Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 111 Prolonging Life

Liang Xun and his son Liang Min continued to eat their noodles with their heads down. It was as if the old man's question from earlier had not resonated in this space.

"Zhongshan's cultivation is unfathomable, and I couldn't detect your aura. However, the sword in my hand is naturally able to sense the location of dragons."

As he spoke, the old man in white raised his hand.

A sword the size of a finger slowly emerged from the palm of his hand.

The tassels hanging from the sword hilt seemed to have a life of their own, always pointing at Liang Xun's head no matter how the sword spun.

The red dragon emerged from the back of Liang Xun's neck and hovered in the air.

The vertically rotating sword instantly turned around, its sharp edge pointing directly at the red dragon.

"Stop fooling around, we're talking business." The old man raised his hand, lightly tapping the hilt of the sword with his fingers, turning it back to its original size.

Then hold it in your palm.

"The Lü family?" Chi Long asked.

"I am Lü Changqing, and I am known to the world as the Sword Immortal of the Lü Family." After announcing his name, Lü Changqing waved his hand, releasing a stream of Daoist energy.

The customers and the owner of the noodle stall left one after another.

The old man tossed another silver ingot into the counter and turned to ask.

"What brings the Dragon God to Yunxi Continent this time?"

"Is it for revenge?"

Red Dragon sensed no hostility or killing intent from the old man in front of him, and landed on the old man's shoulder to reply.

"It is and it is not."

"If you were just here for revenge, that would be fine. Yunxi Continent is in chaos right now, and it wouldn't be difficult for your Zhongshan to take over Yunmengze amidst the chaos."

"The world is in chaos. Since your Lü family rules half of Yunxi Continent, why don't you take action to govern it?" Chilong didn't answer the question but instead asked.

"Hongze City, I remember the city lord's surname is Lü, right?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in white sighed.

With a wave of his hand, a wisp of mist was released from his sleeve and condensed in front of him.

"It is precisely because the city lord's surname is Lü that the world is in chaos."

"Dragon God, have you seen that mist demon that sucks people's life essence on the roads outside the city?"

Having said that, the old man continued speaking without waiting for Chilong's reply.

"That mist demon suddenly appeared in Yunxi Continent when Yongning Continent suffered a drought."

"I ordered people to investigate, but in the end, they only found a few heretical cultivators. And on the very day they were found, they were all beheaded, and even their souls were burned away."

"Because at the beginning, I thought there was nothing in Yunxi Prefecture that the Lü family couldn't find out, but now—"

The old man gave a bitter smile.

With a wave of his hand, a jar of wine and two wine cups appeared on the table.

"Can the Dragon God drink wine?"

"I haven't drunk it," Chi Long replied softly, looking down at the table.

Having traversed more than fifty years, it has never tasted human food even once.

Looking back now, the memory of that feeling has faded somewhat.

"It's better not to drink; drinking is bad for your health." Lü Changqing poured himself a drink and drank it.

"I'll give it a try," Red Dragon said immediately.

"That's great. There aren't many people I can truly confide in in Yunxizhou these days. We just drink and chat. It's perfect to be with you now."

The old man was delighted and immediately filled the wine cup for the red dragon.

I tried to help it up, but the wine bottle seemed to float up into the air as if it had fallen into water.

The red dragon opened its mouth and inhaled.

The clear liquid gathered in the air, forming streams that flowed with the wind and into the streams.

During this process, Lü Changqing did not sense any fluctuations in spiritual energy, nor did he feel anything unusual.

It was as if the Dragon God was meant to drink wine, and that this was the proper way for it to drink.

"As expected of a deity nurtured by Zhongshan with all its might, your cultivation far surpasses mine," Lu Changqing exclaimed.

He had many pursuits in his life, many of which he achieved, and quite a few of which he did not.

Now, the aura emanating from the Crimson Dragon, which is one with nature, is so perfectly natural that every detail, even its breath, seems to be perfectly innate.

It was the unity of man and nature that he pursued throughout his life.

Thinking of this, the precious sword just now emerged from the back of his hand.

"Don't be angry, I was just expressing my feelings. The unity of man and sword is no less than the unity of man and heaven, don't be angry, don't be angry." Lu Changqing quickly reached out and stroked the tassel of the precious sword.

It was as gentle as stroking a cat, stroking its fur with practiced skill.

The wine entered his mouth, and the red dragon savored it slowly.

It was bland and tasteless, like water.

"What does the Dragon God think of this wine?" After calming the sword, Lü Changqing asked.

"It's bland as water, but maybe I just can't taste it right now," Chi Long replied truthfully.

"Indeed, indeed," Lü Changqing laughed. "Drinking with you is quite enjoyable; the wine is really just water."

"Drinking alcohol is bad for your health, and I'm too old to drink anymore."

"Let's speak frankly. Did the Dragon God come here for the 'new moon and full moon' method that extends lifespan by seventy years in nineteen years?"

"Some, but not all."

"Is that to compete for that 10% of the water transport in Yunmeng Marsh?"

"It's not that I'm fighting for it, I just don't want that one percent of the water transport to fall into the hands of the East China Sea and the Imperial Dynasty. You could say that I'm willing to do anything that could weaken the East China Sea and the Imperial Dynasty."

"Alas, it's all a tragic fate," Lu Changqing sighed.

"You left the ancestral land of the Lü family and came to Hongze City, are you trying to stop me?" Chi Long asked in return.

"Oh dear, oh dear, we can't stop them. There is still a delicate balance between humans and demons in Yunxi Continent."

"I will not get involved in the conflict between Zhongshan and Donghai as long as it does not affect the Lü family or the people of Yunxi Continent."

"I came to Hongze City to find the origin of the Mist Demon."

That's all for now.

The sword ignored Lü Changqing's pressure, flew out, and circled around him.

Its sharp edge was fully revealed.

Intentionally or unintentionally, the sharp edge was scraping against the red dragon.

Lu Changqing was about to stop him when he noticed that the red dragon showed no signs of discomfort, which surprised him.

This precious sword is a blank sword passed down from the ancestor of the Lü family.

This sword accompanied him throughout his life, drinking the blood of his enemies, and gradually took on the shape of a sword.

Finally, the sword slew a true dragon and gained sentience.

Its talent granted it the power to slay dragons.

Even the lipped dragon of the East Sea, or beings like the Dragon King and the Chi Dragon King, dared not confront its sharp edge.

The unknown dragon god of Zhongshan is now able to ignore its fierce and piercing aura—

"You naughty little thing, always provoking me. Want to try?" the red dragon suddenly said in a calm tone.

It's not that bad, like getting angry with a child.

Sensing the indifference in the red dragon's eyes, the sword emitted a resounding clang.

Its extreme sharpness shines through the blade.

"What's all this commotion? Go back!" Lu Changqing shouted in a low voice.

He slapped the sword with both hands as if swatting flies.

With a snap, the sharp aura dissipated.

"There was once a kind of mist demon in Yongning Continent that sucked people's life essence, similar to that in Yunxi Continent."

Chi Long said in a calm tone, "It seems to be an evil spirit created by the Four Dharma Gates in cooperation with the Mirage Dragon King of the East Sea in order to refine longevity pills."

"Since even the Lu family members, whom you, the Lu family patriarch, ordered, couldn't find out, then you should investigate yourself to find out which Lu family patriarch, whose lifespan is nearing its end, is currently cooperating with the East Sea."

After saying that, the red dragon turned its eyes and its gaze fell on the half of Lu Changqing's face that was close to it.

His face was somewhat ashen, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.