Chapter 395 A Covenant

Qi's voice was not loud, but Gonggong could certainly hear it. From beneath the Nine Cauldrons, the voice was calm and gentle, "You are Qi? I didn't expect that you would also live to this era. With your aptitude, and not relying on the power of the Shennong Whip like Nujiao, you should have died long ago."

The reason Nujiao could live to this era was:

First, because of the blood of Nüwa, and second, because she held the Shennong Whip.

Theoretically speaking, barring any calamities of war, the master of the Shennong Whip could be immortal.

Qi stroked half of the mask on his face. Beneath the mask was an old and terrifying face, while the other half still resembled that of a youth. As a mortal, traversing the ten directions above and below was naturally not easy. He retracted his hand, his voice calm, "I merely paid a small price."

"That's all."

"A small price indeed."

Gonggong laughed and said, "So, the executor of the Nine Cauldrons Project back then, the caster of the Nine Cauldrons array inscriptions, Qi, you came to me to reminisce about old times? Aren't you being a bit too hasty?"

Qi said, "Of course, I have to come early. If I came any later, I'm afraid you would have left."

"A Yuan doesn't know that the reason the gold and iron of the Nine Provinces can seal you is not primarily because of the gold and iron, but because of the Qi Luck of the Nine Provinces. Back then, what was used to seal you was the Qi Luck of the entire world, gathering the gold of the world to cast the Nine Cauldrons, with the remaining part gathering together and turning into a seal."

"Now it's just one of the cauldrons, containing only one-ninth of the Qi Luck."

"Even if you forcefully seal me, how long can you seal me for..."

Qi stroked the patterns on the Nine Cauldrons.

Gonggong said indifferently, "I will not leave until you are all dead."

"I'm willing to admit defeat. At most, I'll just wait another five thousand years."

"Preferring to stay put after losing, that temperament is indeed compatible with Yuan and Yu... cough, I mean," Qi paused and said, "Kindred spirits, yes, kindred spirits..."

"However, isn't five thousand years too long?"

Qi revealed a smile and said, "I can let you leave now."

Gonggong suddenly burst into loud laughter, "Let me go, and then, sign a lot of unequal treaties? Hahaha, Qi, even now, the human race uses the word 'Qi' to represent contracts. Do you think I would believe you?"

Gonggong sneered, "I wouldn't believe even a punctuation mark from someone like you!"

Qi touched his nose.

He seemed to have heard this evaluation from others as well.

Alas, back then, only Yuan and Yu were the easiest to fool, ah no, the most obedient.

"But this time, I am sincere."

Qi replied, then stretched out his hand, his fingers stroking the patterns on one of the Nine Cauldrons. Accompanied by the change of flowing light, this cauldron, which he personally cast, slowly rose, and the seal was actually opened. The Water God Gonggong was seated beneath the seal, actually not moving at all, a pair of pupils indifferently gazing at the smiling youth before him.

Seemingly pure and peaceful, its essence was already hollow and dark, not as harmless as it appeared on the surface.

Qi said, "I will not impose any restrictions on you."

"Or rather, a restricted and controlled Water God Gonggong would lose its greatest value and significance. The sovereign of the waters, the Water God representing vitality and flow among the four elemental concepts, the powerhouse among the Ten Peaks, second only to Fuxi and Dijun."

"Sealed in the human realm, you will never be able to return to your peak, will you?"

"The disaster this time mainly originates from the god who supports the heavens, and you, Water God."

"I can let you go, and you only need to complete the most ancient alliance with my human race."

"Alliance..." The Water God Gonggong narrowed his eyes.

Qi said, "Blood Oath Alliance!"

Gonggong asked in return, "Whose blood?"

The youth smiled, and with a backhand and a slight clench of his five fingers, he dragged out a figure from the void. It was a strange beast, vaguely resembling a tiger, but it was definitely not an ordinary monster. On the left and right of its head, there were actually illusory shapes, as if it should have had nine heads.

Nine-Headed Kaiming, one of its heads.

"Even if it's just Kaiming, who isn't good at fighting, among the Ten Peaks, its divided spirit cannot be completely killed without leaving any hidden dangers by existences outside the Ten Peaks. In the current human realm, the only one qualified to kill it is you, Water God Gonggong..."

Qi pointed his fingers at the severely injured Kaiming head that was bound, his tone indifferent, "Kill it!"

"And then use its blood to form an alliance with us."

"From then on, Water God, you can be free to go anywhere under the heavens and do as you please."

Killing one of Kaiming's heads represented standing completely on the same side as the human race.

At least, that was the case when facing Kaiming.

Interests, this was something more valuable and meaningful than any verbal contract.

Blood Oath Alliance.

Qi said calmly, "Or, I can re-perfect the Nine Cauldrons seal, ensuring that you live more comfortably. In this era of great strife, you, Water God Gonggong, can sleep under the seal of the Nine Cauldrons for five thousand years. And during this time, the Four Seas of the Divine Era, one of the sources of your power, probably won't be so peaceful."

Water God Gonggong narrowed his eyes, "This is not your plan."

"Qi, you are definitely not someone who would choose such a risky method."

Qi replied, "In extraordinary times, we must try to unite all forces that can be allied."

Water God Gonggong seemed to ponder for a long time, then slowly got up, walked step by step out of the Nine Cauldrons seal, and then raised his hand, his five fingers slightly spread, casting a shadow on Qi's face, approaching little by little. Gonggong was much taller than Qi, and this action was full of oppression.

Qi's body stiffened slightly, but his expression remained calm.

Then, accompanied by the sound of flesh being pierced.

Ten thousand waters converged, turning into a sharp blade that directly pierced Kaiming's body.

Kaiming's divided spirit was directly beheaded.

Water God Gonggong restructured the concept, erasing its foundation as a living being. The foundation of its existence was altered in an instant, rewritten, and transformed into [Water]. From then on, Kaiming completely lost one head. Added to the one killed by Dijun, Kaiming itself was bound to be severely injured.

Kaiming's avatar directly turned into a pool of blood, and even its divine soul dissipated.

Finally, two wine cups appeared in the void. Gonggong's blood, Kaiming's essence blood, and Qi's blood were mixed together, eventually turning into two cups of blood wine. The Water God stretched out his hand, grabbed one of the cups of wine, and looked down at the wine, as if looking at the opening of this chaotic world.

Finally, he tilted his head back and drank all the wine.

"Blood Oath Alliance."

He said slowly, "But not the so-called threat you proposed."

"Rather, I need to continue to see what direction your human rule will take."

"When your path goes astray, I will take action without mercy. That time, you will face me at my full strength."

Qi smiled and said, "Does that mean that you are satisfied with the human world now?"

"Hmph!"

The Water God sneered, "Still dirty, still inferior, but beneath the inferiority, there are still some rays of light enough to illuminate these dark places. I am not choosing to step back for the sake of the entire human race, but because those rays of light are still worth looking forward to, because those people are worth looking forward to, that's all."

Water God Gonggong instantly disappeared.

"Ah... this, is it called being tsundere?"

Qi pursed his lips, smiling as he shook the cup of wine.

There was not a trace of light in his eyes.

The loneliness beyond the ten directions had not left any traces. To bear the deepest burdens, one must first enter the darkest places. The youth sighed:

"The light of humanity... what a pity, Gonggong, King Yu is the light, but I just happen to represent the things behind the light... Light alone is not enough to exist in this world. You can see the light because there is darkness, and only the dark part can set off the light."

"You actually believe that I won't use contracts."

The youth smiled strangely, "Even Yu and Yuan wouldn't be so naive..."

Who do you think I am...

I am 【Qi】.

《The Book of Changes》— In ancient times, Fuxi ruled by tying knots, later sages changed it to written contracts.

Giving blood to me... how courageous.

Yu gave a thumbs up.

A Yuan thought it was very reliable.

Clenching his five fingers, this was a guarantee. If Gonggong violated the contract, then even he would have to pay a certain price. Qi quietly looked at the sea. After a long time, he sent a text message.

'Zhuge, the plan is complete.'

'Gonggong's lineage has entered the camp.'

A reply came quickly from the other side:

'Thank you for your hard work.'

'It's nothing.'

Qi looked into the distance, stared blankly for a while, and touched the dagger at his waist.

The method to completely annihilate Kaiming was certainly not just the power of top gods. That was just the simplest, most direct and thorough method. With him and Zhuge joining forces, they could completely create a logical dead loop closure point for this Kaiming head.

Then trap him to death in the Qimen Dunjia formation.

But that was the human race fighting alone. And now, one of Kaiming's heads was killed by Gonggong.

The Water God Gonggong and the human race were in a state similar to an alliance, both enemies and friends. And most of the existences in the Three Realms would only think that the Water God had broken out alone, and would not think that the human race had released him according to the plan.

And he would arrive in the Great Wilderness to restore his original power.

Mount Buzhou's God had already awakened.

The situation was completely stirred up, or rather, completely came alive.

"This way, the human race can have a chance to win in the chaos."

"Kaiming..."

Qi murmured softly, his right hand stroking the dagger. After this, he should continue on his journey.

These five thousand years of lonely journey, every day was recorded in his heart.

While Kaiming could not recover to his peak, he had to kill his divided spirits as much as possible.

"Really... why aren't there more divine era mud trucks like Gonggong?"

"Otherwise, I could bring such a divine era mud truck and directly crash into that guy Kaiming..."

The phone rang, a message from Zhuge Wuhou.

"By the way, A Yuan asked you, what do you want to eat for lunch today?"

Seemingly because of the effect of the phone screen, some light appeared in Qi's eyes, and he smiled and replied, "Anything is fine, I don't have many requirements."

"For example, three to five dishes from each of the eight major cuisines would be fine."

A Liang: "…………"

"It's a deal!"

Instant reply!

"I remember, Qi, to some extent, you are the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty, right?"

The young strategist unceremoniously agreed to Wei Yuan's exaggerated request.

Or rather, Wei Yuan was not here. A Liang was just trying to strengthen Qi's connection with the human world through Wei Yuan, and then slightly shook his feather fan, looking at the astonished Su Yu'er next to him, and said, "Then, there may be something here that I need your help with."

"About... the Yin Shang."

……………………

At this moment, in Wei Yuan's lucid dream, Zhu Jiuyin gave up on changing his other self. Wei Yuan was a little worried, "You said, wouldn't she deliberately let me die on the road, and then happily pull my true spirit back to the Nine Netherworlds?"

For some reason, a scene appeared in Wei Yuan's mind of a woman in a green shirt offering a chain, clanging it around his neck, and then pulling him back, as if happily celebrating the New Year. The corners of his mouth twitched.

"Impossible!"

Zhu Jiuyin replied indifferently, "Death is not deliberately created."

"Because life and death are parallel. Only when life is weighty enough can its death give birth to a bright light.卑劣苟活 and dirty murder are of no value. She will definitely try her best to help you."

"Watching you overcome many hardships, experiencing all kinds of adventures, experiencing all the suffering of the human world, and also seeing all the prosperity of the human world, your soul will have weight, and death will be as sweet as wine. When that death you are bound to face arrives, she will be satisfied to take you away."

"Asking you, in this life, have you ever had any regrets."

"Phew... that's good."

Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Xingtian groped his head, thoughtfully, "I see."

He looked up at Zhu Jiuyin:

"But, Zhulong, why do you understand so well?"

Wei Yuan: "…………"

Zhu Jiuyin: "…………"

The gray-robed Heavenly God didn't change his expression. He raised his hand, his five fingers were white and slender, clasped Xingtian's head, and with a wave of his hand, directly threw it out. Xingtian's head drew a perfect parabola in the air. His body clamored as he got up, flustered and shouted, "Hey, my head, my head! My head!"

Xingtian - Split Head Action.

Perfectly achieved.

Zhu Jiuyin retracted his right hand, his tone calm, and said, "After all, I understand her thoughts, that's all. There is no other reason."

"The Nine Netherworlds are not short of cooks."

"If possible, I hope you can make her more disciplined."

"And the Nine Netherworlds actually have many cooks."

"If you really encounter her being too lax, you can try to contact me. Finally, the Nine Netherworlds have many cooks."

Xingtian's loud voice came from the other side, "But—"

"This level of cook, there is only one..."

Zhu Jiuyin didn't change his expression, he swept his right hand across, and the teacup on the table flew out, perfectly hitting Xingtian.

Xingtian was knocked into the air, then fell,趴 on the ground.

Civil Official - Xingtian, fallen.

The voice paused, Zhu Jiuyin withdrew his gaze, and said without changing his expression:

"By the way, regarding Fuxi's side, I can teach you a spell technique."

"About the Art of Heavenly Secrets."

Wei Yuan's eyes lit up. Finally, finally he was going to change his fate as a reckless man who didn't understand the Mandate of Heaven?!

The ancestor of civil officials, the direct line of the Art of Heavenly Secrets!

ps: Today's first update...