Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 93 Dragon Girl Transforms into Human Form, One Man Stands Guard (Two chapters, 7000 words, requesting votes at the beginning of the month)
"Sister Axiao, are you saying that the iron tower is actually the Dragon-Locking Well?"

Standing by the bottomless Jiulongtan, Wang Cheng looked up at the towering eighteen-story octagonal iron building that seemed to reach into the clouds.

He has many legends about the Locked Dragon Well in his memory, all of which are related to the achievements of the ancestors in water management throughout history.

There are countless other wells and sites, such as the "Yuwang Locking Dragon Well" in Yuzhou, the "Shun Well" by Daming Lake, the "Zhiqi Well" on Guishan Mountain in Huaiyin, and the "Locking Dragon Pillar" in Suolong Village, Wushan.

Among them, the most famous are Beixinqiao and Tanzhe Temple in Yujing City.

Emperor Taizong Wen, who insisted on being the "successor" of the throne, wore a white hat with the help of a monk.

When the capital was moved from the ancient city of Jinling to Yujing, the Dragon King was imprisoned in the underground eye of the North Sea, and he has not been released to this day.

However, none of the legendary Dragon-Locking Wells are shaped like a pillar.

Upon closer inspection, it has no doors or windows, only the shape of a tower, and with the old bells and thousands of floating corpses, it looks like an iron coffin.

"This iron tower is hollow, and the entrance is at the top."

"Xiao Chengzi, don't just stand there, start climbing! You carry me up."

Yunxiao made no attempt to order Wang Cheng around, jumping onto his back with practiced ease and giving his butt a little kick with her heel.

Wang Cheng thought to himself:

"Thanks to you being a dragon, your flowering period is longer than my lifespan."

In an ordinary family, she would definitely be the kind of older single woman who takes advantage of her status as the youngest daughter, is greedy and lazy, and stays at home without going anywhere.

Helpless, he could only support her thighs with both hands, and the patterns on his dragon robe and python robe lit up, with invisible wind and thunder energies swirling around him.

With a light leap, he rose a full ten feet from the ground and landed on the first protruding iron eaves.

He was relieved to see that the shriveled corpse hanging not far away only twitched its eyelids and made no other movements.

Yunxiao whispered sweetly in his ear:

"The Stone Drum Fishing Dragon is overturned. We have the destiny of a dragon, so we won't trigger the taboo of the Dragon Locking Well. But others might not be so lucky."

If we're lucky, you, as the guard, might not have to do anything, and we'll be able to walk out safely again.

Wang Cheng felt a slight itch on his neck and flinched away.
"I hope so."

He silently increased his speed, his toes touching the eaves, and harnessed the wind and thunder, soaring straight to the top of the tower like a soaring green dragon.

In just over ten breaths, Wang Cheng successfully leaped to the top of the tower.

There is no spire here, only a pavilion with upturned eaves built over the well, with a hollow vertical well in the middle, the well opening is small and the well body is large.

Wang Cheng spotted the beautiful figure lying on the smooth bluestone at the bottom of the well at a glance.

It was a silver-white dragon nearly ten zhang long.

A moment of infatuation flashed in his eyes:
"Beautiful! So beautiful!"

He had no particular hobbies; rather, it stemmed from the instinct of every cultivator and every minister of the Great Dao.

It is said that the talisman system on the land of China has three main origins: [Dragon Pattern and Phoenix Seal], [Cloud Seal and Thunder Script], and [Jade Character and Crimson Script].

These are all concrete manifestations of the Great Dao's correspondence to different things.

The highest-level [Dragon and Phoenix Emblem] was inspired by dragons, phoenixes, and various mythical creatures from mountains and seas.

For example, the Classic of Mountains and Seas records:

“There is a bird that looks like a chicken, with five colors and patterns. It is called the Phoenix. Its head is marked with the character ‘virtue’, its wings with the character ‘righteousness’, its back with the character ‘propriety’, its breast with the character ‘benevolence’, and its belly with the character ‘trust’.”

Legend has it that the five abstract concepts that never appear in nature on their own—virtue, righteousness, propriety, benevolence, and trustworthiness—originated from the phoenix.

Therefore, dragons and phoenixes naturally represent a certain aspect of the Great Dao, capable of absorbing and exhaling extremely high-level Dao energy. Staying by their side can significantly accelerate one's cultivation speed.

When Wang Cheng saw Yan Yunxiao's true form as a dragon, it was as if he had seen the embodiment of the Dao. Just like when looking at a beautiful woman, those who look natural and harmonious are most likely to be beautiful.

Then, as my gaze continued downwards, I discovered a silvery-white dragon's molt laid out on the large blue stone, shimmering with brilliant light in the eye of the "Four Seas Tongbao" coin.

In an instant, what he had initially thought was a pretty good century-old silver ring snake molt turned from a sweetheart into a bitter old woman, a period that lasted only a day.

Wang Cheng had only eyes for the dragon's molted body before him, and he tried his best to keep his mouth shut to prevent tears of excitement from flowing from the corners of his mouth.

"If you swallowed this whole, wouldn't you just ascend to heaven on the spot and instantly transform into the Azure Dragon of the Four Symbols?"

Yunxiao vaguely heard him swallow, and tilted her head to look at his profile, saying:
"I have a feeling you're thinking about something rude. Let's go downstairs quickly."

Then, like a knight controlling his horse with spurs, he kicked his buttocks again with his heel.

Wang Cheng put aside his ulterior motives, realizing that he would have to resort to scheming to achieve his goals in the future.

Whether she uses her cunning to become a sleight of hand and becomes a femme fatale, or uses her good looks to sacrifice her beauty, is another story.

With a leap, his dragon robe billowed, and he skillfully controlled the wind and thunder, landing as lightly as a leaf beside the dragon and setting down the cloud silk.

Looking at the beautiful things in front of me, I curiously reached out and touched the scales. They were cool to the touch, like gold and jade, and I could feel the pulse that was very long.

This proves that she was indeed just in hibernation, not dead.

"Hehe, how is it? It's white, long, and slender, doesn't it feel nice to touch?"

Only after Yunxiao checked the condition of his true form and teased him did Wang Cheng cough lightly and reluctantly withdraw his hand.

Turning around, I saw Yunxiao standing at the foot of the dragon's body, pointing to the eagle-like left foot and saying:
“This is the source of historical dregs, and also the target that I and the Locked Dragon Well suppressed.” Wang Cheng looked in the direction of Yun Xiao’s slender, fair fingers.

One end of a heavy, dark iron chain was locked to the ankle of the dragon's body.

The other end is wrapped around a thick dragon-locking pillar in the center of the well bottom, and continues to extend upwards, first dividing into nine, and then further subdivided into hundreds and thousands of chains.

Eventually, it extended from the small hole in the tower wall, becoming a hook from which countless corpses were hanged.

The most peculiar thing is that these chains, which look like they were made of crude pig iron, are covered with fine, scale-like patterns. They don't seem to be a single chain, but rather nine demonic dragons that have been passively fused together.

The story of the origin of the Jiulong River, the Stone Drum Dragon Fishing, took place in a time too long ago and has become historical dust. Naturally, the corpses of the nine demonic dragons in the legend have also disappeared.

Only the stories passed down by word of mouth and the resentment that time could not erase, all coalesced on the iron fishing line that had capsized them to death.

It is also the basis for the dregs of history.

I had arranged the Qianwang Shooting Tide, the Iron Chain Across the River, and the Dragon-Locking Well in advance, and I personally lured this haunting, murderous hook into the well.”

After listening to Yunxiao's explanation, Wang Cheng understood the principle behind sealing away this historical dregs.

The Dragon Locking Well has a restraining effect on dragons, allowing them to enter but not leave.

The initial seal was both successful and unsuccessful. It could be said that Yunxiao suppressed the dregs of history, or it could be said that the dregs of history trapped Yunxiao.

Moreover, after more than twenty years of worship, she has long since merged with the continuous earth energy flowing in this burial site, becoming a living dragon vein and a true earth deity, Lady Yan.

What traps her is not only the dregs of history and the Locked Dragon Well, but also the immense power of all living beings praying for her to protect the Jiulong River basin!
Only now has the situation finally turned around.

As long as she can transform into a human, she can swagger out of the Dragon-Locking Well.

Limited by the status and responsibilities of the Earth Deity, although it cannot be said that they can fly freely in the sky, they can at least move around in their own divine domain.

The Jiulong River basin and the coastal areas of Minzhou are both included.

"Sister Axiao, my [Guardian Spirit General] told me that the battle between the two sides' fleets has already been decided."

Most of them were killed, only Pu Shouying and Tie Suanpan caught up with them.

Time is of the essence; it's already the afternoon of the first day of the second lunar month. You should begin now and try to successfully transform into human form before tomorrow.

"It will take at least a day, around this time tomorrow. My sister's life is in your hands."

"If we succeed, I'll grant you any wish that's within my power."

Just as Yunxiao was about to take off her clothes and crawl into the mouth of the main body, she suddenly remembered something and called Wang Cheng back:

"Wait! Xiao Chengzi, take off Wang Fugui's disguise and show me his true colors."

"what?"

Wang Cheng was puzzled, but it wasn't a big deal, so he immediately fulfilled her request.

The beautiful dragon maiden with a cool and aloof demeanor carefully examined him, even reaching out to touch his face and chest muscles, before nodding solemnly.
“Okay.

When I was little, my older brothers told me that before monsters could transform into human form, they had to look at many beautiful members of the opposite sex.

The more attractive people of the opposite sex you see, the more beautiful you will be when you transform into human form!

Of all the women of the opposite sex I know, you're the most beautiful. Even last-minute preparation can be effective.

After saying that, he started taking off his clothes, treating him like family at all.

When Wang Cheng saw a glimpse of crystalline white skin flowing through A Xiao's clothes, his old face immediately turned red. He quickly put on Wang Fugui's appearance again and fled in panic.

Although she was pleased to be praised by such a beautiful woman, her reason sounded quite mystical.

But Wang Cheng felt that this naive older sister, who was severely lacking in social experience, was probably tricked by her lecherous older brothers.

Based on his male intuition, he was convinced that this was simply an excuse for the dragons to go find beautiful mates.

Instead of believing they went to see pretty girls to practice magic, you should believe I am the First Emperor.

"call--!"

Yunxiao had already slipped into the mouth of the main body.

Of course, it's not about giving yourself snacks, but rather about using the seven orifices and nine openings of the body—the most important openings for internal and external communication—to accelerate resonance.

She is currently only at the seventh rank. Once her soul leaves her body, this human body, which took twenty-two years to cultivate, will die instantly.

Soon, a heartbeat like a drum and a clearly audible breathing sound gradually emanated from the dragon's body.

It exhaled white mist, which slowly wove into a cocoon of light, enveloping the entire dragon, and then rhythmically expanded and contracted.

Fish, lizards, snakes, and other scaly animals, as well as winged insects, are all classified as "scaly insects".

As the leader of scaled creatures, the dragon with its mane, scales, and eagle claws seems quite reasonable to emerge from its cocoon like a caterpillar and become a butterfly.

Wang Cheng rushed back up to the "well mouth," hiding in the pavilion and firmly blocking Yun Xiao, who was in her transformed state, behind him.

Meanwhile, at the source of the Jiulong River in front of him, the menacing "West Lake Boat Girl" Tang Miaofu had already led the first wave of pursuers ashore and reached the foot of the Iron Pagoda.

"The dragon-seeking compass given by the big shiphead indicates that Madam Yan is inside the tower."

"Climb up there, I'll cover you."

(End of this chapter)