Chapter 979: Flourishing

Divination ritual!

Liang Qu's nose was flattened against the transparent barrier. He pressed against the square box, staring at the Octopus King like a specimen, his mouth dry.

The wheel of fortune turns.

Divination, the Octopus King's art of creation—one can only say it was truly used to its fullest.

There wasn't much use in devouring the last bit of the Octopus King, but using the Demon King-level status to create a ritual meant there was no need to spend more effort on divination. After a series of processes, it might even be stronger!

The Imperial Court has the Imperial Observatory, the Ghost Mother Sect has the Star Fate Plate, the Frog Clan has Elder Frog, and the Octopus King could divine and calculate itself. Avoiding bad luck and seeking good fortune seems to have become the standard for the strong, an alternative "strategist" or "military advisor" to decide whether to move or not.

The strong cherish their lives.

There is no reason to be beaten to death in a day without bitter cultivation. If it is a struggle, there is risk. What if a Wolf Smoke kid pulls out a Wu Sheng token? That would be death. Therefore, the higher the realm, the fewer fights. If they can win by numbers, they will never risk a one-on-one. If it is ominous, forget it.

Since the King of Yue enfeoffed Ningjiang Prefecture, he only moved when threatening the Flood Dragon, and even then, he didn't truly make a move.

Of course.

Whether it can succeed and whether the omen is accurate depends on whose "military advisor" is more skilled.

"Little Water, are you representing the Imperial Court today, or yourself?" the Sea Shopkeeper asked.

"Myself."

"Do you want me to repay a favor? Or do you want me to weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to help? If it is the former, I won't use this divination ritual and will agree to you directly. If it is the latter, above small ominous, I will agree; if it is ominous to great ominous, sorry, I will refuse."

"The latter."

Liang Qu jumped off the tentacle and cleared the operating space.

The Sea Shopkeeper's words sounded cold, but in reality, she wanted Liang Qu to judge the urgency of the matter himself so she could decide whether to help or not.

Confirmed, the Sea Shopkeeper tapped lightly with her tentacle, and spiritual light surged from the box. The Octopus King spread out its eight feet.

Ritual.

Wu Sheng, Demon King remains, a "black box" processed through special methods, inputting "conditions" and outputting "results."

Thinking carefully, isn't a ritual just a high-level version of a Divine Ability Token?

No.

It should be said that a Divine Ability Token is a weakened version of a ritual!

"A Perfected Form Jiang Zongshi can also make exquisite Divine Ability Tokens. Doesn't that mean the Great Shun's ritual level will also increase significantly?"

Liang Qu touched the "Universe Bag" at his waist, his thoughts wandering.

The Northern Court and Southern Frontier love to play small tricks, and the Great Shun is doing the same. Living Perfected Forms and Martial Saints cannot be exploded in a short time, but dead ones can be "intercepted"!

*Pfft! *

The "Octopus King" body rotated and spat out a long bamboo slip.

Hexagram: Not overcoming litigation, returning to fate. Peaceful and auspicious, rashness is dangerous. Rigidity is easy to break, soft water flows long; fighting is not as good as not fighting, retreating to guard is the way.

Liang Qu knew the meaning of this hexagram.

Forcibly fighting to win is difficult. If one insists on confrontation, one might suffer the consequences. Although it is not great ominous, it consumes mental energy,

buries hidden dangers, and requires more strategic thinking and finding the right timing.

Small ominous.

Cutting it close!

His heart relaxed.

Different forces have different situations. The Frog King's strength is undoubtedly stronger than the Sea Shopkeeper's, and their shop is not big, refined but not large. It is all selected and cultivated by Elder Frog, and not a single treasure fish is wasted. If they truly face the Flood Dragon's retaliation, they can just huddle together and will not easily lose soldiers or generals, and can even coordinate with the Western Turtle.

Sea Merchants have many routes, and being stolen or robbed will offend customers.

It is normal to have a difference between Great Auspiciousness and Small Ominous.

The Sea Shopkeeper grabbed the slip and touched Liang Qu's head: "Before Little Water reaches Heaven-Man, I will start researching shrinking the trade routes."

"Rest assured, Shopkeeper!"

Frog Clan, Sea Shopkeeper, one inside and one outside, two defensive alliances!

Liang Qu was invigorated.

Snatching the legacy, the Flood Dragon will truly be fish on the chopping block!

"Otter, open!"

A-Wei sucked the blood dry.

Otter held the comb rod and slid down, holding three lively big treasure fish, skillfully gutting them and putting them into the oil pan. The Sea Shopkeeper was enthusiastic. Going on a trip, there was never a shortage of fish.

*Sizzle. *

Hot oil sparked white smoke, and water beasts circled the boat, swallowing internal organs and fish bones.

The little Mirage Dragon held a golden fried fish bone, swinging its tail, *crunch crunch* swallowing.

【Water-Ze Essence +】

【Water-Ze Essence: 158,700】

【Water-Ze Essence +24.5】

【Water-Ze Essence +24.2】

White porcelain plate, green lotus seeds, jade-white hands.

The treasure boat faced the wind. Liang Qu crossed his legs on the boat edge, opened his mouth, and chewed the fresh lotus seeds peeled by Long Eying to clear his mouth.

"Wonderful! Too wonderful! Three bridges transform into three dragons. A-Shui, is this really a method you thought of?" Xu Zishuai's eyes were shining, holding the previously written booklet and rushing out the door.

"If I didn't think of it, who did?" Liang Qu exhaled from his nostrils. "Have you seen it before?"

"No, that's not what I mean. I feel you are 'reversing cause and effect.' Because of some strange encounter, by chance, you turned the three bridges into three dragons and muddled through the cultivation. Only after coming back and seeing Meng Meng Bai Huo did I understand it thoroughly, deducing the process from the result, rather than having an idea first and then practicing to get the result."

"Cough." Liang Qu choked on a lotus seed.

Long Eying laughed and patted his back.

"Ha! I said so! Guessed it right, didn't I!" Xu Zishuai sat to the side and also picked up lotus seeds to eat. "Tell me,

what kind of strange encounter? Is it the Dragon Blood Fruit of the Dragon People?"

The more he looked at the Dragon Court Method, the more exquisite he felt it was, but Liang Qu was not an "output" type of talent. Suddenly changing a cultivation system was very strange.

"If you think it is, then it is." Liang Qu was noncommittal.

"Heh." Xu Zishuai didn't dwell on it and patted the booklet. "A-Shui, our Martial Academy has flourished! I heard from Master that the Imperial Court is already discussing preparing to hang a plaque for our Huaiyin Martial Academy! Starting from Pingyang Prefecture!"

"Pilot?"

"Right, it's a pilot! Good word, fitting!"

Hanging a plaque at the Martial Academy and issuing certificates to students.

Liang Qu's suggestion from last year was not ignored by Yang Dongxiong. Having achieved such a scale, who wouldn't want to go further?

Didn't expect results in less than a year. It was faster than the imagined process. After all, it was a new thing that hadn't been tried, and the benefits didn't look big, so it would be normal to shelve it for two or three years.

"If the Imperial Court's plaque is truly hung, once your 'Dragon Court Method' comes out, Huaiyin Martial Academy will be the number one Martial Academy in the world!

Let alone the children of rich merchants in Pingyang Prefecture and the surrounding areas, I'm afraid the children of the nobility in Southern Zhili will also be sucked over. By then, you will truly be a Jiang Zongshi of a generation! Your name will be on all the enlightenment books, Master A-Shui."

Xu Zishuai was incomparably excited, seeing another round of vitality in Pingyang Prefecture.

The hometown is naturally good. If one can build the hometown to be rich, it is even more wonderful!

Master A-Shui.

What a rotten title.

Liang Qu slandered in his heart.

It was just that seeing Pingyang Prefecture develop bit by bit, he was certainly happy in his heart.

In the past, there were more than ten miles of road between Yixing City and Pingyang Town. Now, each has expanded, and the distance has shrunk to ten miles.

The road was repaved, not bumpy in the slightest.

It had become prosperous; to say nothing of other things, in the past, there wasn't a single shop open at night in Yixing Market, but now, even at midnight, one could still find open eateries. Two hundred meters to the right after leaving the Liang residence, there was one that made lamb barbecue, and he often saw Fan Xing come back from martial arts practice to pack some for Zhang Da Niang's daughter, Chen Xiu.

He picked up a lotus seed and threw it into his mouth.

"Our Pingyang Prefecture is flourishing!"

"Right! Flourishing!" ===== CHAPTER 980 =====