I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 679 Chijiang Dragon King, Dongche Zhenjun

The sword light swept across the sky, covering a thousand miles in an instant.

Xia Daoming stood within the light blade, his golden eyes darting about. Looking into the distance, he saw towering waves rolling like mountains in the direction of the Chijiang Dragon Palace, their malevolent aura soaring to the sky, as if countless military formations were churning underwater.

Above the river, spiritual energy tore through the sky, and lightning crackled across the heavens.

It could be vaguely seen that waves of aquatic troops were rapidly converging from all directions, all heading towards the river area under the control of the Third Prince.

The fighting in the city also alarmed the local authorities, and many True Immortals rushed over here.

Furthermore, Xia Daoming's divine sense keenly detected several terrifying auras sweeping towards him from the state city.

Those few streams of energy were as heavy as mountains, seemingly capable of crushing the void.

Fortunately, those terrifying auras did not harbor any malice; to Xia Daoming, they were purely driven by curiosity.

Since that's the case, Xia Daoming naturally pretended to be confused and didn't mobilize the power of his Purple Mansion to block their spying.

Not only did it not stop them from spying, it even made no attempt to conceal its Seventh Stage Realm aura.

Sure enough, upon seeing that he was merely a seventh-level True Immortal, the terrifying auras quickly lost interest in him and turned their attention to the residence of the Third Prince of Chijiang.

A mere Seventh-Level True Immortal could not possibly cause such a commotion; there must be someone else involved.

Sensing that the attention of those important figures had shifted away from him, Xia Daoming secretly breathed a sigh of relief and vigorously urged his sword light to leave at an even faster speed.

Soon after, the sky above the nine celestial palaces in the heart of Longyuan City suddenly trembled.

Several beams of golden light shot into the sky, condensing into countless golden runes that intertwined and converged in the clouds, revealing several gigantic golden faces that blotted out the sky.
The golden-faced man's eyes darted around, looking in the direction where Xia Daoming's sword light had disappeared, but it was already gone.

Several giant golden faces exchanged glances, revealing a self-deprecating expression.

Then, the giant golden face faded away like a shadow and disappeared.

"A few years ago, Cang Hao's most valued seventh son, Cang Ming, unexpectedly perished in the Valley of Reincarnation. Now, his third son has been directly killed in the Crown Prince's palace. It seems that Chijiang is about to be in turmoil!"

In a celestial palace, a Golden Immortal wearing a tall crown and the official robes of a Heavenly Court True Lord shook his head, then raised his hand, and a golden token flew out, landing in the hand of a Twelve-Assembly True Immortal below.

"Strengthen patrols along both banks of the Chi River. If the Chi River Dragon Palace doesn't go too far, we can let them cause trouble for now. But if they really go too far, we must suppress them! In Chi River Prefecture, even the Chi River Dragon Palace must abide by the laws of the Heavenly Court and must not act recklessly or lawlessly!"

"Your humble servant will obey the True Lord's decree!" The twelve True Immortals, holding the token, bowed and left to receive the order.

Another half incense stick's time passed.

Chijiang Bottom.

The palace of the Third Prince has long been reduced to ruins, with broken walls and jade fragments, bloody stench, and a murderous aura soaring to the sky.

Cang Hao, the Dragon King of Chijiang, stood before the ruins, the dragon scales on his black python robe undulating in layers, his anger rising like a tide, almost boiling the river water.

"Investigate this thoroughly! Who dared to kill my beloved son? I will make him wish he were never born!"

After a long while, Cang Hao roared in anger!

A thousand-foot-long azure dragon phantom appeared behind him, angrily whipping its massive tail, causing the river water to surge into the sky.

The raging floodwaters swept across both banks, submerging countless farmhouses.

Not only that, but a fierce wind arose above the great river, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and torrential rain poured down. The tortoise-like figures on either side and the surrounding aquatic soldiers, seeing the Dragon King's anger, all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling and not daring to utter a sound.

After a long time, the giant waves gradually subsided.

Only then did the Turtle Prime Minister dare to step forward and whisper, "Your Majesty, this river region is adjacent to Longyuan City. Given such a large commotion, the state capital must have been the first to receive the news. Perhaps Your Majesty could go to the state capital and inquire with the True Lord Dongche, who is in charge of monitoring the Chi River."

Upon hearing the mention of the Turtle Appearance and the True Lord of Penetrating Understanding, Cang Hao clenched his fists and turned ashen-faced.

"That old scoundrel actually sat and watched my son be killed! He's utterly despicable and hateful!"

"Your Majesty's most urgent task is to find the real culprit; we must swallow this insult!" the Turtle Minister said cautiously.

Cang Hao then took a deep breath, slowly suppressing his anger, and flicked his sleeve.

The clouds parted and the rain stopped, and the Chi River calmed down again, but the lurking anger still surged endlessly beneath the water.

Cang Hao rode on the clouds, his face gloomy, heading towards the immortal palace in the center of Longyuan City, which bore the five large characters "Dongche Zhenjun Mansion".

Inside the True Lord's Mansion, golden palaces stand tall, cloud-covered terraces are laid out, and rosy light flows freely.

The True Lord of Penetrating Understanding, the Golden Immortal who had just ordered increased patrols along both banks of the Chi River, was already waiting at the gate, smiling and bowing as he said:

"The Dragon King of Chijiang has graced us with his presence; I, the True Lord, have failed to greet you properly!"

"Your Excellency is busy with many matters, how could I dare to trouble you?" Cang Hao's face was cold and stern, his tone carrying a hint of anger.

Seeing Cang Hao's angry and accusatory expression, Dongche Zhenjun was inevitably annoyed, but remembering that not long ago, the Third Prince's palace had been trampled to pieces right under his nose and the Third Prince had been killed, he had no choice but to suppress his anger.

"You flatter me, Dragon King of Chijiang. Your presence is an honor, and even though I am busy, I cannot be impolite. Please come in, Dragon King." With that, True Lord Dongche waved his hand in invitation.

Cang Hao was not grateful for this gesture, but instead remained sullen as he followed Dongche Zhenjun into Zhenjun's mansion.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Dongche Zhenjun saw that Canghao's face was still gloomy, so he helplessly cupped his hands and said, "I am deeply sorry for the murder of the Dragon King's three sons. Dragon King, please accept my condolences! But this matter happened too suddenly. By the time I reacted, the murderer had already fled far away. I am helpless."

"Who doesn't know the True Lord's abilities? My son's cave is just outside the city. He was murdered, and the True Lord is so slow to realize it? Isn't that trying to fool me? But my son was killed because he wasn't skilled enough, so I can't blame the True Lord. I've come here today to ask the True Lord to tell me who the murderer is." Cang Hao's face twitched upon hearing this, and he almost slammed his fist on the table, but in the end, he suppressed his anger and said coldly.

He was ultimately just a minor Dragon King of Chijiang, not the Dragon King of Hanyuanhai. Moreover, Hanyuanhai was separated from Chijiang Prefecture by Fengzhu Prefecture, making it too far away for him to act arbitrarily against a Heavenly Court True Lord!
Seeing that the Dragon King of Chijiang had clearly misunderstood him, Dongche Zhenjun's expression changed several times, but he finally calmly explained:

"The Dragon King's three sons are stationed in the Chijiang River region, which is ten thousand miles outside the city. Every day, people from all directions come and go in an endless stream. The Dragon King's three sons' men have often clashed and fought with them."

However, your son has a cultivation level of twelve, his troops are strong and well-equipped, and there are powerful formations set up in the sea area surrounding your mansion. Unless a Golden Immortal takes action, it is usually the various forces that suffer losses.

Even if we encounter a powerful figure, the Dragon King's forces will continuously come to our aid along the Chi River, so there is no need for me to intervene!

At first, I thought this conflict was the same as usual, just a bit loud. That's why I paid special attention. But when I saw that there was no Golden Immortal aura, and I could only sense two auras of the Twelve True Immortals, I naturally let them do as they pleased.

The commotion was loud but subsided quickly, which aroused my curiosity again. So I paid special attention and investigated, only to find that I could not sense your son's aura. Only then did I realize that something was wrong.

This True Lord, along with several other True Lords in the city, immediately manifested their divine forms and searched the surrounding area, but found nothing!

"Is this true?" Cang Hao's expression finally changed drastically upon hearing this.

"What do you mean by that, Dragon King of Chijiang? Do you think I, the True Lord, would lie to you?" True Lord Dongche asked, his face filled with anger.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)