Chapter 398: Attending the banquet at the Dragon Palace, Dragon Clan karma

Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao had been out for three days, which happened to be the day of the banquet invited by the Dragon Palace.

In Gu Xiu's original plan, if Qiong Xiao broke through the shackles of her state of mind, he would take her there.

Who knew she would break through so early.

In this way, after attending the Dragon Palace banquet and seeing what the Dragon Palace was plotting, he could return directly to Three Immortals Island.

The two returned to the shore of the East Sea and headed to the East Sea Dragon Palace.

In front of the palace gate, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were lined up neatly, their armor shining and majestic.

Seeing Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao arrive, they bowed one after another.

Ao Bing and the Turtle Prime Minister were receiving guests.

Seeing Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao, Ao Bing immediately asked the shrimp soldiers and crab generals to go in and notify the Four Sea Dragon Kings.

He asked the Turtle Prime Minister to receive other guests and walked toward Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao.

"Ao Bing has seen the Immortal." Ao Bing bowed and looked at Qiong Xiao beside Gu Xiu.

"Immortal, who is this?"

Gu Xiu said indifferently, "This is my Junior Aunt Qiong Xiao."

Hearing that it was Qiong Xiao among the Three Xiao sisters, Ao Bing was stunned and hurriedly bowed respectfully, "Ao Bing pays respects to Lady Qiong Xiao."

Because the Three Xiao sisters were famous, the Dragon Palace never thought that they could invite such big figures, and only thought about whether they could invite Gu Xiu when they went to Three Immortals Island.

He didn't expect Qiong Xiao to come with Gu Xiu.

Qiong Xiao nodded slightly without saying a word.

Ao Bing led Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao into the Dragon Palace.

"Immortal, Lady Qiong Xiao, please follow me. If you have any questions or requirements, you can find me at any time. As long as it is within the ability of the Dragon Palace, we will definitely do it."

Gu Xiu smiled slightly, "We are just idle, coming to attend a banquet, I guess there is nothing you need to do."

Ao Bing thought so too. The other party was a Jie Sect immortal with great powers.

Only the Dragon Palace had something to ask of Gu Xiu, and the Dragon Palace really had nothing to offer.

Walking into the Dragon Palace, the palace was carved with beams and painted buildings, and coral jade trees stood, flashing with strange colors.

Ao Guang had long been waiting with the three great Dragon Kings. He was wearing a golden dragon robe, a crown on his head, and his expression was majestic and kind.

Seeing the two, Ao Guang hurriedly greeted them and smiled, "It is a great honor for my Dragon Palace that Immortal Gu and Lady Qiong Xiao have come!"

"We have seen Immortal Gu and Lady Qiong Xiao." The three great Dragon Kings bowed slightly and echoed.

Gu Xiu smiled indifferently, his expression calm, "Fellow Daoists are too polite. The Dragon Palace invited us, so I came to the appointment when I was idle."

Subsequently, under Ao Guang's guidance, Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao went to the banquet.

Because their realm was too high, the Dao rhyme flowed around them, and every move was natural, containing rhythm, as if they were integrated with heaven and earth, attracting curious eyes from the guests around.

Everyone was curious about the identity of Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao.

The Dragon Clan had been declining for a long time, how could they invite such great powers.

At the banquet table, there were all kinds of delicacies.

During the banquet, the music was melodious, and a group of graceful dragon girls danced in the dance pool.

The dance was light and beautiful, like flowing clouds, every turn, every lift of the eyes, revealed an indescribable charm and elegance.

"Immortal Gu, Lady Qiong Xiao, please." After arranging for Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao to take their seats.

Ao Guang returned to the main seat above, raised his glass, stood up and said, "Thank you all for being able to come to the banquet held by my East Sea Dragon Palace. I, Ao Guang, express my gratitude here. I, Ao Guang, toast everyone a cup."

After finishing, Ao Guang smiled, "This banquet, the most fortunate thing is to be able to invite two distinguished guests."

Once these words were spoken, the guests at the banquet looked at each other.

Subsequently, their eyes fell on Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao.

Facing everyone's gaze, Gu Xiu's expression was indifferent, drinking wine by himself.

Qiong Xiao's expression was as cold as ever.

Ao Guang nodded to Gu Xiu.

"Being able to invite Immortal Gu and Lady Qiong Xiao to attend my Dragon Palace banquet this time is truly a great honor for my Dragon Palace. I, Ao Guang, will toast the Immortal and Lady Qiong Xiao three cups first."

Once these words were spoken, the guests knew the identities of Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao.

They didn't know how the Dragon Palace climbed up to the Jie Sect.

The Dragon Palace banquet lasted as short as three days and as long as a month and a half.

Gu Xiu didn't plan to stay that long. If it was three days, he could wait for the banquet to end.

If it was a month and a half, he could only go back halfway.

The first half of the time was still normal, after three rounds of wine.

Ao Guang left the venue and let the three Dragon Kings entertain and control the scene.

Subsequently, Ao Bing came to Gu Xiu and whispered.

"Immortal, Lady Qiong Xiao, my father wants to see you alone to ask some questions, is that okay?"

Gu Xiu said indifferently, "This is your purpose, right? Lead the way."

Seeing Gu Xiu speak straight to the point without showing anger, Ao Bing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Immortal, my Dragon Palace does have something to ask. I was afraid it would be inappropriate to say it directly, so I held this banquet. Please forgive me."

"No problem, I said before that I was idle, so I agreed to come to your Dragon Palace banquet."

"Thank you, Immortal." Ao Bing didn't say anything more and immediately took Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao to see Ao Guang.

Ao Guang was waiting early in a room.

Seeing Ao Bing leading Gu Xiu and Qiong Xiao over, he stepped forward and bowed.

"Thank you, Immortal Gu and Lady Qiong Xiao, for coming to see me."

Gu Xiu didn't talk nonsense and said directly, "Ao Guang, we are old acquaintances, let's talk about business."

Qiong Xiao looked at Gu Xiu, a hint of confusion in her beautiful eyes; she knew the Dragon Clan had requests, yet he still came to attend the banquet.

Previously, he had also inexplicably stepped in to help the Dragon Clan.

But now it was not convenient to ask openly, so she could only wait until they returned to ask.

Ao Guang lowered his posture and said apologetically, "Immortal Gu has helped my Dragon Palace many times, and even helped me kill Nezha to avenge my seventh son. My East Sea Dragon Palace owes Immortal Gu a great debt of gratitude. I should not trouble you further, but this matter concerns the fate of my Dragon Clan, and I am truly at my wit's end, which is why I wish to seek help from Immortal Gu."

"Concerns the fate of your Dragon Clan?" Gu Xiu frowned slightly and pondered for a moment.

"You wouldn't be asking if I have a way to resolve the Heavenly karma on your Dragon Clan, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Ao Guang was slightly stunned: "Immortal Gu is truly possessed of vast supernatural powers; nothing can be hidden from you. Ever since the Dragon-Phoenix Great Calamity of the ancient era, my Dragon Clan has been burdened with heavy Heavenly karma. This karma is like maggots on a bone, causing my Dragon Clan's descendants to wither and affecting the strong within the clan, making it difficult for their strength to improve. If this continues for long, I fear my Dragon Clan faces total annihilation!"

After a pause, Ao Guang continued.

"Over these years, my Dragon Clan has tried every possible method, yet we have never found a way to resolve it. Having witnessed Immortal Gu's vast powers and knowledge of the future, I have dared to ask if Immortal Gu has any way to solve the problem of my Dragon Clan's karma."

Gu Xiu shook his head inwardly.

This Dragon Clan really thought highly of him.

He spoke slowly: "I cannot resolve the Heavenly karma of your Dragon Clan."

Hearing this, Ao Guang's expression dimmed: "That is true. The Heavenly karma on my Dragon Clan is the karma committed by my Dragon Clan in the ancient era; it is fundamentally unsolvable. I have disturbed you, Immortal Gu."

Gu Xiu said indifferently: "Although I cannot resolve it, I do know a method that might solve the problem your Dragon Clan faces—at the very least, it would allow your Dragon Clan to cultivate normally, and your strength would no longer be suppressed."

When these words were spoken, Ao Guang was slightly stunned, his face full of surprise.

"Immortal Gu, are your words true? I wonder what this method is?"