Chapter 250

After exiting the dungeon, Mu Yi glanced at the pitifully small dungeon reward.

Truly pitifully little; if he continues at this efficiency, he might need to grind for over a hundred years to raise his professional rank while steadily increasing his strength.

Mu Yi stroked his chin; as they say, Legend is difficult, requiring massive accumulation, and indeed it lives up to its name.

He had already experienced the effect of the Mountain Water Seal; it is indeed a marvel brought forth by the authority of the Mountain God and Water God, and in some sense its effect is not inferior to that of the Reincarnation Barrier.

He now has another trump card, and this one can continue to grow, promising great potential for the future.

His battle with He Luo God let Mu Yi reap a bountiful harvest.

It also let him identify several of his current problems; first, when facing Legendary creatures, there is no entity capable of standing alone against them—not even him—so he can only fill the gap with his life.

The 'Unmoving like a Mountain' effect works decently in combat, but its cost is terrifying; resisting the likes of Snake Immortals is still okay, it can ensure Cloud Energy circulates, yet taking a direct hit from He Luo God already makes it teeter on collapse.

He needs a commander who can at least stall the opponent for a period of time.

The elemental life summoned by the Mountain Water Seal has addressed the urgent need, but it would be best to have a subordinate who can block the enemy.

Currently his foremost combat force, Ao Mo, also finds it hard to intervene in such battles, for Ao Mo's true dragon bloodline requires reaching Legend before it can be fully activated—and perhaps not even then—otherwise, how could the Dragon Palace allow him to go out and fight?

Second, his own command and dispatch; he feels he needs to find a place to study further, as Bai Qi's previous instruction laid the foundation for him and also strengthened his Elite Talent.

He now needs to find a place or an opponent to properly hone the art of war command, so that he can soon free himself from the aid of the Reincarnation Barrier, independently manifest the Independent Conviction Domain, and fundamentally strengthen the army's combat power.

Third, the troop size—nearly ten thousand looks impressive, but because their strength varies unevenly, they still need to find a suitable battlefield for training and improvement.

After a moment's thought, Mu Yi felt he should seek help from an expert.

A true transmission in a single sentence; a false transmission fills ten thousand volumes.

If he tried to figure it out himself, it would waste too much time; letting an expert point the way would save a great deal of time.

After some consideration, Mu Yi decided to participate in the Ancient Trials to see what they were like.

Because he bears a Water Spirit Body, and also has a tenuous connection, Mu Yi chose to undergo Gong Gong's Ancient Trial.

"Zongwang Prompt: Transferring……Transfer successful, you have entered Gong Gong's trial grounds."

"You have triggered Gong Gong's encounter—The Collapse of Mount Buzhou!"

Mu Yi:????

Let me out!!!!

Is Mount Buzhou something I can currently try to exploit?

Holding a sense of awe, Mu Yi opened his eyes to find himself amidst a vast expanse of water; if not for his Water Spirit Body allowing him to walk on water, he would have already fallen in.

However, this watery expanse now lacks any vitality; Mu Yi can sense that the water veins here have been completely exhausted, leaving only mundane water devoid of any transcendent significance.

In the next instant, Mu Yi felt the boundless Water Vein Power.

He suddenly lifted his head and looked into the distance; at the far end of his sight stood a sacred high peak.

A mountain peak so indescribable that only the word sacred could be uttered.

It far surpassed every peak Mu Yi had ever seen, even the ever‑growing Kunlun Mountain of reality could not be compared, the gap between them was irreparable.

Its full shape was unclear, yet it was evident that it must be a mountain that reaches to heaven and pierces the earth.

What truly terrified Mu Yi was that near the sacred peak stood two magnificent figures; though not as grand as the peak, they still towered like pillars of the world.

Boundless flames and boundless water streams clashed against each other at the horizon.

"Boom!"

In the next instant, the sacred peak was snapped at its waist; its upper half fell from the heavens to the ground, and a huge hole suddenly opened in the sky, from which endless water poured down.

Crucially, as the firmament tore, the sky tilted toward the northwest; above the Milky Way, within the starry firmament, the sun, moon, and stars swayed as if about to fall.

The world was shrouded in darkness, and the aura of disaster ran rampant.

Mu Yi had not yet time to see more, when earth‑shaking roars mixed with towering waves surged toward him.

As a Water God possessing a water spirit body, Mu Yi was professionally suited to face the flood.

Yet Mu Yi's attempts were futile; the massive wave crushed his authority power with a devastating force, then shattered it heavily.

Mu Yi felt like shredded paper tossed into a washing machine, every inch of his body crushed by heavy water pressure, and his heightened perception made the agony pierce his soul.

"Hoo~"

In the next moment, Mu Yi appeared atop a water marsh.

After a breath, Mu Yi looked up; the place where the former Bu Zhou Mountain stood had undergone a great transformation.

The upper half of the mountain, near the clouds, bore a clear fracture; the peak that should have pierced heaven and earth was thus snapped at its waist.

The upper half was nowhere to be found, and the great hole in the sky vanished.

Mu Yi admitted he knew little of antiquity, yet most of the stories sung throughout Jiuzhou were historical literature.

Everything he had seen before corresponded to only one place—Bu Zhou Mountain!

It was a grand chapter of history, and the scene was undeniably colossal.

From Huainanzi, Astronomical Teachings: "In ancient times Gong Gong contended with Zhuanxu for the throne; in anger he struck Bu Zhou Mountain. The heavenly pillar broke, the earth's support was severed. The sky tilted northwest, so the sun, moon, and stars shifted; the earth could not fill the southeast, so waters and dust returned there."

Mu Yi could not understand why his memory, though Gong Gong should have, after defeat, angrily crashed into Bu Zhou Mountain, yet upon reflection he found no record of Gong Gong's defeat, as if everything had been poured into his mind from nowhere.

Gong Gong, a clan name also called Gong Gong clan, is widely regarded as a Water God in ancient Chinese mythology, controlling water.

The most famous legend is his contest with Zhuanxu for the throne and his furious strike on Bu Zhou Mountain.

Just as Mu Yi was pondering.

A magnificent gaze fell upon him, accompanied by a massive pressure.

An indescribable sense of oppression suddenly rose in Mu Yi's heart.

It felt just like his first encounter with a dragon's might.

His body's Instinct gave a warning, the Instinct reaction of a being facing disaster.

In the next instant, the surrounding space shifted, and Mu Yi found himself having traversed countless layers, arriving at the fractured cross‑section of Bu Zhou Mountain.

A humanoid figure with a serpent tail, eyebrows and hair of watery blue, hovered beside him, surrounded by blue ribbons of varying lengths and widths.

Water God—Gong Gong!

At this moment, Mu Yi felt absolutely no strength from Gong Gong opposite him; the difference between them was too great.

Even if he guessed that those blue ribbons hanging from the opposite side were the product of condensed Water Vein Power, he still could not sense any Water Vein Power from them.

"Not bad!"

Just as Mu Yi was observing Gong Gong, the Gong Gong opposite spoke without opening his eyes.

"Kid Mu Yi, I've seen you, Gong Gong!"

"You're too weak; you can't bear my technique!" Gong Gong spoke again in a flat tone.

Mu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, but he had to admit that Gong Gong was right.

Compared to Gong Gong, an ancient great god, I am indeed far too weak.

The collapse of Mount Buzhou I just witnessed should have been a significant opportunity, but Mu Yi could see nothing beyond the surface.

If it were another being, they might have grasped some divine abilities; at least that all-encompassing heavenly law would have given some insight, but Mu Yi comprehended nothing!

Not to mention myself; even those Heavenly Court great gods that the opposite party would deign to notice are probably few.

No matter how you say it, the opposite party is truly a great god of great divine ability standing at the pinnacle of Jiuzhou.

"We have affinity, we have karmic entanglement; I give you two choices!" Gong Gong said flatly.

"First, you have a Heavenly Court divine position; I will give you a segment of Water Vein Power, enough for you to become a seventh-rank Water God!"

Actually, there is no other way for the growth of authority.

Either rely on a long time to operate, letting one become two, two become three, growing from a sprouting seedling into a towering tree.

Or rely on plundering, rely on seizing!

Whether seizing power of the same origin or seizing power of a different system, the more earth veins, water veins, and nether veins one contains, the higher one's divine rank grows.

Although the benefit is lower when the systems differ, it is ultimately a way that can lead to growth.

"Second, I give you the method to tame Xiangliu; later you can bind Xiangliu under your command for dispatch."

Mu Yi felt some distress; honestly, both options' benefits are quite objective—becoming a seventh-rank Water God is at least a legendary existence, a step straight to heaven.

The second method of taming Xiangliu must surely be extraordinary, after all, even Da Yu could not handle Xiangliu, yet Gong Gong can firmly bind it to his side—there must be great significance.

However, compared to the stature of ancient great gods, these aren't even rewards; they're merely consolation prizes.

Mu Yi also felt helpless; who let his strength be lacking? Actually, when participating in the ancient trial, he had already considered this possibility, which is also why he hadn't directly undertaken the trial before.

Often, opportunity lies right there, letting you take it, yet you cannot.

"Thank you, Gong Gong, I choose the first!"

After a brief hesitation, Mu Yi chose the first option.

Although it was merely an inexplicable intuition, he always felt that Gong Gong was hinting for him to pick the first option!

"Even a child can be taught!"

A hint of a smile appeared on Gong Gong's face.

He considered Mu Yi acceptable; moreover, he wasn't speaking nonsense—he indeed had karmic entanglement with Mu Yi, only that this entanglement had not yet manifested.

Only Gong Gong, an existence that has already crossed the Time River, could have such foresight before events even occur.

Saying this, Gong Gong unfurled part of the ribbon's power, making a gesture as if offering it for the taking.

Mu Yi could feel that almost all the famous named rivers and streams of antiquity had gathered here.

Gong Gong's meaning was clear: Mu Yi could cheat.

Gong Gong spoke of a segment of water vein, but how could water veins be the same as one another?

Leaving aside other matters, just the Yellow River, Yangtze, Ji River, and Huai River—the renowned four great water veins—taking a segment equivalent to a seventh-rank water vein from here differs obviously in meaning from an ordinary seventh-rank water vein.

Mu Yi produced the Mountain Water Seal and carefully selected the Yellow River as the target for extraction.

Accompanied by Gong Gong's finger, the ribbon representing the Yellow River's water vein entered Mu Yi's Mountain Water Seal.

On the Mountain Water Seal instantly appeared a pattern representing the water vein; with the water vein present, the seal, which Mu Yi had once depleted, suddenly became radiant, again emitting a lustrous divine light.

It was even more brilliant than when he had first obtained it.

Along with a miniature version of the Yellow River water vein, it gradually formed on the Mountain Water Seal.

The Mountain Water Seal began to spontaneously inhale and exhale the essence of heaven and earth, then transformed it into water-vein essence stored within, thereby strengthening the Yellow River water vein contained therein.

"Go!"

Accompanied by Gong Gong's voice, Mu Yi was transmitted away.

"We will meet again, kid!"

A look of anticipation appeared on Gong Gong's face; he clearly knew that the next time they met, Mu Yi would no longer be as weak as now.

After returning to the main world, Mu Yi hurried to the water vein where his divine position resided.

Having received Gong Gong's gift, his Water God divine position was directly elevated to seventh rank, so he could choose a larger domain and occupy a greater extent of water veins.

If within Jiuzhou proper, after such a rank leap, he would likely be transferred elsewhere, since the homeland essentially has one spot per person, leaving no room for him.

Jiuzhou has just recovered; even places like the Yellow River and Yangtze water veins are merely wastelands, and even though they are the four great waters, they are only around ninth rank now, because the recovery spreads outward from Kunlun Mountain.

Thus Mu Yi did not seize the opportunity to control the Yellow River water vein, nor did he consider becoming the Yellow River Water God in the future.

Although that might bring greater benefit, virtue unmatched to position will surely bring disaster!

They are indeed precious, but Mu Yi clearly knows his foundation; he is now bound to reincarnation, and this Mountain God Water God post is ultimately a means, not his primary pursuit.

Thus Mu Yi straightforwardly brought the entire Kunlun Mountain water vein under his command; although most river water veins are still incomplete, they are part of heaven and earth, and as heaven and earth grow, they are the greatest beneficiaries.

What Mu Yi did was merely add the finishing touch, giving spirit to the dull mountains and waters, letting them gain spirituality ahead of time.

On the first day, standing atop Kunlun Mountain, it could sense that the water patterns within Kunlun Mountain had become full of spiritual vigor; where the water flowed, the earth grew more vibrant, and the flora along the banks became more lush.

The mountains and waters were in resonance; this resonance was greatly beneficial to both sides, and for the creatures living on Kunlun Mountain, it was even a celebration.

Even the long-malnourished peach trees sent out new shoots, drawing a step closer to full growth.