A few days passed, and Osmanthus Island arrived at the fifth scene along its route, the Flood Dragon Trench.0

Because the old man had reminded him of this scene once again, Chen Ping'an decided to give himself half a day of rest. After notifying Jin Su about this, the Osmanthus girl arrived at the Guimai courtyard at noon on the day. She told Chen Ping'an that it was time to head down the mountain to enjoy the scene.0

Because he was an osmanthus guest of the Fan Clan, there was a special and serene path for him to take down the mountain. There were few people on this path, and Jin Su explained the origin of the Flood Dragon Trench to him as they walked side-by-side.0

Many flood dragons and their kin resided in that ocean trench, most of them with impure and mixed bloodlines. The pure-blooded ones among them would use their innate abilities to travel to the several continents on land. They would soar through the skies and manipulate clouds and unleash rain. A return trip would require them to travel on the wind for tens of thousands of kilometers, and when they finally returned to their den, they would be absolutely exhausted.9

Without the restriction of rules and without commands from a deity, there would often be flood dragons who used their mystical powers to wantonly unleash rain. Such actions would commonly result in disaster. Because of this, flood dragons would often become "evil flood dragons" in the eyes of ordinary people. Thus, they would be relentlessly hunted by local Qi refiners, who sought to both help the mortal people and obtain the flood dragons' bodies, which were natural treasure troves.1

Chen Ping'an was startled by this information, and he hurriedly hastened his pace toward the foot of the mountain on Osmanthus...3