The Great Opportunity!
"There were only five before Immortal Qin?"
Lu Qingfeng truly had no idea about this.
The Min River Dragon Lord wasn't in a hurry to explain. Instead, he changed the subject and said loudly, "More than seven Immortal Qin years ago, the Ancient Sorrow Heavenly Court and the Three Dragon Palaces of the Sorrow River, the East Sea, and the West Sea almost simultaneously discovered a small world outside the Ancient Sorrow Continent. After several probes, they learned its details. It was the hiding place of the remnants of the Yue, which had been destroyed by the Immortal Qin Dynasty. They retreated to this world with the famous prime minister of the Yue, Lord Chunshen, as their leader. Therefore, this world is called the 'Chunshen Realm'."
"Over a thousand years, the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Court locked onto the Chunshen Realm and began sending their disciples and followers to break through the endless void and enter this realm. As these Ancient Sorrow cultivators cultivated in the Chunshen Realm, their cultivation levels soared, they expanded their territories and ruled over a region, or they established sects and educated the people. The connection between this realm and the Immortal Qin's fortune and karma has deepened continuously."
"Taking advantage of this connection, the top experts of the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Court joined forces to use supreme techniques to guide and drag the Chunshen Realm closer and closer to the Immortal Qin."
"It has been more than 5,500 years since then."
If it were an ordinary person, they would have been completely confused by the Min River Dragon Lord's series of twists and turns.
But Lu Qingfeng knew clearly—
Five hundred years ago.
'Luofuzi' served the Yuan Lake Water Lord for a hundred years, and his term was up. Lu Qingfeng originally intended to leave and focus on cultivation. Unexpectedly, the Min River Dragon Lord offered a huge reward, revealing an immense fortuitous opportunity.
This fortuitous opportunity arose precisely in the Chunshen Realm.
The Immortal Qin Realm was once extremely powerful. Under the leadership of Qin Zhen, the First Emperor of Immortal Qin of Qin Zhen, his army even attacked other worlds outside the Immortal Qin Realm.
Before the Immortal Qin, the Immortal Qin Realm consisted of only five continents.
Since the Immortal Qin, there are now nine continents in the Immortal Qin Realm.
Four of these continents were formed by annexing and capturing other worlds.
Certainly.
The Immortal Qin Realm itself was inferior in status to the original Evergreen Realm and the Five Directions Realm. The other worlds it annexed were even lower in status. Some could only accommodate Primordial Spirit cultivators, and couldn't even produce a single Mahayana True Immortal.
These worlds merged with the Immortal Qin Realm, becoming the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth continents.
Then the Immortal Qin was destroyed.
The Immortal Qin Realm was exiled.
However, by the Immortal Qin Era and Immortal Han Era, this method of conquering the world had long been perfected. In the Ancient Sorrow Continent, the Ancient Sorrow Heavenly Court and the Three Dragon Palaces also mastered this method.
Moreover, the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Palace are extremely powerful.
During his years of rule over the Ancient Sorrow Continent, he had been searching for and annexing Ancient Sorrow Continent surrounding small worlds. However, ordinary cultivators, and even many cultivators of the Third Realm and Fourth Realm, were unaware of this.
Only those belonging to the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Court, such as the Min River Dragon Lord, are qualified to know this.
Chunshen Realm.
It is a world that the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Palace recently discovered, and they are currently in the process of capturing and annexing it.
As for what Min River Dragon Lord just said—
To put it simply...
It's like a naval battle.
The Immortal Qin side dispatched sailors to jump onto enemy ships, plant nails, and stretch ropes between the Immortal Qin and enemy ships.
Because the Immortal Qin ships were large, while the enemy ships were small.
Therefore, the enemy ships could only be pulled closer to the Immortal Qin side uncontrollably.
The two ships eventually came into contact and boarded each other.
The situation between the Immortal Qin Realm and the Chunshen Realm is like these two ships, one large and one small. The cultivators from the Immortal Qin Realm who enter the Chunshen Realm are like the nails. Cause and effect, and the entanglement of fate, are the ropes.
Once the Chunshen Realm and the Immortal Qin Realm are "connected," the Chunshen Realm will be unable to escape and will eventually be swallowed up by the Immortal Qin Realm, turning into the Ancient Sorrow Continent.
Before the establishment of the Immortal Qin Realm Immortal Qin Empire, the Immortal Qin Realm consisted of only five continents. After the establishment of the Immortal Qin Empire, it continuously annexed other worlds.
This is the origin of the other Four Great Continents.
Five hundred years ago.
The great fortuitous opportunity that Min River Dragon Lord spoke of to Luofuzi to break through to the Fourth Realm and even the Fifth Realm in the future refers to the Chunshen Realm. Regardless of whether it is Luofuzi's 500-year-old avatar, Lu Qingfeng who is about to enter, or the other cultivators sent by the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Court, they are all 'naval warriors', all nails.
Once inside the Chunshen Realm, he became firmly entrenched within it.
Cause and effect, fate and destiny are intertwined.
When the Chunshen Realm approaches the Immortal Qin, it will eventually be merged into the Ancient Sorrow Continent. Heaven and Earth, being sentient beings, will naturally reward those who have contributed.
At that time, with good fortune bestowed upon them, their cultivation level will undoubtedly increase dramatically.
If 'Luofuzi' develops well in the Chunshen Realm, either by becoming Fourth Realm Chunshen Realm, expanding his territory, or establishing a sect with considerable influence in the Chunshen Realm...
With the rewards of the world after the annexation, the chance of advancing to the Fifth Realm through diligent cultivation is indeed much greater than staying in the Ancient Sorrow Continent.
The Min River Dragon Lord Luofuzi as his disciple, and thus shared much of this fortune.
"Good tactic."
Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Instead of praising the Min River Dragon Lord, he exclaimed in admiration for the methods of the Immortal Qin.
If given enough time, as the Immortal Qin Realm expands and the world is upgraded, it is not impossible for it to become a great world capable of accommodating Celestial Immortal, Star Lords, and even Golden Immortal Dao.
But.
In other words, the Immortal Qin Realm was banished to the void, its whereabouts unknown. The Primordial Heavenly Court, being inferior to it, could so freely devour other worlds.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Court will surely punish them.
Even the First Emperor of Immortal Qin's exile to the Immortal Qin Realm might have had this consideration in mind.
"Now you should know where Luofuzi has gone."
The Min River Dragon Lord rode on the clouds and spoke slowly.
"So they went to the Chunshen Realm."
"No wonder that with Brother Luofu's strength, we have not heard a single word about him in the past five hundred years."
Lu Qingfeng suddenly realized something.
Five hundred years ago.
The Min River Dragon Lord accepted Luofuzi as his disciple.
Lu Qingfeng knew perfectly well what was going on.
Therefore.
He would only flood Pei Zhi's seven armies at South-Guarding Pass once every five hundred years. Otherwise, as a fourth-rank Water Lord with the added fortune to accelerate his cultivation, Lu Qingfeng would never delay his cultivation progress for a moment of pleasure.
They are simply relying on their foresight and precognition.
Knowing that he was about to go to the Chunshen Realm and would have to relinquish his position as the Yuan Lake Water Lord, he acted in this way.
"Dragon Transformation Pool".
Entering the Chunshen Realm, Lu Qingfeng was not afraid.
With his clone 'Luofuzi' exploring the way, there are very few people in the entire Ancient Sorrow Continent who know more about the Chunshen Realm than him.
Compared to the Chunshen Realm, Lu Qingfeng was undoubtedly more looking forward to the upcoming Dragon Transformation Pool.
"This Dragon Transformation Pool is a treasure of the Dragon Race. It was divided into three parts and obtained by the Three Dragon Palaces of the Sorrow River, the East Sea, and the West Sea, laying the foundation for their dynasties. Ordinary Dragon Race offspring can purify their bloodline by entering the Dragon Transformation Pool, making their cultivation faster in the future. As a human, entering it will allow you to accelerate your comprehension and cultivation."
"Entering the Dragon Transformation Pool for three years will be of immense benefit to your future advancement to the Fourth Realm. If you can advance to the Fourth Realm in the Chunshen Realm, you will be blessed with good fortune, and your cultivation will be on a smooth path."
With Lu Qingfeng Min River Dragon Lord plummeted straight down from the Nine-Heavens Astral Wind Layer, the wind howling incessantly in their ears, and landed on the earth in the vast and mighty river that resembled a dragon coiled around it, as boundless as an ocean.
It is located on the site of the first great river that stretches across the Ancient Sorrow Continent, and one of the Three Dragon Palaces.
Sorrow River!
The Sorrow River Dragon Palace is magnificent and far surpasses the Min River Palace, and is incomparable to the Yuan Lake Water Palace.
Hidden within the vast and Sorrow River.
Naval escorts, yakshas on patrol, and deities coming and going.
The atmosphere was indeed solemn and imposing.
The Min River Dragon Lord was familiar with this place and led Lu Qingfeng straight to a location within the Dragon Palace. The patrolling yakshas in the water bowed respectfully upon seeing the Min River Dragon Lord, clearly recognizing him.
As a Dragon Lord, a dignified second-rank deity, his status in the Dragon Palace was by no means low.
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Continue straight ahead.
The Sorrow River Dragon Palace is truly vast. Once inside, one is overwhelmed by the sight of numerous celestial palaces and grand halls, making it impossible to know where one is going or where one is going.
The Min River Dragon Lord led Lu Qingfeng through a maze of paths before stopping in front of a palace.
Magnificent and resplendent.
Golden Dragon coiled around, as if about to roar. A terrifying aura swept over, making Lu Qingfeng feel dizzy.
"Come in with me."
The Min River Dragon Lord was the first to step into the palace, and his voice rang out.
"Dragon Transformation Hall!"
Three large, elegant characters, written in a flowing, dragon-like style, adorned the palace gate, captivating all who beheld them. The Dragon King's call brought Lu Qingfeng back to his senses, and he quickly followed behind, entering the palace.
"Huh?"
"Isn't this Brother Ao Zhan? What a coincidence that we meet here in the Dragon Transformation Hall."
As soon as he entered the hall, a joyful voice rang out. Lu Qingfeng looked up and saw a powerful Dragon Race member, dressed in a dragon robe, with a blue face and white beard, striding forward to greet him, his face beaming with delight.
"So it's Brother Ao Geng."
Min River Dragon Lord cupped his hands in greeting, but his words were tinged with hesitation.
"Ao Geng!"
"Ao Geng Wu River Dragon King?!"
Lu Qingfeng, following behind, narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the blue-faced, white-bearded Dragon Race expert. He recognized his origin and immediately understood why the Min River Dragon Lord had such a strange expression.
In the early years.
Wu River Dragon Lord Ao Geng and Min River Dragon Lord Ao Zhan have a close relationship.
Even before Ao Zhan became the Min River Dragon Lord, when he was still in the East Sea Dragon Palace, he frequently interacted with Ao Geng. After Ao Zhan secretly married Ao Le's mother, when he was being pursued by both the West Sea and the East Sea, he hid his pregnant wife Ao Le, in the Wu River Dragon Palace.
But later...
Just as Ao Lie and Lu Qingfeng said back then.
The mother of Ao Le, Ao Lie, and their siblings was found and taken away by the West Sea. Ao Le was left alone in the Wu River Dragon Palace, where, being an orphan, he was often bullied by the children of the Wu River Dragon Lord.
From then on, the Min River Dragon Lord and the Wu River had less contact.
Or rather, it was completely cut off.
Although it wasn't Wu River Dragon Lord's intention to do this, and Wu River Dragon Lord even owed Min River Dragon Lord a debt of gratitude for taking in Ao Le her mother, Min River Dragon Lord couldn't help but feel distressed whenever he saw Ao Le's timid nature before she married Lu Qingfeng hundreds of years ago.
It's simply impossible for him to continue frequent exchanges with the Wu River.
Over time.
They drifted apart.
However, as ministers in the same court, occasional encounters are inevitable. At this time, the Min River Dragon Lord sent Lu Qingfeng to the Dragon Transformation Pool of the Sorrow River Dragon Palace, and the Wu River Dragon Lord also sent someone to the Dragon Transformation Pool.
And then we just happened to run into each other.
"I brought the seventh and eighth brothers to the Dragon Transformation Pool for cultivation, and they will enter the Chunshen Realm later. Brother Ao Zhan, who is this—"
The Wu River Dragon Lord was quite enthusiastic. He glanced at Lu Qingfeng and then looked at the Min River Dragon Lord and asked.
"Seventh brother, eighth brother."
"People say that the Wu River Dragon Lord has many offspring. Back when Le'er was still in the Wu River Dragon Palace, he already had nine sons. The seventh and eighth sons were young and ignorant at the time, and they were the ones who bullied Le'er the most."
Lu Qingfeng lowered his head, his mind churning, a faint killing intent brewing within him.
"Le'er's husband is named Guangyuan."
After introducing Lu Qingfeng, the Min River Dragon Lord did not allow Lu Qingfeng to meet the Wu River Dragon Lord. With a wave of his sleeve, he swept Lu Qingfeng up and landed in a certain place in the hall.
While still in the air, he could still hear the slightly apologetic voice of the Wu River Dragon Lord, "So it's Le'er's husband. Indeed, he is a handsome and distinguished man. As for what happened back then—"
Then.
The void rippled, and the next moment, Lu Qingfeng arrived in a familiar space, and the voice of Wu River Dragon Lord in his ears abruptly stopped.