The First Demon of the Chan Sect
Chapter 468 - 11: Soil Blocks the River Channel

Chapter 468: Chapter 11: Soil Blocks the River Channel

The murky sky continued to drizzle, though it no longer poured as furiously as before.

Xuzhou City, ravaged by the flood, had long lost its former liveliness and bustle. Everywhere, there were remnants of broken walls, livestock drowned in the deluge, and the corpses of the Human Clan.

When the envoy from the Jizhou Capital with Di Shun’s holy decree arrived in Xuzhou, Gun was already at the city gates.

After exchanging polite greetings, Gun took the holy decree but showed no particular reaction. After all, even without the holy decree, Gun would have made arrangements for flood control on his own.

The matters that followed grew more complex. After multifaceted investigations, Gun eventually decided to build embankments and dams to block the floodwaters.

While this method was effective and quick to implement, it was merely a temporary fix, not a cure. Once heavy rains struck again and the river levels rose, the situation would probably be even worse than before the flood control.

But the unfortunate Gun did not consider this, or rather, was completely unaware of it. By the time he came to realize this, he no longer had another opportunity to speak up.

As the saying goes, you can’t make bricks without straw. The populous Huaxia Clan, despite their numbers, couldn’t quickly yield results given the sheer length of the rivers.

In desperation, Gun hurriedly left Xuzhou to seek the Divine who had once crossed his path in childhood, hoping for assistance in constructing the embankments.

However, upon his arrival, he found the forest overgrown with weeds; the Daoist temple where he had once practiced was in ruins, showing signs of many years of abandonment.

Left with no choice, Gun knelt in front of the Daoist temple and respectfully performed three bows before standing up to leave.

At that moment, a slightly aged voice echoed through the empty forest: "If you seek a strategy for building embankments, you should make your way to Penglai Island in the East Sea!"

At the same time, a golden rune floated out and shot off in the direction of Penglai Island in the East Sea.

Overjoyed, Gun bowed once more to the forest and hurriedly followed the golden light towards the East Sea.

At the same time, Li Qingming, who was basking in the sun on Penglai Island, felt an inexplicable flutter in his heart.

Surprised, Li Qingming quickly began to calculate with his hands. But as he changed the Seal Techniques, his brows furrowed deeper, until he finally cursed outright: "Damn it, who is plotting against Laozi?"

At this moment, the secrets of heaven were shrouded in fog, obviously disturbed by someone.

Yet, fooling Li Qingming was no easy feat; there were only a handful in the whole Huaxia Land who could do so. Hong Jun was one, Yang Mei another, and Xuanhu just barely had such a status.

However, in Li Qingming’s view, Yang Mei had no reason to do such a thing, and Xuanhu lacked the courage. So, that left only Taoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

The more he thought about it, the more Li Qingming was convinced it was true, he cursed loudly: "Damn it, if you dig a hole, must I jump into it? Don’t push me too far, push me and I’ll drag you down with me!"

Coincidentally, as Li Qingming was cursing up a storm, Hong Jun was eyeing the Creation Jade Disc in front of him, its significantly missing piece causing him to flash chilling glares from his muddy eyes from time to time.

Half a month later, when Gun followed the guidance of the golden rune to the East Sea, he discovered it was not as he had expected. There was no Penglai Island; it was clearly just an empty expanse of sea.

Still not giving up, Gun drifted back and forth over this sea area, but still found nothing.

In Penglai Island, ever since Li Qingming half a month ago felt tricked by Hong Jun, he sat daily in front of the Vitality Hall, staring intently at the situation outside of Penglai Island.

He had reason to believe that not even a Saint could enter Penglai Island’s grand formation, so the trouble was definitely coming from outside the island.

One day, Li Qingming suddenly noticed a member of the Human Clan flying back and forth outside the island, and the trajectory was precisely along the edge of Penglai Island.

After calculating a bit, he realized this fellow was the renowned unlucky flood control agent, also the founder of the Da Xia Dynasty, Dayu’s father, Gun.

"What is he here for?" Li Qingming frowned and muttered softly, "In a former life, I’ve heard that Gun’s approach to controlling floods was by blockage. Such a massive project would take at least a decade, even if the entire clan exerted all its effort... That’s right, Soil! No wonder, I was thinking why Hong Jun would bother plotting against me for no reason. Damn it, even that little thing was taken by you..."

Speaking thus, Li Qingming lightly flicked his sleeve, and Gun, who had been wandering aimlessly outside the island, felt darkness before his eyes. When he came to again, the environment around him had changed dramatically.

Gazing bewildered at the stunning vista before him, Gun was deeply shocked.

"Ahem..." Li Qingming coughed lightly and somewhat speechlessly, then said to Gun, "This place is Penglai Island!"

Coming to his senses, Gun, recognizing the Daoist who seemed somewhat familiar, smiled naively and bowed, saying, "Gun of the Human Clan, greets the Immortal!"

"I know your purpose here!" Li Qingming waved his hand, pulling out a dozen or so grains of Soil from his chest and tossed them to Gun, "This is called Nine Heavens Breath Soil. Mix a single grain into regular soil and throw it onto the banks of the river, and you can construct a mighty embankment spanning ten thousand li. Take them with you!"

"This..." Staring at the dozen or so sparse granules in his hand, Gun accepted them half-believingly.

Suddenly, he felt a great weight in his hand; even with his strength, which could lift a thousand jin, he had to exert almost half of his effort in order to hold these few grains of Soil.

At this moment, he finally believed that the words of the Daoist before him were true and hastily knelt to the ground and said: "Thank you for the gift, Senior!"

Li Qingming nodded and with another wave of his hand, Gun disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the empty Penglai Island, Li Qingming stroked his smooth chin, thinking to himself, "Well done, Taoist Ancestor Hong Jun. You can’t let me bleed in vain! No, I must have a word with you about this!"

With that thought, he slashed through space with one hand and went Breaking the Sky.

Turning to the Human Clan, when Gun reopened his eyes and looked around, he found himself on the Xuzhou Yellow River Waterfront.

Seeing the Yellow River Water about to spill over the riverbanks, Gun did not dare to delay. He quickly found a solid clump of earth and stuffed a grain of Nine Heavens Breath Soil into it. Then, he tossed it to both sides of the riverbanks along with the flow.

"Boom boom boom!"

The soil mixed with bustling grains started to expand crazily as soon as it hit the ground. The small clump of earth, initially the size of a fist, suddenly grew as large as a mountain and continued to spread out to both sides.

The mountains rumbled, and all the newly formed peaks moved swiftly, taking root on top of the riverbanks.

No one knows how much time had passed, but when the continuous range of mountains completely blocked the river channel, all one could hear was the sound of the Yellow River Water, the crashing waves hitting the banks.

The dike forced the Yellow River Water back into its place, and by damming the river, provided a source of irrigation for the crops. All of the Huaxia people cheered and jumped for joy, bowing and worshiping Gun.

Gun, unconcerned, waved his hand dismissively and quickly moved to the other major Inland rivers, using the same method to dam the waters of the long rivers.

All of the Human Clan were grateful for Gun’s service in water control, and they all erected a longevity ranking for him, worshiping day and night.

Unfortunately, the ignorant Huaxia Clan did not realize that Gun’s method could only solve the problem temporarily. Over time, floods would surely erupt again, and perhaps even larger than now.

At the bottom of the Yellow River, first sealed by Gun, there was a bright cave.

This underwater cave was built tightly along the riverbed, made entirely of giant pieces of Jade, forming the main framework of the cave. The exquisite door was made of glittering gold, and on each side of the gate stood two stone-carved giant dragons coiling around pillars.

In front of the gate was a narrow path, completely paved with crystal. Pearls strung around the giant dragon sculptures, each as large as a dragon’s eye, emitting a faint light. From a distance, the scene exuded a luxurious, jewel-like vibe.

At this moment inside the cave, Teng Snake, who had escaped from the Demon Suppression Tower, was watching the Water attribute monsters lined up on both sides of the cave intently.

Perhaps feeling uneasy under Teng Snake’s gaze, a short-bodied, all-smiles fat man trembling with fat, walked out and said, "My lord, Gun has somehow gotten hold of Nine Heavens Breath Soil and has blocked all the previously flood-destroyed river channels. Since the rivers can’t break through their banks, we are powerless!"

"So, you just dumbly stay in this cave, drinking fine wine and savoring delicious delicacies?" Teng Snake mocked mercilessly: "You damn group of wine bags and rice sacks! You have lived in vain for a hundred million years! Even if Gun can bring over mountains, can’t you find a way to breach the dikes and let in the water?"

The fat man’s face showed displeasure, and his voice grew cold: "If we are useless, then what are you? You came out of nowhere, wanting us Water Clan monsters to take orders from you, what right do you have to say this? I’m sick of you already!"

The rest of the old Water Clan demons changed their expressions, looking at Teng Snake’s increasingly dark face, they wisely shut their mouths.

"Ha ha ha, very well! What am I indeed!" Teng Snake laughed angrily, his eyes suddenly turned icy cold, and with one hand, he drew two extremely clear arcs in the sea water.

"Roar!"

Right in the center of the arc, thousands of Water Dragons sprang up, baring their fangs and claws, their beards flying wildly, and with a Dragon Roar that shook the heavens, they pounced directly on the fat monster.

"Humph, you dare to play water games with Crab Claw? You’re seeking death!" Crab Claw sneered, and his entire body instantly inflated. Soon he turned into an enormous crab, entirely red as if cooked.

The two large pincers in front of him waved snap, snap, going straight for one of the Water Dragons that flew towards him.

"Crack!"

A sharp, crisp sound left everyone shocked.

The Water Dragon was unscathed, but Crab Claw’s two large pincers were directly shattered by the Water Dragon, with no chance of reattachment. Then the countless Water Dragons that followed swarmed over.

In an instant, the seawater boiled violently, the cave trembled intensely, and it seemed as if the terrible momentum could collapse the cave.

A joke, of course. After all, this cave was originally the palace of the River Suppressing Dragon King; how could it collapse so easily?

After a long time, when the giant dragon no longer roared, and calmness gradually returned inside the cave.

We saw that in the hall, the thousands of Water Dragons that had been raging were now completely gone.

The enormous, overbearing Crab Claw was covered with wounds and did not move at all, except for a large mouth that opened and closed, muttering to itself:

"How is it possible, how can you be so strong, how can it be..."

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