401: Zixiao Zhenjun

One year later.

Within the Azure Dragon Domain.

A colossal creature, a thousand feet in size, walked upon the water above the Azure Dragon Domain.

Wherever it passed,

Humans and Yao avoided it.

Plants fell silent.

The colossal creature was shaped like an ox, with four sturdy legs, upon which were ancient-looking patterns. It had horns on its head and was covered in gray scales.

With a single step, it had already traveled an unknown number of miles.

Its powerful aura emanated, signifying its magnificent presence.

The ox-shaped giant Yao departed.

Its aura dissipated.

Below,

Startled by the aura, various Yao Beasts of different shapes, who had been prostrate on the ground, cautiously rose.

"That was a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor of the Desolate Prisoner Ox Clan..."

"I just don't know which Emperor it was..."

A gray old goat, standing upright with its forelegs crossed over its chest, pondered.

"Clan Chief, is that Demon Emperor also going to the banquet?"

Beside the upright gray old goat, a young gray goat at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, overcoming its inner trepidation, asked the old goat.

"Indeed."

"The two great overlords of the Domain are intermarrying; even a great Clan of Demon Emperors has no choice but to go."

"And dare not not to go."

The gray old mountain goat sighed with emotion.

Several months prior,

News spread from Thousand Fox Ridge.

A younger generation Disciple and a Zhou Family Disciple from the Heavenly Condensation Realm had fallen in love and wished to become Dao Companions.

Upon hearing this, various Yao Race Clans, big and small, throughout the entire Domain were shaken.

Not long after the news spread,

News also came from the Heavenly Condensation Realm, setting the date for the wedding procession.

Although it was just the union of two Juniors,

This represented the alliance between the two great overlords of the Azure Dragon Domain.

Although there had been many speculations before,

Especially after that incident spread,

It was originally thought that the relationship between the two Clans had deteriorated.

There would inevitably be conflicts and clashes.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the two great overlords showed signs of becoming in-laws.

And the date had already been set.

This extinguished some of the previous thoughts in the hearts of some Demon Emperors who had harbored ideas.

The old mountain goat stood upright and continued forward with the Foundation Establishment Stage gray goat Yao beside him.

However, after a few days,

Several more enormous Golden Eagles soared through the sky.

High Ridge Golden Eagle.

Flying Azure Peng.

Snow Moon Yao Wolf.

Ju Xing.

Feng Mo... Beside the old mountain goat, the young gray goat Yao went from shock to numbness.

In this period, the number of Yao Race powerhouses he had witnessed surpassed all he had seen before combined.

Among them were also Yao Race members who had been reclusive for a long time, such as Ju Xing and Feng Mo Yao Beasts.

The young Foundation Establishment Genius of the Qian Yuan Antelope Clan gradually extinguished the pride in his heart.

Following beside his Golden Core Stage Clan Chief, he traveled in silence... Above the Tianning Peaks.

A colossal palace hung suspended in the air.

Inside, there were Nascent Soul powerhouses from various Yao Race Clans, whose blood Qi was immense but extremely restrained.

At the head of the hall,

Two individuals were seated.

On the left was a figure who appeared quite young, but in terms of aura, he was far inferior to the many Yao in the hall.

On the right,

Was an elegant and enchanting female Cultivator, with a six-colored fox tail gently swaying behind her.

These were Zhou Leren and Demon Empress Rujun.

Inside the colossal suspended palace,

Figures, still extremely tall even with their Physical Bodies contracted, conversed animatedly.

Zhou Leren glanced at Demon Empress Rujun, who was chatting and laughing beside him.

He naturally understood Demon Empress Rujun's intentions.

After the incident involving Hu Yi spread,

Rumors subtly circulated within the Domain.

These rumors were quite unfavorable to the Thousand Charms Fox Clan.

Under normal circumstances, there would be no need to care.

But in this Azure Dragon Domain, there was, after all, a true ruler overseeing it.

If nothing was done, and the rumors were allowed to spread and intensify,

It might be detrimental to the entire Fox Clan.

Therefore, after Zhou Nanchu and Hu Xiaohe made up their minds and reported back to their respective Clans,

Demon Empress Rujun personally made a trip.

She discussed with Zhou Leren for a long time.

Only then did they release the news.

Spreading the news of the alliance between the two Clans.

At this moment,

A bell rang.

"The ceremony has begun."

Zhou Leren said with a smile.

The Demon Emperors nodded with smiles and looked downwards.

A rainbow bridge extended from Qingyang Peak.

Upon it, a pair of young, perfect individuals slowly walked forward.

Above the various peaks of the Tianning Peaks,

There were Cultivators from both within and outside the Domain who had come to attend the banquet.

The Azure Moon Domain, Sword Domain, Great Buddha Domain, Tianji Domain, and the other three domains of the Four Symbols Domain each sent their Disciples.

This was truly a grand event for the entire Azure Dragon Domain, and even the Xuanming Realm.

On Qingyu Peak,

A refined figure sat opposite Zhou Xiangyu and Jiang Ningchan.

Quietly observing the ceremony.

"Brother Mu, you were one step faster after all."

Zhou Xiangyu said with a smile, sighing with emotion.

Seventh Young Master Mu Qingli of Xingai Grotto-Heaven was now a Golden Core Cultivator.

"Haha, it's nothing to mention."

Mu Qingli chuckled.

Zhou Xiangyu said no more and began discussing other matters.

After the trip to the Xutuo Ancient Realm, Mu Qingli and the Zhou Family members had already become acquainted.

But after moving out of Qingyang Prefecture, this was the first time the two had met.

Naturally, they had to take this opportunity to catch up properly.

On Qingyang Peak,

In the main hall of the ceremony,

Hu Quan and his wife, Zhou Nanchu's parents, sat at the head of the hall, looking at the approaching couple with smiles.

Hu Quan's old tears flowed freely, yet in his heart, there was a faint sense of triumph.

It was all thanks to his brilliant foresight.

If not for his wise decisions, how could there be such a scene today?

Not only did his daughter like him, he liked him, the Grand Elder liked him, and even the Old Ancestor had heard about the matter.

It was truly killing several birds with one stone.

Zhou Nanchu held Hu Xiaohe's hand and entered the hall, looking at his father-in-law, whose grin was widening, and felt a shiver down his spine...

The marriage between the Heavenly Condensation Realm and Thousand Fox Ridge had a profound impact.

With this new relationship,

The already powerful Azure Dragon Domain's strength ascended to a higher level.

However, with such a change,

The Azure Dragon Domain became even more peaceful.

This made the White Tiger Venerable, Venerable Scarlet Flame, and Bi Xi Venerable secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, they did not want to send away a Dragon Emperor who wished to dominate the Yao Race, only to usher in another, even more powerful enemy.

In the Xuanming Realm,

The lords of the other domains had made no moves after the Xutuo Ancient Realm incident.

They merely went to the Tianji Pavilion one after another to view the void character scroll.

This was something Old Man Tianji had promised on the spot.

He did not go back on his word.

After viewing the scroll, each Venerable had different gains.

They each entered seclusion to comprehend what they had gained, rarely showing themselves.

Thus,

Six years later,

In the center of the Azure Dragon Domain,

Tianning Peaks, on Qingyang Peak.

On this day,

Suddenly, purple-gold lightning filled the sky, descending from above.

Enveloping the entire Tianning Peaks.

The lightning was everywhere, but it did not harm anyone.

It merely gathered towards the purple figure floating up from Qingyang Peak.

The purple figure sat cross-legged in the Void Realm.

After an unknown amount of time,

The purple figure opened her eyes, as if she had broken through a true critical juncture.

The wildly dancing lightning snakes all merged into her body.

Disappearing without a trace.

In the air, only the purple figure remained, stretching her body.

A powerful aura emanated from her.

On this day,

Zhou Xiutong shattered her Golden Core and formed her Nascent Soul.

Wielding a golden hammer, controlling lightning, and suppressing all directions.

She was the second Nascent Soul True Lord of the Zhou Family.

Her title: Purple Firmament!