From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 224 Underground Crevice
"River God".

“Look here.”

You Ming reached out and gently tapped a spot on the River God's geomantic map.

“I had surveyed the terrain beforehand. This area has a fault line between the earth's veins, with loose topsoil and deep mud.”

“If the river flows through here, it will be prone to sinking and collapse.”

"The best way is to go around here. At this location, there is a natural remnant of an underground channel. If we excavate along its course, we can save labor and speed up the water diversion process."

"If it is absolutely necessary to forcibly dig a canal in the original location, a triple slope protection should be installed, supplemented by anchor piles. However, the anchor piles are easily corroded by flowing water and need to be inspected and replaced frequently."

The spot where You Ming pointed was the most problematic part of the entire river.

The River God, who had been smiling, gradually lost his smile upon hearing You Ming's words.

"Are you kidding me?"

The River God wasn't angry, but he felt that You Ming's actions were somewhat arrogant.

"River God, I recently went around exploring, looking for places to build temples, and I happened to be here. I can't guarantee anything about other places, but I can give you my full assurance about this place."

"If the River God doesn't believe it, let's come here and investigate."

You Ming's confident vows only made the River God more perplexed.

"Hehe, I really don't believe it."

The River God was also quite determined. He didn't just make a decision on a whim; he sent people to conduct repeated surveys before he could build this new river. He couldn't possibly have a bunch of good-for-nothings under his command.

This place was not far from the two of them, and it only took them a short while to arrive.

Standing on high ground, the land here is flat and far from the mountains. Perhaps because all kinds of evil spirits have been driven away, the land here is full of unprecedented vitality. The ground is covered with a layer of lush grass, which looks quite pleasing.

"Prawns and crabs!"

The River God gave a soft shout, and two figures appeared behind him.

As soon as he finished speaking, two streams of water shot out from beside the altar.

A creature with a slender, spear-like body, a bluish-green shell, hooked claws, and a body covered in water armor, was none other than the Blue Shrimp General.

A short, stocky man, entirely red, with eight legs like axes, exhaling smoke from his mouth, was the leader of the Red Crabs.

He was one of the four generals under the command of the River God.

“You keep digging down this patch of soil, and stop when I tell you to stop!”

The River God was giving orders to the two of them. Because he was a cultivator of the demon beast path, at his current level, he could not separate his divine sense from his body like a cultivator at the [Yin God] level. Therefore, he could not detect the situation under the mud.

However, he had already ordered many aquatic creatures to carefully explore every part of the river, so there shouldn't be any mistakes.

Both responded in unison, and with a flick of their claws, hundreds of fierce aquatic soldiers appeared in formation behind them.

There were blue-scaled fish demons, eel demons with human heads and eel bodies, snail soldiers carrying clam shields on their shoulders, and so on, each holding a water shovel and mud pick, with a faint divine light emanating from them.

"Excavation!"

With a shout from the prawn, all the aquatic creatures rushed onto the ground, digging with their fins and sweeping mud with their tails. More than a hundred figures surged like a tide, their movements synchronized and swift.

On the other side, the red crab swung its eight legs, as if pushing mountains and breaking through peaks. Each strike shook the thick mud open by about a foot, sending mud waves flying and pebbles flying everywhere.

There are also aquatic spells that use water to wash away the mud.

In an instant, the valley boiled, the muddy water churned, and the sound shook the surrounding area.

The aquatic creatures worked in perfect harmony, digging downwards without stopping. Before long, a pit several meters deep was dug out of the ground.

But everything in the pit was normal, just ordinary soil and rocks, nothing different. The River God finally smiled.

It wasn't that he couldn't accept defeat; it was simply that the river route had been revised many times by their Water Affairs Bureau before the final decision was made.

Although I, Old Turtle, am not as powerful as you, I am no less capable than others in my field of expertise.

The River God glanced at You Ming, raised his hand, and was about to order everyone to stop digging.

"River God, why don't you dig a little longer?"

He Bo couldn't project his divine sense into his body, but You Ming could. You Ming's divine sense had already detected that there was indeed a crisscrossing stone underground.

To be precise, it was originally a whole mountain buried underground, but for some reason, the mountain broke into two pieces.

Once the river channel is completed, this area will become a potential hazard.

At least a large amount of water could continue to sink along that crack, causing the earth's veins to collapse.

The River God did not speak, but continued to lower his hand.

The shrimp, red crabs and other aquatic creatures continued digging, finally reaching a depth of about four zhang (approximately 10 meters) underground. Suddenly, they discovered that the soil below had become moist and slippery. Further down, a stuffy, damp smell wafted out, and the color changed from yellow to gray.

The soil layer gradually became unstable, and when the pick was driven into the ground, it was as if it was hitting mortar, bringing out waves of collapsing mud.

"Commander!" a fish demon suddenly shouted, "The soil here is unstable, the soil is loose, and it seems like there's a hollow space underneath!"

The red crab's expression changed, and it stepped forward personally, tapping the hole a few times with its pincers, and sure enough, it heard a hollow sound.

After digging a few more shovelfuls, the ground suddenly sank underfoot, a large area of ​​soil collapsed, and a deep and long crack appeared!
The crack was like a dry ravine running across the ground, several feet deep, as if it had been cleaved out by a knife.

The rock strata are exposed with signs of erosion at the edges, indicating significant stratigraphic displacement.

Mud slid down on both sides of the crack, and if water were to flow in, it could cause a local collapse.

"This……"

River God's expression changed. Was there really something wrong with this place?

The collapse of the earth's veins and the diversion of rivers can, if not handled carefully, cause fertile fields to be destroyed and even lead to the death of people and livestock.

If that's the case, then the River God who oversaw the construction of this river will surely be punished for it.

The other two generals standing beside the River God, Black Snake and White Carp, had rather pale faces.

Since they were the ones who had previously conducted the survey of the earth's veins, and now that something had gone wrong, the River God would not let them off the hook.

After a while, He Bo Chong You Ming cupped his hands in greeting.

"Young man Youming, I'm sorry you had to laugh at this old fellow."

"But this time, I owe you a favor."

The River God was somewhat depressed.

"River God, you're being too polite."

"We both come from Changning County and have participated in the Zhenshan Autumn Hunt together. Now we are destined to work together on the Breaking Mountain and Destroying the Temple. We should help each other."

"As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. Besides, I only benefited from the advantage of divine sense. You are all experts in cultivating bloodline, and you naturally far surpass me in terms of supernatural powers and physical strength."

You Ming, however, remained neither humble nor arrogant.

Moreover, the underground environment is complex and filled with various strange energies, making it difficult to detect even with divine sense. He was actually using a cheat code; without the help of the [Divine View], You Ming would never have been able to detect the tricks down there.

(End of this chapter)