CHAPTER 178: CHAPTER 136: IT WON’T BE LONG BEFORE THAT RED DRAGON COMES KNOCKING

After just a moment, Qi Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, golden light swirling within his pupils. Flames emanated from his nose and mouth, only to be retracted again, cycling endlessly, a truly mystical sight.

His gaze was dazed for a moment, and suddenly he looked at his own hands and feet, discovering the iron chains that bound him there, a look of bewilderment appearing on his face.

Lu Chengfeng standing nearby felt that something was amiss. Compared to Qi Yuan’s previous crazed state, he now seemed to possess some consciousness, prompting Lu Chengfeng to silently wonder, "Could it be that he really has been possessed?"

He felt a bit uneasy but was unwilling to stop just yet, so he stood by and observed quietly.

Qi Yuan lay blankly on the ground for a long time, seemingly sorting through his thoughts. He struggled to sit up from the ground, his long hair covering much of his exposed skin.

It seemed he hadn’t spoken for a long time, as he opened his mouth several times, only producing hoarse whimpers. After several attempts, he finally said word by word, "Which peak are you a disciple of? What time is it now?"

Lu Chengfeng knew he was being spoken to, whether Qi Yuan had truly regained his consciousness or the Red Dragon had possessed him, this body was already of a Celestial Human, naturally he couldn’t have been unaware of his presence.

"Disciple Lu Chengfeng, from Profound Crane Peak. It’s been twenty years since the Sect Leader went into seclusion."

"Twenty years..." Qi Yuan sighed faintly, looking at the iron chains on his body, he said, "You must have been practicing the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, right?"

"That’s right, disciple was forced to do so, I ask the Sect Leader for forgiveness." Though Lu Chengfeng spoke politely, he had no intention of releasing him from his bindings.

Qi Yuan wasn’t angry, but instead let out a dry, hoarse laugh, "I originally wanted to comprehend the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, but I didn’t expect to be tricked. Coincidentally, the Red Dragon reincarnated and plotted against me, I almost became the eternal sinner of the sect. The fact that I’m still alive is already beyond my expectations."

Lu Chengfeng’s pupils moved slightly, he asked, "Did the Sect Leader say that the Red Dragon reincarnated?"

Qi Yuan glanced at him and said, "That Red Dragon had been trapped for a thousand years, naturally he sought to escape. He plotted for ages until he got the opportunity twenty years ago."

"It was a pity that Xun Shuijing, though gifted, was naive and lacked strategy, fell into his scheme, and perished. Moreover, letting the Red Dragon escape, truly, laughable, laughable!"

Lu Chengfeng was baffled and dared not fully believe his words, so he continued to engage with him perfunctorily, "Sect Leader, what exactly happened twenty years ago? The Red Dragon is clearly still suppressed by the Grand Array, why do you say it has already escaped?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but laugh heartily, almost to the point of tears, appearing extremely deranged.

"Back then, Xun Shuijing was bewitched by that Red Dragon, wanted to refine a special divine weapon using a wisp of Red Dragon Essence Qi to replace the Immortal Bone, allowing Zhu Yuxian to reach the level of Celestial Human."

"He practiced the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword and wielded the Dragon-Binding Rope, indeed he could extract a wisp of Red Dragon Essence Qi."

"But he didn’t know that the Red Dragon had been planning for a millennium, finally splitting off a wisp of Primordial Spirit, seizing the opportunity to integrate into the Essence Qi."

"He forged the Red Flood Dragon Sword using countless divine materials and fused a wisp of the Red Dragon’s Origin Essence Qi. If Zhu Yuxian were to refine it, the Red Dragon could immediately reincarnate using his body."

Lu Chengfeng instinctively placed his hand on the hilt of his sword; the sword he wore at his waist was precisely Young Sect Leader’s sword, the Red Flood Dragon.

Qi Yuan noticed his action and couldn’t help but let out a sinister laugh, "Holding the Red Flood Dragon in your hand, you must have been appointed as Young Sect Leader by the sect, right? Ha ha, this position is not easy, few end well in it."

"But you’re lucky, back then Xun Shuijing was betrayed by someone, the news got out, and the experts from both North and South sects came to eliminate him."

"That wisp of Primordial Spirit hidden within the Red Flood Dragon Sword took the opportunity to reincarnate, already escaped a long time ago, otherwise, you wouldn’t stand a chance."

Lu Chengfeng’s eyes flickered, staring at him, he asked, "Such secrecy, not even the sect’s high ranks are aware, how did the Changman find out?"

At this point, Qi Yuan’s speech flowed more smoothly, issuing a cold laugh, "I know you suspect I’ve been possessed by that Red Dragon, but you’ve underestimated it."

"This body of mine, neither possessing an Immortal Bone nor being young, and trapped in this Trapped Dragon Abyss, why would it even consider possessing me?"

"Twenty years ago, it had already reincarnated, only after a year, it succeeded in its cultivation, taking the opportunity to lead the Red Dragon’s Primordial Spirit away."

"At that time, I was in the Trapped Dragon Abyss practicing the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, by sheer coincidence, I witnessed with my own eyes, the Red Dragon’s Primordial Spirit struggle, the Dragon-Binding Rope quiver."

"I was deluded at that moment, actually using the newly mastered Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword to make the Dragon-Binding Rope pause, after which the Red Dragon’s Primordial Spirit took a portion of the Essence Qi and flew away, leaving behind just this dragon’s body."

"I was fortunate to gain some fortune as well, with a wisp of Red Dragon Essence Qi and some shattered fragments of divine techniques being drawn into my body, yet unable to digest them, instead became deranged by backlash."

"Who would have thought, a blink of twenty years had passed!"

Lu Chengfeng’s face turned somewhat grim, "As the Sect Leader says, that Red Dragon had already reincarnated and taken away the Red Dragon’s Primordial Spirit twenty years ago, leaving behind just an empty shell here?"

"If this is true, with the Red Dragon’s foundation, it should have become world-famous and swept the Eight Desolates within these twenty years. Why have I never heard of such a prodigy?"

Qi Yuan sneered and said, "That Red Dragon was suppressed by an immortal, even if it escaped, it lost its dragon body and only took a small fraction of Essence Qi. Without absolute confidence, how dare it reveal itself?"

"Since twenty years have passed, its reincarnated form must have become a Celestial Human, and extraordinarily powerful, far beyond ordinary Celestial Humans."

Lu Chengfeng was half believing, if the Red Dragon indeed reincarnated, achieving Celestial Human in twenty years would be reasonable, yet it seemed too unbelievable.

He was only half-convinced by Qi Yuan’s words, barely believing half a sentence out of ten.

At this moment, he turned his thoughts and said to Qi Yuan, "The matter the Sect Leader spoke of, I’ll have the sect immediately investigate. But concerning the Red Dragon, I dare not allow any oversight, so I must first inconvenience the Sect Leader."

"Does the Sect Leader have any requests? Disciple will do his best to satisfy them."

Qi Yuan scrutinized him for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter for a while, "If Xun Shuijing had been as cautious as you back then, he wouldn’t have ended up perishing."

"If you don’t believe me, try using the Dragon-Binding Rope to command the Red Dragon, see if the dragon body could still soar again? Ha ha ha!"

Lu Chengfeng was struck with terror, realizing that the entire Yun Cang Sword Sect awaited him to refine the Dragon-Binding Rope and command the Red Dragon to fend off the Lord of Youdu.

If the Red Dragon had truly reincarnated, leaving only a body behind, how could they combat Youdu?

A cold sweat broke out all over him, as he hastily communicated with the Dragon-Binding Rope, attempting to command the Red Dragon.

In an instant, the Sword Qi from the Inside Five Peaks of Yun Cang shot to the sky, five-colored radiances flowed over the chains spreading from the Five Peaks, saturating the Hidden Dragon Abyss in five-colored clouds as the chains shook violently, and the Hidden Dragon Pearl was completely submerged by the multicolored haze.

And yet...

No movement, the suppressed Red Dragon showed no sign of stirring.

Lu Chengfeng’s heart suddenly sank, cold sweat beading on his body, soaking his back clothes.

Qi Yuan, unaware of the matter of Youdu, couldn’t help but gloat, "You see, I wasn’t lying, was I? The Red Dragon has long reincarnated twenty years ago. What’s left here in Yun Cang is nothing but an empty husk."

His voice carried an eerie tone as he said, "Should you wish to satisfy me, boy? Try using the Dragon-Binding Rope, see if the dragon body could still soar? Ha ha ha ha!"

Like a madman, he laughed wildly, as if he’d returned to his crazed state once more.

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