When the four Dragon King flew over the skeleton, they chanted in unison, as if they were holding a simple funeral for the Water Dragon King. The closer they got to the ninth floor, the smaller the area became. Soon, the passage to the eighth floor was right in front of them.
Li Jinglong told the Dragon King about his experience in the eighth floor. Xuan Ming said, "Don't worry, we will do our best to restrain it."
"Its name is Feng Kui." Li Jinglong remembered it more clearly than Hongjun. After all, the "Demon Subduing Record" first went from Li Jinglong to Hongjun, then back to Li Jinglong. Later, it was returned to Hongjun from Qing Xiong. Finally, Hongjun brought it back and gave it to Li Jinglong.
After Li Jinglong got it back, he naturally read it carefully. He also faintly connected the identities of the ancient Dragon King with the wardens in the Dragon Subduing Pagoda. Under Ye Ming, they controlled the eight Dragon King: Ying Huo, Feng Kui, Fei Lian, Xuan Ming, Shu Hai, Lian Wen, Bing Zhu, and Li Mu. They each controlled the positions of Qian, Kun, Kan, Ze, Zhen, Xun, Li, and Dui. Now, seven of the eight Dragon King had appeared. There was also a Dragon King who controlled the abyss who might have passed away long ago. But after thinking about it, there were many suspicious points. Presumably, this origin was too long, so they could only ignore it.
"Get ready." Xuan Ming said, "We have entered the eighth floor!"
As he spoke, everyone held their breaths. A strong light flashed in front of their eyes. The Dragon King rushed into the eighth floor. This floor was already turned upside down. Thunder and lightning intersected. Hongjun was almost blinded by the white light of the lightning. The Dragon King Feng Kui discovered the invaders again and rushed towards them with a roar.
The four Dragon King placed the exorcists on the ground. Then, they rushed forward and bit Feng Kui's body. Lightning and thunder shot in all directions, dragging it to the ground.
"Now!" Qiu Yongsi shouted.
Li Jinglong and Qiu Yongsi quickly ran over. Qiu Yongsi waved his brush, and all the gravel that flew up under the lightning turned into ink dots. The huge Feng Kui fell towards the place where the two of them landed. Li Jinglong put away the wisdom sword with a flip of his hand, and opened the longbow that was transformed from the mind lamp in his hand. The light arrow was nocked on the string.
"Buzz, buzz." Two consecutive arrows trailed white flames as they flew out, instantly hitting the demonic creature on the Wind Dragon's horn. Under the burning of the Heart's Lantern, the Dragon King rolled and crashed into the ground.
The lightning that filled the sky suddenly disappeared, and the world was terrifyingly quiet. The three Green Flood Dragons flew back, afraid of the Dragon King's might, and could only watch from afar.
Feng Kui continued to shrink, transforming into a middle-aged man lying on the ground.
"It's all over now," Fei Lian said. "Wake up from your long nightmare."
A breeze blew past, and Feng Kui slowly opened his eyes. His consciousness was still not clear, and he said, "What happened?"
The Dragon King helped Feng Kui up. Li Jinglong originally thought that there would be an earth-shattering battle, but he didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly. It seemed like the battle between dragons was much simpler than the battle between mortals and dragons. In the end, the strength of this group of dragons was not the same as theirs.
They walked on the barren gravel ground. Ashina Chong also seemed to have some thoughts, and said, "Hey, this group of Flood Dragons, if one day they escaped, it would really be amazing."
Qiu Yongsi said, "That's why guarding the Dragon Subduing Pagoda is the heavy responsibility of our generations."
Li Jinglong looked at Qiu Yongsi meaningfully, and then looked at Hongjun. Hongjun said, "Brother Yongsi, after we go up to the ninth floor, will you still have to repair the enchantment that has been around for two hundred years?"
Qiu Yongsi helplessly and sadly smiled. Li Jinglong heard of this for the first time, but he only nodded and didn't ask anymore.
On the ninth floor, everyone appeared at the bottom of the pagoda's passageway, and walked up the stairs. Hongjun passed by each floor of the pagoda, and exclaimed in surprise.
Qiu Yongsi smiled and said, "This is where I lived when I was young."
He picked up a bellyband that he used when he was young, and went to the dressing table. He lowered his head and looked at the comb, powder, and other things that his mother used, as if everything was just yesterday.
"I'll look at it later." Qiu Yongsi muttered to himself, and then quickly led his companions to the top of the pagoda.
Ye Ming was still maintaining the enchantment on the top floor. Qiu Yongsi slowly walked over, took out the glass bottle, and said, "Dragon God, I've brought back your ashes."
Ye Ming turned around and looked at Qiu Yongsi.
The five great Dragon King arrived in front of Ye Ming. Ye Ming seemed a bit surprised, and asked, "You're the only ones left?"
"The rest are all dead." Mars saluted Chou Ming and said.
Xuan Ming let out a strange sound, and the sound of metal rubbing against metal could be faintly heard from his throat. The Dragon King gradually began to use that strange language to converse with each other.
Qiu Yongsi seemed very nervous, and stood quietly.
Li Jinglong listened for a while, and knew that there were some things that the dragons couldn't let outsiders know, so he motioned for Hongjun to follow him down, and went with Ashina Chong to wait in the pagoda.
The three of them went down to the room that Qiu Yongsi used to live in. Li Jinglong cleaned up the bed, and let Hongjun lie down, and then shared some food and water.
"What time is it now?" Hongjun wondered how his companions would be when they went out again.
"It's been four and a half days since we entered the pagoda." Ashina Chong replied, "At least three months have passed outside, close to four months."
Hongjun thought that it was good that it wasn't as long as he thought.
Li Jinglong held Hongjun's hand, and the two leaned against each other quietly.
"Yongsi should send us out now." Ashina Chong said, "I don't know why, but I'm always worried. This time, we really underestimated the enemy, and fell into Xie Yu's trap. "
"It doesn't matter." Li Jinglong said in a daze, "We've been delayed for so long, let's wait a little longer. Before we came in, what did Yongsi say to you?"
Hongjun then told him what Qiu Yongsi said before entering the pagoda, and Li Jinglong nodded. The ashes had been delivered, and although they were about to leave, at least they were no longer in danger, and the three of them relaxed slightly. Li Jinglong said again, "I never thought that in the end, we would be separated from Yongsi in such a way."
Hongjun was a little reluctant, and said, "Doesn't the Dragon King have any other way to make Yongsi repair the barrier faster?"
Recalling the past when everyone knew each other, although Hongjun and Qiu Yongsi didn't spend much time alone together, the tacit understanding between them seemed to have become a habit. Li Jinglong knew that Hongjun was reluctant to part, and said, "In the future, we can still come in to see him. After all, even if ten years pass outside, to the pagoda, it's just a few days."
Hongjun grunted and didn't say anything, after all, this parting was irresistible.
Ashina Chong said, "In all things in the world, happy gatherings are always fleeting, and parting is eternal."
Hongjun was silent for a long time, and suddenly said to Li Jinglong, "When we leave this time, can I go back to Dazzling Golden Palace to take a look?"
"Sure," Li Jinglong said.
They seemed to have forgotten what happened the last time they went back to Dazzling Golden Palace. Hongjun only thought about Chong Ming, and Li Jinglong didn't care about his father-in-law's previous actions — after all, the demon seed had been sealed with his efforts, and he had the power to prove to Chong Ming that Hongjun was the safest with him by his side.
"Do you welcome me to come to your house to play?" Ashina Chong suddenly said.
"Of course," Hongjun said with a smile.
"I heard that your family is the richest among us," Ashina Chong said, which was rare for him, "Can you lend me some?"
Li Jinglong was more or less surprised, he knew that Ashina Chong and Atay lacked money to restore their country, but they never asked their friends, even when they came to Qiu Yongsi's house and saw how luxurious Fu Yun Villa was, they didn't ask Qiu Yongsi.
Hongjun said, "I'll discuss it with my father later."
Ashina Chong said with a smile, "When Atay restores their country, we'll make you a little prince, and say that you're our third brother."
Hongjun immediately said with a smile, "That's good."
Li Jinglong immediately became vigilant and said, "Why do you suddenly want to borrow money from Hongjun? Don't you rely on yourselves? "
Ashina Chong said indifferently, "It's okay, Little Kong, we're on the same side."
Li Jinglong said seriously, "Ashina Chong, Hongjun and you aren't close."
Hongjun, "???"
Ashina Chong laughed and said, "Then it seems that I've expressed my feelings wrongly. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have entered the tower with you, and let you play the hero for nothing. Do you think I followed you here because of you? If it wasn't for Little Kong, who would care about this? "
Li Jinglong was immediately choked by Ashina Chong, "You …"
Hongjun immediately said, "Thank you for coming in to save me." As he said this, he tightened his grip on Li Jinglong's hand. Ashina Chong then clarified, "You're welcome. We're all good brothers, and I did it willingly."
Li Jinglong heard this and dropped the subject, but Ashina Chong said, "I was especially willing to save you."
Li Jinglong, "…"
Hongjun couldn't handle this conversation at all. After thinking for a while, he finally said, "How much money do you need?"
"So," Ashina Chong said, "You owe me a favor, so lend me money, and we'll be even. Isn't that good?"
Li Jinglong said, "Hey, Ashina Chong, don't go too far."
Ashina Chong only found it funny. He looked at the two of them and suddenly said, "Elder Shi, find a partner for your brother. Look at you, Old Mo, and Atay, all of you are always together. Don't you think I'm pitiful?"
Hongjun didn't expect Ashina Chong to actually say this. Li Jinglong said, "Yongsi seems to be single too. Why don't we matchmake the two of you?"
Ashina Chong's expression changed, "Please don't!"
Hongjun only found it funny. He really couldn't connect Qiu Yongsi and Ashina Chong together. Li Jinglong joked, "I'll find you one when we get out."
Ashina Qiong also liked young boys. Li Jinglong knew that when Ashina Qiong joined the team in Dunhuang, he had taken a fancy to Hongjun at first sight. After returning to Chang 'an, Ashina Qiong could not help flirting with the dull-witted Hongjun. However, both Atay and Mo Rigen seriously warned him. It was only after Li Jinglong confessed to Hongjun under the moonlight that Ashina Chong gave up.
Li Jinglong believed that Hongjun had been with him for so long, and because of the strong bond between them, it was as if it was fated that he wouldn't like Ashina Chong. However, Ashina Chong had been single for a long time. Every day, everyone rolled around and fooled around, so he more or less felt uncomfortable.
Just as they were talking about Qiu Yongsi, Qiu Yongsi came down from the top of the pagoda.
"Everyone," Qiu Yongsi sighed and said, "You've worked hard this time. I'll think of a way to send you out of the pagoda."
Ashina Chong stretched and said, "Take care, brother."
Hongjun stood up and wanted to say goodbye to Qiu Yongsi, but Li Jinglong pressed his shoulder.
"Don't say goodbye first." Li Jinglong asked, "What other difficulties do you have? Tell me. "
Qiu Yongsi smiled and said, "No."
"No?" Li Jinglong said, "I heard them talking just now. That's not what they said."
Hongjun was shocked. Qiu Yongsi was also stunned and said, "You can understand Dragon Language?"
Everyone was silent for a moment. Li Jinglong's lips curled up slightly, but he did not answer. He looked at Qiu Yongsi's expression playfully.
"You tricked me!" Qiu Yongsi realized that Li Jinglong did not understand what the Dragon King said at all. He was just testing him, but he was unprepared and was found out.
Hongjun said, "Is there anything you need me to do?"
Li Jinglong said impatiently, "You guys can't beat me with your little tricks. Otherwise, how can you be everyone's leader? Say it. "
"How did you think of it?" Qiu Yongsi said.
"Why did the Dragon King come to the ninth floor?" Li Jinglong stood up and said, "Most likely there's a problem on each floor. Look at the group of old dragons on the way here. Who can they hide it from?"
Qiu Yongsi could only say, "Okay … … To be honest, I've already quarreled with them. The current situation is that even if we release Ye Ming's ashes, we won't be able to hold on for long … … When Xie Yu was imprisoned in the abyss, she moved the array core of the entire Dragon Subduing Pagoda. Someone needs to go into the abyss and restore it to its original state."
Qiu Yongsi brought three of his companions to the ninth floor and said to Ye Ming, "I've brought them here."
Li Jinglong said, "I'd like to hear your advice."
Ashina Chong said, "Does someone have to die? Looks like it's just me. "
Everyone: "… …"
"No one has to die." Qiu Yongsi said uneasily, "At least not now."
Ye Ming said, "To rebuild the Time Barrier in the Dragon Subduing Pagoda, I need to send my power all the way from the top of the pagoda to the abyss at the bottom of the pagoda. Now that the passageways on each floor have been moved, they've become misaligned."
The original main axis of the Dragon Subduing Pagoda was formed by the pillars of light they saw on their way here. The pillars of light on each floor were located in the center of each floor and connected layer by layer. However, when Xie Yu first escaped from the Dragon Subduing Pagoda, it destroyed the array at the bottom of the abyss.
This array's attack caused all the passageways in the pagoda to deviate. In order to rebuild the Time Barrier, the array in the abyss had to be calibrated and the passageways on each floor connected.
"There are two arrays." Ye Ming flicked his sleeve and two circles appeared in the air. He explained, "They're divided into the inner array and the outer array. Currently, I don't know how the array was destroyed, but I think Xie Yu caused the passageways to shift through the misalignment of the inner and outer arrays."
"What if the array was destroyed?" Li Jinglong asked.
"Impossible." Ye Ming said, "This array uses the ley lines as a guide. Even if Xie Yu has the ability to reach the heavens, it's impossible for him to destroy it."
Ashina Chong said, "Why don't you guys go?"
Xuan Ming was silent for a long time before answering, "In order to prevent the pagoda from being destroyed by the dragons and flood dragons, the immortals who built the pagoda set up a Dragon Transformation Pool around the array at the bottom of the pagoda. Any dragon that comes close will be corroded."
"Then how did Xie Yu get in?" Li Jinglong asked in surprise.
Ye Ming spread his hands, unable to find an answer.
"Maybe it's demonic energy, or maybe it's some other method." Ye Ming said, "Anyway, he went in. When he enters the abyss, I think you guys might be able to get the answer."