I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 675 The City of the State, Chijiang River

Xia Daoming's mind stirred slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The four people were staring ahead in shock.

Xia Daoming stood up, raised his eyes and looked in that direction. His eyes suddenly lit up, and a look of shock involuntarily appeared on his face.

Thousands of miles away, the clouds were bathed in a vast, ethereal light, shimmering with a golden-red glow.

Beneath those golden and crimson clouds, a magnificent city emerged.

The outer city is built of ancient black rock, with towering walls that resemble a natural barrier, engraved with dragon-shaped immortal patterns, and with hidden lightning and fire flowing through them.

Outside the city, the Cloud River flows backward, and the spiritual veins meander across the land like dragons and snakes. Hundreds of millions of runes rise from the ground and converge into the main vein of the city, making the entire city itself seem like a giant immortal array.

At the heart of the city, nine celestial palaces rise from the ground and soar into the sky, their gilded roof tiles shimmering with starlight, banners fluttering in the wind, and armored celestial soldiers patrolling and on guard.

The ethereal aura fills the sky, making one feel insignificant when looking from afar.

The grandeur of this city far surpassed that of any of the county towns Xia Daoming had seen along the way.

Even the capital of Shangjun is far inferior.

The most awe-inspiring sight is a vast river that meanders and surges from north to south, like a celestial river fallen to earth, its waves rising like dragon scales.

From time to time, dragon-like ripples rise from the river, transforming into dragon shadows in the mist, darting beneath the shimmering waves, seemingly real yet illusory, carrying an undeniable ancient and imposing aura.

The river winds around the city in three sections, as if the water serves as a screen and the dragon as a protector.

The city stands because of the river, and the river's power is restrained by the city; the two are interconnected, like heaven and earth, yin and yang, residing in one place.

The boats floating on the river are no ordinary objects; they are all made of spirit wood, black iron, or demon bones, and their hulls glow with hidden runes. They carry merchants from various races back and forth in a continuous stream.

Aquatic creatures patrol the river from time to time, their silver armor like scales, and the water opens up wherever they pass.

Outside the city, cultivators and immortals of various races came and went.

Flying boats and mythical beasts, rarely seen in Zhongxia County, come and go like stars here, becoming almost commonplace.

“Master, ahead lies Longyuan City, the capital of Chijiang Prefecture! The great river that flows around the city is the Chijiang River, from which Chijiang Prefecture is named.” Yan Ling walked behind Xia Daoming and said softly.

Along the way, Yanling and the other Azure Feather Fire Crows were not only responsible for piloting the immortal ship, but also for gathering information and finding routes.

"So that's Longyuan City. It truly lives up to its reputation as a prefecture city, far surpassing any county city! Chijiang is also living up to its name. I wonder what the Chijiang Dragon Palace is like!" Xia Daoming nodded slightly, a hint of regret showing in his eyes as he looked at Chijiang.

The Three Lights Divine Water is hidden in the Chijiang Dragon Palace. Unfortunately, the Chijiang Dragon Palace is not only guarded by a Golden Immortal, but also heavily guarded. Xia Daoming does not dare to go to the Chijiang Dragon Palace to steal the Three Lights Divine Water at present.

"Master, shall we enter Dragon Abyss City?" Yan Ling asked.

Xia Daoming did not answer, but continued to gaze at Longyuan City, his eyes flashing with golden light.

Under his divine vision, nine golden energies shot straight into the sky from the nine celestial palaces in the city center, carrying an imposing aura.

That was the aura of a Golden Immortal.

"The capital city is truly different; the Heavenly Court has actually sent nine Golden Immortals to oversee Longyuan City!"

Xia Daoming was shocked. The golden light in his eyes disappeared, and he waved his hand, saying, "Forget it! This Longyuan City is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If you accidentally offend someone, they may have a powerful background and a big influence. It's better to take a detour and not cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Yes, sir!" Yan Ling bowed and accepted the order.

The fairy boat circled the city and soon flew over the Chi River.

Above the Chi River, for reasons unknown, a fierce wind was blowing, and the wind became even stronger the higher one went.

Fortunately, the immortal boat used by Xia Daoming was a specially made flying immortal treasure, and it was obtained from Luo Ao, so it was of good quality and was able to withstand the gale.

Even so, the fairy boat can only fly at low altitudes.

Nascent Soul cultivators and ordinary True Immortals would likely find it difficult to directly cross the Chi River using their magical treasures; they would have to travel by riverboat.

Looking down at the Chijiang River up close, the river surface is vast, the water is surging, and the water mist rises, with the shadowy figure of a dragon appearing and disappearing, exuding great majesty and making it even more spectacular.

Boats drifted to and fro on the vast river like leaves, carried by the current. Occasionally, a huge wave would suddenly crash into one of the boats, and after the wave receded, the boat would disappear from sight.

Xia Daoming's golden eyes flashed, and he could see clearly that a group of aquatic demons and immortals were hiding beneath the giant wave. When the giant wave capsized the floating boat, it dragged the people and the boat to the bottom of the river.

"This Chijiang Dragon Palace is truly wicked. It occupies the Chijiang River, enjoying the river's abundant resources and collecting tolls from passing ships. Not satisfied with that, it has secretly engaged in such murderous and thieving activities."

As Xia Daoming was pondering to himself, the river suddenly parted in the distance, and a red light shot out, rapidly heading towards the opposite bank.

But as soon as the red light burst forth, several aquatic creatures covered in scales emerged from the river, riding the waves and creating rolling billows as they chased after the red light.

Seeing this, the surrounding boats quickly moved away, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

Above the river, the flying boats also gave way.

With the rights and wrongs of both sides unclear, and the aquatic creature covered in scales belonging to the Chijiang Dragon Palace, Xia Daoming would not rashly intervene. He was just about to signal Yan Ling to stay away from the place of trouble to avoid unnecessary trouble when suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Yanling, you take your men to Cangzhe County immediately. No matter what happens here, don't worry about it. I will go to Cangzhe County and meet up with you."

Before Yan Ling and the others could react, Xia Daoming had already created a cloud of mist to cover his body, then merged into the towering waves below and disappeared into the vast and turbulent Chi River.

Yan Ling and the others were slightly taken aback, but then they realized what was happening and were greatly shocked. They quickly urged the immortal boat to fly across the Chi River and head towards their next stop, Cangzhe County.

As soon as Xia Daoming entered the Chi River, he was like a true dragon entering the sea, reversing the river's flow and quickly chasing after the direction in which the red light on the river surface had fled.

The red light was still more than twenty miles from the shore when the aquatic immortal, clad in scales, rode the waves to catch up.

Rolling waves, surrounded by red light.

Two aquatic immortals stood atop the waves in each direction.

"You don't know what's good for you! It's your good fortune to serve my Third Prince, yet you dare to run away!" A tall, thin immortal with a pointed head, small eyes, and two long mustaches shouted shrilly from the wave between the red light and the riverbank.

As they shouted, each of the eight aquatic immortals suddenly had a net in their hands.

With a flick of his wrist, nets flew out from all directions, forming a huge water net that covered the area where the red light was.

The red light had barely shot into the sky when it crashed into the water net.

The red light dissipated, revealing a woman with a beautiful face and graceful figure.

The woman, with disheveled hair, wielding a flaming sword, gritted her teeth and charged in all directions.

However, when the fire sword touched the water net, the water net not only did not break, but a torrent of water gushed out, extinguishing the fire.

The water network continued to shrink, and the flames of the fire swords continued to extinguish.

"Little beauty, try running again if you dare! Haha!"

Seeing that the water net had completely ensnared and bound the woman, and as she struggled unwillingly, the crisscrossing net threads bound her body even more alluringly. The aquatic immortals couldn't help but gleam with lust and burst into loud laughter.

The laughter still echoed over the Chi River when the water beneath the eight men suddenly turned deep, dark, and icy cold.

“Xuanming Zhen…” The eight people screamed in terror.

But before the word "water" could even leave their mouths, the eight people were frozen solid by deep, dark ice.

Inside the Xuanming Frost, the expressions of terror on the faces of the eight people were clearly visible.

"Click! Click! Click!"

Suddenly, chunks of ice cracked open.

The bodies of the eight people inside split open, but no blood flowed out; they were all frozen solid.

At this moment, a cloud of mist rose from the bottom of the river, enveloping and swirling around the beautiful woman.

"Luo Mu thanks the immortal for saving his life!" In the mist, the beautiful woman saw a figure suddenly appear before her and quickly bowed in gratitude.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)