Chapter 234 - 262: Ancestral Dragon Palace, Water Vein Map, and Water Department Celestial Official
"One sword strike slays two dragons..."
"That’s terrifying!"
A while later.
The many Martial Artists in the city slowly came back to their senses, staring at the sky in shock and murmuring to themselves.
The impact of the scene they had just witnessed was simply too great!
In the sky above.
Elder National Preceptor Xiao Rongshan sniffed the lingering scent of blood in the air and mumbled with a slightly dazed expression.
"It’s not just us who are getting stronger."
"That senior has grown even more powerful."
"Yes! That senior’s strength now far surpasses anything we could have imagined."
The Elder Imperial Tutor stood to the side, his expression complex as he gripped his silvery-white longsword and looked at the dissipating storm clouds.
Not long ago, he had successfully entered the Saint Realm in his Sword Dao, but when truly facing the Lord of Heavenly Punishment, he was still worlds apart.
He felt that even describing the gap between their Realms as the difference between a firefly and the sun and moon was flattering himself.
If there was anyone in the Imperial City who truly understood what had happened, it would have to be the Great Sect Elder.
At this moment, the Great Sect Elder stood above a grand hall, silent for a long time.
At a certain point, he sighed with a grave expression.
"Incredible. To think he’s actually entered that legendary Realm."
Then, as if remembering something, he shook his head and chuckled.
"To think that I previously said he had the potential for Ascension to Immortality."
"I was actually underestimating him."
...
"Tsk, my head hurts!"
Inside the tavern, Zhang Wei groggily opened his eyes. He instinctively rubbed his brow with his right hand, his expression dazed.
He struggled to open his eyes, and in his blurry vision, he saw Su Bai sitting across from him, gulping down wine.
"Brother Su Bai! I think I just... fainted?"
Zhang Wei patted his head, then shook it vigorously before frowning and asking the question.
"Kid, you saw those two giant dragons and fainted on the spot."
"I couldn’t wake you up no matter how loud I shouted."
Su Bai took a sip of wine and chuckled lightly.
"Ah! This..."
Hearing this, and combining it with the fragmented memories resurfacing in his mind, Zhang Wei scratched his head in embarrassment.
Immediately after, he recalled the two immensely huge dragons soaring through the sky, and his expression suddenly sank.
He quickly asked, "Right, Brother Su Bai!"
"What about those two giant dragons?"
Su Bai poured himself a bowl of warm wine and said casually with a smile, "Naturally, they were slain with a single sword strike by the Lord of Heavenly Punishment."
’Those two giant dragons were killed by the esteemed Lord of Heavenly Punishment!?’
Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment, then his face filled with shock.
He was among the first in the city to see the two giant dragons with his own eyes, so he deeply understood how terrifying they were.
Those two dragons, one black and one white.
Their bodies alone were tens of thousands of feet long!
And their auras were unfathomably powerful!
But two such terrifying dragons were slain so casually.
The thought alone was horrifying.
Su Bai looked at Zhang Wei’s dumbfounded expression and couldn’t help but smile.
"Come!"
He raised the Jade Bowl in his hand and spoke.
His voice pulled Zhang Wei back from his thoughts.
"Oh, oh..."
Zhang Wei quickly raised his cup, echoing him.
But his eyes were still somewhat glazed over.
He felt as if this whole thing was a dream.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two left the tavern.
A short while later.
Su Bai watched as Zhang Wei waved his hand, insisting he was fine with every breath, yet his body swayed unsteadily as a colleague from the Prison Suppression Bureau, laughing and cursing good-naturedly, came to take him away.
"Su Bai, don’t you worry, I’ll take care of this kid!"
The colleague supported Zhang Wei with one hand and patted his back with the other, turning to grin at Su Bai as he spoke.
"Sorry to trouble you, please get this kid home."
"Right, a small matter!"
The man gave a big wave, then helped Zhang Wei disappear into the brilliant city lights.
Su Bai turned and walked toward the prison.
Beneath the splendid fireworks, Su Bai walked along the street.
He ambled along slowly.
Only now did he have the time to inspect his recent gains.
Taking a moment, Su Bai examined the cultivation memories of the two giant dragons.
A moment later, he had figured out their background.
’Dayu Immortal Dynasty, Ancestral Dragon Palace!’
These two dragons, one black and one white, were both dragonkin from the Ancestral Dragon Palace.
Their purpose in coming to Great Xia was for the silvery-white Dragon Bead that Ao Yuan had given him.
’I remember...’
’The East Sea Dragon King, Ao Yuan, seemed to have told me that if I proactively returned the Dragon Bead when someone from the Da Yu Dragon Palace arrived, they might even thank me.’
’But from the looks of those two dragonkin last night, they didn’t seem like the reasonable type.’
Of the two giant dragons, one was at the Nine Tribulations Realm, and the other had the Cultivation of the Void Realm.
The Black Dragon’s Cultivation was at the Ninth Tribulation Realm Ninth Layer.
The White Dragon, however, was much higher, its Cultivation having reached the Void Realm Second Layer.
But facing the current Su Bai, these two giant dragons were hardly worth mentioning.
They were no different from the countless experts who had fallen by his hand before.
The reason was simple.
Firstly, Su Bai’s Cultivation had increased again, reaching the Dragon Mansion Realm Fifth Layer.
Secondly, his [Fourth Immortal Golden Body Transformation] had already surpassed the Returning to the True Realm by a full five million-plus Experience Points.
Its power was on a completely different level than before.
’Previously, after my [Third Immortal Golden Body Transformation] broke past the five million Experience Point mark, it had already surpassed the scope of Entering the Saint Realm.’
’Every move carries a certain rule, forming its own domain.’
Su Bai murmured to himself.
When he had just broken through, Su Bai was still a little uncertain about this Realm.
But tonight, after delivering that sword strike, it couldn’t be clearer.
’Dao Domain!’
Su Bai carefully recalled the wonderful feeling from just now, a hint of joy in his eyes.
’With every move, I use my Fist Dao to form a domain with its own rules.’
’Any enemy enveloped by the domain is like a bird in a cage, a cicada in amber.’
’They cannot move and cannot resist, able only to bow their heads in submission.’
How could a Realm like this be just a few times stronger than Entering the Saint Realm?!
The two weren’t on the same level at all.
’Surpassing five million Experience Points is the Dao Realm.’
’If it surpasses ten million, or even a hundred million, what kind of Realm would that be?’
Su Bai’s expression flickered; he truly felt a bit of anticipation in his heart.
’One step at a time.’
He whispered after collecting his thoughts.
And having slain the two giant dragons...
The next moment was the much-anticipated lottery segment.
’Guests from the Dayu Ancestral Dragon Palace, and at the Nine Tribulations and Void Realms, no less. The prize pool is sure to be good.’
...
「Dayu Immortal Dynasty, Rain Department.」
Inside a vast palace, the lights were bright.
Multicolored, crystalline corals adorned the place, catching the eye.
Incense smoke curled through a spacious room.
Seated on a Jade Chair was a middle-aged man, leisurely sipping clear tea and reading an ancient book. He had fair skin, a short black mustache, and was dressed in a water-blue robe with intricate patterns on its cuffs and collar.
On the long brown table before him lay an unfurled, silvery-white scroll.
On the scroll, countless lines of light floated like water ripples, outlining the shapes of rivers, lakes, and seas.
This scroll was clearly a profoundly complex and incredibly detailed Water Vein Map.
Next to the Water Vein Map, Jade Tokens were arranged in a row. Each Token was engraved with a name using special characters.
Every so often, the middle-aged man in the room would look up from the ancient book to carefully examine the Water Vein Map before him.
Occasionally, he would also put down the book and stare at a certain spot on the map, pondering it carefully.
He would rapidly calculate in his mind, weighing the pros and cons.
Only then would he arrive at a final result.
He would write the result in the air before sending it into one of the Tokens.
These Tokens were also called Rain Commands.
Wherever a place lacked moisture and needed rain, a decree would be sent, ordering the Rain-Spreading Envoy from a Dragon Palace bound to a Token to go there and perform Cloud Formation and Rainfall.
Not an inch more, not an inch less.
The amount had to be exact to the very fraction for the Rainfall mission to be considered complete.
This was also his duty as the Rain Department’s Celestial Official.
The middle-aged man had just finished calculating the amount of rainfall and sent out the decree, which turned into an Escape Light.
He was just about to take a good rest, have a sip of tea, and read his leisure book for a while.
But suddenly...
CRACK!
In the pile of Jade Tokens beside the Water Vein Map, two tokens—one black and one white—let out a crisp crack and suddenly shattered.
This shocking turn of events startled the middle-aged man so much that he almost spilled the tea he was holding.
He hastily put down his Jade Cup, hooked his finger, and pulled the two black and white Jade Tokens into his hand.
On the broken Jade Tokens, the words "Ancestral Dragon Palace Ao..." could be faintly seen.
The Water Department Celestial Official was both surprised and quite anxious.
"This..."
"How could two Rain-Spreading Envoys suddenly perish, just like that?"
"This mustn’t delay the important matter of Cloud Formation and Rainfall."
"I must report this at once!"
With that, the middle-aged man clutched the shattered Jade Tokens and hurriedly left the grand hall.