When Ao Ting woke up again, nine months later, he was lying quietly in a secret room in the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
The one standing by was naturally Ao Ting's mother, Ao Ling, and Huanglong Zhenren, Ao Mo'ang and Xiao Bailong did not leave either, and were guarding outside the secret room together.
"Mom, what is this place? Have we come out of the secret realm?"
Little Ao Ting turned over and sat up. He found that he seemed to have grown up a little. This cultivation level? ...
Yes, when he was in the secret realm of the Dragon Clan, he had just broken through to the realm of "Golden Immortal". Now he has actually reached the late stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal"?
Such a big leap made it difficult for little Ao Ting to adapt.
"Ting'er, are you feeling better? This is the East China Sea Dragon Palace. The secret realm mysteriously disappeared half a year ago. How do you feel now?"
Seeing that his son was about to get up, Ao Ling hurriedly stepped forward to support him. At this time, the three people who heard the noise outside also walked in together.
"Haha, Ting'er finally woke up. You are so noisy that your uncles have to be your guardians for half a year--"
This was Xiao Bailong's voice. Looking at Xiao Ao Ting who was half lying on the bed, Xiao Bailong was really happy for him.
"Uncle Lie, what happened? You protected me, did something happen to me? Also, why did my cultivation suddenly reach the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal?"...
Seeing everyone's expressions, the smart little Ao Ting knew what must have happened, but why didn't he seem to remember anything?
...
It turned out that after Xiao Ao Ting passed out in that dim space that day, he kept chanting the "Tao Te Ching" in his mouth.
At this moment, the voice that claimed to take away little Ao Ting's body let out a miserable cry.
It was that weak soul that, with the help of this special place, burst out with powerful force and invaded Xiao Ao Ting's sea of consciousness.
Unfortunately, it was blocked by Xiao Ao Ting's own soul. With the blessing of the "Tao Te Ching", Xiao Ao Ting's soul actually backfired on the weak soul and forcibly read its memory.
It was a massive amount of information, including the Creation of Heaven, the Great Desolation, the Great Tribulation of Longhan... and a complete technique "Ancestral Dragon Scripture"!
The weak Yuan Shen was completely devoured, but a silver-white mark appeared on Xiao Ao Ting's Yuan Shen?
It was clearly the mark of a dragon, but why could the dragon on this mark have ten claws?
As the massive amount of information was read, Xiao Ao Ting's own soul was constantly being strengthened, especially the "Ancestral Dragon Scripture", which began to operate on its own.
The densely packed strange symbols on the stone wall here actually started to move, flying down from the stone wall one after another and surrounding the unconscious little Ao Ting.
One lap, two laps, three laps...
Little Ao Ting's body was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, and these strange symbols were woven into a silver oval, just like a big silkworm cocoon.
All of this was done without Xiao Ao Ting's knowledge, and his own cultivation also skyrocketed.
The early stage of "Golden Immortal", the middle stage of "Golden Immortal", the late stage of "Golden Immortal", the peak of "Golden Immortal"...
When the "Taiyi Xuanxian" thunder disaster came, this strange confined space completely disappeared, or in other words, Xiao Ao Ting was completely teleported out.
That was already three months later.
A huge silkworm cocoon appeared out of thin air, which surprised the four people waiting on the island.
Immediately afterwards, the ink-colored sky rained down the thunder calamity of "Taiyi Xuanxian", and the four of them jumped off the island one after another.
This is no joke. If you fall into someone else's thunderstorm, you will be hit twice as hard. Not everyone can afford it.
For three months, Ao Ling and others spent their time in complete anxiety. Fortunately, the injuries of these four people were generally in good condition.
"Senior Huanglong, can you tell who is going through the tribulation?
? "
After three months of getting along day and night, the relationship between the three Ao Ling brothers and Zhenren Huanglong has developed rapidly. Ao Ling even proposed that Zhenren Huanglong "return" to the Dragon Clan.
This is a world that relies on ethnic groups to be strong in the world. Of course, it is okay if you have a strong master as a backing. The key is, can you get practical help?
"'Nine-nine thunder tribulations? This person is definitely a leader among practitioners. This 'Taiyi Xuanxian's thunder tribulation is not much worse than the 'Da Luo Jinxian's thunder tribulation' that Pindao passed through back then——"
Naturally, Master Huanglong couldn't tell who was in the "cocoon", but it didn't stop him from feeling the momentum of the "Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation".
"Ling'er, could he be Ting'er?"
When the "Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation" was more than half over, Xiao Bailong said weakly from the side.
In fact, there was no real basis for his inference. The only reason that made him come up with this idea was that he had only seen Li Zhi survive the "Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulations".
"Ting'er? How is it possible? He just entered the 'Golden Immortal Realm' three months ago?"
Xiao Bailong couldn't explain Ao Ling's question, and the real Huanglong and Ao Moang on the side couldn't explain it either.
Now they can do nothing but watch quietly, feeling worried and envious.
When the 81st calamity thunder fell, the entire "cocoon" was shattered to pieces!
The crystals dancing in the wind turned into strange symbols again and penetrated into little Ao Ting's body.
"Ah, it's really Ting'er——"
This time, everyone could clearly see that the person still sitting cross-legged in mid-air was none other than Li Aoting, who had been missing for more than three months.
And at this time, little Ao Ting is still in a coma?
The "Ancestral Dragon Sutra" in his body was running on its own, and the murmuring in his mouth continued, but his voice became weaker and weaker, almost inaudible.
At this time, the compensation from heaven after the disaster also came down.
Xiao Ao Ting, the "Taiyi Xuanxian", was able to survive the thunder tribulation. It was enviable. He was unconscious and didn't know anything, and he completed the tribulation.
And the compensation from the "Nine-nine Thunder Tribulations" was so great that it once again shrouded him in golden light and white shadows, extremely holy.
After surviving a thunder tribulation, he didn't have any consumption at all, but now he received such a huge compensation. His realm was rising visibly to the naked eye, and he was not finished until he reached the peak of "Taiyi Xuanxian".
"This...isn't this incredible? But why doesn't Ting'er wake up?"
When the calamity cloud dispersed, Xiao Bailong was the first to fly up. When he held Ao Ting in his arms, he found that the kid still had his eyes closed and he was still asleep?
...
"Prince Mo'ang——"
"Third Prince--"
"Seventh Princess——"
At this time, some people started to appear around, most of them were dragons and some other water tribes who were attached to the dragons.
These are the people who entered the secret realm of the Dragon Clan this time. If everyone were here, there would be less than half of what they were when they set out.
The secret realm actually disappeared? ——
Yes, the Dragon Clan Secret Realm completely disappeared, even a few months earlier than the expected three years.
"You can leave first, but if you have gained something, it's better to go back and think about it carefully and digest it carefully——"
Ao Ling is the seventh princess of the East China Sea. This is the East China Sea, so she is naturally the master of this place.
It's a pity that Ao Fan, the eldest prince of Donghai, became a dragon bone in Xiao Bailong's storage bag.
"Hahaha, Ling'er, two wise nephews, how did you gain this time?——"
Such a big movement naturally alarmed Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The old Dragon King started to greet him as he was far away.
Speaking of harvest, these three people are actually Ao Ling’s
The realm has been raised to the peak of "Taiyi Golden Immortal", which is on par with Ao Moang, but the little white dragon Ao Lie is still standing still.
Of course, I also picked up some natural treasures and so on.
But later they found out the truth about the secret realm of the Dragon Clan, and suddenly they felt that it was no longer delicious.
"Father, prepare a secret room quickly, Ting'er is in a very bad state right now -"
Little Ao Ting broke through to the Taiyi realm while in a coma and survived the "Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulations" safely. Unfortunately, he still hasn't woken up.
And Ao Ling discovered that the child's body was full of mana, wandering within the meridians on its own, and it seemed that he might explode and die at any time?
"What?--"
Sure enough, the old Dragon King finally saw little Ao Ting in Ao Lie's arms.
After not seeing each other for more than two years, the child has always changed the most, at least he has grown a head taller than when the secret realm was opened.
Such a lively child had his eyes tightly closed at this moment. Although his expression was not painful, hot sweat was constantly dripping from his head.
"Hurry, come with me quickly——"
With his little grandson looking like this, the old Dragon King was naturally anxious.
In this way, Ao Guang freed up the secret room he used during his cultivation. It was naturally the best in the East China Sea in terms of safety and comfort.
In the next six months, little Ao Ting never woke up. His body felt cold and hot at times, but his cultivation level steadily increased until the late stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".
Judging from the momentum, they will soon catch up with Ao Moang and Ao Ling.
Xiao Bailong, Ao Moang, Ao Ling, plus Zhenren Huanglong, have been guarding the secret room. On the one hand, they are concerned about Xiao Ao Ting's safety, but the key is that many people have come from outside the East China Sea.
It can be said that during the six months that little Ao Ting slept in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, there were no outsiders on the entire East China Sea for a moment.
Buddhism, Taoism, Yao clan, Demon clan, and Asura clan would send people to check on it from time to time, and there was an endless stream.
They were not doing it for anything else, but for the looming ten-clawed silver dragon in the sky above the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
For this matter, the dragon kings from all over the world gathered in the East China Sea again.
They are considered the orthodox dragon clan in the Three Realms. Looking at the ten-clawed silver dragon floating in mid-air, no one can hide the excitement in their hearts.
That's a ten-clawed silver dragon!
As we all know, the strength of a dragon can be determined by looking at how many claws it has. This is similar to the tail of the fox.
For example, if the little white dragon is now the "Daluo Golden Immortal", then his real body has eight dragon claws.
If you are lucky enough to take another step forward and break through to the "quasi-sage" realm, you can grow a ninth dragon claw.
Nine is the ultimate number, which means that the dragon clan can only have nine claws at most. That is already the only master among ten thousand, a "quasi-sage"!
Among the dragon clans throughout the ages, there are only a handful of dragons in the "quasi-sage" realm.
It's just that according to ancient legends, there really was a dragon with ten claws. It was the first dragon after the creation of the world, named "First Dragon", also called "Ancestral Dragon".
If we really talk about the realm, "Ancestral Dragon" still cannot get rid of the category of "quasi-sage", but the dragon clan's natural combat power is overwhelming. How many ordinary people at the peak of "quasi-sage" can be the opponent of "ancestral dragon"?
The "ancestral dragon" is a silver dragon with ten claws.
"Brother, is this really the Zulong? Hasn't it been long ago..."
"Brother, there are too many people coming from outside the East China Sea. I feel like there are quite a few quasi-sages. Do you think?..."
"Brother, tell me about that...'ancestral dragon's phantom in mid-air. Why does it appear here and now? What is it looking for, or is it a sign?"
...
The four brothers gathered together, and in addition to normal defense, they had brought the most capable warriors from all over the world to the East China Sea.
They also knew that if a fight really broke out, the more than 100,000 soldiers and generals gathered would never get any benefits.
However, it is obvious that the East China Sea is facing a huge crisis now. The other three seas can't just ignore it, right?
Fortunately, these people who appear near the East China Sea from time to time are only interested in the ten-clawed silver dragon phantom in mid-air, or in other words, they are interested in why the ten-clawed silver dragon phantom appears here.
For half a year, no one from Liuliu took the lead in taking action against Donghai.
"Second, third, and fourth, it's been so long. I feel that... the shadow above my head may have something to do with that kid Ting'er."
Old Ao Guang had retreated a long time ago and even activated the protective formation of the Crystal Palace before he dared to speak to the three brothers cautiously.
"What? Brother, you mean little Ao Ting?——"
The fourth North Sea Dragon King, Ao Shun, had the biggest reaction. Apart from Lao Guang, Ao Shun had the closest relationship with Ao Ling. This man who loves his family and others naturally cared more about little Ao Ting.
Not to mention, Xiao Ao Ting is still the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, and that is the son of Tang Emperor Li Zhi.
"I'm just guessing. More than half a year ago, Ting'er was still at the level of Golden Immortal, but now he has reached the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal."
"I have already asked Ling'er. Ting'er survived the rare 'Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation' in the secret realm, and even himself was unscathed."
"Have you ever seen his cultivation improve so rapidly before, or even heard of it? As for the techniques on his body, I am sure they are those of the Dragon Clan, but I have never seen them before... ..."
Even though there were no outsiders in the Crystal Palace and the protective formation was activated, Old Ao Guang still spoke in the lowest voice.
Old Ao Guang still didn't know about his eldest prince's affairs. This was why Ao Ling repeatedly begged Master Huang Long and brother Ao Lie not to tell the truth to his father for the time being.
I just say yes, it should be that I have my own opportunity, and I'm afraid it will take some time before I can come back.
This is because Ao Ling doesn't want to see his old father suffer a blow, or he really puts his hope in Tang Emperor Li Zhi, who has been away for several years.
Ao Guang's words contained a lot of information, and no one would easily believe that a child could go from a person who has not yet entered the "Golden Immortal" to the current late stage of the "Taiyi Golden Immortal" in more than half a year.
With such a span, even a person with extraordinary talents would have to work hard for decades, right?
If it were an ordinary practitioner, it would be normal for hundreds or thousands of years.
The four brothers looked at each other, and no one made a final conclusion. But why did everyone become respectful towards Xiao Ao Ting?
...
"Mother, Ting'er seems to have seen a very strange silver dragon. It actually has ten dragon claws. It also said that it would take away Ting'er's body. In the end, its spirit was swallowed by Ting'er."
"There is so much energy. Ting'er felt like his body was about to burst. He kept working hard to improve his cultivation. He seemed to have reached the level of 'Taiyi Golden Immortal. Didn't expect it to be true?"
Looking at his hands, Xiao Ao Ting was a little excited. He could already feel the vigorous power in his body.
"Master Ting, forget it if you have said this here. After you go out, please don't mention it to others again, especially don't say another word about the 'Ten-clawed Silver Dragon.'"
Ao Ling caressed her son's head dotingly, listening to whatever he said, and just kept giggling. No matter what, it would be good if her son could wake up safely.
However, Master Huanglong looked outside twice to make sure that no one was there before he came in again and lowered his voice.
"Senior Huanglong, what do you mean?..."
Unlike Xiao Bailong and Ao Ling, Ao Moang, the eldest prince of Xihai, had something more profound in mind.
The four of them are here to "protect the law" for little Ao Ting, which was specifically requested by Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The phantom of the "Ten-clawed Silver Dragon" in the mid-air, and the unrest near the East China Sea in the past six months
, these four also know it.
Combined with Xiao Ao Ting's self-narration and Huang Long's warning, Ao Moang heard something different.
"'The Ancestral Dragon is a lofty existence to our dragon clan, but to the entire Three Realms, it is a treasure trove that everyone is greedy for."
"Since we have decided not to reveal the truth about the Dragon Clan's secret realm to the public, we will simply conceal it thoroughly. This will be the best outcome for the Dragon Clan and Mr. Ting."
Master Huang Long said sternly. At this time, he was completely standing in Xiao Ao Ting's perspective.
In fact, several people guessed that the so-called "Ten Claw Silver Dragon" was the famous "Ancestral Dragon".
Unexpectedly, the most respected ancestor of the Dragon Clan would actually do something so outrageous to both humans and gods. He would use the bodies of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine "Golden Immortal" level dragons or above in exchange for the re-condensation of his own true body?
Once this kind of thing spreads out, it will lose the face of their entire dragon clan.
And Xiao Ao Ting has made such an astonishing progress in cultivation, even a fool can see that he has received huge benefits.
The question is, if this benefit is obtained by killing the ancestor of the dragon clan, will it be criticized?
In other words, Xiao Ao Ting has received some kind of benefit. Once it is publicized, will there be another crime of "pregnant with a treasure"?
"Ao Ling thanks Senior Huang Long for his great love for Ting'er——"
Several of the people present are smart people. Some things don’t need to be said in detail at all, just point them out.
"Haha, now that Young Master Ting has woken up, it's time for Pindao to leave. After this battle in the secret realm, although Pindao has not made any progress in his cultivation, it seems that his state of mind has improved."
"I will go back to Erxian Mountain's Magu Cave right now. I will only make an inch of progress in the future, but I will never forget the help you have received from my fellow tribesmen today——"
Master Huang Long clasped his fists at the people present and disappeared immediately.
The reason why he stayed here was to protect little Ao Ting. At any rate, the child fed him a "Qi-Building Guiyuan Pill" that day.
As for Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, strictly speaking, Huanglong's seniority in the Dragon Clan is one level higher than Ao Guang's.
Although he has regained awareness of the Dragon Clan, he may not necessarily recognize Ao Guang. Even the three young Dragon Clan in front of him are very pleasing to the eyes of Master Huang Long.
"Ling'er, eldest brother thinks what Senior Huang Long said is true. Let's do this for now and wait until we meet Emperor Tang one day to discuss it again."
In Ao Moang's view, although the Dragon Clan is huge, no one can resist a real crisis.
On the contrary, the human race had a freak like Tang Emperor Li Zhi, and the group of forces gathered around him was enough to compete with any other force.
"Mom, uncle, what are you talking about? By the way, Ting'er seems to have an extra skill in his mind. It's called the Ancestral Dragon Scripture. Would you like Ting'er to make a copy for you? -"
Little Ao Ting, who had just woken up, looked at this and that. He didn't understand what everyone was saying for a moment, but he said this.
Are you going to die if your words are not shocking?
"This... Ting'er, this is your own opportunity. You should practice it yourself first. When you have perfected it, it won't be too late to pass it on to your mother and uncles."
Sure enough, Xiao Bailong and the other three quickly exchanged glances.
"Ting'er, I'll just listen to your Uncle Lie on this matter. In addition, your senior sister sent the message a few months ago that your father and the prince brother haven't come back yet, so let's go back to Chang'an City first to save your grandfather and the emperor. Grandma misses you."
Now that all doubts have been resolved, Ao Ling feels that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time.
They didn't even say hello to the Dragon King of the East China Sea. They only left a farewell letter and left in a hurry with little Ao Ting.
As Xiao Ao Ting woke up, the phantom of the "Ten-clawed Silver Dragon" that appeared and disappeared in mid-air never appeared again.
Those good people stayed there for a few more days before leaving unwillingly.
At this time, Xiao Ao Ting and his party had returned to Chang'an City.
After watching Ao Ling and Xiao Ao Ting enter the "Lizheng Palace", the eldest prince of Xihai, Ao Moang, left quietly. Xiao Bailong had his own place to go, so he stayed in Chang'an, secretly guarding Chang'an City, waiting The return of Tang Emperor Li Zhi.
...
"Grandpa Huang, Grandma Huang, Ting'er is back——"
Ao Ling and the two entered the palace without alerting any of the guards. To be precise, these guards had not discovered their abilities in time.
Only an extremely ugly-looking man came out.
"Indra has met the Concubine Virtue, and met His Highness the Second Highness! His cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds after three years of separation——"
The person who came was none other than Indra, who was the leader of the four great demon generals of the Asura clan in the past. The aura on his body was even deeper. Is there a faint sign of a breakthrough in the peak cultivation level of "Daluo Jinxian"?
"Due to the demon general's lack of courtesy, I and Ting'er have not been in Chang'an for several years. It's all thanks to you——"
Ao Ling accepted Indra's salute and also gave a half salute to Indra.
This is a strong man worthy of respect. Not only does he have vast magical powers and profound cultivation, but the key is that he is thoughtful and extremely restrained.
Indra was not like Rutoro, who was always chattering and couldn't stay in one place.
Rutuolo followed the exorcism army in the north and south, blocking the east and killing in the west. In recent years, he stayed in Tubo and became famous.
Indra, on the other hand, hid in the "Lizheng Hall", living in the same courtyard where Sun Simiao lived back then, and could still take care of the flowers and plants from time to time.
Who would have thought that a figure who once played an important role in the entire "Netherworld Sea of Blood" now looks more like an ugly old gardener?
"Because of the Dharma Protector, are my Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang inside? Ting'er misses them so much."
However, Xiao Ao Ting called for the position of Indra. Indra, Rutuolo and Xiao Bailong were the three protectors of the Tang Dynasty who were personally canonized by Tang Emperor Li Zhi.
"Who do I think is back? It turns out to be Xiao Tingzi. Why are you getting closer and closer to Xiao Xiang'er, looking like you need to be beaten? How dare you yell here?"
Before he finished speaking, there were four more people in the courtyard, two older, two younger, and four women.
The one who spoke was one of the older women. In the early days of "Taiyi Golden Immortal", a pair of wonderful eyes glanced at little Ao Ting, which made him tremble with fear.
"Little aunt, how dare Ting'er be so presumptuous in front of you? It's been a long time since I last saw Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang, so Ting'er is just a little excited..."
Faced with the sudden appearance of the eldest princess of Jinyang, Li Mingda, little Ao Ting instantly became as well-behaved as a kitten, and even ran over and hugged Li Mingda's legs in a "cheeky" manner.
With such a cute and playful expression, he looks just like Li Chenxiang again?
