Chapter 866

"When does the Elder intend to make a move?"

Long Eying folded the letter paper.

Liang Qu tucked the letter into his robes.

"As soon as possible. Try to deal with the Cloud Xiandao on the Third Prince's body on the way back. Once we reach Pingyang, after I eat this year's share of treasure fish and lotus seeds, we'll get started. Your husband is severely lacking in military merit."

There are quite a few people up and down the Huai Army, all of them yearning for military merit!

It is not just for the agreement.

【Vortex Aperture】 can transform into 【Vortex Palace】.

This talent and prompt, which had appeared since the time of the Marsh Marmoset, had long made Liang Qu covet it!

He only lamented that his long Qi was insufficient.

"Cloud Xiandao?" Long Eying stood behind his waist, swaying gracefully like a swimming swan, her soles pressing against the ripples, kneading outward along his spine. "Why is the Elder thinking of Cloud Xiandao again?"

"The Xiangong closed its doors before, cutting off the inheritance. I want to try and see if I can make it appear again."

Liang Qu turned over, his thumbs kneading the soles of Eying's feet.

"A-Shui, A-Shui! Where are you? Where did you run off to slack off? Everything is packed! The Mistress is asking if we are leaving!"

Xu Zishuai's shouting came from overhead.

"Coming!"

"Eh, where did that voice come from?"

On the deck, Xu Zishuai looked around in confusion.

Without further words, Liang Qu grabbed the ankle Long Eying had stepped on his stomach with, flipped her over, lowered his head to nuzzle her cheek, and jumped off the bed to climb up.

"Where are you!"

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Whoosh!

The long sails fluttered.

Da-Da-Kai pulled out a monocular telescope and waved its claws; two dragon sturgeons pulled the long ropes, dragging the treasure ship out of the dock.

Liang Qu patted the railing, looking sideways into the wind, the hair at his temples dancing like snakes.

Success and fame.

Going home!

Midnight.

Gusts of cold wind.

Liang Qu took out the armor bestowed by the imperial court.

It wasn't the Cloud Thunder Robe, Kui boots, or white jade belt from his Hunting Tiger days, but a full set of bright silver armor!

Custom-made spirit armor!

The armor shimmered with light, looking immensely powerful.

From the battle skirt and body armor to the battle boots, everything was complete, and it was even different from common armor.

It was form-fitting!

It sounds unbelievable, but this is also a characteristic of martial artist armor; it must ensure sufficient flexibility, otherwise, once there is any restriction, the armor is a completely unnecessary burden.

Putting it on was also exceptionally convenient. The armor hung on a long rack; Liang Qu approached, and the entire back of the armor split open on its own. He stepped into it, and the body armor automatically clung to him like fish scales, binding his waist.

In the long mirror.

The already tall Liang Qu stood even straighter, the tiger head at the shoulders ferocious, unparalleled in power.

Clenching his fists, he felt not the slightest obstruction.

Except for a few pieces he had seen in the underground treasury when he cleared out the Ghost Mother Sect in the past, he really hadn't seen much spirit weapon armor, let alone used it in actual combat.

After all, the production difficulty of this thing is much higher than that of simple weapons, the cost is high, and one cannot run around holding armor all day long. Unless one is a frontier garrison, a Great Hunting Tiger martial artist doesn't have the time or ability; it is far better to forge a handy weapon.

Fully prepared.

Liang Qu summoned Long Binglin and called the Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong over through their mental link.

"Boss, what's the matter looking for me in the middle of the night? And dressed so handsomely. I'm not a Great Demon; I need to sleep for two full hours a day." The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong rubbed its eyes with its dragon claws and yawned.

"Pull us into the Xiangong!"

"Ha, does Boss want to temper True Gang? You're already in the Perfected Form Realm; it won't have much effect anymore."

"I'm not tempering True Gang." Liang Qu shook his head. "I'm going to try and see if I can pull out the inheritance that disappeared in the Xiangong."

"Pull out the inheritance?" The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong widened its eyes. "How do you pull it out?"

Long Binglin sat up straight: "Elder, this statement..."

"Mm, I'm going to talk to it and see."

Ever since Liang Qu, Long Eying, and Long Binglin defeated the Mirage Tiger, the Xiangong in the Cloud Xiandao had been closed for a period of time, opening only after intervals. By then, the Xiangong was already empty, and it had remained so until now.

From the jade lions at the entrance to the Mirage Tiger, defeating them brought rewards, and strength progressed step by step; the whole process was just too much like a place of inheritance!

But if it really were an inheritance, shouldn't there be more than just a Mirage Tiger that was above Hunting Tiger but not yet Perfected Form?

As a dignified Xiao Xiao Shenlong, the inheritance left for its descendants was a bit too shabby!

At that time, Liang Qu suspected that the Xiangong had a certain level of intelligence and had mostly realized that the Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong had used a special method at the entrance—hired help!

Blatant cheating, so it chose to close directly.

Entering this time, Liang Qu wanted to try and see if he could persuade it with reason and reopen the inheritance.

Long Binglin worried: "Will this move be dangerous?"

"Binglin, you are concerned and therefore confused. In the past, the three of us were all Hunting Tigers, and I even entered the Xiandao when I was in the Wolf Smoke Realm; the Xiangong only closed its doors. If there were really danger, why wait until now? Third Prince!"

"Coming!"

The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong puffed up its belly, opened its mouth, and spat out mist.

White smoke surged.

The Xiandao floated in the air, and pavilions and towers appeared.

Liang Qu, Long Binglin, and Long Eying all took a deep breath and sank into a deep sleep.

Thoughts surged, and their bodies felt weightless.

A brief dizziness.

What met their eyes was the unchanging white jade square, with clouds and mist surging.

Liang Qu was very familiar with this scene; he had spent most of his time building such a structure while in seclusion breaking through to the Perfected Form Realm. Saying "I'm home" was an understatement.

All the way up.

Inside the spacious main hall, it was unchangingly empty.

"Senior Xiao Xiao Shenlong! Junior Liang Qu of the Great Shun, specifically here to pay a visit!"

Inside the white jade hall, the long sound echoed.

Liang Qu, clad in armor, bowed respectfully, then looked around, getting straight to the point.

"Although I do not know if Senior can hear me, or if your consciousness is clear, there is one thing I wish to tell you.

In the past, the Emperor of the Great Li vainly attempted to create a Dream Dynasty, to live forever, but it was ultimately a delusion. He ate the bitter fruit of his own actions, causing the Great Li to perish after two generations, and a new dynasty replaced it.

Since then, there have been replacements, until the Great Huang, then the Great Qian, and after the Great Qian, the Great Shun. Countless springs and autumns, cold and warm, have passed. In the Jianghuai Great Marsh, there is no longer any trace of the Mirage Clan, leaving only the four great demon kings: Snake, Fish, Turtle, and Frog.

Third Prince!"

The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong swam to Liang Qu's side.

Liang Qu continued: "Under my command, there is a capable general who is on good terms with the Frog King. By chance, he encountered the Third Prince in a cave. At that time, he was just a tiny, insignificant beast, creating beautiful dreams for the Frog King.

My knowledge was shallow, and I did not recognize what beast he was, but seeing that his spitting of mist helped martial arts cultivation, I exchanged for him to assist in cultivation. Since then, I have raised him all the way, never lacking in resources. Only then did he obtain the fortune of the 【Dream Butterfly】, enter the Xiandao, and now he has even transformed into a dragon shape."

The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong held its head high and chest out, circled in mid-air, flicked its white tail, and raised its claws to stroke the two horns on its forehead.

Liang Qu reached out and pinched them.

The white jade horns exploded into white smoke.

The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong was extremely annoyed and waved its dragon claws wildly; Long Eying raised her hand and scratched the Third Prince's chin.

"Don't make a fuss, I'll buy you crystal cakes when we go back."

The Little Xiao Xiao Shenlong was overjoyed, wrapping around Long Eying's forearm and rubbing its head.

"Junior is here today with no other intentions. The Jianghuai Mirage Clan is declining. In the past, I was also just a tiny fisherman in Yixing Town, unable to fill my stomach, and it was only thanks to my Master's pity that I reached today.

During this period, there was an extraordinary encounter. I once found a sturgeon demon beast in a tiny lake upstream of the small river in the town, but the gap between us was like a chasm, and I could only look but not obtain..."

Liang Qu recounted the story of how he had opened the sturgeon dungeon in advance and obtained benefits.

The implication was clear.

Good things, don't hide them away.

The Jianghuai Mirage Clan has only a few kittens left; eat as much as you can first, for only what is obtained is truly one's own.

After speaking.

The palace was deathly silent.

Liang Qu calmed his heart and breath, not in the least bit anxious, waiting quietly.

A long time passed.

Inside the main hall, wind and clouds surged, and the clouds and mist expanded.

It's coming!

Everyone's spirits tightened.

Within the thick clouds and mist, hollow eyes faintly appeared.

Liang Qu's heart jumped wildly.

There really is intelligence inside the Xiangong!

Two large, hollow, lifeless eyes watched silently. Suddenly, the white mist spoke.

"Not so..."

Its voice was hollow and ethereal.

Liang Qu exhaled, licked his lips, and bowed.

"Senior, was there something I said incorrectly?"

"The dream world is ultimately a delusion..."

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(End of chapter)