Xiankong Ancestor could not forever stabilize his body within the Earth Axis; he would still be moved by magnetic forces, being pushed and pulled constantly, necessitating continual adjustments to his position. Over time, this provided Long Meng with the opportunity to discover him.

Long Meng was an Ancient Poison Dragon with over nine thousand years of Dao Level, who had previously dueled with Shi Feiyang, only to have his Dragon Ball taken by Shi Feiyang. After Shi Feiyang took down the Myriad Cold Centipede and unified the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, Long Meng, fearing retaliation, wanted to leave and flee to Central Earth.

There were only three escape routes from Outer Heaven Divine Mountain. The path to the Earth Axis via Jade Mountain was sealed and guarded daily in shifts.

The other two routes would appear when the Aurora Fire weakened during the Winter Solstice, but taking these would alert the guards at Jinting Pass through the Forty-Seven Islands route.

The only remaining escape route was the comeback line, which was still extremely difficult to traverse due to the insufficiently weakened Aurora Fire. Although his mana was strong, without a Magical Treasure and having lost his Dragon Ball, passing through would be a life-and-death struggle.

Afterward, when the Tianyu Dragon Dynasty was established, Shi Feiyang's prowess grew even stronger. Wu Longzi, due to his merits of sending an early warning, along with his powerful strength, was entrusted with an important position, becoming the deputy to the Fire Officer, rendering him even more proud than before. One day he suddenly came to brag to him with three big jars of fine wine and food.

Originally, Long Meng had settled deep in the oceanic mud trench, prepared to wait a few hundred years to see if the Heavenly Dao's cycle might lead to the Dragon Country's downfall and Shi Feiyang being revenged upon by his enemies before emerging.

Wu Longzi laughed at him: "We and the Cold Centipede are quite similar. Your final catastrophe of ten thousand years will occur in twenty or thirty years. Do you really think you can escape by burrowing into the mud? You should listen to me. Now, the Dragon Emperor has widely opened the door of convenience, spreading Great Techniques irrespective of species, ensuring all live in order and peace. The old can enjoy long lives, while the young can grow up safely. His merit is greater even than the sea, beyond measure.

Under his protection, those who could neither grow up nor live long can survive their 'catastrophes.' Our only way out is to seek refuge under his banner; we can not only preserve our lives but also accumulate cultivation between heaven and earth alongside him. This is the Righteous Path!"

Wu Longzi showed off his human form, with eighteen human hands moving left and right, snapping and flexing fingers, spreading and clenching palms: "See? See? How about this? I am currently collecting materials to craft eighteen Magical Treasures, one for each hand."

Long Meng said with difficulty, "I once offended the Dragon Emperor..."

Wu Longzi's originally rod-like eyes had now turned human, though they still protruded from the sockets: "What a broad-minded and magnanimous heart the Dragon Emperor has, a person who harbors the Great Dao. How could he be so petty as to hold a grudge against you, a mere earthworm in the mud? Listen to me, let's go and seek refuge, become a citizen. In the past year, there have been many who have come to seek refuge, even those who once attacked the Bright Realm.

Many advised the Dragon Emperor to slaughter them all, to display heavenly might, but the Emperor said that heavenly might should not be demonstrated through killing. With a wave of his hand, past grievances were all forgiven, and more than a hundred thousand Demons were spared, willing to serve the Emperor to the death. How are you different from them?"

Long Meng was moved by his words, but still felt extremely nervous and asked Wu Longzi to go first and inform higher-ups to gauge the situation. Once things were negotiated, he would then come out.

Wu Longzi went back and discussed the matter with Red Snake and Xuan Turtle, who were in charge of national citizen registration. Red Snake, who remembered this Poison Dragon, immediately expressed disapproval, "The Emperor hasn't sent someone to slay him, which is already merciful. Does he still dare to hope to become a citizen of the Yu Dynasty? Go back and tell him, to coil honestly in his mud pit until the end of time!"

Knowing Red Snake's temper, Wu Longzi didn't argue and simply inquired with Xuan Turtle.

Xuan Turtle said: "According to the laws set by the Emperor, his past sins have already been expunged. Based on his nine thousand years of Dao Level, he should be provided with a cave dwelling in the city. If he is willing to serve the country, there are even greater rewards."

Red Snake disagreed: "He once dueled with the Emperor and offended heavenly might. Back then, the Emperor didn't kill him; he only took his Dragon Ball..."

"Speaking of which, I also remembered," said Xuan Turtle, who immediately picked up a blank Jade Scroll and concentrated, casting and infusing a segment of imagery into it, "The Emperor needs to be informed of this."

As one with the right to petition the Dragon Emperor, once he had infused the imagery, it transformed into a white light a foot long that shot through the sky and crossed the seas to reach the Five Bright Palace.

The rotating Disciple at the Five Bright Palace received the Jade Scroll, sorted it accordingly, and at the specified time, delivered it to Shi Feiyang.

Upon seeing the Jade Scroll, Shi Feiyang uttered a reply and attached the Dragon Ball he had taken from before back onto the scroll, sending it back.

Xuan Turtle received the response and showed it to Wu Longzi, then handed him the Dragon Ball to pass along to Long Meng.

The moment Long Meng saw the Dragon Ball, he was almost moved to tears; it was fundamental to him. Over nine thousand years of painstaking cultivation, all his efforts invested into it. Without this treasure, he could never overcome his final catastrophe; he wouldn't even survive until the tribulation— he would die prematurely.

He hurried to the Eternal City, hoping to thank the Dragon Emperor in person, but Red Snake mocked him again, "The Emperor is in seclusion in the Five Bright Palaces, meditating on the Great Dao. When would he have the time to see you?"

Xuan Turtle smiled as he helped Shi Feiyang register his records and sent a document to the department in charge of assigning housing, "His Majesty has already given instructions, so no thanks are necessary. From now on, we are all citizens of the Dragon Empire, and there's no need for formalities. Some things said by the Red Snakes should also not be taken too seriously. You should go to the various government offices to complete the procedures, and if you are interested in serving the country, you can come to me, and I will arrange something for you. If you don't have this intention for the time being, you can cultivate in peace in the cave dwelling in the city. However, when the court needs to conscript labor, you must follow the dispatch without shirking or escaping."

Long Meng became a citizen of the Tianyu Dynasty and was allocated a piece of land in the outer city. An official in charge of construction came with a group of oddly shaped Little Demons and first asked for his requirements; as long as they conformed to national regulations, they built a cave dwelling according to his needs.

The main structure of his residence was a fake mountain, with a small pond as well. In front of the fake mountain was a building with human-style columns and eaves, but there was only one large house, which backed onto a cavern. The cavern extended into the interior of the fake mountain and then turned downward, its main body being an underground dragon lair.

Long Meng was extremely satisfied with his new home and repeatedly thanked the multi-tentacled octopus Little Demon that had built his house.

That Little Demon was responsible for transporting and installing various small items; it had only five or six hundred years of Dao Level, and in the past, upon seeing a Great Demon like Long Meng, it would have been eaten immediately. Such respect was unexpected and overwhelming.

Grateful, Long Meng went the next day to Xuan Turtle to arrange work for him, and Xuan Turtle assigned him the task of refining and purifying the Five Elements Essence.

The mana of the Little Demons varied greatly, and the Five Elements Essence Qi they collected contained too many impurities, and was even intermingled among the Five Elements. Long Meng's task was to separate and purify them according to the creation and restraining cycles of the Five Elements, turning them into a solid crystalline form, the Five Elements Essence, and then to sort and store them. For every hundred bottles he refined, he was entitled to keep one as compensation for his hard work.

One day, the Dragon Emperor decreed a new production plan, and Red Snake and Xuan Turtle appointed Long Meng as the leader, charging him to lead over three hundred Great Demons deep into the Earth Axis to gather various types of Essence Energy.

Long Meng's mana was the strongest; he sensed the presence of Xiankong Ancestor and Ling Weisou and knew that the Xiankong Ancestor on Wuding Island in the North Pole was not to be trifled with. Not daring to act rashly, he flew alone to the North for a while, protecting those three hundred Great Demons behind him, allowing them to collect comfortably while he stayed on full alert against the Xiankong Ancestor and his disciple.

Xiankong Ancestor, seeing so many demons, each with thousands of years of Dao Level, was worried, "It seems they really have no intention of breaking out of the Earth Axis and invading Wuding Island. But looking at this setup, they are actually collecting Chaotic Primordial Qi en masse, and their technique is quite sophisticated, seemingly not like the usual Demons absorbing by instinct—there must be someone instructing and directing them."

He analyzed deeply and learned that the Dragon Emperor had taken control of the entire Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, making all different beings submit to him and collecting various kinds of Essence Energy to prepare for forging a Magical Treasure capable of destroying heaven and earth!

Xiankong Ancestor became agitated; he surmised that the Demon Dragon didn't wish to leave Wuding Island but was building up a Big Move. Once the Magical Treasure was forged, it would emerge to wreak havoc upon the world.

He didn't continue to watch but hurried back to Wuding Island to contemplate countermeasures.

Xiankong Ancestor usually didn't interact with others and, faced with this "critical moment" that could spell the collapse of heaven and earth, had no one to consult.

After pondering, he decided to contact Ye Bin and the Emei Sect, as the Emei Sect had substantial foundations with many True Immortals. Only they could resolve such a major calamity.

He quickly set about casting a letter, planning to send it to Shen Tuhong with a Flying Sword. Just as he had written half of it, he suddenly felt a tremor under his feet and a shiver in his heart, thinking demons were already attacking. He swiftly concentrated and probed carefully, only to realize that the Earth Cold Bell of Shuanghua Palace had rung again. Due to the distance and the prohibitions of Immortal Law, he could only sense a slight tremor here.

The Heavenly Immortals of the Upper Realm had new teachings!

Xiankong Ancestor was ecstatic; many years ago, when the Earth Cold Bell had rung, he gained many insights into the natural Dao of heaven and earth, solidifying his Nascent Soul and fully advancing to Earth Immortal. Sadly, there were no further disturbances afterward.

He later deduced that the source of the bell's ringing was from the Northwest Qian Palace. Qian represented heaven; hence, the bell's ringing must undoubtedly be played by a Heavenly Palace True Immortal!

In actuality, he had guessed right—Shi Feiyang's tunnel excavation was located in the Northwest direction, but he had misinterpreted the signals...

One mistake lead to countless others. His initial assumptions acted as foundations for his further disparate thoughts, which became more and more absurd. Nonetheless, he firmly believed in the blessing from a Heavenly Immortal, and he had been eagerly anticipating it ever since.

Now, facing a crisis on Wuding Island and hearing the bell ring again, he was certain the Heavenly Palace True Immortals were aware of it and would guide him through the disaster!

He hurriedly flew at maximum speed to the outside of Shuanghua Palace.

The Earth Cold Bell was indeed ringing continuously... He promptly dismissed any unrelated people and knelt in front of the bell, praying devoutly, "Disciple Lin You is facing a great calamity and earnestly requests guidance from the Heavenly Immortal senior..."

Shi Feiyang had unified the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and realized his initial dream of founding a nation. In his view, there were two strategic locations beyond the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain—one was the Forty-Seven Islands of Little Antarctic, serving as the gateway to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, and the other was Wuding Island at the North Pole, serving as the backyard to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

If these two locations were well managed, they could act as barriers for Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, whether to resist invasions from external enemies or to use as stepping stones for leaving the mountain and entering the world. Conversely, if mismanaged and taken by enemies, Outer Heaven Divine Mountain would become a dead end, trapped inside and destined to downfall, unable to last long.

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