After having the Fusang Wood taken away, the dragon girl had quickly become akin to a maddened demon. Her body was hot, her blood was boiling, and her jade-like arms held Fang Xing so tightly against her he wasn’t even able to form any hand seals. With her using her raw unrestrained power and with the two of them being so close, Fang Xing didn’t have any ability to fight back and became as rigid as dried wood.

　　The dragon girl’s movements were jerky but strong as she pressed into the kiss. Fang Xing wasn’t even able to breathe under such intensity; all he could do was was loudly shout and use all of his might to push half an inch away from her body while cursing, “Dammit, stop it! If you keep doing this, I’ll seriously become angr—”

　　The dragon girl pushed another kiss onto him before he’d even finished speaking. He flinched and tried to push her away, but his hand happened to land on something he shouldn’t have touched—something soft—and a strange feeling began to rise within him. He was still a young male in his prime, after all, so how could he resist such temptation? And no matter whether it was her looks or her body, this dragon girl was the best woman Fang Xing had ever seen. With their closeness, with that soft texture at his fingertips and the sweet scent of her lips, a ripple appeared within him and a feeling that was difficult to describe rose from the bottom of his heart.

　　‘Should I do her?’ Fang Xing couldn’t help the tremors in his heart, but there was still a strand of rationality in his mind. ‘No… what about my completely pure Yang body Eleventh Uncle told me to keep?’ Such rational thoughts melted away after the dragon girl’s next kiss, however. ‘Damn his uncle, I’ve never been so docile to listen to everything he said anyway….’

　　With this chain of thoughts, Fang Xing suddenly grabbed hold of the dragon girl’s silky smooth waist. Although she would have normally been on guard and her golden core cultivation would’ve prevented Fang Xing from even getting close, it seemed as though she was unable to use her strength once his palm touched her soft and bare waist. With Fang Xing’s powerful force, she actually ended up pressed to the ground.

　　“A coquettish bi*ch like you, you really think I can’t fix you up?” Fang Xing asked from above, his expression so serious it looked as though he was about to pick a fight.

　　Within the cold and lonely cave, there was suddenly a different kind of brilliance.

　　When the two of them peaked, the dragon girl released a low moan and a look of bitter despair appeared on her face. Such a feeling seemed to abruptly sober her, and her intensely-focused eyes looked to Fang Xing’s face. “I… hate you….”

　　“What did you say?” Fang Xing was too busy tasting all the flavors of his very first mixing of Yin and Yang and didn’t have any mind to spare to pay attention to her words. It was like the undulations of spring, like water swaying and rippling against stone walls. The pure Yang body refined with the True Samadhi Fire coupling with the Yin body of a pure-blooded dragon; when the two of them mixed, an indescribable change occurred.

　　The pond the dragon girl had been in was the main pivot of this Thousand Streams Sea—the central point where the eighty-one streams all met. It was the location where the Qi was at its most concentrated, and when the Yin and Yang energies combined, everything naturally developed in its most ideal manner without requiring Fang Xing’s deliberate influence. Not only was there an indescribable change within his pure Yang body after joining with a pure Yin power, the Nine-Turn Lucidity Pellet floating above the dantian in his abdomen had also appeared, causing each of his breaths to bring about unspeakable wonders. The Qi within the clear pond was all drawn by the golden pellet, and it all entered Fang Xing’s body as an endless stream….

　　At the same time, although the strange occurrence above the Colored Glass Palace had disappeared, it had already been seen by a countless number of people.

　　A secret letter was very quickly redirected numerous times through different teleportation altars along the various islands, until it reached the central point of the entire Destitute Ocean. This area had a vast sea with an unspeakably deep history, and it was also one of the most famous places within all of Tianyuan. This was the location of the Azure Seas as well as the Dragon Palace, which stood tall among even the most ancient and powerful clans while ruling over millions of sea creatures.

　　The Dragon Palace’s hall was lavishly decorated and filled with maids and servants, and at its innermost depths behind layers of beaded blinds was a woman whose hair was fully adorned in beaded hairpins. She’d just finished listening to a turtle minister reading off details from a jade scroll, and although she didn’t respond immediately and was silent for a long while, she suddenly swept a glass lantern beside her to the ground and caused it to smash to pieces.

　　“I knew that unrestrained wench wasn’t willing to stay out of it!” she loudly shouted, the fury in her voice causing everyone in the hall to shiver in fear.

　　“Please calm down, Your Majesty the Queen,” the turtle minister quickly replied, “do not let this impair your health. The eldest princess might have the heart to cause trouble, but she has already ended her own path. She has only formed the golden core not long ago, so how would she have enough worth to deserve your anger….”

　　The rage within the wealthy woman wasn’t diminished in the slightest and she suddenly interrupted, “She was able to endure it all for so many years even without the Icy-Heart techniques; how wronged she must feel. But what gave her the guts to dare send out the shadow now? Was it an accident? Or is she trying to reinstate her name? Heh, under my orders, tell my sons Lao’wu and Lao’liu ¹ to take a trip to the southern seas and bring that unrestrained wench to see me. If she’s unwilling, then bring her head!”

　　Someone immediately answered and walked out with brisk steps.

　　“Please rest assured,” the turtle minister quickly offered his opinion, “since the fifth and sixth princes are going, the eldest princess is sure to be captured with ease….”

　　The wealthy woman didn’t respond. After a few more moments of silence where no one could tell what she was thinking, her gaze abruptly hardened and she coldly said, “That unrestrained wench has worked so hard to keep it hidden for so many years, would she truly reveal herself so easily today? Heh, maybe there’s a scheme behind it? Then let’s spice it up a bit; under my orders, release Lao’san. He’s been locked up long enough!”

　　The turtle minister’s knees became soft with fear when he heard the name “Lao’san ² ” and he directly knelt down. “Dear Queen… please do reconsider….” It was as though someone had spoken a dangerous spell, and everyone within the hall had quickly frozen in terror.

　　Meanwhile, three thousand miles away from the Azure Seas, in a hell-like location filled with volcanoes and lava, a giant bronze pillar reached so deep into the ground as to pass through even the deepest of oceans. A countless number of black chains could be seen atop the bronze pillar, all for the sake of securing a giant thirty-foot-long red dragon. The chains had already rusted after being used for who knew how long, and the giant red dragon itself had its head lowered and eyes shut, as though it were already dead. When the queen within the Dragon Palace mentioned its name, however, it was as though the red dragon sensed it; its blood-red eyes abruptly opened and it began to roar with such strength the sound traveled tens of thousands of miles away….

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　　Only a very few scattered people within all of the Colored Glass Palace were still drinking. These people were either uninterested in the ordinary sea-beast maids and didn’t manage to get one of the Red Orders, or they were people who’d already finished their business and had come out to continue drinking while embracing a number of women. Of course, there was also the extremely bored golden crow, the still-hungry lotus girl, and Zhou Luwei who could only cry silent tears.

　　The atmosphere was extremely depressed. Those who remained behind drank their wines without much liveliness, and even the orchestra within the hall seemed to play their instruments without much strength to the notes. Only the lotus girl seemed to be enjoying herself as she ate and drank as she pleased.

　　BOOM ….

　　Someone suddenly rushed out from the hall, but he’d been moving so fast he stumbled and landed directly on his face, causing everyone in the hall to jump and look towards the person in question. He glanced around like a thief who’d just swiped something, only to suddenly stand up as though nothing had happened and send a vicious look towards everyone who was watching. “Are there flowers blooming out of your little grandpa’s face?” he cursed out, “What are you all looking at? Do you think I won’t dig out your eyes?”

　　Some cultivators coldly snorted at this and others lowered their heads with jealousy, but none stepped forward to provoke him. Everyone had naturally recognized him as the one who’d gotten that Red Order and was fortunate enough to be the special guest for the Dragon King’s daughter, so everyone naturally felt somewhat upset when they saw him. ‘Such a good piece of meat, how did this little bastard get to eat it?’

　　Although Fang Xing would have normally stirred the pot a bit more after being faced with so many discontent gazes, he seemed to be a completely different person this time around. He acted as though nothing had happened at all before he took hold of the lotus girl’s hand and tried to leave. The lotus girl was still holding a barbecued lobster to pick out the meat to eat, and when Fang Xing suddenly started dragging her away, she anxiously yelled out, “Wait, wait, let me grab my plate of soy sauce first….”

　　“Why are you in such a hurry to leave, like some kind of thief?” The golden crow felt something was wrong and looked towards Fang Xing. “Where’s the dragon girl?”

　　“I knocked her unconscious with the Fusang Wood,” Fang Xing quietly replied before dragging the golden crow along to flee as well. “I have no idea when she’ll wake up, so let’s hurry and run….”

　　The golden crow was also shocked to hear he’d knocked the dragon girl unconscious, so he immediately stood up as well and they all left in a furtive manner. Despite being so hurried, the golden crow was still able to see and feel that Fang Xing seemed to be a little different from usual. Judging from the aura Fang Xing subconsciously released, his cultivation had increased by a great deal and was certainly several times greater than when he’d first arrived at the Colored Glass Palace. ‘This kid has probably had another great gain…’ the golden crow thought to himself while secretly looking towards Fang Xing and planning how to get his own benefits.

　　There was nobody to stop the three at the entrance of the hall, either, and the trio smoothly headed straight up into the vast sky. Once they’d managed to fly a hundred or so feet, however, the sea below them flowed upside down and a few hundred-foot-tall walls of water rose up in front of them, with a fully-armored sea beast army inside. “Where are planning on going so sneakily?” they asked.

　　Fang Xing hadn’t expected there to be an ambush of soldiers. “My mother’s calling me back for dinner,” he cursed back, “what’s it got to do with you?”

　　A soldier riding a Dragon Horse in the water walked out. Their body was covered in dark black iron armor so it was difficult to tell for certain, but they seemed to have a completely human body beneath. The cultivator was already in late Foundation Stage, and they gazed at Fang Xing’s face through their helmet and shouted, “Before the Red Convention is finished, no one is allowed to leave!”

　　To count, this was merely the second day of the Red Convention and waiting until it was over meant staying for the full ten days; how would Fang Xing be willing to agree to that? “Get him!” Fang Xing shouted and attacked; he really didn’t dare to waste any more time right now.