Starting as the young master of a medicine shop, he practiced swordsmanship for twenty years

"Lord White Mirage, your esteemed sect truly lives up to its reputation as one of the leading sects in the Great Xia Dynasty, a sect whose word is its bond."

"When Lord Dragon manages to break free from his imprisonment, I will be sure to convey your sect's kindness to him in its entirety!"

The arrogant and overbearing demeanor that the Azure King usually displayed, never putting humans in his eyes, had completely vanished in the presence of White Mirage, the Second Supreme Elder of the Pure World White Lotus Sect.

He lowered his head, not daring to breathe loudly, appearing utterly subservient and timid. He didn't even dare to meet White Mirage's gaze, his words filled with flattery and obedience.

Although the Azure King was a demon king at the peak of perfection, comparable to a human Outer Core Grandmaster at the peak of perfection,

he still understood the importance of respecting the strong.

White Mirage, a powerhouse at the Great Accomplishment of the Divine Mansion Realm, was only slightly inferior to that Lion Lord.

However, even so, White Mirage, this old monster who concealed himself from the world and rarely showed his face, could easily crush him like an ant with a mere flick of his finger.

Therefore, in front of White Mirage, how could the Azure King dare to be even slightly presumptuous? He could only put away his usual imposing manner, acting cautiously and displaying utmost humility.

White Mirage, seeing the Azure King's humble and respectful appearance, felt very pleased. He raised his hand and gently stroked his beard, letting out a low, resonant sound.

"Mm!"

"Azure King, you can rest assured that our Pure World White Lotus Sect has always been true to its word and will definitely do everything in its power to rescue Lord Dragon."

White Mirage's voice was deep and powerful, each word accurately entering the Azure King's ears.

As the words fell, a glint suddenly flashed in White Mirage's eyes. He changed the subject, his tone becoming meaningful: "After all, we have a common enemy."

"And that is the Great Xia Imperial Family!"

These two sentences seemed to be wrapped in endless profound meaning, permeating the surrounding air, faintly revealing an atmosphere of impending storm.

This time, the Azure King did not respond to White Mirage as quickly as usual, but fell into a brief silence, as if weighing something.

After a while, he slowly opened his mouth: "Lord White Mirage, this matter will have to wait until Lord Dragon is out of trouble before it can be decided."

Having said that, the Azure King bowed slightly, his expression filled with urgency: "Time is of the essence, I believe Lord Dragon has been waiting for too long."

"I will have to trouble Lord White Mirage to lend a helping hand. Wan Shou Mountain will definitely remember your sect's kindness."

The Wan Shou Mountain that the Azure King spoke of was located outside the Western Regions polar region, which was beyond the confines of the Great Xia Dynasty's imprisonment.

The Realm!

As soon as the Azure King finished speaking, an uncontrollable urgency emanated from his body.

His eyes instantly lit up with dazzling golden light, like two small suns, dazzling and scorching.

At the same time, the white robe wrapped around the Azure King's body seemed to be torn by an invisible force.

With a "tearing" sound, the white robe instantly burst into countless flying fragments, scattering in the wind.

When the waves surged, it seemed as if the entire sky would be swept into the bottom of the water.

The next moment, a strong earth-shattering tremor struck, and even the solid bridge connecting the Jinlin River began to sway under this powerful impact.

The solid bridge began to make creaking sounds.

The small boats that were originally quietly docked by the river were as fragile as falling leaves in the face of this monstrous wave.

One fishing boat after another was ruthlessly swept into the depths of the vast Jinlin River, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

White Mirage, seeing the Azure King, who had transformed into an azure giant serpent, causing such a commotion,

instantly furrowed his brows into a tight knot, and a strong dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

However, White Mirage did not choose to scold the Azure King, but concealed his dissatisfaction beneath his seemingly calm face.

"Hmph!"

White Mirage snorted lightly in his nose, secretly slandering.

"Beasts are still beasts after all, it is ultimately difficult to change their nature, full of manic bloodthirst."

"They act entirely without thinking, abandoning the stable and low-key path, and insisting on making such a high-profile and sensational commotion."

"Extremely foolish!"

"Not just foolish, simply idiotic!"

Jinlin River riverbed!

Ten thousand zhang below, the Jinlin River's riverbed seemed to be a boundless abyss, pitch black and deathly silent.

Suddenly, a pair of heaven-covering giant eyes suddenly opened.

Looking closely, it was a pair of vertical pupil giant eyes, the depths of the pupils revealing endless vicissitudes and chilling majesty.

It seemed that everything in this world was but a drop in the ocean in its eyes.

The next moment, the two huge eyeballs were slowly turning left and right.

In an instant, a cyan-blue ghostly light burst out from the giant eyes.

In just an instant, the blue ghostly light quickly tore through the thick darkness, like a shocking rainbow across time and space, shooting straight towards the top of the Jinlin River.

Wherever the blue ghostly light passed, the cold, bone-piercing water was all stained with a strange blue light, like a dream.

Immediately afterward, a boundless, winding black shadow stirred wildly at the bottom of the river.

It was as if a long-dormant behemoth had finally awakened and returned, beginning to vent the power accumulated over countless years.

Wherever the winding black shadow went, the sediment accumulated at the bottom of the river was stirred up into the sky, and some submarine boulders were easily overturned.

Under the influence of this violent turmoil, the entire Jinlin River trembled violently.

The Jinlin River's water was like boiling water, frantically rolling, the waves surging and surging, wave after wave of huge waves slammed heavily on both banks.

The Azure King, at a distance of several thousand meters, remotely saw the Dragon Lord coiling and winding at the bottom of the Jinlin River.

His extremely strange snake head was slightly raised, and he spoke human words.

The originally cold snake face now even showed a look of joy that only humans possessed.

"Dragon… Dragon Lord!"

The Azure King's voice was extremely trembling, with a few points of unbelievable surprise.

Immediately afterward, he hurriedly said: "Azure… Azure Scale, greet… greet the Dragon Lord!"

Because the Azure King was too excited, even his words became intermittent and unclear.

Then, the Azure King seemed to be afraid of disturbing the Dragon Lord, carefully slowed down his speed, and slowly swam towards the direction where the Dragon Lord was.

Each movement of the giant azure snake seemed extremely restrained, as if it were approaching a deity it revered its entire life.

However, when it was still more than a thousand meters away from the riverbed,

Qing Wang's mountain-like body suddenly froze, stiffening in the water, no longer daring to move forward even half an inch.

The scales all over its body trembled slightly under the impact of the water current, appearing extremely strange.

Not only was Qing Wang like this, but Bai Shen, who had been closely following behind it, also stopped in perfect understanding, floating side by side with Qing Wang in this deep river water.

Bai Shen's expression changed, and the cold light that originally flickered in his eyes now contained a bit more fear and awe.

He stared intently at the darkness below, as if he had already sensed something.

Looking closely, above the Dragon Lord, a faint, deep black light, like a ghost, appeared and disappeared intermittently, emitting a palpitating and uneasy aura.

This black light was like an invisible barrier and a mysterious protective layer, tightly enveloping the riverbed.

At this moment, the full appearance of the Dragon Lord was also reflected in the eyes of Qing Lin and Bai Shen without reservation.

The Dragon Lord's body was nearly a thousand feet long, with an extraordinary aura.

What was shocking was that the Dragon Lord's body was tightly wrapped from top to bottom by nine incomparably thick black chains.

These black chains were deeply embedded in the Dragon Lord's flesh, and every terrifying strangulation mark made Qing Lin and Bai Shen feel a burst of panic in their hearts.

As the Second Supreme Elder of the Pure World White Lotus Society, Bai Shen was the mortal enemy of the Great Xia Imperial Family.

Bai Shen knew most of the secrets of the Great Xia Dynasty inside and out, with almost no secrets to speak of.

Of course, their Pure World White Lotus Society was also thoroughly understood by the Great Xia Dynasty, to the point where even their underpants were almost pulled off.

Therefore, when Bai Shen saw the nine black chains, his heart couldn't help but shake, as he naturally knew the origin of these nine black chains.

This was actually the Xuan Bird Sky Lock!

A rare Nine-pattern Moon-grade sacrificial artifact!

This was the martial arts sacrificial artifact of Emperor Tianqi, Xia Ritain, and it was even more famous in his hands, making people tremble at the mere mention of it.

This Xia Ritain was the previous emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, the biological father of the current Great Xia Empress, Xia Mingyue.

Back then, Xia Ritain relied on this treasure to dominate the martial arts world, deterring all directions.

What surprised and puzzled everyone was that Xia Ritain would actually use this Xuan Bird Sky Lock to lock up this Dragon Lord.

The reason for this was probably only known to him.

Because Xia Ritain's strength was unfathomable, and as far as Bai Shen knew, he seemed to have broken through to that realm.

Moreover, with the Nine-pattern Moon artifact in hand, killing the Dragon Lord would probably be an easy task.

However, simply locking this Dragon Lord at the bottom of the Jinlin River, and using the Nine-pattern Moon artifact Xuan Bird Sky Lock, was truly strange.

The power contained in the Xuan Bird Sky Lock almost possessed the power to reach the heavens and earth, reversing the universe and changing the colors of the sky and earth.

This was because Nine-pattern Moon artifacts not only contained endless origins of heaven and earth, but also the extremely terrifying power of the laws of heaven and earth.

That's right, it was the power of the laws of heaven and earth that only Void Refining True Monarch realm martial artists could wield.

Martial artists possessing Nine-pattern Moon artifacts could unleash power comparable to that of a Void Refining True Monarch in a very short period.

Although it was only a short period of glory, it was enough to stand proudly above the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

After all, the power of a Void Refining True Monarch could already be described as a god or immortal.

Therefore, a conclusion circulated among the top forces of the Great Xia Dynasty.

That was, everything below the Void Refining realm was just ants!

The Dragon Lord at the bottom of the river slowly raised its majestic head.

Unlike the head of the azure giant snake,

the Dragon Lord's snake head was as black as night, with scales closely arranged, each piece seeming to have been tempered thousands of times, exuding a cold, dark luster.

The black snake head bulged slightly, shaped like a crown, constantly revealing an inviolable majesty.

Among them, what was most surprising was that on both sides of the Dragon Lord's snake head, faint, slightly raised bone spurs could be seen, as if they were unformed dragon horns.

The Dragon Lord's nostrils twitched slightly, each breath bringing a low tremor.

The snake's tongue flicked lightly, scarlet and slender, like flames flickering in the darkness, carrying a fatal temptation and danger.

It had both the coldness of a snake and the domineering aura of a dragon, as if it were a terrifying existence walking out of ancient mythology, making people fearful.

The Dragon Lord's gaze was fixed on Qing Wang, a complex emotion flashing in its eyes—perhaps surprise, or perhaps nostalgia.

"Little Qing Lin, I didn't expect it to be you who came."

"And you, Little Jin!"

"It's been many years since we last met, and you have actually broken through to the Half-step Demon Lord realm, only one step away from the Demon Lord realm."

The Dragon Lord's voice echoed at the bottom of the river, and the water waves trembled gently, as if even the water current was listening to what it said.

The demon beast realms are divided into Spirit Wisdom Demon Beast, Spirit Wisdom Great Demon, Demon King, Heavenly Demon, Demon Lord, Demon Emperor, and Demon Saint!

Corresponding to the martial arts realms of human martial artists.

Blood Refining Realm, Inner Qi Realm, Outer Strength Grandmaster, Divine Mansion True Person, Void Refining True Monarch, Earth Venerable World Master, Heavenly Origin Dao Immortal.

As soon as the words "Little Jin" fell, Qing Lin's huge, winding snake body suddenly shone with dazzling golden light.

In the blink of an eye, a majestic and fierce golden lion phantom slowly emerged beneath the shimmering water surface.

The golden giant lion stood majestically in the water, each mane like a burning golden flame, emitting a suffocating pressure.

Even the golden giant lion's eyes were like two blazing suns, and wherever its gaze reached, even the water current evaporated.

After the golden lion appeared, its movements were extremely swift, its forelimbs prostrate on the ground, its huge head lowered, respectfully saluting the Dragon Lord below.

This action was full of submission and awe.

"Dragon Lord!"

The Dragon Lord acted as if it did not see the golden giant lion's respectful salute, and slowly opened its mouth.

"Even your Yuan Shen power can enter this Great Xia Dynasty."

"Is it that one's intention?"

As soon as the Dragon Lord's words fell, the golden giant lion in the sky hurriedly responded.

"Yes, Dragon Lord."

"Ancestor Feather Emperor, it wants this world!"

"However, Ancestor Feather Emperor cannot take action now, forcibly breaking the confinement of this world."

"So… … …."

Although the second half of the sentence was not spoken, the Dragon Lord already understood the golden giant lion's intention.

Ancestor Feather Emperor wants to know how it entered this Great Xia Dynasty.