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After introducing himself and his family background, Zhou Yuan was immediately led to a private courtyard to rest.

It is perfectly normal for the True Lord of the Cave Mystery in the sacred land of Xuanmen to receive such treatment.

What Zhou Yuan didn't expect was that the Prince Tuolong lived not far from where he lived, and was obviously treated as a guest rather than a member of the family.

This situation further boosted Zhou Yuan's confidence in winning over this Prince Tuolong.

Being an adopted son from a different family, having either one of these two qualities is already difficult enough; to have both shows how difficult it is for this Prince Tuolong to walk this path.

After all, if this Prince Tuolong were truly favored and not feared, he wouldn't be stationed away from Bibo Pool for so many years, nor would he be treated as an outsider when he returned to the Dragon Palace.

After resting for a few hours, Zhou Yuan immediately went out to find Prince Tuolong.

The Azure Dragon Palace has no distinction between day and night. Coral blossoms shimmer in every corner of the courtyards and corridors, and pearls sparkle before the palace walls and jade pillars. Rays carry lamps and mermaids hold flowing gauze. The entire palace is always radiant with light, hence the name "Never-Sleeping Palace".

Just as Zhou Yuan was about to go see Prince Tuolong, he unexpectedly heard a quarrel at the corner of the courtyard.

"Why shouldn't I have returned this time? Why can't I see my father?"

"You rushed back so soon after Jiufeng's death. What will Father think? What will others think?"

The two arguing individuals were Prince Tuolong and a woman. As Zhou Yuan approached, they sensed his presence and immediately ceased their quarrel.

Zhou Yuan pretended not to know and walked towards them, then suddenly realized: "So it's Prince Tuolong and His Highness Ao Yu in person."

Ao Yu, the legitimate daughter of the Azure Wave Dragon King, is also the princess of this Azure Wave Pool.

Zhou Yuan had been wondering who would argue with Prince Tuolong, but now he understood. If it was this princess, then everything would be understandable.

With the fall of the Nine Phoenix Demon Lord, Ao Yu is now the only direct descendant of the Azure Wave Dragon King. According to the information Zhou Yuan obtained from the sect, Ao Yu seems to care little about the Nine Phoenix Demon Lord; she is more concerned about the non-royal Tuo Dragon Prince.

Ao Yu and Tuo Long never expected to encounter Zhou Yuan here.

Tuolong returned the greeting first: "So you are True Lord Zhouyuan of the Qiankun Dao Sect. May I ask who you are?"

Zhou Yuan laughed and said, "Since I have nothing to do, I'll take a walk around. After all, this is my first time at Bibo Pool, so I should visit the Bibo Dragon Palace to make the trip worthwhile."

"It just so happens that Prince Tuolong is here. I wonder if Your Highness would be so kind as to show me around this Azure Dragon Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Ao Yu made an excuse to leave first, while Tuo Long was left behind by Zhou Yuan and forced to take Zhou Yuan to tour the Azure Wave Dragon Palace.

As Tuolong continued to describe the various sights of the Azure Wave Dragon Palace, he couldn't help but sigh whenever he saw any new buildings or scenery. This made Zhou Yuan keenly aware of Tuolong's attachment and reluctance to leave the Dragon Palace: "It seems that the Crown Prince has not returned for a long time?"

Tuolong smiled sadly: "There are always new people replacing the old. It's true that I haven't set foot in this Dragon Palace for many years. I originally wanted to be a guide for the True Lord, but now it seems that I'm no longer familiar with it."

Zhou Yuan immediately laughed and said, "How could you say that? Your Highness is overthinking it."

Tuolong shook his head: "True Lord is not a being of Bibo Pool and does not know that, in fact, I am already an outsider to Bibo Pool."

"After celebrating my father's birthday this time, I will most likely never set foot here again."

Zhou Yuan chuckled lightly: "Oh, is the Crown Prince unwilling to return, or unable to return?"

Upon hearing this, Tuolong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and an invisible aura descended: "What do you mean by this, True Lord?"

Zhou Yuan ignored the oppressive aura of the Dongxuan Heavenly Demon emanating from Tuolong and said calmly, "What if I had a way to bring True Lord back to Bibo Pool?"

"Your Highness, rather than leaving passively like this, why not choose to avenge the Nine-Phoenix Demon Lord?"

Tuolong suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Yuan: "So, this is what the True Lord intended."

"True Lord, you want to drag my Azure Wave Pool into the quagmire of your Nine Provinces!"

Zhou Yuan remained calm and composed: "If my Qiankun Dao Sect doesn't take action, do you think your Bibo Pool can cleanse itself of this?"

"If that's the case, why not give it a shot?"

Tuolong's expression changed several times, but he finally remained silent. Zhou Yuan cupped his hands in greeting to Tuolong and turned to leave.

Several days later, the grand birthday celebration of the Azure Wave Dragon King was officially held.

The Twelve Royal Courts also sent people to offer their congratulations. As the representative of the Qiankun Dao Sect, Zhou Yuan presented a large number of congratulatory gifts, which naturally attracted a lot of attention and discussion.

However, the Azure Wave Dragon King remained unmoved by the congratulatory gifts presented by Zhou Yuan.

The ceremony was extremely grand, with many Mahayana demon lords making an appearance, which further convinced Zhou Yuan of the power of this Azure Wave Dragon King.

To Zhou Yuan's surprise, as soon as the ceremony ended, the Azure Wave Dragon King took the initiative to invite him to the back hall.

Following the maid to the rear hall, when the hall door opened, Zhou Yuan saw only darkness. There were no lamps or candles in the hall, and the dark hall was like the gaping maw of a dragon beast. Just standing in front of the hall door, Zhou Yuan could smell the bloody wind.

The maid whispered, "The Dragon King is waiting for the True Lord inside."

After hesitating for a few moments in front of the palace gate, Zhou Yuan finally stepped inside.

"Squeak."

The palace doors closed, and Zhou Yuan stood inside the pitch-black palace, surrounded by darkness, unable to probe with his divine sense. He could only see dim candlelight on both sides, and deep inside the palace, a huge and pitch-black figure sat behind a rolled-up curtain.

The figure had two horns on its forehead, wore a crown, and was dressed in a dragon robe. The unique aura of a true dragon was emanating from it, filling the hall.

The master of the vast and boundless Azure Wave Pool, the Azure Wave Dragon King of the Mahayana Realm, was right before me.

Realizing this, Zhou Yuanxing bowed and said, "Zhou Yuan greets the Azure Wave Dragon King." The Azure Wave Dragon King stared at Zhou Yuan for a full quarter of an hour before slowly speaking, "I know why you have come."

"I understand the thoughts of your Qiankun Dao Sect."

"You simply want to drag my Bibo Pool into this mess, to make Bibo Pool deplete the power of the Mountain and River Daoist School, while you can watch from the sidelines and profit from the chaos."

As he spoke, the Azure Wave Dragon King, who was sitting on the dragon throne, slowly leaned forward. A series of tinkling sounds were heard. The Azure Wave Dragon King, dressed in a dragon robe with dancing waves and wearing a nine-tassel crown, leaned forward. His dragon eyes, hidden under the crown, stared at Zhou Yuan in front of him, like an old and ferocious dragon beast staring at its prey.

Before this Mahayana Dragon Lord, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, as if a huge, ferocious shadow was looming over him, and he felt as if he would be devoured whole, skin and all, in the next instant.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, "Dragon King, my Qiankun Dao Sect has absolutely no such intention. My Qiankun Dao Sect and Bibo Pool share a common enemy. If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. How could we stab each other in the back?"

Upon hearing this, the Azure Wave Dragon King couldn't help but laugh: "If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold?"

"I no longer care."

"My queen has already passed away, and the only child she left me has also died."

"What else is there for me to care about, what else is there to worry about?"

"In the end, I am nothing more than a lonely man now."

As the last sentence fell, the Azure Dragon King slowly leaned back in his chair: "Tuolong."

"The child is here."

Prince Tuolong, clad in golden armor and brocade robes, emerged from the shadows and knelt on one knee before the Azure Wave Dragon King.

The Azure Wave Dragon King's voice was somewhat hoarse: "Tuolong, you don't want to leave Azure Wave Pool, do you?"

"You want to be my true crown prince, and you want to inherit my Azure Pool, don't you?"

Three questions were thrown out in a row, which even made Tuolong, a Dongxuan Heavenly Demon, somewhat shocked. He immediately said, "Father, I have absolutely no such intention!"

The Azure Wave Dragon King chuckled, "Are you afraid, or do you simply not have the ability?"

As the Azure Wave Dragon King asked his question, the ferocious dragon shadow behind him began to twist. The pressure unique to the Mahayana Dragon Lord enveloped the entire palace, like boundless chaos and darkness, about to devour the dragon.

"Fine, fine, whether you dare or not, I don't care."

"Go with him to the Nine Provinces Realm and kill all those who have grudges against your brother. Then you will be my heir."

"Whether he is from Penglai Spirit Abyss or Yaochi Suqin, I don't care."

"I only want to see them die!"

"go Go."

Upon hearing the words of the Azure Wave Dragon King, Tuolong immediately bowed. Zhou Yuan could not see his expression, but he could hear the prince from another family say in an extremely calm voice, "Your son obeys!"

After speaking, Tuolong rose, bowed, and left the palace.

Watching Tuolong's calm expression and straight figure as he left, Zhou Yuan was momentarily at a loss as to whether it was right or wrong to win over this Prince Tuolong.

Just as Zhou Yuan was still feeling conflicted, the Azure Wave Dragon King said quietly, "My adopted son is loyal, filial, and courageous enough."

"He's a good child, a capable child."

“Zhou Yuan, go back and tell Wan Shou that Bi Bo Tan can do everything in its power to help him.”

"But I only have one request, and that is to drag Penglai, Yaochi, and even the Southern Fire God Palace into this mess!"

"The true disciples of Penglai, the true disciples of Yaochi, and the true disciples of the Southern Fire God Palace—kill them all, if you can!"

"Even if I cannot avenge myself, I will make these sacred Xuanmen sects suffer!"

As the Azure Dragon King almost hysterically uttered his last words, the dragon's ferocious shadow twisted and contorted, as if venting boundless resentment.

Zhou Yuan stood alone in this dark palace, like a lone boat in a storm, feeling cold all over.

He suddenly realized that the old dragon king Bibo, who had lost his wife and only son, seemed to have gone mad.

Given the Dragon King's current temperament, how long can he stay in this Azure Pool?

Even after leaving Bibo Pool, Zhou Yuan was still somewhat incredulous.

He hadn't expected his trip to Bibo Pool to go so smoothly; the Bibo Dragon King was actually determined to fight the Mountain and River Taoists to the death.

Without an heir, the Azure Wave Dragon King was clearly unrestrained, not only willing to provide demon soldiers and resources, but also willing to help Zhou Yuan contact the Left Divine Realm.

"Hehe, kid, what do you think is the struggle for destiny, and what is the struggle for the Great Dao?"

"That's not child's play or friendly sparring; it's a fight to the death. Poisoning, assassination, curses, blackmail—you have to use every trick in the book to have the last laugh."

"If you want to deal with the Mountain and River Daoist Clan, I have an idea for you: contact the Nine Provinces Realm and have those born madmen help you intercept and kill the Mountain and River Daoist Clan's people sent to the Nine Provinces Realm throughout the myriad worlds. Do you dare to do this?"

Recalling the almost twisted smile of the Azure Wave Dragon King when he left, Zhou Yuan felt a chill run down his spine, wondering whether having such an ally was a benefit or a drawback for the sect.

As he was pondering this, Zhou Yuan felt a fluctuation in the communication jade pendant in his sleeve. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Han Yuan: the reinforcements from the Suspended Medicine Realm have arrived, junior brother, there is no need to rush.

The medical community's reinforcements have arrived! (End of Chapter)