As I passed by the four golden armored guards, I walked towards the mountain, turned over the mountain pass, and saw eight golden armored guards standing still. After passing through the stone wall gorge, there were sixteen golden armored guards holding halberds, with a solemn expression. Crossing the stream, I came to a place in front of two mountains that stood like gate towers, where a high gate was built. The gate was nine zhang high and made of giant stones. On top of the gate, the landscape of Mount Tai was engraved, and in the middle, two large characters were inscribed: "Dongyue". Below the gate, thirty-two golden armored guards stood in two rows, each as calm as a sea, with icy cold eyes.

  The big red shrimp's bulging eyes stared at the thirty-two golden armored guards in front of him, not even daring to breathe, and followed Chen Jing more closely. The shell seemed to have seen a big scene before, but still quietly followed Chen Jing on his left side.

  Beyond the gate, a huge altar came into view. The altar was built with jade stones, but at this time, it was already filled with people, row after row, quietly sitting in meditation, facing due north.

  To the north, there are ninety-nine stone steps, and at the top is a bluestone platform. On the platform, there are inscriptions of auspicious symbols, including pictures of tigers roaring by rivers and dragons jumping over rivers, as well as carvings of flowers, birds, fish, insects, and clouds on the four corners. This must be where the Great Emperor of Mount Tai sits.

  There were still many people sitting around the altar, and when I looked around, there were nearly a thousand people. Thousands of people gathered together, yet the scene was so quiet.

  Chen Jing looked around, searching for a place with fewer people. However, he arrived late and all the good spots were already taken. After walking around, he could only find a remote corner. Fortunately, it was far from the altar and there weren't many people around. But Chen Jing saw that the mountain god of Wushan, who had once passed through Evil Dragon Gorge, was also here. She wore a black skirt, her face veiled by a thin gauze, her wrists and arms exposed, with a tiger lying at her feet. When she saw Chen Jing arrive, she only nodded slightly before closing her eyes to meditate again.

  Chen Jing lifted his robe, sat down cross-legged, and immediately a circle of water vapor spread out, like a greenish-gray lotus leaf floating on the surface of the water. Chen Jing sat on top of it, with a faint mist rising up.

  The shell covered with moss floated on the water vapor as if it had no weight, while the big red shrimp circled around Chen Jing and drew a circle on the ground to indicate that this place was already occupied. Only then did it settle down beside Chen Jing's right side, but its head kept looking around in all directions.

  Chen Jing didn't know when the Great Emperor Dongyue would start his lecture, but everyone was sitting here quietly waiting, presumably it was almost time. Sure enough, one day later, the Great Emperor Dongyue descended from heaven, wearing imperial robes, with a majestic appearance and a golden mountain-shaped mark on his forehead.

  His eyes seemed to see through every person in the blink of an eye, and he didn't seem to have any magical powers revealed, but felt like Mount Tai pressing down, not daring to raise his head to look straight.

  Whether on the altar or under the altar, they all stood up one by one, bowed their heads and worshipped in unison: "Pay respects to the great emperor."

  The gods worship, the heaven and earth change color, on top of each god's head, various imperial symbols appear, connected together, forming a vast land, high mountains, numerous rivers, great rivers, long rivers, cities, temples, embracing all things.

  Colors are different, the five lines of light gather into a halo of auspicious air, attracting spiritual energy from thousands of miles away, with thousands of strands of auspicious air and halos rushing to the sky.

  The Great Emperor Dongyue surveyed his surroundings, his hands lightly clasped together, and the various gods stood upright. Chen Jing naturally followed everyone in worshiping, and when he looked up again at the Great Emperor Dongyue standing on the high platform, he felt that there was no one else in heaven or earth who could compare to him.

  Thousands of gods on one side, in his presence, didn't even dare to breathe.

  "The Heavenly Court has vanished, and the world is in chaos. I, the Emperor, have opened this altar to preach the divine way, not for eternal fame, but only hoping that you can protect a region of peaceful land and water. Now, as I lecture on the Way of Earth Gods, I hope that you will forever suppress evil demons and safeguard the peace of the world."

  The Great Emperor of Eastern Peak finished speaking and sat on the green platform, while all the gods also sat in a circle.

  Chen Jing sat with his eyes half open and half closed, and the Great Emperor Dongyue continued to explain the duties of the heavenly gods. However, he did not mention the origin and disappearance of the Heavenly Court. After listening to the majestic voice of the Great Emperor Dongyue for a long time, he finally said: "The divine power is different from that of immortals, demons, and Buddhas. The divine power is the power of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, which can be invoked through the fusion of the divine soul with the imperial symbol, ultimately forming divine power..."

  Next, it's about the method of using divine power. Although Chen Jingcheng has been a river god for only a few years, he still feels that his application of divine power is incorrect. However, after listening to Dongyue Dadi's lecture, he discovered that there are many aspects that he didn't know about. Now, upon hearing this, he immediately felt enlightened and refreshed. Moreover, the various incantations and spells made Chen Jingcheng feel that they could be used in ways he never thought possible.

  The Great Emperor Dongyue then explained the incantations in each of their talismans, breaking down and explaining each spell. This made Chen Jingru immerse himself in the landscape paintings, with each spell representing a heavenly language. It wasn't until now that Chen Jing understood that most of the gods' "Incantation for Worship" were actually the same, only with different talismans, but the key was the Heavenly Court Talisman. Without it, even if one knew the "Incantation for Worship", it would be useless.

  Sometimes Chen Jing would wonder how this talisman was formed, seeming both real and illusory. Ordinary people couldn't see or touch it, but for those in the spiritual realm, it existed concretely within their souls.

  Time slips away like sand, and it flows fastest when people are most focused.

  Here is like a world of its own, where neither the sun in the sky nor the moonlight can shine through, and rainy days have never appeared, those dark clouds have long been dispersed by the auspicious air of the gods.

  "When power is exhausted, even the gods cannot change it. But for a territorial boundary spirit to use its power is only the most inferior application. Power has an end, but momentum is endless. Today, I will talk about the role of momentum in mountains and rivers..."

  The voice of Dongyue Dadi floated in the void, yet it gave people a sense of extreme texture, like drop by drop of water falling directly into the hearts of everyone.

  The sky is filled with a radiant glow of thousands of feet, and auspicious air of thousands of strands.

  Chen Jing didn't know how long it took, but when he came to, the East Mountain Emperor had vanished into thin air, and more than a thousand gods on the altar had dispersed. The mountain god of Wushan who rode a fierce tiger was also gone.

  "River God, you're awake." Da Hong Xia said excitedly, not waiting for Chen Jing to say anything, he whispered again: "River God, the three brothers from San Cai Ridge saw us when they left, I can tell, their eyes had a murderous aura."

  Chen Jing slightly furrowed his brow, but the big red shrimp continued to say: "Or else, I'll return that weapon to that black guy." It took out the wolf-tooth club that had already been refined and shrunk, hidden under its gill cover, and said with a pained expression.

  Chen Jing smiled lightly and said, "No need for that, let's go."

  "River God, many people looked at you with strange eyes when they left. In my opinion, they didn't have good intentions either." Da Hong Xia said seriously, Chen Jing smiled and said: "You shrimp are too suspicious, I don't know them, we've never met before, no grudges in the past or present, why would they have bad intentions towards me?"

  He walked out of the mountain as soon as he finished speaking, while the big red shrimp followed Chen Jing's body with vigilance, the wolf-toothed club clamped on its pincers standing high, and the shell was still quietly following on the left side. Until now, Chen Jing had never heard it say a few words.

  Those golden armored guards still quietly guarded, as if they had been there since ancient times, standing until the end of heaven and earth.

  In the mountains, green hills and clear water, red flowers and lush grass, warm like spring.

  But what greeted Chen Jing was a blast of wind and snow, a gray sky, and big snowflakes falling from the sky like dust, shrouding the world in a blur. Chen Jing remembered that when he left Evil Dragon Gorge for Mount Tai, it was still late spring or early summer, but now it was already heavily snowing.

  Snowflakes fell on his face, feeling a coolness, Chen Jing took big strides into the wind and snow, saying: "Let's go, back to Chunchun Bay."

  One shrimp and one shell were quickly buried by the wind and snow that filled the sky, without leaving any trace.

  As they walked out, not seeing the three mountain gods of Sancai Ridge, Da Hongxia put away his wolf-tooth club and followed Chen Jing to the right, saying loudly: "River God, this land is so dull, it's not as good as our Huichun Bay."

  "It's been so long since I've had a good swim, my whole body is itching like crazy. When I get back, I'll have to tell the little shrimp and their kids about the boring things on land..." Big Red Shrimp chattered non-stop all the way, as if trying to make up for all the words he'd been holding in over the past few days.

  "I came here to listen to the Tao, you were eager to come at that time, did you gain anything?" Chen Jing asked.

  The big red shrimp suddenly said: "I'm not talented, when I heard the Emperor's lecture, it felt like a thousand bees buzzing in my ears, and I was so annoyed that I couldn't bear it. Later, I closed my six senses and fell asleep. When I woke up, the Emperor had almost finished his lecture."

  Chen Jing smiled and didn't say anything. The big red shrimp hurriedly said: "The shell must have fallen asleep too."

  "Nonsense, I didn't," Shell suddenly spoke out in denial.

  "You fell asleep and nobody knows, and the River God won't scold you." said Da Hong Xia loudly.

  "I don't have it, you're talking nonsense again, I'll eat..." Shell said up to here, but suddenly stopped.

  "You want to eat me, bully my kindness? Let me tell you, I now have a wolf-toothed club, weighing 900 catties. If you dare to come again, I'll smash your shell." The big red shrimp said, and took out the wolf-toothed club, proudly smashing it onto a giant boulder by the side of the road, "Boom", the massive rock instantly shattered into four or five pieces.

  The shell no longer made a sound, and the big red shrimp proudly put away its wolf-toothed club and asked Chen Jing: "River God, I've seen other gods sleeping, but it's rare to see one like you who sits still in meditation. And I've also seen that the cloud energy on your head is surging, and there's always an aura of awe-inspiring power emanating from your body. Could it be that you have attained the great divine power of penetrating heaven and earth?"

  "Haha, all-pervading and all-knowing, who else dares to claim this now? I have some understanding, but it's not enough to be called a great master. Before, I thought that as long as I was in my own domain, I wouldn't fear anyone, but now I realize I'm just a frog at the bottom of a well. The world is so vast, and even with the application of spiritual energy in mountains, rivers, and streams, there's still much I don't understand. Not to mention the power beyond that, which can be heard, and above that, there must be even more profound realms, it's just that the Great Emperor hasn't spoken of them."

  The vastness of the universe is boundless, and whether it's a fairy or a god, they are just a speck of dust in it. Just like this snowflake, falling from the ninth heaven, fluttering and drifting between heaven and earth, this is the most magnificent moment in its life, when it falls to the ground, it is the end of its life.