They had escaped in a hurry just now, which was almost the fastest speed that Ji Yuan and the dragons could reach in the water together. So although it was less than half an hour, they had already escaped a long way. And this time when they were going back, Ji Yuan and the two dragons deliberately slowed down, so the journey seemed a bit long.
Ying Hong and Qing You were both in human form at the moment, moving forward with Ji Yuan. The further they went, the higher the temperature they felt, but it was not as exaggerated as when they were escaping before. The light in the distance also seemed dim, at least in the eyes of the two Dragon Kings, Ying Hong and Qing You. It no longer had the dazzling feeling of being unable to look directly at the light before.
When the three of them passed through, the water flow was almost flat, and no bubbles were raised. It was as if they were part of the water flow, moving forward with ease.
About an hour later, as they got closer and closer to the previous position, Qing You couldn't help but mutter this.
“It’s a bit weird!”
Ji Yuan looked at him, nodded and whispered.
"Has Lord Qinglong discovered it, too? With the might just now, it would not be so easy for us to approach this place. If what I have predicted is correct, perhaps we will not be in danger this time. Well, at least before dawn."
Ying Hong and Qing You looked at each other but did not ask directly. They thought that Ji Yuan would have an answer soon, so they just followed quietly.
About a quarter of an hour later, the three finally saw the mountains in the sea again. Behind the mountains, there was a golden-red light. As the sea water was turbid, the light made the water on the other side of the mountain look fiery red. To the three, it looked like glowing golden-red ink.
At this point, the heat did not increase significantly, but just like a quarter of an hour ago, it seemed to have reached a limit that was not very high.
The three of them paused for a moment behind the mountains. The two Dragon Kings, Ying Hong and Qing You, looked at Ji Yuan and obviously gave him the decision-making power. Ji Yuan did not hesitate much. Since they were already here, there was no reason not to go over.
"Two Dragon Lords, we will swim slowly and calm down. Don't get too agitated."
"Don't worry, Mr. Ji. I know the seriousness of the situation." "That's right!"
In this situation, even the arrogant and conceited real dragon had to be cautious and listen to the instructions of the "expert" Ji Yuan.
The three of them had now slowed down to the speed of normal fish, swimming slowly along the current through the gaps between the mountains. The golden-red light was fully visible before their eyes, making the faces of the three people red.
A powerful aura came towards them, making Ji Yuan and the two Dragon Kings feel palpitating, as if they were just mortals facing a mysterious and huge monster. But surprisingly, the three of them did not feel too strong a sense of oppression, let alone too strong demonic aura.
Originally, the two Dragon Kings thought that they might face a suffocating sense of oppression and terrifying demonic energy that was more powerful than the ocean and sky, but these did not appear. The powerful aura they felt at this moment was more like a vibration that was resonating with the sky at the mental level.
Ji Yuan opened his mouth slightly, staring into the distance absentmindedly. Even though the sea water was turbid before, the Fusang tree was still very clear in Ji Yuan's Dharma eyes. But it was not the case now. It seemed a little blurry. On a branch on the upper level of the Fusang tree, there was a huge golden-red three-legged bird preening its feathers and playing. Its body was burning with raging flames, emitting endless golden-red light.
The size of this golden crow far exceeds that of a real dragon. It cannot be ignored even when standing on the mountain-like Fusang tree. From a distance, it looks like a huge sun hanging on the branches, extremely dazzling. However, its size is of course far from the sun in Ji Yuan's subjective impression. However, Ji Yuan will not dwell on it now.
Ji Yuan looked around the Fusang tree, and then vaguely saw a huge chariot at the foot of the tree.
In the eyes of the two True Dragons, Ying Hong and Qing You, even if they used all their magic power and eyesight to observe, the Fusang tree in the distance had already become as blurred as a shadow in the fog. Above the Fusang tree, there was a huge ball of golden-red flame burning. Occasionally, the flame would unfold like wings, and then extend a sharp flaming beak. Sometimes it would jump, and three blurry giant flaming claws could be seen, but these were only a fleeting glimpse. Most of the time, one could only see its shape hidden in the brilliant light and flames. It was not just that the aura of the Golden Crow was too exaggerated, interfering with all senses.
"Three-legged Golden Crow, Three-legged Golden Crow..."
Ji Yuan murmured as he took out the Golden Crow Feather from his sleeve again. At this moment, the feather was also emitting light, and there was even a faint flame rising.
Qing You was slightly startled and looked at Ji Yuan in horror. He felt that Ji Yuan's action was no different from a child playing with fire in a hay house.
"Mr. Ji, what are you doing!?"
Even Old Long Yinghong was startled, but he knew that Ji Yuan was not an unstable person, so he forced himself to swallow back the words "Mr. Ji" that he was about to shout out.
"Don't worry, Lord Qinglong. The Golden Crow can't see us."
Ji Yuan felt a little relieved of the pressure in his heart and said something with a smile on his face. But just as he finished speaking, the Golden Crow that was combing its wings on the Fusang tree in the distance suddenly stopped, turned its head and slowly looked over here, its eyes that were like golden flames facing Ji Yuan and the others.
Ji Yuan and the two Dragon Kings suddenly became as stiff as ice.
At this moment, the three people who had not felt much pressure just now felt like ordinary people falling into an abyss. Their minds were violently shaken and they felt endless pressure coming towards their hearts, as if they saw a huge sun rising in a sea of fire.
The Golden Crow narrowed his eyes, and after a few breaths, a crow's cry came from his mouth.
“Wooooa ...
To Ji Yuan, the voice seemed to come from across the abyss and valley, but to Ying Hong and Qing You, it was vague, as if someone was separating them from the world by thousands of miles.
It was also after this crow's cry that Jinwu shifted his gaze away from Ji Yuan and others and focused on keeping himself clean again.
"Huh..." "Huh..."
The pressure on the three of them suddenly eased, and they all breathed in slowly.
At that moment, the minds of the three people, including Ji Yuan, were almost blank. Now that their minds were warming up, Lao Long Yinghong and Qing You looked at Ji Yuan, but found that Ji Yuan's expression was calm and he still maintained the smile he had just had.
In fact, Ji Yuan was also extremely nervous just now, and the smile on his face was frozen. At this moment, seeing the two Dragon Kings looking at him, he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.
Ji Yuan combined the warning left by another Taoist sect in Yunshan Temple and the aura seen on the two star flags, and basically confirmed his previous speculation.
"It seems that what I expected is indeed true. The Golden Crow is not actually on the land and ocean where we are. After it sets, strictly speaking, the Golden Crow and Fusang are now 'outside the sky' in a narrow sense, and are still 'between the sky and the earth' in a broad sense. But now we can only observe them vaguely from afar, but cannot touch them. The Fusang is still rooted in the earth, so we could see it clearly before. Now that the Golden Crow has set, it has dragged the Fusang tree away from the sky and the earth."
Ying Hong's mind moved, he grasped the key and spoke.
"Sunset and sunrise are the most dangerous?"
"Yes, at sunset and sunrise, the Golden Crow is in charge of the sun. When it leaves the tree and flies away, the connection between the Fusang tree and the earth will be strengthened. It is also the time when the spirit of the sun shines brightly. The blazing fire of the sun is unbearable in the world. Affected by this, the place where we are is almost a deserted place!"
As he spoke, Ji Yuan frowned again, glanced at Ying Hong and Qing You, and suddenly asked in a low voice.
"My two dragon lords, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, which is the law of nature. Since the Fusang tree is here, it is located in the east, so the sun rising is naturally no problem. What about setting?"
"Uh..." "This..."
This question obviously stumped the two dragons who were still frightened. Then the old dragon realized that Ji Yuan was the one most likely to know the answer among the three, so he said it casually.
"Please ask Mr. Ji to solve this puzzle."
After asking the question, Ji Yuan did think of several possibilities, and could only say the one that he felt was more likely.
"Perhaps at sunset, the sun is in the far west, but it is still moving behind the earth until it circles back to the Fusang tree in the east. Then the Golden Crow returns in its chariot and rests on the Fusang tree..."
The more Ji Yuan spoke, the more his brows furrowed. He felt that his words were very contradictory. Qing Youlongjun next to him directly pointed out the problem in Ji Yuan's words.
"If it is as Mr. Ji said, the sky and the earth are so vast, and the sun takes a long time to move behind the earth, so how can it fall on the Fusang tree at sunset?"
Ji Yuan shook his head slightly and then nodded gently.
"Yes, what Qinglong Jun said is very true... How can we..."
Ji Yuan stopped talking halfway when he looked at the feather in his hand, his heart beating faster and faster.
"Gu..."
Ji Yuan swallowed lightly.
'No way… '
"Mr. Ji? Mr. Ji?" "Mr. Ji, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"
Ying Hong and Qing You noticed that Ji Yuan looked at the feather in his hand without saying anything, with a dazed look on his face again, and they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Ji Yuan came back to his senses and looked at Ying Hong and Qing You with an inexplicable expression on his face.
"My two Dragon Lords, perhaps we should come back here at this time tomorrow to check..."
"Why is that?"
Old Long Yinghong asked this, but Ji Yuan was a little confused and just shook his head.
"We will know tomorrow!"
On the eve of dawn, Ji Yuan and the two dragons retreated first, witnessed the rising sun from a distance, and then waited for a whole day. After sunset, the three of them returned again.
This time, Ji Yuan's guess was confirmed, and the two dragons once again stayed in the same place as yesterday for a long time.
On the Fusang tree in the distance, the Golden Crow was preening its feathers. Although the Golden Crow did not look obvious this time, upon closer inspection, it seemed to be smaller than yesterday and was not the same Golden Crow.
Qing You was speechless.
"There are two suns in the sky?"
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