From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 354 Oh no, someone is trying to harm me!
Tianhe Navy
It is the main military force of the Heavenly Court's navy and the most important fighting force of the Heavenly Court's water department, and is commanded by Marshal Tianpeng.

However, with Pigsy's leap to Mount Ling, the position of Marshal Tianpeng has long been vacant, but even so, the Water God, the Lord of the Water Department, has no way to control it.

Who is the Water Deity Star Lord?

He was Lu Xiong, a veteran general from the time of the Investiture of the Gods.

Lu Xiong was originally the Left Army General of the Yin Shang Dynasty. When he was fighting against the Western Zhou Dynasty, he took refuge from the summer heat at the foot of Qishan Mountain. As a result, Jiang Ziya, who lacked martial virtue, froze Qishan Mountain and captured him. Because of his extraordinary integrity, he stood upright and refused to kneel, cursing and refusing to surrender. He was beheaded. When he was conferred the titles of gods, Jiang Ziya, in recognition of his loyalty and bravery, appointed him as the Water Virtue Star Lord of the Five Qi of the Big Dipper, in charge of water affairs. He was summoned to live in Wuhao Palace, and his magic weapon was a white jade bowl.

In terms of his official rank, he was a first-rank official in the Heavenly Court, and the entire Water Department was under his command. However, in reality, due to his limited strength, he was unable to control the arrogant and fierce soldiers of the Heavenly River Navy.

He was originally a mortal who entered the Investiture of the Gods and had his physical body reshaped in the Heavenly Court's Pool of Creation. However, his divine soul power was ultimately limited, and he could only barely bear the basic authority of the Water Virtue True Lord. As for the other authority of the Water Virtue, he still needed to rely on the True Lord's edict to exercise it, and the power he could exert was limited. Therefore, in the Heavenly Court's Water Department, he usually only managed ordinary affairs such as controlling clouds and rain, and was just a figurehead.

Similarly, his four subordinates, who were also the four star lords who died in the Investiture of the Gods war—Yang Zhen, the Leopard of Jishui; Fang Jiqing, the Yu of Bishui; Sun Xiang, the Ape of Shenshui; and Hu Daoyuan, the Earthworm of Zhenshui—also faced the same problem.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they and Kui Mulang were both appointed as the Twenty-Eight Mansions during the Investiture of the Gods. Kui Mulang was lucky and was in accordance with the destiny of the stars. He had a good grasp of the power of the star gods. Although he couldn't be said to have refined them, he could basically exert the power of the star gods. That's why he had the leisure to have a romance with the fairies of the Heavenly Court and could also enjoy himself in the mortal world. As for the four in the Water Department, to be honest, they were really bad!

The Jie Sect is a great sect with many powerful figures, but there are even more miscellaneous ones. They are just a bunch of miscellaneous ones. Even now, they are still unable to fully refine their Star God Authority. They are either in seclusion or on their way to seclusion for cultivation. How could they have time to care about the Heavenly River Navy?

Therefore, the Heavenly River Navy has always been an almost independent entity within the Heavenly Court's Water Department. When Zhu Bajie was around, he issued orders from the same source. When Zhu Bajie was not around, the Left and Right Army Commanders each led their respective armies and acted arbitrarily. When the Commanders were not around, the Captains below them each led their own armies. In any case, the Heavenly River Navy's authority was very clear, and with the Heavenly Rules above them, they were not afraid of any trouble.

What were the duties of the Yellow River Navy?

There are two tasks: one is to patrol the Milky Way and promptly deal with any extraterrestrial monsters that appear within it; the other is to act as a Heavenly Guardian, subduing demons and suppressing evil spirits within the Three Realms. For the current Milky Way Navy, neither of these tasks is the primary focus. Since the last Great Calamity of the Stars, extraterrestrial monsters have not appeared in the Milky Way for a long time. As for the second task, the Milky Way Navy's main targets are the aquatic demons of the Three Realms. The Dragon Palaces of the Four Seas and the River Gods of various regions have eliminated 90% of them. The truly powerful aquatic demons of the Three Realms are actually deep in the ocean and rarely emerge. Among the new generation in the last few hundred years, only the Great Sage Who Overturns the Sea has made a name for himself—yes, the same one who is like a plastic brother to the Monkey King, whose true form is a North Sea Flood Dragon. However, the demons of the Three Realms have become smarter, especially the powerful demons above the Golden Immortal level. They are hiding deep in the mountains and marshes, rarely showing themselves, seemingly living their own lives, but they may have entered different Great Luo Heavens to cause trouble.

Therefore, the Tianhe Navy's usual tasks are not heavy; they simply patrol the Tianhe River every day.

As the newly appointed Left Army Commander, Ao Qian naturally had to make a show of it. On his second day in office, he pretended to board a tall ship and began his river patrol to demonstrate his importance to the task. Consultant Li Tuo and Vanguard Commandant Zhao Xian stood on his left and right sides, respectively.

"Grand Commander, the Milky Way is vast and boundless, almost without end. Even the Milky Way Navy has not reached its source. The area we are responsible for is actually only a small section of the Milky Way. This small section appears in the Three Realms, totaling 720,000 li. Our Left Army is responsible for the upstream 360,000 li, and the Right Army is responsible for the downstream 360,000 li, with the Milky Way as the boundary."

"The Milky Way is the boundary?!"

"Yes, the Milky Way is a tributary of the Milky Way that has branched off from the Heavenly River and manifested on Earth, located precisely in the middle of the Milky Way."

Ao Qian nodded without saying anything, looking like he understood perfectly.

He never intended to delve deeper into the Heavenly River. As he said before, his son had already become a Buddha, and he really didn't want to be a beast of burden in the Heavenly Court. He just wanted to cultivate properly.

Unfortunately, worldly affairs are like a tide, and people are like water; how many return from the martial world! Once you're in the martial world, you're not in control of your own destiny!

However, when the Milky Way was mentioned, Ao Qian thought of something else: the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

These two seem to still live on opposite sides of the Milky Way, right?
Thinking of this, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

The Jade Emperor's family education is truly astounding. His own sister, daughter, granddaughter, and niece all defied the heavenly rules, descended to the mortal realm, and provided countless gossip material for the Three Realms and even all the heavens and myriad worlds. Could it be that his true divine duty is to gossip?

"Grand Commander, the Milky Way is just ahead."

While he was pondering, Li Kuo pointed ahead and said, "The Milky Way didn't exist originally, but later because...!" He paused here.

"Grand Commander, there's a situation ahead?!" Suddenly, Zhao Xian, the captain of the vanguard, said, his expression turning serious.

"Huh?!" Ao Qian looked up in confusion, staring at the vast expanse of the Milky Way before him, but couldn't make out anything. He frowned and looked at Zhao Xian, "Commander Zhao, is there a problem?!"

“The Milky Way’s flow has slowed down.” Zhao Xian’s expression gradually became serious. “It shouldn’t be this slow. There must be corpses down there.”

"Corpse?!"

“Yes, Grand Commander, the Heavenly River connects to the endless chaos and void. Its source is unknowable. Some monsters from the depths of chaos and outer realms flow downstream from the upper reaches. Some are alive, some are dead. Some of their corpses, though small, carry an aura of other realms. When they reach the bottom of the river, they obstruct the flow of the Heavenly River, affecting its speed, forming huge whirlpools and other strange phenomena. They may even carry harmful pollution,” Zhao Xian said.

"What should we do then?!"

"It depends on the situation. Some auras from other regions are harmful, so it is difficult to investigate them directly. We can only send salvage ships to retrieve them. Some are just ordinary corpses that are a bit bigger, so we can go into the water and retrieve them directly. Others are more polluted, so we need to treat them specially. For example, we can use magic treasures or formations to isolate them first, and then remove them."

"How often does this happen?!"

"Not many. Since I came to Tianhe to take office, according to the Great Luo Calendar, it has been almost a hundred years, and this has only happened twice. The last time I dealt with such a thing was more than fifty years ago."

Ao Qian nodded, but his expression was not very good.

What the hell? This happens only once every hundred years, and it's the Great Luo Calendar. The last time was more than fifty years ago, just one day after he took office. Is someone trying to harm me?

(End of this chapter)