Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

“Xiao Shi, he is himself, and he is not Ma Fei Ma. You can see that he is different from us. Jing Yuan still cares about him. Their experiences mean that their future outcomes may not be the same.”

"It seems that quite a lot has happened where you are. I wonder if you two would suggest that I learn more about it so that I don't have to go through the same thing in the future?"

"Let's discuss this after things are resolved. I wonder how General Jingyuan plans to break the seal and travel to where the Jianmu tree is?"

"Regarding this, it mainly depends on our brother Danheng. We'll discuss the specifics once we arrive. Gentlemen, please follow me."

After saying that, Jingyuan led everyone to a dilapidated statue. Although the face had been blurred by long years of wind and rain, it was not hard to see that the statue was based on Danheng.

"What you see before you are the statues of the Dragon Sovereigns of all dynasties."

"Danheng, look! This statue looks just like you! Could it be..." March 7th guessed, "Could it be that the statue's owner is actually your brother?"

These words immediately silenced everyone present. For a moment, they were unsure whether March 7th was genuinely unaware or feigning ignorance.

Jing Yuan continued to explain helplessly: "As you all know, when the lifespan of the Chiming Clan is about to end, they will transform into an egg and hatch anew to begin their next life. In fact, all the Dragon Lords in the past were the same person... Except for this generation, to repay the kindness of the Immortal Ship, the Chiming Dragon Lord specially used the water of the ancient sea to suppress the Jianmu tree and form a seal. Since then, the Dragon Lord of the Chiming Clan has become the guardian and maintainer of the Jianmu seal. Only the Chiming Dragon Lord knows how to break the seal of the Jianmu tree. In short, Dan Heng is the reincarnation of the previous Chiming Dragon Lord, Dan Feng."

Jing Yuan paused and looked around. As expected, apart from March 7th who showed a surprised expression, everyone else had already guessed this fact.

"Because the previous Dragon Lord made a grave mistake, he was sentenced to undergo the scale-removing technique and reincarnate prematurely. At the same time, his Dragon Lord power was stripped away and a new Dragon Lord was chosen. That was the original plan, and I didn't need to force Dan Heng to face his past life. However, perhaps because the Dragon Master of the Ming Clan was dissatisfied with this result and Dan Feng privately designated the Dragon Lord, the scale-removing technique was not performed completely. As a result, a portion of the Dragon Lord power still remains in Dan Heng's body, and this portion of the Dragon Lord power is the key for us to break the seal."

"Speaking of which, since only the Dragon Lord's power within Dan Heng can break the seal, then the seal you've maintained on Jianmu all these years must be..." the Herald of Knowledge pondered.

"Just as the Herald of Knowledge said, we haven't maintained the seal on Jianmu for a long time. That's why Huanlong was able to take advantage of the situation this time."

Jing Yuan shook his head. "Let's not talk about these past events. Dan Heng, standing here now, do you have any insights?"

Dan Heng stared silently at the statue before him, the power of the Dragon Lord within him rising steadily.

In fact, there was one thing Jing Yuan didn't mention: the owner of this statue was actually the first Dragon Lord to seal Jianmu. Although he was his reincarnation, the era was too long ago, and the memories he inherited were too few, so he only had a superficial understanding of the sealing of Jianmu.

He didn't know if he could break the seal on the Jianmu tree, but it concerned the survival of the immortal ship, so he had to try no matter what.

Danheng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Then, an astonishing power erupted from his body, and a pair of emerald dragon horns began to appear on his head. His ears also changed to the style of the Wisdom Clan.

At this moment, Danheng's temperament seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed unchanged.

"I didn't expect you to have hidden power, Danheng!"

Xing was speechless at March 7's slow reaction. "March... you should have already made it quite obvious to you when we were at Shence Mansion."

"Oh...is that so? Maybe I was a little distracted at the time..."

For a moment, everyone looked at March 7th in silence.

"What?! At the time, he was worried about the safety of the real Miss Tingyun. What's wrong with him being distracted for a moment? Besides, the silver-haired uncle standing there wasn't even there. Didn't he feel surprised?"

Seeing that the topic had suddenly shifted to him, Kevin felt it necessary to explain, "I've seen many examples of people gaining greater power by changing their appearance, so..."

"so…?"

"So I'm not surprised."

March 7th looked at Kevin, who had his arms crossed and was expressionless, and finally gave in.

In the end, Jing Yuan steered the conversation back on track, "Alright, enough joking around. Dan Heng, are you sure you're okay with this?"

“I can’t guarantee it.” Dan Heng shook his head, looking at Jing Yuan with a determined gaze, “but I will do my best to break the seal on the Jianmu tree.”

As he spoke, Danheng raised his right hand, in which he held a black and white stone.

The stone, influenced by the power of the Dragon Lord, floated up and emitted a dazzling light, causing ripples to spread across the surface of the ancient sea.

These ripples then gradually became more violent, eventually evolving into towering waves.

It all started as an inconspicuous platform on the sea, which then grew larger and larger. And from that platform, the entire surface of the ancient sea was divided in two.

As the gap separating the ancient sea widened, the entire ruins covered by the ancient sea were finally revealed.

Jing Yuan stood facing the wind at the entrance of the ruins, looking towards them. Gusts of strong wind generated by the parting of the sea blew against the hem of Jing Yuan's clothes.

"I never imagined there would be such a sight underwater. No wonder the ancient books say that Lin Yuan Realm is the location of the Chi Ming Dragon Palace," Yan Qing said, staring blankly at the ruins.

Looking at the ruins, Jing Yuan couldn't help but think of the days he spent with Dan Feng, and he let out a sigh.

"Mountains and seas shift, palaces are empty ruins... I saw this strange sight during the chaos of the past. Seeing it again now, I feel complicated. The Ming Clan sealed the Jianmu tree with their sacred homeland. The Luofu Immortal Ship really owes them too much."

Then Jing Yuan turned to Yan Qing and said, "Yan Qing, I order you to guard this passage. If we don't return, you must immediately return to the Pill Cauldron Division and inform Fu Qing of everything here!"

"General, I want to go with you too!"

“Listen, with Miss Kiana’s help, this trip won’t be too dangerous, but we can’t guarantee that the enemy won’t use any underhanded tactics. This passage is the only way out of Jianmu and even the Chiming Dragon Palace. I’m ordering you to guard this place to prevent any of the abundant creatures created by Jianmu from escaping from Lin Yuan Realm.”

After a moment's consideration, Yanqing understood Jingyuan's intentions. "I understand. General, please be sure to return in triumph!"

"Just in case, let me say this first: I'm not going," said the Herrscher of Knowledge. "Rather than going to fight that Illusionary Owl, I'd much rather have a good chat with this young man, Yanqing!"

For some reason, Yanqing felt a chill run down her spine, and she had a feeling that something bad would happen if she let this black-haired, red-eyed woman stay!

Thinking of this, Yanqing looked at Jingyuan with a praying gaze, hoping that Jingyuan could persuade the Lawbringer not to stay.

Unfortunately, with the current manpower, the combat strength was more than enough to deal with Huanlong. Jingyuan would have preferred to have more people guarding this pass, so he naturally ignored Yanqing's pleading eyes.

Fu Hua also realized that her side's combat strength seemed to far exceed that of the enemy. In addition, she was worried that the Herrscher of Knowledge might do something outrageous, so she spoke up.

"In that case, I'll stay too."