Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

Arriving beside the water monkey, Zhou Yan collected the dragon pearl, picked up the stone stick, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. It was actually a high-grade magic weapon.

It's not that the demon race lacks magical artifacts. In fact, the demon race is blessed with countless powerful beings and numerous experts skilled in artifact crafting. The water monkey is just a minor demon on the fringes, yet he possesses a high-grade magical artifact. Where did he get it?

Keep in mind that the snake demon came from the Dragon Palace and at the time only possessed a mid-grade magic weapon, which was destroyed on its way out.

After putting away the stone rod, Zhou Yan didn't pay much attention to it. His physical body was already stronger than some top-grade magic weapons, and he also had the Heavy Water technique, which combined offense and defense. A high-grade magic weapon would hardly improve his strength.

Unless it's a special magical artifact.

Reaching out, I took the package, opened it, and saw a large pile of colorful stones stacked together.

"This is... a Celestial Star Stone?"

After casually fiddling with it a few times, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Zhou Yan's face. He saw a fist-sized stone with a few specks of starlight buried at the bottom.

He took it out and examined it carefully before confirming that it was indeed a Celestial Star Stone.

Immediately, doubts began to fill his mind. The Celestial Star Stone was a third-tier spiritual object. When added to a spiritual weapon, it could allow the weapon to draw upon the power of the stars to attack at night. It was one thing for a high-grade magic weapon, but how come this water monkey had one too?

He slowly turned his head and looked at the little monkey trembling in the corner.

Do you know anything about your king?

"Yes, I understand."

The little monkey shuddered and stammered, lowering its head and not daring to look at Zhou Yan.

"Where did your king get these stones?"

Zhou Yan took out a few ores and placed them in front of him.

Raising its head and glancing at the ore a few times, the little monkey stammered, "This...this was all found by...our king himself."

"Our king has a special talent called the Purple-Gold Eyes, which allows him to find all kinds of gems."

Purple-Gold Eyes? Can they be used to find ores?

Zhou Yan's eyes lit up immediately. In his future cultivation, he would need to refine his natal magic weapon, and this talent could come in handy. He just didn't know if this talent belonged to the water monkey or was a bloodline inheritance of their race.

After all, the world is vast, and there is no shortage of all kinds of oddities.

"How many of your monkeys have awakened their purple-gold eyes?"

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Yan opened his mouth and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, our King has awakened..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "From now on, I am your king. Go and gather your people and head to the Water Palace on your own."

We can't be sure what exactly the Purple Gold Eyes are yet; let's raise them for a while and see.

"Yes, I understand, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing that Zhou Yan would accept them instead of wreaking havoc, the little monkey excitedly kowtowed at the bottom of the water, its words filled with emotion.

Ignoring his gratitude, Zhou Yan turned and rode the water towards the Dragon Palace.

In the afternoon, Zhou Yan's figure slowly descended.

"Your Majesty, you've returned!"

The Turtle Prime Minister quickly ran over.

"Take some demons to the territories of the crocodile demon, water scorpion, and fish demon, and bring them their treasures."

As soon as he landed, Zhou Yan instructed the Prime Minister Gui: "We've been raising soldiers for a thousand days, now is the time for them to put their skills to use."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Prime Minister of the Turtle's expression hardened, and he immediately replied. Zhou Yan then waved his hand, and he withdrew.

……

As the sun rose and set, night fell in the blink of an eye. The Turtle Prime Minister had not yet returned and was still busy outside. Zhou Yan, on the other hand, was perched on the ice bed, breathing in and out the moonlight.

Daily settlement begins

[Today's Settlement: Slay powerful enemies and unify the waters.]

[Evaluation: Criterion. One has obtained a glimpse of the essence of the Dharma, which can be used to comprehend all Dharmas and enhance one's wisdom.]

A message arrived, and a wisp of clear light immediately appeared in his hand.

Two breaths later, Zhou Yan finally came to his senses, a look of understanding appearing in his eyes as he looked at the spiritual light of the Derivation Technique in his hand.

The Divine Light of Dharma can greatly enhance one's comprehension in a short period of time, making it an excellent choice for comprehending the Dharma.

Just holding it in his hand, he felt a sense of clarity in his mind.

Looking at the spiritual light of the Dharma, he couldn't help but ponder.

The better the method used, the greater the gains. However, the "Dragon Transformation Technique" in my possession is just an ordinary technique, and using it would be a losing proposition.

While the "Heavy Water Secret Technique" can be considered profound, it is ultimately a method of killing and does not significantly improve one's cultivation level.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yan simply put away the Yanfa Qingguang. The spiritual energy of this thing wouldn't dissipate if it was left unused, so it wouldn't be too late to use it later when there were better options.

After closing the panel, Zhou Yan began to circulate his cultivation technique, digesting the several demonic creatures inside his stomach.

These guys are all peak second-tier demons, and even Zhou Yan can't digest them in a short time.

……

As dawn and dusk alternated, and the sun and moon revolved, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The Changming Water Palace has more than doubled in size compared to half a month ago, but since it was built by a demon, the architecture looks extremely crude.

And within it, monsters patrolled incessantly.

"Ugh~"

Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed from inside the mansion, piercing through the walls, and all the demons present were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground.

"Welcome, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Welcome, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

……

Above the Dragon Palace, a five-zhang-long, jet-black serpent danced continuously, expressing its inner joy.

After a while, Zhou Yan finally stopped.

At this moment, his snake head was almost identical to that of a dragon, except that he had an extra horn on his forehead and a pair of fleshy lumps on the back half of his body.

Looking at his own body, a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, he was only one step away from transforming into a dragon.

His strength has also undergone tremendous changes. If he were to encounter his former self, he would be confident that he could kill him within a quarter of an hour. As for the human cultivator who seriously injured him, Zhou Yan did not take him seriously at all.

Slowly exhaling a long breath, Zhou Yan suppressed his thoughts of transforming into a dragon and took out the jade tablet.

He has other things to do now.

With a twist of its body, it swam northwards, towards the Tianhuang Mountains.

Before long, they arrived at the edge of Changming Marsh. The trees there were lush and dense, stretching as far as the eye could see, a verdant expanse.

Zhou Yan shrunk his size to two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) and concealed his aura before swimming into the forest.

This is the limit of how small he can shrink; his original size was too large and inconvenient in this dense forest.

It should be noted that there are also many third-tier great demons on the edge of the Tianhuang Mountains.