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Chapter 97: The ninth layer of Qi Refining
"Could it be?!"
Hearing the dragon's cry, Lu Jian's eyes filled with horror, and he instinctively looked up at the sky.
Seeing this, Li Lin followed Senior Brother Lu's gaze toward the heavens.
The next instant, the sky above Water Moon Peak's summit changed dramatically. The clear sky abruptly turned utterly gloomy.
Heavy black clouds gathered together, torn by the fierce winds between heaven and earth into the outlines of a pair of dragon horns.
As time passed, the clouds churned, twisted, and stretched, forming the winding spine of a flood dragon.
Then rolling thunder came from deep within the clouds, bathing them in lightning that glittered like dragon scales.
"Is a flood dragon emerging?" Li Lin asked in astonishment.
That should not have been possible! The Mirror Moon Sea lay within the sect's territory. How could an unfamiliar flood dragon emerge here?
"The rumors were actually true!" Lu Jian murmured.
"What rumors? Could you enlighten me, Senior Brother Lu?" Li Lin's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
Lu Jian took a deep breath. "Junior Sister Li, have you heard of True Disciple Jiang, Jiang Yuyan?"
"Of course. True Disciple Jiang is a Golden Core prospect ranked ninth on the Mirror Moon Rankings," Li Lin said, puzzled.
Although True Disciple Jiang's ranking had plummeted after two failed attempts to reach Golden Core, knocking her out of the top five on the Mirror Moon Rankings, she remained a figure of unimaginable standing to countless outer sect disciples.
"I once heard a story from an elder in my clan."
A reminiscent look appeared in Lu Jian's eyes. "They said that two hundred years ago, True Disciple Jiang possessed extraordinary talent.
"Not only did she successfully pass the sect's Moon-Picking Ceremony and enter the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon