Lin Yun knew in his heart that since Little Green Dragon had asked him to come, despite the letter mentioning only catching up, there must be other matters.
“By the way, Lin Yun, here are some resources sent by various factions. They hope you can refine them into Qiankun Crystal Stones,” Deputy Palace Master Yao said, handing Lin Yun several storage rings.
Over the past five hundred years, Lin Yun had refined Qiankun Crystal Stones for various factions multiple times, charging a nominal one percent fee for those outside Xiaoyao Tower and Empress Kunlan.
Now, in the Heavenly God Palace, Qiankun Crystal Stones outnumbered Haoyue Crystal Stones and had become a high-end currency circulated among immortals.
Lin Yun handed the fees he collected to his family to purchase resources.
“No problem,” Lin Yun said, accepting the storage rings, each containing resources from a different faction.
After leaving the hall, Lin Yun Vox returned to his residence in Tiancheng and spent a few days refining the resources into Qiankun Crystal Stones, which he then handed to Yao.
Then, he set off for the Dragon Clan.
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Dragon Emperor Palace.
Once the West Sea Dragon Palace, it was now the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor Palace.
Lin Yun hadn’t visited in over five hundred years and noticed significant changes.
The palace’s scale had doubled.
As the Dragon Clan’s honorary elder, Lin Yun passed through unhindered.
In the palace’s main hall, Little Green Dragon was absent when Lin Yun arrived.
After a guard announced him, Lin Yun waited.
Moments later, a familiar, cheeky voice called out, “Brat!”
Little Green Dragon strode in energetically.
“Brat, tell me, have you forgotten your buddy? Five hundred years, and not a single visit!” Little Green Dragon said, marching toward Lin Yun.
“I’m here now, aren’t I?” Lin Yun said with a wry smile.
“Only because I sent for you. Who knows how long it would’ve taken otherwise,” Little Green Dragon said, smacking his lips.
As he spoke, he reached Lin Yun and gave him a bear hug.
“Damn, why so rough? Showing off your strength, huh?” Lin Yun said with a wry smile.
Little Green Dragon’s hug was tight.
“Haha, nonsense! I just missed you. The tighter the hug, the deeper the bond,” Little Green Dragon grinned cheekily.
“Little Green Dragon, since the last great war, the demon race has retreated to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, not daring to move against human territory. But the demon lord hasn’t been idle,” Lin Yun said.
“What do you mean?” Little Green Dragon asked, puzzled.
“According to reliable intelligence, the demon lord is conducting a brutal cultivation method by sacrificing many newborn demon lives. If he succeeds, even you might not be able to stop him,” Lin Yun said gravely.
“What? That’s happening?” Little Green Dragon was startled.
Previously, Little Green Dragon thought that even if they hadn’t killed the demon lord in the last war, he could still block him if another war broke out, eliminating the demon threat.
“Indeed. Despite our great victory, killing many high-ranking demons and driving them back, I can’t rest easy. For five hundred years, I’ve been training relentlessly,” Lin Yun said.
“That’s a serious threat. If the demon lord succeeds, your efforts alone won’t stop him,” Little Green Dragon sighed.
“It’s a headache. The human race has no good solutions,” Lin Yun said helplessly.
He looked at Little Green Dragon. “How’s the Dragon Clan been these past five hundred years?”
“After the other three dragon palaces submitted to me, they still have some ulterior motives, but my strength keeps them in check. Over the years, the four palaces have grown closer and are slowly integrating,” Little Green Dragon said.
He continued, “We’ve also waged wars, expanding our territory significantly, restoring the Dragon Clan’s influence to its peak under the Dragon Emperor.”
The Dragon Clan’s vast territory had fragmented after the Dragon Emperor’s death, with distant regions lost due to weakened control.
Over these centuries, Little Green Dragon had reclaimed those territories, restoring the clan’s dominance in the Endless Sea.
“By the way, brat, don’t think I called you here just because I missed you. I’m not that sappy. I’ve got business,” Little Green Dragon said.
“I figured as much. What’s the deal?” Lin Yun grinned.
“More precisely, I’ve prepared a gift for you,” Little Green Dragon said with a smile.
“Oh? What gift?” Lin Yun asked curiously.
“Guess,” Little Green Dragon said with a cheeky grin.
“Stop teasing. How would I know?” Lin Yun rolled his eyes.
“Heh, you’ll love it.”
Little Green Dragon handed Lin Yun two small jade bottles.
Lin Yun opened them and sniffed. “This is… Dragon Clan essence blood?” he said, shocked.
“One bottle contains first-grade essence blood, the other second-grade, totaling thirty drops. Not bad, right?” Little Green Dragon grinned.
“Haha, perfect! Just what I need!” Lin Yun said excitedly.
Last time, absorbing the East Sea Dragon King’s essence blood had benefited him greatly but hadn’t broken through to the Indestructible Divine Body.
It wasn’t that the blood was ineffective; achieving the Indestructible Divine Body was just too difficult, and the blood wasn’t enough.
But it had laid a foundation, and Lin Yun felt he wasn’t far from achieving it.
