The dragon head raised high, swimming amidst the heavens.
Stirring the winds and clouds, all within a single thought!
Having issued several angry roars due to disturbance, the Wood Dragon’s radiant dragon eyes finally noticed Wen Ping, the unexpected guest.
Yet, the Wood Dragon did not immediately attempt to annihilate Wen Ping, who had disturbed it, instead, it sent a voice directly into Wen Ping’s mind, questioning him in dragon language.
Through the system’s translation, Wen Ping understood that the dragon had mistaken him for someone from the Red Leaf Sect.
Moreover, it noticed and said one thing among its words—Has the Red Leaf Sect declined to such a point?
The Wood Dragon could not see through Wen Ping’s realm but could tell his age.
To the Wood Dragon’s questioning, Wen Ping replied with a straightforward truth, "If it continues like this, its demise isn’t far off."
The Wood Dragon understood Wen Ping’s words, and again sent its voice into his mind, "Long ago, I promised the ancestors of the Red Leaf Sect five times to intervene on your behalf, during the enduring years you have now used it three times. This is the fourth! Red Leaf Sect’s younger generations, I hope you cherish the blessings your predecessors brought you with their precious lives; after five times, I will no longer aid you—all of you shall act wisely!"
Hearing the Wood Dragon’s words, Wen Ping silently noted that the Red Leaf Sect indeed had some great fortune, actually being able to receive assistance from a True Dragon.
At this juncture, a realization struck Wen Ping.
He understood!
It seems that the suspected Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted expert within the Red Leaf Sect should be this Wood Dragon.
It will only intervene five times, so each appearance must be when the Red Leaf Sect needs it most.
The last time the Red Leaf Sect’s guardian expert appeared was a thousand years ago, manifesting with Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted strength.
Otherwise, given the Red Leaf Sect’s ostentatious stance, if there was a Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted expert residing within, how could it willingly remain as one of the three overlords?
Gazing at the Wood Dragon upon the azure sky, Wen Ping stood calmly at the bow of the flying ship, saying lightly to the wind and clouds, "You really thought well—yet if you continue to sleep, with your continuously diminishing powers, will you be able to aid the Red Leaf Sect for the fifth time?"
Upon hearing Wen Ping’s words, the Wood Dragon suddenly issued an angry roar, and within moments it traversed mountains and clouds to appear before Wen Ping. The dragon’s might loomed as an imposing mountain. But Wen Ping still stood composed at the bow of the flying ship.
Because, with the current power of the Wood Dragon, it was insufficient to shake the Flying Ship’s Flowing Cloud Armor.
Before coming to the Red Leaf Sect, he had just completed its upgrade.
The dragon’s snout, adorned with waving cyan whiskers, pressed closely against Wen Ping’s flying ship, and Wen Ping could even sense its furious breaths.
"Wood Dragon, as the Sect Leader, I’m quite curious—what did the ancestors of the Red Leaf Sect offer you that made you willingly lie dormant beneath the earth rather than becoming a True Dragon above the skies for thousands of years?"
"You’re not a descendant of the Red Leaf Sect?"
"That’s not important; what matters is, I’m here to assist you."
"Feeble little human, assist me?"
The Wood Dragon’s vibrant dragon eyes glinted with intense disdain.
Wen Ping replied with a tone leaving no room for doubt, "In a thousand years, your strength will drop to a nadir, and by then, this vast earth will teem with experts capable of killing you. By then, you might not even have the right to survive, having crawled from the previous era to now—was it merely to sleep here only to be slaughtered like a chicken and its eggs?"
After speaking, Wen Ping looked at the Wood Dragon.
He awaited the Wood Dragon’s response.
For he truly could not bear to kill the Wood Dragon.