Many people know that Shendu has a well-developed water system and rivers throughout the city.
There are dozens of great rivers flowing through the divine capital!
The river is surging, rushing towards the river and the sea.
One of the rivers points directly to the north. It is the most magnificent water system in the divine capital. The part within the divine capital is called the "Feng Yue River" and is the most prosperous and luxurious place in the divine capital.
However, the part of this river outside the Divine Capital continues to flow to the north, and finally merges into the Northern Sea of Hell, which is called the "North Hell River".
It is said——
The end of the Beiming River is the place where the ancient royal family originated.
Before the Fireworks Festival, there was a heavy downpour in the entire city of God, which caused the water levels of the rivers in the city of God to rise a lot. The river water gathered from the mountains rushed through the city of God, rumbling towards the North Sea of Hell.
To the north of the divine capital is a vast forest.
The Beiming River rolled through the forest, splashing with dim yellow water and uprooting many trees.
The heavy rain fell, and all the little beasts in the forest hid.
Right on the edge of the Beiming River in a corner of the forest——
An old man wearing a tattered raincoat and a dark yellow bamboo hat was sitting on the ground in the mud. He was holding a slender bamboo pole in his hand, with a thin line hanging from the top, and it fell into the river.
A float trembles in the waves.
The heavy rain caused splashes of mud and water. The old man's body was covered with mud and his face was also somewhat dirty.
However, he was smiling, content, and quite at ease.
Judging from his appearance, this man is about fifty years old. He already has some white hair on his head, some wrinkles have begun to appear on his face, and his back is slightly rickety.
As soon as he sat by the river, he didn't know how many hours had passed.
At this moment, a little girl of five or six years old, riding a little fragrant pig companion beast, jumped up and down in the forest and passed by happily.
She had such a great time, and along the way, she let out that silvery bell-like laughter, which seemed particularly strange mixed with the sound of the heavy rain and the roar of the river.
"Grandpa, are you fishing?" The little girl saw the angler and curiously jumped off the little pig and came to the old man's side.
"Yes, baby girl." The old man said with a smile.
"But the river is so fast, the little fish won't take the bait, and your bait will be washed away soon." The little girl said seriously.
"Really? But the river is fast, so big fish will come out of the hole. Grandpa likes to catch big fish," the old man said.
"Greedy! The big fish is very strong, grandpa, you can't even lift it!" the little girl said with a smile.
"You little girl, how dare you look down on grandpa? Just wait, grandpa will catch a big fish for you right now." The old man smiled.
"Humph, then I want to take a good look!" The little girl also sat down.
On this rainy day, she was covered in mud while playing, like a clay doll. However, the mud could not cover up the innocence and purity of the little life. Those eyes blinked and blinked, like gems on a rainy day. The more raindrops became more
The flushing becomes more thorough.
After a while——
"Here comes the big fish!" The old man lifted the fishing rod up. Sure enough, a fish took the bait. After struggling in the water for a while, the old man lifted it up.
The two of them took a closer look and found that the fish they caught was only two fingers wide, not enough for a small fragrant pig to bite.
"Hehe, what a little fish, grandpa, you lose!" The little girl was so happy that she held her belly and laughed non-stop.
"Haha... Grandpa was bragging, and he made a mistake! I made you, a little girl, read the joke, and feel ashamed, ashamed." The old man laughed, and after laughing for a while, he picked up a water ladle, filled some water, and put the little fish in it.
Put it in.
"Grandpa, are you going to give me the little fish?" the little girl asked, blinking her big eyes.
"You guessed it right, you are so smart." The old man smiled.
"That's right, my parents say I'm very smart!"
"Then do you like raising little fish?"
"I like it! Thank you, grandpa. I will definitely raise the little fish." The little girl took the water ladle, her eyes flashing and shining.
Because this is a colorful little fish. Although it is small, it is really beautiful.
"That's great. Grandpa also likes to raise little fishes." He smiled, paused, and then said: "Daughter, would you like to chat with grandpa? Grandpa is always lonely. As he gets older, he always likes to mess around.
think."
"Okay!" The little girl held the little fish and sat on the edge obediently, saying, "Is there only one grandpa? How pitiful."
"Well, for a long time, I have only been by myself. But, grandpa likes fishing and raising small fish, so sometimes he is not so lonely," the old man said.
"But Xiao Yu'er can't speak, so he can't help grandpa relieve his boredom." The little girl said.
"You don't understand this, baby. I heard my grandpa say that any life, even a little fish, has thoughts. This is the wonderful thing about life. It is not a number. It starts from birth.
, I began to experience things, and from these things, I generated my own ideas. Maybe a small fish has few experiences and ideas, but hundreds of thousands or millions of them gather together, which is called 'Tao'.
"
"Tao? What is Tao? Grandpa, is it something delicious?" the little girl asked, tilting her head.
"Yes, Tao is very delicious. Grandpa likes it the most." The old man said with a smile.
"I want to eat it too," the little girl said.
"If you eat it, your mouth will be sore. Do you still eat it?"
"Then... forget it, I'll just eat the food cooked by my mother. It's delicious!" said the little girl.
"Haha, that's right. Only rotten people like Grandpa would eat those rotten things."
Just as he said this, a shouting sound came from the distance.
The little girl was startled, stood up and said anxiously: "Grandpa, my parents are here to see me. I'm going home first, and I'll come and play with grandpa next time!"
"Okay." The old man nodded.
"Zhuzhu, let's go quickly." The little girl turned over and rode the little fragrant pig with vigorous movements, still holding the water ladle in her hand.
"Goodbye, grandpa!"
"Goodbye baby."
Perhaps because he was running in a hurry, the little fragrant pig stirred a little, and the little girl fell off and fell headlong into the mud.
"Wow!" the little girl cried with tears streaming down her face.
The old man quickly put down the fishing rod, stepped forward to help her up, tremblingly took out a piece of cloth from his arms, wiped the little girl's face clean, and muttered: "You are so young, you have to be careful when walking.
Many people fall down once and never get up again."
"Grandpa, the little fish is gone!" the little girl said while crying.
"It's okay. Grandpa will look for it. Don't worry. Grandpa has some small fishes, billions of them." The old man said with a smile.
suddenly--
A young man and woman appeared in the forest.
At a glance, they saw an old man grabbing the little girl and smiling ugly, while the little girl was still sobbing.
"Shameless old man, get out!" The man came up instantly and kicked the old man in the chest. The old man flew out and hit a tree. He couldn't get up for a long time.
"Daddy, you...you..." The little girl was frightened and completely speechless, with tears streaming down her face.
"Hurry up and go home with dad, let you run around! The world is in chaos now, and there are so many bad people. Are you looking for death?" The man was a little harsh and picked up the little girl.
"Grandpa, grandpa..." The little girl looked at the old man lying on the ground with tears in her eyes. Before she could say anything, in the blink of an eye, she and her companion beast Xiao Xiangzhu were taken away by her parents.
Heavy rain poured down, and the rain curtain engulfed the whole world. More and more water accumulated in the low-lying areas of the forest, almost submerging the old man who fell on the ground.
He lay motionless on the ground.
But actually——
His eyes were kept open, quietly looking at the muddy water in front of him.
"I caught you!" He suddenly stretched out his hand and caught a colorful little fish in the muddy water.
"You still want to escape from the palm of my hand, naughty!"
He stood up, holding the small fish in one hand, arranging his raincoat with the other, and put the bamboo hat on his head.
Then, step by step, we walked to the riverside, looking at Shendu for a while, and at the end of Beiming River for a while, looking deeply.
He knew that it was his hometown.
"The limit of heaven is limitless. Life and death are merciless. People are like fish. Unfortunately, the river is surging and there are countless murderous intentions. Life is a sea of suffering. Who can escape..."
His tears flowed down loudly.
"A person is a person, a dream is a dream, no matter what, no matter what."
He looked at the little fish in his hand, sighed, and said: "If you want to survive, you can only eat fish, alas..."
He is in pain.
But--
He stuffed the living little fish in his hand into his mouth, bit it into two pieces with the first bite, making blood dripping from it, and swallowed it directly with the second bite.
Perhaps a fish bone stuck in his throat, and he coughed violently, showing an expression of pain.
But in the end, he still laughed.
After laughing, he carried the fishing basket on his back, picked up the fishing rod, arranged his raincoat and bamboo hat, stepped on a pair of tattered bamboo shoes, and walked along the Beiming River towards the direction of Shendu, step by step.
In the rain, he opened his mouth and read freely:
Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest,
Why not scream and walk slowly?
Bamboo sticks and mango shoes beat horses lightly,
Who is afraid?
I can live my whole life in the mist and rain.
The cool spring breeze blows away the drunkenness,
It's slightly cold, but the mountain tops are shining brightly.
Looking back at the bleak place,
When I returned home, there was no wind or rain or sunshine.
…
After the storm.
The city of God has ushered in the refreshing autumn weather, with gentle breeze and bright sun.
At night, there are no clouds in the sky, the stars are bright, the Milky Way is gorgeous, and it is so beautiful.
People say that this will definitely be the most beautiful fireworks festival in the capital.
The ancient royal family loved beauty, not only the beauty of beautiful people, but also the beauty of prosperity, the beauty of the capital, and the beauty of gorgeous fireworks.
A night of fireworks brings the world together.
Every night, for a year, the people of Shendu will make their own fireworks into the sky, dyeing the night sky of Shendu into a variety of colors.
It was the most romantic night. Many lovers made vows that would last until death amid the fireworks in the capital city.
Some people betray, some people die.
However--
Li Tianming almost lost track of time amid the torture of practicing the Immortal Sword Body.
Twenty-eight days have passed since the first blue linghuo sword energy was integrated.
In this nearly one month, he went from unfamiliarity to proficiency, from ordinary pain to extreme pain, from howling like ghosts to heartbreaking, but he persisted.
Within a month, half of the time will be spent on realm cultivation and half of the time on the Immortal Sword Body.
This is the best and most balanced way of practice, but it is also the most tiring. He persisted in it.
Even Weisheng Yunxi said that he could withstand the torture of the sword energy pool and improve every day, which is a miracle of willpower.
In fact, there is no miracle. Li Tianming just wants him and Jiang Feiling to live well!
He just told himself every time that it would be fine if he persisted for one more day.
Just like this, repeat day by day.
Until the day before the fireworks festival——
He has integrated more than three hundred sword energies and the Hundred Tribulations Sword, and has already successfully practiced it!
Even Yinghuo has integrated more than 170 sword energies, which also belongs to the category of Hundred Tribulations Sword!
In fact, the so-called Ten Tribulations Sword and Hundred Tribulations Sword are just names, and they are actually meaningless, because the power of the immortal sword body is calculated based on the amount of fused sword energy.
Three hundred sword energy and one hundred sword energy have different powers.
There is no difference between ninety-nine sword energy and one hundred sword energy. When it reaches one hundred, there will be no transformation.
Li Tianming tried it, and the power of his Three Hundred Tribulations Sword, coupled with the Shenxiao Sword Technique, was indeed quite terrifying. It was worth noting that his life would be worse than death for this month!
"In terms of realm, we have also broken through to the fourth level of the Earthly Saint Realm! After all, there are a lot of Saint Crystals now, so there is no need to hold us back."
"Compared to the time when I defeated Dong Yangzhuo, I seem to have changed a lot!"
Not only the evolution of the companion beast, but also the improvement of two realms, plus the strongest immortal sword body!
…
In the blink of an eye——
Fireworks Festival is here.
This is the busiest and most prosperous day in the city of God.
Early that morning, Li Tianming went to see Bai Mo, the future king of the palace.
