Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 239 Suspended Mountain, Sea Patrol Envoy

Hanging Mountain

High above the westernmost part of Huazhou

Further west lies the boundless sea.

Li Wushou vaguely remembered that the first large city he encountered as he traveled west along the sea was Tiger Girl's home.

Following behind the Dragon King, chatting happily with him all the way, Chen Gou'er in the Three Immortals Pavilion was almost fainting from the stench.

Li Wushou gained a clearer understanding of the Dragon King's condition.

The opponent's physical body should be inside the Dragon Palace. What is in front of him now is probably just a part of the Yin spirit, similar to an incarnation.

Judging from Chen Gou'er's reaction, the other party must be in extremely poor condition.

This made Li Wushou feel a little annoyed!
And he had just heard another piece of news that made him somewhat uncomfortable.

The patrol envoy under the command of the Great Lord of the Sea just delivered the Heavenly God's Decree to the Suspended Mountain a few days ago, and has not yet left and is still a guest at the Suspended Mountain!

Li Wushou finally understood why the founder of the Kongzi lineage had specifically asked him to go up Mount Xuankong with him before leaving.

Is this a verification of identity?
He was so smug just moments before, thinking that the Suspended Mountain was far from the Great Lord of the Sea, and that it would take until after the Heavenly Gods to verify it, and suddenly a Sea Patrol Envoy appeared.

This is such a quick slap in the face!

This news was somewhat unexpected, but fortunately there's still room for maneuver.

After all, apart from Master Huoyao, no one had ever heard him claim to be a disciple of the Great Venerable Zhenhai.

If all else fails, I could try to distort Huo Yao Zhenren's perception. But if it's proven otherwise, what identity should I adopt so I won't be kicked out?

Li Wushou chatted with the Dragon King while quietly pondering.

This feeling of harmonious coexistence made the heads of the various clans in Wangxian City who were following behind them even more convinced that this priest was definitely not simple.

The Dragon King has guarded the Hengyang River for hundreds of years. In order to avoid suspicion, how could he have ever been close to any of the families in Wangxian City?

What is the origin of this priest?
Among the seven people looking out from the south bank, one person had a very complicated expression on his face. He was the head of the Liu family.

The reason why the Gongsun family went directly to Mu Tong this time is actually rooted in the Liu family.

Liu Qingmei passed away, and the Liu family originally hoped that the position of City God would be handed over to Liu Mu of the Liu family.

Wufang City was the Liu family's place of business, but ever since Liu Qingmei entered Wufang City, the Liu family had only ever received offerings and had never been worshipped by the City God. Even when Liu Qingmei entered Wangxian City, she never set foot in the Liu family's residence.

In recent years, he hasn't even returned to Wangxian City.

This displeased the Liu family, one of the Seven Families, who believed that they had already given Liu Qingmei enough compensation for what happened back then, yet she was still so ungrateful.

So this time they were determined to replace her with someone more obedient.

However, despite their quick reaction, they were still a step too late, and Mu Tong refined the City God Seal ahead of time.

Liu Mu was unwilling, and neither was the Liu family.

Just then, Gongsun Wang, a rising star of the Gongsun family, inquired about the Soul Burial Forest in Wufang City.

After communicating with him, Liu Mu revealed the version he had fabricated based on the situation in Wufang City.

The newly appointed City God of Wufang City, Mu Tong, handed over the City God Seal to a high priest named Li Wushou. Under Li Wushou's secret control, Mu Tong unexpectedly destroyed the Burial Soul Forest and ruined Gongsun Wang's breeding ground.

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Wang returned home in anger.

What followed was the ordeal of Mu Tong being trapped in the City God Temple and suffering constant humiliation.

During this time, the head of the Liu family also sent someone to inform Mu Tong that as long as Mu Tong was willing to submit to the Liu family, he would step in to help her.

But Mu Tong and Liu Qingmei were alike, showing no intention of backing down.

Therefore, he let it go, thinking that it was good that Mu Tong was dead, so that the Liu family could take the opportunity to replace her with an obedient City God.

I never expected this suddenly appearing priest to be so powerful.
He killed two Foundation Establishment cultivators and one collateral descendant of the Gongsun family, chased after a Golden Core cultivator and slashed at him, and even gouged out one eye of the head of the five Gongsun families.

The key point is that the patriarchs of the two floating sects and the Dragon King have very ambiguous attitudes towards him.

No one would believe this has no backing!

What made him even more uneasy was that he had just heard the Dragon King call the other party Li Wushou.

He remembered the name; in Liu Mu's fabricated version, the high priest was named Li Wushou.

Liu Mu had specifically mentioned at the time, "What respectable person would choose such a short-lived name?" That's why he remembered it so clearly!
The head of the Five Surnames Gongsun family even gouged out his eyes. If he knew that the Liu family was behind it all, would his eyes still be intact?
What Liu Zhangjia didn't know was that he was sizing up Li Wushou, while Li Wushou was also constantly sizing up the group of family heads behind him, his gaze always hovering over their heads.

Through their constant conversations, Li Wushou got to know most of them along the way.

This included the head of the Liu family, after all, he was from the family from which Liu Qingmei came, so he paid more attention to him.

Just then, he saw Liu Zhangjia glancing at his back from time to time, and then he put on a worried look.

Li Wushou, who had a deep understanding of beggars' acting skills, immediately judged that the other party had done something wrong, and that this wrongdoing was related to him.

Since he had never met the other party before, if there was anything he felt guilty about, it must be related to Mu Tong's matter.

Li Wushou secretly made a mental note of it.

The group soon arrived at the westernmost part of Wangxian City.

There is a round pool here, and in the center of the pool is a square platform about nine zhang high, called Ascending to Immortality.

The people of Wangxian City cannot enter Xuankong Mountain without being summoned. Even if they are summoned, they must be escorted to Xuankong Mountain by the Dragon King from this Ascension Platform. This foreshadows the arduous path to immortality, and thus Wangxian City got its name, Wangxian (meaning "looking for immortals").

Not long after everyone stood on the Ascension Platform, True Man Huoyao, dressed in clean clothes, hurried over, but the head of the Gongsun family did not come.

Seeing the Dragon King looking over, True Man Huoyao bowed and explained:
"The Gongsun family has dispatched Gongsun Wang to temporarily assume the position of head of the family and participate in this meeting."

The Dragon King nodded slightly. Gongsun Wang was currently on the Suspended Mountain, which was just right.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, the Dragon King stamped his foot, and a coiled dragon pillar suddenly emerged from the center of the Ascension Platform.

The dragon pillar is so thick that it takes two people to encircle it. The moment it rose from the ground, the huge scales of the golden dragon on the pillar slowly opened.

The five surnames and seven aspirations entered the scales one by one at twenty-four o'clock. Li Wushou was also about to enter, but found that there were no seats left.

The Dragon King was somewhat speechless upon seeing this, and reassured him, "You come with me!"

The moment he finished speaking, the Dragon King's pupils suddenly narrowed and flashed with a crimson-gold light, and the coiled dragon pillar soared into the sky, transforming into a giant dragon that flew towards the horizon.

At the same time, the Dragon King was enveloped in steam, and he took Li Wushou into the air.

In a short while, the Dragon King led Li Wushou through the sky and plunged into the Hengyang River.

The Dragon King transformed into a golden dragon soul, and a water film gathered under his belly claws to isolate the river water from its invasion. Then he went upstream and went straight to the source of the Hengyang River.

"Pop!"

With a soft sound, the Dragon King emerged from a layer of water film, holding Li Wushou by his arm. Li Wushou looked back and saw a huge blue magic mirror floating in the sky.

The mirror reflects surging waves, as if it contains a sea, while clouds from the sky are constantly gathering and falling into it.

It turns out that the source of the mighty Hengyang River is actually a magic mirror!
Seeing that Li Wushou was staring at him, the Dragon King offered a timely explanation:
"This is the Nahai Mirror, the magic weapon of the founder of the Suspended Mountain Void Character Vein."

With a flash of golden light, the Dragon King withdrew his dragon body, and another dragon roar resounded in the sky. The coiled dragon pillar, carrying the five surnames, seven clans, and twenty-four families, flew up.

The dragon pillar hovered in the void, and the family leaders walked out one by one. Many of them did not have many opportunities to come to the Suspended Mountain.

Looking around, the suspended mountain covers a vast area, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the sky is very low.

In the distance, you can still see some floating islands, half-suspended in the clouds and mist.

Beneath their feet was a white jade staircase, and not far ahead stood a tall white jade gate tower.

The two sides of the gate tower are inscribed with "Three Layers of Peaks by the Moon" and "A Celestial Mountain in Heaven".

In the very center, the three large characters “Suspended Mountain” are written in a vigorous, flowing style, shining brightly under the golden light.

As the group passed through the gatehouse, three large mountains came into view.

The central position is the Floating Palace, with the mountain on the left forming the "Floating" vein and the mountain on the right forming the "Empty" vein.

Nearby on the left and right sides, there are also small mountains of various sizes floating, which are said to be the cultivation grounds of the disciples of the two lineages, or the cave dwellings of the Golden Core elders or protectors of the two lineages.

The Dragon King led Li Wushou along, explaining to him in a low voice.

Li Wushou was amazed by what he saw. Despite having seen many strange and wondrous sights, he was still astonished by the grand scale of the Suspended Mountain.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of longing, wondering when I could build the Three Immortals Pavilion and Aishan to this extent.
Just then, several boys riding cranes flew over. They had already received instructions and had been waiting for a long time. They led the group toward the floating palace.

The group arrived in front of the floating palace in a grand procession.

Several children jumped down from the flying cranes, and Li Wushou then realized that these cranes were not naturally grown; each crane contained a Yin spirit, which explained their human-like nature.

The boy stood before the crowd, bowed to them, and then said softly:

"Our ancestor asked the Dragon King to lead the priest Li Wushou in first. The rest of you, please wait a moment."

Li Wushou and the Dragon King exchanged a glance, and they both instantly understood that the Suspended Mountain must have invited the Sea Patrol Envoy.

But neither of them cared much. After this journey, the Dragon King valued Li Wushou more. Even though Li Wushou was not a disciple of the Great Lord of Zhenhai, he still protected him.

Li Wushou simply made some other preparations, such as understanding the Dragon King's thoughts and Huo Yao Zhenren's knowledge.

They smiled at each other and stepped into the floating palace.

The moment Li Wushou stepped across the main hall, he suddenly seemed to smell the salty scent of the sea breeze.

Immediately afterward, the world changed, and a monstrous wave suddenly appeared before their eyes.

In Li Wushou's perception, it seemed that even the magnificent suspended mountain could not withstand the impact of this raging wave.

Li Wushou knew this was a domain of law, but even when he focused his mind just now, he couldn't see through its true nature.

The opponent's domain not only distorted the void and changed the world, but it also seemed to directly transform the illusion into reality.

This must be the sea patrol envoy!

What kind of strength is this?
Li Wushou focused his mind, his bones cracked and popped, and a surge of blood energy rose from his body.

This was the first time Li Wushou had fully unleashed his blood energy after his body and bones were complete. In an instant, his blood energy surged like a dragon and directly met the crashing of the giant wave!

"Bang~!"

As the waves crashed down, Li Wushou remained as still as a rock!

A voice of praise suddenly rang in my ears:
"Such a powerful physique! You must be Li Wushou? No wonder she said you were very interesting!"

(End of this chapter)