Chapter 258

Dongmi Prefecture, Mount Shouyang.

Clouds and mist are graceful, transcendent and divine—

Boundless high mountains stand like a giant screen intentionally set up by the Heavenly Lord, erected on the shores of the East Sea.

The peaks are precipitous, the cliffs ten thousand ren high, with seven-colored cloud energy forming shapes of dragons, tigers, mushrooms, and fish, lingering among them as if it were the dwelling place of immortals, ethereal and transcendent.

At this time, the sunlight was already crystal clear.

The mountain clouds and green trees revealed their true forms.

Looking out.

Only three sweet osmanthus trees were the most conspicuous!

Their towering trunks reached the sky, their shade covering the sun, as if they were about to extend beyond the void of the universe along with the mountain's momentum, breathtaking and impossible to ignore!

And beneath the three sweet osmanthus trees.

Were countless lush bamboo trees, with spring light blooming.

Tens of thousands of palaces were scattered among the mountain ridges, with vermilion walls and green tiles, solemn and fresh.

From time to time, cultivators would ride phoenixes or cranes, entering and exiting the major halls, with clouds and mist following them, the smoke light brilliant—truly a divine immortal landscape!

This mountain is not only the place where the sun rises in Dongmi Prefecture, but also the gateway barrier of Dongmi Prefecture!

And according to the words Xiang Junyao said before leaving.

Chen Hang also learned.

This branch of the Dragon Clan in the East Sea was not native to this heaven, but had migrated from Taichang Heaven, one of the sixteen great heavens, and was a branch of the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court.

Following the decree of the Dragon Court Emperor, they came specifically to Xudu Heaven to open up territory and earn a prime habitat for the Dragon Clan.

At that time, it was just when the Dao Court had collapsed, and Crown Prince Changming had been forced by the Demon God Sui Yu into the depths of the netherworld, his life or death unknown.

The Myriad Heavens universe was in constant war, with weapons rising everywhere.

From time to time, Heavenly Lords, Earth Lords, and Realm Lords who had been enfeoffed by the Dao Court's Jade Books and Golden Records could not defy the great trend of heaven's fate and were toppled by local beings.

Not only did they lose their illustrious positions, but they even miserably lost their lives...

Sometimes, those Heavenly Lords and Earth Lords would bring their followers to make a comeback, suppressing the rebellious parties.

Destroying mountains and temples, killing gods and ghosts, piling up the remains of the dead into mounds to deter any misconduct...

At this time when the Emperor Star was swaying.

And the situation was turbulent.

The dragons of Taichang Heaven also changed their usual submissive and low-profile style.

Not only did they call upon friends and allies to ambush and kill the Heavenly Lord governing Taichang Heaven, but they also audaciously declared themselves Emperors, taking Taichang Heaven for themselves.

At the same time, they took advantage of the chaotic situation, wanting to fish in troubled waters and establish their own foundation in Xudu Heaven.

At that time, Xudu Heaven's Heavenly Lord was secretly wrestling with the Eight Sects and Six Factions.

Although they were scheming against each other, they all knew the score and did not escalate things, limiting the conflict to the younger disciples.

The sudden intervention of the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court.

Surprised both sides.

For a time.

As most of the power of the Eight Sects and Six Factions was either busy returning to their old homelands to move their foundations, busy following rebel leaders to clear the Emperor's side, or busy opening up territory elsewhere.

Even Xudu Heaven's Heavenly Lord was entangled by the remnants of Emperor Poluo, unable to fully free his hands.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Dragon Clan branch that came from Taichang Heaven opened up a good situation.

Not only did they occupy the entire East Sea and South Sea, but they also attacked several land continents, wanting to use this as a bargaining chip to connect with Xudu Heaven's Heavenly Lord, so the two sides could split the governing power of Xudu Heaven.

This move.

Naturally angered the Eight Sects and Six Factions, who sent troops to quell the rebellion.

And at that time.

Mount Shouyang was the gateway barrier of Dongmi Prefecture.

Several ancestors of Yuchen, Chiming, and Huzhao used boundless magic power to set up restrictions, using this mountain to remotely control all the earth veins and spiritual energy in the prefecture, locking the void and becoming a true gateway to heaven and earth!

Anyone who wanted to step into Dongmi Prefecture without the talisman decrees of the three sects.

Regardless of which direction they approached from, they had to first break through Mount Shouyang, this gateway to heaven and earth, before they could succeed.

At that time, Mount Shouyang could be said to be an extremely important place on the Dongmi Prefecture battlefield!

At the foot of the mountain, no one knew how many corpses of heavenly dragons and divine monsters had fallen, and even the craggy mountain rocks were soaked with essence blood.

During rainy weather, dragon roars could still be faintly heard, mournful and terrifying, making those who heard them tremble with fear.

And as the Eight Sects and Six Factions gradually returned to reinforce, that branch of the Dragon Court also felt it was difficult to hold on, and had no choice but to ask for help from the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court, and even the Emperor of the Dragon Court personally donned armor and led his followers to arrive.

But even so, it was difficult to save the situation.

Seeing the situation deteriorating day by day, if they didn't withdraw, the foundation of ten thousand generations would be filled into this bottomless pit.

After repeated bitter remonstrances were ignored, and after the Dragon Court Emperor killed several trusted family members to establish his authority, the Dragon Court branch that first arrived in Xudu Heaven developed ulterior motives and secretly conspired with the Eight Sects and Six Factions.

Thus, after some internal and external coordination, they finally caused the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court to suffer heavy losses, fleeing Xudu Heaven in a panic, and even that Dragon Court Emperor was severely injured and nearly died.

When discussing merits and rewards afterwards, because that Dragon Court branch had contributed significantly to this matter, and when breaking the thieves, they could be called the vanguard, and many big figures had died.

After the Eight Sects and Six Factions discussed it, they ordered that Dragon Court branch to guard the East Sea, forever acting as a fence for the Eight Sects and Six Factions, guarding the land continents and defending against foreign invaders.

This is the origin of the East Sea Dragon Clan.

And after the battle between the Eight Sects and Six Factions and the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court, although Xudu Heaven's Heavenly Lord always sat in Zhonglang Prefecture and never came out, showing a stance of not helping either side, watching the tigers fight from the mountain.

But not long after this battle.

He issued a decree to abdicate, yielding the governing power of Xudu Heaven to the Eight Sects and Six Factions.

The reason for this.

It is thought to be because he saw the true foundation of the Eight Sects and Six Factions.

Knowing that if he insisted on resisting, his own end would definitely not be good...

To this day.

The Dragon Court in Taichang Heaven has gradually weakened, appearing with several major opponents, no longer the way it was at the beginning of the Dao Court's collapse, where the Dragon Clan was the sole power.

This branch in the East Sea has become a faint vassal of the Eight Sects and Six Factions, and under the eyes of the ancestors of the various sects, they cannot stir up any big waves.

And as for Mount Shouyang.

After the battle with the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court, the restrictions were removed by the ancestors of the three sects, and it no longer had the name of a gateway to heaven and earth.

During this time, although the water monsters of the East Sea gave birth to several truly stunning figures who wanted to compete with the three sects of Dongmi and seize the spiritual caves on the land continents.

But in the eyes of the three sects of Dongmi, that was just a small scuffle, far from a major situation that would hurt their foundations.

Although it has reached the present day.

Mount Shouyang no longer has the important status of the Dongmi barrier, but is just a great blessed land.

But ten thousand generations have passed.

Some of the legal restrictions set up early by the three sects of Dongmi in the old years are still deeply rooted and inherited to this day...

When passing through Mount Shouyang, if there are no accidents, cultivators find it difficult to use movement techniques, unable to cross the void, and will be hindered by the sealing power of Mount Shouyang.

They can only honestly set up escape light, or ride flying boats and other objects to travel through the surroundings, with no other way.

The residual sealing power of Mount Shouyang.

I fear even Golden Core True Persons cannot be an exception!

And when Chen Hang used the Escape Realm Shuttle to move from the infinite distance to the vicinity of this mountain.

He also felt the void suddenly become extremely hard, just like a copper wall and iron wall, unable to be pried open at all.

Because of this reason.

He could only jump out of the void, simply stop, and look far away at that ancient divine mountain that was almost supporting the sky and the earth.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel emotional, his thoughts thousands of miles away.

"Haven't been to this Mount Shouyang for a long time, is it still this bird-like appearance?"

A tiny five-colored smoke slowly drifted out from Chen Hang's sleeve, glanced forward, and then lazily drilled out of his sleeve, with the voice of the Five Qi Qian Kun Circle coming from inside:

"I heard that this mountain was an important place in Dongmi Prefecture back then, known as the Dongmi Barrier... Now its reputation has fallen, it's just a great blessed land, rewarded to that someone of the noble family, Xie what?"

"Changyou Xie Clan, Xie Yingyuan."

Chen Hang interrupted:

"And Mount Shouyang is not owned by Xie Yingyuan alone, but is jointly managed by him and another great True Person of the Yuchen Sect.

It's just that in recent years, that great True Person, due to the difficulty of the three disasters, after asking the sect for instructions, resigned from all duties and went to the universe outside the sky alone to seek resonance. Only then did this Mount Shouyang temporarily fall into the hands of Xie Yingyuan.

In the past, he once invited out the Xie Clan's heavy treasure, the Ninety-Nine Turtle Snake Stakes, to break the Buddhist evil siege of Hongjing Heaven, allowing the Yuchen Dao pulse of that heaven to remain intact...

This merit is not small, and added to his previous achievements, even though Xie Yingyuan comes from the Twelve Noble Families and his heart is impure, the Yuchen Sect could not help but reward his achievements."

"Wait, Master, how do you know so much detail?"

The Five Qi Qian Kun Circle asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"It's just the principle of knowing yourself and knowing the enemy."

Chen Hang smiled slightly and didn't say much more.

And at this time.

After looking at Mount Shouyang from afar for a few moments.

Chen Hang's profound art turned, and he changed his physical posture with the method of "Thousand Changes and Myriad Transformations."

In an instant.

He appeared as a thin, tall Daoist with an ordinary appearance, and also covered his aura in the same way.

Mount Shouyang isolates all kinds of void movement techniques, and if one wants to go to the East Sea from here, one can only rely on the cultivator's own escape speed.

And Xie Yingyuan, the current owner of Mount Shouyang, does not harbor good intentions toward Chen Hang.

Although it seems that a figure like Xie Yingyuan should have no time to pay attention to the pedestrians coming and going on Mount Shouyang every day.

Not to mention that very few people know that Chen Hang came to the East Sea, so there should be no mistakes.

But Chen Hang is now hanging alone outside the mountain gate, and it is not guaranteed that he will meet people from the noble families, or be inexplicably involved in the grievances of Chen Yushu.

Being extra careful is also appropriate...

And thinking like this.

I fear only after half a year, when the East Sea Long Gong opens its palace prohibitions and welcomes guests from all directions.

Truly entering the Long Gong.

Only then can he reveal his original form, and there will be no need to worry about his life...

And at this time.

After Chen Hang changed his form.

The Escape Realm Shuttle suddenly spoke:

"The Long Gong's son-in-law selection dharma assembly should still be half a year away. During this period, I wonder what plans you have?"

"I heard that on this East Sea, there is an immortal market, known as the 'Chen Yuquan Immortal Market,' which contains many immortal treasures and exotic treasures, and is a unique feature of the sea. The Dragon Clan is the owner behind this market."

Chen Hang pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said:

"I have quite a few miscellaneous items on me now, it's time to take them and exchange them for some useful things!"

In the Liuhuo Honghua Mystic Realm, no less than a dozen noble family disciples died at his hands, and Chen Hang naturally obtained their Qiankun bags and other storage talisman artifacts.

There are many treasures inside.

The value is also quite precious.

But there are not many that are beneficial to Chen Hang's current Daoist cultivation.

If an ordinary person encountered this scene, they would mostly distribute the items in these Qiankun bags to disciples or juniors, but now Chen Hang hasn't even found a master, let alone taking in disciples.

Rather than letting these items gather dust, exchanging them for a good price is the right thing to do.

Not to mention that Chen Hang also harbors an idea in his heart; the Dragon Clan is inherently wealthy, and back then they secretly seized quite a bit of the Taichang Heaven Dragon Court's wealth.

And since the owner behind the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market is the Dragon Clan.

Then it's possible.

The market might contain the essence of the innate five elements!

He has now obtained three Yellow Dragon Galls, and in the future, when cultivating in the "Ingesting the Five Essences" realm, although he doesn't need to worry about the earth element.

But the four categories of metal, wood, water, and fire are still lacking.

Now that he has come to the East Sea, he might as well go to the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market to try his luck.

If he can really find the innate five elements essence in that market, it won't have been a wasted trip.

And at this time, after answering.

Chen Hang didn't look much at the divine mountain in the distance, raised his sword escape, transformed into a red light that slashed through the gale, went straight into the depths of the clouds, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Until nearly an hour later, the sealing power in the void around him faintly decreased.

Chen Hang did not continue to move forward and completely leave the territory covered by the seal.

Instead, he slightly stopped his sword light, patrolled the clouds a few times, and soon found a coastal city.

People were coming and going in the city, and from time to time, escape lights would rise and fall, looking very lively and prosperous.

Seeing this, Chen Hang smiled slightly, urged his flying sword, and landed toward a wharf in the city. In an instant, he arrived nearby, then retracted his sword momentum, and his figure slowly appeared from the light.

There were quite a few cultivators in the field laughing and talking, but suddenly seeing a sword light tear through the atmosphere and arrive before their eyes from afar in an instant, they were all startled.

They looked at each other one after another, stopped their voices unconsciously, and all harbored a bit of caution.

Not long after.

A wharf manager with gills behind his ears and some blue scales on his cheeks, obviously a water monster transformed into human form, heard the news and rushed over.

He was all smiles, bowed to Chen Hang, and said cautiously:

"Greetings, honored guest. I wonder if you are heading to the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market?"

"Excuse me, I do indeed need to borrow your precious ship."

Chen Hang returned the salute.

"Easy! Easy! The next ferry only needs another half an hour to set sail, please wait a moment, honored guest."

Seeing that the person who came was not here to cause trouble, the manager transformed from a monster felt relieved and hurriedly said with a smile.

Chen Hang nodded slightly and didn't say much.

"..."

The manager originally wanted to invite him into the building for tea and take the opportunity to probe Chen Hang's background.

But seeing him like this, he didn't dare to say more, just gave a dry laugh, and bowed away.

Although the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market is on the East Sea, it has no fixed location; it is on the back of a divine monster called Baxia, which carries the market and wanders through the boundless sea, its whereabouts unpredictable.

If one had been to the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market before, one would naturally be gifted a jade talisman by the people of the market.

With this talisman, one could locate the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market.

But Chen Hang is coming to the East Sea for the first time, so naturally, he has no jade talisman in hand, and can only follow these ferries and let them lead the way.

About half an hour.

In the distant corner of the sky, several crisp whistling sounds suddenly rang out, shaking the eardrums.

Chen Hang focused his eyes and saw three large sea pythons of mottled colors dragging a large sea boat ten zhang high, divided into three layers, upper, middle, and lower, rushing over, stirring up rolling waves, the momentum not small.

"Are you using these python monsters to find the location of the immortal market?"

Seeing this, Chen Hang couldn't help but ask the wharf manager.

"Exactly, exactly, your dharma eyes are sharp, honored guest!"

The wharf manager hurriedly replied.

"Baxia is a divine monster, why can these python monsters find its tracks? What is the reason for this?"

"This... honored guest..."

Hearing this, the wharf manager found it difficult to speak, stammering.

Seeing this, Chen Hang didn't make things difficult for him, shook his head slightly, and stopped the topic.

Soon, the large sea boat arrived at the wharf. After feeding the three large sea pythons some elixirs, and having wharf laborers carry blood food such as cattle and sheep for the sea pythons to taste,

The sea boat opened its restrictions, and a long ladder was lowered.

Chen Hang and a group of people who wanted to go to the Chen Yuquan Immortal Market paid the talisman money, went up the long ladder, and then, under the guidance of several servants, each chose a cabin.

Chen Hang is not short of this bit of talisman money now, so he chose the top floor with a pair of siblings.

Pushing the door to look.

He saw that although it was not very spacious inside, the four walls were bright and clean, and the decoration was quite elegant.

He nodded slightly, closed the door, and sat cross-legged.

"That person can use sword escape techniques, he is clearly a powerful sword cultivator! And sword cultivators have always had strange temperaments; if they disagree, they will kill people, don't cause trouble!"

Top floor cabin, seeing Chen Hang close the door.

Among the pair of siblings, the young girl was obviously younger and looked at Chen Hang's cabin with curiosity, her eyes rolling, not knowing what she was planning.

Her cheeks puffed up, eager to try.

Seeing the girl like this, her brother was startled and hurriedly lowered his voice to scold:

"We are here this time to visit Hong Hong Guanshi Mao of the immortal market and ask him to take care of our clan's business. If you dare to ruin the big event, I will drive you off the ship now!"

"... I'm not stupid, I just got a new flying sword and wanted to ask that sword cultivator senior for advice, to see if he could be merciful and point out my sword technique." The girl rolled her eyes and said.

"That kind of person, and so young! If he were willing to be a guest on the island, even Grandfather couldn't neglect him and would have to treat him as an honored guest. How could he be so easily invited?"

The brother sneered, then slowly added:

"Besides, with your three-legged cat sword technique, why bother showing it off?"

Hearing this, the girl was furious, and the two began to argue back and forth.

Although the door had soundproofing restrictions, Chen Hang's hearing was now extremely clear, and he heard every word.

But he didn't pay much attention, just took out a Dao book and started reading.

And soon.

Three days passed.

That evening, Chen Hang's mind suddenly moved, and after taking out the tortoise shell and performing a series of finger calculations.

He suddenly frowned slightly and pushed the door to go out.

(End of chapter)