Volume's End: The River Chart and the Luo River Book (3/3)

One week later, at the top of Flying Peak.

"Still haven't found that Huoji?"

Watching Li Boyang continuously throw out the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron, Xiluo frowned, a rare occurrence for her.

Since learning "Nine Chapters on the Secrets of Divination," this was the first time Xiluo had seen Li Boyang perform divination for so long without getting a concrete result.

"It's not that we didn't find it, but that every time we did, we were one step behind."

Li Boyang, equally frustrated, explained that this was also the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Unlike Li Boyang Huoji, Huo Ji did not possess the ability to escape cause and effect.

However, whenever Li Boyang wanted to take advantage of a situation that Huoji, and made targeted arrangements,

As if sensing something, the Huoji immediately changed its behavior and hiding place, becoming so shrewd that it was nothing like the arrogant fellow it had been before.

After further verification, Li Boyang quickly determined the reason for the change in Huoji.

"That guy seems to have the ability to predict good and bad fortune?"

When Li Boyang said those words, Xiluo's eyes widened in surprise.

Has Huoji cultivated his Primordial Spirit?

The ability to predict good or bad Premonition Divine Ability is one of the fundamental abilities for cultivating the Primordial Spirit.

Now that Xiluo has cultivated her Primordial Spirit, she is well aware of how troublesome the "Premonition Divine Ability" is.

The question is, how did Huoji cultivate his Primordial Spirit?

No, he did not cultivate his Primordial Spirit—

Li Boyang gently tossed down the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron, giving a negative answer.

"The ability to predict good or bad fortune requires the combination of the Nine Chapters on the Secrets of Divination Premonition Divine Ability." The abilities he is currently displaying are actually closer to your sister's Heavenly Mandate Divine Ability.

Premonition Divine Ability are merely a form of intuition or premonition, an enhanced version of the sixth sense.

The situation where Li Boyang, without doing anything but merely making a prediction and divination, has already triggered Huoji, has exceeded the scope of his Premonition Divine Ability.

"It's a pity that Heaven-Eroding Lord ran away too quickly, otherwise I reckon he would know something."

I recalled the time when Heaven-Eroding Lord had volunteered to deal with Huoji.

Li Boyang always felt that the guy was hiding many things from him.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of information, Li Boyang still doesn't understand why he was so proactive back then.

Not to mention, fully understanding what's happening to Huoji right now.

It can only be said that although the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron and the "Nine Chapters on the Secrets of Divination" are legacies left by the Witch of the Huai River, they are ultimately inferior to the true [Heavenly Mandate Divine Ability].

"Sigh, my sister has never talked to me about these things either—"

Slowly wagging her tail, Xiluo sighed dejectedly.

"If you hadn't thrown the Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land ' into the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron, we might still have been able to get some information out of Wuzhiqi."

Upon hearing this, Li Boyang turned to look at the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron that was burning fiercely, but simply shook his head with a smile without saying a word.

As has been emphasized before, the Heavenly Deity are not so easy to kill.

Even though Li Boyang had already shattered Wuzhiqi's physical body.

Given enough time, he can still be reborn from the Huai Calamity River.

Therefore, after Li Boyang used the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land] to imprison Wuzhiqi's soul...

They then decided to emulate the creation of the [Taiji Diagram] and upgrade it using the power of a Heavenly Deity.

Of course, this takes into account the power difference between Wuzhiqi and the Green Wood Clan.

Li Boyang became more cautious about upgrading the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land], and even used the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron for assistance.

Stop thinking about all that nonsense.

"He's just a Huoji; he wouldn't dare show his face in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range right now."

Having once again unleashed the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron, Li Boyang is now more concerned with another issue—how to better manage this flood.

For the Hundred Lands Mountain Range today, both internal and external troubles have been completely eliminated.

How to completely control this flood became the most important thing for Li Boyang to consider.

After all, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range are located in the lower reaches of the Huai River.

If we don't focus on managing the upper reaches of the Huai River, simply managing the hundreds of areas in the lower reaches will only be a case of diminishing returns.

"I wonder how things are going on Chixu's side."

Beyond the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, further north lies the Guifang Kingdom.

This was originally a small country called "Baling Kingdom", in which most of the inhabitants made a living by fishing, hunting, and agriculture.

However, the floods destroyed the farmland and river embankments here.

This place has become a swampy land, filled with silt and prone to flooding.

The people living in this area moved their homes to the highest points, but they were still powerless to stop the devastation of the flood.

"Those damned water gods, they really won't give us a single chance to survive!"

"Shh, don't be so loud. Do you want our village to be flooded too?"

"When will this damn storm finally stop?!"

As a half-human, half-god hybrid, Xuanyu, a renowned sage of the Baling Kingdom, has heard countless complaints from the people along the way. But apart from a worried expression and gentle words of comfort, Xuanyu has no idea what else he can do.

Because his power could only ensure temporary peace in the area.

Once the Xuanyu leaves that area, the devastating floods will once again engulf everyone's villages.

Just as he was about to reach the Guifang Kingdom, he witnessed a scene that astonished him in a small village.

They clearly did not receive any divine or sacred protection.

Despite the torrential rains and floods, this small village painstakingly carved out a series of massive ditches and irrigation canals.

The floodwaters were diverted back into the original river.

Although it's somewhat of a drop in the ocean.

But as Xuanyu looked at the windmills, waterwheels, and various ingenious waterway plans, a faint hope arose in his heart.

With its experience and knowledge, Xuanyu was fully capable of seeing the potential and uses of these water conservancy facilities.

If it can be utilized to its fullest potential, even if it cannot completely control the flood, it can greatly reduce the affected area and losses in the Baling Kingdom.

(In the language of the Human-Faced Fish) Are you the god of this village?

Standing beside the small reservoir specially built by the villagers, Xuanyu respectfully bowed to the Human-Faced Fish inside.

As a naturally Innate Divine Being who is proficient in the languages of various fish,

Xuanyu did not become arrogant like other Innate Divine Being simply because the Human-Faced Fish was weak.

On the contrary, once he learned that it was this Human-Faced Fish that had guided the villagers in managing the waterways, building windmills and waterwheels, and utilizing various water conservancy facilities to mitigate the flood, he had already made up his mind to ask the fish for advice.

(Human-Faced Fish speaking) Ah! Finally, someone who can talk to me!

"(Human-Faced Fish language) I am not a god. My queen sent me to help these humans control the floods." (Human-Faced Fish language) It's so wonderful to have met someone I can talk to. It's been so long since I've spoken to someone of my own kind."

(In the voice of the Human-Faced Fish) If I had known I was the only fish in this direction, I would have taken a different route with Little Stone and the others.

Perhaps because it hadn't interacted with anyone for a long time, this Human-Faced Fish seemed unusually excited.

There was no need for the Xuanyu to probe or ask for advice; it had already started chattering incessantly, revealing all its secrets.

Thus, Xuanyu roughly figured out the origin of this Human-Faced Fish.

According to this Human-Faced Fish, it and its kind are under the command of a water god named "Red".

The water god instructed them to travel upstream along the tributaries of the river system, to find the submerged human villages, and then teach them how to control the floods.

How did these Human-Faced Fish know how to control floods?

The Human-Faced Fish also offered an explanation: each of them carried two books compiled by the "Great Arbiter of Fate" before setting off.

Just as Xuanyu was trying to understand the meaning of the word "Great Arbiter of Fate".

The Human-Faced Fish had already come before him, carrying two scrolls that radiated a precious light.

(Human-Faced Fish speaking) This scroll is called the River Chart; it can automatically record the tributaries of the waterways I pass through—

"(In the language of the Human-Faced Fish) I'm different from Little Stone and the others. I'm very serious and responsible. I've explored almost all the waterways in the nearby villages to make sure there's nothing I've overlooked."

As the Human-Faced Fish spoke, it opened another book in the same way.

"(The Human-Faced Fish Language) This scroll is called the Luo River Book," which records methods for identifying and managing water veins, as well as some simple physical phenomena, mechanical principles, and calculation formulas.

"(Human-Faced Fish speaking) If you find these too difficult, there are also ready-made methods for constructing water conservancy facilities and buildings later on."

"(Human-Faced Fish Language) You can take the River Chart, but you have to return the Luo River Book to me after you're done using it."

(Human-Faced Fish speaking) This is a treasure given to me by the Great Arbiter of Fate. I'm keeping it as a memento. Everyone does it this way anyway.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyu stared blankly at the Human-Faced Fish.

(In the language of the Human-Faced Fish) You mean you're willing to give me these two treasures?

Upon hearing Xuanyu's words, the Human-Faced Fish naturally slapped the surface of the water.

( In Human-Faced Fish language) Of course, because you understand human language, it's much easier for you to communicate with them than for me.

As the Human-Faced Fish spoke, it also muttered something in a completely undisguised voice.

(Human-Faced Fish speaking) Hmm, I don't think this counts as slacking off, do I?

(Human-Faced Fish speaking) Anyway, the Queen never said I couldn't let others do my work---

For some reason, even though Xuanyu achieved her goal effortlessly, she felt a strange mix of amusement and exasperation.

"River Chart? Luo River Book?"

One is a treasure that can automatically record the direction of water veins.

The other item was a book containing even more valuable knowledge. Holding these two precious books, Xuanyu was too lazy to even correct the misconception that "he was not Human-Faced Fish."

He simply gazed silently and with deep emotion at the Human-Faced Fish that was already frolicking joyfully in the reservoir.

"Chi and Great Arbiter of Fate must be very great gods!"

"I will not let you down; I will help the villagers here rebuild their homes."

No, it's not just this village—

"When the Baling Kingdom is rebuilt, you will be the most revered gods of the Baling Kingdom!"

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