Dragon Tamer

Chapter 521: Chapter 523 World Dragon Gate
 

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“Don’t worry, I will handle it. There’s no need for you to be concerned,” Li Yunzi shook her head, not feeling angry about Wen Lingfei’s actions.

If it were her, she wouldn’t mind her army rolling in if someone took what belonged to her. In fact, Wen Lingfei’s approach coincided with Li Yunzi’s thinking!

Moreover, she had just said that she wouldn’t wait for Wen Lingfei’s Miao Kingdom Sword Army to attack. If there really was going to be a war, it would be her Army Guard stepping into Wen Lingfei’s territory!

“I shouldn’t be worried??” Zhu Minglang scratched his head.

Shouldn’t he be the one to deal with this and make Wen Lingfei completely give up on the idea?

From Li Yunzi’s tone, it sounded more like she was comforting him.

And there was something else…

The talk about attacking the Miao Kingdom wasn’t empty words after all!

She’ll handle it, by going to war with the Miao Kingdom directly??

That’s totally unnecessary!

Something that could be resolved with a few words, why escalate it to such extremes!

Li Yunzi’s thoughts, however, were completely different from Zhu Minglang’s.

Wen Lingfei wasn’t someone who could be dismissed with just a few words. Being both the Miao Mountain Sword Sect Leader and the future Monarch of the Miao Kingdom, once she set her mind on something, she wouldn’t easily change it. From the very moment she stepped into Ancestral Dragon City and spoke those words to Li Yunzi, the latter could clearly feel Wen Lingfei’s firm stance, with no room for negotiation. And her troops would surely step into this place, should Zhu Minglang fail to honor his marriage promise to her, she would not rest!

Besides, after some investigation, Li Yunzi had learned that the so-called suitor selection was nothing but a ceremonial formality. Zhu Minglang’s mother, Meng Bingci, had already approved of that marriage.

In the Miao Kingdom, a matrilineal nation, mothers and women represented authority, and children had to be obedient. Zhu Minglang might not be aware of their unyielding attitude, but Li Yunzi understood it well; otherwise, Wen Lingfei wouldn’t have issued a declaration of war as soon as she arrived in Lichuan.

It wasn’t a provocation, nor a threat, but because she had the absolute power to do so, allowing no dissent!

Li Yunzi was certain of this.

Because she and they were of the same kind.

In a world where status is unequal, notions of mutual affection and matchmakers’ words are unlikely to lead to any outcome. There’s no civilization advanced enough to restrain a great kingdom’s ruler by morality, if she wanted not a person but the sweet luscious lychees of Lichuan, she could have her troops roll over this land just so that the lychees could be plucked and delivered to her mouth at the first possible moment.

In the eyes of the Miao Kingdom, Lichuan was always just a backward place, much like Wutu, which once lay at the mercy of others.

But Lichuan is not as simple as these proud children of Supreme Court sky think.

“Her Sword Army is already on their way, but I will handle it. You don’t need to worry, just stay here. There are, however, some more important matters that need your attention, along with Ling Sha and Yu Suo,” Li Yunzi deftly changed the subject.

The Miao Kingdom Sword Army has already mobilized??

Wen Lingfei, this woman is outrageous!

“Alright, let’s put this matter aside for the moment. It’s the changes in Lichuan that are astonishing. Has the Ancient Ruin been found?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“It’s a World Dragon Gate,” Li Yunzi replied.

“World Dragon Gate??” Zhu Minglang was somewhat puzzled.

“Before she left, our great-grandmother told us a few things. Everything in the world has a spirit. We always say that once a living being crosses the Dragon Gate, it transforms into a dragon. But if the world itself has a spirit, has cultivation, then couldn’t it also evolve to a certain extent at a specific time?” Li Yunzi said to Zhu Minglang.

Zhu Minglang had never heard such a theory before.

So, the land they lived on, this continent, is like cultivators and demon spirits, undergoing a metamorphosis toward a higher realm??

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“And this World Dragon Gate?” Zhu Minglang found it even harder to believe.

Despite the world itself being unknowable, and its composition a mystery, this all seemed too incredulous!

“Living beings have a gate which, once crossed, transforms them into dragons.”

“The continent also has a gate. If it can be crossed, the sun, the moon, the stars, flowers, plants, trees, a myriad living beings, and all of creation will likewise undergo a transformation. This transformation can be understood as the resuscitation of spiritual energy in this barren and impoverished land, or as an advancement in this world’s level of radiance. The so-called heavens are continents of a higher level of brilliance in the world.”

Li Yunzi maintained a calm demeanor as she relayed this information to Zhu Minglang.

What exactly was this world like?

Why were the edges of the continent submerged by the Void Sea, making it impossible for anyone, regardless of their cultivation, to cross?

Why did different landmasses of civilization collide and fuse, forming continents that sailed across the heavens and perfectly adjoined each other?

Within those mists, from time to time ancient islands and mountain ranges would drift by, creatures never before seen would descend upon the land, and occasionally unexpected travelers would inadvertently get swept into the whirlpools of the Void Sea and reach another world. Might even some species from ancient ruins step beyond the bounds of time to appear at the far end of the ages?

Faced with the advent of Wutu in East Dawn City of Lichuan, Li Yunzi was filled with confusion about this world. The wisdom of the ancients also seemed to only glimpse the tip of the iceberg. It was precisely this unknown that kept Li Yunzi from being able to disregard her worry. Would there come a day when a vast star would crush everything she understood, or a passing demon god would casually annihilate all living beings, including those she cared about…?

“So, by crossing this World Dragon Gate, the world itself will ascend?” Zhu Minglang inquired.

“Yes,” Li Yunzi nodded.

“But how would one cross it? And who would go to cross it?” Zhu Minglang asked.

Li Yunzi shook her head.

She did not know.

The World Dragon Gate had already appeared.

Every ruler and person in power throughout the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent was probing this world’s Dragon Gate, clueless just as she was.

“Has the outbreak of spiritual energy in Lichuan and its surroundings also something to do with the World Dragon Gate?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“Yes, many things are changing. Saplings become towering trees overnight, beasts that would normally require a thousand years of cultivation to transform have mutated into demon spirits, and some spirit fruits have turned into holy fruits after a night of frosts and dews… All of these originate from the World Dragon Gate. It contains an energy beyond our imagination, which is influencing the place where we reside,” Li Yunzi explained.

Even though she described these events calmly, it was evident that Li Yunzi similarly feared the unpredictable changes.

Not even having a million strong army or reaching the pinnacle of one’s cultivation could provide a sense of security.

Just like a swarm of fireflies in a summer forest, they might think themselves like the stars because their glimmers are similar, deluding themselves that they are the stars, not realizing that stars are millions of miles away from them, and their light could melt them if it were just above the forest.

They only know that the moonlight is more resplendent, yet they have never seen the sky dome radiate in daylight. The celestial brilliance that falls is not to dapple the forest with a patchy glow, but to illuminate the vast sky and land with radiance!

So, is their world merely a small, dim forest?

Are they, the creatures and people, merely fireflies that have never seen the brilliance of the day?

The emergence of the World Dragon Gate signifies that people will soon understand the realm in which they dwell!

“Yunzi…”

Zhu Minglang saw in her the concern and a hint of panic, feelings she only ever revealed while slowly sharing her thoughts with him, allowing the serene pools of her eyes to betray a few genuine emotions.

Gently taking Li Yunzi’s somewhat chilly hand, Zhu Minglang smiled and said, “It’s alright, no matter what happens, I will stand by your side.”