Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1115 Yin-Yang Fish, Dream Dynasty! (Two Chapters Combined)

鳍？
How could it be a fin?
Liang Qu's pupils dilated. The change was sudden. He instinctively tried to fling his fin away, but couldn't shake it off. The fin was firmly stuck to his hand. He turned his head in a panic and caught a glimpse of a withered fish body in the dark current, thin and bony, with a long tail...

All the facts were irrefutable, telling Liang Qu an utterly absurd truth.

fish!
He turned into a fish!

Liang Qu had never experienced death and resurrection before. Everything was given to him by Ze Ding. He was completely swallowed by the dragon and chewed into a pile of minced meat. The fear in his heart was no less.

All the composure before was merely a man's performance for a woman, a husband's performance for a wife, and a leader's performance for a subordinate. Now that something incomprehensible has happened, how can a person alone remain completely calm?

A northerly wind howled through Zeding.

It's not just the direction it's coming from; it's a cold wind, a cold wind from the north.

The cold was unusually severe; when it blew against my body, it felt like my bones were being chopped and my flesh was being split open, the pain penetrating deep into my soul.

pain!
Severe pain!

"what!"

As if being slowly sliced ​​to death with a dagger once more, Liangqu screamed in agony. It frantically thrashed its tail, trying to swim to the bottom of the water to escape the cold wind. However, the previously surging floodwaters receded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, only a shallow pool of water remained.

First it drowned, then it turned into a fish and then suffocated.

This is practically tantamount to being deliberately targeted!

Liang Qu was filled with regret, regretting that he had used up all 3.7 million essences beforehand, instead of leaving tens of thousands of essences in the Ze Ding to take shelter from the cold wind, so that he wouldn't be in such a sorry state today.

The water was dried up by the north wind.

Liang Qu felt his "fish skin" sticking to the bottom of the cauldron, about to turn into a dried salted fish, constantly dehydrating, and then his body became lighter and lighter.

Until it becomes too light to a certain critical point.

It was swept up by the wind, lifted into the air, and swayed precariously.

what happened?

Sensing the airflow, Liang Qu grasped a sense of traversing the six directions, soaring upwards with the wind and entering the misty sky above Ze Ding.

A gray fog blanketed the sky and the earth.

There is no direction.

There is no gravity.

The only guide is north.

Liangqu instinctively swung its tail and drifted towards the glowing north, towards the location of the black-robed emperor.

The figure flew higher and higher, faster and faster.

The patterns on the Ze Ding are becoming clearer and clearer.

Liang Qu had studied this pattern countless times, and his memory of it was so vivid that he could depict it with perfect accuracy.

The black robe flowed gracefully, ostentatiously covering most of the cauldron's surface.

On the left is the God General Chuanzhu wielding a spear, and on the right are countless humanoid gods.

Due south, a monkey roars to the sky, a winged dragon circles around, a great tiger stands to the side, and a snake's tail coils around it...

Half human god, half beast god.

The Black Emperor, the god of humanity, is the greatest, followed by the Great Ape, the god of beasts.

"Is humanity greater than animality?"

A phrase suddenly floated through Liang Qu's mind, and as he pondered it, he could no longer see a glimmer of light.

It flew out of the Ze Ding.

The world is gloomy.

The cauldron walls were extremely thick. Liang Qu struggled forward for a long time before suddenly discovering a glimmer of light.

It swung its tail vigorously and leaped with all its might.

"Wow."

The fish leaped out of the water.

……

The ice cellar was dark.

The little mirage dragon gripped the cotton rope with its two small claws on its lower abdomen and held onto the copper tube with its two claws on its upper abdomen. It stretched its body and pulled the cotton rope out of the tube by friction.

"Stab!"

A flame ignited on the cotton rope, setting the extinguished candle ablaze.

The wind had been blowing inexplicably, and even when the Sea Monk surrounded everyone and all the beasts, he couldn't block it out. It was as if the wind was blowing on their very souls. Only now did the wind stop, but Liang Qu's corpse lay motionless.

The only difference.

Long Eying lay on Liang Qu's chest, feeling a touch of vibrant life, like springtime.

Compared to its previous stillness, the corpse now seemed to have a faint "living" aura. It didn't look like it was dead, but more like it was asleep, though it had no heartbeat and no breathing.

“Didn’t you say it would be within twelve hours?” Long Eying held Liang Qu’s hand tightly, their fingers intertwined.

Just as nervous as Umibozu, he feared that his failure to retrieve more "corpses" would lead to an accident.

"Wait, Sister Eying, don't worry, let me ask the boss." Little Mirage Dragon hurriedly called out to Liang Qu.

The mental link is pulsating.

Liang Qu didn't respond, or rather, he didn't have time to respond. Following the light, he flew out of the cauldron, as if piercing through a film of water. What came into view was a candle, its light spreading outwards, and lying beside the candle was none other than his own corpse!

Umibozu, E'ei, and Little Mirage are all here!
It left Zeding and came into reality!

An incredibly profound experience.

Looking down at his own "corpse," Liang Qu felt a strange sensation, as if he were "reminiscing."

When people recall a past experience, they are no longer "first-person" participants, but rather "third-person" observers from a God-like perspective.

When everything is an event being experienced, rather than a memory, this conflict of perspectives creates a strange sense of incongruity for Liang Qu.

White mist billowed from the ice bed, and Awei entwined around the candlestick.

Otter performs backflips and frontflips with a whooshing sound.

Fists, round heads, and "Immobile" surrounded her. The largest Umibozu spread out its eight tentacles, and the huge tentacles encircled the group of people, beasts, and the ice bed like a wall. Even though the cellar was big enough, her head was still squeezed to the ceiling.

"what happened?"

Liang Qu was filled with doubts.

It flicked its tail, circled around, and found that it couldn't touch or feel anything, like a ghost whose soul had left its body, unable to interact with reality.

Enter the corpse.

It fell out of the corpse again.

They cannot be integrated.

Helpless, Liang Qu floated above the corpse and saw E Ying with red eyes, her black hair disheveled and stuck to her cheeks and lips with tears. She swayed with sobs, her appearance so broken that it was heartbreaking.

It couldn't help but stretch out its "fins" to wipe away its tears.

Long Eying's expression shifted, and she raised her head.

Umibozu's expression also changed as he looked around.

"Hey, boss! Boss! Can you hear me?" the little mirage dragon shouted. "Sister Eying is asking when you're going to revive. It's been two and a half hours! Answer me if you hear me! Answer me if you hear me! Hey, hey, hey!"

"Shh!" Long Eying raised her index finger.

The little mirage dragon immediately covered its mouth, its eyes darting around, not knowing what was happening.

Can you find yourself?
Liang Qu was startled and quickly stretched out his fin to stroke Long Eying's cheek.

“Ah Shui, is that you?” Long Eying suddenly stood up and asked.

"Little Water?" Umibozu tried calling out as well.

Liang Qu was overjoyed and immediately sent a message to the little mirage dragon.

The little mirage dragon scratched its head and flicked its tail: "Although I don't know what happened, the boss said it was him!"

What are people talking about?

Shen Shen nagging.

I hope I don't see anything weird or strange.
The little mirage dragon's hair stood on end. It looked around and immediately burrowed into the sea spirit's arms.

Umibozu's azure wrist tip touches a small white dragon.

"Did my soul really leave my body? But why did I become a fish after leaving my body?"

Having never experienced death and resurrection, Liang Qu is now amazed by everything he encounters. After circling around Long Eying again, he noticed that Long Eying's gaze was moving, and she could keenly sense where it was.

Secondly, there's Umibozu, who can also capture enemies, but he doesn't react as quickly as E'ying.

The little mirage dragon, the round-headed beast, and others were completely bewildered, unable to perceive their own deity at all.

"I've shared a bed with Eying for years, so her senses are more acute? Is it because Haifangzhu has a higher cultivation level?" Liang Qu guessed.

"Boss, when are you coming back? We agreed on twelve hours, and it's almost been three." The little mirage dragon called out to the air.

After swimming around the canal three times, Liang Qu sighed, "Perhaps... we'll have to wait until next spring."

"What? Next year?"

The people and beasts were all taken aback.

"Why did it take so long?" Long Eying asked hurriedly. "Is something wrong?"

"No, you did the right thing. I didn't expect that either."

Liang Qu had no choice but to spread his fins.

It originally thought it would die immediately and then come back to life immediately.

Now, circling the corpse, we find it is enveloped by the vital energy of spring, preserving its condition, but like being buried in the soil, it only needs one more energy to take root, sprout, and regain its vitality. That opportunity is spring! Springtime brings the earth back to life from the dead!
The twelve two-hour periods are the conditions for resurrection, not the time of resurrection.

It was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.

Dead trees come back to life.

How can life begin without spring?

"Ah!" the little mirage dragon cried out in anguish, "No, boss! Does that mean we won't be able to hear your teachings for eight or nine months?"

The water creatures were utterly devastated. "What will happen to the river and lake administration? What will happen to His Majesty?"

Long E'ying stared at a spot in the air. She could feel her husband was there. Now that she could talk to Liang Qu through the water beast, there was nothing to be afraid of. She stopped sobbing and started talking about serious matters. The most urgent thing was to solve the problem and quell any future troubles.

Liang Quyi's "death," and the fact that he would be "dead" for so long, completely disrupted the plan.

This applies to both life and career.

"The river and lake area is a minor matter. My official seal, noble seal, and Qiankun bag are all buried near Blue Lake. Awei knows where they are, and I'll have him retrieve them later."

Then I had Binglin take my token and assume a temporary post. As for His Majesty, it's been over half a year since I last saw him; he should be doing well, right? I generally don't go to the capital unless absolutely necessary.

Liang Qu had already spoken with the Holy Emperor long ago.

The white ape might feign death once. If the dragon makes any unusual moves, there's no need to obstruct it too much. He should cooperate with the white ape and hide for a while.

Otherwise, the impact of this year's Jiaolong swimming upstream might have been much greater than it is now!

Southern Xinjiang and Northern Ting launched a fierce attack, advancing from three directions simultaneously. Finally, the Great Snow Mountain, which had been observing from the sidelines, realized that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the situation...

It's hard to imagine what a disaster it would be.

As for the Qiankun Bag...

He was tracking Jian Zhongyi when he felt a sharp pain between his brows. On a whim, he sensed something was amiss and appeared before the King of Chu in his white ape form.

Awei was too small to swallow the items, and there were no other water beasts around. So he helped us hide them inside our bodies and put them into the [Whirlpool Palace]. Apart from the small token and the jade pendant, Awei took all the other items and hid them. After that, we went through the Whirlpool Waterway and flew to the Dragon Palace. With Afei's help, we explored the Dragon Palace.

Awei shook his upper body, transformed into golden light, flew out, and returned, carrying a Qiankun bag in his mouth.

Everything is there.

"It's a pity that all the Martial Saint Jade Tokens are gone," Liang Qu said regretfully.

Three of the five short tokens were used, leaving two, along with the two jade tokens, which were all swallowed by the dragon.

“Jian Zhongyi should have died in the Xiaotuo River. Yuantou, send your tribe to find him and bring his body back.”

"Third Prince, go and communicate with Ling Xuan and the others. Prepare their statements in advance. It will be troublesome if we don't prepare their statements regarding Jian Zhongyi's death. Tell them not to worry."

"I probably won't be able to attend Ke Wenbin's wedding, so I'll pick a more expensive gift."

Let's arrange it this way for now.

Next spring, it will be neither a long nor a short time.

Liang Qu could even use the excuse of breaking through his cultivation realm and going into seclusion to cover it up. It wasn't a big deal. The six-month gap would also make it easier to lull the dragon into a false sense of security. Once he was resurrected, it would be just as the Western Turtle had planned, and they could launch a full-scale attack together!

We might find a way to shorten the time in the meantime.

Liang Qu stepped in and made arrangements one after another.

Everyone seemed to have found their backbone, and they were able to overcome any difficulty!
"Eying, how did you sense me? Was it the 'Eye Recognition Method'? Where is the Master?"

“The Eye Recognition Method is useless, yet it works,” Long Eying said.

“I can sense that I’m being watched,” Umibozu replied.

Liang Qu seemed to be deep in thought.

After the initial confusion of becoming a fish ended, he calmed down and carefully observed himself.

It is a fish, and a strange fish at that.

Its upper body is that of a fish, thin and bony, very "rugged", almost like fish skin covering fish bones, with two long fins on the left and right.

Its lower body resembles that of a long snake, lacks fins, and is withered, as if it were malnourished.

[The wind blows from the north, reaching the great spring, whereupon the snake transforms into a fish, becoming the Fish Woman...]

[The Black Emperor lowers his eyes]

I pondered the information from Zeding repeatedly.

Liang Qu had long suspected the identity of the Black Emperor—the Black Emperor Zhuanxu!
Zhenwu and Xuanwu are both among His identities.

Legend has it that when Emperor Zhuanxu died, a strong wind blew from the north, bringing fish to the surface. Zhuanxu seized the opportunity to be reborn as a fish, thus achieving resurrection. This fish, half human and half fish, was called the "Fish Woman."
There are countless stories of gods and humans turning into fish after they die.

“Gun drowned himself in the Feather Abyss and transformed into a black fish.”

"The mound of Houji is located west of Jianmu. When people die there, they are resurrected, and half of them turn into fish."

It can be called the "resurrection code".

Liang Qu believes that his current state is not without reason, but rather a unique kind of life.

Just like the other side of the yin-yang symbol!
With a gentle turn, yin and yang are reversed.

"My resurrection from the dead caused the Black Emperor to lower his gaze, leading to all of this?"

Communicate with Zeding.

[Owner of the tripod: Liang Qu]

[Refine Ze Ling: Water Ape Great Sage (Orange) (Fusion Degree: 485‰)]

[Ze Ling's Favor: Martial Arts Divine Realm Fifth Level (River Lord Emperor); Yinglong Pattern: Fifth Level; Tianwu Yu Pattern: Second Level]

There is no Black Emperor among those favored.

"Just a glance?"

By now.

Liang Qu had many speculations about Ze Ding and Ze Ling, including why they only fused with Wu Zhi Qi and favored others, why others couldn't detect the essence of the water, why the Water King Ape became the Great Sage of the Water Ape, the changes in their talents, and so on...

Liang Qu raised his hand.

The only question is, what can he do in this state, and what should he do?
Infiltrate the Huai Army, become Ah Fei's subordinate, and receive a salary without working for Jiaolong?

Two fish fins, I can't grab them, I can't hold them, it's so uncomfortable to look at.

Transforming into a white ape feels almost the same; both have limbs, and even when looking at themselves, they are only covered by a layer of water, and the fish's form is completely different from that of a human.

Moreover, why can't I interact with reality?

It's not interactive, so even receiving a salary without working is impossible.

Liang Qu's biggest worry was not anything else, but the hidden moles in the snowy mountains!
How can I modify the hidden stakes if I can't connect with reality myself?

Chien Chung-Yi is dead. If he can't fill the vacancy in time, this will be a big problem!

Is there any way to speed up the recovery or generate interaction?
Inside the ice cellar.

Long Eying personally helped Liang Qu put on his underwear, tidied his appearance, and tied his hair up.

We're an old married couple, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

Liang Qu, a boatman, wanders in mid-air, lost in thought.

Ze Ding trembled.

[After death, he transformed into a fish, gaining insight into the transformations of Yin and Yang.]

The brilliance flashed and disappeared.

"This is……"

Liang Qu was greatly shocked. The colors in his field of vision suddenly became chaotic, like the aurora flowing in the sky, winding and unpredictable, extremely gorgeous.

It followed the aurora through the wall, all the way out, and arrived at Yixing Town.

Upon realizing that Liang Qu had disappeared, Long Eying hurriedly fastened her belt and chased after him.

"what?"

Following the aurora's pull, Liangqu arrived at a house where sobbing could be heard. An old man lay on the bed, having passed away. A wisp of smoke rose from his body and disappeared into the aurora river.

Following the past, Liang Qu sensed a resistance.

As if swimming against the current, it flicks its tail, resists the resistance, cleaves the waves, and pushes hard.

"Wow!"

Water splashed everywhere.

Long Eying stood at the doorway, no longer able to sense Liang Qu, and frowned.

"Madam Long, what's wrong...?"

In humble households, women would carefully inquire before going out, fearing that the men in the house might inadvertently offend important figures due to their unwavering gazes.

"nothing."

Long Eying offered no explanation and vanished in a flash.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

……

The water flows gently.

Breaking through the resistance against the current, Liangqu smelled a faint, unique fragrance and opened his eyes.

scarlet.

A sea of scarlet!
Where is this?

Carefully peering out of the river, Liang Qu discovered that the river was blood red inside and out, without any bloody smell. It was as red as blood jade. The brown soil on both banks was covered with bright red flowers, which were very lush. The flowers were very special, with petals hanging down one by one and opening wide.

Flower of the other shore?
Liang Qu's pupils dilated.

It is true that the red spider lily is distributed in Jiangnan, but it has lived in Yixing Town for so long that I am quite certain that there is no river or such scenery in the town!
look around.

unmanned.

Only white smoke floated in the sky, just like the smoke that drifted out after the old man died.

Liang Qu frowned and tried to return the way he came.

"and many more."

Liang Qu suddenly realized something, came ashore, and waved his fins.

Click.

The red spider lily falls.

Can I interact with this myself?

"Holy crap, could this be the Dream Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)