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Eastern Sea, Crystal Palace.
The Eastern Sea Dragon King, wearing a water blue palace dress, sat upon her throne. This silk dress was made from crushed ten thousand year coral that was then further refined by the divine water of the Eastern Sea. It was thin as water, light as air, very elegant. In the banquet hall, several Water Clan women with their clamshells opened were in a dance. To the side, several maids were pouring the Dragon King wine and pandering to her. There were also several Fishmen wearing see-through clothing kneeling at her feet in service, a scene of decadence.
The Eastern Sea Dragon King was an attractive, beautiful woman. Two graceful dark blue dragon horns protruded from her forehead, crystalline and beautiful, but her brows were sharp as swords, her firm sitting posture fully exuding a domineering aura. This banquet hall’s atmosphere was extremely lavish.
“Lord Mother.”
The Dragon King’s Third Prince Ao Bing respectfully walked into the banquet hall. The surrounding Water Clan beauties all looked at her with derision.
“How went things, you were awfully loud.” The Eastern Sea Dragon King opened her mouth, and a maid fed her a grape from a fruit platter. The grape was slender, bright pink, glossy, and slightly faded. It resembled a beauty’s fingernails dipped in red nail polish, appearing uniquely gorgeous. This grape was known as “Beauty’s Finger,” originating from the Eastern Sea’s Divine Island, Yingzhou. The fruit was extremely precious, and it was rarely seen by cultivators, commoners, aristocrats, or even royalty. It was a supreme imperial delicacy, and each was worth thousands of gold.
But this delicacy was arbitrarily placed on a fruit platter like an ordinary fruit. The charming maid used a mouth-to-mouth method to place the Beauty’s Finger into the Eastern Sea Dragon King’s mouth.
The Eastern Sea Dragon King mockingly laughed. Even her laughter was more bewitching than the Water Clan beauties.
“Well, is it finished?”
The Eastern Sea Dragon King asked.
Ao Bing lowered her head, not daring to meet her gaze.
“Hm?”
The Eastern Sea Dragon King’s brow creased. She pushed away the maid and sat upright. That sword-like aura on her brow immediately became very austere. “You did not kill Nezha?”
“This Daughter already tricked her into the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array. As Mother suspects, Nezha was also struck by the Pearl Lost In Ocean.”
“Then what is the matter?” The Dragon King was displeased. She noticed that this daughter’s words contained apprehension and fear.
“But an Invested Deity Emissary came forth to her rescue, taking Nezha away. Daughter has seized one of his magic treasures.” Ao Bing presented the Great Earth Stele.
The Eastern Sea Dragon King had no interest at all in such a trash magic treasure. She coldly asked: “What Emissary would be so bold as to dare come to the rescue of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s target?” Divine might shot in all directions. The maids that had been jeering all knelt down, shivering silently in fear.
“Daughter does not know.” Third Prince Ao Bing recounted every detail of what she had seen.
“Nine moons?” The Eastern Sea Dragon King stiffened, as if she recalled something. “It cannot be her…”
“Does Mother know what Divine Name she is?” Ao Bing asked.
“Impossible, how could Yin Supreme Moon Mother sign a contract with a man…” The Eastern Sea Dragon King dismissed this ridiculous idea. Moon Mother Changxi could be described as a venerated Divine Name of the Immemorial Royal Family. Even the Five Emperors were very respectful to her. Although it could be said that the Immemorial Royal Family was already destroyed, their Divine Names had all begun to reincarnate in the Register Of Deities. But no matter what, such a Divine Name would inherit the pride of that name to never easily sign a contract.
“It will be very difficult to lure Nezha back now that she has escaped.” The Dragon King sneered: “This little girl is not stupid, to actually have seized this time to sever her karma tribulation.”
“Mother, there is one thing Daughter does not understand.” Ao Bing asked.
“What?”
“Just what karma is there between the Great Deity Of Three Altars And Seas and our Dragon Palace?”
“The previous Nezha was said to have been defeated in her conquest of the seas. This is probably the reason.” The karma had yet to be severed, so the Eastern Sea Dragon King was not very sure either. “However, the Great Deity Of Three Altars And Seas amounts to nothing. What most concerns This Mother is the karma of a different Divine Name…”
“Mother is referring to the Ocean-calming Needle?”
“The Middle Earth Divine Kingdom bestowed the Ocean-calming Needle upon our Eastern Sea Dragon Palace as the palace-protecting treasure of the Heaven-connecting Ocean-Calming Array, stabilizing the fortune of the Eastern Sea. It can be said that our Dragon Palace hangs upon this treasure. But the Ocean-calming Needle is the Great Sage Equal Of Heaven’s Destined Divine Weapon; there is karma. The previous Great Sage sowed chaos, but I hope this generation’s can be reasonable.”
“But if we can kill the Great Sage Equal Of Heaven, then our Eastern Sea can become the head of the Seven Seas. We could even extend our reach to the Primordial beyond the oceans.”
“Enough. Do not mention this again. Since Nezha has escaped, immediately dispatch people to stand guard all around the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array. We cannot be careless.”
“Ao Bing, you are to also guard the Pearl Lost In Ocean.”
“As you command.”
Ao Bing left the banquet hall. The Eastern Sea Dragon King waved her hand, and the song and dance merrily continued.
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In an immortal’s abode.
The Green Satchel Book exuded green light over Nezha’s body, restoring her vitality.
Changxi stood warmly to the side, her eyes filled with a motherly love.
“Changxi, you look at Nezha as if she were your own daughter.” Qi Lin watched this scene from the side, sensing that warmth.
“Brother Qi Lin, she is so small.” Changxi whispered.
Qi Lin also felt she was indeed a bit tiny. Although Divine Names did not have ages and were not distinguished by old or young, Nezha’s appearance was about seven to eight years old. She was just like a dainty little porcelain doll, yet such a little girl was to conquer the Eastern Sea. That she frightened cultivators into scattering in all directions left Qi Lin also feeling very satisfied.
“I am also very small, too.” Qi Qi pouted, feeling her big brother was placing all his attention on Nezha.
“Qi Qi, you have me. This Nezha is so small, yet she charged the Eastern Sea all alone. I’m afraid she doesn’t have any friends.” Qi Lin surmised. Karma tribulation was a very serious matter for Divine Names, a trial that concerned life and death, honor and disgrace. To sever it was to gain merit, but if one were instead to be consumed by karma, that would be an irrecoverable calamity. The average Divine Name would use an “external projection” in severing the tribulation, but even without an external projection, an Invested Deity Emissary could also be used to avert the tribulation.
Yet Nezha assaulted the Eastern Sea by herself. She honestly was too daring.
Seizing the chance while Nezha rested, Qi Lin began to cultivate. His Golden Core was complete, his Bagua a seal, and bright golden light poured forth in all directions as a torrent. Already, he was at a perfect Golden Core Late Stage. His Divine Intent already was beginning to condense into a Primordial Infant within the Golden Core; Qi Lin was a but a step away from entering Primordial Infant Realm. The three thousand year old Immortality Peach was formidable indeed. Others would need several decades to three centuries to break through to Primordial Infant Realm, yet he reached the bottleneck in a mere half month. Qi Lin estimated that so long as the magical energy of the three thousand year old Immortality Peach was completely refined, there should be nor problem turning his Golden Core into a Primordial Infant.
Thinking of this, Qi Lin again imbued the Huaxia Ancient Diagram with magical energy.
He hoped that by entering a new Realm, he could activate a new magic treasure.
A long while after, a groan echoed through the abode.
Qi Lin collected his thoughts and turned his head.
The girl sleeping on Changxi’s thigh was already slowly waking up.
“Great Deity Of Three Altars And Seas Nezha…” Qi Lin muttered. His eyes shifted about as he pondered how to persuade her to go break the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array together.
However, she alone was far from enough. He could only see whether or not he could rope others in from her.
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Okay… So they have Qi Qi’s Destined Weapon… this won’t end well….
Yep, so now they have to figure out a way to reclaim it.