84: Chapter 84 General Who Guards the East

"Clan Leader Cang Lan, you have crossed the line!"

A divine general in golden armor stepped out from the Void Realm, looking down with a gloomy expression at the Flood Dragon glowing with red light below, and said majestically.

For the development of both the Human Race and the Yao Race, the Great Wei and the Yao Race in the Inner Sea of the East Sea had reached a consensus: human 5th Rank Martial King experts could not arbitrarily step into the Inner Sea. Otherwise, giant beasts of the 5th Rank or above from the Yao Race could freely slaughter the humans who crossed the border. This was mainly to protect the young Yao that had not yet grown up in the various sea clans; after all, Yao Beasts required a vast amount of time to grow.

Correspondingly, requirements were also placed on the Yao Beasts of the East Sea: 5th Rank Yao Beasts from the Outer Sea were not to come ashore, and 5th Rank Yao Beasts from the Inner Sea were not to step within 30,000 kilometers of the coastline; otherwise, they would be killed without exception!

This consensus had lasted for thousands of years. Except during Beast Tides when this consensus might be broken, both the Human Race and the Yao Race defaulted to this rule at other times. After all, whether it was humans or the Yao Race, everyone needed to Cultivate!

If they kept fighting endlessly, it would be disadvantageous for everyone!

The space around Ancestor Ye Rongming and the other two shifted slightly, and they broke free from the encirclement of water columns set by Clan Leader Cang Lan, arriving beside the Grand General of the East, General Liu Qi.

"Greetings, Grand General."

The three knelt on one knee to salute. Previously, they had paid respects to General Liu Qi mainly because of his strength as a 6th Rank Martial Emperor and his status as the Grand General of the East. Now, however, the three felt heartfelt gratitude; if General Liu Qi had not intervened, they would certainly have died in the mouth of Clan Leader Cang Lan today.

General Liu Qi merely nodded at the three, signaling them to rise.

"Get lost!"

General Liu Qi's precious sword sheathed itself, and he raised the Dragon claw in his hand, speaking to Clan Leader Cang Lan below.

Clan Leader Cang Lan knew he was in the wrong. He glanced at the Dragon claw in General Liu Qi's hand, then looked at the three men for a breath's time. Daring not to say anything more, his entire body slowly sank into the seabed and swam towards the Inner Sea.

"You three should head back on your own. Next time, be faster with your strikes. Dilly-dallying like that, a perfectly good Flood Dragon just ran away." General Liu Qi looked at the three with disdain. It was clear that he had seen everything the three had done in the East Sea over these past two days.

"Grand General, to thank you for saving our lives, I have an item to present to you." Ancestor Ye Rongming knew this was a rare Opportunity and hurriedly took the Dragon scale from his Storage Pouch, handing it to General Liu Qi.

This Dragon scale containing the power of space was a great treasure, but Ancestor Ye Rongming really dared not keep it in his hands, lest Clan Leader Cang Lan or a recovered Cang Ming come knocking one day and bring a catastrophic disaster upon the Ye Family.

"A fine treasure indeed." General Liu Qi was clearly someone who knew his goods. Without false modesty, he took the Dragon scale and examined it carefully in his hand. Ancestor Ye Rongming even told General Liu Qi his speculations regarding the red dot within the Dragon scale, which made General Liu Qi laugh heartily: "You have truly brought this General a great gift."

By using the Dragon scale to determine Cang Ming's location, all he had to do was wait for the next Beast Tide, which would be the time for General Liu Qi to slay the Flood Dragon.

In his joy, General Liu Qi gave Ancestor Ye Rongming a token of the Grand General of the East's mansion, saying that if there were any matters in the future, he could come to the Grand General's mansion to find his steward.

Seeing the token in Ancestor Ye Rongming's hand, Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun were incredibly envious. A favor from a 6th Rank Martial Emperor was not easy to come by!

The two also took out 100 catties of 5th Rank Flood Dragon meat each to offer to General Liu Qi as a tribute. General Liu Qi did not refuse, frankly accepting the Yao Beast meat into his Storage Pouch. He hadn't eaten Flood Dragon meat for over two hundred years; whenever a Beast Tide occurred, those small Flood Dragons didn't know where to hide, making them very hard to find.

Watching General Liu Qi accept the Flood Dragon meat but not bestow a token, Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun looked at each other in disappointment.

"Alright, return to wherever you came from!" After collecting the benefits, General Liu Qi waved his hand and sent the three back within the borders of Cangjiang Prefecture.

General Liu Qi's gaze looked toward the direction of the Inner Sea, where another Yao Beast was watching him. If it hadn't been for that Yao Beast arriving in time, Clan Leader Cang Lan would not have been able to return today.

"Brother Ye, congratulations, congratulations. In the future when you become successful, don't forget the friendship we brothers shared today in killing the Flood Dragon!" Patriarch Wang Lingyun had already started addressing him as a brother; following Ancestor Ye Rongming was truly too sweet.

Ancestor Wei Xinghe also exchanged a few pleasantries and cupped his hands to bid farewell to Ancestor Ye Rongming: "Brother Ye, farewell!"

Patriarch Wang Lingyun followed closely after Ancestor Wei Xinghe, bade farewell to Ancestor Ye Rongming, and flew off in another direction.

When the two had hunted Cang Ming, they had obtained far more 5th Rank Flood Dragon meat than Ancestor Ye Rongming. It was not appropriate to propose sharing the 4th Rank Flood Dragon meat with Ancestor Ye Rongming, and even if they did, Ancestor Ye Rongming would likely not share it with them. This Flood Dragon was an Opportunity obtained solely by the Ye Family, without relying on anyone else!

Before, he was afraid that the two would be jealous and do something detrimental to the Ye Family. Now, it was he, Ancestor Ye Rongming, who was jealous. No matter how good the 4th Rank Flood Dragon was, could it be better than 5th Rank Flood Dragon meat?

If the Old Ancestor's strength improved and he lived a few more years, the Family could flourish for a few more years!

Watching the two figures vanish into the sky, the pressure in Ancestor Ye Rongming's heart grew even greater. He would not forget that when Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun were fighting Cang Ming, they had unleashed a combined ultimate technique. Had the two families already become that intimate?

Where should the Ye Family go from here!

While thinking, Ancestor Ye Rongming flew towards Shuinan County; there were still people waiting for him there!

...

Supreme Elder Ye Rongsong grabbed Ye Yisong and wanted to take him back to the Ye Family ancestral residence in Shuinan County, but was interrupted by Ye Yisong: "Supreme Elder, the Great Commander of the southern Weishui River has been killed, and the other two 4th Rank Yao Beasts are also missing. Why don't we explore the southern part of the Weishui River? Perhaps there are some precious resources there?"

"That is fine, but it cannot take too long, lest the Yao Beasts from the north and west surround us." Supreme Elder Ye Rongsong thought for a moment and agreed with Ye Yisong's suggestion. The Weishui River, which could make a 4th Rank Flood Dragon risk its life to come here, might really have some incredible treasure.

Supreme Elder Ye Rongsong unleashed his Protective Aura, wrapped the two of them together, and with a leap, dove into the Weishui River. After exploring the bottom of the Weishui River, they quickly found three large palaces.

The largest palace among them had already collapsed. It seemed that the treasure the 4th Rank Flood Dragon had come looking for should have been stored inside.

After the two worked together to clear the collapsed palace, they discovered that the Formation inside had already been broken, and the treasures within had been swept clean. It was likely done by the Old Ancestor on the way; the Old Ancestor had always been frugal and managed the home diligently.

Other than Ye Yisong picking up some broken Formation bases, the two had no gains. However, Ye Yisong knew where treasures were stored, thanks to the 798 Navigation System in his mind that had changed after he killed the Flower Snake. Inside, a glowing map displayed everything in the southern part of the Weishui River clearly.

However, Ye Yisong dared not be too conspicuous, so he could only follow Supreme Elder Ye Rongsong to slowly explore and search. From time to time, they would find some 2nd Rank or 3rd Rank Materials, which he would put into his Storage Pouch. Supreme Elder Ye Rongsong turned a blind eye to it; those scraps were given to Ye Yisong, and he didn't care for them anyway.

"Supreme Elder, this place has likely been 'tidied up' by the Old Ancestor. Let's go check the two palaces next door," Ye Yisong suggested.

"The remaining treasures of this Weishui River are all next door!" Ye Yisong thought secretly to himself.