This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Waves of blue, spiritual light twinkling, several figures gradually emerged within this tranquil seabed.

It was Lu Qingshan, Zang Xiaojian, Mo Yan... and a rat, who had swiftly arrived near the Hidden Reef Domain through the Teleportation Array set up by the Dragon Slaying Saber from Jiaolong Island.

Though the Rat King’s ability in head-on combat was virtually nil, he excelled in skills such as sneaking and tracking, making him the ancestor of the three present in such sneaky matters.

In this aspect of talent, not even the three of them combined could match up to him, and the ability to conceal his aura from his bloodline awakening was far superior to that of the Hidden Spirit Pendant.

Thus, when faced with the Rat King’s adamant refusal using fear of water as an excuse, Lu Qingshan didn’t hesitate to pull out three Blood Spirit Beads to entice him, smoothly overcoming the Rat King’s fear and disgust of water, persuading him to follow along.

However, after several uses of Blood Spirit Beads as incentives, Lu Qingshan found that the beads in his possession were dwindling, which left him somewhat melancholic.

—Without the Blood Spirit Beads, the Rat King would not be so easily fooled.

After stabilizing his form, Lu Qingshan’s first reaction was to quickly survey his surroundings.

This teleportation array was cleverly hidden inside a cave formed by strange rocks on the seabed, shielded from water by a Water-Repelling Pearl and concealed by an Illusion Array—clearly a meticulously arranged setup.

"We are only fifty miles away from the Jiao Clan’s Hidden Reef Domain," seeing Lu Qingshan’s caution, Mo Yan took the initiative to explain their current location, openly and honestly, "The Teleportation Array is one of the greatest assets of my Dragon Slaying Saber."

The construction of a Teleportation Array has always been a high-level secret technique.

Only a few sects and powers have had the capability to possess such a method, yet a small Dragon Slaying Saber was capable of constructing a Teleportation Array. Even though it was a small one with extremely limited distance and capacity, it indeed deserved some praise.

"Water-Repelling Pearls." Mo Yan tossed a blue spiritual pearl to each of them, including the Rat King, who was so pleased that the tuft of red hair on his head even perked up.

With the water repelled by the Water-Repelling Pearls, the three rushed towards the Jiao Clan’s territory under Mo Yan’s guidance.

A moment later.

"Is this the territory of the Jiao Clan?" Zang Xiaojian gazed at the scene before him, feeling somewhat dazzled.

Even Lu Qingshan was slightly startled by the beauty before him.

Numerous towering crimson water lilies were blooming and growing on the seabed of this domain.

With the surging undercurrents at the seabed, the water lilies’ roots slightly swayed, causing the uppermost lilies to dance as well, resembling butterflies fluttering, combining to appear like a continuous, passionate sea of fire burning on the seabed.

And within this dazzling, bright sea of lilies, there was a giant cave entrance that appeared now and then.

"Through that cave entrance is the Jiao Clan’s dwelling place, which the clan calls the Dragon Pool," Mo Yan pointed at the cave entrance and transmitted his voice.

"Dragon Pool, quite the grand name for just a few small Jiao, isn’t it?" The Rat King was the first to speak disdainfully.

Mo Yan shook his head, "The name Dragon Pool does hold some reason behind it, though it’s not because of these Jiao Clan members."

"Initially, the Jiao Clan’s territory was not located here, but was discovered by the Jiaolong Demon King by chance.

The Jiaolong Demon King, driven by curiosity, decided to explore this cave.

Unexpectedly, once he entered, he found that for some reason, there was a very faint Dragon Breath permeating throughout the cave."

"Dragon Breath?!" Lu Qingshan frowned.

True Dragons held one of the most revered bloodlines among Demon Beasts, anything remotely related to True Dragons often saw its value skyrocket tremendously.

"Yes, Dragon Breath," Mo Yan spread his hands, "The Jiao Clan inherently harbors a very weak Dragon Clan bloodline, and living in a place imbued with Dragon Breath could potentially stimulate the awakening of their Dragon Clan bloodline.

Since then, the Jiao Clan moved their dwelling to this place.

The Jiaolong Demon King’s awakening of part of the Dragon Clan bloodline was due to the Dragon Breath in the Dragon Pool, thereby achieving his current Fourth Grade Cultivation.

And for the Jiao Clan, it was also because of the Dragon Pool that they gradually grew stronger and ultimately became a dominant Demon Clan in the nearby seas."

"Dragon Breath does not appear without a source," Lu Qingshan was not too concerned with the rise of the Jiao Clan, but directly addressed the core issue.

"The Jiaolong Demon King thought the same, but as he ruled over the entire Jiao Clan, he turned the Dragon Pool inside out, top to bottom, for thousands of years, and ultimately failed to find the source of the Dragon Breath. This matter eventually fizzled out." Mo Yan gratefully said, "Fortunately, the Jiaolong Demon King found nothing.

Had he really found the spiritual object that produced the Dragon Breath, our Human Race would have had no room to struggle."

Lu Qingshan was silent, but his mind became increasingly interested in this Dragon Pool.

Zang Xiaojian didn’t care about the so-called Dragon Breath and asked with a pout, "There are guards by the entrance, how are we supposed to get in without making a sound?"

At the entrance of Dragon Pool, there were two Second Grade Jiao Beasts on guard.

Killing them was not difficult, but Zang Xiaojian also understood that once they engaged them, it would be difficult to deceive the rest of the Jiao Clan, and then their movements in the cave would become extremely challenging.

Mo Yan confidently said, "This is not difficult, we just need to lure the tiger away from the mountain. My Dragon Slaying Saber has been quite active in the Jiao Clan territory these past few days, which has laid a foundation for our actions today. These Jiao Beasts are surely still on edge and won’t be hard to deceive."

After saying this, Mo Yan immediately took out an extremely small puppet in the shape of a lion beast from his Storage Ring. Explore more stories at empire

"Go." Mo Yan commanded softly, maneuvering the lion beast puppet to swim in the sea.

The speed of the lion beast puppet was incredibly fast, and in a few moments, it reached the surface of the sea, burst forth violently, and flew into the sky.

"The lion beast puppet has no combat ability, but it can emit extremely loud thunderous roars," Mo Yan mentioned with pursed lips. "It’s a little toy I forged during my leisure time for amusement."

Boom, boom, boom!

A deafening thunderous roar exploded above them.

The three carefully concealed individuals intently watched as the Jiao Beasts guarding the cave entrance moaned and swam out towards the surface to inspect the situation.

"These big foolish creatures, all brawn and no brains, were deceived so easily?" Lord Xi Mouse couldn’t help but unleash a sharp tongue.

In fact, this was a fairly normal scenario.

The intelligence of Jiao Beasts was not very high.

And over these two days, there had been two major disturbances in the territory of the Jiao Clan.

The first disturbance had caused Lord Jiao Yan to furiously leave the Dragon Pool.

The second disturbance led their king to lead five hundred Jiao Beasts to march towards Jiaolong Island.

Now, hearing such a large disturbance again, the Jiao Beasts were naturally very anxious, fearing another major event, and hurried to check the situation without delay.

"Let’s go, into the Dragon Pool." Seeing the Jiao Beasts guarding the entrance of the Dragon Pool leave, Mo Yan spoke, not wanting to waste any time, and immediately dashed out as swiftly as a swordfish, moving towards the Dragon Pool.

Lu Qingshan and Zang Xiaojian followed suit.

The three of them jumped into the vast entrance of the Dragon Pool, one after another.

It was like the Water Curtain Cave — the interior of Dragon Pool was a world of its own.

From the outside, the entrance to Dragon Pool looked as dark and ominous as the gaping maw of an ancient behemoth, yet the environment inside was unexpectedly bright and spacious.

The most peculiar aspect was the absence of any seawater inside Dragon Pool.

Only the air, filled with an extremely rich Water Element Spiritual Qi, proved that this was indeed under the sea. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

An extremely oppressive and forceful breath greeted the three as soon as they entered the Dragon Pool. Fortunately, this breath was very weak and had little impact on them.

It was Lord Xi Mouse who suffered a great deal under this presence, starting to tremble all over.

The suppression between the bloodlines of Demon Beasts has always been quite severe.

"This is the Dragon Breath," Mo Yan said with some concern, frowning. "Lu, can your Spirit Beast hold on? If it can’t, it would be best to keep him in the Spirit Beast Bag."

"Pah, don’t listen to him," Lord Xi Mouse, with a quivering tooth, struggled to calm his voice and stubbornly said, "Lu Qingshan, I’m perfectly fine. Lord Mouse won’t be affected by a mere Dragon Breath!"

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