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Chapter 195 The Dragon Lord Bestows a Name
Chen Ji's mouth twitched.

"Fellow Daoist, you're just a mudfish, how come even your eyesight is failing? Do I look like I've been captured?"

Upon hearing this, the mudfish demon looked closely and finally understood.

"Fellow Daoist, are you here as a guest?"

“Indeed, fellow Daoist is a guest of my Water Mansion. Since you possess the aura of the Northern River, you should also be seated here!”

The Nine-Bend Dragon Lord laughed and waved his hand, setting up another white jade bed for the mudfish demon to take his seat.

The mudfish demon swayed and approached Chen Ji to ask what was going on.

"It's a bit complicated."

"Then let's keep it short."

"The river god here is a dragon from the Northern River, and the dragon head next to it is the Dragon Lord of the Northern River. The Ghost King wants to flood the upstream and downstream areas, but the river god is unaware of this."

Chen Ji spoke casually, but the mudfish demon stared intently at him with wide eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, do you not believe me?"

The mudfish demon nodded.

“What you say is true, young friend.”

In the air, the Northern River Dragon Lord slowly spoke, then looked at the mudfish demon and passed a wisp of water.

"You are also a member of the Northern River Dragon Clan and act for the Northern River. I cannot be too stingy. Since we have met, I will bestow this dragon energy upon you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the water vapor merged into the mudfish demon's body.

The mudfish demon's body slowly swelled up.

The body, which was originally muddy in color, suddenly showed wisps of gold. The golden scales that only appeared when absorbing the rising sun's energy were also solidified. Even a pair of phantom dragon horns condensed on its head, and four claws extended from its body.

Although it is still the lowest level of the aquatic creatures, the mudfish demon, it has already taken on the form of a dragon.

"Huh? Old Dragon Lord, this mudfish demon only received a wisp of your dragon energy, how come it has changed so much?"

The River God of Nine Bends looked at the Old Dragon King in surprise and asked.

The old dragon king's eyes, sharp as lightning, fell upon the mudfish demon, and after a moment, he suddenly realized what was happening.

"The reason why is that I previously obtained a fragment of a dragon soul, and this dragon energy has activated the remaining dragon energy, condensing a illusory dragon tendon."

"A false dragon tendon? No wonder it's behaving this way."

"Fellow Daoist, you are truly blessed!"

The River God of Nine Bends sighed.

"It is all thanks to Fellow Daoist Chen that I have such cultivation."

The mudfish demon dared not take credit and hurriedly replied.

"When the traces of the plague demon were discovered earlier, Judge Lu of the Underworld came to investigate. Because he provided clues, he was rewarded with this piece of dragon soul."

"That is also a stroke of luck for you, fellow Daoist. First you had the Dragon Soul, then the Dragon Qi, and now you have even condensed the Void Dragon Tendon. I believe it won't be long before you can truly transform into a dragon."

The River God of Nine Bends looked at the mudfish demon, thought for a moment, and then squeezed out a few drops of his essence blood.

"Although I am not a true dragon, I have the blessings of the old dragon lord, and my bloodline is much better than that of ordinary dragons. If you do not mind, you can absorb it to replenish your Void Dragon Tendon."

"Thank you, River God! Thank you, Dragon Lord!"

The mudfish demon hurriedly expressed its gratitude.

Then look at the two dragons.

"I am not strong enough to repay your kindness, but if you need anything, just come to Hutuo River and call for Little Mudfish. I will not refuse."

"Little loach?"

Beidu Longjun shook his head, his eyes revealing appreciation.

"I heard that you refused Ji Ming's offer to name you, worried that it would deplete the dragon energy of my Beidu. Now you don't need to worry about that anymore."

"If you don't mind, fellow Daoist, you may be included in my Northern River Dragon Register. Would you be willing?"

"Yes! Yes!"

The mudfish demon readily agreed.

Previously, there were concerns that the division of the dragon energy in the Northern River would lead to the Western River encroaching on the Northern River. Now that the Northern River has more dragon energy, they are naturally willing to join.

Lord Beidu nodded in satisfaction.

"Since that's the case, seeing that you have a false dragon tendon in your body and a dragon bone weighing seven qian, how about I call you Qian Qi?"

The mudfish demon was taken aback and quickly bowed.

"Thank you, Dragon Lord, for bestowing this name upon me!"

The Dragon Lord of the Northern River smiled and nodded.

"You must cultivate diligently, so that you can transform into a dragon and return to the Northern Dragon Palace in the future, where there will be benefits."

"must!"

Qian Qi nodded his thanks.

Chen Ji and Qian Qi only spoke up about what they had been discussing after they had seized this opportunity. Qian Qi was taken aback, but then spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist, I may know about this matter."

"Ok?"

The River God of the Nine Bends looked over and his eyes lit up.

"Please explain further, fellow Daoist."

"This... River God, there's no need for such formalities. It was you who arranged for me to investigate, and thankfully it came in handy."

Qian Qi looked at the Nine-Bend Dragon God and said slowly.

“I previously inquired with the local aquatic creatures about whether there was any news of a flood, but they had never heard of it. They said that two people often came to the river to investigate the water level, but their cultivation was not enough to leave the water, so they did not see their faces, only that they were a man and a woman.”

The River God of the Nine Bends nodded slightly after taking a moment to consider the situation.

“That must be them. I didn’t detect any unfamiliar presences. Only the two of them come here often.”

"That's it."

As Chen Ji spoke, he looked at Qian Qi, and the two instantly understood what the other meant.

The bronze toad demon was responsible for tracking the two. If it was about the temple keeper and the matchmaker, then it would be good to ask him.

"You just met the bronze toad demon, did you mention this matter?"

"Never."

Qian Qi shook his head.

"He was only concerned about your situation, and he said he also sensed the aura of another bronze puppet heading towards Fenshan Town. He thought you were going to deliver a message, so he went back to investigate."

"About how long has it been?"

"It should take about half an hour."

Chen Ji thought for a moment, then cupped his hands in farewell to the River God and the Northern River Dragon Lord.

"We apologize for disturbing you. Now that we know it was those two who were behind this, let us go and ask them about it."

"Very well, thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist!"

Jiuqu originally intended to go by herself, but after thinking about it, she decided to give up.

The temple keeper and the matchmaker have lost their reverence for him, so it would be better to let Chen Ji and the others go. Besides, it's reasonable for the City God to do this.

So he sent Chen Ji and Qian Qi out of the water palace, and with a wave of his sleeve, he summoned two giant turtles to take them to the river surface.

After emerging from the water, Chen Ji first thanked the two giant turtles, then Hu Feng led Qian Qi towards the City God Temple in Fenshan Town.

Qian Qi crawled out of the gourd, his head facing the wind, and found it much easier than before.

Since he was bored in the air anyway, Chen Ji decided to ask Qian Qi about it.

"Fellow Daoist, you used to dislike the wind and always stayed inside your gourd. Why are you peeking out to observe the clouds today?"

"Previously, it was a loach. Even with dragon energy in its body, it was still afraid of the wind, just like any other aquatic creature."

"But now that we have the Void Dragon Tendon and Dragon Bone, we are already considered dragons. Clouds follow dragons, and winds follow tigers, so naturally we are not afraid of these things."

What is the "illusory dragon tendon"?

Chen Ji had just heard the term but forgot to ask about it. Now that he heard it again, he decided to ask for clarification.

The mudfish demon pondered for a moment.

"This matter should not be told to others, but since you have gained the favor of the Northern River Dragon Lord, it should be fine."

"Dragon tendons and dragon bones are bloodline symbols that only appear during the process of dragon transformation."

"If a snake transforms into a dragon, it will cultivate dragon tendons; if a dragon transforms into a dragon, it will cultivate dragon bones."

"It's just that ordinary aquatic creatures don't have the opportunity to condense it, making it extremely difficult."

"The illusory dragon tendon is an alternative; dragon energy can be used to replace the dragon tendon..."

At this point, Chen Ji had already understood most of it and subconsciously thought of the snake demon on Mount Sendai.

It is unknown what his current cultivation level is, or whether he has obtained dragon blood or jiao blood.

The thought arose, but then a moment of disorientation washed over me.

At that time, when I participated in the demon banquet, I still needed Miss Bai and the demons to take care of me.

They found the snake demon seeking dragon blood to be incredibly powerful.

I never imagined that I would be able to discuss the Dao with a true dragon.

If I were to see that snake demon again when I return to the mountain, I would probably be quite surprised.

As Chen Ji's thoughts raced, Qian Qi's voice came from beside him.

"Fellow Daoist, we've arrived!"

At first glance, it was indeed above Fenshan Town, and the aura of the Copper Toad Demon could be felt.

So he slowly descended and went straight to the bronze toad demon to ask him what he had discovered.

(End of this chapter)