A passing traveler through the heavens

Chapter 241 Heavenly River and Weak Water

After Ji Lin emerged from Donghuang Taiyi's secret realm, the realm instantly merged into his body, and Ji Lin named this secret realm the Purple Micro World.

As the Ziwei Emperor, Ji Lin immediately sensed a strong, almost tangible, resentment permeating the world upon returning to the Ziwei Palace. This resentment was like a thick layer of gloom, heavily shrouding the Three Realms and suffocating people.

His brows were furrowed, and his body shimmered with a faint celestial light. In the blink of an eye, he stepped into the Ziwei Palace.

Inside the palace, the celestial officials hurried along, their expressions filled with anxiety and unease. Upon his return, they all bowed in greeting.

Ji Lin raised his hand to signal everyone to dispense with formalities, his voice unconsciously carrying a hint of solemnity as he asked, "Has anything major happened in the Three Realms recently?"

A celestial official hurriedly stepped forward, looking terrified, and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, for some unknown reason, the Weak Water in the Milky Way has breached the Heavenly Gate, and the dam has also been destroyed. Now the Weak Water is flowing back into the mortal realm."

“Floods ravaged the mortal realm, causing immense suffering to the people, and resentment soared throughout the three realms.”

From the celestial official, Ji Lin learned that he had spent three days in the small world. It seemed that time flowed at the same speed as in the outside world, but he had no concept of time while in the small world.

During his time in the small world, the Jade Emperor sent someone to invite him to a meeting, mainly about Yang Jian. However, they were unable to find him at the time, and the matter was dropped.

Upon hearing the celestial official's account, Ji Lin no longer hesitated. His body radiated a dazzling purple celestial light, instantly transforming into a long rainbow as he sped towards the Milky Way.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the banks of the Milky Way, and the scene before him made his face grow even more gloomy.

The dam of the Heavenly River was riddled with holes, and the turbid Weak Water, like a wild beast, surged down towards the mortal world. The land along the river was soaked by the Weak Water, turning black and rotten, and emitting a foul stench.

Nearby, numerous celestial soldiers and generals were working hard to repair the dam. Upon seeing this, Ji Lin instantly changed the color of the sky and earth. The power of countless stars seemed to be summoned and gathered together, condensing into mysterious runes in his hands.

He swung the runes toward the Weak Water, and the runes, like agile fish, disappeared into the water, attempting to suppress the surging Weak Water.

However, the power of the Weak Water was too great. Although the runes temporarily slowed down its flow, they could not completely tame it.

Furthermore, the Weak Water has already descended to the mortal realm. To eradicate this problem, the Weak Water that has flowed into the mortal world must be sent back to heaven.

Ji Lin stood beside the Milky Way, using the power of the stars as a guide to rebuild the Milky Way's dam and repair the Heavenly Gate. The surging Weak Water in the Heavenly Court gradually calmed down. Ji Lin looked at the Milky Way that had returned to calm, and without lingering, immediately headed to the mortal realm.

Upon arriving in the mortal realm, Ji Lin immediately dispatched the Shadow Legion's ninja soldiers to aid the mortals in the areas ravaged by the Weak Water. He himself, however, prepared to first ascertain the situation of the Weak Water.

At this moment, Yang Jian was engaged in a fierce battle with the Five Extremes War Gods dispatched by the Heavenly Court at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. The Five Extremes War Gods were skilled in combined attacks, and at the beginning of the battle, they quickly set up the Five Extremes Formation to surround Yang Jian.

This formation was incredibly powerful. The Sky War God, Earth War God, Human War God, Arctic War God, and Antarctic War God cooperated with each other, launching attacks on Yang Jian from different directions and angles. In an instant, swords flashed and magic shone brightly.

Yang Jian skillfully countered the attacks of the Five Extremes War Gods with his superb martial arts and exquisite magic.

Unfortunately, even the strongest fists can't fight off four hands. Unable to withstand the combined attack of the Five Extreme War Gods, Yang Jian was sent flying to the ground. The stone bricks on the ground were smashed, creating a large crater. Yang Jian clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just as the Five Extremes War God was about to capture Yang Jian, a voice came from the sky: "Stop!"

A streak of purple light flashed, and Ji Lin appeared in the Yang Mansion at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. As a member of the Heavenly Court, the Five Extremes War God knew that the Ziwei Emperor had a new master. Seeing that Ji Lin was dressed in the Ziwei Emperor's robes and exuded the Ziwei Emperor's aura without any concealment, he was just about to bow and pay his respects when an untimely voice rang out.

"Five Extreme War Gods, why don't you quickly subdue Yang Jian and this monster before you?"

Ji Lin looked in the direction of the sound and saw his fifth brother dressed as a Heavenly Court soldier on the roof.

Ji Lin smiled knowingly, thinking that his fifth brother had entered the Jade Emperor's sight, just like in "The Legend of the Lotus Lantern Prequel".

With a wave of his hand, Fifth Brother fell heavily from the roof. Then, Ji Lin grabbed him from a distance, and Fifth Brother was caught by the neck in mid-air, unable to move.

"Do you know who I am? How dare you be so insolent in front of me!" Fifth Brother was being choked and could hardly breathe. He shouted, "Five Extremes War God, save me! Kill this person in front of me!"

The Earth God of War, led by the Five Extremes God of War, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said with a respectful yet somewhat troubled expression, "Greetings, Great Emperor Ziwei. We have come here on the orders of the Jade Emperor to capture Yang Jian."

"Although this person has offended the Great Emperor, he was acting on the Jade Emperor's orders. We hope the Great Emperor will show mercy."

Ji Lin's gaze swept over the Five Extreme War Gods, his voice steady yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Now that I'm here, we can discuss Yang Jian's matter later. The main task now is to manage the Weak Water."

The God of War in the Sky frowned slightly and cupped his hands, saying, "What the Great Emperor said makes sense, but we dare not disobey the Jade Emperor's orders. Yang Jian's rampage in the Heavenly Court is undeniably proven."

Ji Lin snorted coldly: "The Weak Water is currently causing havoc on the world. Instead of going to help with the disaster, you are entangled with Yang Jian here. What do you care about the common people?"

The War God among men hesitated, then clasped his hands and said, "The Emperor's reprimand is correct, but... we really don't know what to do. Please enlighten us, Emperor."

Ji Lin's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. You and the people of Heaven will go together to rescue the mortal beings. As for Yang Jian, I will give the Jade Emperor an explanation."

The five war gods exchanged a glance, then knelt on one knee in unison and replied, "We obey the Emperor's command!"

At this moment, the fox spirit from the Yang family came to Ji Lin's side and pleaded, "Please, please release Fifth Brother." Yang Chan also echoed behind the fox spirit.

Upon hearing this, Ji Lin tossed Fifth Brother aside and said to the Five Extreme War Gods again, "You all stay here for now, and I will make a decision after I have understood the situation."

"Yes," the five war gods replied in unison.

As one of the Four Emperors, the Ziwei Emperor is theoretically on par with the Heavenly Emperor, and can naturally issue orders to the people of the Heavenly Court.

In the room of the Yang residence, Ji Lin treated Yang Jian's injuries while learning the whole story.

When Yang Jian was rescuing his mother, he accidentally discovered a diamond, which is the hardest stone in the world. He then wanted to use it to forge a stone axe to split Peach Mountain and rescue his mother.

When splitting the mountain, Yang Jian entrusted the jade pendant and the three-pointed double-edged sword to Xiaotianquan for safekeeping, but ultimately failed to rescue his mother.

Later, when Yang Jian went to heaven, he was dissuaded by Chang'e, and the little golden crow created by the Jade Emperor was able to survive. As a result, Yang Jian lost his power and fell from the sky, where he was rescued by the Third Princess of the West Sea.

Afterwards, Yang Jian, Nezha, and others once again wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court. The Jade Emperor released the Weak Water to drown Yang Jian, but Yang Jian did not die. Instead, the Weak Water descended to the mortal realm and harmed all living beings.

Currently, everyone in Heaven is busy helping the mortals and managing the Weak Water. Yang Jian is a major threat to the Jade Emperor, so the Jade Emperor dispatched Fifth Brother to lead the Five Extreme War Gods under the command of Emperor Gouchen to capture Yang Jian.

Since the position of Emperor Gouchen was temporarily vacant, the Jade Emperor was able to temporarily take charge of related affairs.

After rescuing Yang Jian, Ji Lin learned that the Weak Water had now split into four streams, each located in one of the four seas.

Without delay, Ji Lin ordered the Five Extremes War Gods and the Heavenly Court officials to go and rescue the mortal beings, while he himself went alone to the East Sea, intending to first return a section of the Weak Water to Heaven…