Dragon's Defection
Li Cangxuan and the others were completely unaware that someone had appeared near them. Li Cangxuan, in particular, found that the other party's concealment methods were extremely powerful. Even though he had broken through to the Early Heaven Tribulation Emperor Realm, he did not immediately detect the presence of the Black Dragon.
Only after hearing Black Dragon's words did he recognize who the other person was.
It turned out to be my master's contracted beast, Black Dragon!
No wonder!
Black Dragon is a renowned master Thief Saint with exceptional stealth skills. He can steal items right in front of others without them noticing.
Only!
At this moment, he frowned and stared at the Black Dragon, discovering that the Black Dragon's cultivation aura seemed to be even stronger than his own!
The Black Dragon hadn't fully revealed its exact strength, so he couldn't see it clearly at a glance. But even so, it already proved one thing: the Black Dragon was stronger than him!
"How did this guy become so powerful?" Li Cangxuan muttered to himself.
This made him a little uncomfortable again. He had finally regained second place on the mainland, and now he was down to third again??
Lu Qing'an was slightly surprised to see Little Blackie appear; how dare this kid show up?!
Was this a decision made after much deliberation, a decision to abandon darkness and embrace light, or did she feel confident enough not to be caught?
"Little Blackie, it's been a while." Lu Qing'an stared at the Black Dragon and said calmly.
Black Dragon nodded. "It has indeed been a while since we last met. You've been gone for 101189 days."
Lu Qing'an: "Oh? You remember it very clearly."
"How could I not remember? After all, the days of freedom were so wonderful!" The Black Dragon smiled slyly.
"What, you're not free when I'm around?" Lu Qing'an asked with a smile.
Black Dragon: "What do you think?"
"I think you're quite free."
"Heh."
The two chatted like old friends, catching up on everyday matters.
Just then, Xiao Qingyi interrupted, squinting his eyes and staring intently at the Black Dragon: "Little Blackie! Did you steal my sword?"
He hadn't seen the Black Dragon for a while. The last time they met, the Black Dragon had even visited his Demon Descent City, and then suddenly disappeared one day, along with his sword!
That was his prized sword!
It was the first gift given to him by the woman he loved, and it is also the last gift he has received to this day!
The last time he complained to Lu Qing'an that his sword had been stolen by the Black Dragon, which was why he couldn't defeat Xue Tianfei, was a lie. He just wanted Lu Qing'an to find the Black Dragon quickly and get his sword back.
Initially, this sword was a low-grade sword. In order to adapt it to his cultivation level, he had people upgrade the sword multiple times based on the original sword.
Black Dragon turned to look at Xiao Qingyi and suddenly laughed, "Old Xiao, long time no see."
"Long time no see, you dragon head! Where's my sword?" Xiao Qingyi didn't want to reminisce with the Black Dragon and demanded his precious sword again.
"Your sword? Let me think... I think I gave it away? No, no, I encountered a powerful enemy when I was looking for the Divine Crystal, and it got broken! I'm sorry, I can't return it to you."
Little Blackie looked at Xiao Qingyi with a face full of apology.
Xiao Qingyi: "!!!"
"You! You deserve to die!!" Xiao Qingyi was so angry that he was fuming.
"Haha, Old Xiao, don't be angry, don't be angry, I was just kidding! You're still the same, you can't take a joke! Here! This level of sword is useless to me, you can have it back."
Black Dragon laughed heartily, seemingly pleased that he had amused Xiao Qingyi.
With a flash, a finely crafted, gleaming sword appeared in his hand, which he casually tossed towards Xiao Qingyi.
Xiao Qingyi's eyes lit up, and he quickly flew closer to catch the sword.
He picked up his beloved sword again and found that it was exactly the same as before, without any scratches or dents, and seemed to have been carefully maintained. He breathed a long sigh of relief.
"You still have a shred of conscience!" Xiao Qingyi glared at the Black Dragon.
Black Dragon laughed, "Look how stingy you are! It's just borrowing it for a short while, is it really that big of a deal?"
You call this borrowing?! This is stealing!
"Can you call it stealing when it comes to my dragon?"
Xiao Qingyi spat, too lazy to waste time arguing with Black Dragon.
As long as the sword is back!
Black Dragon ignored Xiao Qingyi and turned his attention back to the person he cared about most.
"Master, this may be the last time I call you that. From now on, I will have to call you Lu Qing'an."
"Are you sure?" Lu Qing'an asked calmly.
"I am absolutely certain," the Black Dragon chuckled.
He remained extremely calm throughout.
Even though he couldn't see Lu Qing'an's exact cultivation level, he was extremely confident.
Because he knew that Lu Qing'an was always very good at concealing his aura, and since he couldn't tell Lu Qing'an's cultivation level, it was highly likely that Lu Qing'an's cultivation level was similar to his own.
It's highly likely that, just as he guessed, he's at the Middle Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm.
Even though they were both at the Late Tribulation Heaven Emperor Realm, he had enough confidence to not be afraid of Lu Qing'an.
When the Black Dragon appeared, Xu Xuanyu took out a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open.
The Heavenly Hearing Emperor Position has come into play!
The Divine Crystal within my body is being refined at an accelerated pace!
Goodness, this feels like a love-hate relationship drama!
Let's eat some melon seeds!
Enjoy the gossip to your heart's content!!
"Fine, you're getting more and more impressive." Lu Qing'an narrowed his eyes and gave a cold laugh.
"After following you for so long, how could I not amount to anything?" Black Dragon remained nonchalant, responding to every sentence with ease.
"Alright, let me ask you a question. Was the incident at the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land related to you? Or even, did you personally plan it?" Lu Qing'an had suspected Little Blackie from the very beginning.
Only Little Blackie knew his character so well, and knew exactly how to lure him to the Cold Crystal Forbidden Land.
Upon hearing this, Black Dragon nodded decisively and frankly, and smiled, "That's right. Are you satisfied with my plan? After all, I've learned quite a bit during the years I've been by your side!"
"I knew it would be like this; you've got some skills."
That kid!
That's really asking for it!
They've set their sights on him!
Upon hearing Lu Qing'an's praise, Black Dragon burst into laughter. "To hear you say that, I've really made something of myself! It's just a pity, I'm still a little short!"
At this point, Black Dragon suddenly changed the subject, looking directly at Lu Qing'an: "By the way, you should have noticed that Old Xiao's two apprentices were acting strangely a long time ago, which is why you didn't let them live in your courtyard."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyi, who was still stroking his sword, suddenly stopped and stared wide-eyed at Lu Qing'an and Black Dragon.
My apprentice?!
Lu Qing'an glanced at Xiao Qingyi, realizing that the matter could no longer be hidden, and was no longer afraid that Xiao Qingyi would find out.
"What methods did you use to make them betray you?"
He couldn't fathom what methods Black Dragon had used to make two people who had grown up with Xiao Qingyi betray Xiao Qingyi.
Black Dragon laughed, "If I can betray you, why can't they betray Old Xiao? Of course, they don't actually know what my plan is. They thought they could just trick you into going there, unaware of how dangerous it is. The reason they're willing to follow me is naturally because they see benefits they could never obtain in their lives. Benefits, oh benefits, that's how magical it is. As long as the benefits are huge enough, no one's bottom line can stop them."