Legend of the Great Sage

y constructed by the Merfolk for a true dragon, which is why it’s so large!” Elder Blue introduced.

“A true dragon? Then it sure has some age to it!” Li Qingshan could not help but think of the underground world beneath the Clear River prefecture and Cobweb city that the night roamers had built for Spider Queen Lolth.
Then he thought back to a million years ago, when the daemons, or perhaps better described as the dragons, reigned over the world.
Afterwards, the godfolk took over, now followed by the humans who built the empire and lorded over the nine provinces.
With the constant shifts in history, no one could reign supreme forever! 

“But it’s said that the true dragon preferred sleeping in the abyss behind here.” Elder Blue smiled, but he furrowed his brows in an undetectable manner.
Gong Yuan had actually sent no one to receive them, but fortunately, Li Qingshan seemed to be engrossed in his thoughts about history, so he did not notice this further discourtesy.

A gust of wind swept out of the Crystal palace.
As it turned out, Ji Changfeng had come to receive him.

In the depths of the Crystal palace, in the tallest tower, several pairs of eyes gazed at the projection on the crystal wall and watched them.

“Yuan’er, are you certain? Did he really save you on Giant Ship island? He hasn’t even undergone the third heavenly tribulation yet!” asked an old, graceful and noble madam from beside Gong Yuan with a face full of doubt.

“Yes, granny.
He defeated the giant god of fire summoned by the fire devourers through the Divine Fire tablet, and he helped me suppress my inner demons, controlling the Heart of the Abyss.
If the King of Southern Yue had not interfered, we almost would have prevented the three fire devourers from leaving the South sea forever!” Gong Yuan said politely. 

This was not the first time the two other Merfolk Kings, a woman and man, had heard of this, but they were still surprised.
A human cultivator that had not even undergone the third heavenly tribulation had almost turned the tables and forced the Divine-Fire-tablet-wielding Fire Devouring Kings into dire straits.
If it had not been Gong Yuan who was telling them with such certainty, they never would have believed it.

“If it really were the legendary Divine Fire tablets, then it couldn’t be him that defeated the giant god of fire.
There must be something up with the arcane treasure.
Though, the fact that he helped you suppress your inner demons is much more worthy of attention.
He might have obtained some kind of special cultivation method.
If we can get it from him, it’ll be of great benefit to us! We have to get him to hand over the wretched spawn too.
You were in the wrong back then.
You shouldn’t have let them leave the South sea!”

“Granny” prattled away, treating Li Qingshan like a lamb to the slaughter, someone she could butcher whenever she wanted.

“That Li Qingshan isn’t a person who yields easily, and he’s saved my life after all.
He’s also come to assist us against the fire devourers this time.
Even the King of Southern Yue has to show him some respect.” Gong Yuan frowned slightly.
Originally, she did want to cut Li Qingshan down to size, but she found that “granny” would be going a little overboard.
In particular, what she said at the end crossed her bottom line.

“Don’t forget about your identity.
Since you are the current king, the interests of the Merfolk come first for everything, not your personal likes and dislikes!” “Granny” suddenly became stern.

“If you don’t like it, you’re welcome to dismiss me, granny!” Gong Yuan smiled frigidly and radiated with coldness.

The two other Merfolk Kings spoke up in a hurry to mediate the situation.
They were both older than Gong Yuan, but neither of them dared to treat her as a junior.
As a practitioner of the All Water to Ruin’s End and the wielder of the Heart of the Abyss, only “granny” with the greatest cultivation could contend against Gong Yuan.
In the war against the fire devourers, her strength would be even more important than “granny”.

And due to the inner demons, she had always been very ill-tempered.

“Y- you’ve changed!” “Granny” sighed helplessly and said to the old nun beside her, “Just some awry household affairs.
I’ve made a fool of myself before you, fellow!”

The old nun seemed to hear nothing at all.
She stared straight at the crystal wall, at Xiao An.