I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

on the ground.

Lu Zhishang was filled with terror and screamed repeatedly.

The wounds on his body looked as if they had been gnawed out by something, with large chunks of flesh bitten off his shoulders, chest, and even his face and thighs!
Xu Rulai urged the Buddha to recite the Buddhist Pure Heart Sutra.

Lu Zhishang gradually calmed down.

He sat cross-legged, activating his cultivation to heal his injuries.

Even a half-saint realm expert can regenerate a saintly body after their physical body is destroyed, so such a minor injury shouldn't be a big deal... But no matter how much Lu Zhishang activated his saintly power, the wounds on his body that had been eaten away simply wouldn't heal!

“There seems to be a strange power in these wounds.”

Xu Rulai's eyes flickered slightly as he activated Buddhist teachings to heal Lu Zhishang's injuries.

as predicted.

As he radiated Buddhist light, the strange power on Lu Zhishang's wounds, which touched the area touched by the light, began to recede rapidly, like snow meeting the sun.

soon.

He recovered from his injuries.

But his expression as he looked at the forest was still full of terror.

Jiang He asked, "Master Lu, what exactly is in that mountain forest?"

Lu Zhishang stared intently at the forest, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it... After I rushed into the forest, I was attacked by some gray shadows. None of my holy arts and divine abilities could touch them, but they could easily break through my protective holy arts!"

"The Gray Shadow?"

Jiang He thought about it and decided to go and meet those "strange" people in person.

Xu Rulai quickly stopped him, saying, "Jiang He... don't take the risk."

Jiang He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Everyone feels awe towards the unknown... Jiang He was no exception, so he didn't rashly enter the mountains and forests, but instead...

boom!
The body's vital energy and blood suddenly erupted, triggering the Law of Power!
Jiang He's body began to rapidly expand, directly unleashing the forms of [Heaven and Earth Transformation] and [Three Heads and Six Arms]!
now.

He was over a thousand feet tall, surrounded by blood-red clouds, and his fierce aura shook the heavens and the earth, causing the Weak Water to churn. His figure was even taller than some of the small hills on the banks of the Weak Water!
He turned around, glanced at Lu Zhishang, Xu Rulai, and Yun Xianzi, and the three heads grinned in unison, saying, "You stay here and don't move around. I'll be right back!"

Say it.

Turn around and step into the mountains and forests!
Wow!

Almost the instant he stepped into the forest, the blood clouds floating around Jiang He were ignited, and the fifth level of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique was activated!
this moment.

His aura surged several times over. As he stepped into the forest, the poisonous fog and mist within were forced back, and the shadowy figures scattered and fled in all directions with piercing screams!

Lu Zhishang was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He exclaimed, "This... what level of cultivation is this? Even the legendary Great Sage is probably no more than this!"

Fairy Yun's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, even though she had already anticipated this.

But when she actually saw and felt the terrifying power of the river's extreme eruption, she was still filled with disbelief!
"Does such a monster truly exist in this world?"

"He only achieved physical sainthood less than half a month ago, yet he can already rival a Great Sage?"

Fairy Yun took a deep breath, looked at Jiang He's imposing figure, and said, "If he were given another two years... would he really be able to break through to the legendary Supreme Emperor realm? At that time, with the support of the Kunlun Realm's origin, even the Ten Ancestors might not be able to do anything to him!"

And this moment.

The river has already entered the mountains and forests.

He grabbed a jar of holy blood and gulped down several mouthfuls to replenish the blood and energy burned during the operation of the [Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique]. He exclaimed in surprise, "Hall Master Lu... what's going on? Why aren't any monsters coming to devour me?"

He raised his eyes and looked around.

They discovered that this "mountain forest" was not what they had seen from the outside.

What came into view was an incredibly vast and expansive world!

There are mountains and forests, and plains.

The plain appeared to be a vast battlefield, littered with countless corpses!

He looked up.

Upon discovering that the mountains and forests ahead remained still, they seemed to be composed of one different "secret space" after another, with shadowy figures floating and wandering within them... So, what appeared to Lu Zhishang as having entered the mountains and forests was actually stepping into another space!
Those eerie figures...

Could they be evil spirits or ghosts born within these spaces?
Jiang He secretly changed his mind, then punched through the secret realm space in front of him and stepped into the next one.

Outside the mountains and forests.

Lu Zhishang witnessed firsthand the scene of those shadowy figures scattering and fleeing in terror at Jiang He's "fright." He also saw Jiang He punch the air, then suddenly vanish and reappear thousands of miles away. Feeling somewhat incredulous, he stammered, "Senior Jiang... Jiang He, those figures have all run away!"

"ran away?"

Hey!
Did I accidentally activate this buff for nothing?

Jiang He cursed and swore, then shattered the secret realm space in front of him with another punch, walked out of the forest, and said, "These forests are actually secret realm spaces. It seems that a great battle took place inside them. Those figures may be evil spirits or ghosts."

"No wonder!"

Fairy Yun said, "Evil spirits and ghosts belong to the ghost race... Buddhist teachings and human yang energy are the best at restraining these things. That's why Xu Rulai's Buddhist teachings can force that power back. Jiang He, you are a body cultivator. Especially after activating the [Dharma of Heaven and Earth] and [Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique], your blood and qi are burning, and your yang energy is even more vigorous than the blazing sun. Those ghosts will naturally run away when they see you."

Jiang He withdrew the [Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique], and his body, which was over a thousand feet tall, quickly recovered.

He looked at Fairy Yun and asked, "Why isn't Fairy Yun afraid of me, or of Xu Rulai's Buddhist teachings?"

Fairy Yun said, "I was suppressed in a Buddhist treasure by a high-ranking Buddhist monk for thousands of years. Although I fell from my cultivation level and almost died because of this, I also benefited from the misfortune and washed away the yin energy on my body and became imbued with Buddhist nature. After I recovered to the Saint Realm, I condensed a flesh and blood body and am now no different from a normal human. Naturally, I am not afraid of Buddhist light and yang energy."

She looked up at the mountains and forests along the Ruoshui River.

Like the Weak Water.

The mountains and forests along the Weak Water River stretched endlessly, prompting him to ask, "If these mountains and forests are truly composed of secret realms... then how many secret realms are there here? And who created these secret realms?"

Lu Zhishang, however, had no time to consider these things and said, "Let's not think about these things for now... The most urgent thing is how to get out of the Weak Water and back to White Horse Mountain, otherwise I'm afraid we'll be lost on the banks of the Weak Water River for the rest of our lives."

"The Weak Water isn't a man-eating monster, why are you so afraid?"

Jiang He laughed and said, "Don't worry, I know a way out, and I guarantee you won't get lost."

Lu Zhishang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

However, it was Xu Rulai.

He remained silent for a long time, his gaze fixed on the temple radiating Buddhist light on the mountain across the Ruoshui River. He said, "It is indeed the White Horse Temple, exactly the same as the temple I saw in the murals on the ruins of the White Horse Temple... But the White Horse Temple is located in the White Horse Mountain, so why would it come to the Ruoshui River?"

"Moreover, the White Horse Temple has long been reduced to ruins, so why is the White Horse Temple in the Weak Water still intact?"

He wanted to cross the Ruoshui River to reach the temple on the other side.

However, in the Weak Water, even a feather cannot float, and there is an inexplicable power on it. The robe that was previously there has fallen silent, and Xu Rulai does not dare to cross it easily.

"worry about what?"

Jiang He smiled and pointed to a skeleton floating downstream in the Weak Water, saying, "Since that skeleton can float, let's use it as a boat to cross the Weak Water!"

The group looked at the skeleton.

The skeleton was over ten meters tall, floating horizontally on the Weak Water, slowly drifting downstream, its destination unknown.

Jiang He leaped with a roar, landing on the skeletons, and as expected, he did not sink. Xu Rulai, Fairy Yun, and Lu Zhishang, all strong and robust, jumped towards the skeletons as well.

Then Lu Zhishang took out two Daoist spears from his storage space and used them as oars to paddle. The huge skeleton changed direction and began to head towards the center of the river.

Jiang He took out the holy blood, drank several large mouthfuls, and laughed, "They say that even a feather can't float on the Weak Water, making it difficult to cross. But to me, that's just how it is... Haven't we crossed it now?"

"what!"

next moment.

Lu Zhishang suddenly cried out in surprise.

His two Taoist spears were now broken in two. Xu Rulai exclaimed in surprise, "This Weak Water... can even corrode Taoist weapons?"

Lu Zhishang's eyes were still filled with fear as he said, "It wasn't corrosion...it looks like something bit it off!"

He looked down at the Weak Water, but although it was clear, he couldn't see anything in it. He could only hear the "splashing" sound of the current, as if some kind of monster was swimming underwater!

"Use this to draw!"

Jiang He then took out two more low-grade holy weapons and threw them to Lu Zhishang.

Lu Zhishang was startled and rowed the "boat" much faster. The white bones shot towards the center of the Weak Water like arrows released from a bow. However, as soon as they reached the center of the river, a crack was heard and the two low-grade holy weapons broke in two.

Without "motor power," the skeletons could only wander around in the middle of the river.

At that very moment, a huge ship sailed up the river.

On the deck of that ship stood warriors covered in corpses, each emanating a terrifying aura of death. Lu Zhishang shouted, "Quick... does anyone still have any holy weapons? Quickly take them out and row the boat, otherwise if that big ship hits us and we fall into the water, we will surely die!"

Just as Xu Rulai was about to take out the sacred weapon, he saw four arms quickly emerge from under Jiang He's armpits with a snapping sound.

His arms stretched out, becoming seven or eight meters long, and he plunged into the water, paddling wildly!

The white bones broke through the water's surface and began to shoot towards the opposite side of the river, narrowly avoiding the large ship. Lu Zhishang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the back of the large ship, saying, "In the Weak Water, even a feather can hardly float, so why can this ship move?"

Fairy Yun said, "This ship should be made of the legendary Yan wood... In the Kunlun Realm there is an ancient book called the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which describes the Yan wood as resembling a crabapple tree with yellow flowers and red fruit. Its taste is like a plum but without a pit. Eating its fruit will prevent one from drowning in the Weak Water, and its wood can float on the Weak Water!"

"Legend has it that the Yanmu tree grows in the fiery volcano on the banks of the Ruoshui River. In the mountain there is a beast like a python, covered with black and red scales, and ten thousand feet long. It likes to sleep around the fiery volcano, and its name is [Candle]!"

"........."

Upon hearing this, Jiang He quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes... There is indeed such a monster over at Yanhuo Mountain. Its aura is incredibly powerful; I estimate it may have even reached the Emperor level!"

Fairy Yun suddenly turned to look at Jiang He and asked, "Have you seen the candle?"

Jiang He: "I've seen it before. Didn't I come to Ruoshui a while ago? That Flaming Volcano is right next to Tianfeng Canyon... Oh my god!"

As they were talking, Jiang He suddenly let out a strange cry and quickly withdrew one of his arms.

But then they saw a strange fish biting his arm.

It's called a fish, but it doesn't really look like one.

Its body is flat and long, about seven or eight meters long. At first glance, it looks like a python, but its face is somewhat human-like. Its huge mouth is filled with fine teeth. Jiang He tried to shake it off several times, but he couldn't!

Lu Zhishang and Xu Rulai were in a flurry of activity, trying to help Jiang He kill the strange fish.

Jiang He stopped them, saying, "Wait a minute... This strange fish is quite interesting. Its bite force is so strong that it even bit my arm and broke the skin. No wonder it can even bite through a low-grade holy weapon!"

He tugged at the strange fish's tail.

puff!

The tail was ripped off.

"This thing's physical body isn't very strong... and it doesn't seem to have any other attacks, so all its abilities are in its teeth?"

Jianghe stretched out a hand and pried off one of the strange fish's teeth...

Apply a little force with your fingers...

Click!

He broke off a tooth.

"Good heavens... the hardness of these teeth is probably almost comparable to that of a mid-grade holy weapon. No wonder their bite force is so strong!"

The rivers and lakes marveled at the sight.

With a sudden clench of his fist, the muscles on the arm bitten by the strange fish bulged and sprang. A series of cracking sounds rang out as all of the strange fish's teeth were broken. The fish let out a strange "woo-woo-woo-woo" sound and fell into the Weak Water with its mouth full of blood.

Jiang He exclaimed, "In the Weak Water, even a feather cannot float, and even the Great Sage cannot cross it... yet it can give birth to this strange fish. Nature's creations are truly amazing."

He reached his arm back into the water to "row" in an attempt to attract another "strange fish" to study, but found that the fish were no longer taking the bait.

The skeletons sailed towards the opposite bank.

It suddenly stopped less than a hundred miles from the opposite bank.

Xu Rulai asked, "Jiang He, why did you stop?"

Jiang He paddled frantically in the water with his four arms, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed hard. "I didn't stop... it was this skeleton that stopped on its own!"

At this moment, the skeleton is facing the opposite bank.

Jiang He sat at the very front, roughly at chest level.

He sensed something thumping under his buttocks, like a heartbeat.

Even though Jiang He had already achieved "physical sainthood" and his strength was comparable to that of a Great Saint, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He felt as if a cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his teeth chattered as he said, "Old Xu... why do I feel like there's something wrong with this skeleton?"

He turned his head to look at the skeletal skull.

But in those empty eye sockets, two points of green light shone faintly!
A chilling aura emanated from the skeleton!

Fairy Yun's pupils suddenly contracted. She looked at the "ribs" under Jiang He's buttocks and found that the blood from when the strange fish's teeth were broken had dripped onto the ribs... and the ribs were slowly absorbing that drop of blood!
"not good!"

"This skeleton has developed consciousness... Quick, get ashore!"

Hey!
A skeleton that had been dead for who knows how many years had somehow come to consciousness and was about to be revived?
Jiang He quickly plunged his six arms into the Weak Water and began to paddle wildly. His six arms spun like wheels, leaving afterimages, which finally made the "White Bone" move again... Soon, the White Bone approached the shore, and Jiang He, Xu Rulai, Fairy Yun, and Lu Zhishang jumped off the White Bone and went ashore.

They ran for more than ten miles before daring to stop and look back.

now.

Every bone in that skeleton radiated a jade-like luster, and the two green soul flames in its eye sockets grew ever stronger!
In particular, the aura emanating from the skeleton was getting stronger and stronger, and it quickly reached the Saint Realm and Great Saint Realm, and it was still rapidly improving!
"My darn thing!"

Jiang He's face turned green: "Could this skeleton have been a great emperor in life?"

Xu Rulai chanted Buddhist mantras and said, "It is very likely... Otherwise, I'm afraid even the bones would not be able to float on the Weak Water!"

Rumble!
Suddenly.

The gray fog above the Weak Water began to churn, and within the fog, lightning flashed and thunder roared!
Wow!

In the Weak Water, the white bones stood upright.

He stepped onto the Weak Water, pulled out his own spine and transformed it into a long spear, thrusting it towards the sky. In an instant, the entire sky seemed to crack open, and the lightning in the mist was completely annihilated by this spear. The tall white skeleton reinserted the spear into its body, turned its head, its soul fire flickering in its eye sockets, opened its mouth and made a series of "ho ho ho ho" sounds, and then its figure flashed and disappeared into the mist.

"no!"

Jiang He withdrew his gaze and, gritting his teeth, asked, "Damn it, what did he say to me?" (End of Chapter)