Chapter 681 - 680: Young Mistress Qianning

Jiang Zuo looked at the rather attractive female cultivator and said, "She looks like she wants to skin you alive."

"Saint Dragon Shuang Ying's lackey," the female cultivator said coldly.

Then, she began attacking the old palace again.

The Divine Dragon said helplessly, "Little girl, if you have a grudge against Shuang Ying, go find her. Why are you coming after me?"

The female cultivator said, "If it weren't for you, I would have severely injured her, even killed her back then. It's all your fault, you stinking Loach."

The Divine Dragon's expression turned cold. 'How dare she call me a Loach?'

'Does she think the Dragon Race's majesty is just for show?'

But before the Divine Dragon could act, Jiang Zuo saw a giant fish floating over from the distance. The fish was swishing its tail, likely in the process of waking up as well.

And the Big Fish, its eyes not yet open, instantly collided with the woman.

Caught completely off guard, the female cultivator was sent flying and slammed directly into the palace's Defense.

If she made contact with the palace's Defense like that, she would be far more than just severely injured.

This Defense was imbued with a powerful attack. Who would dare to touch it carelessly?

But now, her Cultivation was in Chaos, and she couldn't stop herself.

'It's over. I'm going to die.'

This was the woman's first thought.

But just as she was about to hit the Defense, it suddenly opened, and she fell right through.

THUD. She landed right in front of Jiang Zuo and Divine Dragon Qian Zhong.

The woman quickly scrambled back. Though injured, she was forced to remain on guard.

"I may be injured, but you two don't look like you're in great shape either. My Cultivation is still higher than yours," the woman warned them.

Then she added, speaking to Jiang Zuo, "We're both human. There's nothing wrong with being a lackey, but being a lackey for Saint Dragon Shuang Ying is a mistake. I suggest you find a new master."

Jiang Zuo frowned. 'This woman talks way too much,' he thought. 'It's seriously getting in the way.'

A moment later, with a single thought, Jiang Zuo attempted to summon the Little Wild Cat.

But to Jiang Zuo's surprise, the Little Wild Cat didn't appear.

Then, Jiang Zuo received a message from the mark:

[The Little Wild Cat is hibernating and cannot respond to the Summoning. Summon a projection?]

[Yes/No]

Jiang Zuo: "..."

'Hibernating? What the hell is that?'

'The Little Wild Cat is Chaos. Chaos definitely doesn't need to hibernate, and a Qiong Qi isn't a species that hibernates either.'

'Why is the Little Wild Cat hibernating?'

'Who did it learn this from?'

'Did it just eat too much?'

Then Jiang Zuo chose "No."

'Summoning a projection is useless. It won't work on people like this. Better to just save it.'

Seeing Jiang Zuo frown, Divine Dragon Qian Zhong pointed a finger at the woman, and she was instantly trapped.

However, the injuries on her body were also slowly healing.

Divine Dragon Qian Zhong said, "Little girl, you'd best be quiet, or you're liable to get killed. As for being lackeys, I'm afraid we're not anyone's lackeys, nor do we need to be."

Jiang Zuo looked at the Divine Dragon and said flatly, "You might be a simp, though."

The Divine Dragon: "???"

Jiang Zuo didn't say anything more on the matter. Instead, he asked, "Let's talk. Are there any other Tier Nine Dragons around here?"

Hearing this, the woman was stunned. She didn't say anything this time. 'It seems I'm no match for this Loach at all. He immobilized me with a single finger.'

'If he hadn't held back, I can't imagine how badly injured I'd be right now.'

'But speaking of Tier Nine Dragons, besides me, isn't Elder Long the only Tier Nine here?'

'Are these two planning to go after the Divine Dragon?'

At this, the Divine Dragon said, "There is, but he's a bit of a coward."

Jiang Zuo said, "Grab him. Beat him up first. If he doesn't listen, just roast him. We can send him to the Saint Dragon as a gift."

The Divine Dragon: "..."

Even the female cultivator was stunned. 'What a vicious move! It would disgust the Saint Dragon to death, forcing her to eat her own kind.'

The Divine Dragon shook his head. "Dragons don't eat their own kind."

Jiang Zuo: "Then I'll roast it and take it home to eat."

The Divine Dragon: "..."

The female cultivator: "..."

'A Tier Three Cultivator... where does he get this kind of courage?'

'Besides, how could a Tier Nine Dragon be so easy to kill, let alone roast? He's all talk.'

The Divine Dragon shook his head again. "We can't do that. Tier Nine Dragons are already rare. This would undoubtedly weaken the overall strength of the Dragon Race."

Jiang Zuo looked at the Divine Dragon. "Then you figure it out."

"..." Finally, Divine Dragon Qian Zhong sighed. "My young friend, wait for me. I'll go bring the Tier Nine Dragon here now."

The female cultivator watched, completely dumbfounded. 'He's really going to bring a Tier Nine Dragon here just like that?'

'This Loach really is all talk.'

Then, the female cultivator watched as the seemingly not-so-strong Loach actually opened a Space Gate and vanished from the spot.

After the Divine Dragon left, Jiang Zuo turned to the female cultivator. "Are you from the ancient era?"

The female cultivator frowned. "No, I'm from this era."

Jiang Zuo asked, "Do you know Qin Tian?"

The female cultivator nodded. "Of course. Elder Qin is a peerless expert, the publicly acknowledged number one in the Cultivation Realm, highly respected and revered."

Jiang Zuo continued, "Do you know about the Celestial Stele Divine War?"

The female cultivator looked completely lost. She then said, "We lost contact with the outside world a long time ago. This place was sealed off early on, preventing anyone from leaving. I heard it was Lady Qianning's doing.

"She said that anyone who dared to damage her home would be finished. To prevent people from causing damage and then running away, this place had to be sealed.

"So we've had no choice but to live inside here. Thankfully, the place is big enough.

"And we're not lacking for anything, otherwise we would have been trapped to death.

"But before the Seal, she did give people a choice. Anyone who wanted to leave immediately could do so."

'Qianning? Qin Qianning?'

Jiang Zuo realized that this Qin Qianning was really something else.

'Qin Tian really did spoil his sister. But the final Seal must have been placed by the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion. He would definitely listen to Qin Qianning.'

'Another thing... this place is actually Qin Qianning's home?'

'If you had to call someplace her home, wouldn't that valley be the most fitting?'

'She grew up there, and she met You Si nearby.'

After that, Jiang Zuo didn't dwell on it. He simply told the female cultivator, "Qin Tian's era *is* the ancient era."

Jiang Zuo just wanted to know approximately when this place was sealed. It seemed he wouldn't get much of an answer, as the exit had been sealed when Qin Tian and the others left.

It was hard to say if it had been tens of thousands of years.

Because they had lived in the temporary cave residence for a long time at the end. Especially after Qin Tian and the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion went into seclusion, it must have been a considerable amount of time.

'So when did that Dragon that's tens of thousands of years old start lording over this place?'

Jiang Zuo originally wanted to ask the female cultivator more, but unfortunately, she had frozen in a daze.

She had woken up to find she'd skipped past the entire ancient era. It would be abnormal if she weren't shocked.

However, an even more shocking event jolted her once again. A Dragon emerged from the suddenly appeared Space Gate—and it had been thrown out.

"..."

She seemed to recognize this Dragon. It looked like the Tier Eight Dragon from the deep sea. She had later heard it was about to ascend to Tier Nine, but then there was no further news, so she assumed it had died.

It seemed not only was it alive, but it had really reached Tier Nine.

'A Loach... said he'd catch a Tier Nine, and he actually went and did it?'