Pre-Qin Mythology: Starting with the River God

With our current strength, we are more than capable of facing any difficulties.

Even when facing a fifth-level Dao Heaven Immortal, he could still use the terrain and authority to put up a fight.

Moreover, there are still ten thousand Yin Corpses and ten thousand heroic spirits present. If a great nation's ruler like Yongbo were to personally lead an expedition, without bringing fifty thousand elite troops, plus immortals and gods of the fifth level of the Dao Heaven realm or above, he would not be able to touch Quan Ming in the slightest...

Therefore, he was not afraid of the emperor's order to execute the king.

Moreover, if the Water Palace is not destroyed, he can be reborn.

That Yongbo wanted to cross the Yuanluo River and the Quanshui Pass to reach his water palace... that was simply wishful thinking.

However, there is Prince Luo, who resides in Jing Mountain...

Currently, a section of the Jing Mountain range is still within the territory of Lu Kingdom. If Yongbo were to enter from there and the defenses were inadequate, he might be able to kill Prince Luo. However, Lord Yunzhong is about to set up a barrier in the Jing Mountain range, so it should be fine...

No problem?

perhaps.

However, this freedom of movement was in the hands of the King of Chu, not in the hands of Prince Luo.

Of course, he wasn't entirely worried about Prince Luo.

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In the main hall of the Water Mansion, a banquet was prepared, but Quan Ming first asked Feng Hua to bring a rough topographical map. He looked at the Jing Mountain range and the current 380-mile Quan... Zhao River, and saw their complementary and mutually supportive relationship.

If the Jing Mountain range is breached by Yongbo...

This would allow them to bypass the original Luoshui River area and the Quanshui Pass, and directly descend the Zhangshui River to attack his strategic water location.

This path can be easily discerned by some wise strategists.

Quan Ming thought that Yong Bo could detect this, and the martial King of Chu could also make this arrangement.

The so-called Cloud Lord Barrier was probably set up to control Prince Luo, while also serving as a hidden tool to restrain Quan Ming.

King of Chu

First it was the King of Chu, then it was Xiong Tong, who had a long-standing relationship with Quan Ming.

Quan Ming rolled up the rough map and said casually, "Now I am in charge of the Zhao River. The Luo River area is the upper reaches of the Zhao River, the Quan River area is the middle reaches of the Zhao River, and the Nazhi River area is the lower reaches of the Zhao River... This is a rough division, but this map of the water area cannot be rough... The surrounding mountains should also be connected with the immortals and gods there, and a map should be made together to clearly define the boundaries."

At this point, everyone at the banquet looked respectful and awaited Quan Ming's instructions.

Quan Ming thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "The battle is over and the whole of Chu is celebrating. My Zhaoshui should do the same. Let's hold another banquet in seven days, on the day of Grain Rain."

"Let us invite the immortals, gods, auspicious beasts, and spirits around Zhaoshui to gather at the Water Palace."

"Um……"

"During the Grain Rain season, rain nourishes all grains."

"I have already reached the third level of the Dao Heaven, and can enter the Dao Heaven at any time to contact high-ranking immortals and invite them to a banquet."

"Therefore, the theme should be 'Eating Spring'."

"In this last solar term of spring, we gather spring foods to avoid the passing of spring and the arrival of summer, so as to make up for the regret of having only focused on battles and forgotten the beauty of spring."

"I will send out invitations tomorrow to find out which deities will be coming."

"That way, you can make the necessary preparations."

"..."

Quan Ming explained the details of the banquet one by one. After all, high-ranking immortals and gods would be attending this time, so he couldn't be impolite. Naturally, this was also a formal celebration of his advancement to the third level of the Dao Heaven Realm, to establish his prestige, and to see how much face he, Quan Ming, had among the surrounding immortals and gods, and among the high-ranking immortals and gods.

"promise."

All the spirits and their subjects remembered Quan Ming's words and agreed.

Thus, Quan Ming put down the rolled-up map in his hand, raised his white jade wine cup, and said with a light laugh, "Continue. Consider today's banquet a small feast, a private reception hosted by me for all of you."

The spirits' faces turned red.

Excited by Quan Ming's words, he also responded respectfully, saying that as a subject of his lord, he should act accordingly.

In this way, both the master and his subjects were pleased. After the small banquet, everyone enjoyed the wine and remained so until late at night before being ordered to disperse.

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At the Zhaoshui Water Palace, as Quan Ming sent out invitations and the gods and immortals responded one by one, the spirits and monsters became increasingly busy, practically never stopping, determined to make this banquet a success.

Feng Hua began traveling around as the Envoy of the Water Fairy to discuss the matter of drawing maps with the immortals and gods.

The lotus spirit siblings hired weak spirits from the surrounding area to search for spring food in the mountains and fields around Zhaoshui.

Granny Quan and her daughter traveled to Quan County, which had been renamed Zhao County, to find a skilled cook and learn recipes.

The elder brother and the younger brother then traveled to various cities to make purchases...

Lady Catfish and the Blue Fish Spirit arranged everything in the underwater palace...

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And Quan Ming...

He was downstream of the Zhao River.

Because Nuo Jiang is currently guarding the upper reaches of the Zhao River, the Corpse Domain downstream is left unguarded. Quan Ming must find someone to guard it, and the candidate is the previous Quan Xian, the giant python soul that possessed the Luo Shui Water Immortal and helped Quan Ming seize the power of the Luo Shui.

With the shackles of power, humanity, and heaven, Quan Ming holds the power of life and death over the other party.

He can use it with confidence.

Moreover, he had previously promised to give the giant python's soul a chance to be reborn. Although it would no longer be a god or immortal, it could continue to live and cultivate as a spirit.

Therefore, it is imperative to reshape a physical body for the giant python's soul that can adapt to the Corpse Domain.

boom!

Within the Corpse Domain, black energy surged, and golden patterns flickered like lightning within it. The oppressive aura of death crashed against the edge of the Corpse Domain like waves. If it weren't for Quan Ming's authority over the Zhao River and the power of the Quan family's ancestral god to suppress it, once this Corpse Domain erupted, even immortals at the fourth level of the Dao Heaven would be instantly shattered, and the downstream areas of the Zhao River would be unable to continue shipping.

"Gather!"

This ferocious land has become gentle because of Quan Ming. At this moment, on the central ruined altar, Quan Ming looked at a black-striped snake egg, held the broken horn of the Earth God, and mobilized a trace of soul power into it, adding a trace of divinity that should not exist to the snake egg.

These snake eggs were made from the divine body of Luo Shui Shui Xian, and were refined by Quan Ming using the power of the "Immortal God's Decree".

While mobilizing that sliver of soul power, he also used the ability to "enlighten subordinates," adding another layer of constraint on subordinates in addition to the shackles and restrictions of the power of the Heavenly Dao. This served as both a second layer of insurance and a cover.

Of course, why use the authority of the soul to enlighten?

Quan Ming admitted that he was scheming against Tu Bo.

Possessing the body of a giant serpent!

Since the soul of the giant python can possess Luo Shui Shui Xian, can it also possess Tu Bo?

Therefore, when he was condensing a physical body for the giant python's soul, he infused it with an uncontrollable power that was of the same origin as Tu Bo. Once the giant python had enough strength and found an opportunity, this possession would likely have a very high chance of success.

"Yes, it will be fully developed in a few more days of incubation."

Quan Ming has done all he can; now all that's left is to wait.

He was also busy during this time.

He flipped his hand and took out an object.

——The Net——

This is a traditional sacrificial artifact from the Luo Kingdom!

Bearing the weight of Luo Guodaotian!

The Book of Songs, in the section "Wang Feng: Tu Yuan", says: "The pheasant is caught in the net!"

It means: to net birds.

The character 【罗】 originally depicts the act of catching birds with a net made of vines. There is an ancient record that says: "Ju Mang made a net to catch birds with silk. He was the chief bird catcher and was called the bird official."

The Luo Kingdom was originally a tribe famous for catching birds with nets. During the reign of King Wu of Zhou, they were granted the title of viscount and appointed as officials in charge of bird catching. In fact, the Luo Kingdom Daotian was a bird-like deity in his manifestation decades ago. It was only after the death of the Luo Crown Prince and the appointment of a new ruler that the Lord of War was conferred the title of the new supreme god of the Daotian, which led to the change.

But its essence remains unchanged.

Dao Tian is still contained within the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

Just as the Daotian of the Quan Kingdom is embodied in bronze murals, it is a symbol of the Luo people's heritage.

Now, this item is in Quan Ming's hands.

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