Outer Affairs Hall.
Zhou Yi put up a sign at the door.
——Invite eight fellow disciples to surrender Luoshui Serpent Demon for a period of three months and a reward of 5,000 Spirit Stones. They are required to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm, obey the command, and be proficient in formations.
The time is short, the reward is high, and it is safe and risk-free. Soon several True Person came forward to inquire.
Zhou Yi took out a formation flag and asked them to try to move it, and they quickly selected two qualified people.
There are many talents in the Dan Ding Sect, and after only half a day, Zhou Yi found eight Foundation Establishment True Person who were well versed in formations.
After making the oath of inner demons, Zhou Yi each handed out a formation flag and said, "This formation is called Eight Gates Golden Lock. It is enough to trap monk Pseudo-Core. The snake demon fell into it. No matter how sophisticated his escape skills are, he cannot escape."
"Brother Master Zhu, that snake demon is not very strong. The difficult thing is to introduce it into the formation."
A fellow student asked, "The Luoshui winds for three to four thousand miles. The snake demon is wandering around and is good at hiding. It is estimated that even a trace will not be found in three months."
"A few days ago, I heard from a Daoist friend who came back from the Qing Kingdom that there was a drought in Tan Province and the land was thousands of miles away."
Zhou Yi said, "The Luo River flows through Tan Province. During the drought season, river god sacrifices will inevitably be held. It is a good opportunity to kill the snake demon."
The eight fellow disciples suddenly realized that it made some sense, but they did not expect victory before they expected defeat.
"Brother Master Zhu, it lasts for three months. If you can't find the snake demon Spirit Stones, it's important."
"That's natural."
Zhou Yi learned that no one had completed the snake demon mission, so he started planning for today.
First, he spent more than a year refining the formation flag, checked the county annals along the Luoshui River, collected various rumors after the appearance of the river god, and waited for another three years of drought.
The time has come to slay the demon!
Daqing.
The thirty-second year of Taihe.
Tan Province There is a severe drought and the victims are everywhere.
The emperor sent the censor Zhao Heng to provide disaster relief and dig wells and canals, which was very effective.
Tan Province.
Nine escaping lights flew across the sky, and when they approached Luoshui, they each cast their concealment spells.
Zhou Yi said, "The snake demon can escape several pursuits. There must be spies among the mortals on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. If they find several escaping lights passing by in the sky, they will definitely report it to the snake demon!"
A fellow disciple named He asked, "Tan Province Duan Luoshui is hundreds of miles away at least. Master Zhu How can I determine where the snake demon appears?"
Zhou Yi pointed downward.
"Look at them."
ground.
A group of ragged, skinny and weak people were digging canals under the supervision of officials.
In years of severe drought, the water level in Luoshui dropped drastically, and the original ditch failed and had to be deepened and lengthened.
Censor Zhao Heng is about fifty or sixty years old, with a clear face. He leads the officials to inspect the progress of canal digging.
"The only way to fight drought is to distribute food to the people to survive, strictly guard against corruption by officials, and organize the people to dig canals and wells! You, who are living on the emperor's salary, must work together to fight the drought and provide disaster relief..."
He seemed to dig a few times during his speech, which attracted many officials to imitate him and praised Zhao Yu for sharing the suffering of history with the people.
Among them, there were officials who were good at poetry. They wrote several flattering poems in succession and ordered people to carve a monument and set it up on the bank of Luoshui River for future generations to admire.
Heaven.
Zhou Yi and others were hiding in the clouds, looking down at what the officials on the ground were doing, and their fellow disciples were talking about it.
"With this length of ditch, you can't even dig it for three to five months to divert water. It's autumn and winter at that time, so why is there any need for irrigation?"
"Not only that, many wells were dug along the way, but no water came out of any of them. Officials are still urging the wells to be dug!"
"This man looks like an upright official. Why is he wasting manpower and material resources like this?"
"..."
Senior Brother He said quietly, "Aren't they always providing disaster relief?"
"Senior Brother He sees clearly!"
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Officials must fight against disasters, so digging wells and canals cannot stop. No matter whether the people are saved or not, as long as they are still fighting against disasters... they are capable officials of the imperial court!"
While speaking, he waved his hand to activate the sword light, which landed in a dry well.
The flying sword rotated and penetrated more than twenty feet of soil, pierced the rock, and underground water gushes out.
The people who were digging wells and canals nearby could not help but cheer when they saw streams of clear water emerging from the wells.
"Out of the water! Out of the water!"
"Such sweet water!"
"It must be the blessing of the River God, Ergouzi, how dare you scold the River God for not raining?"
"I don't dare anymore, I'm going to offer incense to the River God!"
"..."
The water coming out of the dry well is like a miracle. There is a legend about the river god along the Luoshui River. The people naturally believe that the river god is blessing them.
Heaven.
Senior Brother He pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Master Zhu brother plans to provide disaster relief?"
"Originally I planned to find a suitable river section where disaster relief is not enough, and wait for the river god to worship, but now it seems that I have to take the initiative to create one!"
Zhou Yi said, "Mortal blood eating is no longer useful to the big Demon Cultivator, either for food and drink, or to intimidate the people. If there is only one river god sacrifice on both sides of the Tan Province, the snake demon will probably show up in order to ensure its majesty."
"This method is wonderful."
Fellow disciples nodded in praise, the snake demon was doomed once it entered the formation.
Senior Brother He reminded, "All the wells produced water, but there was a drought in one place, which made the snake demon suspicious, and all efforts were wasted."
"It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen!"
Zhou Yi glanced at the people on the ground. "At least we rescued the Tan Province people. Even if the mission failed, we still accumulated good deeds."
A fellow disciple said, "This good deed is not cheap. Forty thousand Spirit Stones is enough to replace Qing Kingdom with several emperors."
Zhou Yi said disgustedly, "Why did I buy that thing? I can't get away with it after all the hard work!"
"Fun and fun!"
The classmates looked at Zhou Yi with more appreciation and admiration than the original pure transaction. It is unclear whether they were scolding him for being stupid and pedantic in his heart.
Then it divided into eight rays of escaping light and flew in all directions. When it saw a dry well, it cast a spell to penetrate the soil.
Foundation Establishment Realm is nothing in the Dan Ding Sect, but in the secular world it is State-Protecting True Master. This is probably the first time in the history of the Qing Kingdom that Foundation Establishment monks have come to rescue disasters.
Village along the river.
A small courtyard for civilians.
Niu Dazhu looked happy, locked the door tightly, and came to the river god statue enshrined in the main room.
Light the incense and pinch the magic formula with your hands.
"Report to my god, in three days, the village plans to sacrifice boys and girls to you..."
Niu Dazhu is a mortal who was carefully selected by the snake goblin and gifted with spiritual roots, and taught Immortal Techniques the basic cultivation method.
The sound of prayers flew along with the incense and green smoke, and merged into the body of the clay statue. The half-human, half-dragon statue of the river god gradually became more agile, and its mouth opened and closed to emit sounds.
"If you worship sincerely, this god will make it rain!"
"Congratulations to my God!"
Niu Dazhu Kowtow three times and bow nine times, and don't get up until the incense is extinguished.
At this time, a strange voice came into Niu Dazhu's ears.
"You're still a human, right?"
Niu Dazhu subconsciously urged Mana, but several spiritual lights flew in and blocked the meridians Dantian.
Two figures appeared out of thin air, they were Zhou Yi and Senior Brother He.
Senior Brother He said, "Brother Master Zhu's expectation is good. The Qi Refining monks lurking near Luoshui are indeed the minions of the snake demon."
After more than half a month of disaster relief, the drought in Tan Province has been mostly alleviated, leaving only one generation in the village along the river still without water. Zhou Yi Divided areas with fellow sects, Divine Sense swept through everyone, these monks with rough skills and Mana shallow techniques couldn't hide at all.
Niu Dazhu's expression changed and he asked, "Are you the legendary immortals?"
Zhou Yi said, "I can't call him an immortal, he's just a monk who comes to subdue demons."
"Demonstrate? Where are the monsters? There are only river gods in Luoshui!"
Niu Dazhu's frightened look disappeared, and instead he asked sternly, "The river god has protected the two banks of Luoshui for decades. Every time there is a severe drought, it rains for disaster relief, and countless lives have been saved. Except for you monks, you have never seen anyone come to cast spells!"
Zhou Yi said slowly in silence.
"This is no reason to sacrifice boys and girls!"