"So, ladies and gentlemen, we must be vigilant, very vigilant."

"The Shenzhou nation, through immoral and unjust means, has damaged nature and opened up a river mouth into the sea. This is an act of seeking profit for one country at the cost of the interests and human rights of the world's people. We will impose sanctions on their actions."

After the emergency meeting of the New Continent, the head of state walked out of the assembly and spoke eloquently to the large number of reporters who had come to hear the news. He was confident, composed, and his words were sharp. He successfully drew the attention of most reporters to the opening of the Huai River estuary by Shenzhou, the impact on nature, and the sanctions against Shenzhou.

However, there were still enough sober reporters who asked, "Then who was the person who finally appeared at sea, and what does Gonggong and Dayu represent? These two names seem to come from ancient Shenzhou legends."

The white-haired president spread his hands slightly, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile:

"I think you should ask the diplomats of that ancient country about that."

"Perhaps it's a technological projection, or perhaps it's Shenzhou's hidden super-soldier program. You know, that country always likes to name its latest technology after mythological figures."

This explanation was agreed upon by most people.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't really care whether this explanation was illogical.

For most ordinary people, a seemingly normal and exciting explanation is enough, especially when it involves democracy, human rights, damage to nature, and that ancient country.

If you add some elements that only appear in movies, such as a super-soldier program, it's enough to ignite most people's interest. He doesn't need a correct explanation; he just needs the public to think it's correct and guide the public opinion.

The head of state, dressed in a suit, responded to the reporters with a calm smile.

Only when the press conference ended and he turned around did a trace of gloom flash across his face.

Only the high-level council knows that it is not a super-soldier program. As for what it represents, it is not yet clear. He just doesn't know why he thought of the jade saw-sword discovered in the New Continent a few months ago.

This ancient weapon, called 'Macuahuitl', which should have completely disappeared in the museum fire two centuries ago, was found upside down at the bottom of a cliff. The material of this weapon is not obsidian, but a bright jade color like bird feathers or snake scales.

There are dense engravings on the ground where the sword was stuck upside down.

The patterns on it are like an enlarged version of the sun stone calendar collected in the museum.

However, the twenty-day image chart representing the four suns of earth, water, wind, and fire surrounding the sun stone calendar hidden in the museum seems to be different from the newly discovered one—

In ancient times, the four suns of earth, water, wind, and fire ended, the era of the fifth sun. The newly discovered pattern is that the fifth sun has also ended, and the first sun was born again, reaching a new cycle.

What does this represent...

While thinking, perhaps too engrossed, he staggered and almost fell.

The movement was not small.

The reporters who were talking to each other and leaving turned their heads subconsciously to look at him.

He barely stood up straight, smiled, and said that he was fine, then continued to walk back, but accidentally staggered again. This time, he straightened up by supporting the bodyguard next to him. Finally, to prove that he was fine, he walked vigorously up the steps, but completely sprained his ankle because of his shaking mood and fell to the ground.

……………………

The oldest shrine on Sakura Island.

The heirs of the five major shrines have opened the Takamagahara meeting.

A man knelt and worshiped: "The Shenzhou water system rushed into our sea. I hope Susanoo, Susano-no-Mikoto, Your Excellency, will come forward and respond." Susanoo, also known as Susano-no-Mikoto, is one of the three great gods in the Sakura Island pantheon, the younger brother of Amaterasu, the sea god of the island nation of Sakura Island.

His weapon is called the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.

It is famous throughout the world.

However, when everyone worshiped, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi did not respond.

An old man with white hair slowly said: "Go back..."

"But."

"Go back." The old man's tone increased slightly: "Do you want to threaten your god?"

"This, I dare not, but..."

"There is no 'but'."

The old man closed his eyes and looked at the heirs of the five major shrines, saying: "This is Susano-no-Mikoto's intention. The Huai River Water Lord, who has been lurking for a long time, has acted rashly. It is not yet known whether this is just Shenzhou creating doubts, or whether that pantheon has really begun to act again. We must not act rashly, let alone start a divine war."

It wasn't until those five people left that.

The old man opened his eyes and looked at the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi enshrined on the top floor.

He had previously prayed for the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi to fly out, but at this moment, this famous sword, which has the highest recognition and divinity in Sakura Island mythology, was constantly vibrating and humming, but it was not the excitement of killing or fighting, it was not, but a low hum mixed with fear.

"Kusanagi..."

He stroked the sword lightly, his face vaguely bitter.

Every pantheon must claim that it was born in the distant beginning of heaven and earth.

But in fact, the history of the pantheon must be combined with the history of the human world, that is the truth.

These young heirs are always arrogant and ignore a problem.

The Sakura Island pantheon has two sources, but the Amaterasu and Susano-no-Mikoto lineage comes from an ancient book, the *Kojiki*. This book was compiled by subordinates at the request of the contemporary Emperor in 711 AD. The origin of this matter was the return of envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty.

From the Middle Kingdom, they generously brought the method of the Earth Gods...

Under the Emperor's instructions, the three great gods were born.

And in an even more distant era, in the second century AD, the ancient Yamatai Kingdom.

At that time, the myths and legends were recorded in the *Wei Shu* of the Three Kingdoms Wei. When he was young, he found the classics. The Yamatai Queen, who was worshiped as the incarnation of the sun goddess in ancient legends, was recorded in the *Wei Shu* as being good at bewitching the people with ghosts and gods.

She was granted the gold seal of the Pro-Wei Japanese King.

I hope it's just the return of the Huai River lineage god...

He put away the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.

…………………………

Mist Capital·Tower of London.

This is the most iconic palace and fortress in Mist Capital. Now many family crests are gathered here.

A middle-aged gentleman tapped the ground with his cane and looked around at the members of the big families around the round table, saying:

"Shenzhou's behavior is too excessive. Allowing this kind of world to appear among ordinary people violates our consistent practice. I think we need to negotiate with Shenzhou. This is the rule of the world. They cannot be so reckless."

This statement was recognized by most people.

However, a young blonde woman remained noncommittal. The contempt and ridicule on her face made the middle-aged gentleman frown and said: "Your ancestor Sir Gawain was a great and gentlemanly knight. Your behavior will only shame him."

The woman replied politely: "Stupidity is what is shameful, sir."

The blonde woman put away her smile, and her eyes stared at the other person like a blade, saying:

"There are four ancient civilization systems on the blue star. In the mystical world, this represents the four god-era systems. All of these god-eras exist on the Asian continent: Shenzhou in East Asia, the Mesopotamian pantheon in West Asia, the ancient Egyptian pantheon at the junction of West Asia and North Africa, and the ancient Indian pantheon in South Asia."

The middle-aged gentleman couldn't help frowning: "What do you want to say?"

"I just want to say that only one of these four ancient pantheons that gathered in ancient Asia still exists. I don't think this should be due to peace and friendship. After all, sir, you must know that in all ancient myths, no heavenly god is truly harmless."

The blonde woman stood up and replied:

"You can think about what it means when four powerful and ancient beasts are placed in the same cage and the one that survives. If this change in the Huai River is not man-made, then does that ancient land still retain the last god-era power in the entire world?"

"Your family is good at alchemy and plastic magic and has a lot of wealth. I have always admired you very much."

"Then are you ready to fight the last and most ancient god-era?"

The entire Tower of London fell into silence.

…………………………

Dragon Tiger Mountain·Tianshi Mansion.

Zhang Ruosu put the phone on the table, half a meter away from him.

Covering his ears.

An old and deep voice came from inside, with an angry tone: "Tianshi, is this what you call safe and harmless?! Now the whole world is staring at us. Do you know how much pressure we are under?! The change in hundreds of kilometers of river channels, do you know how troublesome the aftermath is?!"

"And the public opinion on the Internet, we can't even delete it all!"

"Do you know how bad the consequences will be if this continues, Zhang Ruosu?!"

The angry voice came from the contemporary martial general.

The Taoist behind Zhang Ruosu was under great pressure, and his back was soaked with sweat.

Zhang Ruosu held the tea, sighed, and said helplessly:

"That's enough, stop it. Who are you trying to scare?"

"The sound of suppressed laughter hasn't stopped."

The voice on the opposite side paused.

Falling into a strange embarrassment.

Zhang Ruosu said: "Overall, it should be a good thing. At least it should allow the current cultivation world to be quiet for a while, and it can also gradually popularize the cultivation system."

The deep voice said: "But, Sakura Island and Goryeo are the first to bear the brunt. Their pantheons..."

Zhang Ruosu narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "Mere Earth Gods."

"The Huai River Lord is a god-era god. The so-called great gods of Sakura Island are just Earth Gods attached to the Emperor's national destiny. Otherwise, why do you think the Emperor has always existed, even during the shogunate period? As for Goryeo, in their mythology, the main god Dangun is indeed from five thousand years ago, a god-era heavenly god."

The old man on the other side of the phone frowned: "Then isn't that..."

"But it's just self-proclaimed."

Zhang Ruosu interrupted the old voice and said: "That so-called Dangun main god is recorded in a classic compiled in the Southern Song Dynasty called the *Samguk Yusa*, or rather, part of the *Wei Shu*. And that Dangun's name is Wang Jian."

The voice of the town-protecting general on the opposite side paused, seeming to be stunned for a moment.

"Wang Jian?"

"Yes, the hermit Wang Jian of Pyongyang. According to our terms, he should be called a Pyongyang Qi Refiner."

"And the Wang surname began in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it was recorded in the Wei Shu omissions. Probably it was a Qi Refiner who escaped the world during the turbulent Three Kingdoms period, chose to cultivate in a place far away from Shenzhou. Although he did not achieve the right result, he was worshiped as the master of a national pantheon, which was a fluke."

The town-protecting general was stunned, and suddenly burst out laughing:

"That really is their style."

Zhang Ruosu said: "In addition, the Goryeo people on the land of Goryeo now are not the ancient Goryeo residents. Their own pantheon is a kind of shamanism, worshiping ancestors, but there is no need to be vigilant anymore."

"No need, oh, you mean the ancient shamanism will not bless the Goryeo people who now occupy their land."

"No..."

Zhang Ruosu replied: "Because in ancient times, Shenzhou Confucian and Taoist cultivators stepped into Goryeo."

"Under the influence of the two schools of thought, the ancient mythological system of that land has declined for too long. The other small part was recorded after being recognized by the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen, so their original mythology can no longer be revived."

The town-protecting general was slightly puzzled.

Zhang Ruosu said: "My Dragon Tiger Mountain's patriarch has also done similar things."

The town-protecting general was silent for a moment and said slowly:

"Cutting down mountains and breaking temples..."

Zhang Ruosu's expression was calm.

"Eliminating licentious sacrifices."

The two were silent for a while. The town-protecting general changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, the Three Kingdoms dispute can be regarded as after the end of the god-era, but why didn't the Wu and Ji Han dynasties record similar things? Whether it is the original mythology of Sakura Island or Goryeo, they are all in the Wei Shu."

Zhang Ruosu said: "There was, Zhuge Wolong once subdued the Nanzhong area."

"And the other reason is probably that Wei Wu is ultimately different from Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Sun Quan is a descendant of Sun Wu and came from a military family. Liu Bei is of the orthodox imperial family. His ancestors rose up by beheading dragons. Compared with these two, Wei Wu once held a special position, arresting strange forces and chaotic gods, so Wei Shu would unconsciously pay attention to these things."

"Wolong?!"

"Exactly."

……………………

Wei Yuan went ashore from the Luo River beside Quanzhou.

It was clearly morning, but there were very few people on the street. Even the pedestrians were holding their mobile phones and frantically refreshing and typing, with excited faces. The events that happened in the Huai River today were like a blockbuster, and both the surface world and the world behind it were directly detonated.

Wei Yuan took out his mobile phone and scanned the code for a shared bicycle.

Slowly riding back.

There were still a few fish in a plastic bag.

He grabbed them casually when he finished his Eastern Tour. They were very fresh.

When he rode back to the museum, a neighbor on the old street came out to buy groceries. After seeing Wei Yuan, she greeted him warmly. She was the neighbor who subtly reminded him that the museum might not be clean when he first came to the museum. She said with a smile, "It's Little Wei, so early."

Wei Yuan stopped the shared bicycle and said politely, "Yes, you're early too. Are you going to buy groceries?"

The neighbor's face was a little unhappy and she muttered:

"Yes, those two have been glued to their mobile phones all day. I have to go. I told you young people to stay away from those electronic products and not to surf the Internet all the time. No matter how big things are, they have nothing to do with us, right? It's important to have a good life, right?"

"What you said makes sense."

"Oh, it's rare for you to agree with me. I wish my son was like you."

"Oh, Little Wei, your fish looks very fresh. Where did you buy it?"

Wei Yuan explained: "I went to help a friend solve some troubles and took it from him."

He saw the look in the aunt's eyes, smiled, grabbed a fish, and said: "If you like it, take it. There's no need to be so polite between neighbors."

"Oh, I'm so sorry..."

"A fish isn't worth much."

Wei Yuan said for a while before the neighbor aunt accepted it, and then gave Wei Yuan most of the groceries she bought. Only then did she leave satisfied. Wei Yuan parked the shared bicycle and found that his monthly card had expired. It cost him several yuan to ride for a while. He felt a little heartache, thought about it, and used a coupon to open a three-month monthly card.

Then he took out the key to open the door.

He put the happy water given by his neighbor in the refrigerator and started processing the fish.

Although he no longer has the Huai River divine authority, he still has some water control power left.

It is still possible to do some simple things.

The water ghost was lying down, used to drinking Coke, the Qi Family Army's soldier soul slapped the black iron scissors a few times, and carefully trimmed the soul-nurturing wood. Red embroidered shoes danced on the wooden box, and the black cat demon came back from the window, stretched, and saw Wei Yuan was making fish, and its eyes lit up.

"Where did you go?"

"I saw a friend, reminisced about the old days, and helped him with a small favor."

"Oh..."

The black cat demon didn't think much, looking at the fish.

Wei Yuan said: "Braised or steamed?"

Lei said: "I want to eat it raw."

"Denied."

"Tsk."

After sending the black cat demon to watch the heat, Wei Yuan wiped his palms and began to clean up some things.

……………………

On Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Zhang Ruosu and the town-protecting general on the other end of the phone talked for a while before finally ending.

The Taoist behind Zhang Ruosu sighed:

"As expected of the Patriarch, your friend can actually change the course of the Huai River. Such a big movement made the disciple lose his mind."

Zhang Ruosu said: "Has anyone been hurt?"

The Taoist shook his head.

Zhang Ruosu said: "Has Shenzhou been harmed?"

The Taoist shook his head again.

Zhang Ruosu smiled and said, "Then why panic and lose your mind?"

The old celestial master closed his eyes, his white beard drooping down, so the Taoist retreated convincedly. After a while, the old celestial master opened his left eye slightly, glanced, and saw that all his disciples and grandchildren had left. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, cover his heart with his right hand, and gasp for breath. Several messy hairs popped out of his Taoist bun.

He almost embarrassed himself in front of the younger generation.

So scary!

The old Taoist took out his mobile phone, found that person, and frantically pressed a series of buttons.

Wei Yuan saw a new message appear in his hand.

A cat angrily slapped the table, causing the various items on the table to bounce.

"Is this what you call a little movement?!?"

Wei Yuan was stunned, and then felt a little sorry for this netizen, casually placed half of an ancient mask on the table, wiped his hands, and replied: "I didn't know it would be so big."

"Isn't that person wearing a mask your friend? Wouldn't you know?"

Wei Yuan said: "He's said to be a friend, but I haven't even communicated with him face-to-face."

"Did it cause any big trouble?"

Zhang Ruosu said: "Not really..."

Wei Yuan smiled and replied, "That's good."

The black cat demon over there started calling out. The air smelled of fragrant fish. Wei Yuan casually put down the things in his hands, put the jade dragon pendant on the counter, and covered it with a glass cover. The external storm gradually intensified and the impact gradually expanded, but this place was still calm.

The world is vast, and no one will care about such a small museum.

The sound of knocking on the door rang, and it was the son of the aunt who had just delivered a plate of dumplings.

He gave a thumbs up and smiled: "These dumplings with vinegar and pepper are absolutely amazing."

He took out his mobile phone and scrolled through the messages, saying: "Curator Wei, haven't you seen the news today? You still have time to buy groceries. My mother lectured me for a long time..."

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it."

The young man left with the regret of not being able to share his views with others, and said: "It's a pity."

He also encouraged him: "Curator Wei, you have to read the news carefully, or you'll be out of touch."

"This is a big deal!"

"Okay, okay."

Wei Yuan nodded in agreement, and then sent the young man all the way out before coming back.

He closed the door when he came back.

In the crisp sound of the bell, he casually put the piece of paper he had written on the wooden counter.

There was a line of text on it.

Museum Collection·Jade Dragon Pendant

Given by the Queen Mother of the West, obtained by the Son of Heaven of Zhou, jade made by Goujian of the Spring and Autumn Period, ornament worn by the First Emperor of Qin.

Once a Huai River evil god, pity that it was made of Kunlun jade, made by overlords, worn by the First Dragon, cultivating beside Gengchen, but not correcting the right path, falling into the unorthodox path, and finally the soul was scattered, the jade spirit was broken, leaving only the jade form.

How regrettable.

Wei Yuan casually picked up a marker and wrote a string of numbers, 002.

Sealed with the mask.

ps: Today's second update, five thousand six hundred words... a little late, and this kind of worldwide plot is only occasionally mentioned, ૧(●´৺`●)૭૧(●´৺`●)૭