Chapter 51: Washing the Dragon

　　‘This is strange. How come there are so many tyrannical immortal senses searching nearby all of a sudden?’

　　On the continuous coastline of the Coast of the East Ocean and the eastern area of the South Continent…

　　In the fishing village with dozens of simple stone houses, Li Changshou turned into a cold-looking old Daoist priest, who was holding onto a cup of hot water served by a few old women. He surveyed the surface of the ocean while drinking it.

　　He had just given out some talismans in the village and received a passionate wave of appreciation from the villagers. He also used this to conceal himself so that his movements at the East Ocean’s side would become more reasonable.

　　Many human itinerant cultivators would use such a method to earn more luck and merit for themselves.

　　However, Li Changshou had understood one reason very early on—helping the good begot good karma, and helping the bad begot bad karma.

　　He could not be sure whether the talismans he had given out helped the good people or the bad people. Therefore, the most suitable method was to give out some Sleeping Aid Talismans, which had been drawn wrongly and did not have any effects, for free. This way, he would not get karma.

　　On the surface of the ocean in the distance, an azure dragon’s figure quietly passed by and very soon disappeared into the clouds.

　　‘It’s indeed the dragon race. They seem to be searching for something.’

　　Presently, it was not suitable for him to go out of the ocean, lest he met these people from the dragon race.

　　Thus, Li Changshou went through the hardships of living in the wilderness. He walked along the side of the ocean and walked from north to south to see life in the mortal world so that he could obtain some enlightenment from it.

　　Half a month later, Li Changshou walked more than 500 kilometers southwards. He could finally be sure that those experts from the dragon race had left the ocean region, which they had repeatedly checked.

　　After carefully thinking, Li Changshou still decided not to change his original plan to go through Tribulation Transcendence on this ocean region.

　　Two months later, he finally decided to completely settle down in this place of dozens of kilometers in radius.

　　He secretly executed his illusion techniques one night and transformed into a fish, which was neither big nor small, and entered the somewhat warm ocean waters.

　　He executed the Water Escape and went towards the few islands that he had previously seen on the fishermen’s nautical chart.

　　The place for Tribulation Transcendence could not be too far from the mortal world.

　　The human race’s mortal world was an emergency refuge for him. If he met any sneak attacks before or after the Tribulation Transcendence, he could hide in the vast ocean.

　　The place for Tribulation Transcendence could not be too near to the mortal world either.

　　The mortal world was filled with turbid Qi and disorder, so the cultivators’ Dao Body and Primordial Soul were easily contaminated. If he could go through Tribulation Transcendence successfully, he would absorb the world’s spiritual energy when he ascended to an immortal.

　　Although it was not a big deal absorbing the turbid Qi in the mortal world, it was still somewhat unpleasant.

　　His master’s Tribulation Transcendence had not been perfect, so he had absorbed the spiritual energy for a very short time.

　　Two months ago, what had the dragon race been searching for?

　　Li Changshou was somewhat curious at this point.

　　Who or what treasure could have attracted the other party to dispatch a great number of forces to search at the East Ocean border?

　　Even though he could not see the figures of the experts from the dragon race, their aura was not hidden, and he could sense them from a distance.

　　Nevermind. This was none of his business.

　　Li Changshou would secretly go through the Heavenly Tribulation and then find a place to cultivate for three years to stabilize his Dao, conceal his aura, and improve on this Turtle Breathing Mantra. After that, he would return to the sect and continue to lead a stable life of a younger generation disciple of the Immortal Du Sect.

　　He was now almost unable to suppress his cultivation realm, and he could reach the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital at any time.

　　In the ocean water, Li Changshou slowly touched the islands of several hectares nearby and carefully observed them, but could not find a place that satisfied him.

　　It was not that these small islands were not enough for him to conceal himself. Their structure was a little complicated, and there were too many hiding places, which made it easy for people to explore deeply.

　　This was not a good place for seclusion and Tribulation Transcendence.

　　Li Changshou thought about it and continued searching south because the dragon experts had moved from south to north two to three months ago.

　　He would swim faster and search for it more slowly. He calmed down and searched for a place of his own destiny.

　　In the middle of the night, Li Changshou’s eyes suddenly lit up, and his spiritual senses found a pretty good island.

　　The island was generally circular, and in fact, a few hills protruded out of the sea. His spiritual senses scanned the place, and the structure of the place was clear at a glance. It would not attract anyone to examine it in detail.

　　After transforming into a fish and approaching this island, Li Changshou was increasingly pleased. He executed the Water Escape technique and hovered around the island for more than ten weeks from afar before deciding to approach and investigate.

　　There were still over 5 kilometers to go…

　　Eh? There seemed to be something amiss with the ocean current.

　　Li Changshou saw a small vortex in the ocean water and used his spiritual senses to inspect it inch by inch. Soon, he discovered that there was a very hidden rock cave underwater.

　　The cave was very narrow, with an overall structure sloping upward that connected to a small waterhole somewhere on the island.

　　‘Not bad. This is a good place. There is even a natural emergency exit!’

　　The more Li Changshou looked at it, the more satisfied he was.

　　He had decided. It would be this place!

　　…

　　‘You want to capture me back? Dream on!’

　　Ao Yi transformed into a human form. His body was stuck to the cold, hard rock wall, and he was carefully probing the situation 1.5 kilometers around the island while secretly circulating the mystic technique from the dragon race: Subterranean Dragon Mantra.

　　He knew that he could not probe too far with his spiritual senses. Otherwise, he would easily be exposed.

　　However, because of this, he could not determine if his people were still staying here.

　　It was fine. He had the patience to continue to wait even if he had already been hiding in this place for three months.

　　For the pursuit of being born as a dragon.

　　For the bloodline circulating in him.

　　For the responsibility as a prince of the dragon race!

　　As long as he climbed ashore and left the Dragon Palace’s scope of power, the situation would be much more favorable to him.

　　Ao Yi was also somewhat helpless, as he hadn’t expected that it wasn’t those immortals on the island who were searching for him.

　　That Black Cloud Immortal had directly informed the Dragon Palace, which sent a large number of experts to intercept him from the north to the south!

　　On that day, if Ao Yi hadn’t reacted in time and had been advancing stealthily through the water, he would have almost collided head-on with the people from his race!

　　He was considered pretty lucky. He quickly found this circular island while diving under the sea and followed the topography before discovering this hidden rock crevice.

　　Unexpectedly, he had really escaped the search by the experts of his race.

　　‘Hmph, this is such a perfect hiding place that only I can find!’

　　When Ao Yi thought of this, he felt proud of himself.

　　Suddenly, Ao Yi sensed danger approaching.

　　It wasn’t that he had detected something, but that his bloodline came with the ability to predict crises.

　　‘Am I going to get discovered?’

　　Ao Yi got anxious. He didn’t dare to move and stayed close to the rock wall while his Subterranean Dragon Mantra circulated wildly.

　　At the moment, he only hated the ancestors of the dragon race for being too proud and not studying a brilliant method of transforming and hiding!

　　Suddenly, an old Daoist priest showed up just outside the rock cave, burrowing into the rock crevice and approaching his place.

　　Ao Yi was relieved. He frowned and focused. He made a decision in his heart and quietly prepared his strongest attack.

　　This old Daoist priest’s aura wasn’t strong, and he hadn’t discovered that he had executed the Subterranean Dragon Mantra, so Ao Yi could ambush him with one hand. If he went any further, he would be dead for sure!

　　‘A immortal’s kindness is bullied by an immortal; a dragon’s kindness is ridden by an immortal!’

　　That was what a teacher had taught him during egg education!

　　That old Daoist priest quickly approached…

　　100 feet…

　　80 feet…

　　50 feet…

　　He was here!

　　Ao Yi’s eyes narrowed. When the old Daoist priest was no more than 30 feet away from him, he stayed close to the rock wall and violently attacked while his figure stormed with a blue light!

　　An azure dragon head emerged from the cold ocean water and narrow crevices of the ocean suddenly and opened its big crocodile-like mouth to swallow the cold-faced old Daoist priest, Li Changshou!

　　That was his natural supernatural power: Devouring everything!

　　Li Changshou was clearly stunned…

　　However, his reaction was also incomparably swift. He subconsciously dodged towards the side, and his left hand quickly buckled the two porcelain bottles.

　　In a flash, the dragon head flickered with dazzling blue light in the ocean water, and the dragon’s mouth directly bit off Li Changshou’s left arm before swallowing it in one gulp!

　　Li Changshou muffled a snort and retreated sharply while his right hand quickly performed spells!

　　The cold-faced old Daoist priest had dodged Ao Yi’s fierce attack, so Li Changshou’s quick reflexes surprised Ao Yi.

　　He immediately chased downward but had not expected the other party to execute a Water Escape Spell. His body whooshed out of the rock cave!

　　Ao Yi could not let him escape like that!

　　Ao Yi felt very anxious, and he immediately chased after him, but he suddenly felt dizzy…

　　What had he swallowed just now?

　　Ao Yi quickly checked, but he saw an extra tiny ‘white paper’ arm in his stomach, two porcelain bottles that were going to be melted away by his mystical abilities, and two clumps of medicine that had quietly dissolved…

　　In a split second, his head was heavy, his tail was light, and he felt drowsy!

　　An incapacitating agent?

　　What a powerful incapacitating agent!

　　Ao Yi understood that someone had schemed him. The bloodline power within his dragon body erupted, and his forehead flashed with blue light.

　　In such a dangerous situation, Ao Yi would surely die if he fell unconscious. He could only kill the old Daoist priest with a broken arm before these two medicinal powers took complete effect!

　　Charge!

　　Crash…

　　The ocean water opened up ahead, and the azure dragon broke through the rock crevice.

　　In order to fight against the spread of the medicinal effects, Ao Yi instantly bulged his body. However, in that instant, he saw the cold-faced old Daoist priest standing quietly in the dark waters ahead…

　　He opened his dragon mouth and lunged forward!

　　Mysterious prismatic ice appeared in the surrounding ocean water with flames burning within it. It was being shot at the old Daoist priest at the same time!

　　‘His arm is fine? That’s not right. This is not the same person!’

　　Ao Yi’s increasingly huge dragon head sank. His dizziness became even more intense, and his thinking became very sluggish, which made him anxious in his heart.

　　At the same time, Ao Yi also felt similar medicinal effects gathering from the ocean water in all directions, drilling into all parts of his body and directly eroding his dragon soul!

　　Several identical figures suddenly emerged behind that old Daoist priest, with each of them holding an opened porcelain bottle in their hands!

　　They used the Water Escape at the same time, and their six figures scattered in the ocean, easily dodging Ao Yi’s dragon body that was rushing in by inertia.

　　Six bottles of Soft Immortal Disperser at the front and back, and one bottle of transcendent-grade Soft Immortal Disperser…

　　Ao Yi had stabilized his figure in the ocean waters, and his dragon eyes were turbid. His 100-feet-long dragon body was swaying but was immediately about to rush to the surface…

　　As if they could read Ao Yi’s thoughts, the six figures reunited above again.

　　The twelve robe sleeves of these paper doll clones drummed in the ocean water, and the storage sack that they carried within them opened, causing talismans to quickly fly out and weave a huge net in the ocean water!

　　108 talismans were like 108 small array bases, on which Dharma powers circulated. The water-element aura in the ocean water was being induced rapidly.

　　Talismanic Array·Water-Element Earth-Shaking Seal!

　　In the blink of an eye, a 1,000-feet diameter four-directional seal condensed and smashed down on the head of the azure dragon approaching from below!

　　The radiance around the huge seal shone with the force of a landslide, for it was condensed by spiritual energy. It directly ignored the resistance of the ocean.

　　The azure dragon below roared with his head held high. Its pale mane exploded, and its dragon claws stuck straight. With an indomitable momentum, it charged straight at the huge seal!

　　At this point, Ao Yi had no more energy to think, as the intense dizziness made it impossible for him to continue judging. He had a strong intent to fight, and his dragon heart refused to give in!

　　‘I, Ao Yi, am the Second Prince of the East Ocean Dragon Palace!’

　　“Ang…”

　　The azure dragon roared, and the huge seal landed on him!

　　Visible shock waves burst through the ocean!

　　Tremendous waves surged under 5 kilometers within the ocean, and the side islands were constantly shaking!

　　At another glance!

　　The huge seal shattered, and the azure dragon was actually unscathed!

　　However, the big eyes of the dragon’s head slowly closed, and the huge body seemed to have lost all its strength. It fell 1,000 feet towards the bottom of the ocean…

　　‘Are all the dragons, which have yet to become immortals, so resistant? It seems that the formula of the Soft Immortal Disperser needs some improvements.’

　　In the rocky crevice of the ocean floor that was 3,000 feet away, Li Changshou frowned for a while, and his spiritual senses monitored the surrounding 15 kilometers of land.

　　Fighting in the water was naturally different from fighting on the land. It had forced him to use some ‘tactics’ of his Dharma powers.

　　It was time to validate the effects of the True Samadhi Flames.

　　The talismanic array just now had been powerful.

　　Li Changshou’s eyes narrowed as he casually took six compact silver flying swords from his sleeve and threw them at the paper doll clones.

　　These six flying swords brought out rays of white light. In the blink of an eye, they turned into three-feet-long swords that were steadily caught by the six paper doll clones.

　　Li Changshou spread his left hand, and the six paper doll clones danced with their swords. Their bodies intertwined, and they set up a hexagram sword array formation.

　　As he pressed with his left hand, the six paper dolls had their heads faced head down and feet up. They circulated the sword array formation towards the azure dragon below, strangling it. Above the six immortal swords, streams of True Samadhi Flames simultaneously ignited.

　　As if there was nothing in the surrounding ocean water, the power of the True Samadhi Flames was not affected at all!

　　All of a sudden, Li Changshou felt helpless for a while, and the six immortal swords that were about to pierce the azure dragon’s skin stopped.

　　This was not because Li Changshou’s benevolent heart felt moved.

　　This dragon had attacked viciously just now and wanted to kill him. It was reasonable for him to kill it as a counterattack.

　　He would end the karma on the spot, retreat, and go to the South Ocean for Tribulation Transcendence and successfully return to the mountains… This was the plan that Li Changshou had made the moment he was attacked by the dragon.

　　However, a shimmering purple triangular scale appeared behind the azure dragon. The mystic techniques of the talismanic pattern engraved on it was something Li Changshou had seen in ancient books.

　　If he killed this dragon, his Primordial Spirit would immediately be locked by the mystic techniques of the dragon race, and he would be hunted down by the dragon race endlessly.

　　According to the rules of the dragon race, if he saw this purple scale flashing and stopped, not only would the person who had made the move not be hunted down and killed, but he would also receive a thank-you gift from the Dragon Palace…

　　The information recorded in that ancient book had been released by the Dragon Palace itself, which was equivalent to giving its own important young dragon another way out. It had been verified several times since ancient times and was not fake.

　　Who was this young dragon? He definitely had a noble status.

　　He was the target that the dragon experts were searching for with a probability of 80%.

　　Li Changshou shook his head as the six paper doll clones swiftly returned and began searching various places for traces they might have left.

　　However, just as Li Changshou packed up from the battlefield and was about to leave, he looked again at the Second Prince of the East Ocean Dragon Palace, who had somehow transformed into a human form and was sleeping heavily below.

　　It was actually him?

　　Why was he there?

　　Those dragon experts were searching from south to north…

　　Li Changshou then recalled that this little dragon had deliberately lost to himself previously…

　　Could it be that his deduction that day had been correct, and this second prince was indeed trying to go against and humiliate the dragon race during the Demon-Sweeping Meet? But he ended up ‘winning’ and his scheme failed?

　　After that, could it be that he had used another excuse to become a disciple of the Saints and continued to provoke the dragon race?

　　In the end, this fellow had been sent to the land of the Jie School to become a disciple… and escaped to this place?

　　This really could be a drama series!

　　If Ao Yi had escaped from the south and appeared here, looking at this guy’s course of action, he obviously wanted to go to the Middle Continent or the East Continent. It was even possible that his goal was to escape to the Immortal Du Sect…

　　Li Changshou’s eyes narrowed.

　　If this little thing really reached the Immortal Du Sect, the sect would most likely first stabilize this dragon and then find the Dragon Palace to inquire about the matter. It might end up making quite a mess.

　　Forget it. After all, the Immortal Du Sect was his sect. This little dragon had the mystic techniques of the dragon race to protect himself and couldn’t be killed directly…

　　This was truly troublesome.

　　This time, he was on the losing end. He had used so many incapacitating agents and could not even collect the dragon’s blood.

　　Li Changshou released a few more paper dolls and took out the Beauty’s Charm Concentrate that he had concocted for his martial aunt in advance.

　　A moment later, a bamboo raft was floating gently on the ocean surface.

　　Ao Yi, who reeked of alcohol, lay on the bamboo raft while his body shone with a faint purple light.

　　Ao Yi’s mouth smiled serenely, while he was holding a ‘wine pot’ made of seashells in his hand and drifted to the deep northern ocean on the ocean current.

　　Having drunk more than twenty bottles of the Beauty’s Charm Concentrate, he was expected to sleep for tens of days.

　　Ao Yi’s entire body had been thoroughly washed dozens of times, and no more half of his aura outside of himself remained…

　　Even that little bit of paper that had been swallowed by Ao Yi that couldn’t be digested by the dragon stomach was also removed by Li Changshou using the paper dolls.

　　As for the Dragon Palace’s thank-you gift, Li Changshou was not the least bit interested and had already disappeared towards the south.