Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 841: The one who wants the elixir fights the elixir
At a river channel between cliffs, there were soldiers busy on the cliffs on both sides, and several shirtless soldiers were waving large wooden hammers alternately.

"Hey yo." "Hey yo."

"Come on, hey yo."

"Bang~" "Bang~" "Bang~".
The Taoist Yi Shuyuan did not help the soldiers in hammering down wooden stakes. Instead, he looked at the water flow in the water below. It was obvious that the water depth was increasing compared to a while ago.

At this moment, the cliff does not seem very high. It currently appears to be only about ten feet above the water surface.

A captain looked at the serious expression of the Taoist beside him, then looked at the soldiers beside him and the soldiers pulling iron chains on the opposite cliff, and finally looked at the water below. His heart was also very complicated.

"Master, I hope your method will work!"

"We can only do our best!"

Yi Shuyuan's words sounded more like comfort to the captain, but what's the harm in taking a gamble?

After the wooden stakes were driven in, Yi Shuyuan hung the iron sword with an iron chain and hung the sword between the two cliffs with a chain. After doing this, he was about to leave for the next place.

In addition to Yi Shuyuan and eight soldiers, other soldiers on the top of the cliff were still busy, because there was not only the Dragon-Suppressing Sword hanging here, but also boulder traps and crossbow carts had to be set up. Perhaps the Dragon-Suppressing Sword was a bonus.

However, Yi Shuyuan would not stop the people of the Tujiao Camp from making other efforts. It was impossible for the entire army to rely on his Jiao-Suppressing Sword. Even if the captain agreed, the vanguard would not agree.

But after spending a long time together, at least the soldiers in this group of Tu Jiao Camp are very convinced of Yi Shuyuan, and almost all of them agree that this Taoist priest is a truly capable wizard.

In fact, it is not necessary for all 108 dragon-suppressing swords to be hung, because the area where the dragon walks according to Yi Shuyuan's calculations is not that large, but at least it is necessary to ensure that the positions where they have been hung are connected by qi channels.

In this world, Yi Shuyuan has no great magical powers to display, so everything is accomplished by constantly studying geography and field observations, and then through his own calculations.

Even though it may be difficult to control magic in this world, the basic natural laws such as water veins, earth veins, and qi veins are the same, referring to both mountains and rivers as well as all living beings and things.

As time passed, all the Dragon-Suppressing Swords had been hung in place, and the Dragon-Suppressing Camps in various places were also training day after day.

The days seemed to become tormenting. Some people became irritable, some were increasingly fearful, and some remained calm and continued to intensify their training.

At the end of the scorching summer, Yi Shuyuan stood on the cliff where the Zhenjiao Sword was first set up. He glanced at the afterglow of the setting sun in the west. The blood-like setting sun shone on this side of the cliff. Under the iron chain hanging between the cliffs, the tip of the Zhenjiao Sword was dotted with the golden light of the sunlight.

Yi Shuyuan frowned slightly and looked up at the sky. The floating clouds seemed to be a little different from before. As soon as he thought about it, a weak breeze appeared near the cliff.

There was a slight sign of revival of magic power, but Yi Shuyuan would not think that it was because of his own specialness.

The golden color on the tip of the Zhenjiao Sword now seemed to be out of touch with the setting sun. The sun had already set, and only the sunset glow remained on the horizon, but the golden light on the tip of the sword seemed to dissipate very slowly.

Yi Shuyuan took a deep breath, and the air in his lungs felt a little sharp. At this moment, the golden energy of the beginning of autumn had actually arrived.

The water level at the bottom of the cliff below is much higher than before.

A sergeant also went up the mountain at this time.

"Master, it's time to eat."

"Ah."

The changes in water levels in various places are becoming increasingly obvious, even with the naked eye, and the sense of oppression brought about is increasing day by day. As of today, I don’t know about other places, but at least the Tujiao Camp where Yi Shuyuan is located has begun to disperse its stationing.

Because no one knows where the evil dragon will appear first, the soldiers of the Dragon-Slaying Camp have been dispersed to a dozen locations that had been calculated previously, some in the front, some in the back, and some in parallel, in order to prevent everyone from coming to nothing.

However, just as Yi Shuyuan stood up, he saw a horizontal white line appear in the distance of the dim waterway.

“Boom boom boom.” “Crash la la la.”

A vibrating sound and the turbulence of the water below formed a whole. Yi Shuyuan stopped. The soldier who came to call him opened his mouth slightly, and then shouted with all his strength towards the bottom of the cliff.

"The flood is coming - the flood is coming -"

Wherever dragons are dormant in the world, either mountains collapse or the earth cracks, and the hidden dragons rush out with the floods, and have already rushed into the vast world!

After the soldiers shouted, bells and drums sounded loudly at the camp below.

"Dong dong dong dong dong"

"Get ready, everyone get ready, crossbowmen, quickly go up the cliff, quickly go up the cliff to set up the traps - spearmen, splice the spear shafts - chains and hooks, get ready -"

There were military officers with loud voices who kept shouting, and there were also soldiers encouraging each other.

"Run——" "Hurry, hurry, hurry——"

"Kill that evil creature in the water——" "Yes, kill it——"

The two hundred or so people camped here were either excited or panicked, and they all started running. They couldn't even eat the dinner that had just been prepared, and could only bite a steamed bun at most.

There is no need to wear armor or hold a shield. When fighting against a water beast like a dragon, armor is just a burden, and many people go shirtless.
Yi Shuyuan stood on the cliff above and looked into the distance. The rolling waves were just a prelude. At this moment, he seemed to be able to feel the vigorous Dan Qi.
"hold head high--"

The dragon's roar was drowned out by the sound of the flood. At this time, the sounds of many footsteps had already rushed up the cliff.

"Master!" "Master, the evil dragon is coming!" "Boom boom!"

There were lightning and thunder in the sky, and before anyone knew it, dark clouds had gathered. It was obvious that it was going to rain heavily, and a soldier immediately shouted.

"Cover the ballista, put up the umbrella——"

The dragon's roar mixed with the heavy rain. Many soldiers around Yi Shuyuan retreated subconsciously. When the flood was getting closer, all the shouts stopped and everyone stared at the flood in the distance.

It came so fast and so violently, and in the murky water there was a terrifying figure that was vaguely visible as the lightning lit up.
"hold head high--"

"Prepare--"

The military attaché's shouts stimulated everyone's nerves, freeing many people from their fear, and some people always reacted faster.

Yi Shuyuan also clenched his fists while standing on the edge of the cliff. The Dragon-Suppressing Sword was not able to block the floodwaters in one go, but it was meant to let the water know how powerful it was.

When the flood came, the distant banks were turbid, and the surging waters seemed to be sweeping people's souls into the water. The wind and rain were so strong that it was difficult for people to breathe.
"Woohoo. Woohoo"

A thought arose in everyone's mind: Is this really something that human power can resist?
"trap--"

The military officer gave orders, and the soldiers struggled to pry the huge rocks on the top of the cliff, and pieces of rocks fell down.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

"Rumble"

When a flash of lightning struck, the flood rushed between the two cliffs. The lightning hit the iron chain and gathered at the sword to suppress the dragon.

"Zheng——"

There was a sound of sword ringing, as if an invisible sword energy was falling, and a strange roar came from the surging water.

"Moo, moo. Ang——"

Yi Shuyuan's eyes fixed, and at this moment he actually jumped into the water.

"Taoist Priest——"

Someone shouted, and a military officer yelled.

"Crossbows, spearmen—"

"Boom——"

The waves between the two cliffs stirred up huge rocks and exploded. The sound was earth-shaking in the wind and rain. Several spearmen on both sides were holding three-meter-long spears, but they were swept away by the flood before they could even stab.

The crossbow cart on the top of the cliff made "bang" and "bang" sounds, and the crossbow arrows shot out fell into the water like a stone sinking into the sea.

The iron chain hook under the river surface also broke in the flood.
When the rolling water receded, only the military officers and crossbowmen on the top of the cliff and the soldiers in charge of the traps remained, while there were very few people left below. Many soldiers and the previous camps all disappeared in the flood.

The surviving soldiers of the Tujiao Camp stared blankly into the distance in the heavy rain.

However, these soldiers, whose hearts were almost broken, did not notice that the momentum of the flood was obviously much smaller when it passed through the gorge.

After the subsequent floods, the water level had stabilized a lot. Under such wind and rain, the Dragon-Suppressing Sword hanging between the two cliffs did not move at all!

What Yi Shuyuan did at this moment was beyond ordinary people's understanding. He certainly did not jump to seek death. At the moment when the sword of the dragon was swung down, he had already landed steadily on the top of the dragon's head and was now playing a game with the dragon.

"hold head high--"

The dragon shook its head, throwing the little man on top of it into the air, but Yi Shuyuan held on to the dragon's mane tightly, watching the dragon's mouth rise up to swallow him, and with an angry look on his face, he kicked down hard.

"How dare you——"

"Bang~"

A huge wave exploded, and the dragon head was actually pressed down by this step. At this moment, Yi Shuyuan really felt the active spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and his own vitality was also in a stage of recovery.

As an alchemist, he understands the conditions and timing of the elixir better than others, and can take advantage of the changes therein first.

A Taoist priest can control a dragon with just a little effort!
"hold head high--"

Amid the roar of dragons and the sound of rushing water, they were about to reach the next location of the sword to suppress the dragon in the distance. However, this time, the dragon was obviously wary, and Yi Shuyuan could sense the changes in the dragon's energy (Dan Qi).

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan pulled the dragon's mane and "helped it" make a choice.

When the flood hit, soldiers standing ready for battle could be vaguely seen in the distance under the illumination of lightning, but the flood actually changed its course in the previous river.
At the moment when Yu Jiao left, Yi Shuyuan clearly heard the fierce cheers of hundreds of soldiers in the distance——
In addition to where Yi Shuyuan was, the dragon-slaying camps on all sides also began to respond one after another. However, the dragons' paths through the water were different, the geographical environment was different, and the speed of their arrival was also different. A large difference might result in an arrival time of one day earlier or later.

However, most of the scenes of dealing with evil dragons elsewhere were tragic!

Broken spears, shattered boulders, countless tangled iron chains, instantly shattered ships, collapsed dams, and dead soldiers throwing themselves into the water.
The roars and cries of dragons mixed with the flood, wind and rain, and many people who were swept away by the flood could not even utter a cry. The so-called slaying of the evil dragon with human power seemed like an ant trying to shake a tree, but they continued to move forward!
But are ants really the only ones who kill dragons?
Anger, grief, hatred, greed, fear.
The violent fluctuations of people's emotions turned into another flood in the shock of the heaven and earth's vitality, carrying with it the howling of people and the wailing of dragons.
(End of this chapter)