While serving as the guardian celestial beast of the Penglai Supreme Sect, the Azure Dragon had not faced a crisis of this scale in over a thousand years.0

Penglai lay far from the mainland, where the nine provinces were located. That allowed it to remain safely out of reach when massive conflicts occurred on the mainland. Moreover, the three islands of Penglai were blessed with natural paradises that were abundant with resources, so the Penglai Supreme Sect had no need to compete with other sects.0

The Penglai Supreme Sect's overwhelming power had long deterred others from attacking it. Even during the tense standoff that the Penglai Supreme Sect once had with the Heavenly Star Divine Cult, things had never reached such a dire point.0

Had the Penglai Supreme Sect simply kept to itself, it would never have experienced a disaster like this. By swinging both its fists at the Mount Shu Sect, the Penglai Supreme Sect had left its chest wide open to attacks. Ultimately, the Penglai Supreme Sect had brought this disaster upon itself.1

Now, faced with the True Form of Ksitigarbha, the Azure Dragon could only brace itself for the worst and struggle to hold on. It relied on the power of its Great Dao to fight against this legendary ...0