The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 265 is the so-called Pure Source Mysterious Path.
Almost instantly, the enormous dragon froze, then let out a deafening scream, and crashed to the ground, its body stiff and nearly unconscious.

Its body twisted and shrank amidst screams, eventually transforming back into a huge, fat catfish with thick whiskers and a body reeking of mud and stench, lying paralyzed in the mud.

Kaiming glanced at it and laughed, "I wondered what it was. I thought the dragon race had become so weak, but it turns out it's just a big catfish."

"The Jialing River is a great river with a water palace. Given the character of your Yanhuang lineage, there must be dragons guarding this river. But it seems that their lair has been taken over."

"Looks like the dragon race, tsk tsk tsk..."

Kaiming immediately realized the problem. The old catfish at the bottom of the river kowtowed repeatedly, crying out, "Great God, spare my life! Great God, spare my life! Spare my life! I will definitely repent and reform!"

Using the authority of the River God Emperor, Zhou Yan transformed the flowing water into chains, binding the old catfish tightly and preventing it from struggling. He then stretched out his hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and the River God Emperor's decree appeared.

The river god of the Jialing River froze, his expression blank: "!!!"

"You, you are..."

"no no!"

It felt a special power being drawn out from within its body, transforming into misty water vapor that gathered in Zhou Yan's palm. Undoubtedly, that represented the authority of the Jialing River Water God.

The River God Emperor holds the power over all the waterways of the entire Sichuan region.

Now that the old mudfish has been subdued, it is the opportunity to strip him of his authority. Despite the old mudfish's struggles, his authority was still taken away. Zhou Yan looked at the decree of authority that appeared in his palm and watched it slowly rotate.

With his five fingers clenched together, the [Power of the River God of the Jialing River] entered between his eyebrows.

Before Zhou Yan's eyes appeared a series of images, which were the reflections of the Jialing River God's authority, showing the old river god's past experiences.

Most of these stories describe how the river god devoured living beings and performed human sacrifices, only to be severely punished. Later, they were lucky enough to escape with their lives and learned their lesson. Instead of actively demanding human sacrifices, they chose merchant ships and stirred up the river when these ships reached the middle of the river.

They also joined forces with some ship owners, who would keep their caravans safe as long as the ship owners regularly offered sacrifices. Thus, by taking advantage of people's struggles and greed, they successfully blended in with the locals.

Numerous evils have been committed, too many to mention.

The people killed were truly heinous.

Within this Jialing River jade talisman, there was another scene that slightly startled Zhou Yan—he saw the traces of [Jia Qi], the agent under [Shi], accompanied by a taciturn man with a bow.

"...Jiang Shen, what about our agreement?"

Zhou Yan heard Jiang Shen's voice reply: "This, this kind of matter, I cannot make a decision immediately. Rather, give me some time to think about it slowly?"

"Hmph, you'd better make a better decision."

"Otherwise, we can give you the responsibility of being the River God, but we can also take it away. Remember, you need to send 365 souls every year after they have been refined, so that the Jialing River can be transformed into a node."

"Only by sacrificing the living souls can we break through the prison of the seal."

"Furthermore—I have received orders to go to Langzhong."

The river god asked in confusion, "Why does Your Excellency want to go to Langzhong?"

[Jia Qi] said: "Back then, the water god Gonggong flooded the world. When King Yu was controlling the flood, he placed a [wave bell] in Langzhong, which is why the place is named Langzhong. The things left by King Yu are all very harmful to us."

"We must eliminate it. Besides, where is there another ancient demonic dragon-turtle that was suppressed by King Yu and can still cause trouble? Our plan requires this creature, so you should intercept it here..."

"Another account in the Lu Shi states that Hua Xu conceived Fu Xi here."

"However, this place should not have much connection with Fuxi."

"【Yang Youji】, let's go."

The scene slowly faded away. Zhou Yan's expression was solemn. He told Kai Ming and the lion cat what he had seen. Kai Ming clicked his tongue and said, "It seems these guys are serious. They want to break the seal left by King Yu and then destroy the flood control formation from back then."

"These lunatics."

A chilling glint flashed in the young Taoist's eyes, but his voice remained calm: "He must be kept here."

The River God of the Jialing River, with a sudden flash of inspiration, guessed what Zhou Yan was about to do from those murderous words. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Great God, Great God, please spare my life! I... I still have seventy-two human virgins in my cave, which I will offer to you! And countless gold and silver..."

"Please spare my life! Please spare my life!"

Kaiming sneered: "What a joke."

"Even if we kill you, the treasure will still be ours!"

"Besides, do you think I, Erlang, would be unable to find a woman who likes me?"

You insulted him!

The old mudfish trembled, and Kaiming crossed his arms, chuckling coldly.

In that instant, the old mudfish felt as if he had provoked some demonic being. Zhou Yan's three-pointed double-edged sword suddenly pierced through, lifting the Jialing River God up, and said, "You didn't even spare the people who begged for mercy and offered sacrifices to you that day, did you?"

By wielding the power of the water god, the fiend was instantly pulverized.

The white jade lion cat was a little disappointed that it couldn't eat the fish.

Kaiming clicked his tongue and said, "Still pretending? Do you know that this man was personally trained by Chi You and killed with his sword and blade? His killing intent is ten thousand feet high. If you're going to pretend in front of this man, you're probably not afraid of death."

Kaiming asked, "But what should we do next?"

Zhou Yan let out a breath: "annihilate his Water Mansion."

From the image of the River God's edict, he could see the rampant misdeeds and actions of these so-called subordinates under the River God's command, which fueled his murderous intent.

Kaiming looked at him and said, "This Jiangshui Mansion is not easy to kill."

"I have my own way."

The two people and the cat went to the location of the God of Water's Mansion on the Jialing River to challenge them.

Inside, Jialingjiang's adopted daughter and son, unaware that their father had long since turned to mush, were still drinking. Hearing their shrimp soldiers and crab generals report this, they asked, "Who is challenging us?!"

The shrimp soldier called out, "Reporting to the master, it's a white jade lion cat, making a ruckus and shouting outside."

The daughter of the Dragon King of the Jialing River sneered, "You must be drunk. How could a cat possibly come to our underwater realm? But since someone dares to show their face at this time, doesn't that mean they think the Jialing River Water Palace is easy to bully?"

"Men, light your weapons and come with me to take a look."

As soon as she came out, she saw Zhou Yan. The woman was naturally unrestrained. Seeing the handsome young Taoist, she teased him, saying, "So you're a little Taoist. Oh my, you're really handsome. Why don't you give up the Three Pure Ones and follow me instead?"

"I guarantee you'll feel like you're in heaven." "Wow!"

Kaiming whistled: "Can I join you, sister?"

The woman glanced at Kaiming with disdain: "You're too old for that. Are you here looking for romance? You should go home and take care of your children."

Zhou Yan stretched out his hand, and a three-pointed double-edged sword appeared. Without saying much, he started fighting. Although the young Taoist's avatar was only at the sixth rank, his moves were fierce and his supernatural abilities were all first-class. The little monsters of the Jialing River were killed, and the offspring of the Jialing River God all fled back.

He locked the gates of the Water Palace and refused to come out no matter what.

Kaiming rubbed his hands together, spreading the blood, and said, "I told you, these guys are like mudfish and catfish. If they can't beat us, they'll just hide. Our primordial spirits are so far away. What if something happens over there?"

Zhou Yan said, "I have my own way."

A figure flew over from a distance, but it was still Zhou Yan's true form. He had created an avatar at Zhongnan Mountain. The avatar did not use much strength or energy, but only held the Earth Soul Heavenly Collapse. Suddenly, it flew over, the avatar dispersed, and the Earth Soul Heavenly Collapse fell into Zhou Yan's hands.

"Since we're going to Langzhong, and we have Yu the Great's backup plan, it will be easier to go with something from Yu the Great. This knife is the one that Yu the Great used back then."

"Now, you've got quite the skills!"

Kaiming was stunned, then his eyes widened slightly as he saw the young Taoist leap into the air and land on a mountain beside the Jialing River. He placed one hand on the mountain, and in an instant, his sleeves rolled up, connecting with the earth's veins.

The position of the Lord of Mount Tai is fluid, and control over the earth's veins is temporarily held.

The mana was rapidly depleted.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Path Map appeared between the young Taoist's brows.

Kaiming's lips twitched: "…………No, I mean, this guy is, me?! Taishan??"

The lion cat said, "He is an envoy of the Lord of Mount Tai, so we can use the earth's veins a little."

???

Kaiming looked at the lion cat, then at Zhou Yan.

Kaiming realized something.

They're open-minded, and I find it very interesting.

So, Kaiming's lips curled up, and he laughed heartily, "I see. But what is this kid planning to do..." Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes narrowed sharply. This time, it was truly unexpected.

The young Taoist stood atop the mountain, and the Earth Soul Heaven-Shattering Blade in his hand suddenly grew enormous, transforming into a three-pointed, double-edged sword. He plunged it downwards, churning the water. The young Taoist exhaled, "Giant Spirit!!!"

With ten times the power, he grabbed the massive three-pointed double-edged sword and spun it around violently.

Using the power of the Jialing River, they sealed off this waterway and then inserted a massive, mountain-like weapon into it, stirring it wildly like a child stirring a water vat. The waterway's undercurrents surged and raged, transforming into a tornado that pierced straight into the water palace.

The monsters in the water palace staggered and couldn't stand steadily. This water palace, built with countless lives, ships and treasures, was violently shattered under the churning, leaving them nowhere to hide.

Suddenly, the young Taoist priest roared, "All of you—"

"come out!!!"

Suddenly, he drew his three-pointed double-edged sword, creating a whirlwind of water that pulled out all the monsters and the adopted sons and daughters of the Jialing River God. They all fell to the ground, their former beauty and handsomeness gone, now covered in scales, each one ugly and struggling.

"Immortal, Immortal, spare our lives!"

"Supreme Immortal!"

Many were kowtowing and begging for mercy, but there were also some so-called tough guys who angrily said:

"Fourth Sister, don't beg him. If you want to kill, then kill. You humans fish and eat my own kind. Now that we have cultivation, we will naturally eat your humans. Speaking of which, the Yanhuang clan does indeed have delicate skin, and they are quite delicious to eat!"

"Is it only you humans who have the right to eat us? Is it not the natural order of heaven and earth that prevents us from resisting? What kind of logic is that?!"

The fish-tailed, human-bodied youth roared angrily.

It was filled with resentment and resistance.

The next moment, the weapon was raised, and the three-pointed double-edged sword formed by the Earth Soul and Heaven Collapse slashed directly through, sending the young man's head flying. The young Taoist's sideburns flew wildly, and his eyes showed no emotion or thought: "What a joke."

"I am a human."

"If I don't support people eating fish, does that mean I should support fish eating people?"

A pure and absolute human supremacist.

Holy crap, what's this about Fuxi's divine selection?

Kaiming's lips twitched slightly.

Seeing Zhou Yan kill all the monsters that devoured blood and sacrificed souls without hesitation, and even kill them one by one in the water palaces, the Jiang God lineage, which had been entrenched in the Jialing River for hundreds of years, was completely wiped out.

The statues and water palaces were all cleaved in two, and the so-called altars were completely trampled.

Five hundred years of demonic aura were completely wiped out by Zhou Yan in just a few hours. Those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who deserved to be executed were executed. Regardless of whether they were beautiful or ugly, or whether they begged for mercy, those who devoured people for blood sacrifice were all executed.

However, aquatic creatures that practice purity and do not feed on killing are given special consideration.

Zhou Yan placed his three-pointed double-edged sword in the river to clear away the bloodstains with water. His sleeves rolled up, exuding a fierce aura. Kai Ming gasped, but not because of Zhou Yan's killing.

He knew that the young Taoist was not indiscriminately killing innocent people. Those he killed were fed on blood sacrifices and consumed fear as offerings. The young Taoist's killing was naturally righteous and satisfying. He gasped.

It was because, with his enlightened supernatural powers, he could see that in two places on the young Taoist's body—Chi You's essence blood and Ji Xuanyuan's jade talisman—two ancient heroes who were extremely at odds with each other had given up on exchanging insults.

The young Taoist priests stood in neat rows, watching as they washed their weapons.

His eyes were practically sparkling.

Oh no, oh no, oh no! They've both taken a liking to you!

In the name of the Jade Book, many of these demons were transformed into jade talismans.

Zhou Yan reached out and grasped all the jade talismans.

And at the moment the young Taoist was refining these.

Throughout the entire Jialing River basin, all the altars, shrines, temples, and shrines built by the river gods over five hundred years, along with the statues of the water gods surrounded by incense, all crumbled in unison!
(End of this chapter)