“Is that so?”
Ao Lie listened to Ao Qing’s words, sized up He Xiuyuan a few times, and without much thought, followed him into the Dragon Palace.
Although he didn't know He Xiuyuan's origins, it didn't pique his interest much.
Thinking this, he also strode into the Dragon Palace with the other party.
“Mr. He, let’s go.”
Ao Luoxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her father’s words, then led He Xiuyuan towards a side palace.
Some areas within the palace were accessible, and she knew which places she could show He Xiuyuan.
Thus, she directly left with He Xiuyuan.
The few young Dragons nearby watched Ao Luoxi leave, immediately exchanging glances.
“What do you think, should we follow?”
It had been a long time since they last saw Ao Luoxi, and they wanted to catch up with her.
Upon hearing this, a slightly older-looking young Dragon nearby glanced at He Xiuyuan’s retreating figure, then shook his head, “If you want to go, go by yourself. I don’t want to. Uncle’s family is truly going downhill. How can he be walking with a Mortal?”
Another young Dragon, hearing this, couldn’t help but frown slightly, “Indeed. Uncle even called him ‘little friend,’ which is quite beneath his status.”
A Mortal is just a Mortal. No matter what, there’s a world of difference between them and the Dragon Clan.
Especially Uncle, who is countless years older than that Mortal. How can he be on such familiar terms with a Mortal? The folk tales in the Mortal world about a Dragon Clan princess being betrothed to someone who showed kindness to the Dragon Clan are just fabricated nonsense in those stories. It’s impossible in reality.
But this Uncle, for some reason, seemed to be developing an interest in that direction?
“You’re right. It’s really not appropriate for an outsider to be present when we of the Dragon Clan are discussing things. Never mind, let Ao Luoxi take that Mortal around. We’ll just wait for the others to arrive.”
Saying this, the young Dragons were about to turn and leave, but just then, a commotion once again came from not far away.
Accompanying the commotion, some exclamations could vaguely be heard.
Hearing this, the young Dragons instinctively turned their heads to look, and seeing what they saw, they were momentarily stunned, then smiled.
“It’s Aunt Qing Xuan.”
The young Dragons turned their heads, immediately recognizing the Dragon swimming in the distance.
After the Dragon flew closer, she transformed into human form before everyone, then looked at the young Dragons and asked,
“It’s you all. Where is your father?”
Qing Xuan looked around, then asked.
“Father and Uncle Ao have already entered the Dragon Palace, Aunt. You can find Father once you go inside.”
Qing Xuan nodded gently at the words, “Mm, then I’ll go in.”
With that, she stepped into the Dragon Palace.
The young Dragons nearby, seeing this, immediately asked with a smile, “Aunt, how is your Cultivation coming along in Huo Yun County?”
How is her Cultivation coming along?
Qing Xuan frowned upon hearing this and looked at these juniors.
“What, are you trying to lecture your Aunt now?”
Qing Xuan stared at these fellows, looked left and right, then asked.
She knew how these fellows usually viewed those who achieved the Dao through incense, and Ao Lie had also mentioned it many times before.
These young ones must have been influenced to be like this.
“But Aunt, your Dao of Incense is indeed not good. Although the power of incense can greatly increase your Dao cultivation in a short period, it also comes with restrictions. Not to mention how difficult the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique is to Cultivate, even if you truly master it, what if there’s a continuous drought one day? You might even have to sacrifice your Dao cultivation to resolve such a year of severe drought.”
The young Dragons didn’t seem old, but they were extremely knowledgeable about these matters.
Qing Xuan, hearing this, looked at these juniors and shook her head, “What you say certainly has some truth, but do you know that cultivating to a certain Dao cultivation requires undergoing Heavenly Tribulation? With the protection of incense, it can naturally weaken the Heavenly Tribulation and allow you to go further. Not to mention, only with incense can one Cultivate a true Dragon body.”
“Although your path of Cultivation doesn’t require too much worry, your future is cut off.”
The young Dragons shook their heads repeatedly upon hearing this, “Aunt, if we’re talking about a cut-off path, it should be yours. We heard that Aunt still hasn’t learned the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique. Leaving aside the incense protection, won’t you first have to face the Heavenly Tribulation?”
To use the Dao of Incense, one must first be qualified. They were very clear about how difficult the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique was.
If the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique were truly easy to learn, who wouldn’t want their own Dragon King Temple, receive offerings, and attain a true Dragon body?
After all, strictly speaking, only by attaining a true Dragon body could one be considered a true Dragon.
Those like them would never be able to attain a true Dragon body in the future.
If one were to speak of a true Dragon, only Ao Qing was one.
“That’s one way to put it, but Aunt must be clearer about her current situation than we are. Perhaps Aunt’s subsequent Cultivation will be even more difficult than ours, right?”
Hearing this, the young Dragons exchanged glances, then said helplessly.
If they remembered correctly, this Aunt’s upcoming situation was very difficult. She still hadn’t learned the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique even now, and couldn’t perform Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation in Huo Yun County. In this situation, she would sooner or later have to face the heavenly lightning, right?
Qing Xuan’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this, then she silently walked away.
What these juniors said had some truth, but for her, if she were to truly follow these young ones and Cultivate in this sea area, never attaining a true Dragon body in her lifetime, what would be the point?
As for the heavenly lightning… honestly, she could already vaguely feel that the heavenly lightning seemed to be ready to strike at any moment.
If she couldn’t learn the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique before the heavenly lightning struck, then she supposed that was her Dao luck.
Qing Xuan sighed inwardly at this thought, then silently entered the Dragon Palace.
The young ones nearby, seeing this, exchanged glances and all shook their heads, sighing inwardly.
If they could, they also hoped this Aunt could learn the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique, but they were too clear about how difficult this Spell was to learn.
Therefore, they also wanted to persuade her to abandon her position as a temple deity.
But it seemed this Aunt had no such intention.
