Dongling Commandery.
The Nu River wound and surged along the Dongling Mountain Range.
The heavy rains of the past few days had replenished the nearly dried-up Nu River with fresh vigor, restoring its former majestic might.
The river passed through valleys and plains, sustaining many of the residents on both banks.
The existence of the Nu River had also led to the emergence of numerous towns and villages along its banks, forming population centers.
Suddenly.
Splish, splash, splash—
On a relatively calm stretch of river, waves suddenly burst in all directions. The hidden currents at the riverbed surged toward the surface in waves, snow-white spray spreading outward as countless white bubbles surfaced.
Along both banks of the river.
A river ritual was being held.
Because of the heavy rain two days earlier, some people claimed that the Nu River Dragon God had manifested, unable to bear seeing the people along its banks suffer through the disaster of a great drought, and had therefore sent down that rain.
Now they were offering sacrifices to the Nu River Dragon God, giving thanks for its grace and gifts.
At that moment.
The commotion on the river also drew the attention of the people on both banks.
"What's this?"
Just as everyone's faces filled with puzzlement.
Boom—
The surface of the river suddenly exploded.
A streak of golden light shot straight into the heavens.
"The Dragon God has manifested!"
"The Dragon God has truly manifested!!!"
"Quick, quick, quick!!! Kneel down!!!"
"..."
Amid the uproar along the banks, everyone fell to their knees.
At that moment, the golden light that had erupted from the Nu River still showed no sign of slowing. It shot straight into the sky.
Trailing behind the golden light, its afterglow lingered for a long time, forming a bridge that seemed