Free Web NovelChapter 538: Chapter 492: Persuading the Dragon
Jiang Yuebai temporarily handled Ao Juan’s injuries, turned back to see Jixiang, raised her brows, but said nothing. Such a big Dragon Prison Nail, Jixiang couldn’t finish gnawing it in a few months.
Let it gnaw first, and leave a bit for herself later; the materials of the Dragon Prison Nail are good and can be used for artifact refining.
She currently lacks demonic power and needs to rest for a while before continuing the treatment.
Jiang Yuebai wasn’t in a hurry either. She hadn’t yet mastered the first level of "Dragon God Transformation"; only after mastering it could she begin forming her Nascent Soul.
"Ao Juan, are you sure it’s safe here?"
Jiang Yuebai returned to the dragon head to ask Ao Juan, who blinked.
"It’s a pity you’re injured now, definitely can’t transform. Otherwise, I’d be curious to see what you look like after transforming."
Mentioning this, Ao Juan bashfully turned its head.
Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged in front of Ao Juan, slowly restoring her demonic power.
"Just right, let’s chat. Don’t make me guess with all the growling; just send Divine Thought to me directly. Let me first tell you why I’m here looking for you. As you’ve seen, I’m already at the Golden Core Peak."
"But due to my extraordinary constitution, I absorbed some other things recently; the commotion during my Nascent Soul formation might be immense. I need a safe place and your protection. In exchange, I can help you with some things within my abilities that don’t go against my principles of the Great Dao."
Roar~
Ao Juan sent over a Divine Thought, leaving Jiang Yuebai both amused and helpless.
"You overestimate me. I can’t help the Dragon Clan defeat the Human Clan; just now, a Divinity Transformation Cultivator could immobilize me, waiting for death. The Green Dragon Realm still has Refining Void and Integration Cultivators."
Whimper...
Ao Juan looked dejected.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the dragons far away in the lake and communicated, "Ao Juan, I know you’re responsible for the Dragon Clan, but your current strength is indeed insufficient; you can’t protect them."
Ao Juan looked at Jiang Yuebai, eyes puzzled.
"Imagine, even if you slaughtered everyone in the Green Dragon Realm, turning it into a realm solely of dragons, could you defend this realm? Could you prevent all cultivators from the outside Three Thousand Realms from entering the Green Dragon Realm?"
A trace of sadness swept through Ao Juan’s dragon eyes, and its whiskers drooped lifelessly.
Jiang Yuebai continued, "Actually, along the way, I’ve thought a lot for you. I think you can’t pin your hopes on Biyou Palace. If they truly care for the Dragon Clan and wish to coexist equally, then they shouldn’t tolerate the existence of Fulong Sect."
"However, for Biyou Palace, the existence of Fulong Sect is necessary. It’s only by contrasting with Fulong Sect’s cruelty that those dragons seeking survival willingly rely on Biyou Palace, becoming their tools."
Ao Juan suddenly realized, feeling ashamed, having almost wanted to negotiate with Biyou Palace and fell into their trap.
Indeed, its Little Immortal Ganoderma was intelligent. Because of listening to her, it had roamed free for many years, never captured, and fiercely defeated the Human Clan several times.
Roar~
Ao Juan signaled Jiang Yuebai to continue.
"You’re besieged here, those dragons follow you through life and death. I know it’s for your sake as Dragon King willingly, and they need your leadership. But your current leadership is pushing them into an abyss of no return."
"The revival of a race isn’t achieved overnight; it requires long-term planning. The most crucial of which is an absolute strong leader, and you’re not that leader yet. Have you considered, if you’re not in the West Sea, would Fulong Sect and Biyou Palace still seal off the West Sea, frequently hunting dragons?"
"Everything they do is to incite you, make you react aggressively, exhaust you, and eventually capture you. Only when you’re not in the West Sea can the Dragon Clan there be relatively safe. Deaths and injuries are inevitable, as the Human Clan’s greed is endless; they’ll continue hunting dragons, but not as frequently as now."
Ao Juan fell silent, Jiang Yuebai was not in a hurry, waiting for it to understand the reasoning.
Jiang Yuebai had already told herself internally that she was merely an outsider, treating Ao Juan as a friend, hence helping it, but no more than that.
She wouldn’t involve herself in this war, wouldn’t take sides, nor fight for any party.
She had always been someone who cared about her friends’ safety.
Roar~~
Ao Juan let out a low growl, Jiang Yuebai calmly watched it.
"That’s right, I want you to leave the West Sea, just you. It’s not abandoning your clan; it’s giving you a chance to cultivate, increase your powers, rather than being endlessly exhausted here. Only when one day you truly cultivate to the Mahayana Realm, becoming the true Heaven and Earth Dragon King, will you have the ability to save the Dragon Clan entirely."
Jiang Yuebai rubbed Ao Juan’s face.
"I know making decisions is tough. I understand how happy you are with your kind. I’m the same; with friends, never satisfied, reluctant to part. But the Great Dao is solitary; you can’t drag a whole clan while aiming for the Mahayana Realm."
"Moreover, the internal issues within the Dragon Clan are significant, not something you alone can change. I traveled from the east, met different dragon groups. Take for instance, the Grass Dragons I saw last time; they watched their kind oppressed by Nascent Soul Cultivators, yet all hid in the Sword Grass Sea, unmoving."
Roar!
Ao Juan rose in anger, aggravating its injuries and crashing down heavily, scaring Jixiang into scurrying away.
"What good does your anger do? The Dragon Clan without Dragon King leadership is scattered; in the Green Dragon Realm, they’ve been oppressed by the Human Clan for thousands of years, accustomed to their current survival methods."
Jiang Yuebai got Ao Juan to lie down properly again.
"I’m not referring to you as the sole Dragon King; if every tribe, every place had a Little Dragon King to unite them, I believe the current situation could change. But this isn’t something achievable while you remain in the West Sea, nor within a year or two."
Jiang Yuebai shared many tales and insights with Ao Juan, recounting her experiences along the way, things Ao Juan had never witnessed.
It once from the extreme west of the Western Sea’s void entered the Green Dragon Realm, was discovered before leaving the Western Sea, ultimately trapped here. It knew everything from the hearsay of the West Sea Dragon Clan, unaware of the situation outside the Green Dragon Realm.
The true state of the Dragon Clan was far more complex than Ao Juan imagined. With Jiang Yuebai’s narration, it gradually understood that the Dragon Clan’s rise wasn’t reliant on just winning a battle or two.
Ao Juan’s eyes held a touch of gratitude and admiration, watched Jiang Yuebai speaking passionately without pause, felt an urge to rub against her.
The Little Immortal Ganoderma, having studied among the Human Clan, was indeed different, knowledgeable and smart.
Reward, generous reward!
Suddenly feeling inspired, Ao Juan raised its dragon head and opened its mouth wide toward Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai was startled, "Ao Juan, you...!!"
Bleagh~
Ao Juan spat out a heap of miscellaneous Magic Treasure materials and Spirit Stones, dumping them like garbage onto Jiang Yuebai, instantly burying her beneath, forming a small mountain.
Ao Juan contentedly smacked its lips, shaking its dragon head. Its Little Immortal Ganoderma loved these Human Clan’s trash, fortunately, it had saved some bits.
Roar~~
Ao Juan used its nose to lift Jiang Yuebai from the ’garbage pile’, suggesting she continue talking; it enjoyed listening.
"I’ve said it eight hundred times, can you not spit stuff on my head!!"
Jiang Yuebai furiously took the cauldron off her head and slammed it on the ground.
