Chapter 2693: Stars of the Nine Regions

“The competition has ended.” Zhong Li Yan sat there, feeling like he wanted to say something but didn't know what. He could only repeat:“It’s ended.”To justify his salary, he added dryly: “It was a good match!”

Before today, he didn’t have much feeling for aquatics. He didn’t know much about them, nor did he dislike them. Within the borders of Chu, aquatics had a relatively low sense of presence. They mostly hid in Yunmeng and lurked in the Xiang River, without much impact on Chu's social order. And aquatics in Chu had a relatively clear path upward, which was "Edict God." The highest achievement on this path was "Xiang Lady."

In the past, when Xiong Yi Zhen established Chu, he edicted mountains, rivers, and lakes, and greatly sealed ghosts and gods. From then on, the divine path of Chu had a place for aquatics. Of course, aquatics could not enter the court. What didn't happen during Xiong Yi Zhen's era had no follow-up in later generations either. Under Zhang Hua Tai's restraint, participating in governing a certain river was the best outcome for aquatics in Chu. But rivers and lakes are limited, after all. Even if every living water in every river was sealed as a water god, it would only provide extremely limited upward space for aquatics.

The vast majority of aquatics basically circled a piece of water, closed their doors, and lived. There was an invisible barrier between them and human society. This was related to the founding policy of Chu and had never been significantly adjusted. No one suppressed them, nor did anyone fight for anything for them.

Compared to aquatics elsewhere, the situation of aquatics in Chu was still considered decent – at least they didn't need to be thrown onto the battlefield as war consumables, flesh weapons, used up and discarded. Being sold as slaves or killed for elixirs, although it happened occasionally, was the behavior of extremely few individuals. If someone really wanted to cause trouble, there were still serious officials who would handle it. After all, aquatic gods in Chu indeed had many followers.

Because of his attitude on the new policy issues, Zhong Li Yan's old father's voice had become quieter in recent years, and it seemed not far off that he would be leaving the army and returning to the fields – it was inconvenient for Lie Zong to arrange for meritorious old ministers; it was just right for the new emperor to "promote new people." Of course, Zhong Li Zhao Jia had repeatedly expressed that he could still fight for a few years, but Zhong Li Yan had chatted with the emperor, saying, "My dad just loves to show off his strength"...

The monarch had feelings, the minister had intentions, and no one in Xiangguo was particularly dissatisfied. Zhong Li Yan was already the designated master of Xiangguo, and the rest was just a formality. As a leading figure of the younger generation in Chu, a high-level official with absolute real power, Zhong Li Yan looked at those edicted aquatic gods like subordinate officials. As long as they were useful, it was fine; he didn't pay too much attention.

As for ordinary aquatics... he really hadn't seen many. It was only during the last water control conference that he learned about the hardships of aquatic survival in the world and that the people of Tai Xu Pavilion were working together on something. And only today did he see how aquatics fought for themselves.

Perhaps after today, he could go to Yunmengze to take a look. But before he saw it for himself, he could only say "the competition is over," and at most add, "Song Qing Yue... is a man."

Lord Zhong Li also felt some emotion in his heart. Alas, today, his status was different. He had to be more careful with his words. After all, he had an identity and a nationality.

Sitting beside Zhong Shan Wei Sun, his attitude was different. He said enthusiastically:"A water person named Song Qing Yue defeated an island person named Yue Wen Chuan. This is a collision of iron and iron, a confrontation of wills. Both are heavenly talents of our generation, true powerhouses———"

Young Master Ying Yang Fu clapped his hands:"Wonderful performance!!"

This contained Jing's changing attitude towards aquatics, Ying Yang Fu's support for Zhen River True Monarch, and finally, his recognition of this fight.

On the martial arts platform, Zhong Xuan supported both of them with one hand. Instead of sending them down immediately, he first stabilized their collapsed dao bodies. For the subsequent treatment, Du E Right Envoy Xie Rong and several Ji Shi elders led the super luxurious medical team from Dongwang Valley – the medical family specially invited for this Yellow River Meeting was Dongwang Valley. The contemporary Dongwang Gong was more willing to spend money than Ren Xin Guan Qi Guan Zhen.

The wind swept the long sky. Wearing a Yellow Dragon military robe, with manyShiny gold梵 decorations hanging on her body, the majestic and sacred Lord Yellow She Li descended from the sky at this moment. On such an occasion, she was still very dignified and did not speak casually. She raised her hand, intending to save the people. Zhong Ge Lao shook his head:"I think they won't want to miss this experience."

After traveling in reverse, everything restarts. Injuries are gone, and the process of being injured is also erased. Although one can review it through shadow records afterward, it is ultimately difficult to replicate that feeling. For both Song Qing Yue and Yue Wen Chuan, this was a very important battle, an indelible life experience.

As a member of Tai Xu Pavilion, Zhong Xuan firmly promoted the grand strategy of "humans and aquatics are one family." As a person, he greatly appreciated Song Qing Yue, but at the same time, he had no opinion of Yue Wen Chuan. Yang Gu soldiers were precisely because of their "holding on" that they defended the sea border for generations and shed hot blood for generations. One cannot praise their persistence when they are needed to sacrifice, and scold them for being stubborn when they are needed to change.

Yue Wen Chuan represents a large part of the people who cannot understand the aquatic policy. These people absolutely cannot be roughly classified as evil people or bad people. They have flesh and blood and their own lives. Even some of them are commendable at certain times. They are just living in their own stories, and they have lived there for too long. They just haven't thought clearly about who the true enemy is. They just don't have a clear enough understanding of aquatics, and they even had prejudice against aquatics before they even saw them.

They need time. Two people becoming one family is not achieved by forcibly pushing them into a room, closing the door, and then succeeding immediately. A forced marriage is bound to lead to sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams. Mutual understanding is the beginning of everything. This session of the Yellow River Meeting, which is attracting worldwide attention, provides exactly such an opportunity.

Yue Wen Chuan's attitude seemed very tricky, but in Zhong Xuan's view, it was not difficult to handle. This future pillar of Yang Gu just wanted to prove within the rules that aquatics were not worthy of the current favor... This is precisely respect for the rules. Yang Gu is undoubtedly admirable, and aquatics should also have their rights maintained – Zhong Xuan, as the referee, only needs to be fair.

To allow aquatics like Song Qing Yue to have upward mobility and the opportunity to maintain themselves. To let people like Yue Wen Chuan know that dissatisfaction and anger within the rules are allowed. But things outside the rules cannot exist. Tai Xu Pavilion has no right to force everyone's ideas to be unified, and absolutely will not do so – in today's seemingly calm waters, under the guise of "public opinion as one," there are also too many pairs of eyes waiting for this group of young trendsetters to go crazy, and then welcome their demise.

Zhong Xuan's reverence for history, his realistic record of the "present," and Ju Kui's almost pedantic rules are the reins for this unrestrained wild horse. Among the two most senior members of Tai Xu Pavilion, they let the most top young people of the contemporary era gallop freely in the vast world, always with a sense of self-restraint and alertness.

Ju Kui's most frequent saying is "we have no right." Therefore, specifically on aquatic matters, Tai Xu Pavilion just strives to promote the consensus of "humans and aquatics are one family," while allowing "dissent." Of course, some people can dislike a certain aquatic, just as Zhang San can always dislike Li Si, but overall discrimination and oppression against aquatics must be stopped. Changing people's fixed ideas is not something that can be done in a day or two.

The water control conference has just begun, the Yellow River Meeting is ongoing, and there are still many things to do in the future. At least today, Song Qing Yue did very well. So well that Zhong Xuan decided that after this competition, the idea of "diligently recruiting aquatic students into academies" will be immediately put into action. This world needs more Song Qing Yue. It is best to be able to cultivate his birth, rather than passively wait for him to appear.

The so-called "sea accommodates a hundred rivers, and is vast because of tolerance" is exactly why this session of the Yellow River Meeting is so inclusive. "Opening the doors of the eight directions and the stars of the nine provinces" is what makes this grand meeting bloom with more splendor than previous sessions. In the preliminary rounds, it was already wonderful. Now, it has finally come to the day of the main competition.

Those who can occupy a position on Guan River Terrace, or even sit inside the "world platform" surrounded by the six-directional pillars to watch live, are all wealthy and have deep backgrounds. The viewing quota for this main competition is ten thousand times harder to obtain than for the preliminary rounds. Except for the three family quotas for each main competition player, every other quota has to undergo fierce competition.

Because the dharma phases of the Six Direction Heavenly Sons will personally attend, and the true bodies of the eight great Tai Xu Pavilion members will sit, Zhen River True Monarch has already begun to wait.

"Quick, look, look! Jiang Wang is here!""Shhh... don't call his name. If you call, he'll know!""Is it?! Jiang Wang, I love you!!!""Dead man, shut up!""Quick, don't say it. He's really here... I heard he beat Luo Sha Ming Yue Jing so badly that she hasn't dared to show her face until now!"

Luo Sha Ming Yue Jing indeed hadn't shown her face in the past year. As for whether Luo Sha Ming Yue Jing has never shown her face... let's not worry about that first.

This is just the scene on the world platform. At this moment, the discussions produced by watching the world platform in various ways are more like a mountain call and a sea roar of "recitation." It's fine for those who can't capture these messages. For someone like Jiang Wang, whose control of news has reached the level of "alert upon mention," it's like directly bearing a tsunami of faith.

He was too lazy to analyze them one by one using his immortal consciousness star river. He simply spread out his latent intent sea and swallowed everything. No matter how mad the tsunami was, it would ultimately quiet down at the bottom of the sea. If he cultivated divinity, this period of time would indeed be a great supplement. It's a pity that he doesn't need these. He just casually takes some faith power and slightly polishes some small playthings from before, like Chi Yun Mountain God, Tai Ping Dao Master, and so on.

Just like this, amidst the messy sounds of discussion and under all kinds of strange eyes, he walked onto the world platform step by step. To show importance, today he finally changed out of his ten thousand years of unchanging blue shirt style and changed into a Heavenly Monarch robe specially designed for him by Yun Xiang Zhai. As Gu Si Yan, the chief tailor of Yun Xiang Zhai, said: "The referee of the last Yellow River Meeting was a Heavenly Master; the referee of this Yellow River Meeting can be called a Heavenly Monarch." As for why he wore Yun Xiang Zhai and not Zhe Zhi... Don't you Zhe Zhi have your own reasons? Did you not give money? Did you not give much money?

During the main competition, the clothing of Tai Xu Pavilion members had to be bid on from various sides. The clothing of the main referee, Jiang Wang, was particularly expensive. If it weren't for the fact that the Heavenly Sons of the Six Great Overlord Countries were difficult to communicate with, Huang She Li would even have priced their dragon robes. Jiang Ge Yuan's Heavenly Monarch robe was still based on blue, inlaid with cloud-white embroidery, continuing the luxurious style of Chu, but it didn't appear complicated. The most careful detail was the embroidery on the back of the robe, with a special method of secretly embroidering an illusionary face. Only the gold and silver double pupils like the sun and moon shining together showed the Heavenly Monarch figure. Under normal circumstances, it was basically invisible, but when a strong wind blew, the "Heavenly Monarch" would appear.

Under normal circumstances, the bright embroidery pattern was also very beautiful, a simple immortal palace graphic, with a few strokes, full of immortal spirit. After Yu Jing Shan Yu, the Great Headmaster, personally presented the "Ancient Demon Slaying Alliance" to Guan River Terrace, Gu Si Yan rushed back overnight and greatly modified the original Heavenly Monarch robe. He specially added deep, mysterious black Dàng Mó heavenly patterns as edge lines. Now, when the corner of the clothes rolls up, in addition to being ethereal, it also looks mysterious and majestic.

It is said that when Gu Si Yan left Guan River Terrace, he laughed three times and cried out loudly, shouting, "Now I see the Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch!" And he thought this "Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch robe" was his peak work in this life... Moreover, let's not discuss how much performance element was in this act. At least after Yu Xian Yu learned of this matter, he was stunned for half a moment and sighed, saying that Zhe Zhi still had a very long way to go.

Compared to the title "Heavenly Monarch Embracing Wealth" which was spread in Chu because some people secretly fanned the flames, the title "Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch" was called out loudly and quickly spread throughout the world, borrowing the east wind of the Yellow River Meeting.

They say that people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. As soon as True Monarch Jiang appeared, Er Zhu He, who was stretching his muscles in the Inner Mansion War Zone, opened his mouth wide:"The Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch is so handsome, it makes me feel so strange!"

The subsequent competitions will all take place on the world platform. The Inner Mansion field, Outer Building field, and Unlimited field will be conducted in batches. But today, as the opening of the main competition of the Yellow River Meeting, all three types of fields will have an opening match. The fight list will be decided by live drawing of lots. So now all the main competition players are waiting.

There are still three suspended rooms with transparent mirror walls. Three talents stand, three lights shine. The main competition players, each with their own style, imitate a group of stars vying for supremacy. As soon as Li Guo's little mangzi opened his mouth, a chorus of scolding sounds immediately erupted in the room. The leader was naturally Bao Xuan Jing:"You fellow, what nonsense are you talking! True Monarch Jiang has always been this handsome. You feel strange? Have you not found your own reason?"

Er Zhu He was naturally unconvinced:"Hey, you little flatterer.""What do you mean! I'm telling the truth here. You say I'm flattering. Do you feel that True Monarch Jiang isn't handsome?!" Bao Xuan Jing pointed his halberd and scolded fiercely.

"Well, I'll be fair..." From Song Guo, Chen Yan Xun, with the serious face of a young gentleman from Shang Qiu, said: "I have watched the shadow fights of the Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch since I was a child. The Dàng Mó Heavenly Monarch has always been this handsome. It's just that in different periods, the direction of handsomeness is different."

"Good, good, good————" Er Zhu He couldn't argue with two people alone, so he pointed his finger angrily:"You'd better not meet me on stage!"

He originally wanted to say that it was easy for him to fight two people, but there were no weaklings on Guan River Terrace, and he was a humble person.

Jiang An An pressed her forehead, feeling quite a headache. Qiu Chu Fu, who was separated by a position, timely poked his head over and asked:"How is it, Miss Jiang? Uncomfortable? I have an An Yi Dan here..."

Chu Yao, who was specially sitting beside the little mistress, very naturally took the An Yi Dan:"Thank you, Senior Brother Qiu, for your kindness. My little mistress is cultivating. I'll hold this for her first. This is her unique pressing method to exercise ear knowledge. She just looks like she's pressing her forehead, but it's actually a very complex pressing of the forehead..."

Listening to the nonsense beside her, Jiang An An simply immersed her mind in the Ru Meng Ling. Sitting on the other side of the "Star Moon Pearl" was the aquatic Lv Yun. She was forcibly led to this relatively central position by Jiang An An, and instead, she didn't feel so cramped – when the crowd greeted Jiang Ge Lao's sister, they also inevitably gave her a smile.

She seriously looked at True Monarch Jiang on the platform, greedily inhaling the abundant spiritual energy in the room. She thought that this was the highest stage in the world, and she was actually sitting here. Reality was too beautiful, to the point where it felt like a dream. She dared not pinch her own thigh, afraid she would actually wake up.

True Monarch Jiang's voice then rose at this moment, resounding in the ears of the crowd:"...Name shining for ten thousand ages, boundless in six directions. Please, Heavenly Sons, be seated!"

Heavenly light shone, dragons roared from all eight directions, and the world seemed to shake!

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