Crystal Palace?
When Chen Yun saw this name, he was stunned.
If I'm not mistaken, in the legends, the palace where the Dragon King resides is supposed to be called the Crystal Palace.
This world is a Taoist mythological world, and it's not unusual to have dragon kings and dragon palaces.
What was puzzling to Chen Yun was that he seemed to feel as though Chen Da was inside the Crystal Palace.
He and his outer manifestation have a unique connection.
That means, this kind of sense, it's probably correct more than half of the time.
This made Chen Yun very confused, why on earth did his outer manifestation go inside the Dragon King's palace and stay there for more than two decades?
Even though he couldn't figure out what was going on, the outer manifestation was his own. No matter how deeply he might be trapped in the Dragon Palace, he had to demand it back for sure.
Thinking of this, Chen Yun fell from the high sky, chanting "Water Escape Spell," and headed straight for the seabed.
In a moment, he arrived at the perimeter of a vast palace composed entirely of pure crystal.
Before he could make any further moves, a group of four or five sea yaksha appeared in front of him, holding steel tridents.
Although Chen Yun had not opened the Eye Observation Skill, he could still sense the spirit qi fluctuations emanating from these yaksha, sensing that these sea yaksha all possessed strength comparable to high-level mage.
Especially the leader of the sea yaksha, who was on par with the status of a sect leader.
This caused him to feel secretly alarmed. A sea yaksha leader for a patrol group in the Dragon Palace, how could he possess the strength of a sect leader?
So it seems that there are countless powerful troops in the Dragon Palace.
The leading sea yaksha, towering over a yard tall, roared fiercely, "Who dares to intrude into the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace?"
Looking at the group of sea yaksha, Chen Yun noticed that they looked somewhat similar to the male members of the mermaid race that he had seen in the inner cave of the Yue Moon Lake.
The only difference was that these sea yaksha were uglier, and they all had a vertical horn on their heads.
In folk tales, the Dragon King holds a very high status, but in Taoist mythology, the Dragon King's status is not particularly high.
The main reason is that in the early days of Taoism, it developed by "opposing national beliefs."
As part of "faith", the Dragon King's status in Taoist mythology is not particularly high.
Of course, not all dragons hold low status.
The status of the Five Emperor Dragon King in Taoism is quite decent.
Additionally, the Azure Dragon, as one of the Four Symbols, holds a revered status in Taoism and is the leader of the Four Beasts.
Alright, in Taoist mythology, besides the Five Emperor Dragon King, the Sun and Moon Dragon Kings, and the Star Dragon Kings, there are a total of 62 "Dragon King grades," and the Four Sea Dragon Kings are only one of them.
Even though the Eastern Sea Dragon King is not highly esteemed in Taoism, he is still a true deity with a famous position in the list of deified heroes, and he is also a "civil servant" in the heavenly court. Moreover, he exists as a true dragon. Chen Yun definitely couldn't afford to be disrespectful.
Here, it must be mentioned that in Taoist mythology, the names of the Four Sea Dragon Kings are respectively: the Eastern Sea King Guangde Dragon King Awu Guang, the Southern Sea King Guangli Dragon King Awu Ming, the Western Sea King Guangrun Dragon King Awu Shun, and the Northern Sea King Guangze Dragon King Awu Ji.
This is different from what is recorded in "Journey to the West."
Moreover, the Four Sea Dragon Kings are not unique to Taoism.
In fact, Buddhism also has the Four Sea Dragon Kings.
Their titles also differ from those in Taoism.
In Buddhism, the Eastern Sea Dragon King is Awu Guang, the Western Sea Dragon King is Awu Yun, the Southern Sea Dragon King is Awu Qin, and the Northern Sea Dragon King is Awu Shun.
Chen Yun performed the proper etiquette, bowing and saluting the sea yaksha, "I, Chen Pu, a disciple of the Zhenyang Taoist from the Ningshan Taoist Temple in Zhongnan Mountain, pay my respects to all of you."
The leading sea yaksha looked at him and said, "You are an authentic disciple of the Taoist way, I will ask you, why did you come to my Eastern Sea Palace?"
Chen Yun said the truth, "I have an outer manifestation, which seems to be suppressed inside the Dragon Palace. Therefore, I have come to demand it back."
The sea yaksha leader seemed indifferent, waving his hand and saying, "No, no, our Dragon Palace has many treasures; how could it suppress your outer manifestation?"
Chen Yun was clearly sensing that his outer manifestation was inside, so how could there be no suppression?
He spoke in a friendly manner, "Brother Yaksha, I truly feel that my outer manifestation is inside. I hope you can inform someone to check if my outer manifestation is really inside the Dragon Palace."
The sea yaksha leader, who had been showing impatience, suddenly seemed to recall something and broke into a smile. "Alright, Mr. Chen, please wait here for a moment. After I finish my patrol with my fellow brothers, I will return to the Dragon Palace and investigate."
Since he has official business to attend to, it would be inappropriate for him to disturb him.
Chen Yun is still quite reasonable, and he does not demand immediate reporting.
Grateful and moved, Chen Yun said, "In that case, thank you, brother."
The sea yaksha leader simply replied with a nod, and led the other four sea yaksha away.
Chen Yun was not in a hurry at all. He found a rock in the sea outside the Dragon Palace and sat down on it.
Time ticked by second by second.
During this time, he saw a lot of patrol shrimp and crab soldiers.
The shrimp soldiers had at least high-level mage strength.
The crab officers, except for a few who might be at the level of a sect leader.
There were also some that Chen Yun felt were incredibly profound, and very likely had already become immortals.
This gave him a new understanding of the power of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace in his heart.
It must be said that as the Dragon King who guards the Eastern Sea, the Eastern Sea Dragon King indeed has a substantial power under his command.
Chen Yun remembered that the Eastern Sea Dragon King had tens of thousands of naval forces under his command.
Shrimp soldiers and crab officers, as well as sea yaksha, are just a small category of the numerous naval forces.
In fact, there are many other types of troops such as fish, turtles, and dragons, etc.
Such a powerful force, if placed in the mortal realm, could certainly walk through it horizontally.
It's a pity that the Eastern Sea Dragon King is a deity with a famous position in the list of deified heroes and is not allowed to interfere in mundane affairs.
His only task is not to perform tasks like bringing rain and clouds as in "Journey to the West", but to serve as the guardian of the Eastern Sea.
In nature, it is similar to mountain gods and land spirits.
Just that one guards the mountains and land of a region.
The sea dragon king, however, serves as the guardian of an ocean.
These thoughts flashed through Chen Yun's mind.
He knew that the sea yaksha's patrol could take a long time.
Therefore, Chen Yun closed his eyes over there and continued to contemplate the "Pangu True Body Scripture" second-level Yinyang Body Fusion Internal Energy Art.
Time ticked by slowly.
Unconsciously, Chen Yun had been sitting on the rock outside the crystal palace for two or three hours.
However, what puzzled him was that the sea yaksha had not given him any results yet.
"Perhaps the sea yaksha forgot?"
Chen Yun thought it was possible, and he was ready to ask about the situation again when the sea yaksha passed by later.
Who would have thought, not long after, the rotation of patrolling the surrounding sea areas had changed!
Chen Yun had barely seen the sea yaksha from the previous team!
Chen Yun couldn't help but furrow his brow and had to get up again to intercept a group of shrimp soldiers and crab officers.
There were probably five shrimp soldiers and one crab officer, whose strength appeared to be similar to the previous sea yaksha.
Chen Yun respectfully addressed the sea yaksha as "Brother," and then explained his reason for coming here.
Finally, he asked the crab officer, "General, could you please report it?"
The crab officer looked at him and rudely dismissed him, "I don't know what your 'outer manifestation' or 'inner manifestation' is. I am warning you this once. If you dare to intrude into our patrol area again, we will certainly capture you and severely suppress you deep within the ocean prison!"
Chen Yun had been seething with anger because of the "teasing" he had received from the sea yaksha.
Now that he was being so courteous, the crab officer not only didn't reciprocate but also warned him.
This made Chen Yun feel quite angry.
However, he was still trying to restrain himself, "Crab General, I am here to retrieve my outer manifestation. I have no intention of disrespecting you in any way. As an authentic disciple of the Taoist way, I may not necessarily become a deity during my lifetime. Even if I die, I will still obtain divine status and be your colleague. Is it really necessary to do this so ruthlessly? Can't you just report it?"
The crab officer sneered at him coldly, "This little Taoist, you are indeed a pest. My Dragon King has to handle countless affairs every day, how could it be that you can just report it? I will say it one last time, get out of here, or you'll suffer!"
As the master of the Eastern Sea, the shrimp soldiers and crab officers of the Eastern Sea Palace had long become used to being domineering, and they were unwilling to give Chen Yun any face.
Yes, Chen Yun is an authentic disciple of the Taoist way, and has the support of the Eight Immortals as backup.
However, the Eight Immortals have little to do with the Dragon Palace.
They don't need to give him any face at all.
There is no way they could be polite.
If Chen Yun came to the Dragon Palace without a reason, and the other party refused to report, there would be nothing Chen Yun could say.
But his outer manifestation is clearly inside the Eastern Sea Palace.
Now, the group of shrimp soldiers and crab officers are unwilling to report, and even speak rudely to him repeatedly, truly annoying him.
Chen Yun narrowed his eyes and asked, "If I do not leave, how exactly are you going to make me suffer?"
"Such a conceited little Taoist!" the crab officer roared in anger. "How dare you talk to me like this! Minions, seize him!"
The five shrimp soldiers immediately followed the order, rushing towards Chen Yun without hesitation.
Chen Yun, angered to the point of laughter, dispersed the Dian Qi in his body outwardly.
Suddenly, the five shrimp soldiers who had just come into contact with him all cried out in agony, hit back and flying away.
This was because Chen Yun had held back.
Otherwise, with his current cultivation level of a sect leader, a violent shake from him could probably kill all these shrimp soldiers!
The crab officer didn't expect Chen Yun to have such courage and dare to cause trouble in the Eastern Sea Palace.
In an instant, the crab officer was filled with anger, "Good! Good! Good! You little Taoist with a long nose, you're so audacious! Watch me deal with you today!"
He called out three "good" words.
In the next moment, the crab officer activated his spiritual qi throughout his body, and the hidden turbulence at the bottom of the sea surged to a sudden convergence, ferociously rushing towards Chen Yun.
The surge was immense in scale and so fierce as to be omnipotent.
Chen Yun only saw giant waves, like tsunamis, rising from the bottom of the sea and ferociously crashing towards him.
Chen Yun knew that the crab officer was serious.
Chen Yun didn't feel afraid at all.
Why should he be afraid when he is in the right?
To put it bluntly, even if he were really captured by the Eastern Sea Palace today, they would have to ask him to leave in the end.
Therefore, he had no hesitation whatsoever, mobilizing all the Dian Qi in his body at once, making himself shine with gold light!
(End of Chapter)
