Chapter 928: Chapter 128: The Millennium Pact, Soaring Dragon, Riding the Mist, Entering the Western Regions
The Demon Sect has already initiated hostilities, and naturally there should be a formidable army, a legend in the martial world, grandly crushing forward.
“Li Guanyi, come out for a chat.”
At this moment, Li Guanyi suddenly heard the voice of the Ancient Red Dragon resounding in his ear. With a slight move in his heart, he said to the giant of the Mo School, “I’ll leave this to you, I have other matters and need to step out for a while.”
He quickly left, coming and going like the wind.
The giant of the Mo School could only smile wryly.
Li Guanyi dashed out, wrapped in the Red Dragon Dharma Form, sweeping to a secluded place, then mounting a Qilin, which treaded on flames, reaching the high skies in no time, and there, he saw the Ancient Red Dragon showing a rare hint of hesitation, hovering in the air.
Upon seeing Li Guanyi arrive, it recounted the previous assistance in harnessing the Nine Cauldrons’ power, which caused this Human Qi Fortune to appear before it, concluding, “This surge of Qi Fortune comes to me, yet it stops, and I do not know how to handle it.”
“Li Guanyi, do you have any thoughts?”
Li Guanyi understood and explained:
“Senior, this isn’t a forceful act, it’s very natural. Without you, it would be very difficult for me to use the Nine Cauldrons’ power to disperse the rain clouds. In other words, safeguarding the weather in Jiangnan is precisely thanks to you. ”
“Naturally, the reward of the Nine Cauldrons was obtained.”
“This is a good thing, there’s no need to be so wary.”
The Ancient Red Dragon looked at Li Guanyi and laughed, the laughter vast as thunder, saying: “My experience tells me.”
“Such great fortunes often require a price more than tenfold!”
Li Guanyi extended his hand, that swell of Human Qi Fortune surged towards him, candidly saying: “What price? It’s a simple matter. If Senior is willing, coming here annually to regulate Jiangnan’s weather would yield such feedback.”
“If you don’t wish to come, there won’t be any loss.”
“Isn’t this fair?”
The Ancient Red Dragon gazed at Li Guanyi: “I am not human, so why does this divine human weapon, the Nine Cauldrons, give me Qi Fortune?”
Li Guanyi smiled slightly and said: “As to why the Nine Cauldrons is effective even on an Ancient Spirit like you, that’s probably because—”
“In the eyes of the Nine Cauldrons.”
“A being like you, an eight thousand-year-old Ancient Red Dragon, is also one of the beings of this world. As a being of the world, you naturally receive the protection of the Nine Cauldrons. To speak of it only in terms of the Emperor’s Destiny would be too narrow.”
The Ancient Red Dragon remained silent for a long time.
On the back of the Qilin, Li Guanyi released his grip, allowing this relatively vast Human Qi Fortune to flow towards the Ancient Red Dragon. Li Guanyi smiled and said: “If Senior does not believe, why not make a wager with me?”
“This Human Qi Fortune should replenish a part of your Primordial Qi.”
“Li Guanyi is going to the Western Regions, and one day I too will die. Senior Ancient Candle Dragon, your lifespan far surpasses mine, and perhaps when no one remembers the name Li Guanyi, you’ll still be here, inhaling clouds and exhaling mist, right?”
“Then, may I ask you to see what Jiangnan looks like in a thousand years…”
“The vicissitudes of life are unpredictable, yet the lands maintain perfect weather.”
“Let this Human Qi Fortune serve as our wager.”
The Ancient Red Dragon seemed to accept, looking at Li Guanyi: “Wager what?”
Li Guanyi said: “Let’s bet…”
He pointed his finger at the landscape of Jiangnan, pausing in silence, thinking that by then this world would have no trace of him, the name Li Guanyi might only appear as black characters on a yellowed historical record, unknown to those who tread step by step through this era, with a fragile fate yet a strong heart.
Yet he remained composed, laughing freely:
“A thousand years hence, the world will be ten times more prosperous than today!”
“What do you say?”
The Ancient Red Dragon gazed at Li Guanyi, and for a moment, felt it saw the shadow of an old friend. After a while, in a deep and slow voice, it said: “These words now carry some spirit, a good wager, but this agreement is known only to you and me.”
Li Guanyi said: “I’ll have someone write it in the annals, and the Qilin is also here.”
He laughed: “I will record our agreement in the history books, and a thousand years hence, Senior need not show yourself. If then you think you’ve won, send down heavy rains to make the land shrouded in continuous drizzle, but if you think I’ve won.”
“Then, a thousand years later, as today.”
“Please halt the rains over Jiangnan.”
“Let ripples like pine waves hit the shores, and winds rise high in all directions. If someone thousands of years later reads this historical record and sees this scene, they will know that I have won our agreement today.”
An agreement for a millennium hence.
Romantic and grand, summarized in just a few words.
The Ancient Red Dragon watched this young man, and the fleeting silhouette of an old acquaintance dispersed.
Before it now stood the young lord in a crimson battle robe, with black hair tied by a jade pin dancing in the wind.
His smile was warm and serene, gazing at the Red Dragon before him.
The Ancient Red Dragon laughed heartily.
The world of humans, indeed, is full of countless talents across generations.
The martial world, eight hundred years, eight thousand years, has but one Red Emperor and one Li Guanyi, each with their own boundless heroism and elegance. The Ancient Red Dragon was satisfied and pleased, agreeing: “A millennium wager, how spirited.”
“I, the old one, agree.”
“Thus, this Nine Cauldrons Qi Fortune, I, the old one, will accept.”
In the low Dragon Roar, it opened its mouth, and suddenly inhaled clouds and mist, that vast Human Qi Fortune was swallowed into its belly, and in that instant, a faint golden light flashed across its dragon scales.
The Ancient Red Dragon was astonished.
Lifespan and Primordial Qi were partially replenished.