I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 397 The First Year of Fengjing, Azure Dragon God

At the boundary marker between Yin and Yang, Xu Qing used the incense from the Blood Lake as firewood and the Mountain and River Cauldron as a furnace to refine the corpse of Gui Lu.

With the blessing of the Great and Small Ruyi Divine Power, the Mountain and River Cauldron swelled to a diameter of hundreds of thousands of feet, and looking around, it truly had the power to suppress mountains and rivers!

The corpse of Gui Lu was extremely large. Xu Qing took the corpse of Gui Lu, which resembled the Demon Exorcist True Lord, into the cauldron and then began to refine it day and night.

However, what he was refining was not an elixir of immortality, but a remedy for saving the world.

at the same time.

In the mundane world, in the Baisha River basin.

Master Fuluan held the array plate and looked down from the air.

No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't figure out what kind of formation Xu Qing had set up.

Even after exhausting two thousand years of learning, Master Fuluan only discovered that some changes had occurred in the Baisha River basin that were invisible to the naked eye.

This change was so subtle that perhaps only when the formation was activated could he discern what kind of grand formation it was.

"Judging from its appearance, it doesn't seem to be the Four Symbols and Six Harmonies Formation, nor does it resemble the Release Gen Formation used to dilute yin energy and dispel evil spirits. It certainly can't be a malevolent formation like the Nine Turns Yellow River."

Master Fuluan was hesitant to believe Xu Qing, but he was even less convinced that Xu Qing could produce a second formation equivalent to the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

It should be noted that the Yellow River Formation is a unique and unparalleled trapping formation for immortals, with no equal or alternative to it. The opponent cannot simply create one out of thin air.

"Very well, once I've repaid this favor, it will be considered a good deed, which may not be a bad thing for my path of immortality."

Master Fulan believed that helping Xu Qing purify Gui Lu's corpse and benefit the world was a meritorious deed.

When the Three Realms are finally at peace, and the Heavenly Emperor learns of this, he will likely look at him with new respect. Perhaps he will even gain the Emperor's favor and be given important responsibilities.
At that time, it will truly be a meteoric rise in the literal sense!
The abbot was filled with beautiful expectations for the future, completely unaware that he had already embarked on a pirate ship with no way back.
Forty-nine days passed. On this day, the Baisha River and the Jingu Sea Estuary suddenly swelled. When Master Fuluan looked around, he saw a white rainbow and axe shadow split open the Yin River channel amidst the raging waves. Then, a giant cauldron with a diameter of a thousand feet flew out of the Yin River, truly covering the sky and the sun!

Master Fu Luan felt a chill run down his spine. The moment the cauldron overturned and boundless vitality and spiritual energy surged forth, he activated the array plate in his hand without hesitation.

The next moment, the surging water transformed into eleven giant Dharma images, arranged in the Twelve Capitals, and placed in Beijing and Tianjin, ruling over a thousand miles, covering the entire Baijiang River and even the Haikou sea area!

Wait, what's this formation?

Master Fuluan's expression changed. This was no small formation as Xu Qing had described; it was clearly an ancient and supreme formation, and even surpassed the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation in its grand scale!

"Eleven gods are in charge of the formation, but where is the third one?"

Master Fuluan's eyelids twitched wildly. On one hand, his magical power was being rapidly drained by the great formation, and on the other hand, the divine and evil formation flags were missing.

If he makes a mistake anywhere, his body and soul will be completely destroyed in this meat grinder!
"Of the eight gods in the four directions and twelve deities, the one missing is... the god of the main formation?"

Master Fuluan's eyes widened. At this moment, he finally realized that he himself was the missing main deity of the formation.

This is more than just treating him like a donkey; it's taking his life!

Master Fuluan's eyes were bloodshot. At this moment, the spiritual tide surging around him had transformed into a raging flood, sweeping in all directions.

"Throw them into a place of certain death, and they will live; trap them in a deadly situation, and they will survive!"

"I, Xu Junfang, have been timid and hesitant for two thousand years, but now the broad road to success is right in front of me. If I don't take a chance now, when will I ever get another chance?"

Master Fuluan recalled the vow he made with his Dao heart before Xu Qing, and then thought of the disdainful looks he received from the ministers on the Emperor's ship. Suddenly, his fear of battle was overwhelmed by a nameless fire.

"Xu Qing! You dare to be the first in the world, so I will risk my life to accompany you today. If you ascend to the celestial palace one day, do not forget to spread my name throughout the world, so that people will know that I, Xu Junfang, am not a coward who fears death!"

In the realm of Yin Kingdom, Xu Qing, who was concentrating on manipulating the Mountain and River Cauldron, paid no attention to Master Fu Luan.

This Nuo Immortal is somewhat of a drama queen. Although his great formation might drain the magic power of the person in charge of the formation, taking away half of their life, at most it would only overdraw their source and require a hundred or two hundred years to recover. It would not take the life of the formation master.

Above the Baisha River, the Venerable Fuluan divided the river channel while risking his life to swallow elixirs and spiritual plants.

He had always been cautious and prudent, and had never encountered anything like this before. When the mountains and rivers were overturned and the surging and violent spiritual tides stirred up towering waves, he truly felt that he was about to follow the First Emperor.

Even the spirit medium dared not imagine that if his ghost were summoned to the underworld ship by the First Emperor after his death, he would probably suffer persecution from his former colleagues every day.

"I, Xu Junfang, have spent my entire life seeking immortality, yet today I find myself in a dilemma."

As the giant waves of the Tianjin-Gukou estuary swept in, the disheveled Master Fuluan gave a bitter laugh, having completely lost any hope of survival.

In the past, these giant waves were nothing to him. Even if he couldn't withstand them head-on, he could escape by breaking through the waves at any time. But now, he needs to deal with the spiritual tide sweeping in from the Yin River while also taking care of the safety of the people on the riverbanks and the sea.

At present, it seems that there is no other way to save them except to burn the foundation accumulated over two thousand years and consume their own essence.

However, just as Fu Luan Shangren was feeling utterly hopeless and was about to risk half his life to complete Gui Lu's funeral, a surge of magical energy suddenly appeared in Linjiang City, Tianjin. Then, dozens of streaks of light of different colors pierced through the sky and headed straight towards the giant waves and spiritual tides sweeping from the mouth of the Tianjin Strait and the Baisha River basin.

Master Fuluan's eyes welled up with tears. This is what it means to offer help in times of need!

The black-clad girl, surrounded by sword pellets, glanced at Nuo Xian, who was weeping with joy, then flew past as if she hadn't seen her at all.

On the ancient Yin River Road, Xu Qing used the Mountain and River Cauldron to hold up the Yin-Yang rift and keep the Yin River flowing smoothly in the secular world. When he noticed the changes in the outside world, he smiled.

Sure enough, when it really matters, the cat at home is the most reliable!
Besides Xuan Yu, Xu Qing also sensed the presence of Daoist Yi Zhen, Sister Tao, Bai Qiuyu, and others.

Old Xu was greatly relieved. With his own people around, he could finally act freely and release all the energy contained within the Mountain and River Cauldron.

At the heart of the formation, just as Master Fuluan had calmed down, he discovered that the eruption force of the Mountain and River Cauldron had increased more than tenfold.

"..." Master Fuluan's vision went black, and he almost couldn't breathe!

The agreement was for a small retreat, for each side to take a step back, but in the end, he took a small step back while Xu Qing took ten steps forward.

Master Fuluan gritted his teeth. He had made up his mind that if he ever believed Xu Qing's words again, he would personally offer his head to the First Emperor to be used as a football!
"Ten times is nothing. I am a dignified Nuo Immortal, a terrestrial immortal with one foot in the Cloud Gate. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Just as Master Fuluan was igniting his fighting spirit, he discovered that the Great Array of the Capital beneath him was once again bursting forth with twenty or thirty times the brilliance!

At this moment, Master Fuluan had the idea of ​​fighting Xu Qing for the first time.

Is this something a human can do?
So, if we don't drain him dry, we won't get through this ordeal?

The ancient Yinhe River Road.

Xu Qing kept testing the limits of the great formation. Based on the current refining speed of the Ghost Law's corpse, after it was fed back to heaven and earth, he would still have about 30% of the mana left in his body.

With this 30% of his magical power, he no longer needed to worry about the other leaders of the Yin River Sect.

Even if other sect leaders came to attack, Xu Qing could still use his magical power to break through the restrictions placed under the Yin Corpse Sect.

Although the Heavenly Maiden Nüba, who slumbers beneath the Yin Corpse Sect's mountain gate, is a type of corpse monster, she has always stood on the side of righteousness and seems to be particularly tolerant of Xu Qing, who is also a corpse monster.

If it really comes to a last resort, Xu Qing doesn't mind risking facing Nüba's morning grumpiness in exchange for the smooth implementation of the 'Ghost Law Green Plan'.

Half a month later, in the winter of the twenty-third year of Yong'an.

The thing Xu Qing feared most still happened.

Along the Yinhe Ancient Road, the Twelve Gate Chief Priests and Qi, drawn by the stench, appeared before Xu Qing.

Ji and Qi were gods worshipped by the ancient shamanic tribes, and their abilities were essentially derived from the shamanic tribes' sacrificial system.

The character "祭" (ji) means "god of sacrifice" and "戚" (qi) means "the matter of prayer and supplication." Both originated from the ancient witch clan. However, at this time, "祭" and "戚" were evil incarnations summoned by the Nine Netherworld Corpse, and not true gods of sacrifice and prayer.

Xu Qing's gaze swept coldly over the ghost witch before him, his hands continuing to refine the Ghost Law.

Ji and Qi exchanged a glance, and neither of them dared to take a step forward, even though they were the two powerful figures who roamed the Yin River.

They were only ranked fifth among the twelve gatekeepers, yet this young man was able to eliminate the Demon Lord, who was ranked second.

Ji and Qi were like greedy and cunning wolves. Despite their fear, they still lingered around Xu Qing and refused to leave.

After a stalemate lasting half a day, the chief priest finally could not hold back any longer. He waved the bone banner in his hand and chanted an ancient incantation, causing the white skeletons buried underground in the Yinhe Ancient Road to break out of the ground and summon eight white skeleton warriors over a hundred feet tall to surround Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression was solemn. However, just as he slowed down the refining speed in his hands and was about to draw the Shouyang Great Axe to knock on the door of his neighbor, Nüba, a dragon's roar from the mortal world suddenly resounded throughout the Yin River!

Xu Qing was startled at first, then her heart stirred slightly, and she stopped what she was doing.

Ji and Qi looked somewhat confused, but when a pair of azure-gold dragon claws appeared above the Yin-Yang Boundary Marker and tore apart Yin and Yang.

Ji and Qi's expressions changed drastically in an instant!
Xu Qing glanced to the side and saw a long, azure dragon with claws like golden hooks and a tail that swept across the clouds, breaking through the boundary between yin and yang and staring straight at him.

The two figures, one frozen and one dragon, gazed at each other for eternity. Xu Qing, unaware of the other's intentions, dared not make a move. The Azure Dragon, fearing to disturb the important matter of the human refining the Ghost Law, also proceeded cautiously, not daring to fly over the other's head.

The Azure Dragon God climbed along the two-part ruins of the Bone Temple like a reptile.

When it circled behind Xu Qing and faced Ji Heqi, the Azure Dragon immediately roused itself, its claws flashing like lightning, seizing the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, and pointing directly at the witch ghost in front of it!
Ji and Qi hastily parried, fighting as they moved away, and in a short while, the boundary between Yin and Yang returned to tranquility.

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. After Qinglong's outburst, no further disturbances arose for the next month or so.

The "Annals of Yong'an" in the "Great Yan Dynasty" records:
In the twelfth month of the winter of the twenty-third year, a monstrous creature stirred up waves in the Tianjin River and the sea, with waves thousands of feet high and waters surging to the heavens. Stretching from the Baijiang River to the estuary, the surging waters resembled an apocalyptic scene, and the lives of countless people were in imminent danger.

At that moment, ten thousand swords suddenly appeared in formation along the riverbanks and between the sea and land, arrayed in a solemn array, blocking the torrent.

Afterwards, the river split into two, and the process took about a month to stop.

In addition to the three luminaries, various divine lights shone, as if a group of immortals had descended to earth to dredge the river.

Those who witnessed it said that a divine image appeared in the clouds: a girl in black robes splitting the river with a sword; a nine-tailed fox spirit guiding starlight; a towering peach tree rooted in the river and sea, blocking the flood; a holy monkey wielding a thousand-foot-long divine iron to measure the water's force; and a blue dragon.
The calamity ceased, and within a thousand miles of Tianjin, seven-colored divine light shone day and night, while celestial music and exotic fragrances filled the air along the rivers and seas.

From then on, the Baijiang River split into thirty-six channels, meandering and flowing, eventually flowing into Xincao.

In a short period of time, withered trees came back to life and old grasses sprouted. Things that should have withered and died in winter flourished with branches and leaves within ten days, turning the whole city green.

The unusual phenomenon was particularly pronounced in the wheat fields of Beijing and Tianjin. Before the spring chill had faded, the green seedlings sprouted and formed ears of wheat on their own, turning the fields into golden waves and filling the granaries overnight.

What should have been a scene of midsummer appeared in early spring, startling officials and commoners alike, who all burned incense and prayed.

After that, the waters of Tianjin returned to calm, and the new thirty-six waterways nourished 100,000 people, so that the surrounding two provinces and three prefectures no longer had to worry about floods and famine.

At that time, fishermen often saw the image of the Goddess of Life Protection standing on the Baijiang River, holding a pure vase and a ruyi scepter, calming the wind and waves.

The people worshipped the god who "protected life and saved the world".

The historian said: When the spiritual tide surges, plants flourish unexpectedly; the divine manifestation is a sign from the stars. At this time of global change, Heaven bestows a bountiful harvest to enrich the people, truly a sign of peace and prosperity on the coastal frontiers.

That winter, the emperor toured Tianjin and cast an ancient tripod to stand on the banks of the Baishui River. The inscription read "Dividing the waters and calming the sea." In the same year, the emperor ordered it to be enshrined in the river shrine and changed the era name to Fengjing to honor its spirit.

(End of this chapter)