Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 184 Enlightenment in the Heart of the Lake
Inside the Heavenly Palace, the lights are always on.

The head of the black market in Tiantai Prefecture was only 1.5 meters tall, with a dragon-carved jade belt and gold silk satin, and he looked like a short, fat old man.

He was even more like a wealthy businessman than Xu Sanjin.

Beside him stood two black-clad cultivators, each nearly ten feet tall, wearing golden masks. They were the two gatekeepers of the Tiantai Prefecture black market: the Demon Eye Saint and the Ghost Claw Saint, both of whom had reached the True Saint level.

The day after the battle at Qinglong Gorge, the three of them arrived at Qingjing Mountain.

Xu Sanjin and Di Yi kept them company in the hall. There was no fine wine or delicacies, only a pot of tea.

"With Manager Nian here to oversee things, I can finally relax," Xu Sanjin said with a broad smile.

The head manager of Tiantai Prefecture, whose real name is Nian Cang, once cultivated alongside the Evil Emperor for a hundred years. Although he was not the Evil Emperor's disciple, he was highly regarded by the Evil Emperor and possessed extremely strong strength. He was one of the top five experts in the evil path of the Central Region.

"Currently, the Central Region and the Nine Provinces are in turmoil. Various forces in Tiantai Prefecture are fighting openly and secretly. The black markets in various prefectures still need me to take charge. I can't stay in Qingjing Mountain forever. At most, I can stay for ten days or half a month."

Xu Sanjin frowned slightly and said, "Is the situation in Tiantai Prefecture already this chaotic? Does it require your personal supervision?"

"Old Xu, don't think too highly of me. I am just the head manager of Tiantai Prefecture, not the chief steward, much less the Evil Emperor. Taiji Dao, Blood God Sect, and the various families and sects of the Prefecture's Ten Thousand Sacred Lands are all formidable. The situation in Tiantai Prefecture is not much better than that in Dingxuan Prefecture back then."

Nian Cang stretched out his palm from his wide sleeves, revealing two hideous bloodstains, and said to Di Yi and Xu Sanjin, "Before coming to Qingjing Mountain, I went to the Ten Thousand Mountains and fought with Ruan Feilong. As expected of the master of one of the Nine Palaces of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect, his strength is indeed extraordinary."

The emperor glanced at the gruesome bloodstains on his palm and exclaimed, "Manager Nian has lost?"

"It's not a defeat. I didn't gain any advantage. He took a hit from the Heavenly Profound Force, and I guess he's not feeling well either."

Niancang said, "Apart from me, all the old guys in the other states are too busy to come. I know you have already sent a message to Huanyu Tian, ​​but Huanyu Tian will most likely not send any experts, let alone choose to start a full-scale war with the Baiyue Demonic Sect. The Evil Emperor has not yet come out of seclusion. If he does not take action, no one in the black market can stand against Shi Qianjue."

Shi Qianjue is the leader of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect. His cultivation has reached the Great Saint level, making him an emperor in the Holy Path. Even in the Kunlun Realm, he is one of the strongest among the human race.

Although the black market spans the five regions, it only has one Great Saint, the Evil Emperor, and its power in the Central Region is nowhere near that of the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult.

In the Central Region, apart from the imperial court, no other force can surpass the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect.

If the higher-ups intervene but fail to defeat the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult, they will only further tarnish the Black Market's prestige. Rather than that, it would be better to control the level of the conflict.

Ruan Feilong and Nian Cang, being at the same level of strength, should be the top combat force that the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult and the Black Market would use.

Emperor Yi said, "Master Yun died at the hands of Ruan Feilong and Ling Xiao. Regardless of whether Huanyu Tian intervenes or not, they will have to pay a heavy price. Otherwise, the First-Class Hall of the Central Region Black Market will become a laughing stock in the future."

"Good, Master Di Yi has great spirit."

Nian Cang seemed to have been waiting for him to say this, and immediately said, "Although the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect is powerful, its core power is not in Tiantai Prefecture. In recent years, the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect has acted too domineeringly, and various forces in Tiantai Prefecture have long been dissatisfied. If we can unite all parties, we may be able to teach the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect a lesson."

Xu Sanjin is not a person who likes to take risks. If Huanyu Tian does not send reinforcements, then the struggle between the black market and the Baiyue Demonic Sect will naturally fall into a disadvantageous position: "Taiji Dao, Blood God Sect, Zhenyu Ancient Clan, Shangguan Family... are all powerful forces in Tiantai Prefecture. As long as one of them is won over, the situation can be changed. But this is easier said than done."

Di Yi said thoughtfully, "The Zhenyu Ancient Clan has suffered two major calamities in a row, and its vitality has been greatly damaged. Now it has sealed the Sword Tomb to recover its vitality. The Blood God Sect is in internal strife, the Taiji Sect claims to be the righteous path, and the older generation of the Shangguan family has gone into seclusion. None of them are easy to win over."

“I do have some connections with Chi Linyuan, the leader of the Blood God Sect, so I can make contact with him,” Nian Cang said.

Di Yi thought for a moment and said, "I can also write two letters. One will be sent to the Underworld Sword Tomb to ask the Azure Feather Sword Saint to intervene, and the other will be sent to the Shangguan family. Perhaps that will be of some help."

"You have such a wide network of connections? You even managed to ask the Shangguan family for help?" Nian Cang was quite surprised. The Shangguan family were renowned Confucian and Taoist families, and they had always maintained a clear distinction from those who followed the evil or demonic paths.

"It's just the legacy left by our elders. Whether it will be effective is another matter. We can't have too much hope." The third disciple of the Illusion Queen was Shangguan Que, the ancestor of the Shangguan family. This was something Di Yi learned from Nangong Shi.

Unlike Huan Sheng and Nangong Shi, Di Yi had never met this third senior brother and did not know how he would treat him or the sect.

After all, Shangguan Que was not present when the Illusion Queen left the Kunlun Realm in Tang Valley.

Upon hearing the word "elders," the expressions of the people present changed. Di Yi's lineage was extremely mysterious, and some speculated that he was a disciple of the Evil Emperor, but this was quickly denied.

The complicated relationship between Huan Sheng and Nangong Shi makes the power behind Di Yi seem even more mysterious.

Nian Cang, along with Yao Tong and Gui Zhao, temporarily resided on Qingjing Mountain, where Xu Sanjin hosted them. Di Yi, on the other hand, descended the mountain and came to Qinghu Lake alone.

On Qinghu Lake, mist lingers year-round, and disciples of the Tianfu Star Palace often boat on the lake, practicing water-attribute martial arts and techniques.

Di Yi stayed in the cabin of the boat, flipping through the dragon clan's books that the Azure Lake Dragon Lord had retrieved from the dragon palace at the bottom of the lake.

It is a manuscript left by the Great Sage Dragon Emperor, which is very precious, but there are very few records about the Yellow Dragon, only a few words.

The only clue was a fragmented secret technique written casually, which was very obscure and had been studied by successive Dragon Lords, but none of them had gained much from it.

Emperor Yi studied the secret technique, which consisted of only a little over three hundred characters, word by word, several times and found some clues.

The text on the rib containing the chapter on the Water of the Derivation Realm was taken out from Nalan Yuanzhen's four ribs. It had many similarities with the secret methods in the ancient books, but also some differences.

To explain in detail, it is the difference between the water of the Derivation Realm and the water of the Five Elements.

This incomplete secret method is also related to the ancient and mysterious book, the Book of Changes.

For the next period of time, Di Yi stayed on the boat, studying the secret techniques, letting the lake water push the small boat into the depths of Qinghu Lake.

The Qinghu Lake, spanning 1,600 li, is actually quite vast. It would take an ordinary person ten days to half a month to reach the other side of the lake.

Emperor Yi reflected the secret technique on the "Water Chapter of the Derivation Realm" on his ribs, and his understanding of the Way of Water deepened. Thick water mist gradually gathered around the small boat, faintly condensing into the shape of a dragon.

Huanglong, also known as Yinglong, is the god of water in ancient times and is in charge of all water in the world. He controls everything from small mountains and streams to large rivers, lakes and seas, and even the universe and stars.

The blood of the Yellow Dragon in the Qinghu Dragon Clan is quite thin, but the secret method passed down is extremely miraculous. Emperor Yi only needed to comprehend it to trigger the divine soul and thoughts of the ancient Yellow Dragon in the world, and resonate with it.

Tianlong Island, located in the heart of Qinghu Lake, is only seventy or eighty li in diameter, and the Tianfu Star Palace is located on it.

Standing at the entrance of the Star Palace, looking into the distance, one can see nine enormous white columns of mist rising from the lake. Each column is over a hundred feet in diameter and connects with the clouds in the sky. The part visible to the naked eye is already three thousand feet high, which is extremely awe-inspiring.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth over Qinghu Lake continuously converged towards the nine white pillars of mist, condensing into yellow lightning.

A deep rumble of thunder echoed between heaven and earth, not from the clouds overhead, but from the bottom of the lake.

All of this was caused by the small boat that Di Yi was on. The boat had been drifting on the lake for seven days, and the abnormal celestial phenomena on Qinghu Lake were becoming more and more terrifying. They had already shaken the entire Qingjing Mountain and even reached the ears of the other major forces in Tiantai Prefecture.

When the Azure Lake Dragon Lord transformed into his true form, he was a massive azure dragon over ten miles long. He led hundreds of fifth and sixth-tier dragon-type savage beasts, tumbling on the water's surface and weaving through the mist. His ancient bloodline seemed to be ignited, becoming incredibly excited.

The protective array of Qingjing Mountain has already been activated, led by Fu Liuyun, the master of Tianji Palace, and assisted by evil spiritual power saints who have arrived in the past few days.

The saints of the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult have never left the Ten Thousand Mountains, and are not afraid at all. They do not believe that the Black Market would start a full-scale war with the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult for the sake of Yun Cangxuan.

The black market is a large but relatively loose organization. Although Huanyu Tian is high above, it cannot make decisions unilaterally. Such decisions, which involve too many people, will face numerous obstacles if they are not implemented.

In this respect, the black market is no match for the Moon Worship Cult.

The other eight kings of the Beast Palace, along with Ruan Feilong and Ling Xiao, stood on the deck of the Holy Ship, less than a thousand miles away from the protective array of Qingjing Mountain.

The unusual celestial phenomena over Qinghu Lake could not be concealed at all. The cloud pillars reached the sky, and the spiritual energy surged like a tide. It was immediately apparent that an ancient relic was about to emerge.

Various forces from Tiantai Prefecture, and even forces from outside Tiantai Prefecture, were drawn here. They were unaware of the legend of the Yellow Dragon, but they could see the extraordinary phenomenon on Qinghu Lake and did not want to miss this opportunity.

The Blood God Sect, Tai Chi Dao, and Four Symbols Sect... all had their senior saints arrive, stopping outside the formation of Qingjing Mountain to observe from afar.

However, the strongest force was not the human forces of Tiantai Prefecture, but the high-level savage beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. There were many seventh-level and even eighth-level savage beast kings who came out of the mountains and were attracted by Qinghu Lake.

In particular, almost all the dragon-type savage beasts rushed over, driven into a frenzy by the deep-seated throbbing in their blood, and they could attack Qingjing Mountain at any moment.

(End of this chapter)