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Dragon King Day.
The seaside along the Eastern Sea was already packed with people. Cultivators and civilians from the hundred thousand islands all around were gathered along the beaches of the Eastern Sea.
The red carpet was rolled out, stretching all the way to Dragon King Town’s Dragon King Palace.
Madam Fan of the Fan Family wore a phoenix cap bound in gold thread and decorated with silver thread lined with pearls from the Eastern Sea; she also wore a ceremonial robe with multiple layers of soft smoke gauze and golden silk. Dragons, phoenixes, mountains and rivers embroidered a light green orchid jacket, tied with a skirt edged in moon-white and embroidered with magnolias.
She appeared to be like a paragon, an empress.
The Fan Family disciples were each immaculately dressed, too, and they exuded a chilling air. As the number one family of Dragon King Town, and even for the nearby islands, Madam Fan was also overbearing.
“Madam Fan.”
A grave and stern tone without any regard for her majesty.
The Fan Family disciples turned their gazes and spotted a another ceremonial procession walk over singing and playing musical instruments. That procession bore several enormous banners with coiled divine dragons. Written on the banners was a single “Yu” character. They were none other than the noble family of northern Dragon King Town, the Yu Family.
The Yu Family’s acting head, Yu Xu, was also dressed magnificently as he leisurely approached.
“Hmph.”
Madam Fan held no good will for the Yu Family. She coldly glared at him.
“I wonder if Madam Fan enjoyed the taste of the White Dragon Carp during the ceremony before this Dragon King Day.” Yu Xu deliberately did not look directly at her face.
Upon saying this, the expressions of everyone in the Fan Family changed, and they showed resentment.
These past seven days had been the hardest for the Fan Family. Ever since the White Dragon Carp was stolen by the shattered void Emissary, jokes about them had spread throughout Dragon King Town. Because of the Dragon Victory Plate and Dragon Victory Teapot, the Yu Family had long been somewhat envious of the Fan Family. If not for these great magic treasures that allowed the Fan Family to seize the fortune of the White Dragon Carp, how could the Fan Family be able to rely on a single female cultivator to turn the tide and suppress the influence of their Yu Family. When they heard that the White Dragon Carp had been stolen, the Yu Family held a three day long banquet to celebrate.
This was the day the Yu Family would wrest back their position as the Eastern Sea’s most influential family among the hundred thousand islands of the Eastern Sea.
“You need not worry too much over this. On the other hand, has your family head, Yu Wu, seized God Transformation Realm yet?” Madam Fan calmed down and deflected with a question.
“The White Dragon Carp is a gift from the Dragon King. I am naturally concerned. If some mishap were to happen, that would be blasphemy against the Dragon King.” Yu Xu steered the topic back around.
“Yu Xu, that is enough. That the White Dragon Carp was stolen is the mischief of an Invested Deity Emissary. For this reason, This Madam has already gone and apologized to the Eastern Sea Dragon King for the offense. Do not be sarcastic. Do not believe that that because the White Dragon Carp was stolen, your Yu Family can so willfully insult my Fan Family.” Madam Fan turned cold, her tone strict.
Yu Xu chuckled and remained unflustered: “Madam Fan, no need to be angry. We should work together to make that Invested Deity who profaned the Dragon King’s gift pay the price.”
“We do not need you meddling in our affairs.” Madam Fan tossed her long sleeve.
“Ha, ha, I am not meddling at all. For this Dragon King Day, my Yu Family will certainly show devotion to the Eastern Sea Dragon King.” Dragon King Day attracted the disciples of influential families from each of the islands. In today’s martial arts competition, if they could receive the Eastern Sea Dragon King’s reward, they could make a meteoric climb, to stand out among the families. Back then, Madam Fan also relied on the magic treasures that the Eastern Sea Dragon King had bestowed to become the head.
This time, Madam Fan’s loss of the White Dragon Carp had turned her into a laughingstock. The Eastern Sea Dragon King definitely would not favor her and would give the other families’ disciples a chance.
Madam Fan’s expression darkened: “Today is Dragon King Day. Why has Yu Wu not emerged from seclusion?”
“Oh, the head is occupied and unable to leave seclusion.”
“Yu Wu has been in seclusion for a century attempting a breakthrough to God Transformation. To not appear on such an important day and still desire to obtain the Eastern Sea Dragon King’s favor? This is truly the sleeptalk of fools.” Madam Fan sneered.
Yu Xu smiled, not the least angered by her words.
Madam Fan was not fond of this man’s smile, for hidden in this smile was something loathsome.
“Speaking of that shattered void Emissary, has he still not been found?” Yu Xu asked.
“Since he can shatter void space, do you think he can be found easily?”
“Madam Fan, I heard that Emissary is only Golden Core Realm?”
“What.” Madam Fan narrowed her eyes, thinking she had misheard.
“Do not misunderstand, I am not mocking you. A Golden Core cultivator could not possibly possess the capabilities to shatter void space. Presumably, he keeps a powerful magic treasure.”
“Need that be said?”
“He specifically shattered void space to reach the Eastern Sea. I fear he may have some other designs.” Yu Xu sighed.
Madam Fan knew he was referring to the matters of the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array and the Ocean-calming Divine Needle. The Ocean-calming Divine Needle was a magic treasure known throughout the Eastern Sea. Its fame was enormous, but it was a gift from the Middle Earth Divine Kingdom and acted as the Dragon Palace’s protective treasure. Divine Names would not dare touch it. However, after the Register Of Deities activated, many Divine Names began to stir restlessly and no longer heeded the laws of the Divine Kingdom.
“But how can the array be broken without the combined efforts of four Great Divine Names, everyone knows this. Nezha the Great Deity Of Three Altars And Seas came and ended up bolting in defeat, too.” Madam Fan disagreed.
“Now that the Register Of Deities has activated again, now is the time for us to leave our mark on Primordial World. Yu and Fan. Although we are powerful in this town, we cannot compare to Divine Names. For a family to become hegemons, we must have a Divine General as backing.”
“Madam Fan frowned. Just what was this man saying. She felt that his words were evasive, hesitant.
“How can cultivator families like ours be able to catch the eye of a deity. To be able to receive the favor of the Eastern Sea Dragon King is to honor our ancestors.”
Yu Xu faintly smiled.
Just as he waited for Madam Fan to continue, the seas suddenly surged, becoming a blue staircase. A procession of carriages appeared on the tsunami, with immortal music and qin. In the surroundings were several dozen Waterkin maids strumming lutes, burning incense, or bearing other musical instruments, banners, parasols, fans, or tools.
Behind the maids were Waterkin shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
The so-called Waterkin were all evolved from sentient sea life, half-human, half-monster. Because they lived in the Dragon Palace, they were known as the Waterkin.
That carriage was magnificent, like a dragon emerging from the sea, thoroughly sparkling.
Madam Fan, Yu Xu, and all the other cultivators immediately knelt upon seeing it and loudly shouted their greetings.
This was the “Eastern Sea Dragon Carriage,” the royal carriage of Eastern Sea Dragon King Ao Guang.
However, during normal Dragon King Days, the Third Prince would be serving at her side. This time, though, she was nowhere to be seen, and only a dragon Waterkin general was beside the dragon carriage.
That general was ice-cold, intimidating as he issued a command.
“To the banquet.”
“As you command.”
Thereupon, the majestic procession moved towards Dragon King Town.
Yu Xu lowered kept his head lowered and followed behind. As he glanced at that lofty Eastern Sea Dragon Carriage, an insidious glint flit across his gaze, a smirk across the corner of his lips.
Meanwhile.
On an island a thousand li away.
“Qi Qi, unless I give the signal, you mustn’t come out, no matter what.” Qi Lin emphatically exhorted to Qi Qi.
“But Qi Qi also wants to break the array.” Qi Qi grit her teeth, rather unwilling to obey.
“Of course, when the time comes, I’ll need you.” Qi Lin gently stroked her head: “Even if we each have our own needs in breaking the array, I fear the Ocean-calming Divine Needle is the keystone. I can’t guarantee that the others won’t have ulterior motives. Your identity is sensitive and can easily invite trouble.”
Changxi also gently urged: “Yes, Sister Qi. Furthermore, this is the seafloor, an environment you aren’t too suited for. Why not leave this to us.”
“Fine, then. But if Big Brother encounters danger, I will surely appear.” This was Qi Qi’s bottom line.
Qi Lin smiled: “Of course.”
Qi Qi entered the Divine Nest barrier space. Qi Lin sat in meditation and circulated his internal energy, and Primordial True Qi coiled around him. The Bagua Golden Core was already forming an adorable infant. Over the past several days of refining the Immortality Peach, Qi Lin had also smoothly broke through to Primordial Infant Realm from Golden Core.
At the feet of the slumbering infant was an abyssal void.
The Primordial Infant of a cultivator needed to cultivate the six stars of Life, Prosperity, Longevity, Benefit, Adversity, and Birth.1 These stars were the power of Primordial World’s heavenly way. Once the Six Stars were cultivated, one would be considered to have touched the edge of the divine way and would possess magical energy that could truly contend against the divine way of Divine Names.
From Qi Refinement to Primordial Infant Early Stage, Primordial World’s greatest geniuses required at least several years’ time, yet Qi Lin only used less than two years, a speed that could be said to be meteoric. Even an ordinary cultivator relying on lucky encounters to forcibly break through to this Realm would have an unsteady foundation, a vacuous Primordial Infant lacking a Daoist karma. However, Qi Lin had the Nine Yins Nine Yangs Fortune Heaven that cultivated the soul as well as Qi Qi’s Great Chapter Heavenly Immortal Chant and the Jade Lake Immortality Peach; he did not have this deficiency at all.
Qi Lin fished out a two-colored ring that had two inter-locking wheels. This was something he had originally obtained from the remains of Liangyizi, and it was imbued with a forbiddance that required the power of Four Yins Four Yangs in order to be opened. He had already reached that level, but he only now discovered that this forbiddance also required a complete Seven Star Primordial Infant. Back when Liangyizi set this forbiddance, he perhaps had never imagined that someone could cultivate to Four Yins Four Yangs without having reached God Transformation Realm. Qi Lin had used the qi of the sun and moon to cultivate much too quickly. Even Liangyizi could not have done so.
A moment later, Qi Lin sensed several escape-lights approach the vicinity of the island. Thereupon, he tidied himself up, stood up, and went out with Changxi to greet them.
The first was none other than Great Deity Of Three Altars And Sea Nezha, who stood on her Wind Fire Wheels and rode the wind through the waves, free and imposing.
“Why are you the only one here? Dragon King Day has already started.” Nezha questioned from midair.
“The others are already here.” Qi Lin looked around into the distance.
Several escape-lights quickly landed, revealing Daoists. Some were lean of build and simple in appearance. Others were paunchy and straightforward in their expressions while others still were sinister and composed, ready for battle.
One was the Dragon-capturing Zhenren. There were also three others whose names Qi Lin did not know, but he could sense their formidable and complete Primordial Infant Seven Stars Realms. Among them, one wore a tiger pelt robe, chainmail armor, a jade belt, and Divine Path magical energy, surprisingly. They had nearly broken through to God Transformation Realm.
“Senior Dragon-capturing Zhenren.” Qi Lin greeted him.
The Dragon-capturing Zhenren slightly nodded. His gaze turned to Nezha above, and his pupils contracted; he was clearly a bit apprehensive. “These three Fellows are Yunxiazi of Cloud Fang Island, Ocean Swallower of Giant Whale Island, and Yu Wu, head of the Yu Family.” The Dragon-capturing Zhenren made introduction.
“The Yu Family?” Qi Lin had a slight impression of this name. Then, he was slightly taken aback. “Could it be the Yu Family of Dragon King Island?”
“Indeed, This Old Man is the head of the Yu Family, in secluded cultivation to God Transformation.” Yu Wu flatly replied.
“These three Fellows are all close friends of This Zhenren, they can be trusted.” The Dragon-capturing Zhenren said.
“If the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace were to learn that your Yu Family was involved in breaking the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array…Could it be you are not afraid of bringing disaster upon the Yu Family?” Qi Lin was confused.
Yu Wu raised his chin. Impressed, he said: “You are quite thorough in your thinking. But compared to breaking through to God Transformation, what does a trifling calamity upon the Yu Family amount to. If we can break the Heaven-connecting Ocean-calming Array, the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace will also lose its fortune. What have we to fear then.”
Qi Lin nodded and said nothing more.
“Hm? Only two? If Yu the Great and the Jiao Demon King are not here, This Zhenren fears breaking the array will be very difficult.” The Dragon-capturing Zhenren frowned.
“Relax, she’s here.”
Just as Qi Lin said that.
The Great Sage Of Overturning Seas Jiao Demon King emerged from the ocean.
She was truly like a dragon breaching the water, raising a hundred zhang tidal wave, making the Great Primordial Infant cultivators show a bit of worry. “Not bad, not bad. We are missing only one.” The woman swept her gaze around and stretched out her palm.
Qi Lin understood and handed the Overturning Seas Scale back to her.
“Without the combined power of four Great Divine Names, breaking the array will still be difficult.”
Before Qi Lin could answer, they heard a song from the ocean waves.
The song was like water itself, full of mystery. It surprisingly quelled the immense tidal wave of the Great Sage Of Overturning Seas.
Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the music.
In the distance.
A wooden boat sailed towards the island. On the boat was a woman, who wore a tasseled long skirt, had two blue eyes, and was slowly playing a flute.
“This is ‘Immemorial Echo??'”
The Great Sage Of Overturning Seas Jiao Demon King’s eyes widened.
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- Raws list 7 stars, but I believe the author confused the so-called Seven Stars of the North Formation with the Six Stars of the South Formation that they actually listed here. ↩
…. So uh… they’re seriously reenacting a bit of Journey to the West here. Nice.
Also, it’s REALLY hard to takeShrim0 Soldiers and Crab generals seriously. That and Ao Bing n9t being around worries me.