Ji Yuan thought that Lao Long was actually unwilling to help the other party get medicine, but he didn't expect that he didn't even pretend in front of him, which also showed that he really trusted him, Ji. When the dragon girl saw her father like this, she couldn't help but smile on her face. She directly took Lao Long's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Daddy still loves me!"
"That's enough. You are old enough to make a fool of yourself by letting your uncle Ji laugh at you."
The dragon girl kept smiling, let go of her father and stood up straight. The changes on her body faded away, and a golden silk gauze robe and streamers appeared. A faint divine light also appeared behind her, and she once again regained the sacred appearance of the Goddess of Tongtian River.
The clouds under his feet rose higher and higher, flying towards the distant sky. Looking at the dark clouds with lightning in the distant sky, Ji Yuan also turned his attention back to the purpose of the old dragon's visit.
"Mr. Ying, what on earth brought you here to find me? With more than one real dragon present, what else could be difficult for you?"
The old dragon stroked his beard and looked into the distance, his expression slightly serious.
"Mr. Ji, in ancient times, there was no common master of the waters in the world. My dragon clan controls the waters and marshes, and we have fought for our power in the waters since ancient times. But even so, we only control the four seas and abandon the desolate sea. The desolate sea is not only turbid, but also full of strange things. The dragon corpse worm disaster that year also originated from the depths of the desolate sea."
Lao Long paused, looked at Ji Yuan on the side before continuing.
“At first, the dragon corpse worms multiplied and grew stronger without our knowledge. When my dragon clan discovered this, all the dragons were furious. All of a sudden, dragons all over the world were killing the corpse worms. Not only did they gather some dragon corpse worms that had already transformed into the Tao, they also used the power of the dragon clan to kill them in the desolate sea, killing all the dragon corpse worms within their reach. Although my dragon clan also suffered a lot of damage, it also frightened the demons and spiritual cultivators in the world and consolidated my position as the master of the four seas.”
"This incident may seem like the past, but in fact, the powerful people in my dragon clan have always been worried. Some people also think that the killing was a bit reckless, and the source of the dragon corpse worms has not been truly investigated."
"What about this time?"
Ji Yuan asked again. Previously, the dragon clan was very secretive about the matter of the dragon corpse worms and did not allow any outsiders to interfere. It should be okay for him to ask now.
The old dragon's face was as gloomy as water as he looked at Ji Yuan and said.
"This progress is somewhat unexpected..."
Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes when he heard this. Old Long Yinghong has always been fearless, but this time his words seemed solemn.
"Boom..."
Thunder sounded, and Ji Yuan looked down in the direction of the sound. Under the cloud they were standing on, they could see that rolling dark clouds had cut off their line of sight from the earth. There were constant lightning and thunder, which changed with Ying Zhenlong's mood.
…
The three of them flew faster and faster. They did not stop at Tongtian River, let alone other places. They soon arrived above the East China Sea. A few days later, a large patch of dark clouds appeared in the distant sky, covering the entire sight. There were strong winds and heavy rains, lightning and thunder, and the occasional roar of dragons.
The old dragon pointed at the dark clouds ahead and said to Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji, that's where the dragon clan meets. This time, including me, there are four real dragons, from the East, South, and North Seas. My East Sea occupies two of them. There are more than a hundred dragons from all four seas. They are waiting for me to invite you, and then we will go to the East Sea together."
After saying this, the old dragon let out a long sound from his belly and whistled out from his mouth.
“Roar——”
Feeling the roar of a real dragon at close range, Ji Yuan only felt that the air around him had an electromagnetic feeling, and the exposed skin felt slightly numb and itchy. The surrounding atmosphere was vibrating, and the volume heard in his ears was also very loud, but there was no harsh feeling.
After the old dragon's roar was heard, dragon roars in the distance also began to rise one after another.
"Anghou—" "Ang..."
…
The clouds soon flew into the cloud area, and there was heavy rain all around, and the dragon energy was everywhere.
"Boom..."
Lightning illuminated the pitch-black sea, and a large island came into view. On it stood a huge, crystal clear palace, which sparkled brightly against the backdrop of lightning. The palace covered a huge area, occupying the entire island, and even extending into the water. It was made up of glittering crystals and corals, and its majestic aura emitted a myriad of light, which almost blinded Ji Yuan's already poor eyes.
"Mr. Ji, that is the crystal palace of Lord Huang Long. Lord Huang Long brought this treasure with him for temporary rest. We can just fly straight in."
The old dragon gave Ji Yuan a brief introduction, then flew towards the crystal palace with Ji Yuan and Ying Ruoli on his cloud. There were also dragons lingering outside the palace, and they were also walking in human-shaped dragon form. Before the old dragon arrived on cloud, a group of people had already come out from the main hall to greet them, and all their eyes were on where the old dragon, Ji Yuan and the others were.
"Mr. Yinglong, the person next to you is Mr. Ji, right?"
As soon as the old dragon landed, a group of about ten people came to greet it. The one who spoke first was an old man in the middle position with a long yellow beard and eyebrows, wearing a brocade robe with dragon patterns embroidered on it.
Ji Yuan opened his Dharma eyes wide and took a look. He could vaguely see a yellow dragon's aura lingering on the old man. It reminded him of the old yellow dragon he met on the way to the Xianyou Conference on the flying boat.
"I am Ji Yuan, Lord Huang Long, how are you?"
Old Huanglong originally didn't remember where he had seen Ji Yuan, but when he saw Ji Yuan's eyes, he immediately remembered the flying boat they encountered at the beginning. His eyes suddenly lit up and he slightly bowed to Ji Yuan.
"Huang Yuzhong would like to thank you again for your help in what happened back then."
Except for the old yellow dragon, the other dragons and jiao looked at Ji Yuan with indifferent and curious eyes. They were respectful but their attitude could not be the same as that of the cultivators Ji Yuan had met in the past. So Ying Feng showed joy and bowed to Ji Yuan first, and called out "Uncle Ji".
Ying Hong took a step forward, facing the dragons, and smiled at Ji Yuan.
"Everyone, this is my good friend, Ying Hong's immortal cultivator Ji Yuan. He does not belong to any immortal mansion or sect. He has lived in seclusion in the Dazhen market for many years. He likes to play around in the world. He is my best friend and can be trusted."
After saying this, Ying Hong took another step forward and introduced the dragons to Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji, this is the Yellow Dragon Lord. It seems you already know him. This is the Green Dragon Lord Qingyou, who came from the North Sea. This is the Green Dragon Lord Gongrong, who came from the South Sea. The other dragons are all my subordinates, so I won't tell you more."
As the old dragon was introducing them, Ji Yuan bowed to several real dragons one by one. The dragons on the opposite side did not dare to be negligent and responded with courtesy. Ji Yuan also found a young man with a pale face behind Gong Rong. He had a handsome appearance, but his vitality was obviously greatly damaged. It seemed that he was the dragon with severed roots.
After they introduced themselves to each other, it was Old Huang Long who spoke last, very enthusiastically.
"Mr. Ji, please follow us to the Crystal Palace to rest. We will head to the Desolate Sea soon. Please!"
"Please!" "Mr. Ji, please!"
Although the dragon clan has always had a bad temper and is even a little arrogant, they still understand reason, especially since Ji Yuan is Ying Hong's best friend and was asked to help, everyone is quite polite to him.
This crystal palace itself is magnificent enough from the outside. When Ji Yuan followed a group of dragons and entered, he felt that it was filled with jewels and precious stones. Pearls dotted the walls and gems were inlaid. The light inside was all emitted by these precious gems themselves. Many places had different colors, but they reached a harmonious point of light source with each other. It was also full of an exquisite and bold artistic atmosphere.
However, Ji Yuan quickly shifted his attention away from this blindingly magnificent light and shifted his focus to the things he needed to deal with. In the center of the main hall of the Crystal Palace, there was a table made of red coral. Four real dragons and Ji Yuan were standing on the edge, and the surrounding dragons were standing on the periphery.
On the coral table, there were flashes of black and red light. This light certainly did not come out of thin air. There was a mass of slurry-like substance flowing and boiling like water. It was obviously not a living creature, but it seemed to be alive. If it weren't for Huang Longjun's spell to control it, this thing would have escaped.
Now it is likely that this thing has been controlled, but there is still a strong malicious intent emanating from the light. Long Jiao and Ji Yuan in the hall can all feel this malicious intent, as if it wants to choose someone to devour, and the evil spirit on it has already condensed into substance.
Some dragons stood behind the four dragon kings and Ji Yuan, their hair standing on end. They looked at the constantly changing red and black colors and felt a chill.
"Mr. Ji, half a year ago, we killed a vicious insect several dozen feet long, and this thing escaped from its belly. Its malice was so strong that we have never seen it before. In order to kill this insect, a green dragon died. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the dragon would have died."
Ji Yuan frowned and nodded in response to Lao Huanglong's words.
"It is indeed extremely malicious, and most of this malicious intent is directed at the four Dragon Lords."
Ying Hong responded to Ji Yuandao.
"Mr. Ji asked Ruoli to tell you last time that there was an ancient vicious beast called '犼'. Could this creature be related to that vicious beast?"
Ji Yuan didn't dare to conclude, but he still had something to try, so he took out a scroll from his sleeve.
"I am not sure, but let me take a look at this painting. Perhaps I can gain something. Lord Huang Long, please subdue the evil creature. I will unfold the painting to make it take shape."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan shook his right hand and unfolded the scroll. On the painting was a majestic and powerful alien beast, with thick black fur all over its body, bright eyes, a big horn on its forehead, thick limbs and four sharp claws like hooks, a short tail and a thick body, a big mouth and long teeth. Just looking at the image in the painting gave the group of dragons and snakes a sense of majesty.
"The one in this painting is the ancient mythical beast Xiezhi. Perhaps you can recognize this evil creature."
Ji Yuan did not explain much, but directly used his magic power to continuously infuse it into the portrait of Xiezhi. Black smoke gradually rose from the scroll, and the smoke was becoming thicker and thicker. A faint sound of a beast baring its teeth threateningly appeared, as if it did not come from the painting, but rather came from around the crowd, causing some dragons and snakes to look around frequently.
"Huh...Huh..."
Black smoke burned like flames on Ji Yuan's entire right hand and the painting. This time the reaction seemed stronger than the previous times. After the roar, the majestic voice of Xiezhi sounded around.
"I am Xiezhi, who dares to disturb me here? Roar..."
The aura in the Crystal Palace vibrated, black smoke moved in all directions, and even the red and black substance controlled by Lord Huang Long slowed down. The dragons in the rear all looked nervous.
Ji Yuan spoke calmly to the scroll.
"Xiezhi, do you recognize this thing?"
As he spoke, Ji Yuan slowly moved the scroll closer to the coral table and at the same time increased the input of magic power, making the Xiezhi on the scroll more and more vivid, as if it had come to life.
“Roar… Roar…”
The entire scroll was constantly shaking, as if the mythical beast inside was crashing into the scroll, wanting to jump out.
Others were not sure whether the scroll was real or not, but Ji Yuan understood that the Xiezhi scroll was very abnormal this time. Although it was still irritable, it did not behave in any irritable way.
Under the astonished gazes of the surrounding dragons and dragons, a terrifying claw wrapped in black flames slowly stretched out from the scroll. The claw was shaking slightly, as if it could not control its emotions.
'The beast in the painting is real!'
All the dragons, including several real dragons, had this idea.
"Give me this blood, give me this blood! Give me this blood..."