Chapter 1364: Winning Over the Phoenix Clan, Probing the Dragon Clan (Second Update, requesting all)

Upon returning to the Tianling Empire, Li Zhangsheng first made arrangements for Huonu Wang, having him temporarily suppress the Higher Abyss Gate.

Although Yenuogu had already fallen and Abyss Layer 422 was indirectly controlled by Li Zhangsheng, it did not mean one could rest easy; if luck were poor, a Demon Monarch might seize the opportunity to occupy Abyss Layer 422 after some time.

After finishing the arrangements for Huonu Wang, Li Zhangsheng impatiently entered the Secret Realm, took out the corpse of the Qiuniu, and prepared to extract the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood.

As the head of the Ancestral Dragon Nine Sons, although its appearance did not look much like the Dragon Clan, it was, like the Dragon Clan, a treasure from head to toe; its Dragon Horn, Dragon Scale, Dragon Skin, Dragon Tendon, Dragon Tooth, Dragon Claw, Dragon Saliva, and so on were all exceptionally precious treasures.

Of course, in Li Zhangsheng's eyes, the most precious parts of the Qiuniu were its skeleton, flesh, and internal organs, which were parts that could be used to refine Essence Blood.

As a Superior Divine Beast, the Qiuniu could theoretically yield a total of 19 jars of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood (15+3+1).

Spending some time, Li Zhangsheng finished the extraction with practiced ease, and according to Li Zhangsheng's extraction rate, he ultimately obtained seven jars of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood.

If one added the accumulation from this period, there were a total of nearly 14 jars.

The next stage of the Chi Dragon belonged to the Superior Divine Beast, which required a minimum of 15 jars of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood; there was currently a shortfall of more than one jar.

To obtain Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, the best targets were naturally the Dragon Nine Sons, while the other Dragon Clan members most likely possessed other dragon bloodlines.

Among the Dragon Nine Sons, Li Zhangsheng had two choices: one was that underage Baxia, and the other was the Bi'an he had encountered in the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

Li Zhangsheng had once asked the Demon Saint-level Ancient Money Turtle Dimaliya on Golden Turtle Island to keep an eye out, but he had never received any news from Dimaliya.

As for that Bi'an, Li Zhangsheng could use the Bi'an Dragon Horn to perform the Great Deduction Technique; as long as the Bi'an was still in the Fairy World, there was a high degree of certainty he could obtain its specific location.

It was just that Li Zhangsheng had drained quite a bit of blood from that Bi'an last time; even if it had recovered some now, there was still a significant shortfall.

First, Li Zhangsheng made contact with Dimaliya on Golden Turtle Island and learned that the underage Baxia had never returned, and no one knew where it had gone.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng could only settle for the next best thing; he took out the Bi'an Dragon Horn, the Heavenly Secret Stone, and the Mysterious Turtle Shell to begin deducing the heavenly secrets.

After a round of calculations, Li Zhangsheng expended quite a bit of energy, and as if having gained something in the dark, his gaze fell toward the east.

The East Sea!

In a magnificent and resplendent Dragon Palace, the Bi'an was calmly enjoying the service of clam maidens; however, at this moment, the Bi'an frowned, its sixth sense began to feedback, and it felt an ominous sensation.

The Bi'an did not disregard this sudden intuition; as the strongest race of ancient times, the heritage of the Dragon Clan was incredibly rich, and among it were many records regarding such sudden intuitions.

Adhering to the principle of "better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't," the Bi'an felt it would be best to find a safe place to hide, and what place could be safer than the East Sea Dragon Palace?

Thus, the Bi'an immediately set off for the East Sea Dragon Palace; although it did not look much like the Dragon Clan, it was, after all, one of the Dragon Nine Sons, so the Dragon Clan would not exclude it.

While the Bi'an was heading to the East Sea Dragon Palace, Li Zhangsheng did not act immediately and began to discuss matters with Wendi and Wudi from afar.

Because it involved the East Sea, Li Zhangsheng had to be cautious.

"Does this even need thinking? Since the East Sea Dragon Clan is our enemy, we had best finish them off once and for all."

With almost no hesitation, Wudi clamored to find trouble with the East Sea Dragon Clan.

"Your Majesty Wudi, you had best use your brain; the Four Seas Dragon Clan are of one mind. If we want to target the East Sea Dragon Clan, there is no guarantee we won't be attacked by them in a swarm. This matter must be discussed further."

Wendi complained; he also wanted to eliminate the threat of the East Sea Dragon Clan, as the Dongyu he ruled bordered the East Sea, and when added to the Central Region ruled by the Human Emperor, it felt like being caught in a sandwich.

It was just that the Dragon Clan was powerful, and Wendi could not help but be full of apprehension.

If the Four Seas Dragon Clan joined forces, even the three of them would only have the option to flee.

Furthermore, the East Sea was the base camp of the East Sea Dragon Clan; if they fought underwater, it would be disadvantageous for their performance, so they had to plan carefully.

Li Zhangsheng had the same concerns; this East Sea Dragon Clan could not be fought, yet not fighting them was not an option.

"What does the Phoenix Clan say?"

Since he had offended the Dragon Clan, he naturally had to further win over the Phoenix Clan, which was also one of the three clans.

"The Phoenix Clan is also full of concerns and has no intention of forming an alliance with us for the time being."

Last time, Wendi had successfully escaped a disaster with the help of the Phoenix Clan in the Flame Canyon, but the Phoenix Clan in the Flame Canyon could not represent the Phoenix Clan as a whole.

Ever since the Ancient Three Clans War, the three clans had suffered heavy losses and had to recuperate, ultimately allowing humans to become the protagonists of the world.

So many years had passed, and the Dragon Clan had recovered the fastest, mainly benefiting from the Dragon Clan's "stud" spirit; for the Dragon Clan, as long as the other party was of the opposite sex, it was fine.

The Phoenix Clan and Qilin Clan were different; they were too "picky." Although they had some side branches, their numbers were far inferior to the Dragon Clan, and thus they had not yet fully recovered.

The key was still strength; relying solely on the Phoenix Clan was not enough to be the Dragon Clan's opponent; they had to pull in the Qilin Clan, which was also the Phoenix Clan's main concern.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps I have a way to make the Phoenix Clan dispel their concerns and form an alliance with us!"

"What way?"

"A secret; wait for my good news!"

Li Zhangsheng ended the exchange between himself, Wendi, and Wudi, and had to set off again, only this time his destination was the North Sea.

This time, he wanted to invite Feng Zi to "come out of the mountains" and attempt to persuade the Phoenix Clan. With Feng Zi's "personal instruction" to pass the news of the fall at the hands of the Phoenix Emperor to the Phoenix Clan, plus the fact that the Phoenix Clan Treasure had fallen into the hands of the Phoenix Emperor, the possibility of persuading the Phoenix Clan was not small.

Besides this, Li Zhangsheng also wanted to take the opportunity to visit the Northland Dragon King to see if the Four Seas Dragon Clan were as united as the rumors suggested.

According to Li Zhangsheng's speculation, there must also be friction between the Four Seas Dragon Clan due to resources.

Among the Four Seas, the East Sea was far more prosperous than the other three seas, and the Dragon Clans of the other three seas would naturally be jealous; Li Zhangsheng felt they likely only maintained a superficial peace, and in the dark, there might already be undercurrents surging.

According to Li Zhangsheng's conjecture, unless the East Sea Dragon Clan faced a calamity of destruction, the Dragon Clans of the other three seas would likely not provide support.

Of course, this was all an inference; how it would actually be would require on-site investigation to say.

As for whether there would be danger in entering the North Sea Dragon Palace alone, Li Zhangsheng had already arranged a retreat in advance.

Li Zhangsheng restrained his aura, rode the two-legged Golden Crow, and flew straight through the Dongyu guarded by Wendi, flying north along the edge of the East Sea.

In less than an hour, he arrived at the area between the North Sea and Beiming; this was also the territory of the Northland Dragon King Ao Run.

(End of this chapter)