Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated
When Hao Ren entered the office, Yue Zilong was reviewing the student’s information at his desk. He seemed to be twenty-seven years old, but Hao Ren would never treat him as a young man.
The Dragon God Shrine was there to govern the entire Dragon Tribe. As one of the nine deputy shrine masters and a peak Qian-level cultivator, his authority and power could not be underestimated.
“Sit.” Seeing Hao Ren coming in, Yue Zilong pointed to the chair.
Yue Zilong’s office was shared with several other counselors in the school. It was not as spacious as Su Han’s office.
Since the counselors often had to talk to the students, there was a guest chair next to each desk. There was only Yue Zilong in the office, and the other counselors were obviously out.
The Mechatronic Engineering Program’s offices were on the third floor, and Su Han was also on the third floor. However, the latter had an independent office. The Principal and the Vice Principals’ offices were on the sixth floor and had more room.
The most powerful Yue Zilong had the smallest office and the lowest position. The contrast between the mortal world and the cultivation world was evident.
“You performed very well during the Dragon God Shrine’s general exams,” Yue Zilong said to Hao Ren with a smile.
He kept his humility when the Program Director introduced him to the students, which made Hao Ren somewhat unsure about the whole situation.
“I was lucky,” Hao Ren said as he sat down.
“You quit halfway through the general exams, but we still promoted you to a level 3 inspector; do you know why?” Yue Zilong asked. After pausing for half a second, he added, “That was because we saw your potential.”
Hearing this, Hao Ren suddenly felt like this Yue Zilong was really like a counselor.
“Now, three people in the city know my true identity. One is you, one is Su Han, and the other is Xu Ke. Even Lu Qing doesn’t know anything,” Yue Zilong continued.
“What should I call you?” Hao Ren asked.
“You can call me Mr. Yue since my other identity should stay hidden,” Yue Zilong said directly.
“Okay, Mr. Yue,” Hao Ren addressed him accordingly and knew that this was the way moving forward.
“The East Ocean Dragon Clan is relying on you more and more. The metal-elemental dragon clan is also paying attention to you. We, the Dragon God Shrine, have no reason to overlook you. Su Han has a good relationship with you, and she is also the most powerful inspector at the Shrine.” Yue Zilong faced Hao Ren and further explained.
Hao Ren could feel that Su Han’s position in the Dragon God Shrine was very high, and now it was confirmed by the Deputy Shrine Master.
“Su Han will be the next Heavenly Dragon, and you are her assisting inspector. We have to give you the respect you deserve,” Yue Zilong said.
Hao Ren nodded. “That Xu Ke; what is with him?”
The few hundred inspectors controlled the life and death of mortals, and the Shrine Master, as well as the nine Deputy Shrine Masters, managed the life and death of inspectors. Yet, Yue Zilong’s aura was not released at all; Hao Ren did not feel too strong of a pressure.
However, Hao Ren thought that Xu Ke must have felt the power of Yue Zilong before. Otherwise, he would not reveal his fear of Yue Zilong.
“Metal-elemental dragon clan has the least members but the strongest strength. The four ocean dragon clans are unwilling to accept the jurisdiction of the Dragon God Shrine, and so does the metal-elemental dragon clan. The structure of the metal-elemental dragon clan is different from that of the other four elemental dragon clans.”
“Oh?” Hao Ren became interested.
Su Han had never mentioned the structure of the metal-elemental dragon clan to him before.
“Wood, water, fire, earth. These four elemental dragon clans adopted a stable family system. The centers of authority are the dragon palaces, and the elders are the ministers who assist the dragon kings in managing the dragon palaces but cannot interfere with heritage. However, the metal-elemental dragon clan adopted the master-disciple system. After a metal-elemental dragon child is born, he or she will be picked up by an elder three months after birth.”
“The metal-elemental dragons don’t have dragon palaces and aren’t commanded by dragon kings. The masters can bring his or her disciples to cultivate in the wilderness, live in the city, or train in various dangerous places. The cultivation experience depends entirely on the master. In this process, metal-elemental dragons have only masters in their lives and no parents.”
“In this process, if the metal-elemental dragons do not grow up and die, it is considered that they are never born. The masters who lost their disciples don’t have to bear any responsibility, and they only have to wait for another newborn child and get a new disciple. The disciples who can get to Kun-level will be considered mature and can live independently from the master. When they reach Qian-level, they will have the ability to recruit disciples,” Yue Zilong slowly said these things.
The stronger the disciples, the stronger the influences of the masters. Without the love of parents, the metal-elemental dragons would cultivate more diligently.
Hao Ren understood what this meant.
“But… never knowing who their parents are. Isn’t it sad?” Hao Ren thought.
“Are you thinking about the parents?” Yue Zilong asked.
Hao Ren smiled helplessly and nodded; this Deputy Shrine Master easily guessed his mind.
“Metal-elemental dragons can know who their parents are, but there is a condition, which is that they must reach peak Qian-level,” Yue Zilong said slowly.
Peak Qian-level…
If they could not reach peak Qian-level, they would never know who their parents were.
Hao Ren understood it now.
“Peak Qian-level, Heavenly Dragon, Su Han, metal-elemental dragons…” Combining these things, Hao Ren suddenly had a realization. Su Han had her own reasons behind her crazy cultivation attitude.
Su Han was raised by Elder Xingyue of the East Ocean Dragon Clan. Elder Xingyue was not a metal-elemental dragon, so she didn’t have all those rules.
Now that Su Han had such a dazzling identity, perhaps her parents might have already noticed her?
“This Xu Ke… His master is the Cave Master of the Taiyi Cave in the Zhongnan Mountain, and Taiyi Cave is one of the five major caves. His master has a dozen disciples; except for the new disciple, Xu Ke, others have all reached Qian-level and established their own forces.” Yue Zilong brought the topic back around.
The meaning of this statement was that Xu Ke’s master was a tough figure whom the Dragon God Shrine didn’t want to provoke easily.
Like Zeng Yitao back in the day, the power behind Xu Ke was also robust. However, Xu Ke was different from Zeng Yitao. He was only a disciple of the Taiyi Cave Master who had many masters. He was not spoiled, so he didn’t have that kind of arrogance. On the contrary, since Xu Ke’s realm was very low, if he died, his master would not be particularly heartbroken.
The survival of the fittest! This was the basic rule of the metal-elemental dragons.
Since this was the case, Xu Ke’s master was not the demon king whom Yue Zilong wanted to track down, and his master was not in East Ocean City.
“Finally, I will talk about my mission.” Yue Zilong looked at Hao Ren. “According to the information obtained by the Dragon God Shrine, there is a demon king in East Ocean City recently. I know that you have a Transformation Realm demon beast with you, so I suspect that this demon king is related to it.”
Seeing Hao Ren’s confused expression, Yue Zilong pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses and said, “You don’t have to cover for it. We have already investigated this demon beast, Zhen Congming. It came from the Demon Sea and is Qiu Niu’s disciple. But since Qiu Niu went to the Nine Dragon Palace, it came on land.”
“You… won’t capture Zhen Congming, right?” Hao Ren squinted his eyes and looked at Yue Zilong.
Zhen Congming was the disciple of Qiu Niu; even the West Ocean Dragon Clan didn’t dare to offend him. However, this did not mean that the Dragon God Shrine would not dare to touch him. With the strength of Dragon God Shrine, it was possible for them to put shackles on Zhen Congming using the excuse of helping Qiu Niu to discipline his disciple. They could wait until Qiu Niu come out of the Nine Dragon Palace before returning Zhen Congming.
Although Zhen Congming had a bad temper, he treated Hao Ren’s family fairly well. If the Dragon God Shrine were to touch Zhen Congming, Hao Ren would be willing to confront the Dragon God Shrine!
“I hope you understand this situation. With Zhen Congming’s power as a Transformation Realm demon beast, it can be a little demon king in the Demon Sea. If he is in a bad mood and makes waves, East Ocean City will suffer from the disaster. As for Qiu Niu, he does not care about mortals that much.”
Yue Zilong gazed at Hao Ren through his lens.
The Dragon God Shrine could restrain dragon cultivators but not demon kings.
“This demon king who appeared in East Ocean City may be a companion of Zhen Congming or an enemy. If two demon kings fight in East Ocean City, can you imagine how disastrous that would be?” Yue Zilong asked Hao Ren.
Hao Ren’s heart sank; Yue Zilong’s words directly hit his mind.
A deputy shrine master of the Dragon God Shrine personally came out to cope with the changing situation. The demon king who wandered in East Ocean City had not appeared yet.
“I will give you two tasks for now. First, pay close attention to Zhen Congming. We will not do anything to him for the time being. However, if there is a change in the situation in the Demon Sea, I will immediately act. Second, the power dynamics in East Ocean University are rather chaotic. I will give you a week to quickly organize the small dragon forces on campus,” Yue Zilong said faintly.
Hao Ren thought for a moment and nodded. “Sure.”
This year, many dragon cultivators came to East Ocean University. The original small circle of dragon cultivators expanded, and they might cause potential chaos.
Su Han was busy with cultivation and certainly had no time to manage these petty things. At the same time, Zhen Congming was like a magnet, attracting another demon king. These self-righteous cultivators at East Ocean University, who were across the street from LingZhao Elementary School, were young and might cause trouble.
“In return, I will give you some array-breaking notes.” Yue Zilong took out three silver-colored notes and gently threw them into Hao Ren’s hand. “I know that you are active on Fifth Heaven. These array-breaking notes can break all array formations and energy spheres made by human cultivators. You can come and go freely with these, and they can save your life when necessary.”
“After all these are dealt with, I will come to you.” Hao Ren took the three array-breaking notes and put them into his necklace before walking out of the office.
The keys which would solve a bunch of troubles seemed to be all in his hands.
The demon king who came out of the Demon Sea must have a lot of treasures with him or her.
