Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

No one could recover from the scene; they all stared blankly as the True Dragon knelt down solemnly and began to kowtow repeatedly to Ye Yunjian! The shock was so great that even Xiao Qingshuang, Song Lan, Shen Jinyan, and Bai Yueling were dumbfounded, almost unable to believe it. Only Ye Yunjian himself clearly saw that the Dragon Elder was communicating with the Xuanhuo True Dragon using a method of sound transmission and a beam of light.

Ye Yunjian watched as Elder Long spoke to the True Dragon, and the Xuanhuo True Dragon nodded repeatedly like a child, its whiskers drooping to the ground, like a child seeing its ancestor.

After a long while, the true dragon gently raised its head and said to Ye Yunjian, "Master, I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. Please forgive me for offending you."

Ye Yunjian remained noncommittal. He hadn't expected that Elder Long was actually the ancestor of this Xuanhuo True Dragon. It seemed that he hadn't taken Elder Long in for nothing; he might be of great use in the future.

"What you see now is actually just an avatar of mine. My true body is still in the Xuanhuo Zhenlong Temple on the Xuanjian Emperor's Questioning Platform. However, this avatar of the Xuanhuo Token also possesses the power of a Xuan Emperor. If you wish to demolish it, I am willing to serve you like a dog." The Xuanhuo Zhenlong was extremely respectful, and even the surrounding aura of suppression slowly dissipated.

"Lord True Dragon, you're not going to kill this bastard now?" Si Tianxiang saw that the Xuanhuo True Dragon seemed to have changed its appearance, so he stepped forward and greeted it in a low voice, trying to get closer to it.

"What are you?" Xuanhuo Zhenlong glanced at Si Tianxiang without thinking, and a fire ignited in its heart. It was originally irritable, but today it was summoned by Si Tianxiang and ended up in this situation. It was really furious.

"I won't kill him, but you, you dare to slander my ancestor's master! I don't like you anymore, so you deserve to die!" The Xuanhuo True Dragon's scales emitted a Xuanhuo light, clearly indicating that it was extremely angry.

Just as Si Tianxiang was about to continue speaking, a huge ball of blazing flame roared towards him, engulfing his entire body. "Ah!" he let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Lord True Dragon, spare me! I am the one personally appointed by the Sect Master to carry the Profound Fire Token. You cannot kill me so easily!"

Despite the agony, Si Tianxiang desperately cried out for help: "Sect Master, save me, Sect Master!"

Almost at the same time he cried for help, a long, dark light shot out from Xuanhuo Peak, accompanied by Situ Jiuxiao's voice: "Lord Zhenlong, please spare the life of this disgraceful scoundrel of my sect."

Immediately, the rainbow landed in front of the Xuanhuo True Dragon. With a wave of his sleeve, the raging Xuanhuo was instantly absorbed into his long sleeve, revealing Si Tianxiang, whose head was charred and burned.

Si Tianxiang's condition was extremely miserable. He held the Xuanhuo Token in his right hand to shield himself. Although he did not die immediately, his right hand was burned through, revealing the black, charred bone underneath.

"Sect Master!" Si Tianxiang collapsed to the ground, his body burned beyond recognition by the Xuanhuo fire, and he was barely breathing.

"Xiang'er! Xiang'er!" Situ Jiuxiao rushed forward, took out a jade bottle from his bosom, poured out three drops of green, crystal-clear liquid, and gently flicked them with his little finger, landing them on Si Tianxiang's brow, heart, and right hand. Instantly, Si Tianxiang's life force, which was about to wither, began to revive visibly.

Even his right hand, which had been burned and crippled, was almost fully restored.

Xuanhuo Zhenlong looked at Situ Jiuxiao and said coldly, "You are the current sect master of Xuanhuo Sect?"

Situ Jiuxiao stepped forward with his head held high and bowed, saying, "Situ Jiuxiao, the current sect master of the Xuanhuo Sect, greets our sect's guardian dragon god." His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and the Xuanhuang aura around him slowly unfolded, protecting Si Tianxiang behind him.

"Do you know that you just gave this guy the Xuanhuo Sect's sacred artifact—Xuanming Liquid?" Xuanhuo Zhenlong looked at Situ Jiuxiao, his tone quite unfriendly.

“That’s right, it was I who used the Profound Life Liquid.” Situ Jiuxiao’s current realm is actually much higher than that of the Profound Fire True Dragon’s clone. In addition, he is the sect leader of the sect who holds the Profound Fire Token, so he doesn’t need to worry too much.

"Do you know that this Profound Life Liquid was refined by my ancestral dragon using the Profound Life of the Dragon Clan? There are only thirty-six drops in total, and only twelve drops have been used in over three thousand years. Moreover, it was only used in extremely important situations when there was no other choice." The Profound Fire True Dragon looked at Situ Jiuxiao, seemingly angered at the sight of him.

“That’s right. Back then, during the three Holy Wars of Xuanhuo Peak, twelve drops were used out of necessity to save the three generations of Holy War Sect Masters and Elders,” Situ Jiuxiao said. “But now Si Tianxiang is also a disciple of my Xuanhuo Peak. In my sect, we treat all sect masters, elders, and disciples equally. This Xuanming Liquid was originally intended for saving lives and has not been misused.”

"Hmph! You have a point." Xuanhuo Zhenlong was speechless for a moment, but found that it was indeed irrefutable. Since it was something that could save lives, it should not be distinguished by its value or relationship to others.

“But you’re using three drops at once, isn’t that a bit wasteful?” Xuanhuo Zhenlong was unconvinced and wanted to continue, but Situ Jiuxiao bowed again.

"I hope Your Excellency will understand that Si Tianxiang's life was hanging by a thread under your Samadhi True Fire and Profound Fire. Even if he were saved, he would be crippled if he lost his right hand. That's why I had no choice but to use three drops. Please calm down!"

Situ Jiuxiao spoke in a grand and dignified manner, but in fact, he had already reached the Xuanhuang realm, and a faint cloud-platform merit wheel appeared behind him.

"Hmm! The Cloud Platform Merit Wheel?" The Xuanhuo True Dragon realized that Situ Jiuxiao's strength far exceeded that of its clone, and its arrogance immediately diminished. It could only say resentfully, "I'm giving you, the sect leader, face today. If I see him again, I won't be so lucky!"

Despite saying this, he was still muttering to himself. Situ Jiuxiao smiled faintly and stepped forward, saying, "Thank you, Lord Zhenlong, for your magnanimity. I will take these two disciples back to Xuanhuo Peak now."

At this point, he changed the subject: "Since you are the guardian of the Xuanhuo Token, why don't you return to the Xuanhuo Token and come back with us?"

"Go back?" The Xuanhuo True Dragon then turned its eyes to Ye Yunjian and said, "Is my master also your disciple?"

Situ Jiuxiao glanced at Ye Yunjian and replied calmly, "Lord Zhenlong, this is my fourth disciple, Ye Yunjian, who has become my student."

Then he turned to Si Tianxiang and said, "This Si Tianxiang is a disciple of the Grand Elder of my sect, and also his most beloved disciple. Although he did not become my disciple, I have always treated him as my own son."

He looked at the Xuanhuo True Dragon again: "This incident was mainly caused by Si Tianxiang's unauthorized use of my Xuanhuo Token. The responsibility lies with me, and I will handle it impartially. Please do not worry, True Dragon."

Xuanhuo Zhenlong looked at Ye Yunjian and asked, "Ancestor Master, what do you think?"