Chapter 1490: Leaping the Dragon Gate (Mid-Month Monthly Ticket Request, Two-in-One)
Air currents swirled and exhaled, electric light leaping.
The alternating hot and cold air currents from his nostrils manifested into soaring celestial dragons with double wings.
The 【Yinglong Killing Scripture】 expanded invisibly, filling every space, every corner.
The entire quiet room was enveloped by a mass of gentle Qi.
Long Eying could feel herself being lifted by an invisible force. She silently watched over Liang Qu, faintly seeing, through his clothes, a brilliant silver thread drilling out from his spine, spreading upward and downward.
The upper end extended to the back of his head, the lower end to the tailbone; from both sides of the shoulder blades it spread left and right, resembling a vertical and horizontal cross. Clearly such a delicate two-stroke pattern, yet it let Long Eying distinctly perceive: this was a dragon, a celestial dragon with double wings, plastered against Liang Qu's back, vivid as a living thing!
The silver threads slowly submerged, and the unique ripple waves around his body spread out once more.
Long Eying keenly detected the change in the ripple form.
If the previous was like a stone cast into water, ripples spreading outward in distinct layers, now it was more like a simultaneous inward recoil and outward undulation, the two occurring together, intertwining.
A tug and a push, a pull and a drag — the meditation cushion, the bricks — everything around him collapsed under this force, forming a unique space that could not be invaded.
Liang Qu floated in mid-air, opening his eyes.
The ripples around his body all gathered inward, lifting heavy as if light, not leaking a shred, far easier to control than the first time he advanced to Sovereign Bone in the Imperial Capital when ripples appeared. Back then he needed a full day to gain control, several days to command them at will.
He clenched his fist.
【River Dominance: 57.9 (River Spring Favor: 100 (124.1512)】
"Almost full————"
Thirteen layers of Yinglong Favor, they actually brought him a total of ten points of Dominance.
The sixty points needed for Marsh Spirit advancement instantly closed in to just 2.1 short, and Favor even exceeded a hundred!
Back then the first layer of Yinglong Favor barely gained River Spring Favor 0.01; by the fifth layer there was finally 0.1 Dominance; by the tenth, merely two points of Dominance; the last three layers, each layer a change, multiplying exponentially.
Favor satisfied, Wu Guo can return at any moment, Marsh Spirit advancement can officially be activated.
A sense of security welled up spontaneously.
The only pity.
Over the days of Favor growth, the Favor exceeding a hundred dissipated a little, roughly one point per day.
Exceeding twenty points, it would inevitably all dissipate————still within acceptable range.
"Thirteen layers of Yinglong Favor, is it complete————"
Gazing at the enlightenment prompt after Yinglong Favor inside the Marsh Cauldron's radiance, Liang Qu wasn't entirely sure if it was complete; he just communicated with the Marsh Cauldron and no further sublimation prompt appeared, same with using Spirit Fish.
"Rumble————"
Thunder roared, the world turned pitch black, silver-white trees growing within the black curtain.
Outside the Dragon King Palace, one couldn't see five fingers before one's face, all heavenly light obscured by dark clouds.
Liang Qu heard it, heard heaven and earth roar, heard Fubo tremble.
No time to ponder the specific gains and effects, fingertip slicing through the water flow, he seized Fubo in one grip.
Palm stinging pain.
Lightning coiled around Fubo, Fubo completely melted, turning into a half-liquid half-solid gold-red, its surface entwined with blood-colored veins, pulsing and swelling intermittently like arteries.
When Early Dragon Bone advanced to Sovereign Bone, the Xuan weapon Fubo underwent this "flesh and blood" change; at the time it retracted, now it appeared once again.
Scorching high temperature instantly seared through his palm skin, the wound instantly connecting with the blood-colored veins; Liang Qu did not stop it.
This is a two-way connection.
He could likewise sense Fubo, as if his palm had grown an extra strange limb; the veins on the Fubo spear shaft derived, likewise rippling out void ripples.
In a split second, thunder exploded even more violently!
Gripping Fubo tight, leaping with the current, Liang Qu jumped out of the quiet room.
Thousand-mile dark clouds erupted in an instant, the black curtain torn apart, blue lightning and purple electricity filling the sky.
"Croak."
The old toad hugged its butt, leaping frantically, fleeing the dark clouds.
"Not this State Preceptor's business! I didn't break through!"
The great demons on the plaza trembled, curling into a ball, shivering under the lightning tribulation, completely unaware of what was happening, until the startled and excited Zheng Tianhe saw a human figure roaring out from within the lightning, his heart shocked.
Not the Dragon King?
It's Liang Qu.
The moment the human figure appeared, all the thunder filling the sky found its pouring target at this instant, like a reservoir opening its gates, myriad thunder pulps bursting forth!
Su Guishan's long hair flew wildly, the old toad panicked and hopped.
The White Dragon King circled out of the palace, extremely furious.
Third Prince, Can't Move, Round Head, Fat Fish raised their heads to the sky, huddled together. Beiting people reported in panic, messages relayed layer by layer.
Thunder penetrating heaven and earth, piercing straight down, writhing in mid-air, manifesting as dragons, ferocious roaring, dragon chants shaking eardrums, buzzing, fresh blood flowing.
The pupils of all people and beasts brightened into vertical slits.
After that————
The figure raised the gold-red long spear high, lightly tapping, a flick.
Thunder sound abruptly ceased!
The straight piercing descending lightning suddenly stagnated, following the spear tip in a spiral.
The fierce electric light was seized!
Zheng Tianhe's eyeballs bulged.
The thunder dragon followed the long spear's trajectory, flicked downward, seized into a bright waning moon, like a brush dipped in ink turning a circle on white paper; the outer electric light was as white as the central pitch-black figure was striking.
Forearm muscles twisted like steel cables, palm gripping Fubo tight, Liang Qu rotated his wrist, lightly thrusting forward, dark gold light piercing into the dragon head.
The entire thunder dragon seemed like a docile water buffalo with an iron nose ring, obediently led, honestly plowing the mud fields.
Thunder roared, shaking the heavens.
The spear tip spun, drawing in the thunder dragon.
The field of vision was a vast white expanse, but Liang Qu needed not look, for the range of the Yinglong Killing Scripture covered a thousand zhang in every direction, his mind's eye blazing, everything laid bare as if observed by fire.
Beneath the black clouds, the mad dragon once again writhed and roared.
The second pillar of light pierced downward!
The spear tip trembled, briefly withdrawing, Liang Qu shook off the first thunder dragon, thrust his spear again, rainbow light like a silk thread, a single point striking the second, then he twisted and flung it toward the first.
He resembled a Daoist priest, a wide-robed Daoist priest waving three thousand fine strands of a horsetail whisk.
Under the awestruck gaze of countless living beings, the two thunder dragons seemed to become two ribbons, toyed with and clapped upon, freely drawn, pulling each other to collide—using his spear against his shield, shattering in the void!
The spear thrust forward, piercing the colliding dragon heads.
The air current howled, the pure origin of heaven and earth born within, ceaselessly poured into Fubo, then from Fubo into Liang Qu's body, the yang of heaven and earth surging forth, the peach tree in his dantian receiving its third tribulation nourishment.
Su Gu Shan opened his mouth wide, he who had undergone all three tribulations, yet witnessed three utterly different methods of handling them.
Heaven and earth roared without cease.
Time and again he thrust the spear, time and again drew in, time and again absorbed.
The pale white waning moon continually appeared in the azure sky, Fubo's light grew ever more brilliant, the entwined thunder ever denser, Liang Qu as if wielding a thunder spear and a lightning lance, wherever he went, all was advantageous!
Finally——
On the Fubo spear, crackling thunder and lightning grew ever more lively, as if two coiling thunder dragons entwined, distributed on either side of the spear blade, they wound and twisted, like horns grown forth, splitting into two small thunder branches!
Halberd.
Thunder halberd.
Cangming Thunder Halberd!
The third form of Fubo beyond dragon and tiger, resonating with Liang Qu's divine ability after his transformation!
The great demon on the plaza glanced upward, then as if struck by lightning, his whole body went numb, he staggered backward.
"What is happening?"
"Su Heba Lu" rushed over swiftly, gazing into the distant heaven and earth where thunder roared, his brow furrowed tight.
"Report to the Tiger King." The messenger Entering Zhen Xiang broke into cold sweat, terrified and fearful, "I know not how, but dark clouds gathered, covering a thousand li, as if a tribulation occurred, your subordinate knows not what happened, only judging by direction, it should be at the White Dragon King's abode, dare not act rashly, thus immediately reported."
"Is that the White Dragon King's residence?" Su Heba Lu countered.
"Yes!"
Su Heba Lu nodded: "Good, I know of this matter, you have done well, but no need to worry, all should be well, I will observe here."
The messenger Entering Zhen Xiang exhaled, thanked him, then hurried away.
Su Heba Lu looked into the distance, he could clearly sense two "River Stones" in the same position, combined with earlier news of Liang Qu's arrival, regarding the "Originator," he already had considerable certainty.
The tribulation lasted exactly half an hour, the thunder dragons and waning moon vanished like smoke, leaving only the vast dark clouds covering three thousand li.
Darkness enveloped, a deathly silence.
The blood-colored meridians slowly receded, Liang Qu waved the thunder halberd, waved his great arm, and chopped downward.
The clouds split, golden light of the sun.
Sunshine brilliant, shining upon the dazed demon's face.
"Ah Fei, go apologize to the White Dragon King for me, compensate with some precious fish! The exact number you decide, just say just now I caused this heavenly tribulation while researching dragon bloodlines, let the Dragon King understand. Third Prince, Round Head, quickly go fetch the Frog Prince! Make haste!"
Via message link, Liang Qu leapt and vanished.
The fat fish sucked in a breath of cold water, looked left and right, seeing half a body emerge from the Dragon King's palace—the White Dragon King, his twin whiskers trembled, feeling the oppressive atmosphere, somewhat startled, but as the heavenly god's humerus——
Brave black dragon, unafraid of difficulty.
He steeled his heart, stomped his tail, flicked his long whiskers, bit down, the fat fish's eyes showed resolve, hardened his fish skin, and surged upstream.
The quiet chamber was illuminated by electric light.
"Are you alright?" Long Eying asked with concern.
"I'm fine, just a small scene, you saw it yourself, easy and relaxed."
Liang Qu's arm trembled, the entwined electric light dissipated, the small branches vanished, Fubo reverted from halberd to spear, sharp as ever, black gold light flowing.
Compared to the so-called Forge Venerable Artifact, it falls far short, not something attainable merely by piling strength, but a special transformation driven by one's own forge.
Cultivation too rapid, the nurturing strength of the mystic weapon Fubo has always been insufficient, plus constant high-intensity combat, causing Fubo to shatter several times in recent years, but after today, the situation will surely improve.
He pinched his palm, shrinking Fubo to hang at his waist.
Liang Qu stepped forward quickly, grasped Long Eying's hands, closed his eyes.
A warmth in his palm.
Long Eying could feel a thread of qi and blood drill into her body, numb and tingling, like a small swimming worm, puzzled: "You caused such a commotion, undergoing tribulation in the Dragon King's palace, why not first go explain to the White Dragon King?"
"No matter, say it was because of you."
"Me?" Long Eying seriously considered, "But I cannot bear such a burden, the White Dragon King's nature is cold, also not, better said, Jianghuai and the two Dragon Kings' relations are not close, cannot draw much favor."
"Who said you must carry the burden."
Liang Qu opened his eyes, torchlight blazing, within his pupils seemed to flow molten gold.
Long Eying suddenly felt her body begin to heat, grow hot, thereafter her dantian qi sea rapidly expanded! Her head sank, her whole person entered a profoundly mysterious special state, then her dantian heart fire burned fiercely, blazing blazing, nearly consuming all.
"Relax, focus on cultivation, leave the rest to me!"
Long Eying suppressed her emotions.
Liang Qu raised his gaze toward outside the Long Gong.
The black clouds dispersed, the tribulation vanished, wind fair and day bright.
But, that incomparably rich heavenly earth spirit mechanism, still exists, still splendid, thanks to the White Dragon King's long residence, the Dragon King's prosperity, letting this spirit mechanism mixed with tribulation, rise yet higher!
【Yinglong Killing Scripture】abandoned function, transformed into all qi, all flow, infinitely expanding, within Shu State's enveloping range, an invisible hand manipulates and pulls, the spirit mechanism of ten thousand li, all gathered, continuously extracted.
【Wandering through the Six Emptinesses, drawing the tail to paint the river, holding the Heavenly Gate, grasping the Earth's Axis, opening the Dragon Gate, water edicts, wind edicts, thunder edicts, wandering without end.】
The twelfth layer of Hanging Green adds one 【Thunder Edict】 and three transformation divine abilities.
The thirteenth layer of Hanging Green adds one 【Opening the Dragon Gate】!
According to the sequence, 【Opening the Dragon Gate】 should come after 【Thunder Edict】; this order does not represent strength or weakness, but rather the time of appearance. Yet 【Opening the Dragon Gate】 appears after the Heavenly Gate and Earth's Axis.
Undoubtedly, 【Opening the Dragon Gate】 is a complete set related to the Heavenly Gate and Earth's Axis. Under the Thirteenth Layer Yinglong Hanging Green, it is the supreme ability derivation!
Grasping the Heavenly Gate, holding the Earth's Axis—only then can one—【Open the Dragon Gate】!
What is lacking is achieved; one gains the mighty power of the Yinglong.
The White Dragon King of the Azure Dragon Peak, over fifty dragon-species great demons, the dense dragon aura now gathers in the Dragon King Palace. The pure yang of heaven and earth from the recent thunder tribulation coils around this place.
At this very moment, unless there is some hidden place nurturing a naturally born heaven-and-earth spirit fruit unknown to mankind, there is no place in the world with more concentrated spiritual essence than the Dragon King Palace now!
But it is not enough!
Liang Qu raised his hand, pinching a long strand of silver-gray qi.
【Heaven Xuan Earth Yellow Human Harmony Qi: Heaven Xuan Earth Yellow, Human Harmony at the Center. The Three Powers unite in covenant; myriad generations flourish. Lent but never exhausted, taken but never harmed; only virtue aids, only justice shines.】
【Heaven and Earth Long Qi: Twenty-six】
When heaven and earth unite in force, heroes are not free.
Before the Heaven Xuan Earth Yellow Human Harmony qi dissipates, Liang Qu silently assent in his heart.
"May wind and clouds gather, the mind's eye be clear, and spiritual essence surge!"
In a situation where no one sees, hears, or knows, wherever Liang Qu's gaze falls, spiritual essence color deepens and surges again!
The White Dragon King listened to the fat fish prostrating in praise, raised his head again, felt something change between heaven and earth, yet vague and indistinct, not truly real.
"Elder, Elder, the National Preceptor has come, the National Preceptor has come!"
The Third Prince took the lead on horseback, flying and calling out; behind him, a round-headed steed carried an old toad full of suspicion and fear, trembling with dread.
Liang Qu shouted: "National Preceptor, please again employ your profound arts! Cast a spell on Eying! Afterwards, I shall surely offer a hundred precious fish!"
The old toad did not hesitate, leapt from the fish's head, and began to cast a spell upon Long Eying.
"Ma ha ma ha, hu la la————"
Long Eying vaguely understood something, yet she could not believe it.
"Hu!"
Liang Qu drew a deep breath; the cold water flowed backward, invigorating and refreshing the mind.
He raised his head again.
Above the azure heavens, in the boundless void seen by all eyes, heaven and earth's spiritual essence shifted, gathering into a golden long river, surging and roaring. Above the golden long river, a gate appeared—a gate—【Dragon Gate】!
The dragon flies to the heavenly gate; the rooster crows at the sun's observation.
Jin Guang blazes ten thousand zhang high; the gate pillars are Fang Zheng, dragon scales densely covering. At the same time, Long Eying, within her own Lower Dantian, also saw an identical Dragon Gate!
"Eying, go against the current, cross over! Leap over!" Liang Qu shouted.
Long Eying moved; she stepped forward, her posture like a white horse leaping a barrier, soaring to midair, entering the golden long river, suddenly startling the dragon, graceful and growing.
All around seemed to have rivers washing away, spiritual essence flowing backward; the dragon-species blood in her body transformed and sublimated at this moment.
Yang fish leapt and fluttered, shaking their scales.
Dragon claws gripped the windowsill, shattering Bai Yu, grasping it into pearl powder. The White Dragon King no longer cared for the fat fish's eloquent talk in the hall; he stared blankly at the ice river, at that other figure treading void and appearing above the azure heavens.
Truly—【has it】 been achieved?
Rushing down the Dragon Gate, blowing sand and wind.
Three mountains, ten thousand miles leaning on poor hair; the tortoise's extreme rainbow bridge opens in bewilderment.
Su Gui Mountain dazedly stunned, blurted out: "I'm going!"
By the Ehe River bank, lush green grass shoots pierced the soil.
Unknown when, the river's flow speed increased greatly, rushing eastward, swirling and scouring.
"Su He Baru" slowly stepped forward; seeing the thunderclouds vanish, he wanted to step forward to greet. Now that the Great Shun and Northern Court are allied, even if Liang Qu had sent a visit card, causing such a commotion, emotionally and logically, meeting face to face poses no problem. But on the way, "Su He Baru" paused his steps, pupils widened in shock.
In the Dragon King Palace, which originally held two "River-Middle Stones," a third suddenly emerged—third seat, third entity, third "River-Middle Stone"!
In an instant.
Northern Court, Great Shun, and Southern Border were all shaken.
Not far from the Ehe River, the Northern Court Wu Sheng stationed nearby, in a moment, all moved in unison, swiftly drawing near.
The azure heavens burst forth with shooting stars!
Dragon King Palace, high above, sunlight hazily scattered, falling like golden needles.
A white dragon, a beautiful white dragon twisting its posture, bathed in golden light.
The White Dragon King's eyes stared straight.
The intense, pure Dragon King aura echoed between heaven and earth; fifty-two dragon-species great demons trembled, revered, worshipped; they unanimously received feedback and cleansing, raised their aura, clamoring as they knelt and prostrated in worship.
【Drawing a thread of dragon-species aura】
"Hey!"
Liang Qu grinned widely.
He felt the flow of all "River-Middle Stones" beneath heaven, felt the rise of the new "River-Middle Stone."
Merely—
"Just where has this reached?"
His gaze returned to center, his smile faded.
The golden eyes continued to blaze; Liang Qu manipulated spiritual essence, drawing out this thread of dragon aura.
Dragon aura is not long qi; it has never had physical existence, only indicated by the Ze Ding. Now, it truly appeared in Liang Qu's hand, becoming a kind of "message"; he squeezed it burst, then immediately frenziedly gathered heaven and earth's spiritual essence.
Two shares of Dragon King Prosperity, stacked with Dragon Lord Prosperity!
The collapsing Dragon Gate steadied its illusory form.
At this moment, the Long Qi between heaven and earth grew even denser than before.
Not enough.
The thunder tribulation is the pure yang of heaven and earth; having already dissipated to support the new Dragon King, it was entirely absorbed — it is simply not enough for the Dragon Gate to open a second time.
Long Eying shared a tacit understanding; within her Lower Dantian, the mulberry tree rooted in the Root Sea had already grown wildly.
The bright moon comes from the east; splendid clouds stir like water.
"Huai Wang!"
Suhebalu arrived and called out; a fledgling dragon suddenly appeared, intensifying the spiritual disturbance — Liang Qu casually took it and used it to fill the gap.
"Huai Wang!"
The Wolf Lord followed close behind; Liang Qu took him for use as well.
Above the vault of heaven, one after another, Martial Saints suddenly manifested out of thin air; everyone unanimously ignored Liang Qu's new hairstyle and saw that incomparably beautiful, sinuous white dragon! They originally thought it was the White Dragon King, but soon discovered it was not — the White Dragon King is stronger, and its physique is also more massive.
The white dragon before them was not only "feeble," possessing none of the awe of a peak Demon King, its body measured a mere three zhang; based on this, their peripheral vision quickly caught sight of the true White Dragon King inside the Long Gong.
An unimaginable fact appeared brutally and crudely before everyone.
The new stone in the river is the new Dragon King!
How is this possible!?
Gazes swiveled in unison toward Liang Qu.
Everyone was baffled; everyone guessed the source, yet none dared disturb Liang Qu.
Su Guishan pinched the pea tight, remaining lost in thought.
Long Eying burned away the mulberry fruit with her heart fire; Liang Qu drew it out with his own peach tree and scattered it between heaven and earth.
Broad daylight — the waning moon flashed once!
The pure yang of heaven and earth vanished, replaced by pure yin!
The spiritual opportunity of heaven and earth unfolded, gathered, and converged again.
Liang Qu took out the last two silver-gray long qi and made a wish in his heart.
"May wind and clouds gather, heart and eye be clear, spiritual opportunity surge!"
The long qi scattered on the wind; Liang Qu tilted his head back and shouted: "National Preceptor!"
"Gua! Mahamaha, wulala————"
Accompanied by the frog's croak, the golden-yellow river reappeared.
At the end of their gaze, the Dragon Gate shone brilliantly, its whole being open and unobstructed; however, this time, the one stepping across was not Eying.
Two thousand six hundred ninety-four times the vast Root Sea thundered, linking heaven and earth.
【Yinglong Killing Scripture】 — with a crack, it metamorphosed to the sixth rank.
Inside the Lower Dantian, atop the immortal island, beyond the great sun, a faint clear breeze stirred!
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