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Chapter 123, Section 122: [The Demon King's Crown]

At the same time that Chen Sheng discovered the visitors from the Dragon Palace.

The eldest princess and the turtle prime minister, who had just stepped out of the restaurant, also turned their heads to look in the direction of Miaochan Temple.

As a powerful force ruling over a vast sea area, the East Sea Dragon Palace has eight third-tier demons under the Dragon King's command to manage its daily affairs. The eldest princess and the turtle prime minister are two of them.

As powerful demons, they were naturally able to detect Chen Sheng's undisguised divine perception.

However, the moment they sensed the divine thought, both demons' expressions changed slightly.

After exchanging a glance, they suddenly took off from the restaurant entrance and flew rapidly toward Miaochan Temple.

"That was a very decisive action."

Over the years, I have been using Taoist techniques to conceal my cultivation level, disguising myself as an ordinary second-tier cultivator in front of the Turtle Prime Minister who often came to spy on me.

The range of a second-tier cultivator's divine sense perception is generally between two and five miles. However, the distance between Miaochan Temple and Yongjia County is more than twenty miles. Logically speaking, my perception distance should be several times greater to reach it.

However, a divine thought emanating from Miaochan Temple has now easily covered the entire county area.

Although they certainly don't think I'm a prodigy who broke through to the fourth rank in just over twenty years, they still have to rush over to check on my situation.

Sure enough, old people become shrewd; none of these monsters, who have lived for hundreds of years, are stupid.

Chen Sheng's mind raced, and he instantly understood the problem.

Then, his spirit transformed into a golden bolt of lightning and returned to his physical body.

A sudden gust of wind swept through the secret chamber, carrying Chen Sheng through the winding underground passage, avoiding several traps and formations placed within, and returning him to Miaochan Temple on the surface.

Chen Sheng sealed the secret passage in the room with an array, and came to the courtyard wrapped in a whirlwind. He summoned the two fish and eight dragons left over from the array he had set up years ago from his Niwan Palace, and arranged them on the ground to form a small Liujia Qimen Array.

Then he sat cross-legged in the formation, pretending that he was able to extend his divine sense so far only with the support of the formation.

Having eliminated the hidden danger of his cultivation level being exposed, Chen Sheng, sitting cross-legged on the ground, was still thinking rapidly.

Based on the two demons' flying speed, it would take them another thirty seconds to reach Miaochan Temple.

Given his current mental processing speed, this amount of time is more than enough for him to make a complex, thorough, and comprehensive decision.

Chen Sheng was considering whether or not he should take action against the Dragon King of the East Sea now.

Over the years, he has gained an extremely deep understanding of this fruit.

Perhaps because the fifth rank is too destructive, in order to prevent the world from being destroyed, once a creature in this fruit advances to the fifth rank, it can only stay for a few months at most before being squeezed out by the fruit and forced to ascend away.

Therefore, his current fourth-tier cultivation level actually places him at the very top of the world.

Since there are no fifth-level masters in this world, and Chen Sheng is at the same level as the Dragon King of the East Sea, and his main cultivation technique, the [Minor Dragon Binding Hand Seal], is a Taoist art that specifically targets dragon-like monsters, he conceived the idea of ​​slaying a dragon.

As for why it's necessary to slay the dragon?

A piece of information from the professional panel flashed in Chen Sheng's eyes.

[Class 4]: Demon King
Level: Lv5 (241/500)

Talents: Spirit Awakening, Demon Control, Demon King's Crown

The [Demon King] class, which is transformed from the [Great Demon] class, grants Chen Sheng a new talent called [Demon King's Crown].

With this talent, the more monsters under one's command and the stronger they are, the greater the power boost the Demon King will receive.

Now, all the monsters in Liangzhe Road have fallen under Chen Sheng's command.

With just over a thousand demons swearing allegiance to him, the [Demon King's Crown] would already boost his overall strength by about 20%. If he could also subdue the water demons of the East Sea, the enhancement would undoubtedly become even more terrifying. Chen Sheng's only concern now was that he had only just broken through to the fourth rank, while the East Sea Dragon King was an ancient dragon that had cultivated for hundreds of years. Would it be too risky to rashly venture into the dragon's lair to slay it?
If he could have mastered a few more fourth-tier Dao techniques in a few more years, he would be much more confident in slaying the dragon.

But time waits for no one!
At this time, in Liangshan Marsh in the north, the 108 Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends who were sent by Longhu Mountain to be reincarnated are gathering people to rebel and are being nurtured by the most intense worldly killing energy, and will soon mature in batches.

Chen Sheng naturally wanted to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and collect some of the Qi he needed.

However, with numerous sects and factions in the Song Dynasty, there must have been many highly skilled practitioners, making the competition for the harvest of the powerful and unpredictable elements fierce.

Chen Sheng wanted to quickly improve his strength before the grand feast began, so the Dragon King of the East Sea became his primary target.

As long as the East Sea Dragon Palace can be captured, the [Demon King's Crown] will naturally transform its influence into strength.

Chen Sheng considered the overall situation of the world and the predicament he faced in his mind, and quickly made up his mind.

"Going alone into the Dragon Palace to slay the dragon sounds like a very difficult task."

But in this world, to win, you need not only strength, but most importantly, confidence and courage.

Some things, if you don't do them, you're guaranteed to fail, but if you do them, you have a 50% chance of success.

I think it's worth a try to slay the dragon.

Of course, the more bold and courageous one is in pursuing something, the more cautious one should be.

To be on the safe side, I can first disguise myself and go and see what kind of power the Dragon King of the East Sea has.

"If we can win, we'll fight; if we can't, we'll just run away."

Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.

After making up his mind, Chen Sheng controlled the [Illusion] technique that had been constantly applied to his body for many years, raising his exposed cultivation level to the third level.

I stood up, smiled, and looked up at the azure sky.

In no time at all, Prime Minister Turtle appeared above Miaochan Temple with the eldest princess.

Upon seeing the array around Chen Sheng and the aura of a third-tier cultivation level emanating from him, the demon's doubts were instantly dispelled.

He couldn't help but feel relieved, and laughing loudly, he descended from the clouds and said to Chen Sheng.

"Abbot, it's been two years since we last met. I've come to invite you to this banquet again."

Before Chen Sheng could speak, it continued to speak on its own.

"The abbot is truly a genius. He is only in his early thirties, yet he has already cultivated his martial arts to the third level."

"Such a handsome young man, I wonder which princess of mine will take a fancy to him."

"Prime Minister, please don't make fun of me. The Dragon Palace Princess is of noble status and cannot be chosen by me at will."

Following the words of the Turtle Prime Minister, Chen Sheng looked at the beautiful woman beside him.

"Lin Suling greets Your Highness the Princess."

The eldest princess looked Chen Sheng up and down with her bright, intelligent eyes, seemingly quite satisfied with his strong physique, and said with a smile.

"It's clear that the abbot's martial arts skills have recently improved."

However, as a martial arts monk who practices martial arts, how could he not have a suitable weapon by his side?

"My East Sea Dragon Palace is the wealthiest in the world, and my father cherishes your talent. If the abbot ever goes to the palace, my father will surely gift you a weapon."

(End of this chapter)