CHAPTER 524: CHAPTER 466, RAISING THE DIVINE IRON

Dragon Mother frowned and said: "Buddhism? How could the West Sea Dragon Palace align with Buddhism?

Before the Divine Enthronement, it was acceptable; Buddhism and Mysterious Sect were both major sects in the Primordial World, indistinguishable to us.

But after the Sealing God Tribulation, our Four Seas Dragon Palace was bestowed the authority over the mortal world’s weather by the Heavenly Court as a True God, belonging to the Mysterious Sect. If he aligns with Buddhism now, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to the Mysterious Sect? How could the Heavenly Court stand by!?"

Aoguang nodded repeatedly and said: "Exactly!

That’s why I took the treasures from the West Sea’s vault, to give Ao Qin a warning. You see, madam."

Aoguang stretched out his hand, and from the multitude of treasures, a shell flew out, the characters on the shell faintly glowing.

The shell flew towards Dragon Mother and landed in the palm of her hand.

Dragon Mother examined it and exclaimed in surprise: "This is the Eight Heavenly Dragon Scripture!"

Aoguang nodded and said with emotion: "It’s the scripture of my brother, Ao Han."

Dragon Mother looked at Aoguang seriously and asked, "What do you plan to do now? Inform the Heavenly Emperor?"

Aoguang instinctively shook his head, then said seriously: "This is a matter for the Dragon Clan. I will handle it myself. If it really comes to that, I will summon the South Sea Dragon King and the North Sea Dragon King to suppress the West Sea."

Dragon Mother said: "Good that you have clarity in your heart.

However, your small treasure vault is unsafe; I’ll take care of these treasures for you for now, and return them when you need them."

With a wave of her hand, all the glittering divine artifacts within the vault disappeared.

Aoguang was dumbfounded, his mind in chaos, on the verge of tears. Not only were the treasures gained from the West Sea gone, but all my privately stored treasures of billions of years were also gone, sob sob~

Suddenly, an anxious voice came from outside: "Father, mother, that monkey has come back again."

Aoguang stiffened, stuttering: "How... How does Little Fourth know we’re here?"

Dragon Mother looked at Aoguang with an amused expression and said: "Naturally, she also knows about this vault."

Aoguang felt a dreadful fear rising, swallowing his saliva he asked, "Who else knows about this vault?"

Dragon Mother smiled and said: "Our entire family knows. When they were little, I often brought them in here to play."

Aoguang felt a darkness before him, as his carefully maintained image of valor and wisdom was being blown away by a tornado, leaving his spirit shattered and filled with weariness.

Seeing Aoguang’s utterly disheartened appearance, Dragon Mother smiled satisfactorily. I’ve put up with you for billions of years, just waiting for this day to see if you’ll dare keep any private treasury in the future.

Aoguang suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with deep emotion, and said: "Madam, among all gods, do you know which I admire the most?"

Dragon Mother was momentarily startled, unable to grasp his meaning, and tentatively replied: "The God of Wealth?"

"No, it’s your gaze!"

"Tch~" Dragon Mother spat lightly, her face smiling as she turned and quickly walked away.

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A moment later, Aoguang walked out, his feelings incredibly complex, and entered the Crystal Palace.

Inside the Crystal Palace, Sun Wukong was squatting in a chair, scratching his head in urgency.

Aoguang walked into the Crystal Palace and immediately changed his mood, cupping his fists and cheerfully said: "Congratulations Monkey Brother for receiving the Divine Weapon!"

Sun Wukong waved his hand dismissively and said annoyed: "Don’t mention it, it’s such bad luck."

Aoguang, puzzled, asked: "What happened, Monkey Brother? Didn’t you get the Divine Weapon?"

Sun Wukong jumped down from the chair and exclaimed: "Old Sun made a big fuss at the West Sea and forced the West Sea Dragon King to show up. That Old Dragon King even tried to deceive Old Sun with lies. Luckily, Brother Dragon gave me a tip, or else Old Sun would have been fooled by the West Sea Old Dragon King."

Frustrated, he said: "But that West Sea Old Dragon King insisted that the West Sea Treasure Vault had been stolen; Old Sun did not want to start a massacre, so I just had to come back."

Aoguang chuckled and said: "The treasure vault being stolen, such an excuse even children wouldn’t believe."

Sun Wukong nodded continuously in agreement and said: "Exactly, the shameless Old King of West Sea!"

Aoguang smiled and said: "Don’t rush, Monkey Brother. After you left, I mobilized many Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals of the Dragon Palace to search the East Sea, trying to find another suitable Divine Weapon for you. And believe it or not, I actually found one."

Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Which Divine Weapon is it?"

Aoguang spoke gravely, "This Divine Weapon is extraordinary, it is a Supreme Treasure of our Dragon Clan.

In ancient times during the Primordial World, a great flood erupted, and a Sage appeared among the Human Clan, his name was Dayu, a Great Emperor of Humans.

Emperor Yu, with the collective effort of the Human Clan, forged two magical objects to control the waters. One was the Mountain Opening Divine Axe, later obtained by Heavenly Court’s Great General Yang Jiao, used to save his mother.

The other was the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron. After the flood control, it somehow ended up in the East Sea and was obtained by me. It was placed in the East Sea to monitor changes in the sea level. Monkey Brother, you can try to tame this Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron."

Sun Wukong swung his hands back and forth excitedly, shouting: "Quickly take Old Sun there, Old Sun knows the Seventy-two Transformations, what magical treasure in the world can Old Sun not subdue?"

Aoguang secretly complained to himself, what does knowing the Seventy-two Transformations have to do with subduing magical treasures? He reached out his hand and said: "Monkey Brother, follow me!"

Sun Wukong followed Aoguang, hopping and jumping towards the outside.

Sun Wukong followed the Old Dragon King out of the Dragon Palace to a dark sea area, where undercurrents were raging and glowing corals emitted a faint light.

Sun Wukong anxiously asked: "Brother Dragon, where is the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron you mentioned?"

The two circled around the foot of a mountain, Aoguang reached out pointing ahead and said: "That glowing one over there."

Sun Wukong shaded his eyes to look, and saw a distant gleam of golden light, his heart immediately filled with joy. He lifted his robe and instantly flew towards the source of the golden light.

Sun Wukong flew close to the golden light and saw a huge iron pillar standing in the sea bed, its height invisible from the top.

Aoguang flew over, stroking his beard and laughed cheerfully: "Monkey Brother, this is the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron."

Sun Wukong wrapped his arms around the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron and shouted: "Lift!"

With a thunderous rumble, the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron shook and slowly rose, forming whirlpools and turbulent flows around, with bubbles rolling.

Sun Wukong slowly lifted the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron with one hand and excitedly said: "I’ve lifted it, Old Sun has lifted it." A faint aura circulated between Sun Wukong and the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron.

Outside, Aoguang stood unshaken amidst the chaotic flows, a serious thought flashed through his mind: What exactly is Sun Wukong’s origin? The Ruyi Jingu Bang has recognized its master.

First, my elder brother trusted me to establish good relations, then the Western Saints instructed me to playact, and now he is even able to move the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Iron, which is a Holy Artifact of the Human Clan. Could he have some connection with the Human Clan?