Zhou Yao soon arrived at the palace of the Lord of the Sharman Kingdom.
Because Sanxian Island does not pay much attention to the noble way of Taoism, the palaces on the eight peaks such as Tianxuan and Diji are also quite magnificent and full of momentum, and the palace located on the top of Tianxuan Peak Lanyun Tiangong is a palace treasure of the Lingbao level.
But in terms of pure luxury and splendidness, any palaces and pavilions Zhou Yao has seen before are far from the palace of the Sharman King.
Glazed bricks and tiles, The walls are made of white jade, the octagonal eaves are made of eaves, the beams are made of sunken wood, and the beautiful buildings and jade buildings stretch for thousands of miles.
When Zhou Yao saw such a palace for the first time, he immediately felt that he was just a bumpkin from the countryside.
But even for a palace of this level, its evaluation is only 50% of that of the Dragon Palace.
The wealth of the dragon clan can be seen from the shark.
Like the Dragon Clan, the Sharks are also widely distributed in the four seas, and the Henghua Shark Kingdom is the largest Shark Kingdom in the East China Sea.
However, although the sharks are the second largest race among the sea tribe after the dragon tribe, there is actually an insurmountable gap between their strength and the dragon tribe.
There are only five True Immortals of Yuanshen in the entire Henghua Shark Kingdom, and they are all human-immortal levels. The strongest ancestor among the Henghua Sharks is still trapped in the decline of his longevity. In retreat.
As for the reason why the Sharks are so wealthy, most of the reasons are because... Shuizhi!
This is a shark that uses its natural water-bending powers to weave water into yarn. Each piece of water yarn is a spiritual object worth tens of thousands of gold!
Just do some simple refining of Shui Zhi, and you can get a good defensive weapon or even a magic weapon!
The main contributor to the reason why the Shark King was able to build such an extremely luxurious palace was the Shark Weaver Girls who worked day and night to weave cloth.
"Zhen Zhenren Zhou." After seeing Zhou Yao, the soldiers and crab generals guarding the gate all expressed embarrassment and said, "The king is receiving guests inside and has specifically told us that no one is allowed in.'
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Zhou Yao stopped and frowned slightly: "Even I can't go in?"
As the top leader of Sanxian Island stationed in Henghua waters, in the past few years, what Zhou Yao said Even more useful than the mermaid prince and princess.
After all, today's sharks all rely on Zhou Yao's spiritual shell support, and even the salaries of these shrimp soldiers and crab generals are distributed by Zhou Yao.
The Crab General standing on the right is tall and mighty, almost five meters tall. Although he is human-shaped, he is carrying a crab head and a pair of huge crab claws. He looks quite happy. .
Don’t look at him, you can’t even see him with both eyes, but his strength is very impressive, he is a great demon of the Golden Core level!
However, when facing his own parents, he couldn't be strong-willed. Not only him, but his dozens of wives and hundreds of children all relied on Zhou Yao's Lingbei and Lingzhu to make a living. How could he dare to Zhou Yao was so offended that she only dared to look at Zhou Yao with a groan.
"Okay, okay, then you go and report to the king, saying that I have something important to ask for." Zhou Yao did not embarrass them, but said reasonably.
The Crab General then said with a smile: "Master Zhou should understand the difficulties of our servants, and I will go and inform you."
At the same time, above the main hall, Ao Chen was having a banquet with the leader of the Merman Kingdom. They were drinking and drinking, laughing and talking, and it seemed quite harmonious.
When General Crab came from the side, he wanted to report to the leader of the Merman Kingdom in a low voice, but the old leader stopped him and said: "You are blind, the person you are facing is Prince Ao Chen of the Dragon Palace of the West Sea. , you can’t say anything in front of him.”
General Crab glanced at Ao Chen and had to say: "Master, Master Zhou is outside asking for a meeting, saying that he has something important to discuss."
The Master of the Sharman Kingdom frowned and said: "Go and tell Master Zhou , I am hosting a banquet for distinguished guests. If you have anything to do, we will talk about it later.”
On the contrary, Ao Chen raised his glass and said: “It would be better to have more people at the banquet and make it more lively. This Master Zhou should be Tang Tianjun. His personal disciple, I heard, he is also a heavenly person, but I want to see him.”
“The third prince will know after seeing him, the rumors are not enough to describe how talented Zhou Zhenren is. One." The leader of the Mermaid Kingdom laughed.
"You blind idiot, why don't you invite Zhenren Zhou here quickly." Seeing General Crab still standing there blankly, the old king reprimanded with a stern face.
"It's you who didn't let Master Zhou come, and you're the one who invited me now. Instead, the responsibility has been put on Old Crab."
But General Crab only dared to slander a few words in his heart. This is still Because the Lord of the Mermaid Kingdom was always friendly to others, otherwise he would not have dared to talk about the Primordial God Immortal Seat in his heart, no matter how much courage he had.
General Crab moved his body and walked out of the palace. The Lord of the Merman Kingdom looked at Ao Chen again and said: "What the third prince just said can be discussed with Zhenren Zhou. I won't hide it from you. He said that the human race is indeed much better at handling these sundries than our sea race."
"Just like that shell field, in the hands of Zhenren Zhou, the output increased by more than 60%. When I heard this, I was still a little distressed. After all... In this way, wouldn't it mean that the shells sold in this market were cheap? But Master Zhou was very comfortable in doing things. Of the 60% extra spirit shells, 40% were given away. Gave it to the king’s inner treasury.”
“After all, I have actually earned a spiritual treasure from the Taoist sect out of thin air. Third Prince, tell me where to find such a good thing.”
When he said this, the shark king's face was filled with a flamboyant smile.
Ao Chen lowered his head to drink and did not answer. His eyes were hidden in the shadows, and he faintly looked at the silver ring that the Lord of the Mermaid Kingdom kept playing with.
Obviously, the leader of the Merman Kingdom really likes the spiritual treasure he got in exchange for three hundred shells.
Being able to exchange 70% of Henghua's shell field for a spiritual treasure, the real trader behind this is naturally the leader of Henghua himself.
But after a while, Zhou Yao followed General Crab to the main hall.
As far as Zhou Yao could see, he saw everything was magnificent and magnificent, and the mermaid maids, who were as beautiful as human beings, were walking among them, holding plates after plates of delicacies and spiritual fruit treasures in their hands!
The aroma is so elegant that even a Taoist monk will have some appetite.
What is even more stunning is the shark dancers dancing in the center of the hall, with flowing ribbons and dancing cloud sleeves. The white water-woven gauze clothes are even more beautiful. !
However, when Zhou Yao stepped into the water, all the shark girls were reduced to vulgar objects that could not wait for elegance in front of her.
Zhou Yao's beauty has been certified by both Little Fox and Golden Dragon Scissors. Even compared with the previous two beauties of the East China Sea, Meng Nichang and Yan Qingyun, she is not inferior!
Even Ao Chen, who has been traveling throughout the Earthly Immortal Realm for hundreds of years and has seen countless stunning people, when he saw Zhou Yao, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.
He raised his glass and praised: "I have long heard that the two female disciples of Tang Tianjun's sect are both heavenly and human. Today I was lucky enough to see them. They are indeed well-deserved. Ao Mou had already been at the banquet on Sanxian Island in the past. I have already met Mr. Xu, and today I am lucky enough to meet Mr. Zhou. It is really a worthwhile trip. "
Zhou Yao smiled lightly and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Third Prince. Zhou is just an ordinary person. It's just a gesture. "
Seeing that Zhou Yao's conversation was not very interesting, Ao Chen just drank the wine in his glass without further entanglement.
Zhou Yao, on the other hand, looked at the leader of the Mermaid Kingdom who was sitting on the throne, bowed his hands and said: "I came to the door without permission, and did not know that the king was hosting a banquet. I lost etiquette. I hope the king will forgive me."< br>
The leader of the Merman Kingdom waved his big hand and said carelessly: "What Master Zhou said is all serious business, there is no way to be presumptuous. Besides, I held a banquet here and forgot to inform Master Zhou. It should be my fault, so I will I will punish myself with three cups of wine first.”
Although the leader of the Merman Kingdom is a great monk of the Yuanshen, firstly, he is from the sea clan, and the rites of heaven and humans are not as strict as those of the human clan. This is the character of this demon. He likes to feast and drink. He often gets drunk with his subordinates. He does not always put on the airs of being a true immortal.
The Crab General sometimes dares to bicker and joke with the Lord of the Shark Kingdom, and it all depends on this! However, if someone really offends the majesty of the king and the soul, he will naturally see the bloody and ruthless nature of his methods.
Zhou Yao was just about to speak when he saw the Lord of the Sharman Kingdom waved his hand and said: "Today's banquet, there is no reason to let Master Zhou handle official business without drinking."
"Come here, please re-arrange the table for me with delicious food and wine. I want to have a good drink with Master Zhou today!"
As he said that, he asked Zhou Yao to sit on the right side of him. position, and the top position on the left is naturally Ao Chen.
The person originally on the right was a mermaid of the Yangshen level, a nephew of the Lord of Henghua.
However, when he saw Zhou Yao occupying his position, not only was he not dissatisfied at all, he even laughed at Yan Yan and set the table for him, and the words were extremely close!
Ao Chen naturally saw this Mu. While drinking, he thought to himself that it seemed that what he had done on this trip would not be easy to accomplish.
After he told the Sihai Dragon Clan everything he heard and saw.
The attitudes within the Dragon Clan are divided into two types.
One is like him, hoping to resolve the matter in a gentler way. Daomen and Sanxian Island have not made any substantive invasion, and all changes are just normal transactions. If The dragon clan takes the lead to take action, but it will leave the Taoist door with leverage.
Although the Dragon Clan is strong and is the undoubted overlord in the four seas, it also depends on who it is compared with. If it is compared with the Dao Sect, it is still far from enough.
So, Ao Chen believed that...as long as conflicts can be avoided, it is best to avoid them as much as possible.
But the other faction feels that this is a critical moment in the struggle between the three religions of Taoism, Demonology and Buddha.
Even if the Dragon Clan makes bigger moves, the Dao Sect will not dare to suppress them rashly, lest the Dragon Clan directly and completely surrender to the Demonic Path.
Only by showing the strong posture and strength of the Dragon Clan at this moment can we gain more respect and status when the evil calamity comes.
To be fair, the most hopeful situation for the Dragon Clan is still as it is now. With the three pillars of Tao, Demon and Buddha standing, no one has time to take care of the Dragon Clan. They just need to secure their position as the Lord of the Four Seas.
But the Dragon Clan themselves also know that whenever such a catastrophe occurs, it is simply impossible to completely stay out of it.
Unless the family of the Five Emperors declares itself a sect and gives way to the world, there is only a glimmer of hope.
But even if they really want to attach themselves to whichever party they want, the Dragon Clan believes that at least they must elevate their status to a sufficient level.
Otherwise, the final result can only be that the three religions will be regarded as cannon fodder, and they will be pushed onto the battlefield in batches.
The reason why the Dragon Clan is so determined is because there are too many races. They all ended up in the Earthly Immortal Realm in this way.
The three religions will even support other races to fight proxy wars to protect their own direct lineage of true immortals and true immortal seeds.
Therefore, the radicals believe that now is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the Dao Sect is allowed to penetrate endlessly, the Dragon Clan will not even have the chance to break with the Dao Sect and switch to the Demon Sect.
On the contrary, now, I can still use this topic to gain some initiative for myself.
But Ao Chen has been denying this plan.
The reason is that the Dragon Clan today really thinks too highly of themselves.
Although they clearly knew that there was a gap in strength between themselves and Daomen, they felt that the gap was not huge.
Even the Dragon King of the West Sea feels that if the Taoist sect wants to eliminate the dragon clan, it will pay a heavy price, and the result will naturally be taken advantage of by the demonic sect.
The Taoist sect has always paid attention to the golden mean and will not do such dangerous things. Only when the Dragon Clan shines the sword appropriately is the right way.
But for many years, Ao Chen has walked among the Taoist sect, and he knows that... the Taoist sect is not only far superior to the Dragon Clan in terms of strength.
And after the great master Tang Yuan of Sanxian Island was born, the overall temperament of the Taoist sect changed, and there was a lot more murderous intent!
If the Taoist sect does not surrender as the Dragon Clan wishes, then the Dragon Clan will definitely not be able to withstand the wrath of such thunder!
Ao Chen was afraid that by then it would not be like taking a chestnut out of the fire, but like a moth committing suicide by rushing into the flame!
Ao Chen struggled to get the Dragon King of the Four Seas to listen to his idea and agreed to deal with it first with normal business resources.
Strive to use gentle means to slow down the pace of Dao Sect's erosion of the world.
But at this moment, Ao Chen had a bad feeling in his heart.
Looking at the support and attitude of the leader of the Merman Kingdom and other sharks towards Zhou Yao, this human female cultivator has become the talker of the Henghua Sharman Kingdom!
Do you really want to go any further? Ao Chen shook his head feeling slightly uneasy.
After three drinks, the Lord of the Sharman Kingdom looked at Zhou Yao and asked lightly: "Master Zhou, have you finished your drink? I don't know why you came here!"
Seeing Zhou Yao's eyes glance at Ao Chen, the Lord of the Mermaid Kingdom said nonchalantly: "The third prince is not an outsider, it's okay for the real person to speak out."
Zhou Yao has a pair of willow eyebrows, slightly. Frowning, he whispered softly: "In that case, I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
As he said that, Zhou Yao took out a stack of Three Mountains True Talisman and handed it to the Lord of the Sharman Kingdom. He said in a deep voice: "This is the king's share of the income for the next thirty years. You said you wanted to exchange it for the Three Mountains True Talisman, and I have already done it for you."
The Henghua Shark King held the Three Mountains True Talisman in his hand, with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Third Prince, I have told you a long time ago that I don't know about other Taoist sects, but Sanxian Island is indeed very organized in doing things. You said that this shell field is under the management of Zhenren Zhou, and people Everyone has benefited, how can you ask me to agree to your request and take back the battlefield?"
"In Zhou Zhenren's blunt words, what is this called?"
Zhou Yao smiled. : "A win-win situation."
"Yes!" The leader of the Merman Kingdom clapped his hands and laughed, "A win-win situation is good. I also ask the Third Prince to tell me that if these shell fields are handed over to the Dragon Clan, what will happen in the palace?" My dear friends, and this king’s people, can they live as well as they do now?”
A barrage of questioning immediately stunned Ao Chenwen.
Looking at Ao Chen who remained silent, the Lord of the Merman Kingdom laughed in his heart and said, "How could I not know that this move has handed over the lifeblood of a country to the hands of the Taoist sect?"
“But whether I am under the control of the Taoist sect or the orders of your dragon clan, I have no sovereignty. In this case, why not find a backer who is stronger and willing to share more profits with me? !”
The shark girl from before was the one he sent to inform Zhou Yao.