Chapter 279: Divine Beast Guards the Dao Field; The Divine Mansion of the Huai Lord

Deep within the Water Mansion.

Outside the door of the quiet room, Shentuo stood straight, holding a large hammer in his hand, looking just like a door god.

Motionless.

There was not even the slightest expression on his face; the whole person was like a statue.

It was at this moment that his face suddenly stirred, beaming with joy; he immediately put away the heavy hammer in his hand and turned to enter the quiet room.

It was because the voice of Fang Longye had sounded where his True Spirit resided—not a reprimand, but a summons.

Moreover, the tone sounded very relaxed and pleasant.

Before long, Shentuo arrived before Fang Longye and bowed down.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Hmm." Fang Longye waved his hand to signal Shentuo to rise, took a look at him, and said, "Do not resist in a moment; I am taking you to a new place."

"To settle you into a home."

Having said this, he immediately manifested the 'Mysterious Spirit Escape Armor'.

Hum! The edges of this Spirit Treasure instantly produced boundless divine radiance, circling it completely.

He drew a light stroke across the void.

A spatial rift, neither large nor small, was created.

The scene on the other side of the rift was clearly visible; it was none other than Cangmang Mountain, far away in Beiju Luzhou.

This single stroke had directly bridged the distance between this place and Fang Longye's Dao field across an immeasurable span.

This was a new way to use the Mysterious Spirit Escape Armor, something Fang Longye had explored on his own during his deep cultivation over these years.

This Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure, having received the imprint of the Luo Shu, naturally contained incredibly profound spatial Dao laws within it.

And what Fang Longye did was to stimulate the spatial Dao laws contained within the Mysterious Spirit Escape Armor, transforming them into peerless sharpness to tear through the void.

In this way, with the enhancement of the Mysterious Spirit Escape Armor, he was now naturally more adept at tearing through the void, sufficient to teleport across the Honghuang in an instant to most places.

He pulled Shentuo up and told him not to resist.

Afterward, Fang Longye stepped into it, and the next instant, he brought Shentuo back to his own cultivation site—Cangmang Mountain.

Fang Longye had thought it through clearly.

This Shentuo was pathologically prone to sleep; to be honest, keeping him by his side was not of much use, so it was better to arrange him in his own cultivation site.

To guard his lair.

Just as the Yu Rong King had said, to truly act as a mountain-guarding divine beast.

A Shentuo at the perfection of the Golden Immortal realm, placed at Cangmang Mountain, could certainly add some prestige.

What's more, the Seven Stars Covering Moon Ring was firmly locked into his True Spirit, and by converting and brainwashing him, it indirectly compensated for his weaknesses.

It made him fearless against attacks targeting the primordial spirit and True Spirit, greatly supplementing his shortcomings.

Now, if Shentuo were to take things seriously, there would truly be few among those at the perfection of the Golden Immortal realm who could be his match.

Let alone those at the perfection of the Golden Immortal realm.

Even a Taiyi Loose Immortal could not do much to him; at most, they could only use Spirit Treasures and arrays to seal and suppress him.

And even that would require the Spirit Treasures and arrays to have some pedigree; ordinary ones could not hold him.

Thus, although this Shentuo had the flaw of being prone to sleep, having him act as a mountain-guarding divine beast was truly just right.

Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time to spare, he brought him back to the Dao field to settle him first.

Beiju Luzhou, Cangmang Mountain.

After Fang Longye returned to the Dao field, it naturally drew a warm welcome.

First, he handled some accumulated matters, then met with some subordinates, offering encouragement and rewards.

For instance, he picked out a portion of the various treasures he had harvested and handed them to Luming to serve as inventory for sale at the Yaofang.

Or, for example, meeting the refiner Junyuan, who had long since advanced to the Golden Immortal realm, and giving him a pile of immortal gold and divine materials, telling him to forge divine weapons and sharp blades well.

As for Ao Jiao, who was also a refiner, he would naturally give her instructions when they were in bed together.

Afterward, after a fierce battle with the harem he had left at Cangmang Mountain, Fang Longye finally extricated himself from the pile of powder and rouge to arrange for Shentuo.

The ocean was vast and unrestrained, with sparkling waves.

Fang Longye led Shentuo to a body of water near the Myriad Spirit Market and, looking back, said to Shentuo, "This is the place!"

"This place can be considered spacious; if you shrink your body, you can sleep quite securely."

"Of course, sleepiness is one thing, but you must keep a sense of alertness for me; absolutely do not sleep yourself to death. If an external enemy comes, you won't even know."

This expanse of ocean he had originally created had now, under the secret management of his Divine Dao clone, expanded more than several times over, becoming incomparably vast.

It encompassed the territories of several demon kings in the vicinity.

As for those demon kings?

Naturally, those who know the times are heroes.

This was still the result of Fang Longye not wanting to be overly ostentatious, as he was always out traveling and only had one clone left in the Dao field.

Otherwise, this area of hundreds of millions of miles would have long belonged to him alone.

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely guard the Dao field well. Any petty scoundrel will not be able to take even half a step into Master's Dao field!"

Shentuo patted his chest with a thumping sound, promising Fang Longye.

Fang Longye nodded on the surface to show approval, but in his heart, he was noncommittal. He truly had not the slightest confidence in Shentuo's ability to overcome his own nature.

"If only this Seven Stars Covering Moon Ring could also change a living being's habits."

Alas.

The Seven Stars Covering Moon Ring targeted a living being's True Spirit and will. But Shentuo's habit of being prone to sleep was rooted in his Bloodline and could not be shifted by will alone.

"However, with a Divine Dao avatar remaining, at a critical moment, I can still wake him through the Seven Stars Covering Moon Ring."

Fang Longye thought to himself while signaling for Shentuo to do as he pleased.

Shentuo immediately shook his body, transforming into his original giant turtle form; the moment he appeared, he caused the space to fluctuate.

Fortunately, the Two Instruments Weichen Array and various other great arrays appeared simultaneously, suppressing this force of vibration.

Shentuo's turtle body swelled against the wind, instantly becoming millions of miles in size, spanning across the sky above the Cangmang Mountain territory, blotting out the sun.

This caused the other demon kings in the vicinity to be shocked and restless.

Even powerful demon immortals billions of miles away, sensing the fluctuations brought by the Divine Turtle, could not help but cast their gazes over.

Their emotions were unreadable.

This was Fang Longye's goal.

To display strength and deter the petty-minded.

This move was indeed effective.

Fang Longye believed that after this, his Cangmang Mountain would surely become much livelier, and many peers of the same realm would come to visit.

And as his prestige spread far and wide, there would certainly be more great demons and small demons coming to join him.

Of course, he estimated it would only be some weak demon immortals; it wouldn't attract many truly gifted and powerful demon immortals.

After all, subduing a giant turtle at the perfection of the Golden Immortal realm was indeed a feat. But to say it could make many demon cultivators bow their heads in submission, that was not the case.

To truly spread one's name across the universe and make all members of the Demon Clan admire one, one would probably have to raise the banner of rebellion against heaven~ "Pah! I am living a good life, why would I be so foolish as to provoke the Heavenly Court?"

He shook his head, cast these distracting thoughts away, and looked at the changes in the Daoist field; it was indeed as he had expected, a scene of commotion.

Fortunately, he had given notice beforehand, so it did not descend into total chaos.

"It is fortunate I gave instructions in advance, otherwise, just this display alone would have scared many small demons to death and caused who knows what kind of turmoil."

Even so, it left everyone in the nearby Wanling Market with no heart to conduct business.

Whether they were selling goods or buying them, they all stopped what they were doing and stared intently at the giant turtle true form covering the firmament.

For a time, there was much discussion.

"This Workshop Master is truly of boundless divine might!" a demon immortal exclaimed.

"Who says otherwise? The divine turtle beneath our feet is merely formed from a turtle soul, and it has already left me shocked repeatedly; now it is even more extraordinary~" an eagle demon nearby echoed.

"What realm do you think the current Yuanlong is in?"

A demon immortal with a gaunt face looked at the giant turtle body overhead, which seemed to have no end, and muttered to himself. "He must be a Golden Immortal!"

"That's right! Several Golden Immortals have already appeared in Cangmang Mountain, and now he has taken such a powerful giant turtle into his service. Is it possible he hasn't reached the Golden Immortal realm?"

"I remember Yuanlong only became famous in Bei Zhou a few decades ago! At that time, he seemed to be just a True Immortal~"

An old ape's eyes brimmed with memories, and he sighed in amazement.

"With such rapid progress, he must have a great background. I have decided, later I will join this Workshop Master's command and serve as a soldier under his banner!"

In a tavern, a True Immortal realm lion spirit drank a jar of wine in one gulp and slammed the table, shouting.

"Exactly! To cling to the tail of a dragon is to travel a thousand miles; to climb upon the wings of a swan is to soar across the Four Seas. It is nothing to be ashamed of!"

Nearby, another demon immortal echoed.

There were also demon immortals who raised doubts, saying: "However, it is said that Yuanlong is a nail driven into our Beiju Luzhou by the Dragon Clan."

"Hmph~"

The lion spirit who started the topic snorted coldly and said: "Short-sighted! The Demon Master Mansion has already recognized him and let this Yuanlong become a Demon Workshop Master, what is there to hesitate about?"

A bull demon, also in the True Immortal realm, stroked his own horns and sneered: "To climb the dragon and attach to the phoenix is just that. Why bother making excuses for yourself?"

"That's right! It's a pity you are a Xie-Zhi lion, considered a distant relative of the Qilin, yet you are eager to be a dog for someone else? I am truly ashamed to be of the same clan as you!"

Not far away, another lion spirit in the True Immortal realm, with red hair and a lion head, threw a Wine Cup at him and sneered: "What kind of lion clan are you? You might as well be a lapdog! Could it be that your mother had an affair with some stray dog to give birth to you!"

Bang! The first lion spirit, in a fit of rage, smashed a pile of bottles, jars, tables, and chairs.

"Say that again?"

"Do you think I'm afraid of you? See you on the Life and Death stage!"

"..."

Fang Longye was unaware that the incident of the Divine Turtle revealing his true form had actually caused such a verbal dispute.

At this time, he had already returned to Longying Cave on Motian Cliff with a light gait.

Leaving behind the Divine Turtle, who had shrunk to tens of thousands of miles in size, maintaining his turtle form, quietly hovering in the water area designated by Fang Longye to rest and cultivate.

And after returning to Longying Cave.

After playing with his little darlings for a while, Fang Longye tore through the void, crossed the distance of two continents, and escaped back to that Shuimu Yifu.

Waiting for a few days later to follow the Yu-Rong King and his nephew to Huaijing to meet that Wuzhiqi who had once contended with Dayu.

Nanzhan Buzhou, Huai Yin Gui Shan.

Fang Longye followed the Yu-Rong King and his nephew out of the Water Mansion, and the three of them came along, treading the waves.

They headed straight for the foot of Gui Shan.

Seeing the jagged rocks before them, it looked like a divine turtle lying prone in the Huai Yin region, with the vast water area not far away.

Seeing the Yu-Rong King and his nephew bring him straight to Huai Yin Gui Shan, Fang Longye could not help but be stunned, his expression becoming unreadable.

He had originally thought that the uncle and nephew would take him to some secret place. He had never thought they would lead him straight to Gui Shan.

Everyone knew that Yu Huang had originally locked Wuzhiqi in Huai Yin Gui Shan, and the so-called "Huaijing" was at the foot of Gui Shan.

But what era was that from!?

Dayu controlling the floods, Shun passing the throne to Yu, Si Qi founding the nation, the succession of Xia and Shang, the Conferring of Gods, the Hundred Schools of Thought, the First Emperor warring against heaven,... until today.

It could be said that since Wuzhiqi was first suppressed at the foot of Turtle Mountain, an unknown number of epochs have passed.

At the very least, it must have been tens of thousands of kalpas.

The seas have turned into mulberry fields, and epochs have shifted.

In this interval, the Primordial World has been shattered who knows how many times; if the Huaijing that suppresses Wuzhiqi were still in its original place, it would truly be a miracle among miracles.

Seeming to see through Fang Longye's doubts, the Yu Rong King smiled at him, appearing to have a deeper meaning.

However, he did not explain anything, merely signaling for Fang Longye to follow while sneaking into the water alongside the Water Ape Great Sage.

Seeing this, Fang Longye also cast aside the doubts in his heart, unleashed the "Submerged Abyss Earth-Shrinking," and followed closely behind the Yu Rong King and his nephew, continuously diving deeper.

After diving for roughly tens of thousands of miles, the three of Fang Longye arrived at an underwater canyon.

This was a branch of Turtle Mountain extending into the Huai River, with abundant spiritual energy; however, it was bare, with no aquatic plants or living creatures present.

It was one thing for ordinary things to be absent, but even spiritual plants and spirits that had transcended the mundane were nowhere to be seen.

This was only because there was an inexplicable Aura here, carrying a sense of annihilating everything, which caused this place to be devoid of all vitality.

Led by the Yu Rong King and his nephew, Fang Longye soon followed them to the place where this annihilating Aura was most concentrated.

That was a fissure where even time and space had collapsed; water could not splash in, light could not enter, and it presented a state of chaotic blur.

It was pitch black and completely impossible to discern, but Fang Longye's alertness told him it was very dangerous.

"This is a type of fissure formed after the traces of attacks from multiple Great Luo existences intertwined and annihilated time and space."

Seeing Fang Longye's gaze examining this fissure, the Water Ape Great Sage spoke up immediately.

Without needing much explanation, Fang Longye understood that this fissure was not easy to pass through.

To attempt to pass through this fissure with one's physical body alone would likely be a nine-deaths-and-one-life ordeal.

The Yu Rong King flicked his hand and tossed out a silvery-white object; it was pointed at both ends and thick in the middle, shaped like a weaver's shuttle.

This "shuttle" was initially only three inches long and as thick as a finger, but after landing, it swelled in the wind, instantly growing to three or four zhang in length and eight feet in circumference.

It was clearly a Flying Shuttle, and just from a slight sensing, one knew its defensive capability was incredibly astonishing.

"Brother Fang, please enter—"

Not knowing what incantation or Curse the Yu Rong King recited, a door split open out of thin air in the middle of the Flying Shuttle, and after he called out, he walked into it first.

Fang Longye walked into this Flying Shuttle and discovered that the space inside was not large, only the size of an ordinary bedroom.

His eyes were bright and piercing, seeing through the subtleties, and he murmured in his heart: "So that is how it is."

This Spirit Treasure Flying Shuttle was not used for traveling or transportation, but specifically for exploring and clearing dangerous paths.

The reason it did not use the method of space folding to expand the internal space was for the sake of stability, to avoid the expanded space collapsing during rapid flight and collisions, which would harm the occupants.

The three sat down, and the Yu Rong King drove the Flying Shuttle with practiced ease; they only felt the Flying Shuttle collide with something instantly, causing it to tremble violently.

Subsequently, there was a sense of obstruction, just like the feeling of tasting forbidden fruit for the first time.

Fortunately, it was quick, taking no more than a dozen breaths.

The Flying Shuttle passed through that chaotic, blurred, and narrow passage where various Dharma intertwined, arriving at a vast underground lake.

"This is?"

Fang Longye emerged from the Flying Shuttle, feeling somewhat surprised.

At the bottom of this water, there were actually many palace ruins, though they were all broken walls and crumbling remains.

Following the Yu Rong King and his nephew, they walked all the way into the depths, which were full of desolation, permeating a sense of deathly silence.

All around were various messy scratches of varying depths, still retaining faint traces of energy; with just a glance, Fang Longye knew these were marks left by a struggle.

"This place should not be the Huaijing," Fang Longye confirmed.

Along the way, one could see many remaining coiled dragon pillars, broken at the waist; the broken ends were neat and smooth, clearly having been sliced off by divine weapons or sharp blades.

Despite the mess, one could still faintly glimpse a bit of the former grandeur and magnificence.

Connecting this to the fact that this place was at the foot of Turtle Mountain, Fang Longye had a guess in his heart.

"This should be the palace that Wuzhiqi built at the foot of Turtle Mountain back then!"

Back then, Wuzhiqi styled himself the Huai Vortex Water Lord, and his influence involved the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

He built a divine palace similar to the Longgong in the Huai River, sat in command of the Huai River himself, and enfeoffed his three sons to guard their respective water territories.

And the divine palace built in the Huai River was located at the foot of Turtle Mountain.

Sure enough—

Following the Yu Rong King and his nephew further into the depths, Fang Longye saw a magnificent bronze palace ahead.

It was incredibly grand and imposing.

It had not collapsed or been damaged like the other palace ruins and remained well-preserved.

It was only mottled with green rust, which, while looking ancient and grand, also gave one an extremely desolate feeling.

Only the characters on the plaque remained as fresh as ever, flashing with brilliant divine light.

"Huai Lord Divine Mansion?"

(End of this chapter)