Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1209 Hundredfold Root Sea, Dao Ascension Pill (Seeking monthly votes, two chapters combined)

"Gudu!"

The opening scene was a brutal attack. Long Eying looked at Liang Qu. Liang Qu's Adam's apple bobbed and his pupils trembled. He gripped the ebony shaft, turned his thumb, and slowly unfurled the golden scroll, his gaze slowly moving downwards.

"The first prize is won, the river waves surge, the sea waves are vast and boundless;
Two Dao Ascension Pills, three Root Sea Heaven Pills, and three Divine Power Heaven Pills;
The third place is compared to the second place, with the Dao Sheng Tian Dan, Gen Hai Tian Dan, and Shen Tong Tian Dan each decreasing by one.

Ranked fourth to tenth, choose one of the three types of Heavenly Elixir; ranked eleventh to twentieth, choose two of the three elixirs: Dao Ascension Elixir, Root Sea Elixir, and Divine Power Elixir; ranked twentieth to thirtieth, choose one of the three elixirs...

All participants, regardless of ranking, performance, or time spent, will receive one Xiao Gen Hai Dan...

"Dao Ascension Pill, Root Sea Heaven Pill, Divine Power Heaven Pill? What kind of pills are these? Rankings ten to twenty, why isn't there a 'Heaven' in them? Is it missing a character, or is the grade lowered?" Xu Yuelong was completely baffled and looked at Liang Qu. He had never heard of the pills on the scroll before.

Not to mention Xu Yuelong, Liang Qu didn't understand either; he had never even heard of it before. He turned to look at the giant cloud.

The giant cloud understood immediately and explained, "The rewards for this hunting event are a joint effort by the immortals, and are extremely generous. Because there are so many kinds of great elixirs of creation that it is difficult to distinguish their value, the immortals have joined forces to condense them into three types of celestial pills: Dao, Qi, and Technique."

However, if the winner wishes, the reward can be changed, allowing them to directly obtain the Great Elixir of Creation or refine it into other elixirs. This trip to seek out Prince Huai was also intended to gather his opinion on the reasonableness of the reward system and whether any modifications are needed.
As for their effects, the Dao Ascension Pill is an advancement pill; taking the human race as an example, it can help a human Martial Saint 'sit in the temple' once; the Root Sea Heavenly Pill is a pill that helps grow the Root Sea, helping a person increase the Root Sea fiftyfold; the Divine Power Heavenly Pill can help a person condense a divine power.

"You're saying the Root Sea Heavenly Pill can increase Root Sea fiftyfold?"

Liang Qu was increasingly shocked, staring intently at the three Genhai Tiandan pills in second place.

One hundred and fifty times!

When ordinary dragons advance to the next level, they are usually over one hundred or two hundred years old, leaving them with five or six hundred years of lifespan. If they cultivate normally until death, it is already considered good if they can have three or four hundred times the strength of their root sea. If they have the opportunity of experiencing a tribulation of lightning in their lives, they may be able to reach five or six hundred years.

One hundred and fifty times, which is equivalent to a terrifying increase of one-third or even one-half.

Even the Great Shun Dynasty might not be able to produce such a top-quality elixir.

"There's no mistake, the Root Sea Heaven Pill increases fiftyfold; the Root Sea Pill, lacking the 'Heaven' character, is not a leak, just as Lord Xu said, it is a second-rate precious pill, which can increase twentyfold; as for the Small Root Sea Pill, which everyone can participate in, it increases by about fivefold."

"His Majesty has said that if the Great Hunt in the East Sea is to be held, then your presence is due to the great honor bestowed upon you all. In any case, we will ensure that you do not leave empty-handed." The Cloud Giant said with a hint of pride.

Xu Yuelong was astonished that the mighty Whale King would actually come to seek Liang Qu's opinion, and even more astonished by the domineering effects of the Heavenly Pills: "After reaching the Martial Saint realm, can one still advance their cultivation level by relying on pills?"

The cloud giant was taken aback and pondered for a moment.

"Lord Xu, I believe you may have reversed the order of cause and effect."

Xu Yuelong bowed: "Please give me your guidance."

"It's not a matter of giving guidance. The rarest and most precious materials in the world are useless to those in the seventh realm. The great elixir of creation that can be made into a celestial pill and benefit those in the sixth realm is already the best in the world. There is nothing better."

Similarly, only Martial Saints and Demon Kings are qualified to consume Heavenly Pills to advance their ranks. Among the human race today, no first-rank Martial Saint has ever died of old age; however, there have been sixth and seventh-rank Martial Saints who have reached the end of their lifespan.

Liang Qu understood the meaning and added, "Ascending the thirteen steps to heaven is indeed difficult, but those who can cultivate to the level of Martial Saint are all exceptionally talented. As for the first and second steps, they are not insurmountable barriers. Therefore, there are no first-step Martial Saints who naturally die of old age."

Such outstanding individuals, with external assistance, can naturally rise to higher ranks. Conversely, those who haven't reached the Martial Saint level, disregarding factors like medicinal refinement, will find no amount of external assistance helpful.

Xu Yuelong suddenly realized.

"That's exactly right, the strong are always helped by heaven." The giant bowed and said, "The purpose of this trip is mainly to deliver a scroll to the Prince of Huai, so that you may know the general scope of the hunting party's rewards."

"I earnestly request Prince Huai to exert himself in helping His Majesty identify and rectify any shortcomings. His Majesty has stated that he will not allow Prince Huai to suffer any loss. For every idea or suggestion that can be adopted, Prince Huai will be rewarded with a small dose of sea buckthorn!"

Liang Qu said solemnly, "I am new to the Martial Saint realm, and my vision is narrow. I am unaware of the vastness of the world, what treasures it holds, and I am not clear about the rules of the East Sea Hunt Tournament. I cannot come up with a good idea for the time being..."

"It's alright. The Great Hunting Gathering will be held for several more years, so there's plenty of time. The competition format hasn't been finalized yet either. You can keep the scroll; it's not valuable. If you have any ideas, just make some changes on it and we can work together to produce it. If you want to give it to His Majesty, you can go to the East Sea Whale King's Palace or the Sea Abyss Palace and have the Mermaid King deliver it on your behalf. I will also visit Pingyang from time to time."

"Hard."

"To serve our Emperor and the Prince of Huai is a blessing for the world."

After speaking, the cloud giant Yun Bo transformed into a wispy cloud and rushed off to inform the other powerful forces.

The sky was clear and blue, as if washed by water.

vaguely.

Xu Yuelong snapped out of his daze: "That's really extravagant, a real grand gesture."

"Yes...a big spender."

Liang Qu stroked the text on the scroll.

It's another fruit, another celestial pill; going there guarantees a reward of at least five times the growth of one's root sea.

There are entries in the top 30, and considering the number of participants and the number of animals, the chances of winning are not low.

If General Yuan, who had declared he wouldn't go, heard this, he might change his mind, go and make a scene, and get a free pill before leaving.

Sometimes people's behavior is hindered by their pride. For example, they might want to try a cartoon shadow play, but feel embarrassed because of their pride. When asked, they would just say they are not interested. However, if everyone goes and there are acquaintances among them, the slight embarrassment will naturally disappear.

Especially the top-ranked player.

Communicate with Zeding.

【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.]

[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.]

The fruit, the fruit, the fruit, the fruit!
When the four calamities gather, the Water Lord reigns supreme, capable of illuminating the realm of disaster.

The fruit of the scourge is one of the four calamities: flood!
Liang Qu did indeed have the idea of ​​collecting them, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to the desert to meet with the Loulan Kingdom. At that time, he burned his golden eyes and used the Heavenly Gate and Earthly Axis to observe. The aura above the Loulan Kingdom was already very obvious. Could it be the Loulan one?
And it wasn't just him...

“They’ll fight tooth and nail to seize it in the South!” Xu Yuelong voiced Liang Qu’s second thought. “The river flows mightily, the sea is vast and boundless.”

The reason why the water in southern Xinjiang has been slow to flow is that the false dragon has become a real dragon. The reason is that the Lucang River is not wide enough and the water volume is insufficient. With this water, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Maybe a real dragon will appear!

The martial saints of Beiting and Nanjiang will most likely form an alliance to stop us!

Liang Qu nodded, clearly remembering that the water-based gas produced in the southern border region was long-lasting.

The appearance of the Position Fruit is not only a matter of individuals creating Heavenly Pills, but also makes the confrontation between forces more obvious. They have no choice but to go. No one would be so foolish as to hand over a small Position Fruit that plays a crucial role.

"Phew." In the cold winter air, Xu Yuelong exhaled a puff of cold mist as he packed up the small boat and fish basket. "This matter is too important, I won't disturb you any longer. I'll go back and make arrangements as soon as possible to get the bathhouse on the mountain built!"

The conversation, interrupted by Yunbo, continued. Liang Qu paused his thoughts on the Great Hunt: "How do you plan to build the bathhouse?"

"It's built against the mountain, all wooden houses, the pools are made of stone, and it's called a natural hot spring. It's staggered, overlooking the lake, with fallen leaves in autumn and snow in winter, and lots of flowers."

"We could try an 'integrated' approach."

"'Integration'? What do you mean?"

Liang Qu spread his fingers: "Eat fish rice, watch shadow puppetry, play the game of tag, soak in a bath, even cultivate... Ideally, people should stay there for several days at a time, without individual spending on each activity. Offer tiered daily packages, eliminate internal consumption, bring Xiang Fangsu along for meals, bring Ke Wenbin along for playing the game of tag, and Ran Zhongshi understands cultivation..."

"Hey!" Xu Yuelong's eyes lit up. "That sounds like a great idea. You're really something!"

“I receive dividends and don’t contribute any money, so naturally I should offer some advice.” Liang Qu shook the scroll in his hand. “If Brother Xu has any ideas, he can also tell me. If Whale King adopts them, I will give Brother Xu a small sea elixir and a treasure fish.”

"Okay! I'll think about it when I get back."

Xu Yuelong shouldered the small boat and ran ashore, stepping on the newly built "Sky Pillar" on the Liangqu canal.

What you keep in mind will eventually come to pass, but once it does, there's not much you can do about it.

There is only one plan.

there is always a solution to a problem!
The Whale King is a crucible; there's no use rushing it.

Before things come to a head, let's all keep to ourselves and focus on doing our jobs well.

Pingyang is bustling with activity this New Year, with manpower shortages everywhere.

After setting up the "Optimus Prime," Liang Qu went to Jiangchuan County to check on the theater's latest set design.

The number of mermaids in Jiangchuan County is increasing, and the number of mermaids has long exceeded 10,000. Thousands of mermaids have become professional voice actors. Long Lingxiao has collected as many as ten of them. She runs dozens of shows a day, and her daily revenue can reach an astonishing 5,000 taels. Her monthly income is 150,000 taels. After deducting costs, the profit is extremely high, making it an important source of tax revenue for Pingyang.

These thousands of households and tens of thousands of merfolk are all incredibly wealthy. With money in hand, Quan Linghan, following Liang Qu's instructions, has invested heavily in the infrastructure development of Jiangchuan County and created job opportunities. Now, it has become one of the most important business locations for the Sea Monk.

The prosperity of Pingyang is not just due to tax exemptions, but more importantly, the job opportunities arising from this prosperity. In the past, during the winter when farmers were idle, they would stay at home, warm themselves by the fire, and chat. Now, even in winter, no one is idle; everyone goes out to find odd jobs, causing wealth to circulate extremely quickly. There are even fishermen who have seen a few shadow puppet shows. "According to what the adults said, this year's new films include the Jianghuai Tower Ship... and the effects are very good."

"Yes, from now on I won't be creating alone..."

"Revenue sharing model?"

"Yes, let everyone participate in writing scripts, and the proceeds from the screenings will be divided proportionally to encourage the screening of excellent puppet shows. In the future, all thirteen of my fiefdoms will have grand theaters to screen the most wonderful puppet shows, especially during the New Year festivals and the Binghuo Day. New films must be released during these times. Chief Quan, you must work towards this goal."

"understand!"

Then we went to Shangrao.

"There is a ten-day holiday during the New Year. The first group to come are all rich and powerful. We must not let anything happen to them. If anyone has been exposed to water-sick spiders or capsules, tell me so we can compile statistics."

"Rest assured, sir." Li Shoufu bowed.

This New Year is in full swing.

Especially the Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy!

The Huaiyin Martial Arts Hall within Pingyang Prefecture has surprisingly become the largest traffic portal in the entire Pingyang Prefecture.

Liang Qu himself hadn't expected this.

The Holy Emperor personally conferred the title of "Master Zhaowu" upon Yang Dongxiong as the headmaster of the Huaiyin Martial Arts Hall. It has new methods, visualization diagrams, and the world's youngest martial arts saint as its role model.

Along the Huai River, many people take advantage of holidays and festivals to travel by waterway and bring their children.

These people arrived with their families, and they conveniently toured the area in the order of Wutang Green Shade, Pingyang Mountain Temple, and Jiangchuan. Some of them had good foresight and invested in building inns and shops...

Xu Yuelong lamented that he hadn't built the bathhouse sooner, so he could have made a fortune.

Lord Su Guishan was overjoyed, feeling a sense of self-satisfaction as the land flourished rapidly under his free rein.

At the same time, he did not forget Liang Qu's entrustment last year and brought back good news.

The beaver clan has been found!

After negotiations, it was decided to send an advance team of more than 100 beavers to make contact!
"Crack, click, click!"

The monkeys, one on the left and one on the right, pushed and pulled, sawing off the wood.

Three monkeys carried trees across the courtyard, while others sat in a corner, carrying a wooden bucket and applying varnish.

With blueprints tucked under its armpit and a white hat on its head, the beaver directed and coordinated the monkey workers. After confirming that the construction of the palace was proceeding in an orderly manner, it came to the pond filled with sawdust, blew away the murky sawdust to reveal the clean water, and had its wife comb the fur on the top of her head neatly back. It bared its teeth, flicked it to make sure it was still shiny, and then strode towards the dock.

"Clatter, crash, crash."

One by one, the flat-tailed beavers emerged from the waterway along with the dignitaries visiting Pingyang, shaking their heads and wagging their tails to wash off the water. They looked around. The beaver in the lead was very old, with a beard that drooped to the ground. It was half white and half brown, and it carried a large hammer that was as tall as a person on its back, which looked like a weapon or a tool.

Outsiders panicked and fled, but the people of Yixing were used to it.

On the wharf, the old beaver and the big beaver, separated by a bluestone street, met each other's eyes, and a flash of lightning appeared between them.

They passed through crowds, through streams of people, through mountains and seas, their claws clasped tightly together.

"Crack, click, click."

Sawdust was flying.

The beaver behind gnawed at the plank, blowing away the yellow dust and revealing two tightly clenched claws, recording this historic meeting.

Send the giant beaver to negotiate terms, leaving the northern beaver clan behind to erect the "Sky Pillar" outside the Dragon Palace, preparing to rebuild the water islands and restore Liangqu's glory. Liangqu received three more messages: one from a small mirage dragon, one from a fist, and one from Awei.

When the little mirage dragon arrived at the location, Fist discovered a mineral vein, and Avena began refining his natal Gu.

"Quite busy."

Liang Qu slumped into a chair, limbs hanging limply, and let out a long sigh. He had almost forgotten about his natal Gu. He had been so busy these past few days that he hadn't slept at all.

First came the whale king's reward, then massive construction projects during the holidays. No matter who was in charge, none of them understood the importance of urban planning, and the road and traffic planning was very stingy.

In addition, tax policies, education policies, population, crime, land...

The more one tries to build a kingdom quickly, the more problems will surface one after another, hindering progress.

Fortunately, the Martial Saint was full of energy and had a lot of people helping him.

There was no time to complain.

Have Fist contact Dragon Silver to discuss the use of the mine and confirm that Aveena is available for the time being.

[Spirit Summoning]!
Loulan.

"Boss! We've reached our destination and successfully completed the mission!" The little mirage dragon slammed its claws against its horn.

"Well done."

"hey-hey."

Loulan's winters are ten times colder than Pingyang's, with the desert sands flying everywhere, making it even more desolate.

After becoming a Martial Saint, Loulan became a territory that Liang Qu could not easily set foot in, so much so that he had never come to see it.

Golden eyes blazing.

The sky, which was originally filled with the energy of heaven and earth and was a bright yellow color, was now empty.

"really!"

The snail fruit that the whale king picked was most likely from the Kingdom of Loulan!
When Liang Qu took away the Blue Lake Ba Fruit, he had a sudden inspiration and thought that things would turn around when they reached their extremes. He had seen the drought in Blue Lake and the floods in the desert, and he had come to Loulan Kingdom to see them.

Unexpectedly, it was indeed so. The Qi of heaven and earth in Loulan Kingdom was even more concentrated than that above Blue Lake, and he directly obtained a wisp of Yellow Sand Qi. Perhaps without any additional operation, a small-scale fruit will naturally be conceived within the year.

The Great Snow Mountain can be used for blood sacrifices, Liangqu can use blood treasures, and the Whale King's methods are naturally numerous and varied.

"Intentional or accidental?"

Judging from this alone, the Whale King may not have intentionally used the fruit as a prize.

The fruits of the position will not wait for anyone to claim them. Even if the layout cannot be predicted in advance, due to their enormous impact, they are mostly gone as soon as they appear. Which fruit will appear in the world is beyond human control.

grandma's.

Who cares about this or that?

Make a note of it.

The whale king took his fruit and gave it away as a reward to someone else.

Tolerable or unbearable.

"Jingle-ding-ding-ding-ding."

The camel bells rang.

As the camel caravan slowly passed over the sand dunes, Liang Qu immediately swung his dragon tail and leaped into the caravan to hide, hoping to secretly gather information and see if any "white clouds" had drifted by before, thus further verifying his conjecture.

Listen for a while.

"What kind of gibberish are they speaking?"

The voices were making a series of incoherent sounds, like gibberish, and Liang Qu quickly gave up. He then instructed the little mirage dragon, "Keep an eye out for any merchant caravans from the Great Shun Dynasty. Call me if you see any."

"Yes, sir! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Consciousness left the little mirage dragon.

Without stopping, a second [spirit descent]!
Southern Xinjiang, Qingwen Valley.

Open your eyes.

Formations, materials, incense... a dazzling array of materials were piled up all around, and Li Xianghan knelt down to pray.

(End of this chapter)