Chapter 936: Chapter 1: Auspicious Omen in the Western Regions, the Legend Begins

As the Ancient Red Dragon swept across the land, the sky had already dimmed, and in the city, lights began to shine, casting a wondrous glow. This city was no longer plagued by the murderous nature of the Ancient Red Dragon from eight centuries past; it no longer fought bitterly with the Nine-colored Divine Deer.

When it moved, the Red Dragon Energy of the Ancient Red Dragon clashed with the light of the Nine-colored Divine Deer.

It thundered like constant roaring.

The battle of such giant creatures was akin to two mountains colliding, and the light emitted from the collision was considerable. However, a auspicious beast like the Nine-colored Divine Deer did not excel in combat, and its aftermath was only of Grandmaster Level.

Yet the Ancient Red Dragon seemed rather pleased.

Li Guanyi and the others from the Heavenly Strategy Mansion sat atop the dragon’s back, swaying with the dragon’s movements.

Indeed, their stomachs felt a bit upset.

Li Guanyi wielded the Fierce Tiger Sky Shouting Halberd, suddenly slashing the falling light.

The Nine-colored radiant light was warm, and as it descended, it did not transform into an attack but instead passed over the people of the Heavenly Strategy Mansion like mist. Originally pale-faced due to the intense motion, Nangong Wumeng suddenly felt much less uncomfortable.

Shi Dalin’s eyes lit up as he exclaimed: “The radiance of the Nine-colored Divine Deer is recorded in the legend of [Deer King’s Life] in the murals of the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave in the Western Regions; it can heal all illnesses and has once triggered disputes among ancient kings of the Western Regions over this treasure?!”

“It can be used as medicine!”

“It can be used as medicine!”

Xu Tiange, already dizzy from the high-speed flight, clung tightly to the arm of the Mo School’s Pan Wanxiu, his eyes losing focus. Before fainting, he clenched his fists and shouted three times: “Farming, farming!”

“I want to farm!”

Li Guanyi narrowed his pupils.

The bronze tripod roared beside his ear.

Inside his body, on the bronze tripod that had been illuminated one-ninth by the Ancient Red Dragon, a new stream of light was stirring. The light from the Nine-colored Divine Deer fell into the tripod, vaguely transforming into threads of Jade Liquid.

As Li Guanyi was momentarily lost, the turbulent aftermath from the conflict between the Nine-colored Divine Deer and the Ancient Red Dragon swept past him, causing him to awaken, standing firm on the head of the Divine Dragon, he said: “Senior, please send the others down first.”

The Ancient Red Dragon let out a long roar, as a breeze enveloped and sent the people of the Heavenly Strategy Mansion gently down.

However, Shaking Light sat quietly there.

The young girl formed a Formation with her hands so that Li Guanyi could stand more stably, no longer affected by the fierce wind. Li Guanyi wielded the Fierce Tiger Sky Shouting Halberd, slicing through the falling Nine-colored light one after another, cutting, severing, smashing them, with the Nine Provinces Tripod naturally devouring them.

“??!”

The Nine-colored Divine Deer gazed upon Li Guanyi, seemingly aware of this change, while the Ancient Red Dragon remarked: “I did not lie, how about it?”

“You have sensed the difference, haven’t you? Although you are a Divine Beast of the Western Regions, yet with Taiping Duke having the Qilin, he could not escape downfall, and even the Overlord’s White Tiger perished in battle formations. Besides, you are not a creature meant for combat.”

“As an auspicious beast like you, slaughtered by a human army, it is hard to escape.”

The magnificent Nine-colored Divine Deer looked at Li Guanyi and asked:

“King of the Central Plains, why have you come here?”

“The Wolf King of the Central Plains has torn into the lands of the Western Regions, displacing the people of various tribes, and the Dangxiang have gone mad. Have the young king of the Central Plains come to raise forces to conquer these lands and enslave its beings as well?”

Li Guanyi responded: “No.”

Li Guanyi, gripping the Battle Halberd, stated:

“A world united and whole, the various tribes of the Western Regions can also be gathered into the world.”

The Nine-colored Divine Deer had witnessed the chaos of the Western Regions over the centuries, seen the so-called Tiele Third Prince, who claimed to have escaped from the Celestial Gray Wolf, be easily slain by General Xue, observed Tuyuhun three hundred years ago unify the tribes through bloody conquest, and witnessed the Regent King massacre cities.

It simply replied: “A ridiculous dream.”

Li Guanyi spoke up boldly, but his voice was drowned by the roar of the dragon.

The Nine-colored Divine Deer suddenly said: “This struggle is unsatisfying.”

“Divine Dragon of the Central Plains, it’s been eight hundred years.”

“Let us continue elsewhere, where there are no living beings to interfere with our conflict.”

The Ancient Red Dragon’s roar was unbroken, and Li Guanyi and Shaking Light were gently set down by a breeze, amidst the dragon’s roar. The dragon spoke: “I do not participate in mortal conflicts. Li Guanyi, after this ‘spar’ with an ‘old friend,’ I shall return to the secret realm.”

“The affairs of Jiangnan’s rain and wind, I will look after for you.”

“Until we meet again!”

The Ancient Red Dragon roared, its gold-red flames staining the sky like a burning fire, and as the Nine-colored Divine Deer followed the Ancient Red Dragon in battle and left, Li Guanyi fell from the sky, catching sight of the Little Qilin caught in the aftermath, far from him.

Li Guanyi observed the silver-haired girl descending from the sky.

The sky had fully darkened, with the moonlight clear and the starlight radiant, enveloping the entire night sky in a serene and tranquil brilliance.

The robe of the Stargazer lineage fluttered slightly in the wind, emphasizing the delicacy and charm of the girl’s fingers, her silver hair fluttering as she gracefully descended from the heavens, beautiful and cold.

The girl was silent, looking down.

The silver-haired girl’s little face was ghostly pale.

Li Guanyi remembered how this girl climbed over walls, when coming down from the top of the wall, would turn around, her right foot gripping the wall, and her left foot raised, testing step by step, suddenly realizing something.

‘Could Shaking Light be afraid of heights?’

Li Guanyi turned his body mid-air, the dragon roar rose again, and the Red Dragon Dharma Form manifested.

Li Guanyi soared towards Shaking Light, grasping the girl’s hand with his own. The silver-haired girl looked up at him.

The hand caught by Li Guanyi’s turned around and held onto Li Guanyi in return.

The fingers were slender and white, tightly gripping Li Guanyi’s sleeve, her lips tightly pressed together, her face remained devoid of any emotional fluctuation, her voice clear and tranquil: “Please hold on to me.”