Nine Dragon Mountain, home to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, consisted of nine mountain ranges: Crane Mountain, Valley Mountain, Rising Mountain, Tyrant Mountain, Fighting Mountain, Mountain-Wind Mountain, Purple-Spot Mountain, Southern King Mountain, and True Dragon Mountain. True Dragon Mountain housed the clan's main seat.
Nine Dragon Mountain lay a hundred li west of Sunset Forest. Before its gates, the broad Sunset River flowed out of the forest and wound around the mountain. Two stone statues of heavenly dragons, carved from rock, stood with magnificent grandeur, drawing every eye.
Nine Dragon Mountain was not as precipitous as Clear Sky Peak, but surrounding mountains embraced it, with clouds rising and rosy mists gathering. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's buildings followed the mountainside, while Sunset River served as a moat, making the place easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Up the steps and across a stretch of level ground, pavilion after pavilion came into view. Dozens of tall buildings, predominantly gray, displayed a simple yet imposing elegance.
Yu Zhonghe, fourth among the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's current ruling generation, reported, "Eldest Brother, three more children had mutations this year. One was a lateral mutation, and the other two were detrimental mutations."
Yu Junhua's large, piercing eyes always gleamed with severity. "Then have the youngsters take more concubines and father more children! Even illegitimate children will do!"
"As the foremost sect under heaven, we must maintain sufficient strength among the main lineage's Soul Masters who inherit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"Although our clan's Soul Masters with lateral mutations are quite powerful, and even find breakthroughs easier than the main lineage, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon still has greater combat strength at the same rank."
This Soul Master looked to be past fifty, but he was actually over a hundred