The Great Arbiter of Fate Who Invested Gods (5/5)
The process by which Li Boyang and Chiru met was actually much simpler than Xiluo had imagined.
Since the decision was made to build a reservoir covering all the waterways within a radius of tens of kilometers.
Li Boyang had been searching for a location that perfectly met his requirements.
To be honest, there weren't many locations that perfectly met Li Boyang's requirements, but there were none at all.
Even in the 21st century, with its highly advanced exploration and engineering technologies, finding a similar location would be extremely difficult.
Fortunately, this is a world where extraordinary powers exist, an era where Divine Power can influence celestial phenomena.
Relying on his keen perception of the Earth Veins, and the Law Technique of Summoning Clouds and Bringing Rain—
Li Boyang eventually spent almost half a year creating a location that perfectly met his requirements.
This is the current location of the Mountain God Reservoir.
During this process, due to the changes in water flow, many aquatic creatures were inevitably affected—the Human-Faced Fish being one of them.
When Li Boyang first encountered Chi, it was just an ordinary Human-Faced Fish.
At most, they are just a bit larger and more resilient than their counterparts.
Most people believe that Human-Faced Fish migrate due to changes in watercourses.
The Chiru, however, remained in the muddy water due to its gluttony, until Li Boyang noticed its presence.
It was my oversight; I didn't expect the lasting impact of changing the watercourses to be so significant.
As Li Boyang pulled the Chiru out of the muddy water, that sentence became her first impression of the red-haired boy.
For a considerable period of time afterward.
Li Boyang always kept Chi by his side, teaching her how to identify water veins and recognize natural enemies.
The Human-Faced Fish is already a highly intelligent species, and with the help of the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn...
Chi quickly demonstrated an amazing learning ability.
First, they learned human language and knowledge in a very short time.
Then, under Li Boyang's tutelage, it discovered its own potential and officially transformed into a spirit.
In particular, Li Boyang's "Amphibian Organisms: Test Version - Life Primordial Qi Regulation Breathing Method," specifically modified for Chiru,
This also allowed her to quickly develop an enormous size that was even more outrageous than that of ordinary spirits.
Li Boyang also expressed surprise at this.
But he quickly realized that Chi himself had the potential to become a spirit, which was completely different from Li Jingshu, an ordinary child who could even be described as malnourished.
This was confirmed after the Chiru sensed the water vein's Yuan Qi and took the initiative to help Li Boyang protect the reservoir.
"So, you've raised another spirit?"
I'm too lazy to bother with Li Boyang's complicated naming of the "Breathing Method".
Xiluo simply observed the red creature lurking underwater, looking as if it were "very shy."
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that such a timid and cowardly Human-Faced Fish could almost destroy the entire reservoir.
"But this guy is clearly a water god, isn't he?"
The leap from spirit to water god is quite significant.
Even someone as gifted as Pan Hu has yet to gain the recognition of any ley Earth Veins.
In contrast, this Human-Faced Fish, which had only transformed into a spirit less than two years ago, has become a true "god of the reservoir."
This leads to another idea of mine--
Li Boyang did not hide anything from this and spoke frankly about it.
"Actually, I've been thinking about how mountain gods and water gods like you managed to gain Yuan Wu's approval."
"After ordinary creatures transform into spirits and monsters, how can they further transform towards becoming gods?"
Is it the reconstruction of the body? The sublimation of the soul? Or simply a pure and unwavering belief?
Or is it some kind of special change that I haven't observed yet?
Li Boyang paused slightly at this point.
"Until I noticed that with the construction of the reservoir, a completely new waterway was gradually born from nothing—"
"All organisms living near this waterway exhibited a peculiar phenomenon of convergent evolution at the same time."
"Whether it's fish or snakes, they are all evolving towards gigantism and becoming predators, which clearly cannot be explained by ordinary common sense."
I tried hard to understand the words in Li Boyang's words.
As a result, Xiluo sadly discovered that she couldn't keep up with the other person's train of thought at all.
"Don't give me that nonsense, you know I've always hated that kind of thing—"
"Skip all the process and analysis, just tell me your conclusion!"
When Xiluo interrupted his story, Li Boyang's voice faltered, and a sense of helplessness towards "illiterate" was revealed in his eyes.
Simply put, our understanding and definition of life are too narrow.
"Perhaps 'Yuan' is also life in another sense, and even this world itself might be alive."
"This newly formed water vein needs a guardian, so it is working hard to assimilate all the living beings nearby, trying to select the most superior guardian from among them."
"This is a screening process."
"Since it's a selection process, then a customized approach is also possible, right?"
"Chi is the guardian I specifically created for this newly formed water vein, based on my analysis of its various aspects."
"When the only spirit near the water vein that meets its requirements is Chi, what choice will the water vein make?"
"As you've seen, a new water god was born."
Li Boyang shrugged slightly and continued.
"Of course, I wasn't sure if Akane would become the water god before this—"
"When Chi decided to leave the reservoir for the winter last year, I didn't even know she would come back."
As he said this, Li Boyang did not forget to cast his gaze towards the red underwater.
After noticing Li Boyang's gaze.
Chi instinctively wagged its tail, and a blush, similar to that of a young girl, appeared on its face.
"The God of Arbiter of Fate has given me a second chance at life, and I want to repay Arbiter of Fate kindness."
Upon hearing this, Xiluo nodded in understanding, but her gaze kept shifting between Li Boyang and Chi.
"By the way, why do you call this doll ' Arbiter of Fate '?"
Does this word have any special meaning?
Hearing Xiluo's question, Li Boyang also showed curiosity.
"In the Jingchu Kingdom, where I was born," legend has it that a supreme being capable of bestowing titles upon gods once existed, and the people of the Jingchu Kingdom revered him as the Great Arbiter of Fate."
"Since the Arbiter of Fate has transformed me into the water deity of this land, am I not the Arbiter of Fate?"
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