Fang Xiu rode away on the crane, the sea of clouds rustled past him. The sun was about to set, dyeing the entire sky red. Looking from above the sea of clouds at this time, it looked like the end of the sky was burning like a flame.
Then Fang Xiu suddenly turned around, and the crane let out a cry, instantly folded its legs, spread its wings, and stayed above the clouds.
All he saw was a golden shadow spreading across the sea in the distance, sparkling along the waves, and then it transformed into a female cultivator in colorful feathered clothing standing in front of Fang Xiu. She wore a golden crown and had a beautiful Taoist mark on her forehead, looking extremely beautiful and graceful.
She stood barefoot, her colorful feathered dress fluttering in the wind, and there were several golden rings on her feet that collided with each other, making a crisp buzzing sound.
Fang Xiu recognized at a glance that this was Yuchang, the queen of the Jiao people country of this generation. In his early years, Fang Xiu once flew over Nanzhou on the Youdu fairy ship. Yuchang was a princess of the Jiao people at that time, and she went to the overseas Youdu fairy island to seek immortals and the way of Taoism.
At that time, Yuchang wanted to worship Fang Xiu as her master, but Fang Xiu had no intention of accepting a disciple and politely declined. However, because he once owed a favor to the first queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, he brought Yuchang into the You Palace.
She had an arrogant personality and was unwilling to take other celestial demons from Youdu Fairy Island as her teachers. In the end, Fang Xiu picked out a few books from the Yougong Fairy Treasure and passed them down to her.
Finally, the mermaid princess Yuchang used the Heavenly Demon Pool on Xianque Mountain to break through her bloodline, transformed into a Heavenly Demon, entered the fourth level, and left Youdu.
Nearly two hundred years have passed in a hurry. The mermaid princess who looked delicate and lovely in the past has turned into a female monarch. She looks beautiful and majestic. She controls the vast waters of the South China Sea and billions of aquatic creatures, and is known as the Lord of the South China Sea by the world.
"So it's Her Majesty Yuchang, the Queen of the Mermaid Country. I wonder what brings you here in such a hurry to see me?"
Above the sea of clouds, a gorgeous female monarch stood sweeping the wind and clouds, and a Taoist in white was sitting on a crane. The two looked to be of the same age, but in reality, Fang Xiu was much older than her.
In terms of seniority, Fang Xiu and the first female monarch were of the same generation, so Fang Xiu naturally would not be too polite when speaking. He just sat upright on the crane and asked.
On the contrary, the female ruler of the Mermaid Country, Yuchang, was extremely respectful, her icy blue eyes flowing like water, and she said with a hint of blame: "Since you are passing through the South China Sea, why don't you stay in my Longxiao Palace for a while?"
Fang Xiu felt that his past relationship with the Longxiao Palace was over. He had only met the new queen, Yuchang, a few times. After arranging things for her in the You Palace, he hurried back to the human world. There was no need to stay here. However, now that others were coming to greet him, it would seem a bit impolite for him to just leave like that.
"I am just an idle person, coming and going in a hurry, leaving no trace. I just passed by the South China Sea this time. I didn't intend to bother Her Majesty the Queen, but I didn't expect Her Majesty the Queen to come here in person."
"In the past, the True Lord personally sent me to the You Palace and taught me the Tao of Tongtian. I sought the order from the Lord of Youdu to allow me to bathe in the Heavenly Demon Pool. Only then did I become what I am today, Yuchang. I hope the True Lord will move to the Longxiao Palace and let Yuchang show me the hospitality of being a good host." Yuchang, the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, said smilingly.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kind invitation."
Fang Xiu stepped down from the clouds, his robes fluttering with the sea of clouds. The crane behind him twisted and was taken into the Juntian Pot by Fang Xiu.
Yu Chang was immediately horrified by this unpredictable method. Although he had heard the legend that the Fengdu Taoist had broken through to the fifth level overseas, and Nanhua Zhenjun Gai Cang had also vaguely mentioned it, most people had not witnessed it. After all, Dongzhou's God Lord Jia Yi, Dragon King Ao Hong, and the heads of the major sects in Dongzhou were all still a long way from the fifth level, and had not even touched the threshold.
But when he saw Fengdu at this moment, he found that it was even more powerful than he had imagined. No matter how hard he looked at it, he could not figure out its power. It was mysterious and unpredictable.
Thousands of aquatic creatures came in a hurry, and a nine-headed ferocious snake with ancient blood came pulling a divine chariot. The divine chariot was a magical weapon, which raised waves of water curtain light. It looked unreal and blurry, and it was impossible to see the scene in the center.
Fang Xiu could tell at a glance that this was a Xiangliu, a ferocious beast and monster that was hard to find in the world. He didn't expect that it had been subdued by the queen of the mermaid country and became a mount to pull the cart.
The two of them got on the car and returned to Longxiao Palace. They were guarded by tens of millions of aquatic creatures all the way. It looked even more magnificent than that of the emperor of Dongzhou Dapan. A large number of powerful aquatic species held all kinds of rare treasures to illuminate the waterway, and the entire seabed was filled with clear music.
The Longxiao Palace is a hundred times larger than when Fang Xiu first arrived. The entire place has been transformed into a spiritual realm of water. A water curtain barrier has been formed to separate the inside and the outside. Palaces and pavilions stretch for dozens of miles in radius, and crystal corals shine in all directions. Thousands of strong Longxiao guards and aquatic creatures patrol the bordering waters.
Even more shocking is the Longxiao Palace in the water palace. The palace stretching for dozens of miles is made entirely of various rare treasures. The ground is paved with neatly laid white jade. Each palace is inlaid with a pearl, illuminating the sea area for several miles.
Xiangliu pulled the divine chariot all the way across the sea, passed through the water palace barrier, and finally stopped in front of the central hall. One by one, the charming and attractive mermaids were waiting at the palace gate and welcomed Fang Xiu and Queen Yuchang in.
As if knowing that Fang Xiu liked wine and food, the table made of Nine Heavens Mysterious Crystal was covered with delicious food. Even the person pouring the wine was a beauty in the Dan Realm. Not only was she beautiful and charming, with ice-blue eyes and three-dimensional facial features, she was also full of exotic charm.
In the magnificent Longxiao Palace, there are groups of beauties, as if one has entered a country of women. The fine wine refined by the water alchemy technique, the meat of exotic beasts and fish, and the spiritual fruits that can only be seen in the sea have also passed through the hands of the master alchemist before being brought up.
Fang Xiu had not expected such luxury. The Longxiao Palace in the Water Palace hundreds of years ago was not like this!
However, Fang Xiu didn't know what politeness meant, or maybe he had never been polite wherever he went to eat and drink.
The queen of the Mermaid Country was present, and during the banquet, people kept taking out old items from hundreds or nearly a thousand years ago. These were all treasures that Fang Xiu had seen or left behind in the Longxiao Palace in the past. Among them were Fang Xiu's, as well as those of Jia Yi, Zhang Heming, Zhu Liu and others. Fang Xiu even saw quite a few things from the Yumin Country.
When Fang Xiu saw these things at the banquet, he really recalled a lot of stories.
"For hundreds of years, my South China Sea Mermaid Country and the East China Sea Dragon Palace have been fighting endlessly, and there has never been a break. Recently, the East China Sea Dragon Palace has started a dispute again, seizing a thousand miles of my South China Sea territory and killing hundreds of thousands of my aquatic creatures. I don't know when the fight between the two of us will end."
"Please give me some advice, Master. What is the way out for our Nanhai Jiaoren Nation?"
The Queen of the Mermaid Country asked, but she didn't hold out much hope. She just said that this was not a problem that could be easily solved. The two had been fighting for hundreds of years without any result. How could it end just because of one sentence
Unless this Fengdu Zhenjun is willing to join the Mermaid Kingdom, I am afraid that the dragons and snakes in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea will really become extinct.
Fang Xiu chuckled and said while holding the silver pot: "The fight between your Nanhai Jiaoren Kingdom and the Donghai Dragon Palace is not about these things."
The female ruler of the Mermaid Kingdom asked, "You are talking about the power of cultivation? Indeed, if the East Sea Dragon King Ao Hong breaks through the mirror and enters the fifth level before me, my South Sea Mermaid Kingdom may suffer a great disaster!"
Fang Xiu shook his head gently and stood up, as if he was really a little drunk. "Yes! But it's not just that. Even if Dragon King Ao Hong breaks into the fifth level, if he can't refine a blessed land like Nanhua Zhenjun, or find an ancient immortal weapon as a support, he doesn't have the ability to turn the world upside down. For Runanhai, it will be just like the struggles in the past hundreds of years, one after another, who is stronger and who is weaker."
Fang Xiu waved his sleeves and pointed to the east: "Have you ever heard of the deification of Dongzhou, Your Majesty?"
The female monarch stepped forward and stood beside Fang Xiu. She waved her hand and saw someone clear the banquet on the table and replaced it with light spiritual fruits and soup. "I have heard that although Dongzhou is far away from Nanhai and separated by the East Sea Dragon Palace, its reputation has spread far and wide. I once transformed into a human form and traveled around the human territory of Dongzhou. The prosperous scenery of Dongzhou is unforgettable. Although my South Sea is rich, it seems a bit deserted compared to the East Continent."
Fang Xiu turned around and waved his sleeves. He saw clouds sweeping in the vast crystal palace. The clouds condensed into outlines, showing the earth-shaking scene of the reopening of the underworld in the past: "With the reopening of the underworld, Emperor Yin established the order of the underworld. The mountains and rivers of Dongzhou each have their own masters, and the gods each have their own duties."
The clouds condensed into a scene of two emperors rushing to the underworld. The underworld's divine decree was suspended above the sky, and thousands of underworld soldiers and ghosts rushed to the underworld: "In Dongzhou, there are two emperors, Longqiu Emperor and Changyue Emperor, who are in charge of the reincarnation of life and death in Dongzhou, making life and death orderly and reincarnation stable."
"The gods from all sides of Nanzhou have occupied a region, and some have even become living gods. They are currently discussing the establishment of the Underworld, trying every possible means to obtain the Yin Emperor's Yin Zhao decree to establish a complete reincarnation order in Nanzhou, and become the Lord of the Underworld who controls the Book of Life and Death. However, only one or two people have sought the status of an ordinary god."
The Queen of the Mermaid Country was still confused: "Could this matter be related to my South China Sea? But although there are living creatures in my South China Sea, the incense is rare. Most of them are just water creatures with low intelligence. Only the water creatures who can truly practice and open their intelligence can provide the power of incense. It is difficult to replicate the grand scene of the Shinto in East and South Continents."
"Not to mention that the water tribes are spread across this vast ocean, and most of them don't speak the same language, and their customs are very different from those of the human race."
Fang Xiu said: "Although there are differences, the order of reincarnation of heaven and earth has been determined, so naturally gods are needed to guard the four directions, and the four seas are naturally controlled by gods!"
"Only by gaining the recognition of heaven and earth, and the recognition of the underworld, can you be the master of these four seas. There is no point in your fighting."
Fang Xiu's eyes, which seemed a little drunk, showed a hint of clarity, and he stopped talking.
He has already pointed out that the fight for the throne of God in the four seas has naturally begun. As for who will succeed in the end, it has nothing to do with him. As long as someone fills the throne, it will be fine.
As these gods took their places one by one, the entire underworld system became more and more complete, making the reincarnation system of the entire world like a huge net, covering every corner of the mountains and seas.
Yuchang, the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, was shocked. Although the Mermaid Kingdom and the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea seemed strong and occupied a large area of water, there were not many truly strong people among them, not to mention that they had no power at all in the underworld.
Yuchang, the queen of the Mermaid Country, bowed respectfully to Fang Xiu and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Master!"
But when he looked up, he saw that Lord Fengdu had disappeared, along with the pile of spiritual fruits and a pot of water elixir wine on the table.
Many female servants looked around, but did not see how Lord Fengdu disappeared. They talked about it one after another, with surprised and exaggerated expressions on their faces.
This cultivator from the human race is quite different from those from the sea. Both his bearing and demeanor far surpass those of their usual fellows and the clumsy aquatic creatures, not to mention that his identity is so legendary.
Only the queen of the Mermaid Country was left, feeling somewhat lost. She rested her chin on the seat where Fang Xiu had sat.