I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 740 The Twelve Stars of the Dragon Court, The Young Dragon Lord

"Let me lend you another hand..."

Gu Yuan gazed into the distance at the tiny, newly born carp, sighed softly, and flicked his hand, sending a ray of celestial light into the depths of the ocean.

In that vast expanse of water, spiritual energy suddenly arose, and Daoist principles flowed. At the same time, a faint spiritual light appeared, like a barrier, protecting the golden carp.

Reincarnation brings the past to an end.

This little carp is no longer the master of Qimen Dunjia, nor does it possess any extraordinary wisdom. Now it is just a carp. Although it has spirituality, whether it can transform into a demon is still an unknown.

Gu Yuan's actions were merely to lend him a hand, giving him a chance to become a demon and preventing him from dying in his childhood.

"call out!!"

Just as Gu Yuan finished doing all this, starlight fell, and the figure of Immortal Yuanming fell from the sky and landed beside Gu Yuan.

The distant star-shaped cloud-piercing chariot also flew rapidly towards Gu Yuan.

After Dong Lingzi was reincarnated and began to cultivate again, this world no longer had any so-called "master". The world no longer resisted outsiders like Yuanming Immortals. As soon as he recovered his energy, he rushed over, as did the immortal officials and heavenly soldiers on the Star Chariot and Cloud Palace.

"hold head high!!"

In the far distance, countless dragon shadows let out mournful cries, as if mourning the passing of the Dragon King. However, the dragon sounds grew fainter and fainter, almost inaudible, clearly indicating that they had scattered and fled.

"The battle here is over. Quickly pursue and capture the dragons!"

Before Immortal Yuanming and Star Chariot Cloud Palace could get close, Gu Yuan had already used his divine sense to inform everyone.

"They've actually won!"

Immortal Yuanming was immediately startled. He had previously witnessed Gu Yuan swallowing a dragon and experiencing a surge in cultivation. However, there was clearly more than one "Dragon Lord" on this Dragon Star. There were others in the shadows, and they were exceptionally powerful, capable of altering the Immortal Foundation and Heavenly Decree. Even if Gu Yuan's cultivation had increased dramatically, he would likely be unable to withstand the conspiracy behind it. Therefore, although he was seriously injured, he quickly recovered his energy and rushed to help Gu Yuan.

Unexpectedly, everything was settled in just a few dozen breaths.

That was a pure-blooded dragon lord, possibly an ancient being who had not yet died.

These beings, each having cultivated for thousands of years, all perished within a few dozen breaths.
When did the death of immortals become as easy as the death of cabbages in the mortal world?
It should be noted that since the two supreme beings established the Heavenly Palace and Dragon Court, there has been no such direct battle in the world, nor any event of slaying immortals and true dragons.

If we really want to trace it back, the last time was the great calamity tens of thousands of years ago.

As for the matter of slaying the Azure Dragon Prince, it is clearly unreliable.

For a moment, Immortal Yuanming felt a strange unease in his heart.

But it's too late to think about it now. He was in charge of Douyuan Palace and was a man of strong will.

"I'll leave this to the Palace Master!"

Immortal Yuanming transmitted his thoughts, then his figure transformed into a dazzling starlight and disappeared from the spot, rapidly chasing after the numerous fleeing true dragons.

Dragons are treasures from head to toe; even those that are not pure-blooded true dragons are rare and precious creatures in the world.

Within the Heavenly Palace, in the ancient land of Xuanhuang, countless elixirs and immortal artifacts made from dragons have been left unburned for tens of thousands of years due to a lack of raw materials.

Now that we've finally gotten a chance to compete, we absolutely can't miss this opportunity.

Now that Gu Yuan had told him about this matter, he naturally believed him. The most urgent task was to hunt down the true dragon and obtain the immortal materials.

"boom!"

In an instant, not only Yuanming Immortal, but also many celestial officials and heavenly soldiers followed Gu Yuan's command and rushed towards the true dragons in all directions.

In an instant, the universe trembled, dragons cried out in anguish, and a grand feast belonging to the Heavenly Palace began.

Gu Yuan naturally did not follow the immortals. Instead, he returned to the Star Chariot Cloud Palace, found a quiet room, and prepared to take stock of his gains and start working on refining the Dragon Star.

But no matter what he did, he always kept three parts of his mind on the outside world, in case someone from the Dragon Court came.

This struggle was a matter of life and death for him and the Dragon Lord, but for the Heavenly Palace and the Dragon Court, it was merely an appetizer.

The most important thing is to deal with the situation from the next step.

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Dragon Court.

This is a place resembling a celestial palace, transcending all heavens, situated in a vast and elusive realm, omnipresent yet infinitely distant.

Moreover, this realm is even more vast than the Heavenly Palace, boundless and encompassing countless realms. As far as the eye can see, there is no sky, only a vast expanse of water.

This water is pure, located above all the heavens, and possesses ineffable power. It appears magnificent, even surpassing the Heavenly Palace.

However, if there were immortals of the Jade Void Realm present, they would still be able to see through some of the clues.

This realm is indeed vast, but its status beyond the heavens is somewhat vague. The edges of this boundless realm are also rough, as if forcibly torn out by sharp claws, and there is a hole in the center, like an abyss.

However... it is still an unparalleled territory.

Meanwhile, deep within the vast waters, in a blue palace filled with "dragon eggs," countless streams of water surged and transformed into long, majestic water dragons.

These water dragons have eyes of different colors and different emotions, but without exception, they all carry an indescribable majesty.

Ninth-Order True Dragon!

These are all ninth-order true dragons comparable to those in Jade Void, and judging from their aura, they are all top-tier among the ninth-order dragons, terrifying to the extreme.

At this moment, the hall was completely silent. No one spoke, and all eyes were on a thunder dragon egg that was "completely devoid of life" in the hall.

"Mo Ting is dead."

"Not even a wisp of light escaped; their souls were scattered, and the dragon egg died inside its shell..."

After a brief silence, a voice echoed within the azure dragon palace.

"The Exquisite Pearl, the Dragon-Slaying Platform—this treasure is far too effective against my dragon race, but it is merely a final, swan song in the long river of time; it will never be again..."

A voice immediately rang out, its emotion inexplicable.

"Does my brother mean... to let Mo Ting die like this, and not care at all?"

Immediately, a true dragon understood the meaning behind his words and asked calmly.

"He failed to suppress the Dragon Star, and deserves this calamity."

The same voice rang out again, still calm and indifferent.

"I never imagined... that my True Dragon Clan would end up like this. How pathetic."

Voices of doubt arose again, their tone full of sarcasm.

"Twelfth Brother, stop pretending. Others may not know, but do you and I not know?"

"Is this merely a one-star conquest?"

"Several patriarchs unleashed their calamity energy, permeating the universe, and you only now realize this?"

"Going to Dragon Star is like entering a calamity, from which one can never return to the Dragon Court."

A deep voice rang out, stopping "Old Twelfth" from mocking.

The dragons of the Dragon Court knew the reasons for this war better than the immortals of the Heavenly Palace, because this calamity originated from the Dragon Court and was the work of several patriarchs.

The ultimate goal is to let the aura of calamity permeate the Heavenly Palace, unleashing an unprecedented catastrophe, and to seize another opportunity.

The battle between Dragon Star and Heaven was merely Heaven's response to the calamity.

This is just an appetizer in the midst of this great calamity.

Otherwise, with the Dragon Court's immense resources, how could it possibly suppress the Dragon Star with only an eighth-order true dragon?

If the Dragon Court truly harbored murderous intent, it would have already slain a mere sixth-generation immortal long ago in the vast outer space.

But why did the ancestors activate the calamity energy?
There are only two reasons. First, when the calamity is born, the Seal of Longevity appears. Once this seal appears, it can interrupt the Heavenly Palace's ascension plan, pull everything back to the starting point, and compete for the power of the Great Luo.

Secondly, once the calamity energy permeates Xuanhuang and surges forth at an accelerated pace, it will fall into chaos in the Heavenly Palace, breeding bloodshed and violence.

The Heavenly Palace's overall strength is now greater than that of the Dragon Court. To drag it down from its pedestal, the Dragon Court's own power alone is not enough. Only by spreading calamity energy and causing internal strife within the Heavenly Palace can there be a glimmer of hope.

Now the contest between the two sides is whether the calamity will spread to the Heavenly Palace or the Dragon Court first.

During this period, the extraterrestrial dragon star was the center of the calamity.

Once you leave the Dragon Court and Heavenly Palace and enter the Dragon Star, you enter the center of calamity and cannot return.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, no one is willing to leave the Dragon Court and face the bloodshed.

The "Twelfth Elder" fell silent for a moment, then sighed softly, his voice filled with helplessness. He still said, "That may be true, but we must still reclaim Dragon Star. The immortals and true dragons here are the leaders of the calamity energy. Outside of my Dragon Court, there are only twelve stars. If they are all refined, then the calamity energy will enter my Dragon Court first." This is the reason for the Dragon Star War.

There are twelve stars outside the Dragon Court.

This is the beginning of the calamity. As long as the Dragon Court can hold on, the calamity will surge uncontrollably and spread throughout the Heavenly Palace first.

On the contrary, if it cannot be defended, then the calamity will spread to the Dragon Court first.

Although the celestial beings in the Heavenly Palace were still unclear about the situation, the Dragon Court, which had brought about the calamity, already had a clear understanding of the entire situation.

Losing one star is not a big deal. The distance between the twelve stars is extremely far, and the eight stars that are suppressed are all ninth-order true dragons. It is impossible for a mere sixth-generation immortal to refine them.

But losing a single star means losing the initiative, so we still need to find a way to regain it.

But... who should we send?

Once they leave the Dragon Court, they cannot turn back; they must wait in the vast outer space for the end of this calamity.

As the aura of calamity spreads and the killing intensifies, even more extraordinary figures are likely to make their moves. The outer realms will become the most terrifying battlefield, where survival is far from guaranteed, if not a nine-out-of-ten chance.

Who would be willing to go?

"Ninth Brother, Mo Ting is a descendant of yours. Now that he has died, tell me what to do."

The water surged, and water dragons swam, looking at the real dragon whose eyes shone with lightning.

"The defense of Dragon Star is a matter of life and death for the Dragon Court. The Ancestor has instructed us to take overall command. How can this be a private matter for one lineage? How can I make a decision on my own?"

"Although Mo Ting is a descendant of mine, he is also a true dragon of the Dragon Court, a pure-blooded dragon. This should be discussed in public."

But the dragon simply spoke, bringing the matter back to the forefront.

"Ninth Brother, you are mistaken..."

Before the dragon could speak, a loud voice interrupted him.

"enough."

"We are both dragons, connected by blood, why say more!"

An ancient dragon with a beard and an inky black body opened its mouth.

The other dragons immediately fell silent.

The dragon looked around and then slowly said, "Mo Ting's strength is not bad, but the fate of that sixth-generation immortal is peculiar. He possesses a top-notch immortal seal, has profound opportunities, and is also plotted against by that Xuanhuang Ancient Immortal. He has no one to blame but himself for this calamity."

"But this Dragon Star must be taken back."

"But the [Kangzhu] Dragon Star is not yet worthy of a ninth-tier true dragon's entry... at least, not at this moment."

“Second brother, you have a dragon prince in your palace. Although he has only reached the eighth level in a mere thousand years, he possesses superb supernatural powers and is rich in treasures. I have heard of him. Why don’t we invite him out of the palace and reclaim the Dragon Star?”

Mo Long had clearly planned this all along, and immediately turned his head to the side, saying calmly.

"Elder brother, this boy is unruly and his supernatural abilities are only mediocre. How can he possibly defeat a sixth-generation immortal? My prince has another dragon son who is older and has even stronger supernatural abilities. Why not send him instead?"

The dragon that turned its head immediately changed its expression slightly and said to the black dragon.

"Look at these six generations of immortals in the Heavenly Palace. Can they be considered celestial beings? Are they worthy of being called successors?"

Mo Long didn't say it explicitly, but instead asked the question to the side.

Even though he was resentful, the "second brother" could only sigh and say, "This child's skills and abilities are all top-notch, but he is also very young. He is a worthy successor."

"If the Heavenly Palace can send someone like this, why can't we?"

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. In this life-or-death struggle for the Dragon Court, can we still avoid it?"

Mo Long said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became heavy.

“In that case, I will order them to leave the palace and find a way to reclaim this star.”

The second son had no choice but to agree.

"good!"

Mo Long nodded slightly, then said, "Back in the Xuanhuang, I obtained an ancient seal. This seal is quite powerful, but it is of little use to me now. Since I have no son in my palace to carry the weight of the dragon, I will give this seal to him for self-defense."

Having said that, the black dragon opened its mouth and spat out an ancient seal that was incomplete but still shone with a brilliant light.

The dragons scanned the area and saw four small, shimmering blue characters: "The Great Dream Weaves Fate".

"Thank you very much for the gift, elder brother."

Upon seeing these four small characters, the dragon beside him immediately felt a sense of relief, accepted the ancient seal, and bowed.

"The matter is settled, so let's disperse."

"As for the other three matters, we can order [Heart Isle] Star to provide appropriate reinforcements."

"Since we belong to the same Twelve Dragon Stars and are both ninth-rank true dragons, we cannot be content with our positions without doing our jobs."

Mo Long left behind his last words of advice, then vanished in a flash.

Upon seeing this, the "second-in-command" Dragon Lord immediately exploded, transforming into a stream of light and disappearing into the Dragon Palace.

……

In the far distance, within a crimson dragon palace, a ninth-tier dragon lord, coiled like fire, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Summon Little Dragon Lord."

His voice was loud and resounded throughout the palace. The dragon envoy serving outside the palace immediately obeyed the order and soon led in a handsome young man with two horns on his head, a face like jade, and eyes like stars.

"Father!"

The young man bowed to the dragon deity before him, his face radiating youthful vigor.

"You constantly change into human form; do you know this is the Dragon Court!"

The Dragon Lord spoke, his voice like thunder.

"Dragons are a divine species, born with the ability to change in countless ways. Humans are also a species, but they are just a bit more convenient."

The young man didn't take it to heart and just smiled faintly.

"I told you to stop showing off your supernatural abilities, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, trouble has come your way."

Looking at his spirited young son, the Dragon King sighed.

"Oh? Could it be that the Dragon Court wants me to lead the troops into battle?"

Upon hearing this, the young man was not afraid at all; on the contrary, his expression brightened and he became eager to try.

"idiot!"

"Do you think this is some child's game, conquering aliens and doing whatever you want?"

"Once you leave the Dragon Court, you cannot turn back. In the midst of the great calamity, life and death are uncertain!"

Dragon Lord's eyes blazed with fury as he spoke in a cold voice.

"The great calamity is like a furnace, giving birth to creation. Father, this is an opportunity!"

The young man didn't take it to heart and simply raised his head and said.

"Arrogant! Do you think the immortals of the Heavenly Palace are the dragon messengers you usually bully? I'm afraid that once the flames of calamity burn you, you will be reduced to ashes."

The Dragon Lord couldn't help but curse, but ultimately held back: "There's no point in saying more. I have a great treasure for you. Once you're on Dragon Star, there's no need to rush to take it back. Take your time and plan it slowly. No one will blame you. Just make sure it doesn't advance to the second star."

"I am the Dragon King, how can I be afraid of battle?"

"Your death will end everything, but I fear the calamity will carry me down with you. Remember, do not act rashly."

The Dragon Lord spoke coldly and solemnly, giving his instructions and arranging for a dragon envoy to accompany him, instructing him to supervise the Dragon Lord and prevent him from acting rashly.

The young man could only agree.

But he left looking excited.

Upon seeing this, the Dragon Lord immediately let out a soft sigh.

(End of this chapter)