The once prosperous city of Chang'an has now been flooded. Because it happened at night, many people who were still sleeping were directly washed away by the flood, and then became the prey of the water ghoul.
There were also some lucky people who climbed to the top of tall buildings and escaped temporarily. However, looking at the looming strange shadow under the water, they couldn't help but tremble and pray for the blessings of gods and Buddhas.
There are also some people riding on wooden barrels or bed boards, floating on the water and swaying this way and that, like an untied boat that may capsize at any time.
This kind of scene also happened in Longyou County. At that time, the dragon escaped and used its magical power to summon wind and rain, which caused heavy rain and flooded the entire county.
The floods encountered in Chang'an this time were more serious than those in Longyou County. Not only were there heavy rains, but the Chang'an Bashi River burst its banks, turning this vast and majestic city into a living hell in an instant.
In this disaster that affected the whole of Chang'an, one place always remained calm, and that was the temple of the Tsing Yi Empress.
Not long after this temple was built, and after the consecration ceremony, it experienced a surge in incense.
Now the temple is blooming with glazed brilliance. No matter how turbulent the surrounding floods are, they will spin around within a hundred feet of the temple, and the water ghouls in it will retreat even more.
Therefore, some lucky people managed to escape by hiding in the Tsing Yi Temple. They knelt at the feet of the statue, kowtowed devoutly, and prayed that the Tsing Yi Empress would appear and protect Chang'an.
Inside the temple, it was calm and peaceful, and everyone prayed.
Outside the temple, the floods were raging, and it was a purgatory on earth.
At this time, someone suddenly discovered that the statue of the Queen in Tsing Yi shed a tear, seeming to express sympathy for the plight of the people in Chang'an.
"The empress has appeared!"
"Jiutian Xuanyin Qingyi Saint Queen, please show mercy and save my child!"
"The faithful woman is willing to sacrifice her own life in exchange for the well-being of her family..."
At this moment, the temple is filled with devout prayers, voices of sorrow, and words of blood and tears.
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Green Underworld, Yanfu Mountain.
The empress in green was sitting on the lotus platform, slowly opening her eyes, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, showing a look of compassion.
Through the statue, she has seen the disaster in Chang'an, but unfortunately, she cannot intervene directly. At most, she can only protect the people around the temple.
Because this disaster was the destiny of the Tang Dynasty.
After practicing to her level, she could already see the changes in the way of heaven. A few months ago, she thought that there would be a catastrophe when she arrived in Chang'an, and it was related to water.
Li Shimin wanted to build the Zhoutian Xingdou Formation to change the fate of the Tang Dynasty and steal the power of heaven for his own use. Therefore, the law of heaven sensed it and sent down a great disaster.
In addition, as the emperor, Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father. His moral integrity was lacking. This was also his fate.
Breaking through will be a phoenix rebirth for both Li Shimin and Datang. From now on, Datang's spirit will take on a new look.
If you can't get through, you will be doomed and fall into the abyss.
The eyes of the empress in green were filled with waves, and she seemed to see that handsome Taoist priest in white clothes who emerged from the dust again across the world of yin and yang. The key to overcoming the disaster this time was Li Daoxuan.
Of course, as the Heavenly Mother Protector of the Tang Dynasty, she did not do nothing. She had already made arrangements a few months ago.
With a thought in her mind, the clouds around the Lady in Tsing Yi gathered together, forming a sparkling mirror that looked at the bottom of the Xiang River in Yongzhou of the Tang Dynasty.
In a certain underwater fairy palace with thousands of rays of light, there sits a flawless goddess in plain clothes and long skirt, with flowing black hair. Her eyebrows are cold and picturesque, her nose is high, her skin is as white as ice and snow, and she is rippling with endless water. The power flows with the brilliance like beautiful jade.
The seal of the Xiaoxiang Water God was suspended above her head, combing through Yongzhou's water veins and absorbing the rich water power.
There is a ninth-grade red lotus mark between her eyebrows, which makes it even more sacred, bright and radiant.
As she succeeded in practice, she completely mastered the Xiaoxiang water veins and became the new Xiaoxiang goddess. The entire Xiangjiang River was filled with lotus flowers and was full of distant fragrance.
It is said that it is fate. When Chen Ziyu was young, she was abused by her stepmother. Because she was beautiful, her jealous stepmother pushed her into a water tank and tortured her. After she turned into a ghost, she was still afraid of water.
One time, Li Daoxuan pretended to fall into the water while practicing water magic. She went into the water to save her, but she sank in instead and was helpless.
But she didn't expect that after practicing the Lotus Technique, she would take charge of the divine seal and become the new Xiaoxiang Water God.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ziyu's eyelashes trembled slightly and she slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of expectation in her glazed eyes.
The voice of the empress in green rang in her ears.
"The time has come. Let's go to Chang'an quickly."
Chen Ziyu's eyes were rippling, and three thousand black hairs were fluttering in the water like silk and satin. The originally calm Xiaoxiang water veins suddenly became turbulent, disturbing the dreams of many fish and shrimps.
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Chang'an City.
Li Shimin, armed with strong armor and a firm gaze, led the bad guys deep in a lonely boat and shot the water ghoul at the bottom of the water with a crossbow containing dragon energy.
For a moment, the fishy blood of the water ghoul floated on the water surface, like a layer of bluish-red grease.
A large number of water ghouls gathered and watched eagerly, but facing Li Shimin who was protected by dragon energy, they did not dare to attack at all and could only swim around the ship.
Once they get close to Li Shimin, they will become weak and powerless, changing from ferocious beasts in the water to sheep ready for slaughter.
And the bad guys who have Li Shimin are naturally invincible.
Unfortunately, not everyone can hunt these water ghouls, and more people become food in the mouths of the water ghouls.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Li Shimin no longer knows how many times he bent his bow to shoot arrows, and changed the quiver again and again. Those demon-suppressing arrows that were modified by Li Chunfeng personally were lost. They were made of black iron and engraved with formations for storing dragon energy. They were extremely expensive, but now they seemed like Shoot into the water without money.
Li Shimin's archery skills were very superb, and he was ranked among the best in the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty when many heroes emerged.
Yuchi Gong once commented on Li Shimin's archery skills, saying that the King of Qin holds the bow and I hold the spear. If we cooperate, no one in the world can get close.
With Li Shimin's superb archery skills, one water ghoul was shot dead, and many people who were on the verge of being saved were saved.
But there was more and more sweat on his forehead, and his arms became more and more sore.
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the people in the distance who were being eaten by water ghouls or drowning in the water. He listened to the cries of children and the old people asking for help, and his heart felt like blood dripping from his heart.
Chang'an is his pride. Since he succeeded to the throne, what he is most gratified about is that Chang'an has achieved today's prosperity and the people of Chang'an have gradually lived a stable life. But today, they have all been destroyed.
"General, please save us!"
"The bad guys are coming!"
A mother was about to be submerged in the water, but she held her child high and begged Li Shimin: "General, please save my child!"
…
Li Shimin had never felt so powerless as he did today. He suddenly discovered that human power seemed so small and fragile in the face of the natural power of heaven and earth.
Is there really no other way?
At this moment, a shadow fell from the clouds, and as it fell, it became larger and larger, and in the end it even covered the sky and the sun.
It was a huge gourd that fell from the sky, as high as a mountain. It seemed to have spirituality. It avoided the people of Chang'an and hit the flood full of water ghouls.
Boom!
The water surface trembled violently, and countless water ghouls were smashed into pieces.
The next moment, the mouth of the gourd opened, and infinite suction force exploded, like a giant whale sucking water, rolling up water columns and swallowing them into the gourd.
For a time, the surging floods in Chang'an were stopped. The water level not only stopped rising, but also began to gradually fall.
The huge gourd was like a bottomless pit, not only sweeping up floods and water ghouls, but also sweeping in all the heavy rain that had not yet hit the ground.
This scene was so shocking that Li Shimin was stunned.
He soon discovered that the gourd looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere...
"This...this seems to be the gourd used by the Imperial Master for drinking?"
"Hiss, when you put it like that, it really looks like it!"
The bad guys started talking excitedly.
After their reminder, Li Shimin finally remembered that this was clearly the wine gourd that Taichong hung around his waist all day long. It looked ordinary and even a little shabby.
I remember one time, Li Shimin wanted to reward Taichong with a treasure gourd made of gold and jade, but Taichong politely declined, saying that although the gourd on his waist was not gorgeous, it was practical.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "You are such a rusher. You are clearly making me look bad without even realizing it."
He complained, but his laughter was hearty. The anxiety in his heart calmed down a lot with the appearance of this gourd.
"Look, there's someone on the cloud!"
"It's the National Preceptor. The National Preceptor is finally here!"
"Haha, the Imperial Master has taken action, Chang'an can be saved!"
The delinquents cheered enthusiastically. After Li Daoxuan defeated Maha in public, he gained a high reputation among the delinquents.
Although Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng have profound Taoist skills and are full of strategies, they are not good at fighting. Among bad people, they are extremely eager for a leader who can shock the world in fighting skills.
The appearance of Li Daoxuan undoubtedly gave many people hope.
At this moment, Li Daoxuan stood in the void with his feet in the wind and rain, his long hair fluttering and his eyes showing a cold light.
He threw out the floating dust in his hand and turned it into a black jade unicorn, which dived into the water like a tiger among sheep. No water ghoul could stop it.
In addition, a hundred-foot blue dragon flew out from behind Li Daoxuan, hovering in the clouds and roaring, as if confronting some invisible force.
Although the heavy rain did not stop completely, it also eased the rain somewhat.
If these were not enough, Li Daoxuan blew a few more blue bird feathers, turning into giant skylarks, and ordered them to rescue the people trapped in the water.
Clang!
The dragon chanting sword box was fully opened, and the three swords of Chixiao, White Dragon, and Juque came out at the same time, turning into thousands of sword shadows, like crisscrossing lightning bolts. Every time they shuttled, they would take away the lives of countless water ghouls.
For a time, the sword energy in Chang'an City was surging, and dragons and tigers were contending. Li Daoxuan almost single-handedly suppressed the chaotic situation. Seeing that the floods in Chang'an City were getting less and less, the water ghoul also suffered heavy casualties and did not dare to show up again.
The situation seems to be gradually improving.
But Li Daoxuan's heart became more and more vigilant and solemn.
Because with Moro's handiwork, there could not be only these ordinary water ghouls. According to what he said before, it was obvious that he had arranged a sure-kill situation for himself in Chang'an.
If it was only to this extent, how could it threaten Li Daoxuan's life?
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Daxingshan Temple.
This place was also flooded. Many monks without magic power were floating on the water, shouting to the Buddha for help.
But in fact, there are statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva floating on the water.
But it seems that their plea for help really came true, as a huge... alms bowl floated on the water?
Xuanzang, wearing a brocade cassock, stood on the alms bowl, stretched out his hand to pick up monks one after another, and saved people one after another.
Some water ghouls wanted to get close to the purple and gold alms bowl, but were blocked by Xuanzang's brocade cassock.
This cassock, made from the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, shines with the mellow and gentle light of Buddha, blocking out the water ghouls and giving everyone a safe place to stand.
At this moment, Xuanzang was extremely grateful to his elder brother.
If his eldest brother hadn't forcibly given him the cassock, even if he accidentally discovered the magical power of the purple gold alms bowl, he probably wouldn't be able to stop these menacing water ghouls.
As the number of people on the Purple Gold Bowl increased, the space became narrower and narrower, and it was about to become impossible to accommodate it.
Xuanzang bit his finger and let blood fall on the alms bowl. The next moment, the purple and gold alms bowl became a little bigger again.
This is the secret that Xuanzang accidentally discovered. He discovered that the purple gold alms bowl turned out to be a magic weapon, with great and small Ruyi abilities. Although he had no magic power, he could barely activate this magic weapon by dripping blood.
As the space in the alms bowl became larger, Xuanzang could continue to save people.
But what he didn't know was that as the blood dripped, a faint fragrance floated in the surrounding air, causing the water ghouls to become even more crazy and keep crashing into the purple golden bowl.
Although the golden cassock has the ability to protect, as the purple gold alms bowl grows larger, the Buddha's light of the cassock is gradually unable to completely wrap it.
winter! winter! winter!
Under the crazy collision of the water ghouls, the purple gold alms bowl kept shaking, and the monks and people inside were panicking and trembling.
Just when Xuanzang was frowning, a dog barked suddenly.
A majestic big black dog came across the water, like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain, and killed several water ghouls in three strokes. It exuded a fierce aura all over its body.
"Xiaotian!"
Xuanzang let out the cry of surprise of his life.
Xiaotian wagged his tail and said proudly: "Young monk, don't worry, I have come to save you on the orders of the immortal master."
As it spoke, it rushed towards the fleeing water ghouls and chased them deep into the water. Xuanzang's worried voice could still be faintly heard.
"careful……"
Xiaotian wagged his tail, thinking that even these chickens and dogs could hurt him?
What a joke.
It chased all the way, showing off its power, and killed countless water ghouls in the water. It was really hearty and enjoyable, but it was a pity that no one saw it.
After being satisfied, Xiaotian was ready to go back to find the little monk, but whether it was an illusion or not, a muffled thunder seemed to ring in its ears.
Then the muffled thunder sounded continuously and continuously.
How can there be thunder under the water?
Xiaotian was confused and swam in the direction of the muffled thunder. He didn't know where he went and got into a big black hole that was bottomless.
After diving for dozens of feet, Xiaotian suddenly stopped. The hair on his body stood upright, and it was freezing to the bone.
It finally understood why there was thunder under the water. In other words, it was not thunder, but... the snoring of a monster!
In the cave, there is a mountain that looks like a giant turtle. Under the turtle mountain, a huge monster that looks like a green ape is tied with a hundred-foot iron chain. It is sleeping with its eyes closed, and its snoring is like thunder, which is constantly stirring in the water.
Xiaotian immediately tensed up.
Suddenly, it seemed to have turned into a weak wild dog again, trembling under the suppression of its bloodline, as if facing a terrifying behemoth that dominated a party in ancient times.
Xiaotian backed away slowly, fearing to disturb the sleeping giant ape.
But at this moment, dozens of water ghouls rushed in, making sharp sounds, as if they wanted to wake up the giant beast.
Xiaotian's scalp suddenly became numb.
Fortunately, the giant beast snored again, and the surging suction swallowed up these water ghouls, as if they were eating in a dream.
Xiaotian hugged the boulder beside him and finally breathed a sigh of relief after the suction disappeared.
It was about to escape quietly, but was horrified to find that the giant ape's eyelids were trembling slightly after swallowing dozens of water ghouls.
Wow~
With the sound of chains, the giant ape slowly opened its eyes, revealing a dazzling golden light, like a blazing flame.
