From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 351 Another bootlicker appears.

"Boom."

You Ming was driving the Moonscale Chariot at breakneck speed, but just as he crossed the Sizhou territory and arrived in the Qingzhou area, the sky darkened, thunder rumbled faintly, and torrential rain poured down.

The Cangyuan River flows through several prefectures, but Qingzhou has the most tributaries and is also the location of its estuary, making its waters extremely wide.

The water palace of the [Cangyuan River God] also lies within the territory of Qingzhou.

You Ming looked up and saw that the sky was gloomy, with dark clouds like mountains, the thick clouds almost touching the ground, which looked extremely terrifying.

The mighty Cangyuan River now seems to have transformed into a roaring behemoth.

The water was murky, with wave crests rising one after another, carrying broken logs, rubble, and broken bridges, which rolled and collided in the surging waves, producing a deafening roar.

Each time a wave crashes against the banks, a curtain of water several meters high rises into the air, carrying a fine mist that sweeps across the nearby villages and towns.

Standing on high ground, one can clearly see the countless tributaries of the Cangyuan River, stretching out in all directions like blood vessels.

These tributaries, too, have now been swept away by the flood, transformed into roaring, raging silver dragons that rampage and engulf the fertile fields and houses along the banks.

The rain poured down from the sky, so dense that even breathing felt heavy.

You Ming had heard before that the floods in the Cangyuan River area were serious, but he did not expect it to have reached such a critical moment.

At the source of all this, deep within the heart of the Cangyuan River, a frenzied and painful aura was surging.

That was the power of the River Goddess; her every move affected the wind, rain, clouds, and waters of the entire river region.

"Honestly, even if it's a difficult birth, why not go to the depths of the East China Sea to give birth? Why insist on leaving it in this river? Isn't this just creating unnecessary bloodshed?"

A somewhat disrespectful thought vaguely arose in You Ming's mind.

But he did feel that this matter had gone a bit too far.

Does a third-rank deity really think he can escape the constraints of divine laws?
However, he only let the thought cross his mind for a moment before quickly suppressing it.

Perhaps there are reasons behind this. He is merely an eighth-rank minor god, an ordinary cultivator who is not even an immortal. His status is lowly, so he has no say in this matter.

You Ming shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.

As soon as he spurred the chariot, a beam of moonlight streaked across the void, and the surrounding wind and rain could no longer get close. In the blink of an eye, he arrived on the river surface.

This place is close to the estuary and is almost the widest part of the entire Cangyuan River, with the two banks hundreds of miles apart.

The water surface was vast, the water mist surged, and the sound of the tide was like the stampede of ten thousand troops, making one's heart tremble, as if it were a boundless ocean.

The Moonlit Chariot slowly sank to the bottom of the river, the surrounding waters murky and almost impossible to see.

However, after descending several tens of meters, it was as if they had passed through an invisible barrier, and the originally murky water suddenly became clear.

If it weren't for the occasional bubbling of water, one would never guess that there was water here.

The raging storms outside are completely imperceptible here, as if they were two completely different worlds.

However, You Ming could now perceive that suffocating power even more clearly.

Irritable, insane, in pain, but also repressed.

It was precisely because of this force that Youming did not see any aquatic life in this area; it seemed that all the fish had been frightened away.

Following the direction from which the aura emanated, You Ming steered his chariot slowly forward.

Although this was a body of water, there was a force that restricted flight, forcing You Ming to guide the chariot slowly along the path at the bottom of the river. This was the suppression of the River God's magical power.

Otherwise, it would be too blasphemous for someone to be able to reach the River God's Water Palace from the water's surface so easily.

You Ming suppressed his temper, drove the chariot forward for a hundred miles.

Finally, a massive water palace came into view.

It was a magnificent and resplendent divine realm in the water, just as the Yin City Dharma Realm of Yuanling County shone brightly in the underworld. This divine realm was equally magnificent.

However, Youming's Dharma Realm resides in the Underworld, where everything is as illusory as a dream.

This divine realm truly exists in the mortal world.

All that could be seen were towering coral palace pillars, resembling giant trees reaching the sky, inlaid with glowing shells and luminous pearls, their light shimmering in the water.

The palace steps, built of white jade, are as wide as mountains, with armored shrimp soldiers and crab generals standing on both sides, their eyes cold and their aura menacing.

The dome is made of giant silk embroidery, embroidered with a flowing scroll of tides, storms and schools of fish, with water flowing through the scene as if the water itself were alive.

You Ming had seen the architecture of the celestial realm before, but at this moment he felt that the majesty here was almost the same as that of the celestial palaces, and even more so in terms of spiritual charm and details, showing the complexity and magnificence of the aquatic tribe.

Seeing this scene, he felt like a country bumpkin who had entered the city.

You Ming got off the chariot and walked on the road covered with seashells and golden sand.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals guarding this water palace all turned their heads and stared at this unfamiliar visitor with scrutinizing eyes.

Although most of these aquatic creatures are at the Profound Light level, their commanders and leaders are basically at the Dharma Aspect level, and some of the larger aquatic creatures probably have the strength of the Tribulation Realm or even higher.

You Ming felt a chill run down his spine. A third-rank River God must be at the level of an immortal, and even his troops are the elite of the elite.

"Who is coming?"

Before You Mingxing reached the Water Palace, a lobster-like aquatic creature, over ten feet tall and clad in crimson armor, brandished its long spear and shouted loudly.

"I am the God of Procreation of Mountains and Rivers, an eighth-rank official in the Heavenly Realm's Department of Fertility. I have come to pay my respects upon hearing that the Goddess of the River has given birth to a child."

You Ming respectfully presented his visiting card.

Although he had previously asked Wu Mo to send a document to the Jiang Shen Shui Fu government office, it was just a routine matter, a formality, and he guessed that they didn't take it seriously at all.

"Hmm? Another one."

"You gods who are in charge of granting children are really good at scheming and making a fortune. As soon as you heard that the goddess was about to give birth, you all came to show off."

The shrimp soldier spoke without any politeness and was not intimidated by You Mingtian's title of "Fertility Division".

He himself was a commander-in-chief, ranking seventh grade, a rank higher than You Ming's. Moreover, the Cangyuanjiang lineage held a special position, and even many departments in the Heavenly Realm had to give them some face.

"Alright, Xie Wu, you take this... Heavenly Official of the Fertility Department to pay respects to the Empress."

However, after checking the documents, he let him pass directly and even had a crab-like creature lead the way for You Ming.

Although he didn't think You Ming could solve the Empress's problem, he didn't shut him out either.

"Yes."

A burly blue crab-like aquatic creature behind him responded, hoisted his spear onto his shoulder, and led You Ming into the water palace.

(End of this chapter)