Myriad Paths

Mirage, a strange beast, shaped like a clam shell, can swallow pearls.

There are often clouds in the sea, such as palaces, terraces, battlements, people, chariots and horses, and crowns, which are clearly visible. They are called "sea cities" and are "acted by the mirage."

The so-called mirage city is vaguely on the sea, and the mist is just around the corner. This is a strange beast that is extremely good at illusions. The 'mirage energy' it exhales can even be directly used as the raw material for large-scale illusions.

And the true body of the mirage, the 'mirage' it turned out to be, is no different from the real thing.

It has been recorded since ancient times: "The mirage turned into a pavilion, and the birds flew away to rest."

Even birds will rest on the pavilion made of mirage breath, without any flaws.

Li Qi had just passed through a mirage, but he didn't notice it at all.

At this moment, the giant mirage opened its mouth and revealed a bright pearl filled with lunar energy, on which a real and illusory beauty gradually transformed.

She is wearing a round fan and a gentle bun on her temples. She is soft and charming. At first glance, people are fascinated by it. If you look closely, you can't take your eyes away at all. It can almost be compared with the dancing of the Flower Goddess of Lingxiao.

"Gentleman, I have done everything you said. Can I leave now?" The beauty's lips parted slightly and she made a voice that was endearing.

"Just leave Mirage, what happens after that has nothing to do with you, and you have never done this." At this time, under the water, under the sea, a black shadow suddenly appeared and disappeared, running towards the clouds. , strange changes!

Not long after, an evil dragon came up!

The dragon appears, the sea is turbulent, the turtle is turbulent and coquettish!

The dragon emerged from the water, and its originally smooth and slender body suddenly burst out in anger. The scales of the dragon spread out, as flat as a knife, as sharp as a sword, and folded and sewn.

For a time, the water surged, roaring and roaring, spraying like thunder and wind, flowing in all directions, and even the surrounding water turned black. The fish and shrimp were shocked in place, stiff and unable to move.

Seeing the dragon appear, the beautiful and soft mirage breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately got into the mirage shell. As the thick shell closed, she quickly got into the water and quickly slipped away.

This level of dragon is the undoubted overlord in this sea area.

The dragon in front of him is definitely one of the best among the dragons. Just looking at the aura on his body and the uncontrollable scales, this dragon may have reached the limit of its current cultivation and is already thinking about transforming into a dragon. thing.

It is not impossible for a dragon to transform into a real dragon.

In fact, due to the fertility rate of true dragons, quite a few true dragons are actually transformed from dragons, so dragons can also be said to be the reserve army of true dragons.

It's just that the difficulty is a bit ridiculously high, and there's only one result for failure, and that's death.

The transformation of a dragon into a dragon is a transformation that requires the dragon to go to land, that is, to the continent of the world, choose a water vein as a starting point, and start walking on water.

Before walking away from the water, the dragon will face a choice, which is to simply restrain his strength and advance and not go into the water. This will give up the opportunity to transform into a dragon, but it can save a life.

If you choose to cheat, you can't regret it, otherwise you will usually be killed by your own cultivation on the spot.

The entire process of walking through water is extremely difficult. The essence is to suck up the water veins that pass along the way, use the power of these water veins to wash away your own flesh and blood, crush your own keel, and finally use the power of the dragon to enter the sea. The accumulated essence reshapes the body, so that it can transform into a true dragon.

There can be no movement while walking through the water. If you want to go all the way east, through the rivers and into the sea, it is tantamount to hurting yourself while spreading the burst of power outwards.

Therefore, generally, when a dragon travels through water, it will cause major floods along the way, causing the water to flow thousands of miles away, submerging countless residences, and destroying the water veins through which it travels.

Therefore, along the way, water gods, officials, heroes and knights from all walks of life will stop the dragon and kill it when it wanders into the water, thus preventing any evil.

This kind of thing has happened many times in the past. The dragons caused floods by escaping the water, and then they were intercepted and killed by people from all walks of life. The water gods would stop them, and the officials would stop them. I don’t know how many difficulties they had to overcome along the way before they could successfully evacuate the water.

If the dragon can face the battle in full strength, it will not be so frustrating. The most important thing is that what the water dragon needs is to destroy the original bones, flesh and blood and reshape the body, so once the water dragon starts to walk, the dragon will have to use at least 60% of its strength. In terms of self-destruction, it is equivalent to seriously injuring yourself at the beginning of the water, and then dragging the seriously injured body all the way eastward.

Especially when they are about to reach the mouth of the sea, almost all the flesh and bones of the dragon's body have disappeared. Sometimes only one and a half dragon heads can be seen struggling to move forward in the water.

Not to mention dealing with interceptions, even staying awake at this time is difficult.

But if all this can be done, when the dragon enters the sea, it will be reborn, transforming from the body of a dragon into a real dragon, and become one of the true masters of the East China Sea.

On such a difficult and arduous journey, one has to cross countless lives and deaths along the way before he can become a true dragon.

And... the most important thing is that the continent adjacent to the East China Sea... is the Tang Dynasty, the place with the lowest difficulty and the closest water distance, it is a humane place.

Therefore, Humanity has cut off the heads of countless water-walking dragons, and the hatred between the two sides has gradually accumulated.

In the past, when humanity had not yet been able to control the wind and rain, the dragons knew that they were in the wrong. In order to resolve their grudges and so that there would not be so many people to intercept and kill them when they went into the water, they took the initiative to show their goodwill, spread clouds and rain for humanity, and were responsible for various places. Good health.

With this relationship, that period was the peak period of transforming into a dragon.

It's a pity that today's human roads don't need dragons to spread rain. Therefore, Hualong has no way to take the human roads now. He can only go around from the Western Region or Wushen Mountain, or from the mainland north of Penglai, and enter the sea. The distance traveled by water has increased several times. It has become more and more difficult to transform into a natural dragon.

As for walking in the middle...humanity won't talk so much to you. If you come to walk in the water and want to cause a flood, I will beat you to death. There is no ambiguity at all, and I don't care about bullying the small.

The dragon in front of him was so swollen with cultivation that even his scales couldn't cover it, and exploded. He was obviously on the verge of transforming into a dragon. If he took another step forward, he would either become a dragon for the rest of his life, or he would choose to take a desperate risk. Water transforms into a dragon.

But he didn't seem to be in a hurry, but watched the mirage leave, then looked at the direction Li Qi left, and said to himself: "Master Wu Shenshan...it doesn't look like this, even the mirage is like this." If you don’t recognize it, it seems that my path through water can be decided in advance.”

After saying this, the dragon got into the water, as if it had just appeared just to reassure the mirage.

However, at the same time, hundreds of miles away, Li Qi was looking here from a distance.

The old horse kicked his hooves uneasily. Even from such a distance, he seemed to feel some kind of uneasiness.

Obviously, Li Qi had already seen that it was an illusion.

Mirage aura is nothing special, let alone just a mirage. Li Qi has seen the aura of a mirage dragon. It is the aura of a real dragon after a mirage walks through water and turns into a dragon. That was before he entered Taixue. At the banquet, a Chang'an student used it on him. (See Chapter 264 for details)

In front of Zhenzhiyun, this mirage has no effect at all, it is the same as nothing.

Li Qi just used the trick to see what was behind it, and watched the illusion created by the mirage.

Those illusions are not completely fictitious, but real life in the East China Sea. You can learn something from watching it, including the positioning method that Li Qi learned, which is also true.

It's just... you don't need to care about the mirage, but you can't help but care about the dragon.

"Fifth rank... is about to be promoted to fourth rank, so strong." Li Qiyuan looked into the distance and couldn't help but sigh.

It was indeed so strong. Among the fifth-grade dragons, it would be difficult to find anyone stronger than this dragon. Li Qi even had a feeling that even if this dragon and Yang Ning fought for their lives, the outcome would only be a 50-50 victory.

How strong must it be to be able to match Yang Ning to a fifty-fifty number?

He is very clear about the path of monsters following the path of heavenly evolution.

The monster cultivates and strives to become a demon dragon.

Demonic dragons can evolve into various things that Li Qi calls subspecies of dragons, such as Jiao, Chi, Qiu, Pan, etc.

Of course, this subspecies of dragon was named by Li Qi himself, but it was not actually the case.

Jiao, Chi, Qiu, and Pan, actually, are not dragons, but separate species. Dragon colts such as Lao Ma are also included in this. Like the so-called 'demon dragons', they are all for their own faces. It's gold.

However, among these types, if you want, you can transform into a real dragon by walking through water.

Among them, the dragon is the best at fighting and the easiest to evolve into a true dragon.

But... is it possible for a dragon of this level to transform into a dragon?

To be honest, Li Qi felt anxious.

Li Qi had also heard about the difficulty of walking through water, but it was similar to Yang Ning. The success rate was estimated to be less than 50%. The 50% chance of winning was because he had a lot of connections and the water gods and others passing by did not embarrass him.

There have been other successful cases of cheating in the past. There was once a dragon who was always kind, charitable, chivalrous and helpful to others. He had an unparalleled reputation and was well-known by everyone, and he reached the level of a 'hero'.

This is not something you can do with a good heart. It requires really strong skills and a genuine sense of loyalty in your heart.

This dragon finally succeeded in escaping because no one intercepted him along the way. Instead, there were countless people who escorted him and helped him when he was in trouble.

Therefore, according to Li Qi's thinking, the demand of this dragon must be insufficient, and his strength is estimated to have reached its peak, and it is unlikely to improve.

So next, this dragon will probably have to go through the human connection stream.

So you are the connection he likes? Or... is he planning to make himself into snacks and give them to others in order to make other connections?

Forget it, when you first arrive, you need to be on guard against others, but there is no need to make enemies in advance. Just pretend you don’t know, be prepared, and wait for the opponent’s next move.

Before the other party's next move, let's go to Dongyu first.

Rent a boat on Dongyu Island and head to the deep sea.

Whether Li Qi wants to get in touch with the real dragons or the ingredients for cooking the sea pot, they are all in the deep sea.

Upon thinking of this, Li Qi turned around, mounted his old horse, and rushed towards Dongyu.

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Along the way, Li Qi saw many kinds of terrifying beasts and a bunch of special little creatures.

There is a giant turtle lying on the sandy island, with trees growing on it, like Yuan Island.

There is a flying snake swimming in the mist. The snake's skin is hard and cannot be cut. There are holes in it, which open and close sometimes, and sometimes there is light, just like the body of a dragon.

There was a big fish, thousands of feet long, with blue spots on its scales, a horn on its nose, and it liked to dance. Li Qi looked far away and saw five-colored clouds in the water.

Then there is the divine whale, swimming suddenly and alone, its giant scales piercing the clouds, its fins looking for divinations, its skull forming a mountain, its flowing ointment forming a abyss, riding the waves and jumping over its scales, its breath forming mist, its gurgling water forming fluids, its corpses turning into the void of an island, its eyes Falling for the bright moon.

There was also a giant monster with ten claws, about five feet long and weighing eight hundred kilograms. It had thousands of small fish followers. Li Qi caught it with his hands and grilled it. The meat was very sweet, boneless and soft and crisp.

There are also flying fish, which have two wings and fly as fast as a bird. When they touch the fish, there is light and water.

Some people saw a bird that looked like a quail, transformed from a toad. When it entered the water, it looked like a shrimp, and when it came out of the water, it transformed into a bird. It had numb wings, black claws, and a chirping sound.

There are also large shrimps. The giant ones weigh seventy or eighty kilograms. They have large-diameter heads, shaped like dragons, and are brightly colored. They have two large whiskers like fingers, seven or eight feet long, and their eyes are bright and red as blood. They eat them as meat. Fat, healthy and sweet, slightly thicker than regular shrimp.

In addition, Li Qi also encountered big waves.

It was originally sunny, but the sky suddenly changed suddenly in the next second. In the blink of an eye, there was a sudden thunder and clouds, and huge waves of thousands of meters. Countless fish and shrimps jumped into the air and drowned. When they broke through the waves, they saw a giant monster writhing in the water. Li Qishi Not enough, you can only see countless white water splashes, like millions of ice and snow falling from the sky, and like the whip of angry thunder, the snow dances in the air, which makes you dizzy. When you look at it again, you find that the giant monster has disappeared and the weather is clear again.

I also saw a strange sight, countless kelp and algae gathered together, like a forest in the water, corals grew together, colorful, small fish walked through, living on the rocks in the sea, kelp like leaves, the whole sea area was dark green during the day, but at night, I saw countless countless in the water Bugs.

The little bugs feed on kelp, and have colorful lights on their bodies. They sleep during the day and get up to eat algae at night. Billions of bugs move together, and the precious light shines. The whole sea area shines like a cloud, equipped with five colors, and the light shines for three thousand miles. The day is not inferior.

Along the way, only a few days passed, and Li Qi was amazed.

This... is the orthodoxy of Donghai.

The way of heavenly evolution is also the way practiced by the real dragons.

Complete natural competition, where organisms actively or forced to exert their own strength, become more adaptable to the environment amidst cruel natural selection.

And the true dragon is probably the ultimate in the way of heavenly evolution, the perfect creature in legend.

As a creature that can crush most enemies purely by relying on its blood, the true dragon has reached the ultimate level of heavenly evolution.

Therefore, all lives are heading in the direction of 'transforming into dragons'. As long as they transform into dragons, it means that they have also reached the limit of life.

You can even become stronger by sleeping without training, and you can easily cross the outer void simply by relying on your genes...

Li Qi's horizons were opened again, which also made him more curious about Dongyu.