My Senior Brother Is Too Steady
Chapter 40: I am the Second Prince of the Dragon Palace
**Two days pass slowly…
Li Changshou unlocked another skill during a dull performance of music and dance.
As he chanted the Wind Speech Spell to observe the surroundings, he slowly flipped through the pages of the book he had borrowed from the Outer Hall of the Silk Dao.
He's a little bored.
The most interesting part of this Demon-Sweeping Meet was most likely the Dragon Palace treasure-granting segment and the segment where disciples from various sects gathered to exchange clues. Both will happen later in the day.
Li Changshou had absolutely no interest in the treasures of the Dragon Palace.
No one would mind having more Dharma treasures. However, there were too many people who wanted too few treasures this time around. The cultivation of the Second Stage Void Refund Realm was not enough for him to compete for treasures.
Moreover, he predicted that a great disaster would befall the Dragon Palace from today onwards. It is best that he is not involved with any related karma.
If he was involved, then it would be Jiu Wu's fault.
Based on the position of the sun in the sky, it seemed like the Demon-Sweeping Meet was about to begin.
Li Changshou looked at the platform that was hovering in the air. After the two-day conference, the Heaven Gods of the various sects should have already finished discussing the matter of the Eastern Ocean border and more.
However, all of this had nothing to do with him.
Nearby, Jiu Jiu is still trying to figure out a way to solve a six-colored Rubik's cube, thus proving that one's cultivation realm and intelligence are uncorrelated. At the very least, he managed to spend two ordinary days without alcohol.
His Youqin Xuan seemed to have reached a form of consciousness the last time Li Changshou accidentally rejected him. He would look back at her every hour but did not move to approach her.
Thus, two days passed by quite peacefully.
Li Changshou lazily read the sutras when she suddenly felt a piercing, hostile gaze landing on her.
Calmly, Li Changshou raised the piece of bamboo he was holding and focused on analyzing the information provided by the Wind Speech Spell. He found the hazy figure of a young man towards that gaze.
‘Oh? My enemy? How did that happen?’
Li Changshou raised his head and saw that the person was standing on the edge of the place, 1,000 feet away from where the various Immortal Sects were sitting.
More precisely, it was not a human because a short horn like a dragon head grew from the forehead.
Young dragon of the dragon race?
Supposedly the young dragon who would participate in the fight between the various sects was about to happen.
Li Changshou was very confused when he realized that the dragon had been staring at him intensely without looking away.
He quietly leaned back, and the dragon's gaze followed his movements. He looked at her without hesitation.
Upon closer inspection, there was a streak of pale blue light in the dragon's eyes.
Did the dragon see through his hidden cultivation?
It shouldn't be possible. The technique Li Changshou used to conceal his cultivation level was the only one, because the technique was obtained through a detailed analysis of the Dharma mantra that those around him used.
‘Could it be because I have the lowest cultivation among the people of the Eternal Du Sect here? That's why he targeted me?’
Li Changshou began to hypothesize. Just then, through the Wind Speech Spell, he caught that the tip of the young man's lips twitched and formed a confident little smile.
‘Perhaps, this young dragon is not confident but is asked to win against someone later. Therefore, he was looking for the weakest individual of the great sect? This method is highly unprocessed ..’
Li Changshou glanced at the dragon and looked at his sapphire eyes calmly. The blue light lines in his eyes gradually receded as he quietly locked eyes with Li Changshou, who was several thousand feet away.
According to the 10-second eye contact rule[1], both should be…
Their eye contact is interrupted by a red body. An Immortal Turtle stood in front of the young man.
“Why are you here, Your Majesty? Your turn soon!”
Prince? The Dragon King's son?
There is no point in being targeted by such a person.
Li Changshou was unable to understand how and why the son of the Dragon King was able to find him, a disciple of the Eternal Du Sect, among the crowd present.
Does it look attractive to male dragons?
Li Changshou pondered, analyzing the entire incident in detail and thinking whether he should immediately look for an excuse to leave the place.
Right now, the dragon race was actually in a very awkward position.
They had many experts from ancient times and countless treasures. However, they were rejected by Heaven and Earth after destroying the Primordial World in the Ancient War.
There might be many experts within the dragon race, and hence, it seemed to be powerful. However, in reality, his strength could not keep up with the improvement and development of mankind.
Moreover, the dragon race mainly relied on bloodlines to gain strength. After the death of the strongest Ancestral Dragon during the Ancient War, no dragon was stronger than the Ancestral Dragon born from then on.
After the six Saints ascended the throne during the Primordial Age, the dragon race had to be careful for fear of incurring the wrath of the Saints and resulting in the eradication of the dragon race. However, the dragon race was still alive in a dream where the dragon was the ruler.
A few years ago, the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace deliberately sent a group of soldiers newly trained to create trouble on the East Sea Coast. The Eternal Du Sect had sent disciples to kill demons in the Eastern Ocean and protect mankind. This has been a warning and an insult to the Dragon Palace.
However, the Dragon Palace did not dare to retaliate, as the Eternal Du Sect had the Dao legacy of the Three Schools, which was why the Demon Weeping Meeting was held. The dragon race wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to show its prowess and negotiate with the cultivators of the human race to evenly divide the borders of the East Sea.
Afterwards, the Dragon Palace sent the unfortunate dragon to send the invitation card to the Eternal Du Sect. However, the unfortunate dragon had been sent flying by His Majesty Wang Qing with a single move. This was another slap in the face, and this time it was even worse.
However, the Dragon Palace still did not dare to do anything to the Eternal Du Sect. As a result, the ruling dragon in the Dragon Palace had set up this small trap with the intention of using this opportunity to take revenge.
Although childish, it also showed how helpless the dragon race was and how awkward the situation they were in was.
In Li Changshou's opinion, the dragon race was strong in appearance but weak in reality. Old habits are hard to die. The entire dragon race became twisted in its own way.
‘Is this dragon after me for this reason?’
Li Changshou was silent for a while, before making the quick decision to sit on the fence and observe the situation.
It was safer for him to stay in his own sect than to go alone in a place where the strong gathered. If there was an expert from the Dragon Palace, who wanted to unleash their anger on a weakling like him, it would be extremely detrimental to him.
Li Changshou decided to immediately admit defeat using his weak cultivation as an excuse, if the dragon chose him to exchange clues later.
The players left the stage, and an Immortal Turtle with white eyebrows stepped onto the stage with a golden shell under his feet. Then, he began to slowly tell the glory of the dragon race in the past, which Li Changshou could not bother to listen to.
He felt that look again. Therefore, he chose to stop the Wind Speech Spell, look up, and see that the person who was going to take the stage was the youth of the dragon race.
…
‘I, the Second Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace, have to do something big today.’
Ao Yi stood behind the several armies of flood dragons quietly. He only stepped forward when the Turtle Minister introduced him.
The immortal armor vest he was wearing shone faintly, making his young face look soft.
This is his 10th birthday.
However, don't get me wrong, as this is actually the 10th hour since he came out of his shell. More than 230 years ago, Ao Yi had gained consciousness inside the dragon egg and was able to move inside the egg for six hours every day.
The phenomenon was known as Egg Shift, a special term used by the dragon race.
Since then, various ‘guru’ will use these six hours to continue teaching him manners, art, music, timeless techniques, and so on.
His reason? Because he was the second son of the current Eastern Sea Dragon King, and his legacy bloodline was even purer than his elder brother. In the future, he would most likely be able to reach the Zenith Heaven Realm and become a pillar of support for the dragon race.
In the first few decades, what Ao Yi had learned made him feel that the dragon race was the strongest race in the entire universe. They were natural-born experts and true owners of the Primordial World.
However, he clearly remembered an incident that happened one morning 163 years ago. At that moment, he was already able to stay awake inside the dragon egg for 10 hours each time.
A music teacher seemed drunk during the lesson, as he told Ao Yi many facts about the current miserable state of the dragon race.
The dragon race was not the strongest. There are Saints who live in the sky and humans who live on land…
During the Ancient War, the dragon, phoenix, and qilin races had destroyed the boundless Primordial World, resulting in the deaths of countless living beings. From then on, the dragon race was held responsible, bringing about an indelible, everlasting sin. Heaven and Earth rejected them, and the Heavenly Dao sealed their luck.
As a result, they could only stay within the Four Seas and continuously use the bodies of the dragon race experts to refine the unstable Four Seas Sea Eye. In this way, they could slowly wash away their sins.
What is the Sea Eye?
It was the polluted spring of Heaven Earth, the most dangerous purgatory!
After knowing that, Ao Yi started to worry as he started to think about this matter every day.
As the son of the Dragon Monarch and successor of the Ancestral Dragon bloodline, what should and could he do for the dragon race?
Slowly, he discovered the sad truth. The majority of the dragon race still believed that they were the strongest race. Many even attributed the punishment of guarding the Four Seas that were descended from the Heavenly Dao as the best proof of their character and willingness to benefit all living beings!
Moreover, individuals were making a fuss about how the dragon race had once been the ruler of this universe and how the ancient race was far superior to the weak human race!
Today, the phoenix and qilin races were on the verge of extinction, and witches and demons became insignificant. The fact that the prosperity of the dragon race in ancient times was still revered by mankind is proof that the dragon race was the strongest …
How pathetic!
How ridiculous!
The comfort enjoyed by the dragon race today was obtained at the expense of countless dragons to refine Ocean Eye!
There were Saints living in the sky who could exterminate the dragon race with a single finger!
There were humans living on land, successfully developing into a powerful force that could no longer be hindered by the dragon race!
Despite that, many individuals of the dragon race were still daydreaming about the past glory and unwilling to wake up from it. Therefore, the dragon race persisted in declaring battle against the human race, despite not daring to actually fight with the human race.
A few days ago, Ao Yi's elder brother, the Crown Prince of Dragon Palace, had sent people to make trouble for the Eternal Du Sect. Yet he did not dare to personally send a declaration of war to the Immortal Du Sect!
‘This is the dragon race! This was an ancient master who had rotten to its core and become twisted! What can I, a 10 year old young dragon, do?’
Ao Yi looked towards the suspended platform, as if he could see his father, the Sky King Zenith.
The Golden God can only be destroyed by misery. Furthermore, even if the king resigned from the throne, it was his uncle who would succeed the throne and not Ao Yi. As a result, he would not be able to use authority as a king to change the situation of the dragon race.
Ao Yi snorted. ‘To be bright, I am just a container and a pretty doll to be fought for by the dragon race and regain pride.’
That's all that's valuable to him.
‘Son, in today's Demon Weeping Meeting, you must choose a disciple from the Eternal Du Sect to exchange clues. Remember, win, and let your father be happy.’
This was the instruction his mother gave him.
‘Your Majesty, please show mercy and do not hurt anyone. Otherwise, the consequences will be terrible.’
These were instructions given by a priest who worked under his father.
But they all didn't know what he wanted to do.
“Let's welcome our birthday prince, Second Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace, to the stage!” shouted the Turtle Minister.
Ao Yi calmly stepped onto the stage. All eyes were on him, but he did not bother to look at the non-dragon creatures.
The Turtle Minster still recounts the script he had memorized. Soon, Ao Yi had to personally choose an opponent to exchange clues. This was a freestyle appearance before the official start of the Demon-Sweeping Meet.
He had to take little revenge on the lowly Immortal Du Sect in front of everyone.
Naturally, Ao Yi was aware of his true strength, due to what he had learned while inside the dragon egg, his bloodline, and his innate mystical abilities. He had hatched from the dragon egg only 10 years ago, but the dragon that had just reached Immortal Ascension was no longer his opponent.
However, today, the Eternal Sect in the Eastern Sea had gathered here!
He, the Second Prince of the 10-year-old East Sea Dragon Palace, was going to do something big!
Just now, he had observed the strength of the Immortal Du Sect disciples and had set his sights on the weakest of them all.
Perhaps the grand dragon race felt that the two slaps to the face that Immortal Du Sect gave was not enough.
Would it still not be able to wake them up from the daydream?
Alrighty!
Today, he, the second son of the Dragon Monarch, would lose to the weakest person of the Eternal Du Sect fairly and honestly!
Is a slap on this face enough?
‘Build, dragon race!
‘Wake up, a fellow dragon who fell asleep in an ancient dream!
‘It's still not too late. We, as the dragon race, must let go of our arrogance. We need to find the right path, by letting the talented dragon descendants enter the various sects and cultivate their arts and Dao, just like the other human disciples!’
A Turtle Minister smiled and said, “Today, our birthday prince will be the one to discover the talent of the Eternal Sect to exchange blows and clues ..”
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“This is it.” Ao Yi took a careful breath, stepped up, and looked towards the Eternal Du Sect.
Everyone in the place followed his gaze.
“Anda.”
Ao Yi raised his right hand and pointed at the weakest individual of the Eternal Du Sect, whom he had chosen. Then, she announced in her childish voice, “Exchange clues with me.”
[1] When a man and woman maintain eye contact for 10 seconds, it may be seen as a sign of romantic attraction**.