Chapter 456 Bestowing the Law (2)
Ji Rong summoned Ni Sha, then released the more than four hundred small fish from the magic cage into the river, saying, "They were originally creatures raised in the Western Continent. Their intelligence is limited and their lifespan is short. You should lead them to cultivate well and let them sincerely serve you as their leader, and work with you to clean the river."
If there's not enough space, we'll take the water from downstream. If you do a good job, I'll allocate that water to you too.
Cultivation techniques, enlightenment, treasures, territory, followers...
Ni Sha felt that ever since she came to Xuewan River with "Lord Ji", she had enjoyed all the good things in the world. She kept nodding to Ji Rong, her tail jumping excitedly in the water.
Recently, Ni Sha learned Ji Rong's true identity from Deng Zhi and realized that she had really hit the jackpot. In her spare time, she studied the rules and regulations compiled by Ji Rong with Deng Zhi.
Her original intention was not to lose the favor of the sovereign princess, but as she read, she learned many management skills.
Hearing Ji Rong's words, Ni Sha was filled with enthusiasm and carefully replied, "Lord Ji, I have asked Senior Deng Zhi to bring some water spirit grass seeds. Once the mud in the riverbed is prepared, we can plant them."
Ji Rong said with satisfaction, "That's right. Water Spirit Grass can be eaten or sold. You should lead them to plant it well and in large quantities. If you plant it well, you won't need to do what you used to."
"Ni Sha, although we have only known each other for a short time, you must maintain your original intentions, prioritize cultivation, and never let the wealth and honor that is about to come blind you."
She pointed to the silly fish that had just been put into the water and said, "You should not discriminate, but cherish them as you cherish your own people, and they will become your people."
If you can enable the creatures in this river to come into being from nothing, just as you do, then you can become the River God.
Ji Rong's words were actually teaching Ni Sha how to govern the world. Ni Sha immediately transformed into a celestial being, raised himself up by the waves, and bowed deeply to Ji Rong, saying, "Thank you for your teachings, my lord. I will never forget my original intention, cultivate diligently, and become a fish that provides food and drink for all the creatures of the Snow Bay River."
Ji Rong smiled and said, "That's a good idea. I'll wait and see." After saying that, she dismissed Ni Sha and let Deng Zhi step forward to reply.
Firebird Dengzhi was originally a wild person from the mortal demon realm. She was uncultured and her bloodline was not pure. However, because she was born with the ability to breathe fire and had some talent, she was chosen by Shan Zhongfeng after a sermon at the Jade Void Palace and tricked into becoming a fire-wielding attendant at the Blood Pill Workshop.
With ample spiritual energy pills, this fellow's cultivation level advanced rapidly, as if he had a cheat code, and he reached the Venerable Realm.
However, like Shan Zhongfeng, she was more talented at starting fires than at alchemy, and unlike Shan Zhongfeng, she was not obsessed with alchemy. Therefore, this time, as soon as she heard the news that she was going out to guard, she took the initiative to ask to come out.
Ji Rong naturally knew all this, and she looked at Deng Zhi and asked, "What do you think of this place?"
Dengzhi thought for a moment and said, "The wind is gentle and the mountains are beautiful."
Ji Rong then asked, "What method are you currently practicing? Do you wish to return and continue learning alchemy?"
Alchemy? Nowadays, almost everyone in the Blood Pill Sect has been sent out to work. The cultivators who remain in the Blood Pill Sect are either farming or using the cheapest spiritual materials to research and develop low-grade pills like Qi-replenishing pills and Qi-boosting pills day and night, which don't even require spiritual fire. Deng Zhi is not good at alchemy. She thought to herself that if she went back, there would be no fire to burn, and she would be sent to dig the ground.
So she mustered her courage and said, "My lord, I am currently practicing fire magic, and I have also learned some methods for tempering the body from Grandpa Guanshan."
"Fire magic?!" Ji Rong's mind raced, and she nodded, saying, "In that case, you should stay here and help the Reverse Sands, serving as a patrol general to protect this area."
However, in doing so, you will no longer have outstanding individuals around you to learn from.
Since you love fire magic, today I will teach you a avian fire magic technique. You must practice diligently and not slack off.
Upon hearing this, Dengzhi immediately arched his wings and claws, and bowed gratefully to Ji Rong, saying, "Thank you for bestowing this law upon me, Your Excellency."
Ji Rong then sat down and orally explained the "Fire Method" from the "True Explanation of the Phoenix" to Deng Zhi. Once Deng Zhi could recite it, he took Shi Ming and headed upstream to the Bitter Water Lake.
She also summoned Qing Guanzi, who had nothing to do and spent his days lounging in the rock cave sleeping, to supervise the thin black dragon as it pushed water to clear the silt.
When Qing Guanzi arrived, he glanced at the gaunt Shi Ming and exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Sister, where did you pick this blood food from?"
If you hadn't told me she was a dragon, I would have thought she was a skinny snake. Someone like her, how much water could she possibly push? If you ask me, you'd be better off letting Senior Brother Gao Yang (Qing Yangzi) do it.”
Upon hearing Qing Guanzi's words, Shi Ming, who had been cowering in fear, suddenly collapsed to the ground as if his origins had been exposed, looking just like a large black snake preparing for bloodshed.
Ji Rong looked at Qing Guanzi and said, "Senior Brother Guanshan, pushing water is easy, and clearing silt is not difficult either, but after these abandoned rivers are cleared, who will take care of them? Senior Brother, you should go back first. Remember to make sure she has something to eat in the future, so that she doesn't starve to death on the bitter water. When you have time, teach her a few moves so that she can get fatter and stronger. Wouldn't that be more interesting?"
Qing Guanzi scoffed, "Fine, junior sister, you're just like your senior brother, you can't stand seeing me sleep." With that, he flicked his tail near Ji Rong's paws and left.
After dismissing Qing Guanzi, Ji Rong used her claws as a pen, and from the depths of her claw tips, she inscribed tiny divine characters on Shi Ming's brow: Shi Ming, the chief of the Bitter Water Region.
After she finished carving, she said to Shi Ming, "Shi Ming, your past is now just a distant memory. I don't care about it, and no cultivator here knows about it."
This opportunity to resolve your grievances is the one you earned by honestly answering your questions.
But I can also take back what I give you. If you continue to cultivate blood food in the future, you will have no chance to live.
"You at least possess the cultivation of an Emperor, so you should do your job well here, absorb more minor cultivators from the river, and manage the water veins as soon as possible. If you need anything, just ask my Senior Brother Guanshan. Do you understand?"
Shi Ming felt the mark on his brow gradually sinking into his Dao Dan, and he kowtowed frantically to Ji Rong, tears streaming down his face.
In her real experience, there was no mother to protect her. She was that mother with some background who lost her children, many, many children.
After her last failed attempt at conception, her inner core emptied, many parts of her body rotted, and she was left barely breathing. She was then forked out of the Dragon Pool and thrown into a desolate pool to die on her own.
Then immediately afterward, the Empress ordered a feast and asked for meat, lots and lots of meat.
So in the Jade Pool, all living creatures, big and small, birds and dragons... were slaughtered in that banquet, while she, barely clinging to life, miraculously survived...
Having heard many of her stories, Ji Rong did not believe that she was telling the whole truth, but when Shi Ming revealed his true feelings, sadness filled the air and fell heavily like rain.
Ji Rong knew that Shi Ming wasn't entirely lying, which was why she was willing to give him a chance. She said, "Shi Ming, you don't need to dwell on those unbearable past events."
If you really care, think about how gods and you and I are all children of the earth. We are all born from the myriad manifestations of the earth in the world. So, in essence, you and I are all children nurtured by this fertile land.
We are no different from the flowers, grass, and mortal earth of this world; one day, we too will return to this place.
"Lord Ji." Shi Ming's voice choked with emotion. She said, "I...I...You are so powerful, will you also...return to the earth?"
“Of course,” Ji Rong said with a smile. “Moreover, I am different from the gods. I was not born powerful. My mother was just a minor cultivator, a colorful chicken with extremely mixed bloodlines, who only cultivated to the Illusionary Realm in her lifetime. But by chance, I still managed to emerge and gain my own world.”
Shi Ming, dreams have no inherent value, time cannot be reversed, but your life can start anew at any moment.
You can cultivate yourself in the present moment. As you learn more methods and travel to more places, you will understand that all living beings in this world are equal.
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