Above the Bo Sea, black waters lay heavy and dark.
An exquisitely carved flying boat parted the waves and plunged beneath them.
Seated inside, a thick-browed Daoist raised his hand and flung out a glowing token talisman. It shot like an arrow straight into the magnificent Water Abode.
Before long, bells and drums sounded, drawing nearer. A host of merfolk rode rolling waves, escorting a Green Flood Dragon Maiden in a brilliant palace gown. She was tall and voluptuous, standing over ten feet high, with a swelling bosom and slender waist. A pair of slightly raised horns, like jade coral, grew from her smooth forehead.
Upon seeing the thick-browed Daoist, the Green Flood Dragon Maiden bowed.
"Greetings, Immortal Master of the Upper Sect! What instructions bring your esteemed self here?"
The Minor Realm of [Crouching Dragon Ravine] had originally been a cascading white waterfall. Its boundless Water Qi had formed three rivers and four seas, giving the many dragon-blooded demons a place to live and breed.
"Great powers" such as the Angry Flood Dragon Manor and the True Chi Dragon Palace, which controlled whole stretches of this world, actually knew the reason behind it all, yet remained content to be reared here. Could anyone really expect dragon-blooded demons whose cultivation topped out at the twelfth level of Qi Refining to harbor thoughts of defying a True Lord and stirring up wind and waves?
Even a hundred lives would not be enough to pay for that!
"I descended to gather Qi. Passing through the Bo Sea, I recalled our old acquaintance and came to pay a visit."
The thick-browed Daoist spoke mildly.
"I hear the annual 'Dragon Son Assembly' is about to begin again? How much Gang-Baleful Intent have you gathered from those two ancient mountains?"
With utmost reverence, the Green