After listening to Professor Yuan's complaints, Lu Jun fell into deep thought.
Indeed the Yellow River's problems were not limited to the depletion of upstream water resources and sparse vegetation. Vast amounts of yellow sand had accumulated over the years, leaving the soil around the Ancient Capital riddled with damage.
The prerequisites were clear:
First, an abundant water supply.
Second, Earth Element power capable of healing and reshaping the land.
Finally, a Plant Element Forbidden Curse Mage to restore vegetation across the region.
However, Lu Jun felt that all of these conditions were actually within reach.
As for the immense rainfall, the decisive battle against the Pacific Empire was approaching.
The Cold Moon Eye Demon God would inevitably unleash the Sea Eye and Tide Eye, using the two Divine Eyes to manipulate trillions upon trillions of tons of seawater and flood the eastern coastline.
Perhaps it had already begun gathering its strength.
As long as Space Arrays were established along the route, combined with his Water Element Calamity Talent to command the winds and rain, they could create an unprecedented engineering project.
Divert water from east to west.
Turn disaster into opportunity.
As for Earth Element control, Lu Jun's thoughts turned toward another of the Six Divine Eyes.
The Vast Divine Eye.
It was hidden somewhere within the countless ravines of Helan Mountain.
Finding a Plant Element Forbidden Curse Mage would be even easier.
In Lu Jun's opinion, the Queen of the Sacred Lotus Flower possessed botanical mastery that was no weaker than the combined efforts of several Plant Forbidden Curse Mages.
When Lu Jun shared this hypothesis with Professor Yuan.bThe old professor became incomparably excited.
After repeatedly verifying the technical feasibility, he declared.
"It really can be done! If the Yellow River runs clear once again, a true sage will emerge. Lu Jun, your achievement would be no less than that of the Ancient King himself. Generations upon generations of Jiuzhou's descendants would forever owe you their gratitude."
Lu Jun merely smiled faintly.
According to the requirements for attaining an immortal soul through faith, defeating the Pacific Empire would only resolve an immediate crisis.
At best, it would make him a great hero.
But judged by the standards of Jiuzhou's thousands of years of history. Only an accomplishment of this magnitude truly deserved eternal remembrance.
Professor Yuan continued excitedly.
"And it can also neutralize the sea demons' offensive. The only problem is the scale of the project. We'll need to recruit every Space Mage across Jiuzhou to help construct the arrays along the route."
As he spoke, he noticed his employer's expression turning slightly green.
He quickly added.
"You remember my Water Circulation Body Tempering Project? This super formation can simulate the environment created by the tides while you manipulate the Sea Eye, allowing your body to be continuously tempered by tidal pressure and accelerating your physical evolution."
Upon hearing that, Lu Jun immediately declared generously.
"Money isn't an issue."
"As for manpower, you lead the research team and report directly to Shao Zheng and Hua Zhanhong."
"We'll need their full support."
In Lu Jun's eyes, since the project benefited him immensely as well, there was no reason not to push it forward.
The Military Strategy Manor had already earned an enormous fortune from selling Stardust Magic Tools.
Instead of letting the money sit idle he might as well spend it to become stronger.
Very soon afterward, he received urgent phone calls from both Shao Zheng and Hua Zhanhong.
Shao Zheng sounded extremely nervous.
"Lu Jun is what you said about rebuilding the Northwest really true?"
Naturally, Lu Jun understood why they cared so much.
On a smaller scale, it represented hope for revitalizing western Jiuzhou.
On a larger scale, it meant Jiuzhou would gain a vast strategic rear area capable of supporting hundreds of millions of people.
The nation's future potential would rise dramatically.
After Professor Yuan carefully explained every technical detail, Lu Jun cautiously estimated that there was roughly a fifty percent chance of successfully redirecting the Pacific Ruler's tidal power.
Hua Zhanhong and Shao Zheng immediately approved the proposal.
It was worth trying.
Apart from the cost of constructing the Space Arrays and providing Space Mage manpower, there was virtually nothing to lose.
To be honest, Space Mages were so rare that even mobilizing every one of them would hardly affect the coming decisive battle.
With that settled, Lu Jun's plan to travel to Helan Mountain was officially confirmed.
Just then, he received another piece of news.
"Mo Fan is back?"
Lu Jun was slightly surprised.
But after thinking about it, two months had already passed.
Capturing the Little Red Devil, Lu Kun, had been an easy task for Mo Fan.
He had even slain a Mid-Level Monarch Vampire.
Unfortunately, he still failed to locate the original Red Devil.
Nevertheless, Mo Fan's gains had been tremendous.
He had obtained a perfect-quality Star Ocean Heavenly Vein, allowing his Space Element to break through into the Super-tier.
He now possessed five Super-tier Elements.
Even his Condensed Evil Pearl had reached full capacity.
"What perfect timing."
"We can split into two groups at Helan Mountain. He'll search for the Azure Dragon Holy Totem's power."
"I'll search for the Vast Divine Eye."
Lu Jun clicked his tongue in admiration.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
Mo Fan had only just returned, yet he immediately had to set out once again.
Although physically exhausted, he gladly accepted.
The expedition to Helan Mountain consisted of four people, divided into two teams.
Lu Jun and his elder sister rode the Moon Moth Phoenix.
Mo Fan partnered with Lingling and rode the Sea Eagle, which he had personally found.
Cry!
The two Totem Beasts soared into the heavens, climbing ninety thousand li into the sky.
After circling once overhead, they headed north.
From high above, Lu Jun looked down upon the ever-changing landscape.
The relatively flat loess plains, dotted with occasional patches of greenery, gradually gave way to endless yellow ravines and folded terrain.
It resembled grotesque scars carved across the face of the earth.
For the first time, the four of them truly witnessed the geography of the Northwest from such a height.
An indescribable heaviness settled in all of their hearts.
This unique terrain had also given birth to extraordinarily ferocious demon species.
They lurked beneath unstable layers of loess, ready to burst forth at any moment and tear passing mages apart.
Simply put, this vast land was no longer fertile ground suitable for human civilization.
The four parted ways here.
Lu Jun withdrew his gaze from the majestic silhouette of the Sea Eagle disappearing into the distance and gently said to Lu Mei,
"Let's go."
His sister looked at him with obvious doubt.
"That thing you mentioned, one of the Six Divine Eyes."
"Can I really earn its acknowledgment and wield such immense authority?"
Lu Jun opened his mouth but found himself unable to answer.
To be honest even he didn't know.
This was completely unexplored territory compared to the original timeline.
At present, he wasn't even confident that he himself could successfully control the Eye of Space-Time.
The Eye of Space-Time possessed the highest-level Origin Authority and firmly occupied the number one position among the Six Divine Eyes.
Naturally, it was also the most difficult to refine.
Below it would likely rank the Tide Eye and the Sea Eye.
As for the Vast Divine Eye, it was probably on roughly the same level as those two.
Therefore, Lu Jun intended to use his sister's attempt to refine the Vast Divine Eye as an experiment.
If successful, he would gain enough experience that, after defeating the Cold Moon Eye Demon God, he could take over the power of the two Divine Eyes much more quickly.
It would also lay a solid foundation for his eventual control over the Eye of Space-Time.
Objectively speaking, however, with Lu Mei's current Earth, Fire, and Wind Heavenly Seeds, together with her Transcendent Power centered on recreating chaos, she already possessed the qualifications to refine the Vast Divine Eye.
With Lu Jun, who currently possessed temporary Ruler Emperor level combat power, personally protecting her, the chances of success should not be low.
Lu Mei nodded gently.
"Let's go."
"We'll search around and see if we can find the Vast Divine Eye."
Thus, the two rode the Moon Moth Phoenix, repeatedly searching across the endless yellow earth.
A short while later, they found something.
Lu Jun's Eleventh Realm spiritual power swept across the land like an endless tide.
Suddenly, he discovered an extraordinary landscape.
Sandstorms swept across heaven and earth.
Two towering mountain ranges stood solemn and majestic, stretching endlessly into the distance.
Running parallel to one another, they curved inward in graceful arcs, with their ends perfectly overlapping.
Between the two mountain ridges lay a steep depression that sank abruptly downward.
Distinct fault lines, as though cleaved apart by a divine axe, crisscrossed the terrain.
Intricate sandy gullies, rocky valleys, and gravel rivers intertwined between the fault lines and the steep slopes.
Together, these countless ravines formed the unmistakable shape of a gigantic eye.
The mountain ridges became its eyelids.
The sunken basin formed the eye itself.
The innumerable ravines resembled weathered pupils and eyelashes, etched by the passage of countless ages.
For tens of thousands of years it had silently gazed toward the heavens.
At that very moment, both Lu Jun and Lu Mei were utterly captivated by the breathtaking sight before them.
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