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Pu YunChuan.....

Zi Yue had never imagined that the very Pu YunChuan they had searched for so long..... was actually here?

The one she had always been longing for, had he really..... died long ago?

"You remember this name, right?" the Old Celestial Master asked with a gentle smile, "It’s not surprising.

When the Ancient Demon who had absorbed Pu YunChuan reported this matter, almost no one in our clan believed it.

If he had not proven it over and over again, we would have never believed it. Could such a thing really happen?"

"So what happened afterward..." Zi Yue asked, taking a deep breath.

"So afterward, once we confirmed that what our fellow clansman said was true, the plan of the Sorcerer Dynasty began."

Zi Yue said, "So the so-called Sorcerer Dynasty was not actually the peak of Magicians, but a conspiracy controlled by you Ancient Demons?"

"You can’t quite say that..." the Old Celestial Master said with some emotion, "That was indeed the peak of Magicians.

At the beginning, we looked down on the Dragon Clan for relying on the exploitation of weak humans to contend with the Celestial Serpent Palace.

But only after we truly delved into the research of these blood meals did we realize the potential of the Human Race is indeed extraordinary.

We, the foreign races, have failed to see through them for so many years, keeping them as blood meals. We are truly fortunate."

"The Sorcerer Dynasty lasted for only ten thousand years, a mere ten thousand years which may seem like countless generations and long ages to the short-lived humans, but to us who have existed for so long, it’s just a fleeting moment.

Yet, in such a brief period, those humans managed to revolutionize techniques that hadn’t evolved for millions of years, to an extent beyond your imagination.

Thankfully humans are inherently deficient, otherwise.

.... would there be any place for us in this world? "

"It’s not just the Human Race, is it?" Zi Yue said coldly.

The innovative spirit of the Human Race carried over from the real world.

If utilized properly, techniques could indeed undergo breakthrough innovations within a very short time.

That’s exactly how the forces of the Dragon Palace did it.

But... the forces of the Dragon Palace had been doing this for more than one cycle already, monopolizing the world for hundreds of millions of years.

By relying solely on humans, how could they have advanced to such an extent?

"Of course..." the Old Celestial Master said with a grin, "The glory of the Sorcerer Dynasty, the major credit still goes to those Reincarnators!"

Zi Yue said, "I have always wanted to know, how did you track those Reincarnators?"

This memory was the last she wanted to recall.

At that time, not only had she been captured at the first opportunity, her whole family was slaughtered.

Then she had to watch helplessly as fellow clansmen were dragged in like her, reduced to experimental beasts, suffering their own torments and compelled to kill each other.

To this day, she still doesn’t remember how she survived that period.

"It can only be said that fate favored our Ancient Demon race.

" The Old Celestial Master laughed wildly as he mentioned this, "When Pu YunChuan came here, the first thing he thought to counter was not our Ancient Demons but rather those four major guilds. He knew that to oppose them, he had to first unite the oppressed Reincarnators, to find them quickly. So, he developed a method to rapidly identify Reincarnators. Unfortunately..... he didn’t get a chance to implement it before dying in the hands of an Ancient Demon that had suddenly awakened during an expedition to ancient lands. "

"We Ancient Demons can absorb part of the memories and talents of other species, and just so happens that it was this critical part we assimilated. One can only say..... fate was not on the side of those Reincarnators. They were destined to be just nutrients for our Ancient Demon race."

"Really...."

Zi Yue felt incredibly icy inside, knowing the full truth. The whole truth was just like this..... it was all due to a fatal mistake by Pu YunChuan?

That was rather ridiculous.

You, so fond of making life difficult for players, crafting challenging monsters, never thought that one day you would capsize, right?

But you’ve made us suffer...

Zi Yue lowered her head, uncertain whether to cry or to laugh, only feeling utterly exhausted, suddenly overcome by a weariness that made her question whether she wanted to go on.

"The time to rest hasn’t come yet, Zi Yue.

...." the Old Celestial Master spoke up, "Right now is a critical moment for the Ancient Demonic Dynasty.

If we succeed this time, it will be the beginning of the glorious era of the Ancient Demonic Dynasty.

How long do you intend to be sunk in such depths? "

"What do you mean?" Zi Yue was startled.

"Do you still think, up to now, that you are one of the Reincarnators?" Zhang, the Heavenly Master, sighed, "Princess Your Highness!!"

Zi Yue: "....."

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"Senior, are we really going to take this slow merchant ship?" Wei Gongzhan looked at the slow-moving merchant ship with furrowed brows. From Wei Gongcheng, he sensed that their mission seemed urgent, yet Ao Zhen’s travel arrangements didn’t seem very hurried.

Ao Zhen glanced at him with some confusion. This young man obviously didn’t have much experience; why was he recommended to come here?

"The Southern Sea has been unsealed for nearly two years. In such a long time, even if the local Southern Sea noble families are slow, they must have unsealed quite a few of the Southern Sea tribes. If the strategic arrangements are proper, it’s highly possible that scout troops like the Youyun Jellyfish are in place.

Their tentacles can stretch for thousands of kilometers, sensing a domain of hundreds of miles.

It is simply impossible to sneak in directly through the sea unnoticed; as for land, it is even more troublesome.

If you want to travel fast without consuming qi and blood, you would need to use Dragon Colts, horses with Dragon Clan bloodlines.

Even from a thousand miles away, the aquatic tribe’s people could sense them. "

"If we rush over on foot, the consumption of qi and blood will be huge. It’s not a good thing to be unable to recover swiftly in the wilderness."

"I see..." Wei Gongzhan touched his head in embarrassment, quickly understanding the other’s point.

He now also realized that what their power was most lacking was blood essence stones. For top fighters like Ao Zhen, once too much qi and blood was used up, the recovery would be very slow.

As nature’s spiritual energy was still not abundant, people of their level could not use something called the Dragon’s Breath Technique to rapidly restore their physical strength.

Right now, only Daqing Mountain in Jiangnan, where the spiritual energy was richest, could barely support Ao Zhen in casting the Dragon’s Breath Technique.

If outside, excessive consumption for these people could be very fatal.

Merchant ships, though slow, have the advantage of being covert.

Jiangnan trade is something that all forces, except for the Northern Territory, do not wish to refuse, including Yundu.

To attract population and wealthy merchants, the Southern Sea is even less likely to refuse the various luxury goods from Jiangnan, offering almost the most friendly policies to foster trade.

With the massive volume of sea defense trade, inspections are quite lax, according to intelligence from various merchants.

Murong Yunji, who was at their side, seemed very calm. Infiltrating enemy territory through merchant caravans was something she had done quite often in the past. She hadn’t expected these top demons to have some methods that were no different from humans.

"I really don’t understand why Chen Qing has so many things to deal with every day." Murong Yunji yawned, "Even though we are already short on troops, he still has to worry about the trivial matters of the Southern Sea. Even if something really happens there, what does it have to do with us?"

"Senior Murong, our lord is as formidable as Your Majesty. If he cares about something, it must be urgent. Please take it seriously," Wei Gongzhan frowned.

"It’s not your place, youngster, to teach me," Murong Yunji huffed coldly.

"Actually, I’m also quite puzzled," Ao Zhen joined the conversation: "The Nanhai Dragon King, for so many years, has been nonconfrontational and uncompetitive.

Among the four seas, the resources of the Southern Sea are second only to the Eastern Sea, but they have always seemed inconspicuous, happy to muddy the waters and never fighting for any good things that come up.

Even my father said that the Nanhai might be plotting something bigger. "

"Your father, with whom you’ve fallen out?" Murong Yunji raised an eyebrow.

Ao Zhen said indifferently, "Although we’ve fallen out, his insight is always very shrewd. That Nanhai Dragon King is indeed not quite normal. If he is really plotting something big..."

As Ao Zhen spoke, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he sharply turned to look toward the front of the ship.

"What’s wrong?" Murong Yunji was taken aback and then also vigilantly looked around.

"I don’t know why..." Ao Zhen stood up gravely, "I just feel... an extremely uncomfortable sense of wrongness. Something here isn’t quite right."

Upon hearing this, Wei Gongzhan looked ahead... they were directly approaching the dock of Nanhai City.