The Dragon's Fang Lineage was a part of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, and when it came to fending off a potential Other Disaster, it would be everyone's responsibility. Li Tianji lightly sighed. "The value of holding on to the World's End River Region is no longer as high as before, so there will be no need to station so many of our forces here. We plan to withdraw the Five Guardian Armies and let them guard the northwestern border of the Dragon's Fang Lineage in order to deal with the spread of the Other Disaster. Additionally, the other four lineages will dispatch their elites there for the long term. Duke Lan... No, Lineage Chief Tantai, what do you think about this suggestion?"

Tantai Lan's expression turned slightly warmer upon hearing those words. The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li clearly understood that the bigger picture was of more importance when facing changes that would harm their overall self-interests.

Li Luo sighed emotionally at the side. Following these monumental decisions, Heavenly Dragon City, which had been occupied by the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li for hundreds of years, would become much more sparsely populated. The only way it would be able to return to its former prosperity was if the Blood Bridge was destroyed. However, Li Luo didn't plan to stay here any longer either. He wanted to quickly leave the World's End River Region and find a safe place to refine the Lesser Myriad Resonances Golden Pill. He also wished to rise to the position of Grand Guardian General of the Five Guardian Armies and obtain the Lesser Sacred Seed. The more trump cards he possessed, the better, especially since the True Dragon Pill within him had been exhausted and he had to enter the Celestial Mirror Pagoda.

"However, I'm afraid we have to trouble you to watch over the northwestern border, Lineage Chief Tantai. If you don't mind, we can take turns," Li Tianji continued.

Tantai Lan calmly replied, "As the Lineage Chief of the Dragon's Fang Lineage, I will naturally ensure that the territories of the Dragon's Fang Lineage remain protected and at peace."

Li Tianji smiled and nodded.

She then piped up. "Before Father passed away, he mentioned that the most important thing to him were his little brats. This was the only thing he could not let go of."

Li Tianji paused and let out a sigh. "Lineage Chief Jingzhe did indeed dote on Li Luo."

He was old and wily, so he understood the meaning behind Tantai Lan's words and pondered over how to respond.

"Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e's combined efforts allowed them to slay Qin Lian in the Treasure Domain. Without their contributions, even Li Jiluo might have died there. It would be unjust if this sort of contribution was not appropriately rewarded. With the Ancestor as the witness, both of them should be able to choose one of the Destiny-grade Duke Arts of the Heavenly Dragon's Five Lineages as a reward. What do you think about this?"

Li Tianji understood very well that Tantai Lan was taking this opportunity to squeeze out some benefits for Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e. However, he had no reason to reject the idea, and their actions had indeed greatly contributed to the situation being resolved. On top of that, Tantai Lan had used Li Jingzhe's demise as another card to ensure that he had no space to reject the request. At the end of the day, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li had to compensate the Dragon's Fang Lineage for their actions.

Tantai Lan nodded slightly. Li Tianji was indeed rigorous and meticulous with his actions. It was no wonder why he had remained the Mountain Ruling Chief for so many years.

"Then I'll express thanks on their behalf to my fellow Lineage Chiefs."

……

After the discussions concluded, the people in Heavenly Dragon City began to formally evacuate the following day. All resources and people left in an orderly manner. That said, it wasn't only Heavenly Dragon City that did so. Every power in the World's End River Region did the same.

The once flourishing land would become desolate and abandoned for the foreseeable future.

As time passed, the changes that affected the World's End River Region were spread throughout every corner of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. All of the powers and experts were completely shocked and taken aback.

Whether it was Li Jingzhe's fall or the Tri-Pupil Enigmatic Fetus's descent or Qin Jiujie's betrayal, every single development was individually capable of setting off waves throughout the continent.

In addition, stories of what had happened began to spread as well.

What surprised everyone the most was what Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e had done.

Both had started on the path to become Transcendent Dukes and had even joined hands to kill an eighth-grade Duke. This sort of battle record caused even high-grade Dukes to firmly etch their names into their memories.

Meanwhile, the duo returned to the Dragon's Fang Lineage with Tantai Lan and the rest.

The Dragon's Fang Lineage's elders had to be gathered, and Tantai Lan had to appease or possibly even forcibly subdue them as the new Lineage Chief.

Thus, she was extremely busy for a period of time.

Li Luo immediately went to choose the Destiny-grade Duke Art that was promised to him from the Heavenly Dragon Treasury.

Upper Destiny-grade Duke Art: Dragon Blood Atavism Art!

……

Dim oil lamps were lit in a large, dark hall, resulting in a frigid atmosphere. Strange whispers spread from the depths of the darkness.

A single person strode out of the shadows and into the hall.

He paused a moment later, and a gloomy, white flame lit up his face. It was Qin Jiujie.

Another person appeared before Qin Jiujie. "Who would have thought that you could bear to abandon your position as the Grand Palace Master of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin?" a bewildered and wizened voice said.

"Spirit Eye Other King." Qin Jiujie gave a small smile.

"Palace Master Qin Jiujie of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin no longer exists. Now you are the Nine Tribulations Other King of the Origin Reversion Institute." Spirit Eye's gloomy gaze was directed towards Qin Jiujie.

"Is the Faceless Other King the one who told you about my secret lair? You are both daring and merciless, considering what you did to him. Are you not afraid that the Honored Lords will punish you?"

Qin Jiujie calmly replied, "He was greatly injured by Li Jingzhe and Tantai Lan, and it would not have been easy for him to recover. I am a sharper blade than him, so I believe the Honored Lords will not mind."

"He did successfully carry out the plan," Spirit Eye rebutted.

Qin Jiujie smiled. "And so did I. But I would like to seek your help in introducing me and putting in a good word to the Honored Lords."

Spirit Eye Other King smiled tersely. "And why should I help you?"

"What is your price?" Qin Jiujie calmly asked.

Spirit Eye's abstruse eyes shrunk as he carefully observed Qin Jiujie. His pale face then revealed a wide smile. "The Faceless Other King's two facial skins are in your hands, am I right?"

Qin Jiujie nodded.

"Give me one of them." Spirit Eye stretched his hand out. "I'll introduce you to the Honored Lords and I'll also resolve any issues that may arise from your attack on Faceless."

Qin Jiujie fell silent for a few moments after hearing those words. After which, he stretched his hand out, and thunderfire erupted from his palm, taking the form of a godly pagoda. At the bottom of this pagoda were two madly squirming facial skins that were being suppressed.

He grabbed one of the skins and sent it to the Spirit Eye Other King.

Inky-black energy flowed out of his eyes, directly trapping the facial skin that was attempting to escape.

The blurry and distorted white facial skin suddenly let out an ear-piercing wail. "Help me, Spirit Eye! I'm willing to pay any price!"

Spirit Eye responded in a hoarse voice, "Faceless, you've been too careless. You have already lost everything. Even if you are revived, it will be difficult for you to regain your peak strength. You no longer hold much value."

Black light enveloped the facial skin before it was dragged back and stored away within Spirit Eye's eye.

"You can wait here for now." Spirit Eye left Qin Jiujie with a final sentence before turning to leave. He walked towards the end of the hall and opened the heavy door.

Behind it was a corridor, and at the end of it was a bottomless, black pool.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Within the pool was an enchanting girl with tightly shut eyes. Her naked upper body was covered by the water and her lower half was a black snake tail that exuded a cold aura. Every single scale on that tail reflected a mysterious light.

This was Li Lingjing's true body.

"Your aura has transformed significantly. You've truly brought me a pleasant surprise." Spirit Eye's gaze was filled with drunk fanaticism as he gazed upon the partially submerged girl. This was his life's most perfect work.

"Even the All-Beings Devil King's strand of will is about to be absorbed by you. This is why I feel that you should be able to accomplish something even more challenging."

The Spirit Eye Other King's eyes began to slowly rotate, and the facial skin enveloped by black light floated outwards, landing on the surface of the pool. The pale, white skin melted into the water, dyeing the majority of the black pool stark white. The white water then began to erode away at Li Lingjing madly.

This lasted a few moments.

Li Lingjing's black tail began to be dyed a chilling white.

Her pale and cold face then began to show expressions of pain.