Old Seashell was so excited that his beard stood on end. He spun around in the air, his long arms making him look like a doll.

Bai Ling looked at him curiously, holding him up and examining him from left to right. "Old Seashell, you look like Ginseng Grandpa in this form."

Seeing how clueless she was, Old Seashell was about to go crazy. He stamped his feet in her hand. "Oh my little princess, please don't joke around anymore. Let's run and find a place to hide, okay?"

Bai Ling: "You won't even tell me what we're hiding from. Where have you been running off to all this time?"

Old Seashell suddenly shut his mouth, hemming and hawing, clearly not wanting to tell her.

Bai Ling pouted: "Even if you don't say, I can guess. You must have gone to the East Sea. You don't want me to go because it's very dangerous there now. I also guessed that the East Sea is where the White Dragon Clan used to live."

The old man stared at her with wide eyes and said softly: "Little master... you..."

Bai Ling: "I'm not an idiot. It's not hard to guess."

Ever since she hatched, she had been by the Luoshui with an Old Seashell who was always rambling on about the king and queen, her parents, and how they used to be. He hoped she would grow up safely, have good manners and etiquette.

But whenever she asked where the White Dragon Clan used to live, how the other clan members died, and why she was the only dragon left, Old Seashell would gloss over it vaguely and refuse to say.

After all, with memories of her previous life and having never seen her parents in this life, Bai Ling didn't really care that much. Since Old Seashell didn't want to talk about it, she didn't pursue it. But she could more or less guess some things, like how the White Dragon Clan used to live in the East Sea.

"What exactly happened in the East Sea that has you so anxious for me to hide? If you don't tell me anything, how will I know how to deal with it if something happens?" Bai Ling's expression became stern and fierce. "Not telling me important things and making me guess is not for my own good, it's harming me."

Old Seashell, caught in her hand with nowhere to retreat, almost curled into a ball. He hesitated and said: "Back then, when the Demon Dragon was about to break the seal, the old master led the entire White Dragon Clan to sacrifice themselves and used the Dragon God Sword to suppress him. It should have kept him sealed for at least a thousand more years, but for some reason, the East Sea is now in turmoil and the Dragon God Sword is on the verge of shattering. The Demon Dragon could break free at any moment. Once he gets out, little master, you will be in danger."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Bai Ling didn't react much after hearing this and didn't ask further.

She only said: "Then where do you want me to hide? If that Demon Dragon is a formidable character, wouldn't he be able to find me no matter where I hide? If he holds a grudge and comes looking for me, I can't go back to my master and senior brother... Lu Linsheng, you shouldn't follow me either."

She turned to Lu Linsheng who had been listening silently beside her.

Lu Linsheng refused: "No, I will stay by your side."

Bai Ling: "It's very dangerous, aren't you afraid of dying?"

Lu Linsheng gave her a faint smile. Death... in his memory, he had died many, many times. What he feared most was searching aimlessly, unable to find what his obsession was tied to, his whole body empty, unable to be filled no matter how many demons he devoured.

Bai Ling thought this boy was a bit stubborn and said in distress: "But I don't even know where I should go now."

Old Seashell suggested in a timely manner: "Perhaps we can try going to Mount Shenmu. That is where the phoenix clan resides. Back in the day, our White Dragon Clan had some dealings with the phoenix clan. Perhaps they could shelter the little master for a time, for the sake of old ties."

Old Seashell was really afraid of his little master's stubborn temper and feared she wouldn't agree. But this time Bai Ling didn't make a fuss and directly agreed. "Alright, let's go to Mount Shenmu and take a look first."

Lu Linsheng said: "Mount Shenmu is too far from here. If we want to get there quickly, we need to make some preparations."

The preparations he spoke of were a means of transportation. Bai Ling didn't dare to fly and was afraid of heights. They had been walking on their own recently. But now it was obviously not suitable to keep walking slowly.

"I'll figure something out," Lu Linsheng said.

Before long, he walked back from the woods, leading a strange-looking demon. The demon had thick armor on its body, drool dripping from its big mouth, and even bits of flesh stuck to its sharp teeth. It clearly wasn't a benevolent demon.

But now, Lu Linsheng gripped its long tongue in one hand like a rein. The demon didn't dare to struggle and actually looked quite obedient.

"Come, we'll ride this. It runs very fast."

The demon, used as a mount, wept in grief and indignation: "..." I ran so fast and you still caught me! What's the point of running fast then!

But it couldn't speak with its tongue still in the other's grasp.

They sat on the demon's back and sped like the wind towards Mount Shenmu. Old Seashell went back into the shell hanging at Bai Ling's waist and used voice transmission to tell her about the current situation in the East Sea.

There were now constantly surging, sky-high waves in that sea area. The demons living there had all fled. Besides the shockwaves from the Demon Dragon impacting the seal, there was also that gaping abyss at the edge of the East Sea. Demons were still continuously pouring out from it. The situation in the East Sea was very dire.

"Even the immortals of the Immortal Court stay far away from the East Sea, unwilling to easily provoke trouble. The high gods sit aloft in the clouds, quietly observing the situation. However, this time I did see a few mortal cultivators there, training by slaying demons. Although their abilities are minor, their hearts are truly admirable," Old Seashell sighed with some emotion.

Bai Ling asked him: "What's the situation with that Demon Dragon? What's his background?"

Old Seashell was silent for a very, very long time, so long that Bai Ling impatiently started tapping on the shell with her finger. Only then did he sigh faintly: "The Demon Dragon... was once our Dragon God."

"A long time ago, the ancient gods fell one after another, and the Dragon God also became dormant, rarely appearing again. But later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly became demonic, turning into a Demon Dragon, going on a rampage and devouring many dragons.

"He was originally our god, but at one point caused the dragon race to wither, and in the end, the dragon race paid a huge price to seal him in the East Sea, preserving a small portion of the dragon race to survive and reproduce."

Bai Ling really didn't know what to say at this point. In simple terms, the ancestor went crazy and killed countless descendants.

"So my parents and clansmen died in order to seal this Dragon Ancestor. What about the other dragon clans, not just our White Dragon Clan?" Bai Ling was purely curious.

Old Seashell sighed, "This seal is maintained by all the dragon clans in turn. The other dragon clans have long since withered, with only a few dragons remaining in the clans, and most of their whereabouts are unknown now. Our White Dragon Clan was originally the best-preserved, but who would have thought... in a matter of days, only the young mistress was left. The dragon race has truly declined.

"Back in the day, our dragon race had a resounding reputation in the three realms. Wherever we went, the demons retreated. At that time, there was no Immortal Court, and even the gods in the heavens treated the dragon race with great courtesy. Who could have imagined it would come to this."

Old Seashell lamented for a while, then suddenly said, "Actually, the young mistress can still go to Mount Youfu to seek the blessing of the Supreme God Xuan Cang. Although the young mistress and he had an unpleasant encounter, after all, the Supreme God Xuan Cang's original form is from the dragon race, and he is the only one left of the Black Dragon Clan. The young mistress and he share the same misfortune. Perhaps in light of this, he can..."

He was afraid the young mistress would be angry, so he only said half of it.

Bai Ling frowned slightly, "Actually, I always felt that the Supreme God Xuan Cang was very strange. The first time he saw me, although his words were unpleasant and he looked down on me with a very aloof attitude, he was also a straightforward person. But later, he suddenly started to pester me and sent many things. I felt that his behavior was erratic and that there must be some problem."

The Supreme God Xuan Cang, who was suspected of having a problem, sat alone in the divine hall, his whole body emitting a cold aura as he looked at the panel in front of him.

So far, the plot had deviated completely and the emotional line had begun to shift, meaning the female lead was falling for other characters instead of the male lead.

The Supreme God Xuan Cang thought he had everything under control and was waiting for the Demon Dragon to emerge to force the female lead to bow her head and ask for his help, but he didn't expect that after not paying attention for just a short period of time, a major change had occurred.

He had previously seen the female lead staying obediently in the Guiyi Immortal Sect for several years without making any mistakes, so he had stopped paying daily attention. As a result, the emotional line deviation warning that suddenly appeared slapped him in the face.

This was the third time.

"Who did the female lead fall in love with this time?" The Supreme God Xuan Cang coldly spat out a sentence. Influenced by this world's persona, he appeared cold and domineering. Once angered, frost would float around his body.

Taking out a piece of white dragon scale, he used divine power to trace and probe with his eyes closed. After a moment, a scene appeared before his eyes. It was Bai Ling and a thin, scholarly-looking man. The man reached out and hugged Bai Ling in his arms, his eyes full of admiration and laughter.

"...Nameless." The Supreme God Xuan Cang suddenly snorted coldly. It was the demon Nameless, the second male lead whom he looked down upon the most in the original plot.

He had no love, and even if he acted affectionately, it was fake. In the end, he approached the female lead only to satisfy his instinctive greed to devour. Even if the female lead likes him now, it would be very easy to shatter that fondness. He just had to let her see Nameless's true colors.

But the development of events once again exceeded his expectations, making the Supreme God Xuan Cang feel very displeased.

A line of text suddenly appeared on the panel - "Hint: Perhaps you can change your way of doing things. This way, you can better salvage the female lead and the precarious world's fortune."

The Supreme God Xuan Cang had a look of lofty coldness. "I have already been accommodating and tolerant enough with her. If this still doesn't work, I will only use my own methods to handle it."

People are born to submit to the dominant. As long as he shows enough power and gives this female lead some setbacks to temper her will, she will eventually submit to him. Once a woman learns to submit, her heart will also be his.

-- "Perhaps you haven't done enough. The female lead is different now, and the way you treat her may also need to change."

Xuan Cang understood the system's suggestion, but he scorned it.

"For the sake of the world's fortune, I can tolerate their temporary arrogance and lower my stance when appropriate. But I have a bottom line, which is that she cannot presume to be above me. In the end, I am the one in charge." He said lightly, glancing at the quiet system panel. "You only need to assist me, not concern yourself with other matters."

The panel displayed a smiley face - "Okay, I wish you success." Then it went silent.

Xuan Cang withdrew his gaze and summoned someone into the hall. "How is the East Sea?"

The immortal servant lowered his head and replied, "The Demon Abyss has connected with the East Sea, and the Dragon God's seal beneath the East Sea is about to disintegrate." After answering this, seeing Supreme God Xuan Cang above not speaking for a long time, he reported again, "Recently, disciples of Mount Youfu went to the mortal realm to deal with demons, and a few perished."

The Supreme God Xuan Cang did not care about such trivial matters. With a slight wave of his hand, the immortal servant closed his mouth and said no more.

The Supreme God Xuan Cang was pondering. With the Demon Dragon's emergence, it was time to confront his female lead. It was also time for him to set out. This time, he should let that disrespectful female lead witness what true power is.