Chapter 1420

Golden-eyed Xiong Xiong.

Great formation of living beings.

The Yellow Shahe River surged eastward, its waters murky, disturbing the spiritual essence of heaven and earth; the chaotic, tangled, piled-up spiritual essence became smooth and flowing, transforming into dazzling auroras, ceaselessly streaming.

Heaven and earth, the Dragon Lord, reached a high degree of resonance at this moment; Liang Qu, who likewise possessed ruling authority, followed in sympathetic vibration, like atoms in phase, passing through walls and merging into it.

Liang Qu transformed into a white ape, with heaven and earth's spiritual essence flowing around him.

His vision heightened, Liang Qu felt his body infinitely enlarged, overlooking the entire Yellow Shahe River; the red dragon bathed in the turbid water, enduring the scouring, growing and transforming. The white ape's ears were filled with the sound of rushing tides, yet within this tide, there seemed to be a gap, like noise in a harmonious melody.

A mistake in the melody, Zhou Lang takes notice.

He reached out.

The white ape reached out.

Bai Mao's large hand plunged into the Ze Ding, grasping the Jade Ruyi and Jade Little Mountain, pressing them down, sinking into the blue tide. After soaking, he clenched tightly, shaping this final puzzle piece, this missing fragment, into a ball like a mud cake, and scooped it out of the Ze Ding.

Deprived of its vessel, the position fruit took effect; the river flowed like a mad dragon changing course, the silt spread like rising floodwaters, and at a certain moment, the river ceased its roar, while the silt grew ever darker.

The white ape angrily punched, smashing spiritual light, blasting into the spiritual essence river beneath him!

Millions of essences evaporated into nothing; the Feng and Yi fruits became one, completing the final puzzle.

The vitality of heaven and earth's spiritual essence surged again; precious fish and precious plants sprang into existence from nothing, leaping continuously in the water—this was heaven and earth's joy and exultation, a festival day for all living beings.

A brand-new "Stone in the River" broke through the water, rising slowly.

The Yellow Shahe River, which had lacked a king for over a hundred years, welcomed its new Dragon King once more!

The White Dragon King raised his head.

The Bei Ting Great Khan remained silent.

The old Tusi stepped toward the window, gazing at the northern "Stone in the River," clenched his fists, and felt an increasingly bitter taste in his heart; having devoted half his life to poring over classics and studying the Great Formation of Living Beings, hoping to add a heavenly-earthly barrier for Nanjiang, he ended up—why did he become someone else's wedding dress?

But what could he do?

He could do nothing, nothing at all! Powerless, helpless, he could only watch helplessly as the clearly clueless Dayi Shun brutally manipulated his Great Formation of Living Beings to forge his own Dragon King.

Clearly, this was meant for him—for Lu Cangjiang and for Nanjiang.

"Truly succeeded! A half-human Dragon King! Hey, the Nanjiang Tusi truly is a genius, that old thing has some skill! Your formation is superb!"

Lan Ji Cai's pupils trembled, his face flushed red, and he stirred and triggered the Great Formation of Living Beings with even greater force, praising the Nanjiang Tusi as excellent while frenziedly recording the changes in spiritual essence, entering them into the records.

"Wuhu!"

The fat fish flicked its tail, the old toad opened his Qiankun bag, left sleeve right pouring, behind the two frogs, countless Jiang Tun swam upstream, leaping out of the water, Da Pang and Er Pang, fists, "cannot move," A Wei, the Third Prince gulping down, imperial court officials straining to catch and haul.

The old Dragon Lord's body continuously grew, his crimson form gradually fading, turning pale blue.

The Dragon people waited anxiously.

The Dragon loach, Yellow Thorn, and Dragon carp tribes sensed the situation, frantically rushing downstream.

The Holy Emperor gripped the railing, his eyes shining, greatly exhilarated.

The arrogant Dragon King departed never to return, for the first time in ten thousand years.

The Jianghuai white ape and the Yellow Shahe Dragon Lord—truly, the state is peaceful and the people prosperous, winds timely and rains timely.

From now on, the Yellow Shahe River and the Huaijiang will suffer no more water disasters; governance flourishes gloriously!

"He Xi, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty! Following the mountains, dredging the rivers, the seas and universe are vast."

"He Xi, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty! Following the mountains, dredging the rivers, the seas and universe are vast."

On the tower ship, hundreds of officials paid homage.

The white ape floated on the water, sitting cross-legged.

The Ze Ding trembled wildly, one long breath after another appearing within it.

【Appointing generals for Shahe, upholding the pillars of heaven and earth, supporting the vast Hong Kingdom (false) (minor).】

【Hong Kingdom (false) (minor) transforming into Chuan Kingdom (false), jointly upholding the Shahe River, the realm boundless.】

Bathing in the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, Liang Qu sensed within: the originally strip-shaped Hong Kingdom rapidly unfurled, spreading, covering the entire Yellow Shahe River, merging into one!

Where the Yellow Shahe River lies, there is the Ze Kingdom!

Standing upon the Yellow Shahe River, within his lower dantian, he drew upon the twelve-hundredfold boundless sea connecting heaven and earth, which vaguely swelled severalfold; the yellow mud fertile soil deepened and darkened, exceedingly fertile, the sapling grafted from E Ying sprouted green leaves, growing vigorously.

The shattered Dragon Court Xiandao briefly mended, then gathered countless flowing lights; from beyond the seventh illusory shadow, a thin eighth illusory shadow enveloped it!

Upon the fairy isle, the hazy yellow sun shone threefold brighter.

The Yellow Shahe River waters flowed endlessly, the spiritual essence streamed continuously without cease, and brilliance flashed repeatedly before the eyes.

【Obtained a wisp of Returning Long Qi; if merged with ten thousand water essence, it yields a spirit fish, which can be elevated to verdant.】

【Obtained a wisp of Hidden Long Qi; if merged with————】

【Obtained a wisp of Transforming Long Qi; if merged with————】

【Obtained a wisp of Wandering Long Qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of Deep Flow————】

【Obtained a wisp of Vitality-Coiling Qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of Yellow Earth Mother Qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of Sand Qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of Tide Qi————】

【Returning Long Qi: Dragon returns to its homeland, gains its abode, enters marshes and progresses daily; also usable for verdant elevation.】

【Hidden Long Qi: Divine dragon hides in deep springs, fierce beasts tread high ridges, hides dragon within, awaiting opportunity, soars to the nine heavens————】

【Transforming Long Qi: Dragon filters back to earth's axis, Kun transforms into heavenly pool, transforms into dragon, dragon's chant in marshes————】

【Wandering Long Qi: Yang fish leaps, vibrates wings and scales————】

【Vibrant Vitality Qi: Sprouting reaches, all things anew. Moisture boundless, marshes boundless, withered things regain vitality, prolong life by sixty years, also usable for verdant elevation.】

【Consumes 50,000 Essence to merge Transforming Long Qi, Returning Long Qi, Hidden Long Qi, and Swimming Long Qi into Profound Long Qi.】

【Water Marsh Essence: 16,290,000】

【Heaven and Earth Chang Qi: 26】

It didn't end.

Liang Qu's perception continued to spread and unfold, only feeling that Chuan State and the Yellow Sand River briefly fused into one, everything inside leaping vividly to mind, as if observing the interior of a marsh state.

Although it wasn't like a marsh state where one sees through everything as clearly as observing fire or reading lines on a palm, through the Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanisms flowing and obstructed by "large granules" with extremely strong presence at the levels of Demon Kings, Great Demons, and Supreme Treasures, everything was clearly visible.

The Huai River had no Dragon Lord, yet could still give birth to two supreme treasures of creation: Meng Bai Huo and the Phoenix Immortal Fish.

The Yellow Sand River naturally had them too; legend says when the Yellow Sand Dragon King was alive, there were four supreme treasures inside the Yellow Sand River: Little Red Dragon, Turbid Yellow Earth, Patterned Streaked Water, and Ancient Winged Wood.

Ten million Essence, just let the Dragon King use it up blue and clear, must fish it back.

Midstream, a red carp with golden-red eyes, six chi in length, dragon whiskers fluttering, four limbs on its belly, four claws on each limb, swimming in the Sand River, suddenly alert, before it could flick its tail to flee, the turbid water turned into a hand, grabbed it in one grasp, and in a moment dragged the Little Red Dragon into the waterway, where the waiting Jiang Tun opened its mouth and swallowed it, sending it into Chuan State.

"Huh?"

The old toad driving the fat fish at full speed yanked its long whiskers hard, reining in the fat fish, looking left and right, baffled, suddenly losing its forward direction on the frog's life path.

"Strange, where's the fish?"

The fat fish's mouth was bulging, it turned its head to look around.

Right, where's the fish?

Downstream, in the mud, a large mouth opened, swallowing and spitting yellow mud, a flat large fish swallowing mud and spitting water, suddenly grabbed by the tail, dragged away and disappearing.

"Huh?

""

Dragon King, cross that out, a Dragon Lord turned Dragon King is also a Dragon Lord, the Dragon Lord opened its eyes, it had completed its shedding, previously it was the Huai River Dragon Lord, borrowing this moment when Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanisms were stirred into upheaval by the Living Beings Grand Array, everything came easily, in Liang Qu's words, it was retiring and being rehired, re-employment, adapting extremely fast.

Previously it had no flesh body, evading the "extortion" when Liang Qu brought the Dragon Men, this time incarnating as Dragon King, it would inevitably not escape, just preparing to catch the supreme treasure fish back as a thank-you gift, but the Turbid Yellow Earth it just discovered vanished without a trace.

It once again sensed the entire Yellow Sand River————

However, every time it traced upstream, detecting traces of the supreme treasure fish, there would be an invisible unseen large hand that would drag and intercept the treasure fish away in advance.

Not right!

How could supreme treasure fish be that easy to catch.

It's Liang Qu!?

The Dragon Lord instantly had a suspect target, but how did that kid find them?

Just who is the Yellow Sand King?

You took all the treasure fish, what do I give?

Inside Chuan State, Little Red Dragon, Turbid Yellow Earth, Patterned Streaked Water, Ancient Winged Wood, four supreme treasure fish, all present and complete!

Dragon King is born, four great treasure fish either existed long ago or appeared alongside!

"Ask the Dragon Lord for some essence blood later, should about make up for the ten million Essence, right?"

Liang Qu braced his knee and stood up.

This time there were gains, and there were losses.

Gains need not be spoken of, losses were enormous, ten million Essence, Feng and Yi two Position Fruits.

This is all the fault of the Yin-Yang Man and the Old Yin Whale!

If not for the two of them forcing the issue, time waits for no one, Liang Qu could have completely spent a few years first refining a Small Position Fruit, then within ten years relocated the commoners, diverted the Yellow Sand River, completed the Position Fruit promotion, and converted into fifty points of Governance.

Then repeat the same method, promote the second one, directly use a Medium Position Fruit to dot the Yellow Sand River, who knows, dotting with a Medium Position Fruit might even use a bit less Water Marsh Essence.

Finally have the Dragon King help control the waters, promote to Chang You, one set down, twenty years front and back would be enough.

Twenty years, for ordinary people isn't an unbearable span either.

In the little notebook, fiercely record the Yin-Yang Man and Old Yin Whale another stroke.

Blood debt paid in blood, compensate him ten million Essence, fifty points of Governance!

Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanisms became chaotic again, the ripples caused by Spirit Mechanisms washing the supreme treasure fish vanished without a trace.

Liang Qu transformed into human form, and the Chuan State overlapping with the Yellow Sand River rapidly shrank, roughly to only one-fifth the extent.

Good thing!

Liang Qu's eyes lit up, the Yellow Sand River million li, one-fifth still immensely vast, can directly connect to Lan Gai Wang's old home, no need to let them go to Wu King clan territory!

Wait for 【Rolling Stone Forms Elixir】 to stabilize, then stabilize 【Fix】, see if can cut the stabilization time in half again, two and a half months per divine ability!

"Huala!"

Liang Qu burst out of the water, just meeting the old Dragon Lord's suspicious gaze.

Divine dragon shows head but not tail.

The huge red dragon vanished without a trace, replaced by an endless stretching deep blue long dragon.

Dragon head held high, dragon body buried in the river, waves washing tight scales, surging wave-light, golden eyes Xiong Xiong, like a blazing sun.

Majestic, solemn, domineering!

Common people seeing it, how could they not revere, not fear, not submit?

Dragon!

If it were the previous life, that would be the sign of an emperor ah.

Liang Qu raised his hand in congratulation: "He Xi old Dragon Lord, living out a second life, gaining a flesh body, from now on no longer illusory, can tread earth and float on water."

"Enough, being alive is stronger than anything."

The old Dragon Lord collected all its emotions, sinuous form, burst out of the water, arrived before the tower ship: "Ten thousand thanks to the Sage Emperor Your Majesty for the grace of recreation! Past events like smoke and clouds, I am no longer the Huai River Dragon Lord, but the Yellow Sand Dragon King, if Great Shun Your Majesty has any dispatch, this King will not disobey!"

"Good!" The Sage Emperor slapped the railing, "Formerly the Dragon Lord had grace on our Great Shun, without the Dragon Lord commanding the Huai River, thriving and prosperous, trading with our seniors, how would there be today's Great Shun. How can one change the title to Dragon King just because of high or low strength?

Dragon Lord for a day is a lord, then a lord for life, inside the Yellow Sand River there is no Yellow Sand Dragon King, only the Yellow Sand Dragon Lord! Commanded by the Dragon Lord, given time, the old Dragon Lord's governed Yellow Sand River, will not necessarily be inferior to the Huai River! Someone come!"

The chief steward brought forward the proposal.

On the vermilion small table lay a golden square seal, with a true dragon coiled around it, exuding immense domineering aura.

The Holy Emperor personally picked up the dragon seal, held it aloft, and presented it, proclaiming loudly: "Great Shun does not confer titles, but wishes to acknowledge the Dragon Lord as the Lord of the Yellow Sands, wishes the Dragon Lord to protect the people along the banks of Great Shun, to have favorable winds and rains, and to suffer no more disasters!"

The ministers held their breath.

To have the Dragon King receive the seal—when has any dynasty ever done such a thing?

Only Great Shun.

Never before in history, a monumental feat of opening heaven and cleaving earth!

On the other side, the Qinghe Duke, the Zhu King, and the King, the three great demon kings of the Yellow Sand River, all hurriedly arrived; the officials on the pleasure barge stared directly, yet showed no panic.

Today on the pleasure barge, the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick, the Holy Emperor's left and right arms, are all present, each worth ten men; the three demon kings are nothing special—what is there to fear?

After the three great demon kings, the elders of the Long Qiu, Huang Ci, and Long Li tribes also followed in succession; hearing the Holy Emperor's words, they were utterly bewildered.

How did the Dragon King suddenly return?

Moreover, what does this have to do with the Dragon Lord?

Did they miss something?

Yellow Sand Dragon King, your unruly arrogance—is this just accepting it now?

"Wuhu! National Preceptor, this way!" The Third Prince pointed forward with his claws.

"Oh~~~~Who dwells in the great cavern of the deep waters————"

The old toad flicked its long whiskers, sang loudly, plumped the fat fish downstream, twisted its buttocks, adjusted its center of gravity, bent a river channel, and sent up a great amount of Yellow Sand River water.

The King turned his head at the sound, locking eyes with the fat fish brushing past.

In an instant.

The Yellow Sand River ceased flowing.

The waves collided with each other, and the splashed spray hung suspended in midair.

This glance seemed to have endured ten thousand years.

Splash!

The great wave struck down, and the stagnant river water resumed flowing.

The fat fish brushed past the pleasure barge and departed, vanishing into the distance; behind it, the Jiang Tun, water beasts, and Heposuo officials followed with a clamor, matching the song, shouting in unison: "National Preceptor! National Preceptor!"

The King was greatly shaken.

Just now—was that a heavenly demon? How could it resemble the fish clan so closely? Yet how could there be a fish fatter than it in the world? What is that on its head?

Is it a tumor grown from being too fat?

"Thank you, Holy Emperor!"

The Dragon King's reply pulled the King's attention back; the greater shock made it forget the earlier suspicion of a similar heavenly demon, as it witnessed the Dragon King receiving and holding up the dragon seal.

Did they really accept it?

Is this the Yellow Sand Dragon King?

Does Great Shun's flood control truly work?

The demon kings and great demons watched in a daze; the Long Li tribe dared not rashly step forward to acknowledge kinship, for it is well known that the Yellow Sand Dragon King is tyrannical, and the new Dragon King and the old Dragon King are not the same; to go forward and directly acknowledge ancestors would provoke displeasure, and to be swallowed would bring great misfortune.

"Good!" The Holy Emperor rejoiced inwardly.

How the Great Li Taizu was, how the Whale Emperor was—everything proceeds in orderly fashion.

Who will the deer die by? Still unknown!

Liang Qu stepped forward, knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, formerly the Dragon King was unruly and defiant; today the Dragon Lord bears virtue and sustains all things; formerly the Yellow Sand River had no Dragon King, hence governance was difficult, floods persisted; today the Yellow Sand River has the Dragon Lord, all preparations are complete, and we shall thoroughly eliminate the river on land!

Govern the Yellow Sand Waters!

Lock the waves, calm the vast sea, suppress the sea and still the raging waves, relieve the flood disasters, store away the flood evil, to bring peace to the four directions!"

The Holy Emperor raised his head to gaze upon the Dragon Lord.

Long whiskers fluttering, the Dragon Lord spoke: "It is what I have long desired, I dare not ask for it."

A thunderclap from a clear sky, blood and qi surged upward.

Those present were either enfeoffed kings or chancellors, either demon kings or martial sages; following the River Governor Qian Bingyi when they came, they had still been packed into the boat, now they stood together on the deck, becoming insignificant, their breath heavy, the high ponytail at the back of their head swaying gently.

This trench, waiting day after day for the Huai Wang to come, with intermittent efforts, these neither-high-nor-low flood control days—finally, are they to end?

"Good!" The Holy Emperor ordered paper and brush brought, immediately issued an edict, flowing and copious: "From————"

The golden-yellow silk reflected the heavenly light, yet no brush had touched it.

Shadow came from the southeast, blocking the sunlight, covering the edict, dimming the golden light.

The Holy Emperor set down the brush, looked up to the sky.

Wind and clouds shifted.

White clouds gathered.