I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 736 News of Cang Yuan's Descendants
Upon arriving in Langming County, Xia Daoming changed to traveling at low altitude in a fairy boat.

In less than a century, Langming County, which was once filled with various forces and constantly engaged in chaotic battles, is now orderly and rarely sees any fighting.

On this vast land, once few and dilapidated earth temples have now sprung up one after another, simple yet grand, with thriving incense offerings.

Everywhere you look, soldiers patrol the land and maintain order.

"Not bad!"

Xia Daoming was very pleased to see that Langming County had changed dramatically, and was completely different from other places in Suiyuan Prefecture. He knew that the Qingyuan Sect had completely taken control of the county.

As Xia Daoming was enjoying the local customs and culture along the way on the fairy boat, he saw a giant eagle spreading its wings and flying in from afar.

Atop the giant eagle stood a burly woman.

It could only be Xiao Liezhao and her mount, the Cangxuan Old Demon.

"Grand-disciple pays respects to Grandmaster!" Upon seeing Xia Daoming from afar, Xiao Liezhao's face lit up with excitement. Before the Cangxuan could even fly close to the immortal ship, he had already created a streak of fire, landed on the ship, and knelt down to pay his respects.

"How did you know I was back?" Xia Daoming asked with a smile.

"Now the entire Langming County is under the control of our Qingyuan Sect. Just now, my grand-disciple and Cangyun were nearby when they heard that a strange man in blue robes was flying across Langming County in a fairy boat."

Nowadays, apart from our Qingyuan Sect disciples, there aren't many immortals in Langming County who have the ability to fly in an immortal ship. As a grand-disciple, I naturally wanted to see which immortal had come to my Langming County. I never expected it to be my grandmaster!" Xiao Liezhao replied.

"I see, what a coincidence."

Xia Daoming then remembered that Langming County was a lower-level county, and there were not many true immortals who could own a celestial boat and spare no expense in spending celestial stones to fly in it. Most of them in Langming County were prominent figures.

With his unfamiliar face, he was slowly flying his immortal boat towards the county city. It would be strange if he didn't attract the attention of the spies and scouts that the Qingyuan Sect had arranged in various places!
"This servant greets the Master!" Cangxuan transformed into human form and bowed respectfully, but inwardly she was utterly terrified.

The last time she was suppressed by the sect leader, he was only at the tenth level of cultivation. Less than a hundred years have passed, and now, when they meet again, the sect leader has already attained the position of Golden Immortal.

Such speed was enough to terrify her!

"Let's go back to Xiaolang Mountain!" Xia Daoming waved his hand.

Before they even arrived at Xiaolang Mountain, Xiao Hongyi and the others had already received a message from Xiao Liezhao and came out of the mountain gate to greet them.

"You're already a Golden Immortal!" Xiao Hongyi looked at Xia Daoming, his whole body trembling with a mixture of surprise and joy.

"Congratulations to the Sect Leader on attaining the Golden Immortal Dao!" Everyone was overjoyed and bowed in congratulations.

Although they firmly believed that their sect leader would surely attain the Golden Immortal Dao, they never expected that day would come so soon!
"Let's talk about it when we get back to the mountain!" Xia Daoming said with a smile.

"Good, good!" Xiao Hongyi said excitedly.
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Xiaolang Mountain, Changqing Hall.

Xia Daoming sat high in the position of sect leader, and profound and mysterious sounds of the Great Dao flowed slowly from his mouth, echoing throughout the hall.

Inside the main hall, Xiao Hongyi and his son, Lu Ziying, Cangyu Eagle King, and others sat upright, listening attentively.

In less than a hundred years, everyone's cultivation level has improved significantly.

Xiao Hongyi and his son, as well as Lu Ziying, are particularly talented and have a solid foundation. They have already touched the threshold of becoming Golden Immortals. They only need to cultivate for a few more years to take the Nine Heavens Golden Embryo Pill or the Great Dao True Essence Pill and attain the position of Golden Immortal.

The Azure Feather Eagle King, who was in the early stage of the Dao Condensation Realm, consumed a Great Dao True Essence Pill, which was equivalent to thousands of years of arduous cultivation. Now, his power is more and more profound and far surpasses what it used to be.

Xia Daoming was teaching and enlightening the crowd when he suddenly felt something, stopped teaching, and looked up at the palace gate.

The palace doors slowly opened, and in the sky outside the palace, a blue-feathered fire crow was flying rapidly toward Xiaolang Mountain.

"It's Yan Ling. He's flying so quickly; he must have something important to do," Xia Daoming said thoughtfully. Back then, when Xia Daoming left Langming County, Yan Ling and the other three prodigies from Biya Ridge stayed behind, becoming disciples of Luo Mu as the fourth generation of Qingyuan Sect members, responsible for intelligence work.

"Greetings, Master!" Upon seeing Xia Daoming, Yan Ling was both surprised and delighted, and immediately knelt down to pay her respects.

"Get up. You look so anxious. Is there something urgent?" Xia Daoming said.

"Reporting to Master, I have been ordered by my master to travel to various places to inquire about the descendants of the Cangyuan clan. Fifteen days ago, when I was inquiring about information in Wang'ai County, I discovered that dark clouds were gathering in the direction of Wanlin Hongze in this county, with strong winds and thunder, and a terrifying aura of killing intent rising into the sky. Even from a great distance, it made me tremble with fear."

After some inquiries, the disciple learned that the Myriad Scales Swamp was a notorious deadly swamp in Wang'ai County. Dark clouds perpetually shrouded the swamp, floods rose and fell erratically, the water level changing three times a day, and underwater currents surged like churning dragons. The swamp was filled with poisonous miasma, and the mist was bluish-black, corroding spiritual consciousness. The surface was covered with floating islands of rotten mud, broken mountain peaks, and submerged ancient forests. The cultivators and immortals of Wang'ai County feared nothing more than the mention of it, and no one dared to set foot there.

However, news spread that this deadly swamp was hiding a dragon clan, said to be descendants of the Cangyuan lineage who had escaped being banished and exterminated. Their whereabouts had been exposed recently, and spies from the Hanyuan Sea Dragon Palace had learned of their existence. The Hanyuan Sea Dragon Palace immediately mobilized its regional dragon kings, who were stationed in various waterways, to exterminate them.

It is now said that the Dragon Kings of the three major Dragon Palaces—Chijiang Dragon Palace, Yuanting Lake Dragon Palace, and Nanteng River Dragon Palace—have led their troops to surround Wanlin Hongze. Among them, Yuanting Lake Dragon Palace is located in Suiyuan Prefecture and has mobilized a large number of elite troops. However, the truly powerful one is Nanteng River Dragon Palace, which is said to have sent a Golden Immortal in addition to its Dragon King.

As the disciple departed, gazing towards the direction of the Myriad Scales Vast Marsh, the fighting was still fierce. The four Golden Immortals and 100,000 elite naval soldiers had completely surrounded the marsh. Now, the fate of Senior Cang Yuan's descendants was unknown; most likely, their chances of survival were slim!

Xia Daoming's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he abruptly stood up.

His current strength is largely due to the legacy he received from Cangyuan in the lower realm.

Therefore, Xia Daoming was always very grateful to Cang Yuan.

When he left Langming County years ago, he specifically instructed that he should secretly inquire about the descendants of the Cangyuan clan who survived in the Immortal Realm.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ling found out about the situation so quickly, and the circumstances were critical and unpredictable.

"Cang Yu, you should know where the Thousand Scales Flood is. Take me there immediately!" Xia Daoming said.

"Sect Leader, are you going to provide reinforcements?" Xiao Hongyi's expression changed slightly.

“Cang Yuan has been kind to me, how can I ignore the descendants of his people?” Xia Daoming said resolutely.

"However, I once heard people in Xuan Yue Prefecture talk about the Dragon King of the Nan Teng River Dragon Palace. It is said that he has reached the late stage of the Condensation Dao realm and is only one step away from the Realm of Boundaries. Moreover, there are two Golden Immortal elders in the Dragon Palace, one of whom is at the mid-stage of the Condensation Dao realm. I wonder which one accompanied him this time."

Regardless of which one, there are four Golden Immortals, one in the late stage of Dao Condensation, and at least two in the middle stage of Dao Condensation. Moreover, the Dragon Clan is naturally strong in physique and has abundant immortal power. Their strength is probably greater than that of ordinary Golden Immortals..." Xiao Hongyi showed a hint of worry on his face.

"Now that we know the whereabouts of Senior Cangyuan's clansmen and descendants, we should go and do our part. Now is the perfect time to first kill a few outer Dragon Kings and collect some interest on Senior Cangyuan's blood debt." Xia Daoming interrupted Xiao Hongyi before he could finish speaking.

"Could it be that you can..."

Upon hearing Xia Daoming's words, not only were Xiao Hongyi and the others utterly shocked, but even Cangyu Eagle King, who had witnessed Xia Daoming's methods of killing Gong Shasong and his wife more than thirty years ago, couldn't help but be greatly shaken and showed a look of horror on his face.

How could a Dragon King at the late stage of the Condensation Realm be compared to the Gong Sha Song couple, whose strength had already been reduced to less than half?
Not to mention there are at least two Dragon Kings at the mid-stage of the Dao Condensation realm, one Golden Immortal at the early stage of the Dao Condensation realm, and 100,000 elite aquatic creatures.

In the eyes of the Azure Feather Eagle King, it was already remarkable that the sect leader was able to stand up to the three Dragon Kings and rescue the surviving members of the Cangyuan lineage. How could he dare to talk about annihilation!

Unless the sect leader's strength has reached the Opening Realm!

The thought of the Opening Realm made the Azure Feather Eagle King tremble.

"They are just three Dragon Kings appointed by the outer Dragon Palace of the Vast Abyss Sea. They are not Cang Hong and his capable generals who came in person. Even if I cannot kill them all, it will not be difficult to rescue the descendants of Senior Cang Yuan's clan." After Xia Daoming finished speaking, he cupped his hands to Xiao Hongyi, and then turned to Cang Yu Eagle King again.

"We're going there right now!"

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)