Chapter 140: The Terrifying Dragon Ancestral Foundation

Outside the mirror.

The gathered cultivators listened as the Old Heavenly Emperor called Gu Changqing ‘Second Brother’, and their expressions instantly became utterly stunned.

If not for how cultivators wouldn’t make a mistake under such peaceful conditions… Just now they thought they had misheard!

“The Old Heavenly Emperor… why would he call the Heavenly Emperor ‘Second Brother’?!”
a cultivator said in shock.

From the moment the two met, the Old Heavenly Emperor treated the Heavenly Emperor with an intimacy far beyond the ordinary.

And now, that inexplicable ‘Second Brother’?

It was enough to make one’s scalp tingle!

“Judging by his aura, the Old Heavenly Emperor is at worst a Half-Step to Immortal. At that level, he shouldn’t be making such a bizarre mistake, right?” a cultivator said with a shocked expression.

But this remark was quickly rebutted by another cultivator.

Someone snorted and said, “You don’t actually think the Heavenly Emperor is the Old Heavenly Emperor’s second brother, do you? What nonsense!”

“We’ve observed the Heavenly Emperor’s past, and the Old Heavenly Emperor is of far higher seniority and strength—how could the Heavenly Emperor be the Old Heavenly Emperor’s second brother?”

“The Old Heavenly Emperor isn’t mistaking him for someone else—are you really going to believe it’s true!”

The crowd of cultivators fell silent.

Indeed, it seemed unlikely for a Half-Step to Immortal to slip up like that. But if the Heavenly Emperor were actually the Old Heavenly Emperor’s second brother, that would be even more inexplicable!

…

Inside the mirror.

In the depths of the East Sea, the Dragon Palace.

After passing through the Dragon Clan’s layered prohibitions and countless formations, the Heavenly Palace’s army finally arrived within the Dragon Palace.

The so-called Dragon Palace.

Was not a structure standing in the water.

But an underwater secret realm.

There was a sky and a great sun here, as if a small underwater world unto itself.

Separated from the East Sea by countless formations and prohibitions.

The assault the Dragon Palace suffered from the extraneous Youming clan was even more brutal than what Gu Changqing had heard from the Heavenly Emperor.

At this moment, tremendous cries of killing still echoed from the fissure at the center of the Dragon Palace, as if unending.

Now, the people of the Heavenly Palace and the Dragon Clan’s top strongmen had gathered together in the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon Clan’s head, the Old Dragon King.

He was an old man with horns sprouting from his head and dragon whiskers brushing the ground. His eyes radiated a terrifying majesty that looked down upon heaven and earth, and his cultivation had reached the Half-Step to Immortal level.

The proud Dragon Clan, facing the arrival of the Heavenly Palace, did not show much hostility.

Perhaps because the war made matters tense.

Or perhaps it was because the Old Dragon King truly doted on his granddaughter, Mu Nanzhi.

At least on the surface it seemed so: the Old Dragon King showed great delight at Mu Nanzhi’s arrival, and Mu Nanzhi appeared very close to him.

The people of the Heavenly Palace and the Dragon Clan’s generals took their seats within the Dragon Palace.

Gu Changqing had intended to stay by Mu Nanzhi’s side.

But the woman glared at him fiercely and said, “Stay away from me—this is the Dragon Palace. Do you think my Dragon Grandpa would harm me?”

“Besides, if I truly faced danger I couldn’t handle, what could you, a Quasi-Emperor, possibly do! I really don’t understand why Father sent you to protect me!”

Having said that, she ignored Gu Changqing entirely.

Gu Changqing said nothing and did not follow.

Qin Yuan’s gaze toward him was also unfriendly. As he walked past, he too gave him a fierce glare.

In a voice low enough for only the two of them to hear he said, “I don’t know why the Heavenly Emperor trusts you so much, but I do know you must harbor ill intent. I’ll be watching you closely!”

Everyone took their seats within the Dragon Palace.

Gu Changqing leaned against the palace gate.

Not even the Heavenly Palace cultivators invited him to sit. The proud Dragon Clan, from beginning to end, hadn’t spared him so much as a glance.

He was like a small nobody. Had he not come along with the Heavenly Palace entourage…

Judging by his tattered clothing and the thick beard covering his face, the Dragon Palace cultivators would probably have driven him out.

Gu Changqing did not care. He used his divine sense to probe the fissure in the Dragon Palace.

Probing the realms of the many Dragon Clan strongmen.

…

Outside the mirror.

At this moment, as Gu Changqing probed, those outside the mirror also perceived the terrifying foundation of the Dragon Clan.

“Dozens of Great Emperors!!”

“Two Half-Step to Immortals!!!”

At that moment, every cultivator was stunned, every cultivator astonished beyond words!

The Dragon Clan was already powerful.

They also knew that, as a transcendent, otherworldly great race, the Dragon Clan’s foundation must be terrifying.

But they never expected it to be terrifying to this extent!

One should know that even the present Heavenly Emperor, betrayed by heaven and earth, only had a dozen or so Great Emperors come to his aid.

As for the Dragon Palace.

The foundation of this single clan alone was enough to sweep across myriad races!

“Fortunately, the ancient Dragon Clan had to guard the spacetime fissure. Otherwise, if they were free to emerge, this world would likely be the Dragon Clan’s domain!”

The cultivators murmured in amazement, the shock in their eyes indescribable.

Such a foundation utterly overturned their understanding of a single race.

So terrifying…

“If such a great race is still stalemated by the Youming clan, then to what degree terrifying must that extraterrestrial race be?” another cultivator spoke.

When these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.

The Dragon Clan was already like this, and for the Youming clan to stalemate the Dragon Clan for eons showed how terrifying that other race must be!

For the first time, everyone felt such horror.

Just like the Witch God!

Existences at the Immortal realm!

Judging by what they saw now, the Youming clan’s foundation was certainly no weaker than the Dragon Clan’s!

What motive could drive such a terrifying force and powerful beings to enter Beixuan?

And in this era, why had there never been rumors of these outside races reaching Beixuan?! Why had Beixuan’s cultivators not known of them?

And the Heavenly Palace.

In their understanding, the Heavenly Palace of ancient times was a great force, and by its foundation it remained extraordinarily terrifying.

It even possessed elixirs capable of reviving the dead!

Now, looking at the Heavenly Palace again, everyone realized that no ancient race seemed simple.

The hall was silent. The cultivators were so shocked by the ancient secrets they’d just learned they could not utter a single word!

After a long silence.

Suddenly a cultivator asked, “If the Dragon Clan is so terrifying, how could the Heavenly Emperor possibly single-handedly slaughter them?!”

These words jolted the cultivators.

Indeed.

The Heavenly Emperor was certainly powerful!

But he was facing two Immortals and dozens of Great Emperors.

He might have a chance if he reached Great Emperor, but as a Quasi-Emperor, that was absolutely impossible!!!

“What secret lies within this?”

…

Inside the mirror.

The Old Dragon King led Mu Nanzhi to sit, then scrutinized the Heavenly Palace people and analyzed the current situation.

“In recent days, the Youming clan’s invasions have become more frequent. I feel uneasy and vaguely I sense they are preparing some major action.”