The capital of the Chen Dynasty was located very far away from the East Sea.
If a common person who has not attained enlightenment or immortality, it may take a long time to fly.
Chen Yun has already become an immortal, and with the cultivation he has achieved in the late stage of becoming an immortal, he can travel there simply with a basic displacement.
According to reason, it should only take a blink of an eye.
However, just as he moved half the distance, he suddenly felt a terrifying spiritual qi fluctuation from the capital city of Jin dynasty, Kaifeng.
This terrifying spiritual qi fluctuation was incredibly familiar to Chen Yun.
That's right, it was the unique "starlight spiritual qi" fluctuation of Gou Teng Daojie.
Just as I had just left the capital, did Gou Teng Daojie leave at the same time?
It's a no-brainer for anyone to guess that the other party must have come with the intention of meeting me.
Chen Yun did not show any signs of panic, but only slightly furrowed his brow. "With Gou Teng Daojie's cultivation, he could have easily avoided letting me detect his movements. The reason he transmitted a spiritual qi fluctuation was simply to inform me that he was preparing to kill me, but he didn't want to engage in a battle on the mortal realm, as that might cause harm to the innocent."
It must be said that Gou Teng Daojie, despite being on the opposite side of me, had never intended to cause harm to others.
Chen Yun naturally doesn't want to cause harm to others either, but with his current strength, he has absolutely no chance of winning against Gou Teng Daojie. In fact, he might even be defeated and annihilated. He's not prepared to confront him now.
Therefore, he paid no attention and still moved on to the Dragon Palace in the East Sea.
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The Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea.
A group of sea yaksha are patrolling.
Suddenly, the water waves naturally parted in front.
A Daoist clad in a luminous scarlet light descended.
As soon as the group of sea yaksha saw him, they immediately raised their guard.
The sea yaksha leader at the forefront, loudly asked: "May I ask who the honorable guest is?"
As the words fell, the young Daoist landed in front of the yaksha squad.
He looked at the sea yaksha leader with a smile that was not exactly a smile, "Night Thirteen, how are you?"
Yes, this sea yaksha leader was the one who had caused trouble for Chen Yun before.
In the past, he had wronged Chen Yun, and as a result, he was punished by the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, enduring three years of hardship in the water dungeon.
At first, Chen Yun's whole body was surrounded by red light, and Night Thirteen couldn't see through it, so he really didn't recognize him.
Now that he heard Chen Yun speak, Night Thirteen looked closely and was suddenly frightened, "C... Chen Mr., you... how did you come? This time I haven't caused any trouble to you, and you can't complain to the Dragon King."
Chen Yun said with a faint laugh, "Why would I go to the Dragon King without cause? Please inform Little Dragon Maiden for me, saying that I have something urgent to discuss."
Night Thirteen quickly said, "So..."
Speaking, he seemed to have found something, suspicions and tentatively asked: "Mr. Chen, observing your whole body wrapped in scarlet light, the temperament and before were greatly different, perhaps... you become a deity?"
Chen Yun nodded slightly and said, "I accidentally became an immortal in my youth."
"What?"
"How many years have passed?"
"Mr. Chen actually became an immortal?"
Several sea yaksha on the other side made a commotion.
Night Thirteen also took a big shock upon hearing this news, and his attitude towards Chen Yun changed dramatically.
He bowed his head respectfully, "Immortal Chen, please wait a moment. I will go inform Little Dragon Maiden immediately."
Chen Yun's attitude was very polite, "It is an honor."
Night Thirteen didn't say anything else and went in to report.
Not long after, Night Thirteen followed behind Nai Taiwei as they came out.
Upon seeing Chen Yun, Nai Taiwei immediately laughed heartily, "Brother, it's been so long since we last met. I never thought you would become an immortal. Congratulations! I was not aware of this until today when you came here. I will definitely make up for the gift."
Chen Yun went up to greet Nai Taiwei and said with a smile, "Brother, please accept my apologies for the gift. I have come here today to seek an audience with Little Dragon Maiden. I hope you can take me to see her."
Nai Taiwei looked at Chen Yun with a troubled expression and said, "Brother, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to see Little Dragon Maiden this time."
Chen Yun was taken aback, "Why?"
"Let's go inside and talk." Nai Taiwei pulled Chen Yun inside while explaining, "Little Dragon Maiden has been noticed by Guanyin Bodhisattva, who has taken her as a disciple. She is currently practicing on Putuo Mountain. If you want to see her, you will need the agreement of Guanyin Bodhisattva; otherwise, it will be difficult."
Although Chen Yun had met Guanyin Bodhisattva once at the spiritual mountain, he didn't have much of a relationship with her.
However, he urgently needed true dragon saliva. It seemed that the only way to obtain it was to travel to Putuo Mountain.
Thinking about it, he said, "In that case, I'll make a trip to Putuo Mountain."
Nai Taiwei pulled him in and said, "Brother, don't be in a hurry. Tell me what business you have with Little Dragon Maiden. If I can help, perhaps you won't have to take such a roundabout route."
Chen Yun spoke frankly, "I want to find Little Dragon Maiden to ask for some true dragon saliva."
Nai Taiwei looked at him in surprise and asked, "Are you using it for alchemy or refining a weapon?"
Chen Yun said, "Refining weapons."
Nai Taiwei asked again, "What kind of artifact are you refining?"
Chen Yun hesitated for a moment and eventually recounted the incident with the purple-golden gourd.
After listening, Nai Taiwei burst into a helpless laugh and said, "Then it's no use looking for Little Dragon Maiden. Her cultivation is relatively weak, and the spiritual qi contained in true dragon saliva is too low."
Chen Yun was puzzled and asked, "What level of cultivation should true dragon saliva have to meet my requirement for refining weapons?"
Nai Taiwei pondered for a moment and said, "At least something from the Dragon King himself would be needed."
As they spoke, they had already arrived inside the Dragon Palace.
Hearing this, Chen Yun stopped and looked at Nai Taiwei with a mixture of tears and laughter. "Brother, I had a rather unpleasant experience with the Dragon King last time. Do you think I can get true dragon saliva from him?"
He had extorted so many weapons; the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea would be crazy to be pleased with him.
Nai Taiwei said with a profound meaning, "This is one thing at a time. Perhaps the Dragon King would not have agreed to your excessive request before, but since you have become an immortal and the divine war is in full swing, the Dragon King may agree to your request."
Hmm?
Nai Taiwei's words carried a hidden meaning.
Chen Yun was not an idiot; he naturally understood what Nai Taiwei meant.
To be honest, Nai Taiwei, although of high status in the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea, equivalent to the "Ta Fu" in human society, ranked as one of the "San Gong," how dare he make a decision for his "master" Dragon King?
That means Nai Taiwei dares to say this because there's a seven or eight chance he is confident that the Dragon King will agree to provide true dragon saliva.
Moreover, the words of Nai Taiwei earlier, "excessive request," clearly indicate that true dragon saliva is not just something as simple as saliva in his eyes.
Chen Yun did not immediately go inside to ask the Dragon King for the true dragon saliva. Instead, he calmly asked, "Brother, if the Dragon King truly gives me the true dragon saliva, what will I have to do for the Dragon Palace in the future?"
As soon as Nai Taiwei saw that Chen Yun was a clever person, he immediately smiled and said, "What else could you do? Your ancestor, the Eastern Emperor, isn't on the side of the Supreme Emperor of Jade in this battle? The Dragon King believes that the Supreme Emperor of Jade will win this war. But since his position is low, he has no way to join forces with the Supreme Emperor of Jade. So he wants you to help make an introduction."
In Taoist mythology, the Dragon King's position is not particularly high, and he can't interact with almost top-notch existence like the Supreme Emperor of Jade. This is a very normal thing.
It can be said that deities with status and strength are the recruitment targets for various top dignitaries during the divine war.
The Dragon King, mountain deities, local spirits, and river deities, whose divine offices are lower, are those who wish to bask under the big tree and find shade. It's also a rather difficult thing to do.
They don't even look at your strength, how could they possibly accept an alliance?
On the other hand, Chen Yun's side was different, it was part of the Eastern Emperor Dao Unified School, and its future was closely linked with that of Eastern Emperor.
So even if Chen Yun wanted to choose another faction, it was impossible, as other factions automatically categorized him with the Eastern Emperor's side.
Chen Yun knew that the Dragon King was certainly not satisfied with being just a sea dragon king and desired a higher position, so he spoke out through Nai Taiwei's mouth.
He carefully considered for a moment and decided to fulfill the request of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.
After all, he was just making an introduction; he didn't say that he had to get the Supreme Emperor of Jade to accept the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.
Of course, Chen Yun is more honest and doesn't play any tricks.
He directly expressed his inner thoughts, "I can make an introduction, but I cannot guarantee that it will definitely work."
Nai Taiwei was overjoyed, "How can there be a guarantee that it will definitely work? Your brother's words are enough. Let's go see the Dragon King now."
Having agreed to this matter, Nai Taiwei's attitude became even more enthusiastic.
Soon after, the two arrived in the rear garden.
The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea had clearly received the news in advance. Upon seeing Chen Yun and Nai Taiwei enter, he immediately laughed heartily and walked towards them, "Master Chen, it's been a long time since we last met. You have already cultivated to the late stage of the Immortal Realm, which is indeed something to celebrate."
Chen Yun modestly replied, "It's just by chance, it's just by chance."
The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, smiling warmly, said, "You and I are old friends. Previously, I did not know that you had become an immortal. This gift has not been presented yet. Now that you have come to our Dragon Palace as a guest, well, I will give you the gift."
Saying this, he pretentiously said, "Nai Taiwei, please fetch my Dinghai Needle God. Let it serve as a gift for Master Chen."
As Nai Taiwei pretended, "Dragon King, while the Dinghai Needle God is a fine gift, it is not what Master Chen seeks. Perhaps you can give him something else as a gift instead?"
The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea continued to pretend, "Oh? What does Master Chen want?"
Nai Taiwei said, "True dragon saliva."
The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea pretended to be puzzled and said, "The true dragon saliva requires the gathering of my true dragon essence. It consumes a lot of my spiritual qi and may take several years for me to recover."
Chen Yun couldn't help but chuckle inwardly at the poor acting of the Dragon King and Nai Taiwei.
He knew that the Dragon King was deliberately letting him know how precious the dragon saliva was, not just ordinary spittle, and wanted him to owe him a favor!
Moreover, your cultivation is at least in the Immortal Realm. How could you not sense that I have become an immortal?
Chen Yun didn't believe for a moment that the Dragon King and Nai Taiwei were acting.
As expected, the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea bit his teeth and said, "Since Master Chen wants it, and I have previously lost the chance to present a gift for him becoming an immortal, then this dragon saliva...I will give it!"
