“Friend, are you the Sea God’s avatar?”

In the main Sea God Temple of Lingnan City, where worshippers were gathering.

Li Changshou’s elderly immortal paper avatar had just turned out from the back courtyard when he was directly blocked at the door by a yellow-robed old Daoist who had arrived on a cloud.

This old Daoist expression carried some urgency, and upon seeing Li Changshou, he immediately questioned him.

Li Changshou had seen many senior experts before, but… someone this anxious- ahem, this rushed, was rather rare.

Li Changshou smiled: “How should I address friend?”

“Yellow Dragon of the Jade Void Palace. Are you the Sea God?”

Yellow Dragon?

Li Changshou’s dao heart couldn’t help trembling slightly. Through his paper avatar, he observed the tall and thin elder before him, immediately comparing him with the aura he had sensed at the Three Teachings Origin Assembly. In an instant, he recovered his composure and made his calculations.

“So it’s Senior Yellow Dragon, my apologies! Senior, there are many mortals here, please let us speak privately.”

“Ah, quick, quick!”

True Person Yellow Dragon made a gesture of invitation, almost hurrying Li Changshou along as they hastily went to the back hall.

Meanwhile, the local temple keeper and two Bear Village divine envoys had already led the temple workers to block the worshippers at the main hall, not letting anyone approach this area…

In the back hall, Li Changshou observed this True Person Yellow Dragon up close, feeling quite emotional inside.

So this was the professional kidnapping target of the Investiture of the Gods, the Dragon Clan’s only direct disciple of a Sage, who could forcibly split “four-six” with any expert below Sage level… the inheritor of Ancestor Dragon’s bloodline?

Note: Yellow Dragon Four.

Previously, Li Changshou had considered whether to find Yellow Dragon to make a stand for the Dragon Clan at the crucial moment, which could relieve considerable pressure on the Dragon Clan…

Unexpectedly, before he could actively seek out Yellow Dragon, Yellow Dragon had delivered himself to his door.

Li Changshou didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point:

“Senior looks flustered, has something happened?”

Then, he added: “Junior is the South Sea God, collecting incense fire merits here, making Senior laugh at me.”

True Person Yellow Dragon said softly: “Incense fire merits are good things, what’s there to laugh at?

Friend, to be frank, I- I am… um, Brother Gongming sent me here!”

Li Changshou couldn’t help his mouth twitching a few times as he smiled bitterly: “Could it be that Senior Gongming has again… laid down in front of others?”

True Person Yellow Dragon’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly said: “Friend is truly divine! To be able to calculate to such an extent!

Indeed, he laid down again!”

“Don’t tell me he also spat blood?”

“Ah, yes…”

“I!”

Li Changshou couldn’t help covering his forehead with one hand. He was just about to complain about whether Elder Zhao had become addicted to scamming, feeling uncomfortable if he didn’t scam someone for a day when Yellow Dragon quickly explained:

“Brother Gongming was helping me out of a predicament. He had no choice but to injure two Western Faith friends, and then, he laid down…”

“Oh?” Li Changshou hurriedly asked, “Senior means to say that Senior Zhao was using this method to play the righteous hero and help others?”

“Correct!”

True Person Yellow Dragon looked serious, “This poor Daoist has just realized.

Those two Western Faith people were trying to use tricks to swindle my treasures!

This poor Daoist doesn’t have many treasures, to begin with, how malicious were their intentions?

Friend, Brother Gongming instructed me to come to seek a clever plan. Please quickly show us the way, Brother Gongming, and I will be eternally grateful.”

Why does it feel like this True Person is a bit… simple?

Must be an illusion, definitely an illusion.

This can only mean that True Person Yellow Dragon deeply conceals his nature – where would the primordial chaos have any simple people?

True Person Red Cloud was just a beautiful accident in the ancient primordial period.

Li Changshou stood up and paced, pondering for a while, his bound silver hair swaying gently…

He was somewhat hesitant;

Instinctively, he wanted to avoid this karma and send Yellow Dragon directly to Three Immortals Island for help.

But, firstly, he had received the Sage’s command to scheme for the Dragon Clan’s ascension to heaven. If he had taken this opportunity to build good relations with Yellow Dragon and made some arrangements later, it could have significant effect;

Secondly, needlessly antagonizing Zhao Gongming wouldn’t be good either.

But needlessly increasing Zhao Gongming’s goodwill toward himself also wouldn’t yield good fruit.

Thirdly…

Never mind, it was time to tell the Western Faith and Zhao Gongming how to truly break the scamming technique – where the fatal flaw in this routine lay.

Using this to make Elder Zhao completely abandon this routine in the future, he could also completely sever his karma with this matter.

After thinking it through, Li Changshou stamped his foot and gritted his teeth, for once choosing his nature…

“Senior Yellow Dragon, please take me along. Tell me the details of this matter!”

“This…”

True Person Yellow Dragon hesitated for a while, also knowing that letting Li Changshou come along would be equivalent to dragging Li Changshou into this karma, “Friend, just tell this poor Daoist what to do.”

“This matter is complex and extremely troublesome,” Li Changshou said, “Later I’ll hide in Senior’s sleeve without revealing myself. Please cover for me while I secretly transmit to Senior Gongming.”

“Excellent!”

Yellow Dragon immediately lost his doubts and nodded in agreement.

Li Changshou’s form flickered and transformed into a thick paper avatar, directly drilling into Yellow Dragon’s sleeve.

Yellow Dragon was stunned for a moment before praising: “Friend has actually cultivated such a mystical avatar, truly unprecedented.”

“You flatter me,” Li Changshou replied with a smile.

Yellow Dragon didn’t think much more about it, using immortal power to protect Li Changshou’s paper avatar before hurriedly flashing out of the back hall, directly shooting into the sky, transforming into a faint yellow rainbow light, and flying toward the depths of the South Sea.

Along the way, they passed through clouds and mist, crossing thousands of miles in the blink of an eye.

En route, Yellow Dragon quickly told the Sea God avatar about his previous encounter.

Li Changshou pondered for a while, secretly sighing inside…

The Western Faith probably wanted to scheme against Yellow Dragon, making him leave the Dragon Clan’s conflict, thereby avoiding dragging the Enlightenment Teaching into this matter.

Indeed, the Western Faith had already decided to severely wound the Dragon Clan on Ao Yi’s wedding day…

The plan Cultivator Wenjing knew about should only be part of the Western Faith’s overall plan. This matter still needed to be reconsidered carefully to be at ease.

Regardless of Yellow Dragon’s actual combat strength or whether he would become the measuring unit for expert strength in the Investiture of the Gods calamity, Yellow Dragon’s cultivation was indeed profound and unfathomable.

While speaking, they had already arrived at that hidden formation in the South Sea. Yellow Dragon broke through the formation again and charged in.

Li Changshou took a look at the situation and almost laughed out loud.

Three Sage disciples lying on the sea surface…

One spitting blood, two glaring, the scene indescribably bizarre yet somehow strangely harmonious.

This Elder Zhao, fighting one against two, could still scam from the upper hand, now looking far more “miserable” than the two.

‘I, Cultivator Changgeng, am willing to crown you as the Primordial Chaos King of Scamming!’

Ahem, focus on the task at hand, focus on the task at hand.

…

In the scamming routine, Li Changshou had provided to Zhao Gongming, there had always existed serious flaws, and not just one.

The fundamental reason why Zhao Gongming and Qiongxiao could repeatedly succeed was simply that they were strong enough;

If it were others, they would have turned to ash long ago.

This time the two Western Faith experts thought they could handle Yellow Dragon with the scamming method, also because the two of them together could suppress Yellow Dragon…

After Zhao Gongming appeared, he didn’t need to do anything – he just needed to testify for Yellow Dragon, and the other side would naturally slink away.

But Zhao Gongming couldn’t stand seeing his own Dao Path people being taken advantage of. In anger, he injured the other two, which made the situation somewhat difficult to resolve.

The other side was now filled with righteous indignation and certainly wouldn’t let the matter rest, and with their damaged cultivation, they had become true victims…

Invisibly increasing some difficulty.

Moreover, Sage disciples couldn’t be killed, so force definitely wouldn’t work.

On the way, Li Changshou had considered several routines in his mind, all counter-scamming approaches.

Arriving here, he had already chosen the most stable strategy and immediately transmitted secretly to Yellow Dragon and Zhao Gongming…

This plan was called – the Steal-the-Beam-Replace-the-Pillar-Pull-the-Rug-Switch-the-Concept-Great-Luo-Fears-Clear-Heavenly-Dao-Oath-Bombardment Method!

Like this and that, whisper whisper.

Li Changshou saw Yellow Dragon hesitating somewhat and transmitted again:

“If this matter truly cannot be handled well, I fear both Senior and Senior Gongming will have trouble.

The West is not easy to deal with, Senior.”

Yellow Dragon nodded heavily, finally resolving to scheme against the two Western Faith people, transmitting one sentence to Li Changshou:

“I cannot trap Brother Gongming!”

Having said this, Yellow Dragon followed Li Changshou’s instructions, showing an indignant expression and actively stepping forward… to help Zhao Gongming up.

Zhao Gongming was still somewhat puzzled at this moment;

Because he had just heard Sea God Brother’s transmission telling him not to speak and observe quietly, letting Yellow Dragon handle this matter temporarily…

So Zhao Gongming calmly stood up, waiting to see how Old Brother Yellow Dragon would perform.

“Alas!”

Yellow Dragon walked on the waves, approaching the two Western Faith experts, looking up with a sigh before speaking: “When did this poor Daoist offend you two friends?”

The two immediately blinked repeatedly but couldn’t move at all.

Yellow Dragon spoke again: “Brother Gongming, please withdraw your treasure pearls.”

“Eh?” Zhao Gongming immediately felt uneasy, but Li Changshou transmitted another instruction, and he nodded, withdrawing the Sea-Calming Divine Zhenzhus.

The two Western Faith experts immediately jumped up, each glaring angrily at Zhao Gongming.

“Zhao Gongming!

You damaged our cultivation, today’s matter must be made clear!

To Biyou Palace!”

“No need for such trouble,” Yellow Dragon sighed, “Please, you two and Brother Gongming, come with me to the Jade Void Palace. I will seek an audience with my teacher and let him handle this matter.”

The two were stunned for a moment, this… how…

Not following the routine?

Weren’t they supposed to be the more pitiful party now?

Yellow Dragon made a white cloud and sighed: “Please, everyone. This poor Daoist will kneel before the teacher’s jade statue until he appears to make a judgment on this matter.

Here, this poor Daoist makes a Great Dao oath – I alone will bear responsibility for Brother Gongming injuring you!

Even if the teacher beats this poor Daoist to death, this poor Daoist will have no complaints!”

A muffled thunder crashed, as the Heavenly Dao responded.

The two Western Faith experts immediately frowned deeply, already discovering… they had lost the initiative.

Wasn’t this Yellow Dragon supposed to be honest and simple-minded?

How had he… seemed to become a different person?

Meanwhile, Li Changshou hiding in Yellow Dragon’s sleeve couldn’t help revealing a slight smile.

The best way to counter scamming was naturally to find the poli- ahem… find the Sages.

The scamming routine took advantage of the target’s subtle psychology of being unable to win in a fight, afraid of losing face if spoken about, and even more unwilling to let the matter become known to all…

To break this routine, you had to make the scammer believe that the target had such a volatile temper that they would rather self-destruct than suffer wrongful accusations…

Today was originally these two Western Faith experts scheming, so how could they hide anything from the Sages when truly before them?

At that time, they would only need to slightly lead the rhythm, defining this matter as these two Western Faith experts coming to scam and deceive, but being unskilled at it and getting injured by the victim’s close friend.

It would inevitably lose face for the Western Faith Sages!

And the two Western Sages would be in the wrong, only able to close their doors and discipline their disciples…

The two ragged old Daoists looked at each other, both with some apprehension in their eyes, naturally having thought of these things too.

Following Li Changshou’s instructions, Yellow Dragon spoke again: “You two, please come along.

If not, Western Spirit Mountain, overseas Biyou Palace, or even the Heavenly Court’s Doushuai Palace would all be fine.

Like this, if you two still find it troublesome, why don’t we three each make a Great Dao oath?

I’ll go first…”

Yellow Dragon cleared his throat, bowing distantly toward the sky and shouting: “Disciple Yellow Dragon requests the Heavenly Dao Lord, if today or previously this disciple intentionally injured or schemed against these two friends, may I receive punishment from the Purple Void Divine Thunder!”

At that moment, heaven and earth were peaceful.

The key word – previously.

Yellow Dragon turned his head and sighed: “Friends, it’s your turn.”

“When did we agree to make such oaths?”

“Friend Yellow Dragon, we just… never mind, we have urgent matters to attend to. Let’s not speak of today’s matter, farewell!”

The two Western experts immediately retreated in defeat.

“Wait!”

Without waiting for Li Changshou’s transmission, Zhao Gongming had already understood how to cooperate with Yellow Dragon’s performance and immediately stepped forward!

“You two want to leave without making this oath today, could it be you have guilty consciences?”

The two’s expressions changed and they immediately prepared to use escape techniques, but at some unknown time, the local space-time had been completely sealed. Twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Zhenzhus appeared in various places, quickly pressing down…

Nearby Yellow Dragon watched somewhat stunned, but Li Changshou transmitted to his ear again…

“Senior, let’s just watch. Let Senior Gongming handle it from here.”

Yellow Dragon imperceptibly nodded, quietly observing from the side, also broadening his horizons.

Half an hour later, the two Western Faith experts sighed in defeat, each beginning to make a new template of the Great Dao oath, swearing to keep secrets and promising not to go out for five hundred years…

Today above the South Sea, the power of the Heavenly Dao was several times more concentrated than usual.