Chapter 151

Vermilion Bird's whole body burned with fierce fire; although it was daytime, stellar signs appeared in the sky, and killing intent filled the air.

Yu Qiang took advantage of Vermilion Bird's brief departure, broke through the encirclement of the remaining ten people; he did not flee, but instead stood aside and watched.

Seeing Vermilion Bird act like that, Yu Qiang had no time to be distracted by the loss of the Profound Yin Arrow; he immediately shifted his focus, fixed his gaze on Vermilion Bird, fearing she might do something unexpected.

"Vermilion Bird Dao friend, our matters aside for now, we will eventually exchange pointers later; but if you now obstinately refuse to understand and insist on taking advantage of danger, then..."

Yu Qiang did not continue his words, but the threatening meaning was fully revealed.

Yu Qiang also had this confidence; he might not escape this calamity, but he could definitely drag everyone here down with him, even without the Profound Yin Arrow.

The anger raging within Vermilion Bird was even more vigorous than the heavenly fire surrounding her body.

But she knew that the good opportunity had been lost; right now the most important thing was to break through the Dragon Clan's encirclement and reduce losses as much as possible.

"Yu Qiang Dao friend, you have a good method, playing us in the palm of your hand, but not every time does one have such good luck."

Having said that, Vermilion Bird took the lead in pursuing the direction in which Kunpeng had departed.

She was not unwilling to give up, wanting to pursue and kill Kunpeng for revenge; rather, she wanted to follow Kunpeng's escape route to avoid the Dragon Clan's encirclement.

Although Vermilion Bird did not despise Kunpeng's character, she had to admit that his escape technique was indeed top-notch in the world; the obstacles encountered along the way were minuscule.

Only after returning to the Phoenix Clan's camp did Vermilion Bird realize she might have been deceived by Yu Qiang.

After careful inquiry, Vermilion Bird learned that the Dragon Clan had not gathered at all, and the major water forces on the various tributaries of the Bei Fang Continent showed no signs of mobilization.

At that time, the force that surrounded them was solely the North Sea Dragon Clan's power.

In other words, the other side merely probed and then drove them all back.

The sound of space exploding rang in the air; Vermilion Bird's angry voice transmitted from the palace, making all the attendants outside tremble all over, not daring to speak.

"Utter humiliation! Yu Qiang! I swear to kill you!"

At this moment, Yu Qiang was already seated in the North Sea Dragon Palace, chatting and laughing while feasting with everyone.

The content of their conversation was naturally the Phoenix Clan and Vermilion Bird, whom he had easily deceived.

"The losses brought about by this matter due to Yu Qiang the Great God, our Dragon Clan guarantees to make up for them; after all, the matter arose from the Dragon Clan, so the losses naturally should not be borne by the Great God."

"I only hope that the Great God can, in the future, in minor matters, give the Dragon Clan some convenience, so that the Phoenix will know that the Bei Fang land ultimately belongs to the Bei Fang beings."

"Also let them understand that on the Bei Fang great road, what kind of person is one they should not provoke!"

The North Sea Dragon King's face was full of smiles at this time; he now truly thanked Vermilion Bird for completely pushing the previously vacillating Yu Qiang toward the Dragon Clan.

And now that Kunpeng has gone far away, among the Bei Fang gods, Yu Qiang is the foremost; with his support, the Dragon Clan will inevitably be able to gain supremacy on the Bei Fang Continent.

Although letting the gods participate in the great war is unlikely, letting them provide some convenience is naturally easy.

"Easy to say, easy to say; I have been acquainted with the Dragon King for a long time, and I also greatly admire the Ancestral Dragon Great God."

"Among the Bei Fang gods, I still have some thin face; some convenience is just rightfully due, so there's no need to trouble the Dragon Lord like this."

Everyone chatted and laughed contentedly, host and guest getting along well.

Cloud Dream Marsh.

Qin and xiao sounds harmonized, accompanied by the sound of bells and drums, spreading once again above Cloud Dream Marsh, carried by the waves into the ears of all beings.

Although these musical sounds were merely played casually by Qi and the others, they conformed to the Heavenly Earth Great Dao; for ordinary beings, they were all rare opportunities.

Whenever everyone got drunk, it was a wild celebration for the beings of Cloud Dream Marsh in their cultivation.

"Great God, how long can you stay this time? Don't just leave me and Taiyi behind like last time, slipping away quietly."

Qi's drunken state was obvious, but the affection could not be dispelled.

Yang Mei found this hard to resist, quickly raised his cup again, drank it all, and said:

"How can you, kid, put on such an act? As a poor Daoist, I have always acted alone; I wish to go when I wish, to stay when I wish; cultivators value unfettered sincerity above all—don't drag me in, and let's go drink."

Having said that, he drank another cup.

After finally sending Qi away, I saw Di Jun similarly drunk, and slowly walked toward him.

Before Di Jun could speak, Yang Mei first said:

"I see you're still sober; perhaps you've been hiding a lot—come, drink first."

Before Di Jun had time to react, I raised my cup and clinked it with his; in his dazed state, the wine in his hand was already finished.

Until the banquet dispersed, Yang Mei saw everyone off, then alone returned to the Pond Center Pavilion, sat for a long while, and then sighed:

"All are like this; how can a poor Daoist bear to leave?"

He sighed again, seeing White Ling alone in the corner holding a jar, and called out:

"Your calf, go fetch some wine for me, prepare some side dishes, and I will drink more."

"All right, Great God, please wait a moment; the little ox will go and return soon."

Watching White Ling's back, Yang Mei suddenly laughed and said:

"He's also a lucky kid."

When Qi woke again, the sky was dotted with stars, and the mirror moon hung high among them.

Perhaps because he had relieved his inner pressure, Qi had never felt that Cloud Dream Marsh's starry sky could be this beautiful today.

Walking to the Pond Center Pavilion, Yang Mei's figure came into view; he then drank much more, rarely becoming drunk in the pavilion.

White Ling slept nearby, his three cow tails occasionally swinging against his body, as if scratching an itch.

Qi quietly watched this scene, then immediately left the Grand Formation, following the river's course toward the East Sea.

East Sea Dragon Palace.

Ancestral Dragon awoke from closed-door cultivation, opened his eyes, and a document flew out toward where Azure Dragon was located.

Azure Dragon opened the document and heard Ancestral Dragon's voice within, only hearing him say:

There will be a distinguished guest arriving; prepare a banquet. When the time comes, you personally go to welcome them, and I will share the table with you.

Qinglong furrowed his brows slightly; now is the time of the great calamity, how could there be a distinguished guest requiring him to personally welcome to the dragon clan, and moreover his elder brother will also attend the banquet.

This left Qinglong somewhat puzzled, wondering who exactly it could be.

If we need to go greet, then it must be an innate divine sage, of noble status; elder brother will also attend, that should also be an earth deity, and his status is exalted.

In that case, only two people could have such a status; we just don't know who the coming person is, nor what business they have.

Qinglong guessed it should be the Ji River God, Ji Bo, or the Water God of Yunmeng Ze, Qi; but why they came, he couldn't figure out.

The Dragon Palace began cleaning and burning incense, paving the ground with gold and jade, adorning it with pearls, using coral as wood, setting up carriages with shells, awaiting at the place of ten thousand carriages.

Six dragons followed, scaled-armored fish and beasts surrounded, holding pearls and jade in their mouths, to serve as slave beasts pulling carriages.

They also gathered heavenly rosy clouds and mist, laying them out as flowing ribbons, continuous without end.

When Qi arrived, a spirit turtle chanted:

"The Water God of Yunmeng Ze, Qi has arrived!"

All that could be seen were silver rosy clouds flying, and the waves chanting a melody.

Qinglong was already beside the carriage, smiling and saying:

"Fellow Daoist Qi, please."

Finally, that little bit took almost twenty minutes to write, so hard to write.

(End of chapter)