78: Chapter 78 The Second Flood Dragon

Luomu Mountain

The sound transmission talisman inside Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui's Storage Pouch suddenly vibrated.

He quickly took it out to check what message Old Ancestor had sent him.

Ever since Ye Jiexin achieved a Breakthrough as a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master, Old Ancestor no longer needed to venture out to hunt Yao Beasts to earn Spirit Stones to subsidize the Family, and he hadn't sent him a message in decades.

"An anomaly has occurred in Shuinan County. I will go and return shortly."

After reading the message in the sound transmission talisman, Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui's tense heart relaxed.

Fortunately, it was nothing major!

In this small territory of Cangjiang Prefecture, Old Ancestor could not possibly encounter any danger, unless the Wang Family and Wei Family were tired of living and both their Martial Kings ambushed Old Ancestor together.

But was that even possible?

Even if Old Ancestor couldn't win, he could drag one person down with him or heavily injure one.

If a 5th Rank powerhouse were killed or severely injured, that Family could forget about existing in this world!

As the pillar holding up the sky for the Family, Ancestor Ye Rongming's whereabouts had always been the Ye Family's highest secret, unknown to outsiders.

However, for Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui, the current person in charge of the Ye Family, Ancestor Ye Rongming would inform him of his whereabouts every time he went out, just in case.

This was to prevent any unexpected situations where the Ye Family might fail to react in time and suffer a great loss.

Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui felt tormented inside, especially during those years when Ancestor Ye Rongming went to the Outer Sea alone to hunt Grade 4 Demonic Beasts, or even 5th Rank Demon Beasts, to subsidize the Family.

Every single time, he was on tenterhooks, terrified that Old Ancestor would meet with an accident and never return, which would plunge the entire Ye Family into an abyss of no return.

Fortunately, everything was in the past.

Having overcome numerous difficulties, the Cangjiang Ye Clan had finally established a firm foothold in this Cangjiang Prefecture.

Thinking of the little fellow Ye Yisong, a satisfied smile appeared on his old face.

Heaven had been kind to the Ye Family!

At the same time, from the ancestral lands of the Wei Family and the Wang Family, two figures quietly flew out, tailing after Ancestor Ye Rongming.

"Old Ghost Ye, you haven't stepped out in decades, have you?"

"I wonder what good treasure you've found again."

"Let's follow and see."

The two figures flew slowly behind Ancestor Ye Rongming with a tacit understanding, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

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Ancestor Ye Rongming was now regretting his actions so much that his intestines were turning green.

Why had he exposed his own whereabouts and lured these two fellows here?

He had originally thought that there wouldn't be any major event in such a small place as Shuinan County, but he hadn't expected there to truly be a major event—and a heaven-sent one at that!

Ever since these two fellows had picked up a big bargain by tailing him twice before, they had been watching him all day, always wanting to follow behind to pick up some small advantages.

Today, he had just happened to bring them out for a stroll to keep them from having nothing to do all day!

Ancestor Ye Rongming's face turned livid.

He had strolled into trouble!

The earlier hearty voice came from the Wei Family's Martial King, Ancestor Wei Xinghe, a Four-Star Martial King, whose strength was the greatest among the three.

The chubby figure standing on the right was the Wang Family's Martial King powerhouse, Patriarch Wang Lingyun, who possessed the strength of a Three-Star Martial King.

Both of them now had eyes that were frighteningly bright, staring at Ancestor Ye Rongming's Yao Beast bag, just one step away from reaching out to grab it.

Today was truly an unexpected harvest!

Following Ancestor Ye Rongming meant having meat to eat!

They were also clear in their hearts that sensing Ancestor Ye Rongming's figure so easily must have been intentional on his part.

But since they were idle anyway, flying a few steps wouldn't make them lose any flesh, and if they happened to discover some good treasure, wouldn't that be a profit?

Anything that could make Ancestor Ye Rongming take action personally couldn't be simple.

Even if they couldn't get a share of the meat, drinking some soup should be fine, right?

Even a mosquito is meat, and no Family was wealthy!

And look!

A heaven-sent Opportunity was right before their eyes.

This trip out was worth it!

"Your Ye Family wants to eat a whole Tier 4 Flood Dragon by yourself? Aren't you afraid of bursting from overeating? Give my Wei Family four or five thousand catties to help you share the burden!" Ancestor Wei Xinghe said, opening his mouth like a lion.

"Exactly, don't burst your belly. My Wang Family is also kind enough to help you share the burden. Allot my Wang Family three or five thousand catties, and we will take care of everything for you." Patriarch Wang Lingyun chimed in from the side.

Ancestor Ye Rongming looked at the two of them as if they were idiots.

A single Tier 4 Flood Dragon weighed only twelve thousand catties or so.

You two families hadn't done anything, yet you wanted to take away ten thousand catties?

Keep dreaming!

Long before these two had arrived, Ancestor Ye Rongming had already put the captured Yao Beast into his own Yao Beast bag.

Otherwise, these two old fellows might really have tried to rob him openly.

Ancestor Ye Rongming dared not overestimate their moral integrity!

However, having said that, the Ye Family really couldn't consume a whole Tier 4 Flood Dragon by themselves.

In the past, hunting a Tier 4 Flood Dragon required at least seven or eight Martial King powerhouses from various families working together to withstand the retaliation of the Flood Dragon clan.

Furthermore, they had to finish the battle quickly and leave immediately, otherwise, if other sea monster races came to reinforce them, they would be in big trouble!

In other words, a Flood Dragon used to be shared among seven or eight families.

Now, for the Ye Family to want to swallow a whole Flood Dragon alone was a very dangerous thing.

Benefits truly move people's hearts!

Just the Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pill refined from the Tier 4 Flood Dragon's demon core was not something his Family could consume alone.

Which Family didn't have a few promising Martial Ancestor Juniors?

It was difficult!

Moreover, now that these two old things had seen it, if he didn't share a piece of the pie with them, they would definitely proclaim this matter to the whole world and make it impossible for the Ye Family to have any peace.

However, there was something more important to do right now than sharing the Flood Dragon!

Ancestor Ye Rongming pulled back his thoughts and signaled with his eyes for the two gluttons to wipe away their ugly expressions.

He took out an object and showed it to them: "The matter of dividing the Flood Dragon can be discussed later. Today, there isn't just one Flood Dragon!"

Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun's eyes brightened even more.

They took the communication talisman from Ancestor Ye Rongming's hand and quickly browsed through its contents.

The last message was particularly striking: "Young Lord, run quickly!"

Ancestor Ye Rongming had also been inspired by Ye Yisong.

After capturing the Black Flood Dragon, Uncle Hei, he immediately controlled his movements and obtained this as-yet-undestroyed communication talisman.

"We don't know where this Black Flood Dragon's Young Lord is, though?" Patriarch Wang Lingyun wiped the drool flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Ancestor Wei Xinghe looked at Ancestor Ye Rongming, waiting for the other party to provide an answer.

Since Ancestor Ye Rongming said this, he must have discovered details that the two of them had failed to notice.

"When I captured the dragon, only a 3rd Rank conch was following this Black Flood Dragon, both inside the palace." Ancestor Ye Rongming stopped at that point.

Everyone was an old fox who had lived for hundreds of years.

What hadn't they seen?

There was no need for Ancestor Ye Rongming to spell it out.

In the minds of Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun, the purpose of this Black Flood Dragon's visit had already been analyzed seven or eight tenths of the way.

When the Black Flood Dragon Clan's Young Lord went to visit the Conch Clan, this 3rd Rank conch had hooked up with the Black Flood Dragon Clan's Young Lord and inadvertently mentioned that there was a treasure in the Weishui River.

The Black Flood Dragon Clan's Young Lord was cowardly and afraid of death, not daring to enter the inland river region, but also not trusting his subordinates to come alone.

Thus, this Black Flood Dragon, acting as a protector, had volunteered to come to the Weishui River to seize the treasure for the Young Lord.

The Weishui River was no more than five thousand li from the East Sea junction.

With the speed of this Late Stage Tier 4 Black Flood Dragon, killing the Flower Snake and seizing the treasure could be done in a single day, and he was confident he wouldn't be discovered by Human Race Martial Artists.

Unexpectedly, an accident occurred midway.

The Flower Snake was not in its Immortal Cave.

Not only was the treasure not obtained, but his whereabouts were also exposed, and he was captured in one fell swoop when Ancestor Ye Rongming seized the Opportunity.

"Are you saying that this Black Flood Dragon's Young Lord is currently a guest at the East Sea's Conch Clan?" Ancestor Wei Xinghe voiced their conjecture.

"Fellow Daoists, catching a dragon in the East Sea—dare you?" Ancestor Ye Rongming said boldly.