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Wen Chi warmly welcomed Xuan Yu and his party into the Dragon Palace. He walked beside Xuan Yu and looked very respectful: "I didn't know that the Dragon King was coming back. I'm sorry for neglecting the Dragon King and fellow Taoists."
Compared to a taciturn person like Xuan Yu, Wen Chi can be considered as a smooth talker. However, Xuan Yu did not buy it. Xuan Yu said calmly: "I thought you would be prepared."
Wen Chi smiled and admitted his mistake: "It was Wen Chi who was not thoughtful enough." Xuan Yu said: "No, what I said is that after you sent me the blackmail, you should have been prepared for my return within three years."
The air froze. Wen Chi didn't expect Xuan Yu to be so straightforward. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. Xuan Yu said slowly, "I heard that you were injured recently?"
Wen Chi said awkwardly, “Yes.”
Xuan Yu said: "I am not an unkind person. Since you are injured, you should be treated well. When your injury is healed, we can have a fair fight."
Wen Chi bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Long."
After entering the Dragon Palace, Du Heng was too embarrassed to walk on the ground. The dragon clan was really generous, and the palace was built with pure gold. But he had a question in his mind. He heard that pure gold was very soft, so why could the Dragon Palace stand firm?
The Dragon King would naturally receive the warmest reception when he returned to the Dragon Clan. Under Yan Chuan's arrangement, Du Heng and his companions soon sat at the banquet in the Dragon Palace. Watching the passionate dance of the dragon girls and listening to the music of stringed instruments, everyone was not in high spirits. They all understood the crisis and hostility hidden under this banquet.
Xuan Yu looked coldly at the dragons sitting down. To be honest, he was not familiar with these people. Although he was the Dragon King, he had stayed in the clan for too short a time since he became the leader of the Dragon Clan after becoming a god in one battle.
All he left behind for the dragon people were legends. When the people spoke of Xuan Yu, they were filled with awe.
Compared with Xuan Yu, Wen Chi, who has always been in the clan, obviously has a better impression of the dragon clan. If Wen Chi is really devoted to the dragon clan, it would be fine to give up the position of clan leader to him. But...
Xuan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Wen Chi. Wen Chi raised his glass and toasted Xuan Yu. The disgusting feeling on him became stronger. Xuan Yu looked at his tribesmen. They raised their glasses and drank happily. Xuan Yu frowned slightly. Such a disgusting smell, can't the dragon people smell it?
Perhaps it was because Xuan Yu's aura was too strong, the banquet did not last long and ended. Xuan Yu took Du Heng and the others directly to the depths of the Dragon Palace. Yan Chuan wanted to arrange for Du Heng and the others to live somewhere else, but Xuan Yu refused.
After entering the room, Du Heng was stunned by the layout of the room. There was nothing in the room except a thick pillar that went straight to the roof.
Du Heng was shocked: "This pillar... is it made of pure gold? I wanted to ask before, is there a gold mine near the dragon tribe? They are so generous in using gold."
Feng Gui nodded: "You are right. There are not only gold mines in the dragon clan's territory, but also countless spirit stone mines. Not to mention using gold to build a palace, even a palace built with spirit stones can be owned by the dragon clan."
In a sense, Xuan Yu is the richest among the three of them, and Feng Gui would never lie about this.
Xuan Yu said, "The dragon clan has no beds, only dragon pillars. Today, I'll have to ask everyone to make do here." As he spoke, Xuan Yu raised his hand and set up a barrier in the room.
Du Heng reached out and touched the magnificent pillar: "This is the legendary Panlong Pillar. I have learned a lot."
When dragons sleep, they like to transform into their original forms and coil around pillars. Du Heng had only heard about this before, but he never expected that he would be able to see it with his own eyes one day.
Just as Du Heng was staring at the Panlong Pillar, he heard the sound of vomiting. Turning his head, he saw Jing Nan and the others vomiting with their heads down. After they coughed a few times, they all vomited out the black obstacle-clearing pills.
Du Heng asked in confusion: "Hey? What's wrong with you?" Why did you all vomit?
Xiaoxiao patted her chest with lingering fear: "Luckily I kept it under my tongue and didn't swallow it, otherwise I wouldn't be able to spit it out now."
Jing Nan smiled and said, "I didn't expect that our Xiaoxiao is quite smart."
Xiaoxiao said proudly: "Of course, Nannan and Long Jun have made it so clear, of course I won't swallow it."
Du Heng was full of black lines on his head: "...Excuse me, what are you talking about? And...when did you give any hints?"
He searched through his memory but couldn't remember Xuan Yu saying not to take the pills. At this moment, Du Heng wondered if he had just drunk too much and had blacked out.
Everyone looked at Du Heng in surprise. After a while, Feng Gui asked quietly, "Don't tell me, you swallowed it?"
Du Heng nodded weakly: "Hmm..."
Jing Nan and the others covered their faces and sighed helplessly: "I really shouldn't have expected anything from your IQ. Are you stupid? The dragon tribe is in such danger now, and you actually swallowed the things they gave you! Don't you want to live?"
Du Heng said innocently: "But... I really don't know." He saw that everyone swallowed it, so he swallowed it too. There's nothing wrong with that, right?
Jing Nan comforted him, "It's okay. There's no big problem with eating this. It's just that there will be a small obstacle when the spiritual energy is running. There's no danger to your life."
Hearing Jing Nan's words, Du Heng became even more worried. He looked at Xuan Yu weakly: "What kind of obstacle is it?"
Jing Nan rolled up the Clearing Pill with his spiritual energy and said, "Two spiritual plants have been added to it. One is the green grass, which can make people's sense of smell slow down. The other is the phoenix egg, which can make people sleep well. Adding these two medicinal herbs to the Clearing Pill will make people feel very happy."
Du Heng was a little confused: "What is the concept of happiness?"
Jing Nan said: "It will make people sleep well and feel relaxed."
After hearing what Jing Nan said, Du Heng felt that what he had eaten was not terrible. He breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, it seems that there is nothing wrong with this pill, why are you reacting so strongly?"
Jing Nan said: "At least I don't want to sleep soundly in the dragon clan's territory."
Du Heng apologized to everyone, "It seems like I will sleep well tonight. I'm sorry."
Du Heng slept soundly after taking the elixir. He held Xiao Xiao in his arms and breathed evenly and slowly. However, Du Heng's sleep quality was always very good, and he would usually sleep soundly once he fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, when everyone let down their guard and prepared to go to sleep, Du Heng turned over and stood up. Xiaoxiao in his arms fell to the ground with a plop, and Xiaoxiao was awakened by the fall, but Du Heng did not wake up.
Du Heng closed his eyes, put on his clothes and walked out of the barrier. His breathing was still steady.
Seeing Du Heng wake up, Chonghua called out, "Du Heng, what's wrong with you?" However, Du Heng did not respond. He walked barefoot on the ground and walked out slowly.
Du Heng never had the habit of sleepwalking. When this happened, the first thing everyone thought of was the obstacle-clearing pill.
Xuan Yu frowned and said to Jing Nan, "Didn't you say that you are not in danger of losing your life?"
Jing Nan said, "It's true that his life is not in danger, but it looks like Du Heng is being controlled by someone." Jing Nan was right. A layer of light red aura appeared on Du Heng's body, and the fluctuation of aura was very familiar. But for some reason, Jing Nan couldn't remember where he had felt this aura before.
Feng Gui stood up and followed Du Heng: "Let's go and take a look."
After walking out of the barrier, Du Heng opened his eyes, but there was no light in them. He slowly walked through the corridor to the outside of the palace, and then walked down the stairs step by step.
Outside the palace, there were many dragons like Du Heng walking out of their own palaces. They gathered like a tide, and then slowly walked towards the southeast of the Dragon Palace.
This scene was very strange, everyone was moving, but no one was talking. Xuan Yu and the others could only hear the slight sound of the dragon people's feet stepping on the sand and stones.
Feng Gui asked Xuan Yu softly: "What's in the southeast?"
Xuan Yu said: "There is a sea ridge called Duanjie Ridge. Outside Duanjie Ridge is the altar of the dragon clan."
Jing Nan asked: "Altar? What is it used for?"
Xuan Yu said: "I heard that in ancient times, the Dragon God used the altar to perform rituals and listen to the will of the Heavenly Dao. In recent years, the dragon clan only gathers at the altar when they have a party. There is a high platform on the altar, which is the place where I will have a life-and-death battle with Wen Chi."
Feng Gui said: "Let's go and see first."
After a while, Xuan Yu and his companions crossed the Duanjie Ridge. As soon as they crossed the mountain, their pupils shrank.
They saw a circular platform appear in front of them, with a diameter of more than 200 feet. There was a red barrier on the platform, which separated the water flow. The pressure from the barrier was very ominous. Xiaoxiao shuddered when she saw the barrier.
The first dragon people to arrive gathered in front of the barrier, and they dispersed evenly along the periphery of the barrier.
Through the red barrier, everyone saw a little flame in each of the eight corners of the barrier. These flames were innate spiritual fires, and the high heat they emitted could be felt even through the barrier.
In the middle of the platform stood a red-haired man, and just by looking at the hair color, Xuan Yu would think that man was Wen Chi. But that man was taller than Wen Chi, and the aura he exuded was even more terrifying than Wen Chi's.
Sensing Xuan Yu and the others approaching, the person on the high platform said gloomily: "You are here."
The voice was sinister, scary, and a little familiar. Xuan Yu quickly remembered where he had heard it before. That day when the barrier of Shenxu Palace was broken, the man in black wearing a cloak was like this.
As he spoke, the man turned his head and revealed a face. Seeing this face, Xiaoxiao was so shocked that she threw herself into Tai Shuhong's arms.
The left side of the long face was Wen Chi's face, but the right side looked like it had been burned. There was no skin on the right side, only tangled muscles could be seen, and the face was hideous. This face could stop a child from crying at night, no wonder Xiaoxiao was so scared.
Wen Chi looked at Xuan Yu with a half-smile: "I knew you wouldn't take the Clearing Pill so easily, but it's okay, my plan will succeed even without you."
A dragon-shaped creature appeared behind Wen Chi. It looked like a fish with a dragon head, its eyes wide open and its face scary. As Wen Chi spoke, the creature's body slowly twisted, and everyone could clearly see the dense scales on the fish's body.
Xuan Yu said in a deep voice: "You are not a dragon."
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Jing Nan smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, you are wrong. Although this thing looks ugly, it can still be considered a dragon."
Jing Nan was knowledgeable, and he recognized Wen Chi's true form at a glance: "There hasn't been a Chiwen in the cultivation world for tens of thousands of years. I didn't expect to see a Chiwen here today."
Wen Chi chuckled and said, "The Fox God has good eyesight." As he spoke, he raised his left hand, and as he moved, a red spiritual light overflowed from the barrier.
It seems that Wen Chi already knew the identities of Feng Gui and the others. Not only was he not afraid of Xuan Yu and the others' identities, but he chose to take action on the day Xuan Yu arrived. This shows that he had already made up his mind.
The dragons who had gathered raised their hands and placed them on the red barrier. Their expressions were blank, but their movements were extremely unified. The barrier was burned red by the spiritual fire, and the dragons' hands made a crackling sound when they fell on the barrier, but they seemed to feel no pain.
Even Du Heng stretched out his hand to press on the barrier, Xuan Yu hugged Du Heng, he pressed lightly on Du Heng's neck, and Du Heng fell down softly.
However, the other dragons were not so lucky. They unconsciously forced the spiritual energy out of the demon pill. The spiritual energy gathered from all directions along the barrier to the top of the barrier. After a while, the red barrier was dyed blue-green by the dragon's spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy gathered at the top of the barrier, and they gathered more and more, and finally a huge, shining ball of spiritual energy appeared in the upper half of the barrier. There was so much spiritual energy inside that it was almost liquefied!
The seawater around the barrier was infused with spiritual energy, and it began to surge wildly. The sea roared as if it was angry, and the ground beneath Xuan Yu and the others' feet began to shake. It felt like something was brewing and was about to break out of the ground!
Xuan Yu said in a deep voice: "What did you do to the people of the Dragon Clan?"
Wen Chi said: "We are both dragons, but they can own rich land, while my people are locked up in the Chaos Sea without seeing the sun. Lord Long, do you think this is reasonable?"
Feng Gui said: "The Chiwen clan is also a dragon clan. If you feel that you have been treated unfairly, just tell us. Why use this method?"
When Feng Gui and his men took over the demon world, it was in chaos. Many races were displaced, and some even disappeared quietly. Feng Gui thought that the Chiwen clan might have lived in seclusion in the deep sea to avoid the war, but were trapped for some reason.
Feng Gui and his men have dealt with a lot of injustices over the years. If some demons living in seclusion in the mountains are wronged, the first thing they think of is to seek justice from the Demon God.
Seeing Wen Chi's attitude, Feng Gui first thought that they might have overlooked something and let a race that they had no contact with before be wronged. Feng Gui thought that he was a serious and responsible demon god. If the Chiwen tribe was really treated unfairly, even if Wen Chi had done something against the will of heaven and earth before, he would deal with it appropriately.
However, Wen Chi looked at Feng Gui and the other two with sarcasm: "You don't really think that you three can pacify the world? You three can't even protect yourselves, do you really think you are gods?"
Wen Chi stretched out his arms to the sky, his eyes full of excitement. His face was distorted by excitement, and his already ferocious face became even uglier. "The fate of my people is in my hands. I will fight for what I need! Come out! My people!"
As Wen Chi shouted, the spiritual energy gathered above his head slammed heavily onto the platform. After a loud bang, the dragons with their hands on the barrier were blown away, their ears and noses were stained with blood. Even after being blown away and hit the ground heavily, they still did not wake up after suffering such a heavy attack.
At the moment when the spiritual light hit the ground, Jing Nan stepped forward and blocked the crowd. His nine long tails all stretched out and tightly wrapped Xuan Yu and the others. Even though the shock wave sent other dragons flying dozens of feet away, Jing Nan did not take a step back.
After the shock wave passed, Jing Nan withdrew his tail. Everyone saw the terrible situation in the barrier, and saw a huge crack appeared on the flying dragon field. There was spiritual energy shining on the crack, and the spiritual energy was stretching the crack in the ground. A deep and frightening black could be seen in the crack.
There was an uneven roar coming from the darkness. Yun Zheng and the others were startled when they heard the roar. "It's the roar of the eight-clawed fire dragon."
This thing is ranked as the most difficult monster to deal with among all the monsters they have dealt with. Every general present has suffered at the hands of the Eight-clawed Fire Dragon.
Jing Nan sneered: "When you say tribesmen, do you mean monsters?"
Jing Nan had never seen such a self-depraved demon cultivator. The dignified Chiwen actually regarded the eight-clawed fire Chi as its own clan member. If this were to get out, he would be so amused that his teeth would drop.
Although Chiwen has a bad reputation among the dragon clan, it is still a dragon clan. Although the eight-clawed fire chi has the word "chi", they are essentially monsters. Their nature is only to plunder and kill. Whoever sees the eight-clawed fire chi in the cultivation world wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. Wen Chi is still planning for the eight-clawed fire chi? Really good.
Wen Chi said contemptuously: "Demon beasts? What right do you have to define them as monster beasts? They just can't speak or transform. They are just like you, dreaming of the ocean and sky, and wanting to run on the vast land. You just rely on your ability to transform and your cultivation is higher than theirs. What qualifications do you have to define them?"
The cracks under Wen Chi's feet were getting bigger and bigger, which reminded Xuan Yu of the endless monsters that were killed in the demon-slaying formation that day. If these monsters were allowed to break out of the barrier, the first ones to suffer would be the dragons who had no ability to resist!
Wen Chi was suspended in the air on the crack. At this point, he was no longer afraid of his plan being heard by others: "You all say that monsters are ruthless, but I was raised by monsters. I have lived in the abyss with my people for thousands of years. The small cave where we live is too barren. Due to the lack of food, my people can only kill each other. And you? You are full of benevolence and morality, but how are you better than my people? You people of the same tribe fight against each other, and you people of different tribes act independently. The things you have done are more shameless and ruthless than the monsters!"
Wen Chi said: "It took me five thousand years to crawl out from underground. I possessed my soul in a weak dragon and replaced him. All these years I have worked hard just to free my people from the dark cave one day!"
Darkness was surging in the crack under Wen Chi's feet, and countless scarlet eyes appeared in the darkness. As the crack grew larger, sharp claws stretched out from the crack.
Wen Chi twisted his voice and said, "Xuan Yu, do you know how much I hated you when I first saw you? You and I are both demons from the Chaos Sea, but you can become the leader of the dragon clan, while I can only bow down to you."
Xuan Yu said calmly: "I didn't know about it." This was really an unexpected disaster. After all, Xuan Yu had not been in the clan for these years.
Wen Chi sneered, "I spent more than a thousand years planning, but you are just too lucky. I arranged everything and was waiting for you to come to the Dragon Clan to kill you, but I didn't expect you to run away to the human world and ruin my plan to kill the monsters. I chased and intercepted you all the way, but you crawled out of Kanglongyuan. But don't worry, even if you brought help, you would not survive today."
Wen Chi pointed at the dragon monks lying on the ground and said, "I was originally going to use your power to open the passage and release my people, but it doesn't matter now. Your people have completed the sacrifice on your behalf."
Xuan Yu said: "Did you control them with the Clearing Barrier Pill?"
Wen Chi nodded coldly: "This group of stupid demon cultivators trust me so much, as long as I tamper with their daily elixirs a little bit, they will obey me."
Jing Nan said, "You added phoenix eggs and green grass to your elixir. Phoenix eggs can make people fall asleep, and green grass can keep them from getting the hostility and evil spirit in you. Besides this, what else did you use to make them controlled by you?"
Wen Chi smiled slightly when he heard this: "Thank you very much."
Everyone looked at Wen Chi seriously, and saw Wen Chi took out a red bead from his sleeve. Seeing this bead, Jing Nan and the others' faces changed: "Phantom Sky Bead!"
On that day in the Wanzong ruins, Du Heng sacrificed himself to deliver the message. His body was blown to pieces by the strong wind, and the Fantasy Sky Pearl buried in his heart was left in the passage. After the passage was closed, the Fantasy Sky Pearl disappeared. Everyone thought that the Fantasy Sky Pearl was blown away by the strong wind, but it actually fell into Wen Chi's hands!
Wen Chi looked at the Fantasy Sky Pearl with fascination: "The three Chaos Pearls are extremely powerful. It is said that the Slaughter Sky Pearl is extremely powerful, but in my opinion, the Fantasy Sky Pearl is the most powerful. When it comes to deceiving the world, who can be more powerful than it?"
Jing Nan sighed, "I said that I have been feeling a familiar aura since entering the dragon clan barrier. I guess you used the Phantom Sky Pearl to hypnotize us after we entered the dragon clan barrier, right?"
Wen Chi nodded, "That's right. It's a waste to have the three Chaos Pearls in your hands. I originally wanted to take the Killing Heaven Pearl and the Mixed Heaven Pearl, but it's a pity that Jiu Shisan was very defensive against me, and I couldn't find out the whereabouts of the Mixed Heaven Pearl. The whereabouts of the Killing Heaven Pearl are unknown, and I searched for a long time before I thought that the Killing Heaven Pearl might be in your Killing Heaven Sword, but the Shenxu Palace is too difficult to break through, so I can only give up with regret. Fortunately, the Heaven has mercy on me and let me get the Huantian Pearl. Now I am 90% sure to complete my plan!"
Xuan Yu suddenly asked: "Can I ask you? How did you get the Fantasy Sky Pearl?"
Wen Chi said: "Every demon cultivator race has one or two methods to survive, and my method is quite special. I can move forward in the passage of the Chaos Sea, even if there is a violent gale around me, it has no effect on me."
Wen Chi said excitedly, "That day, I wanted to watch the demons and humans turn to ashes in the Wanzong ruins, but I saw a cultivator with the Illusionary Sky Pearl rushing into the passage. I admire him for being tortured to such an extent that he was still able to get the news out. I wanted to kill him, but he was protected by the Illusionary Sky Pearl. However, he was too weak, and his golden elixir body could not withstand the strong wind. After his soul flew away, I got this Illusionary Sky Pearl."
Wen Chi smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I was able to obtain this Phantom Sky Pearl. With it, the entire dragon clan can be used by me! Hahahaha!"
Xuan Yu turned around and looked at Du Heng, who was unconsciously held by Xiao Xiao. When he thought of the day when Du Heng was blown away by the strong wind, Xuan Yu felt as if a knife was cut into his heart.
This was the pain he didn't want to recall, but Wen Chi actually tore open the scar in front of him, forcing him to recall the tragedy of that day once again.
Xuan Yu whispered to Feng Gui and the others, "I have to find a way to enter the barrier and destroy the passage. I can't let the eight-clawed fire dragon crawl out from here."
Feng Gui was so angry that his teeth itched: "I'll go with you."
Firstly, he could not tolerate a piece of trash who associated with monsters to trample on the person he cherished most; secondly, he and Xuan Yu were holding the Hun Tianzhu and the Lu Tianzhu respectively, and except for them, no one could restrain the Huan Tianzhu.
Jing Nan hurriedly asked: "Do you know how to break this barrier?"
Xuan Yu pointed to the eight shining spiritual fires on the platform and said, "If we extinguish the spiritual fires, the barrier will be broken."
Jing Nan said nervously and quickly: "You and Xixi get ready, leave the breaking of the formation to us. After you go in, we will set up a new barrier. In short, we can't let the eight-clawed fire dragon out."
Xuan Yu and Feng Gui patted Jing Nan's shoulders with confidence: "Okay. I'll leave the outside to you!"
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