The Dragon Clan

In order to prevent another invasion by Zulin into the north sea, Baihu remained while the dragons returned. With two of the four symbols together, even the Qilin sovereign cannot easily defeat them. However, this was not a permanent, to guard against such a powerful threat will recover more than them.

Zulong followed behind Da Hai in eagerness. Around his waist was the gourd which contained gallons of three brilliance sacred water. The dragon had a bright excited smile as he walked.

"Zulong, do you understand the full process?" Da Hai asked. The air around the greater deity was extremely calm. The cloud they all rode on travelled in such speeds that even the dragons were hard pressed to replicate.

"Yes master," Zulong nodded. "I've been preparing a long time for this. Presiding over a trading hub has its uses," he complimented tapping his inter spacial ring.

"Indeed, you'd think people will put more value in natural phenomenons but they get traded around so casually it's honestly shocking," Da Hai said in agreement.

"That's because only specialists like alchemists or artificers know of their importance," Zulong said smiling. "I mean, even three brilliance sacred water is pretty useless in an actual fight."

"Don't forget the current environment as well," Da Hai added. "The sheer density of primordial Qi and Dao laws does not necessitate the need for these things. Simply resting a mantra and training is enough to gain power in the primaeval heavens."

"Master, correct me if I'm wrong but you say that like that'll change," Yinglong asked. The confusion was evident on his face and it was evident he was trying to work out the sea god's words.

Da Hai chuckled amused. "Sometimes I forget the primitive world is not a regular chaos world," he mused. "You've lived all your lives in this universe, all your lives in Pangu's world that you know very little about the chaos sea beyond."

"The chaos sea," Zulong mused. "I've never really thought about that place before."

"What was it like master?" Qinglong abruptly asked. "You're a chaos godfiend like all the other ancestors and lived during the chaos period right? What was it like roaming and living in the chaos sea?…If you don't mind me asking of course"

Zulong and Yinglong looked curiously too. Da Hai momentarily paused and thought about things a little. "I've actually never been to the chaos sea," he admitted with a little embarrassment.

"What?" All three dragons exclaimed in shock. "But…How?"

"Bit of a misconception," Da Hai explained exasperatedly. "I am not the Da Hai of the chaos sea but I did inherit everything from him. Consider me a pseudo reincarnation if you will. I know many things about the chaos sea and the chaos godfiends precisely because of those memories I inherited but I've never personally been there myself."

"I see," the dragons said.

"To answer your question, the chaos sea is the ultimate world behind our own. It is the supreme multiverse in which all chaos worlds or universes as we call them exists," Da Hai explained. "Every once in a while, a universe will come into existence either naturally or through outside means. These universes typically age and die within a single Yuanhui."

"A single?" Yinglong exclaimed and proceeded to calculate with his fingers. "Then this means…we've only got several tens of thousands of years left until the apocalypse?"

"No, that is wrong," Da Hai corrected. "Pangu's primitive world is not ending anytime soon if at all so don't worry about that," he placated his disciples. "The principle this universe is built on is likely the most powerful and stable ever seen in all creation. The sacrifices used to make this world essentially made a…um… a second chaos sea if you will."

"That is fascinating master but what does that have to do with your earlier statement?" Zulong asked bringing back the original topic.

"Oh, you mean the cultivation issue. You must understand that like an ordinary chaos world in the chaos sea, our universe goes through development cycles as well. All of this is centred around the heavenly Dao which acts as the central will of the universe and guides it along. We are currently still in the infancy stages," Da Hai elaborated.

"So the heavenly Dao is not complete?" Yinglong asked for confirmation.

"Indeed," Da Hai nodded. "It exists and is fully functioning but it yet lies immature. Its suppression is weak and the barriers that stop ordinary beings from sensing Dao is nigh nonexistent. Even the most common of rats can sense the Dao and cultivate to immortality. All one has to do is sit in a cave and they'll see some success."

"But that will not be for forever. Eventually, the world will develop to a point where so many immortals are not desirable. Dao will become scarce and cultivation becomes hard. Natural phenomenons such as three brilliance sacred water, five element soil, pure yang sun fire, nanming divine fire, even my own pellucid divine water will become extremely desirable for consumption," Da Hai said.

"To think the future will become so tough," the dragons mused in disappointment.

"Don't feel down, that future is very far away. At least millions years, likely after several dozen dozen yuanhuis or so. Even then, cultivation is not impossible, it is merely harder and requires more effort," Da Hai comforted them. "Don't think too much about them, you won't have to deal with those times for a long time."

Zulong nodded in understanding. He tapped the gourd bottle on his hip and sighed in relief that he was born so early. The current world was rife with opportunities and cultivation was still simple. Even cultivating the Dao sounded much easier than the eventual future.

…

Returning to Yingzhou, Zulong immediately got to work. He checked up on the carp before going to see Gui Daiyu. The turtle princess was still in secluded cultivation hence the dragon returned to Long Chen in advance

His personally founded city Long Chen served as Zulong's main place of residence these days. With Zulong's status, the amount of traffic the city got was a magnitude higher than other similar nature cities.

Zulong stayed there collecting and experimenting for a time. Little by little, a thousand years had passed since he returned.

"I want her to be here with me when I begin," Zulong said disappointingly starring at the gourd of three brilliance sacred water. "But I really can't wait," he mused.

He'd been working on sending traders to all corners of the world for the last few years and the news he'd gotten made him nervous. Zufeng's hold on the southern continent had gotten stronger and it seemed her battle techniques had improved. There were rumours she clashed with Taotie of the devilish Dao three hundred years ago and she beat him black and blue.

Zulong rubbed his chin in impatience. "She'll understand right?" He murmured. He closed his eyes in his office and debated for a day and night before leaving for Yingzhou.

Da Hai who was doing some calligraphy at the time looked up in surprise when Zulong suddenly appeared on Yingzhou. "Zulong, what are you doing back here so soon?"

"Master, I need some advice," Zulong started. "I wish to commence the creation process. But I also want Gui Daiyu to be there with me. We promised to be together after all but…"

"But the current geopolitical situation does not allow you to wait," Da Hai interrupted with a sigh. 'Romance, why is he coming to me for this kind of advice. He does realise I've never been in a relationship right?' He pondered.

"Uh," Da Hai stammered. He glanced at Yi Fei'e standing in the corner who looked just as clueless as he. The head moth fairy shrugged in response.

"Well…I'm afraid I cannot give you much advice on that front Zulong. If this is a big moment you promised her you'd do together then you'd probably end up hurting her but it's nothing permanent. However, I believe you should follow through, your time window is getting awfully tight as is," the sea god suggested.

Zulong nodded hesitantly. "Thank you master," he said before turning around to leave. Da Hai remained seated and sighed. "I am the wrong person to ask this of," he said while Yi Fei'e only laughed at his expense.

Da Hai sent the moth a look silencing her. "Since this is the case then I'll," he closed his eyes and gathered his insight. Feeling the rich Dao laws within his body Da Hai punted all of that in the direction of Gui Daiyu's room.

"That'll help her form the third flower," he mused. "Once she exits secluded cultivation, send her to Zulong," he instructed Yi Fei'e.

"Of course my lord," the moth fairy bowed.

"By the by, how do you and your sister feel about Yingzhou?" Da Hai suddenly asked.

"Hm? What do you mean? We love it, living here at Yingzhou," the moth said.

"No, I meant your current status in life. Are you satisfied?"

"Uh, I mean there is not much else we'd want. We have everything we need. May I ask why you're asking this, my lord?" She asked curiously.

"What do you think about becoming full disciples under me" Da Hai said.

"Huh? Uh, what brought this on my lord? My sisters and I are very content serving Yingzhou and have never desired anything more. What's more who will perform our duties if we do accept?" Yi Fei'e stammered having been caught off guard for once in her long life.

"It is a natural evolution of events. Your talents are not bad and your current duties already coincide with disciples under a master," Da Hai said with slight bewilderment. Truthfully he expected her to accept right away. Call him arrogant but discipleship beneath a venerated ancestor such as himself will always be a lucrative prospect.

"Oh! Um, in that case of course we'd accept. If master is willing to take us. This moth is dull so my accomplishments will never compare to senior brothers but this I will try my best," Yi Fei'e immediately said getting onto her knees and beginning to kowtow.

"Hm," Da Hai nodded. "Call your sisters over, I will name you Yi Fei'e my fourth official disciple. Your sisters will henceforth be my named disciples," he said. "I shall present you with my personal spells once the ceremony is over."

On that day, Yingzhou gained several more disciples to its lineage yet lost several servants. However, very soon the island will be swarmed with servants courtesy of Zulong.

…

"Alright, let's begin," Zulong whispered holding his arm out. His two brothers stood behind him in anticipation. They kept themselves restrained behind their elder brother and future sovereign.

They stood upon a cliff face overlooking the east sea close to the location of their birth. This place was one of nostalgia bringing forth many memories of the trio overcoming the Golden Immortal tribulation an eon ago.

Beside Zulong's feat, the gourd of three brilliance sacred water sat waiting to be called forth. Around him lay other barrels containing every unique or strange naturally occurring spiritual materials. The only exceptions were those supremely rare substances such as Nanming divine fire.

"My blood, the royal blood of the dragon shall set forth the creation of the dragon clan," Zulong declared. He raised his right hand transforming into a razor sharp claw and cut deep into his left elbow.

Pools of blood leapt out of the dragon's arm draining from his true form. Rich essence belonging to the dragon flew into the air in the shape of a crimson dragon. It flew and twisted in the air reaching a size of thousands of metres.

Zulong slightly bent over and gasped his breath. He felt large portions of his own vitality leave him as he made the sacrifice. "Still within expectations," he said to the worried faces of Yinglong and Qinglong.

He lifted his arms and unleashed the seals on the barrels around him. An instant explosion of natural phenomenons rose into the air. Various types of materials rose high up into the sky combining with the crimson blood dragon seamlessly.

"It's working," Zulong smiled. He grabbed hold of the gourd and unsealed it unleashing a stream of the life giving water. Wangshu had kept her promise, this gourd contained authentic three brilliance sacred water with all its effects in large volumes.

The stream rose up like a geyser shooting directly into the mixture the crimson blood dragon had become. As it did so a change occurred. The heavenly Dao itself began to stir.

The sky above the east sea lit up in a golden glow. A divine aura settled upon the ocean grabbing the attention of all living creatures. A shockwave was unleashed that could be felt across the world.

Zulong smiled brightly. "Hahaha! Yes, come my children," he roared. His royal voice of the supreme king carried its full effects in washing over the east sea and beyond. In conjunction with his cultivation of Chaos Immortal, the effects were magnified.

Across the land, various sea folk knelt down welcoming the new clan that will be joining them. The living creatures of the continent also began kneeling though they were confused as to their reasons in doing so.

Within the throne room of Phoenix's Roost, Zufeng sat resting her head upon her palm. Her eyes were now extremely powerful, able to perceive events around the world. Unhindered by the heavenly Dao, Zufeng saw into the east sea. She sneered as she saw Zulong's actions.

"Creating his own innate creature clan? How droll," she said. "What's the point of creating a race in after yourself? All you're doing is diminishing your uniqueness. Hai, but that's to be expected from a mere worm."

Within a field filled with insect like beasts, Zuling turned his attention eastward towards the vast phenomenon occurring. His mighty eyes narrowed at the sight.

"So much karmic merit, the amount of luck is insane," Zulin spoke in wonder and jealously. "Creating his own race. Hm, this idea has merit."

Across the world, experts from all over took attention. They all suddenly all took a step back when a powerful roar rumbled throughout the heavens.

A gargantuan golden dragon circled the skies. He stretched ten thousand kilometres long and looked incredibly majestic. His long catfish whiskers portrayed wisdom beyond his years, his claws were sharp and ready to destroy his enemies.

"I am Zulong, from this day I declare the formation of the primordial celestial dragon clan," he declared. His words carried such weight that across the world, the land rumbled.

Millions of shadows erupted from the bellow of the crimson blood dragon. Millions of serpentine dragons of all sorts of colours flew into the open air above the east sea.

Yinglong and Qinglong took looks at each other and smiled. They leapt into the air transforming into gargantuan dragons following their elder brother.

"You are children of my clan, from this day, no matter what type, you are all dragons," Zulong declared.

"We greet lord patriarch," millions of voices called out. These dragons were formed from all types of materials. Spiritual flames created fire dragons, spiritual clouds created cloud dragons, spiritual water created sea dragons, shadows created illusionary dragons etc.

Across the east sea, all folks knelt down and kowtowed. "We greet ancestral dragon, they declared."

The beastly face of Zulong smiled. He scanned around him and bought the sight of a small boat. He smiled as he saw the individuals present.

Gui Daiyu stood at the forefront and waved at him all smiles. Behind her, Da Hai had a strong look of pride while all seven of the moth fairies gave him applause.

"Well done Zulong," Da Hai said. "From this day onwards, your path truly begins.