"How is that possible?" Qi Yu crossed her arms. "I feel like the laws are very wrong. Is this really the laws?"
Si Qing blinked. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, this guy called 'Laws' in front of us acts very strangely. Although she can indeed wield the power that laws possess, it seems very weak," Qi Yu said, crossing her arms. "I always feel like something is not right, but I can't quite pinpoint it. Can true laws manifest as human form?"
Everyone, including the Four Ancestral Dragons, shook their heads.
"As far as I know, the initial laws were merely shackles binding the Heavenly Dao and the Three Realms," Yan Hua said gravely. "Even the Heavenly Dao could not manifest a human form. Later, for some unknown reason, the binding force of this world gradually weakened, and it slowly evolved into what it is today."
"Little brat, don't look at us as if we've lived for a long time. In reality, our knowledge is also limited," Chen Xi patted Qi Yu's small head with one hand. "When we, the Four Ancestral Dragons, were first born, heaven and earth had already been separated, and laws and the Heavenly Dao already existed."
"But as all things in the world change, many things are no longer the same as when heaven and earth first opened. Moreover, we have been out of worldly affairs for a long time, and gradually, what we know is no longer applicable to the current era."
Chen Xi's tone was slightly dejected when he said this. It was no longer the era of ancient mighty beings like them.
"Actually, I've never understood. Aren't they all saying that the Twelve Heavens are inhabited by many ancient mighty beings?" Qi Yu counted on her fingers. "Like Nuwa, and other well-known powerful figures. Why haven't any of these ancient mighty beings appeared when so many things are happening in the Three Realms?"
What was a mere Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable compared to them? The mighty beings could kill him with a single finger.
"Those ancient mighty beings have long since fallen into a deep slumber with the passage of time. The entire Twelve Heavens are silent," Yan Hua waved his hand. "So, we can't count on them, and you shouldn't either."
Qi Yu said "oh."
Yue Zhiyin looked at Qi Yu. "You've already agreed to Laws. What's the plan for this matter now? We can't possibly go and search for cultivators in the mortal realm, can we? Wouldn't that be considered demonic behavior?"
"I already said that's impossible," Qi Yu shook her head. "I'll agree for now to stabilize Laws. During this time, we'll take advantage of the convenience to find the new Heavenly Dao."
Everyone fell silent.
Finding the new Heavenly Dao was not necessarily difficult.
Since they couldn't find a target, they could only turn the world upside down and search one by one.
Yue Zhiyin recalled the celebration banquet that was mentioned earlier. After careful consideration, he spoke up and suggested, "Alright, in that case, let's postpone the celebration banquet to tomorrow. It's also a reason to celebrate our first victory."
Qi Yu and Si Qing nodded.
That night, the South Sea Dragon Palace was bustling with activity.
After the Blood Demon Fiend was confined, to facilitate the dissipation of his resentment, Qi Yu placed the Blood Demon Fiend, which was only half remaining, along with the spiritual energy cage, into the Evil Cold Hell. She then wrapped him layer by layer with ice, finally freezing him into an ice mountain and placing it at the innermost part of the Evil Cold Hell.
After dealing with the Blood Demon Fiend, everyone began to split up into different groups.
The Heavenly Emperor's barrier remained active.
However, the Dragon Scale barrier was temporarily withdrawn.
Sui You, Ming Lou, Chi Ming, Feng Mingqi, Feng Siqian, and Feng Yunzui were responsible for subduing the malevolent energies and heading to the underworld or the demon realm.
As for the remaining people, the Four Ancestral Dragons were not expected to work. If they were asked to, they certainly wouldn't be willing, so they simply went to the Dragon Palace with the other three Dragon King couples to recuperate.
Yue Zhiyin, as the Heavenly Emperor, had a more arduous task. Besides organizing the order of the Nine Heavens, he also had to order people to prepare for the celebration banquet.
In addition, he was also responsible for managing the North Sea, but Qi Yu would go to help.
As for Qi Nian and the others, they went to the other clans to check the losses they suffered from this great battle.
After a brief rest, everyone worked tirelessly through the night, barely getting any sleep.
Qi Yu and Si Qing had to separate. One stayed in the South Sea to deal with the seawater that had been blackened by the malevolent energies during the battle.
The other was responsible for going to the North Sea to assist Yue Zhiyin.
Before leaving for the North Sea, Yue Zhiyin handed Qi Yu a waist token. "You must keep this. When you go to the North Sea to help, you'll need to issue commands. With this, the dragons of the North Sea will obey your orders. You just need to drip a drop of your blood on it."
After saying that, Yue Zhiyin seemed to throw away a hot potato and turned to leave.
Qi Yu looked at the silver waist token in her hand and felt that it looked somewhat familiar. She quickly caught up to him. "No, Senior Brother, this waist token you gave me, I feel like it looks familiar. Is it really just an ordinary token for issuing commands?"
She felt that this token was similar to... the South Sea Dragon King token on her father Shaofeng's waist.
"Of course, it's real. Otherwise, what do you think I would give you?" Yue Zhiyin urged Qi Yu. "Bite your fingertip and drip a drop of blood on it."
Qi Yu was half-believing.
Not far away, Chi Shangming was cracking melon seeds and watching the show.
Wang Lanqing lowered her voice and said to Chi Shangming, "Do you know? I think His Heavenly Emperor intends to trick Qi Yu into becoming the North Sea Dragon King."
"Hey, why?" Chi Shangming asked doubtfully. "The Heavenly Emperor didn't say anything. How did you figure that out?"
"In our world, when reading novels, there's a rule," Wang Lanqing spat out a melon seed husk. "Anything that requires dripping blood to recognize kinship means it's recognizing a master."
Chi Shangming suddenly understood. "Then aren't you going to remind Qi Yu?"
Wang Lanqing recalled Qi Yu's lazy nature and felt that saving a life was better than building a seven-story pagoda. Just as she was thinking of going to remind Qi Yu not to drip blood casually, she took a step forward and saw Yue Zhiyin smiling at her, mouthing:
"Be quiet."
Wang Lanqing: "..." Alright, big shot, you continue.
She silently took a step back.