Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area

The dragon commander nodded casually to the city lord of Tianqiong City. With a gentle flick of his wide sleeves, he sent a gust of demonic wind carrying all 108 floats into the massive procession behind them.

Having done all this, it immediately turned around and let out a deep dragon roar. Its shrimp soldiers and crab generals moved at the command, escorting the hundreds of floats as they slowly sank into the water and headed towards the Dragon Palace.

The Lord of Tianqiong City maintained a bowing posture with an almost fawning smile on his face until the group completely disappeared into the deep sea, and even the last trace of demonic energy could not be sensed. Only then did he slowly straighten up and let out a long sigh of relief.

There was humiliation in his eyes, but not much; more of it was regret.

The Dragon King of Weinan collected a total of 10,800 pairs of young boys and girls from the entire Weinan sea area to use as the main dish. What a grand gesture!

Just thinking about such unparalleled dishes makes even a celestial being like him salivate and feel an irresistible urge to eat.

With his power as the lord of a city, obtaining young boys and girls was naturally not difficult. He had secretly tried many times to replicate the ultimate taste he had experienced at the Dragon King's birthday banquet.

No matter how carefully he selected the ingredients or how meticulously he cooked, he could never recreate that unique flavor that haunted his dreams.

Just as he was feeling lost, the sorceress with her face heavily painted quietly approached and whispered obsequiously, "My lord, everything has been prepared as you instructed."

She specially reserved four pairs of boys and girls for the city lord, all of whom were of excellent quality, with delicate features and abundant spirituality.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Tianqiong City's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

He wasn't qualified to participate in the Dragon Palace Feast, but the exquisite items he secretly kept were enough to satisfy his cravings.

"Very good!" He nodded in satisfaction.

Hearing that the flavors of ingredients are most mellow and unique when one is caught between great joy and sorrow and intense emotions, he was determined to thoroughly study the newly acquired recipes upon returning home tonight.

The City Lord of Tianqiong's mood improved, and he waved his hand, "Return to the city!"

The welcoming procession, surrounding the city lord, turned back. However, just a moment before the city lord of Tianqiong stepped into the shadow of the city gate, an extremely fast golden light arrived from the distant horizon in an instant.

The smile on the face of Lord Tianqiong, who was preparing to return to his mansion to enjoy the "feast", instantly froze, replaced by extreme fear and bewilderment.

The next moment, his head exploded like a watermelon crushed by an invisible force, the red and white mixed with the powerful earth immortal essence scattering everywhere!

The sorceress beside him, who had devised the plan and carried out the arrest, didn't even have time to scream before her head exploded.

In an instant, a sword cry echoed across the sky, spreading continuously, and the sound of swords, as if ten thousand swords were being fired simultaneously, filled the entire world!
The dense sword energy swept across the sky like a tidal wave, cutting through everything!
"Ah! Ah!"

"what is this?"

"no, do not want!"

A series of dull sounds, like the cracking of ripe fruit, rang out at the city gate.

Ignoring the distance in space, and tracing back to the root cause, all the so-called big shots in the entire Tianqiong City who participated in planning and executing the capture of young boys and girls, or who knew the inside story and enjoyed doing so and planned to follow suit, were investigated.

Whether they were human officials, heads of aristocratic families, or demon cultivators who had sided with the dragon race, at this moment, with the flick of their fingers, blood cascaded down like a waterfall, and severed limbs and heads rained down from the sky.

That night, Tianqiong City was in turmoil, and countless people witnessed the once high and mighty rulers come to an end in the most tragic way.

This was naturally Russell's doing.

To save the people of a city, sacrificing young boys and girls might be a desperate act forced by the tyranny of the dragon race, and could be attributed to the hardships of life. However, to collude with them and even take pleasure in it is to actively abandon the last shred of humanity.

If you don't want to be a human being, then you don't have to be one.

We will no longer pay attention to the subsequent turmoil in Tianqiong City; that golden rainbow will handle it all on its own.

His main attention had already shifted, following Cheng Nian's perspective, to the deep and mysterious underwater dragon palace of Weinan.

Beneath the deep sea, immense pressure and utter darkness prevail.

However, a magnificent palace complex, radiating brilliant light, was like a pearl in the night, dispelling all darkness and silence.

The magnificence of the Weinan Dragon Palace far exceeds imagination; its area alone is several times larger than that of the Tianqiong City on the ground.

The palaces are constructed from enormous corals, giant clams, crystals, and various unidentified deep-sea gems, with carved beams and painted rafters, and flying eaves and brackets, exhibiting an ancient and majestic style.

Countless luminous pearls are embedded in it, illuminating this underwater world as if it were daytime.

The boys and girls who had been transported from various places were driven off the floats and gathered in a spacious courtyard.

An old tortoise prime minister, carrying a heavy tortoise shell and sporting two long whiskers, was slowly strolling among a group of children. He was verifying their identities and checking for any impurities.

After confirming that everything was correct, Prime Minister Turtle left, and the boys and girls were left to roam freely in this secluded courtyard. Cheng Nian, at this moment, was just like an ordinary child, hiding in a corner, not making any moves except to observe carefully.

The only thing that intrigued Russell was that the Turtle Prime Minister hadn't seen through Cheng Nian's true identity.

He had clearly seen that the Turtle Prime Minister had cultivated an extremely high-level innate supernatural ability, enabling him to see through illusions.

If someone with this level of supernatural power couldn't see through the hidden abilities of a Golden Immortal or a Grand Luo Immortal, I wouldn't say anything. But Cheng Nian is just a mere Human Immortal, yet he managed to evade the old tortoise's detection. He truly has a secret.

The fact that he couldn't see through this secret even with his keen eyesight made him even more curious.

On the other hand, Russell's divine sense attached to Tian Suizi made a new discovery.

On the summit of a remote, high mountain far from the coast, after confirming that no one was around, the old Taoist Tian Suizi carefully took out a small triangular flag, about the size of a palm, embroidered with a ferocious black dragon pattern, from his bosom and slowly infused it with his own magical power.

hum-

The black dragon flag moved without wind, hovering in the air, its surface shimmering with a dark sheen.

The next moment, a phantom yet incredibly clear light and shadow projected from the flag, gradually coalescing into a figure.

The man wore a plain black mask without any patterns on his face, and was dressed in a dark robe embroidered with the stars, sun, moon, mountains and rivers. He was tall and his aura was as deep as the sea.

Gu Nan?

In the void, Russell observed the newcomer, his eyebrows slightly raised. Interesting. Judging from this situation, it seems the Qin Dynasty's plans for this world predate the opening of the secret realm by a considerable margin.

Gu Nan walked up to Tian Suizi, who immediately bowed and performed a very respectful salute: "Reporting to the Imperial Tutor, everything is going smoothly. In ten days, at the Dragon Palace banquet, the Imperial Tutor will be able to complete the final experiment."

Gu Nan nodded slightly, his voice coming through the mask: "Rest assured, even if the final experimental results do not meet expectations, I will keep my promise, protect your disciple's life, and send him away safely."

Upon hearing this, Tian Suizi immediately kowtowed to express her gratitude to the Imperial Tutor.

Gu Nan waved his hand, walked to the edge of the cliff, his gaze piercing through endless space and landing on the vast Weinan Sea. He said softly, "For this day, Your Majesty and I have planned for a hundred years, spending countless efforts to erode and control these many secret realm nodes, only to create this situation. If this method succeeds, the long war between my Great Qin and the Dragon Clan can finally come to an end."

Tian Suizi quickly chimed in, "Your Majesty's plans are flawless, and the Imperial Tutor's strategies are masterful. This plan is meticulous and will surely succeed!"

Gu Nan was not overly optimistic, and simply said, "I hope so."

The wisp of divine thought that Russell was attached to Tian Suizi swayed for a moment. It was this slight fluctuation that made Gu Nan's eyes suddenly turn serious. He turned around abruptly, and his eyes, which seemed to be able to see through the void through the mask, stared intently at the back of Tian Suizi.

"Oh? There are uninvited friends here. Why don't you show yourself?"

Startled by this sudden turn of events, Tian Suizi was momentarily stunned and before she could react, she instinctively reached for the sword on her back.

However, before he could make a move, a soft laugh rang out behind him.

The next moment, Russell's figure materialized, as if stepping out of the water, and appeared leisurely on the mountaintop, standing next to Tian Suizi, looking at Gu Nan with a playful smile on his face.

"Young Gu, oh no, I should call you Imperial Tutor now. It's been a long time, and you're even more charismatic than before."

Looking at the person in front of him, Gu Nan was briefly stunned, but the cold killing intent around him dissipated like spring snow melting away: "It's you... Long time no see."

Tian Suizi stood frozen in place, glancing at Russell and then at the Imperial Tutor, whose attitude had clearly softened in the light and shadow. Her mind was momentarily blank, and she didn't know what to do with the hand that was already on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it.

Judging from the looks of it, is it one of our own? Or a high-ranking official from the empire?
But he's never seen it before!

Russell waved to Tian Suizi, indicating that he didn't need to be nervous, and then turned his gaze back to Gu Nan: "It seems that I really made the right decision to come to this secret realm. I've stumbled upon such a big secret... A dragon-slaying experiment? That's interesting. Imperial Tutor Gu, would you mind having a detailed chat with this uninvited friend of mine?"

Gu Nan chuckled and let Tian Suizi leave first. She stood side by side with Russell, casually removing the mask from her face to reveal her stunningly beautiful face.

Russell watched from the side and remarked, "It's been a long time since I've seen him. Little Gu has become even more handsome. How can Brother Zheng resist?"

"You, you've already started cultivating immortality, can't you be a little more serious..." Gu Nan also complained. They were just talking about the grand narrative that could overthrow the current prehistoric forces, but in the blink of an eye, the focus shifted to her appearance.

"You just arrived?" Gu Nan asked.

"Just arrived" here doesn't refer to the secret realm beneath our feet, but rather to the primordial wilderness.

After the Qin Dynasty was established, it searched for Russell for more than a hundred years, but to no avail.

“That’s right.” Russell nodded, then asked, “So this Zheng Ge is really the Zheng Ge we know?”

“That’s right.” Gu Nan nodded as well: “I only remember feeling like I was disconnected from the world. When I opened my eyes, I was back in my master’s house. My master was cooking bean rice for me. At first, I thought I had traveled back in time, until later I saw a monster…”

"That would be very presumptuous."

"It is indeed very presumptuous of me."

"..."

After a few casual words, Gu Nan finally steered the conversation back on track: "Come back to Qin with me. His Majesty needs you, and I need you too."

"Is it because of the First Emperor?" Russell turned to look at Gu Nan. "I heard from Li Erfeng that Brother Zheng is preparing to slay the dragon?"

"The Great Qin has been targeted by the Dragon Clan for hundreds of years, and it's finally time for a proper reckoning," Gu Nan said, a smile creeping onto her face. "You've probably heard of the Witch-Slaying Sword, haven't you?"

The Slaughtering Witch Sword, according to ancient legends, was a peerless, malevolent sword forged by the Demon Emperor Di Jun of the Demon Court in order to destroy the indestructible physical bodies of the Witch Clan. He collected the essence and resentment of billions of humans and forged it against the rules of the Witch Clan.

Once this sword is drawn, it possesses a near-law-level restraint and lethality against the Witch Clan.

"So, is the Great Qin also preparing to emulate the Witch-Slaying Sword and forge a Dragon-Slaying Sword?" Russell had a guess in his mind.

"That's true." Gu Nan nodded slightly.

"The dragon race, relying on their powerful bodies and noble bloodlines, and having innately mastered the rules of water, has roamed the world since the beginning of time, regarding our human race as ants to be eaten. Your Majesty's desire to unify the Southern Continent is hindered by the dragon race, especially that ancestral dragon at the peak of creation. As long as it exists, the Great Qin can only stagnate for one day. Therefore, it must die."

Gu Nan raised his hand, and the outline of an invisible sword seemed to appear in the void, exuding a sharpness and murderous intent that slightly distorted the surrounding space.

"Once the mission is accomplished, the Dragon-Slaying Sword will be drawn, and all dragons under heaven, regardless of their cultivation level or the purity of their bloodline, will be subject to its rules. If they encounter a natural enemy, they will be unable to unleash even 70% of their full strength."

"This secret realm is the training ground I've chosen," Gu Nan explained.

Over the past century, the Qin Dynasty has mastered as many as five figures of secret realms, including fifteen Golden Immortal secret realms alone.

These fifteen Golden Immortal Realms represent fifteen Golden Immortal Dao Fruits.

However, what the Great Qin sought was not fifteen Golden Immortals, but rather to rely on the blood and hatred of the human race towards the dragon race within the secret realm to attempt to refine a magical artifact that could overthrow the entire dragon race.

Unlike the Witch-Slaying Sword, which requires a blood sacrifice to forge, the Dragon-Slaying Sword places more emphasis on the steadfastness of the wielder's character.

In Ying Zheng's vision, he would become the Emperor of Qin, wielding the Dragon-Slaying Sword, gathering the aspirations and spirit of all the subjects of Qin to slay the dragon, and ultimately punish it on behalf of Heaven with the iron laws of Qin.

In this world, Cheng Nian was one of the test subjects.

The replica of the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand embodies the resentment of all living beings in the entire secret realm towards the dragon race accumulated over the past hundred years.

He himself harbors a hatred for the dragon race that can be described as divine retribution, and he is more than qualified to wield the sword.

The Dragon King of Weinan, however, possessed a cultivation level at the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm, and his dragon blood and soul were of sufficient quality, yet he was not an unkillable target. (End of Chapter)