Chapter 57

Yuan Kui held the River Map and began to deduce the cause and effect, but after calculating for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what the water deities were planning. There was a faint layer of mist that obscured everything. Then Yuan Kui calculated his own fortune and saw that his divine position was stable, so he thought there shouldn't be any major problems. However, the positions of those subordinate deities showed signs of instability. Could it be that their plans weren't targeting him? And would they ultimately fail?

Yuan Kui pondered this in his mind and passed the information to Feng Ye.

"Are you the newly appointed River Lord of the Yellow River?" a deep voice suddenly interrupted, breaking Yuan Kui's train of thought. The River Lord referred to the Yellow River, and in this era, only the Yellow River's water deity was called the River Lord.

Yuan Kui looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man around forty years old with a square face, wearing a dark robe adorned with dragon patterns and waves, and a dragon crown on his head. Judging by his attire, he should also be a Divine Lord, the same as Yuan Kui.

At this moment, the Wei River's water deity stepped forward and whispered to Yuan Kui. Yuan Kui smiled and said, "So you are the Water Lord of the Yangtze River, my apologies for not recognizing you!" He handed the gifts he had prepared to Wei Qi, instructing him to deliver them to the Dragon Palace's officials, while he himself approached the Water Lord of the Yangtze River to chat.

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River were not far apart, both within the range of human activity, and were later known as the Four Great Rivers. The Four Great Rivers were the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Huai River, and the Ji River, which were the four major rivers in ancient times. However, if one were to speak truly, the Four Great Rivers should be led by the Yellow River, as it had always been the center of human civilization since the time of the Three Sovereigns, and both the Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor came from the Yellow River Basin.

As fellow members of the Four Great Rivers, there was competition among them. At least now, the human fortune depended on the Yellow River Basin, and most of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were born there. The Yellow River's fortune was at its peak, and the Water Lord of the Yangtze River must be envious!

Seeing the Water Lord of the Yangtze River come to sow discord, Yuan Kui naturally had to be cautious.

After a brief exchange with the Water Lord of the Yangtze River, he introduced Yuan Kui to a small circle of water lords.

Yuan Kui looked at these water lords. They seemed to form their own group, and after chatting for a while, Yuan Kui gradually融入了这个圈子。随后又有几位水神在一些水神的带领下加入进来。仔细论起来，这些水神都是金仙神君级别的大河神，甚至有几位达到了大罗层次和太乙层次。远非那些小河小川的水神可比。

将这些水神级别的水神聚集到一起，难道有什么事不成？元馗心中暗道。

这时，淮水水神突然问道：“诸位，你们觉得那位龙王陛下为何突然要召开这龙川大会？总不会真的只是为了他修为大进吧？这又与吾等何干？难道只是为了庆祝一番不成？”

正戏来了，元馗竖起耳朵，便倾听起来。

“咳咳”苍梧河神一阵轻咳，“说起来，老朽得道甚早。依稀记得，前些年许，龙宫也曾召集过所有水神来此摆宴！”

“那敢问，上次龙宫摆宴是为何事？”一位水神问道，元馗向他看去，与自己一般都是在补天之后，才成为的水神。只是与自己不同，在元馗的神瞳下明显可以看到，那位道基不稳，神位不定，心性不稳，分明是借用了外力，才走到的这一步。第一个出口提问，少不得被人当枪使！元馗心中冷笑道。

“上一次，也是这位龙王摆宴，为的便是要一统洪荒水域，以定下主次之分，以此来保护吾等水神的权柄。”

“保护？吾看是要一统川流水神，好让他龙宫一脉就此做大吧！”淮水水神讥讽道。

“阁下慎言，这里到底是龙宫所在！”长江水神提醒道，接着又问向苍梧河神“敢问，苍梧老爷子，上回具体情况如何？”

“上次龙川会，诸多洪荒水神实力高深，不乏大罗之流。那敖宇也不过一大罗境界，只不过靠着身后那位龙族准圣撑腰罢了，最后扛不住诸位水神压力，便不了了之了。现如今这位也成为准圣，恐怕那就——”

原来如此！是要借我们所有洪荒水神联合起来，来保持我们的利益权柄吗？也罢，对此对我也没害处，只要不是自己出头就是。

这时，那风烨传来消息：“无事，小心谨慎，少言多看。”风烨与伏羲在一处，若是风烨算不出什么借助伏羲，总也能知道一二，看到风烨的传言，元馗安下心来，静看那些水神的商议。

诸位水神商议一番，保持默契以后，便不再讨论这个话题。接着又开始讨论起别的洪荒异闻来了。对此元馗也不多话，便安静在一旁听着。

盘算下刚才的信息，想来自己那些便宜属神，都与龙宫一脉相勾结了才是。不然哪里来的底气违抗自己？当初冯夷在的时候，不过以天神之境，也便将他们压服了，更何况是自己这位神君？

哼，按照自己的推算，自己神位无忧，而那几位反而有劫运在身，想来那龙王的算计，这次又要失败了。

想来也是，洪荒何其之大，多少川流之神，想要将此统一起来，至少一个准圣是必然的，但是敖宇不过是刚刚晋为准圣，要是多上一些时日，说不定还有一两分把握。但是现在洪荒大地可是巫门把持，掌控洪荒大地，风雨雷电天气运转。便是天庭也不能干涉，而龙族天生的行云布雨，跟巫门的关系，呵呵，在共工巫祖在世的时候，东海龙宫可不敢侵犯洪荒啊。

一声巨响，周围场景突然一变。暗香轻飘，玉箫声动，仙乐悠扬，波起紫虹。原本空旷的大殿，凭空多出数百个酒席座位不说。那大殿的砖瓦柱石突然变作水晶一般，熠熠发光。万年珊瑚，珠贝，也不过是周边的点缀。帘子是明珠为串，酒盏是翡翠雕琢。又有无数宫女陪侍左右，好一派繁华景象。

这是龙宫的投影还是真正的东海龙宫？元馗暗暗惊异。

龙宫浮于水面上，自然不可能将那偌大的龙宫统统搬到水面上。毕竟很多东西都是不能被移上来的。至多也只是一个主殿罢了，也就是著名的水晶宫。

不过这里面空间极大，承载上千人不在话下。

眼看主人家出来，大宴开始了，诸位水神龙神依次落座。元馗作为黄河河伯地位还是很高的，与长江、淮水、济川三位水神坐在一起。也是在极为上手的地方了，只在几位大罗尊神之下。

只见从后殿走出龙王、龙后以及诸位龙太子公主。

龙王敖宇笑道：“此次寡人出关，窥见混元真谛，乃是一大喜事。小儿私心，为寡人是摆宴庆祝，倒是烦劳诸位走这一趟了。三日后，寡人当在此开讲大道，讲述自身修行心得，还望诸位不要见嫌弃才好！”

“不敢不敢！”

“龙王哪里话，贵子孝心可嘉，此为喜事才对！”

“龙王，愿意开讲大道，吾等感谢还来不及，怎么会嫌弃！”

“龙王过谦了！”

“吾等来此打扰，龙王不嫌弃吾等小神就是！”等等话语纷纷传来，

元馗也举杯恭祝了一句，便开始打量起这些河神龙神，突然发现这些神祇与自己一般大多是在补天之后所新生的水神。心中一动，便推算了一番。

原来还是那共工的功劳吗？共工撞断天柱，天河倒灌，这洪荒大地上为此死了不少生灵，而河流也为此改道，此为，不少水神直接神位跌落，严重点的尽皆魂飞魄散，才不存留。

不过也因此，天怒人怨，共工才遭了天罚，神魂元灵被直接抹消只有精气不散，被一些生灵得去，为此重新成为水神，执掌一方川流。还有一些便是得了那些陨落的水神龙神的遗泽，就此封神。不过新晋神祇，到底比之原先那些有着很大不同，经验，道行，神力都远远不可论及。

盏过三巡，诸神纷纷恭祝龙王之后，便开始进入正题了。先是几个小神，对龙王赞许一番，几位水神龙神要求加入东海龙宫，成为龙宫一脉。接着又是提议，有龙宫统御所有龙神、水神成为川流之主。

诸位水神龙神，高坐席位上，坐看这出闹剧。不过便是诸位水神龙神的冷暴力，也不曾打消那些水神龙神的踊跃，一开始或许是安排好的，但是到后来，也就出现一些跟风现象了。看到别的神祇纷纷向龙王表忠心，自然也不甘落后，唯恐被龙王记恨。

元馗冷眼相看，到底是小神小众，没有实力，不得自主，只能依附于他人。不过看到其中也有不少自己的黄河支流河神，元馗脸色就拉下来了。再看看其他一些水神的表情，也不怎么好看，想来他们的座下也有不少水神叛变了吧。

倒是那渭河未漆比较聪明，没敢参合进去，是少数以天神之身没有效忠的人。暗暗记下，元馗满意的点点头，此子倒是明事理，日后可用。

未漆坐在那里很是尴尬，周围不少神祇都宣誓了，倒显得自己鹤立鸡群了。未漆也没元馗所想多么忠心，只是在来之前，刚刚向河伯表了忠心。现在要是叛变可是两头不落好，又是何苦。所以现在未漆的指望就是，元馗也向龙王投诚，自己自然可以跟着走。

不过那元馗知道此次不可成事，也静待一旁，坐看接下来的事情发生。

果然当那些天神一级表完忠心，敖宇也不管剩下那些刺头，将目光看向上位席上的诸位神君。

在一位准圣龙王的压迫下，有几位龙神承受不住压力，也纷纷投诚，剩下的不过也就是三位龙神罢了，还都是大罗一境。倒是水神一脉还算齐心，除了少数几个不识趣的水神。大多数的水神都打定主意，不去投靠敖宇。

见此，元馗大是惊讶，这些水神可不是光是先前一同商议的那些。还有不少数自己不认识的水神。算起来，至少也有三十多位