Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

"Seventy percent."

Zhou Yan didn't turn his head; his body continued to move.

"Sixty percent, that's my bottom line!"

Seeing that Zhou Yan showed no sign of stopping, Shui Ying quickly agreed.

"Can."

He then turned around and called out to the Turtle Prime Minister outside the hall.

"Hurry up and bring out the delicious food and wine."

"Your Majesty, I will have my servants bring it up immediately."

Outside the hall, the Turtle Chancellor hurriedly ran in.

"No need, Your Majesty."

Shui Ying forced a smile and shook her head. "I have some matters to attend to at my residence, so I won't stay here any longer."

"What's wrong? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhou Yan said this insincerely.

"There's no need for Your Majesty to trouble yourself." Shui Ying shook her head and quickly walked out of the palace.

"Prime Minister Turtle, why don't you go and see off the Water Scorpion King?"

Zhou Yan gave the Turtle Prime Minister a look, and then spoke.

"It was my negligence, Water Scorpion King, this way please..."

Prime Minister Gui snapped out of his daze and immediately understood Zhou Yan's meaning, leading Shui Ying outside.

Zhou Yan did not leave. He closed his eyes to rest and waited for a while. Then, the Turtle Prime Minister, with his short legs, hurriedly ran into the hall.

"Does Your Majesty have any instructions for me?"

"Go and investigate whether what Shui Ying said is true or false, and also her recent actions."

Zhou Yan slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them. This Shui Ying was definitely suspicious.

"Understood, Your Majesty." Turtle Prime Minister nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, go down now." He waved his hand, got up, and swam towards his dwelling.

Back inside the hall, Zhou Yan landed on the ice bed and immediately began to circulate the "Heavy Water Secret Technique," absorbing the surrounding water elements.

The water element recovered faster than he had expected. He had thought it would take until tonight to recover, but he was already fine.

Streams of water essence flowed into Zhou Yan's body through his open mouth, where they were compressed and condensed, creating whirlpools.

More than an hour later, on the ice bed, Zhou Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and a drop of pure black water appeared from his mouth.

This is heavy water.

Looking at the water droplet in front of him, a message instantly rose in his mind. Then, with a thought, the drop of heavy water began to move around, occasionally passing over his head, and then turning up and down.

This thing looks almost like a magic artifact.

After playing for a while, this thought popped into Zhou Yan's mind.

With a thought, it can be controlled as easily as an arm; most importantly, it consumes far less magical power than ordinary spells.

Unfortunately, the quantity is still too small; a single drop has virtually no effect.

After collecting the heavy water, Zhou Yan lay on the ice bed, not continuing his cultivation, but silently waiting for today's settlement. Judging by the time, it was almost time.

After waiting for a while, the familiar panel appeared.

Daily settlement begins

[Today's Summary: Suppressed rebels, achieved significant progress in cultivation, and forged new alliances.]

[Evaluation: Ding Zhong obtained a top-grade magical artifact, the Divine Protection Shield, which can protect the primordial spirit.]

Top-grade magical artifact?

Looking at the radiant shield in his hand, Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow. This panel actually sends out magical artifacts.

The artifacts in this world are divided into four levels: magical artifacts, spiritual artifacts, magical treasures, and spiritual treasures.

The path of cultivation begins with Qi Refining and Foundation Building, followed by the use of magical artifacts. In the Purple Mansion, spiritual artifacts are used, and above the Golden Core stage, magical treasures and spiritual treasures are employed.

A top-grade magic artifact, something even some newly entered Purple Mansion demons don't have, was given to me like this, not to mention it's a magic artifact that can defend against attacks on the primordial spirit.

He closed the panel and began refining.

On the other side, Shuiying returned to her residence and took out a palm-sized jade plaque. On the front of the jade plaque was engraved a lifelike dragon, and on the back were engraved two ancient and grand characters: "East Sea".

"As long as I capture this snake demon, I, Shui Ying, will have a powerful backer."

Holding the jade token, Shuiying sent out a message saying "No findings," she murmured.

…………

As the sun rises and sets, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

That evening, in the coral forest outside the Water Palace, a dragon-like snake, three and a half zhang long, was twirling its body. From its mouth, it spat out a black bead the size of a fist, which fell onto the coral below.

"Sizzle~"

As the bead fell, the coral within a hundred meters instantly turned into powder like snowflakes encountering hot water, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Immediately afterward, the serpent had a thought, and the black bead quickly flew back to its side, splitting into dozens of small water droplets, which it aimed at the ground and shot out.

"Thump~"

At the bottom of the swamp, rocks were instantly shattered and carried away by the water, leaving only large pits several meters deep.

Above, Zhou Yan looked at the power of the heavy water and nodded in satisfaction.

For the past month, he has ignored everything else and stayed in the Water Mansion to cultivate the "Heavy Water Secret Technique." He even ignored Shui Ying's visits several times and finally mastered the Heavy Water technique.

And this heavy water did not disappoint him; it was only the size of a fist, yet it was enough to achieve this effect.

More importantly, this heavy water is like a magic weapon.

As soon as Zhou Yan had the thought, the fist-sized mass of heavy water quickly stretched into a shield. With another thought, the heavy water transformed into a short sword.

He opened his mouth and drew back the heavy water, which fell into a pool three feet high and nine feet in diameter. Looking at the pool, Zhou Yan's eyes burned with desire.

I don't know when this Mystic Pool of Heavy Water will be filled.

"Your Majesty, the Water Scorpion King requests an audience!"

Just then, a heavy figure came running from a distance.

"She's here again?"

Zhou Yan frowned. For the past month, this demon had been coming to his place every few days, and in the last few days, it came every day, urging him to go and fight the three demons.

"Fine, let's see her today."

Having said that, he twisted his body and rode the current towards the water palace, while the Turtle Prime Minister hopped quickly behind him with his short legs.

"Fellow Daoist Shuiying, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

Inside the side hall, Shuiying's jade-like arms rested on the table, supporting a pair of coconuts. Her pretty face was turned towards the wall, her delicate brows furrowed.

"It is the King."

Upon seeing Zhou Yan, Shui Ying first managed a forced smile, then noticed his body had grown even larger, and a hint of envy and jealousy flashed in her eyes.

If one possesses the bloodline, why fail to transform? Why waste so many years?

"I wonder if Your Majesty has finished your training for today?"

"Fellow Daoist, is there anything I can help you with?" Zhou Yan asked, sitting cross-legged on a chair.

"Speak frankly."

"Shui Ying has indeed come to see Your Majesty today." Seeing Zhou Yan's directness, Shui Ying straightened her expression.

"I've received word that the three demons plan to go outside and find help to deal with the Great King."