An imugi that catches a yeouiju pearl falling from heaven after a thousand years of waiting transforms into a true yong, shedding its serpentine form to ascend into the clouds as a celestial dragon.
Cheongryong, the Blue Dragon of the East, is the draconic form among the Four Directional Spirits, painted in vivid azure across Goguryeo tomb murals to guard the eastern wall and channel the forces of spring and renewal.
Yongwang reigns as sovereign of all yong from his Dragon Palace beneath the sea, commanding the dragons that govern rain, rivers, and the tides at his will.
Haemosu commands Yong and four other dragons that draw his celestial chariot between heaven and earth, rising each morning and descending each evening in a procession of colored clouds and music.
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