Although Tie Dan had neither herded dragons nor raised flood dragons, he knew these beasts wouldn’t attack cities, flood lands, or breathe fire on people for no reason.
That’s not to say they never would, but mostly they wouldn’t dare. The Demon Palace might not care about the dragons and tigers they raise eating a few unruly people now, but during the era of the Ancient Immortal Palace, there was a special Dragon Cutting Platform. Any creature daring to cause chaos in the world would have long since been obliterated by the Immortal Venerable, skinned, tendons plucked, and grilled on skewers.
Nevertheless, Dragon Seeds are still Dragon Seeds. Even in the era of the Ancient Demon Clan, they were the pinnacle of flesh evolution, with physical standards far surpassing humans, limitless potential, and inherently violent tendencies—lustful, bloodthirsty. They may go on a rampage at any time, in any place, creating a sea of blood. This is the nature of the beast, written in their bones, unchangeable.
Thus, ever since the Immortal Venerable established dominion, any sightings of wild flood dragon subspecies were almost always followed by killing them. Even the Demon Palace’s Dragon Herding Department raises their own from birth to death, constantly binding, nailing, and locking them tightly. They are strictly controlled, and killed at a certain age to prevent them from growing beyond control.
This ten-zhang-long giant flood dragon should have been killed according to the rules of the Demon Palace, dissected and shared. If it were a wild demon attaining the Dao in Genzhou, a bustling area of the Central Plains where immortals and mortals cohabit, it would have been dead long ago. Who knows who raised and fed it to such a size that it became capable of besieging cities and conquering lands.
Indeed, a beast’s nature is to seek profits and avoid harm, and it wouldn’t dare approach a fortified state mansion unless out of its mind. But this creature not only dared to show itself but also attacked the city, killed people, and clearly displayed intelligence, searching for targets, undoubtedly under someone’s command.
Moreover, Tie Dan had distinctly felt locked by a Divine Sense just now, and the wicked dragon then swooped down and sprayed. There’s a seventy percent chance this creature is here for him. As for who the enemy is, it doesn’t matter; he had offended many people anyway. Killing is all that matters.
Hmm, this thing is so big, can breathe fire and fly. There’s no escaping its claws on foot, so I might as well just kill it.
Tie Dan hid at the bottom of the river, concealing his presence with a door panel. He opened his mouth and exhaled a white light, releasing the Taibai Sword Embryo.
The sword embryo sliced through the waves like a silver fish, breaking through the water and stealthily ascending the city walls.
The flood dragon was still roaring and spouting fire, shaking its head and wagging its tail. Soldiers in the city were in chaos without anyone to command them, fleeing in despair and throwing away armor. Though mechanical bed crossbows were installed on the city walls, no one dared to show heroics under the watchful eyes of the demon dragon.
Actually, the Gen Army wasn’t always this incompetent. Most of the city’s elite forces had been dispatched along the Zhang River line. These new recruits didn’t even have the courage to face the Iron Cavalry, probably hadn’t received their military salary, and now they were expected to slay dragons? Ha...
"Bang!"
The demon flood dragon swept its tail, instantly shattering the drawbridge of the north gate. Debris, dust, and severed limbs flew through the air like a storm of broken hail, scattering high into the sky, then fell into the river with a splash.
"Roar——"
"Whoosh!"
The demon flood dragon exhaled another breath of dragon fire, igniting the water’s surface! The moat beneath the north city wall blazed into a ring of fire!
With water and fire swirling around, blocking the view, although Tie Dan roughly grasped the demon flood dragon’s position, he found it difficult to locate its reverse scale weakness for his sword strike.
And since Divine Sense Locking allows for mutual sensing, he dared not easily emerge from under the door panel, staying submerged at the river bottom, his sword poised atop the city wall, calmly awaiting the right moment.
It wasn’t until then that Zhen Baiyu started to regain her composure. Throughout the ordeal, she was like a doll, held tightly in Tie Dan’s embrace, tossed left and right, dizzy from the spinning world.
Thankfully, Zhen Baiyu wasn’t foolish. Now gradually recovering, and due to a childhood encounter, she could breathe and see underwater, so she observed the surroundings, slowly understanding the situation. She realized that Tie Dan had hidden them at the river bottom, avoiding the flood dragon outside.
Additionally, she noticed that just now, Tie Dan exhaled a sword right in front of her. With the inferno above, she couldn’t breathe and had to hold it in. Cleverly, she moved her face closer...
"!"
Tie Dan was fully concentrated, maneuvering the Taibai Sword Embryo through a crack in the door panel when suddenly, something cool, soft, and smooth like jade lightly touched his lips. His eyes sharply focused at once, and he came to his senses. Indeed, it was this woman acting up again, ready to scold her.
Suddenly, he felt a pure True Qi being transferred to him, immediately realizing that Zhen Baiyu was offering her cultivated True Qi for him to use, helping him replenish Qi underwater.
And, say nothing of it, though this woman was a burden, a weak chick, her foundation in Qi Refining was stable. Her Daoist energy was pure and clear, without a hint of impurity, good enough for emergency use.
Tasting a little, seeing Tie Dan not resisting, Zhen Baiyu curved her lips, teasingly winking, and snuggled back into Tie Dan’s embrace, sticking her body close.
Seeing that she knew how to make herself a pendant, Tie Dan was relieved, not needing to manage her, focusing instead on his task. His Divine Sense darted out swiftly, probing the flood dragon’s body like a needle prick, seeking an opportunity to strike.
"Roar roar roar!"
"Boom boom boom!"
The flood dragon was on a mission, exhibiting some Spiritual Wisdom. Although it couldn’t precisely locate Tie Dan, feeling its target still alive and being prodded with Divine Sense, it furiously breathed out Fire Pearls, demolishing and blasting away the houses at the city gate, wary of assassins lurking within.
While they were engaged in a mental battle, Zhen Baiyu remained busy. Since Tie Dan was permitting it, she went further. Initially cautious, a touch here, a rub there, a brush, a swipe, not deeply, letting him adapt to the rhythm. Each time transmitting just a trickle of True Qi until Tie Dan gradually let down his guard. Then, suddenly, she unlocked her jaw with a moist swirl of saliva rich in Dao Breath, sending it rolling into Tie Dan’s mouth in one stroke.
"Surprised by the sudden infusion of True Breath, Tie Dan instinctively swallowed the abundant Dao Breath, then reflexively drew upward, seeking more."
Seeing her ploy succeed, Zhen Baiyu felt elated and cooperatively redoubled her efforts, employing every skill taught by her mother for such encounters, steadily transferring the highly concentrated liquid True Breath to Tie Dan for use.
"Bang!"
The Red Dragon Giant Snake outside couldn’t take it any longer, thrusting a claw into the moat, churning white waves, tearing apart flesh, and stirring up much mud.
Tie Dan, fully alert, dodged in an instant, but inadvertently scraped Zhen Baiyu with his teeth, immediately tasting a rusty flavor. He glanced at her apologetically...
Damn! What’s with her now! Why are her eyes rolling back! And this time it’s even more absurd; she’s having a seizure! Was a little scratch really that painful??
To prevent the scent of blood from reaching the demon dragon, Tie Dan had no choice but to suck, swallowing the bloody saliva and Dao Juice all at once.
Little did Tie Dan expect that upon swallowing Zhen Baiyu’s mouthful of Essence Blood, it instantaneously stimulated the circulation of his own blood and qi!
Like tossing a lamb amidst a pack of wolves, Tie Dan’s Essence Blood reacted to what seemed to be a great tonic, circulating rapidly! Scarlet blood surged and boiled like turbulent waves! Rapidly restoring his cultivation in the Dao Body! Before his eyes, even his Turbo Technique was coming back!
Sss... This, could this be the legendary Dual Cultivation technique!
Who knew dual cultivation with another could be so efficient!
Tie Dan was greatly surprised, as the Mystic Sect’s teaching always advocated that dual cultivation was only for the weak.
For in the Mystic Sect, Qi Refining emphasized purity and control, refining and purifying one’s Daoist energy and mastering it seamlessly, the fundamental operation of all Qi Gong cultivation.
Therefore, practicing with another, even more so, more than two people would inherently fall short in principle.
No matter how much True Qi generates or shared cultivation, ultimately a person is added out of thin air, which would inevitably affect your Qi Refining purity and Qi Body response.
Moreover, Qi Refining ideally involves close physical contact, circulating Daoist energy through the meridians and Qi acupoints, inevitably forming a bond over time or sooner.
Eventually, becoming entangled in complex personal relationships, with issues concerning marriage, family, houses, descendants, and various troubling matters. Occasionally offending this brother-in-law or needing magic treasures for that grandson, entangled Karma, constantly interrupting cultivation, with endless trivial matters. Often unable to even confront the Heavenly Tribulation once per five hundred years, having to prepare for Soldier Disintegration in reincarnation, what’s the point?
Thus, in the Mystic Sect, the Divinity Transformation God Monarchs, who crush competition and secure mountain peaks in strength, are mostly reclusive homebodies who have seen through worldly affairs. Remaining in closed cultivation for hundreds to thousands of years without saying a word to the outside, until one day they are compelled by an impulse, venturing out to destroy sects, overcoming Lifespan Tribulation and achieving enlightenment.
However, in the end, this is merely Mystic Sect theory. In the present circumstances, Zhen Baiyu’s secret-refined Essence Blood from Divine Sect methods not only naturally complemented Tie Dan’s Blood Jade Technique but also significantly boosted his cultivation; just one sip was enough to recover a Turbo Technique session, let alone if he were to drain it all!
At this moment, Tie Dan decided not to rush into a death match with the flood dragon, instead utilizing Zhen Baiyu’s assistance to swiftly recover his power, biding time and preparing for a Turbo-powered fatal strike!

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