Wet viviparity

Chapter 916 The Secret Chamber, Thousand Hands
Just as the sea patrol yaksha led Zhang Xiaoyuan to the 3,682 treasure rooms to store the precious coins, not long after, the group of water spirits at the banquet heard a clear chime suddenly rise from the glazed tiles on the roof. This meant that a guest from outside the Dragon Palace had arrived, and without announcing his name, he went straight into the palace.

In an instant, the array formations inside and outside countless palaces were activated, causing the light of thousands of pearls to suddenly condense into a ball, illuminating the jade tables and pavilions inside and outside the banquet hall. Beyond the dome, undercurrents surged, and an invisible giant hand could be seen parting the ten-thousand-foot-deep blue waves, descending with more than a dozen rays of brilliant light.

Xiao Chenlong stared at the old dragon with dissatisfaction. Every time an outsider entered the palace, the array diagram here was as if it were not used. Could this humility and self-restraint really dispel the suspicion of the heavenly palaces under the heavens towards the dragon palace?
Here, the two immortals from the Thunder Department arrived first, one human and one bird, each accompanied by strange phenomena. Wherever they passed, they left trails of lightning and afterimages. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals all stood on end and hurriedly retreated to both sides.

As soon as the two immortals landed, two immortals from the Southern Dipper manifested. The two immortals transformed into two wisps of starlight, as ethereal as mist, adorned with starlight. The two immortals from the Southern Dipper each landed on either side of the shell bed, their aura not particularly ostentatious.

The immortals of Tonghua Palace rode flaming chariots through the water, raising white mists in their wake. The flames did not extinguish upon contact with water; instead, they illuminated the surroundings, creating a cloud-like atmosphere. During the banquet, all the dragon princes and grandsons felt a warmth that seeped into their bones. Finally, the immortals of Qinghua Palace descended upon the coral forest on a celestial bird, landing quietly to one side, keeping a very low profile.

Among the immortals, the continuous splendor dissipated, revealing the inner six realms surrounding Lingxuzi, along with the leaders of the surrounding sects.

You Rongzi, who was closest to Ji Ming, suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned his head to look at Xiao Chenlong, who was casting a cold glance at him. After their eyes met, Xiao Chenlong looked away first, his heart pounding, thinking to himself, "He's only at the fourth level of the Golden Core realm, how can he put so much pressure on me?"

The expressions of the Dragon Palace officials varied, especially those close to the young Emperor Chenlong. They all appeared absent-minded, using this to conceal the murderous intent in their eyes. In their manner, they seemed to understand the art of assassination better than the young Emperor Chenlong himself.

"The celestial entourage has arrived at the palace, bringing glory to our humble abode."

Old Master Long raised his cup in a distant toast, his expression suggesting he had never spoken of instructing Little Dragon to kill Lingxuzi.

He glanced at Xiao Chenlong out of the corner of his eye, then never looked at the little dragon again, focusing his gaze on Ling Xuzi. He waved his arm and said, "Someone, give the little saint a seat."

From the moment Ling Xuzi arrived at the Dragon Palace until he sat down on the throne bestowed upon him by the Dragon Lord, he did not utter a single word. On one hand, he was communicating with the Pupil God through his primordial spirit, and on the other hand, he understood that his identity as the Lord of the Tower would be difficult to keep secret in front of the old Dragon Lord, so he simply kept quiet.

"Young Master, once you reach the 3,682 treasure rooms, you must always keep an eye on the secret rooms outside these 3,682 rooms. Those are the true treasures of the Dragon Palace," Da Tongzi instructed Ji Ming.

"Tell me carefully."

"In the earliest days, although the Dragon Palace possessed the four seas and its wealth was known throughout the world, during the reign of Emperor Yuan, its treasury was almost emptied out in order to support that Emperor Xi."

Later, the old master was summoned by the heavens by divine mandate to go to the Emperor's Mysterious Garden, where he toured the 3,600 palaces of the Zhou Heaven. When he returned, he brought with him the seven palaces bestowed by the heavens.

These 3,682 treasure chambers were built during the Dragon Palace's resurgence, modeled after the Xuanpu Zhou Tian Palace. However, seven chambers, bestowed by Heaven, are hidden among them, and will not appear except during a great calamity for the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Here, Da Tongzi paused for a moment. He looked into Ji Ming's eyes at the bowing old dragon, his tone filled with hidden anger, and said, "Just by looking at this old dragon's appearance, one can tell that in the past few years, eight or nine out of ten of the seven Zhou Tian Palaces have perished."

However, there is one of them that, even though it has appeared in the world, will surely disappear again.

"I know I know."

Er Tongzi was so anxious that she almost popped out of Ji Ming's eyes.

"Okay, okay, you say it, you say it."

"There were no rare treasures in that palace. The only special thing was that the heavens had once lived there for quite some time, which gave the palace a mysterious and profound Daoist charm."

Any cultivator who enters this palace will experience things they cannot normally understand during their daily practice, and will even see the ultimate perfection of their own cultivation, thus avoiding many detours. It is truly the supreme secret path of cultivation.

"You should have told me this secret sooner."

Ji Mingdao.

“Young Master, this matter depends on fate. When the time is right, fortune will come; when it is not, it will only cause trouble.” Da Tongzi said, shaking his head. His movements made Ji Ming’s right pupil dart around in its socket.

"Too."

Ji Ming chuckled.

Nowadays, only a straightforward and clever person like Da Tongzi would dare to say such mysterious things to him, and she certainly wouldn't provoke Ji Ming's impatience.

"Big and Little Pupils, aside from what happens inside the Dragon Palace, how much do you know about this Dragon Lord?" Ji Ming asked. "He is not the old master's son."

"Big Eyes said in a low voice."

Er Tongzi added, "The old master and the great master are both Yinglong, also known as Huanglong, and are born ancestral dragons. This old dragon is just a true dragon, probably a descendant of one of the true dragons under the old master's command back then."

As for the old master's biological children, neither of us knew; we were already sealed away in the painting at that time.

“Young Master, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Are you really going to personally participate in the treasure hunt later?” Da Tongzi asked worriedly.

"Of course not."

Ji Ming wasn't stupid. He was only able to come to the East Sea Dragon Palace because the immortals and gods of the Spirit Court came to witness it, which is why he was willing to put himself in danger.

As one of the owners, he and the Dragon Palace were mortal enemies on some level. If he were to personally go to the 3,682 treasure rooms, there was no guarantee that the people of the Dragon Palace would not take risks and secretly harm him. The safest way was to send someone else, while his primordial spirit secretly possessed that person.

This person must be absolutely trustworthy, because the Pupil God will also come to the other person.

The person Ji Ming can absolutely trust now has probably already been brought back by the master, and it's time for this person to return to his side.

In the western mountains of Ke'e, there is a hermitage for the lost, and the hermitage is surrounded by Udumbara flowers.

Thousand Hands was perched on the edge of the Seven Treasures Pond in the temple. Its segmented armor reflected the blue lotus flowers in the pond. The two crystal purple pincers on its head were clasped together as if in worship. Suddenly, incantations rose from its armor, turning into streams of poisonous breath. Wherever it passed, it condensed into black lotus flowers, which floated down into the pond, turning the water black.

"Good."

The celestial maiden gently stroked the strings of her zither, stirring the sutra pillars in front of the temple.

The thousand-handed, hundred-legged silver hooks swung up and down, dancing to the music. A foul wind arose, black waves surged, and both blue and black lotuses were mixed in the pond, turning it into a pitch-black expanse.

Amidst the music, the hundred-legged silver hook gradually transformed into white Buddha arms resembling lotus root segments, each arm possessing six fingers that formed various hand seals. The stench and black waves gradually subsided, the fragrance of sandalwood spread, and the black lotus transformed into white dew that sprinkled down, rolling onto the blue lotus blossoms inside and outside the temple.

Beneath the prayer flag inscribed with "Seeing that the five aggregates are all empty," the celestial maiden of music suddenly stopped playing her strings and said, "You have already attained the true meaning of the non-duality of Buddha and Mara, and you have also obtained the first stage of enlightenment, Stream-entry. Next, you must consolidate your understanding and eliminate subtle afflictions."

You should continue to carefully contemplate the eight-character principle: "Slay the demon when it comes, slay the Buddha when it comes."

"What a perfect union of Buddha and demon, severing all three fetters."

Outside the pool, a figure approached from afar, stopping in the blink of an eye, its voice arriving only afterward.

"Grandmaster!"

Chishang Qianshou excitedly waved his hundred Buddha hands, about to rush towards the master. Even the master was slightly surprised by his enthusiasm. He said something to Yue Zhang Tiannu, then used his supernatural power of Heaven and Earth to take Qianshou away.

"Bring along my Utpala Pure Flower of Defilement!"

"Senju, enveloped in supernatural powers, shouted!"

In the pond, a blue lotus with more than ten petals rose up, floated in the air, and disappeared in an instant.

"Namo Longjia Supreme Buddha!"

The Celestial Maiden of Music clasped her hands together and closed her eyes.

(End of this chapter)