"Xu Taiping, we finally meet again."
The group had only just come to a stop when Palace Master Jiang Xuanfeng appeared before them out of thin air.
Jiang Xuanfeng cupped his hands toward Xu Taiping and said:
"Congratulations, fellow Daoists, on taking first place in this Dragon-Slaying Assembly. And thank you, Fellow Daoist Taiping, for ridding the Immortal Burial Ruins of the Demon Dragon scourge."
"You have brought the Dragon Clan's fortune to a complete end."
"From this day onward, there will be no more True Dragons in this world."
Xu Taiping, along with Dongfang Yuejian and the others behind him, cupped their hands toward Jiang Xuanfeng and thanked him.
Then Xu Taiping asked with some curiosity:
"Palace Master Jiang, now that the True Dragons' fortune has been severed, what will you do with the people in the Immortal Burial Ruins?"
Jiang Xuanfeng clasped his hands behind his back and said with a smile:
"Although the Profound Elixir Palace will open the Immortal Burial Ruins at a suitable time in the future, just as with the other mortal worlds of the Lower Realm, the cultivation world will not be allowed to interfere in its mortal affairs."
"If possible, there will still be Dragon-Slaying Assemblies in the future, only the purpose will no longer be slaying dragons, but entering the Immortal Burial Ruins to search for the ruins of immortal abodes."
"Of course, that is a matter for another day."
"For at least the next thirty to fifty years, the Immortal Burial Ruins will remain under the protection of the Profound Elixir Palace, and outside cultivators will be strictly forbidden from entering."
Xu Taiping nodded at this and said:
"The Profound Elixir Palace has considered everything very thoroughly."
Beside him, Gu Yu let out a long breath, then cupped his fists