Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?-Chapter 52 - Doing Repair Work_1
Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Doing Repair Work_1
Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Doing Repair Work_1
In the early morning, the sailboat indeed arrived at Poyang Lake as expected.
“That’s Kanglang Mountain!”
Li Yan pointed to the front from the bow of the boat: “It’s also the place where the Great Ancestor fought with Prince Han, Chen Liang. In the past, Chen Liang launched an army of hundreds of thousands to attack the Jin dynasty, initially losing at Dasheng Pass. Three years later, Chen Liang sent hundreds of thousands of navies to battle with the Great Ancestor on Poyang Lake. The surface of the water near Kanglang Mountain was the battleground for both navies.”
Li Xuan took a look around and then asked, “Does what we are going to do have any connection with this battle?”
He was secretly guessing, wondering if this was related to the original Earl Chengyi? In the past, the reason why the Great Ancestor could overpower Prince Han, Chen Liang, with a weaker army was because of the brilliant strategy of his ancestor, Li Lexing.
“Hundreds of thousands of people from both sides died or injured in this battle, many heroes have been buried here.”
Li Yan directly stepped off the bow of the boat and fell into the water: “Come down, let’s go to the bottom of the lake.”
Without hesitation, Li Xuan also jumped into the lake.
He had successfully practiced a water avoidance spell recently. The moment he entered the lake surface, the Zhenyuan inside his body emerged and formed a thin membrane around him, pushing away the water.
The trio kept sinking until they reached the bottom of the lake at a depth of two hundred Zhang. Li Xuan looked around and found that the bottom of the lake was filled with sunken ships and an array of decomposed weapons and armor.
At this moment, Li Xuan didn’t even feel the pressure a human body would typically experience from diving this deep. Two hundred Zhang into modern terms would be six hundred meters. The limit for an untrained person to dive would be one hundred meters.
Thus, it could be seen that the water avoidance spell from Li Family was unparalleled in the world. Even used by a Wu cultivator, it would not be weaker than a spell cultivator.
Of course, this also had something to do with their family’s standing agreement with all the Dragon Kings in the Yangtze River system. Every direct relative of the sincere Li Family could freely harness the Power of Water Spirits under the surface of the river.
At this moment, Li Chengji suddenly wrapped Li Xuan in a burst of mana and rapidly moved forward. Soon they came to a large stone altar at the bottom of the lake.
“This is—”
Li Xuan’s face was filled with shock as he gazed at the scene. This stone altar was impressively grandiose, covering a full three thousand acres. The overall shape was that of an inverted pyramid, formed by piling up strips of granite. At each side of the inverted pyramid, there was gold and iron embedded in the stone layer, forming a series of giant runes.
There was also a large stele to the south of it. It was inscribed with two rows of vigorous and powerful seal script characters—”In the Hongwu era, the third year, Li Lexing was ordered to construct this altar, burying three hundred and thirty thousand soldiers of the Chen and Han dynasties here.”
“This is a seal and also a tomb.”
As Li Chengji spoke, he handed over two small bags: “Later, you go in and replace all the damaged rune bricks on the altar, then start the sacrificial rites at the fourth moment of Wu. Remember, all rune bricks must be replaced according to their types and shapes, they must fit perfectly. If the damage is too severe and you can’t discern them, it is better to leave them untouched rather than making a mess.”
After Li Xuan received them, he realized they were two small Qiankun bags. The slightly smaller one had a circumference of about two Zhang, packed full of square bricks with runes painted on them, made of a material that was neither gold nor jade, but probably a mixture of various spiritual materials.
The second bag was a bit larger, containing nearly five Zhang of space, all filled with wine and sacrificial offerings. The quantity was quite large, with just grazing cows amounting to more than twenty.
What was amazing was that although these two little Qiankun bags were filled with many items, they felt as light as a feather in his hand.
Li Chengji then handed over a pot of Spirit Pills: “Those substituted rune bricks can only be activated after you infuse them with Zhenyuan. You might find it very exhausting later. If your Zhenyuan runs out, you can use this small Guiyuan Elixir to sustain it.”
Li Yan laughed and said: “Take it easy when you’re inside, it’s a tiresome job.”
Li Xuan asked, puzzled: “Just me? Aren’t you going in too?”
We would like to, but we can’t enter.” Li Yan looked at him a little jokingly: “Only an official of the 7th rank or above, someone of royal blood, or a decree holder can. Our Li family once received the Great Ancestor’s charter to secure the Zhenjiang River for life, but my father and I are now under penalty, we cannot get close.”
“That’s why it’s a blessing that you, Xuan, were promoted to Fumo Youjiao before the arrival of the Ghost Festival.”
Li Chengji patted Li Xuan on the shoulder: “Go, this is a deed of immense merit.”
Li Xuan, who had already grasped more than half of the situation, didn’t hesitate any longer and immediately swam towards the direction of the stone altar.
The moment he entered within a hundred feet of the inverted pyramid, he felt an invisible yet mighty force enveloping the area. But Li Xuan was not hindered by it, and naturally merged into it after entering.
But at the same time, Li Xuan discovered that he was isolated from the outside world. The inside and outside of this stone altar was like two different worlds.
After Li Xuan entered the stone altar, Li Yan who was outside “snickered”, and looked mockingly at Li Chengji: “This is just meddling in other people’s affairs. Since you have been dismissed and stayed at home, why do you care so much? The maintenance and repairs of the sacrifice here are handled by officials appointed by The Court, what does it have to do with us? You even paid out of your own pocket, spent tens of thousands of patterned silver to hire people to make so many rune bricks.”
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Upon hearing this, Li Chengji gave a wry smile: “If it were in past years, I would have ignored it. But this year is different, in seventeen days it will be the 55th anniversary of the Battle of Poyang Lake, and this year’s Ghost Festival happens to fall on the Yin Yin date, which I can’t take lightly. Moreover, infighting in the capital is endless, and the candidate for the tidu of the Caojiang navy can hardly be appointed in a moment. At present, the south Zhili is in disarray, and various demons and villains are lurking under the seeming peace of the south Zhili. Their intentions are unpredictable. Those people even dared to attack the prince! Which shows the undercurrents of the south Zhili under the surface. To guard against troubles before they happen, if the seal here is not strengthened, I could not sleep at night.”
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Ullambana Festival in Buddhism, during these 15 days the gate of the underworld will be wide open, and the powers of ghosts will greatly grow, reaching its peak on the Ghost Festival itself.
“The Court is replete with talents, why do you concern yourself over them?”
Li Yan, not caring, disdained: “In my opinion, some discrepancies are good. Otherwise, how would those bird people in the Court know what they’re dealing with? The Yangtze River is not something anyone can steer. Without us maintaining it diligently, where would the recent years of peace in the south come from?”
“What on earth are you saying? As officials, isn’t our duty to maintain the peace of the Yangtze River, or aren’t we supposed to serve the Court faithfully?”
Li Chengji, unhappy, looked at his eldest son: “If anything happens, it won’t be a minor incident. If thirty-three thousand hell soldiers and grudge ghosts emerge at once, the whole region of Poyang Lake and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River will be caught in the disaster. Tell me, what about the overly taxed fishermen in the lake and the innocent commoners by the river? What are they paying so much for? Isn’t it so that The Court can provide them a safe life? What’s more, how much respect has our Earl Chengyi mansion received from all over the land in the past year? Can you afford to ignore them at this time? Can we inflict this undeserved disaster on them because of a disagreement between us?”
He sternly admonished: “Remember, the reason why our Chengyi Li family has been relied on by The Court from generation to generation, isn’t because of the exceptional Divine Skills of our family, nor is it because of the network of people our family has along the Yangtze River. It’s because the decision-makers of each generation have been able to maintain a public heart, and they have been true to the land, to the people, and to the Ghost Gods, that’s why we have people’s hearts.”
Li Yan said no more, he just continued to look grumpily in the direction of the stone altar.
It was not long after that Li Yan’s face changed slightly: “Isn’t the little brother’s speed a bit too fast?”
Li Chengji also frowned, looking very puzzled: “It is indeed incredibly fast, but there are no signs of any problems in the operation of the spirit machine.”
He guessed uncertainly: “Perhaps the nature of Xuan’s Zhenyuan is similar to that of the ancestors?”
After all, this altar was built and the seal set by the first Earl Chengyi himself.
