Once Ying Ruoli made this promise, it was basically destined that she would build a Dragon Palace overseas or even near the desolate sea, using it as the core to suppress the surrounding sea area and lay the foundation for opening up the desolate sea into a clean sea in the future.
The many Dragon Palaces in the four seas basically have similar functions. Even if a branch of the dragon clan does not have real dragons among its successors at a certain period, the Dragon Palace will be passed down from generation to generation to maintain the pure sea from being swallowed by the desolate sea.
Ying Ruoli was able to make this decision, and all the aquatic creatures who had requested were ecstatic. Even those who did not request together were shocked, and some also showed joy on their faces.
This kind of decision cannot be made just for show; it really requires great perseverance and even wisdom.
"Everyone, please stand up. Since I have promised you, I will never break my promise. Please take your seats again."
The dragon girl claimed that she had also changed quietly at this moment. After this incident, to some extent she understood that she must show the majesty of a true dragon in front of the water creatures.
Naturally, all the aquatic creatures below agreed and said they were leaving and returned to their seats. However, the atmosphere among the aquatic creatures in the Dragon Palace had completely changed. All they discussed was the matter of opening up the desolate sea. Other guests also asked about the details of this matter.
Even though beautiful girls from the water tribe came into the halls to play music and dance, they still couldn't draw everyone's attention to them.
Soon, the news was passed on to the outside of the Dragon Palace by some aquatic creatures, and all the aquatic creatures at the banquet along the river knew about it. The heated discussion outside was ten times more intense than that in the Dragon Palace, causing this section of the Tongtian River to seem to be boiling. If a mortal ship passed by and someone accidentally fell into the water, as long as that person had a stronger spiritual perception, he might even be able to hear the noisy discussion of the underwater aquatic creatures.
They even witnessed the forced abdication, so all the guests felt that their trip was worthwhile. The topics of conversation alone were quite interesting. However, the Four Seas Dragon Kings and people with high cultivation levels like Ji Yuan became a little absent-minded.
Ji Yuan took the ambergris and poured himself a glass, but he never drank from the glass. Instead, he looked at the dragon girl's seemingly indifferent expression, and also glanced at the faces of some water creatures in the main hall, such as Gao Tianming, who was familiar to him, Du Guangtong, who he had only met once, and some who were strangers. All those who caught his eye were excited.
"Mr. Ji, can we go out for a chat?"
The old dragon's voice rang in Ji Yuan's ears. Ji Yuan looked up at him, only to see that the old dragon was still drinking wine and watching the water dancers dancing in the hall. He didn't seem to be talking. But now he was holding the wine glass and not moving. It was unknown whether the dance in front of him was too beautiful or he was thinking about something.
Ji Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and suddenly the old dragon's aura became clearer.
"Escape from the spirit?"
Obviously, the old dragon didn't know whether it was a magical power like shedding his shell or transforming himself? However, because the atmosphere was noisy at the moment, not many people dared to focus their spiritual awareness on the old dragon, so even the other dragon kings might not have noticed it. The dragon girl only glanced at her father slightly? Instead, she raised her sleeves to cover her father.
But Ji Yuan didn't have any method to incarnate. It was not that he was not good at it, but rather that he had not cultivated a suitable incarnation. He didn't want his soul to leave his body, as that would be too abrupt. Fortunately, he said something to Yin Zhaoxian, stood up, left his seat and walked out.
Although many people were paying attention to Ji Yuan, it was obvious that no one asked him at this time, let alone stopped him. When he arrived outside the main hall, the Yaksha guarding outside immediately saluted and asked him.
"Mr. Ji? Is there something that brought you out?"
"Nothing, just walking around? Don't pay attention to me."
After saying that, Ji Yuan turned into a beam of water light and left the Dragon Palace. The inquiring Yaksha looked at his colleagues and decided to report to the Dragon King or Queen Ying.
Ji Yuan's escape light disappeared into thin air after leaving the Dragon Palace. A moment later, a breeze blew across the bank of Tongtian River, and Ji Yuan's figure appeared there. The old dragon had been standing here, looking at the river and waiting for a while.
"Mr. Ying suddenly called me out, is it because of the abdication incident just now?"
"What else?"
"Well, I just figured out the relationship between the Pure Sea and the Desolate Sea, as well as the role of the dragon race in it."
In fact, Ji Yuan just heard the surrounding aquatic creatures mention it just now and realized that the Four Seas Dragon Palace was actually the key to dividing the Four Seas and the Wild Sea. When he first arrived at the junction of the Wild Sea and the Four Seas, he wondered how the currents in the Wild Sea would not pollute the Four Seas if they were so turbid and fierce.
"Well, although this matter is a small secret in my dragon clan, it is not so secret that even you, Ji Yuan, have no way of knowing it. If you say that, I will start to suspect that you are the one behind the forced abdication."
Ji Yuan smiled bitterly and quickly clarified.
"Mr. Ying, Ruoli is also someone close to me, Ji Yuan. How could I harm her?"
Lao Long glanced at Ji Yuan and said quietly.
"Strictly speaking, for Ruoli, although opening up the desolate sea may be disadvantageous for a while, it can't be said to be harmful without benefit. Who knows, maybe you are thinking that Ruoli has a deeper foundation and you want to suppress her."
It was obvious that Lao Long was not serious when he said this. Ji Yuan was not going to make any jokes either. He just frowned and looked at the river and asked.
"Do you have a suspect? Of course, just don't say it's me who's behind this."
Lao Long shook his head.
"To be honest, I don't have any clues. This matter is a bit strange, and no one can benefit from doing this. But if it is really organized by these water tribes spontaneously, it is unlikely. No one would remind them of this, and no water tribe would think of this. Even now, many water tribes don't know about the matter of clearing wasteland and building a palace. Even I have never thought that there would be a water tribe gathering to force the emperor to abdicate."
Ji Yuan thought about it and said.
"Where is the Four Seas Dragon Lord?"
"No! Tongtianjiang and most of the dragons in the East China Sea are of the same blood. Although the dragons in the four seas have long lost their ancient unity, they are not divided. Even if they are really divided, they are still connected by marriage. To put it bluntly, the only one who hates Ruoli in the dragon clan is probably a eunuch. He doesn't have the courage to put it on the table."
Having said that, Lao Long looked at Ji Yuan again.
"Mr. Ji, have you thought of anything?"
Ji Yuan was originally wondering whether Old Dragon and Ruoli had offended someone in the dragon clan, and even thought about the guy who had tried to force himself on the dragon girl and ended up having his offspring cut off. But since Old Dragon pointed this out, he stopped thinking about it and turned his attention to something else.
Ji Yuan looked at the river without saying anything, and Lao Long didn't disturb him. After a long time, Ji Yuan suddenly asked instead of answering.
"It's been a long time since the dragons have opened up the deserted sea, right?"
"Well! The further we go out, the more difficult it becomes. The four seas are already vast enough, and the existing dragons can hardly control them. There is not much benefit in expanding further. The key is... the number of existing real dragons is also a problem..."
How many real dragons there are in the world is a secret both inside and outside the dragon clan and has never been made clear. Perhaps some dragon kings know but will not say it out loud. A real dragon may exist somewhere in any trench or even in the desolate sea.
This secret is not meaningless. Just like some martial arts novels that Ji Yuan had read in his previous life, the number of monks in seclusion in Shaolin Temple has always been a secret and has a special deterrent power.
But when the old dragon said this to Ji Yuan, it made him realize that the number of real dragons nowadays is definitely less, at least compared to ancient times.
Ji Yuan was guessing about the situation of the dragon clan in his mind and asked again.
"If Li really opens up the desolate sea, in addition to the thousands of water creatures that follow her, how many of those true dragons will take action?"
"Even I would only help her when she really couldn't stand it."
Ji Yuan looked at the old dragon in surprise, and when he saw that he was serious, he realized that it was impossible for the other dragon kings to take action.
"Mr. Ying, in my opinion, the dragon race is the foundation of the world."
"If there were no dragon race like us, the four seas might not disappear immediately, but they would definitely shrink, returning to the ancient inner domain, or even being completely swallowed up by the desolate sea."
"Well, the dragon race hasn't explored the wild sea for more than a thousand years?"
Ji Yuan asked seriously, Lao Long looked at him and answered more seriously.
"To be exact, it has been more than 1,700 years. I have not touched the desolate sea since before I was born. Nowadays, none of the old guys in the dragon clan have participated in pioneering the desolate sea."
Ji Yuan frowned again. The longevity of the dragon race was universally acknowledged. Could it be that there were no two thousand year old dragons? It must not be difficult for a true dragon to live two thousand years, right? Even for a true immortal, a lifespan of two thousand years was not an unattainable goal.
"The longer you live, the more disasters you will encounter..."
Lao Long said this meaningfully, as if he understood what his friend was thinking. Even he almost fell out with Ji Yuan at Wolongbi back then.
Ji Yuan thought for a moment again, and finally expressed some of his guesses. These guesses might be considered quite unusual for Lao Long.
"Perhaps this is not aimed at Ruoli, but a test for the entire dragon clan. If Ruoli does not open up the desolate sea, it can prove that the dragon clan has little spare energy or has lost its enterprising spirit. Even if Ruoli opens up the desolate sea, she can still see the reaction of the four seas true dragons, which can be regarded as an open conspiracy..."
Lao Long raised his eyebrows and looked at Ji Yuan with extreme seriousness.
"From what Mr. Ji said, maybe there is a conspiracy?"
Ji Yuan sneered.
"Hehe, yes, the previous chaos in Tianyuzhou was a conspiracy, and the dragon corpse worm is probably also a conspiracy!"
Lao Long's eyes widened slightly. He immediately understood the meaning of his old friend's words and realized the seriousness of the matter. It can be said that apart from Ji Yuan, almost no one could come up with such an exaggerated hypothesis.
"Who dares to plot against my dragon clan?"
"Perhaps someone hopes that the four seas will collapse..."
Ji Yuan actually felt a little cold in his heart at this moment, and he felt as if he had been electrocuted. Someone must be about to make a move, or someone had already made a move but he didn't notice. Although he kept an eye on the artistic conception sky all the time, he couldn't say for sure that he would really see it again.
Could it be that the other party is really so powerful that after Tian Yuzhou's probing and confirming some things, he is actually going to take action against the Four Seas Dragon Clan in the second step