Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 159 Jade Water
July 23, Jade Water and Strange Peaks.

The peaks are steep and the rock walls are smooth. Looking closely, there are several black spots on the surface of the mountain climbing up at a very fast speed.

Not long after, Qin Huai climbed up the Yu Shui Peak, which was more than 200 meters high.

The space on the top of the peak is small, only a few feet in radius. But among these bare rocks, there stands a green bamboo shed that is not shaken by wind or wet by rain.

Next to the bamboo shed, there was a long dark golden stick that shone brightly. The stick was inserted into the mountain, revealing most of its body. The gilded dragon on it looked very spiritual under the morning light.

【Arhat Subduing Demon Stick】

Category: Weapons

Quality: Legend!
Toughness: 110
Sharpness: 100
Features: 1. Arhat (can temporarily convert Buddhist expertise into stick expertise, but cannot exceed the peak)
2. Demon Subjugation (When facing non-human creatures, the damage aggravation will vary depending on their specific race.)
3. Boundless (eliminating the sins and evil deeds of the world can increase the merits of the holder. The more merits one has, the stronger the power of this item.)
4. ???
Note: This is the instrument used by Mahakala to subdue the demon army and destroy the enemies in the world. It was later worshipped in the oldest temple in Annan for thousands of years and was brought to Zhenbei a hundred years ago as a tool for spreading Buddhism.

So strong!

Not only is it incredibly tough, but the characteristics of several weapons are also closely linked, and it feels much stronger than Guan Wei's Yilie Sword. But it has too many restrictions and is almost only suitable for monks with profound Buddhist knowledge.

Qin Huai exhaled lightly, and turned to look at the golden-red monk who was sitting in front of the cliff with his back straight.

The black ripples subsided, and the glimpse fell silent again. In the feedback prompt, there was little useful information except the monk's name.

Under the black outline, the monk looked like an enlarged version of Zhiwei, gazing at the East China Sea and blending with the heaven and earth.

Under the shining golden-red light, Qin Huai could see clearly the monk's muscles, fascia, joints, internal organs, and even the flow of blood in his blood vessels. Like a surging volcano, it exuded unparalleled vitality to the surroundings, demonstrating a strong sense of presence.

Chief Hong walked up to Qin Huai and whispered, "Master Huineng has been guarding the hungry ghosts here for several months. He usually practices on the top of the cliff and will not leave unless there is something important."

"Master Huineng will not continue to suppress those hungry ghosts here, right?"

Qin Huai glanced at the dark gold stick and asked casually.

"When the earth's atmosphere returns to calm and the sky returns to normal, my master will use thunderbolts to send these hungry ghosts to reincarnation. Donor Qin, don't worry."

Zhiming also climbed up and walked to Qin Huai to continue the conversation.

"That's good."

bass!bass!bass!
Several sounds of breaking through the air were heard, and the rest of the three divisions also climbed up, and the top of the mountain became a little crowded.

"Master Huineng, reinforcements from the three divisions have arrived."

Qin Huai took two steps forward and came behind the monk together with Hong and Zhiming.

"Night does not accept the hundred households of Qinhuai, and I have seen Master Huineng."

"Are you Dehong's last disciple, Guangyao?"

Huineng turned around and opened his eyes, and it seemed as if a tangible sense of oppression burst out and swept across the entire peak.

Qin Huai's body was covered with green and yellow animal patterns, and he was about to speak back. However, he did not expect the monk's pressure to be withdrawn as quickly as it was released, as if it was an illusion.

"Master Huineng has a keen eye for Dharma. Yes, I am a disciple of Qingwei."

The miraculous power of Huineng gradually faded, and he became just like an ordinary person. However, his naked upper body was still not stained with dew in the early morning mist, and the damp sea breeze seemed to have intelligence and actively avoided the monk, blowing towards the rest of the people.

"Three days, three days left, Jiaozhi's ground will riot again. When the strange treasure comes out, there will be chaos. Since you are a special envoy of the Three Departments, do you have any way to deal with it?"

Qin Huai narrowed his eyes and said without hesitation: "Huai has a hundred methods, but in the final analysis, this demon must be killed."

Huineng seemed to have anticipated Qin Huai's answer, so he stood up and walked to the dark gold stick, motioning Qin Huai to try it.

Qin Huai followed his instructions and stepped forward, grasping the Panlong pattern with his big hands. Suddenly, an indescribable feeling of suffocation surged into his heart.

It feels like a piece of food is placed in front of you when you are hungry. You want to swallow it, but it is always one step ahead of you, making you chase it and get tired. You want to stop, but hunger drives you forward, so you can't stop this torture and can only repeat it over and over again.

Qin Huai frowned slightly, nine cloud tails appeared out of thin air and wrapped around his hands, and his heart sank.

Marakaya, Sugandha, Ajatashatru
All kinds of bizarre hungry ghosts were as omnipresent as a nightmare. Even though Qin Huai's mind was as strong as tempered steel, he still felt an indescribable feeling of hunger.

"Wake up~"

The sound came from the sky like a huge bell, shattering the hungry ghost hell in front of Qin Huai.

Qin Huai woke up slowly, and the hand covering the coiled dragon pattern had quietly loosened its grip without him noticing when.

Looking at Master Huineng who seemed to be smiling, Qin Huai took a deep breath, put aside the horrible scene that remained in his mind, and spoke slowly.

"Are these the hungry ghosts that Master Huineng suppressed?"

"Yes, you have personally experienced the power of this stick to suppress things. The thirty-six hungry ghosts are as numerous as the tide. It really took up a lot of my energy. Therefore, after three days, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to leave this place to help you subdue the demons and quell the rebellion."

Qin Huai nodded. If the number of hungry ghosts under the demon-subduing stick was really as large as that seen in the illusion just now, then Huineng, the Buddhist Vajra, must not move lightly, otherwise he would be easily attacked from both sides.

"But Master Huineng must know that those who come to perform military duties this time are all talented people carefully selected by the three divisions, and each of them has amazing skills. We will do our best to subdue the demons and quell the rebellion in three days. However, if we still cannot calm the situation with our joint efforts, and ask for the rare treasure, then we will trouble the master to help us at the critical moment to save the overall situation."

Seeing that Qin Huai's words were flawless, Huineng also performed a Buddhist salute, giving everyone present a reassurance.

"Regarding the matter of the rare treasure coming out of the mountain, I will take action myself. Showing you this hungry ghost hell is not to shirk responsibility, but to remind you that the demons and ghosts are dangerous and you need to be careful."

Huineng looked around, his eyes passing over the faces of the people in the three divisions, with a calming power.

"Master Huineng is kind-hearted. We are grateful for your teachings."

Qin Huai clasped his fists towards Huineng, then changed the subject and asked about Yu Shui's recent intelligence.

"It's just that we are new here, and we haven't been here as long as you. We have some questions that we would like to ask you to answer."

"You can ask, but there are some things I don't have answers to."

Huineng stroked the coiled dragon pattern on the stick, looking carefree and willing to tell you everything he knew.

"For the past few months, even the water creatures who are blessed with natural resources have not dared to set foot near the Jade Water for fear of losing their lives. Based on Master's experience, could it be the work of a demon or monster?"

"I think there should be. But I have searched over a thousand islands and reefs in Yu Shui, and have neither found any demonic power nor sensed any demonic energy. So, I cannot give you a definite answer."

After saying this, Huineng was still afraid that Qin Huai would not believe it, so he flickered the [Arhat Subduing Demon Stick] slightly, and two soft rays of light pointed at the rampant Wu and Hong.

Qin Huai suddenly realized, thought about it, and then asked another question.

"Master, do you know the origin of the strange coldness in the land of Jing'an Prefecture?"

"It is said that the Vajra Heart in the six-word mantra of Om Mani Padme Hum - Hum, can enable monks and Buddhas to reach the state of enlightenment through practice, realize the great mirror wisdom light, purify the hatred in hell, and eliminate the heat and cold suffering. The strange coldness you just mentioned is related to this heat and cold suffering, but don't worry. With me suppressing these thirty-six hungry ghosts, this level of heat and cold suffering will not cause any waves." "I understand, thank you Master for clearing up my doubts."

Qin Huai nodded, took two steps back, and left space for other people from the three divisions who had questions.

"Master Huineng, this is a letter from the Duke."

Seeing Qin Huai retreat, Zhang Teng took out a metal sleeve from his arms and handed it over respectfully.

Huineng wiped it casually, the sealing wax vaporized and disappeared, and he took out a small letter.

"I understand. I will prepare it when I return to Zhenbei."

The letter paper combusted without fire, and Huineng nodded to Zhang Teng.

Guan Wei then came forward to ask for advice, followed by the railway man and Long Suinu.
After seeing that everyone had finished their work and Zhiming had finished reminiscing about the past with Huineng, Qin Huai coughed lightly, took the lead of the Hong clan and went forward to say goodbye to Huineng.

"Master Huineng, we are going to the sea this afternoon to investigate the disappearance of Shui Yi. If you are free, could you take care of us?"

"I'll keep an eye on it, you guys go ahead."

Huineng nodded slightly, raised and lowered his body, and then sat back on the edge of the steep cliff.

The sea breeze is blowing gently, and on top of the strange peak, there is only a solitary monk, sitting cross-legged.
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The sun was setting and gusts of sea breeze blew over the water.

Under the gaze of everyone, Qin Huai and Hong untied the ropes, and the more than ten-meter-long double-sail fishing boat sailed away from the beach like a fish escaped from the net and jumped into the blue waves of the sea.

The dark blue torrent was stirring up waves at the bottom of the ship, and the image of a shark carved on the mast was emitting a faint glow.

Waterbender's Blessing: Grants the ship the blessing of the sea, allowing it to remain safe and sound under certain storms and waves.

The sea was vast, the waters around the fishing boats were calm, the sea water was dark blue, and everything seemed normal.

"Chief Hong, we've been walking for so long, why haven't we arrived yet?"

"It's almost time. The wind and waves will be extremely fierce soon. Captain Qin, please be careful!"

Hong's words revealed a hint of nervousness, which made Qin Huai's heart tense as well.

Qin Huai has been thinking about it since he entered the 33rd year of Bingshen and received the additional task of "adjusting the four seasons".

The requirement of the fruit is to let oneself eliminate the violent storms between the Jade Mountain and Jade Water, while the requirement of the three officials is to let oneself escort the treasures from the Jade Mountain and Jade Water to Prince Mu's Palace.

At first glance, it seems that as long as the strange treasure leaves, the earth's atmosphere will calm down again, and the strong winds and waves will disappear on their own.

But Yanfu is fair and selfless, and it will not let you gain points and evaluations without working for them.

So, it's definitely not that simple.

Based on the information previously provided by the water descendants and Huineng's speculation, Qin Huai could conclude that there must be a big monster under this sea area, or it was a strange monster that could not be found even with the Vajra means.

Eight Extremes? Peak of Eight Extremes? Or Seven Palaces?

Qin Huai didn't know.

But he knew that if he still couldn't find any trace of this strange monster in the next few days, he would be in a very passive position in three days.

Suddenly, the hull shook, waking Qin Huai who was lost in thought.

"Ok?"

The green and blue waves emerged and merged into the water surface, and together with the dark blue torrent, supported the double-sail fishing boat on the left and right.

"coming?"

"coming!"

As if in response to the two people's words, the clear sea water under the fishing boat suddenly became turbid, the water body sank slightly, and the huge inertial potential energy drove the fishing boat to rotate continuously.

The turbid blue water, the dark blue torrent and the muddy water were tearing at each other beneath the sea surface. The remaining waves pushed the fishing boat up and down, and it was about to be smashed into pieces.

Qin Huai did not dare to hold back. The shadow of Tian Wu suddenly jumped out from behind him. The eight-headed god's blazing golden-green pupils were frighteningly bright!
Tian Wu's hair was flying, and eight green and yellow cloud tails rose several feet high. The green color spread out from Tian Wu's cloud tails, interweaving with the blue-black sea water, wrestling with each other.

After the first peak breakthrough of Tianwu Spirit, the water control ability that the inheritance brought to Qin Huai was already quite impressive. Now Qin Huai can easily control hundreds of tons of seawater!
The sea surface gradually calmed down, the whirlpool that had just appeared in its infancy slowly dissipated, and the fishing boat stabilized again.

Before Qin Huai could breathe a sigh of relief, hundreds of unidentified objects rose up from the bottom of the sea at high speed and shot towards the fishing boat.

A muddy black mud snake jumped out of the water, several feet high. The mud snake had sea sand as its bones and dark water as its flesh, and its texture was rough. Its body was covered with algae scales, about two feet long, and there was a dark black pattern between its head and tail, which was very evil.

Next came the black sand carp and coral turtle.
Countless strange-shaped and lifeless corpses of sea beasts scrambled to jump out of the water, turning into a black storm in mid-air and attacking the fishing boat!
The dark blue torrent turned into a barrier to protect the bottom of the boat underwater, and the turquoise water hanging from the top of the sail emitted a bright blue light, wrapping the entire fishing boat layer by layer.

"what is this?!"

Qin Huai turned his head and looked at the aquatic creature near the coast, whose veins were bulging and whose face was filled with disbelief.

Hong gritted his teeth and roared while maintaining the dark blue torrent under the boat.

"Kuroshio!"

There was no time to care about what this black tide was. Behind Qin Huai, the virtual shadow of Tian Wu and the aura of Lu Wu were closely connected. The nine cloud tails of the Baji beast body were activated and soared into the sky, like a giant axe that opened the sky and chopped down at the black storm fiercely.

Two torrents, one black and one white, collided violently, countless fish bones were scattered, scales were broken, and mud and sand were carried down, making the sea water even more turbid.

Suddenly, Qin Huai's blood turned cold for a moment, as if a sharp spike was piercing his temple.

He frowned and clenched his fists reflexively, and a warm current flowed from his palace to every part of his body.

dangerous.

Under the surging sea, the dark blue torrent at the bottom of the fishing boat dissipated silently. The water perception brought by Canglan fed back information from several miles around into Qin Huai's mind like a radar.

In the water cross-section as big as a basketball, the fishing boat was as small as a nuclear shuttle. A long and thick shadow rose rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the mesosphere from the seabed.

The fishing boat was not big, but it was at least ten meters long. However, the shadow was much larger than the boat. Qin Huai estimated that the shadow was at least several dozen or even hundreds of meters long.

Seeing that the shadow was still rising without any stagnation due to the sudden change in pressure, Qin Huai's eyes suddenly ignited with a green light.

"run!"

(End of this chapter)