Chapter 267: The Whereabouts of Hongmeng Purple Qi
The Eastern Sea.
It was dead silent.
The fire set by the pangolin not only burned the magnificent Crystal Palace into ruins, but also boiled most of the East China Sea. The dragon tribe of the East China Sea was killed or injured, and all kinds of aquatic creatures also suffered heavy losses.
The Dragon King of the East China Sea, who once had goose-haired, youthful and rosy face, now looks thin and withered, with a palm-long scar across his face, and one of the dragon horns on his head has been broken off. He sits blankly on the steps of the ruins of the Crystal Palace with a dazed look on his face.
There were some small fry who had managed to survive standing around, but they were all in a daze and in a miserable state. Many of them were missing limbs and were sitting on the ground.
Just then, the sound of flowing water was heard.
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals looked in the direction of the sound and saw a golden dragon splitting the water.
"It's the Fourth Princess! The Fourth Princess is back!" The shrimp soldiers and crab generals showed joy on their faces and cheered.
Different from Prince Moang and Ao Lie of the Eight Heavenly Dragons in the West Sea.
The East China Sea truly has no successor.
The only one who is capable and has some prestige among the aquatic creatures is Long Si.
However, ever since Long Si was killed by the Nine-Headed Insect and his soul was shattered five hundred years ago, he was lucky enough to save a wisp of his soul thanks to the intervention of Yang Jian. He could only live in the Precious Lotus Lantern and rely on the merits of the earthly immortal obtained by the Three Holy Mothers to nourish and recover.
Long Si rarely returned to the East China Sea and spent most of his time in Huashan assisting the Three Holy Mothers.
But perhaps it is precisely because of this that Long Si's reputation among the East China Sea creatures has not only not decreased, but has become higher and higher, with signs of him becoming a legendary figure.
Her appearance did boost the morale of these small fry.
Behind her, there was a woman, who was making the Water-Dividing Technique with her hands and had a worried look on her face. It was the Third Holy Mother.
Huashan is located in the southern continent, very far away from the East China Sea, and the transmission of information is also very slow.
When Long Si and San Sheng Mu learned about the incident in the East China Sea, it was already after Pangolin was executed, and they hurried over.
"Father!" Long Si came closer and turned into a human form. Looking at the desolate scene in front of him, his eyes instantly turned red.
The Dragon King of the East Sea seemed not to have heard it and continued to stare blankly in front of him.
"Father? Father?"
Long Si called out several times before the Dragon King of the East China Sea finally responded. He slowly raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot, and his voice was particularly hoarse and tired: "Xiao Si, you're back?"
Long Si's heart trembled, tears welled up in his eyes, and he asked in a tearful voice, "Father, where are my mother and the others?"
The Dragon King of the East Sea murmured, "Dead, all dead. Except for Xiao Ba and Xiao Shisan, your mother, your sister, and your brother are all dead. They are all dead."
Long Si only felt that his eyes were darkening and his hands and feet were weak.
Before coming, she already knew that the East China Sea dragon clan had suffered heavy casualties, but when she heard the sad news from the East China Sea Dragon King with her own ears, she still found it hard to accept.
"Fourth sister." The Third Holy Mother hurriedly stepped forward to support Long Si, her eyes turning red.
The Dragon King of the East Sea noticed the Third Holy Mother, struggled to get up, bowed deeply, and said: "Third Holy Mother, I am honored. If the God of Justice had not personally taken action to find the real culprit, I would still be kept in the dark by that evil creature, and I don't know when I can avenge the murder of my wife and children."
"If the Third Lady sees the God of Justice, please thank him on behalf of the old dragon. The God of Justice is so kind to us, the Four Seas Dragon Clan, and we will never forget it. If you need us in the future, just ask, and we will never say no."
The Third Holy Mother was startled and wanted to go forward to help the Dragon King of the East China Sea up, but as soon as she walked away, Long Si showed signs of losing his balance and collapsed to the ground.
The Third Holy Mother could only support the Dragon King of the East China Sea with her hands and said sincerely, "Uncle, please don't do this . My second brother is the God of Justice. It is his duty to enforce the law impartially and punish the murderer severely."
"It is my duty..." A complicated look appeared on the face of the Dragon King of the East China Sea.
The Third Holy Mother was a little surprised, but before she could think about it, Long Si had already recovered from his extreme sadness and said, "Father, I want to go and pay homage to the Queen Mother."
The Dragon King of the East Sea said "hmm" and led Long Si and San Shengmu to the few relatively intact palaces in the Crystal Palace.
The bodies of the Dragon Queen of the East China Sea and her dragon sons and grandsons have been pieced together by the Dragon King using his magic power and placed in an ice coffin. They look like they are asleep.
Long Si was sad again.
After the worship, Long Si noticed that the lucky survivors, Long Ba and Long Shisan, were not here, and asked, "Father, where are my eighth and thirteenth brothers?"
The Dragon King of the East Sea showed a hint of hesitation.
The Third Holy Mother understood immediately and said, "Uncle, Fourth Sister, I saw that many of the East China Sea sailors were injured outside. I just happened to learn some healing spells recently. I will go and help them heal their injuries."
The Dragon King of the East Sea hurriedly explained: "The Third Lady misunderstood, the old dragon did not..."
"Uncle." The Third Holy Mother interrupted the Dragon King of the East China Sea and said, "Everyone has secrets that are inconvenient to tell others. I also have a lot of things hidden from my mother, second brother, and fourth sister. Uncle, fourth sister, I'm going to heal their wounds."
The Third Holy Mother did not pry into other people's secret preferences. She turned around and left the mourning hall to help the shrimp soldiers and crab generals treat their injuries.
Not long after, Long Si came out and told San Sheng Mu that she would stay in the East China Sea to keep vigil for her mother and younger brothers and sisters for seven days, and then return to Huashan with San Sheng Mu after seven days.
The Third Holy Mother advised: "Fourth sister, nothing has happened in Huashan during this period. I can handle those trivial matters by myself. You stay here and spend more time with uncle."
Unexpectedly, Long Si shook his head, seeming a little guilty and nervous: "Third sister, after I leave with you this time, I will no longer have any relationship with the East China Sea Dragon Palace. Are you still willing to let me stay in Huashan?"
The Third Holy Mother was startled, and immediately understood Long Si's implication, and said seriously: "Fourth sister, although I am nominally the earth immortal in charge of Huashan, you have been handling most of Huashan's affairs over the years. Huashan is my home, and it is even more your home. You don't need to fight for anyone's consent to go home."
"Third sister." Long Si couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears while hugging Third Holy Mother.
The Third Holy Mother gently stroked Long Si's back, her face full of pity.
The Third Holy Mother is no longer the ignorant fairy who was under the protection of Yang Jian. After being in charge of Huashan for so many years and encountering all kinds of things, her mind has matured rapidly.
The reason why Long Si suddenly said this must be because the Dragon King of the East China Sea said something to her in the mourning hall.
This matter is related to the disappearance of Long Ba and Long Shisan, and it is likely to bring a great disaster to the dragon clan.
Only then would the Dragon King of the East Sea think of severing his relationship with Long Si and leaving a trace of bloodline for the East Sea dragon clan.
This was also a common practice among ancient clans.
The Third Holy Mother did not ask what the matter was specifically about or how big the risk was.
She doesn't care.
It’s not because she has Yang Jian as her backer, but because Long Si is her best sister.
She is willing to face any danger for Long Si.
Seven days passed in a flash.
At the end of the wake, a fierce "conflict" broke out between Long Si and the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The two sides even fought each other and destroyed the few remaining palaces of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.
The Dragon King of the East China Sea not only injured Long Si, but also wanted to kill this "unfilial daughter" with his own hands, but was stopped by the Three Holy Mothers.
Afterwards, the Dragon King of the East China Sea announced that he would sever his father-son relationship with Long Si and expel him from the dragon clan.
It was around this time.
The Dragon King of the North Sea had a son and a daughter who went astray in their practice and unfortunately died.
The Dragon King of the South China Sea had a dragon egg stolen. The Fifth Prince of the South China Sea was killed while chasing the criminals, and the dragon egg disappeared.
Only the West Sea is calm.
This was because Ao Lie, the third prince of the West Sea Dragon and one of the Eight Heavenly Dragons, Guangli Bodhisattva, had long since sworn to be irreconcilable with his biological father, the West Sea Dragon King, and would never have any contact with him until death.
While undercurrents were surging in the four seas, Li Anran was checking the life stories of Qiongqi and Hongyun ancestors in the Heavenly Prison.
There is not much to say about Qiongqi's life.
He was born at the beginning of the world. Because he was contaminated with the evil spirit of Pangu when he fell, he was born cruel, but also extremely powerful.
When the dragon and phoenix faced their first tribulation, Qiongqi participated as a member of the beast clan.
And the reason is simply because it likes killing.
After the first calamity between the dragon and the phoenix, Qiongqi kept a low profile for a while, and then went to Zixiao Palace to listen to Hongjun Daozu's sermon.
Later, Qiongqi caused trouble everywhere in the prehistoric continent, and he also had the intention of deliberately causing trouble for the demon clan and the heavenly court.
However, Qiongqi was not trying to avenge the Qilin clan. Instead, he felt that he had been with the Qilin clan in the past, but Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi almost wiped out the Qilin clan, which made him feel humiliated.
Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi established the demon clan's heaven, but they did not care whether a certain race among the demon clan was destroyed or not.
In addition, the Wu clan had begun to rise at that time, so they ignored Qiongqi.
This made Qiongqi even more rampant and wanton, slaughtering living beings and turning into a ghost.
Later, Nuwa created human beings and became a saint.
The other guests in Zixiao Palace, such as the Old Ancestor of the Styx, all imitated Nuwa in creating humans and created their own race, hoping to prove their truth and become saints.
However, Qiongqi discovered that humans, because of their natural Taoist bodies, were most suitable for being refined into ghosts, so he began to secretly hunt humans and feed on them.
It was not only Qiongqi who discovered the peculiarities of the human race, but also the two races of Lich and Wu.
It's just that they came a little later than Qiongqi.
It was not until the late stage of the Lich-Witch Catastrophe, when the two sides were in a stalemate, that the Witch Clan began to use the essence and blood of the human race to refine the Demon-Suppressing Sword, while the Demon Clan used the souls of the human race to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword.
Later, the human race was able to rise and replace the two races of wizards and liches to become the protagonists of the Heavenly Dao. However, the two races of wizards and liches massacred the human race on a large scale, which was against the harmony of Heaven. This was the result of karma.
Li Anran discovered that although Qiongqi seemed unscrupulous and lawless, he was not a fool but rather very smart.
When he was slaughtering creatures in the ancient land, he never attacked the core descendants of the two races of warlocks and liches.
When he found that the Lich and the Warlocks had gone crazy and started to massacre the human race, he chose to temporarily hide away.
After both the Lich and the Undead races were defeated and the Lich catastrophe was over, he jumped out again, continued to be arrogant and domineering, and slaughtered the human race wantonly.
It was not until the rise of the human race that Shaohao, the eldest son of Emperor Huang and one of the Five Emperors, sent troops to conquer it, and severely injured Qiongqi and drove him into the chaos outside the sky.
The one who seriously injured Qiongqi was Houyi, who shot and killed nine golden crows in the past!
Houyi was also rewarded for this and became the leader of the Dongyi tribe.
After reading about Qiongqi's life, Li Anran started to check the life of Ancestor Hongyun.
Although they were also born at the beginning of the world, Patriarch Hongyun has a gentle temperament and is friendly to everyone. He has good relations with the dragon, phoenix and unicorn tribes.
When the first calamity of the dragon and phoenix broke out, he chose to live in seclusion and not help anyone.
It was not until the catastrophe ended and peace returned to the ancient world that he traveled around again and made countless good friends.
There was nothing much to say about what happened afterwards in Zixiao Palace where he gave up his seat.
Li Anran had read this story countless times in the life stories of Kunpeng, Qiongqi and other guests in Zixiao Palace.
What he really cares about is the whereabouts of Hongmeng Purple Qi!
Soon, Li Anran saw the scene where Kunpeng sneak attacked the Red Cloud Ancestor.
