I'm just an ornamental fish in the water.

Lady Luoshui was somewhat curious.

The Four Rivers have a long history, and Ge Xuan was a true genius.

What kind of supernatural powers would be created by such a combination?

Jiang Li nodded without hesitation, stood up, and closed her eyes.

Looking inward, the golden talisman core in Jiang Li's dantian was still slowly rotating, constantly exploring his inner world, gathering the body's vital essence to nourish the talisman core, and feeding back pure true qi to further solidify his foundation.

This forms a perfect cycle.

Originally, all the positions on this talisman pill had been filled with Jiang Li's inscriptions, but now, after perfecting the Huai River True Form Diagram, a divine talisman that is essentially from the same source as the talisman pill, an extra position has appeared on it.

A unique location on a true map of the Huai River.

You cannot inscribe any other runes in this location.

Although Jiang Li had sensed it beforehand, she was still amazed when she actually saw it.

So, Master Ge Xuan had already thought of this when he gave him the method of making talismans and pills?

The True Form Diagram of the Four Rivers imitates the True Form Diagram of the Five Sacred Mountains. Its greatest function is actually to be worn on the body as a protective talisman. However, since the method of talisman-making has been established, pursuing the external display of the true talisman while wearing it on one's person is a step backward.

What other method of wearing something is more thorough and stable than engraving it on the inner elixir?

However, after a thought, a brand new rune appeared on the talisman pill.

The true form of the Huai River was inscribed on the talisman.

"boom!!"

The talisman exploded, and a vast spiritual energy burst forth from it, filling Jiang Li's dantian almost instantly.

The inner world began to operate violently.

Fu Dan is a type of internal alchemy, a profound method for gathering the body's vital essence and exploring the inner universe.

If the original Fu Dan was a shovel, then the current Fu Dan is an excavator.

A single hair can affect the whole body, and the circulation of the inner world is suddenly accelerated.

What followed was a large amount of transformed spiritual energy unique to Jiang Li.

These spiritual essences always need a place to go. Thus, the originally formless and intangible "foundation" seems to materialize at this moment, starting from a solid foundation and growing wildly like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

This earth-shattering change within his body was exactly what Jiang Li had anticipated.

He remained calm, gradually distancing himself to guide the sudden burst of spiritual energy within his dantian.

After an unknown amount of time, the dantian stabilized again, and the talisman pill remained the same golden and round shape, looking no different.

But Jiang Li knew that things had changed drastically inside.

This is a leap forward and sublimation of one's own life level.

Jiang Li's foundation was becoming increasingly robust, which even made him feel something strange.

It's a feeling that something deeper has been discovered, and it's about to break through the soil and bloom between heaven and earth.

"God" is already on the verge of being conceived.

Jiang Li suddenly understood.

It's just one step away, just a tiny bit short.

Perhaps in the next moment, a sudden thought will break through these constraints, or perhaps one will never find that crucial secret in their entire life. However, Jiang Li was not in a hurry; reaching this point was already an unexpected joy.

The path of spiritual practice can never be rushed.

After consolidating his rapidly growing foundation, he shifted his attention to the Huai River True Form Diagram on the talisman.

As the True Form Diagram of the Huai River was inscribed, the supernatural powers it brought also emerged on the talisman pill, and were naturally mastered by Jiang Li.

Jiang Li opened her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I'm ready."

Jiang Li spoke slowly, raising her hand and saying softly, "Please, Your Majesty, have a taste."

Lady Luoshui nodded slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity as she watched Jiang Li's movements.

Jiang Li then slowly activated the divine power of the Huai River True Form Diagram.

"Buzz!"

With a buzzing sound, water qi slowly condensed in Jiang Li's hand, seemingly no different from the action of demonstrating his original spiritual essence just now.

But Lady Luoshui raised an eyebrow. As Jiang Li moved, the water vapor slowly expanded, from a vortex the size of an egg to the size of a watermelon.

"Imperial edict, the name of the ancient Huai River."

Jiang Li spoke softly.

As the imperial edict was uttered, the vortex of water energy suddenly collapsed, and each wisp of water energy, no bigger than a sesame seed, floated around Jiang Li.

Each stream of water vapor appears to be just a tiny, insignificant droplet.

But Lady Luoshui saw it clearly: each tiny drop of water was actually a whirlpool, and within each whirlpool were thousands of swords, each a thousand times finer than a cow's hair.

The size of that sword was beyond what could be described by any single object.

A look of amazement flashed in Lady Luoshui's eyes. She raised her hand, picked up a small drop of water, placed it on her fingertip, and flicked it gently.

In an instant, the thousands of incredibly fine water swords within were eliminated, leaving only one.

Yet this creation, made of water vapor and invisible to the naked eye, is adorned with magnificent and intricate patterns.

"Wow."

Lady Luoshui couldn't help but speak, looking up at Jiang Li and asking, "Is this the supernatural power that the True Form Diagram of the Huai River has given you?"

"Um."

Jiang Li nodded and said softly, "The Huai River is actually the Zhuijia River."

"隹 (zhuī) refers to a flock of birds."

"Since ancient times, the Huai River has been a habitat for flocks of birds, hence the name of the waterway."

"Therefore, the thousands of birds flying on the water's edge, though diverse, are not disorderly, each following its own natural rhythm of life."

"This is the origin of the Huai River True Form Diagram's supernatural power."

Jiang Li raised his hand and summoned thousands of tiny water droplets, which then merged back into a mass of water vapor. With a pinch of his hand, they transformed back into countless water droplets.

Within each drop of water, there are still thousands of incredibly tiny water swords.

"The ability to control and master the Qi of water at will is the supernatural power of the Huai River True Form Diagram."

Jiang Li said softly.

This divine power doesn't actually need to be activated, because it has already taken effect on Jiang Li from the moment it was created. In other words, it's a passive skill.

The supernatural effect it brings is complete control over all water energy. As long as the water energy is controlled under the blessing of this supernatural power, all its changes will follow Jiang Li's will.

Water inherently signifies gentleness that penetrates everywhere, and also has a free and unrestrained nature. Even more formless than water is the Xun wind.

Under this supernatural power, the scattered water energy welcomed a tyrant.

He forcibly controlled all changes in the water energy with his own will, and no matter what kind of water it was, it had to operate according to the tyrant's wishes.

Upon closer reflection, this supernatural power is similar to that of Wuzhiqi.

At their core, they all mean complete control and domination.

"I see."

Lady Luoshui nodded in realization and smiled, "It seems that Wuzhiqi's influence on the Huai River is quite profound."

After a moment of reflection, Lady Luoshui suddenly asked, "If you were to become the lord of the Huai River, what would you do?"

Jiang Li was stunned upon hearing this, and then pointed blankly at herself.

"Your Majesty, please don't joke. Little Fish is only a cultivator who is slightly stronger than a beginner. How could he possibly become the Water God of the Four Rivers?" Jiang Li thought that the Empress was joking.

The water god, one of the Four Rivers, is a first-rate and renowned deity in the entire human world.

Among all the water officials in the human world, only the Four Sea Dragon Kings can be on par with the Four River Gods, which is determined by the important position of the Red Land.

Above them are only the Great Dragon God who oversees the Four Rivers and the Heavenly Lord who oversees the Four Rivers and the Four Seas—two powerful deities who are well-known in the Heavenly Court.

Lady Luoshui smiled slightly.

"Perhaps."