Journey to the head

This is a map of the Dragon Palace!
Since entering the Immortal Fall Islands, Lu Qian had racked his brains and embarked on one adventure after another, but unfortunately, all his attempts had failed. Just when he was ready to give up, the Dragon Palace Sea Chart suddenly appeared before him.

Fate is truly wondrous; the wicked dragon Yueyuan Jun, who once invaded Yunshan, has now become his guide.

Come to think of it, he is, after all, the descendant of the second son, Ya Zi, and the famous Dao Hai Jun. Even Qiu Weng, whose cultivation is higher than his, has to follow his lead.

He came to Cangzhou on a mission, originally only to pick up Jiang Qingfeng, who was supposed to be kidnapped by the Sikong family; it was more like a gilded opportunity. However, he was hot-tempered, underestimated his enemies, and acted rashly, taking the initiative to break the Guimao Agreement, which led to his capture and execution by Taiyi Paradise, leaving the Dragon Clan helpless.

It's not surprising that he possesses the Dragon Palace Sea Chart.

Lu Qian examined the Dragon Palace sea map several times, then compared it with his original sea map, estimating the distance between the sacred Dragon Palace and himself. He was overjoyed. There were less than ten days until the Dragon Palace opened. Based on his and Yu Jiao's speed, they should be able to arrive before the Dragon Palace opened and reunite with his senior sister and Hai Shuangyao.

He carefully kept the Dragon Palace sea chart. The chart was marked with dense markings of ocean currents, whirlpools, secret passages, mechanisms, restrictions, and magic arrays, which showed the complexity and changes of the Dragon Palace sea area. The dragons' protection of this place could be described as going to extreme lengths. Without the sea chart, it was impossible to enter.

Afterwards, Lu Qian browsed through the library and discovered another strange thing. It turned out that although this "Nine Abyss Water Mansion" belonged to Lord Yueyuan, it was not his official dragon residence, but rather a secret base.

He wasn't even the first master of the Nine Abyss Water Mansion. The history of this water mansion is much longer than one might imagine. The first master was a dragon who lived in seclusion here, and what happened after that is unknown. In any case, the mansion was eventually inherited by Lord Yueyuan.

No wonder this underwater palace is hidden deep within, without any sea creatures guarding it.

This place is actually a secret treasure trove!

This place holds the secret stash of one, or even several, primordial dragon lords!
These layers upon layers of books contain numerous secret techniques, cultivation insights, and methods for mastering profound mysteries from the dragon and sea races. They also include methods for raising and breeding various types of sea beasts for military and civilian use, as well as blueprints for all types of warships of the dragon navy.
And detailed nautical charts of various sea areas in the underwater world, various secrets and secrets, and the customs and traditions of the underwater world.
Such a library has unveiled the mysteries of the Star Sea, especially the Dragon Clan and Sea Clan that rule the Star Sea, for Lu Qian, and is already an immeasurable treasure.

Lu Qian was conducting a thorough search without any hesitation, stuffing stacks of jade slips, palm leaves, conch shells, algae books, and mermaid silk scrolls into his storage bag. Then he heard Yu Jiao shout excitedly, "My lord! Come and see!"

Putting down his book, Lu Qian left the courtyard and followed the sound. He saw Yu Jiao rolling around on a large patch of messy bushes, greedily sniffing the air, a look of ecstasy on his face.

"Ah, ninety-nine percent, a rare find."

Lu Qian was taken aback. He plucked a few tender leaves from the bushes, and with a gentle sniff, a clear and comforting aroma filled his chest, instantly bringing a sense of clarity and tranquility. Upon closer inspection, the shape of these emerald green leaves was clearly that of the extremely rare deep-sea treasure, Nine Abyss Spirit Tea!
This water palace is called the Nine Abyss Water Palace. Could it be that the first owner named it after planting the Nine Abyss Spirit Tea?
Although this spiritual tea is not a naturally occurring spiritual herb, it is already among the rare treasures of the world. Not only does it taste excellent, but it is also very beneficial to cultivation. In particular, it has the effect of calming the mind and dispelling gloom, making it an excellent aid for cultivating spiritual power. It can also nourish the soul and heal soul injuries, thus its value is very high, and it is a rare item even on the islands.

Looking around, there is a large area of ​​spiritual tea, with hundreds of tea trees. Although no one has taken care of them for so many years, they have become more and more lush under the nourishment of the spiritual vein array. They are so crowded together that their original appearance is no longer visible, and they have even grown out of the garden area and occupied the middle of the road.

On the mainland, Nine Abyss Spirit Tea is even rarer, and ordinary cultivators have never even heard of it. Now that we have so much spirit tea, the disciples of Yunshan are truly blessed!

And that's not all. Lu Qian squinted at the green leaves.

He clearly remembered that the mixture of Nine Abyss Spirit Tea and Thorn Ancient Shark Blood, activated by the conch shell's horn-like sound, was a deadly poison that corroded the primordial spirit. During the ancient battle of the Corpse Chaos, the newly ascended primordial spirit Sikong Sheng had used this very poison to severely injure Miaomiao Xuanjun.

While pondering, Lu Qian's hands didn't stop. He grabbed the still-rolling jade dragon and threw it away, then began to collect the tender leaves of the Nine Abyss Spirit Tea. In a short while, he had filled a large bag.

This Nine Abyss Spirit Tea is a treasure of the deep sea, and it can only grow in this place. Transplanting it is pointless; we can just harvest it once every now and then.

They send disciples to collect it every so often?
Lu Qian's heart suddenly stirred. The books here brought the Yunshan Sect the technology to establish itself in the sea, and this water mansion was also a low-level sixth-grade spiritual vein, which was even higher than the Biluo Peak of his own mountain sect.

Is it possible to establish a branch of the Cloud Mountain Sect in the Star Sea, relying on the Water Mansion?
Of course, there are still too many inconveniences, and being in the deep sea, isolated and helpless, is not appropriate.

Lu Qian kept these thoughts to himself for the time being, and then went to look at other gardens, where he was pleasantly surprised again.

There are also several rare treasures from the sea here. Even more precious is that, in a barren garden, three mature innate spiritual herbs from the sea are growing!

It is precisely because they have monopolized the spiritual energy of this garden that other plants cannot grow, and there is no unusual situation where plants grow in clusters.

Lu Qian currently possesses pill formulas that require almost no use for these rare and precious herbs from the deep sea, but they can all be exchanged through the Myriad Spirit Herbs Association. Given the rarity of these deep-sea treasures, he is certain to achieve highly profitable transactions.

Thinking of the Myriad Spirits Herb Gathering, Lu Qian also thought of that Blessing Master.

After the demonic chaos, Tianfu Gong disappeared. Sixteen years later, the Wanling Immortal Herb Association in the region has a new vice president who has no connection with Lu Qian.

Even now, Lu Qian still cannot determine Tianfu Gong's background or the true identity of his master.

He once said that his lord's intervention led to the subterranean demons attacking Qingzhou, giving Lu Qian an opportunity to reclaim his ancestral lineage, thus Lu Qian owed them a favor. However, the series of events that followed the conquest of Qingzhou were so complex that they probably exceeded Tianfu Gong's expectations.

After the great battle, Lu Qian also sent his intelligence department to collect information, but Tianfu Gong had vanished without a trace.

It's unclear whether this mysterious figure and the forces behind him are friends or foes, and he even has the excuse of repaying a favor. Lu Qian felt like he had thorns in his side, but he had no other choice but to be on guard.

After taking stock of the treasures cultivated in the Water Mansion, Lu Qian pushed open the doors of the remaining pavilions and carefully examined them as the Jade Dragon rummaged through chests and cabinets and searched everywhere, reaping a great harvest.

All those elixirs and miraculous medicines, exclusive to dragons but useless to humans, were stuffed into the Jade Flounder's hands, making the chubby boy ecstatic. Previously, the spoils of war he acquired on the continent had never really benefited him, but this time it was the complete opposite; this was his most satisfying episode yet.

For Lu Qian, what was more useful were the mountains of spirit crystals and spirit marrow, as well as the bones, scales, and other refining materials from various rare sea beasts and wild beasts.

Lu Qian simply emptied the storage bag he had taken from Hai Mocheng. Perhaps he had already given everything in exchange for the three True Talismans. Compared to Hai Mocheng's status, the contents of his storage bag could only be described as meager. In comparison, the treasures before him were far more useful.

Searching as they went, Lu Qian and Yu Jiao arrived at the last building. Here, some remnants of magical arrays and restrictions remained, making it seem different. After a little time, the two finally broke through the barriers and pushed open the door.

In an instant, a flash of spiritual light assaulted the eyes, and a heavy spiritual pressure enveloped the body. On the shelves, some horizontal and some vertical, rows of weapons—swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—gleamed coldly, their spiritual patterns shimmering. Armored suits—bright armor, chainmail, scale armor, and black hammer armor—shone with light, runes appearing everywhere.

This is the private armory accumulated by the successive owners of the Water Mansion, and the weapons and armor collected here are all top-grade or even top-grade magical treasures and spiritual artifacts!
A quick count revealed that there were over a hundred prototypes of magical artifacts and more than ten prototypes of spiritual artifacts.

It is enough to arm dozens of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, and even Nascent Soul cultivators will be dazzled by it!

The Dragon Lord is far wealthier than any human cultivator could imagine!

Lu Qian stared at it for a long time, then sighed in frustration and started taking things out of his storage bag, taking out all the large stacks of books.

I put them away too early. I didn't bring that many storage bags this time. I could only take out the less important ones from the storage bags to make room for the most top-grade artifact blanks.

At this moment, Lu Qian sincerely regretted that he should have brought Bai Yujing with him and swallowed all the treasures in this water palace!
Unfortunately, not only Bai Yujing, but also the alchemical cauldron that possessed the ability to absorb and transform into pills, was left at Biluo Peak of the Yunshan Sect this time.

Now we can only sigh in despair and take only the most essential parts. Fortunately, the Nine Abyss Water Mansion is very well hidden and protected by the Primordial Spirit Array. It has been undisturbed for decades and should remain peaceful for a long time to come.

An hour later, Lu Qian stood in front of the Water Mansion gate with the Jade Dragon, whose pockets were stuffed full, and both felt very satisfied.

It's a pity we didn't have enough time, otherwise I really wanted to move it all!
With a sigh, Lu Qian waved his token, and the Twelve Capital Heaven Sumeru Array was activated once again, enveloping the Water Mansion within it.

He turned around and looked at the pitch-black, unknown waters.

"Let's go, let's head to the Dragon Palace!"

A strong storm arose on the sea surrounding Yuhu Island, causing large areas of the sea to tremble and waves to rise hundreds of feet high, crashing and shattering against the protective array of Yuhu Island.

This is the last of the "Six Pillars of Immortal Demise" teams to arrive. With all six pillars gathered, the journey to the Dragon Palace is about to begin.

"Sister, can't I really come with you?"

The Hai family's massive silver-white warship stood tall amidst the waves, remaining unmoved despite the crashing surf. Jiang Qingfeng and Jiang Baitao were in the cabin, gazing at the dense array of cultivators' escape lights in the sky.

With Hai Yiwei's help, Jiang Qingfeng has secretly infiltrated the Hai family's group and is about to depart for the Dragon Palace. Meanwhile, Jiang Baitao, as Hai Shuangyao's close friend and a guest of the Hai family, openly and legitimately spent several days traveling with Hai Shuangyao on the Immortal Meteor Islands.

With their parting imminent, Bai Tao was far from at ease: "Sister, this trip to the Dragon Palace is different from the past. The Six Pillars of Immortal Fall have dispatched a large number of elites and experts. I'm afraid that four-fifths of the top combat power will go to the Dragon Palace together. It must be because there is danger about to happen in the Dragon Palace."

Jiang Qingfeng nodded: "I know. Junior Brother once said that as the Dragon Palace was about to open, the Dragon Clan made great moves, even at the cost of damaging the foundation of their rule in the Star Sea, in order to transfer all the Dragon Clan members to the Dragon Palace Holy Land. In addition, a large number of sea clan experts have also recently disappeared."

"I've also heard from Commander Wei that the Dragon Clan's move is likely an attempt to gather strength, try to overturn the Gui Mao Agreement, keep the human race out of the Dragon Palace, and even rewrite the landscape of the Star Sea."

As Jiang Qingfeng said this, Hai Yiwei's disdainful snort seemed to reappear before his eyes.

"These worthless scoundrels, these scaly and horned creatures, think that after so many years of cultivation they have grown stronger, and they can't wait to jump out and cause trouble. Ha, when it comes to growth rate, who can compare to us humans?"

“We are the masters of heaven and earth, it’s time to teach them this lesson again.”

"These old mudskippers better pray they have more heads, otherwise they're not enough for me to twist!"

Jiang Baitao became even more nervous: "If that's the case, then there will definitely be a fierce battle outside the Dragon Palace."

"We can't say that, after all, it's just speculation right now." Jiang Qingfeng withdrew his gaze from the distance. "Besides, the fact that all six pillars of the Immortal Fall sent out experts is also to deter the Dragon Clan. In that case, it's very possible that a war won't break out."

This time, just as Jiang Baitao said, nearly four-fifths of the top experts at the Yuan Shen level and above were dispatched by the Six Pillars of Immortal Fall, leaving only one-fifth to guard the archipelago.

There are a total of five Dao-Merging Immortal Lords in the palace and sect. Three of them came this time, and two of them even returned early from the exploration of the void.

Of the sixty True Monarchs who were among the Six Pillars of Immortal Demise, a full forty-eight of them came this time!

As for the Primordial Spirit Mystic Lord, there were a full four hundred and fifty of them.

With such terrifyingly powerful experts gathered in one place, even the slightest leakage of spiritual pressure caused a massive storm to rise on the Star Sea.

Those who are actually going to enter the Dragon Palace are only twenty outstanding young talents who hold the Ascension Certificate.

Jiang Qingfeng never imagined that he would be able to come into close contact with so many terrifying beings.

She turned to Jiang Baitao: "No matter what, you can't go with us. You should stay on the islands and wander around and have some fun until your senior brother and I return."

In fact, Lu Qian had been at sea for several days without any news and there was no way to contact him. She was constantly worried and concerned, but it was not good to show it at this time and affect Jiang Baitao, so she could only pretend to be calm.

Jiang Baitao hugged her arm tightly, trying to coax her, "Sister, you and Shuangyao both went to the Dragon Palace, I'm so bored by myself, can you take me with you to broaden my horizons?" (End of Chapter)