746: Chapter 493 746: Chapter 493 Jiang Tang watched as the fight between the East Sea Dragon King and the West Sea Dragon King was nearly over, and the Artifact Spirit of the Hell Palace Magic Artifact had also vented its anger.
Seeing Ao Guang with a bruised nose and swollen face, finally, he resolved the conflict between the two Dragon Kings and released them from the restraints of the Hell Palace Magical Treasure.
Once the West Sea Dragon King emerged, he saw that not only was that young man present in his palace, but there were also several unfamiliar women, and even more perplexing, there were so many children.
What was going on?
When Ao Guang appeared in the palace, everyone present couldn’t help but snicker upon seeing his bruised and battered appearance, and the children thought this old man had also been in a fight.
Ao Guang, feeling ridiculed by others, gave the West Sea Dragon King a glare, blaming this brother for being overly vigorous with his punches.
Then, he dared not glare at Jiang Tang, exhibiting the sly, timid demeanor of someone who bullies the weak but fears the strong.
After getting a good beating from the West Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang now felt much of his long-standing resentment dissipate.
He contentedly made his way to his chair and seated himself.
The staff in the palace served them leeks again, as both the West Sea Dragon King and Ao Guang were hungry after their brawl.
While everyone else had finished eating, they were left awkwardly devouring their meals.
After being released from the Hell Palace Magic Artifact, Ao Guang had cast a healing spell on himself.
Since what the West Sea Dragon King inflicted were only surface wounds, he managed to heal his bruised and swollen face with a single spell.
Watching the formerly battered old man suddenly regain his original looks, it was noted that his and the West Sea Dragon King’s appearances were somewhat similar, with dragon heads that were slightly unsightly.
Ao Guang’s healing spell immediately caught the attention of several bewildered children who aspired to cultivation.
They lacked the ability at the moment, and such spells were beyond their reach.
Upon witnessing Ao Guang’s healing powers, they couldn’t help but dream anew, hoping that one day they too would possess such abilities.
Not only could they heal their own bodies when injured on missions, but they could also assist others.
They felt grateful to Jiang Tang, convinced that they must become capable, so that when they grew up, they could also do good deeds.
To root out the evil and remove harm from the people, to empower you.
In this moment, the children harbored such vast aspirations.
As the adults chatted and continued to eat and drink, the satiated children, filled with food, began to practice their cultivation techniques.
Ao Guang was completely unaware that his ordinary spell had inspired dreams in dozens of children, providing future strength for Jiang Tang’s Saint Sect and pushing the enterprise to new heights.
The Southern Sea Dragon King, too, had finished eating.
While the two brothers were still at their meal, he mentioned that it was time to start preparing for their journey to the North Sea Dragon King.
Ao Guang and the West Sea Dragon King, who had just come out of the spatial dimension, were unaware that outsiders were at the palace gate, desperately trying to open it.
“Brother, let us not delay.
We’ve eaten our fill, so let’s set out!”
The West Sea Dragon King’s impatience stood in stark contrast to Ao Guang, who was reluctant to embark on another journey just as he had settled down with food and drink, especially not knowing what might lie ahead.
“Brother, no need to rush.
We’ve finally come to visit you, let’s stay for a few days and allow you to properly host us.”
Ao Guang’s remark elicited an annoyed look from the West Sea Dragon King: “Are you just a glutton?
Don’t you have any ambition?”
“Given our current state, what ambition could we have?” Ao Guang replied in a lazy manner, further infuriating the West Sea Dragon King, who seemed almost ready to throw his drinking cup in Ao Guang’s face.
Seeing the brothers on the verge of squabbling again, the Southern Sea Dragon King quickly interjected:
“My brothers!
Are you unaware that our previous adversaries are outside the palace gate?”
The West Sea Dragon King, oblivious to who it could be, asked, “What adversaries?
Those from a thousand years ago?
Could they still possibly come?”
However, Ao Guang understood what the Southern Sea Dragon King meant: “Those persistent nuisances, have they found their way here again?”
“How is this your fault again?” The West Sea Dragon King immediately assigned Ao Guang the guilt of a troublemaker deserving of death.
Ao Guang, feeling wronged by his brother, defended himself:
“Nothing of the sort.
What king would cause trouble?
They are by their nature intruders.
If they come to our territory, shouldn’t we chase them out?”
The West Sea Dragon King felt confused by Ao Guang’s words, which he found hard to trust, and could only turn to the Southern Sea Dragon King for clarification: “Brother, what’s going on here?”
The Southern Sea Dragon King was also perplexed.
Although the Dragon Palace housed treasures and fine Artifact Refining materials, he didn’t believe that these items could prompt the most powerful beings from the Cultivation World to chase them for such vast distances.
“Not sure, they probably covet something in the Dragon Palace!”
Upon hearing this, the West Sea Dragon King began to understand what the two Dragon Kings implied.
The palace was full of treasures, so it made sense that mortals or cultivators would desire the palace’s treasures.
People die for wealth, as birds die for food!
Every single item in the Dragon Palace was a treasure; every plant, every tile, even the pillars were made of gold.
Bringing out just one item from here could fetch a fortune, enough to sustain ordinary people for generations.
“If they want treasures, we could just give them some to pacify them, so they stop guarding the gate of the Dragon Palace and cease their pursuit of us.”
The West Sea Dragon King felt it was probably Ao Guang’s miserliness and the Southern Sea Dragon King’s lack of awareness that kept those people in pursuit.
If he offered some gifts, perhaps they would stop their relentless pursuit and trouble-making.