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Chapter 337 The Scholar Stands with Ink, the Great Confucian Scholar Wields His Brush

On the cloud boat, Chen Xu and Wen Daoyuan pointed out the mountains and rivers.

He said, "First, we need to build silt-trapping dams in areas prone to rockfalls. This stepped layout can disperse the impact of upstream water flow."

Wen Daoyuan stared at the cloud disk, and saw the clouds and mist on it changing.

In an instant, the mountains and terrain changed completely, and one after another, semi-solid sand-trapping dams rose up on the cloud disk as if they were creations of nature.

For a moment, Wen Daoyuan was unsure whether to marvel at Chen Xu's ability to command the landscape or to be astonished by his masterful transformation technique.

His magical skills were extraordinary; this was Wen Daoyuan's second impression of Chen Xu.

Chen Xu's battle record can be found in the Records of the Great Li Dynasty.

He had even directly killed evil cultivators at the Core Formation stage. To say that he was just a weak scholar who had just begun to open his literary sea would be a blatant lie.

Therefore, Wen Daoyuan was prepared long ago, knowing that Chen Xu's cultivation was not weak.

However, having strong cultivation and possessing extraordinary magical abilities are two different concepts.

Wen Daoyuan was already a great Confucian scholar, but upon his arrival, he found that he seemed to be unable to see through the young man before him.

He gazed at the cloud disk and asked Chen Xu in return: "Since the time of Yu the Great's flood control, it has been said that dredging is worse than blocking. So many dams are lined up one after another. Even if they can block large sand and gravel, the flow of the river will be more obstructed."

Once the flood season arrives, if the river accumulates too much water, wouldn't it be dangerous for it to rush down and cause widespread flooding?

At this point, Wen Daoyuan reached out and drew a fan shape on the cloud disk in front of him.

He pointed again, and sure enough, a huge torrent of clouds and mist appeared above.

The torrent rushed down, ravaging the vast Qinglin Plain below the Lingxi Mountains, while simultaneously impacting Pingyang Prefecture, forming a natural alluvial fan.

Water and fire are merciless. If all of this were to actually happen, how many people in the seven prefectures of Tiannan could escape the impact of such a torrent?
Chen Xu was in no hurry. He reached out and gently brushed each of the sand-retaining dams, then used his fingers as a brush to paint on the cloud disk.

"What if a flood discharge channel is reserved on the silt retention dam?"

Chen Xu said, "The terrain here is steep and rugged. We should dig open channels to divert the water. During the flood season, the floodwaters can be guided around the rockfall area, and during the dry season, the water can be diverted directly to the farmland."

However, to prevent farmland irrigation from becoming uncontrollable, a diversion gate, branch canals, and a reservoir should be built here to store water during the wet season and supplement irrigation during the dry season.

Planting reeds, willows, and other vegetation can not only conserve soil and water, but also create wetlands to purify sediment…

As he explained, the cloud disc under his fingers kept changing.

Moreover, he did not just talk; while explaining, Chen Xu looked into the distance and measured the distance with his eyes.

He memorized all the mountain and terrain data he saw at that moment. Although his eyes were naked, they seemed to have transformed into a pair of ingenious measuring instruments.

Lines of detailed data flowed before his eyes, and he reached out to list the techniques beside him.

The sky serves as paper, and the clouds and mist as ink.

One technique after another was born under Chen Xu's fingertips, from the Heavenly Origin Technique and the Decline and Division Technique to the Great Evolution Seeking One Technique, the Double Difference Technique, the Pythagorean Theorem and the Circle Technique, and so on.

Some of these techniques are commonly used by numerologists today, while others are difficult for even the most skilled numerologists to master.

Yes, even though Wen Daoyuan himself doesn't follow the path of numerology, how could he not know the level of the top group of people in the field of numerology today?
Wen Daoyuan stood on the cloud boat, having previously just calmly observed.

But as he looked around, even this great scholar felt overwhelmed by the sheer variety.

An indescribable sense of unease gradually arose in Wen Daoyuan's heart. This feeling was somewhat similar to that he had when he first saw Chen Xu's "Strategy to Suppress the Locust Demons," but it was actually quite different.

Wen Daoyuan almost blurted out, "Wait!"

He wanted Chen Xu to write more slowly.

But Wen Daoyuan ultimately didn't utter those two words. He was afraid that if he did, he would interrupt Chen Xu's train of thought.

Wen Daoyuan knew all too well how much mental energy Chen Xu was expending in the calculations he was performing at this moment.

Although Chen Xu's cultivation level is not low, can he withstand such a concentrated amount of calculation in such a short period of time?

Wen Daoyuan discovered that things were once again starting to go against his expectations.

Initially, Wen Daoyuan only wanted to meet Chen Xu and discuss the "Strategy for Suppressing the Locust Demon" with him in person.

Later, Wen Daoyuan hoped that Chen Xu could calculate part of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project route to facilitate his subsequent spellcasting.

As for the remaining imperfect details, although Wen Daoyuan was not proficient in numerology, he possessed an extremely exquisite technique called the "Heaven and Man Without Limits".

With this Heavenly Limitless Technique, if he were willing to sacrifice his own Dao intent, it would be possible for him to spontaneously find the optimal path under the impact of the Dao intent.

I have come here tonight to hear that Daoyuan intends to make the great feat of diverting water from the south to the north possible.

However, lacking the emperor's support and strong command and backing, he was prepared to sacrifice himself from the very beginning.

The "Heaven and Man Without Limits Technique" is Wen Daoyuan's trump card.

But if sacrifices are unnecessary, why would anyone choose to die?

Wen Daoyuan suddenly waved his hand, and a stack of blank manuscript paper floated in front of him.

He held a pen in his right hand and a manuscript paper in his left, and hurriedly copied down all the formulas that Chen Xu had calculated.

Above the clouds, the young man was dressed in a blue robe.

He used clouds and mist to depict the vast land and the mysteries of mountains and rivers.

Beside him, a great scholar was copying down the scene, as if he wanted to record it permanently and pass it on to future generations.

rustling.

Above the clouds, there was a moment of silence.

Only the sound of Wen Daoyuan's brush and ink falling on the paper was so rapid yet rhythmic.

Chen Xu's brain was working at lightning speed.

Wen Daoyuan carefully observed Chen Xu's every move and change of expression, while simultaneously maneuvering the cloud boat to continuously change routes so that Chen Xu could calculate more waterway data.

Wen Daoyuan's emotions had gone from being turbulent at the beginning to being outwardly calm but inwardly turbulent.

He didn't know how much longer Chen Xu could hold on, but he had several ways to replenish Chen Xu's physical strength and spirit at any time.

However, at this moment, Wen Daoyuan dared not make any rash moves.

He could only watch as fine beads of sweat appeared on Chen Xu's forehead, while the cloud boat had already flown out of Pingyang Prefecture, heading north towards Linchuan Prefecture and Anning Prefecture.

Until it flew out of the seven prefectures of Tiannan and entered Jingheng Road, Yunshuo Road, and even Longchuan Road, which is now suffering from severe drought!

Overnight, it traversed north and south.

This demonstrates the strength of a great Confucian scholar.

Chen Xu's ability to compile the mountains and rivers into an incredibly vast array of techniques within a few short hours, calculating each one and manipulating the cloud disk, was nothing short of an astonishing feat.
Wen Daoyuan could sense that Chen Xu's own aura was constantly changing.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace of Yujing Tiandu.

The emperor, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened. He placed his hand on his chest and felt a chill run down his spine.

(End of this chapter)