From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 481 The New River God of Fengshui
Although You Ming felt that Chen Xiujie's behavior was a bit excessive.

Overall, they achieved their expectations. At least those two celestial cultivators were shaken by the experience and developed a psychological aversion to challenging each other in combat.

The two only stayed in Yuanling County for half a day before leaving.

You Ming was naturally delighted with this.

You know, those two are really strange. Why do they have to make things difficult for themselves when they could be living a perfectly good life?

Cultivation is for achieving longevity, for achieving inner peace, and for seeing higher and deeper landscapes.

Instead of encouraging people to be aggressive and violent.

All supernatural powers and spells are merely byproducts of cultivation. If one puts the cart before the horse, the deeper one's cultivation goes, the further one strays from the right path.

You Ming stood on the banks of the Feng River, which flowed swiftly.

It was winter, and the river was frozen solid. Residents on both banks could walk directly to the other side at this time, saving them the trouble of taking a boat.

"Kakakaka."

But in a deserted stretch of river, a boy with a round head, shirtless and barefoot, had most of his body submerged in the river.

He radiated an astonishing heat, causing the surrounding ice to melt instantly, and even the murky water near him became slightly warm.

This boy was none other than Chen Xiujie, whose magical powers had been sealed.

However, he wasn't annoyed at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy with what he was doing.

He held an ordinary shovel in his hand, and without any apparent effort, he used both hands like turning a wheel to continuously scoop up the silt from both sides and the bottom of the river, and then threw it onto both banks.

The cultivation methods of the Great Wilderness Furnace Sect also contain elements of physical cultivation.

Chen Xiujie was also physically very strong, and he could do this job faster than many people could do with supernatural powers and magic.

The soil churned like waves, the mud and sand surged, and with each dig, his muscles were like a bursting bowstring. With each swing, the ice on the distant river trembled slightly.

His steps were steady yet incredibly light, and he didn't sink into the mud at all, even when he stepped on it.

Before long, the riverbed, which had been silted up for some time, became much deeper, and there should be no flooding when the water rises next year.

"In a few days, I will be attending a banquet at the King of Zhenshan."

"After the banquet, we will go to Bibo Lake to discuss the island's development plan."

As You Ming watched Chen Xiujie dig the riverbed, he was also planning out some work to be done in the future.

In particular, regarding the island planning of Bibo Lake, Hebo promised him that if he could obtain the position of the Water Lord of Bibo Lake, those islands in the center of the lake would be allocated to Yuanling County.

Bibo Lake itself is located at the intersection of the three prefectures of Qing, Bing and Si.

Once the island in the middle of the lake becomes part of Yuanling County, Yuanling County can use it as a gateway, then use Bibo Lake as a transit point and the Feng River as a passage to truly allow Yuanling County to reach out to the outside world.

The outside world is completely blocked by the local deities.

You Ming no longer wanted to take up a higher-level post. He only wanted to expand Yuanling County and, once the population reached a certain size, use the influence of the talents he had cultivated in the human world over the years to persuade the imperial court to promote Yuanling County to a prefecture.

However, he still needs to discuss the specific rules with the Water Lord of Lake Bibo.

"Speaking of the Water God, the River God should have already taken office. Right now, he is probably overwhelmed with a lot of things to do and is in a state of great distress."

"I just don't know who took over Fengshui."

You Ming suddenly remembered something, and he looked closely at the Feng River.

The Fengshui River is dimly lit, indicating that at this stage, no deity is in charge of this river.

"His four generals, the white carp, the black snake, the green shrimp, and the red crab, are not qualified enough to succeed him as the River God. It is highly likely that someone will be parachuted in from outside."

You Ming pondered this in his mind. He had actually sent a letter to Ao Jun, the God of Cangyuan River, hoping that the successor to the position of River God of Fengshui would be a person who was steady in his work, could understand the big picture, and had a broad perspective.

As for what he understands about the big picture and what he knows about the overall situation, that is naturally his understanding of the big picture and his sense of the big picture.

As countless thoughts raced through You Ming's mind, he slowly raised his head.

The clouds and mist on the horizon surged and rolled in layers, like ten thousand horses galloping.

As the red light first appeared in the clouds, a long, narrow figure could be vaguely seen moving about.

The figure moved without making a sound, and with the sky overcast and deserted, no one on earth noticed this strange scene.

Meanwhile, in front of the Fengshui River God Temple in the distance, some temple priests who had received the news early on set up an altar.

Three wisps of blue smoke shot straight into the sky, vaguely resembling the shape of a dragon.

The moment the shadow appeared in the sky, the drummers began to beat their instruments, the drums resounding, the bells chiming long and drawn out, and the sounds of music and drumming never ceased.

The original statue of the River God of Fengshui has long been moved, and now the statue's original location is covered by a huge red cloth.

"The auspicious time has arrived, please invite the River God to take office."

The head temple keeper chanted a prayer, then stretched out his finger and gently wiped the bottom of the red cloth, which instantly burst into flames.

A brand new statue suddenly appeared before everyone.

The statue is half-human and half-dragon, over ten feet tall, and is made entirely of straw and clay.

Its upper body is human, clad in a wide robe and armor, with dragon scales extending from its neck to its shoulders and arms. Its lower body is transformed into a dragon tail, exuding an aura of majesty.

Especially the two glass beads embedded in its eyes, reflecting the shimmering lake light and shadows, appearing both real and illusory, as if they possessed a life of their own.

"It was... him?"

When You Ming saw the statue, he was stunned.

He was somewhat unsure whether this was Cang Yuanjiang's twisted sense of humor.

Just as he made that thought, the dragon's shadow descended from the clouds.

He then transformed into a young man wearing a red robe on the Feng River.

His eyebrows were like the crescent moon, his eyes like starry pools, and his demeanor exuded an aura of divine authority.

The crown prince of the South China Sea True Dragon Clan, one of the twelve immortal disciples, Ao Yunhai of the South China Sea!

The moment he appeared, the entire Fengshui River system resonated. The river trembled from its source to its end, and the water flowed like veins.

Azure spiritual energy rose from the riverbed, intertwining with Ao Yunhai's aura.

"Ao Yunhai greets Fellow Daoist You Ming."

Ao Yunhai looked at You Ming and performed a slight bow, a gesture of respect between immortal sects.

Although he served as the River God of Fengshui and Youming as the Director of Childbirth, deep down, he still considered himself a cultivator, not a god.

Every true dragon, because of the divine covenant made back then, must serve in the divine realm.

He had a position before, but it was just a sinecure.

But a few days ago, his great-aunt, who hadn't been in contact with him for a long time in the East Sea, inexplicably found him and insisted that he take on the role of the River God of Fengshui. She also told him that if there was anything he didn't understand, he should listen to You Ming's advice.

He originally intended to refuse, but this aunt was powerful and had a bright future. His South China Sea was in turmoil, and he hoped to get her help, so he had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)