“You are quite remarkable.”
The Ancestor looked at him with admiration; Lin Xuantong had actually managed to obtain a map of the Demon Realm.
In the Nether Sea, the leaders of the Candle Dragon Tribe, including Clan Leader Huo Zhang and other chieftains, exchanged bewildered looks upon hearing Ning Qianqian’s purpose.
Ning Qianqian planned to take them to the Demon Realm to rescue someone?
The Demon Realm was no safe place, and the Candle Dragon Tribe was merely a branch of the Dragon Clan. How would they execute a rescue?
If the progenitor of the Candle Dragon had awakened from its seal, it certainly would have the capacity to enter the Demon Realm.
However, the progenitor of the Candle Dragon was sealed in Zhong Mountain by the Taiyin Goddess, and upon awakening, it might not be willing to help a human cultivator like Lu Changsheng.
Dissatisfied, Ning Qianqian placed her hands on her hips and said, “Are you not going to listen to me?”
“We wouldn’t dare.”
The members of the Candle Dragon Tribe found it hard to defy Ning Qianqian’s wishes.
After all, Ning Qianqian was the daughter of the Old Dragon Emperor.
The Old Dragon Emperor’s word was the law among the Dragon Clan; even the progenitor of the Candle Dragon was but a subordinate under the Old Dragon Emperor.
In the Dragon Clan, Ning Qianqian was akin to a princess.
Huo Zhang hesitantly suggested, “If we seek out the Old Dragon Emperor or the leaders of the other Dragon Clan tribes, perhaps a rescue could be effected… Our Candle Dragon Progenitor is still under seal, and we dare not touch it lightly. The extraordinary Great Formation laid down by the Taiyin Goddess would be disturbed if we did, and the whole of Zhong Mountain, the dwelling place of our Candle Dragon Tribe, would be destroyed by it.”
“This…”
Ning Qianqian showed a look of difficulty.
If she could reach out to the Old Dragon Emperor and gain support from other tribal leaders of the Dragon Clan, she wouldn’t have fled to the Immortal Realm, wandered everywhere, and been hunted down by a small sect like the Divine Lightning Sect.
“But I don’t care; you’re going to help me rescue him.”
Ning Qianqian was adamant and resorted to being unreasonable.
“Allow me to consult with the Great Elder, then.”
After thinking it over, Huo Zhang believed that if they could assist Ning Qianqian on this major matter, the Old Dragon Emperor would not be ungrateful to their Candle Dragon Tribe in the future.
The Old Dragon Emperor had attained the Longevity Immortal Realm and was incredibly powerful; moreover, he was known for his clear distinction between gratitude and grudges.
Additionally, Huo Zhang’s daughter, Huo Wen, was an outer sect disciple under Lu Changsheng.
If the Candle Dragon Tribe could make an effort, it would naturally be for the best.
Huo Zhang, being at the Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor Realm, was still inferior to a Divine King and did not have the ability to rescue Lu Changsheng, so he had no choice but to consult with the Great Elder.
Yin Hao, the leader of the Silver Pupil Tribe, sneered, “Stirring the Great Elder, who has been in seclusion for hundreds of millions of years, just to save one human cultivator? Isn’t that making too much of a fuss? Even for the tribe leader selection, the Great Elder did not emerge from seclusion.”
The elders of the various branches of the Candle Dragon Tribe looked at each other.
Indeed, if it were a matter of life and death for the entire Candle Dragon Tribe, disturbing the Great Elder’s seclusion would be excusable, but this time it was to save a human cultivator. It was uncertain whether the Great Elder would be enraged.
All of them dragons had lower status compared to this Great Elder.
“Yin Hao, I am the Clan Leader now, and the Great Elder is an Ancestor of our Red Pupil Tribe. Who are you to overstep your bounds?”
Huo Zhang scolded Yin Hao, who could only muster a resentful look, unable to retort against him.
Huo Zhang led Ning Qianqian and the elders of the Red Pupil Tribe towards a mountain peak deep within the mist of Zhong Mountain.
“The junior has a request for the Ancestor and begs for an audience,” Huo Zhang spoke with utmost respect.
However, the mountain remained silent, void of any response.
The elders of the Red Pupil Tribe displayed helplessness on their faces.
This Great Elder had an unpredictable temperament and was not one to indulge these unworthy descendants.
As an inhabitant of the Longevity Immortal Realm, the Great Elder of the Red Pupil Tribe had little to say to these descendants who had not even reached the Divine King Realm.
Huo Zhang had no choice but to point out Ning Qianqian and say, “This one is a descendant of the Dragon Emperor; she has a request.”
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“Oh?”
A questioning voice came from the mist.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the fog.
It was an old dragon with white hair, a horn on its head, and a walking cane in hand.
He scrutinized Ning Qianqian, sensing the aura of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
“Candle Dragon Tribe’s Yan Feng pays respects to Her Highness the Princess,” the old dragon bowed reverently before Ning Qianqian as if she were a deity.
This was beyond what the many elders of the Red Pupil Tribe had expected.
Why was their Ancestor even more sycophantic towards the Dragon Clan princess than they were?
Now that Ning Qianqian was exploiting the Candle Dragon Tribe’s treasures and ordering them around,
and their Ancestor humbled himself before the princess, how would the Candle Dragon Tribe manage to thrive in the future? Weren’t they at her beck and call?
However, the Candle Dragon Tribe’s Great Elder, Yan Feng, had no concern for how these weaker younger generations reacted. Instead, he spoke for himself, “During the ancient wars, I was but a small dragon at the Immortal Emperor Realm. Had the Old Dragon Emperor not saved me, I would have perished three times over. The Old Dragon Emperor even taught me a Cultivation Technique, allowing me to ascend to the Longevity Immortal Realm…”
It turned out that the Old Dragon Emperor had saved the Great Elder of the Candle Dragon Tribe three times, which explained why the Great Elder was so subservient to the daughter of the Old Dragon Emperor.
To save one’s life was already to become a savior.
Moreover, the Old Dragon Emperor saved Yan Feng three times!
Seeing that Yan Feng had potential, the Old Dragon Emperor even passed on a Cultivation Technique to him, enabling Yan Feng to achieve immortality.
Such deep kindness could be reciprocated even with death.
Yan Feng sighed with emotion, tears streaking down, then wiped them away and asked, “How is the Old Dragon Emperor? Is he well?”
“He’s fine,” replied Ning Qianqian, avoiding the truth as she explained her intention to rescue Lu Changsheng.
“The Demon Realm may be fraught with grave dangers, but the Old Dragon Emperor showed me the grace of rebirth. I shall certainly aid in this matter,” declared Yan Feng, deciding to take the risk.
The benefactor’s daughter had sought help, and he had no reason to refuse.
With no means to repay the Old Dragon Emperor for the favor, the only option Yan Feng had was to offer help to his offspring.