Under normal circumstances, the journey from the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect to this stretch of sea would take about ten days by Flying Celestial Ship.

Even pushing the Flying Celestial Ship to its maximum speed, it would still take five or six days.

But as a True Disciple, Jiang Wanzhao was qualified to request the use of certain abilities of the Celestial Dao Cauldron.

Therefore, as long as Jiang Wanzhao received the message, Zou Feng wasn’t worried that she wouldn’t make it here in time.

’All I need to do now is hold on. Not only will I escape this danger, but I might even get an unexpected reward out of it...’

In truth, the three sea dragons knew full well they had chased him too far, overstepping their bounds.

But Zou Feng was, after all, only an Inner Sect Disciple of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. They didn’t believe any powerful reinforcements would arrive so quickly.

In any case, having chased him this far, they couldn’t just give up now.

Roughly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after Zou Feng sent his distress call, a pressure as vast as an abyss descended from the heavens.

The three sea dragons’ bodies trembled in unison as they were suddenly and forcefully frozen in place.

This pressure was not directed at Zou Feng, so he did not lose his ability to move.

When he looked back and saw the three sea dragons all frozen on the surface of the water, Zou Feng knew his reinforcements had arrived and stopped trying to flee.

’Jiang Wanzhao arrived even faster than I expected!’

’Did the Celestial Dao Cauldron teleport her here directly?’

High in the sky, Jiang Wanzhao, still wearing her sky-high ponytail and a fiercely adorable expression, slowly descended to the surface of the sea.

"Thank you for saving me, Jiang Zhenchuan!" Zou Feng said from the Flying Celestial Ship, cupping his fist toward Jiang Wanzhao.

The three sea dragons were already dumbfounded.

’Jiang Wanzhao?’

’Why would a True Disciple of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect make a special trip to save a mere Inner Sect Disciple?!’

’Are True Disciples really this idle...’

Normally, it would be considered a good outcome if they even sent a few Core Disciples to the rescue.

Although Jiang Wanzhao didn’t have a fearsome reputation in the Fallen Immortal Sea, the three sea dragons had all heard of this newly promoted True Disciple.

This made them curse their luck. Who would have thought that chasing a mere Inner Sect Disciple could stir up this much trouble?

However, given their status in the Fallen Immortal Sea and the fact that the Inner Sect Disciple hadn’t suffered any real harm, there should still be room for negotiation.

"So, it is Fellow Daoist Jiang. A misunderstanding... this is all a misunderstanding!"

The red sea dragon in the lead, named Chiyue, was temporarily unable to move but could still speak.

Before Jiang Wanzhao could say anything, Zou Feng sneered, "A misunderstanding?"

"I’ve already told you more than once that I am an Inner Sect Disciple of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect and that I belong to Jiang Zhenchuan’s faction. And now you’re telling me it was a misunderstanding?"

Chiyue retorted self-righteously, "In the Fallen Immortal Sea, there are countless Evil Cultivators who impersonate disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect to do evil and capture members of my Dragon Race. We can’t just believe everything we’re told, can we?"

With that, it turned its gaze back to Jiang Wanzhao. "Fellow Daoist Jiang, we are the Personal Guard of the Northern Domain Dragon King. This misunderstanding was our mistake!"

"We are willing to compensate this young man for his losses. We hope that Fellow Daoist Jiang, on account of the Northern Domain Dragon King, will be magnanimous and forgive our humble offenses..." Chiyue repeatedly invoked the Northern Domain Dragon King’s name.

The Fallen Immortal Sea was divided by cardinal direction, with four Great Dragon Kings presiding over the regions.

These four Dragon Kings were considered the apex powers of the Fallen Immortal Sea.

However, the moment Jiang Wanzhao heard these three beasts were dragons under the command of the Northern Domain Dragon King, the last shred of hesitation in her heart vanished completely.

To put it bluntly, if these three dragons had belonged to the Southern Domain Dragon King, she might have actually had to show some deference.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of the Southern Domain Dragon King, but that his daughter had married a major figure within the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect...

"What makes you think you’re worthy of negotiating terms with this True Inheritor?" Jiang Wanzhao sneered, and the intensity of the vast, abyssal pressure surged once again.

As if squeezed by a giant, invisible hand, the three sea dragons let out agonized wails in unison.

Seeing that Jiang Wanzhao had no intention of letting the matter go, Chiyue finally began to panic.

Its tone immediately changed to one of pleading. "Jiang Zhenchuan, spare our lives! We know we were wrong... Please, just spare us this one time..."

"We are willing to offer up our greatest treasures from the sea, if only Jiang Zhenchuan will quell her anger..."

Jiang Wanzhao’s expression was grim. With a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, she made a beckoning gesture. "No need. If it’s compensation you want to offer, then your dragon bodies will be the best compensation of all!"

Before she had even finished speaking, Jiang Wanzhao had snatched Chiyue out of the sea and into the air.

Amidst a string of wretched howls, its head was crushed. Just like that, Jiang Wanzhao had slaughtered it with chilling indifference.

Even Zou Feng was slightly stunned by this.

He had thought she would just punish them lightly, squeeze them for all the treasure they had, and then tell them to get lost.

He, in turn, could have used the opportunity to absorb the toxins from their bodies.

But he never expected Jiang Wanzhao to kill them without a second thought, showing absolutely no regard for the Northern Domain Dragon King.

However, it didn’t surprise Zou Feng that the three sea dragons were completely unable to even struggle against Jiang Wanzhao.

After all, among the countless disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, those who fought their way up to become True Disciples were the most elite of geniuses.

Forget that these sea dragons were only at the Dao Foundation Realm; even the vast majority of Golden Core Realm experts from the Dragon Race were no match for Jiang Wanzhao.

One had to understand that in the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, a Golden Core Realm cultivator with insufficient potential and no special abilities still couldn’t become a True Inheritor. Their only options were to become a Central Court Elder or be stationed to guard an Outer Realm.

Of course, this wasn’t to say that all True Inheritors were exceptionally outstanding. There were also cases like Lu Guanghua, who reached the Golden Core Realm only to falter midway for one reason or another.