I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

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We need to find a way to bring Nian into the Great Yan's city-state forging plan.

Bai Zhou racked his brains and, with a smile on his face, approached Nian, who was watching the water from the side.

"Sister~".

The sweet, cloying calls almost made Nian fall headfirst into the water.

"Silly little white dog... Speak up, what is it now?"

Upon seeing Bai Zhou's appearance, Nian knew he would have to put in more effort again.

But there's nothing I can do; after all, I'm a doting older sister who spoils my younger brother.

"So it is, and so it is."

Bai Zhou shared his ideas with Nian. As expected, Nian's eyes lit up when he heard about this novel concept of a mobile city.

But to see what a moving city-state is like, we have to wait until Bai Zhou establishes the Nine Tripods. Before that, we can only imagine how spectacular it would be to see such a huge creation moving through Bai Zhou's descriptions.

As they chatted, the small boat drifted downstream, reaching the nearest confluence of rivers.

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【Kaiyun Town, Juyi Building】

"Hey, have you guys heard?"

Returning from his hunt, Luper the hunter sat down in a chair, took a sip of tea to cool off in the heat, and eagerly told his friends about the news he had heard.

"What happened? Why are you all so anxious?"

The friend who was hosting the dinner asked in confusion.

"Recently, for some reason, the river keeps rising and falling in water."

"I was planning to wash my face in the little river by the mountain, but suddenly the water rose. If the river hadn't been shallow and I hadn't been able to swim, I would have been swept away."

The hunter spoke with lingering fear.

"Yes, the dog that the rich man next door kept got swept away by the river... What do you think..."

Another thug swallowed hard and whispered, "Is another disaster about to strike?"

"How could that be?"

A friend who seemed to have read some books chuckled.

"It's been so long since there's been a disaster, how could a calamity suddenly befall us?"

"It's because there haven't been any accidents for so long that disasters suddenly strike."

The thug gave him a look that said, "You've gone stupid from reading too much."

"I won't believe it until the imperial edict is issued."

"I think something bad might really happen. I need to consider going to stay with some distant relatives in the city."

"Hey, you can't escape a major disaster, but you don't need to run away from minor troubles. You still have to do what you're supposed to do."

The hunter sighed; he still had to work hard to support his family.

"Hopefully, the river won't experience anything like that again this afternoon."

The guests were engaged in a lively discussion, but at a table by the window, two silent guests seemed out of place amidst the bustling atmosphere.

"Xiaobai... are you really alright?"

The red-and-white immortal looked at the young man opposite him with a worried expression.

"It's alright, sister. Look, things have settled down."

During the day, he raised his hand and showed her the water ripples that represented the river.

"Sigh, if we had known it would turn out like this, we should have dealt with these rivers last..."

Year sighed, and Daylight gently comforted her.

"It's just that all the rivers in the country are connected together, sister."

During the day, he reached out to grab the teacup, but the teacup, which had been empty, was suddenly filled to the brim.

"...Let's go, sister."

Bai Zhou put the cup down again, got up and left.

"Hey, wait for me, Xiaobai, we haven't paid the bill yet."

Nian immediately got up and followed, casually tossing a silver coin to a passing waiter.

"Keep the change, please!"

"A strange guest..."

After receiving the excessive amount of silver, the waiter shook his head in confusion and then went to clean up their table.

only……

"Huh? I remember fetching water properly, so how come there's sand in it?"

The waiter, who was about to pour out the tea, was surprised to find a piece of aquatic plant mixed in with the water, along with some mud and sand floating in it.

"noob!"

Running to Bai Zhou's side, Nian no longer dared to jump directly onto his back like before.

A few days ago, at the end of August, Bai Zhou brought all four rivers under his control.

But an accident occurred as a result.

The Four Rivers connect all the waterways of the Great Yan Dynasty. If it were just a single waterway, the power it grants would allow people to experience the pleasure of being a water god.

But when the four rivers are connected, the combined power of thousands of rivers and lakes across the country is enough to crush a person into dust, both his body and his soul.

The daytime is currently only on the verge of losing control of its power, or perhaps it is thanks to the Heavenly Fortune and the Four Cauldrons.

But if we don't quickly establish the final cauldron and complete the great undertaking that Bai Zhou mentioned, my little brother will definitely be damaged by the energy that overflows the threshold.

"Nanyue is right in front of us. Sister, let's begin."

By day, the last small cauldron is lifted up, taking the first step towards the summit under the watchful gaze of the year.

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"Heaven" remained silent, as if it had given up on this place and was willing to give the land of Great Yan to Bai Zhou as a gift of goodwill.

After the last cauldron was erected during the day, the world suddenly fell silent.

Silent and still, the wind and waves were calm.

Everything seemed to have become incredibly peaceful.

Apart from daytime itself.

"Well……"

The Five Sacred Mountains converge in one body, and the Four Great Rivers unite as one.

All the markings on his body disappeared, but after only three breaths, countless fine lines reappeared on his skin.

Using the heavens as the warp and the earth as the weft.

Its flesh and blood transform into mountains and forests, and its blood into rivers and lakes.

However, the process of reshaping one's form and ascending to a higher level is filled with hardships and trials that are difficult for ordinary people to endure.

Can you imagine how painful it would be to have every cell crushed into juice and altered starting from the most basic DNA?

(If that's not possible, then boys, find a stick and hit your penis with it. Amplifying that feeling a hundredfold should barely achieve that level.)

"Ah Xi... Ah Xi... How could this be..."

Nian rushed to his side, looking at Bai Zhou, whose body was almost deformed, in a panic. She wanted to help him up, but was afraid of causing him even deeper harm.

"Sister..."

His voice, no longer as cheerful as before, had become hoarse, like a machine stiffened by decay and rust.

"Take me...to...Tianyue..."

During the day, he endured the pain, stood up, took a step, but fell to the ground.

"Okay, okay... Ah Xi, let's go to Tianyue now."

Fortunately, Nian was by her side. She supported Bai Zhou and tried to take him away from here.

Tianyue is only four hundred li away from Nanyue. Because of this proximity, Bai Zhou chose to erect the final cauldron here. Even if something goes wrong, he can quickly reach Tianyue to complete the final stage of his ascension.

I wait in the mountains, I gather and disperse in the torrents. Gold and iron become water, earth and stone turn to wax, flesh becomes smoke. Come into me, and forge a new heaven.

Ascension Meme—Mythology—Sixth Imprint: Establishment of Heaven and Earth's Heart, Establishment

[Ascension Ceremony: The Rising Sun, Begins]

"..."

Further ahead lies Tianyue.

The traveler lowered his hood to cover his face and strode toward the towering pillar.

"The weather's changed, time to pack up and go home to collect the laundry!"

The elder brother dismissed the guests and gazed at the vast clear sky in the distance, his face serious.

"It's time to go, it's 11 o'clock."

He called out to the painter.

"Where are the swordsmen?"

The artist did not see the other person.

"They've already gone to guard the pass before us."