Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1139 Extremes Lead to Reversals; Water Evil Brings Disaster (Part Two)

"Haa, ha..."

Heavy breathing.

boom!
The beam collapsed heavily, and dust rolled and tumbled along the ground, spreading evenly around before settling on the ground.

"water……"

"Master?"

Inside the cave, Lao Mengyao, who was carrying empty wine jars, was taken aback. She hurriedly knelt down beside the blood ape, wanting to help it up, but then hesitated, unsure of where to grab.

Miserable.

Its entire body was blood red with dry hair, resembling yellow grass in late autumn, crumbling at the slightest step. Its once towering three-zhang-tall body had turned into a desiccated corpse, extremely thin, especially its right arm, which was so thin that it was almost just thick bone, with no flesh or blood left. If it were any thinner, the bone marrow inside would have to be extracted.

The banquet has just ended, and the guests have had a pleasant time.

In less than a quarter of an hour, where did Master go and how did he end up like this?

"water!"

With all his might, Liang Qu rolled over, facing the courtyard, his chest heaving, and with his eyes closed, uttered a single word.

"oh oh!"

Lao Mengyao took an empty wine vat, filled it with water, and gulped it down the blood ape's throat, emptying three vats in one go.

Liang Qu's chest heaved a little more easily, but he still felt thirsty. He took a deep breath and said, "Not enough. Drag me to the pond."

Lao Mengyao put down the wine jar, grabbed the blood ape's left arm, and dragged it with difficulty to the edge of the pond.

The dried red fur fell to the ground and miraculously vaporized and disappeared.

Until Liang Qu was half-submerged in the pond, opening his mouth wide, the entire stream surrounding the cave collapsed rapidly, a whirlpool appeared in the middle, all the water swirled down, fell into the whirlpool and disappeared without a trace, the entire river was quickly cut off.

Lao Mengyao was secretly astonished, not because she was surprised that her master drank so much water, but because she was surprised that the pond and canal were used for bathing all the time.

"Running water should be fine..."

As Liang Qu drank from the stream, his mummified body quickly became plump and recovered, even his dry, split hair regained its luster.

Lao Mengyao was even more surprised.

Is Master made of water?
Such a severe injury, half-dead, could he recover just by drinking water?
She wanted to learn all sorts of tricks.

……

Lao Yingtian placed the blood treasure so quickly that afterimages appeared: "This matter could be big or small. Kuang Chen only has three choices if he goes to expose me now: his master, my master, or your master. Of course, the Enforcement Division is also a possibility, but he is responsible for this matter. Once the Enforcement Division is brought in, it will be a matter of life and death, leaving no room for maneuver. The possibility is very small."

His master is in seclusion, and Kuang Chen would never dare to disturb him because of this; that would be adding fuel to the fire. My master is easygoing and close to me. He hates me to the core and is worried about me covering it up, so he definitely won't choose me. Therefore, in the end, he will go to your master.

However, given how big this matter has become, it's untenable that we would only try to scare Kuang Chen and get ourselves punished for the same reason. Therefore, we need to change our story and say that we want Kuang Chen to 'slander' us, making him appear petty and a troublemaker. Elder Xi will surely see through our clumsy trick, and then…”

Bao Jiaxiang was in a daze, mechanically placing the premium blood tonics on the shelves.

He couldn't understand where these blood treasures had been placed or hidden. How could no one have discovered them when the treasure vault clearly had no blind spots?

Lao Yingtian frowned: "Did you hear me?"

"What?" Bao Jiaxiang turned his head in a daze.

"He will go to your master!" Lao Yingtian's tone became three degrees heavier. "Elder Xi is impatient and known for his strictness, so you'll have to take the blame!"

"Me!" Bao Jiaxiang jumped up and down. "You made such a big fuss, why should I take the blame?"

“Because you are Elder Xi’s disciple, there is a distinction between close and distant relatives! Even if he is strict, he won’t go too far.” Lao Yingtian wasn’t angry, and spoke very quickly, “Only if you admit that this was your idea, and you conspire with me to trick Kuang Chen, can this matter be resolved!”

One hundred and fifty breaths, Liang Qu left him with eight breaths.

Lao Yingtian estimated the limit to be two hundred breaths. The remaining fifty breaths were the margin that Kuang Chen had to make in order to find the person, explain, travel, and question them.

We are now very close to the elder.

"Even if you downplay the seriousness of the matter, does that mean I won't take responsibility for the minor ones?" Bao Jiaxiang protested fiercely. "You're the one who did it!"

Is everything alright once the items are back?
impossible!
This matter is extremely serious and represents a huge loophole in the agency process.

Yes, nothing happened this time, but what if it happens again next time? What if things go wrong?

The whole thing was so coincidental that it seemed like it was premeditated.

Even though Elder Xi is Bao Jiaxiang's master, Bao Jiaxiang is still afraid of his master's strictness and will definitely be skinned alive when he goes back.

"You accepted a Grade 3 Blood Treasure from me! The evidence is irrefutable!"

Bao Jiaxiang stood there, stunned.

Yes, he was an accomplice from the beginning. He just didn't expect Lao Yingtian to go so far as to take all the top-grade blood treasures from the treasure vault and hide them so well that no one could find them, causing Kuang Chen to think they had been stolen and go to report and expose them.

"You take the blame, and I'll give you three more Grade Two Blood Treasures afterward!" Lao Yingtian's breathing became rapid, and his arms trembled.

The major crisis had passed, but he became nervous again.

"Where did you get this second-grade blood treasure?!" Bao Jiaxiang demanded.

A third-grade blood treasure is the lowest grade among the high-grade ones. It's not impossible for a disciple of the Heavenly Fire Sect to obtain one through hard work, as a reward from their master or the sect. But second-grade or first-grade treasures are absolutely impossible. Why would Lao Yingtian offer one up?

"I have it! If you take on the responsibility, I can give it to you!"

"no!"

“You can’t escape now. This whole thing was premeditated. Do you think the elders didn’t see that we deliberately set this up? Now that things have come to this, you can say that you came up with the idea, which wouldn’t have been much more serious. This slight increase in severity will get you three second-grade blood treasures! As long as you admit that you came up with the idea, you’ll get three second-grade treasures!”

Bao Jiaxiang's pupils dilated, and his mind went completely blank for a moment.

The allure of three second-grade coins.

"me……"

"What?"

They questioned him outside the treasure vault.

Bao Jiaxiang felt his pores tighten and close, as immense fear descended upon him.

Lao Yingtian knelt down with a thud and kowtowed: "Elder Xi!"

boom!
With a flick of his sleeve, Xi Wuwei sent the two of them crashing into the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"You two have some nerve!"

……

thirsty.

A thirst that extends from the body to the soul.

Like a piece of roast meat, cut from a cow, first it bleeds, then it oozes oil, and finally nothing comes out, it becomes charred and black.

The stream had dried up, but gradually, water began to seep out.

Liang Qu drank heavily, then abruptly shook his head, wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, and sat down on the ground, his mind and pupils glazed over for a long time.

He could barely feel his body.

"Master?" Lao Mengyao tentatively poked him.

"Well……"

Liang Qu covered his head; his head was spinning as if he had a fever, making it difficult for him to think. He had to push against the ground to relieve the dizziness.

half an hour.

He remembered that he was still hosting Elder Tianhuo.

"Have all the people outside left?"

"No, most of them left, but Elder Wang and a few others are still drinking." Lao Mengyao couldn't help but complain, "They're like drunkards, sipping on a plate of premium spider lilies for half an hour."

"Um……"

There was a long silence.

After another period of confusion, Liang Qu seemed to come to his senses. He rummaged through the bag beside him but found nothing. He collapsed to the ground and said, "Go to the Ministry of Revenue. If there's nothing else, bring your brother over."

"My brother?" Lao Mengyao exclaimed in surprise. "What happened to my brother?"

"Don't panic." Liang Qu rubbed his temples. "Your brother is smart, nothing serious will happen to him. Go find his master first, and take him with you."

Seeing that she couldn't get any answers from Liang Qu, Lao Mengyao abandoned her duties of serving Liang Qu and hurriedly ran to the Ministry of Revenue.

"Ha...cough cough."

There's a burnt taste in my throat.

Liang Qu coughed twice and leaned against the stone chair.

……

“Master, Master, I was wrong!” Bao Jiaxiang knelt down and kowtowed, weeping bitterly. “Senior Brother Kuang Chen didn’t exaggerate. It was Senior Brother Lao. Senior Brother Lao was publicly humiliated by Senior Brother Kuang Chen a few days ago and harbored resentment. I jokingly suggested that we take revenge and scare him.”

Just then, Elder Yu was hosting a banquet, and Senior Brother Lao gave his disciple a fourth-grade blood treasure, asking him to persuade Master to attend. Senior Brother Lao also persuaded Elder Wang. Originally, he wanted to play a trick on Senior Brother Kuang Chen, but later felt unsatisfied and hid the superior-grade blood treasure. Who knew that Senior Brother Kuang wouldn't look for it carefully..."

Kuang Chen stared intently at the wooden frame, and at the superior-grade blood treasure on it.

How can it be!

Did he not look carefully?
He searched Lao Yingtian's body and every corner of the treasure vault, almost digging three feet into the ground, but the treasure vault was made as one piece, who could dig it open? Where did they hide the blood treasure?
However, since the Blood Treasure was still there, Kuang Chen was unable to refute the accusation and had to admit that he panicked when he saw the Blood Treasure disappear and hastily exposed it.

Xi Wuwei's index finger trembled with anger: "You two, you three! You are truly audacious and lawless!"

"Master, Master, I was wrong! Please don't abandon me!" Bao Jiaxiang crawled on his knees, lunged forward, and hugged Xi Wuwei's leg, weeping bitterly.

"..."

……

Kuang Chen, Bao Jiaxiang, and Lao Yingtian knelt on the ground.

Lao Mengyao stood to the side with concern, her eyes showing worry.

boom!
After Xi Wuwei and Wang Chengxian finished counting the blood treasures and confirmed that everything was correct, they closed the treasure vault door.

Bao Jiaxiang grinned and crawled forward on his knees: "Master, nothing is missing. We know what we're doing! Everything is in the treasure vault, and we dare not touch a single piece."

"You disgraceful thing, I'll deal with you when we get back!" Xi Wuwei roared, then looked at Kuang Chen, "Junior Nephew Kuang, your master is in seclusion, go to the Enforcement Hall to receive your punishment."

Wang Chengxian, still smelling of alcohol, waved his hand and said, "Although it was a farce, it was serious in nature. However, considering it was his first offense and he hadn't committed any major wrongdoing, I'll just write down his negligence and give him a Class C sentence. That's all. This will not be a repeat of the offense."

Kuang Chen's face was gloomy: "Yes! I thank Elder Xi and Elder Wang!"

"Get up, everyone disperse, everyone disperse."

The three of them stood up.

Separate each other.

Lao Mengyao immediately handed over a handkerchief, which Lao Yingtian used to wipe the corner of his mouth. He suddenly burst into laughter. After being beaten by Kuang Chen, his mouth was full of blood when he laughed, making him look quite ferocious.

"How dare you laugh?" Wang Chengxian said irritably.

"Thank you so much, Master, for getting me out of this predicament!" Lao Yingtian said respectfully.

"To inflict a thousand casualties on the enemy while losing eight hundred of your own is not like you, Yingtian."

"I was a bit impulsive this time, but the more we don't retaliate, the more arrogant Kuang Chen becomes. In my opinion, there should still be some benefits."

"What's the benefit?"

"Master, how many first-class disciples can there be in the Department of Revenue and Expenditure?"

Wang Chengxian did not answer, but asked in return, "If you want to compete, it will be a bit difficult."

"It all depends on human effort," Lao Yingtian replied respectfully.

Seeing that Lao Yingtian had his own plan, Wang Chengxian didn't say much. Among his many disciples, there were only two or three second-class disciples. Lao Yingtian was the type whose talent was slightly inferior, but whose work was reliable. However, in the path of cultivation, the strong prevailed... He looked at Lao Mengyao.

"Your sister?"

"Yes, I will become Elder Yu's disciple."

"She has a cute and adorable appearance."

Lao Mengyao smiled sweetly: "Mengyao greets Elder Wang."

"Haha, little girl." Wang Chengxian reached into his pocket and took out two fourth-grade blood treasures. "I don't have anything special, just these two blood treasures. Consider them a small gift. Tell your master that you appreciate the hospitality this time and that you'll visit again when you have time."

"Thank you, Elder Wang! My master will definitely welcome you."

……

"It should be alright now...cough cough."

In the cave, Liang Qu dragged his tired body to his feet and staggered to his bedroom, where he packed up all the blood treasures he had collected from under the bed.

The River God Sect went against the current, and he was rewarded by the Heavenly Fire Sect with one Super Grade and three First Grade.

This month is November. I haven't received my salary yet; I received three coins each for 80 and 90, plus one subsidy.

Before October, three of the treasures that couldn't be brought back to the mortal realm were consumed, leaving one super-grade treasure and ten first-grade treasures. However, the banquet cost money, and you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. Just that brew alone cost five first-grade blood treasures. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to attract Elders Wang and Xi. We only had five left, which was still two short of the one super-grade treasure and seven first-grade treasures we needed to give to Lao Yingtian.

"Are we supposed to wait until November when we get paid to make it up to them?"

Liang Qu felt a little guilty; he wasn't the type of person who liked to delay paying his debts.

Let's take a look at the monetary gifts received at the banquet.

Third rank, third rank, second rank, third rank...

A string of blood treasures of this level.

It is quite satisfactory.

"what."

Inside the bright red envelope, Liang Qu poured out a crystal-clear blood treasure.

One product!
Look at the design on the edge of the red envelope.

"fee."

Hmm, Fei Taiyu?
As expected of a core elder, he's incredibly generous.

Having learned from the previous experience, Liang Qu directly found another Wu Lingxu, opened it up, and sure enough, it was also a first-class item.

Two core elders attended the banquet, and two first-grade blood treasures were given, which filled the account.

The remaining second and third-grade items, when calculated, are basically equal to the expenses excluding the main course of rice wine. It's like everyone spent money to have a good meal, excluding drinks.

Liang Qu lost six Grade 1 Blood Treasures, but his accounts were cleared and he had no debts!
"Master~"

Lao Mengyao led Lao Yingtian into the cave.

"You can go out first," Liang Qu said.

"Huh, me?" Lao Mengyao pointed to herself. Seeing Liang Qu nod, she muttered a few words and had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Only Liang Qu and Lao Yingtian remained in the cave.

The yellow bag traces a curve in the air.

Lao Yingtian didn't stand on ceremony and immediately untied the knot.

A dazzling burst of blood-red light erupted.

Lao Yingtian shivered, his fingers clenched tightly, tearing a hole in the skin.

Superior Blood Treasure!
First and second grade are already unattainable for disciples, and even elders find it difficult to obtain the highest grade!

No matter how good the hundred or so coins in the treasure vault are, none of them belong to him, but this one is uniquely his, Lao Yingtian's!
歘!
Lao Yingtian quickly tightened the rope and bowed deeply in gratitude.

"How do you feel?" Liang Qu grinned.

"I never want to go through this again." Lao Yingtian smiled bitterly, blood still visible between his teeth.

Even now, when Lao Yingtian thinks back on it, he still feels lingering fear, breaking out in a cold sweat. His memory of the time is somewhat hazy, and his brain seems to deliberately avoid the past, making the recollection feel like a dream.

"Fortune favors the bold. I've given you the Blood Treasure. I'll start working on your sister's promotion to second-class disciple. It's not a simple matter. I don't have any second-class disciple slots available, so it could take a long time. If you need anything after you've been promoted to first-class disciple, feel free to come to me."

"Elder Yu is a man of his word, there is no rush in this matter."

"Then we won't keep you here. Cough cough, everyone is exhausted from the panic today. Go back and get some rest. Let your sister go back with you too."

Lao Yingtian couldn't have been happier. After experiencing such a dramatic turn of events, all he wanted now was to go home, lie in bed, and calm himself down. He bowed again to express his gratitude and then turned to leave.

The shadows shortened, and the figures gradually disappeared.

The stream babbles, flowing over the rocks and creating ripples.

Light streamed down from the skylight, illuminating the Jade Red Blood Stream. Within the beam of light, tiny dust particles danced and swirled.

Quietly.

"what."

A low laugh rang out.

"Hahaha……"

Liang Qu grinned, revealing his protruding canine teeth, and laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.

"You almost burned me to death!"

Extremes beget their opposites; things reach their extremes and change; water brings disaster.

The drought demon descends upon the world, remaining stiff yet not dead, dead yet not indestructible.

【郃 Fruit】

[Power: Drought]

[Classification: Disaster]

[Calamity manifests as drought and floods, bringing famine and devastation to the land; drought demons bring disaster and harm to the fields.]

[Refining Ritual: Living without water, remaining supple even after death]

[Jin Yi: A night of wind and thunder drove away the drought demon, and only then did we know that rain would come to earth. Burning the drought demon and removing the evil spirits will help us pray for sweet rain, and we can advance to the next level of governance – Qing Nu]

[Boundary Ritual: The Ba Fruit, Ying Fruit, Fei Fruit, and Yong Fruit gather together as the Four Calamities, with the Water Lord as King, capable of drawing light to the calamity boundary.]

(End of this chapter)