Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 544 The First Manifestation of Primordial Magnetic Energy, The Profound Truth of Dragon Birth

“This Five Dragons Heavenly Palace was forged by me in my early years. If the Dragon Lord finds this dragon essence an eyesore, we can change to a different magic weapon for transportation.”

Uncle Pang's implication was that he was afraid the Jade Dragon Lord would be angry that he used a dragon to pull the carriage.

Although these five dragons, in terms of bloodline, are not even worthy of being a single scale of the ancient dragon race, perhaps the dragon lord is a bit petty?
"This dragon's essence is not good."

"Then I'll change..."

Uncle Pang frantically searched through his storage ring.

"It's time to switch to the Ancient Dragon Clan."

"Huh?" Uncle Pang paused, slowly raising his head, his mind completely blank. "Who should we switch to?"

Lord Shuyu nodded slightly, as if he thought his idea was very good: "Exactly five."

Uncle Pang's mind raced, and he immediately realized that this referred to a complete family of five from the Cangming Dragon Palace!
……

Five dragons parted the sea of ​​clouds, riding on lightning, and pulled them toward the heart of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

The two sat in the hall in silence. Uncle Pang even unconsciously kept a great distance between them, his face almost stiff with a forced smile, as if afraid of offending the Dragon Lord—his mind wasn't just a little narrow-minded, it was extremely narrow-minded!
Seeing his trembling and fearful appearance, Lord Shuyu Dragon seemed to find it amusing and asked:
"Where are we going?"

"Yongzhou".

The original territory of the Hundred Immortals Alliance consisted of seven states and twenty-three counties, with Liang State being the coastal state.

Originally, in order to facilitate the operation of maritime trade routes, Jiushanjie spent most of its time in Liangzhou.

“These past few days, Jiushanjie has been staying in Yongzhou.”

Yongzhou is not close; it is separated from Liangzhou by Chenzhou.

"Stay?"

"As expected, the Dragon Lord could not be fooled." Uncle Pang returned to normal. "In the future, the Nine Mountains Realm will rotate through the Seven Provinces and will not stay in one place for a long time."

"Why?"

Uncle Pang remained mysterious: "You'll understand when the Dragon Lord arrives."

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Lord Shuyu couldn't help but show some curiosity and looked ahead.

Since Uncle Pang achieved the Divine Transformation, he has used the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Method to reforge the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace. Now, the speed of this magic weapon is incomparable to what it used to be.

Despite crossing two states, the two were almost at their destination in just six days.

"What is that?"

Shuyu Dragon Lord had been suppressing his curiosity the whole way, but now he finally couldn't help but point ahead and ask.

The place she was pointing to was a mountain peak, not high, but strangely shaped:
There was no vegetation on it, the mountain was dark, and it faintly reflected light.

With the discerning eyes of the Jade Dragon Lord, he could naturally see that the magnetic force of this mountain was extremely powerful.

She had seen many Yuancishan mountains before, but this was the first time she had encountered one with such a strange appearance.

Looking at the crowd of people moving up and down the mountain like ants, Master Shuyu asked Uncle Pang, "Are those disciples of your Nine Mountains Sect?"

"Exactly."

Uncle Pang didn't keep them in suspense any longer and explained, "The reason my Nine Mountains Realm is here is to test the Earth Vein Elemental Magnetic Network."

"Earth's ley line magnetic network?"

"The Dragon Lord can also call it the Thick Earth Elemental Magnetic Array."

The Dragon Lord Shuyu understood the name, and her gaze fell on the strange mountain peak, then she suddenly paused.

"They've spotted us?"

It should be noted that, not to mention that she is a true immortal, even Elder Pang of Jiushan beside her is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Their eyesight and perception were far superior to those of the disciples on the mountain.

The Five Dragons Heavenly Palace is still quite far away. Generally speaking, only a Nascent Soul cultivator has such a broad spiritual awareness.

But now, the Dragon Lord Shuyu suddenly noticed that the disciples on the mountain were looking in this direction and were gathered together as if on guard.

"Is there a Nascent Soul cultivator on the mountain?" This thought flashed through the mind of the Jade Dragon Lord, but upon closer inspection, he dismissed it.

Whether she has reached the Nascent Soul stage or not, she, a true immortal, cannot hide it from her.

Among the disciples of the Nine Mountains, the one with the highest cultivation level is the Nascent Soul stage.

"This mountain is the node of the Thick Earth Magnetic Array, and it has the ability to detect threats," Uncle Pang finally explained. "They are familiar with my spiritual power, so it won't trigger an alarm in the array. But the Dragon Lord is a stranger to this array."

As for the underlying principles, Uncle Pang found it difficult to explain.

Simply put, this is equivalent to a super-powerful version of an aura detector.

Shuyu Dragon Lord frowned slightly. Uncle Pang seemed to see what she was thinking and smiled, "Of course, if the Dragon Lord had a superior method of concealing her breath, this great formation wouldn't be so sensitive."

Hearing this, the Jade Dragon Lord felt somewhat relieved and finally exclaimed, "This detection range is probably comparable to that of a Dharma Body."

Uncle Pang nodded and said, "More or less."

Uncle Pang took out the Zizhi Tongjian, sent a spiritual message, and the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace continued flying towards this strange mountain.

Because of what had just happened, the Jade Dragon Lord became even more curious about the Thick Earth Magnetic Array and carefully observed the situation in the mountains.

"These disciples are... setting up an array?"

Having probably received a spiritual message from Uncle Pang, the disciples in the mountains went about their business with peace of mind.

They formed hand seals and struck various magical artifacts into the rocks.

Lord Shuyulong didn't recognize most of these magical artifacts, but he understood that they were probably related to the Thick Earth Magnetic Array.

"This is……"

Just as Uncle Pang was about to explain, a blinding light suddenly appeared, and the two of them felt that the world in front of them was completely white.

Lord Shuyu was startled and looked toward the source of the light.

Sure enough, it was that strange mountain peak that was up to its tricks again.

Lightning surged around the mountain, gathering towards the summit and eventually condensing into a pure white sphere of light.

Even from a distance, the Dragon Lord Shuyu could feel the heat and power contained in the sphere of light—according to her estimation, the sphere of light contained power equivalent to that of a Dharma Body cultivator!

As if in response to her thoughts, the ball of light shot out a thick and menacing beam of light towards another majestic mountain in the distance.

The sky and earth were both bright and dark, as if someone had turned the lights on and off repeatedly.

The orb of light remained suspended on the mountaintop, seemingly doing nothing, and all was calm and peaceful.

But that innocent mountain has disappeared!

It wasn't destroyed or interrupted, but rather as if it had been completely and utterly erased from the world.

"The power of the Dharma Body, no, even the power of a top-tier Dharma Body cultivator." The cultivation method practiced by the Dragon Lord Shuyu is very similar to that of the demon race. The Dharma Body she speaks of corresponds to the Yang God of the immortal sect.

This level of power was nothing to her.

But looking at the disciples of Jiushan who seemed to be in good spirits and hadn't expended much energy, she couldn't hide her surprise and asked, "This formation doesn't require the disciples to use their magic power?"

With her knowledge, she naturally knew that many formations could allow disciples with lower cultivation levels to unleash strength far exceeding their own.

But what's terrifying about this Thick Earth Magnetic Array is that it seems that the powerful pillar of light just now was equivalent to a strike from a top-tier Dharma Body, without consuming much of the disciple's magic power!
The Dragon Lord Shuyu understood perfectly what this meant—based on this, it could be inferred that this great formation might only require some disciples with low cultivation levels to hold out against a high-level cultivator for a long time.

Uncle Pang explained, "It's not that there's no consumption, but this great formation relies on the earth's veins, so the consumption is relatively small."

Seeing that the Dragon Lord Shuyu's expression still showed surprise, Uncle Pang smiled and said, "Actually, we also took into account your divine abilities for this great formation."

"My supernatural powers?"

“From you, Dragon Lord, we have learned about the great power of heaven and earth. This Yuan Magnetic Array is actually imitating your supernatural powers in the sea. Of course, it is far inferior to them now. If this array could spread throughout the Hundred Immortals Alliance or even the entire Xuanwei, the situation would be different.”

"..." Upon hearing this, the Dragon Lord Shuyu was not comforted at all. Instead, he seemed to have heard some earth-shattering fallacy. "But that is a bloodline supernatural power that my dragon clan is born with."

Uncle Pang replied humbly, "Of course we can't compare, so we can only put in this kind of hard work."

"Hard work?"

For some reason, the Dragon Lord Shuyu felt that there was a kind of power that she was not very familiar with, and even somewhat frightening, about to emerge from it.

“Mountain after mountain, inch after inch of earth veins.” Uncle Pang pointed to the disciples on the mountain. “Without the blessings bestowed by heaven and earth, the disciples of my Nine Mountains Sect can only gradually transform this land into the shape they desire.”

"..."

Shuyu Dragon Lord remained silent for a long time, only glancing carefully at the disciples of the Nine Mountains on the mountain before turning his head to look at Uncle Pang with a completely new gaze.

Previously, she had somewhat looked down on this person. It wasn't that she looked down on him, but as an ancient dragon, it was hard for her not to feel superior to humans, especially those with lower cultivation levels.

Elder Pang, in particular, acted a little too... cautious.

But those few words had completely changed her perception of Master Pang.

Or rather, the overwhelming sense of ambition and even human triumph over nature in his calm tone left her speechless. She even felt that the people of the Nine Mountains Sect were a thousand times more arrogant than she, an ancient dragon who was smug because of the favor of heaven and earth.

The two flew to the foot of the strange mountain, and only then could the Jade Dragon Lord see the situation clearly:
The Nine Mountains Boundary hangs high in the nearby void.

A steady stream of disciples, carrying various magical artifacts and treasures, traversed back and forth between these wondrous mountains and the Nine Mountains Realm.

"Did they come here to build a grand formation?"

"Part of the reason."

Shuyu Dragon Lord turned to look at Uncle Pang, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Speaking of which, she had been to the Nine Mountains Realm quite a few times, but in terms of understanding of the Nine Mountains Realm, she didn't know much. When the Dragon Lord Shuyu came before, she didn't even bother to see Zheng Fa, but instead went straight to touch the dragon eggs.

One reason, of course, is her aloof personality; it could be said that she didn't care much about anything except the dragon egg.

On the other hand, there was also the reason of pride in her heart. Although the Nine Mountains Realm Immortal Technique was a bit special, she did not value it much.

But today, after seeing this Thick Earth Magnetic Array, she found herself much more interested in the Nine Mountains Realm than before.

"The Nine Mountains Realm moved here naturally to build the Thick Earth Magnetic Array. This array is the most important task for our Nine Mountains Sect in the next fifty years."

Although he possessed the supernatural ability to conceal his inner power, modifying the earth's magnetic field was a massive undertaking.

Zheng Fa could only do a portion of the work; many other tedious, meticulous, and indispensable tasks had to be left to the elders and disciples.

So the Jiushan Engineering Team went everywhere.

"On the other hand, there is the sect leader's idea. Even if the great formation is completed, the Nine Mountains Realm will rotate through the seven states of the Hundred Immortals Alliance in the future."

"Why?"

Before Uncle Pang could answer, Zheng Fa's voice came through: "It's for supervising the disciples."

Zheng Fa quickly walked up to the two of them, bowed to the Dragon Lord Shuyu and said, "Dragon Lord, I am sorry for not welcoming you properly."

Lord Shuyu glanced at the still-being-improved grand formation and shook his head, saying, "Compared to this grand formation, welcoming me is of course a minor matter. Speaking of which, what are you here to oversee?"

It's clear that she now has a completely different interest in some of the developments in the Nine Mountains Realm than before.

Zheng Fa led the Dragon Lord into the Nine Mountains Realm and said frankly, "After the great formation was completed, the Nine Mountains disciples have much greater control over the Hundred Immortals Alliance than before."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"It's a good thing, but it's also troublesome... What if some of my Jiushan disciples commit evil deeds?"

"..."

"Mortals are far from being able to resist cultivators. With the power of the Thick Earth Magnetic Array, I'm afraid no one among the disciples of the Nine Mountains in the mortal world can restrain us. In the Nine Mountains Realm, there are also divine methods to collect information from the mortal world... but the Hundred Immortals Alliance does not."

Before the Dragon Lord Shuyu could react, Uncle Pang, standing to the side, spoke with a rare hint of indignation: "I think the disciples of our Nine Mountains are all of good character."

“That’s true, and it’s not that I don’t trust them,” Zheng Fa said softly. “It’s just that if even one person harbors evil intentions, the consequences could be the loss of thousands of lives. Uncle-Master, can you guarantee that every disciple will not have malicious thoughts? Even if it is like this now, what about in the future?”

Uncle Pang shut his mouth, clearly understanding the answer to the question.

"So that's why you wanted to use the Nine Mountains Realm to inspect the Hundred Immortals Alliance?" Lord Shuyu Dragon understood and said in realization.

"Yes, the fact that the Nine Mountains Realm is movable has given us a lot of convenience. Of course, this idea is still in its early stages, and we need to explore how to make it most effective."

Indeed, as Uncle Pang said, most of the disciples of Jiushan are actually of good character.

This is related to the selection criteria of the Nine Mountains Sect, but fundamentally it is because the Nine Mountains Sect has developed too fast and has not yet reached the point of infighting and exploiting mortals.

But development can always stagnate at times.

He doesn't believe that systems are omnipotent, but he has a little more faith in systems than in people's hearts or morality. Moreover, many systems must be established from the beginning, and cannot be left until the problems become too deep to be fixed. By then, it may be too late to change them.

This matter had nothing to do with Lord Shuyu Dragon after all, so the group talked about it briefly and then let it go, and went to the Heavenly Palace together.

"Dragon Lord, you mentioned in your letter that you have important matters to discuss with Jiushan. May I ask what they are?"

"I have come here to discuss the matter of our cooperation in resisting the Cangming Dragon Palace."

Zheng Fa nodded slightly; he had expected this.

"Dragon Lord, please have a seat." Zheng Fa had his disciple serve him spiritual tea, then asked, "May I ask how the Dragon Lord wishes to cooperate?"

After a moment of silence, the Dragon Lord of Shuyu suddenly said, "If you can grant me one request, I will nominally submit to your Nine Mountains Sect as the master."

Zheng Fa was slightly taken aback; this was unexpected. "What are your requirements?"

"From now on, the Nine Mountains Sect will be the most respected on the water, while the underwater world will be my territory."

Zheng Fa was increasingly puzzled. These conditions seemed far too generous, not much different from the current situation.

Since the difference is not significant, why would the Jade Dragon Lord be willing to be inferior to someone else for no reason?
Seemingly sensing his confusion, the Jade Dragon Lord's expression also turned somewhat bitter: "That Cangming Dragon King not only wants me to submit to him, but he also wants to monopolize this sea area."

Now Zheng Fa understood. The Dragon Lord Shuyu had cast aside the bias of being of the same race and grasped a profound truth about the life of a dragon:
Those who wish you dead are all your colleagues.

(End of this chapter)