Chapter 244: Jing River Dragon King Suddenly Appears, Green Ox from Guanjiang Comes Eagerly

"Dragon Lord, you say these people, making such a grand display and gathering a whole host of immortals and gods, what exactly are they trying to do?"

Inside Chang'an City.

Dongfang Shuo, carrying melons, fruits, and a wooden table, also arrived at the rooftop where Fang Longye was located.

While calmly and carefully attending to this master, Fang Longye, he raised the question in his heart.

He could not figure out for the life of him, were these immortals and gods idle with nothing to do? Why must they come here and court disaster from his own Majesty?

Although he was only a True Immortal, he could see clearly that even if all these immortals and gods joined forces, they would have no way to contend with the Han Dynasty Dragon Qi.

If it really came down to it, and his Majesty were to pay some price to unleash his full power, these people would at least be skinned alive, if not killed outright.

"You ask me, but who should I ask?" Fang Longye could not help but roll his eyes inwardly, but out of concern for his image as an expert, he only complained in his heart and did not speak it aloud.

He also wanted to know, with so many immortals and gods, why they were not living their good lives and instead ran to this Chang'an City.

It was understandable for those of the Divine Dao; they had suffered such a great loss at the hands of the Great Han, so if they did not strike while Liu Che was at his weakest, they would have nowhere to seek revenge once he recovered.

As for those of the Immortal Dao, they also came to join in the fun. This was what Fang Longye could not understand.

Moreover, although these people of the Immortal Dao appeared to be clearly distinct from the host of gods, they vaguely showed signs of uniting, which clearly meant these people of the Immortal Dao also harbored some unknown intentions toward the Great Han.

Of course, there were some immortals among them who stood on the side of the Great Han, but compared to the former, their numbers were not worth mentioning~

"Just watch the show properly~ Why do you care so much?" Fang Longye reached out to take a plate of dried fruits that Dongfang Shuo had peeled and tossed a handful into his mouth.

He feigned impatience.

"Dragon Lord, I understand! Are your words telling this humble one not to be overly ambitious?" Seeing Fang Longye frown, Dongfang Shuo immediately reflected.

Seeing his look of sudden realization, Fang Longye's mouth twitched. This fellow really had a knack for playing the fool.

He did not believe that Dongfang Shuo, who had been struggling in the human world, would be the type to overthink things. Otherwise, he would not be called Dongfang Shuo~ "Enough! Stop acting up~ Bring me another plate of dried fruits." Fang Longye interrupted Dongfang Shuo's attempt to continue playing the fool and waved his hand.

He then observed the movements all around, thinking to himself: "Whatever their purpose, it would be best if they fought directly. The fiercer the fight, the better~"

"Regardless of the benefits, I must at least get a share!"

……

Just as his thoughts were unfathomable and he was planning to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, his heart suddenly stirred. Feeling something, he could not help but stand up and look into the void.

He saw the void, usually invisible to mortals, suddenly ripple, and a Dharma Realm space, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly descended.

It pulled the entire Dongfang residence into a mysterious space-time.

A vast and ancient aura rushed toward him; all around was nothingness, with nothing to be seen. Even though he was still standing in the same place, Fang Longye felt that he could no longer see the past, present, or future.

The next instant, the Heavenly River poured down, its waves shimmering. From upstream to downstream, a dragon shadow appeared, unimaginably vast, its dragon scales mottled with the traces left by time.

Subsequently, the dragon shadow vanished.

Replacing it was a middle-aged man with an imposing figure, wearing a dragon crown and a beaded curtain, possessing the appearance of a monarch, walking with the stride of a dragon and a tiger.

Seemingly realizing something, he shook his body and transformed into a White-Clothed Scholar, wearing a carefree headscarf, his bearing heroic and towering.

Then, he smiled gently at Fang Longye and said in a clear voice: "Fellow clansman, I have disturbed you here at the Jing River!"

One does not strike a smiling face~ Although the commotion of this entrance was not small and had given him quite a fright, he still returned the greeting: "Fang greets the Jing River Dragon King."

The person before him was none other than the famous tragic figure from the previous life's Journey to the West—the Jing River Dragon King.

The beginning of the Journey to the West, on the surface, started with him.

Reaching out to invite him to sit, Fang Longye secretly sized him up. A look of surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes, invisible to others.

Although this Jing River Dragon King had intentionally restrained himself since appearing.

The unfathomable Aura, deep as the sea, still told him that this person's realm was far higher than that of Lv Wen, whom he had seen before.

In fact, it was not just a high realm; it was high to the heavens.

Thanks to Long Xuan, whom he had captured earlier, Fang Longye knew the background of this Jing River Dragon King. It was not just a shallow impression from his previous life's memories.

Because this Jing River Dragon King was not an unknown figure in the Honghuang; he was a famous genius of the previous generation of the Dragon Clan and was now ranked as a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

He was even ranked at the forefront among so many Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Among the few Taiyi Golden Immortals listed by busybodies as most likely to attain the Dao of Daluo in the Honghuang, his name was included.

This was a figure in the Dragon Clan who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Nezha of the Chan Sect.

And this was the reason for the surprise in the depths of Fang Longye's eyes.

Looking at the person before him, no matter how he looked, he could not equate him with the tragic figure in the previous life's Journey to the West who was easily beheaded by Wei Zheng in a dream.

Not to mention anything else, just this posture of resisting the Great Han Dragon Qi dominated by Han Wudi and entering Chang'an as if walking on flat ground was a hundred or a thousand times stronger than the version in Journey to the West.

Perhaps the only similarity was that he was equally good at teaching his sons and had a vast influence! Just as described in the previous life's Journey to the West, the Jing River Dragon King, as the 'General Manager of the Eight Rivers and Great Dragon God of Rain', had nine sons, with the youngest still being raised in the Jing River Dragon Palace.

The other eight sons were all figures who could stand on their own, having long since established their own careers.

The eldest son, Xiao Huanglong, resided in the Ji River; the second son, Xiao Lilong, lived in the Ji River; the third son, Qingbei Long, occupied the Jiang River; the fourth son, Chiran Long, guarded the He River; the fifth son, Tulao Long, rang the bell for the Buddha; the sixth son, Wenshou Long, guarded the ridge of the Divine Palace; the seventh son, Jingzhong Long, guarded the Heaven-Supporting Pillar for the Jade Emperor; the eighth son, Shen Long, was at the East Sea Dragon King's place, guarding the Great Mountain.

What kind of concept was this? Not only did he occupy all four rivers, but he also had connections with various forces.

Although—

Because the four rivers controlled the water vein Qi of Nanzhan Buzhou, there were countless ancient water immortals and water gods hidden within, and there was no lack of dojos restricted by Daluo.

His four sons only occupied a very small part of the four rivers.

But even so, it was already extraordinary.

In any case, Fang Longye did not believe that in this world, the Jing River Dragon King would end up as miserably as in the previous life's Journey to the West~ Just his family, which fulfilled the image of the dragon having nine sons, increased his chances of attaining the Daluo Dao by more than thirty percent.

Would the Dragon Clan be willing to push such a figure out to be cannon fodder? If that were really the case, then he, Fang Longye, would rather just turn around and join the Demon Master Mansion completely~ Even if the story followed the same path, there would definitely be some unknown hidden circumstances.

Fang Longye cast aside the various thoughts in his heart, poured a cup of Hundred Flower Immortal Brew for the Jing River Dragon King, and asked: "I wonder what brings the senior to find Fang?"

Fang Longye did not believe that it was a coincidence that the Jing River Dragon King came here. It looked like he was aiming for him.

"Haha!" The Jing River Dragon King raised his wine cup and sniffed the scent of the Hundred Flower Immortal Brew, looking intoxicated. He drank it in one gulp before laughing and saying: "Naturally, I came to see you, fellow Daoist!" "To see how extraordinary you, as a rising star of our Dragon Clan, are~"

"And by the way, to build some friendship with you, fellow Daoist~"

Fang Longye thought to himself, this Dragon King was quite straightforward and did not hide anything at all.

Fang Longye saw this and did not stand on ceremony, speaking directly to this supreme figure among the Taiyi Realm to voice his own doubts: "I wonder if the senior knows why these immortals and gods have gathered in Chang'an City to disrupt the birthday celebration of the current Human King?"

"Could it be that they truly intend to defy the Human King Dragon Qi and slaughter their way into Chang'an City?"

Jinghe Dragon King said with a beaming smile: "They truly do intend to do just that."

"The Dynasty Dragon Qi of the Human Race is not omnipotent. The current Human King has not even embarked on the Transport Dynasty Path. For such Dynasty Dragon Qi, there are plenty of ways to break its suppression of practitioners."

"Oh?" Fang Longye's gaze faltered, and he couldn't help but mutter: "I fear such methods cannot be employed just whenever one pleases, right?"

"Presumably, besides revenge, these people must have other goals, right?"

Jinghe Dragon King was about to answer, but unexpectedly, a hearty laugh came from afar: "As expected of the outstanding talent who has caught the eye of the Third Holy Mother; you have hit the nail on the head at once."

Just hearing the voice, one could feel that the newcomer was no simple character, but there was one thing: his words were filled with flattery toward Fang Longye.

It had quite a sycophantic tone.

"I wondered who it was; so it is you, big water buffalo!" Jinghe Dragon King's gaze was piercing, and he recognized the newcomer at the very first glance.

Fang Longye also fixed his gaze and saw a burly, powerful man approaching from afar.

In the man's hand, he carried an iron staff of deep, somber color; he had green bull horns on his head, wore bronze battle armor, held his head high and chest out, and strode forward with a gust of wind, fully displaying the demeanor of a great demon.

Recalling the words of Jinghe Dragon King, he figured this person must be a water buffalo that had attained enlightenment.

One could see wisps of misty water permeating beneath his feet, presenting a dark green color, with an ancient, wild aura overflowing.

Fang Longye's heart stirred; this newcomer was actually suffused with a rich innate Aura from head to toe. This water buffalo demon was actually an innate creature! How enviable! Seeing Fang Longye's stunned expression, Jinghe Dragon King couldn't help but smile slightly and immediately cast a stream of light toward him.

Fang Longye's mind stirred, and he received the stream of light. A trickle of information poured into his heart, and he instantly understood the origins of this person not far away.

"No wonder I felt that this 'big water buffalo' in the mouth of Jinghe Dragon King was speaking with a tone of flattery in every few words; I originally thought it was my imagination."

During the reign of Tang Yao, one of the Five Emperors of the past, floods ravaged the world. Yu Huang was ordered to control the waters, dredging the world's river veins and slaying countless demons that took the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Among the mountains and waters of the world, the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers were the foremost. The Five Sacred Mountains need no mention, while the Four Rivers referred to the Yangtze, the Yellow River, the Huai River, and the Ji River.

Among them, a section of the water vein in the upper reaches of the Yangtze, which is in the present-day Shu region, gave birth to an innate water demon.

That was the very burly man now rushing toward him.

Although this innate water demon could not compare to Wuzhiqi, the water ape born from the entire Huai River vein,

at the time of his birth, he was imbued with the aura of the raging floods, effectively born from the violent side of the water Qi. His nature was explosive from birth, and naturally, he constantly stirred up trouble, ravaging the already sparsely populated ancient Shu region.

Later, to prevent Yu Huang from dredging the waterways, this water demon even threw in his lot with the ringleader Wuzhiqi, becoming one of the underlings under his command who shed blood and sacrificed their lives.

As for the result—it is easy to imagine.

If not for the fact that he was an innate creature born from the Qi of the water vein—if he were to fall, the water vein connected to his Aura would inevitably erupt in uncontrollable chaos—Yu Huang, who had slain countless demons while controlling the waters, would have finished him off with a single blade long ago.

But for the sake of the ordinary people of the Human Race, Yu Huang had no choice but to follow the same approach used for Wuzhiqi, suppressing him and a group of other innate water demons back into the water veins from which they were born.

And this innate water demon was an innate water buffalo born in the water eye at the Three Rivers junction in the upper reaches of the Yangtze, so he was naturally suppressed back into the Three Rivers Water Eye.

Then why did this water buffalo escape?

This brings us to a figure known to every household in the Shu region—Erlang Shen. After this innate water buffalo was suppressed, he did not settle down. Once Yu Huang attained the Dao and abdicated, he would periodically strike at the Restriction suppressing him, attempting to escape.

This caused the vast area where the Three Rivers Water Eye of Shu was located to have constant water vapor leakage, endless heavy rain, and floods.

And the Three Rivers Water Eye was located at the junction where the three rivers of Shu converged; more than half of the flooding water from the Great River surged out from this junction.

Therefore—

The Three Rivers junction was also known as Guanjiangkou! And this innate water buffalo—it was only when Erlang Shen Yang Jian, under his destiny, had a strand of his incarnation reincarnate as the second son of Li Bing to build the Dujiangyan and completely eliminate the water disaster of the Three Rivers, that he—fearing no further consequences of being killed—came knocking, and the buffalo wisely knelt down completely.

Only then was he able to take refuge under the seat of the Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch of the Profound Gate, saving his small life and regaining his freedom.

It is estimated that this bull-horned man learned from somewhere about his current ambiguous relationship with Yang Chan.

That was why he showed some flattery toward him in his speech.

While he was pondering, the burly man transformed from the innate water buffalo had arrived before him. Fang Longye came back to his senses and immediately stood up to welcome him.

Whether they were those in the know who came for his background, or those with partial understanding who came for other reasons—in short, no matter which aspect they came for, as long as they held good intentions, he welcomed them.

"You are too kind! You are too kind!"

This Green Bull Divine Venerable, who had snuck out from Guanjiangkou, could not help but wave his hands upon seeing Fang Longye stand up to welcome him, looking quite fearful and anxious.

It was because previously, after he and those gods of the Fangfeng Clan had spoken plainly, they had naturally parted on unhappy terms.

Originally, after leaving that Dharma Realm space, he had intended to relax and visit some old friends along the way.

Yet unexpectedly, he had sensed in the dark a faint aura of his Second Master's sister, that Third Holy Mother.

As a result, he followed the scent, but instead of seeing that grand-aunt, he found a young master-like figure with the aura of that grand-aunt lingering on him, thick and undissipated.

He was, after all, a Taiyi God Venerable, and he himself had sired several litters of calves with many beautiful little cow-ladies.

How could he not see that the relationship between this kid and that grand-aunt, the Third Holy Mother, was by no means that of ordinary friends? His mind turned, and he understood the gist of it.

Naturally, he came over shouting—but in his excitement, he only thought about climbing up and befriending this person who was very likely his Second Master's brother-in-law, without paying much attention to the man's appearance.

Now, seeing him up close, he broke out in a cold sweat.

He saw this master, hair bound by a Golden Crown, wearing a white robe of cloud brocade with coiled dragons, eyebrows slanting into his temples, the whole person magnificent and handsome; although his appearance was completely different from his Second Master's, he felt that the two were simply too similar!

The same peerless handsomeness, the same cold and sharp gaze, the same hidden arrogance... especially that cluster of Green Lotus Dao Mark between his brows; without looking closely, a general glance made it feel as if the figures of the two had merged.

He was so scared that his legs went soft, and he almost knelt directly before this little dragon he had never met before.

(End of chapter)