Chapter 1226: Chapter 1222
That feeling was like drinking a refreshing cup of cola on a hot summer day.
When the Dragon Spirit looked at the copper mirror again, his mindset immediately calmed down, and he even exhibited a kind of loving and tolerant demeanor unique to elders.
This sudden change in the Dragon Spirit’s expression left Yun Ran a bit confused and secretly a bit unnerved.
His gaze swept over the Dragon Spirit, and then he shifted slightly, as if afraid being too close would affect him.
Dragon Spirit: ...
Wait, what did he do? Why was Yun Ran looking at him with such disdain?
"What kind of expression is this?"
Thinking this, the Dragon Spirit asked directly; he wasn’t one to fret over trivial things.
Moreover, since he had traveled a long way to find Yun Ran, if Yun Ran dared to give him attitude now, he’d surely flip.
Although he wouldn’t go as far as to tear his face off and fight with Yun Ran, arguing was definitely on the table.
At this moment, the Dragon Spirit stood firm, showing a stance that if Yun Ran couldn’t give an explanation, he wouldn’t let it go easily.
Yun Ran: ...
Logically speaking, such childish behavior shouldn’t appear in a being thousands of years old.
But alas, for such a naturally nurtured being like the Dragon Spirit, thousands of years are just adulthood for his kind.
Facing this dog-like temper of the Dragon Spirit, Yun Ran remained speechless but didn’t intend to further ignite his fiery temper.
He simply said calmly, "It’s nothing, just feels you’re a bit embarrassing, don’t want to get too close, lest you rub off on me!"
Dragon Spirit: ...
He knew it: nothing good ever came from Yun Ran’s mouth.
Forget it, he was the bigger person, no point in quarreling with Yun Ran, hmph!
He was here for a proper purpose.
"By the way, you mentioned earlier..."
Just as he started speaking, the Dragon Spirit suddenly stopped, his gaze warily shifting towards the copper mirror.
He was about to discuss confidential matters, and with this unknown copper mirror present, the Dragon Spirit became cautious.
He directly pulled Yun Ran’s arm, moving them to a place farther from the copper mirror, and cast a hand sign to prevent eavesdropping before continuing.
"The matters you discovered earlier, your little puppets already told you, are you planning to find those who defected from Moonlight City?"
Originally, their goal was merely to find the Heavenly Book.
But now, knowing some people plan to use this world as their stepping stone for immortal fate.
The Dragon Spirit was worried that Yun Ran, being a disciple of Qingfeng Temple, genuinely intended to oppose those people, delaying time was minor.
What he feared most was those traitors, if they knew how to command those sea monsters, Yun Ran might lose his life.
That’s why the Dragon Spirit hurriedly came, regardless of anything else, helping by being an additional assurance.
In fact, on the way, the Dragon Spirit planned to first scold Yun Ran.
But now, seeing Yun Ran’s calm demeanor, he couldn’t bring himself to say those words.
Yun Ran, facing the Dragon Spirit’s hesitant expression, found it amusing, "Since you already guessed, why did you come?"
If he hadn’t detected the underlying truth, he might have let it be, but now, knowing exactly who was using what techniques to fabricate divinity.
Even jeopardizing the safety of the entire space rift world, ignoring it evidently wasn’t the conduct of Qingfeng Temple disciples.
The Dragon Spirit opened his mouth, but swallowed his words again.
It was precisely because he knew he couldn’t persuade Yun Ran that he came to give Yun Ran a helping hand; after all, he was almost like half a member of Qingfeng Temple now.
Perhaps because the current topic was a bit heavy, the Dragon Spirit shifted to discussing the Heavenly Book.
"Xuan Chu and I learned some things about the Heavenly Book from the Xuan Master Association, but this news contradicts the information you obtained from the murals in Moonlight City.
Nor can we determine which side’s news is accurate. I think, finding the Heavenly Book will likely take a long time."
The thought of having spent so much time, yet only finding partial information frustrated the Dragon Spirit.
Even his spiritual sense, released to search for the Heavenly Book’s whereabouts, proved useless, as if something was blocking it.
Clearly, he previously awakened the Divine Dragon Clan’s bloodline, and could sense the Heavenly Book around Five Emperors Mountain.
But now, after engulfing more Mountain Guardian Dragon Spirit, his sensing power is less sharp than before.
Yun Ran wasn’t surprised by this.
"That High Priest of the Divine Hall might be the last person who saw the Heavenly Book. He could disperse divine status to shelter life, naturally wouldn’t let others easily find the Heavenly Book."
No matter how powerful the Dragon Spirit was, he was ultimately just a being thousands of years old, still lacking before a quasi-immortal with divine status.
Had he never seen a true immortal, the Dragon Spirit might not have taken the High Priest who dispersed divine status seriously.
But the Dragon Spirit had seen Elder Qing Yangzi. An immortal’s mere glance could render him immobile.
The disparity was like an insurmountable abyss, making the Dragon Spirit immediately obedient.
"So now what? Finding those Moonlight City defectors won’t be easy."
Those people, having fooled certain of the Xuan Master Association, using copper mirrors stolen from Moonlight City, gathering vast amounts of resentful energy from spirits monsters and evil.
They could even conceal information, so much so that people from Moonlight City didn’t know that these copper mirrors originally belonged to them.
If not for someone with extraordinary energy concealing a large chunk of history, it would’ve been impossible to accomplish.
Even now, many Xuan Masters remain unaware, thinking they’re helping rid evil, unaware they’re perpetuating it.
Even those from the General Association deeply trust the extermination of all evil.
All stemming from a prophecy: the world will be destroyed by spirit monsters and evil.
The full prophecy remains obscure, genuinely knowledgeable individuals almost extinct.
Those traitors were indeed formidable, preserving what benefited them entirely, what didn’t completely altered beyond recognition.
If it weren’t for the High Priest’s scheme, those traitors would’ve long achieved their desires.
Contemplating this, the Dragon Spirit felt similar sentiment to Yun Ran earlier: the High Priest truly wasn’t ordinary.
Perhaps because he fully comprehended human nature and knew that time would warp many things.
Hence, his most crucial scheme was never on the descendants of divine servants but fell upon Yun Ran spanning several spaces.
