‘Can that fellow handle this?’
Daoist Wen Jing stood silently in the seawater, layers of mist already wrapping around her body, blocking immortal senses and vision.
This was her necessary preparation before every malicious deed.
To her clansmen, puppets, and that large group of demon tribes and fierce beast shapeshifters recruited by the Western Teaching behind her, this Queen, this mysterious woman…
Was cold, proud, vicious, and cunning;
Besides the Sages and several Vice Patriarchs of the Western Teaching, she held no one in her eyes.
However, what these fierce beings couldn’t see was that in Daoist Wen Jing’s heart…
‘Bah!
This stinking golden cicada, coming to steal credit from this Queen again!
Hmph, you think just because you know how to flatter and make the Great Patriarch comfortable, you can become a true disciple of the Sage?
Wishful thinking, you’re just being used as well!
This Queen is truly far-sighted, having found a new master early on, hmph hmph!’
Daoist Wen Jing glanced at the young Daoist nearby, and calmly withdrew her gaze, her lips curling into an alluring smile.
Then, Daoist Wen Jing slightly furrowed her brow, beginning to worry whether her ‘new master’ would miscalculate this time.
She was unwilling to see her future master suffer setbacks, as that would make her feel she had pledged allegiance to the wrong person.
The Western Teaching’s hidden experts in action were several times more numerous than Daoist Wen Jing had imagined.
Her force was one of six armies attacking the South Sea Dragon Palace, gathering her twenty thousand clansmen, six thousand puppets, sixty thousand deep sea demon soldiers, and twenty thousand miscellaneous troops.
With such forces, if Western Teaching’s Sage disciples also struck from hiding, the South Sea Dragon Palace would likely suffer heavy casualties.
Although among the Four Seas Dragon Palaces, the South Sea Dragon Palace ranked second in strength with numerous experts.
But…
Daoist Wen Jing’s peripheral vision swept behind her, her brows furrowing deeper.
The experts the Western Teaching had brought out this time were truly not few.
Like the golden cicada next door, Daoist Wen Jing had been captured before the Western Two Sages had achieved Sagehood;
She knew quite a lot about Western Teaching’s hidden forces, and many experts had fallen under Western Teaching’s banner through her schemes.
At the end of the Ancient Demon-God War, a large batch of demon tribes were secretly held by the Western Teaching’s two future Sages and sent to the Three Thousand Worlds for cultivation, turning them into a fighting force.
The deep sea demon tribes were also secretly surrounded and subdued by Daoist Wen Jing and others in the late ancient period, finally completely submitting to Western Teaching;
And fierce experts like her, born from primordial fierce beasts, the Western Teaching had quietly collected quite a few over the years…
This was unavoidable.
Because the Six Sages controlled Heaven and Earth, the Dao School was powerful, and humanity was rising, protected by Heaven’s Way.
The living space for beings outside humanity grew increasingly narrow, and fierce beasts like Daoist Wen Jing were targets for everyone.
The Dao School looked down on this fighting force, and Dao School Sage disciples would immediately ‘execute Heaven’s justice’ upon encountering fierce beasts, eliminating these fierce beasts, usually receiving merit from Heaven’s Way.
Therefore, when Western Teaching recruited these fierce beasts, demon beasts, or experts burdened with karmic sins, it was almost too easy.
Everything has its pros and cons.
Because of this, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus had long been ‘overburdened’, with its effect of suppressing destiny growing increasingly worse…
‘Heh, probably no one would believe that someone like this Queen once had merit protection in the Blood Sea in ancient times.’
Thinking of this, Daoist Wen Jing’s gaze carried some helplessness and melancholy.
Even Queens have bitter tears, and fierce ones have helpless moments.
Walking in darkness, she had witnessed the fall of several eras, and as Heaven’s Way continuously perfected itself, there gradually became no place for her in Heaven and Earth.
Fierce beasts like her had mostly fled into the Chaos Sea by the end of ancient times…
But Daoist Wen Jing was unwilling and refused, leading her clansmen away from the Blood Sea, wanting to establish a foothold in the Western Ox Continent.
Then…
She became a captive mosquito.
Originally, Daoist Wen Jing thought she would continue down this path to the end, but the two characters “Human Teaching” unexpectedly and without warning burst into her already extremely monotonous life.
That nameless man was very strong, very frightening…
Meeting him across a water screen in the Mysterious Realm, that terror, those feelings of fear, let Daoist Wen Jing recover her youthful memories from when she was still a naive little mosquito.
In ancient times, in the Blood Sea, it was in such fear that she had grown step by step, become stronger step by step.
She really couldn’t imagine what kind of unease it would be, what kind of… excitement it would be to stay beside such a powerful man!
She was already impatient!
Looking forward to leaving Western Teaching, serving Human Teaching, and formally meeting that man face to face!
Moreover, Human Teaching wasn’t just this Great Master, there was also that Little Master, who was equally interesting…
The former relied on his realm and strength, causing her direct fear;
The latter relied on his cunning and mystery, making her go through the process, also producing some fear…
“Hehe…”
Daoist Wen Jing suddenly let out a cold laugh, making the Six-Winged Golden Cicada and the various experts soaking in the seawater behind all shiver.
Suddenly, a streak of golden light fell on Daoist Wen Jing, its dao rhythm flashing and then disappearing.
Daoist Wen Jing smugly looked at the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, her voice enhanced by divine powers and forgotten after being heard, transmitted to various places behind her.
“Move out.
Today we bathe the South Sea Dragon Palace in blood.”
Then, her figure slowly moved forward, gradually accelerating, using her divine powers to maintain the concealment of herself and the army behind her.
The numerous dark shadows behind her swiftly followed along the seafloor…
Moments later, this army transformed into surging dark currents, rushing to assault the South Sea Dragon Palace!
Half an hour later, outside the South Sea Dragon Palace, large numbers of powerful enemies were simultaneously discovered approaching from the west, north, and south directions!
The Dragon Palace responded very quickly;
War drums thundered in the sea, and teams of immortal dragon soldiers and sea race elites swiftly contracted to defensive formations around the South Sea Dragon Palace!
Hundred-zhang-high massive waves arose in the depths of the South Sea!
Dark clouds gathered for ten thousand li around, and hundreds of thousands to millions of beings at the seafloor were about to engage in a slaughter!
Not far from the South Sea Dragon Palace, in several seafloor rock crevices, several paper avatars poked their heads out and then withdrew to their hiding places.
…
“They’re here!”
In a corner of the East Sea Dragon Palace, in another empty side hall, Li Changshou opened his eyes.
The young Daoist who had been dozing nearby immediately opened his eyes…
The Great Master sat formally, revealing a cultured smile, divining with his fingers, slowly nodding, also showing a serious expression.
The Great Master said slowly: “The tribulation of sea spirits.”
Li Changshou also nodded slowly, his expression solemn.
Although the death of seafood- ahem, sea race beings didn’t concern him, as a being, one should have some empathy.
At this moment, they had already changed locations;
Now, there was still half a day until Ao Yi’s wedding officially began.
As for why they changed locations, it was somewhat embarrassing.
Several hours ago, the Dragon Mother had led several dragon maidens to that warm chamber to make the bed;
However, with the Great Master’s abilities and the borrowed power of the Taiji Diagram, they could prevent the Dragon Clan from discovering their traces.
But when a group of dragon maidens, graceful and charming, spoke those… embarrassing words about the wedding night, the Great Master listened to a few sentences, then took Li Changshou and the crystal mirror…
And ran…
They changed to a quiet location, where the Great Master made some minor arrangements.
The Great Master could doze off without worry, but Li Changshou was working hard, monitoring various parts of the Dragon Palace while searching for possible spies hidden among the guests.
Where there’s a will there’s a way – Li Changshou found two ‘Heaven Immortals’ behaving somewhat abnormally.
Unfortunately, one of them was because he had drunk too much of some immortal wine, causing slight issues with his dao body…
This reminded Li Changshou of that year when Master Wu had tricked him at the East Sea Dragon Palace gathering;
The taste of the sea from that time remained fresh in his memory.
“Changshou,” the Great Master beside him asked, “what are your thoughts on the life and death of beings?”
Li Changshou thought for a bit, knowing he couldn’t answer ‘watching from the sidelines’.
Knowing the Great Master was testing his character, Li Changshou found an appropriate balance between ‘profound’ and ‘superficial’, talking about some principles of soul reincarnation, and demonstrating the dialectical relationship of coexistence and mutual harm between Heaven and Earth and beings.
The Great Master quickly showed a satisfied smile.
For ‘reports’ of this level, Li Changshou could now write six or seven a day, all different.
After all, there wasn’t much actual content.
After chatting with the Great Master for a moment, only then did a commander hurriedly arrive at the Dragon King’s side in the East Sea Dragon Palace, whispering something in the Dragon King’s ear.
“How dare they!”
A Dragon Elder beside the East Sea Dragon King shouted lowly, cursing: “These deep-sea demon tribes don’t know what’s good for them!
Daring to attack the South Sea Dragon Palace on our Dragon Clan’s wedding day!
Your Majesty!
Please order us to eliminate these villains!
There’s still half a day until Prince Ao Yi’s wedding, enough time to go and return!”
Hearing this, the Dragon King slowly nodded, listlessly saying: “Very well, take more troops to aid the South Sea Dragon Palace.”
The Dragon King had just given a simple order when immediately two-thirds of the Dragon Clan experts present stood up, hurriedly leaving through a side door of the great hall under the leadership of several Dragon Elders.
Seeing this situation, the guests naturally knew the Dragon Clan must have been prepared early.
Soon after, over a thousand azure dragons flew out from the East Sea Dragon Palace, carrying dragon roars through the sea as they sped away, disappearing in an instant.
Batch after batch of Dragon Clan armies also rushed toward the South Sea region with imposing momentum, though not particularly fast…
Seeing this, Li Changshou didn’t relax at all.
The expert pressure felt by his paper avatars previously placed near the South Sea Dragon Palace was twenty percent more than he had predicted.
Moreover, according to Li Changshou’s deduction, both Western Teaching and the Dragon Palace had now fallen into their strange cycles.
Each thinking the other had fallen for their calculations, each hiding their trump cards, each getting deeper and deeper…
[Dragon Palace]: We’ve long prepared for Western’s schemes!
We’ll win this wave, ambush them, and counter with a Ten Thousand Dragon Formation!
[Western Teaching]:
Today the Dragon Clan will definitely be hurt, even Heaven’s Way can’t protect them, I’m telling you!
Li Changshou could only slightly shake his head at this…
Looking at the current situation.
He might have some possibility of being the last hidden force.
…
Sixty thousand li south of the East Sea Dragon Palace, on a desolate island.
Two figures were sneakily hiding in a rock cave, one divining with fingers, one doing divination with a tortoise shell.
The person divining with fingers on the left had an imposing appearance and vigorous spirit, with bright eyes under thick eyebrows, a beard, and a righteous face – it was Zhao Gongming, an outer disciple of theSevering Sect.
The tall and thin elder shaking the tortoiseshell had unusual features with long eyes and high cheekbones – it was Yellow Dragon True Person, who was hiding here with Zhao Gongming, preparing to help their fellow Dragon Clan.
Yellow Dragon True Person had been divining with the tortoiseshell for a long time, but the results were confusing, sometimes showing inauspicious omens, sometimes auspicious omens, mixed fortune, and great misfortune;
In short, the Dragon Clan’s fortune was hard to predict.
“Junior Brother Gongming, how is it?”
“Just as Brother Sea God said, fighting has broken out in the South Sea.”
Zhao Gongming sighed: “Armies of millions battling, countless sea beings affected, another tribulation indeed.”
“This tribulation has truly come…”
Yellow Dragon True Person immediately frowned, the hope in his eyes also retreating.
“Senior Brother Yellow Dragon need not worry,” Zhao Gongming smiled, “With Brother Sea God planning on the side, the Dragon Clan definitely won’t suffer great losses.
However, since it’s Western taking action, the Dragon Clan will certainly have some casualties.
If this can be used as Brother Sea God said, to promote the Dragon Clan’s ascension to Heaven and benefit the Three Realms, for the Dragon Clan’s long-term future, the benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks.”
Yellow Dragon said softly: “Easier said than done.”
“Oh? Why do you say that?”
“The Dragon Clan still yearns in their bones for ancient times, when they could freely roam Heaven and Earth at will,” Yellow Dragon True Person shook his head with a bitter smile, “One blow, even if it strikes bone and sinew, can hardly make them bow their heads.”
“Not necessarily,” Zhao Gongming said, “I’ve discussed this Dragon Clan matter with Brother Sea God several times.
Brother Sea God already has eighty percent confidence, although Brother Sea God feels it’s not yet stable, but if we help push a bit, this matter can generally be accomplished.”
“Let’s hope so.”
Yellow Dragon True Person put away his tortoise shell and also began divining with his fingers.
Gradually, these two Dao School experts began staring toward the southwest.
Although they couldn’t directly see the great battle on the seafloor, they could sense the changes in the blood-killing qi between Heaven and Earth…
As soon as the battle began, both sides had already suffered heavy casualties.
Yellow Dragon True Person slowly exhaled: “Whatever happens, let’s do our best today.”
“Mm,” Zhao Gongming nodded, “Now, we just wait for Brother Sea God’s signal, and rush to support the East Sea Dragon Palace as soon as the signal comes!”
Yellow Dragon True Person suddenly remembered something and asked: “By the way, what’s the signal? Sea God Friend used jade talismans to summon us here, did he leave any other means of contact?”
Zhao Gongming blinked, as this was what he wanted to ask too…