Chapter 1361: Climbing the Dragon Ladder
On November 15, a dragon roared throughout the East China Sea.
From that day on, the entire East China Sea, like a hundred rivers converging, rushed to the Dragon Palace.
The Dragon Palace of the East China Sea ten thousand years ago was in the center of the East China Sea; ten thousand years later, the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea was in the east of the East China Sea, almost to the far east.
Therefore, whether it was a human or a demon cultivator, it would be a long way to get to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea - the farthest cultivator would even have to cross millions of miles!
As for those cultivators in the Central Plains, if they wanted to get to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea before the second day of February next year, they would need to think of other ways - for example, teleport to Wangxian City!
Even so, it was a long way from Wangxian City to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea...
The entire East China Sea was in an uproar because of that dragon roar.
The eighteen demon kings set out one after another and went to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to obey the order.
The five states coalition forces of the Central Earth cultivation world took this opportunity to legitimately enter the East China Sea, marching towards the East China Sea Dragon Palace while searching for traces of the East China Sea Three Gods Temple.
The Zhongzhou Corps was in the middle, passing Lingyangze, heading east all the way, and heading straight to the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
Nanyuezhou and Dongwuzhou were in the south, Beiweizhou and Xishuzhou were in the north, and the five states corps formed five parallel straight lines, sweeping across the East China Sea from west to east.
Each corps used its own treasure ship as its base, and the various monks under the corps took turns to search the large sea areas within their respective ranges.
Under such a carpet-style search, there were quite a lot of gains.
The northernmost Beiweizhou front found a den of the East China Sea Three Gods Temple in the Wandu Sand Sea. Although the East China Sea Three Gods Temple had evacuated at that time, the Beiweizhou Corps still found a lot of evidence of the East China Sea Three Gods Temple causing chaos in the East China Sea in that den.
As a result, the Lord of the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sand Sea, the King of the River Dolphin, who was previously quite dissatisfied with the Central Earth cultivators, publicly issued a statement strongly condemning the evil deeds of the Three Temples of the East China Sea.
After this incident, the pace of the Central Earth cultivators in the East China Sea became more and more smooth.
The Xishuzhou Legion also discovered the clues of the Three Temples of the East China Sea in Pingyang Market.
Pingyang Market is located in the middle and northern part of the East China Sea, opposite to Jinghai Market. It has always been the two major markets in the south and north of the East China Sea cultivation world.
Unlike Tongtianhao, which is the only one that supports half of Jinghai Market, Pingyang Market was built and operated by the demon kings in the northern part of the East China Sea.
Therefore, Pingyang Market is almost an important town in the northern part of the East China Sea!
Because Pingyang Market is usually visited by people from all over the country, and people and demons are mixed, so that a large number of human and demon cultivators are missing, it has not attracted the attention of Pingyang Market.
It was not until the West Shuzhou Army passed through the border and a number of West Shuzhou ghost and Buddhist monks disappeared that the matter attracted the attention of the West Shuzhou high-level officials.
After all, it is unlikely that these West Shuzhou monks from the Middle-earth cultivation world would disregard the law and act on their own...
After this incident, Pingyang Market launched a general survey of monks.
You don't know until you check. After checking, it turns out that there are thousands of human and demon monks who have lost their whereabouts in Pingyang Market - this is just within a year!
Among these thousands of people, most are human and demon cultivators who are mixed in the East China Sea.
These cultivators are like free and easy clouds and wild cranes on weekdays, and some are even lone rangers in the East China Sea. Even if they lose their news, no one knows, and no one cares.
It is precisely because of this that this matter is even more secretive!
Of course, among the missing monks, there are also those belonging to the various demon king forces.
The West Shuzhou Army, in conjunction with Pingyang Market and the various demon king forces, took a two-pronged approach and finally pointed the spearhead of those missing monks at the East China Sea Three Temples.
But when they tried to investigate again, all the clues were gone!
All the clues about the Three Temples of the East Sea were like the thousands of missing demon monks, who disappeared from the world and their whereabouts were unknown.
The more this happened, the more the suspicion of the Three Temples of the East Sea was confirmed.
For a time, Pingyang Market was in turmoil.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the monks of Xishuzhou, under the leadership of the Buddhist and Ghost Sects, launched a large-scale search in the middle and northern parts of the East China Sea with Pingyang Market as the center.
As a result, the Three Temples of the East Sea did not catch them, but found the traces of the Blood Shadow Killing Bandits - this group of islanders who lick blood on the edge of the knife set their sights on Pingyang Market!
Although the monks of Xishuzhou despised the Blood Shadow Killing Bandits, they had no grudges against them.
Pingyang Market was different!
As soon as the traces of the Blood Shadow Killing Bandits were found, Pingyang Market immediately launched a siege.
In the end, although the Blood Shadow Bandit returned in defeat, he successfully escaped the encirclement of the Pingyang Market, turned south, and took refuge in the vast ocean in the center of the East China Sea...
In the southern part of the East China Sea, the Dongwuzhou Army and the Nanyuezhou Army were advancing in parallel.
Compared with the continuous victories in the north, the south seemed calm and dull.
However, the direction of the Nanyuezhou Army was exactly the route that Xiao Mian had taken at the beginning.
Standing on the bow of the Bingfu, the scholar was looking at the rising red sun in the eastern sky, thinking...
By now, the scholar naturally knew that Xiao Mian had already penetrated deep into the East China Sea.
A few days ago, Gui Hai suddenly visited him and gave him the Four Seas Dragon Map.
With this Four Seas Dragon Map in hand, the Nanyuezhou Army had a smooth journey.
After Lingyangze and other coalition forces from the Middle Earth cultivation world parted ways, the Nanyue Army went all the way south, and after reaching the Dead Sea formed by the Jinghai Market, it turned east.
Going forward, if nothing unexpected happens, it should reach Xiaoyao Ocean!
That kid!
He has already made a backup plan in Xiaoyao Ocean. Once the army reaches Xiaoyao Ocean, he can try to form an alliance with King Xiaoyao. By then, the South Vietnamese Army will have a foothold.
The journey was smooth and peaceful.
The scholar had a heavy responsibility and did not dare to neglect it.
Other cultivators, including the scholar, gradually put away their previous strict preparations and became more and more casual, as if this trip to the East China Sea was just a picnic.
The three temples of the East China Sea had long fled and disappeared under the pressure of the five-state coalition forces of the Central Earth cultivation world...
Many cultivators even optimistically believed that once the five-state coalition forces cruised around the East China Sea and gained nothing, they would return.
Presumably, after this incident, the three temples of the East China Sea would not dare to stir up trouble again.
If Xiao Mian were here, he would not know whether to laugh or cry when hearing such a voice.
All he could say was - you are not worthy of being a consultant!
There was nothing to do, so he made trouble out of nothing.
Along the way, the cultivators of the two races of humans and demons, who belonged to the South Vietnam Legion, had some friction with each other. Fortunately, the two sides were not on the same treasure ship, so they restrained each other.
Not long after that, the Nanyue group arrived at Xiaoyaoyang.
Because the King of Xiaoyao and the Princess of Xiaoyao rushed to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, the scholar's intention to form an alliance with Xiaoyaoyang came to nothing.
After a short supply in Xiaoyaoyang, the large group of people continued to move forward.
In this way, the Five States Coalition, like a five-pronged rake, plowed the entire East China Sea. Although some discoveries were made, they were all insignificant...
The end of the year is approaching.
The beginning of the new year.
The second day of February is approaching.
More and more cultivators gathered at the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.
The demon kings of all kinds gathered together.
The legions of various states belonging to the cultivation world of the Central Earth gathered together.
The countless scattered cultivators originally distributed in scattered corners of the East China Sea also gathered together.
Only the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea has never been seen...
Gradually, hundreds of thousands of cultivators of all kinds rubbed against each other and hindered each other.
It was obvious that before the Dragon Palace event started, there was a sign of impending storm.
Fortunately, the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea had issued an order and clearly specified the date of February 2nd, so all forces were restrained.
As for the remaining scattered cultivators, under the suppression of all forces, although they had the advantage of the largest number of people, they were still a mob and could not make a difference.
Although the situation was tense several times, it was finally delayed until February 2nd...
On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head.
At sunrise on this day, when the first ray of sunlight was sprinkled on the sea, golden light broke through the sea, the sea water was diverted, and a mysterious island rose from under the sea.
In the vast East China Sea, the island was not very big.
However, looking at the island, no one dared to breathe heavily.
If the rumors were true, that island should be - Shenlong Island!
The Dragon God Temple on Shenlong Island is the East China Sea Dragon Palace that is passed down by word of mouth in the East China Sea cultivation world!
As the Dragon Island rose, waves of dragon roars continued to sound, rays of spiritual light continued to radiate, and layers of pressure continued to spread...
What was even more amazing was that dragons kept circling over the Dragon Island!
Seeing this amazing phenomenon, even the local snakes in the East China Sea cultivation world, such as the Eighteen Demon Kings, could not help but change their colors and stared at the Dragon Island in a daze.
As for other ordinary cultivators with lower cultivation, they dared not even breathe.
Gradually, more and more low-level cultivators of the demon clan knelt in front of the Dragon Island.
These demon cultivators were mostly from the water demon lineage. After all, the dragon was the leader of the scaled demons in the world.
In the minds of these water demons, dragons were gods, and the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea was a holy place.
Later, more and more demon cultivators and even human cultivators joined the ranks of worshipping the Dragon Island. At a glance, everyone was worshipping.
On the contrary, the Five States cultivators in the Central Earth cultivation world were far less awed by the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea than the local cultivators of the East China Sea. They were more curious than awed, and they were just watching the show.
But at this point, no one dared to say that the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea had fallen!
To put it another way: Even if there was only Bai Longji, it would be enough to sweep across the East China Sea!
What's more, the master of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, the Mother of Ten Thousand Dragons, was still alive...
Under the attention of hundreds of thousands of cultivators, Shenlong Island stood in the air.
A stream of blue sea water, as if endless, flowed down from the corners of Shenlong Island, fell from the sky, and merged into the East China Sea.
The dragon roar in the sky stopped temporarily, the spiritual light disappeared temporarily, and the dragon dance in the sky was gone.
Everyone stood up and looked at the Shenlong Island that appeared in front of them.
Shenlong Island was only a hundred feet away from the sea surface, but it was not clear at a glance.
It was because the Shenlong Island was shrouded in a layer of white clouds like smoke and fog, which kept changing, and it had a bit of the charm of a dragon that could only be seen from the beginning but not the end...
At this moment, a voice resounded throughout the venue.
"Fellow Taoists! Witness all of you: Today my Dragon Palace is reopened! Please come to my Dragon Palace and join us in the celebration!"
That voice seemed to be the voice of a middle-aged woman.
Before everyone could think about it, Shenlong Island shook violently.
The heavy pressure that originally surrounded the outside of Shenlong Island disappeared.
Obviously, the owner of Shenlong Island had already released the ban and allowed everyone to enter.
There were tens of thousands of cultivators on the scene. Could it be that everyone, regardless of race or cultivation level, would just rush into Shenlong Island?
Looking at the small appearance of Shenlong Island, I'm afraid it would be trampled by everyone?
Soon, everyone had their own countermeasures.
An order was passed among the eighteen demon kings.
Demon cultivators who have not transformed are not allowed to land on Shenlong Island without permission!
At the same time as this order was issued, the eighteen demon kings led their transformed demon cultivators and rushed towards the Dragon God Island.
After a brief meeting, the heads of the five states coalition forces in the Central Earth cultivation world also reached this consensus: No one can land on the island without a Nascent Soul!
At this moment, the high-level cultivators in the East China Sea cultivation world and the Central Earth cultivation world were all gone.
In addition to the eighteen demon kings, there are also many transformed demons or Nascent Soul ancestors in the East China Sea cultivation world, who are independent and free.
These human demon ancestors are not willing to lag behind and have landed on the Dragon God Island one after another.
For a time, the Dragon God Island was full of strong men.
As for those human demon cultivators who have not yet condensed their infants or transformed, they are not allowed to land on the island.
Many forces outside the island are eagerly waiting; the strong men on the island are watching the changes.
These strong men are mostly powerful people who can shock a region with a stomp of their feet in the outside world, but they have to be cautious when they arrive on the Dragon God Island.
On the one hand, the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea is too famous.
On the other hand, the demon lord Bai Longji was standing in front of everyone.
With a cold look, Bai Longji made way for the passage behind her.
This passage was the one Xiao Mian passed when he first landed on Shenlong Island.
The passage has a name, called - the Dragon Ladder!
"Fellow Daoists! I, the Lord of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, have prepared a spiritual banquet in the Dragon God Temple in the center of the island to entertain you. However, to reach the top of the Dragon God Temple, you must pass this 'Dragon Ladder'! Don't blame me for saying it in advance! This Dragon Ladder is not based on the level of cultivation, but on the quality of blood. Be careful!"
After saying this, Bai Longji turned into a white light and disappeared.
Everyone looked at the ordinary passage in front of them, but they did not dare to take it lightly.
Obviously, this so-called Dragon Ladder is a test and a level...
If you pass the Dragon Ladder, you can challenge the Dragon God Temple; if you fail to pass the Dragon Ladder, you'd better go home as soon as possible.
While the others were still looking at each other, a figure stood out from the crowd.
It was a lean and strong man wearing a red flame armor. The skin exposed outside the armor was also red as fire, with a face full of flesh and a beard.
Even the beard was like a flame...
The strong man didn't even look at the others, and walked up the Dragon Ladder with big strides.
He took one step at a time, like a whirlwind of fire, and gradually disappeared...
As he watched the man disappear, a name spread.
One of the eighteen demon kings of the East China Sea - the ninth-level transformed demon - the Red Dragon King!