160: Chapter 160 The Dragon Clan's Return

The Infinite Star Sea, Ancestral Dragon Star.

Ten thousand dragons prostrated.

Dragon Emperor Ao Tian, a Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal powerhouse who had witnessed the changing of eras, led all the core Elders of the clan to kneel on one knee before Li Xuan.

Giant heads hung low, the muffled sound of scales rubbing against each other echoing on the ancient star.

This was not humiliation, but a near-pious submission.

“I, Dragon Emperor Ao Tian, together with the entire Dragon Clan, am willing to honor Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor as our Lord and follow you for all eternity. Should we violate this oath, may our Bloodlines be severed and our true spirits extinguished!”

Ao Tian's voice transformed into golden Law, branding itself into the Origin of the Ancestral Dragon Star.

Behind him, tens of thousands of Dragon Clan experts in the Golden Immortal and True Immortal Realm roared in unison. The dragon cries shook the galaxy, each carrying the same power of the oath.

From this moment on, this overlord race of the primordial era was officially incorporated into Li Xuan's “Heavenly Court” territory, becoming the foremost Protector Divine Beast race under the Heavenly Court.

“Rise.”

Li Xuan sat at the bow of the zhou tian star boat, his voice calm yet possessing the power to soothe all things.

His gaze fell beside the Dragon Emperor, on the graceful and elegantly beautiful Dragon Clan princess, Ao Qingxue.

“What I promised you, I will now fulfill.”

Li Xuan flicked his finger, and the Ancestral Dragon Bead seized from the Golden Flood Dragon Old Ancestor floated above Ao Qingxue's head. An ancient and weathered aura flowed, and wisps of Chaos Dragon Qi descended, enveloping her.

“This is just the catalyst.”

Li Xuan said softly, “The true fortune is here.”

He forced a drop of golden blood from his fingertip.

As soon as the golden blood appeared, time and space froze, the Great Dao hummed incessantly, nearly shattering.

That was no ordinary golden blood; it contained a wisp of original true intent from the beginning of the Universe, before the Grandmist was divided.

This was the Grandmist Origin!

Even for the current Li Xuan, forcing out a single drop was a significant drain.

With a light tap of his finger, the Grandmist Origin merged into the Ancestral Dragon Bead.

Buzz—!

The Ancestral Dragon Bead seemed to be infused with a Soul, erupting with ten thousand feet of divine light.

The phantom of the Ancestral Dragon sleeping within the bead suddenly opened its eyes, a roar echoing across the river of time.

“Roar!”

Every dragon present, including Dragon Emperor Ao Tian, felt an absolute suppression from the Peak of life deep within their Bloodlines, trembling involuntarily and nearly kneeling again.

Ao Qingxue stood at the center of the divine light, enduring the full brunt of the washing. Her exquisite face twisted in pain, her body trembling violently as every inch of flesh and bone shattered and reformed.

“Guard your mind, receive the Bloodline!”

Li Xuan's voice, like a great bell, exploded in her Sea of Consciousness.

Ao Qingxue endured the tearing pain, circulating the Dragon Clan's supreme Mind-Cultivation Technique.

The Ancestral Dragon power, fused with the Grandmist Origin, transformed into a Chaos-colored Chaos Divine Dragon, roaring as it surged into the crown of her head.

In an instant, Ao Qingxue's aura began to skyrocket.

True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Peak Golden Immortal... the aftereffects of her initial Bloodline Awakening allowed her cultivation to break through like splitting bamboo.

Finally, a Taiyi Dao charm that far surpassed a Golden Immortal and touched upon the powers of destiny and time radiated from her body.

Boom!

Behind Ao Qingxue, a massive phantom of the Chaos Divine Dragon emerged, its dragon eyes seemingly containing the vast sights of universal creation and destruction and the Reincarnation of eras.

On her forehead, a small and exquisite Chaos-colored dragon scale mark slowly took shape.

The Chaos Divine Dragon bloodline was finally activated!

Her cultivation also steadily settled at the Early Stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, for the grace of remolding me!”

Ao Qingxue opened her eyes, her gaze shimmering with divine light. She bowed deeply to Li Xuan, a bow born from heartfelt gratitude and awe.

She could feel that the power within her body had undergone an earth-shaking change; it was no longer a simple enhancement, but a leap in the level of her existence.

“You deserve it.”

Li Xuan waved his hand. “I never mistreat my own people.”

Beside them, Dragon Emperor Ao Tian was moved to tears, unable to contain his excitement.

How many eras had it been? The path of ancestral reversion that the Dragon Clan had dreamed of was achieved so effortlessly today by the Heavenly Emperor.

“The Dragon Clan will never forget Your Majesty's grace!”

Ao Tian said in a low voice, then waved his hand.

“Men, present our clan's treasury!”

At his command, dozens of dragons worked together to carry world rings shimmering with divine light to Li Xuan.

“Your Majesty, these are all the treasures accumulated by my Dragon Clan over countless eras since the primordial times. From this day forth, they all belong to the Heavenly Court!”

Li Xuan's Divine Thought swept over them, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

As expected of the Dragon Clan who loves shiny things, this treasury was practically blinding.

Immortal crystals were piled into mountain ranges, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Various grades of immortal gold—Grand Unity Immortal Gold, Star Mithril, and void divine iron—were piled in corners like worthless scrap metal.

Furthermore, there were countless primordial divine herbs long extinct in the outside world, carefully sealed in jade boxes, their fragrance overflowing.

Besides those, there were various finished Immortal Artifacts, broken Emperor weapons, and ancient formation maps in appalling quantities.

“Not bad.”

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction; these items could be used to upgrade his Heavenly Court Fleet.

“Furthermore,” Ao Tian continued, “I have selected ten of the strongest Taiyi Elders from the clan to form the ‘Heavenly Dragon Guard.’ From today, they will be stationed at the Southern Heaven Gate, awaiting Your Majesty's orders!”

Ten Taiyi Golden Immortal Dragon Clan Elders, wearing dark-gold dragon scale armor and possessing powerful auras, stepped out from the crowd and bowed to Li Xuan in unison.

“Very good.”

Li Xuan accepted the treasury, his gaze sweeping through the Immortal Artifacts, and casually pulled out two items.

One was a pair of glittering golden scissors shaped like two intertwined flood dragons, the companion treasure of the Golden Flood Dragon Old Ancestor—the Grand Unity Immortal Artifact, the golden flood dragon scissors.

The other was a red silk ribbon, thin as a cicada's wing yet emitting a fallen immortal light—the Grand Unity Immortal Artifact of the Sky Fox Fairy from back then, the fallen immortal silk.

“Changsheng.”

Li Xuan called out toward the zhou tian star boat.

A small figure flashed over; it was Li Changsheng, who had been punished with solitary reflection on the boat.

He now looked like a five or six-year-old child, dressed in white, with his hands behind his back like a little adult, his face written all over with “I'm bored.”

“Dad, what is it now? I'm in the middle of comprehending a new sword technique.”

“Here, this is for you.”

Li Xuan casually tossed the golden flood dragon scissors and the fallen immortal silk over. “Take these and play with them. Don't just practice the sword all day.”

Li Changsheng caught the two Grand Unity Immortal Artifacts, weighed them in his hands, his little face full of disdain.

“Just this? A broken pair of scissors and some trashy silk?”

In his eyes, these two treasures, sufficient to make countless Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the outside world fight to the death, really seemed to be just poorly made toys.

“Pfft—”

Beside them, Dragon Emperor Ao Tian's eyes twitched as he listened.

My goodness, those are the golden flood dragon scissors!

Back then, how many Taiyi Golden Immortals' Dao fruits did the Golden Flood Dragon Old Ancestor snip apart with that thing?

In the hands of this little ancestor, it's just a broken pair of scissors?

And that fallen immortal silk; though the name was inauspicious, its power was treacherous, capable of tainting an immortal's body, and it was a treasure with a fearsome reputation.

Just what kind of standards does this little ancestor have?

Could it be that he usually plays with Immortal King artifacts?

Ao Tian didn't dare think further, feeling his Dao Heart had taken a massive blow.

Is this the Young Master of the Heavenly Emperor's house?

Truly terrifying!

Li Changsheng curled his lip, played with them for a bit, and seemed to think of a good idea, saying to the golden flood dragon scissors:

“Whatever, these scissors look sharp enough. They should be good for clipping my sister's nails. This red silk... hmm, I can tie it to my wooden sword as a tassel to make it look a bit more impressive.”

With that, he ran back into the cabin on his own, researching how to dismantle the fallen immortal silk.

The surrounding Dragon Clan Elders all kept their eyes downcast and held their breath, fearing that if they looked one more time, they wouldn't be able to stop themselves from rushing forward to hug the little ancestor's legs and shout, “Don't waste such treasures!”

Li Xuan smiled and ignored them.

He turned around, casting his Divine Thought into the Dragon Clan's massive treasury, quickly screening for useful Materials.

Chaos Star Cores, Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, and the remnant branches of the World Tree... countless precious Materials were picked out one by one, floating around the zhou tian star boat.

“It's time to give our ride an unprecedented upgrade.”

A light of anticipation flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.

This zhou tian star boat had followed him from the Lower Realm. Although it had undergone several enhancements, it still seemed fragile in the face of the Immortal Domain, especially the potential crises from the “Boundary Sea” in the future.

Now with the Dragon Clan's treasury, he would forge this ship into a war fortress that could truly traverse eras and battle across the heavens!

“Spread my decree!”

Li Xuan's voice was majestic.

“All dragons, hear my command!”

“Depart immediately and return to the court in triumph!”

“Roar!”

Ten thousand dragons roared in unison, their voices shaking the star sea.

The massive zhou tian star boat turned around, surrounded by tens of thousands of dragons flying in circles, forming a grand escort fleet.

At the very front, the auras of the ten Taiyi Golden Immortal-level Heavenly Dragon Guards linked together, transforming into a massive Heavenly Dragon formation that tore through the void and opened a stable ancient starry path.

The Dragon Clan, once the overlord of a region, had now become part of the Heavenly Emperor's procession.

This scene was glimpsed by countless forces in distant Star Domains through various secret methods, and everyone was terrified by this grand spectacle.