My carefree life in space

Chapter 243 Dragon Island Disappeared?

Xie Fan squeezed into the crowd of onlookers and said with pride, "This is my friend, also a rogue cultivator. We rogue cultivators are not lacking in talent."

He was secretly surprised; he hadn't expected the two people he'd casually pulled in to be so powerful. To be honest, he wasn't confident he could have defeated the demon leader earlier.

After hearing his words, everyone looked at Mo Ze with great admiration. If a rogue cultivator had this strength, wouldn't it be easy for him to enter a major sect?

As the smoke of battle cleared, Brahma City returned to tranquility. However, the effects of this battle were far from over. Although the demons had temporarily retreated, their threat remained, and the road ahead was still fraught with challenges.

After the battlefield was cleaned up, Qin Yuanhui, the city lord of Fanyin City, came to express his gratitude in person.

Qin Yuanhui looked at the imposing Mo Ze and secretly admired him. When he looked at Lin Shushu beside him, he was even more surprised. This woman gave him a feeling of being unfathomable; she was a person who kept her true abilities hidden. Neither of them were simple.

As previously stated, he strongly recommended that the two join the number one sect on the Qingyun Continent—the Qingyun Sect.

"Both of you are exceptionally strong. If you could join the Qingyun Sect, you would surely have a bright future." Qin Yuanhui said sincerely, his eyes full of admiration.

However, Lin Shushu and Mo Ze exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison. Lin Shushu smiled slightly and politely declined, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer, City Lord, but we are used to the free and unrestrained path of cultivation and have no plans to join a sect for the time being."

Mo Ze nodded in agreement: "Yes, we have important matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer."

The surrounding cultivators, upon hearing their answer, all showed expressions of regret. The Azure Cloud Sect was the number one sect on the Azure Cloud Continent, a sacred cultivation ground coveted by countless cultivators; they hadn't expected these two to refuse without hesitation.

Seeing this, Qin Yuanhui understood. With their cultivation levels, they indeed didn't need to join any sect; in fact, joining would only limit them in many ways. He then asked, "In that case, what are your plans next?"

Lin Shushu answered frankly, "We plan to go to Dragon Island."

"Dragon Island?" Qin Yuanhui frowned upon hearing this, a look of surprise on his face. "Dragon Island has been missing for a thousand years. It is said to have sunk into the deep sea long ago, and no one knows its exact location. Are you sure you want to go there?"

"What? Dragon Island has disappeared?" Upon hearing this news within the space, Cangwu's expression changed drastically, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes. As a dragon, he was completely unaware of Dragon Island's disappearance, and an ominous premonition immediately welled up in his heart.

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze also sensed that something was wrong and quickly asked, "City Lord, could you please tell us more about the disappearance of Dragon Island?"

Qin Yuanhui shook his head and sighed, "I've only heard about Dragon Island. A thousand years ago, Dragon Island suddenly disappeared from the map of Qingyun Continent, as if it had been erased by a mysterious force. Since then, no one has seen any trace of the dragon race, and even the legends about Dragon Island have gradually faded away."

Cangwu's expression grew even more grave after hearing this. He said to Lin Shushu in a deep voice, "I must return to Dragon Island as soon as possible and find out the truth!"

Lin Shushu received his telepathic message and knew his anxiety. She exchanged a glance with Mo Ze and nodded without hesitation.

"Lord of the city, we must take our leave now. No matter what, we must go!" Lin Shushu said solemnly.

Seeing that they were determined, Qin Yuanhui said no more, but only instructed them: "Dragon Island has been missing for a long time, and this trip is probably extremely dangerous. You two must be careful."

"Thank you for the reminder, City Lord. We will be cautious," Mo Ze said, bowing in thanks.

After bidding farewell to Qin Yuanhui, Lin Shushu, Mo Ze, and Cangwu immediately set off, boarding a flying boat and speeding towards Dragon Island. Along the way, Cangwu's mood grew increasingly heavy. He vaguely sensed that the disappearance of Dragon Island was no accident, and that a huge conspiracy might be hidden behind it.

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze exchanged a silent glance. They knew nothing of the situation and couldn't offer any comforting words to Cangwu, though their hearts were filled with doubt and worry. They knew this trip wasn't just to send Cangwu home, but also to uncover the truth behind Dragon Island's disappearance.

As they approached the sea area where Dragon Island had once been located, the surrounding spiritual energy became abnormally chaotic, and a thin layer of mist permeated the sea surface, as if blocking outsiders from prying into their lives.

Cangwu had emerged from the spatial dimension. He stood at the bow of the ship, gazing intently into the distance, and murmured softly, "Dragon Island... what exactly happened?"

Lin Shushu walked to his side and gently comforted him, "Senior, no matter what happens, we will face it with you."

Mo Ze nodded firmly: "Yes, we will definitely find the answer."

Cangwu looked at the two men, a hint of gratitude flashing in his eyes. He knew that with these two young men by his side, he was not alone.

The airship moved slowly through the mist, the road ahead shrouded in uncertainty. However, Lin Shushu, Mo Ze, and Cang Wu had no intention of backing down. They held only one belief in their hearts—to find Dragon Island and uncover the truth!

As the flying boat traversed the mist-shrouded sea, the closer it got to the former coordinates of Dragon Island, the more violent the spiritual energy in the air became, as if countless invisible blades were tearing through space.

Cangwu condensed a wisp of the dragon clan's unique sensing technique at his fingertips. The golden light flickered in the mist, eventually pointing to a seemingly empty sea surface.

"This... is the original location of Dragon Island." Cangwu's voice was hoarse as he pressed his palm into the void, and an ancient dragon-patterned barrier suddenly appeared, but it was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Through the crack, the three could vaguely see the outline of an island covered in ice crystals—Dragon Island was frozen in a huge ice-blue amber, and the flying eaves and pavilions and the swirling dragon stone carvings on the island were all frozen in a terrified posture at the last moment.

When the three forcibly broke through the barrier and stepped onto Dragon Island, the biting cold almost froze their spiritual energy. Cangwu touched the ice surface, and the corpse of a young dragon beneath the ice made his pupils shrink: "It's the Breath of the Frost Abyss... a forbidden technique that only dragon elders can use!"

They followed the icy fissures deep into the heart of Dragon Island and discovered an upside-down altar. In the center of the altar was a broken black dragon horn, covered with cursed runes, while beneath the altar lay the skeleton of a black dragon impaled by chains—an ice crystal longsword was embedded in the skeleton's heart, the dragon pearl inlaid in the hilt now dull and lifeless.

Cangwu trembled all over: "This is the Black Dragon's rebellion! The Grand Elder used his life to activate a forbidden technique to freeze the entire island, just to stop the Black Dragon from devouring the bloodline of the dragon race and ascending to the level of a demon god..."

Before the words were finished, the ice crystal longsword suddenly trembled, and ghostly green flames rose from the eye sockets of the black dragon skeleton.

Before Mo Ze's sword was even drawn, Lin Shushu had already used her spiritual power to condense a long whip, which wrapped around the skeleton's neck, and shouted sharply: "It still has a wisp of remnant soul left!"

The next moment, the skeleton roared, the ice layer shattered, and the resentment of the black dragon, frozen for thousands of years, turned into black mist and swept over.