Chapter Fifty-One "Dragon Washing"
Strange, why are there suddenly so many powerful divine senses searching around here?
On the eastern coast of the South Ganbu Continent, on a continuous coastline, there was a hill overlooking the sea.
In a fishing village composed of dozens of simple stone houses, Li Changshou, disguised as a stern old Taoist, was holding hot water brought by several old women, drinking while gazing at the sea.
He had just given away some talismans in the village, and now he received the villagers' enthusiastic gratitude, using it as a cover to make his actions by the East China Sea seem more reasonable.
Many wandering cultivators of the human race would use this method to earn some luck and merit for themselves.
But Li Changshou had understood a principle long ago.
Assisting good deeds leads to good results, assisting evil deeds leads to evil results; he couldn't determine whether the talismans he distributed helped good people or evil people, so the safest way was to distribute some "sleep aid talismans" with intentionally incorrect effects for free, which wouldn't incur karmic consequences.
Far away on the sea surface, the figure of a blue dragon quietly passed by and soon disappeared into the clouds.
"Indeed, it's the dragon race, and it seems they are searching for something."
It was not suitable for him to go out to sea at this time, to avoid encountering these dragons.
So Li Changshou endured the hardships, wandering along the seaside, walking from north to south, observing the worldly life, gaining some insights from it.
Half a month later, Li Changshou had walked more than a thousand miles south and finally confirmed that those dragon experts had left the sea area they had repeatedly searched.
After some thought, Li Changshou decided to stick to his original plan and undergo his tribulation in this sea area.
After waiting for another two months, it was finally confirmed that the area within hundreds of miles was completely calm; he chose a night, quietly cast the Transformation Technique, turned into a fish of moderate size, and dived into the slightly warm sea.
Using the Water Escape Technique, he headed towards several small islands he had seen on the fishermen's sea chart before.
The place for tribulation couldn't be too far away from the mundane world; the mundane world was his emergency refuge. If he was attacked before or after tribulation, he could directly hide among the countless people.
The place for tribulation couldn't be too close to the mundane world either; the mundane world's impurities were mixed, which could easily contaminate the Daoist's body, spirit, and soul. If he could successfully undergo tribulation, he would absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth upon ascending to become an immortal; absorbing the mundane impurities wouldn't be a big deal, but it would still be unsightly.
His master's tribulation was not complete, so this step of absorbing spiritual energy was very brief.
What were the dragons looking for two months ago?
Li Changshou was curious at this moment.
What person or what treasure could trigger such intense mobilization, searching back and forth on the edge of the East China Sea?
Although he couldn't see the figures of those dragon experts at the time, their aura was completely unmasked, and he could feel it even hundreds or thousands of miles away...
Forget it, it's none of his concern.
Quietly undergo tribulation, then find a place to cultivate for two or three years, stabilize his Dao, conceal his aura, improve the Turtle-Breathing Technique, and then return to the sect to continue his peaceful life among the younger disciples of the Duxian Gate.
He was almost unable to suppress his realm now, and he could enter the ninth realm at any time.
Carefully advancing in the seawater, Li Changshou slowly approached the vicinity of several hundred-acre small islands, carefully observing them one by one, but didn't find a satisfactory hiding place.
It wasn't that these small islands were not enough to hide him, but their structures were somewhat complex, and there were too many hiding places, which made it easy for people to investigate deeply.
Not the best place for secluded cultivation and tribulation.
Li Changshou thought for a moment and continued to search south because those dragon experts had moved from south to north two or three months ago...
Faster to swim, slower to search, he calmed his mind and searched for his destined place.
In the late night, Li Changshou suddenly brightened his eyes. His divine sense found a rather suitable small island.
The small island was overall a ring-shaped one, actually several small mountains protruding from the sea surface; with a sweep of his divine sense, the structure of this place was clear at a glance, and it wouldn't attract detailed inspection.
Approaching this small island as the fish he transformed into, Li Changshou became more satisfied. He used the Water Escape Technique and cautiously circled around this small island for more than ten laps before deciding to approach and investigate.
Still more than ten miles away...
Huh? The ocean current seems a bit off.
Li Changshou saw a small whirlpool in the sea, and using his divine sense to carefully investigate, he quickly discovered a very hidden cave underwater at this location; the cave was very narrow, with an overall upward slope connecting to a small pool in the island...
"Not bad, a good place, and there's a natural escape route!"
The more Li Changshou looked, the more satisfied he became.
Decided, this is the place!
...
"Wanted to capture this prince back? Dream on!"
Ao Yi transformed into human form, sticking to the cold and hard rock wall, carefully investigating the situation within three miles of the small island, secretly operating the Dragon Clan's secret technique, the "Dragon Submersion Art."
He knew that he couldn't extend his divine sense too far, otherwise, he would easily expose himself...
But because of this, he couldn't determine whether his clansmen were still staying here.
No matter, he had plenty of patience. Even if he had been hiding here for three months, he could continue to wait.
For the pursuit of the dragon's life;
For the blood flowing in his body;
For his responsibility as the second prince of the dragon clan!
As long as he landed ashore and left the influence of the Dragon Palace, the situation would be much more favorable for him.
Ao Yi felt somewhat helpless. He hadn't expected that it wasn't the cultivators on the island who were searching for him; that Black Cloud Immortal actually directly informed the Dragon Palace, and the Dragon Palace dispatched a large number of experts to intercept him from north to south!
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The Great Black Cloud Immortal actually directly informed the Dragon Palace, and the Dragon Palace sent out a large number of experts to intercept from north to south!
On that day, if it weren't for Ao Yi's timely response, and his quiet advance in the water, he would have almost collided head-on with these fellow clansmen!
It's also considered his good fortune. While hiding underwater, he quickly found this ring-shaped small island along the seabed terrain and discovered this hidden crevice...
Unexpectedly, he really managed to evade the search of his fellow clan experts.
"Hmph, such an excellent hiding place, only this prince can find it!"
Thinking of this, Ao Yi felt quite pleased with himself.
Suddenly, Ao Yi felt a sense of danger approaching;
This was not something he had discovered, but rather his innate ability to sense danger.
Is he about to be found?
Ao Yi's heart suddenly panicked. He dared not move recklessly against the rock wall, and his Dragon's Stealth technique operated frantically.
At this moment, he only regretted that the Dragon clan ancestors were too arrogant and didn't delve into sophisticated transformation techniques for concealment!
Suddenly, a human Taoist appeared outside the cave, slipped into the crevice, and approached where he was.
Ao Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. With furrowed brows and a focused gaze, the second prince of the dragons had made a decision in his heart and quietly prepared his strongest blow.
Ambushing him, this Taoist aura was not strong, and he had not noticed that Ao Yi had used the Dragon's Stealth technique. He would be doomed if he continued forward!
The immortal is deceived by the immortal, and the dragon is ridden by the immortal!
This was a principle taught to him by a teacher during his egg education!
The old Taoist swiftly approached...
Ten zhang...
Eight zhang...
Five zhang...
Here it comes!
Ao Yi narrowed his eyes. As the Taoist approached within three zhang of him, he, against the rock wall, suddenly launched a fierce attack, and a streak of green light shot up!
In the chilly seawater and narrow crevice, a green dragon's head suddenly burst out, opening its large crocodile-like mouth, as if it intended to swallow the old Taoist Li Changshou in one bite!
Innate Divine Ability: Devouring Heaven and Earth!
Li Changshou was visibly stunned!
But his reaction was extremely fast, almost instinctively dodging to the side, while his left hand quickly grabbed two porcelain bottles.
In the blink of an eye, the dragon head shimmered with dazzling green light in the seawater, and the dragon's mouth directly bit off Li Changshou's left arm, swallowing it in one gulp!
Li Changshou grunted, hastily retreated, and quickly formed seals with his right hand!
Ao Yi's fierce attack was avoided, which surprised him somewhat;
He immediately gave chase downward, but to his surprise, the other party had already used the Water Escape technique, and their figure swiftly darted out of the sea cave!
He can't let him escape!
Ao Yi's heart was greatly anxious, and he immediately chased forward with a flick of his dragon tail. But suddenly, he felt dizzy...
What did he just swallow into his belly?
In his forward rush, he hurriedly looked inward, only to see a small "white paper" arm added to his belly, two porcelain bottles that were almost dissolved by divine power, and two clusters of already quietly dissipated medicinal power...
In an instant, his head felt heavy, and he was drowsy!
A soporific!?
What a potent soporific!
Ao Yi realized he had been tricked. The bloodline power within his dragon body erupted, and a faint green light flickered on his forehead.
In such a perilous situation, if he fell unconscious, he would undoubtedly die. He had to take advantage of the fact that the two medicinal powers had not fully taken effect yet and kill the armless old Taoist!
Charge!
Whoosh—
The seawater ahead suddenly cleared, and the green dragon had burst out of the crevice;
To counteract the spread of the drugs, Ao Yi instantly inflated his body, but in that instant, he saw in the dark seawater ahead, the calmly standing cold-faced old Taoist...
The dragon mouth opened and pounced forward!
In the surrounding seawater, rhombus-shaped dark ice appeared, flames burning within, shooting towards the old Taoist at the same time!
His arm healed?
No, it's not the same person!
Ao Yi's increasingly large dragon head sank, and the dizziness became even more intense, making his thoughts extremely sluggish, which made him feel anxious.
At the same time, Ao Yi also felt more similar medicinal powers converging from all directions of the seawater, infiltrating into various parts of his body, directly corroding his dragon soul!
At the same time, behind the old Taoist, several identical figures suddenly appeared, each holding an open porcelain bottle!
They simultaneously displayed the Water Escape technique, and the six figures scattered in the seawater, easily dodging Ao Yi's inertia-charged dragon body.
Six bottles of Soft Immortal Powder, one bottle of Superb Soft Immortal Powder...
Ao Yi stabilized his figure in the seawater, his dragon eyes dim, his tens of zhang long dragon body swaying unsteadily, but he immediately wanted to rush towards the sea surface...
As if understanding Ao Yi's thoughts, the six figures above quickly regrouped;
The sleeves of these paper humanoid figures fluttered in the seawater, and the bags they carried opened, quickly releasing countless talismans that intertwined in the seawater, forming a large net!
One hundred and eight talismans were like one hundred and eight miniature formations, with mana flowing on them, rapidly stirring up the water attribute aura in the seawater.
Talisman Formation: Water Elemental Shocking Seal!
In the blink of an eye, a square seal with a diameter of a hundred zhang condensed and smashed down on the green dragon charging below!
The light surged around the seal, carrying the momentum of a mountain collapse, ignoring the resistance of the seawater as it descended;
The green dragon below roared angrily, its mane exploding, its claws straightened, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it charged straight towards the seal!
At this moment, Ao Yi had no spare mental capacity to think. The intense dizziness made it impossible for him to continue to judge. In his heart, there was only a strong desire to fight and the unyielding dragon's heart!
I, Ao Yi, the Second Prince of the Dragon Palace in the Eastern Sea!
"Roar—"
The green dragon roared, and the seal fell!
A visible shockwave surged in the sea!
Tidal waves rose tens of miles on the sea surface, and the nearby islands trembled continuously!
Look again!
The seal shattered with a bang, and the green dragon was unharmed on the outside!
But its long, slender eyes slowly closed, and its huge body seemed to lose all strength, falling straight towards the hundred zhang deep sea floor...
"Unawakened dragons are this resilient?"
In a crevice three hundred zhang away on the seabed, Li Changshou frowned, inspecting the surrounding thirty li with his divine sense.
The way of fighting in the water was different from that on land, which forced him to use some mana-consuming "tricks".
"It's time to test out the effect of the Samadhi True Flame;
the spell formation just now was all bark and no bite.
Li Changshou narrowed his eyes, casually reached into his sleeve, and pulled out six small silver flying swords, tossing them towards the paper clones.
These six flying swords emitted wisps of white light, transforming into three-foot-long treasure swords in the blink of an eye, caught steadily by the six paper clones.
Li Changshou spread his five fingers on his left hand, and the six paper clones began to wield the swords, weaving in and out to form the Hexagram Sword Formation.
With a press of his left hand, the six paper clones, with swords rotating around their bodies, attacked the dragon below, and the six divine swords simultaneously ignited with the Samadhi True Flame!
The surrounding seawater seemed to vanish, unaffected by the power of the Samadhi True Flame! Suddenly...
Li Changshou sighed in resignation, the six True Flame divine swords, which were about to pierce through the dragon's scales, stopped just in time.
It wasn't out of kindness that Li Changshou halted;
this little dragon had just made a ruthless move, directly aiming to end his life, so it was only fair for Li Changshou to retaliate and kill him.
He settled the karmic debt right then and there, then calmly planned to escape to the edge of the South China Sea, undergo the tribulation, and return triumphant... this was the plan Li Changshou had devised the moment he was ambushed by the little dragon.
But, behind the dragon, there appeared a shimmering purple triangular scale, engraved with secret symbols that Li Changshou had seen in ancient texts.
Killing this dragon would immediately trigger the Dragon Clan's secret method to lock onto his soul, subjecting him to endless pursuit by the Dragon Clan.
According to the Dragon Clan's rules, if one sees this flashing purple scale and stops their attack, not only will they avoid being hunted down, but they may also receive thanks from the Dragon Palace...
The information recorded in ancient texts was released by the Dragon Palace itself, essentially providing an extra chance for important young dragons to survive, a fact verified several times from ancient times to the present.
Who is this little dragon? Surely of noble status.
Most likely, they are the ones the Dragon Clan experts are searching for.
Li Changshou shook his head, the six paper clones quickly returned, beginning to search for any traces he might have left behind;
but just as Li Changshou was finishing tidying up the battlefield to leave, he glanced at the figure below that had turned into a human form and was sleeping soundly—the East Sea Dragon Palace's Second Prince.
It's him?
How did he end up here?
The Dragon Clan experts are searching from south to north...
Thinking back to the last time this little dragon intentionally lost to him...
Could it be that his earlier speculation was correct, and this Second Prince intended to humiliate the Dragon Clan during the Demon-Subduing Grand Assembly, but ended up 'winning' against him and ruining his plan?
And then... could it be that he made an excuse to go seek guidance from the Sage, continuing to provoke the nerves of the Dragon Clan?
In the end, this guy was sent to the territory of the Demon Sect to seek a master... and ended up here again?
This really could be a soap opera!
If Ao Yi escaped from the south and ended up here, judging by his actions, it's clear he wanted to go to Central Shenzhou or Dongsheng Shenzhou, or even possibly his goal was to escape to the Immortal Gate...
Li Changshou squinted;
If this little guy truly managed to reach the Immortal Gate, the most likely reaction from the Immortal Gate would be to stabilize this dragon first, then inquire with the Dragon Palace about the matter, which might end up causing quite a stir.
Oh well, after all, the Immortal Gate is his own sect, and this little dragon is protected by Dragon Clan secrets, so he can't be killed directly...
It's really troublesome.
This time, I've suffered a big loss, using up so many sedatives, and not even collecting any dragon blood.
Li Changshou released a few more paper clones and took out the love potion he had prepared in advance for his junior apprentice brother.
A moment later, a bamboo raft gently floated on the surface of the sea;
Ao Yi, reeking of alcohol, lay on the bamboo raft, with a faint purple glow emanating from his body. A peaceful smile spread across Ao Yi's lips as he held a seashell-made 'wine flask' in his hand, drifting towards the deep sea in the north with the ocean currents.
Having been injected with over twenty bottles of love potion, he was expected to sleep for several dozen days.
And Ao Yi, from head to toe, had been thoroughly washed dozens of times, with not a trace of his own scent remaining...
Even the tiny pieces of paper that Ao Yi had swallowed, unable to be digested by the dragon's stomach, were extracted by Li Changshou using paper clones.
As for the thank-you gift from the Dragon Palace, Li Changshou had no interest whatsoever, already heading off towards the south."