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Chapter 579 Meeting the Dragon King

"There are probably more than a thousand people like me in the palace. If we serve carefully, we can get a small salary and continue to stay in the palace."

"Is there such a thing? Are you going to be kicked out of the palace again?" Li Ming asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Bai Lin nodded as a matter of course. "If they hadn't awakened their spiritual intelligence, they wouldn't have felt anything if they had been ignorant and unaware all day in the lake. But now that they've received the dragon's grace and have been fortunate enough to awaken their intelligence, they naturally yearn to truly become spirits. Even if they break away from the Dragon Palace's magic circle, they'll still be able to protect themselves. This requires accumulating merits and exchanging them for cultivation techniques from the palace. They also need time to practice. Some people miscalculated and became insolvent. In order to pass the spiritual barrier, they missed their time and lost all their merits. They were then expelled from the Dragon Palace and transformed back into mortals. After gaining spiritual intelligence, they returned to their fish bodies and wandered the lake. I can't even imagine how terrifying that would be."

Li Ming looked at the fear in Bai Lin's eyes, and his heart sank slightly. He had naturally transformed into a water creature in the Reincarnation Record. With wisdom and the blessing of entries, he could grow smoothly, but there were times when he was weak and had to flee.

What's more, these are ordinary aquatic monsters. It is like stuffing the soul of a modern person into the body of a fish, which is naturally an unspeakable cruel punishment. This alone can show what the character of this Dragon King is like.

After all, he was born into the demon family, and the creed of survival of the fittest was engraved in his heart.

Afterwards, Li Ming subtly tried to get Bai Lin to talk. Bai Lin was just a maid in the Dragon Palace, so she was naturally fooled by Li Minghong and inadvertently leaked a lot of information, which made Li Ming know more about the Dragon Palace.

While chatting and laughing, the two of them had already arrived in front of the palace. Bai Lin did not dare to go beyond and only spoke to Li Ming.

"Dear guest, please move into the hall. The Dragon Lord is waiting."

Li Ming nodded slightly, said thank you, and then walked into the hall. He saw that the floor was paved with white jade, the walls were inlaid with pearls, and the colored glaze was transparent. Pearls and agates were nothing to brag about, and rubies and corals were common. It would be difficult for ordinary people to see the same treasures in their lifetime. Now they were all growing wildly in front of Li Ming like weeds.

The hall was brightly lit, and there was a throne at the top, but it was empty at the moment, with no one in sight.

Li Ming turned his head casually, and suddenly a hand stretched out from behind the curtain. It was a broad palm that seemed very powerful. This hand lifted the bead curtain.

The Dragon King, dressed in casual clothes, walked slowly up to the throne from behind the curtain, revealing his face. He was indeed a very outstanding young man. He was clearly a thousand-year-old dragon, but he looked like a young man without any signs of aging. Only his eyes seemed to have experienced thousands of years and had a sense of vicissitudes.

The Dragon King slowly sat down and waved his wide sleeves. Although he was dressed in ordinary clothes, a domineering aura emerged from him and went straight to Li Ming's face.

There was only a tiny light flashing between his eyebrows, and there seemed to be a huge monster in Li Ming's mind that moved slightly, and then the stern aura that came towards him immediately dissolved and dissipated. At the same time, Li Ming felt that the hundred-year-old dragon ball he had just won from the second young master seemed to be vibrating slightly. He was a little surprised, but now was not a good time to investigate, so he just put it aside and prepared to take a good look when he was free.

Looking at the legendary righteous dragon king, thoughts flashed through Li Ming's mind one after another.

This Dragon King was not the first god he had seen. He had seen a righteous god in the human world in Beiguo County, who was the mountain god.

However, no matter in terms of status or ability, there is a huge difference between this mountain god and the Dragon King. The mountain god was trapped in the temple and was even trapped by a tree demon, which led to the cessation of incense. If Li Ming and Yan Tiannan had not passed by, this god would have been even more miserable.

It is estimated that he was a high-ranking official hundreds of years ago. After his death, he was canonized as a god, but he still had many restrictions. This is the limitation of the righteous gods of humanity. The size of the divine power is greatly affected by incense, and he may even die before his life span is exhausted due to lack of incense.

But this Dragon King is different. He is originally a dragon. He practices in a proper way and has directly achieved supernatural powers. His cultivation is definitely not ordinary. With the power of his bloodline, he can be regarded as a strong man in the realm of supernatural powers.

It was even more difficult because he had lived peacefully all these years, just in Dongping Lake, in charge of the clouds and rain around him, protecting the people from good weather and good harvests. He was also granted an imperial edict by the court of Daxia and enjoyed incense and offerings, so his strength naturally reached a new level.

Of course, this is what makes the Dragon King even more special. He first cultivated his magical powers and then obtained the status of a god. The divine power of incense is icing on the cake for him. But even if he lost the incense, he is still a real powerful demon dragon king, and all his great power comes from himself.

Li Ming had been traveling in Dingzhou for several days and had heard many legends about the Dragon King. He had been a god for hundreds of years and was naturally a real god to mortals.

According to legend, the Dragon King was fond of literature and often invited scholars from the lake to attend banquets. If they came up with a good line, he would not only reward them, but also carve a stele by the lake to spread it around, making them famous. There is a forest of one hundred steles beside Dongping Lake, which was created for this reason. It is considered a scenic spot. However, Li Ming first came to Huangwang Pavilion to eat vinegar fish and did not have time to see it in person.

Sometimes the Dragon King would go out in plain clothes and play around in the human world. The ending of the story was often that the Dragon King punished the wicked and rewarded the good, highlighting the clear distinction between good and evil. There were also stories about dragon girls marrying down and scholars making fortunes. It was unknown how much of this was true and how much was false, and which scholars pretended to be the ones who did it.

However, it is said that this Dragon King was not like this in the early days. In the early years, this Dragon King was not honest and occasionally sacrificed humans as priests. Later, he was canonized as a true god, and this practice gradually stopped.

This also matched the information Li Ming had just heard from Bai Lin. He understood that perhaps the incense was poisonous and was subtly polluting the Dragon King. Or perhaps it was because the human race was so powerful today, so the Dragon King had to at least do some superficial work.

But judging by the way he treated the maids, soldiers and officers under his rule, if one really regarded him as the great benevolent god in the story, the embodiment of kindness, then one would be greatly deceived.

The Dragon Lord's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at the person in front of him and smiled faintly, "You are the one who danced with the sword just now."

Li Ming bowed his hands and said, "I was ignorant and accidentally disturbed the Dragon Lord. It was truly an unintentional mistake. I hope the Dragon Lord will forgive me."

"An unintentional mistake?" The Dragon Lord looked at Li Ming with a half-smile and said, "To be able to stir up the sympathy between heaven and man, either your sword will shakes the heavens or your cultivation can shake nature. I see your cultivation is quite high, but to say you can shake nature is not enough. So, it seems that it is your sword will that shakes heaven and earth that makes my Eight Hundred Miles of Dongping Lake move for you?"

Li Ming could only nod and say, "Perhaps that's the case. I just saw the bright moonlight and was moved at the moment, so I just did what I wanted to do."

The Dragon Lord nodded and said, "This is extremely rare. It is unintentional, yet in harmony with nature. The extraordinary sword power alone cannot move my Dragon Palace formation. But your dance today is different. It is in harmony with the will of heaven and the earth, like the sound of the great way. Considering your cultivation, it is indeed extraordinary!"

The Dragon Lord was, after all, the Dragon Lord, and now within his Dragon Palace formation, Li Ming's aura-masking technique wasn't very effective. It only gave him a rough idea of ​​his cultivation. If he truly wanted to see the truth, even the Yangping Treasure Seal was no pushover. The Dragon Lord seemed a little surprised. With his abilities, even in his own lair, he couldn't fully see through Li Ming. Clearly, this man had either practiced some secret technique or possessed some treasure.

Of course, at his current position, he would look down upon such things and simply asked, "What should I call you?"

Li Ming also bowed and replied: "My surname is Li, and my given name is Ming."

"Li Ming, sounds familiar." Long Jun raised his eyebrows and smiled as if he remembered something. "So it's you. You've been in the spotlight recently. Even I have heard of you."

"Hahaha, it's my great honor to be heard by the Dragon King." Li Ming did not get carried away and answered in the same way.

"You're too modest. With your cultivation level, you can be called a Grand Master wherever you go. You're worthy of being called a person with great magical powers. You can be considered a fellow practitioner then. The world is vast, but how many people like you are there?" The Dragon Lord shook his head and said calmly, "The Four Sacred Lands each have only a handful of people. The secluded sects may have a few each. The entire Demon Sect has only 20 or 30 people in total. If you take into account your magical powers, you can be among the top 100 in the world!"

This was said by Lord Long himself, and its value is much higher than the three lists outside. After all, the three lists can only record those famous masters walking in the world, but there are still many people who have been in seclusion or have been silent for a long time and have been forgotten by the world.

With his identity as the Dragon King of Dongping Lake, if he said that Li Ming's cultivation level could rank among the top 100 under the supernatural powers, then he must be in the top 100.

Li Ming was also stunned when he heard this. To be honest, he had some estimate of his own strength, but he didn't know much about the actual strength of the major forces in the world. Now that he was evaluated like this, he felt as if he was in another world.

It has only been a little over a year since he traveled through time. From a small reserve monk in Guangde Temple to the current innate grand master, if this were to be spread out, it would probably shock countless people, but this is a real thing that happened.

Only Li Ming himself knows how many reincarnations he has experienced in the Reincarnation Record. Fortunately, everything is worth it and has turned into his current resources.

With the blessing of the character card, he can transform into the real body of the Great Strength Master Huang Niu when necessary, which makes him worthy of the saying that he can go anywhere in the world.

It’s just that he accidentally provoked Xuantian Dao Sect in the past, and now is not the time to show off.

The thought flashed through his mind, but Li Ming didn't reveal it on his face. He simply bowed and said, "You are too kind, Lord Long. There is no peak at the end of the martial arts path. Complacency leads to emptiness. Let alone those below the level of supernatural powers, even those above it, is it not the end? I have no other desires in this life, but to see the magnificent scenery at the top."

The Dragon King smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay!"

"No wonder you have such a high level of cultivation. With such a broad mind and bearing, you will never stop here. I'm afraid you will soon become a disciple of my Tao!"

Then he looked at Li Ming, sighed inexplicably, and said with a bit of dejection: "It's a pity that the way of heaven favors you after all, but it is difficult for me to take another step forward."

Hearing this, Li Ming's heart was moved, and he asked casually: "Everyone in the world knows that above the Xiantian realm is the supernatural power, but is it really true that there is no future for supernatural powers?"

After hearing what Li Ming said, Long Jun was a little surprised and asked, "Don't you know?"

Li Ming smiled awkwardly and said, "I was born in poverty. I owe my current cultivation level to the legacy of my predecessors. However, those predecessors themselves hadn't achieved a breakthrough in magical powers, and they could only speculate about what was beyond that, let alone me."

The Dragon Lord, instead of showing disdain, nodded approvingly, saying, "If that's the case, then your talent is even greater than I imagined. Just like me, I started as a small carp and worked my way up to where I am today. Everyone says I have strong blood and was born a dragon, but who knew how much hardship it took to transform into a dragon?"

After saying this, he glanced at Li Ming casually and said, "Your dance today makes me happy. Well, I will solve your doubts for you."

Li Ming was naturally happy. Although he was not a complete wild fox Zen, the help from Guangde Temple had been exhausted long before Xiantian. If he went to Wanfo Temple with the Wanfo Order, perhaps there would be someone to teach him.

It's a pity that he eventually embarked on the path he had created. With the power of the Record of Reincarnation, he absorbed the wisdom of countless worlds to deduce the way forward and find a path that suits him best. The "Huangting Zhenfa" he compiled was no longer suitable for practicing the skills of the Wanfo Temple. Naturally, he had no chance to listen to the teachings of the predecessors of the Wanfo Temple, and could only grope his way through on his own.

With eyes closed, he bumped around everywhere. It seemed that there was no problem in reaching the realm of supernatural powers. However, if he wanted to break through to the realm above supernatural powers, it would be very difficult. Li Ming had to make plans early.

After all, he didn't know whether there would be another world in the future that would be a sucker and allow him to merge his body with the Tao and obtain that high realm beyond supernatural powers for free.

So, although Li Ming was fortunate enough to be in harmony with the Way of Heaven during his promotion in a certain thousand worlds and achieved the status of Heavenly Emperor, he transcended his own realm at that moment.

But it is indeed a case of forcing things to happen. Li Ming only knows the result but not the reason. There is no such sucker in the main world who would come to Li Ming to cooperate with him. For those below the Heavenly Emperor realm, Li Ming can still modify and improve his skills with his high-level vision, which led to the creation of "Huangting Zhenfa". But if he were to deduce this method to the level of supernatural power, it would be wishful thinking.

Maybe there is still a possibility after hundreds of experiments, but Li Ming has only one life in the main world, and he will naturally not take it if he can only try once. Now someone is willing to give him some advice. It doesn't need to be too detailed, but just roughly pointing out the way forward will be a great help to Li Ming. I can't say that he can learn by analogy, but it is definitely better than rushing around like a headless fly now.

Li Ming read this and bowed to Long Jun sincerely, saying, "Please help me solve my doubts, Long Jun. I will be very grateful."

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