He Came for Revenge

Sang Ying could hear the gasps of others around her, their eyes fixed intently on the ice dragon in the cage, as if they wanted to tear a piece of flesh from it at any moment.

The ice dragon in the cage lay motionless and silent, as if it had lost its soul and had long since lost the vitality of a living creature.

"You know him?" Jiang Zhuoxue guessed from Sang Ying's expression that she probably had some connection with that ice dragon.

Sang Ying didn't hide anything and simply told him about their past, "I'm just wondering, he should be in the Qishan Secret Realm, so why is he here?"

"You wouldn't know that," Jiang Zhuoxue explained to her, "Dragon Race are naturally powerful. If he didn't want to stay in the Qishan Secret Realm, he could naturally leave by opening a temporary tunnel like I did."

However, temporary tunnels are not so easy to open. Just like him, he opened a tunnel and ran to the Immortal Spirit Realm, only to pitifully revert to his original form the next second.

If Sang Ying hadn't taken care of him all along, Jiang Zhuoxue wasn't sure what would have happened to her if she had been discovered by other cultivators.

But clearly, Cang Lian in the cage wasn't as lucky as Jiang Zhuoxue. It was probably also the first time she had used the power of the Dragon Race, and she accidentally opened a tunnel to the Immortal Spirit Realm, only to be discovered by those cultivators when she was at her weakest.

Jiang Zhuoxue didn't need to say anything more about what happened next.

"Senior, are you planning to save him?" Sang Ying asked again.

This time, Jiang Zhuoxue was quite direct. "I'm planning to save this idiot, but I'm not suddenly having a change of heart; I simply don't want the Gong Household to have an easy time!"

Sang Ying lowered her eyes, sensing from Jiang Zhuoxue's words the intense resentment she felt towards the Gong Household.

She didn't ask why, but Jiang Zhuoxue told her on her own initiative, "Do you know why the Gong Household can occupy a place in the Immortal Spirit Realm and even dare to hunt dragons?"

Sang Ying shook her head.

"That's because the Gong Household has practiced a powerful eye technique for generations, which allows them to see through illusions and discern others' weaknesses at a glance, without being limited by their cultivation level..."

The meaning of "seeing through illusions" is truly profound, and it is not limited by cultivation level. It means that no matter how high one's cultivation level is, the Gong Household can easily see through one's secrets. No secret can be hidden from them.

This is a huge disaster for cultivators who like to keep their trump cards hidden.

Sang Ying suddenly asked, "Is this eye technique related to you, senior?"

Jiang Zhuoxue smiled and continued, "Such powerful pupil techniques are naturally not something every Gong Household can master. In each generation of the Gong Household, only one person possesses such extraordinary talent. And that person who masters the pupil technique is called the 'Illusion Piercer.' However, what outsiders don't know is that the so-called 'Illusion Piercer' is just an ordinary cultivator who has obtained the Dragon Eye."

"No matter how powerful a mere Human Race's eye technique becomes, how can it be free from the limitations of their cultivation level? Only the eyes of Dragon Race possess the power to see through everything!"

Sang Ying recalled the first time she met Jiang Zhuoxue, and the other woman's beautiful but lifeless smoky gray eyes.

She initially thought he was injured or ill, but she never imagined that his eyes had already been gouged out.

"So, you came to the Immortal Spirit Realm this time to collect a debt?" Sang Ying suddenly understood why he had opened the temporary tunnel without regard for anything else as soon as he broke free of his chains.

"Yes." Jiang Zhuoxue yawned, and asked casually, "What, do you think I did something wrong?"

Sang Ying shook her head. "On the contrary, I think the senior did too little. Making the Gong Household lose this ice dragon only made them feel the pain for a while and lose some face. For such greedy people, only by letting them know what pain is will they learn their lesson."

This is a lesson Sang Ying learned from Su Fuyun: if these vermin aren't properly subdued, they'll keep doing it!

"Oh? What's your idea?" Jiang Zhuoxue couldn't resist trying to get closer to Sang Ying, but as soon as she poked her head out, Sang Ying quietly pushed her back down.

"Didn't they want to use this dragon to completely solidify their position in the Immortal Spirit Realm? But what if the group that came today found out that the Gong Household was merely using the Dragon-Slaying Grand Assembly as a pretext to use that dragon to wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

The female cultivator's voice was still as melodious as ever, but at this moment it carried a hint of murderous intent.

Jiang Zhuoxue was taken aback, then used her head to press against Sang Ying's warm wrist.

How can there be such a person? After only spending a few months with her, it's already so hard to let go.

"You're so clever, little cultivator. I'll leave everything to you then. I'll be watching closely!" Jiang Zhuoxue called her "little cultivator" again, but this time the feeling was somewhat different from before.

The Gong Household invited so many people; naturally, they wouldn't let them benefit for nothing.

This ice dragon is a treasure trove. The Gong Household has decided that, apart from the dragon's eyes and Dragon Pearl, all other parts of the ice dragon can be auctioned off, with everyone bidding against each other.

They are not limited to Spirit Stone or treasures; they can use anything that the Gong Household values or needs as a bargaining chip to compete with others.

After the head of the Gong Household mentioned this, the entire venue erupted in excitement.

Even the monk next door to Sang Ying knocked over his teacup in his excitement.

The bidding started quickly, and everything from the ice dragon's bones and heart to its claws and flesh was divided up by the people present.

In their quest to seize Cang Lian's flesh and blood, they not only emptied their coffers but also staked out their natal swords and even their own sons and daughters.

To Sang Ying's surprise, the Gong Household actually accepted one of the cultivators' daughters.

I've heard that the other person has Heavenly Water Spirit Root, making them a naturally excellent cultivation vessel. Cultivating with them would allow me to absorb their cultivation, which is now recognized in the Cultivation World as the fastest and most worry-free shortcut.

But to Sang Ying, it only made her feel disgusted.

The cultivator who offered his daughter eventually managed to photograph all of Cang Lian's scales, and it is said that he planned to use these scales to forge a suit of armor for himself.

Sang Ying closed her eyes and began to silently modify the array plate in her hand. She wanted to use this array plate to help Cang Lian get out of her predicament!

Perhaps it was because everyone at the scene was too enthusiastic, but although neither Ten Thousand Daos Born's cultivator nor the young master of the Jimo Household participated in the bidding, everything that could be used by Cang Lian was still distributed equally among everyone.

Having made a fortune from this Gong Household head stepped forward again. "Thank you all for gracing us with your presence. This ice dragon has now fully realized its value. Please don't worry, we will deal with the ice dragon shortly and then divide it up in front of everyone!"

"I urge you all to stay and witness this rare and magnificent Dragon-Slaying Grand Assembly!"

With a wave of his hand, the head of the Gong Household caused the iron cage to slowly sink into the water.

The day the ice dragon reappears before the people will be the day he is led to the Dragon-Slaying Platform!