"For these years, I've always wandered in the cultivation realm with a human identity."

"They are friends I made over there."

Brother Cheng, having directly reverted to his human form, said thus.

This bold transformation back into human form, yet Xiao Kun and the others had no worries at all.

Because even they almost believed this nonsense.

If it weren't for Sect Leader Jiang never mentioning the Dragon Race, and having the bloodline of the Moon Race, they would have thought he was a dragon hidden among humans.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Cang Ji praised repeatedly, "No wonder you are the first genius in our history, not only with exceptional talent but also clever and shrewd!"

"If you had moved around in the enemy's territory with the Azure Dragon True Body, you might have been surrounded and killed already."

"That would have been the greatest loss for our clan..."

Brother Cheng didn't even need to make up any excuses, Elder Canglong proactively did it for him.

"By the way, on the side of the Human Race, I also founded a sect."

"I recruited quite a few disciples and brought them all up this time."

"I wonder if our Azure Dragon race's territory is large enough to accommodate them?"

Elder Canglong gave him a puzzled look, then burst into hearty laughter.

"He's asking if our territory is large enough?"

Yikong and Xiao Cong also joined in the laughter.

Cangqiong briefly stated, "Large!"

He seemed to feel the need to add a bit more.

"No matter how many people, it's fine."

With this simple sentence, everyone inside the Xuanji Map had a rightful identity now.

This is the prestige of the Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon.

"The young ones in the clan were thrilled to hear about your return!"

"Everyone is eager to meet you soon!"

On the way back to the Dragon Race, Elder Canglong couldn't hide his excitement.

"The Golden Dragon Race rejoiced for years for having Ao Yang, and now our Azure Dragon Race has a more formidable Cang Cheng, let's see what they have to say!"

"Coming from the Lower Realm, have you heard of him?"

"Yes, I've heard."

Brother Cheng thought to himself, not only heard but quite familiar too.

The Golden Dragon King, well, he was an important member of my cheerleading squad back then.

"Ah, who would have thought that more than one prodigy could appear in the Lower Realm."

"If we had known back then that those Immortals and Demons would shatter the Immortal Realm and block the ascension path, we wouldn't have silently approved!"

Brother Cheng's heart stirred, asking, "Wasn't the Void Immortal Realm brought down by the entire Immortal Realm working together back then?"

"No, it was mainly led by the Immortal and Demon Races."

This surprised even Xiao Kun, Wu Jue, and the others.

"There are six realms in the Upper Immortal Realm, and they are only two of them. How could they bypass the other four realms in making such a major decision?"

Yikong said, "Because the overall strength of the Immortal and Demon Races is the strongest."

Xiao Cong resentfully added, "Though we hate to admit it, when those two races combine their forces, they're stronger than the other four realms combined."

"Luckily, Immortals and Demons are natural foes; even cooperative actions are rare."

"Otherwise, the Upper Immortal Realm would have been unified by them long ago."

So that's how it was.

Brother Cheng hadn't been too surprised.

Thinking back, among those ascenders from the Lower Realm, more than two-thirds were human cultivators.

This large base of ascended humans naturally began to dominate in the Immortal Realm over time.

Cang Ji and Yikong noticed that he had been away for years and was unfamiliar with the Dragon Race, so they explained the current situation of the Dragon Race on their journey.

The Dragon Race consists of many species, with the three major Imperial Races at the top.

Beneath these three major Imperial Races, there are two affiliated Dragon Races each.

The affiliated Dragon Races under the Azure Dragon are the Winged Dragon and Black Dragon; under the Cyan Dragon are the Yinglong and Cloud Dragon; as for the Golden Dragon, their affiliates are the Candle Dragon and Fire Dragon.

These six affiliated Dragon Races are considered superior bloodlines within the Dragon Race.

And there are many other lower-rank bloodlines like Li Dragon, Flood Dragon, Qiu Long, Coiling Dragon, which are also categorized under the three branches.

During ancient times, the Dragon Race was once a dominant force.

Back then, the three great Dragon Emperors, with the Azure Dragon Emperor mastering the Speed Rule, the Cyan Dragon Emperor mastering the Water Rule, and the Golden Dragon Emperor mastering the Golden Rule.

Under them, there were hundreds at the Quasi-Emperor level, most of whom had formidable combat strength.

Unfortunately, times are different now.

With the rise of the Human Race, many dragons were killed, and their status was severely challenged.

Eventually, they gradually withdrew from the stage of power struggles.

Currently, only the Cyan Dragon Emperor still supports the Dragon Race's facade.

As for the Azure Dragon Emperor and the Golden Dragon Emperor, they had incidents several hundred billion years ago.

Now, the Azure Dragon is led by Cang Ji and Cangqiong, both at the Quasi-Emperor level.

Within the clan, there are over twenty Azure Dragon Kings, mainly at the Six Patterns and Five Patterns level, with little hope of progressing further in this lifetime.

As for the Winged Dragon and Black Dragon groups, each has two or three Quasi-Emperors.

This power might not be weak, of course.

But compared to the Dragon Race's former status, it seems they have fallen behind significantly.

Considering that the Infinite Cave Heaven even has three Immortal Emperors stationed...

It's no wonder they are so excited and thrilled after Brother Cheng's emergence.

They completely see him as the greatest hope for revitalizing the Azure Dragon Race.

News of a peerlessly talented genius returning to the Azure Dragon side quickly spread throughout the entire Dragon Race.

Over in the Golden Dragon Valley, various dragon clans were also in heated discussion.

"A Nine Patterns has appeared on the Azure Dragon side?"

"Isn't Nine Patterns something only a Dragon Emperor could possibly possess?"

"This is too exaggerated, isn't it?"

"I find it a bit hard to believe."

"Exactly, could it be fake?"

"It must be fake. The Azure Dragons have been in decline for over a hundred billion years. Ao Yang's recent return probably disturbed them deeply."

"So they concocted a Nine Patterns Azure Dragon."

"Makes sense. They say that Cang Cheng hasn't even reached Quasi-Emperor level; even Seven Patterns would be an exaggeration, let alone Nine Patterns?"

Most of the discussions were skeptical.

And in the deep mountains outside that Dragon Valley, a group of people received the news as well.

"Senior Sister Ji, Elder Mo, we found out."

"It's someone unparalleled from the Azure Dragon side, rising from the Lower Realm."

The speaker was Shan Tai, once the most competent 'Flattery King' around Brother Cheng.

Now, he's a Ninth-grade Demon King.

A billion years have passed, and although his appearance hasn't changed, his aura has transformed. He is surrounded by an oppressive demon aura present like a mountain, seeming even stronger than Xiao Kun Demon King.

But this is to be expected.

Xiao Kun, being a leader in a domain, naturally had exceptional talent.

The issue is that Shan Tai was buffed by Brother Cheng, with first-class talent and a Purple Gold Demon Body...

His failure to become a Quasi-Emperor by now was actually lax.

"A peerlessly talented genius?"

Mo Chen raised both eyebrows: "In what way are they a genius?"

Behind Shan Tai, Wei Miao said in a deep voice, "Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon!"

"What?"

Not only Immortal Mo but even Ji Linghan couldn't help but stand up.

They clearly understood the significance of a Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon, having spent so much time among the Dragon Race.

However, after the brief shock, Ji Linghan sat back down again.

"Ah, no matter how talented he may be, it doesn't concern us now."

"Especially since we're not acquainted with the Azure Dragon Race."

"Send someone to congratulate them when the time comes to avoid any excuses for blame."

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