The Ancestor's Return
"Matter?"
Gu Yuanqing pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "If you really want to talk about something, there is one. In the Demon Realm, there is a white Strange Beast with two wings on its back and a single horn on its head. If we have the opportunity, we can capture it and send it into the Mountain."
The Dragon Demon Ancestor asked, "Young Master, are you referring to that Strange Beast that is well-versed in the arts of Wind Dao and Way of Space?"
"That's right, it's this one. Does this beast have a special background?" Gu Yuanqing noticed the strange expression on the old dragon's face.
The Dragon Demon Ancestor smiled wryly, "He does indeed have some background, but since you like him, young master, I will do my best."
"First, tell me about its origins. I asked Xiong Mo of the Iron Eater Tribe, and all he knew was that this beast also came from another region," Gu Yuanqing said.
The Dragon Demon Ancestor recalled, "I remember seven thousand years ago, when I had just achieved Yin and Yin-Yang, Strange Beast resembling me barged into the Dragon Demon Domain. At that time, I was full of pride and could not tolerate it, so I fought it. But I couldn't defeat it at all and even suffered some losses. This little guy should be a descendant of that person from back then. It appeared about a thousand years ago. I don't know what race this beast belongs to. It seems to be in the Demon Realm, but in fact, because it possesses Spatial Art, it often lands outside the domain."
Gu Yuanqing hadn't expected that the Dragon Demon Ancestor had suffered at the hands of this guy's mother. It was obvious that the Strange Beast had chosen this place because it was safe, and had built a nest and given birth to its children nearby.
The Dragon Demon Ancestor must have suffered a great loss back then, otherwise he wouldn't still be wary of this son after so long.
Seeing Gu Yuanqing's smile, the Dragon Demon Ancestor seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and couldn't help but say, "This Strange Beast has extraordinary bloodline and has mastered the Dao Law. Back then, when I had just achieved the Yin-Yang Realm, I was no match for it."
Gu Yuanqing laughed and said, "Forget it, there's no need to talk about the past. As for what I just said, there's no need to do anything special. It's all up to fate. Even if I caught it now, it wouldn't be of much use. You should focus on recovering your cultivation first."
"Yes! Does Young Master have any other instructions?" The Dragon Demon Ancestor seemed to have easily accepted his current situation, acting as if he were Ordinary Person in every way.
Gu Yuanqing waved his hand. "It's nothing."
The Dragon Demon Ancestor looked slightly surprised.
Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly, "My arrival in this Demon Realm was purely accidental. I had no intention of getting involved in anything; I simply wanted to find a peaceful place to cultivate. In truth, if you had been willing to yield even a step that day, or gone in a different direction, none of this would have happened."
The Dragon Demon Ancestor remained silent. If there were a way to undo his mistakes, he would never have come near this mountain.
Gu Yuanqing smiled, waved his hand, and sent the Dragon Demon Ancestor out of the mountain. He said calmly, "If anything happens, I will send you a message via my Soul Seal. If nothing happens, just be yourself as you were before. The affairs of the Demon Realm are none of my business; you can make your own decisions. Just one thing: don't interfere with my cultivation."
The Dragon Demon Ancestor stood above North Spring Mountain, looking at the familiar scenery around him and feeling the familiar aura of the Demon Realm, as if he had been transported to another world.
After standing there for a while, the Dragon Demon Ancestor finally came to its senses and quickly lowered its height, not daring to stand above Gu Yuanqing.
North Spring Mountain has already disappeared into the Void, and with Gu Yuanqing's breakthrough to become Celestial Person, his understanding of the Way of Space has deepened, and his control over North Spring Mountain has become more Ruyi.
Even Mighty Figure like the Dragon Demon Ancestor, at the Yin-Yang Realm, could not find traces of North Spring Mountain in the Void using only Divine Sense.
"The Array Formation in this Mountain... I can't see through it!"
The Dragon Demon Ancestor murmured something in a low voice. When he was in the Mountain earlier, Gu Yuanqing had not completely suppressed his Divine Soul. Even though he couldn't openly investigate, his scattered Divine Sense could still see some things.
However, apart from sensing that the Vital Energy there was completely different from that of the Demon Realm, being much purer and lacking the violent aura found in Demonic Qi, it did not see any other traces of Formation.
The biggest problem is that there are no traces. How could a Great Mountain with that Divine Pool, capable of hiding in the Void, not be Empowerment by Array Formation?
The Dragon Demon Ancestor dared not think too much, or rather, thinking more was useless, as it could not change the fact that he had been branded with Soul Seal.
This kind of Soul Seal, which is completely and utterly etched into the depths of one's soul, is impossible to remove; at least, he himself has no way to remove it.
The Heavenly Human Divine Sense spread out, and it raised its head and let out a long roar, transforming into Demonic Dragon Body several miles long. The surrounding Demonic Qi rapidly began to converge on it, and in a short while, it affected an area of tens of thousands of miles in radius.
The Iron Eater Tribe of Bamboo Mountain was the first to discover the anomaly.
"The Dragon Demon Ancestor?"
"It disappeared for over ten years, yet it didn't die? Did Daoist Friend Gu release it, or did it escape on its own?"
The two brothers, Xiong Mo and Xiong Ba, stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.
"Boss, what do we do now?"
"Let's wait and see what happens!"
As the Demonic Qi was absorbed, the aura of the Dragon Demon Ancestor rapidly increased, releasing an aura belonging to the Yin-Yang Realm.
The Tiger Race, the Sky Fox Tribe, the Demon Ape Clan, the Demon Phoenix Race, and all the Heavenly Human Great Demon were startled. They were all very familiar with the aura of the Dragon Demon Ancestor, and they all used their Pupil Technique to look from afar.
With a Dragon Roar from the Dragon Demon Ancestor, all who witnessed it felt their pupils burning as if they were on fire, their eyes flashing with golden light, and they had no choice but to close their Pupil Technique.
"The Dragon Demon Ancestor, he's still alive!" Tiger Lord's expression was grim and uncertain.
Fox King Su Yue'e was also taken aback, then covered her mouth and laughed, "This is quite interesting. This tiger and that monkey have been fighting each other openly and secretly for the past few years, but I didn't expect the main culprit to come back."
The Demon Ape's expression was grim. "It seems he was trapped in the Human Race's Array Formation, which is why he was able to escape. Heh, Tiger Lord, you've miscalculated this time."
The Demon Phoenix stood atop a volcano, stretching its body slightly in the firelight, and chuckled softly, "It's better to have the Dragon Demon Ancestor in this Dragon Demon Realm. At least we don't have to be so worried. If something happens, the Human Race won't care."
Of all the Demon Race in these Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, the most delighted were naturally the Demonic Dragon Clan.
After sensing the aura of the Dragon Demon Ancestor, Ao Guang let out a long roar and took flight from Demonic Dragon Mountain, heading towards North Spring Mountain.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Demon Ancestor had recovered most of its strength and transformed into a ten-mile-long dragon, heading towards the Demonic Dragon.
Halfway there, Ao Guang, leading a group of large and small Demonic Dragon, saw the ancestor.
The dragons bowed their heads and shouted joyfully, "Greetings, Ancestor!"
The Dragon Demon Ancestor let out a soft murmur in response.
The dragons parted to make way, and the Dragon Demon Ancestor passed through.
Ao Guang immediately rushed over, his face beaming with joy. "Ancestor, you're finally back! I knew it! You've roamed this realm for thousands of years, a supreme Great Cultivator of Yin-Yang, there's no way you'd be in trouble. Those Human Race can't do anything to you, Ancestor. You don't know how outrageous those Royal Race have been these past few days, sending all the offerings originally intended for my Demonic Dragon Clan to those Human Race..."