Cultivation Online

Chapter 1956: Azure Dragon Clanʼs Three Elders

After passing through the underwater city, Yuanʼs group continued their journey for several more hours, gliding deeper into the heart of the Azure Dragon Clanʼs domain.

Eventually, they arrived at their destination—a massive underwater courtyard residence that stretched across several miles of seafloor. Its grand architecture blended seamlessly with the surrounding ocean, featuring sweeping halls made of reinforced coral, shimmering crystal pillars, and roofs shaped like flowing waves. The entire structure radiated an aura of nobility and ancient power, befitting the status of a royal dragon clan.

Yuanʼs group landed right at the entrance, where a group of individuals from the Azure Dragon Clan stood in orderly formation, awaiting their arrival.

”The Azure Dragon Clan welcomes the envoy of Dragon Goddess Yeyou and the Holy Dragon Emperor to our humble domain.”

”Thank you for having us,” Yuan said politely as he leapt down from the dragonʼs back, landing lightly on the sea floor.

”Letʼs head inside first,” Jiao Zhenhai added, gesturing toward the grand entrance as he began walking ahead.

Once inside, Jiao Zhenhai led them through a series of ornate halls before guiding them into a spacious chamber where three more individuals awaited.

Unlike those outside, these figures radiated a far greater presence—each one exuding a level of cultivation and authority that rivaled the upper echelons of the Holy Dragon Clanʼs command. Their gazes were sharp, their auras refined.

”Let me give you a brief introduction. They are the Three Grand Elders. Their position and authority within the Azure Dragon Clan is only below mine and our ancestor.”

”Iʼm the first elder, Jiao Wenyan.”

”Second elder, Jiao Yansheng.”

”Third elder, Jiao Hanchen.”

”Iʼm Yuan, envoy of Dragon Goddess Yeyou.”

”Weʼve heard everything from the Clan Leader. You claim weʼve not been cursed, is that correct?” said the Second Elder.

Yuan nodded and said, ”If you donʼt believe me, you can give it a try as well.”

He retrieved the Sacred Chalice of Purification and gestured at them.

”Donʼt worry, weʼll definitely do so. However, we wonʼt be the ones doing it. Instead, itʼll be someone who is, without a shadow of doubt, cursed,” said the First Elder as he made a gesture with his hand.

The next moment, a middle-aged man entered the room—his wrists bound in thick chains like a prisoner, and his complexion pale as moonlight, as though drained by time or torment.

The Third Elder explained, ”Weʼve placed a powerful curse on him right before your arrival, so we know heʼs definitely cursed. If youʼre able to remove that curse with your treasure, weʼll believe your claims.”

Yuan nodded and said to the man, ”Feed this chalice several drops of your blood.”

The man gave a faint nod and followed the instructions with slow, weakened movements.

Once the man offered his blood to the chalice, Jiao Zhenhai and the three elders observed in solemn silence, their expressions tense and unreadable.

Moments later, the two dragons etched into the chalice stirred to life, gliding around its surface in fluid motion, as though awakened by the blood itself. They circled the chalice with growing excitement, their movements swift and vibrant, reacting to something within the offering.

”Now drink this.”

Yuan gathered the liquid from the chalice with his spiritual energy and hovered it above the man, who opened his mouth and drank it without question.

Before long, a visible change came over the sickly man. Color began to return to his pale complexion, and the weakness in his limbs slowly faded.

His breathing steadied, his posture straightened, and a faint glow returned to his eyes.

Jiao Zhenhai and the three elders stared in astonishment, their solemn expressions giving way to surprise and wonder as they witnessed the transformation before them.

After a brief moment of stillness, the Third Elder suddenly sprang into action and began inspecting the man.

”I-Itʼs real! His curse has been lifted!” he revealed in a trembling voice.

”What?! But weʼd placed a Supreme Curse on him! How could it be removed with such ease?!” exclaimed the First Elder, his voice filled with disbelief.

”Satisfied?” Yuan asked them.

”Just a second! We still need to use the treasure on us to confirm that weʼre not cursed!” said the Second Elder.

Yuan offered no objection to their request and began testing their blood one by one.

However, by the end of it all, the chalice remained completely still, showing no reaction to any of them.

”How do we know that youʼre not controlling the treasure so that it only works with your permission?” the Third Elder suddenly questioned.

Yuan shrugged and said, ”Thatʼs impossible to prove, so youʼll just have to believe me.”

”Youʼre overestimating yourselves a little too much. The envoy has no reason to harm your Azure Dragon Clan,” The Dragon Emperor suddenly spoke in a somewhat disdainful tone.

”T-Thatʼs…”

”I just want the key you took from the Holy Dragon Clan. If I wanted to harm the Azure Dragon Clan, I wouldʼve taken it by force,” said Yuan.

”And we wouldʼve helped him.” The Dragon Emperor added with a smile.

”Alright, we get it.” Jiao Zhenhai sighed as he rubbed his eyes.

”Weʼll trust you. What are you going to do now?”

”Well, Iʼve been thinking about it for the past month, but thereʼs really nothing I can say or do until I take a look around the place.”

”In that case, weʼll show you around our territory.”

”Sure thing.”

”I have something to do, so Iʼll assign some guards to be with you. Itʼs not that I donʼt trust you, but itʼll make traversing our territory much more convenient,” said Jiao Zhenhai.

”I understand.”

”Then please wait here for a moment.”

Jiao Zhenhai and the Three Grand Elders left Yuan and the Dragon Emperor alone inside the room while they gathered a small group of guards.

About half an hour later, two guards arrived at their room, a young man and a young woman, both Golden Immortal cultivators.

”My name is Xuanbing,” said the young man.

”Iʼm Binglan, and weʼll be your guide,” said the young woman.

”Iʼm Yuan. Letʼs get along.”