Chapter [B4] 10 — The Tallest Peak
The wind roared around us as we flew through the skies, commanding gusts and parting clouds and swirling through peaks. I could fly myself now, so this wasn’t an entirely new experience, but there was a grace and control that was here which I simply did not possess yet.
Yulong moved as if the sky and it were one and the same, like an extension of himself and his body, free to be commanded and molded as he saw fit. The valley flew past us as we moved deeper inside, the density of the Qi in the air rising rapidly as we did. Many of the dragons flying around turned in our directions, and it was almost amusing to see some of them do double takes as they noticed us upon Yulong’s back.
Soon, while flying through the clouds, I began to see a clearing with a strange kind of mossy structure around it. It took me a moment as we closed in to realize what I saw. A massive dragon curled around itself within the valley, its jade green body covered in moss and growths as if it had been sleeping here for decades, its horns had flowers blooming onto them and vines intertwined around them, making the dragon seem one and the same with the valley around it.
Yulong lowered himself as we headed closer to the valley area near the dragon and with a swirling gust of wind, the dragon landed, as we all leapt off of its back, regarding the massive older dragon in front of us.
“Mother, these cultivators wish to seek the Azure Dragon and asked me for their help,” Yulong said.
The ground rumbled as the dragon in front of us raised her head, opening her eyes to regard us at last. The giant dragon yawned, and the wind around her swirled with a blooming pulse of vital Qi that revitalized me, before she finally focused on us.
“Cultivators? You… carried them here?” She asked, clearly surprised.
“This spirit here has been taught by Shen Teng, and bested me in her command of lightning. I only did as honor demanded.”
The older dragon snorter. “I know you, child. Honor is the last thing you care for, only pride. But…” she paused and then turned to look at us. “It is true, we can feel Shen Teng’s lingering legacy within this spirit. Him, and the command of lightning, mingled with the blessing of the moon. What a strange path to walk upon,” the dragon remarked.