Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 300 Paying Homage to the Demon King
Dark clouds filled the sky above the Qingyuan River, and an invisible pressure permeated the air, making all living beings nearby feel an inexplicable pressure.

"What on earth is it?"

A glint of light flashed in his eyes as he looked at the increasingly heavy sky, which seemed to be collapsing. Qu Shize was filled with unease. Although he couldn't see clearly, he always felt that something was hidden behind the thick clouds.

Almost instinctively, he wanted to turn and run away, but he could clearly feel an invisible gaze locked onto him. If he turned and ran, he would inevitably meet with misfortune. This feeling came inexplicably, yet it was extremely real, so much so that he didn't dare to do anything for a moment.

Just then, a dazzling flash of lightning illuminated the dark clouds, revealing a blurry figure within. It was tall and slender, with prominent horns and ridges, and its eyes seemed to burn with icy blue flames, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

The moment Qu Shize saw the figure clearly, fear gripped his heart.

"There's a dragon in the Qingyuan River..."

Realizing something, Qu Shize forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart.

It was in that instant that Jiang Chen, who had been contemplating the Qingyuan River and lost in thought, finally lowered his gaze upon Qu Shize's fear.

Previously, Jiang Chen's thoughts merged with heaven and earth, he observed the changes in the Qingyuan River, and he comprehended the laws and the Dao. Everything was in accordance with the natural evolution, and he did not do anything deliberately. The reason why Qu Shize felt that he was being watched was simply because he was too close to the Water Mansion and entered Jiang Chen's core domain.

At this moment, his soul resonated with the spirituality of the Qingyuan River, and the two became almost one. Jiang Chen truly possessed some of the aura of the Lord of the Qingyuan River, and could summon the power of the Qingyuan River with a thought.

"An unfamiliar foundation..."

Upon realizing Qu Shize's presence, Jiang Chen's initially cold thoughts gradually warmed, allowing his perspective to shift from the world to humanity.

To align one's thoughts with Heaven and Earth, and to observe the workings of Heaven and Earth, is a great opportunity and a great destiny. However, if one becomes lost in it, a cultivator may fall into a state of confusion and never be able to awaken.

"Judging from his aura, it should be Qu Shize..."

As his thoughts raced faster and faster, Jiang Chen naturally lowered his head, as if trying to see more clearly.

In that instant, the sky seemed to split open with a huge hole, and golden sunlight poured down through the opening. A ferocious and blurry dragon head emerged from it, its eyes burning with icy blue flames, looking like a demon.

As the dragon head appeared, an immense amount of power from heaven and earth surged forth, pressing down on Qu Shize.

"This force..."

A powerful force of heaven and earth pressed down, and Qu Shize's expression changed drastically. At this moment, he felt unprecedented pressure, as if a huge mountain had appeared out of nowhere and pressed down on him.

"It's the power of heaven and earth; this dragon has drawn upon the power of heaven and earth, but this power is far too vast..."

Qu Shize was shocked by the immense power of this force of heaven and earth.

Although Dao Foundation cultivators can connect with the power of heaven and earth to a certain extent through their own Dao Foundation and unleash extraordinary power, this connection has its limits. Such vast power of heaven and earth is something that even those in the late stage of Dao Foundation may not be able to achieve, let alone those in the early stage.

With a hum, the Dao foundation within his body vibrated, and Qu Shize pushed his own power to the limit to prevent himself from being overwhelmed by this powerful force of heaven and earth.

However, as Jiang Chen's dragon head, manifested with the power of heaven and earth, drew closer, he began to show signs of weakness.

"It's not the real body, yet its mere thought is so powerful. Could this dragon truly be the Purple Mansion? Or was it once?"

With a jumble of distracting thoughts and a guess about what was going on, Qu Shize's mind was completely in turmoil.

He never expected to be so unlucky. A perfectly good treasure hunt turned into an encounter with such an old monster. This was completely illogical. You must know that since the great battle five hundred years ago, the Purple Mansion has disappeared without a trace. There is not a single Purple Mansion in the entire Southern Jing Kingdom.

"What should we do? What should we do?"

As the dragon head drew ever closer, Qu Shize was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Following his heart, he wanted to run away, and he did have a chance at this moment. Although the power of heaven and earth pressing down on him was vast, it was ultimately just something that the other party had stirred up unintentionally. If he wanted to, he could still break free, but he didn't dare to.

As a Dao Foundation cultivator of the Qu family, he possessed considerable insight. He feared that turning around and running away would anger the other party, leading to his being crushed to death with a single claw. "The overall environment is unfavorable. The Purple Mansion has long since retreated to various treasure lands and no longer appears in the world. Most of those who remain outside have their own reasons for doing so."

"Qingyuan County is a remote and impoverished place. Under normal circumstances, beings at the Purple Mansion level would never appear here. If this dragon is indeed at the Purple Mansion level, then it has most likely just been revived."

"This is both a danger and an opportunity."

With a sudden thought, Qu Shize's originally stressed heart instantly felt much happier.

"Qu Shize of the Qu family pays his respects to the Demon King. Having witnessed the Demon King's magnificence, he is willing to serve the Demon King. He requests the Demon King's permission."

With his knees buckling, Qu Shize knelt down directly in front of Jiang Chen.

Looking at Qu Shize like this, Jiang Chen's originally cold gaze changed slightly, but it quickly disappeared again.

Silently watching Qu Shize bow down, Jiang Chen did not immediately express his opinion, as if he was thinking about something.

At that moment, Jiang Chen's pure white dragon whiskers fluttered in the wind, as if they had already touched Qu Shize's body.

Feeling Jiang Chen's gaze but receiving no response for a long time, Qu Shize's heart was in turmoil.

"What is it thinking? It didn't kill me immediately, so it must value me to some extent."

"It has just recovered and definitely needs people to do things. Could it be that I guessed wrong?"

A jumble of thoughts kept popping up, making Qu Shize uneasy. He hadn't felt this way in a long time since he had laid the foundation for his Dao.

At that moment, the power of heaven and earth pulsed, a dragon claw materialized, and a crystal-clear snowflake appeared in Jiang Chen's palm.

"Relax your mind."

Ancient and indifferent words echoed in his heart, startling Qu Shize.

"Is this some kind of scheme to harm me?"

Having guessed what was going on, without much hesitation, Qu Shize calmed his mind. Now that things had come to this, he had no other choice.

As Qu Shize relaxed his mind, the snowflakes in Jiang Chen's palm fell and eventually landed between Qu Shize's eyebrows.

In that instant, Qu Shize felt an unprecedented chill, bone-chilling and heart-wrenching, as if he had been frozen solid. For a moment, he couldn't breathe. However, this feeling came quickly and went quickly, disappearing soon after.

"Thank you, Demon King..."

Barely managing to compose himself, Qu Shize bowed again in gratitude, only to suddenly realize that Jiang Chen's figure had completely vanished.

"Gone? Do you think my cultivation is not up to par, or do you just consider me a random piece you dropped?"

As his thoughts collided, Qu Shize pondered many things at that moment.

At this moment, the rain was still falling outside, but the area where Qu Shize was located was bathed in golden sunlight. However, although he was basking in the sunlight, Qu Shize could not feel any warmth, only an invisible chill.

"Thank you for the reward, Demon King."

Composing himself and finishing the bow, Qu Shize didn't linger and turned to leave.

Regardless of what that possible Purple Mansion Demon Dragon was thinking, at this moment, what he wanted most was to get as far away from here as possible.

(End of this chapter)