Chapter 357: Gynecological Miracle Hand Only Water God

In a pavilion on Sanxian Island, Qiongxiao arrived flying on clouds and spoke a line.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming let out a long sigh and sat there, deeply conflicted.

"Alas, forget it. Such a trivial matter isn't worth calling her out of seclusion. I might as well go find Changgeng myself. I was thinking of asking Second Sister to come along and help me sort out my thoughts."

Qiongxiao huffed in dissatisfaction, "Changgeng, Changgeng—you're always talking about that guy who likes to pretend he's an old man. Big Sister does it, and now you do too!"

"Exactly," Bixiao whispered from the side, "You could just discuss things with us; it would be the same."

Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and smiled bitterly, "Well... some things between us men, if I tell you, you womenfolk wouldn't understand."

"Hmph, who are you looking down on?"

Qiongxiao rolled her eyes playfully and said, "Just watch." Her graceful figure twirled lightly a couple of times.

Amidst shimmering colorful lights and the tinkling of jade ornaments, with clouds rising and falling, the young woman who had been wearing a light yellow robe transformed into a hunched old Taoist. In a voice full of aged authority, she said:

"Young man, what's troubling you? Tell this poor Taoist all about it, ha-ha-ha!"

Zhao Gongming covered his forehead with one hand, while Bixiao doubled over with laughter beside him.

In the end, Qiongxiao and Bixiao proved more skillful, and Zhao Gongming stammered as he shared the troubles weighing on his mind.

Naturally, it was still about Jin Guang Shimei...

"You all know that I didn't have any feelings for Jin Guang Shimei at first, but with all the teasing and joking from our fellow disciples, my Dao heart has become... a bit unusual."

"Big Brother, if you've developed feelings, just get along well with Jin Guang Shimei," Bixiao said while combing a strand of her hair. "It's not that complicated—it's just about whether both parties are willing. You feel awkward now because you're worried about saving face, but this is a matter between two people; outsiders can't interfere."

"That's right," Qiongxiao, still in her old Taoist form, stroked her beard and nodded sagely, continuing in that aged tone, "In this poor Taoist's view, Big Brother, you're too influenced by others, which is quite worrisome. Take your Big Sister, for example—we're not worried at all if she falls into a romantic tribulation, because she can handle it clearly, rationally, and with restraint, without letting it affect her cultivation. Plus, that Changgeng fellow is truly formidable; he schemes so cleverly that even I and Third Sister are impressed. But with you, Big Brother...

Alas."

Zhao Gongming frowned and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"Your true heart is unsteady, and your Dao heart is unsettled," Qiongxiao as the old Taoist shook her head. "This romantic tribulation could end up harming your foundation, weakening your cultivation, and distancing you from the Great Dao!"

Zhao Gongming's brows furrowed into a deep "chuan" character, and he stood up to pace back and forth, growing a bit agitated.

Before long, Zhao Gongming frowned and asked, "Then, can you help me with this?"

Qiongxiao and Bixiao exchanged a glance, and Qiongxiao dispelled her transformation, shrugging her shoulders. "We're the ones who haven't been through a romantic tribulation, so we don't really understand these things. Big Brother, you'd better ask your Sea God brother about it."

"Third Sister, Third Sister."

Zhao Gongming bowed repeatedly, "Big Brother trusts the three of you sisters and Changgeng the most. Please give me some advice."

"Alas," Qiongxiao said calmly, "It's not that there aren't any solutions. Big Brother, come closer and listen."

After some mumbling back and forth, Qiongxiao shared her plan, but Zhao Gongming hesitated: "Second Sister told you two to stay on the island and cultivate without going out. If you go out now..."

"Then forget I mentioned it," Qiongxiao sighed softly. "I suppose I forgot—Big Brother, you're quite wary of Big Sister."

"How could you call it wariness? We're all family!"

Zhao Gongming pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth inwardly, and paced a few more times before nodding. "Alright, I'll take you out this once, but once it's done, I'll send you right back. You can't use this as an excuse to run around!"

Bixiao whispered, "Big Brother, you're really not afraid of Big Sister?"

"I'm the big brother!"

Zhao Gongming puffed out his chest and straightened up, but when he glanced toward where Yunxiao was in seclusion, he quickly shrank his neck. "Of course, Second Sister is the one with the best ideas, so we have to fully respect her opinion. Let's go quietly, without making a fuss. I'll explain the details on the way."

Qiongxiao smiled brightly and quietly slipped out of the Sanxian Island array with Zhao Gongming...

After the two left, Bixiao couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly, "I don't know what's so great out there. Going out once just means getting scolded—what's the point?"

She glanced toward where Yunxiao was in seclusion, stuck out her tongue, hummed a little tune among the clouds, and flew toward the place where Hanzi was cultivating.

Meanwhile, Li Changsheng was flying with a heavy load, leading a group out of the underworld and heading toward Beiju Luzhou.

Ao Yi looked at the eight Wu clan experts and asked with some concern, "Big Brother, do you need me to call for some troops from the Dragon Palace to accompany us?"

Li Changsheng thought for a moment and replied, "The East Sea isn't stable yet, so let's hold off for now. Beiju Luzhou is close to the North Sea, so if we need troops, we can mobilize them from there without much delay."

Zhao Dezhu laughed and said, "Little Ao Yi, don't worry—the Heavenly Soldiers from the North Heaven Gate can rush to aid us anytime."

Ox-Head and Horse-Face, standing nearby, hesitated to speak. They wanted to say that with them around, there was no need to worry, but then they remembered the spirit explosion ball that had lit up at the West Sea Dragon Palace and decided to stay silent.

Watching the Wu clan fight was just for entertainment, but when it came to real battle, it was all about the Water God's self-destructing incarnations—three of them could sweep through a thousand troops and even scatter a Daluo Golden Immortal!

After leaving the underworld, Ox-Head, Horse-Face, and the six Wu clan experts were all very quiet. Once they flew out and saw the vast world again, a clear light appeared in the eyes of the six Wu experts, but they weren't very familiar with Li Changsheng, so they felt a bit restrained, afraid of offending this high-ranking heavenly deity.

Li Changsheng and Zhao Dezhu chatted via voice transmission, sometimes about heavenly court affairs, sometimes about ancient Flood stories.

As the closest being to the Heavenly Dao below the saints, the Jade Emperor had a very close connection to it and could directly get answers to many secrets, which Li Changsheng found greatly beneficial.

Long Ji was carefully reading that military treatise, while its author, Ao Yi, was lost in thought, gazing at the horizon.

Upon reaching Beiju Luzhou, Li Changsheng headed straight to the residence of the Great Witch Priest, as if he knew the way well. Just as they were about to descend, Ox-Head spoke up: "Water God, is it okay for us to go down? Will it violate our oath?"

Li Changsheng said seriously, "You are acting on orders from the underworld to investigate the anomalies in the Wu clan's reincarnation. How could that violate anything?"

"Then, let them wait up here," Horse-Face said, pointing to the three men and three women behind them. "To avoid any awkward encounters if we go down."

"Very well," Li Changsheng replied with a smile, leaving a cloud for the six Wu experts and slowly descending with the others.

The Great Witch Priest had already emerged from her stone hut, still in the form of a middle-aged woman, with two other elderly shamans behind her—one an old man and one an old woman—who were likely the Great Witch Priests of other tribes.

In ancient times, the Wu clan had twelve major tribes, corresponding to the twelve Ancestral Witches, and the underworld's Wu clan was originally from the "Houtu tribe." After the Witch-Demon War, only four or five tribes remained, retreating to the harsh lands of Beiju Luzhou.

With the Ancestral Witches all fallen, the Great Witch Priests became the leaders of each tribe. Now, with the three Great Witch Priests gathered here, they represented the entire Wu clan of the North Continent.

Why were the other two Great Witch Priests here? They were actually learning and promoting the "initial therapy" that Li Changsheng had provided, but they never expected...

The Water God of the Heavenly Court to arrive so quickly!

"Water God," the middle-aged woman-like Great Witch Priest frowned and said, "We haven't had time to try the method you gave us yet."

"That doesn't matter; you should still give it a try," Li Changsheng replied.

His expression was quite grave as he detailed the two key pieces of information he had obtained from heaven and earth to the three Great Witch Priests.

The Heavenly Dao had not imposed any punishment to sterilize the Wu clan; everything in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk was normal, and the reincarnating souls meant for the Wu clan showed no anomalies.

In short, the problem lay in the pregnancy period of Wu clan women...

The faces of the three Great Witch Priests darkened visibly.

The old woman asked in a low voice, "Water God, is someone plotting against our clan!?"

"It must be those demon clans!"

"Alas, we thought the Witch-Demon conflict had finally settled, but they still won't let our Wu clan be."

"We can't jump to conclusions yet," Li Changsheng said. "We need to pinpoint the source of the problem before tracing its root. Great Witch Priest, may I visit the newlywed couples among the Wu clan from the past three months?"

The three Great Witch Priests understood the severity of the situation, even if they couldn't fully follow Li Changsheng's reasoning, and they nodded in agreement immediately.

Not only them, but Zhao Dezhu, Long Ji, and Ao Yi were also completely unclear on how Li Changsheng planned to trace the source.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face even started to entertain a bold idea...

Anyway, back to the main matter.

Li Changsheng never imagined that in his cultivation journey through the Flood, he would one day become a "gynecology expert."

For the merit of the underworld's ascent to heaven, so be it—he'd be the gynecology expert. Helping the former allies of the human race wasn't a total loss.

Under the Great Witch Priest's arrangements, Li Changsheng flew around visiting several larger Wu clan tribes and found hundreds of young Wu women who had recently undergone the wedding rites.

Soon, Li Changsheng discovered that among these hundreds of Wu women, about half were pregnant.

He gathered the pregnant ones together and observed their reactions. In less than half a day, he made a breakthrough.

One Wu woman flushed red and ran to the restroom; when she returned, her pregnancy was gone, and she didn't notice anything unusual...

Li Changsheng instantly understood the general situation.

Someone was indeed causing trouble, using some unknown evil technique to induce miscarriages.

The reason these Wu women didn't notice...

It was simply because their bodies were too strong; they automatically overlooked such minor damage, and the blood loss before and after the miscarriage was negligible.

Moreover, the Wu clan had no equivalent of Shennong; with their innate strength, they never developed effective medical practices.

"What a vicious scheme!"

Zhao Dezhu snorted coldly and said gravely, "Water God, we must catch the mastermind behind this and punish them severely!"

"Don't worry, General," Li Changsheng replied firmly.

Ox-Head asked from the side, "Water God, what's exactly going on?"

"The pregnancies of Wu clan women are unstable," Li Changsheng explained. "If it were just a few cases, it could be blamed on the toxic mists of Beiju Luzhou, but since it's happening to all, it's definitely someone scheming in the shadows. It's astonishing that the Wu clan hasn't found the cause after ten thousand years."

A tribal leader who had been following on the Great Witch Priest's orders sighed and said softly, "Water God, we've suspected this before, but we've tried every method and still couldn't find the root cause..."

"Don't rush; let me think," Li Changsheng said.

He walked around the tribe and found a large rock in the nearby forest, sitting on it by himself.

Taking out a scroll, Li Changsheng picked up a brush and began writing down possible explanations, analyzing them one by one.

Soon, he released several paper effigies, using them to relay his immortal sense and create a network, encompassing the entire area where the Wu clan resided.

Each Wu tribe's living space was surrounded by the "Beiyuan Cold Pine Forests," making it easy to distinguish...

So, where was the problem?

Li Changsheng's first thought was poison.

He used the paper effigies to collect common "fruits" and "grains" from the tribes, along with samples of water sources from various places, and brought them back to pile around the rock.

Li Changsheng called out, "Ao Yi?"

"Yes!"

Ao Yi, who had been standing on a treetop observing the surroundings, responded immediately and leaped back to Li Changsheng.

"Go to the water well three li southwest and bring back a bucket of water."

"Yes!"

Li Changsheng called again, "Long Ji?"

"Teacher, I'm here!"

"Go collect the materials that the Wu clan in this tribe uses most for making clothes—try to get as complete a set as possible."

"Yes, your disciple will go right away!"

Long Ji agreed and flew off toward the nearby stone huts and tents.

"Zhao!

Ahem, ahem!"

Li Changsheng quickly corrected himself, coughing into his elbow with an awkward expression.

Zhao Dezhu smiled slightly and said, "Water God, if there's anything, just tell me."

"Well," Li Changsheng had to continue, "General Zhao, I've already secretly searched this area and found no traces of any arrays. Could you check again? I might have missed something due to my limited knowledge."

Zhao Dezhu nodded with a smile and flew off on the clouds.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face eagerly approached and whispered, "Water God, what can we two brothers do?"

"Taste all these foods and water carefully," Li Changsheng said seriously. "I've already confirmed they're non-toxic for humans, but I don't know if the Wu clan might have any special reactions."

"Got it!"

"Moo!"

Ox-Head and Horse-Face got straight to work, sitting on the ground and starting in.

A short while later, everyone returned; Ox-Head and Horse-Face had finished off the food brought back by the paper effigies, while Li Changsheng kept writing and drawing on the scroll.

Another half an hour later, Li Changsheng said, "Everything's fine."

Zhao Dezhu descended from the air, frowning. "This place has no traces of arrays, nor any spiritual energy flowing in a way that matches array principles."

Everyone exchanged puzzled looks, and Li Changsheng gazed at his scroll, now filled with tiny characters, murmuring, "It seems the truth is only one thing."

Long Ji asked, "Is it that something's wrong with the Wu clan themselves?"

"Then why is it specifically related to pregnancies?" Li Changsheng countered.

Long Ji pondered for a moment and fell back into thought.

The local tribal leader asked hurriedly, "Water God, is it some kind of insidious evil technique?"

"Evil techniques all leave traces and generally involve curses, arrays, or sacrifices," Li Changsheng said, waving his hand to send the scroll floating forward, where it was enveloped in Samadhi True Flame and turned to ashes in an instant.

He continued, "The issue affects the entire Wu clan of Beiju Luzhou. If it were a curse, it couldn't cover such a vast area, and even with the Wu clan's weak primordial spirits, they'd sense it. Therefore, we can conclude this is related to an array."

Ao Yi said, "But we've checked this place several times, and there are no array traces."

Zhao Dezhu's eyes lit up, and he and Li Changsheng spoke almost in unison: "The earth veins!" "The earth veins."

Half a day later, six thousand zhang underground in Beiju Luzhou, Li Changsheng and Zhao Dezhu hovered in the air.

They were in an underground fissure, both staring at the faint blood-red earth vein below, which twisted like a solidified river, winding into the unknown.

"Your Majesty, this is the only earth vein that appears beneath all four major Wu tribes," Li Changsheng said. "Are you sure you want to explore it with me?"

"Of course!"

Zhao Dezhu laughed. "Changgeng is my right-hand man; you don't need to handle such matters personally, but the Heavenly Court still lacks reliable people. Since that's the case, how can my incarnation not join you on this adventure?"

Li Changsheng thought to himself: ...

If he didn't know what the Jade Emperor's primary incarnation had been up to, he might have believed that excuse!

Since they were seeking thrills, they'd see it through.

"Your Majesty, let's quietly follow the earth vein and search—see what big fish we can catch in the end."