NIP Chapter 194: Emperor Soldiers Deployed Again! Dragon Girl And Colorful Dragon Loach!
Chapter 194: Emperor Soldiers Deployed Again! Dragon Girl And Colorful Dragon Loach!
Chapter 194: Emperor's Soldiers Appear Again! Dragon Maiden and Rainbow Dragon Loach!
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
On this day, Han Li took Yao Xi to wander around a mortal city near the Chengsheng Mountain.
Under Han Li's deliberate concealment, the mortals did not notice anything unusual. In their eyes, Han Li and Yao Xi were just an ordinary couple.
Yao Xi held Han Li's hand and happily walked along the street, occasionally looking at this and that. Before long, they bought a bunch of delicious snacks like sugar figurines, candied haws, meat buns, and beggar's chicken.
Han Li put these snacks in his sleeve and continued to accompany Yao Xi on their stroll. He always had a smile on his face, showing no signs of impatience.
Besides wanting to experience the worldly atmosphere, Yao Xi also wanted to go out because Han Li wanted to look around and see if he could find some good chive seedlings.
"Husband, I want to eat flower-shaped cakes."
"Husband, I want to eat dragon beard pastry."
"Husband, I want to eat mung bean cake."
Yao Xi held Han Li's hand and acted spoiled, her eyes filled with anticipation.
These snacks were nothing special to her. She had eaten countless delicious foods in the Han Mansion. But now, it was their own little world, and Yao Xi wanted Han Li to buy them for her. It seemed that these snacks were even more delicious at this moment.
"Alright, alright, I'll buy them all for you, Xixi."
Han Li smiled, took out some silver coins, and threw a large ingot of silver at each stall, generously telling the vendors not to bother with the change.
"Husband is the best~"
Yao Xi tiptoed and kissed Han Li on the cheek, her face filled with a happy smile.
The two of them strolled for another two quarters of an hour. Suddenly, Yao Xi pulled Han Li towards a crowd. Han Li raised his eyebrows and immediately knew what was happening, so he didn't refuse.
The two of them quickly approached and joined the crowd watching the excitement.
In the center of the crowd, there were two figures, one big and one small. They were a father and daughter. The father looked to be in his thirties, while the daughter looked to be seven or eight years old. They were both wearing patched coarse cloth clothes.
The father and daughter were performing, putting on an extraordinary show that made the onlookers applaud and praise.
But when the little girl went to collect the applause money with her bowl, very few people gave her any. This made the little girl increasingly disappointed.
The middle-aged man watched this scene, clenched his fist behind his back, feeling gloomy. It was all because he was powerless.
When the little girl came in front of Han Li and Yao Xi with her bowl, Yao Xi pinched Han Li's hand, and Han Li smiled and immediately shouted, "Well done, here's your reward!"
A loud voice rang out like thunder, surprising the father and daughter who were feeling down. The middle-aged man quickly looked over, and the people around also turned their gaze in that direction.
The little girl looked up excitedly, her clear eyes looking at the ordinary-looking couple in front of her, her face full of joy.
She didn't want a lot of money, just enough to make a living. She just didn't want her and her father's hard work to go unrecognized.
Han Li reached out his right hand, shook his sleeve, and instantly, one silver ingot after another fell into the bowl she was holding, filling it up.
"Sir, that's enough, please don't give anymore."
The little girl was excited, but she quickly said.
Han Li nodded slightly and didn't give any more silver.
The people around were wide-eyed. It was the first time they had seen so much silver, shining brightly. Although they were moved, no one spoke. This couple seemed ordinary, but they could give out so much reward money. They must be extraordinary, and it would be troublesome to offend someone important.
Looking at the silver in the bowl, the little girl hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, we don't need so much silver. We don't even need one ingot. Just give us some small change."
As she spoke, the little girl held up the bowl again, indicating for Han Li to take back the reward money and give her some small change instead.
At this moment, the little girl's father also walked over and said in a deep voice, "This sir, thank you for your kindness, but we don't deserve so much silver for our performance. Please take it back, sir."
The middle-aged man bowed deeply.
Surprise appeared on the faces of the surrounding crowd. They were even more astonished than when Han Li gave out so much reward money. There were at least dozens of taels of silver here, enough for an ordinary person to live on for ten years. Yet this father and daughter could resist the temptation. If it were them, they would have accepted it.
Han Li's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation. After some thought, he flicked his fingers and sent two strands of True Essence into the bodies of the father and daughter, transforming into two True Essence seeds that could continuously improve their physical condition.
Although the father and daughter lacked talent, with the True Essence seeds, they would reach the peak of the True Qi realm within a year, surpassing many Innate realm cultivators in terms of combat power.
The True Essence seeds could also extend the lives of the father and daughter, allowing them to live for another thirty to fifty years without any problem, and have a bright future.
Afterwards, Han Li took most of the silver, leaving only one ingot, and left with Yao Xi.
In the past, he searched everywhere for opportunities, but now he himself was the opportunity for countless cultivators. With his strength, even a small leak of information would be a great opportunity for others.
"Thank you, sir, for your generosity!"
The father and daughter felt warmth in their bodies and bowed once again.
Yao Xi waved her hand and left with her husband.
"Husband, thank you."
As they walked on the street, Yao Xi suddenly spoke.
When she saw the little girl, she saw herself in the past, relying on her father for survival. In the end, her father died and she was forced to consider selling herself to bury him, but no one was willing until she met her husband, Han Li.
Because she had experienced darkness, she wanted to bring light to the little girl.
"Fool." Han Li sighed and patted her head.
Han Li considered himself not a good person, but when he encountered such things, he would help if he had the ability. However, he wouldn't go around helping everyone in the world. It all depended on fate. If he encountered someone, he would consider offering assistance.
As they talked, Yao Xi transformed back into the carefree little girl, with an innocent smile on her face, constantly asking Han Li to buy her delicious snacks, enjoying it endlessly.
After wandering around the mortal city for more than an hour, Han Li brought Yao Xi back to Chengsheng Mountain.
Since the treasure chest had refreshed this month, Han Li didn't hesitate. This time, he had Yao Xi tie her hair into twin ponytails. Then, Han Li, with his five years of cultivation, opened the treasure chest.
On the interface that only Han Li could see, a dazzling golden light flashed, and then a system prompt sounded in Han Li's mind.
"Ding~ Congratulations, Master, for obtaining the treasure from the treasure chest: Inferior Emperor Armament [Cangdao Hall]!"
Han Li's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but become even more excited. He held the steering wheel with both hands and planned to repay Yao Xi well.
He quickly browsed through the information about Cangdao Hall with his divine sense and instantly understood the function of this quasi-Emperor Armament.
Although Cangdao Hall was an inferior Emperor Armament, its offensive power was not strong. It had its own space inside, which was very vast. It could divide the space into layers according to the owner's request, allowing living beings to survive in it for up to a year.
If martial arts, techniques, secret arts, etc. were placed inside, Cangdao Hall would automatically read all the scriptures and then deduce new martial arts and techniques, constantly expanding the number of scriptures.
Of course, this was limited to divine-level martial arts and techniques. Cangdao Hall couldn't deduce completely new ones for god-level, emperor-level, or even immortal-level martial arts and techniques.
Han Li immediately made a decision to place all the scriptures and miscellaneous books in the Han Mansion into Cangdao Hall, categorizing them and having the spirit of Cangdao Hall manage them according to his previous plan.
He had wanted to establish a Cangdao Peak before to house the library, but he lacked corresponding divine weapons or emperor weapons.
Now that he had Cangdao Hall, he could establish Cangdao Peak, and the Han Mansion would have another peak.
Chengsheng Mountain stretched for seven hundred miles, with a main peak, Chengdao Peak, three thousand zhang high, and sixteen secondary peaks ranging from three thousand to five thousand meters.
Now that Han Li had already activated several secondary peaks, including the upcoming Cangdao Peak, there were a total of nine peaks. Adding Chengdao Peak, there were ten peaks in Chengsheng Mountain.
After finishing the dual cultivation with Yao Xi, Han Li stayed for a while before leaving Yao Xi's sleeping quarters and going to Yundao Peak. He gathered the main personnel of the Han Mansion and announced the establishment of Cangdao Peak.
He briefly explained his plan and let the descendants fill in the details and submit them for his review.
One month later.
Han Li left the divine realm with Longyue and left for the East Sea, leaving the divine beast Kuiyi, the Battle Tower, and the spirit of Cangdao Hall to guard the Han Mansion. He informed his wives, such as Xueyue Qing, Lutian Xiang, Qiuyue Yao, and Liu Yuexin, and then left with Longyue.
It had been several months since Longyue married him, and she would give birth in two or three months. Longyue found it strange.
At first, Longyue didn't want this child. She directly refined the essence left by Han Li. However, unable to resist Han Li's repeated requests and his explanation that it wouldn't affect her cultivation, Longyue agreed.
What puzzled Longyue was that she was a dragon, so why did she have to carry a child for ten months?
Generally speaking, it is only human mortals and first-stage cultivators who give birth after ten months of pregnancy. The second-stage and higher cultivators of the human race, as well as the demon race and barbarian race, have a longer gestation period.
As a dragon, it would take at least thirty years, and it is normal for the gestation period to be a hundred years. However, Long Yue sensed that the child in her belly was growing and developing well, and would be born in two or three months at most.
Looking at her husband, who smiled without saying a word, Long Yue felt that it was because of him. Among her husband's other wives and concubines, there were also members of the demon race, such as Bai Keqing, who also gave birth after ten months of pregnancy.
"No wonder my husband said that it wouldn't delay his cultivation much," Long Yue silently thought.
It was only a year's time, and she could accept giving birth to a child. Although it would consume her spiritual energy, her husband had already considered this and prepared many precious treasures to nourish and replenish her spiritual energy.
"Yue'er, we're here."
While Long Yue was lost in thought, Han Li hugged her waist and brought her to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
"Husband, wait for me for a moment," Long Yue said as she leaned over and kissed Han Li's cheek, speaking softly.
Han Li nodded and watched as Long Yue entered the Dragon Palace without deliberately prying.
With the birth approaching, Long Yue told him that she needed to retrieve two things from the East Sea, and one of them was in the Dragon Palace.
Han Li naturally wouldn't refuse this request and gladly brought Long Yue along.
Of course, before they arrived, Han Li had already had Zi Yi inspect everything within tens of millions of miles, confirming that there were no ambushes or threats. Even now, Zi Yi remained on standby, ready to activate the Void Bell at the slightest sign of trouble.
Although Han Li trusted Long Yue, he couldn't let his guard down. When he arrived in an unfamiliar place, he had to make some preparations, or he could easily get into trouble.
Soon, Long Yue came out and reached out her right hand to Han Li with a smile, saying, "Husband, take a look."
"What is this?" Han Li glanced at it and his pupils contracted slightly. Long Yue had actually placed such an important treasure in the East Sea Dragon Palace.
"Husband, let's go," Long Yue smiled.
Han Li nodded slightly, hugged Long Yue's soft waist, and left the East Sea Dragon Palace, heading towards the next destination.
According to Long Yue, the things in the next place were more than ten times more important than those in the Dragon Palace. She had to obtain them, as they were related to her future path.
Upon hearing this, Han Li was surprised. It turned out to be related to the Penglai Immortal Sect. Although he didn't know how Long Yue was connected to the Penglai Immortal Sect, Han Li would try his best to fulfill Long Yue's request.
If their first child had a special physique, it would also be beneficial to Han Li. He might gain great benefits from it.
However, the Penglai Immortal Sect was not easy to deal with. Its ruler was also a Universal Truth Realm expert, and there were also Immortal Soldiers suppressing the Qi Luck within the Penglai Immortal Sect. Unless necessary, Han Li would not force his way in.
During the spatial shift, Han Li's attire, appearance, temperament, and even his Primordial Spirit aura changed. His face was also covered with a bronze mask.
He didn't want to reveal his true identity at the moment, especially in the eyes of the Penglai Immortal Sect, a superpower that was not weaker than a holy land.
Under Han Li's full-speed teleportation, the two of them quickly arrived at Penglai Immortal Island.
Looking at the towering fairy mountain in the center of Penglai Immortal Island, Han Li couldn't help but praise, "What a magnificent Penglai Immortal Mountain."
This Penglai Immortal Mountain was probably more magnificent than Mount Sumeru and Mount Wan Yao, only slightly inferior to the summit of the Barbarian Race's Starry Sky.
"It's alright," Long Yue commented nonchalantly.
As the Dragon Saint in her previous life, her experience was extensive, and she had seen too many divine and immortal mountains. Among them, the highest, largest, strongest, most magnificent, and most respected was undoubtedly the Profound God Sword Mountain.
That was a divine mountain that made all second-stage and third-stage cultivators in the endless Primordial Spirit Realm despair. Even Celestial Immortals and True Immortals couldn't withstand a strand of sword qi from the Profound God Sword Mountain after its revival.
"You've finally arrived."
Just as Han Li and Long Yue were feeling emotional, a voice full of vicissitudes sounded in their ears.
Long Yue's expression remained unchanged. It was only natural for the Universal Truth Realm expert of the Penglai Immortal Sect to discover her presence when she came here.
Although the Immortal Soldiers of the Penglai Immortal Sect were dormant, a trace of their power was constantly circulating, covering the entire Penglai Immortal Island and the surrounding tens of thousands of miles, guarding against any accidents.
Han Li raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. At this moment, he had hidden the Void Bell and didn't deliberately cover himself. Zi Yi was connected to his mind and would act autonomously according to the situation.
He was somewhat surprised that the Universal Truth Realm expert from the Penglai Immortal Sect seemed to have anticipated Lingyue's arrival and had been waiting for a long time.
"May I come over for a chat?"
On the cliff of Penglai Immortal Mountain, Guanhai Lao Dao opened his eyes and looked towards Han Li and Lingyue, speaking again.
Lingyue glanced at Han Li, and Han Li shook his head slightly.
"Please come out and meet us," Lingyue spoke, her voice reaching the Penglai Immortal Sect but not heard by others as Guanhai Lao Dao concealed it.
Guanhai Lao Dao stood by the water tank, looking at the image that appeared in the tank, carefully observing Han Li's figure, lost in thought.
Then, he waved his hand and the image dissipated, replaced by a vibrant seven-colored dragon loach.
"Forget it, I'll come out to meet you," Guanhai Lao Dao sighed, waved his sleeve, and took away the seven-colored dragon loach.
Then he beckoned, and a chaotic-colored bell hanging on the cliff flew towards him, getting smaller and smaller until it fell into his hand.
After thinking for a moment, Guanhai Lao Dao beckoned again, and a purple rope flew from deep within Penglai Immortal Mountain, wrapping around Guanhai Lao Dao's waist.
"This should be safe."
After doing all this, a smile appeared on Guanhai Lao Dao's face. His figure disappeared from the cliff and reappeared not far from Han Li and Lingyue.
Taking a close look at the man with the bronze mask, Guanhai Lao Dao sensed a threat from him. He was definitely a Universal Truth Realm expert.
He didn't know how this dragon girl managed to find a Universal Truth Realm expert as her ally, but he wouldn't let his guard down, even towards Lingyue, who had a significant connection with the Penglai Immortal Sect.
"Friend, it seems that I have met you before," Guanhai Lao Dao said with a smile, his mind racing as he tried to guess who this man was.
There were only a few Universal Truth Realm experts in the Primordial Spirit Province, definitely no more than ten. Each of them came from the major holy sites, and this man in front of him was no exception.
However, this person wore a bronze mask and changed his appearance and temperament. Even his Primordial Spirit aura had changed, so Guanhai Lao Dao couldn't temporarily figure out who this old friend was.
"Senior, you have mistaken me. I am just a small cultivator. I have come here to broaden my horizons," Han Li spoke sincerely, as if his purpose was truly as he said.
"Friend, if all Universal Truth Realm experts are small cultivators, then there are no great cultivators in the vast Primordial Spirit Province," Guanhai Lao Dao shook his head, sighed, but didn't say anything more to Han Li.
"Dragon girl, you have come for it, haven't you?" Guanhai Lao Dao looked at the dragon girl beside him, waved his sleeve, and the seven-colored dragon loach flew out, becoming more and more vibrant as it flew towards Lingyue. However, no matter how it tried, it couldn't get close and could only hover in the air.
Lingyue's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "Yes, please fulfill my request, Senior."
Han Li's gaze also fell on the seven-colored dragon loach, realizing the connection between it and his beloved wife Lingyue. It was indeed crucial to Lingyue's path.
This seven-colored dragon loach seemed to resonate with Lingyue, as if it was a part of her.
Lingyue was the reincarnation of the Dragon Saint's dragon soul, and the Dragon Pearl was in her hands. However, her previous dragon body, including the dragon bones, dragon tendons, dragon blood, dragon skin, and dragon marrow, had all fallen into the hands of the Dragon Slayer Great Saint.
Han Li didn't know the relationship between the Dragon Slayer Great Saint and the Penglai Immortal Sect, but this seven-colored dragon loach seemed to have been bred from Lingyue's previous dragon body and was closely related to her life.
Lingyue was at the True Martial Realm, and this dragon loach was seven-colored. If Lingyue reached the Divine Origin Realm, this dragon loach would probably evolve into an eight-colored one. As for the Universal Truth Realm Lingyue, it would correspond to a nine-colored dragon loach, just like the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was to the Universal Truth Realm.
If this seven-colored dragon loach merged with Lingyue, it would definitely greatly enhance her origin and might even allow her to regain her special physique from her previous life: the Profound Yin King Body!
However, would Guanhai Lao Dao of the Penglai Immortal Sect return this seven-colored dragon loach to Lingyue?
"Dragon girl, why is it here in my Penglai Immortal Sect? I'm sure you know some reasons. If you want me to return it, it's not impossible, but you just need to agree to one condition," Guanhai Lao Dao said with a smile.
PS: This chapter is only this much. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.
The previous chapter was posted at 8:01, but it was blocked. I edited and reposted it four times, but it was still blocked. Later, I managed to unlock it through editing.
I was already annoyed by the sensitive words in the system, and I encountered some other issues. I barely managed to write this much. Good night, everyone.
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