Chapter 1132: The King Who Is Not a King, the Water Dragon Pierces the Clouds (6k)

Starlight and moonlight, the tide's crest glints with a trace of cold light.

No emotion, no excitement, no pouncing embrace.

Long Eying froze for a moment, retreated half a step to see more clearly: "What is this?"

A buzzkill of a sentence.

Liang Qu's face fell.

Right.

He reacted.

The Dragon Lord vanished a hundred-odd years ago; his own wife was barely fourteen years older than him. When she was born, the Dragon Lord had been dead for several decades. She had never laid eyes on authentic Jianghuai Dragon Lord essence blood. Essence blood, a divine object, naturally conceals its brilliance, its aura withdrawn inward. Only Old Wang Ba, with his great ability and ample experience, could recognize the treasure at a glance — like a shark smelling blood, seeing the essence blood and scenting the fishy odor.

"Don't know quality, huh? Didn't you feel a deep, intense attraction?"

Liang Qu half-crouched on the wooden window sill of the cabin, one hand's five fingers gripping the window frame to steady his figure, the other hand cupping the blood bead, turning it in a big circle like kneading dough, guiding her patiently.

"Intense, no. Mm, seems—there's a little?" Long Eying raised her brows. "A treasure medicine you brought from the underworld? What for?"

"Counts as one. Never mind why I'm giving it to you. You lean in close and look carefully first? Guess what it is?"

Long Eying brushed aside her temple hair, leaned toward the palm.

"Figured it out?"

"No."

"Then smell it."

A puff of warm breath exhaled from her mouth, scattered at the edge of the palm. At the same time as the warmth, Long Eying pressed close to the blood bead, lightly twitching her nose tip.

"Lick it."

A pink tongue tip licked out from the corner of her lips, like a little snake. The little snake just raised its head to touch the blood bead when Long Eying reacted,

leaned back half a body length, rolled her eyes at Liang Qu.

"What gift exactly? Can't you just tell me straight? Teasing me?"

"Heh, Dragon Lord essence blood! Not ordinary blood, pure, with origin essence blood. Surprised or not? Delighted or not?"

Liang Qu stared tightly at Long Eying's pupils, saw her pupils violently contract, and instantly felt fully satisfied.

That's the effect!

A huge shock, right!

Not waiting for Eying to pursue the question, he feigned a sigh.

"What a pity. Despite your husband me rushing without pause, hurrying fast and slow, bringing it back excitedly as a gift, you actually don't recognize it. Throwing flirtatious glances at a blind man — a bit of a buzzkill."

Long Eying, slightly annoyed, forcefully shut the window: "Do it over!"

Liang Qu seemed to have been waiting for this sentence.

A figure leaned close to the window paper.

"Beep beep! Heavenly King Covers Earth Tiger!"

"Little Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms!"

"Wrong again, it's Pagoda Suppresses River Demon!"

"Hmph, I am a gust of wind, woman, you can't fathom me."

Liang Qu pushed open the window, extended a fist, gazed at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, low

deep voice, made a melancholy expression. Before his wrist could flip over to present the blood bead, Long Eying grabbed Liang Qu's wrist with one hand, pulled him into the cabin.

The cabin wasn't large, never needed too many things. Mostly just a bed, a table, plus a washroom. A red washbasin for bathing was enough. The bed naturally leaned against the window to ensure light. With one pull from Long Eying, she flipped Liang Qu onto the bed and pinned him down.

"What are you doing! Broad daylight, bright universe. Even if you and I are lawful husband and wife, you can't go against my will! I'll sue to the Imperial Capital! Sue to the Holy Emperor!"

"Where from?"

"Got it."

Long Eying narrowed her eyes: "You know that's not what I'm asking!"

Liang Qu spread his arms, lay sprawled in a big character: "In the underworld I met an old geezer. Saw I was handsome, capable, responsible. Insisted on picking the prettiest from his descendants to marry me. I couldn't refuse, had to agree. This is the dowry sent in advance."

Tch!

Liang Qu looked up. He always felt some guy in the Avici Hell spat at him once.

Damn, almost forgot there's a dragon peeping outside!

Peeping dog!

A thought reached here, Liang Qu instantly lost the mood to joke with Long Eying. He sat up, pulled his own wife to sit leaning by the bed.

"The old Dragon Lord between Yin and Yang gave it to me."

Straight to the point.

Bedsheet gripped tight, twisted into a vortex. Despite having anticipated it, Long Eying still couldn't help a jump in her heart. She forcibly endured her emotions, stepped on the restless boots, listened to Liang Qu continue.

Thigh against thigh, Liang Qu kicked and shook, withdrew the boots from under his soles, continued to tease with bare feet. One hook, one turn, one twist — like two ring-necked snakes entwining.

"Last time I was taken away by Fei Taiyu and them from the Sky Fire Sect, I learned there's a Dragon King Cave on the Tongtian River. Birds can't fly over, Martial Saints can't enter. Told you about it. The day before yesterday, I returned to the underworld, used a divine ability to build a staircase, saw a half-bone half-flesh big dragon———"

Dragon Lord, Whale Emperor, Mirage Dragon, Great Li, Hua Hong — Long Eying's pupils gradually dilated.

"Things are more or less like this. So this essence blood bead, you eating it works best." Ignoring his own demanding process, Liang Qu spoke concisely, roughly explaining the situation.

Words finished.

Long Eying abruptly reacted.

What old geezer, isn't it just the old Dragon Lord.

Old Dragon Lord picking the prettiest from his descendants — say what you will, isn't it still me?

Wrong.

Why would her first reaction be to think this?

Stepping on the boots.

"So the Old Dragon Lord isn't dead? The Whale Emperor is the one pulling the strings?"

Liang Qu shook his head, the toe of his shoe swaying, then he flung his foot open.

"The situation is unclear, I don't know what state this counts as, the Old Dragon Lord and the founding emperor of Great Li fought a battle, both suffering severe vitality loss, and now the Old Dragon Lord

is stuck in the gap of the underworld.

Due to the nature of authority, the gap has become accessible only to those with the same power as me; the Heavenly Fire Sect likewise uses the gap to imprison the Old Dragon Lord, like a large pit on flat ground—those below cannot get out, those above cannot go down.

The Heavenly Fire Sect has been trying to completely refine the Old Dragon Lord, feeding back into the dream realm of heaven and earth, turning him into the river god of the Tianhe, further stabilizing the underworld.

As a small world, the underworld's perfection certainly cannot compare to reality; it's equivalent to a program full of bugs, even unable to loop. The Old Dragon Lord's significance lies in further increasing the world's completeness, equivalent to a super blood pack.

Once the blood pack is added, the entire world will upgrade like a base, undergoing a tremendous transformation, possibly becoming truly self-sufficient,

and even detaching from the mortal realm would pose no great obstacle!

Long Eying sat on the edge of the bed, feeling relieved.

The education and knowledge she had received since childhood turned into a massive emotional conflict—here was the Dragon Lord, the progenitor of the dragon race, reduced to such a state, to be refined and fed back, making one feel sorrowful and indignant.

"Eying—" Liang Qu interrupted her thoughts inopportunely.

Long Eying turned her head.

Liang Qu gripped Long Eying's hand, gently turning her fingers: "If, say, the Old Dragon Lord is still alive now, and we both fell into the water at the same time, you can only save one—would you save me or him?"

"???"

Want to hear what you're actually saying yourself?

The Dragon Lord and you fell into the water, right?

Two water lords, and you want me to save them, right?

"I won't save either—I don't have that leisure."

"Then the alchemy! I and the Dragon Lord have been captured, and we're about to be refined into great pills— which furnace do you push?"

Long Eying was full of inner resentment, her entire sorrowful emotion abruptly interrupted, not knowing what to say, she stamped her foot hard, nearly kicking through the floorboards: "What kind of childish question is this?"

"Ah, just in case." Liang Qu lay down on the bed, sighing, "Just in case the Old Dragon Lord isn't a good dragon and wants to fight me?"

"Push you! Follow you!" Long Eying jabbed Liang Qu's forehead angrily, "All day long, no proper business, thinking nonsense—are you afraid I'll abandon you for the sake of my ancestors? My grandfather's allegiance isn't certain; he's old and stubborn, I've never even met the Dragon Lord, what would I do with him?"

"Mwah! Good wife!" Liang Qu sprang up, full of vigor, shoved the blood bead into Long Eying's hand, patted her buttocks: "Hurry up, go to the cultivation chamber to refine the essence blood—while it's fresh, I just went to Peng Ze to test the medicine with the old turtle; there should be no problem."

Long Eying gripped the blood bead, then hesitated: "Are you sure you encountered the Dragon Lord?"

She worried her family's monkey would go out wandering and get tricked.

The underworld is completely different from the mortal realm—what happens there, no one knows.

"It's me." Liang Qu pointed at himself, "If I go out, will I suffer a loss? Never mind true or false—take the benefit first, avoid the harm, and run at the first sign of danger."

"What? Doesn't matter if it's true or false—profit first if there's benefit, avoid if there's harm, run first if there's danger."

Long Eying didn't think Liang Qu was easily taken advantage of; her husband was clever and mischievous, all she could do was remind him not to act on impulse, go confront the Whale Emperor, and be used as a pawn.

"Hurry up." Liang Qu urged, "After finishing the refinement in Nanjiang, we'll have one more layer of safety."

"Hurry up." Liang Qu urged, "Once we finish refining before the southern borders, we'll have one more layer of safety."

Long Eying said no more, heading to the sun and moon cultivation chamber on the Treasure Ship of Creation to refine the essence blood.

Liang Qu summoned Long Binglin and Long Yanrui.

The two were aware of the situation, shouting loudly.

The Dragon Lord's disappearance actually hides such a shocking secret—the Whale Emperor is actually this kind of whale; truly, knowing the whale, knowing the face, but not the heart!

At the same time, they envied Long Eying's ability to refine the Dragon Lord's essence blood.

At the same time, I couldn't help but envy Long Eying's ability to refine the Dragon Lord's essence blood.

Not all blood is essence blood; it must contain a trace of one's own origin.

Otherwise, the Dragon Lord being so magnificent, his blood could flow into a river—if a mere skin scrape could make everyone like a dragon, that wouldn't make sense.

"Elder, you said there's no hell without limits— isn't there a whole dragon corpse?" Long Yanrui's tone was full of regret, not hiding anything in the slightest.

Liang Qu's brow twitched, almost reaching to cover Long Yanrui's mouth.

You unlucky brat!

Although I didn't say it, do you know or not that your ancestral sect has become stars in the sky, watching you, and isn't pretending at all?

However, this is also why he trusts the three of them, telling them the Dragon Lord's condition.

All are the younger generation, none have seen the Dragon Lord.

After several good years of association, Liang Qu and the Dragon Lord, close and distant, were clear at a glance.

Originally, those who knew they were special, had a bit of transformative ability, aside from commanding water beasts, with no command over them, were only these three dragon people.

Who would have thought a voyeur would pop up in such a special situation?

Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence.

If the Dragon Lord is real, then the flood dragon personally delivered himself to the Dragon Lord's presence, and the flood dragon also has countless connections with the hidden Black Fin Whale Emperor; the Dragon Lord falling into the endless abyss is likewise tied to the Whale Emperor—

After calculating everything, no one considered Liang Qu this variable—able to break through the intervals of change in the mortal realm, and also pierce the barrier between yin and yang, and finally able to use the Water Lord's divine power to reach the Dragon Lord's cave.

After calculating everything, I never once considered Liang Qu as a variable—he could bridge the changes in the mortal realm, connect the divide between yin and yang realms, and ultimately utilize the Water Lord's divine power to reach the Dragon King's lair.

"This matter, you three just need to know; for now, don't go back and tell the Grand Elder and the others."

"This matter only needs to be known by the three of you—for now, do not return to inform the Grand Elder and the others."

"Binglin, Eying is going to refine the corrupt blood; these two days' worm notes, you'll have to rely on them entirely." Liang Qu handed Long Eying's notes to Long Binglin.

"Binglin, Eying is going to refine the corrupt blood—these two days' worm notes, you'll have to rely on you entirely." Liang Qu handed Long Eying's notes to Long Binglin.

Long Binglin took on the responsibility of attending class and taking notes.

Long Binglin took on the important task of receiving the notes from the class.

After the two left.

Liang Qu stayed in Long

Eying's room.

Long Eying is a Dragon Person, able to refine corrupt blood; he gained quite a few benefits from her.

The Old Turtle's Great Medicine is one share, the Dragon Clan aura is another share, and in the future the "Yiyang Spirit Seed Art" will be yet another share — anyway, having been seen through completely, might as well go all the way; originally however he cultivated, now he still cultivates that way.

Before the first two manifest.

Communicate with the Inside Inside Ze Ding.

【One day's interval, four servants'往, can consume 3,000 Water Ze Corrupt Essence, condense Dew Seed.】

【Water Ze Essence: 104,009】

Spring and summer have already passed; by early late August it can be born, yet Liang Qu has not invested any Water Ze Corrupt Essence.

A thought moves.

Rippling light shines, a pale blue seed appears in the Inside Inside Ze Ding.

【Dew Seed: 1】

【Water Ze Corrupt Essence: 101,009】

Having finished harvesting the Dew Seed.

Liang Qu takes out the Kun Bag, setting aside one and a half shares of Great Medicine.

Not born yet; eating Great Medicine now has low cost-effectiveness, the medicinal efficacy cannot be absorbed by the flesh, it is almost purely for the sake of Water Ze Corrupt Essence that he eats.

Unfortunately the fusion degree has reached a critical joint node.

【Ding Master: Liang Qu】

【Refining Ze Spirit: Water Ape Great Sage (Orange) (Fusion Degree: 49.1%)】

About to reach fifty.

Half a share!

Mingling in the Righteous Interval, Sixth Realm great powers are everywhere; without a bit of strength how can it do?

One more share of strength, one more share of assurance.

Seeking a tiger's skin, no big deal.

Picking up the treasure plant, swallowing it in one gulp.

Night falls.

Liang Qu puts on his own body shell.

【Water Ze Corrupt Essence+】

Next morning.

Put on once more.

【Water Ze Corrupt Essence+】

The corpse has no tactile sensation; although Blood Sha can maintain organ function, it cannot feed tactile feedback back to a single fish body, so Liang Qu cannot accurately judge the medicinal influence; therefore he eats the small one first, then the large one; a day and a half's time is enough to dissipate half a share of Great Medicine's medicinal influence.

【Water Ze Corrupt Essence: 270,900】

Blue tide flickers with rippling light.

One red, one green, two strands of long Qi intertwine.

"Hu!"

Takes a deep breath.

180,000 Corrupt Essence, instantly emptied!

【Water Ze Corrupt Essence: 90,900】

【Ding Master: Liang Qu】

【Refining Ze Spirit: Water Ape Great Sage (Orange) (Fusion Degree: 49.1%)↑】

【Refining Ze Spirit: Water Ape Great Sage (Orange) (Fusion Degree: 49.2%)↑】

Fusion rises again!

The fleet sails out of Huaijiang, arriving on the great sea.

Except

the water turning into salt water, there is no difference whatsoever.

Huaijiang is already boundlessly vast; in scenery rivers, lakes, and seas have no distinction at all, except for Xu Yue who is lively and vigorous every day, carrying a bucket of yellow mud and a load of things, running to the bow to fish; after staying two days everyone begins to get bored, even Fang Su takes out the kite used to collect heavenly morning dew and observe anomalies.

"Where's Ashui? How come he's been on the boat and never seen him once, doesn't attend classes, doesn't come out to play, is he that diligent?" Ko Wenbin ties Fang Su to the kite.

"Yeah." Fang Su echoes.

"And his wife isn't seen either; what are the two of them sneaking around for, indulging in lust before battle, a major taboo."

Ko Wenbin, Fang Su, and the others drag the kite onto the Creation Treasure Ship, and Xu Zishuai takes the lead in blocking them.

"Not a hoe, still cultivating? It's been this many days, he hasn't finished digesting? Bloated stomach?"

"Damn, another harvest?"

"Then how come both husband and wife are gone? Does Liang Qu's seclusion need a Grand Master to attend? This is a corrupt and evil trend, an unhealthy atmosphere! Grand Master-level experts should be used on the blade's edge!" Ko Wenbin raises doubts.

He had been married less than two months when he was dragged back to Pingyang; that was still fine, at least he was together with his wife, but going to the Southern Frontier is impossible, poor mountains and evil waters, distracting for no reason, and Gu insects are impossible to guard against, so he can only be forced to separate.

Why does Liang Qu get to have a Grand Master wife and go to the Southern Frontier together, while he has to leave his new marriage and home — he refuses to accept it!

Xu Zishuai scratches his temples, recalling that pair of madman and madwoman: "Because Younger Brother's wife is also in seclusion——"

"What?"

"Art!"

"Is there a mistake? Is there a mistake?"

Ko Wenbin's face flushed red, he lunged forward fiercely, only to be held back by Fang Su, his legs kicking in the air.

"Wenbin, calm down, calm down! I know you're anxious, but don't rush yet!"

"Lust clouds the mind." Ran Huashi sighed.

The deck was noisy and lively.

Suddenly, a mighty aura surged, shooting up into the sky!

Piercing through the white clouds.

The water crew on the accompanying ship flew to both sides.

Everyone looked up, opening their mouths.

"This—is Ashui?"

"No, no, not Ashui's aura, it's somewhat like"

On the deck of the tower ship, dozens of masters poked their heads out one after another, not knowing who it was.

Xu Yuelong gazed toward the side at the Fortune Treasure Ship.

Previously, Long Eying had broken through to Grand Master on Jiao Xing Town, and everyone had sensed it once, so it wasn't unfamiliar.

Liang Qu's October Heaven-Piercing Absolute Land, relying on his twenty-six years of age, standing at the gate of the Wu Sheng Sect, was already of the same realm level as his grandfather Wei Duke Xu Youguang, who had toiled his whole life, which was shocking to hear.

Xu Yuelong sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Heavenly Human Couple?"

Entering Entering Zhen Xiang couple, there are already very few in the world, countable on fingers.

Heavenly Human Couple, according to Xu Yuelong's knowledge, in the entire Great Shun, there is only and exactly that pair on the thirtieth floor of Wangyue Lou.

As for Liang Qu and Long Eying, they are the second pair in the entire Great Shun!

Of course, Liang Qu and Long Eying still fall short compared to that pair,

It is said that long ago, when he was young, these two had already achieved Heaven-Human Unity, and one of them had pierced the Heaven-Piercing Absolute Land, and no one knows how long ago that was, whether they both pierced the Heaven-Piercing Absolute Land, achieving the unbeatable king of kings.

"Ah!"

"Calm down, calm down, Wenbin, you can't beat Ashui!"

Ko Wenbin sighed to the heavens like a bereaved heir.

"Startled mandarin ducks, could there be no resentment? A pair flying away yet looking back!"

"Are dragon people truly this favored by heaven?"

The masters exclaimed in astonishment.

Nanzhili Tianren Sect master Ji Yuyu secretly puzzled: "I've heard dragon people receive bloodline blessings, if the Dragon Lord is absent, there are still dragon people who can enter Tianren? Could it be—"

I've heard that in breeding livestock, for pure bloodline, there will be acts against the qilin principle, called 'return mating'.

Many precious horse breeds in Nanzhili are like this.

In the dragon people clan, for purifying bloodline, could they have already reached such a degree?

Seeing others envy, Ji Yuyu didn't take it to heart.

I've heard that offspring born from this method often have hidden ailments, even if they appear fine on the surface, they may also be short-lived.

Xingjiao Hou sought this for a wife, it may not necessarily be a good thing.

Ji Yuyu shook his head and sighed.

Not at all as Ji Yuyu imagined.

The blood pearl is slightly smaller in circle.

His momentum is like breaking bamboo.

The Dragon Lord's rotten blood to dragon people is a hundred percent compatible tonic!

The most crucial.

After Liang Qu adjusted the Heavenly Gate and Earthly Axis, Long Eying's internal bloodline had already lost the Ga Lock Ju, the path ahead is wide open!

As for the Lady, Liang Qu himself naturally proceeds even more smoothly.

【Cauldron Master: Liang Qu】

【Refining Ze Ling: Water Monkey Great Sage (Orange) (Fusion Degree: 50%)】

【Water Ze Corrupted Splendor: Ninety Thousand】

【Comprehended Talent——Dark Tide】

【Dark Tide: Wherever one goes, the tide surges without trace】

Similar to the talent【Mist Flow】of the fat carp, the fat carp can turn its long-time dwelling into a dark current, enduring and unscattered, Liang Qu is the same, only not not, his not not place is.

Furthermore.

This talent can be elevated to divine ability【Tread Turbidity】, where one treads, dark currents surge, erasing all traces, and can to a certain extent shield heavenly secrets, this point and what the "Old Dragon Lord" spoke of, jiao dragons

Being shielded by cloud whales, leading to inability to observe anomalies, has a wonderful similarity.

【Comprehended Talent—Water Dragon Lock】

As the name suggests, water chains.

This talent can be elevated to divine ability【Dragon Binding Lock】.

Liang Qu feels this move is similar to【Abyssal Sea Prison】, the talent before the divine ability【Abyssal Sea Prison】 elevates is【Water Prison】.

Two divine abilities, somewhat mutually complementary.

The flaw of【Abyssal Sea Prison】is slow activation, obvious initiation, easily sensed and avoided.

【Dragon Binding Lock】is different, quick initiation, the flaw is that the one struck can only use a little movement, merely being restricted, plus the bound one's own power usage.

If Liang Qu is a true dragon, possessing the art of creation, refining divine abilities, it might be possible to derive another divine ability from one of the two, to be used in conjunction.

However, beyond the two talents, it wasn't over!

Fifty exactly.

A node completely different from before!

Two talents, one divine ability!

【Comprehended Divine Ability — Water Dragon Pierces Clouds】!

【Water Dragon Servant】 transformed into a divine ability!

Back when he advanced to Water Monkey King, it was by transforming the talent 【Water Travel】 into the divine ability 【Water Travel Thousand Li】.

Like the Water Monkey Great Sage holding half the tally, welcoming yet another divine ability.

This move Liang Qu had coveted for a long time, but the Heaven-Earth Chángqì in his hands was truly not much; whether River Lord's Favor or Marsh Nation — either one sounded incredibly badass, really reluctant to use it on an ordinary divine ability.

Especially after hearing "Old Dragon Lord's" words.

Open Lingyi Realm, explore the path of Transforming Rainbow.

Making one unable to help but recall another matter.

【Can consume ten Spirit Fish, one point of Dominance, to advance the Vortex Palace, prematurely obtain Huai Vortex Water Lord's supreme domain — Marsh Nation (Pseudo) (Small)!】

Liang Qu was deeply suspicious.

This thing is the seed of Opening Lingyi Realm!

Once established, Marsh Nation's priority must be infinitely high.

【Water Dragon Pierces Clouds】's effect is very direct; in the Jianghuai Great Marsh, there are also water beasts with similar divine abilities.

North Fish Iron Head Fish Clan.

Iron Cannon!

One cannon three thousand li!

Nowhere to dodge, nowhere to hide!

From now on, Liang Qu can, from three thousand li away, kill an enemy with one strike!

【Innate Divine Abilities: Water Travel Thousand Li, Nether Sea Prison Cage, Vortex Palace (Round Head, Cannot Move, Fist), Pillar Supporting Heaven, Water Dragon Pierces Clouds】

【Evaluation: Innate Divine Species, Heaven and Earth Concentrated Spirit, sufficient to control one side of the great marsh, summon wind and rain, all who see must bow; the Tripod Lord's heart bird transformation, caused this innately rampant beast to undergo an unknown transformation.】