Chapter 394 Different
They then went to Shahe Cave.
Shahe Cave Heaven and Hezhou Cave Heaven are very close.
One is on the left, with a long, narrow river and many branches, and few places to step; the other is on the right, with a winding river and many strange rocks.
The Sand Water and the Crane Water share the same spiritual vein. They converge in one place and flow into the Tai Water, much like sisters who have separated, only separated by a few wooden stakes, yet still live side by side.
Both Shahe Cave Heaven and Hezhou Cave Heaven have their own caravans. In previous years, Ji Rong had heard Jiao Jue mention that the cultivators in these two caravans, while not exceptionally skilled, were remarkably united.
Ji Rong was impatient to spend more time with this mountain tortoise that could make accurate predictions at a glance, so she said, "These two places seem to be safer. Let's take a walk around, enjoy the scenery, and have a chat before heading back."
The mountain tortoise nodded and said, "Okay." Then it released its claws and swam forward faster.
They swam to the head of the Tai River and went ashore.
Ji Rong discovered that there were many simple little spirit wood shops standing along the foot of the mountain and by the river at the confluence of the three rivers. The shops sold fish and talismans, and there was a lot of life in them.
There are several stone tablets made of huge rocks by the water, with "Shahe" engraved on one side and "Hezhou" on the other.
The mountain tortoise dipped its head into the water to contact its sisters, while Ji Rong strolled around. The shops there were neither doing well nor badly, and there were few cultivators on the road.
But as soon as Ji Rong entered the inner room, the young men in the market were terrified by her imposing presence and scattered in all directions, screams and the sound of shattering dishes being smashed filled the air. Only a few who couldn't escape were left lying on the ground, trembling.
The chaotic noise disturbed all kinds of creatures. Ji Rong shrunk his body and transformed his aura into that of an ordinary person. Suddenly, a carp with a body more than three zhang long and a bright red body rose from the water. A leech about a foot long was perched on its head.
He raised his head and called out in all directions, "Who is disturbing my people?" As soon as the fish came out of the water, he saw that Xiao Xiu, who had been sitting on the ground trembling, suddenly found courage and crawled and rolled his way out.
Ji Rong looked at the mountain carp outside and said, "The mountain tortoise is calling you from the other side of the sand river, do you know that?"
"Shahe River?" Shanli suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, I got it wrong again, let's go!" Then he quickly flicked his tail and swam towards Shahe River.
Seeing the mountain carp walking quickly, Ji Rong followed. When she returned to the stone tablet, she saw a yellow ox with a sparrow on its back standing there. When the mountain tortoise saw Ji Rong, it pointed at her and said, "This is Qing Ji Zi from Yu Xu Palace. Everyone in Yu Xu Palace calls her 'Lord Ji'."
My elder brother sent Lord Ji to see us. How are you all doing these days?
Upon hearing this, the mountain sparrow immediately flew into the air and landed on the stone of "Hezhou Cave Heaven". It respectfully replied, "I am sorry to have troubled you, elder brother. Please ask Lord Ji to tell you when you return that we are doing well now. The mountain sparrow, the mountain ox, and the mountain carp beat up all the local tribes one by one, and they have obediently built temples for us."
We have taken over the spiritual veins here and become the mountain and water deities of this area.
Mountain Tortoise, Lord Ji, you have come from afar and must be tired. Why don't you come and rest at our place?
"The Mountain Carp, that killing god, seeing that the Sand Dragon clan of the Sand River Cave Heaven had some wealth, ordered them to build a jade pavilion for him in the water. To this day, they've only erected a few pillars in the water."
The mountain ox remained silent, staring at the water. Just as the mountain carp was about to sneak ashore, the ox rammed it back into the river. The ox huffed and puffed several times at the surface of the river before flicking its tail and walking forward.
The titmouse flapped its wings and called out, "Mountain tortoise, Lady Ji, please come quickly with me."
They crossed the stone tablet and headed towards the territory of Hezhou Cave Heaven. As they walked along the road with the mountain ox and the mountain sparrow, the minor cultivators who had been scattered and hiding all poked their heads out. They prostrated themselves on the ground, calling themselves Gods, which was quite similar to the style of Canglan Mountain.
The temples of the titmouse and the ox were built on a natural cave using ordinary sacred wood as a frame and covered with dry grass, providing only shelter from the wind and rain.
Inside, there were two stalactite benches placed simply at a high place. The benches were of different shapes, and Ji Rong guessed that they were made from the available materials.
Upon entering the temple, the mountain sparrow invited the mountain tortoise and Ji Rong to take seats. Ji Rong repeatedly declined, but the mountain tortoise said, "It's just a stone bench. Ji Rong, sit down. They don't like sitting here. Sit down."
Ji Rong reluctantly sat down in the main seat with the mountain tortoise.
As soon as the mountain ox entered the cave, it lay down directly into the spiritual water pool below the cave wall. It flicked its tail in the water and then mooed happily a few times.
The mountain sparrow flew up to a milky-white stone pillar and called out to the stalactite forest on the inside: "Cypress Flower, Cypress Grass, quickly prepare some spiritual nectar and spiritual fruit, and prepare more spiritual fish."
Go check if those two killing gods from Shahe Cave have come ashore. If they have, tell them that Shan Niu's anger has subsided and they should come over for a drink.
Then a pair of white cranes at the King Realm descended gracefully. They transformed into celestial beings in the air, one with a face as black as dye and the other with a face as green as moss. They bowed in the direction of the mountain sparrow and then transformed back into cranes and flew away.
The mountain tortoise then asked, "Do you still have any source water reserves left?"
The mountain sparrow pointed at the mountain ox and said, "He shared the source with the mountain carp. Now the mountain carp has 60%, the mountain ox has only 20%, and the mountain leech and I have nothing left." The mountain tortoise nodded, opened its mouth, and pinched its tortoise-shaped seal, saying, "Come to me and share some."
Upon hearing this, the mountain ox immediately shook off the water and came to the mountain tortoise. It opened its mouth and let the source flow like a stream filling a lake for half an hour before saying, "That's enough."
Then the mountain sparrow stepped forward, drank its fill, and stopped, saying contentedly, "Mountain tortoise, my elder brother is so good to you, leaving you so many streams."
The mountain tortoise shook its head and said, "The final source was given to Shan Baishu by my eldest brother, as everyone has seen."
We have come here not only to see you, but also for two other matters.
The same thing is true: I hope you will quickly merge the spiritual veins of Shahe and Heshui into Taishui, so that the spiritual veins of Hezhou can gather into a main vein.
The message was the same: "These origins of mine weren't given to me by my elder brother, but by the Maiden of Si. You must acknowledge her kindness. If Lord Xi were to refine us to death in the future, don't forget to protect the Red Dragon Clan."
"This is not enough."
The mountain tortoise then spat out the tortoise-shaped seal again and asked, "How many more do you want?"
The mountain ox spoke up: "Mountain sparrow, bring out the Crane-shaped Bottle that the Crane Clan presented." He looked at the mountain tortoise and said: "Filling it halfway is enough."
Then the mountain sparrow took out a crane-headed jade bottle from under its wing. The mountain tortoise didn't say much, filled it up, and said, "I won't give the mountain ox, mountain carp, and mountain leech separately."
"Of all the gods of Hezhou, besides myself, you are the strongest. If you sense my disintegration, remember to protect the underground spiritual veins of Hezhou. I have also given some source energy to the mountain wolf and the mountain eagle; they will be under your control then."
Mountain Bull nodded and said, "I understand. Even if you collapse, I will still keep an eye on the Red Dragon Clan."
After exchanging a few words with the mountain tortoise, the mountain sparrow, and the mountain ox, they began to recall the days they spent in the coffin of the Golden Mother Goddess, where they never saw the light of day.
Just then, a mountain carp covered in golden scales and with a fat worm wrapped around its head walked in.
He simply manifested two more feet, and like a fish-headed cultivator, he entered with a carp head with whiskers on its mouth and a swish of its tail.
As soon as He entered the cave, He jumped into the pool of spiritual water where the mountain ox had been. The spiritual water splashed everywhere when He jumped, and the mountain sparrow could only gently flap its wings to sweep away the water.
About half an hour later, the white crane cultivator who had gone out earlier led a line of crane cultivators carrying spirit fish, spirit fruits, and spirit nectar into the temple.
After eating and drinking with the mountain tortoise and resting for a while, Ji Rong headed towards the Qi Yan Mountain Range.
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