The village women chattered amongst themselves.
Through the village women's accounts, Xiao Ning finally understood the whole story.
That's precisely why he found it absurd.
As a righteous sect, how could people disappear right under the feet of Qingxu Temple? Is this a provocation against Qingxu Temple's authority?
"Whoosh!"
An overwhelming surge of divine sense spread out, and Xiao Ning began to examine the anomalies.
"cough!"
After a while, a light cough imbued with magical power rang out, causing the surrounding village women to fall silent. Xiao Ning said calmly, "I am aware of the ins and outs of this matter and will resolve it as soon as possible to give you all justice!"
After saying this, without waiting for any response from the village women, he touched the ground with his toes, creating a white cloud, and rode away on it.
"My goodness! So this young Taoist priest is actually a deity descended to earth!"
"Greetings, immortal!"
It wasn't until Xiao Ning left that the village women reacted, staring in astonishment at the scene before kneeling down in unison.
Xiao Ning did not see this scene. He had already flown away and returned to Tongtian Peak. However, instead of going up the mountain path, he went straight into the depths of the jungle at the foot of the mountain.
Just now, when Xiao Ning scanned the area with his divine sense, he discovered that deep in the forest, there was a mountain stream, hundreds of feet deep, which was faintly connected to an underground river, and hidden inside was a green dragon that was tens of feet long.
Judging from his aura, the blood-red light emanating from him, and the presence of countless wronged souls, he was clearly not a kind person, and the disappearance of the villagers was undoubtedly related to him.
In an instant, Xiao Ning rode a cloud to the sky above the mountain stream and shouted, "You wicked dragon, come out!"
"Get out here..."
"come out…"
"Come…"
The words, imbued with magical power, traveled through the cold spring in the ravine, echoing at the bottom and reverberating back and forth.
"Aww!"
Suddenly, a blue dragon leaped out of the water, splashing water everywhere, and let out a long roar that shocked the surrounding area.
Standing atop the clouds, Xiao Ning watched as the monstrous dragon leaped a hundred feet into the air. He snorted coldly, stretched out a palm, and slowly pressed it down.
As his palm fell.
A golden glow appeared around his palm, enveloping his entire hand in a crimson luster.
boom!
Terrifying pressure descends.
The azure dragon was sleeping at the bottom of the ravine when it was awakened by a loud roar. Enraged, the azure dragon didn't care about anything else and charged out.
Little did he know that after emerging from the water, before he could even see the person's identity and appearance, a terrifying hand pressed down on him.
Holy crap!
Seeing the opponent's attack close at hand, Qingjiao only had time to curse loudly before he mustered all his magical power and sent out a blue magical dragon to strike back at the crimson-gold palm.
"boom!"
The powerful energy emanated from the surrounding rocks, causing them to scatter everywhere.
Like a devastating blow, the Azure Dragon's attack was utterly futile before that crimson-golden palm, bursting like a soap bubble.
The fierce attack of the crimson-gold palm was momentarily halted by the attack of the azure dragon, but after being shattered, it did not stop and continued to grab at the azure dragon.
"puff!"
The hundred-zhang-long Golden Core Realm Azure Dragon was like a small mudfish, directly grabbed by Xiao Ning at its seven-inch mark. It struggled for a long time, but could not break free of its restraints at all.
"Where do you come from? How dare you cause trouble at my Qingxu Temple?"
After capturing the Azure Dragon, Xiao Ning immediately began interrogating it.
The azure dragon raised its head and struggled incessantly, without answering.
"Hmm? So stubborn?"
Xiao Ning exerted a little force on his hand, and a wisp of magic power surged out, splitting into several streams that entered the Azure Dragon's body.
"Awoo!"
In pain, the azure dragon let out a miserable cry, a wail so mournful that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it.
"If you answer honestly, you might suffer less. Otherwise, how about learning about the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty?"
Xiao Ningqing shouted, "Tell me the truth, where did you come from? Were the villagers at the foot of the mountain killed by you?"
After saying that, he was about to start fixing things again.
"Immortal, please hold your hand! I'll talk! I'll talk!"
The azure dragon quickly replied, "This little dragon comes from the East Sea. Half a year ago, I accidentally discovered a spring. Out of curiosity, I crawled through the spring and then a waterway to get here!"
"The water veins here are rich in spiritual energy, and there is no water god appointed by the Heavenly Court, so the little dragon has settled down here!"