Chapter 874
Flood Dragon: You, you were the little thief who stole the blood of the immortals back t
"You wretched beast, take this Vajra Palm strike from this old monk!"
Seeing the dragon attack, Phagpa waved his hand and struck with a palm. This palm contained the power of a terrestrial immortal, which slowly advanced in the seawater and struck the dragon in a moment.
The strength of this dragon has not improved much over the decades.
It was still the power of a fourth-level, less than fifth-level, molten god.
In this world, there are probably no more than a handful of creatures that can defeat it head-on. On ordinary days, it is an absolute overlord in this sea.
But the irony is that, in this world, the three who can defeat it are right before our eyes: three terrestrial immortals.
When the dragon saw these three, it was as if the sky had fallen. Who would have thought that it would encounter three terrestrial immortals as soon as it stepped out of the house? No one would believe it if you told them.
What's even more terrifying is that it hadn't bothered anyone, it was just sleeping peacefully in its cave, when a hot-tempered monk came along and started beating it up.
The dragon was stunned by the beating and angrily rushed out of the cave, wanting to settle accounts with the monk. But as soon as it came out of the cave, it ran into these two living devils.
The dragon tried to run away, but the monk immediately struck it with a palm. Seeing the Vajra Palm coming straight at it, the dragon felt incredibly wronged.
I didn't bother or offend anyone in this cave, so why did I suffer this undeserved disaster?
As the dragon thought about it, tears welled up in its eyes, but the enemy's palm strike was already upon it. The enormous golden palm slammed down in its face.
The dragon had no choice but to resist, so it roared, turned around suddenly, and stretched out its tail, performing a "dragon tail swing".
With a snap, the tail lashed out and struck the golden hand that was coming at it.
With a deafening roar, the golden palm print collided with the dragon's tail, creating a sonic boom. At the same time, the seawater began to boil.
The terrifying shockwave spread directly from the point of impact, instantly stunning all fish, big and small, within a radius of twenty nautical miles. They floated belly up to the surface of the sea.
Meanwhile, some of the mountains in the sea were being pounded, making a series of loud noises and dropping rocks with a crashing sound. For a moment, it was as if a giant bomb had exploded in this area of the sea, with terrifying and astonishing power.
The shockwave continued to spread. Chen Jie looked around and saw that the shockwave was very powerful. If it continued to spread, it would probably be a disaster for the surrounding sea area.
In the past, Chen Jie wouldn't have cared about these things, but ever since he learned that he could refine this small world into a magic weapon...
Chen Jie had come to regard this world as his private property; even a leaf or an ant was his property.
He could normally ignore it, but he couldn't stand by and watch this destruction unfold before his eyes. Then, he slowly raised his hand and pressed it down.
The next moment, the power of the rules of this world pressed down instantly, calming the shockwaves on the sea and restoring tranquility to the entire ocean.
When the dragon saw this, its eyes widened. Then it looked at Chen Jie again, and memories of something from long ago came to mind.
"This person looks familiar... wait a minute."
As the dragon's memories gradually overlapped, he suddenly saw Chen Jie's face clearly and realized who Chen Jie really was.
This... isn't this the outsider who sneaked into my cave, plucked my scales, and stole the blood of the immortals back then?
The dragon remembered, the dragon remembered completely. That's right, the person in front of him was the outsider who had sneaked into his cave and stolen three drops of immortal blood.
But at this moment, the pressure emanating from Chen Jie made him feel incredulous. This kind of pressure was something he had never seen before, and it was even stronger than his master back then. How could this be the little thief who stole the blood of the gods back then?
Only a few years have passed. In the dragon's view of time, a hundred years is but a fleeting moment, while a thousand years is a unit of cultivation. Forty years have passed, but to the dragon, it feels like forty days. Can you imagine that a petty thief forty days ago has now become an existence that the dragon can no longer look at directly?
Their cultivation years as dragons were far too long and grueling; he simply couldn't imagine that human cultivation speed could reach this level.
In just forty years, he went from a petty thief who could be easily killed with a slap to a terrifying being who could render him immobile with a mere flick of his finger. What incredible talent that is!
Thinking of this, even the dragon felt a little jealous; human talent was simply too strong.
Compared to humans, the cultivation speed of the Jiaolong clan is incredibly slow.
Thinking this, and seeing Chen Jie, Phagpa raised his hand to strike with a second palm, but at this moment, the dragon suddenly made a strange sound, which traveled through the sea to Chen Jie and the other two's ears. It was human speech.
"Three immortals, please hold your fire. Let's sit down and talk things over. Why fight to the death?"
His voice was so smooth it didn't sound like a dragon, but more like that of a seasoned veteran.
Chen Jie frowned slightly, looking at the dragon and asked, "How can you speak human language?"
After saying this, the dragon shook its head and said, "What I am speaking is not human language, but the common language of the upper realm. All the demons and beasts in the upper realm use this language and can communicate with humans."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the dragon and said, "You come from the upper realm."
The dragon nodded and said, "That's right, I come from the upper realm. I fell into this world with my master, and it's been over a thousand years."
"Master? Is the master you're referring to the immortal in the Immortal Cave?"
Chen Jie looked at the dragon and asked, and the dragon pointed to its huge head and said, "That's right, my master is in the Immortal Cave. I am here to guard the Immortal Cave on my master's orders to prevent villains from entering."
Chen Jie, Zhang Sanfeng, and Phagpa exchanged glances, then looked at the dragon and said, "So, your master is also from the Upper Realm. Your master flew from this world to the Upper Realm."
Jiaolongmen shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I was captured by my master when I was very young and became his spirit beast. Later, he brought me to this world and passed away not long after."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie, Zhang Sanfeng, and Phagpa exchanged another glance. Then Chen Jie spoke up, saying, "We need to go into the cave now to see your master's remains. Are you going to stop us?"
Upon hearing this, the dragon shook its head and said, "I won't stop it, I won't stop it even if I wanted to. Besides, my master has already given an order that anyone stronger than me who wants to enter the Immortal Cave can be allowed to enter. I don't need to stop them, and it wouldn't break my agreement with my master."
Hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the dragon and said, "Then you can do as you please. Let's go into the cave and take a look."
Upon hearing this, the dragon felt as if it had been granted a pardon. It turned and swam towards the depths of the ocean, refusing to speak with Chen Jie and the others again, fearing that the hot-tempered monk would beat it up again. Watching the dragon swim away, Phagpa said, "That big mudfish got off easy."
Zhang Sanfeng said, "After all, it is a spirit beast that has gained intelligence. Don't kill it all. Let it go."
Chen Jie also said, "It's good to spare his life. If he encounters anything in the future that he doesn't know or understand, he can ask him. After all, he comes from the upper realm, and we can also compare his words with Xu Yuandao's to see if there are any lies."
Phagpa nodded and said, "Alright, it's no big deal to let him live. Let's go, let's quickly enter the cave and see if there is any detailed information about the ascension passage in that Immortal Cave."
Phagpa couldn't wait any longer, and he headed straight into the cave. Seeing Phagpa's haste, Zhang Sanfeng and Chen Jiu Si followed behind, and the three of them entered the cave in a triangular formation.
Upon entering the cave, we found it to be quite spacious, as it was, after all, the lair of a dragon.
If you walk further in, you'll find the inside.
The rock face was not ordinary rock, but covered with fluorescent moss that moved slowly like stardust, illuminating the cave in a half-light, half-dark manner.
Transparent aquatic plants, as thin as silkworm silk, hang from the crevices of the rocks, swaying silently with the undercurrent, and feel cool and slippery to the touch.
Several glowing corals, shaped like deer antlers, hang from the cave ceiling. Each branch is covered with tiny bubbles that emit a faint glow when they burst.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of silver sand, which would create ripples of pale purple when stepped on.
Deepest within lies a thousand-year-old pearl, the size of a human head, perfectly round, its luster flowing like moonlight. Half-buried in the sand, it is surrounded by scattered fragments of shells and empty conch shells, as if crushed and left behind by some immense force.
Looking at the magnificent interior of the cave, Phagpa couldn't help but say, "This beast really knows how to enjoy life."
Zhang Sanfeng looked around curiously: "Interesting, interesting. I thought only humans would decorate their caves, but I didn't expect this dragon to do it too. It truly is a creature with intelligence."
Chen Jie had been here once before, but after forty years, he found that the cave had changed somewhat, though it was still largely the same. At this moment, Chen Jie said, "The immortal's abode is inside the cave, let's hurry."
The three quickly passed through the cave where the dragon lived and arrived at the depths of the cave, where they discovered the immortal's abode.
The cave entrance was tightly closed. Even through the stone door, everyone could sense a terrifying power emanating from within. Zhang Sanfeng then spoke up, saying, "This cave is probably not simple."
Chen Jie said, "It's alright, we just need to be careful."
Upon hearing this, Phagpa said, "I'll lead the way, you all stay behind."
Chen Jie looked at Phagpa, who said, "This old monk's lifespan is only two years. Such a dangerous matter is nothing to this old monk. I will push open this stone door. If there is a great terror inside, let it kill this old monk first. You all hurry up and escape. After all, this is this old monk's last chance. If this chance is lost, this old monk will surely pass away. This old monk does not want to wait to die like that."
"It's better to make a big splash than to die a mediocre death."
Phagpa seemed to have rediscovered the drive he had in his youth.
Immediately afterward, Phagpa stepped forward and braced his arms against the stone gate.
Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, he used the power of the rules of this small world to exert force on his arms and wrestle with the stone gate.
With a few clicks, the stone door was slowly pushed open a crack by Phagpa, and the next moment, a powerful force emanated from within the stone door.
Phagpa's muscles bulged, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, and he roared through gritted teeth, "Open for me!"
With Phagpa's effort, the stone door finally snapped open. Looking at the opened stone door, a violent force surged outwards, a force that seemed otherworldly.
Chen Jie and Zhang Sanfeng exchanged a glance, and Zhang Sanfeng said, "This power is very similar to the spatial barrier that the immortal from the Upper Realm opened up above Wudang with the Boundary-Breaking Hammer that day, and the aura flowing out from inside the spatial barrier."
Chen Jie's eyes lit up and he said, "Then I was wrong. This is the aura from the upper realm seeping in. In other words, there may be an ascension passage to the upper realm inside."
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Phagpa looked at Chen Jie and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in quickly."
Chen Jie said, "That's right, we need to go in."
After saying that, Chen Jie and the other two stepped directly into the Immortal Gate and entered the Immortal Cave.
As soon as they took that step, Chen Jie and the other two were stunned, because the immortal cave deep in the sea was not a dark place, but an immortal palace!
There are mountains, clouds, and the sun, moon, and stars.
As Chen Jie and his two companions entered, they were greeted by a tall mountain, upon which stood a cave dwelling.
The cave dwelling was hidden halfway up a solitary peak shrouded in clouds and mist. The entrance was just a narrow crevice in the stone. At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary rocks, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the edges of the crevice were as smooth as a mirror, as if they had been carved by some supreme sword energy.
Upon entering, the heat and noise are instantly dispelled, replaced by a refreshing and invigorating spiritual energy, cool yet not cold, seeping into the bones through the pores, even making one's consciousness clearer.
There were no lights inside the cave, but a layer of warm, jade-like pale blue light flowed from the four walls—it was not a luminous pearl, but the stone walls themselves, imbued with the spiritual essence of ten thousand years.
The ground was paved with smooth green jade, its natural texture forming a winding starry sky pattern, as if stepping on it would allow one to float in the air.
On a stone platform at the deepest part, a broken jade slip floats, the surrounding air slightly distorted, a sign that the space is unstable due to the pressure of a high-level restriction.
Occasionally, a gentle breeze would blow in from who-knows-where, carrying a faint scent of sandalwood and the sound of thunder, as if some immortal had sat here in meditation for a thousand years, and with a single thought, the wind and clouds would rise.
Chen Jie and his two companions climbed step by step up the rocky cliffs of the cave along the iron chain of the solitary peak, and arrived in front of the empty platform, where they saw the jade slip on the stone platform.
Chen Jie was very careful at this moment, reaching out to test whether this space had the power of a minor world. Fortunately, the power of the rules of a minor world was still usable here.
Chen Jie looked at the jade slip in front of him, and as he reached out, the power of the rules of the Lesser Thousand Worlds surrounded his arm as he touched the jade slip.
The moment the finger lightly touched the jade slip, it shone with dazzling light, so bright it hurt the eyes.
Chen Jie and the other two blocked the blinding light in front of them, and when they looked again, they saw a figure appear on the jade slip.
The man, dressed in a Taoist robe, stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes piercing the sky. Looking down at the three, he said, "A thousand years have passed; finally, someone has come to this place." (End of Chapter)