Inviting the Dragon King

"Neighborhood watch and mutual assistance shouldn't be a problem. This doesn't mean he's targeting any particular faction, especially since he's protecting the peace and tranquility of this area. It shouldn't be a big issue for him to lend a hand!"

"It's not that difficult, but I'm not confident I can get people to work at night. I can only give it a try!"

The new emperor's request for help was not directed at any high-ranking cultivator in the imperial court, nor did the court have any high-ranking cultivators capable of summoning clouds and rain to Zhongnan Mountain.

He was referring to Ao Li, who resided in the Jinghe Water Palace.

Heaven won't send rain, but Ao Li has the real ability to summon rain.

Most importantly, dragons can ride the clouds and mist and have the ability to put out emergencies, a speed at which other cultivators can hardly match.

All that's needed is for Zhang Xuezhou to successfully go to the Jinghe Water Palace and ask Ao Li for help.

Zhang Xuezhou happened to be skilled at dealing with certain special types of cultivators, and he was also one of the personnel designated by Ao Li when communicating with the imperial court.

"It's better to try than not to try!"

The new emperor touched his dark face.

Since the wildfires are unstoppable, instead of waiting here, it's clearly better to head to the Jing River and try to invite the dragon.

If the trial succeeds, everything will be fine; if it fails, it won't be any worse than the current situation.

"Okay, let's go ask over there!"

Looking at the trees beginning to burn in the center of the wildfire, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he really needed to invite Ao Li to bring rain, otherwise the fire would never end.

The most taboo thing for a formation is to cause changes, and Zhang Xuezhou was also worried that the wildfire would spread to some part of the formation in this secret place.

Using brute force to break through a double-layered formation is useless. If you manage to break the outer formation by sheer force, the inner formation will most likely be locked down, and then no one will benefit from it.

Zhang Xuezhou still harbored some desire for the powerful medicinal herbs in this secret realm. Whether it was assisting the new emperor in opening the secret realm and receiving a share of the profits, or his occasional visits, Zhang Xuezhou longed to obtain some more of these herbs.

He has this kind of clever idea, and he works very efficiently.

"Please sit tight and hold on firmly. Let's see if we can channel all our Law Power into the Sky Shuttle and increase its speed to get to the Jing River as quickly as possible to summon the Dragon King to put out the fire!"

Zhang Xuezhou activated the Sky Shuttle and sat steadily in front, while the new emperor sat in the back.

"Explosive speed?"

The new emperor was momentarily stunned, but in the blink of an eye, a feeling of weightlessness washed over him.

Compared to Zhang Xuezhou's previous use of the Sky Shuttle, its speed was now more than twice as fast.

A gust of wind began to howl in his ears, the piercing sound like the clanging of swords. The new emperor's body suddenly bent backward, a surge of Qi and Blood energy flowing through his body, the deep red Qi and Blood densely covering his entire body. Only then did he quickly reach out and grab Zhang Xuezhou's shoulder.

The moment his hands touched his shoulders, he felt the howling wind disappear and his body no longer being battered by the waves.

Even though his Qi and Blood energy had diminished, his body showed no abnormalities.

It was as if the storm's erosion stopped the moment Zhang Xuezhou's body was touched.

"I never imagined the Sky Shuttle had such a wonderful feature!"

The new emperor did not attribute this miraculous power to Zhang Xuezhou, but believed that the Imperial Shuttle might have developed the ability to shield its rider from external influences, and that the rider only needed to maintain contact with the rider to enjoy this benefit.

"This..."

He was about to ask Zhang Xuezhou about his experience controlling the Sky Shuttle when his gaze inadvertently swept downwards, and he felt a sudden, inexplicable wave of nausea.

The rapid, fleeting images overwhelmed him and caused him to lose his balance.

Clearly, his body had not yet adapted to this high-speed state.

The imperial court's great cultivators were not doing well in their flying techniques. This was not because they lacked talent, but because every attempt to improve their flying speed, skills, or distance could lead to unexpected problems.

There are only so many great cultivators; no one can risk their life to practice flying techniques all the time.

But the new emperor felt more excitement than anything else. The situation was the same in the Great Han Dynasty, and it was no different in other countries and Sacred Land.

The stronger Zhang Xuezhou's ability to control the Sky Shuttle, the more difficult it will be to catch him in other areas, ultimately creating a unique advantage that will assist him.

Before taking out the Imperial Shuttle, the new emperor had never imagined that traveling to Zhongnan Mountain would be so fast, nor that finding the location of the core of the Four Gates Encirclement Formation would be so simple, nor that he could travel to the Jinghe Water Palace so quickly.

"If Dongfang Shuo can hold things together, wouldn't I be able to travel the world in the future?"

A tour around Chang'an City was ultimately too small a fuss. The new emperor's heart trembled at the thought that he might tour the Great Han in the future, or even step outside the Great Han territory.

This thought even lessened the nausea that kept churning within him.

Compared to Zhang Xuezhou's style of controlling the Sky Shuttle, Tian Fen was undoubtedly far inferior.

Although Tian Fen's cultivation was higher, the new emperor felt that Tian Fen was too conservative and did not have Zhang Xuezhou's fearless spirit at all.

When Zhang Xuezhou was controlling the Imperial Shuttle, he not only showed no fear of death, but also disregarded the life of the new emperor riding behind him. His ability to control the Law Treasure was improving almost every moment.

The new emperor admired Zhang Xuezhou's fearless spirit, until the weightlessness of his rapid descent from high altitude overwhelmed him, and he couldn't suppress the turmoil within him. Only then did the emperor realize that Zhang Xuezhou needed to tone it down a bit.

"Ugh~"

"We're here! Liu Quji, we've arrived!"

"Okay, ugh~"

The world before him was still somewhat blurry, and he even felt dizzy. The new emperor lay on the riverbank and vomited a lot, feeling lightheaded and unsteady for a moment.

"I thought it was that short and ugly prime minister from Chang'an City who had arrived, but it's you!"

After Zhang Xuezhou shouted, a gentle voice from a stranger entered his ears, and the new emperor quickly raised his head.

The man who came into his view had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a proud and imposing air. He held a precious pearl that emitted a blue light in his hand, and his white scholar's robe was draped lazily over his shoulders, making him look extremely lazy.

The new emperor's assessment of him as a hero among men had just surfaced when he couldn't help but add that he had no great ambitions.

This is an extremely contradictory assessment, yet it appears in perfect harmony with the man before us.

"I just missed you. I just got my hands on this Law Treasure, so I flew over to see you!"

Zhang Xuezhou's words were extremely unconventional, which surprised the new emperor, who found it quite unusual for Zhang Xuezhou to interact with a great cultivator.

If he wasn't mistaken, the man before him was likely the Jing River Dragon King in human form.

"This Law Treasure is indeed quite impressive!"

"This Law Treasure is incredibly powerful. I've been wondering if I could surpass you in flying speed, so I borrowed Law Treasure and came here hoping to have a match with you."

"You want to fight me in a flying battle?"

"Come and try! If I lose, I'll give you a powerful herb to replenish your Qi and Blood and enhance your virility!"

"Really? You have some powerful medicine that you can use on me?"

Ao Li wasn't interested in the flying contest, since he was a senior to Zhang Xuezhou and winning wouldn't be of any use to him. However, Zhang Xuezhou's bet was very attractive.

"A purple Ganoderma lucidum the size of my head, freshly picked, at least five hundred years old," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If you swallowed one, not only you, but even the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable would have to pull up his pants and run three thousand miles!"

"Then let's have a competition today!"

Zhang Xuezhou said that the purple lingzhi was useless, but his use of Yuanshi Tianzun as an example really provoked Ao Li.

Ao Sheng became a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, even if he was only an outer disciple, it was still a form of instruction from the Tianzun.

His health has indeed been quite depleted from spending so many years trying to have children.

If Ao Sheng were to ask the Heavenly Venerable to take charge and let him fight Ao Sheng, Ao Li really wouldn't be very confident.

He enthusiastically accepted Zhang Xuezhou's invitation to fight.

The new emperor's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected that Zhang Xuezhou's plea for help would turn into a fight with Dou Fei.

He was about to cough twice to remind them to get down to business when he heard Zhang Xuezhou shout, "Hold on tight and sit properly!" The feeling of weightlessness returned.

Visibility was low in the darkness, but everything in sight was still a blur of light and shadow, even the starry sky seemed to be spinning.

The new emperor felt nauseous again, but compared to the previous nausea, the severity of his symptoms was significantly reduced.

Perhaps the body is gradually adapting, or perhaps the stomach is empty after vomiting and there is no more to vomit.

He calmed himself down and adjusted his body, feeling the discomfort in his eyes gradually subside.

"Oh dear, who started this fire down there, Dragon King? Let's pause our battle and get some water to put it out!"

When the crimson Zhongnan Mountain came into view, the new emperor heard Zhang Xuezhou shouting from ahead.

This finally made it clear to the new emperor why Zhang Xuezhou had driven the Imperial Shuttle to increase speed, and how he had invited the Jinghe Dragon King to bring rain to extinguish the fire.