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In short, just focus on doing your own job well and don't reach out to others indiscriminately.

Once Xiaoshan deems you capable enough, and you have undergone both overt and covert testing, you will naturally be promoted.

Of the dozen or so prefectures currently under the jurisdiction of the Northwest, five or six have already appointed provincial governors.

The remaining vacant positions are highly competitive, and no military or political official with a chance of promotion wants to risk offending Xiao Shan at this time; that would be asking for trouble.

They knew that Xiao Shan had a hidden demonic force under his command, which had an astonishing level of control over the Northwest region and was not something they could easily provoke.

Xiao Shan naturally didn't care what his underlings thought, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

At this moment, a bold idea surged into his mind, but he had not yet conducted an investigation and was unsure whether the Blackwater River in front of him had been occupied by someone.

"Go back and do your jobs well. Don't make any mistakes that could give the other side an opening!"

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Shan led a group of military and political officials, along with his overt and covert guards, back to a nearby city, where he would temporarily stay.

……

"The barbarians from the northwest haven't made any move to cross the river yet!"

Just as Xiao Shan had predicted, his actions of standing on the banks of the Blackwater River with his military and political subordinates were noticed by certain forces on the opposite bank.

"Hmph, these barbarians from the Northwest are not to be underestimated in land warfare, but if they want to cross the Blackwater River, they'll have to ask if our navy will allow it!"

"Leave the Northwestern barbarians aside for now; the most important thing right now is to eliminate or drive away those Northwestern martial artists who have stirred up trouble in the martial world!"

“That makes sense. The Northwest barbarians followed those noisy martial artists and swept through the Northwest like a whirlwind. We can’t repeat their mistakes!”

"I'm afraid it won't be easy! Those martial artists from the Northwest are not to be underestimated, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to stir up a chaotic battle in our area!"

"It's not easy, but I have to do it, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully!"

"Yes, what if those barbarians from the Northwest suddenly attack while we're in chaos behind us? That's no laughing matter!"

"Alright, let's all step forward and invite renowned figures from the martial arts world and experts in magic. We don't expect to wipe out all the martial artists from the Northwest, but driving them away shouldn't be a problem, right?"

……

Soon, news broke that a large number of local martial artists and sorcerers had joined forces to besiege the Northwest martial artists on the other side of the Blackwater River, which immediately enraged the Northwest martial artists on the other side of the river.

Despite the current tense standoff between the northwestern warlord forces and the local forces on the other side of the river, and the fact that the Blackwater River has been blocked for a long time, many martial artists from the northwest are still crossing the river by various means to engage in fierce battles with the Jianghu forces on the other side.

These things naturally couldn't be hidden from the Northwest government, and the news quickly reached Xiao Shan's ears.

"Let's provide covert support, and let the other side know that Northwest martial artists aren't so easy to deal with!"

His reaction was quite calm, as this was entirely expected.

Who told the border troops to march all the way through the areas where the martial artists were causing trouble and seize the entire Northwest in one fell swoop!

It's no wonder that the local warlords on the other side of the Blackwater River wanted to kill them.

only……

The high-ranking officials of the opposing vassal states clearly lacked sufficient understanding of the Northwest, especially the Weiyong territory.

Because of the nationwide trend of martial arts training, hundreds of thousands of martial artists emerge in the Weiyong region every year, including many exceptionally talented individuals, continuously replenishing the number of martial artists in other parts of the Northwest.

If any force gets carried away and starts a major battle in the martial arts world, they will soon learn a lesson from the overwhelming numbers of the Northwest martial artists, and then they will regret it.

Xiao Shan only gave a brief suggestion and then stopped paying attention to this battle that was bound to be a great victory.

At this moment, his mind was entirely focused on understanding the Blackwater River.

As the people he sent out to investigate kept sending back information about the Blackwater River, his thoughts grew even stronger.

The Blackwater River is one of the three major rivers within the territory of the Great Chu.

The source lies on the continuous snow-capped peaks on the northwestern edge, traversing the entire heartland of the Great Chu, with the two banks of the river forming the boundary between the northwest and the heartland of the Great Chu.

In a world devoid of gentle spiritual energy or extraordinary power, the Blackwater River would be a natural barrier that would severely hinder communication between the two places.

Of course, with the advent of the industrial age, such obstacles were no longer a problem; all that was needed was to build a bridge spanning both banks.

But this is a world of immortals and heroes, a world with extraordinary powers.

A river that runs through a powerful human dynasty is no simple matter.

There are so many water ghosts, water monsters, and fish and shrimp spirits!

Fortunately, after a thorough investigation, it was found that the Blackwater River was one of the three major inland waterways of the Great Chu Dynasty, with extremely important transportation functions. It played a vital role in the Great Chu Dynasty in terms of politics, military affairs, economy, and people's livelihood.

Before the turmoil of the Great Chu Dynasty, there was always a special government office responsible for the safety of the Blackwater River system, regularly maintaining and cleaning up harmful non-human entities in the Blackwater River.

This resulted in the absence of private rituals or similar practices along the Blackwater River, and thus the absence of a so-called Blackwater River God.

Even though the Great Chu Dynasty has been in turmoil in recent decades, with wars raging in various places and the Great Chu royal family almost losing control of the Blackwater River area, the government office that was specifically responsible for dealing with supernatural phenomena in the Blackwater River has also become useless.

However, in order to maintain the safety of transportation on the Blackwater River, all forces with interests in water transport joined forces to take on this task.

Although their strength was far inferior to that of the Great Chu Dynasty, suppressing the water ghosts and monsters of average strength in the Blackwater River was still quite easy for them.

However, such easy days will not last long. After all, the Blackwater River is full of water vapor, which means that the water-based spiritual energy is quite abundant. In addition, it is related to the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of living beings along the river. The significance and fortune of this relationship are self-evident.

Currently, no powerful entity has reacted, and the Blackwater River remains stable.

But by the time certain powerful beings realize what's happening, the Blackwater River has already lost the protection of the Great Chu royal family and court, and they will naturally rush to seize it.

how to say?

Once the position of Lord of the Blackwater River Water Palace is occupied by some powerful beings, not to mention the benefits brought by the divine position, the rich water vapor and the abundant fortune involved are enough to tempt some powerful beings.

Chapter 892, Ren Weiyong, the River God of the Blackwater River! (Please subscribe!)

"Haha, God is really helping me!"

Six months later, Xiao Shan received the full investigation report and couldn't help but burst into laughter, his eyes filled with undisguised joy.

Subsequently, Xiao Shan directly ordered people to build statues of himself in the villages and wharves along the Blackwater River within the controlled area.

Xiao Shan himself didn't want to use the power of incense offerings and the power of fortune, but his avatar could!

Xiao Shan purchased this incarnation technique from the group's online store.

The avatar created using this method can be more powerful than the user, but it has no independent consciousness and must be completely controlled by the user.

In other words, if Xiao Shan wants to act in both his avatar and his true form at the same time, he has to multitask.

For Xiaoshan now, multitasking is no big deal at all.

Moreover, by using the alias Ren Weiyong, he can solidify this identity through his avatar.

As the de facto ruler of the northwest of the Great Chu, Xiao Shan's orders were official directives!

Therefore, all the temples that depict Ren Weiyong as the river god were legitimate official shrines for worship.

Of course, in order to distinguish between his true form and his incarnation, Xiao Shan directly sculpted Ren Weiyong's statue into a half-human, half-demon figure.

Anyway, everyone basically knows now that Ren Weiyong is a powerful demon from their demon realm.

When Xiaoshan issued an order that every year during festivals, officials must personally offer sacrifices at the Blackwater River Water God Temple, where the statue of Ren Weiyong is enshrined, Ren Weiyong's incarnation automatically obtained the position of Blackwater River Water God.

Well, being in the government is a good way to cultivate oneself!

For those cultivators who want to seize the official positions designated by the government, whether they are human, ghost, or monster, obtaining official recognition is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

It should be understood that although the government has the ability to identify various deities, it generally does not grant or confer titles indiscriminately.

Because for every deity granted a title, the government, the court, and the royal family all have to pay the price of their fortune.

Fortunately, the Northwest region is currently under Xiaoshan's control, so he doesn't feel any remorse for giving his avatar the identity of the Blackwater River God.

“Your Majesty, granting amnesty to the gods is a momentous matter…” Some high-ranking officials who knew the intricacies of the matter tried to dissuade him.

Why is the Blackwater River so important?

Are water gods so easily granted titles and privileges?

This could very well weaken the fortunes of the Northwest government by a fraction. Just thinking about it is heartbreaking.

They even dreamed of sweeping across the country with Xiao Shan and becoming founding heroes!

They didn't want to waste a lot of their fortune on the Investiture of the Gods after occupying the Northwest.

If this affects the progress of conquering the world, then it would be a great loss.

If the struggle for supremacy fails, it won't just be Xiao Shan who suffers; his important underlings won't have a good ending either.

"My mind is made up on this matter, you don't need to say anything more!" Xiao Shan directly interrupted his subordinates' attempts to dissuade him.

Of course, to avoid the dramatic incident of internal strife, he summoned the core officials of his military, political, and supervisory systems and transformed them into the likeness of Ren Weiyong.

Everyone present was quite shocked to see Xiao Shan turn out to resemble the statue in the Water God Temple.

The next moment, Xiao Shan reverted to his human form, ignoring the still-shaken expressions of his trusted subordinates and the supervising officials, and calmly said, "Do you have any objections to me bestowing upon myself a divine position?"

Seeing Xiao Shan's somber expression, the civil and military officials and supervisory officials quickly shook their heads.

Just kidding, even if I had an opinion, I wouldn't dare to say it!

Now that we know the big shot is deifying himself, what else is there to say?

At the same time, they were also secretly pleased, because Xiao Shan's true form, which had just been revealed, vaguely resembled a dragon!

Although we can't tell what Xiao Shan's true form is, he definitely has the bloodline of a true dragon!

If one day the pure bloodline of Xiaoshan were to transform into a true dragon, it would mean that they would have a great chance to sweep across the world, usher in a new dynasty, and become true founding heroes.

From then on, the uproar surrounding the Xiaoshan deification ceremony was completely quelled, and no more high-ranking officials in the military, government, and supervisory systems objected.

As for other noises, they have no effect whatsoever.

With the control and execution capabilities of the Northwest government, as well as its enormous material reserves, it only took half a year for construction to begin simultaneously on hundreds of villages and towns along the Blackwater River and wharves, easily building hundreds of Blackwater God temples within the controlled area.

Xiao Shan specially chose an auspicious day related to the dragon clan and led important government officials and common people in a grand sacrificial ceremony for Ren Weiyong, the water god of the Blackwater River.

From then on, Ren Weiyong, the water god of the Blackwater River, became an officially recognized deity by the Northwest government, and could openly accept sacrifices from the government and the people, receiving incense offerings, spiritual power, and the power of faith.

The moment the ritual was completed, Xiao Shan suddenly felt that the strength of his avatar Ren Weiyong had increased significantly.

A mysterious aura surged into Ren Weiyong's soul, making it seem as if his soul was being elevated infinitely.

At the same time, they gained an extraordinary familiarity with and control over the Blackwater River waters covering all the areas of the Blackwater God Temple.

In other words, at this moment, Ren Weiyong was the river god of the Blackwater River, recognized by Heaven within the official control area of ​​Northwest China.

Although the Northwest government could only control a few thousand miles of the river, meaning that Ren Weiyong could only control a few thousand miles of the Blackwater River at this time.

Moreover, it was only an incomplete section of the river; he controlled only the half of the river near the northwest.

For Xiaoshan, this result is enough.

All he needed was a pretext, a pretext to intervene in the struggle for the Blackwater River's destiny.

It doesn't matter that he can only control a short section of the river right now. With his strength, as long as he has the name of the Blackwater River God, it won't be difficult for him to completely control the entire Blackwater River.

After bestowing the title of deity upon his incarnation, Xiao Shan once again retreated into the background.

It's not surprising that Xiao Shan has such a strong confidant in the military, political, and supervisory systems. He's always been this capricious, and they've gotten used to his behind-the-scenes style.

As long as you follow the rules, you won't make any mistakes.

Xiaoshan has many informants, and they are all highly capable. Unless there is a problem involving the entire Northwest or something else that cannot be solved, there is no need to alarm Xiaoshan.

Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Shan had already taken control of his avatar, Ren Weiyong, and officially entered the Blackwater River area.

With the River God's authority in hand, even though he only had control over a few thousand miles of the river, it was enough for Ren Weiyong to use his methods freely.

Chapter 893, The Incense is Poisonous! (Please Subscribe!)

Once you reach the bottom of the Blackwater River, you'll find a world completely different from the land.

Because of the primitive salvage technology and the fact that the environmental damage is still within the range that the Blackwater River can withstand, there are many fish and shrimp in the Blackwater River, making it quite lively as far as the eye can see.

Of course, the water spirits here are indeed abundant. From time to time, you can see water spirits occupying a section of the river or a branch of the Blackwater River, and there are also many water ghosts running rampant.

The River God of the Blackwater River wields considerable power. Xiao Shan, having experience as a water god, easily enlightened and subdued many fish and shrimp spirits, gathering over a dozen spirit followers in just a few days.

At the same time, using the technique of awakening spirits, they found hundreds of large creatures in the river, as well as fish, shrimp, turtles, and other creatures that had lost the ability to awaken their spirits on their own, and transformed them directly into little demons to be at their command.

Although it's still just a makeshift operation, Xiao Shan is quite satisfied.

Next, they found a water eye rich in water elemental energy and used their magic to build the River God's Water Palace directly above it.