Relatively speaking, although the Dragon Daughter had never been to the Thousand Reef Island Region, it was, after all, a fixed location, and there was no great restriction formation blanketing the entire region. Finding it was quite easy.
Ying Ruoli herself neither rode a dharma cloud nor employed an escape technique, yet her magical power affected the accompanying dragon pack. The flood dragons flew low over the sea surface, cleaving churning wakes behind them.
Several days later, at the edge of the dragons' vision, a region of densely clustered sea islands appeared. Distant islands were no more than several dozen li apart, while close ones might be separated by only a few hundred zhang. The nearer they drew, the more islands they sensed, and around quite a few of them, winds of spiritual qi could faintly be seen swirling.
"Empress, it should be up ahead."
The Mother Flood Dragon beneath Ying Ruoli's feet spoke, and the latter gave a slight nod.
"Yes, that area should be Thousand Reef Island. All of you, Transform into Human Form. We will cross the water on foot."
At the Dragon Daughter's command, flowing light circulated over every flood dragon's body. The next instant, the dozen or so fierce or sacred-looking flood dragons vanished, replaced by over a dozen men and women of varying ages, though none appeared older than middle-aged. At their center stood the Dragon Daughter, Ying Ruoli.
The group advanced atop the sea waves. Where the wind was calm and the sea smooth, they moved with Ethereal Steps; where the winds howled and the waves surged, they strode through the breakers. They were only slightly slower than before when using escape arts, and ordinary cultivators might not have been able to match them even with a Flying Ascension Skill.
"That island."
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