Chapter 145: Contention

If it cannot be comprehended, then it cannot be forced!

Zhang Jian smiled lightly.

The Old Dragon Lord gazed at this scene, a hint of smile appearing on his expression.

This Young Master Zhang is actually quite easy to get along with.

Unlike others, his violent temperament—

The Old Dragon Lord secretly shook his head; he took a great liking to Zhang Jian and immediately ordered the Dragon Crown Prince to personally accompany Zhang Jian to the depths of the Dragon Palace treasury.

At that moment, the Canal Dragon Empress, dressed as a beautiful woman, quietly spoke beside him.

"Dragon Lord, I see this Young Master Zhang has good character, fine background, solid foundation; don't we still have a few unmarried daughters under our command? Those daughters of ours are all exceptionally beautiful—if not—"

Upon hearing this, the Old Dragon Lord glanced at his own old wife.

There was some surprise in his eyes, but he then shook his head and said.

"Madam, I have considered your idea, but how can it be when this Young Master Zhang already has a principal wife, and moreover he is of our Dragon Clan descent?"

The Dragon Empress looked surprised: "Oh, I don't know which distant relative made a move first."

Basically, most of the Dragon Clan's Water Earls are related by marriage or blood ties, or otherwise they are allied through marriage.

This is also a characteristic of the Dragon Clan's deities.

The Old Dragon Lord replied unhappily: "It's the White Water Dragon Lord!"

"It's that hotheaded youth!"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Empress showed some surprise in her eyes.

White Water is not far from the Canal; the Canal Dragon Palace is naturally quite familiar with this Dragon Lord.

However, they were not particularly close, because White Fury earlier disregarded the dissuasion of the Dragon Clan's deities and insistently allied with the Mian King, offending many Dragon Clan deities.

"I didn't expect that hotheaded youth to have such luck!"

The Canal Dragon Lord also nodded, and immediately his expression turned solemn.

"Let's drop this matter for now!"

"Next, I will convene a meeting of the Southern Prefectures and all Water Earls to jointly discuss how to deal with the Mysterious Capital Sect; that sect killed the deities of our Dragon Palace, and I will surely make them pay the price!"

A solemn killing intent appeared in the Canal Dragon Lord's expression.

……

Dragon Palace Treasury.

Divine Dao runes were densely spread all around; the power of the forbidden law stalled, turning the surrounding stone corridors into a huge dragon-shaped tunnel.

The treasury lies at the end of the tunnel.

At this moment, one dragon and one person stood at the treasury's gate.

Dragon Crown Prince Jin Ping took out a jade pendant from his hand, which slowly flew and merged into the treasury gate; moments later, the stone gate emitted a faint blue light, and a doorway appeared within.

"Brother Zhang, let's go inside!"

Zhang Jian nodded and stepped inside.

What appeared before them was a huge, empty treasury; its walls were carved with numerous coiling water-vein dragons, filling the interior with a solemn, heavy atmosphere.

As if it had existed since ancient times.

"Brother Dao, the Ancient Mountains and Rivers Map you need is right on this wall!"

At this moment, Jin Ping pointed to the strangely hung maps on the wall.

Only see those several map slabs hung in the center of the wall; their texture is quite extraordinary, being stone slabs, yet the stone slabs emit a jade-like radiance.

However, several of these five or six stone slabs are damaged—some broken at the corners, some with holes in the center destroyed by magical power, and a severely damaged one retains only a small half.

Seeing Zhang Jian frown, the Dragon Crown Prince then said:

"Brother Zhang, actually Father Lord intends to give you an opportunity; if you give feedback, I can replace that opportunity for you—within the treasury's spiritual medicines and divine weapons, magical artifacts, you may choose any one!"

Zhang Jian waved his hand, gave a slight smile, but directly sat in the center of the treasury, his gaze fixed straight on those six damaged map slabs.

At first glance he sensed his Qianyuan Golden Cauldron and the Four-Form State Altar King Cauldron deep in his soul trembling.

He naturally could not give up.

Seeing this, the Dragon Crown Prince could only give up, secretly shaking his head.

The Ancient Mountains and Rivers Map is famous; he also tried to comprehend it, but could not obtain anything substantive from it.

However, it is not that this treasure is useless!

Otherwise, this treasure would not have been treasured by the Canal Dragon Palace!

Also, talents from the True Dragon Academy have come, drawn by fame, to enter the Canal Dragon Palace, and have comprehended some divine abilities and techniques from this map.

Perhaps only those with exceptional perceptiveness among heavenly geniuses can comprehend its profound mysteries.

Yet at this moment, Zhang Jian felt no difficulty.

At a glance, he seemed to see within the Ancient Mountains and Rivers Map towering divine mountains and rivers standing between heaven and earth; each divine mountain contained the mighty power to suppress seas and rivers, and the earth's crust's magnificent ability.

In his gaze, Zhang Jian unconsciously mobilized his internal energy to imprint this grand mountain-sea form onto his Qianyuan Golden Cauldron, directly transferring its divine rhythm.

Meanwhile, the Slay Demon True Lord whose divine sense was attached to Zhang Jian's arm took in this scene; seeing Zhang Jian enter that state, she also felt something in her heart.

The perceptiveness that Zhang Jian possesses is truly astonishing.

Even she, a thought arose, a faint idea of directly having Zhang Jian cultivate in Paulownia Mountain.

With Zhang Jian's talent, if he remains in the Divine Mountain and cultivates step by step for hundreds of years, he is certain to have hope of becoming again a Primordial Spirit True Person.

However, this thought was quickly suppressed by the Slay Demon True Lord.

Every Primordial Spirit True Person has its own path; if forcibly interfered with, perhaps its talent and foundation cannot be fully expressed.

Even with her caliber, it is not without experiencing countless battles that one can stand out and achieve the stature of a True Lord.

Talent is forever only one aspect; what is decisive still remains the cultivator's circumstances and disposition.

If one were to follow Zhang Jian's own path, using the state of heaven and earth as the foundation of the Dao to achieve the Primordial Spirit, then that would certainly be an extremely powerful type of Primordial Spirit True Person.

……

At the same time, Slay Demon True Lord also extended his divine sense into a remarkable grand gate.

That is a massive stone gate.

The supreme treasure of the Tong Shan lineage is the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Gate.

At this moment, inside the gate, many deities have gathered to discuss the division of the Stove God's duties.

The emergence of the Stove God's duties has made several fire-affiliated deities of the Tong Shan lineage unusually active.

"No matter how you argue, the chief position of the Stove God must fall within the manor of the Heavenly Fire True Lord; I am the Stove King, and you may contend for roles similar to that of the Stove King's envoy, except for the duties of the Fire God Lord!"

Leading them is a domineering deity whose body is wreathed in flames and who sports a full beard, his entire form blazing with fierce fire.

He was originally the leader of the eight hundred fire gods worshiped by the Great Qian Court, the Heavenly Fire True Lord.

He oversees special duties such as fire disasters and safety.

As for the newly emerged Stove God's post, he regards it as something already in his pocket.

"Heavenly Fire True Lord, your actions are overly domineering; the position of the Stove God is open to all, and relying solely on your own strength you might not even be able to withstand the Slay Demon Senior Sister's Slay Demon Sword!"

At this moment, a youthful voice sounded.

That is a child who looks about seven or eight years old, beautifully carved like jade and ice, with flames swirling around his body.

This is also a powerful fire god; though his stature is not tall, he oversees duties such as those of lamps and fire, making him quite strong.

It is said that he is the artifact spirit born from a certain fire-attributed supreme treasure within the sect, and behind him stands an elder of the sect as his backing.