Chapter 461

Cang Li let out a light sigh, "Xiahou Third Elder, you should understand—nobody is that easy to fool. You'd better discuss this with your young master or family head; if you insist on breaking open the demon realm's gate, then don't blame us Fusang Island, Carefree Sect, and even all the righteous sects of the cultivation world for being merciless."

These words made Xiahou Third Elder's heart jolt suddenly.

He lifted his head and met Cang Li's calm eyes, realizing this matter would not be settled hastily.

If the Xiahou family makes no indication, then it would mean the Xiahou family is suspected of bringing disaster to the cultivation world.

Cang Li said meaningfully, "Actually, I think your young master isn't really a good match for my second senior sister."

Xiahou Third Elder's expression shifted slightly; he understood the other's hint.

Cang Li stretched, seeing that his own junior sister and the golden dragon had vanished from the distant sky, he leapt down and returned to Xiahou Rui's room.

Xiahou Third Elder followed him back.

He glanced at Cang Li sipping tea in the outer chamber, then stepped into the inner room and saw the frail youth leaning by the bed, reading a book.

The youth slightly raised his eyes, saw Xiahou Third Elder's solemn expression, closed his book and set it aside.

"Speak."

Xiahou Third Elder's face tightened; after setting up a sound‑isolating barrier, he told Xiahou Rui about his conversation with Cang Li just now.

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Rui fell silent.

Xiahou Third Elder sighed, "Young master, what should we do now? Should we first discuss this with the family head?"

Xiahou Rui lowered his eyelashes, "Let me think about it."

Hearing that, Xiahou Third Elder said nothing more.

Xiahou Rui's sickly pale fingers tightened slightly on the blanket; after a moment he slowly loosened his grip, and a self‑mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

…

Fusang Sea.

Yuan Yao had the golden egg, Tianxue, the little fox, and Yuan Batian return first to the Yaoguang Space.

Immediately afterward, she met Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji, and told them about the matter on the small island.

Xiao Lingwei felt nothing for this maternal grandfather, because since childhood she had sensed his preference for sons over daughters.

"What about Xiao Fu?" Yuan Yao suddenly thought of someone and couldn't help asking.

"I've locked him up in the dungeon," Xiao Lingwei replied. "As for Xiao Ru, she should still be somewhere in this sea area."

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao pondered a few seconds, then said, "I'll go look for her."

"All right, be careful," Xiao Lingwei said with a smile.

Suddenly, Yuan Yao's expression shifted slightly.

Ying Wuji frowned, "What's wrong?"

"I feel like I'm about to breakthrough!" Yuan Yao exclaimed in alarm, "I can't suppress it much longer!"

Ying Wuji and Xiao Lingwei exchanged a glance, breathed a sigh of relief, and naturally understood that this was because the golden egg's birth had greatly increased its strength, feeding some of that power back to its master.

"We'll stand guard for you," Ying Wuji said.

Yuan Yao nodded, then sat cross‑legged on the sea surface, quickly regulating her breath and circulating her spiritual power.

As time trickled by, the aura of power emanating from her whole body grew ever richer.

Yuan Yao leapt from early Nascent Soul Realm straight to mid‑Nascent Soul Realm!

Just as Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji thought her advancement was ending, Yuan Yao continued to circulate her internal spiritual power.

The heavenly‑earthly regulatory light beams of the breakthrough once again enveloped her.

Hum—

Her cultivation actually broke through to late Nascent Soul Realm!

The injuries she had previously sustained were slowly healing at a visible speed, scabbing over and peeling off.

Yuan Yao slowly opened her eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid breath.

As she lifted her head, she met the complex gazes of her second senior sister and youngest senior brother.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Lingwei raised her brows, saying, "Yao Yao, if your third senior brother knew you had advanced two small stages in a row, he'd probably be so shocked he'd vomit blood."

Hearing that, Yuan Yao couldn't help but laugh.

"Yao Yao, congratulations," Ying Wuji said with a smile.

Xiao Lingwei stepped up to Yuan Yao, cupping her face in both hands, "Our Yao Yao is truly invincibly powerful!"

Yuan Yao smiled brightly, "Hehe."

Ying Wuji said, "Xiao Ru is quite scheming; if you find her, be sure not to be deceived by her."

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao's expression turned serious as she replied, "Okay."

After a moment, Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji left the sea area and returned to the island lord's residence.

Meanwhile, Yuan Yao also jumped into the sea, continually diving deeper.

During this time, she sent a strand of her divine sense into the Yaoguang Space.

Inside the Yaoguang Space, only the little fox and Yuan Batian were seen circling the miniature golden dragon, while the dragon held its head high arrogantly.

Soon the golden dragon noticed Yuan Yao's arrival.

With a "swish," it flew straight to Yuan Yao's face.

"Do I look good?!"

The golden dragon wore an eager‑for‑praise expression, looking extremely confident.

Yuan Yao seriously glanced at it a few times and evaluated, "Not bad."

The golden dragon's smile vanished instantly.

Fuming, it circled around Yuan Yao's divine‑sense form, shouting, "What do you mean 'not bad'? I am the one and only true dragon in the world! Mighty and domineering!"

Yuan Yao reached out and grabbed it, "You've followed me for so long, yet you don't know I like colorful things; if you were as colorful as Phantom Spirit, you'd be the most beautiful true dragon in the world!"

The Golden Dragon's mouth twitched violently a few times upon hearing that.

It certainly didn't want to become a colorful dragon; that's tacky.

The Golden Dragon said huffily, "I won't argue with you."

Yuan Yao asked, "Aren't you able to transform?"

Upon hearing that, the Golden Dragon got excited and said, "Just wait and see."

The Golden Dragon broke free from Yuan Yao's hand, then quickly turned into a golden light; gradually, it began to take the form of a slender young boy about eleven or twelve years old.

He had golden hair and golden eyes, delicate features, clear contours, a pair of dragon horns on his head, and wore a white robe formed from beastly power.

He raised his arms and spun a few circles in place.

"How about that? I'm pretty good-looking, right?!"

The little fox blinked: "Looks good, looks good!"

Yuan Batian saw this and also jumped up excitedly to dance.

Tian Xue had also transformed into human form; she glanced lightly at the young boy and said nothing.

"Little fox, you can actually speak?!" Yuan Yao's focus shifted.

The little fox froze, obviously also unable to react quickly.

"I... speak?" The little fox pointed at itself with its tiny paw.

It then realized, excitedly baring its teeth in a laugh: "I can speak!"

Before, it could only communicate via sound transmission; now it actually can speak human words.

Tian Xue was also quite surprised.

A third-rank spirit beast, actually able to speak human words?

She gave the little fox a deep look, faintly sensing that the bloodline aura on its body was gradually undergoing some change.

"Master, let me look at me!" the young boy said discontentedly, rushing straight to Yuan Yao's face, staring with those beautiful peach-blossom eyes, fixed on her.

Yuan Yao instinctively rubbed his hair.

She chuckled, "I see, I see, very handsome. Indeed, our golden egg!"

The young boy's mouth twitched, "I want to change my name! 'Golden Egg' is too rustic and tacky!"

"How about Little Gold?"

"No!"

"Dragon Dragon!"

"No way!"

"Golden Dragon!"

"Not allowed!"

"Then you give yourself a name?"

"No!" the young boy said resentfully, "I want you to give me a name!"