The East China Sea is like a giant mirror, reflecting the azure sky and the light clouds. The sunlight makes every part of the sea surface shine like a dazzling gem, sparkling with mesmerizing light.

Of all the seas, the East Sea is the most revered. Ao Guang, the current patriarch of the East Sea Dragon Clan, is a powerful figure at the late stage of the Great Luo realm. He is far from being as weak as portrayed in Journey to the West. He is a top-tier powerhouse in the entire prehistoric world. However, the current awkward position of the Dragon Clan makes this patriarch constantly cautious.

The Crystal Palace is located in the middle of the East China Sea, a mysterious palace hidden deep in the sea, standing tall in the vast ocean. As its name suggests, the Crystal Palace is formed by a huge cluster of crystals, which have been sculpted by master craftsmen to form a magnificent palace. Outside the Crystal Palace, some scattered crystals surround curved corals, emitting a dazzling light, which complements the seawater and is like a vivid painting.

In the center of the main hall, the Dragon King's throne stood majestic and solemn, with several smaller dragons coiling around its sides, displaying the majesty of the king of the sea. Outside the Dragon Palace, a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals guarded the entrance; their bodies were transparent and shimmering, like spirits of the sea. Around the perimeter of the Dragon Palace were some sea patrol yakshas, ​​lazily surveying the surrounding waters.

The Dragon King seemed somewhat troubled at this moment. Beside him was an old turtle with a tortoise shell on his back, wearing an official robe and looking rather old. This was none other than the Turtle Prime Minister.

“Strange, my left eye has been twitching all day. Could it be that something bad is about to happen?” Ao Guang suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Turtle immediately stepped forward to massage his shoulders, saying as he did so.

"Dragon King, the world is at peace now, how could there be any disaster?"

Ao Guang shook his head, and couldn't help but think of what was happening on land. Although he was far away in the East Sea, he obviously knew about some things related to the great calamity.

"Waaah..."

Just then, the sound of a conch shell horn came from outside the Dragon Palace. The Turtle Prime Minister's expression changed immediately, and he released his grip to look at the Crystal Palace in surprise.

Ao Guang's brows furrowed as well.

"Report..."

Just then, a shrimp soldier rushed in in a panic.

When will the bugle call sound?

Prime Minister Turtle hurriedly asked.

"Reporting to the Dragon King, two Taoist priests have arrived outside and have already injured many of our brothers."

"What?" Ao Guang exclaimed in surprise.

Ao Guang and Gui Cheng rushed out of the Crystal Palace and flew towards the outer sea. Before long, they discovered the situation not far from the Crystal Palace. It was the sea route that one had to take to reach the Crystal Palace. At this moment, countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals were gathered together. In the middle of them was a middle-aged Taoist priest holding a whisk, and next to him was a young general wearing silver armor. The young general was fighting a blue-faced yaksha with a weapon, and there were many dead shrimp soldiers and crab generals around.

"stop."

Upon seeing the middle-aged Taoist priest, Ao Guang's face twitched, and he immediately shouted.

"ah..."

One of the yakshas was distracted by the Dragon King's shout, and his body was instantly pierced by the young general's weapon.

"Hmph..." The young general was none other than Yang Jian. He snorted coldly and disdainfully flicked his three-pointed double-edged sword, instantly throwing the yaksha's corpse towards the shrimp soldiers and crab generals beside him, knocking down many of them.

"Hahaha." Yang Jian burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Ao Guang suppressed his anger and flew over. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals around him made way for him, and then everyone glared at Yang Jian.

"Young man, I have already called a halt, why are you still not holding back?" Ao Guangwei said angrily.

"Haha, please forgive me, Dragon King. My disciple is still young and made a mistake. I apologize for it." Jade Cauldron Immortal smiled and cupped his hands to Ao Guang.

Ao Guang gave Yang Jian a deep look, then looked at the jade cauldron.

"Jade Cauldron Immortal, what brings you to my East Sea?" Ao Guang asked. At this moment, he was already suppressing his anger, but unfortunately, the other party was a disciple of the Chan Sect, and one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, whose cultivation was only slightly lower than his own.

Yu Ding put away his jade cauldron and spoke seriously.

“I have come to invite the Dragon King on the orders of Ran Deng, the Vice Leader of the Chan Sect.”

"Invite me?" Ao Guang frowned, instantly sensing something was wrong.

“Indeed, the calamity has begun. Does the Dragon King think he can remain safe by hiding in the East Sea?” Yu Ding laughed.

Ao Guang sighed inwardly and cupped his hands in greeting.

"As you can see, my dragon clan is currently weak and has no ability to help you."

"Is that so?" Yu Ding looked around.

"Dragon King, rest assured, it's not about sending your aquatic tribes into battle. It's just that there's something I need the help of, you four Dragon Kings," Yu Ding suddenly said, softening his tone.

"Oh? What is it?" Upon hearing this, the Dragon King felt relieved. It was good that the aquatic creatures were not involved in the war.

Master Yu Ding smiled and then said.

"It's very simple. We hope the Dragon King will hand over the Nine Dragons Formation and go to the Shang Dynasty to help us set up the formation."

“Master, are you joking?” Ao Guang’s face darkened.

"The Nine Dragons Formation is the treasure of my Dragon Clan. It cannot be activated without the essence blood of the Dragon Clan. Not only is it impossible for me to take it out, but even if I did, wouldn't you be destroying half of the cultivation of my four brothers?" Ao Guang said angrily.

The Nine Dragons Formation could only be set up by a quasi-saint level expert from the Dragon Clan. The reason was that if a Great Luo Golden Immortal below the quasi-saint level set it up, half of their cultivation would be drained no matter what. Any lower level of cultivation would be unable to activate the formation at all.

"Hmph, Dragon King, I have already delivered the message, and it is not up to you to decide," Yu Ding sneered.

“You…” Ao Guang said angrily.

"Splash..."

With the sound of the waves crashing, several more dragons swam over from behind.

"What happened to the clan leader?"

The one who came was a dragon elder. Under normal circumstances, they would cultivate in the Hidden Dragon Cave. They had just sensed Ao Guang's anger, so they came out of seclusion.

Yu Ding's expression changed instantly, and he couldn't help but look at Ao Guang.

"I never imagined your Dragon Clan was so well hidden," said Jade Cauldron Immortal, squinting his eyes.

Several giant dragons swam over, and the surrounding shrimp soldiers and crab generals retreated one after another. After a flash of white light, the dragons slowly shrank and eventually turned into four old men.

"Master." Yang Jian sensed the powerful aura emanating from the other party and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"It's alright," Master Yu Ding patted his disciple's shoulder reassuringly.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Ao Guang's eyes. How did he manage to alarm these old guys? These people were the Dragon Clan's hidden trump cards, and they hadn't shown themselves for many years. He never expected that they would be exposed today.

"You've all arrived at just the right time. If the Nine Dragons Formation were entirely set up by dragons at the Great Luo level, that would be perfect," Jade Cauldron True Man said with a smile.

"What? The Nine Dragons Formation?"

"Kid, do you know what you're saying?"

"Where did you come from, you scraggly bastard?"

Upon hearing this, the elders all angrily rebuked him, as if the Jade Cauldron had been provoked.

"Hmph, I am a member of the Chan Sect, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, and a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. How dare you call me a scoundrel?" Jade Cauldron True Man said, looking at the group.

"Well..."

The group of people who were just cursing suddenly stopped cursing as if someone had grabbed their necks, staring blankly at Master Yu Ding.

“Clan leader, this…” An elder couldn’t help but look at Ao Guang.

Ao Guang waved his hand, signaling the others to be quiet.

Then a look of humiliation flashed in Ao Guang's eyes. He was about to speak when he suddenly looked up at the distant sea.

The others seemed to sense something as well, and all looked into the distance.

In the distance, a vast shadow appeared in the azure sea, its immense size casting the water as if it were a night sky. This shadow was slowly moving towards the Crystal Palace.

Immediately afterwards, everyone felt a pressure emanating from the shadow, and a feeling of unease arose spontaneously.

Finally, the shadow drew closer, and the surrounding seawater suddenly churned, forming turbulent currents. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals were swept away by the turbulent currents, while Ao Guang and the others struggled to steady themselves, almost revealing their true forms.

"How could it be him?" Yu Ding's pupils shrank sharply as he exclaimed in surprise.

The remaining people then clearly saw the image of the giant creature. It was an incredibly large fish with many tentacles on its head and a pair of transparent thin wings on its sides. Wasn't this the image of Kunpeng in fish form?

The Kunpeng stopped in front of everyone, and everyone looked like ants in front of it.

"Gulp..."

Everyone couldn't help but swallow hard.

Only Ao Guang seemed relieved, a flash of memory crossing his eyes.

Back in the Zhutian Tower, before leaving, Li Daoyi said that he would help the Dragon Clan immediately if they were in trouble. Kunpeng Daoist was present at the time, and he never expected that the other party would actually come.

"Greetings, Senior Kunpeng," Ao Guang said hastily, bowing deeply.

"Greetings, Senior Kunpeng." Several elders behind him also quickly bowed.

At this moment, Kunpeng's size slowly shrank, and after a ripple in the seawater, it transformed back into human form.

Master Yu Ding's expression was quite interesting. Although he didn't know why the other party had appeared, Kunpeng was a demon master of the demon race, so the other party's arrival was definitely not a good thing.

"Greetings, senior." Yu Ding also pulled Yang Jian and bowed slightly.

People were still quite afraid of such a veteran powerhouse.

"You've got some nerve," Kunpeng said coldly, looking at the jade cauldron.

"I wonder what you mean by this, senior?" Master Yuding asked, trying to remain calm.

"What do you mean? Does your Chan Sect only bully the weak?" Kunpeng said with a righteous expression, but compared to his somewhat lewd appearance, this righteousness seemed to lean more towards evil.

"You..." Yu Ding was immediately angry, but in the end he didn't dare to curse, and looked deeply at Kunpeng.

"Alright, since that's the case, I've taken my leave today. Yang Jian, let's go." Yu Ding cupped his hands to Ao Guang and the others, then pulled up the still dazed Yang Jian and turned to leave.

Yu Ding and the other man slowly flew towards the sea, praying that the other party would not attack. Just as they were about to reach the sea and escape, Yu Ding sneered. Kunpeng was indeed still wary of his identity.

However, just as the two were about to emerge from the sea, a powerful suction suddenly came from behind them.

"Oh no!" Yu Ding exclaimed.