Zhang Tao was sleeping and heard the sound of knocking on the door.
He stood up and opened the door. The Taoist's pupils suddenly contracted. He saw a woman lying on the ground outside. She was covered in mud and there were traces of blood on the ground. She said with tears in her eyes: "Please, save my daughter..."
He shuddered and woke up completely. He quickly helped the woman in.
Then he walked out quickly.
He found that there were almost no people in the whole village.
He felt more and more that something was wrong and ran quickly towards the Huai River.
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The sacrifice has begun, which is extremely dignified and grand.
People with their faces covered with cloth bags stood on the shore holding torches, illuminating the night. Bamboo rafts sent the sacrifices to the center of the Huai River. Wei Yuan sat cross-legged on the bamboo raft calmly and went along the turbulent water. There were wine and five animals for the sacrifice in the back, and local slang was chanted loudly.
The general meaning is that the great and turbulent Huai River water god accepted the sacrifices of the believers, restrained his anger, protected the weather, and praised the deeds of the ancient gods in Shenzhou. In the mist of water vapor and incense, he waited for some kind of living sacrifice to slowly appear.
The waves surged.
The believers by the water knelt down.
When Zhang Tao and other disciples of the Tianshi Mansion rushed over, they felt that breath and their faces changed instantly.
It was the gods and earth gods...
The vast water flow was separated, and ordinary mortals could only vaguely see the turbulent water vapor and sense that powerful breath. The water god from the Huai River appeared arrogantly. He was always waiting for the opponent who hurt his servant, but he did not appear.
So he needed to use thunderous means to make up for his own majesty.
So as not to be looked down upon by other water creatures.
Even at this moment, there are many opponents lurking in the Huai River, many monsters coveting his territory. If he fails to show enough strength, he may face their joint attack.
Besides, he also needs to recruit new servants.
They just said they wanted boys and girls, why did it turn out to be a young man?
He was dissatisfied, staring at the village with cold eyes, resisting the desire to swallow all these people, intending to swallow this sacrifice first, but suddenly something was wrong, the torrent that should have swept the sacrifice to the bottom of the water suddenly calmed down.
He lowered his head in astonishment and met a pair of calm pupils.
For some reason, his heart suddenly felt cold.
Wei Yuan sat cross-legged on the bamboo raft, his movements were calm and peaceful, and the surging waves subsided. He surrounded the young man like the most obedient minister. The people on the river bank noticed something strange and looked up to see that all the waves had calmed down.
The moon was above, reflected in the water.
The strong oppressive aura suddenly decreased.
Zhang Tao stared at the man he had only briefly communicated with, and felt the concentration of spiritual energy around him begin to rise.
The existence hidden in the water held back the shock in his heart, because of the other spirits around him, he was tense and said slowly: "Who are you? How dare you come to my dojo..."
Wei Yuan said: "This is not your dojo."
The so-called water god's face changed slightly, thinking of a possibility, and said:
"Are you the spirit that occupied the Huai River in the past? Or the god of mountains and rivers that was sealed in the past? But now it is different from the past. This place is already my place. The Huai River veins are mine. I have the power of the Huai River. How can you be my opponent?!"
Wei Yuan replied: "Not a god."
He looked at the water flow and said: "The Huai River once belonged to Yinglong from Kunlun. It was once occupied by various beliefs. For thousands of years, countless spirits relied on the power of this river, but in fact it was not supposed to be the source of power. Instead, the Huai River was subservient to a certain guy."
"So strictly speaking, he is not a god, but a monarch, not the water god of the Huai River, but the monarch of the Huai Wo. The Huai River is his minister."
Huai River as a minister? !
The so-called water god hidden behind the water suddenly thought of the oldest myth.
His expression changed slightly, and he pretended to be shocked and angry. He raised his hand suddenly, causing the Huai River to surge and shake violently, and suddenly raised huge waves, as if turning the entire Huai River over and smashing it down. At the same time, Zhang Tao finally saw the real body of the water god behind the water.
He looked like a dragon king, with a dragon head and a human body, wearing luxurious imperial clothes.
At this moment, he raised his head and roared, and the surrounding water systems were entangled and surging, vast and majestic, showing the characteristics of the river god and water god lineage to the fullest, which made people fearful. Wei Yuan's eyebrows appeared with the mark left by Wuzhiqi. He took a breath and reached out to press on the bamboo raft.
Then the waves subsided.
However,
He wanted to see the upper limit of the authority that Wuzhiqi had briefly given him.
He thought of Wuzhiqi's loud laughter in his dream.
Then the talisman on his forehead became clearer, and his pupils turned into pure gold because of the divine power.
The water vapor disguise on his face dissipated, turning into an ancient mask.
He closed his eyes——
The Lord of Huai Wo still exists in the world.
In an instant!
The Huai River system is vast and majestic, with a watershed area of more than 1,000 square kilometers, including 58 tributaries, 4 first-level tributaries with a drainage area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, 16 tributaries with a drainage area of more than 2,000 square kilometers, and 21 tributaries with a drainage area of more than 1,000 square kilometers.
The entire Huai River system stopped flowing at this moment.
This was not done by force, but by divine power to force it to stop.
Including ships, flowing fish, and large hydropower facilities that modern humans rely on water to operate, all stopped for a moment, and the creatures became stiff. When those huge creations stopped operating, Wei Yuan only supported for a moment, and he had the urge to vomit blood, or in other words, blood had already flowed from the corners of his mouth under his mask, but it was enough.
After a moment, the water system began to flow again.
However, in the entire water cycle system, this sudden stop has caused a huge impact. The Huai River, which is thousands of kilometers long, rioted, and the sound it made was like thunder, but it was under the control of theocracy, and it did not cause the situation of flooding the world in ancient times, but because of this, it became more magnificent.
In an instant, more than 180 cities along the Huai River noticed the difference.
The Huai River turned into spring thunder.
It stretches for two thousand miles!
At the place where this impact broke out, Zhang Tao and others were at a loss as they saw majestic water columns bursting out of the water surface, and saw water columns rising into the sky. The violently surging Huai River and the bamboo raft that was calm to the extreme formed a very tense scene.
They saw the so-called young tourist who had his back to them look up.
The majestic water god staggered a few steps, his face seemed to freeze. When he saw that he had directly lost control of the Huai River, he opened his mouth and actually knelt directly on the water surface, his body trembling and unable to speak.
The young man said calmly:
"Come out."
Then the sound of breaking through the water was clear and continuous.
One by one, the monsters that were causing trouble in the nearby Huai River system emerged on the water surface and then knelt on the water surface. They wore clothes imitating the water gods in ancient legends, and knocked their foreheads on the water surface. They looked either majestic or charming, and exuded an aura similar to that of the river gods and earth gods.
It was magnificent and frightening.
Zhang Tao was so shocked that he could not speak. The water god Jiang Shen could subdue the spirits in the water. He called himself a god because of the water in the river. But all the so-called water gods in front of him were submissive. It looked like he only needed to nod slightly, and then these water gods with profound Taoism and powerful strength would surrender instantly.
Isn't this the God's Court in the Water?
Then he saw the young man lower his head.
Wei Yuan lowered his eyes and said silently: "What should we do?"
He listened to the words in his ear and nodded in understanding.
Raise your hand.
The Huai River rose and turned into sharp blades, sweeping across the river fiercely. The spirits and water gods kneeling on the river surface froze, and were immediately chopped off. They turned into their original bodies, then sank into the water and were washed away by the current.
The bloody smell was so strong that it made people's scalps numb.
But Wei Yuan could hear Wuzhiqi laughing loudly.
The water was pure at this time!
Previously, the Huai River was full of smoke and miasma.
Wei Yuan sighed, and suddenly saw a green ripple in the river. He was a little surprised, raised his hand and the water caught it. It turned out to be a jade dragon in the style of the Warring States Period. It looked the same as the so-called Jiang Shen Shuijun before. There was a hint of blood on it, but it had lost its spirituality.
He thought about it, put away the jade dragon, turned around and walked forward step by step on the water waves, wearing a simple mask, with golden eyes and indifferent eyes. Water vapor flowed around him. In a trance, it seemed like a wide robe, the appearance of the ancient water god.
The villagers were all terrified.
Wei Yuan ignored them, but looked at Zhang Tao and others, calming his tone, and said: "The matter here is a human matter, you can handle it yourself."
Zhang Tao took a breath, bowed, and said: "Thank you, God."
The voice paused, and then said: "I don't know the name of the God, we should offer sacrifices to repay you."
Wei Yuan said: "No need, I am just cleaning up the dirt at home for an old friend."
Seeing that the villagers next to them were offering sacrifices to the evil god before, there happened to be many jars of strong wine, and a stream of water wrapped up the jars. He nodded slightly and reappeared on the bamboo raft. There was a surge of water, dividing the road ahead. Since he came to the Huai River, he should naturally go to see Wuzhiqi's body.
Wei Yuan disappeared quickly.
Zhang Tao came back to his senses after a long time, looked at the water surface, and was speechless for a while.
On the surface of the river, the water god who was originally receiving the living sacrifice turned into a sacrifice.