Li Qingshan brushed his hand across the mental map of the nine provinces, and the image changed. The rivers protruded, turning a clear, bright blue. They were like capillaries that ran through the entire prefecture.
The main artery was naturally the Clear River water.
Although Li Qingshan did not have the extravagant hope of refining the Clear river right now, his final target was still this place.
As such, the river he chose had to be able to flow to the Clear River. This was not a problem at all. Finding a water vein that was not connected to the Clear river in the Clear River prefecture was rather difficult.
Next was the choice of location.
Li Qingshan's fingertip traced the Boundless Mountain Range down the Clear River and stopped in the middle, drawing a circle.
This place was relatively close to his territory in the underground. The underground river in his territory was very likely to be connected to this body of water.
He had connected the two territories through a river, and that underground river led directly to Cobweb City.
Furthermore, there was a large lake within this circle.
There were probably eight thousand lakes of various sizes in the Clear River prefecture. However, there were only three or four of them. The Dragon Snake Lake was one of them, but it was not the largest.
The reason why the Hundred Schools of Thought were built there was because it was close to the prefecture city and had abundant spiritual energy. In a situation where he couldn't refine the water element, the size of the water wasn't particularly important.
The lake that Li Qingshan had his eyes on was called Clear Court lake. It was the undisputed greatest lake in the Clear River prefecture.
If the Divine Seal was not enough to refine the water of the Clear River, he would have to settle for the next best thing. It was not a bad idea to refine this Clear Court Lake first.
Everything depended on the level of this Water God Seal that Ru Xin gave him.
The Divine Seal was like a glass cup of varying sizes. Even though the water was emptied, the cup was still there, and it could still hold water in another place.
If this divine seal had once refined a large river like the Clear River, then it could hold an equivalent amount of "water". Even if it couldn't accommodate him, it didn't mean that Li Qingshan could only wander around in the small river in the future.
As long as he could break through the seal of the Great Cauldrons of the Nine States, he would naturally be able to do so as well. From small to large, this container was gradually strengthened so that it could hold more rivers and lakes.
…
Under the blue sky. The vast and boundless Clear Court Lake flickered with tens of thousands of ripples. On the lake, there were islands towering over each other, stretching across the horizon. Many pure white water birds soared above the blue waves, making one's mind open.
If it was the first time a mortal saw Clear Court Lake, they would have mistaken it for a vast ocean.
As soon as Li Qingshan arrived on the surface of the lake, he sensed the dense water spiritual qi lingering in the lake. Just by cultivating in it, there would be many benefits.
There were many cities and villages on the lakeside. At a glance, one could tell that they used to be prosperous and populous places. However, after experiencing the calamity of war, many of the villages had become desolate. Many fishermen could still be seen. Stars floated on the lake.
When Li Qingshan looked at the map, he was still full of confidence. But when he saw the lake with his own eyes, he doubted whether the Divine Seal in his hand could hold it.
"Forget it, let's find a river first!"
Li Qingshan then opened the Qingzhou mental map and found a large river that flowed into Qingting Lake. He spread his Wings of Wind. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the mouth of the river.
However, after some thought, he followed the river and found a small river that flowed into the large river. Although it was a small river, it was at least a hundred feet wide.
"Let's try this small river first!"
Li Qingshan dove into the river. The contents of the dozens of books appeared in his mind. Through a few sentences, he roughly understood the method of refining water veins. With the Water God Seal, it was not particularly difficult to refine an ownerless water vein.
He held the Divine Seal in his hand and injected demonic qi into it. The Divine Seal shone like a dragon and snake coiling around it.
Li Qingshan released his demonic qi again. The vast demonic qi spread to both sides of the river in the blink of an eye. The surging river instantly became as smooth as a mirror, without a single ripple. A moment later, it returned to normal Just Now.
Li Qingshan went against the flow, releasing and infusing demonic qi continuously.
Refining water veins was a meticulous task. Although the Divine Seal in his hand could save him a lot of trouble, he still had to walk through the entire water region bit by bit, allowing his demonic qi to infuse every part of the water region.
This tributary was not very long. Six hours later, Li Qingshan finally reached the source of the river. In his sea of consciousness, a faint blue, meandering path was clearly left.
Li Qingshan retracted his demonic qi and pointed at the Water God Seal in his hand.
The Water God Seal released a wave-like halo. When the halo calmed down, a small part of it lit up. The meandering path was exactly the same as the one in Li Qingshan's sea of consciousness.
Li Qingshan was overjoyed. Only a small part had lit up, which meant that this small river was far from the water vein that the Water God Seal could contain. He was more confident about refining Qingting Lake.
At the same time, he sensed that the entire water vein was in his control. Waves of water spiritual qi merged into his body through the Water God Seal. Although it was not very powerful, it was endless.
From this moment onwards, he was the god of this river. Even without using demonic qi, he could control the flow of water like an extension of his arm.
Next, it was time to refine the main river.
… …
A drizzle fell. An old fisherman wearing a straw raincoat and a conical bamboo hat sat at the bow of his boat, fishing. From time to time, he would pick up the flask of wine beside him and take a sip in a leisurely manner.
Suddenly, he saw the float sink and hurriedly pulled the line.
The thin line was pulled taut, but it would not budge. Had it hooked onto a rock?
The boat tilted slightly. The old fisherman could vaguely see a huge shadow swimming past in the water. Shocked, he hurriedly threw down his fishing rod and retreated.
With a splash, a carp leapt out of the water.
This was a sight that the old fisherman had seen his entire life, but he was dumbfounded in shock, his mouth agape. This was because that carp was shockingly several times larger than his boat.
The carp also widened its eyes and opened its mouth, trying to swallow the old fisherman. Its entire body was covered in fiery red scales, but its back was dyed black like ink, vaguely resembling a black lotus.
"Don't be arrogant, fish monster!"
The old fisherman's reaction was not slow. He stepped on the bow of the boat, and the bow of the boat sank into the water before being lifted up by the buoyancy. He used the force to leap up, sweeping towards the riverbank. He was actually a first-rate expert.
Boom!
The boat was crushed by the carp, wooden fragments flying in all directions. A large hole was formed on the surface of the river, turning into a whirlpool.
The old fisherman felt pain all over his body. He had been injured by the wooden fragments, but he could not care about this right now. He lowered his head and looked at the water. The carp fell into the water and floated up again, opening its mouth and waiting for him below.
The old fisherman was an expert, but he could not fly, nor did he know how to step on his right foot with his left foot. He did not even have anything to push off in the air, so he could only watch as he fell towards the fish's mouth.
"My life is over!"
At this moment, the carp suddenly closed its mouth, turning around and diving into the water.
With a plop, the old fisherman fell into the water. He was about to swim to the riverbank when he turned his head and saw that the surface of the water upstream had suddenly become extremely smooth, floating downstream like a mirror.
"What is it this time?" The old fisherman's expression changed drastically. Clearly, the fish monster had been scared off.
In the blink of an eye, there were no longer any ripples on the surface of the water around him. Something brushed past him, and in that moment, all his hairs stood on end. His mind felt like it had fallen into an icy cavern, and his limbs and bones all froze as he fell towards the center of the river.
A moment later, the surface of the river returned to normal Just Now. The old fisherman emerged from the water and spat out a mouthful of water, collapsing on the riverbank in a sorry state.
He had wanted to eat fish, but he had not been able to. He had almost been eaten by a fish. The waters of the river were too deep. It looked like he could only fish in the stream in the future.
… …
"There seems to be a daemon qi up ahead. Let's go take a look."
When Li Qingshan refined the small river, he did not even encounter a single decent daemon. It was probably because the water was too shallow and could not contain daemons.
Only when he refined the large river did he finally encounter a few. However, most of them had not even formed a daemon core. They were just much larger than their peers, and their intelligence was lacking. They were still beasts.
His plan to capture a few shrimp soldiers and crab soldiers to be on duty had failed. Now that he had finally encountered a decent one, he could not help but pay attention.
"It sure runs fast!"
Li Qingshan swam forward for a while longer, but the daemon qi had already disappeared. He could only advance slowly if he wanted to refine the rivers of water.
This large river was much wider than the small one, and the water was also more abundant. Although Li Qingshan had already grasped some experience in refining rivers of water, he still could not increase his speed.
However, when he thought about it, he was not in a hurry. Underground, among the daemon soldiers under his command, the Blackwater Salamander and Ice Frog were both water-type daemons. He could have them serve when the time came.
Two days later, in the early morning.
Li Qingshan finally returned to his starting point. At the end of the large river, by Clear Court Lake.
Facing the rising sun in the east, he opened his hand, and the Water God Seal flashed. The light spread out like waves, and a thin streak of light flowed out, indicating that the region of water under Li Qingshan's control had become even larger.
The Water God Seal had only been filled by about one-tenth. The god seal that Ru Xin had given him was indeed of high quality. It was completely possible to refine Clear Court Lake.
Li Qingshan no longer hesitated, and jumped into the vast Clear Court Lake.
… …
Clear Court Lake was not a circle, but an irregular semicircle, shaped like a running wild rabbit.
In the abdomen of the rabbit, which was the center of Clear Court Lake, there was a lone island shrouded in fog and illusory formations. Only in some special seasons could one see buildings of different heights, rising and falling along with the mountains.
As a result, it was rumored that there was an immortal island in Clear Court Lake. However, this was only the knowledge of fools. Those who truly understood the cultivation community all knew that this was where the Clear Court sect resided.
As the saying went, great mountains and great lakes produce dragons and snakes. The spiritual qi on the island was dense, making it an excellent holy land for cultivation.
As a renowned sect of the Clear River prefecture, the Clear Court sect was also an important member of the Demon Slayer of the Clear River prefecture. In the past, in order to deal with the attacks of the night roamers, they had also gone to Cloud Glow mountain to avoid trouble.
However, Fu Qingjin was heavily injured now, so he had been recuperating on Benevolence island the entire time. He did not receive any visitors. The Demon Slayer were leaderless, so the conflict between sects could not be suppressed. As a result, the sect master of the Clear Court sect returned to Clear Court lake with his disciples.
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