Chapter 781: Dragon Lady

The commotion from the battle at Shuiyang Mountain was immense, and the news of the Daluo Sect's destruction spread across the entire Great Gan at an extremely rapid speed, immediately causing a shock throughout the world.

The Daluo Sect's influence in the south was arrogant and despotic, covering the sky with one hand, existing as if they were local emperors.

The fact that the Daluo Sect trafficked humans and oppressed the good was no secret; many people knew of it, but even though they were filled with righteous indignation, no one dared to move against the Daluo Sect, which shows just how strong the Daluo Sect was. In recent years, the Daluo Sect even called itself a Holy Land, but now it had been destroyed by the Governor-General of the Seven Provinces, Wei Taicang, leading his troops at a speed no one could have imagined, and everyone in the world was shocked.

Especially those who understood the relationship between the Daluo Sect and Hong Xuanji were even more inexplicably astonished.

This Daluo Sect was protected by Hong Xuanji; with the Daluo Sect destroyed, why was Hong Xuanji so indifferent?

Grand Tutor Hong.

Save them!

Or perhaps, even the Wuwen Marquis Hong Xuanji could not prevent this matter?

But the Governor-General of the Seven Provinces who destroyed the Daluo Sect, Wei Taicang, was merely a Martial Saint, and under his command were only a few Grandmasters; how could he destroy the Daluo Sect, which was teeming with experts?

There were too many suspicious clouds in this matter, causing people to discuss it endlessly and speculate without stop.

……

Great Gan.

Imperial Palace.

Southern Study.

Hong Xuanji swallowed the Golden Core for healing sent by the Qian Emperor Yang Pan, and after a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, golden light shooting from his pupils.

The Qian Emperor Yang Pan asked hurriedly: "Xuanji, how are your injuries? Do you need me to go fetch a few Creation Golden Cores?"

Hong Xuanji bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. The Champion Marquis wanted to humiliate me and destroy my spirit; the injuries are actually not very heavy."

"It is good that you are fine." The Qian Emperor nodded, suddenly a flash of light in his eyes, he scrutinized Hong Xuanji from top to bottom, a look of joy appearing on his face. He discovered that Hong Xuanji's aura was faint and indistinct; if he had not scanned him carefully, he would have feared that what was before him was merely a phantom: "Xuanji, you are about to enter the realm of the 'Leakless True Immortal'."

Leakless True Immortal, Human Immortal.

The whole body has no leaks, forming a heaven and earth unto itself, guarding the various passes of the human body, with Qi and Blood having no leaks.

Hong Xuanji cupped his hands, a cold sneer pulling at the corners of his mouth: "Perhaps this subject should thank the Champion Marquis. If not for this turn of events, it would have taken this subject at least another two years to reach the Human Immortal realm."

Hong Xuanji was the Son of the Great Thousand; his talent and opportunities were the most top-tier. "Leveling up while sitting still" is how one describes such a person.

It was only because a knot had been left in his heart by Meng Bingyun that he had been delayed for so many years; this time, it could be considered a blessing in disguise.

The Qian Emperor laughed aloud: "Good, Xuanji. With your foundation, it will not be long before you reach the level of Martial Intent Materialization, Flesh Extension, or even Thousand Changes, and your strength will greatly increase. As long as you wish to take revenge, I will immediately hand the Imperial Heaven Primordial Dragon Armor to you, and with me and Gongyang Yu piloting the Ark of Creation, we will surely be able to suppress that Champion Marquis."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hong Xuanji bowed his body once more. At this moment, the Qi and Blood within his body began to surge, making a crashing sound. The entire Imperial Palace seemed to hear the sound of an ancient flood roaring, and his heart beat with a thud-thud, as if a large drum were being struck continuously. At this moment, Hong Xuanji truly achieved the Human Immortal realm.

His tone was silent, and his expression was not that excited: "Although the Champion Marquis is young, this time he has taught this subject many principles. And this time, this subject will also teach the Champion Marquis a principle."

"Oh? Let me hear it, what principle?"

"Cut the weeds and dig up the roots!"

A sharp light flashed in Hong Xuanji's eyes, his murderous intent fully revealed: "Since they are an enemy, one must kill the other party; never give them a single chance to turn the tables."

"Hahaha, this principle is very simple, but also very practical." Yang Pan laughed heartily and added: "Xuanji, you have just become a Human Immortal and still need time to properly stabilize your foundation; it is not appropriate to clash with the Champion Marquis for the time being. However, I have a method; although it cannot harm the Champion Marquis's foundation, it can make him cry and cause trouble, and establish a powerful enemy for him."

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Champion Houfu.

Yu Liancheng was currently sensing the connection between the Shenzhou beneath his feet and the human body.

After cultivating the physical body to the Human Immortal realm, the next step is refining apertures. The human body has two hundred and ninety-six major acupoints, and within each acupoint, there are one hundred minor apertures. These countless apertures are like flowing sand, innumerable, yet they relate to the greatest and most fundamental mysteries of the human body.

As long as one opens a major acupoint, one can further delve into opening the one hundred minor apertures within that major acupoint; this is "one aperture opens, a hundred apertures open."

However, the final ninety-nine apertures of a Human Immortal seem to be inextricably linked to the ninety-nine continents of Great Gan.

Because these dozens of apertures can only be sensed on the land of Shenzhou.

So, is this Shenzhou continent actually in existence for the sake of achieving Shattering the Vacuum?

And Human Immortals can be divided into Primary, Intermediate, Peak, Martial Intent Materialization, Flesh Extension, and Thousand Changes.

Truly an interesting world.

After digesting the heavenly materials and earthly treasures and various rare resources of the Daluo Sect, Yu Liancheng had already stood at the position of a Peak Human Immortal; one step further, and it would be Martial Intent Materialization. Condensing martial intent into substance! It can interfere with matter, move mountains and overturn seas, create space, interfere with time, and is no different from Daoist soul power and Primordial Spirit power.

From this step, Yu Liancheng seemed to still be a distance away.

On the contrary, the Haotian Golden Chapter seemed to be progressing even faster, with absolutely no barriers.

"I wonder if the power of Shattering the Vacuum achieved by this body can be taken away." Yu Liancheng sighed lightly.

After all, those final nine apertures came from this continent. He couldn't possibly move this entire continent away when he becomes powerful, could he?

A moment later, Yu Liancheng took an imperial edict from his sleeve, glanced at it casually, revealed a cold sneer, and crushed it into powder with one hand.

This imperial edict was sent by fast horse from Yujing City, and the content was very simple: the fifty-thousand-strong army of the Western Regions' Huoluo Kingdom was gathering at the border, and the border was in an emergency. And the Qian Emperor Yang Pan wanted him, this Champion Marquis who had won battle after battle, to reinforce the Western Regions and resist the Huoluo.

But the commander of the Western Regions border was the Divine Might King Yang Tuo, who was ranked alongside the Champion Marquis as one of the three Peak Martial Saints of Great Gan.

Yang Tuo had managed the border for decades, was himself a Peak Martial Saint, and had experts as numerous as clouds under his command.

If Yu Liancheng were to rashly enter the Western Regions border, he feared the other party would never be grateful, but instead would be on guard in every possible way.

Furthermore, this imperial edict had somehow spread, and the common people of all the provinces of Great Gan had heard this news, all of them feeling encouraged, believing that the Champion Marquis could not only crush the Huoluo's attack but even counterattack.

The rumor even had added embellishments, saying that when the Champion Marquis accepted the imperial edict, he signed a military pledge, indicating that he would kill the Yuan Qi Shen and destroy the Essence Temple.

The Essence Temple was one of the six great Holy Lands and also the place of faith for the various countries of the Western Regions, worshipping the Yuan Qi Shen.

It is said that the Yuan Qi Shen is an existence comparable to a Creator, almost able to arm-wrestle with Meng Shenji.

Clearly, as soon as this news spread, it caused an unknown amount of shock.

I fear the experts of the Essence Temple have also successively turned their gazes toward him.

The person who spread the rumors has ulterior motives; if Yu Liancheng cannot crush the Huoluo Kingdom, it will inevitably damage his image in the hearts of the Great Gan people, and it also drew a wave of hatred.

"Yang Pan, you really are a 'good father', tsk tsk."

Yu Liancheng sneered endlessly: "In the future, I will also properly 'repay' you, old man."

Anyone could guess with their backside that the person who leaked this news was Yang Pan.

Of course, Yu Liancheng was in no rush to trouble Yang Pan right now; the most important thing was still to improve his strength.

As his thoughts shifted, an invisible ripple swept across the entire Champion Houfu.

A moment later, Xing Yuxian walked out, dressed in an exquisite black and red Martial Warrior outfit; her beautiful face was charming and dazzling.

Yu Liancheng's eyes lit up, and he stroked Xing Yuxian's cheek: "Yuxian, are you willing to accompany me on a trip to the Primordial Dragon Clan graveyard?"

"Primordial Dragon Clan graveyard?" Xing Yuxian was stunned at first, then her heart skipped a beat, her lovely face blooming with joy, and she grabbed Yu Liancheng's arm: "I, I want to, I want to."

"Let's talk about such things at night; don't be so shameless in broad daylight." Yu Liancheng patted Xing Yuxian's shapely buttocks.

Xing Yuxian's beautiful eyes swirled, her pretty face blushing: "You are so bad." She then said excitedly: "Young Master, do you know the location of the Dragon Clan graveyard?"

The Primordial Dragon graveyard, just as its name suggests, is the burial place of the ancient Dragon Clan, containing countless treasures, such as dragon bones, dragon scales, dragon crystals, and so on, all of which are essential materials for forging ancient battle armor; once wearing ancient battle armor, one only needs to train a Martial Warrior of the Innate realm slightly to kill most Ghost Immortal powerhouses.

If one is at the peak of the Martial Saint realm, one can even kill existences of the third Thunder Tribulation.

It is even rumored that Dragon Tooth Rice is in the Dragon graveyard. One must know that Dragon Tooth Rice is the most precious food, and even Human Immortal powerhouses benefit greatly from it.

This Dragon graveyard has been coveted by countless people throughout the ages, including even Yang God and Shattering the Vacuum existences. However, the Dragon Clan graveyard is hidden within the turbulence of the void and protected by a great array, so no one has discovered it yet. Even if they had, I fear they would have no way to break the protective array.

"Of course."

Yu Liancheng smiled slightly.

His current Martial Dao cultivation has reached a very profound realm, and if he wants to go further, he needs massive resources. If he were to rely solely on his acupoints to absorb Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, he would not know in what year or month he could reach Shattering the Vacuum.

"Let's go." Yu Liancheng took out the Creation Gourd and broke through the void with Xing Yuxian to leave.

……

On the distant eastern great grasslands lies the Yunmeng Empire.

And at the end beyond the Yunmeng Empire is a stretch of endless mountains.

No one knows how large these mountains are, and no one has been able to go deep inside to investigate; the people of Yunmeng all think that these mountains are the end of the sky.

These mountains are covered by thick clouds and mist all year round. In the distance of the mountains, rumbling thunder can be heard; even if a Ghost Immortal True Person occasionally comes here, they dare not enter for fear of having their God soul scattered.

And within these mountains, on a mountain peak hidden by clouds and mist, a palace was built with the craftsmanship of a God.

This palace is not large, but it is very exquisite; above and below the mountain are all kinds of flowers, and the fragrance of flowers drifts for hundreds of miles.

This is the most mysterious Heavenly Dragon Sect of the Yunmeng Empire.

The number one sect of the Yunmeng Empire is naturally the holy land, Profound Heaven Pavilion.

And the second largest sect is the mysterious and unpredictable Heavenly Dragon Sect located in the far east; this sect is extremely mysterious, located in the deepest part of the Yunmeng grasslands, a place where no people live. The people in the sect do not have contact with the outside world, nor do they have conflicts; one only hears its name but never sees its people.

The sect leader is even more elusive, and ordinary cultivators do not even know if the sect leader is a man or a woman.

"Young Master, why, why did you come to our Heavenly Dragon Sect?" When the void broke open and she saw this palace, Xing Yuxian was slightly startled. Although she is the daughter of the Kongque King, the Kongque King was on good terms with the Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader and sent her to the Heavenly Dragon Sect to become a disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader; she is the most outstanding figure among the younger generation of the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

"Although the ancient Heavenly Dragons have passed away, a bloodline has been passed down in the world. Although this bloodline is not a pure Dragon Clan, it has been passed down continuously." Yu Liancheng's gaze flickered slightly as he looked at Xing Yuxian.

"Dragon Clan bloodline?" Xing Yuxian covered her small mouth and said: "Young Master, Young Master, could it be that you are talking about my master?"

"Not bad, it is indeed your master, the Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader." Yu Liancheng laughed.

Xing Yuxian's beautiful eyes turned: "My master never sees outsiders, and the place of seclusion is very secret; few people in the world know about it."

She was not worried about the safety of the Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader, but instead had the heart to joke with Yu Liancheng, her head tilted slightly, her dark hair cascading down, her eyes filled with smiles: "Of course, I, this proud disciple, naturally know. If Young Master says a few soft words, I might just introduce you to my master."

"Too much trouble."

Yu Liancheng waved his sleeve, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "The Champion Marquis has come specifically to visit the Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader; I ask that you please come out to meet me."

He is now at the Human Immortal cultivation level, and his rolling voice, like surging waves, surged one after another, blowing away the various flowers on the mountain; petals filled the sky and drifted down, falling in a flurry like a rain of petals. It carried even greater penetrating power, echoing between the mountain peaks, lingering for a long time.

The roar carried an even stronger masculine energy; the cultivators below immediately felt a powerful sense of oppression, and some with weaker cultivation fainted directly. Even those who reached the Ghost Immortal realm felt their heads buzzing, as if they had been struck by a large hammer; the power was truly terrifying.

"So it is the Champion Marquis who has come from afar."

A crisp, even somewhat youthful female voice rang out.

At the same time, a circle of light like a bright moon flashed slightly, and then this circle of light expanded violently, and a ribbon of light thousands or tens of thousands of miles long shot over lightly.

Such a scene seemed to lay a path of light in the sky.

And on the path of light, a young girl dressed in red gauze walked out.

This most mysterious Heavenly Dragon Sect Leader in the cultivation world looked like a red-gauze girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old, standing tall and graceful. But her appearance was beautiful and her demeanor extraordinary, surpassing even her disciple, Xing Yuxian.

"It really is a Dragon Girl!"

Seeing this girl in red, Yu Liancheng was slightly startled in his heart; it was not because of how magical the girl in red's magic power was, but because after she manifested her form, there were two elegant dragon horns on her forehead, bright red like coral, exquisite and delicate; this was actually her physical body, not some manifestation of a soul.

This was the first time Yu Liancheng had seen a woman with delicate little coral horns on her head, which was exactly the same as the "Dragon Girl" in legends.

Moreover, this woman has the body of a human-dragon, and the strength of her physical body is also rare in the world.