Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1124 With "Liang Qu" still alive, where is Wei Guo? (6k2, requesting monthly votes, two chapters combined)

The Liang family's ice cellar.

Awei spread his golden wings, hovered in mid-air, opened and closed his mouth, and relayed the importance of the Blood Treasure to Long Binglin.

Picking up the blood-red pearl before him, Long Binglin looked puzzled. He looked around and found himself surrounded by empty air, unsure of where to look, and could only stare at Liang Qu's corpse on the ice bed.

"Awei... Elder, the Drought Demon Fruit needs to be nurtured by evil energy, disaster energy, and water vapor. As a rare treasure within the Dream Dynasty, why could it cause such a change?"

“I’m not entirely sure about that yet,” Liang Qu shook his head. “The people within the Blood River Realm all say that their world is formed from the body of a deity after death. Could the Blood Treasure truly be some kind of peculiar essence of blood and flesh? That’s why it can cause changes in Blue Lake?”

Long Binglin pondered for a moment and remarked, "It does sound somewhat similar to the Dragon Blood Fruit of our clan."

Before encountering Liang Qu, the Dragon People were in dire straits and had nowhere to turn, yet they did not want to rely on the Flood Dragon. The elders used the corpses of deceased Grandmasters to cultivate Dragon Blood Fruit in order to purify the bloodline of their people and delay the decline of their clan.

of course.

This approach, like drinking poison to quench thirst, is a desperate expedient and has long been abandoned.

Dragon's blood fruit?
What was said in jest was taken seriously by Liang Qu, who suddenly asked, "Does our clan still have dragon blood fruit?"

Long Binglin said with shame, "I'm not quite sure. The Third Elder handled all of this. I don't know if there were any copies. Elder, would you like them?"

"Try picking one when you have time."

Liang Qu wanted to see if the Dragon Blood Fruit could achieve a similar effect to the Blood Treasure.

To activate the "qi" of Blue Lake.

While it cannot be 100% certain that the Blood Treasure will bring forth the Drought Demon's Fruit, there is a considerable probability, at least a 50% chance, that it will.

If the results are similar, then the outcome will be quite interesting.

Did Emperor Taizu of Dali really pass away peacefully?

To feed the heavens and earth with one's own body?

Liang Qu was skeptical. Unless forced, such ambitious people would never do anything selfless; their only purpose was to fulfill their own ambitions.

"Then I'll go back to my clan now..."

"No need. I'll have Long Pingjiang go and ask when he has some free time."

Long Pingjiang, Long Pinghe, and Long Binglin were all busy during this year's flood season, doing the work that Liang Qu, the Huai River Commandant, was supposed to do. It wasn't something they could just get away from.

"Alright." After instructing on the care of Blood Treasure, Liang Qu patted his fins. "E'ying is at Blue Lake, and there's no one at home. Blood Treasure will be temporarily placed in the ice cellar, and you will be in charge of its safekeeping."

With Long Eying in the house, the ice cellar beneath the house is more of a function than a function, basically half a treasure trove and half a "refrigerator". It is ridiculously large, able to hold a group of water beasts that do not shrink and half a shrunken Umibozu when Liang Qu was unconscious.

Actually, the ice cellar wasn't that big at first. It was only later that the fat catfish became a great demon and kept spitting out black mist. In order to improve the environment for Liangqu, he teamed up with the beaver family and expanded it whenever they had time. Perhaps Uncle Chen's family didn't even know that half of their yard was Liangqu's ice cellar.

"Rest assured, Elder. If you want the Blood Treasure, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

“Foolish! If you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people. If you save the people but lose the land, you will save both the land and the people.” Liang Qu patted Long Binglin’s head. “You’re so big, if someone really wants to steal it, why don’t you grab the stuff and run? There’s a waterway under the pond. If you really can’t run, just throw the stuff out to buy time. This thing isn’t unique. If it’s gone, you can always earn more.”

"I'll listen to the elder."

Long Binglin was radiant.

He had never seen what the Old Dragon King looked like. The Old Dragon King's benevolence and majesty were only passed down from generation to generation among the older dragon people, and he was probably similar to the Fourth Elder of today.

The Fourth Elder was even more witty than the Old Dragon King.

Staring at the corpse on the ice bed.

Long Binglin did not leave immediately; he saw that Awei was preparing to fly away.

"Awei, is the elder still there?"

"You have something to say."

“I just remembered something.” Long Binglin rubbed his chin. “This blood treasure you mentioned, after you eat it, allows you to interfere with the living world from the underworld, right? The more you eat, the stronger the interference?”

"Yes."

Liang Qu was hoping for a sufficient amount of blood essence to make himself "visible".

When I get back, I'll eat that slightly inferior first-grade blood treasure that I can't bring out.

"You possess the Blood Fiend Divine Power Token of the Northern Eagle, Balstey?"

"Correct."

"I was just mentioning it casually; I'm not sure if it will work." Long Binglin left himself some leeway. "How did the Blood Fiend Divine Power Token manage to deceive you back then?"

Without hesitation, Liang Qu said, "The Blood Fiend Divine Power can form a part of the human body. Back on Blue Lake, Balstey completely fabricated a fake body using his divine power. The fake body contained some of the Grandmaster's blood and emitted aura, making it indistinguishable from the real thing. Wait, you mean..."

Long Binglin pointed to the corpse on the ice bed: "Why don't you try combining them? Would that make it move?"

what.

Liang Qu was astonished.

A road never imagined
The Blood Fiend Divine Power's method of creating a phallus is quite unique; it can simulate all parts and functions of the body, replacing them, including but not limited to skin, muscles, internal organs, fascia, blood vessels, bones, etc.

However, all the simulated products are translucent blood red, like "plastic people". They cannot be seen by perception and are obviously fake to the naked eye. At this time, if real blood is added to the simulated blood vessels, it can pump the simulated heart and create an effect that is no different from that of a living thing. As long as there is enough "real tissue", it will be infinitely realistic in appearance.

in case……

Is it all true?
Depend on.

There was absolutely no need for me to stay in bed all the time, leaving Eying to deal with her master and Madam Xu all by herself.

There is a solution.

Liang Qu was overjoyed and slapped Long Binglin's arm hard: "Well done, Binglin, you're a real genius! The Blood Fiend Divine Power Token is with Eying, I'm going to find her!"

"I'm glad I can help the elder."

Thanks to the [vortex waterway], the entire process of traveling east and west is incredibly fast.

"how is it going?"

"Can you move? Can you move?"

Long Yao and Long Li chattered away like sparrows.

After the water beasts shrank, they touched heads and formed a circle.

All people and animals gathered here to witness the miracle.

"Hey!"

The otter tried to push the fat catfish away, then kicked it twice on the fat catfish's thick thighs, and finally used a heavy shoulder tackle. Finding that it couldn't get away no matter what it did, the otter stretched out its claws and quickly climbed onto the fat catfish's head, peering down.

"Give it a try, but I think it should be fine."

Liang Qu accepted the divine order.

Under everyone's gaze, the Blood Fiend Divine Power Token moved without wind, hovering in mid-air.

The activation of the Divine Power Command consumed a small amount of Qi Sea, which was then replenished in the blink of an eye by the [Heavenly Dew] property. A hazy red light enveloped the "corpse" on the ice bed, slowly seeping into it.

a long time.

"Is it okay?" Long Eying asked nervously.

"Sigh..." A long sigh escaped her lips.

After sighing, Liang Qu realized that no one could hear him at all, so he immediately urged Awei to make sure it was the original version. Then Awei turned around, puffed out his abdomen, took a deep breath, and let out a long sigh.

"Hey……"

A sigh of desolation echoed in the ice cellar.

"Ah, it still doesn't work?" Long Yao and Long Li looked dejected.

A wail of agony filled the ice cellar.

The fat catfish plopped down on the ground, shaking the entire ice cellar, and rolled around on the floor.

Only Long Eying blinked, bent her knuckles, and tapped the ice bed.

"Alright, get up if you can move. So many people are waiting for you. Don't make things difficult for everyone. You're just being a hands-off manager and dumping all the work on others. Everyone's busy."

Ok?
The situation took an unexpected turn; everyone turned to look, and the fat catfish raised its head.

"No." Liang Qu spun around in the air. "Eying, how did you guess that?"

"If it really won't work, can you teach Awei to just say no? Why make it pretend to sigh like that?"

Awei circled around once.

“Yeah, that’s right!” Long Yanrui clapped his hands together.

All the elder's words were relayed through Awei, which separated the person in question from the actual conversation. The elder's words were either yes or no, so why make Awei sigh in such a strange way?

"hiss……"

Liang Qu always felt that Long Eying was increasingly able to grasp his psychology, and that standing in front of her was like being naked.

Long Yao and Long Li crossed their arms, their eyes revealing hostility.

The fat catfish leaped from the ground like a carp, waving its long whiskers and claws, and jumped for joy.

Alive!

The gods have come to life!

Otter fell off the fat catfish's head, flipped 360 degrees in the air, and knelt on one knee.

"Okay, okay, I'll get up, I'll get up!"

On the ice bed, Liang Qu, wearing only a pair of shorts, raised his hands in surrender, sat up abruptly, and jumped off the ice bed.

He walks, sits, and lies down without any abnormalities.

"How about it?"

"Boss, your eyes aren't open yet." Little Mirage Dragon pointed its claw.

"Oh, forgot."

"Liangqu" opened his eyes and walked around the ice cellar again.

Long Yanrui rested his chin on his hand, pinching a gap between his index and middle fingers: "The movement is simple, and at first glance there is no major problem, but when the movement becomes complicated, if you feel it carefully, there is still a little bit of a lack of coordination."

Long Binglin nodded: "Elder is still not very skilled, and some parts are a bit stiff."

"is it?"

Liang Qu looked at himself in front of him.

This is a "puppet on a string," except that it is not moved by visible strings, but by the blood-fiend supernatural power that is integrated with the body.

“The elder has no physical form, could we merge into it?” Long Yanrui suggested.

"Let me try."

Liang Qu burrowed into his own body and then fell out of it.

Useless.

There's no way to immediately switch the perspective to your own upon entering the body; you can only control it using this third-person perspective.

Interesting.

Controlling the blinking frequency, pupil dilation, chest rise and fall with breathing, the upright posture of a cultivator, opening the mouth to speak...

"Leaving aside the issue of movement, what about the flow of Qi? Are there any differences in the flow of Qi?"

Two grandmasters and one great grandmaster closed their eyes to experience the sensations.

"No."

"Just like you used to be, Elder."

"No difference."

OK!
Liang Qu looked excited.

Like the flow of energy, once the biggest difficulty was resolved, all that remained was practice makes perfect. For someone of his level, manipulating a puppet was not difficult.

Surprisingly, it was very simple.

By slightly altering the perspective on the Blood Fiend Divine Power, the biggest problem of how one could remain visible after death was solved.
"Looking for some clothes, I haven't been out in the sun for ages, this elder is going out to explore!"

"Alright, everything's been arranged perfectly for the elder."

That afternoon, after a little training in the ice cellar, with the help of Long Yao and Long Li, Liang Qu got dressed and left home.

The sunlight elongated people's shadows.

"Ah, that feels good."

Liangqu felt the warmth of the sun for the first time in a long time.

He knew, of course, that it was an illusion.

Touch cannot transmit sensation from a corpse to the soul, especially in the sweltering heat of August when the streets are so white they reflect light; it wouldn't be warm, but rather unbearably hot.

But everything was so beautiful.

It was so beautiful that it made one imagine it as the warm sun under the chill of spring.

If something unexpected happens to "Dead Tree Comes Back to Life" and it falls into a deep sleep, it seems acceptable for it to live with everyone like this?

He stood at the doorway for a long time, arms outstretched, chest heaving, until his shadow clearly shifted eastward. Then, his thoughts scattered, and he jumped down the steps like a child.

He went to Qing Shi Street in Yixing Town, found a foot inn, moved a stool, and sat down under a bamboo awning. He wiped the table with a towel.

The small square wooden tables in the foot massage parlor will get oily after being used for a long time, and they will feel sticky to the touch.

"Shopkeeper, warm two bowls of tea, a dish of fennel beans, a plate of boiled edamame, preserved egg with tofu, and some dried anchovies."

"Alright, oh, Mr. Liang! It's you! When did you get back? It's been more than two months since I last saw you after the River God Festival on June 6th. I didn't even recognize your voice. Perfect timing, I'll bring you another plate of braised beef!"

"Stop being so solicitous. Keep the braised beef for yourself! Yours is too dry."

"Master Liang!"

"Ah."

"Brother Shui!"

"Lieutenant Liang, you've finished your work outside and returned?"

"Yes, I went to another city."

"Wow, two and a half months at once, that's quite a long time."

Sitting in the shade of the bamboo shed, "Liang Qu" held chopsticks in his hand, enjoying the river breeze, gazing at the river and seeing the sails on the river. He deliberately ate dishes like edamame and peanuts, which required a lot of effort, and sipped tea while greeting passersby. Hundreds of people saw him, but not a single one noticed anything amiss. He was a "dead man" being manipulated.

The smile on his face grew wider and wider.

He tossed a large gold ingot to the villagers for a meal and tea.

"Not enough, let's make it more difficult!"

Uncle Chen, colleagues from the River and Lake Bureau, the Xu family in the prefectural city, and Lingxuan from the Great Snow Mountain.

From villagers to acquaintances, and from acquaintances to powerful acquaintances.

Liang Qu plans to go through the entire process, step by step, to ensure that his alibi will be impeccable!
In fact, as long as the movements are smooth, most people really can't tell the difference.

The body is Liang Qu's own body, and the spirit is Liang Qu's own spirit.

What reason is there to say that this isn't who I am?
Dusk.

Reluctantly, they returned the body to where it belonged.

Liang Qu handed the Blood Fiend Divine Power Token to his wife.

"Eying, I'm going back to the underworld to take care of some things. Tomorrow I'll go to Uncle Chen's house, the day after tomorrow to the River and Lake Bureau, and the day after that to my master's house. Could you prepare some gifts for me?"

"it is good."

"kisses!"

"Ah."

"Wow!"

The green lotus leaves and white flowers have vanished without a trace.

Crimson filled the field of vision.

The blood river flowed slowly, like the deathly silence after a lively scene.

"Om~"

A large, fat bumblebee was hanging from a spider lily, wiggling its rear end as it climbed up the petals.

Life returned to its former vitality after the deathly silence; life, after all, has its beautiful aspects.

"Hmph hmph hmph... We ordinary folks are really, really happy today..."

The Blood Fiend Divine Power was originally intended to conceal the "River Stone" of the White Ape, but unexpectedly, it actually resolved the pain point that had been preventing him from experiencing during his death!

Perfect.

Completely resolving the pain point of Liangqu and the white ape disappearing at the same time, and showing themselves more often, can once again lower the dragon's guard.

As the resurrection drew closer, Liang Qu became increasingly nervous, wishing he could polish every detail to perfection.

"I can't bring that Grade One Blood Treasure with me, I'll eat it later. But how can I obtain more Grade One and Super Grade Blood Treasures?"

Liangqu crossed the divide between Yin and Yang, falling into the River of Blood.

As September approaches, the water level of the Blood River rises significantly.

The most urgent task is to collect more top-grade and first-grade blood treasures in the fins to complete the great task of harvesting the Drought Demon's position fruit.

If we can obtain the Drought Demon Fruit before dealing with the Flood Dragon, the success rate will definitely increase significantly!

"Super-grade and first-grade blood treasures can only be found in the main stream and top-tier tributaries of the Tongtian River. Second-grade sects don't produce them at all. Where am I supposed to get them? Go and fish for them in the Blood River myself?"

The rewards from going against the current cannot be repeatedly obtained or claimed. Furthermore, you cannot defeat or steal from top-tier sects, as the patriarchs of each sect are not to be trifled with.

After careful consideration, Liang Qu realized that there was no other way but to return to his old profession of fishing and secretly go to the Blood River to catch fish.

At level one, he rowed a sampan to fish in the river.

At level 30, he rowed his Fujian-style boat to fish in the river.

At level fifty, he rowed his treasure boat to fish in the river.

I'm almost level 100 now, and I don't even have a boat. I have to swim in the river to catch fish!

The world is indeed a vast fishing ground, and everyone is a fisherman!

Although it's unclear how much can be gained, and it might be just a drop in the ocean, let's take action and see.

A plan was set.

Liang Qu swam swiftly towards the sect, intending to ask Shen Zhongliang for a map so he could try and take advantage of the situation.

Within the sect, everything was thriving and full of vitality.

The only downside was that it was a cloudy day.

The sky was somewhat dim, the air pressure was low, and with each breath, a tightness appeared in the chest; it was about to rain. Villagers were collecting the spider lilies that had been drying at their doorsteps.

The cheap apprentice, Xi Ziyu, was doing somersaults, boxing, jumping around, and bragging to a group of his peers in the square.

More people packed their bags, gathered their belongings, and prepared to travel with their families to the location of Jiuyi Mountain.

An ordinary day.

The simple and ordinary is the true essence of life.

Liang Qu thought to himself.

"Hmm hum hum~"

"Oh, this melody is quite unique, lively and interesting. I've never heard it before. River God Sect Master, you seem quite refreshed?"

"Of course, maintaining a cheerful mood is very beneficial to spiritual practice."

"The River God Sect Master has the body of a fish and the tail of a snake, and swims as fast as the wind, yet his breathing remains calm and composed. His cultivation has reached its peak. May I ask how many years you have been cultivating in the Blood River Realm?"

"Time waits for no fish, and in the blink of an eye..." Liang Qu pretended to be nonchalant, using his words to entice the two people behind him, while secretly exerting his strength to observe the "gap" in the aurora.

"Hahaha, River God Sect Master, your fins are all stretched out, you don't need to be nervous. We two have been waiting at the River God Sect for half a day, so we didn't come with any ill intentions. Otherwise, we wouldn't be waiting here. Even if you didn't invite us to a meal, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to close the door to guests, would you?"

Liang Qu arrived outside the gap, turned around swiftly, and stared intently at the two sixth-realm experts behind him with his golden eyes.

"Two esteemed beings of the sixth realm have graced our River God Sect with their presence. May I ask where you come from and what brings you here?"

The clouds were thick with gray fog.

Two beings at the sixth realm stood on the void, one on the left and one on the right, their robes fluttering.

The man on the left is young, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed in clean silver, with a silver hairpin in his hair; the man on the right is an old man with white hair and a youthful face, tall and thin, with a white copper wine pot hanging from his waist.

Both men wore smiles and spoke in a friendly tone, but their positions were arranged in a triangular formation, subtly blocking all movement space. Combined with the oppressive atmosphere of the sky, they blocked Liang Qu's path.

The visitor is not good.

But Liang Qu remained calm. As a "fish woman," he could freely travel between the Yin and Yang realms. It was not something that spatial blockades could intercept him; he was not so easily captured!
what's the situation?
Why are two martial saints suddenly coming to find me? What heavenly law have I broken?

"Heavenly Fire Sect, Wu Lingxu." The young man on the left took a step forward, pressing closer.

“Tianhuo Sect, Fei Taiyu.” The white-bearded old man on the right stepped forward, pressing closer.

"Why have the seniors from the Heavenly Fire Sect come to see me? Could it be that I did not treat the envoy well before?" Liang Qu lowered his eyes and stared silently at the toes of the two people, his brain working frantically.

"Nothing much, I just want to ask you how you bypassed my sect's position and descended to this realm," Fei Taiyu said bluntly.

boom!
My heart skipped a beat.

Liang Qu stared intently: "I don't understand what you two are saying."

"Your Excellency need not worry or panic. As I said, we have no ill intentions for the time being," Fei Taiyu reassured him.

"Temporarily?" Liang Qu squinted.

Wu Lingxu concealed his smile with his hands tucked into his sleeves and said calmly, "That depends on your attitude and response, River God Sect Master."

Attitude? Response?
"Hey, finally found our people! With the esteemed lord of the Heavenly Fire Sect graced us with his presence, we'll certainly be open and honest with him!" Liang Qu exclaimed, slapping his fin. "Look at this lord on the left, truly a banished immortal! Every gesture exudes an ethereal grace. And this one on the right, even more extraordinary, his bearing is so refined, one might suspect he's a star banished from the Jade Capital..."

The two men's expressions froze slightly.

"She resembles a fairy from Mount Guye, with a naturally beautiful and elegant appearance, and a noble and pure spirit..."

Liang Qu spoke eloquently and fluently, pouring out all his knowledge on how to deal with the old toad.

“There’s no need for that.” Fei Taiyu took out a booklet, held the wolf-hair brush, and interrupted, “Sect Master River God, just answer our questions truthfully.”

"You asked!"

"The Blood Ape and you are one, aren't you?"

Clench your fists.

"Yes!"

"it is good."

The two got the answer they wanted.

Pretty honest.

"How did you die?"

Liang Qu pondered deeply: "I fought with the dragon for the position of River God in the Jianghuai River for several days and nights, involving forces from all directions and the six realms of reincarnation. In the end, I was no match for the dragon and was swallowed by the long serpent. When I woke up, I was here. I guessed that it might be the underworld. I thought that if I couldn't become the River God in the mortal world, it wouldn't be bad to become the Yellow Spring God after I died, so I named it River God Sect."

"Competing for the throne of the River God?" Wu Lingxu looked up.

"Yes. The Jianghuai region is a place of great ambition, coveted by everyone in the Central Plains, the North and South. A great battle caused the Jianghuai River to dry up, shaking the earth and flooding countless homes in three provinces. Both cities in the North and South were destroyed, with flames of war stretching for thousands of miles and rivers of blood flowing. The four great demon kings of Jianghuai were all severely injured, leaving only scorched earth. But the victor is king and the loser is villain. I have fallen to this state. I wonder why you ask me this, sir?"

Wu Lingxu and Fei Taiyu exchanged a glance.

"Earth-shattering?"

Wu Lingxu rolled up his sleeves.

"The Yangtze and Huai Rivers have dried up?"

Fei Taiyu stroked his beard.

"How many of you are at the sixth realm?"

“Not counting the north and south, just along the Huai River, there are twelve Demon Kings and Martial Saints.”

"Twelve? Ha..."

"Haha, hahaha!"

Fine raindrops drifted down.

The two of them burst into laughter, bending over backward as if they had heard the biggest joke ever.

That smile was truly sinister.

Liang Qu thought he would capture Shucheng in ten days and submit his pledge of loyalty.

They joined their fins in a gesture of respect.

"Why are you laughing, gentlemen?"

"Sect Master of the River God, do you think the Flood Dragon has been successfully formed?" Wu Lingxu could not straighten his back.

Liang Qu sighed.

"That dragon is of a profound realm, guarding the legacy of the true dragon and refining it for decades. Its claws can cover the sky in the Jianghuai Marsh. I have been quietly surviving and have only just managed to accumulate enough strength for a battle. Moreover, I have received a lot of help from my friends in the mortal world. Now that the dragon has no more obstacles, it must have become a water god in the mortal world, right?"

The words fell.

They laughed even harder.

Liang Qu asked again, "I really don't know why you two gentlemen are laughing?"

At the edge of the sky, a flash of white light.

Two black silhouettes against the tranquil rain.

Wu Lingxu looked down at the strange fish from his high vantage point and sneered.

"Having exhausted all my efforts and schemes, what fruit is left in the Jianghuai River?"

Rumble.

Thunder roared across the sky as dark clouds swept across from the southeast.

(End of this chapter)