I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 689: Yangtze River God
Zhang Chen masters the eleventh level of Sun True Fire. He doesn’t dare to say that he can help others succeed, but if he wants to ruin other people’s things, it is no problem.

It is a good idea to let Huang Tiandao and Xiantian Water God fight each other. It can divert the Xiantian Water God's attention and prevent this guy from tracing back to him.

You know, Zhang Chen's mother was from the Shen family, and the Shen family's blood also flows in his body.

Zhang Chen sat quietly in the mountains refining the elixir, and just watched the actions of the people below the mountain silently.

Outside the city, Zhou Qiucheng was fighting a fierce battle with the Xiantian Water God, while inside the city, preparations were being made for the ceremony of enthroning the gods.

About three hours later, suddenly a bright blue light shot up into the sky from Jinling City, and a strange wave spread between heaven and earth.

"Natural God!" Zhang Chen has now cultivated his primordial spirit and understood the operation of the laws of heaven and earth. He was able to detect the changes in the laws of heaven and earth at the first opportunity.

"In compliance with the order of the Great and Good Teacher, I now decree that Gu Mingyue be the water god of the Yangtze River. You should respect her!"

A sound came from the darkness, spreading faintly between heaven and earth, and the next moment, infinite divine light was seen converging towards Jinling City.

"You thief, how dare you steal my authority as the God of Water? I will fight you to the death!" The innate God of Water outside Jinling City suddenly became angry.

The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are the two major water veins in the south and north of the human race's Shenzhou land. The Yellow River runs across the north, and the Yangtze River runs across the south, and they control the authority of the water veins of the Shenzhou land. Once the other party confers the authority of the Yangtze River God of the Shenzhou land, his own authority will be greatly weakened.

"Huang Tiandao actually plays such a big game that he has the ability to confer the title of the Yangtze River God?" Zhang Chen was shocked that the other party actually had the ability to confer the title of the Yangtze River God. It should be noted that conferring the title of a natural god is not such a simple matter, and it requires huge faith as support.

The Yangtze River runs across thousands of miles of southern land. To be frank, Zhang Chen's plan to rely on the faith of Jinling City to enthrone a Yangtze River god is far from enough.

“I’m afraid that the entire Huang Tiandao’s wealth will be emptied, and all the faith spread along the Yangtze River will be consumed… and it may not even be enough. We may have to mobilize the faith along the Yellow River, or even worse, mobilize the faith of the Pingbian Palace, to achieve our goal.” Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of caution. The Yellow River God is at least an eleventh-level god, and may even have stepped into the twelfth level. After the Great Sage Master, Huang Tiandao has another supreme powerhouse.

As expected, as the decree came down, a vast amount of faith between heaven and earth came out of nothingness, transformed into a magical talisman, and merged into Gu Mingyue's body. Then, a terrifying blue light burst out from Gu Mingyue's body, and the blue light turned into silk threads that penetrated the eight directions of heaven and earth.

"In the area covered by the Yangtze River Basin, Gu Mingyue's strength can reach the twelfth level. But when he leaves the area covered by the Yangtze River Basin and reaches the land, this beast's cultivation level is probably at the eleventh level. If he goes to the north, far away from the Yangtze River Basin, he would probably be at most at the tenth level." Zhang Chen's soul quickly deduced the information between heaven and earth.

This is also the disadvantage of natural gods. Natural gods are linked to their own territories. The farther they are away from the fiefdoms they have granted, the more their strength will decline.

In simple terms, Gu Mingyue can obtain the blessing of the Yangtze River when he is on the Yangtze River or its tributaries, and can reach the twelfth level of cultivation. Once he leaves the river and reaches the land, he can reach the eleventh level of cultivation in the southern region where the Yangtze River radiates. Once he leaves the south and reaches the north where the Yangtze River cannot radiate, his cultivation will be greatly reduced, and it is not bad to maintain the tenth level of cultivation.

“With this imperial decree, the accumulated sixty years of faith and worship in Huang Tiandao, as well as the accumulated faith and worship in King Pingbian’s territory, will probably be completely consumed.” Zhang Chen sighed quietly.

Before he could act on his faith in Huang Tiandao, Huang Tiandao had already used up all his accumulated karmic power.

After Gu Mingyue received the imperial decree, he turned into a flash of lightning and rushed towards the skull transformed by the Xiantian Water God outside the city: "Xiantian Water God, don't act so recklessly in my human territory. See how I will punish you today."

Gu Mingyue's voice was full of excitement. He now had the eleventh level of cultivation and the authority of water. He was not afraid of the power of weak water at all. He saw the lightning he transformed into easily break through the weak water and then flew into the clouds.

"You ant, you dare to seize my power, you are dead today! I said! It's useless even if the Jade Emperor comes!" The Xiantian Water God was also furious when he saw Gu Mingyue. When the two met, they were like enemies meeting each other with jealous eyes. They fought directly together, and the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim.

"The authority of the Innate Water God has been divided. His authority is no longer complete, and his cultivation has fallen from the quasi-twelfth level to the eleventh level. If he were to fight Gu Mingyue in the Yangtze River Basin, I'm afraid the Innate Water God would no longer be the opponent's opponent." Zhang Chen sighed softly, his eyes full of emotion.

At this time, the power of the Innate Water God is dispersed and is no longer a threat!

Even if Zhang Chen faced the innate water god, he would not be afraid of him. While the two were talking, Zhang Chen looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him. As he was refining the medicine, the alchemy furnace actually underwent some mysterious changes.

"During the process of refining the medicine, there seems to be a mysterious change. This change seems to contain some kind of wonderful power, which is nourishing my alchemy furnace and quickly repairing the damaged innate restrictions in my alchemy furnace." Zhang Chen stroked the alchemy furnace with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, as if some incredible changes had occurred in the process of refining the alchemy.

"How can the process of alchemy nourish my alchemy furnace? What kind of changes have occurred in the process that could repair the innate restrictions in my alchemy furnace and even revive it?" There was a hint of curiosity in Zhang Chen's eyes.

Just as thousands of thoughts were flashing through Zhang Chen's mind, a voice came from afar in the misty rain.

"The back mountain is such a secluded place, how could anyone come here?" Zhang Chen heard the voice coming from the rain, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, but it was raining heavily in the sky, blocking his sight. Zhang Chen could only vaguely see two figures on the opposite side.

The two figures were holding umbrellas and standing between the steep cliffs, looking down at the abyss in silence.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen mastered the blood path skill: Ultrasonic. As he activated the skill, the sound from afar penetrated the rain curtain and came over.

"Shen Ling, what exactly do you want? Now that the situation has come to this, we have all become clowns being watched by everyone and the laughing stock of the entire academy. Are you satisfied this time?" Zhang Gaoqiu's angry voice spread in the rain.

"Wuwuwu...Brother Zhang, I just want you to marry me. Is it that difficult?" Shen Ling's sorrowful voice spread in the rain: "You are the only one I have now."

"But do you know that I have nothing now? Clinging to the little princess is my only chance to change my fate. As long as I cling to the little princess, I can soar to the sky. With the help of the prince, I can get the qualification to compete for the head of the Zhang family. Do you know what this means to me?" Zhang Gaoqiu was even more sad than Shen Ling. His sad voice contained uncontrollable anger: "You made such a big fuss, are you trying to destroy me?"

"Wuuuu...Brother Zhang, I haven't thought about it that way. I have given my body to you. If you don't want me, who else can I marry? My life will be ruined." Shen Ling's sobs spread between heaven and earth.

"Shen Ling! I've already told you that you and Zhang Chen are engaged. You two are married by your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You just need to follow me back to Kyoto and ask the master to make the decision. I will definitely be able to find a happy marriage for you. Why do you have to bother me again? Do you know that the family will be divided in three years? If I can't become the head of the family by then, how miserable will my life be? With the huge wealth of the Zhang family, I can only get a share of a few shops. By then, I will not be the eighth son who is admired and praised by others, but just an ordinary person. You say, I have the opportunity to change my fate now, can I give it up?"

"What's wrong with you and I being an ordinary couple and living a peaceful life together?" Shen Ling didn't listen, but just stood there and questioned in a crying voice.

"What I want is to reach the top. Even if I fall to pieces, I would rather live in vain." Zhang Gaoqiu's voice was full of determination.

"What about me? What should I do? Since you don't want to marry me, why did you bother me?" Shen Ling asked Zhang Gaoqiu in a crying voice.

Zhang Gaoqiu fell silent after hearing this. What could he do? He was also helpless.

"I'll give you three choices now." Zhang Gaoqiu held up three fingers, pointed at Shen Ling and said, "First, we will break off our relationship, and I will compensate you. From now on, you will be my ordinary cousin. Second, after I marry the princess, I will keep you outside and you will be my mistress. Third, I will take you back to Kyoto and ask the masters and mistresses to decide whether to continue your engagement with Zhang Chen and marry him. I can see that Zhang Chen is a good man and someone who is worthy of trust."

"You can choose from these three conditions." Zhang Gaoqiu's voice was full of seriousness, and he did not give Shen Ling a chance to refuse.

"A girl from the Shen family will never be anyone's concubine, and I will never marry Zhang Chen. It is even more impossible for you to break off all ties with me!" Shen Ling stared at Zhang Gaoqiu, her voice soft yet stubborn.

"What are you waiting for?" Zhang Gaoqiu was completely impatient.

"I want the little princess to return you to me! I don't believe that the royal family will tolerate this marriage as long as I cause trouble." Shen Ling's voice was full of determination.

"You...are you really so determined that you won't even look at me?" Zhang Gaoqiu's voice was full of disbelief.

"Brother Zhang, as long as I can be with you, even if a huge scandal occurs, even if I am disgraced and criticized by thousands of people, I will never regret it! As long as I can be with you, even if it costs me my life and the reputation of my Shen family, I will not hesitate." Shen Ling's voice was full of stubbornness, and she looked at Zhang Gaoqiu with tenderness.

(End of this chapter)