The North Sea Dragonkind moved swiftly. Rumors of suspected internal strife among them had barely begun to spread when their many envoys had already set out.
While the North Sea Dragonkind continued purging the rebels, their envoys flew in every direction, delivering invitations to the Three Seas and four heavenly realms, Buddhist sanctuaries, Immortal Sect holy grounds, and even the various factions of the Demon Race.
This was partly because the North Sea Dragonkind were impatient, even somewhat afraid their Dragon Lord might change his mind, and partly to minimize the impact of the upheaval in the North Sea.
Depending on the distance and each dragon envoy's cultivation, some reached their destinations sooner than others. Nor did each envoy visit just one place; each had many invitations to deliver.
After all, the internal purge of the North Sea Dragonkind was not yet complete, and they were short-handed. Some envoys had to deliver invitations to a dozen places or more.
Take the several flood dragons heading to the East Sea, for instance. Their first stop naturally had to be the East Sea Dragon Palace, where they would pay their respects to Feng Yan, the East Sea Dragon Lord, present an invitation, and explain the situation in the North Sea.
But their task did not end there. They could not simply leave the arrangements to the East Sea Dragon Lord; the envoys had to personally invite every dragon of standing.
The Dragon King of Longwind Lake, the many old flood dragons of the East Sea, the water gods of its lakes and rivers, and the outstanding dragons listed on the Heavenly Dragon Illustrated Scroll-not one could be slighted.
Two members of the North Sea Dragonkind arrived at Longwind Lake and, led by the aquatic folk guarding the entrance, passed through the Dragon