The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 433 The Flood Dragon Demon King and the Lingyun Canyon

“I’ve been guarding the Lingyun Canyon for many years. I know that the mountain behind me is already 2,000 years old. 2,000 years ago, that was a valley.

“The Lingyun Canyon is the only way to the native land of the demon clan from the human world, and I’m one of the few Daluo Golden Immortals of the demon clan. I’m an old flood dragon. They call me the Sea-covering Sage, and some demons also call me the Flood Dragon Demon King.

“Actually, it doesn’t matter what they call me. Few people will think that you have the ability when they hear your name.

“When the monkey came to visit me that year, the other big demons gave themselves aliases, so I didn’t think much about it and casually gave myself this alias. The things in the world are probably like this. Most of the time, we have to do what the people around us are doing. If we don’t do that, it means that we’re breaking away from the group.

“Although I’m not very interested in group activities, I can’t leave them and live alone. I’m old enough, and maybe I will die tomorrow. I don’t want to have no demon to write my epitaph at that time. Demons are also afraid of being forgotten. Although this is inevitable, all the demons wish to be remembered for a longer time, even just one more day.

“Over the years, very few mortals came to the Lingyun Canyon, so I’m very lonely. Fortunately, there are demons who go to the human world through here, so I still have something to do. Days with nothing to do are so desolate that demons are not sure whether they are still alive.

“I’ll take a copper coin for a ride, and I don’t take anything else. I count the copper coins every day. Yesterday, it was eighty million and fifty-six. This number reminds me that I haven’t ferried people and demons for ninety-nine days. During these ninety-nine days, I wasn’t sure whether I was still alive. Maybe I’m dead. Only a wisp of residual soul is floating here, looking like I’m alive.

“If I don’t have new copper coins thrown into the pottery jar in the 100th day, I will go to the little black hill, 150 kilometers away. There is a mortal village there, and a dozen families are living in the village. Some people will wash clothes by the river. I will take a look at the girl who is washing clothes while the stars are still shining and the sun is rising.

“If I see her, I will touch her hand. If I can feel her heat, I’m still alive. Otherwise, I’m just a wisp of residual soul, and I’m dead...”

“So that’s why you molested a girl from a good family?” Li Ye looked at the Flood Dragon Demon King angrily.

Now they were on the riverside in front of the village on the little black hill. A village girl was sitting beside them and sobbing, looking very wronged. She was probably a little frightened.

The Flood Dragon Demon King was now saying the above words with a serious face. Li Ye didn’t deal with him. After all, he was powerful and in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. Li Ye couldn’t do anything to him, but Li Ye still took out his long sword.

You Daniao and Wu You were standing behind Li Ye, and You Daniao looked quite embarrassed. After all, the Flood Dragon Demon King was a Great Sage of the demon clan. Now that he was caught for molesting a girl, You Daniao felt embarrassed and didn’t know what to say.

Wu You’s reaction was simpler. She glared at the Flood Dragon Demon King. Her bright eyes were wide open, as if they could eject fire to burn the Flood Dragon Demon King if she was careless.

The Flood Dragon Demon King tried his best to explain, saying, “I’ve lived for several thousand years. Do I need to molest a mortal village girl? You’re suspecting a demon sage’s character! However, I don’t blame you. After all, we’re not familiar with each other, so it’s normal that you don’t know me well.”

At this point, the Flood Dragon Demon King sighed and recalled, saying, “Actually, when I was still a small snake and had not transformed into a flood dragon, I liked to watch the stars by the waterweeds. One morning, the sun shone on the riverbank, willows waved, and the spring breeze blew. I saw a human girl with a quiet temperament carrying a wooden basin to wash clothes by the river. She was so beautiful that I was so taken with her that I forgot to leave...”

Li Ye laughed and said, “So you touched her hand?”

“How could I do that!” The Flood Dragon Demon King argued with righteousness, but a while later, he felt frustrated. He sighed and said, “When she saw me, she was scared away... I was just a small snake at that time, and I didn’t have a claw, so I couldn’t touch her hand...”

Wu You jumped out and pointed at the Flood Dragon Demon King. She shouted angrily, “You really wanted to touch her hand!”

The Flood Dragon Demon King said, “...”

Finally, they sent the village girl home. Then, they left the village and walked toward the Lingyun Canyon.

The Flood Dragon Demon King was still in his true figure. Two claws as feet, he bent and walked, swinging from side to side, looking a little weird, but he didn’t transform into a human figure. You Daxiao tried to persuade him twice, but he wasn’t swayed, so You Daxiao had no choice but to give up.

When they arrived at the Lingyun Canyon, the Flood Dragon Demon King waved his hand, and a boat came on the empty river. They got on the boat in turn.

After getting on the small wooden boat, the Flood Dragon Demon King became relaxed, because he could coil his body on the bow. He didn’t shake the paddle, but the small wooden boat went straight to the opposite shore.

This canyon was called the Lingyun Canyon because the river was called the Lingyun River.

The fog was hazy over the Lingyun River, so people couldn’t see the opposite shore. The boat sailed through the fog as if from one world to another. No one knew how long to go and how far to go.

Maybe because he was old, he was talkative. The Flood Dragon Demon King on the bow looked at Li Ye and said slowly, “Several thousand years ago, many mortals traveled from the human world to the territory of the demon clan. Later, after Dayu established the Xia Dynasty, there were fewer people. In the past years, very few mortals crossed the river every year, but there were still some. Do you know why?”

Li Ye thought for a while and said, “There are many competitions for power and wealth on the human world. You can’t completely stay out of it, even if you live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. It’s understandable for some moderate cultivators to go to the territory of the demon clan and find a quiet place with picturesque scenery to spend the rest of their lives.”

The Flood Dragon Demon King shook his head and said seriously, “No. When female demons transform into human figures, they can change their appearances at will, and most of them are beautiful, so many human beings flock for them.”

Li Ye couldn’t help laughing.

Wu You rolled her eyes. “Does it mean that the demon clan is full of beauties?”

The Flood Dragon Demon King chuckled and said, “Beautiful demons.”

Wu You twitched her mouth slightly and became worried. Looking at Li Ye, she wanted to say something but stopped several times.

Li Ye touched her head and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t pick any wildflowers by the side of the road.”

Wu You smiled as brightly as sunshine.

The Flood Dragon Demon King wouldn’t keep himself idle. He said slowly, “Compared with mortals, demons can cultivate since they were born, and they won’t be constrained by etiquette and morality. The law of the jungle is common. It won’t be easy for mortal cultivators to survive after they enter the territory of the demon clan. In fact, most of the time, they will find it difficult to even take a single step.”

Li Ye said, “I’m not worried about that.”

“No, you have to worry, even though you’re Prince An of the Tang Empire and have the strength of the Ground Immortal Realm,” said the Flood Dragon Demon King solemnly.

Li Ye was a little stunned. “You know me?”

The Flood Dragon Demon King said calmly, “I didn’t know you before. A few days ago, we all knew what you looked like after the monkey came.”

Wu You tilted her head and asked curiously, “Since you all know Elder Brother Ye, why should we be worried?”

The Flood Dragon Demon King moved his body and changed into a more comfortable position so that he could lean his head higher and no longer needed to raise his head hard to look at Li Ye.

He sighed and said, “The demon clan is not completely united. In fact, the demon clan has lost the Immortal Court for ten million years. Although life is not good, it’s comfortable, so many demons don’t want to return to the immortal territory and start a war against the Immortal Court. Some of them even think that they can live a better life by taking refuge in the Immortal Court.”

“Isn’t the Dragon King a demon? He is an immortal official now, and he lives a good life. You came to the territory of the demon clan this time. Although no one dared to oppose the monkey’s decision openly, there will be a lot of action against you. Whether you can live to see the demon you want to see or not, it depends on your luck. Didn’t the monkey tell you all this?”

All this was within Li Ye’s expectation. Where there were people, there was Jianghu, and it was true in the demon clan as well. He didn’t think that all of the 100,000 demons would bow to him and listen to his commands after he arrived at the territory of the demon clan.

The monkey also said similar words to Li Ye. When he arrived at the territory of the demon clan, everything depended on his luck.

Wu You looked at You Daxiao. “Big bird, you’re the Son of God of the demon clan. Can you make Elder Brother Ye have less trouble?”

“I’m not a big bird. My name is Daxiao. Xiao is from Xiaoxiong (which means hero)!” You Daxiao emphasized indignantly.

Wu You nodded and said earnestly, “Okay, big bird, it’s Xiao from Xiaoxiong!”

You Daxiao sat on the boat’s rail powerlessly and gave up arguing with Wu You. He tried his best to explain along the way, but it turned out to be useless.

Wu You walked up to him and said, “Big bird, can you make Elder Brother Ye have less trouble?”

Patting his chest, You Daxiao promised, saying, “Absolutely no problem. As long as we arrive at Roc Demon Mountain, I can guarantee that no one dares to provoke you!”

Wu You was not so easy to be fooled. She grasped the keywords sharply. “Roc Demon Mountain? Only Roc Demon Mountain?”

With a look of embarrassment, You Daxiao coughed twice but did not manage to find a suitable excuse. He could only look around.

“Don’t give him a hard time. He couldn’t help it.” Li Ye spoke out in time to save You Daxiao from embarrassment. When You Daxiao first arrived in Pinglu, he gave people the impression that he was powerful and invincible, but actually, he was just in the Spiritual Master Realm.

As a cultivator in the Spiritual Master Realm, he had no voice in the demon clan. You Daxiao was called the Son of God just because he was the Roc Demon King’s son. In fact, he and Red Boy were quite different. Moreover, the Roc Demon King had more than one son.

It was rare for the Flood Dragon Demon King to recognize You Daxiao. When he came to the territory of the demon clan, it was likely that only a few demons could recognize You Daxiao, to say nothing of giving him face. According to the lifespan of the demon clan, You Daxiao, who was in the demon clan, was just a teenager...

Resting his dragon head on his snake body, the Flood Dragon Demon King looked up at Wu You carefully. He said thoughtfully, “It’s the Glazed Golden Body. No wonder I can’t sense the fluctuation of Spiritual Qi. I guess it must be the work of that monkey. He took such a treasure out to form a body for a mortal. It seems that the monkey can’t stand it anymore after a hundred years of silence!”

There was always an end to the river, and there was always a shore on the other side of the river.

After sending Li Ye and the others to the opposite shore, the Flood Dragon Demon King had no intention of getting up at all. It seemed that when he could lie down with his body coiled, he would never move. “When you go ashore, it’s the territory of the demon clan. How far you can go is up to you. When the monkey protected the monk to get Buddhist scriptures, they met many demons along the way, but there are many more demons here.”

Li Ye cupped his hands toward the Flood Dragon Demon King. He threw three copper coins into the pottery jar according to the rule. Then, with Wu You, he followed You Daniao and entered the territory of the demon clan.

He didn’t come here like a chicken with its head cut off. At least, he had a map in his hand and You Daniao as his guide, so he had confidence.

However, what happened later proved that there was no use in the territory of the demon clan with a map and a guide.