Hmm! Two people!
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, the Dragon Palace welcomes guests, it always welcomes those who are talented in poetry and are even famous throughout the world. In fact, not everyone who has written a poem to protect the country can be invited to the Dragon Palace. They can't explain the details, but Jia Le is definitely not in this list, so why would the Dragon King invite him?
In fact, ever since Sun Zichu finished his last line of poetry, everyone's eyes had never left Sun Zichu. They no longer cared much about Jiale. Only after hearing the words of Dragon Palace etiquette did they begin to examine Jiale. At this moment, everyone realized that when the two brothers stood together, it was obvious that Jiale was much stronger than Sun Zichu in temperament and spirit.
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought that it was Jia Le who wrote the national poem, not Sun Zichu.
Jiale didn't want to explain to them, he just smiled and said, "Excuse me, teachers."
The Dragon King must have seen that his cultivation level was extraordinary, so he invited him into the Dragon Palace along with the Dragon Palace etiquette. At this time, Jia Le did not hide his cultivation level, so there was no other possibility.
The dragon clan is worthy of being the largest clan in the past. Even though it is somewhat declining now, its foundation is incomparable to that of ordinary clans.
The dragon clan is powerful in this world, with the four seas as the most respected and serving the heavenly court. The leader is the Dragon King of the Four Seas.
Under the four seas, there are rivers, lakes and seas. Now Jiale is about to go to a mere canal dragon king, who is not yet a high-level member of the dragon clan. He can only be said to be a small official in the territory. The Dragon Palace Etiquette is composed of two fish fairies at the level of refining spirits, and ten shrimp soldiers and crab generals at the level of transforming spirits. Although the Dragon Palace Etiquette is the face of the Dragon Palace, it is also a bit strong.
According to the dragon clan's system, the strength of the River Dragon King should be at the level of a celestial being, while the River Dragon King's is at the level of an earthly immortal. However, the Grand Canal is the head of the Nine Provinces, so it is possible that he could be elevated to be compared to the River Dragon King. Perhaps the strength of the Grand Canal Dragon King would be at the level of a celestial being, but it would not be too strong. At most, it would be comparable to the cultivator's refining realm.
This was also the reason why Jiale dared to enter the Canal Dragon Palace directly. If the person was too strong, Jiale would not be willing to enter rashly. After all, he did not know him and did not know his character. If he went crazy and stabbed Jiale with a knife, Jiale would have no place to cry. If the person was only at the Void Refinement Realm, Jiale would still be confident of escaping.
Sun Zichu was also a little nervous and followed Jiale closely. Fortunately, Jiale was there, otherwise Sun Zichu would have been overwhelmed as it was his first time facing such a situation.
After falling into the river, the water automatically separated into two parts, without contaminating Jiale and Sun Zichu at all.
Jiale narrowed his eyes, he had only been practicing for a short time and this was his first time to the Dragon Palace. Seeing such a scene, he sighed. It is said that all aquatic creatures have the ability to separate water, and it seems that this is true. The water was not separated by itself, but was separated by the two fish fairies at the spirit-refining level. It should be their own magical powers, plus the ability of the jade ruyi in their hands.
With Jiale's strength, it is actually not easy to separate the water in the canal. It can only be said that it is his innate magical power that is beyond the reach of human cultivators.
Entering the canal, the scene of the river bottom is on both sides, with colorful lights gathering together and fish, shrimps, crabs and turtles swimming around. Not to mention, ordinary people may never see such a beautiful scenery in their entire lives. After all, the pressure under this deep river is not something ordinary people can bear. Sun Zichu felt much more relaxed when he looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him. He was obviously attracted by the beautiful scenery.
It didn't take long for Jiale and his grandson Chu to land. The road was paved with gold and illuminated by night-shining pearls. It was said that the dragon clan liked shiny golden things, and it was true. It was also true that they were rich. Any piece of gold they picked up on the road would be enough for an ordinary person to live a worry-free life.
Sun Zichu was obviously a little shocked. He had been following Jiale for the past two days, first seeing the evil tiger in the temple and then the beautiful scenery in the Dragon Palace. It was like he had suddenly entered a fantasy world. It must be that Sun Zichu had extraordinary luck, otherwise, it would have been easy for his own values ​​to be impacted.
Seeing that Sun Zichu's eyes quickly left the gold and luminous pearls, Jiale nodded. If one cannot get rid of the temptation of money and jewelry, it will be difficult to accomplish anything.
After walking for a while, the Dragon Palace officially appeared in front of Jiale and Sun Zichu.
Gold, stone, jade, jewels, and all the splendor that can be seen in the world are nothing compared to the Dragon Palace. Jiale is fine, but Sun Zichu can't stand it. The Dragon Palace before him is a hundred times more magnificent than the imperial palace he had imagined.
There are countless palaces on all sides, front and back, and it is hard to see the end. On the left and right are lined up shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and the weakest ones are at the level of demon soldiers. Judging from the number, there are probably no less than ten thousand, and these are the guards in front of the Dragon Palace. Together with those regular troops, and the soldiers guarding various places on the canal, the strength of the Canal Dragon Palace is probably no less than 100,000.
An army of 100,000 soldiers with the foundation of demon soldiers is so powerful that even Jia Le feels a little daunted. Such strength may be stronger than the top forces in the cultivation world.
"Gentlemen, please!"
The gate of the Dragon Palace slowly opened, and the two fish fairies stopped to invite them in. Jia Le did not hesitate and walked straight in. He saw that a banquet had been set up in the Dragon Palace, and there were quite a few people sitting on the left and right.
The leader was none other than the Dragon King of the Canal.
Upon closer inspection, it was found that she was indeed a celestial fairy at the level of Lianxu, and the attendants on both sides were fish fairies and dragon girls at the level of earthly fairies. It was truly luxurious.
Not only did Jiale feel a little dangerous about the Canal Dragon King, but he also felt a little threatened by the hunchbacked old man standing to his right. He realized that this might be the Prime Minister Turtle under the Canal Dragon King.
It is basically a custom for the Dragon Clan to pair the Dragon King with a Turtle Prime Minister. Among the aquatic creatures, turtles are known for their intelligence. Their job is to help the Dragon King handle government affairs and make plans. Although they are only talented in literature, their strength should not be underestimated. Most of them are the second best in the Dragon Palace.
There are twenty seats below, ten on each side.
On the right are ten dragon girls. Needless to say, their looks are naturally more beautiful. After practicing, even if the appearance of a cultivator does not change, it will be nourished by the spiritual energy and become more beautiful. What's more, the dragon clan is located above the water veins, so their looks are even more beautiful than those of ordinary cultivators.
Apart from her appearance, her strength is truly astonishing.
There is no dragon girl whose level is lower than that of an earthly immortal, the lowest is at the level of a Yin God. Legend has it that after a dragon is born, even those with inferior bloodline will be at the level of a cultivator in the Divine Transformation Realm. Those with slightly better bloodline will be directly at the level of a Yin God after birth, and they are natural earthly immortals. However, it is also difficult for a dragon to practice, and it often takes thousands of years to break through the realm.
However, marriage alliances do not only occur in the human dynasty, but also in the dragon clan. Generally, dragon girls will be married off once they are over a thousand years old, and few can stay in the Dragon Palace to practice.
It is obvious that most of these ten dragon girls are not too old, and if you look closely you can see some childishness.
There were four people sitting on the left.
Of the two dragon sons in the lead, the one in the first seat has already reached the level of Return to Void Realm, and the one in the second seat has also reached the level of Wish God Realm.
The other two surprised Jiale a little, as they were actually human cultivators.
Judging from his pure aura, even if his magic power is not as good as Jia Le's magic power cultivated from the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, it is not much different. He should be a genius from a top force, and he is also at the Yuanshen realm level.
The man on the third seat exudes the aura of fire. He must have practiced fire-related skills and developed fire-related magic power, or his fire-related magical powers have reached a level that is difficult to hide.
The one sitting on the fourth seat had an aura of thunder, and he must have practiced thunder magic.
Jia Le's mind flashed through the top forces in the cultivation world, and after comparing them one by one, he came up with some guesses.
When Jiale was looking at them, they were also looking at Jiale and Sun Zichu, but they only glanced at Sun Zichu and then focused their attention on Jiale.
The reason why the Dragon King invited those talented people who were able to support the country or even become famous throughout the world to a banquet in the Dragon Palace was because the canal was a canal on earth, opened by Taizu, independent of the water veins of the Nine Provinces, and connected to the fortunes of the human dynasty. The Dragon Palace wanted to invest in these talented people before they had any chance of success, so that if they really grew up in the future, they could also make some profit.
For example, Sun Zichu's blue gold luck is now flourishing above the canal, and he has even obtained a bit of purple energy. If he is lucky, he may be able to breed dragon energy and become a latent dragon.
With such talent, he would be ranked second even among the talented people invited by the Dragon King in the past. The first one was Daqian Taizu. It was because of this that the Dragon King of the Grand Canal was promoted from an ordinary river king to the Dragon King of the Grand Canal of the first river in Jiuzhou. Perhaps his strength was also broken through as a result.
Seeing the astonishing profits from this lucrative business, the Dragon King of the Canal left a miracle on the canal, attracting thousands of scholars.
However, no matter how worthy of investment he is, he is just an ordinary person. Now that Jiale appears by his side, Sun Zichu can only serve as a foil.
Now that Jiale's Sun God Body has been slightly accomplished and his two suns are rising, there is no need to say much about his aptitude, endowment and luck. Even if the Canal Dragon King and others cannot see clearly, they can know that Jiale is extraordinary. If it were the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, they would naturally look down on a cultivator like Jiale. However, it is different for the Canal Dragon King, after all, he has only just entered the realm of celestial beings.
What's more, Jiale's aura is clearly that of the top forces. They wouldn't believe that he has no background.
Therefore, the young monks in the third and fourth seats on the left row nodded slightly after seeing Jia Le.
The spiritual world also has a pyramid and food chain, and there is also a strict chain of contempt.
Top forces like Maoshan, Longhushan, Shenxiao Sect, etc. are high and mighty, seemingly indifferent to everything, but in fact they look down on those ordinary forces. Under such background, disciples of top forces naturally look down on disciples of those ordinary forces, even if they are geniuses. If they make friends with them, it depends on whether they are useful or not. They even kill people for opportunities, which is also common.
Cultivation is cruel and it is not a place where naive people can survive.
Only disciples like them, who come from top forces, have similar backgrounds and talents, can be considered the same kind.
"Haha, the sun rises in the east, and the purple air comes from the east. Today, I, the king, am inviting two talented people to a banquet. It is a great honor for the Dragon Palace to have another talented person appear in Wangjiang Tower. Please take a seat."
The Dragon King did not stand up either, but just smiled sweetly, making it impossible to find fault with him.
Jiale was not polite and took his grandson Chu to sit down in the fifth and sixth seats.
Dragon girls are naturally not mortal women, and they are not shy when seeing men. At this moment, ten pairs of eyes have fallen on Jiale and Sun Zichu, as if they want to strip them naked and look at them. Sun Zichu can no longer bear it, and after sitting down, he no longer looks up. Not only the ten dragon girls on the seats on the right, but there are also many dragon girls behind the pearl curtain watching them.
The reason why these ten dragon girls were able to take their seats is because it was time for them to get married. Dragon girls may seem noble, but in the Dragon Palace, their status is actually not very high. If they meet a Dragon King who loves his children, it may be okay, as he may allow the dragon girls to choose their husbands within a limited range. If they meet a Dragon King who only uses dragon girls as tools, these dragon girls are nothing more than tools for marriage.
These dragon ladies are also aware of their situation. Since they will have to get married sooner or later, they naturally want to choose someone they like, or at least someone they think is acceptable.
Today, all ten dragon girls were very surprised. The four people on the opposite side were all outstanding. Even Sun Zichu was impeccable.
Sun Zichu didn't understand the situation and didn't know why the Dragon Girl was so unreserved. Jiale didn't care much. If the Dragon Girl liked him, he had to like the Dragon Girl. The Dragon Clan was no longer the most prominent clan in the world. The Dragon Clan, which had retreated to the second line, had actually become synonymous with trouble. Jiale didn't want to fall into the whirlpool of the Dragon Clan unless it was necessary.
At least he wouldn't pay so much just to marry a dragon girl.
"My two lords, I don't need to introduce them. You should know that the ones on the right are my ten dragon girls, Yunying, who are waiting to be married. I knew there was a banquet for talented people today, so I brought them out to see the world."
At this point, Jiale and the other three naturally understood what the Dragon King meant, which was that as long as you like him and the Dragon Girl is willing, then you can be the son-in-law of the Dragon Palace.
Then the Canal Dragon King pointed to the left.
"This is my eldest prince Ao Feng and my second prince Ao Qing. The other dragon sons have been sent by me to guard the important area of ​​the canal. Now they are the only ones still in the Dragon Palace, so they will keep me company."
As soon as the Canal Dragon King finished speaking, the monks in the three seats stood up and bowed.
"Dragon King, all the dragon maidens, Daoist brothers Ao Feng and Ao Qing, and three Daoist friends, I am Penglai Xuanyan, and I am honored to meet you all."
Penglai!
Jiale was naturally familiar with Penglai, but not the Penglai of this world. To be honest, even now, Jiale was not particularly familiar with the cultivation world of Jiuzhou, let alone this Penglai, which might not be Jiuzhou, but perhaps even overseas.
"So you are Brother Xuanyan from the overseas fairyland of Penglai. I have long heard of your great name. The news of Brother Laoshan defeating the three seals has now spread throughout the entire cultivation world. I am Fu Zhen from the Shenxiao Sect. I am honored to meet you all."
Is it really the Shenxiao Sect?
Penglai Fairyland should be the top overseas force. Jiale had some guesses at that time, but he was wrong. Fu Zhen was, as expected, a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect. There were many people in the cultivation world who were proficient in thunder magic, but the Shenxiao Sect was the only one that was specialized in it.
Xuan Yan and Fu Zhen, who had already introduced themselves, sat down again and looked at Jia Le. At this moment, they were most curious about Jia Le.
Jiale also smiled slightly, stood up and bowed.
"Greetings, everyone. I am the Taoist Chunyuan from Mount Mao. This is my clan member, Sun Zichu. It was a poem that alarmed the Dragon King, and that is why we have the honor to come to the Dragon Palace for a feast and make friends with you all."
Sun Zichu also followed suit and saluted, but they no longer cared.
Maoshan!
Everyone was surprised, but also felt it was natural. After all, in the cultivation world, someone with such talent and gift should not come from those small forces. It was just the name of Chun Yuan that was unknown to them.
When Jiale signed up, he actually thought about it carefully.
After killing those monsters before, Jiale picked out a few and searched their spirits. He did know something about Maoshan. It turned out to be just like the Maoshan in Uncle Jiu's world, with open channels for communication and influence spread across the nine states. If that was the case, Jiale could completely say that he had accidentally inherited the Maoshan heritage and had cultivated all the way to his current achievements.
In Jia Le's opinion, this is enough to deal with the forces outside of Maoshan. After all, Jia Le's skills and magical powers all come from Maoshan, and they are very authentic, especially the Shangqing Dadong Sutra. I am afraid that even in Maoshan in this world, not many people can practice it successfully.
However, Jiale could not guarantee that this rhetoric could deceive the immortals in Maoshan, so as to whether he should go back to Maoshan to try, Jiale was still hesitant and prepared to let nature take its course. If they didn't come to him, then forget it, he would talk about it when they did. Anyway, it wouldn't delay Jiale from taking the lead.
"So it's the true teachings of Maoshan and Shenxiao. I'm so lucky. I came to Jiuzhou this time to make friends with the talents of Jiuzhou and to make friends with the law. If you two agree, after the banquet, can you perform the law with me?"
Looking at Xuan Yan's fiery eyes, how could Jia Le not know that this guy had come all the way from overseas to Jiuzhou to cause trouble? It was likely that the Three Seals of Laoshan that Fu Zhen mentioned just now was also a powerful disciple of Laoshan, but was defeated by him. The magical powers in his hands were probably not small.
However, Fu Zhen was born in the Shenxiao Sect and his thunder magic was amazing, so he would not be afraid of Xuan Yan. He immediately responded: I just want to see the Penglai Immortal Magic.
Seeing Fu Zhen agreed, Xuan Yan was surprised and looked at Jia Le. Jia Le had no objection. He also wanted to see the level of the top forces in this world. Now was an opportunity.
"Very good."
Upon seeing this, the Dragon King of the Canal also laughed and said, "You are all geniuses of the human race. You are willing to perform magic today, but my Dragon Palace is fortunate. How about holding the performance in my Dragon Palace? My Dragon Palace has its own training ground, which is separated from the heaven and the earth. It is the most suitable place to perform magic. It can also let my dragon descendants know that there are always people better than you.
Um!
The three of them looked at each other. None of them expected the Canal Dragon King to speak like this. However, they were not too worried. As long as the Canal Dragon King was not insane, he would not do anything bad to them. The Shenxiao Sect, Maoshan and Penglai Fairyland were not something that even the Four Seas Dragon Kings were willing to provoke, let alone just a Canal Dragon King.
It seems that he is also happy to see the prey.
"Yes, if possible, Ao Qing is willing to participate."
Ao Qing's eyes were also burning at this moment, and it seemed that he was also a battle maniac. There was no other way, the atmosphere was now like this, and it would not be good to refuse the Dragon King. After the three of them looked at each other, they all nodded.
The Dragon King was even more delighted.
"Come here, move to the martial arts arena."
Following the Dragon King's order, preparations immediately began in the Dragon Palace. The martial arts training ground was still behind the Dragon Palace. Led by the Dragon King, Jia Le and his companions soon saw a venue surrounded by a large formation.
Martial arts performance!
This is a large formation that top forces often use to build martial arts arenas. Unexpectedly, the Canal Dragon Palace also has it.
When cultivators fight each other, the destructive power is not small. Those with higher strength can even break mountains and split rocks. If they fight without restraint, it will be a disaster for ordinary people. In order to reduce other losses caused by the competition, this martial arts formation was developed. The martial arts formation in the Dragon Palace in front of us is of the seventh level, which is enough to resist all attacks below the level of immortals.
"How about it, my three friends, how are you going to perform?"
Jiale and the other two looked at each other, and Jiale was the first to speak, "I came later, so why don't you let Daoist Fellow Fu Zhen and Daoist Fellow Xuan Yan go first? If Daoist Fellow Ao Qing is interested, you can have a fight with me after the two Daoists have competed."
Ao Qing, Fu Zhen and Xuan Yan nodded their heads after hearing this. Four people, two against two, no problem.
"Okay, that's it."
They were all decisive people. Fu Zhen and Xuan Yan had already walked towards the martial arts arena. More than ten thousand shrimp soldiers and crab generals were stationed around the martial arts arena and began to maintain the formation. The Dragon King had already lined up with Jia Le and a few others, just like the venue in the immortal sect specially used for disciples to compete in martial arts. At this time, everyone had their seats in the audience.
At this time, the dragon maidens were sitting around Jiale and Sun Zichu, pouring tea and wine for them, which made Sun Zichu feel a little uncomfortable. Before coming to the Dragon Palace, Sun Zichu had expected that the dragon maidens should be noble beings, but now the situation was a little different.
Jiale ignored it and stared at the martial arts arena. The competition was about to begin.
Xuan Yan practiced the Penglai Immortal Technique, while Fu Zhen practiced the Shenxiao Thunder Technique. The two were at the same realm and seemed to be evenly matched. However, Xuan Yan dared to come to Jiuzhou from overseas and challenge the talents of Jiuzhou. He was indeed quite capable. With the help of his divine eyes, Jia Le could see that Xuan Yan's foundation, magical powers and luck were stronger than Fu Zhen's.
"please!"
Xuan Yan extended his hand in salute, and Fu Zhen did not refuse. He pointed with both hands, and thunder magic was generated, which suddenly fell and surrounded Xuan Yan.
And this is not over yet. While Xuan Yan was using thunder magic to attack, a magic sword appeared in his hand and slashed towards Xuan Yan.
Xuan Yan was neither hurried nor slow. Flames rose from his body and formed a protective shield, blocking all of Fu Zhen's thunder magic. Facing Fu Zhen's sword, he also sent down divine fire from the sky and directly counterattacked.
Looking at the fierce and dreamlike fighting scene in the martial arts arena, Sun Zichu felt a little excited.
"Brother, can I learn these?"
Jia Le glanced at Sun Zichu. He was not surprised that he had such an idea, but he still shook his head, "You have another way. This way is too late for you."
Sun Zichu couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this, but he didn't think too much about it. He believed Jia Le's words and looked back at the martial arts arena.
In a short period of time, Xuan Yan and Fu Zhen had already fought dozens of rounds.
The entire training ground has become a world of thunder and fire.
The two have been evenly matched so far. When it comes to thunder and fire magic alone, both of them have used no less than five or six kinds. In fact, for cultivators, the number and strength of magic powers represent the depth of their foundation. Being able to display five or six great magic powers, in a sense, has already surpassed more than 90% of cultivators.
"Shenxiao's sword, Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, mighty and powerful!"
After a long battle, Fu Zhen actually took the lead in attacking. With a loud shout, he used his own thunder magic to call upon the thunder from all over the world. At this moment, the might of heaven was descending, and even the martial arts formation was rippled. Xuan Yan's face was solemn, but he was not afraid of danger, and he drew the Xuanhuojian in his hand.
"Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire, like an abyss!"
You have the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and I have the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire. At this moment, the Mysterious Flame still refuses to give in. The collision of thunder and fire has resulted in another draw with no clear winner.
Watching the intense battle, the Dragon King seemed to be quite interested as he turned his head to look at Jiale.
"How do you think this battle will turn out?"
Jiale knew that the Dragon King had already seen the status of the two people in the martial arts arena. Although thunder magic is powerful, it also consumes a lot of energy, and Fu Zhen's foundation is indeed not as good as Xuan Yan's. Now it has become a protracted battle. Fu Zhen cannot win by relying on his strong thunder magic. If there is no accident, Fu Zhen will eventually be defeated because of his exhausted magic power.
Shaking his head, "I'm afraid it will be over within a hundred rounds."
Jia Le did not say who would win, but the Dragon King understood it. This was consistent with his judgment, which made the Dragon King look up to Jia Le again. With such a keen eye, even if Jia Le's soul had not yet been achieved, it was probably not simple.
Thinking of this, the Dragon King was also somewhat looking forward to how long Jia Le could last under the command of his Second Prince.
As for the possibility that Jiale could defeat Ao Qing, the Dragon King had never thought about it. The dragon race is generally stronger than human cultivators in terms of combat power, not to mention that Ao Qing is comparable to the Yuanshen realm. After all, Jiale's strength is a little weaker. Even if Jiale is a true disciple of Maoshan, he can never be Ao Qing's opponent.
After hearing Jia Le's words, these dragon girls began to count secretly, wanting to know if what Jia Le said was true. Although their cultivation bases were not low, and two of them were even comparable to the Yuanshen realm, they were not dragon sons and did not practice the dragon clan's combat methods. Therefore, their actual combat power was a little worse.
Ten, twenty, thirty...
"Ninety-six!"
The ten dragon girls couldn't help but scream. The dust settled in the martial arts arena. Fu Zhen knelt on the ground, his face pale and full of unwillingness. Although Xuan Yan on the opposite side was not much better than him, the result was already decided. If it was a life-and-death game, Xuan Yan would be enough to kill Fu Zhen at this moment. The outcome was obvious. Even if he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, Fu Zhen could only admit defeat.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yan is very capable. Fu Zhen is willing to admit ."
"Fellow Daoist Fu Zhen only suffered a temporary defeat. In terms of strength, we are evenly matched. I am not sure I can win if we fight again."
They are all well-known figures. It's not bad if they lose, and they won't be too arrogant if they win. It makes both sides look better.
Seeing the end of the battle between Fu Zhen and Xuan Yan, Ao Qing could no longer bear it. For him, this battle was not just an ordinary competition, but also an opportunity to show his strength in front of the Dragon King. If he could win, perhaps the Dragon King would change his mind.
Jia Le also noticed Ao Qing's impatience, but when masters fight, such emotions should not exist. If Ao Qing continues to maintain this emotion, he will probably be bullied.
"Fellow Daoist Chunyuan, please!"