Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 398 Black Dragon
The waves of the Heavenly River and the Weak Water surged, completely unaffected by the pause in time. Ao Luoshui's true dragon body remained motionless in the Weak Water, like an ancient, stubborn rock.

Yi Qing's Heavenly River Weak Water is not unable to sink Ao Luo Water, but rather it cannot sink it in a short time. In Yi Qing's perception, the power of the Weak Water cannot penetrate the body of the True Dragon at all.

Moreover, Ao Luoshui was not completely imprisoned by time at this moment. Her eyes could still move, her body could sway slightly, and her internal magic power was flowing slowly.

The hourglass of time can only pause for a limited time, and obviously, this short time is not enough to deal with Ao Luoshui.

"As expected of a perfect being, neither the hourglass of time nor my power of the Milky Way can harm it."

Yi Qing didn't press the matter, and his figure holding the hourglass vanished instantly.

At this moment, the Milky Way has already surrounded the seven mountain peaks.

Yi Qing instantly appeared on a mountain peak, the same mountain where a lobster marshal resided.

A gigantic, shrimp-shaped beast with a dragon's head and a shrimp's body was floating in the Milky Way, unable to move like a corpse.

"As expected, these Dragon Blood Generals and Dragon Blood Marshals are the most trashy fifth and sixth-tier demonic beasts."

In terms of strength, a sixth-order Dragon Blood Marshal is probably far inferior to a Heavenly Demon from the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm. He is practically a product of failed dragon blood modification, and his soul power is only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary fifth-order being.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If he really had the ability, he wouldn't have come to the Dragon Palace to become some kind of Dragon Blood Marshal.

In the Vast Spirit Realm, even powerful sixth-tier demonic beasts don't give face to true dragons, so how could they possibly serve as subordinates to the dragon race?

Of course, there must be powerful sixth-order demonic beasts in the Dragon Palace, such as the Turtle Prime Minister, the Sea-Suppressing Marshal, and the Heaven-Pacifying Marshal that we know from the Soul Search.

However, it is clear that these powerful sixth-order beings have considerable power and freedom even in the Dragon Palace, and will not easily obey the orders of an immature true dragon like Ao Luoshui.

Ao Luoshui could only mobilize some weak sixth-tier demonic beasts.

As Yi Qing made his thought, waves of the Heavenly River's Weak Water washed over the giant lobster, separating its dragon blood.

Although the dragon blood in the dragon-blooded beast is not as pure as that of a true dragon, it is still acceptable.

Just as Yi Qing was about to send the remaining flesh and soul to the insect nest hidden in the Heavenly River layer, a sword shadow flashed and the lobster disappeared.

Yi Qing frowned slightly, but there was nothing she could do.

Although she had initially refined the Spirit Slaughtering Sword, the number of countless sword spirits within it was constantly increasing, making it impossible for her to truly master it.

The Nine Netherworld Crows are also somewhat unaffected by the Spirit Slaughtering Sword.

This time, Yi Qing promised the flesh and soul of a sixth-order creature to help him with the Nine Netherworld Crow.

Although Yi Qing disliked that Tu Lingjian had taken the lobsters without his consent, he didn't say anything.

Because she knew that the Heavenly River Weak Water could immobilize a sixth-order demon beast. The Hourglass of Time was one factor, but another was that the power of the Nine Netherworld Crow's divine ability, Shadow of Death, had also been integrated into the Heavenly River Weak Water.

The hourglass of time can pause the time of the True Spirit Taotie, but it has no effect on the Nine Netherworld Crow, which is currently hiding in the Milky Way.

Suddenly, Yi Qing looked at the hourglass in his hand and saw the sand inside flowing down rapidly.

Yi Qing, of course, understood what was going on.

"There is a powerful force at work, which is wearing down the hourglass of time."

In the blink of an eye, time resumed its normal flow, and Yi Qing's Heavenly River swept up the True Spirit Taotie in the sky, causing it to disappear as well.

The remaining five Dragonblood Marshals also disappeared at the same time.

A black dragon flew out of the void, appearing at the very mountain where Yi Qing had just been standing.

"Huh, so wary?"

After the black dragon appeared, a slightly smaller blue dragon flew to its side.
"Third Brother, when did you get back?"

Ao Luoshui looked at her seventh brother, Ao Yuan, with some surprise and delight.

The position of the Seventh Prince Ao Yuan within the Dragon Palace is somewhat awkward. Although he is a true dragon who came of age a little earlier than the Fourth Prince Ao Wendao, his strength is much greater than Ao Wendao's. This is because he is a naturally mutated true dragon, a true dragon mutated from a water-attribute true dragon into a dark, or yin-attribute true dragon, and he possesses exceptionally powerful dark attribute innate abilities.

Being strong is not a bad thing, but while Ao Yuan is strong, he is also quite combative, challenging the Dragon King as soon as he came of age.

The battle lasted three years. After being defeated by the Dragon King, he left the Dragon Palace and went to the void.

Ao Yuan's personality was already unlikable, and his challenge to the Dragon King right after coming of age made him even more lawless, which displeased the other true dragons.

The Dragon King defeated Ao Yuan, but he was unable to suppress him, which shows how powerful he was.

Given his formidable strength and aggressive nature, his status in the Dragon Palace is self-evident.

However, after Ao Yuan came of age, he left the Dragon Palace directly. Ao Luo Shui spent very little time with him, only interacting with him when she was very young. So she didn't have any strange opinions about Ao Yuan.

With Fourth Brother gone and Third Brother now helping, it seems only a matter of time before Yi Yan is captured.

Ao Yuan glanced at Ao Luoshui,

"Was that a human just now?"
"I haven't been away from the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm for very long, have I? How come these weak races, who existed as sacrifices, have such strength?"

"This matter cannot be explained in a short time. I will send you the relevant information."

As he spoke, Ao Luoshui's divine sense fluctuated.

After reading it, Ao Yuan showed a hint of surprise.

"The outside world's human race, and a cultivation system completely different from the traditional human cultivation system, is quite interesting."

Based on the information you provided, this human race is clearly not so easy to find. I can ask for your help, but not now.

As long as that person is still in the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm, I will go and capture her for you when I have time.

"By the way, is Ao Jiutian back?"

Ao Luoshui frowned slightly, but still answered:

"My elder brother has indeed returned and is currently in seclusion."

Ao Luoshui knew the purpose of Ao Yuan's return. Ao Yuan was warlike, probably because of his supernatural powers. As he defeated one powerful creature after another, Ao Yuan became stronger and stronger.

Ao Luoshui only knew a little about Ao Yuan's supernatural abilities and was unclear about the specifics, but in her view, the ten True Spirits that had just appeared were clearly powerful beings, so she said:
"Three. The ten True Spirits that just appeared, especially the one that used its shadow to bind me and the other Dragon Blood Marshals, its strength is quite formidable."

Ao Yuan glanced at Ao Luoshui,

"That true spirit is the Nine Netherworld Crow, whose power attribute is somewhat similar to mine, so it is naturally powerful. Unfortunately, although that Nine Netherworld Crow has mutated, it has lost too much power and it will not be able to recover in less than several million years."

I have no interest in the Nine Netherworld Crow when it's not at its peak.

"Oh, a true spirit whose power has been lost?"

“I know what you’re thinking. The Nine Netherworld Ravens might be able to be defeated, but to kill them, even if the Four Dragon Kings of the Seas joined forces, it would be impossible. There are very few Nine Netherworld Ravens in the void, and many races may not even know about this true spirit. However, our dragon race has existed for an incredibly long time. This time, I went to a world controlled by other dragon races and saw some secrets of the dragon race in the library of an ancient golden dragon.”

Among those secret tales, there are some records of powerful true spirits like the Nine Netherworld Crow. In those records, I did not find any record of the Nine Netherworld Crow dying. It is said that such true spirits do not have the concept of death.

Of course, nothing in this world is eternal, but we dragons don't know the methods to kill the Nine Netherworld Crows.

There's no benefit in winning against the weakened Nine Netherworld Raven, and it's impossible to kill it anyway, so there's no point in fighting it.

"Alright, capturing humans is your own business. You're almost an adult now, and you've already gone to the Dragon Tomb for trials, gaining combat experience. You can do this yourself."

After the black dragon finished speaking, it disappeared into space again.

Ao Luoshui glanced at the Dragon Blood Marshal who had disappeared into the six mountain peaks, and immediately dared not linger. He quickly traversed space to enter the core space layer of the Dragon Palace.

The entire Vast Ocean Spirit Realm was filled with turbulent atmosphere, as if a storm was brewing.

However, Yi Dong probably knew about these things, but he didn't want to get involved.

At this moment, he was on Purple Gold Mountain, watching a series of warships carrying spirit stones and spiritual items into the treasure trove of Purple Gold Mountain.

That's right, Yi Dong is always ready to run away.

He did not want to participate in the war between the Immortal Realm and the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm.

However, he estimated that neither side would allow him to remain uninvolved.

Unable to defeat either side, they had no choice but to flee.

In his view, as long as enough resources are collected and cultivation is not affected, there is absolutely no need to fight.

However, while Yi Dong thought this way, Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu were unwilling to give up such a favorable situation.

The two said they would never give up the Frozen Continent unless absolutely necessary.

Because the Frozen Continent is finally about to be transformed into the new Qingzhou, if we give up now, where can we escape to later?

Could it be that they've escaped to the mortal realm?
In fact, Yi Dong really did want to go to the mortal realm.

In the mortal realm, there are many friendly people. Generally, ancient cultivators who reach the Nascent Soul stage are called great powers, while those who transform into gods are legendary figures.

He's made enough money in the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm, enough for him to survive in the mortal world for one or two thousand years.

As for the issue of spiritual energy, he basically doesn't cultivate, so he doesn't need to worry about the low spiritual energy of the mortal realm.

Unfortunately, Yi Dong was focused on stability, while Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu were unwilling to descend to the mortal realm.

After all, Dongfang Hong has already reached the Great Dao Golden Core stage, and Mu Mu is also about to advance.

The resources needed after achieving the Golden Core stage are so vast that even plundering the mortal realm for 100,000 years wouldn't be enough.

This left Yi Dong speechless, because leaving the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm had no impact on him, but it would have a significant impact on Dongfang Hong and the other person.

"Forget it, let's see what these two plan to do."

Having no other option, Yi Dong began checking recent records.

"Um?

The immortal city controlled by these two individuals produced a large number of flying boats, magical artifacts, magical treasures, and various flawed pills.

Do they want to profit from the war?

"Forget about magical artifacts, treasures, and flying boats, what about those pills?"

Seeing those cheap and effective pills, but with significant side effects, Yi Dong was at a loss for words.

It seems that Mu Mu has become like Dongfang Hong after spending so much time with him.

Of course, Yi Dong wasn't a good person either, so he didn't intend to stop the two of them.

As long as he doesn't get involved in the war, he wouldn't bother with these two even if they wreaked havoc on all the living beings in the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm.

(End of this chapter)