Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 351 Your Dragon Clan's Banquet is Actually Like This

Compared to the Tai Shui Dragon Palace, the so-called Dragon Palace in modern films and television dramas on Earth is still quite conservative.

The Taishui Dragon King is a Kui Dragon, one of the many races of the dragon clan. Its size is not very large, but it is still much larger than the Chi Dragon and the like. Therefore, the entire Taishui Dragon Palace is so large that it is like a house in a kingdom of giants.

The palaces are all several tens of feet high, with walls mostly carved from single pieces of white jade, and also equipped with gold and silver railings, inlaid with various gemstones. The three main gates of the palaces are all wide open, and the door studs on the gates are carved stone in the shape of animal heads. The stone emits a soft light in the dark water, illuminating a large area of ​​water in front of the gates as bright as day on the shore.

The water that Yingxi had cast a spell on stopped parting to the sides when it reached the door, instead forming a shimmering "water gate".

After he stepped through the water gate first, Baili Shuang used her water-avoidance technique and followed him through the water gate.

There are many ways to survive underwater, the most common being the various specialties of the Quanxian tribe, such as Sea Spirit Pearls. Magical artifacts and spirit weapons made from these items are the most common way for cultivators to move underwater—after all, while Sea Spirit Pearls and other Quanxian tribe specialties are not cheap, they are not rare and are relatively easy to obtain. Besides these, there are various spells and incantations, as well as water-repelling talismans.

However, the effect of water-repelling talismans is the shortest, usually lasting only one or two hours. Various spells and incantations can be used according to the cultivator's will, but they depend on the cultivator's own cultivation level and Taoist cultivation. If the cultivation level is too low, it probably won't last long either—if the spiritual energy reserves can't keep up, it's like a car running out of fuel, there's nothing that can be done!

But this problem is not a problem for Fang Xianyu, who has the system's cheat ability. Even Baili Shuang, a puppet disguise whose cultivation is not as good as her original body, can use system energy points to extend her spiritual power indefinitely, so she doesn't have to worry about the spiritual power "running out".

"Fellow Taoist, please."

Yingxi politely extended her hand to lead the way, leading Baili Shuang into the palace gate.

This fish demon's human form was rather indescribable. To call it plain-looking would be an insult. To call it horribly ugly wouldn't be an exaggeration either. It simply retained the very features of its original form perfectly, making it easy to guess its appearance at a glance—flat face, small eyes, a flat mouth, and those willow-leaf eyebrows he'd somehow acquired. It was quite suitable for the role of "serving in the palace," after all, the Dragon Palace is a palace!

While secretly complaining, Baili Shuang quickly followed Yingxi to the place where the banquet was taking place—not the grand hall filled with wine and meat, but a very spacious "square".

The plaza was isolated by a magic circle that cut off the river. When you passed through the barrier, it was like passing through an invisible "water film," and then the water around you was left outside the barrier.

Contrary to the solemn and majestic scene she had imagined, there were indeed many dragons flying around at the Dragon Maiden's birthday banquet. They were of various sizes, mostly Kui dragons, but Baili Shuang immediately spotted a Chi dragon and two Jiao dragons.

Among these dragons, a rather large jiaolong was coiled around a pillar, refusing to let go, and snoring loudly. Two were twisted together, seemingly fighting, but there was no energy fluctuation around them. Several other small dragons, clearly not yet adults, were huddled together, playfully tossing a turtle back and forth—perhaps a turtle demon, who dared not look too closely since she was on someone else's territory.

As for the food at the "banquet," it was even more outrageous—it was roasted meat that looked absolutely appetizing!
A dozen or so wild boars, still covered in fur, were roasted whole on the fire. They hadn't even been gutted or had their fur removed; they were just roasted on the fire. The raging flames on the fire were clearly the true fire of some fellow Daoist, roasting the wild boars until they were charred black, looking completely inedible!
Besides these, there were various fish and shrimp, covered in mud and sand, piled up on the ground, looking fresh and clean, as well as some birds and beasts whose names I didn't know, seemingly "specialties" brought from other continents. Fortunately, these "food" were at least dead, making this Dragon Palace birthday banquet not seem so terrifying.

I never imagined that your dragon clan's banquet would be like this!
Baili Shuang struggled to suppress her somewhat impolite expression, her mind filled with unspoken complaints.

After walking a few more steps into the "square", Yingxi beckoned to a fish girl and said to Baili Shuang, "I will go and offer my respects to the Dragon Girl first. Our Dragon Clan's birthday banquet has few tables and chairs, so I'm afraid we may not be able to entertain you properly. Please make yourself at home, fellow Daoist. If you have any instructions, just tell Li Shisan Niang!"

Baili Shuang hurriedly replied, "No, no, it was I who disturbed you first, fellow Daoist, please go on with your business!"

"Then please excuse me."

As Yingxi spoke, she carried the jade box and flew further inside.

The fish girl summoned by Yingxi earlier looked at Baili Shuang with curiosity. Her round eyes were like two gems set in her face. Her lips were red and pouty, and her features were somewhat flat like Yingxi's fish demon, but combined with her other features, she looked quite cute.

Fish girls and fish uncles are little demons favored by many aquatic creatures. After all, aside from naturally intelligent species, fish are the most numerous and spiritual beings in the water, and there are always one or two that, for various reasons, awaken their intelligence and embark on cultivation. If these fish girls and fish uncles relied solely on themselves, they would probably toil to death without achieving much, so finding a way to follow some naturally intelligent species became a viable path for them.

This fish-woman looked rather immature; her tail couldn't yet be fully transformed and retracted. Her red and white scales were hidden beneath her scarlet gauze skirt, making her exceptionally beautiful, much like a legendary mermaid. The biggest difference between fish-women and fish-bosses—demonic cultivators like these—and the Quanxian clan, besides their race, was their appearance. This fish-woman, whose cultivation was only average and who couldn't fully transform, despite her fish tail, was otherwise indistinguishable from a human, unlike the Quanxian clan whose ears, elbows, and even fingers were completely different from humans. Of course, more importantly, these ordinary demon cultivators couldn't change gender at will like the Quanxian clan.

Perhaps Baili Shuang's gaze was a little too intense, because the fish girl named "Carp Thirteen" curled her tail under her gauze skirt and asked softly, "Fellow Daoist, would you like me to help you change your clothes?"

Baili Shuang then realized that she had left in a hurry and was wearing ordinary clothes that did not have any water-repellent or fire-resistant properties. So, after crossing the river for just a short while, her clothes were already soaked!

"No need, no need, I can do it myself. Please excuse my poor performance."

As she spoke, she quickly made a hand seal and dried her clothes.

After finishing all that, to cover up her embarrassment, Baili Shuang made conversation again, asking, "Are you called 'Li Shisan Niang'? Is your surname 'Li' as in carp, or 'Li' as in peach and plum?"