Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

Zhou Qing nodded and circulated his skills. A layer of glazed rain covered his eyes, and then a dark and deep color appeared behind him. He looked at the Hebo Water Palace in front of him.

From a distance, in front of the Water Palace, there was a memorial archway. It was made of gold and jade, and engraved with the words of the water tribe. From top to bottom, it looked like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

The golden halo that could not be seen by the naked eye kept falling from the memorial archway. When it reached the surroundings, it suddenly became larger and smaller, containing a powerful force.

Wherever the halo went, it naturally formed an inexplicable resonance. Wherever it went, it seemed to hear a low hum from the depths of the blood, which made people subconsciously frightened.

Zhou Qing watched the halo fall on him. He circulated the "Yuanhuang Transformation into Dragon Picture" and used the dragon qi to bounce it away. He watched the halo being bounced three feet and returned to the memorial archway, with a thoughtful look on his face.

This memorial archway seemed to stand here to guide people who came to Jinghe River to find the Jinghe Water Palace. It was a coordinate. But in fact, the archway is covered with runes, forming a unique formation of the water tribe, which can scan a large area.

Anyone who sees the archway will be circled inside by the invisible power of the archway, and anyone who is not a water tribe will be identified immediately.

"The pomp of the Hebo Water Palace."

Zhou Qing looked for a while and continued to move forward.

The further forward, the deeper the river. Because it was still raining outside, the river continued to rise and the water flowed. Among the waves, shrimp soldiers and crab generals were often seen, all showing their original forms, sinking and floating in the water, and the demonic energy on their bodies gathered together, dyeing the water color, like pouring ink.

Compared with Luanshi Bay, the demonic energy on the turtles, fish and shrimps here is not at the same level at all.

It can be imagined how strong the water vapor of the main river of Jinghe and its tributaries is in the Hebo Water Palace.

Further ahead, the waterway became flat and wide. Even if the waves were rolling, they could not cover up the powerful auras one after another, including demonic auras, divine auras, and so on.

On the birthday of the God of the Jing River, there were powerful water monsters and various water gods in and outside the Jing River to celebrate his birthday.

Zhou Qing's eyes focused, and at this moment he saw that a group of people were coming against the wind and waves. Seven or eight hundred navy soldiers had bright helmets and armor, and looked around with brilliance.

The leader sat on the cloud chariot, with a high canopy behind him. From a distance, his face could not be seen clearly, but the golden divine wheel behind his head was raised high, and fine and dense divine texts were born and died in it, and the low chanting sound was heard from far away.

A god, and a god with very powerful divine power. It can even be said that this is the most powerful god Zhou Qing has seen since he came to Tongbai Island.

"Which river god?" Zhou Qing's eyes turned. Such a powerful divine power must not be supported by a hundred-mile water area like Luanshi Bay.

"Hmm?" The god sitting on the cloud chariot was indeed powerful. In an instant, he actually sensed Zhou Qing's overly strong gaze. He turned his head slightly and cast his gaze on Zhou Qing. A brilliant light suddenly burst out from his pupils.

At this moment, even Zhou Qing couldn't help but squint his eyes. The light that burst out in an instant was too intense. He saw that the originally dark bottom of the water was not as bright as daylight. It was like thousands of lights lit up at the same time and concentrated in a small space, bursting out rapidly.

The intensity of the light was so bright that even if a person closed his eyes, his pupils were full of light.

Zhou Qing even had a feeling that in such a light, he would become transparent, and even his thoughts were illuminated and could not turn.

In Zhou Qing's body, the Zhoutian acupoints were shaken together, and strands of dragon-transforming true qi rose up and poured into his eyes, blocking the strong light. At the same time, in his sea of ​​consciousness, the two spirits replaced each other, and everything was brand new.

From the outside, Zhou Qing was motionless, as stable as Mount Tai, as if the strong light just now had no effect on him.

"Huh,"

The god sitting on the cloud chariot saw this and showed surprise on his face. He thought about it, patted the armrest with his hand, and under the cloud chariot, blue lotus flowers appeared, holding up the cloud chariot and moving towards Zhou Qing.

When he arrived, the chanting of the god became even louder, and the light of the god wheel seemed to cover the surroundings with a layer of real golden color. Zhou Qing took advantage of the light and saw the person coming clearly at this time.

He had wide eyebrows and thin eyes, and his face was golden. Above his eyebrows, there was a vertical line, but it was as black as ink, and the evil spirit at the end was scattered, like needles. Especially in his pupils, the colorful light flowed, shining brightly.

"Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River." Zhou Qing looked down and saw the river pattern embroidered on the clothes of the god opposite him. He had an idea in his mind.

Mingkui River is one of the largest tributaries of Jing River. Its water area is so large that it is probably more than three or five rivers in Luanshi Bay.

Moreover, Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River, is a senior river god. He has been a god for a long time. Over the years, his power is really terrifying.

"The river god of Luanshi Bay?" Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River, is six feet tall. Even when sitting on the cloud chariot, he still looks high above. He stared at Zhou Qing at this time, with a strange light in his pupils, and said: "The boy Bijie died in your hands?"

Zhou Qing heard this and his thoughts turned. Even Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River, knew about it?

It seems that the river god of Jing River really values ​​the obedient previous Luanshi Bay Water Palace Lord Bijie River God, and he is really angry.

"Black snake." Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River, thought of the reaction of the black snake that had killed Bijie and ascended to the throne when he had used magic just now. He had an idea in his mind and said no more. He waved his sleeves and entered the water palace.

After Kong Yi, the river god of Mingkui River, entered the water palace, many gods or monsters followed, some riding on treasure chariots, some riding on big turtles, all of them exuding powerful power unscrupulously, and entered in a line.

Zhou Qing stayed for a while, and when he saw that most people had entered, he asked Laogui to lead the Luanshiwan navy under his command to camp outside. He went through the memorial archway alone with his sleeves fluttering, and threw himself at the gate of the water palace.

At the gate, the sailors were stern, but Zhou Qing, like everyone else, successfully crossed the gate and officially entered the water palace.

Behind the gate, a beam of water light shot straight, like a fan, shining on a ceremonial gate with fine carvings. At a glance, all the patterns on the ceremonial gate kept emitting light, like thousands of swimming fish rising, with brilliant light crossing, up and down, left and right, everywhere.

Zhou Qing was stopped just before the ceremonial gate.

He looked at the two demon generals from the Jinghe River Palace who were blocking the road. The precious clothes on their bodies were painted with the rippling waves of Luanshi Bay, rushing towards him. He squinted his eyes with a cold look, and said: "I am the river god of Luanshi Bay Water Palace. I came to celebrate the birthday of Lord Hebo. What is your intention in stopping me?"

The voice was not loud, but there was a sense of killing in the words.

"Lord of the Luanshiwan Water Palace, Lord Black Snake." The person who blocked the road did not call Zhou Qing the Luanshiwan River God. She was a female demon general with red hair tied up and tilted to one side. Her voice was a little charming. She said slowly: "Lord River Minister ordered you to wait a while before entering."

Another demon general added, "Wait until everyone else enters the hall and sits down, then you can go in."

"Wait a while?" Zhou Qing moved his feet. Through the ceremonial gate, he could hear that the hall behind was full of the sound of bells, chimes, and strings, and beautiful shellfish and clam girls dancing gracefully. The melodious singing of female water demons came out, revealing a sense of emptiness that chilled people's scalps.

Although Zhou Qing did not advance to the soul-condensing realm and cultivate his spiritual consciousness, his six senses were sharp. From various sounds, he seemed to hear a trace of imperceptible coldness and killing.

For this, Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows and did not care.

Every birthday of the God of Jinghe River God is a collision between the God of Jinghe River God and the major forces under his command. The east wind overwhelms the west wind, and the west wind overwhelms the east wind. It will not be calm, there will always be ups and downs.

It’s just that the God of Jinghe River God is strong and has sophisticated means. In the collisions, he has taken more and more initiative and gradually began to "take him as the master".

However, at the same time, with the expansion of the Water Palace and the establishment of the government, there are the iron laws of the Dragon Palace of Taiting Lake on the top and the rules of the Hebo Palace in the middle, so Hebo has to act according to the rules in many cases. Unlike at the beginning, it was completely a matter of disagreement, and he could fight, and it was really the law of the jungle.

Zhou Qing has a trump card, which can calm him down.

Anyway, this time he came mainly to make a fuss on the God of Jinghe River God and collect the secret medicine of soul condensation.

Half an hour later, the demon woman blocking the ceremonial gate moved her ears, as if she had received instructions, then she stretched out her hand and put it down, saying to Zhou Qing, "You can go in."

Zhou Qing glanced at her, took a deep breath, and stepped into the main hall of the Jinghe Water Palace.

The dome of the main hall was raised high, covering the sky like the blue sky, and hundreds of ice sculptures hung down from it, as cold as swords, emitting a clear light that illuminated people's eyebrows.

Under the ice sculptures, there were jade tables, behind which sat various gods and demons who came to participate in the God's Birthday. They had an extremely powerful aura, but as soon as they rushed out, they were restrained by the beams of light emitted by the ice sculptures above, and could only be confined within a radius of ten feet, each showing precious colors and unable to move.

Even so, the most conspicuous thing in the main hall was the crystal platform. It was blooming with thousands of precious lights, and the auspicious aura kept hitting down, colliding like a startled rainbow. In the lingering sound, there was a two-meter-tall god. He was dressed in a crown and sat upright on the ascending dragon throne, standing still. In his eyes, there was a golden color, and countless divine texts were rising in them, evolving the appearance of the Jing River.

As soon as he arrived in the hall, he only took a glance and felt a kind of omnipresent and heavy majesty, which immediately rushed over and hit him.

The power of the Jing River River Lord on the high platform was definitely far beyond the level of Qi Refining, and was even above the Dan Huadan.

"If he really integrates the Jing River and gathers all the divine power in one body, I'm afraid he will really be able to turn into a dragon." Zhou Qing thought silently. In that case, he might be no less inferior to the Yuanying Zhenren in the Xuanmen.

Considering the special nature of the gods, he is entrenched in the Jing River, and even ordinary Yuanying Zhenren are unwilling to provoke him easily.

The Jing River originates from Yunfeng Mountain, meanders from west to east, and flows through Hanshi City for another seventy or eighty miles before flowing into Taiting Lake.

This river, including Luanshi Bay, has thirteen tributaries, so you can imagine how wide the water area is.

Only in such a big river can there be water monsters or gods of the level of He Bo.

Zhou Qing turned his thoughts around, his face expressionless, he strode forward, came to the middle, bowed, raised his head, and said loudly: "The Black Snake, the river god of Luanshi Bay Water Palace, comes to congratulate the birthday of Lord He Bo!"

After that, Zhou Qing took out a golden book from his sleeve, and after opening it, there were words written on it, all of which were gifts to the Jing River He Bo.

Just looking at the flowing precious colors on the font when turning the pages of the golden book, it can be seen that there are many gifts, and they are valuable.

As one of the thirteen tributaries of the Jing River, Luanshi Bay is not too large in area and is not in the front. But the previous river god Bijie had the support of He Bo, and people to give him advice, and he also worked hard to govern, so he developed quickly and accumulated a lot of wealth.

With food at home, Zhou Qing was confident when he gave gifts.

The ceremonial officer who was responsible for receiving the gifts from the various river gods came forward, received the golden book, and frowned inconspicuously while looking at the rows of treasures on it.

He read it again, and couldn't help but look up at the River God on the throne.

Originally, according to the instructions of the River God, the black snake from the Luanshiwan Water Palace would not present many gifts for the first time to participate in the God's Birthday. It was just the right opportunity to pick a few problems with the gifts and reprimand the black snake.

Unexpectedly, the gifts Zhou Qing presented were many and valuable. Among all the gifts presented by the various gods and monsters, they firmly occupied the top position.

In this case, it would be impossible to act according to the original plan.

After all, the Jinghe Water Palace attaches great importance to rules, and it cannot make trouble out of nothing and let the various river gods and monsters present laugh at it.

On the crystal throne, the River Lord of Jinghe looked at Zhou Qing for a while with a sullen face, raised his hand and said, "Get up and take a seat."

"Yes." Zhou Qing agreed, looked around, found an empty jade table, and sat down at the back.

Zhou Qing was the last one to enter the hall. After he sat down, all the people who were supposed to come had already arrived. Everyone sat quietly, waiting for the time to come, and the feast of the God's birthday of the River Lord of Jinghe officially began.

Zhou Qing sat at the back, but he was not idle, his eyes swept around. He found that there were many gods and monsters in the hall, but there were not many who really controlled the tributary waters like himself.

The vast majority of people in the hall were either from outside the Jinghe River, or generals guarding various places in the main river of the Jinghe River.

It was not easy for the River Lord of Jinghe to truly unify the Jinghe River.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, all the ice sculptures in the hall lit up at the same time, colorful lights rose, and then a melodious and majestic bell sounded from the sky. When the people in the hall heard the bell, they all stood up and saluted, saying, "Congratulations to Lord Hebo on his birthday. I wish you to unify Jinghe River as soon as possible and make progress in your career."

There were dozens of gods and monsters in the hall, some of whom were the overlords of a tributary, some of whom were powerful, and all of them had their own luck.

Now they all congratulated at the same time, and the sound shook the hall, causing an echo, like the sound of a tide, sweeping over.

Even though Hebo of Jinghe River was a great hero, he couldn't help but smile when he saw such momentum, and said, "Okay, everyone, take your seats."

Next, the sound of singing and dancing started again, and the banquet began. The people in the hall ate and drank, and Zhou Qing also hid among the people, tasting wine and thinking about things.

After the banquet, some of the gods and monsters in the hall left, and the rest were from the Jinghe Water Palace system.

They began to take turns to report their work.

The people who reported were basically the direct descendants of Hebo of Jinghe River, so it sounded like a report, but it was actually just a formality.

But when Zhou Qing stood up and reported on behalf of Luanshiwan Water Palace, the entire hall suddenly became quiet, even cold and silent.