The Great Dao: A Sixty-Year-Old Daoist’s Rise to Enlightenment
Chapter 147

Preparing for War, Growing Stronger

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Roooaaar!

Dark clouds blanketed the firmament, and the sky dimmed in an instant.

A savage dragon's head emerged from deep within the clouds, its horns sharp and its eyes piercing. The oppressive might of a True Dragon spread across Azure Dragon Mountain. The forests fell silent, and all living creatures bowed their heads, prostrating themselves on the ground and trembling.

The True Dragon opened his cavernous, blood-red maw and spewed vast torrents of floodwater, suffused with the laws of the Water Element. A mighty river descended from the heavens; once it fell, the entire mountain forest would become an ocean.

A Bright Moon rose, radiating countless silver rays. Like a moon reflected upon the sea, it kept its silent vigil, bearing half of heaven and earth. Such was the moon.

The ocean roared forward, unstoppable, and submerged the Bright Moon, yet it could descend no farther. It hung suspended in midair, waterlight and moonlight intertwining and colliding.

Thunderous crashes rang without end. Towering waves surged ceaselessly, every impact carrying tremendous force capable of crushing mountains and breaking peaks. The Bright Moon's clear radiance pierced layer upon layer of mist and cloud, supporting the entire Heavenly River. No matter where the waters poured from or how magnificent their momentum, the Bright Moon remained suspended in place, unperturbed, steadfast in its silent vigil.

Motion clashed with stillness, Void contended with reality, and Great Daos collided. Where clouds parted, an icy mirror emerged; deep amid the waves, a jade hook sank.

True Lord Xianyue and the True Dragon remained locked in a stalemate. The dragon held the advantage of terrain and possessed a powerful draconic body, while True Lord Xianyue had attained Spirit Refining earlier and gained profound insight into the Great Dao of the Water Element, allowing her to turn his strength

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