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Chapter 117, Section 116: [Borrowing Incense from the Dragon King]

On the first day of the tenth month of the second year of Shaosheng, at night.

On the island in the middle of the Oujiang River estuary, a huge Bagua diagram has been set up at some unknown time.

The eight trigrams of Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun are arranged in the eight directions, with the Taiji Yin-Yang fish in the center. All of them are built with brick and stone materials to form a huge formation, which is then strengthened and solidified by Taoist magic, covering an area of ​​several square miles.

The night sky overhead was clear with a bright moon and few stars. To the south, across the river, the town of Yongjia was brightly lit. To the east, the endless sea surged with waves, their pale white ripples rising and falling under the moonlight.

The Dragon Festival has arrived.

Chen Sheng flew from Miaochan Temple to the island in the middle of the river, landing on the yin-yang dividing line in the center. He nodded in satisfaction at the formation and released the Rakshasa Bird in his hand.

"Go, go find your master, and tell him I'm waiting for him here."

Wow--

Having suddenly escaped death, the Rakshasa bird let out a nasty cry, said nothing harsh, and flew north without looking back.

Watching the demon bird disappear into the distance, Chen Sheng turned to the three demons beside him—the Black Wind Monster, the White-Robed Scholar, Ling Xuzi, and Qingxu Daoist—and said...

"Now that everything is ready, let's begin."

"Yes!"

Chen Sheng accepted the incense sticks handed to him by the Black Wind Monster, respectfully stepped forward a few paces, and came to a Dragon King statue placed on the central line of the Yin-Yang symbol. He burned incense and prayed.

"Heaven above, Earth below!"

Now, there is a demon king named Lin Suling from Wenzhou. Because a great enemy, the Fierce Tiger King, is attacking, he is setting up the Six Jia Qi Men Formation and earnestly requests to borrow eight stones of incense from the Dragon King of the East Sea.

I, Lin Suling, hereby promise that if we can overcome this calamity, I will ensure that the Dragon King's incense offerings in Wenzhou will never cease for eternity!

As Chen Sheng prayed, the array beneath his feet began to light up one by one, from the distinct black and white yin-yang fish to the Bagua diagram arranged in eight directions.

A dazzling array of spiritual light shot out from the formation, soaring directly into the cloudless night sky.

Rumbling--

Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap boomed overhead, and rolling dark clouds appeared out of nowhere.

Chen Sheng continued to pray.

"I, Lin Suling, hereby promise that if the Dragon King is willing to lend incense, the amount of incense offered in Wenzhou will increase by 50% within the next hundred years."

click-

A bolt of lightning struck down from the clouds, seemingly in response to the Dragon King's request, but no incense offerings were sent down.

Chen Sheng knew that this was because the promise was not substantial enough, so he continued.

"I, Lin Suling, hereby promise that if we can slay the Fierce Tiger King in this battle, all the spoils of war will belong to the East China Sea!"

A strong wind swept across the land, howling like the breath of a giant dragon, yet no incense offerings were offered.

"I, Lin Suling, hereby promise that if we win this battle, all of the Demon King's authority will be given to Your Majesty as spoils of war."

Thunder and lightning roared, heaven and earth howled, and a blurry dragon image condensed in the dark clouds in the sky, its eyes open as it silently looked down at Chen Sheng on the ground.

"Isn't it enough?"

The [Liujia Qimen] technique that Chen Sheng set up on Jiangxin Island was a Taoist technique used to summon the gods of Liujia and Liuding, but it could also be used to summon various miscellaneous gods.

With the support of this formation, despite the huge difference in cultivation level between Chen Sheng and the Tiger King (which is one level higher), his chances of winning are extremely high.

For the Dragon King of the East Sea, as long as he was willing to invest in incense offerings, it was a gamble with extremely low risk; if he won, he could make a fortune.

However, Chen Sheng felt that the Dragon King's greed was a normal phenomenon.

Since even a third-tier demon like the Fierce Tiger King could notice the birth of a new king, the fourth-tier demon dragon like the East Sea Dragon King must have also discovered Chen Sheng's existence.

The reason it hasn't acted is simply because it's bound by contracts with various sects on land and can't go ashore, making it too far away to act. Chen Sheng's current act of borrowing incense offerings is nothing more than borrowing money from a caged dragon to kill a tiger that has come knocking on his door.

Chen Sheng, with a clear understanding, continued to make his promise.

"I, Lin Suling, hereby promise that if we win this battle, I will surely unify the monsters of Liangzhe Road within twenty years."

Afterwards, I will definitely build Dragon King temples in every state, and I promise that the amount of incense offerings to the deity in each state will reach 30% of that in Wenzhou!

Boom! A thunderous dragon roar suddenly resounded in the sky.

"That's not enough. You must now offer up your position as the Demon King and voluntarily submit to my throne in order to receive the eight stones of incense offerings."

Chen Sheng had anticipated the unreasonable demands of the Dragon King of the East Sea, but he continued to bow and offer incense, speaking frankly.

"Your Majesty, if you are unwilling to lend it, then so be it."

Xiao Wang can try asking the Dragon King of the North Sea later. If the Dragon King of the North Sea is also unwilling to lend, then I will ask the Dragon King of the South Sea.

If the South Sea Dragon King still refuses to lend it, I think the West Sea Dragon King, who is not so close to the three emperors, will definitely be willing to lend it.

Moreover, even if all the kings of the sea refuse my request, it doesn't matter. With this colossal statue formed from the solidified energy of Buddhist magic, I, the humble king, can still put up a fight against the Tiger King.

But by then, His Majesty will no longer be able to obtain the incense offerings from Liangzhe Road so easily as before.

As he spoke, a giant Buddha statue with three heads and six arms appeared behind Chen Sheng.

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck beside Chen Sheng, and a roar of anger from a cloud dragon echoed in the sky.

Here's what you wanted!

Never forget your promise. If you break your oath, you will give me a reason to leave this land.

The next moment, the dark clouds dissipated, and a long, golden river, as smooth as water, poured down from the sky and flowed into the formation.

"Thank you, Dragon King, for lending me incense."

Looking at the incense and prayers flowing within the Six Jia Qi Men Formation, Chen Sheng formed hand seals and chanted incantations.

"The wind of Xun transforms into the dragon's roar, the thunder of Zhen becomes the dragon's breath, the water of Kan condenses the dragon's marrow, and the fire of Li tempers the dragon's soul!"

The four cardinal directions revolve, each concealing the dragon's form; the eight gates open and close, each displaying the dragon's might!

As soon as he finished speaking, the incense and prayers that had clearly been refined immediately gathered at the eight corners of the Bagua diagram, transforming into eight giant dragons representing Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Lake, which roamed endlessly above the island in the river.

The yin and yang fish in the Tai Chi diagram also transformed into two large fish with black eyes and white bodies, and white eyes and black bodies, respectively, guarding Chen Sheng and swimming around incessantly.

Once the formation was complete, Chen Sheng sat down cross-legged and meditated silently to conserve his energy.

However, the three demons and Qingxu Daoist behind him were uneasy, wondering whether they would win or lose the battle that was about to begin.

Not far from Jiangxin Island, in Yongjia County, some cultivators were startled by the commotion of the formation and flew over in several streaks of light, but were persuaded to return by the three demons and Qingxu, who were familiar faces in the area.

Now, the island in the middle of the river was completely quiet.

Two incense sticks' worth of time later, a silver streak of light flew to the sky above the island in the middle of the river. The silver-white Tiger King looked down at the great formation below.

Several wisps of cold wind surrounded him, one of which transformed into a Rakshasa bird, screaming as it looked at Chen Sheng's figure.

"Your Majesty, this person is the newly crowned Demon King."

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