The next day.
The sky was just beginning to lighten at dawn.
Wang Xiao followed Shou Chengzi to et up with Qin Jingrong and the other City Gods, as well as the Cultivators from various sects.
There were sixty or seventy of them in total, the weakest among them being Cultivators at the Entering the Hall Realm.
Just among the Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators alone, there were six, including the State City God, Qin Jingrong.
A lineup like this was powerful enough to threaten even so of the major sects.
Let alone annihilating a Dragon King that had only passed through a single Celestial Tribulation.
So, everyone looked rather relaxed, chatting and laughing amongst themselves.
Qin Jingrong waved his hand. "Fellow Daoists, there’s no ti to waste. Let’s set out. Once we get to the East Sea Dragon Palace, we’ll kill the Dragon King, pull its Dragon Tendons, and strip its Dragon Bones. Then we’ll co back for a victory banquet."
"With Qin City God making a move, that Dragon King will naturally surrender without a fight!" Qian Yunshan said with a fawning smile.
"Amitabha," a monk from Bodhi Temple chanted. "Heaven has a virtue of cherishing life. We need only kill the Dragon King and give it a chance to reincarnate. There is no need to be so utterly ruthless."
"Confucius said, ’Repay injury with justice, and kindness with kindness.’ This Dragon King has hard so many innocent lives! How can we just let it reincarnate? We must refine its Divine Soul into a Magical Treasure!" a scholar from Linlang Academy declared, his brow furrowed in righteous fury.
Qin Jingrong waved his hand dismissively. "When the ti cos, we will work together to capture the Dragon King first. As for what to do with its Divine Soul, we can discuss that later!"
After speaking, a sinister wind swirled at his feet, and his figure shot into the sky, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, the others also used their own thods and headed straight for the East Sea.
So piloted Flying Ships, so rode clouds and mist, and others flew on their swords. They moved with incredible speed, turning into streaks of light in the mid-air.
Wang Xiao sat cross-legged on Qian Yunshan’s Flying Ship, ditating and silently deducing the Cultivation Technique for the subsequent stages of the Limit Breaking Realm.
Just then,
Qian Yi’an walked over, looked at Wang Xiao, and said with a chuckle,
"Junior Brother, you really are diligent. Every ti I see you, you’re cultivating."
Wang Xiao replied,
"Sigh, this is my first ti descending the mountain to gain experience. I can’t help but feel a little nervous, so I can only rely on Cultivation to ease my mind."
Qian Yi’an laughed and said,
"You’re overthinking it, Junior Brother. We’re just tagging along for the scraps this ti. The real battlefield is with Qin City God and the others."
"When the fighting starts, just stick close to . I’ve already invited so fellow Cultivators, and when the ti is right, we’ll go explore the Dragon Palace together."
Wang Xiao hadn’t expected Qian Yi’an to be so efficient. He had already ford a group and was preparing to plunder the Dragon Palace.
He nodded. "In that case, I’ll have to trouble Senior Brother Qian to look after ."
"We’re from the sa sect; it’s only natural that we look out for each other," Qian Yi’an said with a smile.
Wang Xiao said no more and resud his ditative Cultivation.
He naturally knew what Qian Yi’an was planning.
He just wanted to pull in a few more people to share the risk.
At a critical mont, he could even use them as at shields.
However,
Wang Xiao didn’t mind.
On the surface, his strength was only at the Entering the Hall Realm.
But in a real fight, combined with moves like the Twenty-Third Sword, Cultivators of the Entering the Hall Realm would be no match for him at all!
This was the benefit of cultivating one step at a ti.
The Cultivators of this world mostly engaged in a kind of cultivation that was like ’pulling up seedlings to help them grow’.
Although their Cultivation was fast in the early stages, their foundations were not solid enough.
At the sa realm, they were far inferior to those who practiced Martial Arts Cultivation.
’Still, the Cultivation Techniques of this world have many points worthy of study,’ Wang Xiao mused. ’For example, the various Spiritual Cultivation Magic Techniques, as well as the thods for the Lifebound Realm and Crossing the Celestial Tribulation, can all be integrated into my Martial Arts, allowing to deduce a Limit Breaking Technique!’
「Three hours later.」
Under Qin Jingrong’s lead, the group finally arrived above a vast expanse of sea.
Qin Jingrong looked at the crowd and said,
"The Dragon Palace is right below us. Let’s work together to part the sea and drive the Dragon King out!"
"Alright," Qian Yunshan nodded.
The other Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators naturally had no objections and all stepped forward.
Even Lifebound Cultivators like Shou Chengzi stood by, their Magical Power surging, ready to lend their support at any mont!
"Attack!"
Qin Jingrong shouted, taking the lead.
A thick wave of Incense Smoke surged around his body as a painted scroll flew out from within him.
It seed to contain an entire universe within it as it slamd down onto the water’s surface.
In an instant, the surface of the sea began to churn violently. The surging water actually parted to both sides as the scroll unfurled.
The others imdiately followed suit, making their moves.
A gleaming golden copper coin flew out from Qian Yunshan’s body. It grew in the wind, emitting a loud CLANG as it pressed down on the sea.
RUMBLE!
The seawater was imdiately thrown up a thousand feet, and faintly, they could even see the scenery at the bottom of the ocean.
Below, there was indeed a magnificent palace, emitting waves of golden light.
They could also see Little Demons, holding weapons and standing guard below.
Under the imnse pressure of the copper coin, these Little Demons let out miserable screams before being crushed into dust.
The monk from Bodhi Temple, anwhile, sent a Magic Staff flying out, which smashed down toward the palace below!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Magic Staff seed to transform into a sky-propping pillar, directly pulverizing the palace below!
However, just at that mont.
ROAR!
A thunderous roar suddenly echoed out.
The next mont,
a Flood Dragon, covered in golden scales and hundreds of feet long, shot up from the seabed, bringing with it a monstrous wave.
The deafening roar resounded in everyone’s ears.
"Who dares to destroy my Dragon Palace?! This king will swallow you alive and flay you whole!"
Seeing this, Qin Jingrong’s eyes lit up.
"Good, the Dragon King is out! Don’t let it escape. If it gets back to the seabed, catching it again will be a lot more trouble!"
As he spoke, he activated the scroll, sending it sweeping toward the Flood Dragon.
Seeing so many people, the Flood Dragon panicked and hurriedly swung its massive tail, blasting the scroll away!
Then,
without a second glance, it turned and tried to dive back into the water.
"Now that you’re out, don’t even think about leaving!"
The other Tribulation Crossing Zhenren would not let the Flood Dragon escape so easily, of course.
One by one, they unleashed their techniques, blasting the Flood Dragon.
The entire surface of the sea was instantly sealed off by them.
The Flood Dragon crashed headfirst into the barrier, shattering its scales and spraying a large amount of blood.
It roared, stirring up waves of demonic qi, its tone frenzied.
"You humans want to take my life? Before I die, I’ll take a few of you with !"
Demons were always vicious, let alone a Tribulation-crossing Demon King.
Seeing no imdiate escape, the Dragon King’s scales began to glow with a bloody light as it charged ferociously at the Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators!
However,
these Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators naturally wouldn’t clash head-on with the Dragon King. They maintained their distance, using their various techniques to continuously bombard it.
For a ti, the battle raged, blotting out the sky and plunging the world into darkness.
The sea for miles around was thrown up as if by a tsunami.
The remaining Lifebound Cultivators also flew over, channeling their Magical Power from the periphery to support the group of Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators.
Trapped by Qin Jingrong and the other Cultivators, the Dragon King could only let out roars of unwilling fury.
Its scales were blasted open, revealing bloody wounds that dyed the entire sea surface below red!
Sitting on the Flying Ship, Wang Xiao stared at the great battle below, a flicker in his eyes.
His Talent, Analyze All Things, began to operate at full force.
In an instant, he rapidly analyzed the Cultivation Techniques of Bodhi Temple, Linlang Academy, the Celestial Talisman Sect, the Puppet Sect, and all the other sects.
Then,
he integrated everything he had learned over the years, rapidly deducing, rging, and comparing these Cultivation Techniques!
A path of Limit Breaking leading directly to a Tier Six Life form seed to slowly appear before his eyes.
’That’s it, that’s it! So this is how the Heaven and Earth Spiritual chanism can be used... No wonder. I understand now!’
Wang Xiao’s eyes shone brightly.
The path of Limit Breaking, which had been extrely vague before, was now gradually becoming clear.
The first Limit Break is to draw the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into the body, transforming it into one’s Lifebound power.
This Limit Break can be called Qi Absorption and Grain Avoidance.
Once this breakthrough is achieved, one can consu the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to temper their body. They won’t even need to eat and will never starve to death!
The reason the Lifebound Realm Cultivators of this world refine Magical Treasures is to use their power to sense the Spiritual Qi within the Heaven and Earth Spiritual chanism and draw it into their bodies.
If Wang Xiao were to open his Inner World, he could automatically sense the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi without needing to rely on a Magical Treasure!
Understanding this point, Wang Xiao had a sudden epiphany.
He even had ideas for the subsequent Limit Breaks.
The second Limit Break: Qi Cultivation into Gang. This involves fusing Spiritual Qi with the True Qi in one’s body to form Gang Qi!
The Third Limit Break: Crossing the Void. This uses Gang Qi to rge with Heaven and Earth, allowing for flight through the sky.
The Cultivation Techniques for one Limit Break after another flooded Wang Xiao’s mind!
Wang Xiao knew he was on the right path. All that was left was to break through to the next realm!
Just then,
one after another, the various County City Gods took advantage of the Dragon King’s battle to fly directly into the sea, heading straight for the Dragon Palace.
The Dragon Palace held the Dragon King’s collection, amassed over many years.
There was no shortage of good things inside, of course.
Whoever could get their hands on them would naturally have a great opportunity!
They might even be able to reach the Lifebound Realm, or perhaps an even higher realm.
Wang Xiao glanced at the Dragon Palace on the seabed but didn’t dive in imdiately.
The Dragon Palace covered a vast area and was guarded by Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals. Plundering the treasures within would not be an easy task.
Going in first was not necessarily a good thing; it would be easy to attract unwanted attention.
Qian Yi’an and the others obviously thought the sa, as they didn’t follow imdiately either.
After waiting a mont,
Qian Yi’an finally called to Wang Xiao, "Junior Brother Wang, there’s no ti to waste. Let’s go too."
"Alright."
Wang Xiao glanced at the battlefield below.
The group of Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators were actually unable to take down the Dragon King after all this ti; the fight was still a stalemate.
However,
the Dragon King’s injuries were growing more and more severe. So wounds were even deep enough to show bone. Its defeat and execution were only a matter of ti.
The reason the fight was dragging on was, naturally, because none of the Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators wanted to get injured.
They were afraid of ’capsizing in a gutter’ and ending up as sacrificial pawns for the Dragon King.
Wang Xiao glanced at his master, Shou Chengzi, and seeing he was fine, didn’t wait any longer. He followed Qian Yi’an and leaped into the sea.
SPLASH!
The group quickly dove to the seabed, swimming toward the Dragon Palace below.
Wang Xiao swept his gaze around and saw that Qian Yi’an had brought two other people along.
A man and a woman, forming a small team.
Soon,
a magnificent, golden-tiled palace complex stretching for several miles appeared before their eyes.
Upon entering the palace complex,
the surrounding water automatically parted.
The inside of the palace was surprisingly dry.
"A Water Avoidance Array. This old dragon is quite capable. To set up a Grand Array like this, you’d need all sorts of rare materials."
The one who spoke was a scholar.
Wang Xiao had seen him before at the City God’s night banquet; they had even sat at the sa table.
Qian Yi’an said, "Everyone, while the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals are distracted by the City Gods, let’s hurry inside and loot so treasures before soone else beats us to it."
"Right."
Just as the group was about to enter the palace,
a City God’s furious roar ca from not far away:
"You damn Quanxing Demon People! How dare you collude with demons to ambush us! You deserve to die!"
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