Chapter 691: In Danger

The returning dragon actually came back because this region was its territory.

Earlier, when it roared, it intended to use the black dragon to kill the intruder, but the outcome was beyond its expectations. Upon returning, the moment it saw Xingtian Fazun, the dragon became furious. In its eyes, Xingtian Fazun was merely a small prey.

Xingtian Fazun was also greatly startled upon seeing the dragon—he had never encountered such a massive dragon before, and it was simply terrifying.

The dragon moved too quickly for Xingtian Fazun to evade, leaving him no choice but to fight back.

The dragon bit him fiercely and flung him away…

Not far away, Shuitianyi Holy Mother, who was absorbing water-elemental energy to cultivate, immediately sent her puppet to launch a water attack against the dragon. However, the dragon was born and raised in water—how could it fear water? It countered with a mighty dragon-tail swipe aimed at Shuitianyi Holy Mother’s puppet. Fortunately, the puppet’s body was light enough to gracefully dodge the attack.

Unfortunately, Shuitianyi Holy Mother’s puppet could only perform water-elemental attacks, which were completely ineffective against the dragon.

The dragon then lunged at Xingtian Fazun again.

Xingtian Fazun crashed heavily into a mountain, toppling half of it, but emerged unscathed, surprising and delighting him. He realized his body had become incredibly strong. Emboldened, he flapped his wings and charged back at the dragon.

Seeing that Xingtian Fazun was still alive, the dragon became enraged. Its whiskers quivered, revealing its sharp teeth as it bit down fiercely. Unable to dodge due to his heavy body, Xingtian Fazun was caught in the dragon’s jaws but then forced the mouth open, slamming his head into the dragon’s teeth and knocking one out.

Xingtian Fazun was a powerful Xian Di-level expert. After his revival, he connected with his realm space, allowing a vast amount of imperial energy to transform his body, making him extremely formidable.

The dragon felt an excruciating pain, thrashing wildly and shaking its head violently, trying to甩甩 off Xingtian Fazun. However, Xingtian Fazun grew more fierce, pulling out dragon teeth inside the dragon’s mouth. Unsatisfied, he then crawled into the dragon’s belly, tearing and ripping its insides. Soon, the dragon was in such agony that it slammed into a giant boulder, sending rocks flying everywhere in chaos.

“Dragon, do you surrender or not? If you do, nod your head, and I’ll have Xingtian let you go. If not, you will die.”

The dragon was innocent after all. Moved with compassion, Shui Miao flew in front of the dragon and shouted, wanting to tame it and remind Xingtian Fazun inside the dragon’s belly to show mercy.

“Roar!”

The dragon weakly roared and nodded its head.

Seeing this, Shui Miao quickly sent a mental message to Xingtian Fazun, “Senior Xingtian, killing this dragon serves no purpose. If you like it, take it as a mount. If not, just let it go.”

“Fine! I’ve never been good at flying, so I’ll take it as a mount.”

Xingtian Fazun immediately climbed out of the dragon’s mouth, completely unharmed.

The dragon, with its insides torn apart by Xingtian Fazun, was already on the brink of death.

Knowing the dragon’s injuries, Xingtian Fazun immediately used his magic to heal it.

It turned out that although the creatures in this world had massive bodies, they didn’t know how to use complex magical techniques, relying only on brute strength.

Feeling the miraculous power of the magic, the dragon became fearful and gave up resistance.

“Shui Miao, my puppet is too weak—it can only spit water. How can that work?” Shuitianyi Holy Mother hurried over, complaining about the puppet’s weakness.

Shui Miao smiled gently, “Don’t worry. I’ll forge a magical artifact for you later so your puppet can spit frost and freeze your enemies.”

“Great idea! I’ll go back to cultivating now.”

Shuitianyi Holy Mother acted like a young girl again, having changed a lot since spending time with Shui Miao.

Back on the mountain peak, Shui Miao helped Tianyi Dejun and Wenchang Dijun create two spirit beasts. Tianyi Dejun’s Qilin spirit beast was mainly based on earth-elemental energy and purple fortune energy, with a massive body capable of moving mountains and lifting rocks. As it was earth-elemental, it would naturally excel in earth-elemental magic.

Wenchang Dijun’s Azure Dragon was mainly composed of water and wood energy, holding a dragon pearl formed from fire-elemental and yin-yang energy in its mouth. It could summon lightning through the pearl. Although its magic wasn’t particularly strong, the Azure Dragon was highly intelligent and destined to become especially skilled in wood and lightning-elemental magic.

After helping everyone create their desired puppets, Shui Miao summoned Chongyuanzi, who had been severely injured and had been recovering in the realm planet. Chongyuanzi was the god of thunder punishment, upright and strong-willed. Shui Miao forged a giant thunderbird spirit beast for him. The thunderbird was yang-elemental, skilled in various lightning spells—exactly what Chongyuanzi loved most.

Then, Shui Miao and the others walked around the area within a radius of hundreds of miles, centered on this mountain peak.

The entire region was filled with mountains and marshes, filled with chaotic energy. Besides some strange large birds, everything else were massive dragons—jiaolong, heilong, and some bai long. They all shared the trait of having massive bodies, but they lacked the knowledge to use magic.

The area within a hundred miles was filled with heavy water-elemental energy but lacked earth-elemental energy, which Shui Miao considered as the sea.

This was a paradise for dragons, with thousands of them.

However, after a few days of forceful taming by Shui Miao and the others, most dragons fled or scattered. The few dozen that remained all became disciples of Wenchang Dijun, learning the path of cultivation.

Whether jiaolong, bai long, or heilong, these dragons had deep reserves of magical energy but lacked cultivation techniques.

Under Wenchang Dijun’s careful guidance, the dragons transformed into human forms, learned to speak, and acquired many social etiquettes from him.

Shui Miao named this region the Dragon Island.

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Four days later, at the mountain peak, Shui Miao was talking with the angel puppet he had created.

His body had doubled in size and was glowing with golden light, clearly having absorbed a lot of chaotic energy.

He was full of joy and had brought back a gift—a large green stone.

He had given himself a name: Zi Xian.

The name was simple and fitting, as Shui Miao had indeed used a lot of purple fortune energy when creating him.

Experience proved that Zi Xian indeed had great luck. In just three days, he ventured deep underground, hundreds of miles away, and found the world’s Wood Yuan Stone. He forged a Time Tower and several magical artifacts, and after three days of cultivation, his power had greatly increased, reaching the level of a Xian Di expert.

After learning about Zi Xian’s experiences, Shui Miao asked, “Zi Xian, have you found Xuankong’er?”

“I traced his aura, and it seems he has left Dragon Island. He probably went east.”

Zi Xian pointed toward the east, where the sun rose every day.

This planet also had a sun, though it was hazy and not very clear. However, with careful observation, one could still distinguish directions—east, west, north, and south.

Pausing briefly, Zi Xian asked Shui Miao, “What are your plans for the future?”

“I want to hear your opinion first,” Shui Miao immediately countered.

Shui Miao was curious about how the personality of a being created from chaotic energy—without his own refinement—might change.

Zi Xian thought for a moment and said, “I tried going deeper underground, but the chaotic energy there was too dense for me to penetrate. That’s why my body turned this color. I think solving the problems of the Three Realms isn’t that difficult. This world must have Yuan Ling energy. If we can find it within three years and cultivate a post-natal spiritual body, it shouldn’t be a problem. So, there’s no need for us to travel the entire planet. There are more meaningful and beneficial things we can do, like reshaping this place into a new Three Realms and living here. Wouldn’t that be better?”

Indeed, there was a change. Staying here and ignoring the Three Realms was not like Shui Miao at all.

Shui Miao was a person who always finished what he started and would never abandon his homeland so easily.

“I understand now. The chaotic energy here comes from the core of this planet, just like a mother’s love for her children. As beings born from this planet, it’s natural to return that affection. Zi Yun’s personality change, focusing more on this planet, is understandable.

Shui Miao even thought of Hongjun Daoren.

Perhaps Hongjun Daoren was also a puppet left behind by some powerful being, caught between emotions for two different planets.

Thinking about this kind of emotional bond, Shui Miao sighed and said to Zi Xian, “You and I are the same—you were born from the chaotic energy here, which makes me very happy. Now, listen to me one more time: stay here, take care of yourself, and don’t worry about things that should be my concern. This is your home, and I will handle my own matters. I just want you to live well and not make me worry. Also, you must grow stronger as soon as possible. I used the talisman from Nuwa to come here, and I believe others might find their way here too. The universe is too vast and mysterious. To achieve immortality, we must keep growing stronger and stronger.”

Looking at Zi Xian, Shui Miao suddenly felt like he was looking at his own child, with a faint sense of melancholy.

“I understand. I will work hard because I am you.” Originally having his own plans, Zi Xian suddenly felt enlightened after hearing Shui Miao’s words, instantly finding his life’s direction—to grow stronger. “Oh, one more thing—I have a request. May I see the talisman that leads back?”

“Of course. It’s your right…”

Shui Miao immediately took out the return talisman. Zi Xian examined it carefully and memorized it.

“My Original Self, I’m leaving now. I want to go further to train. I’m smart, and I have great luck. Please don’t worry about me.” Zi Xian bowed deeply to Shui Miao and then vanished in a flash.

“…”

Zi Xian was gone. Shui Miao looked down at the talisman in his hand…

Suddenly, a thought struck him!

“Wait a minute! There’s one talisman, so there must be a second, a third… If Nuwa knew about this, others probably do too. This place contains all kinds of energies. Although it’s dangerous, it’s also a paradise for cultivation. With Nuwa’s power, she could easily tame these dragons who don’t know how to use magic. Why didn’t she? If this world is so good, and Nuwa can create life, why did she choose to live in the barren Three Realms instead? Could there be something seriously wrong with this world? Right, Nuwa also promised me a先天灵宝 (innate spiritual treasure)—so this world must have something complicated going on. There must be something extremely terrifying and dangerous here! If that’s the case, both Xuankong’er and Zi Xian might be in danger!”

“No, I must go after them…”

After a brief moment of thought, Shui Miao immediately gathered everyone and rushed in the direction Zi Xian had vanished.