Chapter 1465: Size Ruyi Origin, Ji Mang Transforms Again (Combined)

"Oh, the North Sea? The Scorpion King has been to the North Sea as well. Or perhaps it was his subordinates delivering something?" Liang Qu raised an eyebrow.

"Haha, that's right, I went to the North Sea! When I was young, I also liked to travel south and north, go out and explore, challenge all kinds of heroes. The North Sea water is cold, there aren't many beasts, but there are plenty of various earth-born crystal ores, which are beneficial to my cultivation. I just happened to have good fortune, and that golden long qi was personally seized by my pincers."

The Hai Fangzhu chuckled lightly: "Although the Scorpion King is older than me, when he went to the North Sea for trade, I also heard of it. When the Scorpion King was young, his reputation was truly formidable, and he had the fame of the North Sea Purple Crystal Hook."

"Eh, empty fame, all empty fame."

The Hai Fangzhu's voice was renowned among water beasts for being pleasant to hear, soft and numb, a little lazy, and when speaking with her, especially when being praised, it always felt like a cerulean small cephalopod limb lightly scratching the chin.

Hearing this, the Scorpion King felt his whole body relax, his mind wandering, but merely thinking of the mysterious rumors, the White Ape King and the Hai Fangzhu having to tell their story, then recalling that the Octopus King's bones were not yet cold, he died violently and suddenly, the Hai Fangzhu took the opportunity to rise to power, afterwards seizing the monkey head, it shuddered, waved its pincers, indicating that past events were not worth mentioning.

Liang Qu was surprised: "As the Scorpion King, a demon king with few equals in pincer strength, taking river stones to the North Sea, wouldn't that attract the attention of the North Sea demon kings?"

Demon kings are not unable to move, there is no force blocking them.

It's just that most water beasts, when they achieve demon king status, are already quite old in age, have long lost the curiosity and vitality for exploration, and are mostly homebody types.

Combined with their formidable strength, running around everywhere easily invites trouble.

"Um, back then I hadn't become a demon king yet, just an ordinary great demon, almost——————" The Scorpion King flicked his tail hook, slowly counting, "It might have been over a hundred and twenty years ago? Exactly how many I've somewhat forgotten, back then the land wasn't yet the Great Shun, what were they called? Great pincer men?"

The Hai Fangzhu nodded: "The long qi has been in the Octopus King's wrist bone for over ten years, and now it's been over twenty years, it should have been even longer in the Scorpion King's pincers."

Suddenly hearing the name of the Octopus King, Liang Qu's expression flickered into a daze, then thinking of twenty years.

Yes, the Hai Fangzhu brought forth the Size Ruyi long qi, and not long after the Octopus King's death, at that time they said it had been stored for over ten years, in the blink of an eye, the Octopus King has been dead for so long.

Having been in the Octopus King's hand for twenty years, calculating, it has been a hundred years in the Scorpion King's pincers, but the long qi is useless to demon kings, after all, not every beast is an Elemental General.

Seeking and accommodating long qi is very difficult, ordinary water beasts are unwilling to expend that effort.

"Could you elaborate? Why did the Scorpion King keep it for so long? How did he discover the long qi?"

"Well, that's a long story, mainly because back then I was following along with a heavenly and earthly omen when it emerged, I was mining and swallowing to increase my cultivation, I don't know what I triggered, the mine collapsed, and then the heavenly and earthly omen appeared. Although I was only a great demon at the time, heavenly and earthly omens, I seized the opportunity, not to rub shoulders for free.

I also know that when omens are born, they are accompanied by what treasures, and I wanted the long qi, luck was good, I could resell it to you humans. Unfortunately, I had no container, no intention to force it, who knew it would be a coincidence, not, the omen's range was just within the Qilin clan."

"Jade Qilin?"

"Exactly!" The Scorpion King flicked his empty pincers, "What a coincidence, that long qi is the golden long qi, and the container is the scales of the Jade Qilin!"

"Such a thing exists?" Liang Qu expressed surprise.

"Yes, back then it frightened me silly, at that time the Jade Qilin was already a demon king, with extraordinary combat strength, and it brought a herd of Qilin, I thought I would lose my life here, but it turned out to be very agreeable, it recognized this long qi.

It said my mining happened to connect with the heavenly and earthly qi mechanism, triggering the omen, without me there would be no omen, so it gave me its scales as a reward, saying this long qi could bring good fortune, taking it as payment, then we all together accepted the baptism.

Later you also know, hearing the Jade Qilin say that keeping this long qi nearby increases good fortune, I still treasured it, as a result I held onto it for a hundred years, felt no particular difference, afterwards the Octopus King heard of it and kept asking to buy it.

Originally I didn't want to sell it, but over twenty years ago, my clan just happened to give birth to a purple-gold scorpion, the Octopus King came seeking a Marrow Washing Pill, so I sold it to him." Having said this, the Scorpion King couldn't help but feel a sigh of emotion.

"The Scorpion King is of the Purple Crystal Scorpion clan, those with lesser talent will be purple scorpions, those with greater talent will be purple-gold scorpions, just like you humans with innate martial bones." The Hai Fangzhu added.

Liang Qu understood, he had already fully grasped, having arrived at the former mineral location, no longer asking further, he handed over the red card to the Scorpion King.

The Scorpion King was overjoyed, immediately going to "cash in".

The level system of the Jiang Merchant Guild was earth-shattering, especially the red card, although it was the first session and red cards were given to many, it was also not so easy to upgrade, most were aimed at brothers like the Whale King, even if the Scorpion King currently is only a purple card.

Distinctions in closeness, if one truly enforces impartiality, it will instead produce a backfire effect.

The old toad held high the scepter, webbed feet touching the Scorpion King's head, mouth chanting.

"Ah Fei. Round Head!" Liang Qu called out.

The fat fish darted forward with a leap, long whiskers folded, Round Head led the Jiang Tun in formation to gather.

"Take the waterway!"

Liang Qu flung out the map, threw it to Round Head.

Swish!

North Sea.

The fat fish's belly touched the ground, Round Head coordinated and directed the Jiang Tun in a carpet-like search.

According to the map, Round Head only used half a day to find the collapsed mine pit, reported to the Heavenly Gods, waiting for the message to circulate, the fat fish rushed over on horseback.

【Soul Summoning】!

Vortices spread, isolating heaven and earth, concealing the water beasts' forms and qi mechanisms.

The fat fish lit up golden eyes, shaking head and swaying body.

Heavenly and earthly spiritual qi emerged in mist, observing carefully, there were traces of flowing spiritual qi, but completely indistinct, even if Liang Qu personally arrived, he could not condense any clues.

"Strange, truly strange————"

The clues led to the Jade Qilin, here they were cut off, only Liang Qu felt a bit puzzled.

The Jade Qilin similarly can avoid misfortune and seek good fortune, mastering the method, one can reverse disaster qi, not being powerless, but the Size Ruyi long qi is the product of the Lotus Sect's disaster and evil qi transformation, the Jade Qilin should by rights be a subordinate of the Whale Emperor.

The Whale Emperor and the Great Li Taizu did have cooperation, no mistake, but just how deep was that cooperation?

In Liang Qu's speculation, the two should have had cooperation and vigilance, not wholeheartedly opening their hearts, if the Jade Qilin were the Whale Emperor's "general", then it should not easily expose itself, running to cooperate with the Lotus Sect would be appropriate, this would be equivalent to blowing one's own cover.

Unless————

"In the state where the Great Li Taizu is unaware, the Whale Emperor noticed the Lotus Sect and its movements, and intercepted a portion of disaster qi?

But why would it give it to the Scorpion King, and form a connection with the Scorpion King? Coincidence? The method of altering disaster qi in this mineral vein happened to let the Scorpion King stumble upon————"

Liang Qu left a divine sense, feeling the Scorpion King seemed not simple either, although the "Ear Identification Method" didn't mention lying, he still needed to observe more.

"Round Head, you bring the Jiang Tun here to dig some ore, bring it back together, Ah Fei, recently on the undercover mission, have some snacks.

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Snacks? Where are there snacks?

Round Head stood at attention, the fat fish looked left and right, fish fins scraping scraping the ore stones, licking two bites, letting Liang Qu pat his head, suddenly enlightened, long whiskers folded.

Liang Qu thought it over, didn't let the Fist come, this place is Qilin clan territory, the Fist coming would be too dangerous, wait until there is an opportunity later.

Water weeds swayed.

The Jiang Tun went off with a hullabaloo to mine ore, excavating its mysteries.

The fat fish scratched its head; ever since it got in touch with the snake tribe, the snake tribe had remained obscure, only occasionally asking it for information, and the qilin tribe was the same—there was simply no chance for active communication.

"Gurulu—"

The fat fish kneaded its belly, letting out a long sigh.

Endless wisdom made it stand out like a crane among chickens, becoming the humerus of the heavenly god, while also bringing it a heavy physical burden, leaving it perpetually hungry.

Is this the price for obtaining proximity to heavenly wisdom?

Today at noon, I'll first go to the East Sea for a big meal, then tonight to the Yellow Sand River for another big feast!

The top of Yingchun Tower, a landmark building of Yixing, offers breathtaking views from its rooftop; today, visitors are temporarily refused.

In the vast water curtain, translucent rainbow fish swayed their tails.

Liang Qu admired it for a long time, then leapt in.

Raised as a tourism mascot for nearly three years, with the help of round-headed Jiang Tun and others, the Phoenix Immortal fish individuals are not as large as when first discovered, but have already grown a full circle larger than when initially eaten, enough to harvest a batch.

The Formless Treasure Fish passes through its own body; each passage shrinks it by a large circle.

Three rounds of shrinking.

【Water Essence +284151】

【Water Essence: Thirty-nine million nine hundred thirty-two thousand】

Lacking seventy thousand, Liang Qu returned to the pond, relying on the recently gathered top-tier treasure fish to slowly replenish.

Midsummer outdoors, firefly grass piles glimmer, and the Heavenly Maiden pool water shimmers.

Ice blocks gathered, piled into a low wall, emitting cold, bringing coolness; the oolong licked its tongue against the ice, the foolish chicken spread its wings, and clung to it.

Charcoal fire glowed red, iron wire mesh clamped the blood lion treasure fish.

Otter paws gripped the handle, skillfully flipping left and right, cutting into strips of bright white, smooth fish skin that gradually shrank, turned scorched yellow, puffed up, and emitted a fragrant aroma.

A crowd of otters lay nearby, eyes gleaming, saliva dripping. The big river otter, though it doesn't eat meat, was also aroused by the scent, its incisors twitching as it gnawed on a carrot.

When the heat was about right, the edges of the fish fins slightly charred, the otter released the grilled fish, opened the iron wire mesh, skillfully brushed on sauce, brushed on oil, added minced garlic, chili, onion, potato chunks, and golden needle mushrooms; finally, hot oil stimulated the fragrance, simmered over low heat, and the originally puffed fish skin absorbed the broth, quickly changing color.

"Another advancement."

Liang Qu took a deep breath, praising the otter's grilled fish skill.

A handful of chopsticks stabbed down, incredibly agile, two wooden sticks following the treasure fish's spine, easily removing two whole strips of boneless fish meat.

This piece of back meat, Liang Qu believed, was second only to cheek meat and fin bone meat, incredibly fresh, though cheek meat and fin bone were too scarce to be satisfying; the back meat, however, was ample.

Blood Lion, once the dream treasure fish, now, after removing Water Essence, could bring Liang Qu no further strength; the foundation of a tenth-rank Martial Saint was not something a mere Blood Lion could advance.

Only the Phoenix Immortal fish, such a rare treasure, might have one or two uses.

Blue tides surged.

【Water Essence +587】

【Water Essence +479】

Zhang Longxiang and Ge Zu adjusted their states in rapid succession, while Liang Qu here ate and drank to his heart's content.

Moon set, sun rose, a new day began.

【Water Essence: Forty million】!

Forty million Water Essence, the blue tide like a vast sea surging in the Marsh Cauldron, Liang Qu finally, through effort and sweat, pushed the Marsh Cauldron's essence toward a new historical record!

"Hu—"

A mouthful of turbid air exhaled.

Not over.

Pre-battle whetting: whoever doesn't want to die must polish every rust spot clean, polishing until smooth and round, like a Ruyi.

Liang Qu gazed at his Lower Dantian.

Above the Xiandao, a mass of qi rotated at high speed.

This qi mass was larger than any before!

After the tenth rank, advancement is difficult; for greater stability, Liang Qu then replaced the qi mass nurtured by the Rolling Stone Becomes Pill from the rank pill with the Growth Root Sea's Root Sea Pill, whose condensation speed surpasses that of the rank pill and the divine ability pill.

This is normal; Rolling Stone Becomes Pill is equivalent to an extra "experience bar," and talent and resources will accelerate accumulation.

Although the Marsh Spirit's driving effect has already balanced and disappeared, Liang Qu now possesses the Imperial Bone!

Especially after yesterday's fixed 【Rolling Stone Becomes Pill】, the gathering of the Root Sea Pill became astonishingly rapid, reaching an inconceivable degree.

Stronger than when the Pot King was loaded.

"Could it be because my Root Sea is vast?" Liang Qu pondered.

Entering Zhen Xiang cloud sea, the Boundless Dragon's Infinite Sea, the Infinite Sea connects heaven and earth, bearing the might of heaven and earth; all Boundless Dragons are "Infinite Blue," yet within the infinite, there are differences!

The endless trickle of small pipes is utterly different from the sudden gush of a fire hydrant.

Rank is quality, Root Sea is quantity; subduing floods, the Golden Body of Tiger and Dragon, the Ying Dragon Slaying Canon—all will rise with the Root Sea, and their connection with heaven and earth tightens and strengthens.

But that is output; Rolling Stone Becomes Pill is different, so Liang Qu always thought this divine ability could not receive the "output boost" from his over two thousand times Root Sea, but now it seems—

Not entirely correct.

Liang Qu's face looked strange: "Left foot on right foot?"

The larger the Root Sea, the fiercer the 【Rolling Stone Becomes Pill】.

The fiercer the 【Rolling Stone Becomes Pill】, the greater the Root Sea swells?

"Let's try."

Pa!

Above the Xiandao, the qi mass ruptured, like sweet dew, seeping into the yellow earth.

Two thousand three hundred twenty-four times Root Sea, already boundless, once again expanding toward even farther reaches.

Half an hour later.

Liang Qu compared it against the immortal island's area.

Two thousand three hundred thirty times!

Six times — how many years of an ordinary Yao Dragon's path.

How long has it been, front to back?

Closely observing the Qi cluster re-condensed after the sixfold growth, faintly, it was indeed a tiny bit faster, only the proportion was too small to tell if it was an illusion.

Liang Qu suspected whether he might be the one with the most massive Root Sea within the Heavenly Dragon Realm since the birth of the Four Passes and Seven Paths; right now, in terms of Root Sea scale, even Zhang Longxiang fell far short of him.

Even those who attained immortality throughout history like Lin Chuanxian, speaking solely of the Root Sea at the Heavenly Dragon stage, might not be stronger than him!

The surprise went far beyond this.

The Root Sea supply exceeding normal demand, even because of the Heavenly Water Morning Dew's passive recovery trait, for the gestation of a single Position Fruit, Liang Qu's 2,300-fold Root Sea had an effect no different from 2,700- or 2,800-fold; one could say it neared 3,000. Coupled with the Tenth Grade's quality upgrade, and the frequent intimate exchanges with Long Eying, the Great Yin Great Yang conversion baptism, the peach tree rooted in the yellow earth sprouted once more, supplying energy to Ju Mang!

Liang Qu felt a sudden impulse.

A sign of advancement!

But —

Not enough!

His brow center heated, the premonition of advancement intense beyond doubt; without question, Ju Mang had once again reached a critical point. Liang Qu decided instantly, his Heart Fire surging.

In a flash, wildfire raged across the plain, burning the peach tree; he chopped down the peach tree once again!

Simultaneously, drawing on his observation of Ge Zu's Yin-Yang Creation, Liang Qu circulated the "Huai Wang Jing", performing an active, rudimentary Gang Lian.

The peach tree melted into the earth, turning into two streams of Qi: one entered Ju Mang, one entered the earth.

Qi entering the earth, the Root Sea expanded once more.

Qi rising to heaven, Ju Mang trembled once or twice, no change.

"Still not enough? As expected, it's not that simple ————"

Liang Qu's brows furrowed slightly; he felt a bit at a loss, just thinking "the donkey from Qian has exhausted its tricks", when he suddenly remembered a matter, something he had always wanted to do but hadn't done.

His gaze fell into the Inside Inside Ze Ding; a long verdant Qi swayed and turned, exceptionally eye-catching.

【Meng Dong Da, Wan Pin Xin. Run Wu Ji, Ze Wu Yin, Ku Gao Zhi Wu, Zai Huan Sheng Ji ————】

Vitality-abundant Qi!

The Vitality-type Long Qi born together with the Old Dragon Lord back when he dotted the yellow sands.

"Han Ba, Qing Nu, withered wood meets spring ————"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Liang Qu's eyes; thereafter two points of brilliant light scattered the hesitation in a single boom.

Treasures are for using at times like this.

Simply treating it as a consumable, not embedding it into one's own "genetic sequence" like consuming Qi and the Yellow Mud Mother, there was naturally no need to worry about conflict; on this point, Long Qi likewise ranked as a supreme treasure comparable to or even surpassing the Phoenix Immortal Fish.

【Water Marsh Essence: 39,990,000】

The green-eyed spirit fish flicked its tail and leapt out of the Inside Inside Ze Ding, fusing into Liang Qu's physical shell.

An extremely strong cool sensation surged violently without warning; every part of his whole body cheered and leapt for joy, absorbing this special energy.

Vast to the point of terror, vigorous vitality like a river of spring water washed the emeralds in the river.

The Root Sea's morning dew blue light, stimulated, flashed and recovered in succession, so fast it nearly turned from yellow earth into a blue sea, stirring waves; green grass fluffy as if regenerated from the water surface, connecting into duckweed.

Liang Qu's state was strangely good; continuously, things were excavated from within his body, supplementing, growing, repairing, extending lifespan, like bamboo shoots in mud, taking root in spring rain, shooting up joints crazily; if swapped for a centenarian, they could likely walk briskly as if flying!

"What powerful vitality!"

Relying on this final crucial kick, Ju Mang thoroughly broke through that sliver of a barrier; the Great Yang abruptly swelled a large circle, projecting an even more dazzling verdant light screen.

The two mutually stimulated, a chill ran down his spine; Liang Qu welcomed a true Gang Lian, and with Ge Zu's Creation inspiration verifying and combining, this Gang Lian's effect was more perfect than any previous one!

Chest heaving, breath exhaling swords, flesh transforming silently ————

August 8th, the Heavenly Messenger transmitted a message in haste; a one-day interval, then summoned north and south again.

Ge Zu and Zhang Longxiang opened their eyes, brilliant light surging; after several days of state adjustment, they were like a well-maintained, oiled, incomparably sharp sword.

Huai Wang Fu, Snail-Eye Flower Pond.

Liang Qu opened his eyes.

The Lower Dantian's Great Yang radiated brilliant light; he briefly comprehended, his expression revealing thick surprise and joy.

"Consecutive breakthroughs, one grade turned into two grades!"

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