Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 249: Apex Level Aura, the Sinister Energy of Mountains and Rivers

Qing Qiu had no knowledge of the communication between Zhong Cang and the sect, but the next day, she informed Zhong Cang of something - the plans of several people had changed.

"Don't rush back to the sect, go to the Cloud Dream Dragon Palace first... Did something go wrong with the competition there?"

Zhong Cang was aware of the Cloud Dream Great Marsh, the Cloud Dream Dragon King, and the Dragon King's birthday banquet. It was a somewhat transcendent force located at the junction of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain and the Western Wilderness Domain, serving as a node for the Dragon Race on land.

The Dragon Race, as a whole, was slightly inferior to the human race, but in the sea, they could suppress the human race in turn. They were a colossal Transcendent Level existence.

In other words, the human race occupied the land while the Dragon Race occupied the ocean. Otherwise, the two would definitely have sparked a devastating battle.

"No, beyond the sea, the sky and the rivers on land are also places where the Dragon Race can live... Perhaps the human race and the Dragon Race have already fought a battle."

When Zhong Cang pondered this, he couldn't help but think of the human race's history of development on the Hongxuan Continent.

At the beginning of the human rise, their greatest enemy was the countless Monster Race.

The Dragon Race was also a great enemy of the Monster Race.

Humans secretly developed amidst the struggle between demons and dragons.

Then came the era of the three races standing together.

After that, something happened halfway through, and humans and dragons suddenly united, annihilating most of the Monster Race.

Finally, the earth was occupied by humans, and the ocean and some rivers on land became the territory of the Dragon Race.

With this in mind, Zhong Cang's knowledge came to an end.

It wasn't that he was shallow in knowledge, but as a low-level cultivator, he only cared about cultivation and strength, and didn't care much about the so-called human history.

After Zhong Cang transmigrated, most of his time was spent contemplating how to improve his own strength, so he didn't have much interest in historical archaeology. This made his understanding of the war between humans, dragons, and demons thousands of years ago unclear.

Even the Dragon Palace birthday banquet, Zhong Cang only learned about it because it was related to the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain.

During his invincible journey, there was a period of time when the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain launched a public opinion attack, claiming that Zhong Cang was taking advantage of the crisis to embark on the path of invincibility.

Those major sects spread rumors that Zhong Cang took advantage of the true teachings of the major sects to attend the Dragon Palace banquet and launched a sudden attack.

Many people believed that if the disciples of those major sects were still present, Zhong Cang would not have won so easily.

From this incident, Zhong Cang learned that the Cloud Dream Great Marsh had a Dragon Lord who was wealthy. Every once in a while, he would bring out a large number of treasures and invite outstanding talents from the human race to attend the banquet.

At the same time, from Su Wan'er's account, Zhong Cang also learned that the Cloud Firmament Sect had also participated in this Dragon Palace banquet, preparing to form an alliance with the Cloud Dream Dragon King.

The major sects also sent numerous Perfected Beings, masters, and outstanding disciples to cause trouble.

Therefore, the situation at this Dragon Palace birthday banquet was extremely complicated.

At this moment, Qing Qiu said they wanted to take a detour to the Dragon Palace City. Zhong Cang's first reaction was that the Cloud Firmament Sect was at a disadvantage and needed him to come to the rescue.

-- But having such thoughts doesn't mean Zhong Cang is arrogant.

It's just that many sects and the Cloud Firmament Sect haven't torn their faces apart.

Therefore, the competition between the Cloud Firmament Sect and other sects is in a state of fighting without breaking.

In this situation, naturally there won't be any Gold Core or Nascent Soul stage, as that would make things irreparable.

So, the competition among the people is carried out by the younger generation at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building levels, as a way to probe each other.

And Zhong Cang, who has built the Heavenly Court through Qi Refining and Foundation Building, dares to say: "I am invincible, do as you please!"

On this side, Zhong Cang's thoughts are scattered, constantly pondering.

But soon, he realizes that he's overthinking.

...

"A competition? You're talking about the Dragon Palace banquet, that's fine. Although our sect's disciples didn't gain much advantage, they didn't suffer either."

After speaking, Qing Qiu Perfected Being, who seemed to have thought of something, shook his head and said, "Cang'er, your trip to the Cloud Dream Dragon Palace has nothing to do with the competition. The sect is currently seeking a portion of Earthly Fiend Qi from the Dragon Palace City for you. The main purpose of your trip to the Dragon Palace is to absorb that Earthly Fiend Qi."

"What is Earthly Fiend Qi?"

Hearing Qing Qiu's words, even Zhong Cang became a little nervous.

There's no way around it, Earthly Fiend Qi is too important for Foundation Building cultivators.

The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Dipper is forty-nine.

Earthly Fiend Qi and Heavenly Dipper Qi are the missing ones for cultivators.

This is a rare way for cultivators to complete their own foundation.

If the fusion of Earthly Fiend Qi is good, a cultivator with poor talent can become a top-notch one.

On the contrary, if the fusion of Earthly Fiend Qi is poor, even a genius can be injured.

Not wanting to fall into the latter situation, Zhong Cang naturally pays close attention to Earthly Fiend Qi.

Seeing Zhong Cang's nervous mood, Qing Qiu didn't keep him in suspense, but said directly, "Rest assured, the sect knows about your talent, Senior Brother... The sect leader values you even more than you think."

"The Earthly Fiend Qi that the sect leader is seeking from the Dragon Palace is called the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi. It is a kind of Qi that is formed by the combination of true dragon energy, the trend of mountains, rivers, and the flow of rivers, as well as a certain degree of celestial and human 'fortune'."

"This Qi, along with the Central Wujia Qi and the Xuanhuang Earth Mother Qi, are known as the three most top-notch Qi."

At this point, Qing Qiu sighed.

"You also know that Earthly Fiend Qi is a special spiritual energy derived from the earth. As Daoists, it is best for us to cultivate the Central Wujige or Xuanhuang Earth Mother Qi in the Integrated Union. These types of Qi are pure and born directly from the earth."

"However, the latter two are too rare and difficult to find in a short period of time."

"Fortunately, although the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi is slightly inferior in purity, it is still considered one of the top three most powerful Qi. It has its own advantages - the main purpose of Qi is Body Refining. With the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi, your physical body will tend to transform into a dragon. The dragon race has always been known for their strong physical bodies."

"Moreover, the combination of the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi with the celestial and human luck also has the ability to suppress abnormal powers..."

After Qing Qiu's explanation, Zhong Cang understood that the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi was indeed the best Qi he could find at present.

However, because of this, Zhong Cang became worried.

"It is difficult to find Qi, especially the top-tier Qi. Can the sect persuade the Dragon Palace to give up their Qi?"

...

With worries in his heart, Zhong Cang attended a temporary Dragon Palace meeting in Yunmeng Dragon City.

The meeting was not large in scale, but the people inside were the most important figures in the Dragon Palace.

They included the Lord of the Dragon Palace - Yunmeng Dragon Lord, the Turtle Prime Minister, the Great General Yunjing, the Third Prince of the Dragon Palace, the Thirteenth and Seventeenth Sons of the Dragon Palace.

In addition, there were also the Black Jiao King, the Inspiration King, and the Dream River Goddess.

Many of them were confused when summoned by the Dragon Lord.

After paying their respects to the Dragon Lord, he did not explain anything and remained asleep.

Even when the personnel arrived, the Dragon Lord showed no signs of waking up from his slumber.

However, in the face of such a Dragon Lord, none of the subordinates in the Dragon Palace dared to show any disrespect.

Fortunately, the Dragon Lord did not keep them waiting for too long.

After half a cup of tea, the Dragon Lord opened his eyes and glanced at the Turtle Prime Minister before closing his eyes and falling back asleep.

This glance immediately prompted the Turtle Prime Minister to step forward.

"Everyone, the Dragon Lord has summoned you here to seek your opinions... Cloud Firmament Sect is prepared to spend a great price to obtain the Mountain and River Dragon Vein Qi for their disciples. Should we agree or not?"

"The Qi of the Dragon Vein! Of course, we cannot agree!"

The first to speak out was the Black Jiao King.

Within the Dragon Race, an imperial feudal system was implemented.

The original dragons were known as the Ancestral Dragons.

Below the Ancestral Dragons, if there was a true dragon capable of ruling the four seas, that dragon would be the Dragon Emperor.

Currently, the Dragon Race has no Dragon Emperor, and the ones ruling the four seas are the four Dragon Kings.

Under the Dragon Emperor, there are Dragon Lords with Soul Formation strength and above.

Under the Dragon Lords are Dragon Kings at the Nascent Soul stage.

However, true dragons are rare, so many Dragon Race members will subdue powerful water attribute monsters in order to expand their strength.

If these monsters serve in the Dragon Palace, they will be called generals or prime ministers.

If they occupy a territory outside the Dragon Palace, they will be called kings.

The Black Jiao King is a black jiao that has achieved enlightenment. In terms of the human world, it is equivalent to a feudal noble under the command of the Cloud Dream Dragon Lord.

After it spoke, several other kings and generals also spoke up.

However, many monsters are opposed to seeking assistance from the Cloud Firmament Sect.

The Dragon Lord at the head knows the reasons for the opposition very well.

The Sha of the mountains and rivers' dragon veins is the worst among the three apex-level auras for pure cultivators.

Of course, even though it is the worst, it is still of Heavenly Grade and cannot be compared to ordinary auras.

At the same time, the needs of monsters and humans are different. For Monster Race, especially those with dragon blood, the Sha of the mountains and rivers' dragon veins is the best among many auras.

The reason for this lies in the Fish Leaping Dragon Gate and the Dragon Transformation ceremony.

Because true dragons have difficulty giving birth to offspring and the population is scarce, in order to maintain their own status and increase new blood, the Dragon Race ancestors invented a Dragon Transformation ceremony. This ceremony allows water attribute Monster Race to enhance the purity of their dragon blood by walking through water.

Transforming from a fish to a dragon fish, then from a dragon fish to a jiao, and finally through the Dragon Transformation, this step-by-step transformation gives countless aquatic races a chance to rise and be loyal to the Dragon Race.

The infusion of a large number of new blood also keeps the feudal empire of the Dragon Race from decaying over thousands of years.

This is a mutually beneficial situation.

However, the Dragon Transformation ceremony is not simple, and it is impossible to become a true dragon by simply crossing a gate. The so-called "Dragon Gate" is a metaphor, similar to a bottleneck in cultivation.

The Black Jiao King is already at the Nascent Soul stage, but still has not successfully completed the Dragon Transformation. From this, it is enough to prove the difficulty of the Dragon Transformation ceremony.

And the Sha of the mountains and rivers' dragon veins can slightly dragonize cultivators, naturally it can also enhance the purity of dragon blood in other water attribute monsters.

In simpler terms, this aura can reduce the difficulty of the Dragon Transformation ceremony.

Because of this reason, the Sha of the mountains and rivers' dragon veins is considered the best treasure in the eyes of water attribute monsters.

The various kings in the Dragon Palace naturally do not want to give it up.

Indeed, the strength of these kings or queens has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and they cannot increase the purity of their dragon blood through assimilating auras.

But that Monster Race does not have offspring and has that father, so they don't want their own children's path to be smoother.

Therefore, when this proposal was made, the opposition from the various kings in the Dragon Palace was exceptionally intense.

(End of this chapter)