I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 420 - 322: Expedition to the Dragon Palace_2

Ao Tu’s face showed embarrassment, the initial bribe of the Heavenly Emperor was a scheme he had devised.

The Heavenly Emperor was originally a mortal emperor of the Imperial Court, with only a Nascent Soul cultivation forcibly elevated to Divinity Transformation. With little worldly experience, he had planned to be dazzled by rare treasures to bewitch his mind, yet he took advantage and did nothing in return.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, with the Heavenly Court controlled by the Three Teachings, what the Heavenly Emperor said may not necessarily be true..."

As Ao Tu was searching for excuses, suddenly a shrimp soldier came tumbling in, screaming at the top of his lungs.

"Report—"

"Dragon Lord, the Shang Shui has run dry!"

"What?"

Ao Tu’s eyes bulged, thinking he had heard wrong. The Shang Shui was one of the greatest rivers in the Divine Land, with a history older than the Dragon Palace itself.

Moreover, there were regular inspections and adjustments to the river course by the dragon clan upstream, to ensure that the Shang Shui did not divert away from the Dragon Palace.

The shrimp soldier said, "Dragon Lord, it’s really gone, many of the fish and aquatic beings in the river have died!"

Ao Tu’s Divine Sense swept across and indeed saw the muddy riverbed, with the remaining fish and shrimp struggling in puddles, soon to dry up and die.

The Shang Shui Dragon Palace was now exposed under the glaring sun. Fortunately, there was a hidden Formation concealing it, otherwise the dragon clan’s face would be utterly lost.

"How dare you!"

Ao Tu roared in anger. Such a sudden catastrophe needed no second thought; it was surely the Heavenly Court’s doing, likely by cutting off the upstream flow to coerce the Dragon Palace into submission.

"Fellow Daoists, join me in meeting this Heavenly Master!"

Having said that.

Clouds formed under his feet as he flew out of the Dragon Palace.

The demons followed closely behind. At this moment, racial hatred could not be considered; they had to unite against the Heavenly Court.

Outside the Dragon Palace.

Zhou Yi sat cross-legged on the back of an ox, with endless celestial soldiers behind him. Seeing the Dragon Lord emerge, he saluted.

"I bear the Heavenly Emperor’s Jade Decree, requesting the Dragon Lord to swear a blood oath to henceforth restrain the dragon race from causing chaos on land!"

"How dare you bully me so?"

Ao Tu denounced, "When the dragon clan walked the lands of Dongsheng Divine Continent, your ancestors were not yet born; you have no right to demand an oath from me!"

"Times change, Dragon Lord, there is no need to speak of ancestral bravery."@@@@

Zhou Yi said, "The Heavenly Court governs Dongsheng Divine Continent, all beings are subject to the laws of Heaven, and the dragon clan is no exception. Since there is a malevolent dragon causing trouble in Shang Shui, according to the law it must be executed, with its Nine Clans imprisoned in the heavenly jail to reflect for a hundred years!"

"Wicked barrier!"

Ao Tu fumed so furiously that smoke might have billowed from his seven orifices: "I am standing right here, let’s see how you intend to throw me into the heavenly jail."

Zhou Yi’s gaze swept across the demons, nearly two dozen Demon Gods, almost gathering the bottom line of Dongsheng Divine Continent’s demon race. Nevertheless, there was no sign of retreat on his face as he commanded.

"The Shang Shui dragon clan resists the Heavenly Court, suspected of plotting rebellion, they must be executed!"

"Form the array!"

The hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, among them Nascent Soul cultivators and Divinity Transformation masters, had Mana that could be deemed boundless.

After the Thunder Dragon dissipated, they together urged the Thunder Extinction Array, once again condensing several Thunder Dragons.

With a command from the Yellow Ox, thunder submerged the Shang Shui Dragon Palace, thundering continuously for half an hour before the sound gradually faded; yet the Six Dragon Ring remained unharmed.

Ao Tu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, grateful for having invited the ancestors out of their coffins, which proved to be useful.

"You all may cast your spells. If you can break through the array, I willingly agree to swear a blood oath. If not, roll back to the Heavenly Court on your own, and do not disturb my banquet with friends again," he declared.

Having said that,

Ao Tu returned to the Dragon Palace with the group of demons and continued to hold a banquet, watching the Heavenly Court’s futile attempts through the array.

In the following days,

The hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers changed into various Formations, and even with the combined efforts of ten Divinity Transformation experts including the Yellow Ox, they could not break the Six Dragon Ring.

The remains of a True Dragon were comparable to immortal beings, and when refined into Supreme Treasures, they possessed such might!

The Demon Subduing Marshal felt dejected and reminded, "Imperial envoy, the news of the campaign against the Shang Shui Dragon Palace has spread throughout the Dongsheng Divine Continent. If we keep dragging this on, I fear we might weaken the authority of the Heavenly Court!"

The vanguard general suggested, "Why not retreat for now and return to the Heavenly Court to ask for His Majesty’s instructions?"

The other Heavenly Monarchs and Taoist Lords flashed a thoughtful look. Such a retreat would be akin to admitting defeat for the Heavenly Court, and the position of the Heavenly Master would be hard to keep.

"Originally, my plan was to return to the Heavenly Court after a failed campaign, to give up this position of Heavenly Master," Zhou Yi said, shaking his head slightly. He took some time to wipe the Seven Emotions Sword, which had flown out from his brow and landed in his hand, and then he sighed.

"However, the Shang Shui is just the beginning. Afterward, there will be Phoenix Perch Mountain, Mysterious Qilin Valley, and the Four Dire Lands among others, an endless string of defeats... Only by solving the root of the problem can I achieve tranquility," he said.

"You continue casting spells, to liven up the banquet for the Dragon Lord. I will make a trip to the Heavenly Mountain."

Having said that, he did not wait for the generals to ask questions. The Yellow Ox produced Five-Colored Clouds beneath its feet and vanished into the sky in an instant.

...

Heavenly Mountain,

Was no different from a hundred years ago.

In the main hall atop the mountain.

Five-Colored Clouds descended, Zhou Yi instructed the Yellow Ox to wait outside and directly strode in.

"Disciple pays his respects to the sect leader!"

"Not unworthy of being the master’s Closed-door Disciple, you came so quickly," Xiao Yunzi put down the scroll he was reading and said, "I thought it would be some years later, at least after you had used those three magics from master. With such an insightful mind, in my three thousand years of life, I am far inferior."

"Sect leader is too kind," Zhou Yi bowed and presented the Seven Emotions Sword and Yellow Dragon Bell, saying, "They are treasures of the sect. I merely borrowed them for a few days; it was about time to return them."

Xiao Yunzi nodded slightly and waved his hand, tucking both treasures into his sleeve; he looked closely at Zhou Yi for a long while before sighing.

"Whether it’s boundless merits, the power of the Heavenly Emperor, or the supreme Spiritual Treasures, you give them up too readily, with not a trace of reluctance. The contingencies set by many immortals proved to be unnecessary."

"So much so that the process of Divine Enthronement went smoother than any of us anticipated."

"With this excuse, your master, the Iron Crown Immortal, argued for an opportunity for you to become the first Heavenly Emperor, yet you spurned it without a second thought, casually ceding it to someone else."

"Sometimes, I feel that you’re more like an immortal being whereas I am the one scrabbling around in mediocrity..." Xiao Yunzi said.