Pre-Qin Mythology: Starting with the River God

Creating a god is no easy task. It seems I will have to visit the Shennong Mountain God to seek his advice. For now, I should first accumulate strength and advance my realm before I have the confidence to do the "creation of a god".

The Realm of Immortals and Gods—

Dao Tian Yi Jie.

One can achieve mastery through mental effort.

The second level of the Dao Heaven.

It can be obtained through [divine decrees].

The third level of Dao Tian.

He can enlighten his subordinates.

The Dao Heaven has four layers.

It can be sent to the mountains and seas.

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To achieve one's goals through the mind: Within the realm of power, one can almost always achieve one's desires.

Divine Decree: Within one's own domain, one may issue commands to all living beings except humans. Those who disobey have the right to punish, expel, or even kill them...

Enlightening subordinates: This can reverse the boundary between life and death, bring the dead to life, and enlighten them through spiritual means; or it can bind spirits and command generals, bestowing titles upon subordinates under one's divine authority. With the approval of the Heavenly Dao, one can occupy a position of accompanying the gods in sacrifices.

Entrusting oneself to mountains and seas: Immortals and gods have no physical bodies, but their souls can reside in mountains and seas, becoming one with them. They take this as their way, and through mountains and seas, they can live forever. From then on, mountains and seas will never dry up, and life will be endless.

Just like Xiangjun, who resides in the fourth heaven, now dwells in a section of the great river. As long as the great river never dries up, her life will be endless.

Unlike Zhang Xian, who, despite controlling the Zhang River, lacked the ability to rely on others and was destined to die young.

It can be said that the four realms of Daotian are gods.

Those below the third level of the Dao Heaven can only be called immortals... Those who are immortals in the mountains remain just like humans, and are buried in the mountains as spring and autumn change.

Quan Ming thought.

So now, people want to "create gods"... but they themselves are not even real "gods," so how can they "create gods"?

Do not rush things now; keep it to yourself and plan for a better future, so as to achieve success in one fell swoop.

He put his mind at ease.

Quan Ming went into hiding on a boat, waiting for the battle in the real world to continue. As long as the overall situation remained unchanged, he would no longer take action and would simply be a fisherman.

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And so, five days passed quickly.

The Lesser Master of Fate sent a letter saying—

I have already obtained the Dao artifact. Qu was originally the son of the king, who was favored and enfeoffed in the land of Qu, hence the surname Qu. In terms of Qu Xia's seniority, he was also the nephew of the King of Chu. His family had a considerable fortune, and I have already obtained the treasure from Qu.

Quan Xian knew about my "illness".

This treasure is more important to me than the feather fan at this moment.

Previously, there was no reason to exchange for it, but now this opportunity has come, it is all by chance, it is fate... Immortal Quan, there is no need to blame yourself.

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After watching, Quan Ming nodded.

Shao Siming is straightforward and speaks her mind, so she would never lie to comfort others.

Therefore, he indeed obtained something satisfactory from the Qu family.

Quan Ming was relieved.

Just thinking about Qu Xia and Qu Wan, and the way the Qu family behaves...

He chuckled a few times and murmured, "With such a family background, they naturally have the confidence to be arrogant without knowing it, and to be proud of others."

He shook his head slightly. In fact, he was also proud, but he knew that his pride lay in his ambition, not in his family background. He just didn't know whether Qu Xia and Qu Wan were proud of their ambition or their family background.

He had previously thought Qu Xia was a clever person.

But as I got to know him, I only felt that he was...

"That self-righteous fool is so arrogant and can't bring himself to look at what's going on in the world outside of the Chu clan."

At this point, Quan Ming thought of Qu Wan.

This guy never goes to the fields and doesn't know how people behave.

Afterwards, he should find an opportunity to write to the King of Chu, explaining Qu Wan's achievements and requesting a promotion elsewhere.

It'll be more pleasing to the eye if we switch to something more reliable.

After saying that, Quan Ming crushed the letter with divine power.

Then another head emerged from the water. It was Feng Hua. He grinned as he surfaced, greeted Quan Ming, and said, "My lord, a battle report has come from Jingmen. Mo Ao has persuaded Prince Luo and a large number of Luo people to surrender. Working together from within and without, they have seized the supplies and provisions of the Emperor's army. They have now fled into the Jingshan Mountains. The commander of the Emperor's army is so angry that he vomited blood."

"The King of Chu seized the opportunity to send troops, and they have now advanced more than ten miles into the territory of Luo, and can already see the capital of Luo in the distance!"

At this point, Feng Hua looked indignant.

"My lord, now the whole of Chu is praising Mo Ao for his wisdom and courage, and he has taken all the credit."

"This strategy was suggested in your letter to the king..."

"...Why don't we make this public? Surely the King of Chu wouldn't lie to Mo Ao."

After saying that, Feng Hua stared intently at Quan Ming.

He added, "In my younger days, while traveling among humans and learning about human nature, I made many friends among the chivalrous knights of Chu. If you give the order, I will set aside some face and travel a long way, and this news will spread throughout Chu by tomorrow..."

Quan Ming listened.

He found it amusing; he had no idea that Feng Hua possessed such abilities.

Rogue...

Ok.

Quan Ming silently noted it down, but he was not prepared to expose Mo Ao's attempt to take credit for the work. He rubbed his temples and said softly, "If you want someone to die, first make them go mad."

"In this battle between the Emperor and the King of Chu, various events occurred..."

"This shows that Mo Ao is wary of me, far too wary... Is it because I defeated him once or twice that he can't tolerate me?"

"So be it, let him go mad..."

"Let us carry on his small achievements."

A cold glint flashed in Quan Ming's eyes. This Qu Xia was really a hindrance. If it were a fair fight, he would be happy to fight him. But this person was noble on the outside but still had the ways of a powerful family on the inside. He abused his power for personal gain. He was really... unbearable. Even if such a person had some talent, he would not be of much benefit to the Chu Kingdom.

He's not a genius in the world.

How could he possibly forgive Quanming?

"Feng Hua, ignore him. Do me a favor during this time. Has your wandering knight friend ever been to the Shennong Mountains, or perhaps to other... free immortal realms that don't belong to any one country?"

"I intend to pay them a visit, but I don't know how to meet them."

—Free and Unfettered Immortals—

Feng Hua's eyes were filled with doubt.

At this time, no immortals or gods could escape the Dao Heaven, and Quan Mingzhi's idea was also a pipe dream, so Feng Hua did not understand his meaning either.

Quan Ming didn't explain.

Feng Hua could only bow and say, "Your subordinate will go and inquire immediately."

Seeing that Feng Hua agreed, Quan Ming added, "This matter should not be publicized. It is best to keep it a secret and carry it out in secret... There is no rush. If there is no news, it is fine. You can communicate with those wandering knights and then chase after them from time to time."

"……promise."

Feng Hua received the order and slowly departed.

Quan Ming closed his eyes and used the Quan Ren Dao Tian in his mind's sea to communicate with Black Crow, thereby speaking with Prince Luo about how to return to Chu in order to secure the greatest benefit for the Luo people.

As for the details of Qu Xia's arrival as an envoy and the ambush on the emperor's army?

Quan Ming had always kept Black Crow under his watchful eye. Qu Xia's arrival and the ambush on the Emperor's army were all happening under his supervision, so there was no need to ask any further questions.

This is also why Quan Ming was angry with Qu Xia.

Qu Xia actually... ha, actually wanted to use a sneak attack to weaken the "Yellow Turban Army" under Prince Luo's command, that is, the young and strong Luo people, so as to weaken Prince Luo's power and take the opportunity to "raise the price" and make the diplomatic matter more "perfect".

If it weren't for him manipulating the black crow to warn Luo Shizi...

This honest and simple-minded Prince Luo is probably going to get into trouble... Alas, no wonder Prince Luo was so easily killed by the current Lord Luo. He is so oblivious to the situation. He does whatever Qu Xia says. If he had succeeded to the throne decades ago, he probably would have had a hard time even being a ruler who defends a city.

However, if this Prince Luo is Lord Luo...

While Quan Ming was still alive, he might have been able to make some connections with some people, use Luo to control Chu, and find a way to survive in the cracks, thus avoiding the destruction of his country.

Put aside the impossible.

After explaining to Luo Shizi that if Qu Xia comes to request the Yellow Turbans to fight again, Quan Ming should use phrases like "How can the Luo people kill each other?", "We can't tell which team is from Luo and which is from another country", and "We just want to live peacefully" to shut Qu Xia up and avoid further fighting.

Foolish talk and foolish words; just play the rogue with Qu Xia.

This would actually make Qu Xia lower her guard... Qu Xia doesn't like people who are too clever.

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