The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Overnight, floods submerged more than a dozen counties and cities below Longcheng.

Layer upon layer of waves pile up.

Zhou Wen and Wang Shui were both deeply versed in water science. In their early years, they had served as attendants and followed their masters to some flood-prone areas for on-site exploration.

Floods are unpredictable.

But there has to be a limit.

This unpredictable flood dealt them a heavy blow.

Never seen it, never heard of it.

They looked back at Dragon City behind them.

There is a faint sense of sadness in my heart.

It is actually too late to retreat now.

However, we can't just sit there and wait for death.

Wang Shui rode his horse at full speed, leading the elderly, the weak, women and children in the city to evacuate to higher ground.

Zhou Wen gathered all the manpower to build a flood prevention line.

……

Zuo Qiuye and the other three went through numerous hardships and, with mutual cooperation, passed one Xuanwu trial after another.

"That was a close call. If it weren't for my recent breakthrough in internal strength, I would have been unable to pass that level."

Zuo Qiuye was still frightened.

Even though he had been in the world for many years, he still broke out in a cold sweat after what he had just experienced.

The four of them walked forward and finally stopped in front of a stone door.

The ancient door is four inches thick and has a mottled surface.

There were a few big words written on it: "Use your inner strength to push this door open, and you will receive my inheritance!"

Zuo Qiuye and the others looked at each other and nodded at the same time. They half-crouched and pressed their center of gravity downward, with their internal force sinking accordingly.

Then, a low shout was heard.

Four people with eight palms pressed against the stone door at the same time, and their sleeves moved without wind.

The four of them felt their blood boiling, their veins showing, and their faces turned red.

The stone door weighs a thousand pounds and requires at least a dozen ordinary adult men to push it.

The four men had powerful internal strength. After a stalemate of several minutes, the stone gate actually moved half an inch!

This shows how powerful their inner strength is.

In secret, Li Changxiao watched this scene and nodded secretly, "Internal force cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist."

"In this era of spiritual energy depletion, even practitioners would probably not be willing to provoke the masters in the martial arts world."

"Otherwise, if we are forced to use our cultivation, the loss will be huge."

The skill of speaking.

Zuo Qiuye and his three companions were exhausted, so they sat down, catching their breath and resting.

"This stone door is too heavy. I don't know how long it will take for the four of us to push it."

The young man dressed as a scholar said.

"Stop talking so much nonsense. The secret treasure of Xuanwu is right in front of us. Even if it is a mountain, I will clear it for you!" said the old friend of Kaishan Sect.

Zuo Qiuye unscrewed the kettle, took a few big gulps, then sat cross-legged on the spot to restore his internal strength.

Half an hour later, the four of them once again used their internal energy to push the stone door.

……

"I never thought that a small prefect of Longcheng would be so courageous."

In a courtyard in the inner city of Lingtian City, a woman sat in a rocking chair, hugging a fireplace, watching the falling snow in the courtyard.

She said calmly.

"Your Highness, you want to..." said the maid in white beside him.

"This is a fierce horse." Li Tianxia shook her head. "My brother went to Longcheng with the intention of recruiting this person."

"Unfortunately, the result is obvious, failure."

"This person is stubborn... Well, I can't say he is stubborn. He flatters me and says auspicious things, but he just won't establish a common interest relationship."

The maid in white said, "Your Highness, do you think... that Prefect Huang doesn't think highly of Li Tianlei, so he has been reluctant to submit to him?"

Li Tianxia shook her head, then nodded, "Yes and no."

"A local official who dares to come to Lingtian City and threaten his own death to make a protest, I'm afraid ordinary people can't subdue him."

"Besides... he may not survive this natural disaster. There is no need to invest your energy on him."

Li Tianxia tapped the armrest lightly with her slender fingers.

The maid rocked the rocking chair gently.

Two days ago, Huang Tingsheng made a big splash in the court.

He risked his life to give advice, just to save the Dragon City that was about to be hit by the flood, and to ask for the Dragon-Suppressing Sword in the temple!

A crisp knocking sound was heard.

Li Tianxia suddenly opened her eyes, as if she had thought of something, and asked softly, "By the way, I recently found some small objects that are quite interesting."

"In the past, when the spiritual energy was abundant, I didn't pay much attention to it. Now that the spiritual energy is exhausted, even if we have cultivation, we can't use it recklessly. We need to eat, wear clothes and live like ordinary people."

"For example, small items like silver mirrors, soap cream, etc., have brought great convenience to our daily lives. I remember that these items didn't seem to exist when I was a child, right?"

"Who invented these? If they are still alive, I can..."

Li Tianxia's eyes flickered slightly.

Now that His Majesty has delegated power, she intends to show her skills. If these items are popularized throughout the world, she can make a lot of money.

The maid in white said, “Your Highness, you have seen this person before.

Do you still remember His Highness Li Changxiao?"

Li Tianxia was stunned, "Could it be him?"

She frowned. She had met Li Changxiao in her childhood. Strictly speaking, he was her cousin.

However, their identities were very different, so they didn't have much contact.

"Yes." said the maid in white.

……

Zhou Wenzhen ordered people to build a flood prevention line.

Suddenly the soles of my feet felt wet, I looked down and my heart sank.

I saw that the waterline had reached my ankles without me noticing!

And it’s still rising rapidly.

At this rate, it won’t be long before Dragon City becomes a water city.

"quick!"

"Move faster!"

Zhou Wen didn't care about anything else. He picked up the cloth bags full of sand and piled them on the flood control line.

at the same time.

Wang Shui, who was in charge of the evacuation, also realized that such a blind evacuation would only lead to death.

He leaned over, scooped up the water that covered his ankles, and licked it with his tongue.

His expression instantly turned pale.

Salty.

Very salty.

This proves that the water is sea water and that a flood is about to reach Longcheng.

He thought quickly and fixed his eyes on several tall towers in Dragon City.

"Quick, follow me up the tower!"

He roared and led a large group of people towards the tower.

Every step was taken in the freezing cold sea water.

There are four tall towers in Longcheng, which are specially used to store Buddhist scriptures. However, in the face of a catastrophe, everything is false.

Soon, the four towers were all filled, but there were still many women, children and adolescents who had not climbed up the towers.

The water level had risen almost to the children's waists.

Wang Shui made a bold decision.

Throw away all the Buddhist beads and scriptures, and allow as many people as possible to go up to the tower!

"boom!"

at this time.

There was a loud noise from the South Gate.

A huge wave hit the flood control line.

Fortunately, I got through it.

"Quick! Get up to the tower!" Wang Shui came to his senses and shouted, "Women and children go up first!"

"boom…"

Another huge wave hit.

The flood control line was shaking constantly, and the cloth bags filled with sand and gravel seemed slightly unstable.

Then, there was another huge wave.

This huge wave is a hundred feet high!

With a whoosh, even the flood control line was swallowed up!

"Brother Zhou!" Wang Shui's pupils were about to burst.

The surging sea water rushed into Longcheng, and in an instant, many houses collapsed.

Some people who failed to squeeze into the pagoda were washed away in an instant.

Life is charcoal.