“The East Sea Dragon Palace, we're almost there.”
One person and two Dragons chatted and laughed along the way, the scenery outside flew by as they talked, and then a vast, boundless ocean appeared before their eyes.
After another half an incense stick's worth of time, Ao Qing's expression shifted slightly and he spoke.
As Ao Qing finished speaking, the seahorse carriage plunged into the sea.
He Xiuyuan was about to use the Water Manipulation Technique when he saw that the surrounding seawater was automatically pushed aside, saving He Xiuyuan the trouble of using a Spell.
Sitting within the jade curtain, He Xiuyuan turned his head to look outside, only to see that everything outside was now completely enveloped by seawater, with countless fish from the seabed visible everywhere.
As the seahorse carriage continued downwards, the originally crystal-clear seawater began to deepen, like a bottomless abyss, making one feel awestruck at a glance.
The seahorse carriage did not stop at this point, continuing its descent. After a moment, only the sound of continuously flowing seawater could be heard beside it, and nothing could be seen when looking around.
Although the surroundings of the seahorse carriage were slightly adorned with some pearls at this moment, these pearls only illuminated the immediate vicinity slightly; anything further away was completely invisible.
As He Xiuyuan looked around, wondering where exactly the East Sea Dragon Palace was, the seahorse carriage seemed to pass through an extremely dark layer of something. Then, a sudden brightness appeared ahead, followed by an extremely magnificent and spectacular underwater architectural complex that appeared before He Xiuyuan's eyes.
The central palace among them was even more enormous, like an underwater pearl, illuminating all the deep surroundings.
He Xiuyuan couldn't help but show a look of awe at this sight.
The seahorse carriage continued its descent at this moment, and soon it was seen that around the underwater Dragon Palace, other aquatic spirits were constantly swimming towards the Dragon Palace.
However, these aquatic spirits stopped before they even got close to the Dragon Palace, landing on the seabed and walking towards the Dragon Palace.
At a glance, enormous whales, sea turtles as large as small mountains, or tiny fish no bigger than a palm but covered in colorful patterns, were visible everywhere below.
He Xiuyuan couldn't help but show a look of astonishment at this sight.
As expected of the East Sea Dragon Palace, perhaps all the spirits with even a little Dao cultivation have come here?
Ao Qing sat to the side, and seeing He Xiuyuan's gaze constantly sweeping over these underwater spirits, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
“How is it? This place hasn't disappointed Little Friend He, has it?”
He Xiuyuan smiled faintly upon hearing this, then gently nodded, “As expected of the East Sea Dragon Palace, it is truly magnificent.”
Ao Qing also grinned upon hearing this, then waved his hand, signaling to descend further.
As the seahorse carriage slowly descended, the aquatic spirits below quickly moved aside.
Here, those who arrived with such a grand entrance must be from the Dragon Clan; other spirits did not have such qualifications.
“This is the East Sea Dragon Palace.”
After He Xiuyuan stepped down, he looked at the jade steps in front of him with some curiosity. He found that after descending, the seawater around the Dragon Palace allowed for free breathing, without him needing to cast any Water Manipulation Technique. This Spell was truly somewhat miraculous.
“Come, shall I take Little Friend He for a stroll around?”
Seeing He Xiuyuan's evident interest in the East Sea Dragon Palace, Ao Qing immediately spoke.
As He Xiuyuan was about to nod in agreement, he heard a gurgling sound from a distance. Turning his head, he saw a silver-white sedan chair, carried by dozens of sea Yasha, rapidly approaching.
Seeing this, Ao Qing paused slightly, then frowned, “West Sea Dragon King.”
West Sea Dragon King?
He Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised to hear this and couldn't help but turn his head to look carefully.
As the sedan chair landed, a hearty laugh rang out, “Haha, Ao Qing, you fellow, you've arrived so early this time, it's not like your usual style!”
As he spoke, a middle-aged man stepped out of the sedan chair.
Though called a sedan chair, it was actually comparable to a small palace.
After the middle-aged man walked out, He Xiuyuan scrutinized him up and down, seeing that he had two Dragon horns on his head, tinged with gold.
He wore a loose, wide sea robe, embroidered with countless waves, which made him appear quite majestic.
And after he disembarked, several other men followed closely behind him.
“Come, greet them.”
After the West Sea Dragon King disembarked, he immediately spoke to the several young Dragons behind him.
These young Dragons seemed to have struggled with their human transformations, as many Dragon scales were still visible on their faces.
“Uncle!”
Looking at Ao Qing, the young Dragons behind him immediately stepped forward and respectfully called out.
Ao Qing glanced at the young Dragons in front of him upon hearing this, then gently nodded, “Not bad.”
Saying that, he turned his head and looked at Ao Luoxi beside him.
Ao Luoxi, seeing this, also obediently stepped forward, “Uncle Lie.”
“Hmm, Loxi, right? Not bad, not bad, you've grown more beautiful over the years.”
Looking at Ao Luoxi, Ao Lie nodded, his face full of admiration.
And the young Dragons following behind him, seeing this, looked at Ao Luoxi with great curiosity.
“Cousin Loxi, you've truly become even more beautiful!”
After the young Dragons exchanged glances, they looked at Ao Luoxi and said with a chuckle.
“Yes, yes, I thought Cousin Ao Luoxi wouldn't come this time!”
Saying that, he looked around, and not seeing Ao Wenyun, he immediately grinned, “That Ao Wenyun still hasn't come? Really, we're not targeting him or anything, it's a rare chance to gather, why not come?”
Ao Luoxi's lips pressed into a thin line upon hearing the young Dragons' words. Did these guys not have a clue why Ao Wenyun wasn't here?
“Ao Qing, let's go, we'll talk inside.”
Ao Lie smiled at this scene, then said to Ao Qing.
Ao Qing nodded upon hearing this, knowing his daughter didn't want to be with these fellows, and immediately told Ao Luoxi, “Take Little Friend He and show him around.”
“Oh, who is this?”
Seeing Ao Qing mention He Xiuyuan, Ao Lie also noticed He Xiuyuan to the side and immediately scrutinized He Xiuyuan with a look of surprise.
Seeing that He Xiuyuan had no Dragon horns on his forehead, he looked even more puzzled.
This person did not look like he was from the Dragon Clan, nor did he seem to be an aquatic spirit; he looked more like a Mortal.
However, how did a Mortal end up in the East Sea Dragon Palace?
Ao Lie thought, his gaze extremely surprised as he looked He Xiuyuan up and down.
“This is a good friend I made earlier, and he came at my invitation.”
Seeing Ao Lie notice He Xiuyuan, Ao Qing briefly explained, then, not wanting to say more, directly led the other party towards the Dragon Palace.
