Chapter 718: Chapter 719: Opening of the Five-colored Altar


    In the Dragon Pce of the Eastern Sea, within a separate garden of the Imperial City.<div>


    The Old Dragon King was ying with a bird, a pure-blooded Golden Canary capable of emitting a pleasant chime-like song.


    By his side, Long Zhan held a stack of booklets in his arms, incessantly babbling about something. Just yesterday, the Prince Consort and the little princess took action, wiping the Prime Minister’s Mansion clean. With the death of the Tortoise Prime Minister, numerous positions in the court were left vacant, creating gaps that needed to be filled promptly.


    “The vacancy of the Prime Minister’s position is a matter of great importance to the court, and it requires Your Majesty’s immediate decision,” said Long Zhan, his expression tinged with concern.


    “This king is already aware of this matter. Zhan’er, who do you think should take on the role of Prime Minister?” the Old Dragon King asked nonchntly while feeding the Golden Canary.


    “Your servant wouldn’t dare to specte; everything is up to Your Majesty’s decision!”


    “There are no outsiders here; feel free to speak your mind.”<div>


    “Your servant believes that, given the Prince Consort’s impressive disy of power in the Golden Imperial Hall yesterday, which intimidated all the officials, having him serve as the Prime Minister would surelymand respect,” stated Long Zhan after a moment of thought.


    “A talented individual is not amon pond fish; once the stormes, he turns into a dragon. Although Li Xiaobai is the Sea n’s Prince Consort, he is ultimately just a passerby for our n; he has ambitions broader than this king’s, and this small Eastern Sea cannot contain him,” the Old Dragon King said with a light chuckle, shaking his head slowly.


    “This king wishes for Tian’er to take on this Prime Minister’s role. In terms of character, virtue, and cultivation level, he is well suited for the position. In the future, you brothers will support each other and lead the Sea n to prosperity together!”


    “Thank you, Father King!”


    A glint of joy shed through Long Zhan’s eyes; Long Tian was his own brother. Having suffered twenty years of imprisonment, it was naturally a delight for Long Zhan to see his brother presented with such an opportunity.


    “Your Majesty, the Prince Consort requests an audience outside the door!”


    The guard reported as he came in.


    “Oh? He’s awake so early?”


    “It seems he wasn’t troubled enoughst night. In my younger days, I could battle for three days and nights without leaving my bed. This Prince Consort, after all, is of the human race—he’s not fierce enough!”


    Upon hearing that Li Xiaobai had arrived, the Old Dragon King’s face took on a peculiar expression. It was but the hour of Chen, with the sun just rising. Wasn’t the Prince Consort supposed to be in his bridal chamber, going for three hundred rounds with Long Xue? What was he doing here this early?


    Could it be that he was spent and incapable?


    “Since the Prince Consort is here, this son shall take his leave,” said Long Zhan with a light cough, bowing and excusing himself.<div>


    Li Xiaobai approached slowly from outside.


    “What a refined taste, Old Dragon King!”


    “How did you findst night, Prince Consort? The offspring of our Dragon Race have robust bodies and are not easily satisfied. Don’t be fooled by my granddaughter’s gentle appearance; running through her veins is Dragon Race blood. If you fail to satisfy her, she might hold a grudge!” the Old Dragon King said with a faint smile.


    “Cough cough, rest assured, Old Dragon King, all was wellst night,” said Li Xiaobai as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This Old Dragon King was too forthright, daring to speak of anything.


    “What did you want to see this king for?” the Old Dragon King inquired.


    “I wanted to ask when the Immortal Spirit Qi will be released?” Li Xiaobai went straight to the point.


    “In the next couple of days. I can sense that this time, the release location of the Immortal Spirit Qi is right in the very heart of the Immortal Spirit Continent, Central Province!”


    “Although that ce is swarming with masters and various major forces, with my help, the backing of the Second Leader of the Ai Country, and assistance from the Elder Tianwu of yore, obtaining the Immortal Spirit Qi should pose no problem. Rest easy, with my intervention, none dare disobey!” the Old Dragon King dered with a smiling yet mighty presence.


    “Thank you, Dragon King!”n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    Li Xiaobai also felt relieved in his heart; with the aid of three top experts, securing the Immortal Spirit Qi seemed within easy reach.


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    “Alright, spend the next two days with Xue’er and rx. Snatching the Immortal Spirit Qi will be a tough battle.”<div>


    “Understood!”


    He was about to rise after bowing when suddenly, the golden canary in the cage began to scream rmingly, frantically pping its wings as if trying to escape from its imprisonment, its tiny eyes filled with panic.


    At the same time, the ground beneath them began to shake violently, with thunderous rumbling noises emanating from underground as if there were an earthquake.


    An ancient aura spread out from the depths of the sea, sweeping across the entire Dragon Pce. At this moment, Sea n cultivators shivered involuntarily.


    “What’s happening?”


    Li Xiaobai looked bewildered, not understanding what was going on. This was the Undersea World; how could there be such intense tremors?


    “This tremor…”


    “It’sing from the Celestial Prison. Could it be that guy trying to break free!”


    The Old Dragon King’s expression changed, and with a pat on Li Xiaobai’s shoulder, both disappeared from the spot.


    …


    Celestial Prison.


    Seventhyer.<div>


    The Old Dragon King, apanied by Li Xiaobai, hurried over and waspletely taken aback by the scene before them. The Kraken was still properly tied to the stone pir, but the terrifying energy fluctuations wereing from the bottom of theva.


    Arge crack suddenly appeared on the steps, with debris flying everywhere, and a horrifying presence swept in from all directions.


    The vibrations came from beneath theva, stirring up shocking waves within this scorching field of fire.


    A golden glow blossomed from beneath their feet, and in the void, a gigantic Spiritual Power Vortex appeared, with lightning shing and thunder rolling within it, obfuscating its true form. The surging moltenva waves, influenced by the Spiritual Power Vortex, started to rotate spontaneously, forming rings of fiery halos with terrifying might.


    “What is this?”


    “This power is mixed with a great amount of Immortal Spirit Qi and doesn’t belong to this realm. You old reptile, kid, release me now!”


    Watching the scene of lightning and thunder before him, the Kraken felt goosebumps rise on its skin, and the dark vortex at the center induced a strong sense of danger in it.


    “It shouldn’t be possible. There’s only a Formation beneath theva. It definitely shouldn’t have this kind of power.”


    The Old Dragon King muttered to himself, frowning slightly, not understanding what had happened. The huge Spiritual Power Vortex also gave him a strong sense of danger. Looking at the unstable spatial channel amidst the lightning and thunder, he had no doubt that stepping into it would result in being pulverized and meeting with certain doom.


    “The Five-colored Altar has been activated!”


    “There’s no one else on the seventhyer. Who did this?”


    This scene was all too familiar to Li Xiaobai. It was clearly the appearance of the altar’s activation. The huge vortex was a passage between two worlds. But with nobody having touched the altar, why had it suddenly opened?<div>


    The Spiritual Power Vortex emittedyers of terrifying fluctuations, slowly rising from the bottom of theva, suspended in the very center of this mini world, continuously solidifying the passage within it.


    “Release me quickly. This is the passage to the Upper Realm opened by the Five-colored Altar, activated from the other side. The cultivators from the Upper Realm are about toe over!”


    The Kraken continued to shout while tied to the stone pir, constantly twisting its body.


    “Connecting to the Upper Realm? What does that mean?”


    “The Second Leader of the Ai Country once told me about the Five-colored Altar. Could it be that there’s also an altar inside the Celestial Prison of the Eastern Sea?”


    The Old Dragon King was somewhat bewildered. Combining the Kraken’s words, he was reminded of Liuren’s warning.


    Before Li Xiaobai had a chance to exin, the gigantic Spiritual Power Vortex suddenly became illusory, then started rising upward, directly piercing through the Celestial Prison, breaking out of the spire, and drifting toward the upper regions of the Eastern Sea!