“The vastness of land and sea,” so majestic, naturally not everyone can traverse it purely by fleshly body alone.

Ordinary folk, wishing to cross the river, need not risk their lives navigating boats against the waves.

Across the entire length of the great river, there are nine bridges in total.

These nine bridges, steeped in history, are incredibly sturdy and unbreakable. They are ancient structures passed down from the primordial era, possessing immense and profound power.

According to ancient legends, the Human Emperor severed the nine sons of the Dragon Emperor and refined them into these nine bridges, forever anchoring the great river and preventing it from raising tumultuous waves.

And so it has remained, continuously, until this day.

Thus, the nine bridges are also known as the “Nine Holds.”

There were many times when the kingdoms or sects on both banks of the great river sought to construct new bridges.

After all, the great river is truly too long, almost spanning all the currently known lands. The coming and going required far more than the nine bridges could satisfy.

But no matter which country took the lead, no matter how much manpower and resources were expended, not a single new bridge managed to endure.

How many long ages have passed? How many great powers have dissipated?

In the primordial era, nine bridges spanned the river; in the current age, it is still these nine ancient bridges.

The “First Hold” lies in the westernmost region of the Wan Country, like a grip on the throat of the great river. The “Ninth Hold,” on the other hand, is already close to the Xia Country, like a nail at the tail of the great river.

The Qi Country’s expeditionary force, having passed through the southern reaches of the Wo Country, was crossing the Fifth Bridge.

This bridge is named the Suanni Bridge.

If Jiang Wang had previously only regarded the “Nine Holds” as mere legends, his feelings had changed after learning the cause and effect of the Yellow River Meeting.

Shattering the Water Clan, pursuing the Dragon Emperor – for the Third Human Emperor to achieve such monumental feats, the notion that he truly severed the nine sons of the Dragon Emperor and refined them into nine bridges no longer seemed so unbelievable.

The “Nine Holds” and the “River Viewing Platform” were perhaps originally complementary.

The great river flows through the present world, passing through Wo to Jing, making a southern bend.

This means that the Yellow River section flows from northwest to southeast, not straight east as it had previously.

The Suanni Bridge is precisely located at the upper end of this turn, spanning the beginning of the Yellow River section.

Even more coincidentally, the end of the Yellow River section is where the “Sixth Hold,” the Baxia Bridge, is located.

The fact that the Yellow River section flows directly under the gaze of the River Viewing Platform, and that this section is marked by two bridges at its head and tail, can no longer be described as simple coincidence.

It signifies that this stretch of river was originally the most severely afflicted by the great river’s floods.

It alone required such “suppression.”

Jiang Wang rode the “Flame Illumination,” accompanied by the other two heavenly talents from their country, and under the protection of the Sky Covering Army soldiers, stepped onto the Suanni Bridge.

At this moment, General Cao rode his horse at the very front of the formation.

The Suanni Bridge is a straight bridge, not an arched one.

The great river flows through here, becoming fierce and roaring towards the southeast.

This ancient stone bridge is truly immense.

A team of several hundred people, walking on this bridge, appears small like ants.

But the form of this bridge is very simple, ancient, without any superfluous decorations, inheriting the typical style of the primordial era. Everything is geared towards practicality.

As they rode slowly, they could hear the sound of the vast water.

That faint tremor brought a substantial sense of oppression.

As if a colossal beast was rushing beneath the stone bridge, roaring.

And this stone bridge is so firm and reliable, it steadily suppresses all winds and waves, imbuing people with a tremendous sense of security.

The Qi Country team walked on the right side of the Suanni Bridge. Jiang Wang turned his head to look right, sweeping past Ji Zhaonan and Chong Xuan Zun on his right, gazing at the rolling white waves…

It was as if a colossal dragon surged forth from an unknown place. It roared for ten thousand miles, spanned the six directions, smashed through towering mountains, and shattered plateaus… Sweeping away everything it encountered with angry waves.

What a distant and grand river!

Even exhausting his eye power, he could not see its end.

He had not seen the great river for the first time, yet he was still shocked by this “ancestor river.”

How many years has it been, nurturing countless generations of humanity, the mother river of their race.

She is so grand, so vast.

And what is particularly different today is…

The water level of the great river is already very high.

By Jiang Wang’s estimation, when the great river surges here and the wave crests roll high, the distance to the bridge surface is already less than three Zhang. Considering the volume of the great river, if the water level were just a little higher, even a slightly larger wave crest could hit the bridge surface.

When the water level overflows the bridge surface…

The state of the great river’s banks can then be imagined.

Using the Yellow River’s water level to determine the start of the Yellow River Meeting is precisely a continuation of the Yellow River Meeting’s tradition. Before the waters of the Yellow River section flood the banks, suppress it.

Only Jiang Wang was thinking.

What is this water level related to?

The vast river wind drummed across the bridge surface, also bringing many sounds from the other side of the great bridge.

Wolf howls, horse neighs, human voices, laughter.

That was the Mu Country’s team.

The two groups of people arriving on the bridge at almost the same time was indeed a coincidence.

However, the teams from the two countries each stayed on one side, clearly separated, leaving a large empty space in the middle of the vast bridge surface.

Jiang Wang had heard before that the Mu Country’s ritual viewing team and expeditionary force were arriving together.

The idle chatter among the Sky Covering Army soldiers even mocked the grassland people for having no proper etiquette.

Indeed, at this moment, the Qi Country’s army formation was neat and their discipline strict. Although their numbers were not large, they were clearly elite and strong soldiers at a glance.

The Mu Country’s side, though vast, was inevitably somewhat chaotic.

Jiang Wang subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the left side of the great bridge.

A large carriage pulled by a white yak, and the majestic, strong Cangtu Divine Riders, were already in front. The Cangtu Divine Riders, however, maintained their proper military bearing.

Behind them, the carriages filled with boisterous sounds carried the Mu Country nobles who had come to view the ritual.

Their servants and slaves, however, were not brought to the River Viewing Platform, all remaining within the Mu Gardens in Feng City.

His line of sight swept over a sturdy man with a head full of braids, a masked person riding a green-maned horse, and a beautiful woman on a white horse wearing a silver shaking crown.

Many knights guarded them.

The braided man seemed to be saying something interesting, his laughter hearty.

Jiang Wang thought, the people who ate and drank at the Qi Hall before were likely these few individuals.

As for the so-called Mu Country Imperial Princess, he only glanced at her, appreciating her legendary azure eyes without being disrespectful. Instead, he looked carefully at the masked person for a few moments. The bronze mask they wore was in the shape of an evil ghost, its carved patterns quite intriguing.

“What are you looking at!”

The braided man suddenly twisted his head, his momentum fierce as he glared at him.

In ordinary times, Jiang Wang would have simply smiled and moved on. Getting into a big fight over a few words was truly unnecessary.

But now he was representing the Qi Country on this expedition, and he could not afford to lose face.

Thus, he slightly raised his head, looked at the person, and said, “Looking at you, what about it?”

Upon hearing this, the entire Qi Country team suddenly halted.

All the Sky Covering Army knights drew their horses around, staring coldly at that person.

They also stared at the entire Mu Country team, including that person.

War knives hung from their waists, standard lances were carried on their backs.

Neatly silent, their killing intent overwhelming.

Surrounding Heren Yuyun were naturally the Wang Account Cavalry of the Great Mu Empire. Seeing the situation, they all pulled their horses around, their bodies carrying longbows, their waists adorned with curved knives.

And the Cangtu Divine Riders at the very front of the Mu Country team also stopped and looked back, each holding a large iron spear.

Their giant wolf eyes emitted a cold, faint light.

For a moment, silence fell upon the Suanni Bridge!

Only the roaring great river beneath the bridge continued its turbulent flow.

In such a tense atmosphere, ready for conflict, General Cao’s face remained expressionless, offering no comment.

The Mu Country’s Golden Crown Priest, Na Mo Duo, also remained completely within his carriage.

It was clear they were to resolve this themselves.

Fighting was naturally impossible. The Yellow River Meeting had not yet begun, and a major battle between the teams of two great powers on the Suanni Bridge would only make the world laugh in vain.

But for the two people who caused the friction to engage in a sparring match to heighten the excitement was not a problem.

Yuwen Duo pulled his reins, intending to cross the boundary alone and test this arrogant Qi person.

However…

A hand reached out from beside him, grasping his reins.

Zhao Ru Cheng’s voice was somewhat awkward, but very persuasive: “Others look at you, so you look back at them a few more times, what’s the harm? With that face of yours, what loss could you possibly suffer? Do you want to fight a big battle here and let Jin Ge see you make a fool of yourself?”

The latter half of the sentence convinced Yuwen Duo.

Yet, he still couldn’t lose momentum. He thus glared fiercely at Jiang Wang, angrily saying, “Looking at me, you have needle-like eyes!”

Wang Account Cavalry: …

Sky Covering Army: …

Heren Yuyun, standing to the side, felt embarrassed for him.

This guy had been grinding on the edge of life and death for several years, and this was all he amounted to?

Fighting was not exactly his forte, and even his harsh words were lackluster.

Except for one Zhao Ru Cheng, after guarding the border wilderness for three years, he actually gained nothing!

Zhao Ru Cheng then directly pulled Yuwen Duo’s reins, dragging him towards the other side of the team: “You drank too much at noon, go rest in the carriage!”

Yuwen Duo was still a bit unwilling: “Why are you pulling me, ah, don’t pull me, I’m not drunk. This kid still dares to be so arrogant with me…”

Zhao Ru Cheng exerted force on his hand, his voice heavily smacking into his ear: “If I were him, I would just say, this is the Yellow River Meeting. If you want to fight me, call all the first-ranking inner mansion experts from your side. Do you match? What do you do? Beg Jin Ge to help you out? Isn’t that a loss of face?”

Yuwen Duo immediately lowered his flag and ceased his drum.

He mumbled, “I was just trying to show some authority, ah, who knew the Qi Country people were so serious…”

On the Mu Country team’s side, the Wang Account Cavalry withdrew their momentum.

The giant wolves shook their ears, turning back their bodies with disinterest.

The Cangtu Divine Riders continued forward.

On the Sky Covering Army’s side, they also silently reformed their ranks.

To be honest, getting into a conflict with this seemingly not-so-bright Mu Country person not only failed to appear prestigious or overbearing, but instead made themselves look quite foolish.

Only Jiang Wang, who had caused the contradiction himself, although he also normally followed the team forward, was… deep in thought.

The awkwardness of that masked person’s voice, clearly not their true voice, seemed very abrupt in his ears.

Although he hadn’t opened his voice to listen with the Immortal State, his sensitivity to voice allowed him to capture a kind of familiar feeling.

He seemed… somewhere, to have heard this person’s voice, to have heard this person’s true voice.

Although that true voice was not clear enough, he had definitely heard it.

Definitely heard it.

Only, when… where?

Jiang Wang again turned his head to look in that direction, but the person wearing the bronze mask was no longer within his line of sight.

“Still looking, huh?” Ji Zhaonan, riding “Little White,” said with a laugh, “If that rough man had truly come over just now, would you really have fought him?”

Jiang Wang collected himself and smiled: “How could I? I would definitely have him go call their first-ranking inner mansion expert. The Mu Country’s first-ranking inner mansion, fighting sooner or later is all the same. But this person is definitely not qualified to fight.”

Ji Zhaonan nodded: “That’s a person with a brain.”

Under the restraint of both sides, a dispute dissipated without incident.

The team advanced further, reaching the middle of the Suanni Bridge, where Jiang Wang saw a huge carving on the bridge surface ahead.

The carving was of a strange beast resembling a lion, squatting there, as if bathed in divine light.

He assumed it was the legendary Suanni.

On the entire “Fifth Hold,” there was only this one carving.

It was profoundly majestic.

Years had not erased it, and it remained clear in the wind and rain.

As if it bore the vast passage of time from the primordial era to the present.

It instilled a sense of awe and reverence at first glance.

Jiang Wang even had a feeling that it seemed ready to leap out of the stone carving at any moment and manifest in the present world.

This was, of course, an illusion.

It was because the stone carving was too lifelike, and the aura on it was both ancient and real.

Perhaps, this stone bridge beneath his feet truly had the Suanni refined within it, who could say…

However, Jiang Wang did not study this stone carving for long. He then saw two priests emerge from the Mu Country team, fly over, and spread open a thick sheepskin blanket to cover the carving.

On that sheepskin blanket, woven with an unknown pigment, was a divine pattern of a wolf’s body, eagle’s wings, and a horse’s feet, looking very majestic.

“What are they doing?” Jiang Wang couldn’t help but ask.

Ji Zhaonan said: “Legend says the Suanni likes to sit in quiet contemplation, enjoying incense offerings. The Mu Country people covering its carving is to show that the Mu Country’s incense offerings are absolutely not to be shared. All those who believe in the Cangtu God will ignore it.”

A group of Mu Country people just passing by, what incense offerings could they provide…

Jiang Wang was somewhat speechless: “Is their Cangtu God not a little too stingy?”

“Stingy?” Ji Zhaonan said softly, “The struggle for incense offerings is very bloody.”

For Ji Zhaonan, who spent the year killing in the Ten Thousand Monster Gates, to say it was bloody…

Then it must truly be very bloody.

Jiang Wang couldn’t fully imagine it.

After all, the era of the flourishing Divine Path had long passed.

Now, throughout the present world, the only countries that held gods as their faith were the One and the Mu Country alone.

Not until the entire Mu Country team had crossed the Suanni Bridge did the two priests on that side return to collect the sheepskin blanket with the divine image pattern.

The process was very strict, their demeanor very pious, but Jiang Wang paid no more attention.

After crossing the Suanni Bridge, raising his eyes, he could already see the River Viewing Platform.

It was not because it was truly that close, but because it was incredibly tall and vast.

The River Viewing Platform, though named a “platform,” was not the kind of scenic platform people often saw.

But it was a vast, incredibly tall, and ancient sacrificial platform, claiming to “come and go horizontally and vertically for nine hundred li,” much larger than Linzi City.

This was truly the world’s first male platform.

It stood on the south bank, separated by the great river, remotely opposite the Tianma Plateau on the north side of the great river. If viewed from an extremely high vantage point, the River Viewing Platform did not appear much smaller than the Tianma Plateau when looking up.

And in the Yellow River section bending towards the southeast, it was on the southwest shore, exactly opposite the Jing Country on the northeast shore.

To ascend the colossal steps of the River Viewing Platform, there were a total of ninety-nine levels.

Every single level of steps was wide enough for horses to run on.

The Mu Country team, which had gone ahead, was already nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps to avoid any further friction between the two sides, both intentionally maintained a greater distance.

The Mu Country team sped up a bit, and the Qi Country team slowed down a bit.

Chong Xuan Zun suddenly asked, “When will our ritual viewing team arrive?”

General Cao rode in front, not turning back, only saying, “Before His Majesty arrives, they will arrive first.”

Jiang Wang was very surprised: “His Majesty will also arrive?”

The Qi Emperor’s attendance could be said to infinitely elevate the scale of the Yellow River Meeting.

Through his understanding of these past few days, Jiang Wang already highly valued the Yellow River Meeting, but now he realized he seemed to have still underestimated it!

Perhaps this matter had never been mentioned before!

However, looking at Ji Zhaonan and Chong Xuan Zun’s expressions, it was obvious they all knew…

“Not his true body descends,” General Cao said casually, “Every time the Yellow River Meeting is held, our six countries’ emperors always gather once.”

After walking a few more steps, he explained again: “One, the great river’s water level requires the joint effort of six supreme beings to suppress. Two, after the Ten Thousand Monster Gates, matters are significant, and only supreme beings are fit to decide. Three, for the six supreme beings, this is also necessary, an opportunity to probe and understand each other.”

The six countries mentioned by General Cao naturally referred to the countries among the six strongest in the world.

And the emperors of the six strongest countries, at that time, would all descend upon the River Viewing Platform to observe the battles…

Even if it wasn’t their true bodies descending, it was enough to make people tremble.

It could be said that those six supreme beings held the highest authority in the present world. Their every word and action was enough to shake the entire current situation of the world.

At that time, the River Viewing Platform would likely be the eye of a hurricane.

And the storm it could brew possessed the power to destroy the present world!

Jiang Wang severed the tangled threads of his heart’s confusion, letting himself return to his most fundamental thought—

To strive for the world’s first.

His breath thus became steady again.

“Right,” General Cao said seemingly unintentionally, adding another sentence, “The Dragon Monarch of the Great River will also attend.”

This was indeed very reasonable.

Jiang Wang had also considered before who would perform the reinforcement of the seal. He had always thought it would be General Cao and individuals of the same status from several other countries working together, perhaps assisted by some artifact that suppressed the country.

He had not expected it would be the emperors of the six hegemonic countries themselves making the move.

And with the six supreme beings of the human race descending upon the River Viewing Platform, it would naturally be inappropriate for the Dragon Monarch of the Great River, as the nominal master of the world’s waters, not to show his face.

At the same time, inviting the Dragon Monarch of the Great River to observe the meeting of various countries’ heavenly talents was precisely a display of the human race’s future strength, consistent with Jiang Wang’s previous speculation about showing military might.

Jiang Wang smiled wryly and said, “Commander Cao, I will strive to perform well. There’s no need to add more pressure on me.”

General Cao laughed heartily.

These past few days, Jiang Wang had been relentlessly seeking guidance every day, even for someone as profoundly cultivated and broadly visionary as General Cao, it was inevitably somewhat headache-inducing.

At this moment, deliberately speaking in fragmented sentences and revealing information bit by bit was indeed a small act of “revenge.”

This was also a form of intimacy.

Horse hooves crossed the last stone step, and Jiang Wang truly stood on the River Viewing Platform.

His first feeling was solemnity.

On this ancient, colossal stone platform, it was as if the river of history flowed before his eyes.

That glorious, magnificent, grand, surging… countless histories.

At this moment, echoing a million years ago, meeting with later generations.

He seemed to see countless ancestors, painstakingly pioneering, step by step opening up the foundation of the human race.

He also seemed to feel the weight of the phrase, “the Human Emperor pursued the Dragon Emperor to the vast sea.”

Countless images flickered in his mind like a lantern.

This was the mark left by the great age on this glorious platform, and also a beautiful gift left by that segment of the human race’s heroic history for later generations.

Jiang Wang was deeply immersed in a feeling of great emotion, unable to detach himself for a long time.

His heart was stirred, as if he had a thousand words.

This feeling, this scene, was difficult to describe in mere words.

When he came back to his senses, the Flame Illumination had already carried him to the exclusive area of the Qi Country.

The River Viewing Platform was a huge circular platform.

It was originally empty, but within these past few days, many new buildings had been erected.

Pavilions and towers, all were present.

“The scenery of ten thousand countries all converge here.” Jiang Wang had heard this sentence before, and at this moment, he couldn’t help but murmur it.

In one night, as if a city had spontaneously appeared on the “platform,” each with its own unique design, extremely luxurious.

Jing, Qin, Qi, Chu, Jin, Mu, divided the River Viewing Platform into six directions.

And the positions of other countries in the world were scattered among these six countries.

Some vassal states and dependent countries’ teams even moved directly into the areas belonging to the hegemonic countries.

There were also many independent countries, like the Wei Country and the Qu Country, establishing their own bases.

On the River Viewing Platform, the distribution of countries was somewhat different from the present world.

The Jing Country and Jin Country were both on the west side, the Mu Country and Chu Country were both on the north side, and the Qi Country and Qin Country were both on the south side.

The east side, directly opposite the Yellow River section, was left vacant…

Jiang Wang guessed that perhaps it was a position left for the Dragon Palace of the Great River.

In the very center of the River Viewing Platform, six towering stone pillars stood, straight as if piercing the clouds. Connecting heaven and earth, they enclosed a huge space.

That was the place where the heavenly talents of various countries would compete.

Around the stone pillars, array patterns were hidden. The situation inside the stone pillars was completely unclear.

Jiang Wang’s second feeling at this moment was for “vastness.”

This was indeed the first male platform in the present world; no other scenic platform could compare to this River Viewing Platform.

General Cao suddenly said, “‘The scenery of ten thousand countries all converge here,’ do you know the next sentence?”

Jiang Wang honestly shook his head: “I don’t know.”

General Cao said: “All are passing clouds and smoke in the eye, only the great river remains as before.”

He looked around: “Look at these pavilions and towers, they were built up in just one night. But when we leave here, they will also be erased in one night.”

“Erased by whom?” Jiang Wang couldn’t help but ask.

“Erased by this River Viewing Platform,” Ji Zhaonan said from the side, “The reason they can be built now is only because they are temporarily suppressed by the strong ones of the Jing Country. On this River Viewing Platform, there are countless blood and souls, how can it tolerate people residing here?”

Jiang Wang suddenly felt his lips dry: “Whose blood and souls?”

“How can such things be said here?” General Cao said, “Telling you the next sentence is to tell you not to be dazzled.”

These words contained a hint of warning.

Jiang Wang said seriously, “Junior receives the teaching.”

Just then, before them stood a tall archway building. On the stone plaque, there was only one character: “Qi.”

Behind the archway building was a variety of buildings in the style of the Qi Country, simply a “small Linzi.”

These buildings were prepared by a team of Sky Covering Army soldiers who had advanced ahead while they were resting in Feng City in the Wo Country.

Although they lacked the strength of the Mo Gate’s mechanisms, it was not difficult for the vast Qi Country to find several architectural masters.

In the coming days, they would all be here.

Even the teams from affiliated countries like the Xu Country and Zhao Country, if they came to the River Viewing Platform, would move in as well.

General Cao walked into this “Qi Street” first and said casually, “You can also stroll around, but there are many people and eyes mixed here. If you want to go out, remember to bring a team of soldiers with you.”

Ji Zhaonan and Chong Xuan Zun both walked directly inside, clearly having no interest in strolling around.

Jiang Wang had never intentionally concealed his Zhuang Country origin; to figures as important as General Cao, it was fundamentally no secret.

What happened to Jiang Wang in his hometown, what he experienced, was not important to the Qi Country.

What the Qi Country wanted was the male of Qingyang Town now, the loyalty of the male of Qingyang Town, and the future of the male of Qingyang Town.

This team of soldiers was actually a ceremonial team, and also a backing.

It represented that no matter where Jiang Wang went, the Qi Country would be his support.

Of course, if any dispute truly occurred, this team of soldiers also possessed extremely strong fighting power. They could form an army formation anytime and anywhere, displaying the first killing power of the Nine Soldiers.

Jiang Wang didn’t know if the Zhuang Country would send anyone to participate in this Yellow River Meeting.

But if they did send someone, no matter who led the team…

He could bring this team and go show off military might.

Even in front of Zhuang Gao Xian, they wouldn’t dare to do anything to him on this River Viewing Platform.

Only…

Did he, Jiang Qingyang, want to show off military might?

Did he want to be able to show off military might only with the backing of the Qi Country?

Jiang Wang didn’t hesitate for too long, following closely behind the others…

He walked into “Qi Street.”

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