Primordial Era: The Great Serpent of Yunmeng

Chapter 88 A Mistake, Opening the Floodgates

Mountains and seas have no form, and time waits for no one.

Qi, who was immersed in building the formation, never thought that time would pass so quickly. He had a feeling that he was still in the time before Zhulong set the calendar and could not feel the passage of time.

When he sensed that the Phoenix Clan's waterway had been opened up to Yunmeng Marsh, the forging of the Innate Star Array was only half completed.

One after another, array bases rose up on Yunmeng Marsh, shimmering with spiritual light. Although they were called array bases, the smallest one stretched for thousands of miles, like a small island in the marsh.

The spiritual light on these array bases is like silk threads, attached to the surface in a mysterious pattern, faintly echoing the stars in the sky, causing strands of starlight to hang down and finally fall into the Yunmeng Marsh.

These starlight, like chains, pierced through the clouds in the sky, shimmering faintly even under the sunlight.

There are tens of thousands of such chains hanging down from the sky above Yunmeng Marsh, but they are nowhere to be seen in the vast Yunmeng Marsh.

Even those with supernatural powers of clairvoyance would find it difficult to see the whole picture, only catching glimpses of specks of starlight that then disappear.

These array bases are not yet in use. The starlight is only used for charging. Qi is just placing them randomly and has not yet arranged them into an array. He lets them move on their own and drift with the current.

When the Phoenix Clan arrived, the river channel had already been opened up. Without saying much, he simply asked them to present the documents.

The person sent by the Phoenix Clan to inform Qi was Yuan Chu. Yuan Chu was a little surprised, as Yuan Feng had not given him any documents when he sent him here.

He had questions and asked Qi:

"I am Yuanchu. I do not know what the document you speak of is. My clan leader has not mentioned that this is needed. Please tell me, so that I can instruct the clan to prepare it."

Seeing Yuan Chu's sincere words, Qi was stunned for a moment. After so many years of discussion and preparation, and contact with so many water gods, had no one told Yuan Feng that the outer gods needed written documents and official orders to use water?

Qi was speechless for a moment, unsure how to explain the purpose of the document.

Little did they know, all the water gods assumed that Yuan Feng knew, or thought that others would tell Yuan Feng these things, so none of them prepared or informed her.

Yuan Feng was unaware of these matters. He was not a local deity and knew nothing about them, nor did he have any reason to ask.

"Go back and tell Yuanfeng that the outer gods need to prepare documents to inform Heaven and Earth, and wait for the water god to issue his seal before they can mobilize the water. Tell him to prepare quickly."

Qi said irritably. Although he knew they didn't understand the reasons behind it, he was still quite surprised that no one had taken the initiative to find out about these things after so many years of preparation.

Once the document is in place and stamped, it will inform Heaven and Earth who borrowed the water and what it will be used for, so that Heaven and Earth can understand the reasons behind it and clarify responsibilities if problems arise, thus avoiding getting too involved in cause and effect.

Seeing that there was no written document, Yuanchu knew that Qi would not order the release of water, so he had no choice but to return to the southern continent to find Yuanfeng, inform him of the matter, and then make further plans.

After waiting for ten thousand years, the Phoenix Clan sent someone again, but this time it was not Yuanchu, but one of the Phoenix Clan leaders, Yuanhuang.

Yuan Huang specially made a blank scroll using the feathers of the five types of phoenixes when she came here, because she was worried that she might cause some ridiculous blunder again and delay the Phoenix Clan's plan to divert all the water in the world to flood the immortal volcano.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, please forgive the Phoenix Clan for not being aware of this matter before, which has delayed your time. However, the Phoenix Clan is indeed unfamiliar with this document, and we would appreciate your assistance."

After Yuan Huang finished speaking, she handed the blank scroll in her hand to Qi, wanting Qi to help fill it out, since the round trip would take too much time.

Yuanhuang was worried that something might go wrong, so she even prepared a few extra sheets, hoping that the water diversion would be completed smoothly and without any complications.

When she and Yuanfeng first learned about the document, they were so angry they almost laughed. They quickly sought out the Southern Water God, whom they knew, to inquire about the matter.

In the end, we realized that everyone had made such a basic mistake, wasting thousands of years of time.

Yuan Huang came here this time because she was worried that something else might happen. With Yuan Huang here, she would have the right to make decisions and would not waste any more time.

Seeing this, Qi said nothing more, but simply unrolled the scroll and said:

"The God of Water of Yunmeng Marsh, Qi, deeply feels the calamity of the primordial world. Today, he has mobilized a total of two million strands of water vapor to help the Phoenix Clan resolve the crisis of the Undying Volcano. This is the only purpose."

As Qi spoke, golden divine runes shimmered on the blank scroll, floating in the sky.

Qi used the Water-Controlling Divine Staff to lightly tap the scroll, and the originally shimmering divine patterns became solid.

The scroll floated to Yuan Huang's side. Seeing that Yuan Huang did not move, Qi reminded her:

"Why haven't you sealed it yet?"

Not knowing how to place the seal, Yuan Huang simply flicked a drop of divine blood from her fingertip onto the scroll.

After the Yuanhuang Divine Blood fell, the scroll began to burn brightly with a red light, turning into a wisp of green smoke that drifted into the sky.

Seeing this, Yuan Huang was somewhat anxious, but dared not make any move and could only let it burn.

This was the first time Qi had done something like this, and he didn't understand what was going on. But as the scroll burned out, he felt as if the grand voice of heaven and earth was resounding in his heart, and he knew that the matter was accomplished.

Qi Cai said to Yuan Huang:

"Heaven and earth already know of this matter; please follow me to divert the water."

Yuan Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Qi:

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

"It's a small matter. Although I know that I need to submit a written report to Heaven and Earth, this is the first time I've done this. There were no mistakes, and I'm just glad I didn't delay you, fellow Daoist."

Qi casually replied and then led Yuanhuang toward the water's eye in Yunmengze.

The waters of Yunmengze are not as turbulent as those of the Four Seas; they are like a clear spring, forever calm, quiet, and crystal clear.

Seeing that the water eye was so small and not as turbulent as the East Sea, Yuan Huang asked in confusion:

"Fellow Daoist Qi, is it truly true that this one spring contains two million wisps of water vapor?"

Yuan Huang had also seen the South China Sea Eye, which was like a whirlpool with extremely violent water vapor and was enormous, completely different from Yunmengze.

Qi explained with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the water vapor in the world is different in different places. Although they are all water vapor, they naturally change due to differences in environment."

"Don't underestimate this small spring; its water volume far surpasses that of rivers. It's just that it shares the same characteristics as Yunmeng Marsh, preferring clarity and purity."

"This one spring contains more than three million cubic meters of water vapor, most of which comes from the confluence of various rivers, which is why it is so clear today. In the past, it would have been just a small pool."

Yuan Huang was amazed, looking at this tiny, clean and quiet spot, which was far superior to the water of rivers, making it hard to believe.

Qi then said:

"Fellow Daoist, you can reach out and touch it to know that the water vapor of my Yunmeng Marsh is as abundant as that of the four seas."

Yuan Huang was curious and wanted to try it out herself, wanting to see just how powerful the Yunmengze Water Eye, known as the number one water area in the primordial world, really was.

Her jade hand, encircling the divine light, reached into it, only to find it unable to move. The water vapor was solidified, each strand carrying the weight of billions of water flows, making it difficult to stir.

Qi used the Water-Controlling Divine Staff to gently tap the water's surface, and Yuan Huang immediately felt much lighter, allowing her to pull her hand out of the water's eye.

Yuan Huang couldn't help but sigh:

"Yunmeng Marsh, the number one water area in the primordial world, lives up to its name. Such a blessed land and grotto-heaven is rarely seen in the world."

Qi smiled with satisfaction. He let Yuanhuang touch the water eye, also harboring a slight desire to show off. Although he felt it was a bit childish, as long as it suited his own taste, that was enough.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanhuang, shall we go and divert the water?"

Qi had not forgotten the true purpose of this trip and reminded him.

"good."

The two arrived at the waterway opened up by the Phoenix Clan. Yuanhuang waved her hand, breaking the barrier between the waters and the Yunmeng Marsh, and the tide poured down.

The sound of surging water rose and grew stronger, and the surface of the lake above the Yunmengze water eye was rippled, as if a silver mirror was being pulled and flowed into the river.

The drop between the two creates a waterfall, carrying immense force as it crashes against the bottom of the river, carving out a deep, bottomless pool.

Upon seeing this, Qi and Yuanhuang knew that the matter was settled. They bowed to each other and transformed into streaks of light, flying away separately.

(End of this chapter)