Chapter 132 A Hundred Cranes Paying Homage to the Sky
At that moment, the ship rocked.
Ji Rong didn't want to watch Jiao Jue show off, so she got up and opened the window, only to hear the river dragon Yin Lian shout loudly outside: "Set anchor!"
The three Xuanling Realm River Dragons, who were sunbathing on the shore, immediately transformed into their Dharma bodies. They grabbed the huge anchor, put it back on the boat, and then went back into the water.
Before long, the boat was moving at high speed.
"set sail!"
The ship set sail, and the atmosphere on board became lively.
Ji Rong and Jiao Jue stood on the third-floor veranda and looked down. Below, the lights were already bright and the singing and dancing were incessant.
A heron-like attendant respectfully handed out wooden plaques with inscriptions to each suite. Seeing that Jiao Jue and Ji Rong, who were standing on the veranda, had an impressive presence, she lowered her head and handed them two more plaques.
Ji Rong looked down at the wooden sign and saw that it was a schedule, which recorded the spiritual ingredients used for each meal and the times of different song and dance performances.
Jiao Jue looked down and said, "Tell them all to come out. There will be plenty of time for cultivation later. Keep a close eye on them these next few days."
Ji Rong then went into the room and chased out his brother Ji Zhuang, Gu Qingqing, and the shamans.
They followed behind Jiao Jue and walked down to the first floor.
At this moment, the singing and dancing below stopped, and two black birds of the Profound Spirit Realm flew up to the jade platform. One took out a leaf and blew on it, while the other vividly sang the story "Lord Canghe".
"Lord Canghe, also known as Yinpan, was born and raised here;
When a great calamity struck, a celestial being descended, causing a great flood, repairing mountain ranges, and opening up river channels.
Upon reaching the Cang River, there dwells a wicked demon, a black-finned fish, whose power is boundless and whose magic is limitless;
They led their entourage, intercepted the ferry crossing, cut off the water supply, and obstructed the divine ruler; their audacity was rampant.
The dragon, wielding a silver disc, refused to yield. Grabbing two maces, it pushed through the water and broke through the river pass.
.....”
Blackbird sang so fast that Amyo couldn't keep up.
Ji Rong then removed the part of the black bird's song of praise from its beak and told it to Amu, in the following general terms:
Canghe Jun Yinpan is a silver river dragon who has lived in the Canghe River since childhood.
When the Canglan God was repairing the Canghe River, he didn't have many supporters, but she volunteered to join the team to clean up the river, and from then on, she held a good position in the Canglan God's heart.
After the Canghe River's spiritual veins were repaired, the most spiritually rich section of the Canghe River was designated by the Canglan God to be given to Yinpan.
Silver Plate was also clever. She knew that it would be difficult for her, a single dragon, to occupy such a good location, so she returned to her clan and moved the entire clan here.
From then on, no living creature in the river dared to covet this section, and Yinpan's cultivation level soared.
Not long after Canglan God Lord attained godhood, Canghe Lord Yinpan also became an emperor. Seeing that she was loyal and had good management skills, Canglan God Lord appointed her to take charge of Canghe.
After taking office, Lord Canghe dredged the Canghe River three times, resulting in the wide river that we see today.
Lord Canghe widely recruited talented individuals and established a talent appraisal office under the Canghe Prefecture.
Anyone with a skill can apply for a job.
Even if a cultivator lacks excellent skills but can be recommended, the Talent Appraisal Office will provide the recommender with a certain amount of spirit crystals or resources based on the recommended talent's abilities.
Lord Canghe cared deeply for the people under his jurisdiction. He opened up the waterways, developed shipping, and hired many people from the river communities to work on the boats, ensuring that all ethnic groups could live without worry...
Listening to this, Amu couldn't help but say enviously, "Lady Ji Rong, Lord Canghe is truly brave! I wish I could be like her."
Ji Rong turned to look at Amu.
Although Amu is the daughter of Yanwu and the granddaughter of Dawu Yue, she did not inherit the bloodline of the ancient witches and looks no different from the mortal beings.
Many years have passed, and Amu is almost thirty years old, but her cultivation has been very unsuccessful, remaining stuck at the meridian opening stage.
Amu also went during the body tempering, but Ji Rong had just grown the leaves to their enormous size and unfolded the veins within them when Amu couldn't withstand it and was dragged out by Ji Zhuang.
Amu's body was already mature like that of ordinary ancient witches, but she did not marry like ordinary ancient witches. She was quite devoted to cultivation and did not want to have children.
Wu Yue and Xuanwu asked Amu several times, but seeing her resolute attitude, they let her go.
The witch had given up on her daughter, who was hopeless in any path, whether it was physical strength, wisdom, or medicine; now she rarely taught Amu any knowledge of spiritual practice.
The reason why it was Amu's turn to come out this time was because the ancient witch disciples who had crossed the Blood Transformation Realm all had very obvious facial features;
The ancient shaman lineage decided to select from ordinary members of the ancient shaman clan, and Amu was thus unanimously chosen.
The reason is simple: she is the daughter of a witch.
"Amyo, do you still want to become stronger?" Ji Rong asked, looking at the thin Amyo.
“Yes,” Amyu said with a firm look in his eyes, “Lord Ji Rong, after I came out, I realized that this world is much bigger than I imagined, and there are many more races. I want to become stronger. Once I become super strong, I will be able to read and write, and then I will be able to go to more distant places on my own.”
"Good child!" Ji Rong looked at Amu with relief in her beady eyes. She said, "Then you will follow us from now on, and I will give you a different way to cultivate."
"Okay!" Amyu hugged Ji Rong's neck and buried his head in Ji Rong's indigo green feathers.
After the black bird finished singing, Ji Rong went to look at the list again. It said "Hundred Cranes Paying Homage to the Sky" and the venue was marked "Viewing the River Terrace".
Ji Rong had thought this was an impressionistic song and dance performance, but she never expected it to be a realistic interactive song and dance performance.
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As soon as the black bird bowed and stepped down from the platform, the ship's door suddenly swung open.
Two white cranes at the Profound Spirit Realm, each holding a flute, flew over with a flock of white cranes and stood on either side, saying, "Please move to the River Viewing Platform to watch the song and dance of our crane clan, a hundred cranes paying homage to the sky."
After saying this, the two cranes began to play cheerful and clear flutes, and the flock of cranes joined in with the music.
As Erhe played his flute, he led his flock of cranes in two separate lines, circling around the cultivators inside the boat and guiding them out.
Many of the cultivators were infected by this and began to chirp as well, filling the hall with the sounds of birds and beasts.
Seeing that the cultivators were in high spirits, the two cranes activated their spiritual energy, and the flute music instantly became loud and melodious.
Two cranes led the group of cultivators to the river-viewing platform outside the gate, where they transformed into two beautiful cultivators, one on the left and one on the right, with white hair and fair skin, dressed in white feather robes.
The river dragons pulling the boats had long since stopped swimming. The two Xuanling Realm river dragons transformed into Dharma Dragon forms and emerged from the deep green lake water. To the sound of the flute, they climbed through the air.
For every zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) he climbed, a cloud would appear beneath his claws; the cloud gathered and never dispersed, resembling a ladder to heaven.
The two dragons arranged the cloud ladder until it blended with the sky, then descended from the clouds and positioned themselves on either side of the ladder.
Clouds rose again beneath their claws, and they stood atop them, unleashing a majestic roar that mingled with the melodious sound of flutes.
At this moment, a white crane at the Venerable Realm soared into the sky from the mountain peak on the opposite bank, which resembled ink dyed green, and appeared above the clouds on the horizon.
He looked very old, but he didn't seem out of place in the scene. He spread his large white wings, lowered his long neck, and said in a joyful voice, "Please, distinguished guests, ascend the heavenly ladder to the ninth heaven."
The flute music rose again with these words, and the dragon's roar grew louder as well. Rows of white cranes echoed the chant, swirling down to the viewing platform and saying to the cultivators on the ground, "Please take a seat, guests, and ascend the Heavenly Ladder."
Jiaojue watched as Ji Rong and his group stared wide-eyed, craning their necks to look up. He then tapped each of them on the head with one paw and squinted, laughing, "Silly birds, never seen anything like this before, have you?"
Ji Rong nodded repeatedly, and then she and Ji Zhuang carried the Wu tribe disciples and happily flew up with the flock of cranes.
Gu Qingqing rode on a crane, and above her, a tiger cub rode on a white crane, howling excitedly.
The performance, which took place in two rounds, lasted for a total of 15 minutes.
In the first round, Ji Rong and Ji Zhuang led the children of the Wu tribe to fly;
In the second round, Ji Rong and Ji Zhuang followed the example of the cultivators next to them, picking up the Wu Clan disciples and placing them on the white crane. When the white crane flew down again, they rewarded it with a few spirit crystals.
The performance was a great success. When it ended, cultivators below the Profound Spirit Realm exclaimed that they had thoroughly enjoyed it and had broadened their horizons.
Those cultivators at the Profound Spirit Realm and above also showed satisfaction.
Many of the cultivators' words revealed that this was not their first time here.
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