Chapter 324 - 274: The Dragon King’s Majestic Course, Three Months of Tempering (Part 3)
[Strategizing Solutions.]
[Now that you have become a Great Divine Power User, more than half of the Golden Immortals of the Expository Teaching, upon hearing this, do not wish to be enemies with your Dragon Race. Instead, relayed through "Taoyi True Master," they believe there is potential to win you over, and under the Celestial Dao, all living beings are equal, aligning with the teachings of the Expository Teaching.]
[Though the Infinite Immortal Elder is unwilling, he can only relent, dispatching Taoyi True Master to Chentang Pass to negotiate with you, but Taoyi True Master harbors some reservations about you and lingers over drinks in the General’s Mansion at Chentang Pass.]
[Shen Gongbao, Nezha, and Ao Bing cultivate at the East Sea Dragon Palace for a month, listening as you expound on the "Cyan Heaven" Great Dao. Nezha and Ao Bing, with their unstable flesh foundations, nearly shattered their bodies during a cultivation session, which you timely stabilized using the Magical Power of a Daluo Golden Immortal.]
[However, your son Ao Bing’s "Lotus" body has crumbled twice and can last no more than three months before it inevitably "deteriorates." Nezha forced his way through the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus without his flesh being sufficiently tempered. If the Demon Pill Magical Power surges, there’s a potential for destruction.]
[Upon probing the Primordial Spirits of both, you discover that the "Mixed Element Pearl" is born from the Heaven and Earth, rendering the Primordial Spirit indestructible, continuously absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which the "Lotus Body" cannot possibly withstand.]
[You realize that even if their flesh does not succumb to the "Celestial Tribulation Curse," they’ll be overwhelmed by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.]
[The Spirit Pearl and Demon Pill keep absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and as Magical Power increases, once it reaches a certain threshold, Nezha’s human form and Ao Bing’s dragon form will still explode, a process not exceeding three years.]
[In this realm, your Fortune is insufficient to construct a flawless body that could contain the "Mixed Element Pearl."]
[Shen Gongbao proposes a feasible suggestion: using the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus to reshape the body again, allowing the "Lotus Body" to sustain for another three years, during which time a solution for the "Mixed Element Pearl" hazard can be sought.]
[At this juncture, Lady Yin happens to blow the Sea Snail by the shore, and Ao Run, using the innate Divine Technique "Sky-Splitting Claw," sends Shen Gongbao and the others back to Chentang Pass. The Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus has long exhausted its Immortal Qi and has withered, unable to reshape the bodies again.]
[Taoyi True Master, presently in the mansion, mentions a treasure in the Jade Void Palace capable of renewing the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus.]
[On the first day, Nezha, Ao Bing, Taoyi True Master, and Shen Gongbao—all two pairs of master and disciple—travel to the Jade Void Palace, seeking the treasure from the master elder of the Expository Teaching, the "Infinite Immortal Elder."]
[Upon arrival at the Jade Void Palace, the Infinite Immortal Elder personally welcomes them, leading the four into the hall. His gaze sweeps over the Ao Bing, transformed by the Spirit Pearl, and Nezha, the reincarnation of the Demon Pill, a barely discernible glint flashing in his eyes as he graciously agrees to bestow the treasure but with a condition: Nezha and Ao Bing must pass the Jade Void Palace’s test, subduing three Earth Immortal level Demon Kings causing chaos in the Mortal World.]
[Only upon completion of this task can they enter the Jade Void Treasure Vault to select a treasure.]
[The Infinite Immortal Elder leaves Taoyi True Master and Shen Gongbao as guests at the Jade Void Palace, simultaneously dispatching his prominent disciple, Lu Tong, to accompany Nezha and Ao Bing on their demon-subduing mission in the Mortal World.]
[On the third day, Lu Tong leads Nezha and Ao Bing to a desolate Loess Plateau, pointing at a corpulent Demon King in the distance, sternly stating: "Below, a group of the Demon Race resides here, routinely descending the mountains to wreak havoc on the populace, guilty of heinous crimes! Today, you two shall subdue them, ridding the people of this menace."]
[Nezha and Ao Bing exchange a glance, though slightly puzzled, they say no more. Together, with significant prowess, they effortlessly subdue the Demon King tribe. However, soon they sense something amiss.]
[Ao Bing notices the area’s stark desolation, with the nearest Human Race city three hundred li away? What a concept; an ordinary person wouldn’t traverse ten li from their homeland in a lifetime.]
[Nezha’s gaze lands on the subdued, corpulent Demon King, scrutinizing closely, discovering that this so-called "Earth Immortal Level Demon King" is weak, incapable even of flight, its racial talents absurdly poor; even slightly stronger beasts in nearby mountains could easily defeat it.]
[Nezha and Ao Bing question their senior brother, Lu Tong, about what offense warranted capturing them.]
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