things are not so simple."

Di Tian raised his head, but did not respond for a moment.

Little did she know that the bloodline was a reward given to Li Qingshan by the system, and the fusion process could not be deduced from ordinary circumstances.

After a moment of silence at the bottom of the lake, a few silver scales slowly rose to the surface and landed in front of Di Tian.

Go check the human world again.

"These scales, like the previous one, will sense the bloodline when they are near it. Even if he conceals his aura, he can still confirm its identity."

Di Tian caught the scale and solemnly agreed.

Just then, from among the ancient trees by the lake, the Ferocious Beast, including Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun, arrived one after another.

The aura emanating from the bottom of the lake had already alerted them.

"You all go too," the Silver Dragon King's voice rang out again, "Transform into human form and enter the human world, then split up to search and try to bring the person back to me."

Di Tian's expression turned solemn, and he nodded slightly.

"Understood."

Several lights appeared one after another by the lake, and the Ferocious Beast that had retained their original forms all folded their bodies and transformed into human shapes.

Di Tian handed the silver scales to them one by one, and then described Li Qingshan's appearance, clothing, and the characteristics of his companions one by one.

A gentle breeze swept across the lake, and the silvery shimmer in the water gradually faded.

Several figures disappeared into the woods one after another.