The Southern Sea.
Green Robe had been executed.
Cheng Xinzhan put away the Five Elements Sword Formation. The Daoist also put away the Dingyi Pearl, its primordial spirit refined away and its form restored to a spiritual pearl. Then he lifted the Black Dragon's corpse from the sea and, supporting it with his magic power, delivered it to True Person Baoyuan.
Somewhat embarrassed, True Person Baoyuan said, "You slew the Demon Dragon, True Lord. A dragon's corpse is precious. I dare not accept it."
The Daoist smiled and simply said, "There's no need for such words between us, True Person. Take it. This Black Dragon was killed with the Jingyang Sword in the first place, so it's only right that it should belong to Jingming.
"Besides, I know Jingming has quite a few dharma artifacts for controlling water and preventing floods. Using a dragon's body as material should make them even more effective."
True Person Baoyuan smiled, rubbed his hands, and nodded, truly saying nothing more. He merely retrieved the Jingyang Sword from the dragon's corpse, then used the Void Realm contained within the sword to store the corpse.
With the spoils divided, the two prepared to head home, back to Yu Zhang. Sure enough, Dragon-Tiger Mountain had refused to give up and was stirring up trouble again. Meanwhile, at the boundary between azure and yellow, the Dragon Lord Qingyang had already gained a clear advantage. The Sea-Covering Great Sage fought while retreating toward the open ocean, but could never completely shake off the Dragon Lord Qingyang. He would probably not escape death either, so there was no need to intervene there. As for the lesser demons of the Fourth Realm and below remaining at sea, the cultivators from land would vie to exterminate them. Naturally, these two had no