"Taiping Taoist, Zhang Jiao?"
In an inconspicuous cave sowhere in the Great Wilderness Tomb Canyon, Lu Yunhuang, dressed in a white Python Robe, sat in the shadow of a reef. He slowly opened his eyes, a glint flashing within them.
Inside the Spiritual World, a refined-looking youth in white robes was pondering.
’Could this be the person who stopped from testing Lu Yunqing and ruined my plans?’
He had told Lu Yunhuang to guard this border region to see where the Human Race Cultivators would retreat. He had assud it would be the Pearl White Sand Islands, but it turned out to be the Great Wilderness Tomb Canyon. So, he had the Piano Demon drive two Great Flood Dragons toward the group’s path. He thought this would be an easy way to eliminate Lu Yunqing and rid himself of a major problem.
He never expected a Taiping Taoist to show up out of nowhere.
’A re Ninth Realm Daoist is nothing but an ant, so why... why does that pearl in his hand look so familiar? It seems to be an object of the Demon Race. How could an orthodox Daoist use a Demon Race item? Could he be part of the Demon Dao? Does he have so ulterior motive?’
’Or... is the Great Netherworld also involved in this?’
In the end, Xun Yu decided he was overthinking things. The man had probably just arrived in ti to save them, nothing more.
"Sir, should we be going now?"
Lu Yunhuang asked respectfully.
Xun Yu thought from within the other’s body, ’It should be about over. Now that the prodigies of the Human Race have arrived here, the Demon Race’s ambush has failed. Their campaign is bound to be a loss. Next, we just have to wait for those old geezers to make their move. You should go join the others. I won’t interfere anymore, to avoid being detected by anyone from the Taoist Sect or Confucian Temple.’
"Understood."
Xun Yu rembered sothing and added, "Oh, right. Be wary of Lu Yunqing. His thods are completely different from before."
Lu Yunhuang asked, confused, "Isn’t he known for being sincere and kind? He can be calculating?"
Xun Yu sneered. "He may be sincere, but what about the people around him? Besides, if you want to know if soone is truly sincere and loyal, don’t listen to what others say. Watch what he does."
’And I wonder who set up those Confucian True Words... "three n make a tiger." Such heavy montum. Interesting.’
...
In the canyon, on the winding mountain ridge.
After Zhang Jiao and the Nascent Soul Daoist worked together to suppress the two Flood Dragons and temporarily resolve the crisis, everyone ca forward in admiration to ask about the Taiping Taoist’s origins.
"Immortal Master, your thods are incredible! Your Thunder Technique is astonishing, possessing the might of the heavens."
Prince Song Yan You, who had been saved earlier, said with a slight bow.
The Crown Prince of Great Sui also smiled. "I wonder, in which country is the Immortal Master’s Daoist temple located? If I have the ti one day, I will surely pay a visit!"
’A Daoist temple? I don’t have a Daoist temple... I can’t just make up another one.’
Lu Mingyuan was speechless. Thinking fast, he said nonchalantly, "I am rely a Loose Cultivator, a Tributor under the Purple Palace Country. I just happened to lend a hand. Pay it no mind."
After speaking, he took out a "Purple Palace" Token to prove his identity.
’Good thing I held sothing back when I dealt with those Purple Palace Country cultivators and intercepted the bird egg.’
"Purple Palace Country?" the Eldest Princess of the Golden Crow Country asked doubtfully.
"Isn’t the Purple Palace Country at war with the Lion Frost Country? It seems that powerful cultivators like yourself did not attend the Demon Slaying Conference, which is why all contact with the Purple Palace Country’s envoys was lost."
Lu Mingyuan hadn’t expected soone to be so persistent. He could only force an excuse. "The Sovereign ordered to secretly protect the Prince during the Demon Slaying Conference. I just didn’t expect such an accident to occur along the way."
’Anyway, everyone from the Purple Palace Country is dead. With no one to contradict , I can say whatever I want.’
Just as he settled one person, the Nascent Soul Daoist on the other side asked curiously:
"Fellow Daoist, may I ask the origin of your Daoist Skills? They seem incredibly profound. Even I feel inferior in comparison."
Lu Mingyuan laughed heartily. "Self-taught... I’m self-taught."
His current clone had little to do with the Paper-cutting Adult technique anymore. It had developed nurous functions far beyond what a simple Paperman could achieve.
As his own strength grew, the cultivation of his several clones also rose with the tide.
"Silver Frost Heir, what is the aning of this?"
At that mont, a loud rebuke ca from the side.
Everyone looked over and saw that it was the Nanli Princess questioning Wuxun, the prince of the Silver Frost Country.
The Silver Frost Heir, Wuxun, walked over, stroking the Frost Jade Dragon Bracelet on his wrist.
But the two Flood Dragons on the riverbank had vanished into thin air.
"I was worried these two Flood Dragons would escape, so I confined them within the Dragon Bracelet. Wasn’t I just considering everyone’s safety?"
The Silver Frost Heir said with conviction.
The Nanli Princess, Li Muwan, said in an icy tone, "Their Demon Essence has been sealed by the Trapped Dragon Lock. How could they possibly resist? That’s no excuse for you to take the two Flood Dragons for yourself. And why didn’t we see you summon your Great Frost Winged Dragon earlier? Were you deliberately hiding your strength?"
Wuxun’s expression changed. "Don’t you make baseless accusations! The Dragon Bracelet can only be used once a day. Naturally, I had to choose the right mont!"
"So unless your own life is in danger, you won’t use it, is that right?"
Lu Mingyuan’s main body stepped forward, getting a clear look at the bracelet in the Silver Frost Heir’s hand.
This item was a priceless Innate Treasure, the Great Frost Dragon Bracelet.
A treasure passed down through the Great Frost Royal Family for a thousand years.
It ca from the Dragon-Slaying Blessed Land.
The Dragon-Slaying Blessed Land was the place where a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old True Dragon fell during the Middle Ages. In that era, a True Dragon’s status was no less than that of a Demon Ancestor. Legend has it that a Demon Dragon angered an unparalleled Sword Immortal and was slain in the Dragon Valley. Over ti, the land nurtured a Blessed Land containing many Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects. It was said that Opportunities could be found everywhere.
This naturally included the Great Frost Dragon Bracelet, which was crafted from Dragon Jade. The ancestor of the Great Frost Dynasty had obtained it in the Dragon-Slaying Blessed Land.
This item could summon and raise dragons.
The Great Frost Dragon Bracelet housed a Silver Frost Winged Dragon that was over a hundred ters tall. With its help, the Silver Frost King conquered all in his path, swiftly unifying the fractured Great Frost.
The current Silver Frost Heir was a Prince on the surface, but in reality, it wouldn’t be long before he beca the Empire’s Son.
"No matter. For now, it is better to keep them in the Heir’s Dragon Bracelet. It will prevent other Demons from coveting them," the Taiping Taoist, Zhang Jiao, said with a faint smile.
The Nascent Soul Great Cultivator nodded, agreeing with this reasoning.
"That’s right. It would be inconvenient to leave them here or to try and take them with us."
Acquiescing was a reluctant choice, but what could they do? Wuxun was the future Emperor’s Son of Great Frost.
"Even so, he should have at least told us..." Li Muwan wanted to say more, but she was stopped by Princess Jin Wu, Luo Qiufu, who was beside her.
"The Nanli Dynasty is aligned with fire, and the Great Frost Dynasty with water. Your two nations are neighbors and a battle between you is inevitable, but now is definitely not the ti for conflict," Luo Qiufu reminded her.
Lu Yunqing, who had been silent all this ti, narrowed his eyes at the Silver Frost Heir, a thoughtful look appearing in their depths.
Lu Mingyuan shook his head slightly, ignoring them.
[Gua Cheng, Moderately Auspicious.]
[Acquired Azure Fate Grid - Only I have the thod. Refinent Level: 20%]
[Azure Life Chart (Only I have the thod): If I cannot achieve the Dao, who can? Overpowering ten thousand skills with brute force, Sealing Demons and commanding fiends, shattering mountains and destroying cities, standing alone against all Ten Thousand Techniques.]
[Refinent Level reached 20%. Unlocked Life Chart Trait - Supre Technique]
[Supre Technique (Basic Level): Maximizes the power of Divine Techniques and magic. Slightly suppresses enemies. Power is doubled.]
’Supre Technique, huh...’
’With the Supre Technique, the Thunder Pearl could unleash even greater power. With its might continuously stacked, I could easily slay a Tenth Realm Cultivator.’
Lu Mingyuan thought to himself.
’Perhaps I should start cultivating more Martial Arts Divine Techniques.’
"Everyone, I’ve finally found you."
At this mont, a refined-looking man in a white Python Robe strode over the rugged mountains and arrived before the group.
"Lu Yunhuang? What are you doing here?"
Lu Yunqing asked in a low voice.
Lu Yunhuang pointed to the tall man beside him with mixed black and white hair and said with a helpless, bitter smile, "Lord Qin Mo and I were teleported to the periphery. We’ve been constantly evading pursuit from the Demon Race’s army."
Lu Mingyuan stared at Lu Yunhuang’s features, feeling that sothing about him had changed significantly.
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