Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 348 The Divine Artifact Hetu: A Glimpse into Heaven and Earth
The white jade slab must be a ritual implement used for incense offerings!
The old beggar once said that when the path of incense reaches the realm of true gods, a divine artifact of incense will be born within its heaven and earth to suppress the divine realm.

This magical artifact generally comes in three forms:

The first type is the materialization of the Dao principles of that true god, at which point the incense and sacred objects will form a Dao disc;
Secondly, it can also be a microcosm of the heavens, earth, mountains and rivers, and is generally called "Hetu";
Another type is the shadow of the true god, which in some ways resembles the rule-based avatar of "He" who has been relentlessly pursuing them.

But regardless of its form, it can help the true god control the entire divine realm.

Through the priest's knowledge and Li Wushou's verification with the Di Jiao God, he could confirm that the inscription on the stone slab was indeed a map of the water veins of the Canglan Kingdom.

However, it is not the Jinjing River, but two other river systems, the Ebo River and the Meilin River.

According to that Di Jiao God's understanding, the Canglan Kingdom is located at the very center of heaven and earth, like a dragon pearl, protected by the dragons of the twelve water veins.

The Jinjing River is the southernmost river, while the Ebo River and the Meilin River are two adjacent southwestern river systems.

Considering the unique incense and Taoist aura on this white jade slab, if Li Wushou's deduction is correct, then this white jade slab should be part of the "Hetu" artifact within the True God Realm.

It's not difficult to verify!

Li Wushou activated his abdominal spirit to simulate the Yin spirit aura of the Di Jiao God, and with a thought, he extracted the incense power of the Di Jiao God and swirled it at his fingertips.

The Di Jiao God, who was still rushing forward at high speed, froze in place.

In His understanding, the Dragon King of Jinjing River, under the guise of His name, took Shuisheng as a priest, but in reality, He wanted to bring him under His wing.

At this moment, the divine sense of the Jinjing River Dragon King was attached to Shui Sheng's body.

Feeling his incense power being instantly stripped away, the Di Jiao God didn't know what the Jin Jing River Dragon King was doing, but whatever he was doing, he just shouldn't resist.

The Dragon King, who carries the incense offerings of the great river, has already entered an unknown state; it's best not to disobey him!
Seeing that the Di Jiao Goddess was obedient, Li Wushou did not delay. He swallowed the incense from his fingertips and poured it into Shui Sheng's eyes. Shui Sheng's lifeless eyes turned golden and gazed at the white jade slab.

In the next instant, his mind suddenly soared, and Li Wushou felt as if he had entered a Tai Chi dojo, as if he had transformed into the master of the heavens, overlooking the entire watery world.

In the center of the oval-shaped world lies a great black abyss, from which two water veins flow, illuminating one-sixth of the world, while the rest remains shrouded in gray and difficult to discern.

The abyss is high and deep, and cannot be seen clearly.

Li Wushou had received scattered information about this Great Abyss from the priest of the Di Jiao God River, because it was rumored that the capital of the Canglan Kingdom was located in this Great Abyss.

The two water veins resemble two giant dragons, with the water veins forming the body and seventy-two tributaries on each vein continuously converging and merging with the incense offerings, transforming into shimmering waves that resemble dragon scales.

The dragon's head was raised, gazing at the sky and looking up at the great abyss!

Countless streams of black water connect the two, resembling dragon whiskers or chains, binding the water veins tightly to prevent them from breaking free.

Countless creatures below depend on the water veins for life. At the seven-inch mark of each of the two water veins, there is a dark mansion deep within the water veins, where two chaotic dragon-shaped spirits sit.

Its tentacles extend deep into the water veins, controlling the entire water system.

These must be the two dragon kings of the Ebo River and the Meilin River.

These two Dragon Kings are different from the Dragon King of Huazhou. They have long since shed their physical bodies. They are not dragons in the traditional sense, but rather dragons pieced together from the shapes of the water veins by the myriad races in the river.

Fish, crabs, shrimp, humans—a convergence of various species, so much so that Li Wushou couldn't discern its true nature for a time.

With a slight sense, Li Wushou felt that the Yin spirit was extremely complex.

Li Wushou even doubted whether the other party still possessed normal intelligence and spiritual light, which was even more serious than the Dragon King of Huazhou's mutation.

The Dragon King's transformation was more a physical alteration that affected his Yin spirit, while the other party's Yin spirit had completely transformed.

It's less like a god and more like an evil spirit!
Li Wushou guessed that this was related to the so-called "divine burial," and that he had probably eaten too much!

The fact that the other side did not completely lose control is likely related to the black water at the dragon's head that is connected to the Great Abyss.

Just then, Li Wushou suddenly sensed two familiar auras amidst the chaotic Yin spirit auras. If he wasn't mistaken, they should be the auras of the celestial gods who had descended to this world with him.

They are two celestial beings from Storm Continent and Treasure Continent, respectively.

The aura of the Storm Continent Celestial God had completely merged into the body of the Ebo River Dragon King, while the Treasure Gathering Continent Celestial God, mixed among a pile of offerings, was swallowed whole by the Merlin River Dragon King.

A moment later, several Yin Gods quietly appeared beside the Yin God of the Merlin River Dragon King, while the Yin God of the Treasure Gathering Continent merged into the Yin God of the Merlin River Dragon King, just like the Yin God of the Storm Continent.

This is the Dragon King enjoying the offerings.

It can also be described as the burial of gods in this world.

As expected, Wu Zhuangyuan summoned the gods of the twelve continents in order to plot against the Dragon King who would control these twelve water veins.

Judging from the actions of the two celestial beings from Storm Continent and Treasure Continent, they seem to have figured out how to seize the Eye of Azure.

Was he being targeted by Wu Zhuangyuan? Or was the only way to learn how to seize the Eye of Canglang was to become a sacrifice to the Twelve Water Dragon Kings?
This left Li Wushou speechless!

Composing himself, Li Wushou gazed towards the Great Abyss. If there were a place where the Eye of Canglan could be stored, then the Canglan Kingdom would undoubtedly be one of the most likely locations. The Di Jiao God had never left the Jinjing River in his entire life and knew little about the capital. Li Wushou wanted to take this opportunity to learn more.

But just as he was about to take a closer look, a huge shadow suddenly loomed over his mind, as if a stick were falling from the sky, followed by a series of "bang bang" sounds coming from the abyss.

A sudden jolt of emotion caused blood to seep from Shui Sheng's eardrums.

Immediately, his eyes stung, the golden light of incense that had gathered in them dissipated, and the feeling of looking down on him vanished instantly.

The Di Jiao God beneath him was covered in flying fish scales. He had just sensed a terrifying aura from Shui Sheng's body. Although it was only for a moment, it had shaken his mind.

With its fish head bowed, the Di Jiao God trembled uncontrollably, but dared not inquire about anything.

Such a commotion could not have been caused by water creatures; it must have been caused by the Dragon King of the Jinjing River.

Li Wushou, perched on the fish's back, held the white jade slab, his mind wandering.

Through his observation of this world, Li Wushou confirmed that the white jade slab was part of the divine artifact Hetu, involving only the Ebo River and the Meilin River.

They also unexpectedly discovered the movements of the Twelve Continents Gods. Although the others were not yet aware of the situation, their target should be the Dragon King who controlled the Twelve Water Veins.

Besides that, there seem to be even more problems!
The image of that staff shadow kept replaying in his mind; in terms of power, it was no less than a strike from the Nascent Soul stage.

Such power still exists in the realm of gods?
Moreover, the more Li Wushou looked at it, the more he felt that the shadow of the staff resembled a giant tail.

And what was that "bang bang" sound?
This instantly put Li Wushou, who had been somewhat relaxed, on high alert. He realized that the world was not as simple as he had imagined.

Moreover, this magical artifact, Hetu, has many problems!
The divine artifact Hetu was conceived by the true gods and is a microcosm of a world.

When I looked down just now, I saw one-sixth of the entire Canglan Water Kingdom. The remaining five-sixths should be the areas corresponding to the ten water veins.

Because there was no corresponding white jade slab, Li Wushou had no way of knowing.

Furthermore, Li Wushou did not feel any further sense of separation or fragmentation, which meant that the complete version of the divine artifact Hetu that he had confirmed should only be the entire territory of Canglan Kingdom.

Theoretically, if the remaining five-sixths of the white jade slab is found, then the Hetu diagram will be complete.

If that's the case, then there's a huge problem!

Because Canglan Kingdom is not a complete True God Realm; it is only a part that survived after the True God Realm was broken.

Theoretically speaking, even if the complete white jade slab is a true divine artifact, the Canglan Kingdom it represents should only be a part of the true divine artifact.

Instead of things being as they are now, where it's considered complete once the remaining five-sixths of the white jade slab is gathered!
If that's the case, then isn't this white jade slab the divine artifact Hetu?

However, the way he had peered into the heavens and earth through the white jade slab and the unique incense-like aura emanating from it did indeed match the characteristics of the divine artifact the old beggar had described.

Even Li Wushou was somewhat unsure of the intricacies of the matter, and couldn't help but frown and ponder.

After a while, Li Wushou urged the Di Jiao Shen beneath him to subtly change direction and continue swimming deeper into the marsh.

According to information provided by Peize, the leader of the water village, the white jade slab was found inside a clam when he and the people of the water village were fishing deep in the northwest corner of the lake.

He initially thought it was a fine white pearl, but it turned out to be a jade-like stone slab. He didn't recognize the patterns on it, so he found it very mysterious and decided to offer it as a sacrifice to the Di Jiao God.

Li Wushou already knew the location of that river area, and originally he didn't want to go there to check it out.

He had planned to go directly to the Di River channel to enter the Jinjing River vein and take control of the Dragon King, but at this moment he changed his mind.

Judging from the actions of the two continental gods just now, the twelve continental gods should already have control over the Dragon King.

Although Li Wushou did not make contact with Chi Xiu, it is likely that he is also lurking in the Yin spirit of some dragon king, waiting for an opportunity to act.

This should be the guide left by Wu Zhuangyuan on how to obtain the Azure Eye.

It's unlikely that Wu Zhuangyuan would be so petty as to deliberately exclude him; it's very possible that he simply didn't take him into account when making the initial plans.

Li Wushou comforted himself and was no longer in a hurry to control the Dragon King.

With Wu Zhuangyuan's plan in place, Chi Xiu will inevitably control a dragon king, which is no different from him controlling it!
Once Chi Xiu has completely taken control of the Dragon King, the other party will inevitably release his spiritual energy, and at that time, he will be able to participate in Wu Zhuangyuan's plans at any time.

With this safety net in place, Li Wushou's anxious mind calmed down a bit.

Therefore, he planned to first go to the river area where the stone slab was found in Peize to take a look.

For some inexplicable reason, he felt that this stone slab, which resembled the divine artifact Hetu, contained a great secret of this world.

If one can understand this, it might have an unexpected effect!

(End of this chapter)