Chapter 1547

Moonlight bright and clear, river wind vast and strong.

Liang Qu greeted on one side while pressing down on the wailing, tragic Flood Dragon King and Jade Qilin, as if with cells splitting apart, tendons, bones, skin, and flesh—all torn.

Bei Ting Xian stood frozen in place for a good while, unable to grasp the situation, but His chaotic mind caught a key word.

The war has ended.

So that's it—everything, is it truly over?

Liang Qu can stand here, I can recover anew—victor needs no further explanation.

I understand.

I understand everything.

Only one thing remains unclear.

Bei Ting Xian drew a deep breath: "Huai Wang, Linchuan—why exactly—did you betray?"

Liang Qu sighed: "Because it could never truly be called betrayal—only that the Whale Sovereign was too cunning, the Whale Pearl formed from Whale Eyes, originally there were two, one meant for me,

transformed, from the start there were two, one should have been used on me, but I gave it to the Flood Dragon, the other—"

Bei Ting Xian startled, pondered a response, fell silent for a moment: "The Whale Sovereign and the Great Li Founding Ancestor—what of them?"

"Almost as good as dead."

Bei Ting Xian understood.

Much like my previous state—dead but not stiff, a turning point, strength cannot recover, yet able to speak and move—the furnace indeed hard to kill.

Not bad, all things considered, everyone's happy.

Immediately, He felt puzzled again.

This shouldn't be.

Linchuan's unexpected betrayal, the Whale Sovereign, Great Li Founding Ancestor—three immortals.

Not counting individual strength, just on paper, the opposing side has five furnaces; if not counting paper, even more—if the Whale Sovereign and Great Li Founding Ancestor are roughly equal, that makes seven.

Our side only has the Straw-Clad Old Man and Zhang Dragon-Elephant—two against many, strength-wise utterly no match.

Could it be, as the Straw-Clad Old Man previously guessed, that the hidden dragon Liang Qu is the key—breaking through in battle, relying on three self-nurtured ones, truly able to one against three?

"Even so, still not enough—perhaps because the Whale Sovereign and Great Li Founding Ancestor aren't of one mind, each scheming with the tiger for skin, midway both suffered mutual damage, Huai Wang breaks through again!"

Bei Ting Xian felt He had grasped the key, fully understood everything, stroked His beard and smiled.

"So that's it—Old Man has understood, truly perilous beyond measure, the younger generation is to be feared, all thanks to Huai Wang turning the tide."

Liang Qu startled.

Can't tell, this Bei Ting Xian died early, let Linchuan drain Him, not a single highlight, yet after all this He's got two tricks—just revived and already analyzed everything?

Could it be, the seemingly bold Bei Ting Xian immortal is actually a strategist?

Indeed, those who can endure the furnace—who isn't outstanding among men? Like the Straw-Clad Old Man, lineage, transformation into rainbow, Great Li Founding Ancestor—know nothing, yet still suspect Linchuan, first to guard against the Whale Sovereign.

"Indeed perilous, Bei Ting Xian truly extraordinary! One glance, locked on truth!"

Realizing Liang Qu's furnace is beyond ordinary—one against three, strength likely surpasses His own—Bei Ting Xian cannot put on senior airs, hearing praise, cannot help but feel pleased: "Hmph, if not for Old Man's impending slumber, never having thought Linchuan brat was a traitor, how could I easily fall for His way? Three hundred years ago, then I might not have been unable to face the Whale Sovereign and Great Li Founding Ancestor head-on!"

Damn, such big talk?

Even before transformation into rainbow, the Whale Sovereign and Great Li Founding Ancestor weren't ordinary either—this much, they could still clash.

Liang Qu grew more moved: truly, furnace cultivators all have their hidden tricks.

"Wuhu Wuhu, Bei Ting Xian high! Bei Ting Xian hard! Boss again high and hard!"

"Hahaha, where where, back in the day, Old Man—"

The two princes from both sides flattered, making everyone laugh heartily.

The two played off each other, joy blending.

Long Eying looked at Liang Qu, then at Bei Ting Xian, arose suspicion—seemed they weren't on the same line.

She couldn't believe anyone could accept this so easily.

"Speaking of which—" Bei Ting Xian's finger, amidst the splitting Flood Dragon and Qilin, "Huai Immortal, what are you doing now?"

"Oh, wasn't I just telling you? Finished with the Old Dragon King and White Dragon King, now attending to you—first help these two wake their consciousness."

Bei Ting Xian frowned, not dissatisfied, but puzzled: "Old Dragon King?"

"You don't know?" Liang Qu startled, then realized, "Forgot to tell you—many don't know—when we remade the Yellow Sand Dragon King, it was actually the Huaijiang Old Dragon King reborn, back then the Old Dragon King had long been trapped in the Dream Dynasty, barely escaped."

"Such a thing exists?"

"Exactly."

Bei Ting Xian startled, then asked: "Then how did He die again? Old Dragon King and White Dragon King—did they also fight?"

He clearly remembers the Yellow River Dragon King and Ehe Dragon King didn't even attend the great hunt.

Watching the furnace battle, voluntarily joined the fray?

What could the Abyss Dragon do?

"Alas, all the Whale Sovereign's fault—He sent His own flood dragon and qilin king, used His whale-devouring trait, and the cloud whale's constant fission into avatars, directly possessed the two dragon kings, equivalent to a parasitic method, using flood dragon and qilin to indirectly control dragon king authority as pillars, to complete the lineage, ascend to rainbow transformation—fortunately I had prepared and foreseen—"

"Wait! What is this? Rainbow Transformation?" Bei Ting Xian startled.

Liang Qu strangely: "Right?"

Bei Ting Xian breathed heavily, long while, then reacted, trembling asked: "Whale Sovereign—defeated?"

"No, He succeeded—otherwise why would we need to revive the Old Dragon King and White Dragon King."

Bei Ting Xian dazed.

The Third Prince scratched his head, looked at Liang Qu, then at the old man, flew to the dazed old man's face, waved claws—found no reaction.

Long Eying lowered hand to forehead.

A long while.

"Success!!?"

"Right, I thought you, Beiting Xian, would know."

"Then — then how did we win?"

"Well, that's a long story — " Liang Qu savored the flavor, once again sighing, "Let's keep it short: the Whale King originally wanted to rely on the momentum of swallowing the world, plus Linchuan's aid, to expand his territory, become the strongest in value, and devour everyone, but the Taizu of Great Liang pulled out the Fourth Immortal's counter — "

"What? There's a Fourth Immortal?" Beiting Xian stared wide-eyed.

"Exactly. When we went to the underworld three times, by chance we might have helped the Taizu of Great Liang, thoroughly nurtured it, thus turning the tables in strength, and then, relying on the authority of Zhu Lu, we broke the Whale King's swallowing method. The Whale King had no choice but to first transform into a rainbow, we were instantly dazed, and the Taizu of Great Liang also had no choice but to transform into a rainbow together — "

"??? The Taizu of Great Liang also transformed into a rainbow?" Beiting Xian's eyes bulged.

"Yeah, now thinking about it, I still feel lucky — we almost didn't get to play with those two." Liang Qu's eyes showed reminiscence, "Fortunately, victory and defeat are predestined. The Taizu of Great Liang, due to his obsessive-compulsive disorder, could fabricate a dream dynasty out of thin air, and ultimately lost because of it."

Dead silence.

Is it an illusion?

What does "forced to transform into a rainbow" mean?

I understand every word, and he also really wants to be forced to transform into a rainbow once.

So actually, there was never any resurrection at all — it's just the Whale King, after thoroughly succeeding, weaving this dream?

Beiting Xian became wary.

Half a day.

He probed and asked.

"How exactly did we win?"

Maybe we can find a loophole in this explanation!

"Hahaha, very simple — isn't my transformation into a rainbow just that?" Liang Qu laughed loudly, "Didn't Beiting Xian notice my kingdom disappeared?"

Beiting Xian quickly investigated, shocked to find that the world's furnace truly only had three left, with Liang Qu standing before him, yet there was neither a stone in the river nor a riverbed kingdom.

He then understood, seizing the key: "So — the Whale King and the Taizu of Great Liang successively transformed into rainbows, both suffered mutual damage, and Huai Wang took advantage — "

"No, the moment the Taizu of Great Liang transformed into a rainbow, his first act was to kill me, the uncooperative one. I damn well followed those two into rainbow transformation, two old fogeys who don't know how to nurture juniors, teamed up to mess with me, nearly beating me to death." Liang Qu sighed endlessly.

"???"

Beiting Xian grew afraid, he dared not guess anymore.

How exactly did they win?

Long Eying, who had been holding her forehead, lowered her hand and gave the answer: "My husband transformed into a rainbow twice."

"?"

"To be precise, three times, or two and a half times — two times are enough, plus a half, to display strength."

"Hmm." Long Eying nodded, "Two and a half."

"???"

"Ah!!!"

A miserable cry interrupted the thought, Beiting Xian's hand trembled.

"Ha, the separation surgery was a great success!" Liang Qu straightened his gaze.

At this moment, left side were two piles of minced flesh and residue, right side were two clumps of sticky, surging white mist, within which the faces of flood dragons and jade qilin kept surging out.

Liang Qu praised: "Truly remarkable — actually having this method to avoid position fruit refinement, using the already controlled pillar, and the cloud whale's nature, to devour another living being — next — hey hey hey, Ge Zu, Ge Zu, are you there?"

The voice flowed out.

Inside Louguan Tai, Ge Zu, who was observing the invitation, startled: "Huai Wang?"

"Is now convenient?"

"Well, it's convenient — "

Splash!

The tide roared loudly.

Ge Zu stared dazedly at the great Jiang and great He before him.

Where did this come from, to bother him?

"Ge Zu, trouble!" Liang Qu shouted.

Ge Zu looked at the minced flesh, his thoughts like lightning, he understood instantly, no need for prompting, a thought moved.

"Resurrect again!"

Always in the process of collapse, everything suppressed, the muddled old dragon king and white dragon king stretched out again.

Minced flesh quickly linked and grew, not yet fully transformed, but already taking on a dragon shape.

Perception spread again.

The white dragon king and old dragon king, as if drowning and surfacing, desperately wanted to suck in a breath of air, feeling the long-lost air, every inch of their bodies refreshed, yet choked by water in the windpipe, suffering and pleasure occurring simultaneously.

"Cough cough, Liang Xiaozi, you didn't say dying first would be this awful." The old dragon king gasped loudly.

"Haha, I thought the old dragon king would first be glad to have come back to life." Liang Qu laughed loudly.

"Ah, over a hundred years ago I already died once, trapped in the underworld, I never thought anyone could come in, being able to continue living is naturally better, not being able to — well, not that disappointing." The old dragon king felt completely at ease.

"Hey, no shame as a dragon king, mindset is just good — unfortunately, your authority temporarily can't return."

"Haha, what's that? Being alive is already a great fortune!"

The white dragon king silently listened to Liang Qu and the old dragon king's talk, fully understood, grabbed the broken dragon claw: "Back then, Huai Wang sought me to connect — was it not to enhance strength, but because he had long anticipated?"

"Exactly." Liang Qu admitted, "The Whale King and the Taizu of Great Liang have always wanted to transform into rainbows, especially the Whale King, whose nature is inferior to the Taizu of Great Liang, needing to build according to his own ideas, must necessarily seek an existing lineage.

Under heaven, the most obvious are actually the Huangsha Dragon King and the Ehe Dragon King, a king and two kings, originally given by heaven and earth, the easiest answer to obtain.

I couldn't be sure, couldn't guarantee, back then I lacked the ability to stop it, so I could only prepare for the worst, leave a spark."

The white dragon king was stunned.

The Old Dragon Lord was suspicious.

"Even more than that————" Liang Qu thought to himself.

He suspected that, with the addition of the Deer Cangjiang Dragon King, it was now very likely not merely a Chuan Realm of four Minor Position Fruits, but one that could connect to some other realm among the One Major and Three Mediums; that Variable Position Fruit born from the Jiao Dragon's resonance with heaven and earth had quite the depth.

"Ah, perfect, now everyone is basically here, let me tell you all about the next plan; the current situation, roughly speaking, is————"

Moonlight flowed like water.

Listening to Liang Qu chatting with the White Dragon King and the Yellow Sand Dragon King, explaining words similar to his own from before, as well as Long Eying's supplementary explanation of the current situation.

Bei Tingxian couldn't help but raise his head to glance at the moon.

No wonder it looked bigger than in memory; turns out it's new.

He felt relieved.

It's real.

All of it is real.

An illusion couldn't fabricate something this outrageous.

All the miscellaneous details, causes and effects, were spoken through————

The White Dragon King's pupils dilated to the extreme.

The Old Dragon Lord fell silent for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes: "Wait, what thing is this, you achieved Rainbow Transformation?"

"Yeah, didn't Dragon Lord see the blue sky?" Liang Qu pointed at the vault of heaven, "Back then my Senior Brother told me, during Rainbow Transformation, there is rainbow light for a hundred thousand li; in reality, it's far more exaggerated than that.

The stone in the Yao Dragon River, the Furnace Nation; Rainbow Transformation is a thoroughly independent world. Even if it starts as a seed, it has infinite potential for development. Two worlds drawing near is like two glass marbles.

We live inside a glass marble and can see a corner of the other glass marble, and that becomes the Milky Way in the sky, visible everywhere.

Does Old Dragon Lord want to visit my world for a stroll?"

Before the shock could settle, attention was drawn again.

Going to someone else's world————

A full view of blood red.

The Old Dragon Lord instinctively felt repulsion, yet couldn't suppress his curiosity: "Then———— take a look?"

"Snap!"

With a snap of fingers, Ge Zu, Bei Tingxian, the Dragon Kings———— everyone's vision shifted.

The Great River surged, flowing back and forth as before; the continent was vast and boundless; sun and moon rotated overhead.

The smell of tidal mud and oil filled the nostrils.

Bei Tingxian involuntarily crouched down, grabbed a handful of damp soil, clenched it tight, and juice seeped out between his fingers.

No difference could be seen at all; sun, moon, clear breeze — everything was present.

"This————" The Old Dragon Lord was dumbstruck, "This isn't a complete world?"

Liang Qu smiled: "Exactly! The seed of a world!"

Theoretically, this seed can develop infinitely, sprout infinitely, but initially, all worlds inevitably have a bias; the Cangming Realm is a great sea, the Blood River Realm is blood red, the Chuan Realm is a vast boundless sea of clouds, while heaven and earth

Conceal; sun and moon cycle, flow, change, converge; the fundamental elements infinitely approach a perfect hexagon!

Liang Qu pointed: "After a few thousand years, who knows, a new Dragon King might appear in this surging great river beneath our feet."

The Old Dragon Lord's mind stirred.

"Alright." Liang Qu clapped his hands to draw attention, "The situation has been roughly explained; there will be plenty of time and opportunity for more later.

The Old Dragon Lord and White Dragon King's situations are more complex and tricky; for now they can only act in their current state. Bei Tingxian, I'll resurrect you first; your problem is simple. Although your Position Fruit was stripped away, because of the Contention, the Whale Emperor didn't have time to refine it.

A Major Position Fruit is fundamentally different from Medium and Minor Position Fruits; in essence the Furnace is already the embodiment of Authority; they accompany each other; even if it falls out, there is no need for a second refinement.

"Good!"

Huangzhou, a squad of Sky Feather Guards leaped out of the Ba River and galloped on horseback to the Xu residence, kicking up dust all the way, causing chickens to fly and dogs to jump. The Huo clan and Chi clan both received the news and sent people to inquire.

Xu Rongguang had heard early on and came to the gate to wait.

The lead Sky Feather Guard dismounted: "Paying respects to Lord Xu!"

Seeing their attitude, Xu Rongguang felt assured in his heart; he stepped forward to support them: "Several honored guards have come from afar; I wonder what the matter is?"

"To convey the Holy Emperor's verbal edict!" The Sky Feather Guards chorused, stepped back two paces, cleared their throats, "All officials of the Ministry of Rites, high and low, take note: all current Langzhong, Yuanwailang, Zhushi, as well as retired old ministers residing in their hometowns, regardless of rank, are all ordered to arrive in the capital within three days for an audience, to prepare for the Huai King's Consort's enthronement ceremony. No evasion or delay is permitted.

Hereby specially decreed:

The specifications of this ceremony must surpass the rituals of all past emperors————"

The Huo and Chi clan people were stunned.

Xu Rongguang's palm trembled.

Finished reciting, the Sky Feather Guard bowed: "Lord Xu, you are not only a retired old minister residing in your hometown, but also the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the father of Mr. Zhaowu and Lady Zhenyi; you must go to the Imperial Capital to preside over the overall situation!"

"My mother!"

The Huo and Chi clan servants fell to the ground, dizzy and dazed.

"Bei Tingxian, come to the enthronement ceremony in a few days; at that time I'll conveniently give a sermon, unify the explanation; and this is the invitation, the ninth day of the ninth month; at that time please make an appearance! Hold on a bit longer, once it's done you can sleep again."

Liang Qu handed out bright red invitations one by one, warmly greeting them.

"Three Rainbow Transformations———— two and a half Rainbow Transformations."

Midnight.

Having sent off the muddleheaded, muttering Bei Tingxian, Ge Zu deeply felt a shared plight and had Liang Qu send him back to Louguan Terrace, then finally dragged away the mist-form Jiao Dragon King and Jade Qilin.

The night breeze was cool.

Waves undulated, flashing with faint light.

In the stillness, Long Eying's heart began to beat lightly; separated for months, anxious for months, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Liang

Qu.

The revival of the Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King is not something that can be accomplished overnight; everything that could be done has already been completed. Next — 【182】 "Eying — " Liang Qu turned his head, suddenly startled, "Why is your face red?" 【183】 "Huh?" Long Eying instinctively touched her cheek, "Maybe I haven't recovered yet. Today has been full of surprises, too many unexpected things." 【184】 "Besides, the enthronement ceremony is indeed a bit tight on schedule. You should first return to Pingyang, check if my master's family is resting. If not, help me deliver a message first, explain that I've woken up and am busy, so they shouldn't worry. Then go to the Long Gong and inform Hai Fangzhu and the others, coordinating with the imperial court's preparations for the ceremony." 【185】 Long Eying froze: "Tonight?" 【186】 "Yes, report safety as soon as possible. Besides, I just woke up then, didn't think carefully, and felt June twelfth was a good date. Looking back now, it's too rushed — I can only rush through some things." 【187】 Long Eying felt a slight disappointment, but still agreed: "That makes sense. Then what about you?" 【188】 "I'll first assist in further dividing the Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King here." 【189】 "Hmm — good." 【190】 Whoosh! 【191】 The field of vision changed. 【192】 After regaining composure, Long Eying was already in the pond of the Huai Wang Fu. 【193】 "Splash." 【194】 Da He Li and the Physician Li jumped in fright, hastily grabbing lotus leaves to cover their backsides. 【195】 Seeing Long Eying still not leaving, Da He Li sat up straight, waving its claws to drive her away. 【196】 Long Eying: 【197】 Taking a deep breath, Long Eying shook off her disappointment and turned toward Yang Fu. 【198】 The Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King waited silently. 【199】 "Ha, Old Dragon King, White Dragon King, I still have some matters to attend to. I'll come again tomorrow." 【200】 "?" 【201】 No, just now, what did you say to your wife? Weren't you supposed to not mention being busy with our affairs first? 【202】 Whoosh. 【203】 Liang Qu vanished without a trace. 【204】 The tide surged tumultuously. 【205】 The Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King stared at each other. 【206】 Emptiness. 【207】 The sun projected rays of light. 【208】 Liang Qu did not come to see the Golden Crow, but instead entered the dream realm of Wang Chao, to handle another matter. 【209】 Heaven and earth contain all possibilities, yet since the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths belong to another world, there are many limitations. 【210】 For example, ordinary people can only revive after half a year. Fortunately, cultivators can endure longer, especially at the Zhen Xiang level. Having just revived everyone, in the "underlying code" of Wang Chao's dream realm, he discovered some rather interesting "lost figures." 【211】 Liang Qu's own parents meant nothing to him — no emotion at all. After so many years of cultivation, his bloodline had also been completely renewed. 【212】 Moreover, having been dead for over half a year, even if he had the will, he lacked the strength. 【213】 Second-generation dragon people are different. 【214】 The bloodline purity of first- and second-generation dragon people is generally extremely high, most of them at the Zhen Xiang level, having died in the two great wars when the flood dragons seized the Long Gong. And in eight days, it will be his wife's enthronement ceremony. 【215】 "How old was Eying when she lost her parents? Four? Five?" 【216】 Liang Qu rubbed his hands. 【217】 As for myself, I should also count as a dragon-son-in-law who rides on the dragon's back, right?

"Eying—" Liang Qu turned his head, suddenly startled, "Why is your face red?"

"Ah?" Long Eying instinctively touched her cheek, "Maybe I haven't recovered yet; today has been full of surprises, too many unexpected things."

"Actually, the enthronement ceremony timing is indeed a bit tight; you should first return to Pingyang to check if my master's family is resting, and if not, deliver a message for me, explaining that I've woken up and am busy, so they shouldn't worry, then go to the Long Gong and speak with Hai Fangzhu and the others, coordinating with the imperial court's preparations for the ceremony."

Long Eying froze: "Tonight?"

"Yes, report your safety as soon as possible, and at the time I had just woken up, hadn't thought carefully, just felt June twelfth was a good day; looking back, it was too rushed, so I can only hurry things along."

Long Eying felt a slight disappointment, yet still agreed: "That makes sense, then what about you?"

"I'll first help the Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King further divide things here."

"Mm—good."

Whoosh!

The field of vision changed.

Upon regaining awareness, Long Eying was already in the pond of Huai Wang Fu.

"Splash."

Da He Li and the Physician Li jumped in fright, hastily grabbing lotus leaves to cover their backsides.

Seeing Long Eying still not leaving, Da He Li lifted his upper body, waving his claws to drive her away.

Long Eying:

Taking a deep breath, Long Eying dispelled her disappointment, turned, and headed toward Yang Fu.

The Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King waited silently.

"Ha, Old Dragon King, White Dragon King, I still have some matters; I'll come again tomorrow."

"?"

No, just now what did you say to your wife? Weren't you supposed to attend to our affairs first?

Whoosh.

Liang Qu vanished without a trace.

The tide surged tumultuously.

The Old Dragon King and the White Dragon King stared at each other.

Emptiness.

The sun projected rays of light.

Liang Qu was not here to see the Golden Crow, but had entered the dream realm of Wang Chao to attend to another matter.

Heaven and earth contain within them all possibilities, yet since the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths belong to another world, there are many restrictions.

For example, ordinary people can only revive after half a year; fortunately, cultivators can endure longer, especially at the Entering Zhen Xiang level. Having just revived everyone, in the "underlying code" of the dream realm Wang Chao, he discovered some rather interesting "limited-edition figures."

Liang Qu's own parents meant nothing to him, devoid of feeling; after so many years of cultivation, his bloodline had also been completely renewed. What

Moreover, having been dead for over half a year, even if he had the will, he lacked the strength.

Second-generation dragonfolk are different.

The bloodline purity of first- and second-generation dragonfolk is generally extremely high, most are at the Entering Zhen Xiang level, having died in the two great wars when the flood dragons seized the Long Gong, and in another eight days, his own wife's enthronement ceremony.

"How old was Eying when she lost her parents? Four? Five?"

Liang Qu rubbed his hands.

After all, I should also count myself as a dragon son-in-law, right?