Dragons’ Conspiracy
The four dragon factions dismissed the dragon vine at first, but the sudden movement Mu Yu started and instating the dragon vine as a leader threw off the power balance. Although the four factions made up the majority of the fiend population, the four were divided, while the primitive fiends were gradually uniting. To protect themselves, the four decided to put aside their differences for the meantime and convened at Long Shentu’s magnificent estate, which was rightfully located in a forest, peacefully for the first time.
Designing his estate as though the plethora of guards stationed on patrol in every nook and cranny was not enough, one would think Long Shentu erected a scowling black tiger statue at the entrance to intimidate visitors.
Jade Wyrm, who arrived late with Long Keshuang, demanded upon entering, “Let’s hear what you have to say, Black Tigerdragon.”
“Well… that would be to discuss the true dragon.”
“Hmph, finally got your brain back and want to oppose Mu Yu?” ridiculed Jade Wyrm.
“Are you claiming you were merely trying to avenge your son and not coveting the dragon vine?” Long Shentu fired back.
“So what if I did? First come first serve and we discovered it first.”
“Hahaha, it is inappropriate for you to be hogging it all to yourself, no?”
“In that case, let the winner between claim ownership,” opined Long Keshuang.
Long Xingan had a nip of tea, then pointed out, “You make it sound easy, but you assume we have all bitten the dust when we tried to get into Sunshine Valley.”
Long Shentu guffawed. “There are a number of Body Synthesis Realm fiends at Sunshine Valley – not to mention Mu Yu and the doctor, the latter being someone who stalled a Ascension Realm cultivator for long enough to let Ancestor Yujiang escape. If I’m not mistaken, didn’t he also drive you off, Brother Jade Wyrm?”
“I have yet to settle the score with you for poisoning me, and you’re trying to get on my nerves now? You think I’m just going to croak?”
“Whether you croak or not is none of my business. What I can tell you is that ruins poison has never harmed me thanks to my cultivation.”
“Let’s put that to the test, shall we?”
Jade Wyrm crushed the corner of his table and churned up white energy, while Long Shentu churned up his black energy.
“Please calm down, you two. We’re here for the same thing today; set your grudges aside for the meantime,” Long Xingan voiced, creating a border with his purple lightning in between the two.
Long Keshuang then questioned, “What do you suggest, Flying Dragon? We obviously can’t personally attack Sunshine Valley. Who are you going to have assassinate Mu Yu?”
“If being sneaky doesn’t cut it, why not brazenly carry it out?”
“What do you mean?” inquired Jade Wyrm, sitting back down.
“If six days’ time, we will be holding our annual Rising Dragon Convention. Why not make an exception and let Mu Yu participate? First, we’ll be able to assess his true abilities. Second, in the best case scenario, we can have one of our subordinates kill him. Else, we can set him up. Once he’s out of the picture, the dragon vine will be vulnerable. If Ancestor Green Dragon holds an inquisition, we can claim it an accident during combat.”
“Who do you expect to beat him when he could handle one of Ghost Gate’s Ascension Realm members?” scoffed Jade Wyrm.
“Are you saying you don’t have anyone who could match him?” mocked Long Shentu.
“Remind me again who lost miserably last year.”
“Ancestor Green Dragon forbids participants from sourcing outside help. As he is absent, the rules can be modified. All we need to do is provide a little assistance. What do you say?” suggested Long Xingan, hiking up the corner of his lips.
“You mean…”
Long Xingan expanded, “E Wenmao told me Mu Yu only managed to hold off the Ascension Realm cultivator thanks to Fiend-Sealing Pagoda. Since the pagoda is left on the island, while we have means of enhancing our forces’ powers, doesn’t that mean we have plenty of elites?”
“What if he doesn’t participate?” queried Jade Wyrm.
“We’ll ask the dragon vine to participate, in that case. If the dragon vine refuses to take part, his supports will turn on me, right?”
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“Well, you have to establish your image since you’re now the banner for “fiend equality,” comforted Mu Yu, trying to convince the dragon to go campaigning because it was getting fed up of being treated as a display item.
“I reckon. You’re a disappointment. Your entrance sucks. You give speeches as if you have a speaking disability. Did you forget the moves I showed you last night? I told you to hold your head high. Puff your chest. Take big strides. You swung your striding leg’s arm forwards instead of backwards,” chided Xiaoshuai, disillusioned.
“I’m done. You can do whatever you want. I don’t care about no throne,” whined the dragon vine, curling up on the ground.
“We’re not telling you to succeed the throne. You just need to find out how to cultivate from Archfiend Green Dragon. Your current cultivation is rather poor for a true dragon. That’s why we’re buying time to await their return. Moreover, you can’t let your supporters outside down,” Mu Yu encouraged.
“Hehehe, it’s all your fault for starting the ‘fiend equality’ movement, Mu Yu. Everyone is in high spirits now as they pursue it,” Qiao Xue pointed out.
“You came up with the slogan, so you go figure it out!” the dragon vine grouched, rolling over.
“Man, I’m already a faction leader of Pill Cauldron Sect, the patriarch of Formation and Talisman Sect, an elemental demon spirit lord and future world messiah. I couldn’t give a toss about a fiend’s throne; I have my hands full as it is,” Mu Yu contested.
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