A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

Then, the Water Flood Dragon tried the same trick again.

How could Lü Zhong not see through its plan? He immediately changed his combat strategy.

His body transformed into a rainbow streak of light, a meteor strike.

CLANG! The sound of metal on metal.

Rouge slashed out viciously, only to be blocked by a Flood Dragon Claw.

Dozens of consecutive clashes shook Lü Zhong so hard that the webbing between his thumb and index finger split open, blood pouring from the wound. Yet, the thought of stopping never crossed his mind as he continued to increase his output of Magical Power.

They fought from the sky down into the sea, and from the sea back up to the sky.

The Water Flood Dragon whipped its tail, and Lü Zhong, unable to dodge in time, was sent flying. But he immediately transformed back into a streak of light, recalled his magical treasures, and continued to clash with the beast.

In the process, he tried nearly every trick up his sleeve.

Whether it was the Purple Nether Extreme Fire or the Shocking God Needle.

But none of them had much effect on the Water Flood Dragon.

There was only one reason: the advantage granted by its immense size and tyrannical physique was simply terrifying. If his strength didn’t far exceed that of his peers, he would have likely been defeated in just a few moves.

’No wonder they say only a Nascent Soul Seed has the ability to slay a Flood Dragon.’

He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

’This Flood Dragon’s strength is far more absurd than I’d anticipated,’ Lü Zhong thought. ’Raw power is one thing, but it also possesses an incredibly robust physique. Even if the Star Mirror shatters its Scale Armor, the damage to its flesh is probably no more than a pinprick.’

With a flick of his hand, he shot out another Shocking God Needle.

The Water Flood Dragon was hit and thrashed about in pain, churning up the mud on the seabed.

But after only a few breaths’ time, it had already recovered.

”Dammit!” Lü Zhong couldn’t help but curse.

He looked down at himself. The earlier blow from the Flood Dragon Tail had caved in a section of his chest. He didn’t even know how many bones were broken, and every breath he took burned like fire.

It was a good thing he cultivated the Barbarian Ancestor Heaven-Swallowing Mantra; otherwise, he would have already lost the ability to fight.

He placed a Holy Essence Pill in his mouth.

Lü Zhong kicked off, urging his magical treasures toward the Water Flood Dragon once more.

After the last few rounds of exchanges, he had come to a conclusion: he was not the Water Flood Dragon’s match. However, he did have the ability to tie it up for a while.

As long as he could hold out until Feng’Er finished her advancement, the two of them could retreat to Ganquan Island.

With the Spirit Vein on Ganquan Island supplying the Island Protection Array with Spiritual Qi, plus the Spiritual Qi stored in the Little Sumeru Formation, the Water Flood Dragon wouldn’t be able to break through anytime soon. This would buy him enough time to react.

At that point, whether they fled or held their ground and waited for reinforcements, both would be good options.

After holding on for a hundred breaths, a message from Yu Feng’Er finally came.

Seeing this, Lü Zhong threw out the Bitter Spring Mace and cast several Technique Mantras with a wave of his hand.

A blinding Spiritual Light flashed!

BOOM! With a deafening explosion, the Magical Treasure self-detonated.

Seizing the opportunity, he formed a seal and cast Meteor Escape, transforming into a blood-red streak of light. He flew to Yu Feng’Er’s side, grabbed her, and in a few quick flashes, escaped to Ganquan Island.

They had just landed.

Lü Zhong retched, spitting up another mouthful of blood.

With red-rimmed eyes, Yu Feng’Er grabbed his arm and unhesitatingly began to transfer her own Spiritual Qi into him. After breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, her Ice Soul Spirit Body had changed. While it retained its original Cold Fiend properties, it could now nourish one’s Primordial Qi when mixed with Yin Yuan.

”That’s enough!”

Lü Zhong wrenched himself free from Yu Feng’Er’s transfer.

’If she keeps this up, this foolish woman is going to drain herself dry,’ he thought.

He knew Yu Feng’Er was blaming herself.

Thanks to his lifelong caution, Lü Zhong never fought opponents who were beyond his own strength. Yet recently, he had first faced Fang Xiaoyun of the Fang Family, and today, he had drawn the attention of a Water Flood Dragon during her Core Formation.

Lü Zhong had been in perilous situations time and time again.

It could be said that it was all because of her.

It was only natural for her to feel guilty.

Seeing her shoulders tremble, Lü Zhong could only speak to comfort her, ”It’s alright. I’ve already recovered. It won’t be like last time, where I needed a long time to recuperate.”

”You should hurry up and meditate to stabilize your cultivation.”

Having over-expended her Yin Yuan, Yu Feng’Er’s current state was very dangerous. A single misstep could cause her Core to shatter and her cultivation to regress to the Foundation Establishment Stage; such a thing was not impossible.

”Mm,” Yu Feng’Er nodded.

「Outside.」

In its fury, the Water Flood Dragon furiously stirred the seawater and attacked the Island Protection Array.

For a time, monstrous waves surged to the heavens.

But just as Lü Zhong had predicted, the Grand Array—one he had spent a fortune in Spirit Stones to build and later heavily reinforced with even more money after the incident with the Fang Family—remained impregnable as long as it was powered by the Spirit Vein.

For three whole days and nights.

Every part of Ganquan Island not covered by the Grand Array was scoured into sandy beaches by the seawater.

Seeing that its efforts were futile, the Water Flood Dragon realized it could not breach Ganquan Island’s sturdy Grand Array on its own. It could only let out a roar to the heavens before diving into the sea and disappearing.

Watching the ripples on the sea’s surface, Lü Zhong’s expression appeared calm.

But inside, a monstrous rage was surging.

’Just you wait!’

’Sooner or later, I will slay this beast. Then I will flay its skin and pull its tendons, not even sparing its Flood Dragon Essence. I must refine it into a Flood Dragon Spirit Banner; only then will my thirst for revenge be quenched.’

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The Water Flood Dragon’s attack on Ganquan Island meant that Changchun Valley could no longer sit idly by.

「Half a month later.」

Led by Qingding Master, Changchun Valley dispatched a total of five Golden Core Elders.

The five formed a battle formation and fought a great battle with the Water Flood Dragon in the Coral Sea. Changchun Valley paid the price of one person heavily injured and everyone else lightly injured, but they still failed to stop the Water Flood Dragon, allowing it to escape into the sea, heavily wounded.

Once the Flood Dragon entered the sea, all trace of it was lost.

The chaos caused by the Water Flood Dragon thus came to a temporary end.

Many factions were affected by this matter, but aside from the Commerce Association whose sea vessels were sunk by the Water Flood Dragon, the ones who lost the most were the cultivators who had bought permanent property rights on Ganquan Island.