Overseas, Dragon Palace.
In the dim grand hall, Mu Changsheng stood with his hands tied, his eyes tightly shut. His usually placid face twitched slightly, unable to conceal the terror in his heart.
What am I doing?
At this moment, the [Script] set by Lu Yang had already been successfully completed and dispersed. However, Mu Changsheng had the habit of analyzing his past actions. Looking back now, he only felt a sense of creeping horror.
My previous deduction might have been wrong... If the Old Dragon Lord truly knew about the [Nourishing Life Master] all along, why was he so cautious? Moreover, he didn't have the conceptual aura of being favored by the Heavenly Lord on him, which I somehow overlooked. Something isn't right... Could it not be him? Could it be another supreme expert laying out a scheme on me?
Which Perfected Lord is it this time?
To be honest, Mu Changsheng was actually somewhat used to Golden Core Perfected Lords plotting against him. He had long been tormented to the point of numbness back in the day.
But the problem was—
This time is different. With my cultivation at its peak state, even if a Perfected Lord schemes against me, although I lack the power to resist, I should at least be able to sense something.
But this time, he hadn't noticed a single thing.
Not only had he not noticed the process, but even regarding the outcome, it was only now, after carefully analyzing and deliberating over it several times, that he faintly felt something was amiss.
What profound methods!
To use such methods on me... it doesn't seem like they're targeting me. Could their target be the Dragon Lord?
At this thought, Mu Changsheng suddenly became restless. For no other reason than the fact that the Old Dragon Lord had already entered the [Nourishing Life Master]. This wasn't good.
If there really is some danger inside the [Nourishing Life Master], going in now would just be throwing my life away. But if I do nothing, and the Old Dragon Lord truly dies, I can forget about walking out of this Dragon Palace alive... Should I take this chance to sneak away? Looking at the situation, it's not guaranteed that the Old Dragon Lord will even make it back...
For a moment, Mu Changsheng's expression flickered between light and dark.
Right at that moment, the dim Dragon Palace suddenly lit up with radiant colors. Profound wonders shifted, separating into clarity and turbidity, finally transforming into a figure descending from the void.
It was the Old Dragon Lord!
Seeing this, Mu Changsheng instantly stopped the foot he had just lifted to leave. He clearly hadn't expected the Old Dragon Lord to actually make it back. Had he guessed wrong again?
However, this didn't stop him from changing his face in an instant:
"Congratulations, Senior, on your cultivation advancing a step further!"
Mu Changsheng smoothly transitioned his movements, walking quickly to the Old Dragon Lord's side and bowing respectfully. "Senior's grace of saving my life will forever be engraved in Mu Changsheng's heart."
Hearing this, the Old Dragon Lord opened his eyes and smiled:
"Since you are a True Dragon now, young friend, we are naturally one family. There is no need to be so respectful. You may step down for now. From now on, cultivate in peace within my Dragon Palace."
"This lowly cultivator obeys."
Mu Changsheng understood in his heart that the Old Dragon Lord was shooing him away. Without any hesitation, he immediately nodded and backed out of the hall while maintaining a bowed posture.
After watching him leave, the Old Dragon Lord finally looked at his palm with immense satisfaction. There, a streak of radiant light resembling a swimming dragon shuttled across his fingertips. It coiled into a circle, revealing countless dragon seal scripts within. They clashed and intertwined, eventually transforming into a bright sphere of light.
The [Supreme Dragon King]!
He had been standing on the threshold of Void Attainment all along, unable to advance only because he couldn't sense the Ancestral Dragon's heartbeat. Now, he had finally broken through the bottleneck.
Of course, this Void Attainment Dao Fruit was currently still in the unorthodox stage and hadn't gestated any profound wonders yet. However, because the True Dragon clan resonating with it was flourishing and prosperous thanks to his efforts, he could clearly sense the [Supreme Dragon King] growing stronger at a visible rate.
Thirty years.
The Old Dragon Lord made a preliminary estimate: Thirty years at most, and the [Supreme Dragon King] will be able to condense its profound wonders. Backed by the True Dragon clan, this is considered fast!
Immediately after, he thought of Mu Changsheng again.
The [Heaven of Nothingness] plan... This is my fortuitous encounter as well.
As long as it was successfully implemented, forcing all other Perfected Lords into seclusion and allowing the True Dragon clan to expand and flourish, the [Supreme Dragon King] would definitely be able to achieve another qualitative leap.
Besides that, there were also the instructions from his dear father.
Restoring the [Vast Ocean Water] to its supreme position—this had to be put on the agenda as well. Perhaps it could be carried out concurrently with the [Heaven of Nothingness] plan.
Thinking of this, the Old Dragon Lord rubbed his hands together eagerly, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.
The good days were still ahead!
…
[Nourishing Life Master].
Lu Yang sat cross-legged, playfully rolling a streak of radiant light with great interest. Dragon seal scripts within the light sketched out a form, finally hovering quietly above his palm.
If the Old Dragon Lord were here, he would definitely be utterly astonished, because the concept of this radiant light was ninety-nine percent similar to his [Supreme Dragon King]. The only difference was that its foundation seemed slightly unstable. However, this was normal, because this was the fruit of Lu Yang's [Pseudo Void Attainment], woven using the conceptual seed of a World Realm.
The feedback from [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard]!
The Old Dragon Lord achieving Void Attainment for the [Supreme Dragon King] relied entirely on Lu Yang for the final breakthrough. Such a grace of imparting the Dao and resolving doubts naturally activated this talent.
Therefore, Lu Yang now knew all the related Dao comprehension of the [Supreme Dragon King].
This is a good item.
Lu Yang rubbed his chin. Using the True Dragon clan as a foundation to usurp the position of the Ancestral Dragon... If this is deduced to perfection, it might just become a second Ancestral Dragon.
This was the Old Dragon Lord's Dao.
However, it was not Lu Yang's Dao. Moreover, the Dao Fruit Lu Yang created using the World Realm seed of the [Nourishing Life Master] couldn't reach the strength of the [Supreme Dragon King] anyway.
"So I'll downgrade it a tier and call you the [Well Dragon King]."
Lu Yang chuckled lightly. There was nothing particularly remarkable about this Dao Fruit itself. It was far inferior to the [Supreme Dragon King], at most capable of borrowing a sliver of the Ancestral Dragon's power for bolstering.
None of that mattered.
What mattered was that this Dao Fruit was connected to the Ancestral Dragon. Since he also possessed the Ancestral Dragon's heartbeat, he could absolutely use this Dao Fruit to sense the location of the Ancestral Dragon's seal!
No sooner thought than done. Lu Yang immediately used [Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows] to separate an incarnation. Holding the [Well Dragon King], the incarnation escaped into the mortal realm and began to activate the Dao Fruit. Streaks of flowing light poured out from the [Well Dragon King], faintly constructing a tunnel that allowed his gaze to travel through it.
"...Hmm?"
The next second, Lu Yang froze.
In his expectations, what he would see through the [Well Dragon King] should have been the center of the Immortal Nexus, sealed away by the Four Dogs and unknown to the world.
However, that was not the case.
What met his eyes was a baleful yin qi colder than winter snow, carrying a concept that brought all things to a dead silence, making it impossible for living creatures to survive.
The Netherworld!?
At this moment, Lu Yang's gaze traveled through the tunnel formed by the [Well Dragon King]. Faintly, amidst that boundless, baleful yin qi, he seemed to see a towering palace. The Five Elements circulated within it, but Wood reigned supreme, propping up a vast expanse of smoky veins that blotted out the sky and sun, concealing all fluctuations.
And standing before the palace was a figure with his hands behind his back.
"...Who's there?"
In a flash, boundless death qi surged backward. The figure standing before the palace had also noticed Lu Yang's gaze, and a pair of long, narrow eyes abruptly snapped over.
Boom!
[Golden Talent: Great Self-Detonation]!
Lu Yang made a prompt decision, instantly detonating his incarnation and severing the connection.
Meanwhile, in the Netherworld.
[Sky-shrouding] narrowed his eyes slightly. All he saw was a blazing inferno of light that severed his connection to the mortal realm, making it impossible for him to see clearly the person who had just spied on the Netherworld.
They came prepared... I've been discovered?
For a moment, unspeakable astonishment filled [Sky-shrouding]'s heart. Connecting this to the anomaly of the [Eternal Flowing Water] he had discovered not long ago, his expression shifted constantly.
Restless thoughts surfaced in his mind.
The [Eternal Flowing Water] is very special. It houses a True Dragon gestation ritual array. When I altered the [Chen Earth] back then, I completely severed the root of that ritual array.
But not long ago, the ritual array seemed to restart... Although it didn't allow that newborn True Dragon to attain the [Eternal Flowing Water], it's still a hidden danger in the end. Was it the handiwork of that old loach? Unlikely. Would he have the guts? Or is there... someone behind him, using him as a proxy to lay out a scheme?
[Sky-shrouding] pondered inwardly, his brow furrowed tightly.
He felt somewhat uneasy.
There wouldn't be any unexpected variables in his plan, right?
(End of Chapter)