From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 156: Kill the Snake Again
Last night was very lively. On July 7th, people prayed for wisdom and worshipped the moon. The best students from the embroidery academy came to the lotus pond to choose fish and form a bond.

The Stink Bug Fairy presided over the event personally, changing the traditional "shadow-taking" method and letting the biggest fish participating in the fish selection to appear out of the water and line up in a row.

The earlier rule was that students from the Embroidery Academy would come to the lotus pond and look at the water, and under the moonlight, a figure would fall into the pond.

If there is a fish that is willing to form a bond with you, it will swim out of the water from the bottom, hence the name "Reflecting the Shadow".

The students chose the happy fish on the spot and formed a bond on the spot. This unprecedented event successfully matched all 360 fish.

This incident caused a sensation in the embroidery academy. In the past, if three or four of ten people chose fish and found a match, it was considered a great harvest. But this time, everyone got a fish.

Similarly, there was an uproar in Xiyu Fudi. The Xiyu fish that had been accumulated for selection for three to five years were all cleared out at once. What should they do next year?

The most important thing is that since ancient times, things are valuable because they are rare. If everyone has fish, it will not be precious enough, and the title of "bringing fish as wedding gift" will not be valuable.

Yu Shuyang no longer had the energy to care about these things. Starting from last night, all the fairies that went to the East China Sea moved into his house, waiting for the treasure ship to arrive.

To be honest, the place was almost packed with people. There were four fish monsters from the Fish Mother Noodle House, Lao Moji with ten shrimp soldiers, Li Taiping and Yu Shuyang's three students.

This does not include the Candlefire Spirit Wanjia and the Zhixian Tuliu. These two little demons are kept in Yu Shuyang's personal care, and now they have almost no place to stay at home.

Yu Shuyang and Yu's father both went out early in the morning. They each had their own things to do. Let's talk about Yu's father first. He had to go to the embroidery workshop to prepare supplies for Zhu Sanniang.

Yu Shuyang resolved the matter that had been on his mind for a long time. He killed the snake species suppressed underground in Dongtian so that Master Yu could take back the Earth Snake Dharma Image.

Having said that, Master Yu's Dharma image is also quite unusual. When others gather their Dharma images, they are all projected from the Dharma talismans in the mysterious orifice and refined with the help of Taoism.

The Dharma body of the Earth Snake God is a little different. It is because Master Yu projected the virtue of teaching onto an Earth Snake God Talisman and refined it into a Dharma body of a god.

Previously, except for Master Yu, no one had thought that the Earth Snake God's body and form were really like those of a god, and killing the Earth Snake was no different from killing a god.

On the other hand, with this Dharma image, Master Yu also possesses a golden medal of immunity from death, and can only imprison to death but not kill.

For this reason, Yu Shuyang also specifically asked Li Taiping what is the difference between this divine body and the gods, and whether Master Yu can be considered a Shinto monk.

Then he realized that all the schools of thought and cultivation methods of the human race ultimately boiled down to the power of moral education.

Morality is one of the five virtues. Dharmakāya gathers the power of moral enlightenment, just like forging a sacred Dharmakāya. Naturally, it is as ominous to kill as the gods.

Only then did Yu Shuyang understand the power of the Five Virtues. However, since he could communicate with the underworld and save the souls of the deceased, he had also accumulated some good karma, so he should also be considered a virtuous person.

He had also heard in his previous life that the Immortal Fude was not troubled by calamities. He thought that this was similar to the moral teachings of Master Yu, who was protected by the way of heaven and did not encounter external calamities.

Thinking of this, he had great confidence that Master Yu would be able to overcome the tribulation and break through to the fifth level. It was impossible for him not to be able to overcome it unless he encountered external tribulation or man-made disaster.

Yu Shuyang came to the small bamboo building by Mohe Pond. Now there was only a bamboo building built with green bamboo. Mohe Pond had been taken away by the Mountain and River Map.

It's really funny to say that Li Taiping also took away the thatched hut they built. The two earthen houses were bare and there was nothing worth taking away.

Yu Shuyang walked into the bamboo building and found that Master Yu was not there. There was a letter and a formation talisman key left for him on the small table.

The letter instructed him to go to the formation courtyard in Donggeng Garden. There was a tunnel in the courtyard leading directly down, where he could see the suppressed snake species.

He was specifically told to pay attention to three things. The first was not to talk to snakes to prevent them from being bewitched and harmed by evil practices.

The second thing is, don’t kill the snakes before the treasure ship reaches the gate of the blessed land. Make sure he can leave the blessed land immediately after killing the snakes.

The last thing is, before killing the snake species, don’t leave the blessed land, no matter who comes to him or arrange anything for him.

At the end of the letter, Master Yu reminded him very subtly to beware of the stink bug fairy, and that Sister Chun was looking at Xiyu's young talent.

Yu Shuyang put the letter and the talisman key into the magic bag and did not stay in the bamboo building. He could feel that the situation in the blessed land was very tense.

From the fact that he was asked to wait for the treasure ship to arrive before killing the snake species, we can guess that there must be a timing involved.

Although the blessed land appears calm on the surface, the calculations and struggles inside are probably already intense.

Faced with such a situation, I don’t know what Xiyu Daxian was thinking. He used all kinds of calculations to maintain the balance of the situation.

On the one hand, they held back Master Yu's cultivation resources, preventing him from breaking through; on the other hand, they blocked the water veins in the blessed land, holding back Madam Wushuang and her two servants.

Originally, four demon fairies could emerge from the blessed land. If these four demon fairies were there, would Xiyu still be like this now?
Perhaps for this reason, Madam Wushuang may have built the Happy Fish Land into a dragon palace and a water palace, where shrimp soldiers and clam girls bred in large numbers.

At that time, Xiyu might be just like the shrimp soldiers and shrimp servants now. After all, Xiyu was the immortal snake species that depended on him for his life, so he had to practice in seclusion all the time.

Even if there is only one Master Yu, he may not be able to defeat Madam Wushuang and her three servants. Just look at Master Yu's current situation.

Even so, Yu Shuyang still looked down on Xiyu Daxian in his heart. He married two wives, one of whom became enemies with the other, and the other lived apart from him.

His biological son has died, and another group of five generations of blood relatives have been imprisoned and raised in disarray. Apart from drinking, sex, money and anger, they have also wasted their ambitions.

Yu Shuyang walked quickly all the way home, and after returning home, he was ready to dive into his bedroom and not come out.

"Mom, please notify me when the treasure ship arrives. I have been secluded in my bedroom these days and will not see anyone who comes to see me." Yu Shuyang first explained to Yu Mu.

The house has been full of monsters these days. The fish mother takes her apprentices and chores to cook big pot meals at home, and she is no longer thinking about her son.

"Then you can go into seclusion without worry. It shouldn't take more than two days. We arrived at the Mingzhou customs today, and we will be able to pass through tomorrow night."

Mingzhou Chaoguan is a customs office for merchants to transport goods at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Passing cargo ships and treasure ships must be inspected and pay taxes.

There are banknotes in every place where merchants gather along the waterways of Kyushu. This money was established by the Humane Dynasty and was collected specifically from merchants.

This was a joint agreement among the Temple of the God of Wealth, the Humane Dynasty, and merchants from all over the country, and the Kyushu Banknote Taxation General Agreement was signed in the presence of all the gods of wealth.

Li Zhen had told him at the beginning that this money checkpoint was designed to deal with maritime merchants. There were a total of thirteen money checkpoints in Jiuzhou, all near the water transport docks.

This is understandable. Among the four seas, the East and South Seas are the richest, with vast sea areas and cheap aquatic creatures.

If no protective measures are set up, all the wealth of the Eastern World will go to the Dragon Palaces of the East and South Seas. Then, will all the merchants in the Nine Provinces be left to starve?
Yu Shuyang entered the bedroom and opened the formation for retreat and cultivation. He also released Candle Fire Spirit Wanjia and Zhixian Tuliu.

"You two stand guard at the door, and wake me up if you hear any movement." After giving the order, Yu Shuyang handed the Wuzhiyaocao sword to Tu Liu for warming.

Ever since he killed the snake species with the new sword technique calculated from the Black Tortoise Book, he had some new ideas, and now was a good opportunity to deduce them again.

The five spring spirits: spring breeze, spring rain, spring time, spring birth, and spring death. Combined, they unleash the power of the cosmic light, slicing away the lifespan of the snake species. This power inflicts immense damage on the enemy. Even if you are invincible, your hair will eventually turn gray, and your bones will be as rotten as wood.

Right now, Yu Shuyang's magic power is weak at this level, and the enemies he faces are all masters, so he has to rely on formations and magic weapons to increase the power of his spells.

With one sword, the grass python turned into a spring breeze. It was in such a background that the advantages of sword-wielding and magic sword were integrated for the first time, and the power was comparable to the power of a blow from a fifth-grade demon fairy.

In order to quickly improve combat effectiveness, it was partly due to pressure and helplessness, and partly due to the subtle influence of the sword-fighting background in the previous life.

This is like changing a person with a quick temper into a patient one in an instant. It is not easy, as he always can't help getting anxious and angry.

Yu Shuyang is in this situation right now. His talents in his past and present lives are very different. He has been refining magic swords instead of swords, and he always subconsciously moves closer and merges.

However, the fusion of the two paths was a wrong path for him, no less than going in opposite directions.

When he awakened to his own consciousness and relied on the quiet natural wind to remove the calamity dust and calamity energy, he understood this point, and this was the reason why he later developed the Chun Shi Zhou Guang sword intent.

A few days ago, he was practicing sword moves outside the winery and unexpectedly found a solution from the sword energy grass python.

The sword energy transformed into a grass python by relying on a long snake formation and adding five spring changes, especially the method of cosmic light, the grass python was actually twisted and deformed.

This gave him an inspiration. There are six levels of magical powers. Dharma image is the manifestation of magic in a magical form, and the grass python is also a similar manifestation.

In this case, when swordsmanship and swordsmanship are refined to a high level, a Dharma image will inevitably appear.

Relying on this point, Yu Shuyang used the Xuanwu Turtle Book to deduce the sword intent and Dharma appearance of Chunshi and Zhouguang. In this way, he broke free from the barriers of holding the sword and the magic sword.

This kind of deduction is very difficult. Twisting and deforming the grass python is a bit like carving a boat to find a sword. Fortunately, the red snake has one vertical eye, and its feature is too obvious - Zhulong.

The Eight Winds Curse he had practiced earlier included a Spring Breeze Talisman, and the true form drawn on it was the Spring God Ju Mang.

There were traces left when the Black Tortoise Book was deducing the Dharma. This time, when deducing the Dharma of the Spring Sword Intent, the two were inductively coupled, and the result was deduced very easily.

Yu Shuyang had never expected that he would be able to deduce it in just one day. He originally thought that it would take a long time, or that it would be impossible to deduce like the Thirteen Escape Methods.

In this way, all his mind was withdrawn from the mysterious orifice, and he glanced at the two little goblins, Wan Jia and Tu Liu, who were standing on both sides like door gods.

"Has anyone come to inquire?"

"In reply to your question, Master, I vaguely heard someone coming to see you at the door, but they were all sent away by the old mistress." Zhixian Tuliu answered obediently.

The Wan family rat beside him raised his head, his small black eyes gleaming with cunning, and said, "Master, I also saw that it was Xia Wushou who came.

It seems that they are asking when the treasure ship will arrive so that they can lift the cargo and move it to the hardware platform."

Yu Shuyang listened thoughtfully and asked, "What happened next? How did you respond to him?"

"The Dharma Master told him to go back and move it right then and there, saying that the treasure ship would arrive at any moment." Wan Jia imitated Yu Fu's words.

Hearing this, Yu Shuyang understood what was going on, and just as Master Yu had reminded him, he came over to test him.

Then he summoned the two monsters to his side, retrieved the Wuzhiyaocao sword, and actually refined it into the ninth level of magic ban. It must be a coincidence. It is impossible to have such a quick effect with just one day of nurturing.

He made the two demons reveal their true forms, put them into the magic bag together, opened the retreat magic circle, pushed the door open and walked out of the bedroom.

I saw Yu Fu standing at the door, holding a scroll and looking at it in a trance. The scroll was the picture of mountains and rivers that Li Taiping had been refining.

"Old man, why are you so lost in thought? Did your godmother send out the flying talisman? When will the treasure ship arrive?"

Father Yu was so absorbed in gazing at the scroll that he froze for a moment. He regained consciousness after a moment, looked around, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Your godmother's treasure ship has arrived. It's parked on the cloud road in the sky. It can come down at any time. It's just waiting for your news."

"Then you send a flying talisman to your godmother first, asking her to load the embroidery shop's goods first. You guys go aboard and wait. I'll go to Dongtian and come right over."

Yu Shuyang set off immediately. In order to conceal his presence, he used the White Crane and Purple Ganoderma escape technique, hiding himself and transforming into Ganoderma grass, moving through the soil.

Not knowing what had happened in the blessed land at the moment, he decided to be cautious and went straight to the basement of the Donggeng Garden, where he secretly killed the snake with a sword and quickly left the blessed land.

Facts have proved that being cautious was not a big mistake. When he arrived at Dongtian, he first saw Mr. Gu, and then saw Xia Changgeng with hundreds of shrimp soldiers guarding Donggeng Garden from the outside.

Yu Shuyang had the magic circle key in his hand, and he sneaked in from underground. Unexpectedly, the White Crane and Purple Ganoderma Escape Technique, which was not used when killing the Tiger Demon, was of great help now.

The last time he and Master Yu came to the courtyard, he saw the persimmon tree of the two Mr. Ding Angs. According to the instructions in the letter, he found the house in the tunnel.

Unexpectedly, Xia Wushou moved a chair and sat at the entrance of the tunnel. He was wearing a green shrimp shell, holding a water-dividing gun and closing his eyes to rest.

Yu Shuyang took the Zhicao card and cast a spell to escape. His body moved underground like wading through water. When he looked up, he saw that the ground was not only unobstructed, but also illuminated by a light.

Fortunately, the tunnel was dug and no magical restrictions were imposed. Yu Shuyang directly escaped into the tunnel and walked down the stairs little by little.

In order to prevent his movements from being overheard, he deliberately cast the Eight Wind Talisman to stop the wind sound within a foot around him.

The tunnel was dug very deep, spiraling downwards, and no one knew how deep it was. By the time he saw the earth snake, he had already walked for half an hour.

Maybe the ground snake had been buried underground for too long, and a layer of soil and stone shell had formed on its body. A big carp was seen wrapped around the snake's body, and the snake's head was blowing white air at it.

The last time Yu Shuyang saw a snake, it was a blood python. It was killed by Zhou Guang and didn’t look very powerful. But now this carp exudes the power of a demon fairy.

He did not dare to hesitate and wielded the Bailin Zhanyuan Sword. According to the latest deduction of the Zhouguang Sword Phase, the five spring forces gathered one by one, triggering the Zhouguang Dao method.

A shadow slowly appeared on the metal collar in Yu Shuyang's hand. It was so shallow that it could not be detected by the naked eye, but fortunately the appearance of the Candle Dragon was intact.

He then used the instant sword technique to gather the sword energy into the shadow of Zhulong. The sword intent of Chunshi seemed to be in harmony with the magic intent of Zhulong.

After about two quarters of an hour, he gathered all the sword energy, and the Candle Dragon Sword Shadow flew straight towards the carp and slashed at it.

The earth snake seemed to sense it and disappeared instantly.

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