From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 51 I'm Finished (Please Read On!)
"It's done!"

Youming extended a fingertip of its fin, and a mysterious light, like water, rippled outwards, drawing a circle of flowing light patterns.

Amidst the patterns of light, a clear, semi-transparent mirror of light emerged, suspended in the air, like the moon descending to earth.

The mirror surface is constantly rippling with layers of light, making it look like the surface of a river or sea.

The little carp cultivated for more than three months, improving its comprehension every day and practicing day and night. Finally, today it successfully mastered the mysterious light spell in the incomplete "Listening to the Tide Cleansing the Heart" manual.

【Dispel delusions and illuminate your mind】!
This spell shares the same origin as the "Treasured Book of Rivers and Seas," but it is of a higher level in its conception, even integrating the three powers of boundary, mirror, and spirit.

Although it is only in its initial stages of completion, You Ming is already quite looking forward to it.

And at this moment, his figure was reflected in it.

However, the little carp in the mirror was not a carp at all, but rather had a human-like outline, but its lower body was that of a long fish tail.

The little carp wanted to see more clearly, but the light rippled, and he could only barely make out a shadow.

But he knew that this must be his own spirit.

All living beings in the world, even those with human bodies, do not necessarily possess a human-shaped spirit. For example, the spirit of the Daoist Qingfeng at Mingyue Temple is like a bright moon in the sky.

Others have spirits such as yakshas, ​​ghosts, and deities, which are mostly reflections of their inner thoughts and are also related to their spiritual practices.

You Ming was a human in his previous life, and a fish in this life. Unexpectedly, his Yin spirit has turned into a mermaid.

Of course, this is also related to his cultivation of the "Jianghai Chaosheng Baoshu". If he had cultivated a certain sword manual or the method of dragon transformation, his Yin spirit might have taken the form of a sword or a dragon-fish.

However, the strength or weakness of all the spirits in the world has nothing to do with their appearance; it depends mainly on the individual.

You Ming gazed at his reflection in the mirror, which showed the appearance of his Yin Spirit. This was the first step in breaking through to the fourth level of cultivation.

However, many practitioners are unable to perceive their own true nature and thus are unable to allow their Yin spirit to emerge, forever trapped in the realm of Xuan Guang.

……

Days passed peacefully, one after another.

After witnessing the high number of geniuses in the villages under You Ming's jurisdiction, the group of cultivators returned to their sect to discuss countermeasures.

Even if we don't recruit all these geniuses, just taking two or three as disciples would be enough to ensure the prosperity of a small sect for the next few decades.

However, genius isn't something you can just have whenever you want it.

This is the territory of the Divine Path. What does the prosperity of your Immortal Path have to do with me? Anyway, you are not allowed to take the child away before the age of eight. You can send someone to look after him, but you are absolutely not allowed to teach him any cultivation methods before the age of eight, nor can you reveal any information about the sect.

It is said that those sects made many concessions before finally reaching an agreement with the Divine Dao Merchants. The two sides agreed to jointly establish private schools in several villages, with the sects providing funds, resources, and personnel, allowing all school-age children to attend for free and providing a meal at noon.

Although their ultimate goal was to better care for those geniuses, and even though the meals were essentially medicinal cuisine, Shinto had no objection to this.

It's such a good deal to have other people's money raise our children.

However, for Shinto, the opening of this private school was a minor matter; their focus was more on the somewhat exaggerated proportion of geniuses.

And behind all of this is the carp god of Yuanling Mountain.

Many high-ranking officials in Changning County re-examined the value of the little carp and unanimously decided that they might need to form a deeper bond with this carp god in the Heavenly Official Rank.

If one day all sorts of geniuses start appearing in Changning County, I'm afraid all the big sects will have to open branches here.

The little carp, of course, knew nothing of all this; he was still extremely busy with the increasingly prosperous incense offerings.

He wasn't too worried about the power to grant children, because he held the divine authority of the "Fetal Light Seal," which allowed him to continuously receive prayers for childbirth within his jurisdiction and automatically help people conceive. However, since the last "Shangsi Festival," many young men and women had met and fallen for each other while out enjoying the spring scenery at the Niangniang Temple, resulting in an increase in the number of people coming to pray for marriage.

He no longer had the [Tai Guang Qi Yin] to handle these prayers for him; he had to deal with them personally one by one.

Well, I guess I'm someone who experiences both pain and pleasure.

After all, the incense offerings are genuine.

"I come to burn incense today, only hoping to find a lover who will not betray my heart..."

"I am not young and am not yet engaged. I humbly request Your Majesty to grant me a good match."

"Your Majesty, I, Ao Zhu, sincerely pray that I may spend my life with Liu Lang. I know this is against the law and forbidden, unacceptable to the sea and to our clan, but..."

You Ming felt like he was getting dark circles under his eyes. All his wishes had automatically turned into words and appeared in front of him.

He would have Wu Mo review the information of the two first. As long as they were a good match and neither disliked the other, he would help them become a couple.

If a decision truly cannot be made, Wu Mo will submit it to You Ming for judgment.

At this moment, You Ming deeply regretted that he hadn't studied programming in his previous life. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to create something like Tantan, Momo, Soul, or Lanyou and let them match themselves?
"grown ups……"

Suddenly, Wu Mo's voice trembled, and the calligraphy brush in his hand fell to the ground.

Seeing him so out of sorts for the first time, You Ming leaned closer.

On the "Precious Book of Pregnancy and Destiny," golden light suddenly emanated, and a line of prayer appeared on it.

"My daughter Ao Zhu sincerely prays that she may spend her life with Liu Lang..."

Above these words, a white dragon seemed to be flying, conveying a terrifying power.

You Ming was a member of the aquatic race, and this power seemed to be a natural counter to him, causing him to take a step back in fright.

"Holy crap, what the hell is that?!"

The little carp felt its worldview was about to be shattered. This was... a real dragon!
A dragon comes to me seeking marriage, don't you even consider whether my little temple can handle it? I'm just a franchisee of Bixia Yuanjun, not the temple itself. I don't have the divine power to help you fulfill your wish.

Also, why do you want to marry a mortal?
Although we don't understand the rules of the dragon race, it seems unlikely that the dragon race would agree to let a dragon princess marry a mortal.

"Thank goodness, they're just here to make a wish. As long as we pretend we don't see it, this has nothing to do with us."

The little carp breathed a sigh of relief; it had only scared itself.

As long as I don't play matchmaker, I can't interfere whether you date a human or a monkey, let alone a human.

"but……"

"But sir, the Precious Book of Pregnancy records... she is pregnant."

Wu Mo's expression remained tense, and then he whispered a reminder.

"So what if I'm pregnant? It's not like I caused this pregnancy..."

You Ming waved his hand dismissively, but suddenly his face turned deathly pale.

Wait, you mean she's pregnant? You can find her pregnancy record here?
Good heavens! Does that mean she got pregnant on my turf?

But why didn't I see this message before?
(End of this chapter)