Chapter 144: Breaking Through Golden Liquid

The Canal Dragon Palace's Crown Prince Jin Ping, following the Dragon Lord's command, invites the distinguished guest to come to the Dragon Palace as a guest!

This Dragon God Crown Prince had a face like the spring breeze, gazing at Zhang Jian with a smile.

Honored guest, do not worry; the Canal Dragon Palace is grateful for your assistance, this trip will only bring opportunities, no risks...

Dragon Crown Prince, you flatter me; the Canal Dragon Palace's Dragon Lord banquet is famed across the southern provinces and among the gods, so it ought not be missed!

Zhang Jian gave a slight smile.

He simultaneously took the Water-Avoiding Pearl from his sleeve, his body turned into a stream of light and entered the small carriage.

The Dragon Crown Prince watched this scene, slightly astonished, but then laughed.

Honored guest, you're straightforward; as for your companions, there's no need to worry, the River Patrol General will attend to them!

Upon hearing this, a river patrol yaksha with azure skin, surrounded by fierce ghostly god power, leapt up from the water.

I obey the Crown Prince's decree!

That's excellent!

Inside the carriage, Zhang Jian's laughter could be heard.

The Dragon Crown Prince nodded; he could see that Zhang Jian's cultivation was not high, only at the Divination Fate Middle Stage, but perhaps he was a disciple of the Slay Demon True Lord.

Along the way, the Dragon Crown Prince couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked.

May I ask, honored guest, what is your relationship with the Slay Demon True Lord?

Inside the small carriage, upon hearing this, Zhang Jian replied.

What the Crown Prince said is correct; I am a newly accepted junior disciple of my master!

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Crown Prince's expression turned solemn.

Indeed, you are a disciple of the True Lord; I have heard that the True Lord is an unparalleled genius of the Tongshan Dao Lineage, cultivating for less than five hundred years before attaining the Primordial Spirit True Lord stage; Xiao Long has always admired him and even wished to join the Tongshan Sect, but unfortunately the Tongshan lineage has its own way of accepting disciples, and I have never had the fortune to see the True Lord's face, a regret I cannot forget.

Before the small carriage entered the Canal Dragon Palace, the Dragon Crown Prince still felt somewhat unsatisfied.

Zhang Jian alighted from the carriage, merely smiling and glancing at the Dragon Crown Prince; Jin Ping also seemed a bit embarrassed.

It's merely letting the honored guest see a joke!

Zhang Jian was about to speak when a voice came from the palace gate.

So you are a high disciple of the True Lord; no wonder you stand out!

And just then, the Canal Dragon God appeared from the palace gate wearing a dark robe, followed by many Canal deities, each deity's power vast and surging, truly extraordinary.

And just then, however, the Canal Dragon God appeared in a black ceremonial robe from the palace gate, followed by many Canal deities behind him, each deity's divine power vast and surging, truly extraordinary.

Zhang Jian was somewhat surprised, so he performed a slight salute.

Zhang Jian greets the Canal Dragon Lord!

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Lord laughed heartily, waved his hands repeatedly, stepped forward and helped Zhang Jian up, saying.

Dear nephew, please do not stand on ceremony; the True Lord's sect and my Canal Dragon Palace have had relations for a long time—not only did this young friend lend a hand to help us overcome this great calamity, but several of his senior fellow disciples once stayed as guests in my Canal Dragon Palace for a period...

Having said that, the Dragon Lord paused slightly, then hurriedly led Zhang Jian into the Dragon Palace.

The many deities nearby, upon hearing this, had a strange look in their eyes.

Zhang Jian's keen divine sense detected the oddness hidden in those deities' eyes; his heart stirred, it seemed the Canal Dragon Palace had suffered some loss at the hands of certain of his senior fellow disciples, otherwise the gods would not look so strange.

Zhang Jian's keen divine sense noticed the oddness hidden in these deities' eyes; his heart stirred. It seems the Canal Dragon Palace has also suffered some losses at the hands of some of his senior fellow disciples; otherwise the gods wouldn't be so odd.

At this moment Zhang Jian stepped into the palace; the Canal Dragon Palace was obviously more splendid and magnificent than his father-in-law's Clear Water Dragon Palace.

Around the Crystal Palace hall, precious jade pearls were everywhere, with flying eaves and bracket sets, and the hall radiated a crystal-like glow.

The Dragon Lord's banquet, Zhang Jian had encountered before and was not unfamiliar with it.

That is a display unique to high-level great cultivators.

Moreover, the Dragon Palace banquet laid out before the Canal Dragon Palace was awe-inspiring; all kinds of rare and precious spiritual fruits were everywhere, jade liquid jade brew, and on the camphor tables lay two gourds.

It is said to come from an immortal sect whose main focus is alchemy.

The standard of this reception certainly required considerable thought.

Thanks to his master's favor, Zhang Jian was also enjoying for the first time a treatment equivalent to that given to great cultivators of the Yin Spirit Realm.

Not mentioning the treatment of the Clear Water Dragon Palace first; after his father-in-law's palace was wrecked, he hardly had any resources left, so the Dragon Lord's banquet was merely nominal.

But what lay before him was truly deserving of its name.

The mild-natured thousand-year vermilion fruit, the earth-spring fruit specially treated by the Dragon Palace, thousand-year blue sky, yin-wood spiritual fruit, thousand-year water lingzhi fruit...

After simply eating a few spiritual fruits, Zhang Jian felt the accumulation of his Jade Liquid Stage gradually complete; his internal energy kept compressing, within it appeared countless rune-like phantoms, faintly forged into rings, encircling the Jade Liquid Spring; inside the spring droplets of golden light began to appear, the golden light gradually replacing the central Jade Liquid energy.

With the aid of this Dragon Lord's banquet, he directly broke through into the Golden Liquid Realm.

Divination Fate Late Stage.

Further progress leads to the Golden Core Realm.

Zhang Jian's spiritual opportunity slightly increased all over; the Canal Dragon Lord and the many deities observed this.

The Dragon Lord laughed and said:

Dear nephew, you are indeed an outstanding disciple of the Slay Demon Lineage, brave and diligent; however, after breaking through you should calm your heart and carefully refine your own energy a bit; my Canal Dragon Palace has many blessed lands abundant in spiritual opportunity; if you need, you may choose one yourself.

Worthy nephew, you are indeed an outstanding talent of the Slay Demon lineage, brave and diligent in your progress; however, after breaking through you should also calm your mind and carefully refine your own magical power. In my Canal Dragon Palace there are many blessed lands abundant with spiritual energy; if you have need, you may choose for yourself.

Zhang Jian smiled, thanked the Dragon Lord's goodwill!

He circulated the secret from the Tongshan Pure Brightness Record within himself; his dantian energy formed a Primordial-Gathering Cauldron, continually refining the spiritual medicine and spiritual opportunity released from his body.

Quite easily he suppressed the still erupting spiritual opportunity within his abdomen!

In fact, each advancement through cultivation of the Tongshan Pure Brightness Record requires far more energy than the other techniques of the Tongshan Sect.

If other techniques only need one unit of energy to advance,

he at least needs two to three units.

He needs at least two to three portions.

Otherwise, with the Heavenly Treasury Marvelous Treasure medicinal potency contained within Zhang Jian's body, breaking through the Golden Liquid stage is as simple as drinking water.

However, these two extra portions of mana are absolutely not wasted; instead, they are integrated into the Innate Dao Embryo Dharma Body currently being forged.

Zhang Jian laughed then.

"I have long heard that the Dragon Palace is full of treasures; only today do I know the depths of the Dragon Palace. Just a couple of random spiritual objects, Jade Brew, is enough to save us decades of arduous cultivation!"

Zhang Jian paused slightly, then spoke again.

"Uncle, I won't hide it; on this trip I have entered the Canal Dragon Palace, and I have an improper request!"

"Oh, worthy nephew, speak freely!"

Upon hearing Zhang Jian's improper request, the Canal Dragon Lord couldn't help but straighten his old waist; the last time someone also made such an improper request to him, it left him unable to sleep for a long period.

Seeing the gazes of the myriad gods turn toward him, Zhang Jian then spoke.

"I have heard that your palace hides a piece of the Ancient Mountains and Rivers Map; I have come this time for it as well. I wonder if you could lend it to me, allowing me to contemplate it for a few days? After a few days I will surely return it intact!"

"This..."

He hesitated in speech; upon hearing the words, the Dragon Lord's heart relaxed, and he immediately laughed.

"Since worthy nephew, you are a distinguished guest of my Canal Dragon Palace, there is no problem!"

Hearing that, Zhang Jian felt delighted in his heart; this old Dragon Lord is still quite reasonable.

With the goal in his heart smoothly achieved, he couldn't help but reveal a smile.

Over there, the old Dragon Lord still reminded: "However, worthy nephew, you should know that although the Ancient Mountains and Rivers Map contains the marvels of mountains and seas, it is extremely obscure, making it difficult to comprehend its profundities."