After leaving the Heavenly Court and returning to the Dragon Palace, the old Dragon King Ao Guang immediately led his troops to escort the Third Prince's dragon corpse to the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall without any delay.
After a month of arduous journey, the Old Dragon King finally arrived at the Holy City of the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall of the Human Clan Holy City was located.
The Holy City is inhabited by the ancestors and descendants of the Human Clan. Their main duties are to worship the statue of the Mother Goddess of the Human Clan and to guard the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall. Regardless of the conflicts among the Human Clan, the Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Holy City will only be mobilized when the life and death of the Human Clan is at an extreme point.
The escort by Ao Guang was quite impressive. As soon as they approached the Holy City, they were spotted by Kong Qi, the city guard with the ability to see Thousand-Mile Eyes, who was on the city wall.
"You are Human Clan! What business do you have entering our Human Clan Holy City!"
Kong Qi exhaled thunderous sounds, and in an instant, countless arrows on the city wall, capable of killing Heavenly Immortal, Mystic Immortal, and even those who would make Taiyi Profound Immortal despair, locked onto the tens of thousands of people led by the old Dragon King Ao Guang.
Ao Guang stepped forward, smiled, and bowed, saying, "I am Ao Guang, the Sea Dragon King. I have come here to escort my son's dragon body, following the words of the Human Clan's Sage Saint Teacher, Xiao Tian."
"Ridiculous, what use is your dragon body to our Saint Teacher?" Thousand-Mile Eyes sneered.
"Your Excellency, the old dragon is not lying. Please convey this message. I beg you." Ao Guang gave the Turtle Prime Minister behind him a look.
The Turtle Prime Minister nodded and quickly carried a large box down from a dragon-horse carriage. When he opened it, it was filled with dazzling treasures, sparkling with jewels—treasures from the Dragon Palace.
"I hope you will do me a favor." Ao Guang said with a smile.
"What a joke! Bribing me? Ridiculous!" Thousand-Mile Eyes was so angry he laughed. This was the Human Clan Holy City. He had worked so hard to get the position of city guard. If he accepted these gifts, not only would he lose his official hat, but he would also be unable to stay in the holy city.
"Take your baby and get out of here! Otherwise, we'll shoot arrows!"
Ao Guang was extremely troubled. He told the Turtle Prime Minister to put away the gifts and explained, "Your Excellency, what the old dragon said is true. It was the Saint Teacher who requested the old dragon to escort my son's dragon body here!"
" The Saint Teacher isn't in the hall, so who knows if what you're saying is true or false! If what you're saying is true, then we'll wait until the Saint Teacher returns to the city to find out."
Ao Guang was helpless.
"Send your men away! They've blocked the main road to our holy city!"
"Yes, Your Excellency." Ao Guang sighed inwardly and said to Prime Minister Turtle and General Dragon Turtle, "You may return first. The Third Prince and I can stay here."
"Your Majesty, this old minister will stay and keep you company," said the Turtle Prime Minister, frowning.
"No need, you should all go back. Although I contacted my other three brothers this time, I also brought some elite troops from the palace. Those restless sea creatures in the East Sea are bound to cause trouble. You should hurry back."
"Your Majesty, then we, your humble servants, shall take our leave!"
Time passed, and after a five-day break, the Thousand- Thousand-Mile Eyes returned to the city wall, its gaze fixed on Ao Guang, the Sea Dragon King, who was kneeling beside a coffin made of ten-thousand-year-old ice, a mile below the city, facing the gate of the Holy City.
"I heard from Brother Wind-Following Ears that the old Dragon King didn't move an inch during the five days he was stationed there, letting bird droppings fall on him, be struck by thunder and rain, and be washed by sandstorms. It seems that what he said that day was probably true."
"But I wonder if the Saint Teacher has returned to the city today." Thousand-Mile Eyes frowned and ordered his servants to go and check on the Saint Teacher.
" Ao Guang, the Sea Dragon King?"
A beam of celestial light flashed from the distant sky and landed at the gate of the Human Clan Holy City.
Ao Guang looked at the person amidst the scattered celestial light.
"So it was the Barefoot Great Immortal."
The Barefoot Great Immortal approached Ao Guang, frowning, and asked, "Old Dragon King, what's going on?"
Ao Guang explained, "Once the Saint Teacher Master returns to the city, I will entrust my son's dragon body to him."
The Barefoot Great Immortal picked his nose in surprise, glancing at Ao Guang a few times before realizing that Ao Guang had been kneeling there for at least three days.
"Why don't we proceed first? The Saint Teacher comes and goes without a trace; if you wait, it might take a hundred or even a thousand years."
"A hundred years, a thousand years?" Ao Guang took a deep breath. Now the Dragon Clan is in decline, and his East Sea Dragon Clan is often attacked by some petty sea creatures. If the East Sea Dragon Clan does not produce a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the Dragon Clan bloodline will be even more difficult to continue.
"Thank you, Barefoot Great Immortal. This old dragon will still choose to wait here, even if it takes a hundred years, a thousand years."
The Barefoot Great Immortal nodded and turned to walk towards the city gate.
The Barefoot Great Immortal Human Clan Holy City many times and is a friend of some of the Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Human Clan; the guards all recognize him.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye!
The battle between the Great Shang and Western Zhou dynasties had entered a fierce stage!
Because the Western Zhou Dynasty lacked martial virtue, it secretly dispatched a powerful Western Sect expert at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal during a battle, causing several Xuanxian generals of the Shang Dynasty to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods. The Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Chan and Jie sects, Yu Ding Zhenren and Zhao Gongming, also sent the Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Western Sect, Xingyue Bodhisattva, to the Investiture of the Gods.
Zhunti and Jieyin were immediately enraged. Their Western Sect was already lacking in talent, and the Star Moon Bodhisattva was a powerful figure they had been searching for for a long time.
If we're talking about who lacks martial ethics, Zhunti be second to none, and Xiao Tian would probably be first.
Zhunti the Three Pure Ones were watching him closely, Zhunti couldn't act secretly, so he secretly poached people to retaliate.
On a certain sacred mountain, the deputy head of the Chan Sect, Daoist Randeng, frowned deeply.
"Fellow Daoist, is there something you need from Randeng?"
Zhunti's Three Corpses smiled and said, " Randeng, we were once three thousand guests of the Purple Cloud Palace. With your abilities, you shouldn't be content with being a vice sect leader. In the Chan Sect, you have no way to advance. Besides, you are an outsider after all. Although you are the vice sect leader, which of Yuanshi's disciples, such as Guangchengzi, truly submits to you from the bottom of their hearts? Aren't there enough sarcastic and unsavory actions?"
The Daoist Randeng, without joy or sorrow, said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. The Yuanshi Sect Leader has treated me well. My rapid progress in cultivation is also thanks to listening to the Sage of the Yuanshi Sect Leader."
"Fellow Daoist, as long as you remain in the Chan Sect, you will never be able to hold your head high in the future. Moreover, most of the Twelve Golden Immortals are your disciples. As the deputy sect leader, you are teaching them on behalf of Yuanshi. However, these people do not truly acknowledge you, especially Guangchengzi, who is favored by Yuanshi."
The words made Randeng's resolve waver somewhat.
His life within the Chan Sect was initially quite pleasant, but Yuanshi took in the Twelve Golden Immortals, ostensibly to give them to him for practice and to teach them, his status plummeted.
The Sage's reputation is too great, and his power is too great.
Zhunti's Three Corpses Zhunti. He, Randeng, was unwilling to submit to a mere deputy sect leader, especially one with no future in sight.
"Fellow Daoist, farewell." Zhunti's Three Corpses smiled and gave Dipankara a look that Randeng, "I'll be waiting for you at any time."
The Randeng without joy or sorrow, yet its heart is turbulent with countless thoughts.
The Western Sect is short of people. Although the Two Sages of the West, especially Zhunti, are shameless, Randeng has seen the Yamato and efforts of the Western Sect.
Zhunti is a capable person who gets things done.
"Perhaps it's time to come to the truth."
The Human Clan Holy City.
The Sea Dragon King knelt and worshipped by the official road a mile away from the city gate for three years and one month. His originally magnificent dragon robe was covered with the filth and Impure World Reincarnation of the world and turned into a statue.
However, if someone pays close attention to the statue and looks into its determined eyes, they will be shocked to discover that it is actually a living statue.
As dawn breaks, a new day begins.
The gates of the Holy City swung open, Xiao Tian walked out with leisurely steps, followed by Thousand-Mile Eyes, Wind-Following Ears, and several powerful Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Human Clan.
" Ao Guang, rise and follow me into the city."
As the dawn sunlight shone on the 'sculpture' formed by fallen leaves, soil, and frost, Ao Guang's bright and resolute dragon eyes rippled.
Click!
The 'sculpted' body began to crack.
With a slight tremor of magical power within his body, the Impure World Reincarnation and dust on his body were wiped away, and Ao Guang, the Sea Dragon King, regained his Dragon King authority.
"Yes, Your Saint Teacher!"
Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall, the ten-thousand-year-old cold coffin was opened, and the dragon body of Ao Bing of the East Sea, slowly rose.
Many years later, Ao Bing's life force had long since dried up, and his limbs had been cut off and roasted by Nezha and his companions.
As a father, Ao Guang felt very sad when he saw Ao Bing's body without limbs.
Xiao Tian raised his hand, and suddenly, a tide in the Chaos outside the Thirty-Three Heavens stopped and instantly dissipated. A Chaos crystal with light that overshadowed the ancient stars was drawn in and traversed the Chaos like a meteorite, crashing into the membrane of the Primordial World. After breaking through, under the gaze of the saints and the great powers of the Primordial, it went straight to the Human Clan Holy City and the Hall of the Saint Teacher.
"With every gesture, he absorbs the essence of the Chaos tides within the Chaos, Attaining the Dao through Strength —he is so powerful." Taiqing Laozi's eyes opened and closed, his heart filled with shock.
Tongtian, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin remained expressionless, but their hearts were also filled with turbulent emotions.
Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall, several powerful Human Clan, including the old Dragon King Ao Guang, were nearly blinded by the dazzling Chaos Tide Essence in Xiao Tian's hand.
"Go!"
With a flick of Xiao Tian's finger, countless mysterious Dao patterns emerged in the void within the hall, linking together to form a mysterious pattern centered on the ten-thousand-year-old cold coffin. The essence of the Chaos tide flew towards the deceased Third Prince of the East Sea, Ao Bing, and entered his brow.
The next moment, Ao Bing's severed limbs rapidly grew back, came to life, and began to fluctuate.
In the Underworld, within the six Houtu of Six Paths of Reincarnation, Houtu, now renamed Pingxin, furrowed her brows.
"They directly stole Ao Bing's remnant soul. Was it really necessary?"
After a long while, the light inside the hall faded away.
The old Dragon King Ao Guang rubbed his eyes, and when he saw the Third Prince Ao Bing standing upright on the ground, staring at him with his eyes open, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"My son Ao Bing!"
Xiao Tian yawned and waved his hand, saying, "The dragon prince has been resurrected. Ao Guang, you can go back now. A thousand years later, Ao Bing will be free."
"Thank you, Saint Teacher!"
Ao Guang knelt down immediately, his gaze turning to Ao Bing, and he instructed, " My Ao Bing, you must faithfully guard the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall. You must do your utmost to fulfill any orders given by the Saint Teacher."
"Father, I will." The resurrected Ao Bing understood that his life was given to him by the Human Clan's Saint Teacher, Xiao Tian. Guarding for a thousand years was not a very long time for the long-lived Dragon Clan.
After Ao Guang left, Ao Bing knelt before Xiao Tian, his eyes burning with fervor, and said reverently, " Saint Teacher, please give your orders."
"Take a break, then go guard the gate. Remember to transform into your dragon form, so those little devils in the city won't come and cause trouble all the time, graffiti on walls, or pee in the bushes."
"Yes, Saint Teacher!" Ao Bing was dumbfounded. Were the children in this city so wild? This was the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall! His father said that the Saint Teacher of the Human Clan was Sage, who could destroy their East Sea Dragon Palace in the blink of an eye.
Ao Bing began his days guarding the Saint Teacher's Temple. In the days that followed, he witnessed firsthand how terrifying the Human Clan children in the city were. They were not afraid of him at all in his manifested dragon form. Some even tried to climb onto his dragon back, while others took out knives to cut off his dragon horns. Some even demonstrated what it meant to use an anti-aircraft gun by aiming it at his dragon nose right in front of him.
Ao Bing couldn't resist using a little trick to make these kids suffer a bit.
"You wretched dragon! You're in trouble! Do you know who our boss is? He's none other than Xiao Li, the younger brother of the Saint Teacher! You wait, once we find our boss, we'll make you pay!"
Ao Bing panicked.
Meanwhile, the Great Shang and Western Zhou clashed once again at Fairy Maiden Mountain. The Western Zhou sent out a formidable opponent. With the release of the Five-Colored Divine Light, the magical treasures of the Great Luo Golden Immortal Zhao Gongming and the Perfected Yuding were rendered ineffective and were swept away.