Chapter 74: Zhao Lin'er Departs, First Encounter with the Ancestor Dragon

The space between heaven and earth remained dim, with rumbling sounds that shook heaven and earth continuously coming from afar, as well as waves of extremely powerful energy fluctuations, clearly indicating that the Dragon Clan's Dragon Kings had not ceased their attack on the ancient city.

However, seeing the lush primeval forest around them, they realized they had truly left that strange ancient city, and they couldn't help but show the wild joy of having survived a catastrophe.

And all of this stems from

Thoughts turning in their minds, seeing the figure in dark robes walk out from the gate, everyone respectfully performed a salute and loudly said, "Thank you, Human Ancestor, for your protection!"

Having experienced a strange deadly calamity, everyone felt deep gratitude toward the figure before them who had safely brought them out of that ancient city.

Especially after clearly realizing that the person's identity was that of the legendary Human Ancestor Fuxi, they felt respect from the bottom of their hearts.

He casually waved his hand, Feng Yi didn't pay much attention to it, he was merely instinctively trying to act according to Fuxi's status and concept.

Afterwards, Feng Yi did not linger long here, but directly left together with Lan Nuo and the others.

He wanted to go see that Old Ancestor Dragon, to see if he could pluck a tuft of its dragon hair.

A great calamity is approaching, time waits for no one; he must use every means to increase his cultivation to deal with the enemies from another world.

Since he has taken on Fuxi's status, Feng Yi naturally must also bear Fuxi's responsibility, not tarnish this title.

He certainly doesn't want to be like Xiao Chen, that protagonist, merely existing as a war correspondent would.

In the crowd, watching that dark-robed figure gradually fade away, everyone's faces unconsciously showed a hint of dazedness.

Bone sea, blood rain, the Dragon Clan whose seal was broken, resurrected spirits, the dead city, Buddha's Dharma wheel, bronze trigrams, Fuxi's zither, heavenly stele, Fire-driller clan, and the Fuxi clan.

The scenes from before kept appearing in everyone's minds; although they had just experienced them, they felt as if they were from another lifetime.

Such an experience, as if stepping into ancient history and witnessing mythical legends, would likely be forever imprinted in their hearts.

"Amitabha, the hidden secrets of heaven and earth are far more than we imagined!"

A Buddhist chant sounded; the monk in robes sighed, then moved his feet toward the dense forest, vanishing into the distance in an instant.

Seeing this, the crowd also dispersed, each going off with their companions.

After undergoing a strange journey through the ancient city, everyone felt physically and mentally exhausted, no longer having the inclination to fight each other, only wanting to find a place to rest properly.

However, before leaving, everyone still glanced in the direction where the dark-robed figure had disappeared, their eyes showing a hint of dazedness.

Fire-driller clan.

Fuxi clan.

The mythical figures from ancient legends appeared right before their eyes, as if giving this Dragon Island trip a touch of dreamlike feeling, causing endless emotions to arise in their hearts.

In the eastern part of Dragon Island, beneath the Dragon Clan's holy mountain, Feng Yi and his party appeared.

Gazing at the fairy‑like scenery atop the holy mountain and the series of majestic palaces, a light gold hue flickered in Feng Yi's eyes, giving him a vague sense of being watched.

"Is that the Old Ancestor Dragon?"

This thought arose in his mind, and he felt no surprise.

As an Ancestor Dragon somewhat stronger than ordinary primordial gods, residing on Dragon Island, Feng Yi did not believe that he and his companions could conceal their movements from it.

Moreover, he had a feeling that the other party was intentionally letting him notice.

After a while, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze and looked toward the graceful figure beside him, Zhao Lin'er.

Since appearing, Zhao Lin'er has naturally followed the group, more accurately speaking, followed Lan Nuo.

Lan Nuo has a bland personality; seeing that she is also a person from Kyushu, he didn't say much.

However, Lan Nuo didn't speak, but Feng Yi had no intention of traveling together with her.

Lan Nuo is a cultivator of the Nirvana realm; although his cultivation has been voluntarily sealed by himself beneath the Awareness Storehouse, his knowledge and experience of cultivation across realms, along with his insights, are not lacking.

During the days they traveled together, the two often exchanged Daoist discussions; from her Feng Yi gained much experience and insight into the Awareness Storehouse and Void‑Travel realms, his understanding of these two realms becoming ever clearer, and he reaped great benefits.

The reason his cultivation has progressed so rapidly during this period is not only because his capacity to hold Fuxi's status has deepened, and because the spiritual energy of Dragon Island is abundant with plentiful medicinal herbs, but also because his Daoist discussions with Lan Nuo are inseparable from it.

Of course, although Feng Yi's actual cultivation is inferior to Lan Nuo's, he has internalized Fuxi's status and received external information from a being of the other shore, giving him a special insight into the Dao; often a single sentence makes the other feel they have gained much.

Their Daoist discussions mutually promote progress; in a sense they are fellow Daoists.

Therefore, these days Feng Yi has consistently traveled with Lan Nuo.

Before them, Zhao Lin'er's cultivation is only at the Mortal‑Shedding stage, and as a member of the imperial family, her mind is full of various schemes.

Although Feng Yi can clearly perceive her schemes and won't be deceived by her, he also does not want her to continue following his group.

On the other hand, as a princess, reading words and expressions is already Zhao Lin'er's instinct.

Seeing the suspected Fuxi clan figure before her direct its gaze at her, she instantly understood its meaning.

Although she felt deeply disappointed, being a sensible person she did not make a fool of herself, but directly said, "Human Ancestor, Senior Feng Yi, Goddess, actually I, like Xiao Gongzi, am affected by your shattering of the void, Goddess, and have been passively brought to the Longevity Realm; my parents and relatives are still in Kyushu, I wonder if you could shatter the void once more and send me back to Kyushu?"

Having said this, she performed a deep bow, her eyes showing an expectant look.

Not everyone wants to shatter the void to come to the Longevity Realm; at least Zhao Lin'er does not wish to leave Kyushu.

After all, in Kyushu she is a princess of noble status, and she also harbors great ambitions, naturally unwilling to come to this unfamiliar Longevity Realm.

Facing Zhao Lin'er's expectant expression, Lan Nuo helplessly shook his head and said, "Now that my cultivation is sealed, I fundamentally cannot shatter the void; moreover, I can clearly feel that wanting to shatter the void from the Longevity Realm to return to the human realm, even at my peak, would probably be impossible."

"This"

A hint of disappointment appeared in Zhao Lin'er's eyes, and she instinctively looked toward the dark‑robed figure beside her.

After glancing at Zhao Lin'er, Feng Yi spoke calmly: "There is a seal in Kyushu; breaking the void from the human realm to come to the Longevity Realm is easy, requiring only Nirvana cultivation to barely manage it; however, wanting to return from the Longevity Realm to Kyushu is impossible even for a half‑ancestor level, only when an ancestor reaches the Ancestor God realm can one freely travel between the two worlds."

Speaking to this point, before Zhao Lin'er could speak, Feng Yi's words shifted and said: "However, not long after, heaven and earth will undergo a great change; at that time, the barrier between the mortal realm and the longevity realm will undergo a huge change, and traveling back and forth between the two realms will no longer be so difficult; by then, you should have the chance to return to the mortal realm."

Having said that, Feng Yi fell silent and did not mention when the change would occur.

"A heavenly‑earth change concerning the two realms"

Upon hearing the words from the suspected Human Ancestor Fuxi figure before her, Zhao Lin'er's first concern was not whether she could return to the human realm, but this major piece of information.

A gleam flashed in the depths of her eyes, and countless thoughts instantly arose in her heart.

At the same time, seeing the dark‑robed figure before her fall silent, Zhao Lin'er, though somewhat disappointed, dared not say more; she respectfully performed a salute: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Feng Yi, Goddess; I bid my farewell."

After saying that, she of her own accord took the little heavenly horse and left this place.

"Ee‑ee‑ya‑ya"

Seeing the little heavenly horse leave, the little beast Keke stretched out its little paws, as if saying goodbye to it.

However, upon hearing the little beast Keke's tender voice, the little heavenly horse seemed to have encountered wolves and tigers, instantly turning into a streak of light and fleeing in panic.

Beside him, Xiao Chen watched the little heavenly horse's disappearing figure, couldn't help but sigh, saying: "Ah, what a pity that such a heavenly spirit beast as the heavenly horse would take Zhao Lin'er, a woman with deep thoughts, as its master."

Actually, when he first arrived at Dragon Island, he encountered this little heavenly horse and even received its help.

Who would have thought that in the end this little heavenly horse would follow Zhao Lin'er, a woman who had a grudge with him.

All that can be said is that, from any angle, he feels he is not the 'protagonist' of those storybooks that Brother Wind spoke of.

Hearing Xiao Chen's sigh, Feng Yi shook his head slightly, the light in his eyes flowing, and casually said: "All things in heaven and earth have their own fate; one cannot force it."

Indeed.

Nodding, Xiao Chen no longer took it to heart, anyway he had long grown accustomed to it.

Moreover, this little heavenly horse now has nothing to do with him; overthinking is useless.

His thoughts turning, recalling the information he had just heard, Xiao Chen turned his head, looked at the figure beside him, and curiously asked: "Brother Wind, what do you mean by the great change of heaven and earth? Could it be that the seal of the Nine Provinces is about to be lifted?"

Not only Zhao Lin'er wanted to return to the mortal realm, but he also greatly missed his parents and lover in the mortal realm.

Glancing at Xiao Chen, Feng Yi gave a light smile and said: "Heavenly secrets must not be leaked; when the time comes you will naturally understand. In short, winds and clouds will rise, a great calamity will arrive—diligently cultivate, don't forget what I once told you: you are this era's son of the great calamity!"

After saying that, Feng Yi no longer paid him any attention, but turned his head and once again looked toward the Dragon Clan Holy Mountain ahead.

Beside them, Lan Nou's eyes flashed with an 'as expected' expression, and he slightly shook his head.

Uh

On the other side, hearing Feng Yi's words, Xiao Chen's face twitched slightly, with the urge to slap himself.

Clearly aware of Brother Wind's nonsensical speaking style, why did I bother asking that!

As for that obviously deceitful remark later, he has long been immune to it.

After a moment, suppressing the thought in his heart, noticing Feng Yi's gaze, Xiao Chen asked: "Brother Wind, do you want to go onto that holy mountain?"

Hmm.

Nodding, Feng Yi said: "Let's go meet the master of this place, a powerful one of the Dragon Clan."

"The master of this place? The master of Dragon Island?"

Xiao Chen's mind instantly sparked a thought: "Wasn't Dragon Island sealed? Besides those dragon kings attacking the Dead City, there are actually still powerful ones who haven't appeared?"

Then, recalling the strange scene he had seen here earlier, he hurriedly said: "Brother Wind, this holy mountain seems to connect to different spaces; I personally saw many powerful fierce birds and beasts vanish directly upon the holy mountain—you still need to be careful."

Yin

At this moment, the two young dragons nearby also let out tender dragon roars, as if also warning Feng Yi of the danger here.

Rest assured.

Feng Yi comforted the two young dragons beside him, then looked at Xiao Chen and smiled: "I know the situation here; nothing will happen."

After saying that, Feng Yi's heart stirred, he drew upon the aura of the firewood fire to empower himself, his eyes turning a pale gold, the Heavenly Dao Heavenly Eye fully opened, and his vision instantly changed.

At the same time, as his mysterious cultivation turned, layers of space overlapped beside him, countless phantoms appeared, and his whole being seemed to exist in another dimension.

A strange fluctuation arose, Xiao Chen's mind felt dazed, his spiritual perception trembled violently, giving him the illusion that in the coming period everything would go as he wished.

"Is the power of fortune lucky?"

Lan Nou's eyes flashed with divine light, he instinctively extended his palm, sensed the surrounding strange fluctuation, and this thought arose in his mind.

Let's go!

A calm voice sounded, carrying a sense of loftiness: "The road ahead will surely be smooth sailing."

The moment the words fell, it was as if some rule had been set, causing the surrounding space to undergo slight changes.

Afterward, Feng Yi hesitated no longer, lifted his steps, and headed toward the holy mountain.

Ee-yah

The little beast Keke let out a tender cry, leapt directly onto Feng Yi's shoulder, and also fell silent, as if discovering the strangeness of the holy mountain.

The holy mountain towered like clouds, its momentum overwhelming, yet its body turned reddish-brown, as if stained with blood, carrying a sense of eeriness, forming a stark contrast with the fairy‑like scenery among the mountains and the many magnificent palaces.

Xiao Chen carefully followed the dark‑robed figure ahead, daring not to slack in the slightest.

He constantly felt that the space around him was off, as if he might at any moment fall into another space.

Especially when passing those palaces scattered on the mountainside, though dilapidated yet still grand, he felt as if he had directly come to the Netherworld hell, his vision about to be sucked in, his whole self about to fall into endless darkness.

However, at the critical moment, a strange fluctuation swept over his heart, instantly bringing him back to his senses, and he subconsciously looked toward the figure ahead.

Before everyone, Feng Yi's eyes were deep and unfathomable, the bottom clearly reflecting everything around him.

Under the aid of the firewood fire's aura, his altered vision made the space of this Dragon Clan Holy Mountain seem to undergo some folding and re‑overlap, coinciding with and separating from another heaven and earth, giving a sense of twisted chaos.

"Dead City."

That thought arose in his mind, and Feng Yi understood that the Dead City was not merely a simple placement atop Dragon Island; its power also influenced the whole of Dragon Island's heaven and earth, especially this Dragon Clan Holy Mountain before him.

"No wonder the Heavenly Stele, clearly located within the Dead City, nevertheless suppressed and sealed the whole of Dragon Island, causing the Dragon Clan to lose its divine abilities!"

As that thought turned in his mind, Feng Yi's expression grew somewhat solemn, and his mysterious cultivation naturally turned as well.

Time flowed slowly; unknown how long had passed, under the influence of the firewood fire's aura‑enhanced Heavenly Dao Heavenly Eye, together with the effect of his own gate and destiny divine ability, Feng Yi finally managed to avoid those strange and disordered spaces unharmed, following his inner feeling, arriving at the destination of this journey.

That was a graveyard.

There were only seven or eight tombs, yet each tomb was immensely large, as if burying a single giant beast, and before each tomb stood a pair of huge dragon horns.

This was a dragon graveyard, and clearly the burial place of generations of powerful Dragon Clan members.

Before the dragon graveyard lay an oasis like a fairyland, with beautiful scenery, birdsong and floral fragrance.

A withered old dragon, reduced to skin and bone, lay reclining beneath a towering ancient tree in the oasis, silently watching the people who had come to this place, as if already knowing that Feng Yi and company would arrive.

The old dragon's gaze was peaceful and serene, its breath very weak, like that of a wise elder, hardly resembling a dragon at all.

However, upon seeing this aged old dragon that seemed about to breathe its last breath, Xiao Chen and Lan Nou instantly showed a hint of undisguised astonishment.

Antlers like a deer, head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, belly like a clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, ears like an ox—gathering the merits of all myriad spirits in one body; even though extremely aged, it still faintly bore an air of dignity and divinity.

This is a true ancestral dragon, completely different from the other dragon clans on Dragon Island.

On Dragon Island there actually exists an ancestral dragon, although he looks quite old!

As thoughts turned in both of their minds, Feng Yi stepped forward, clasped his hands, and spoke calmly: "Greetings, Ancestral Dragon senior."

"Fuxi."

(End of chapter)