There's something wrong with me

Chapter 150 The 'Buddha' at the Bottom of the Sea?

"gentlemen!"

During Zhang Feng's teaching process.

Two children brought over a small bowl of 'fruit' about the size of a thumb, wanting Zhang Feng to taste it.

This fruit is also incorrect.

Just by looking at its blood-red color and the strange feeling it evoked, Zhang Feng knew that it was a "spiritual herb" of the same level as the Itchy Flower.

Facing the magical herb.

Zhang Feng accepted the gifts without ceremony, but paid more attention to the training methods of these young and strong men.

In addition to a foundation in stance training, their training also includes a "tempering and breathing method".

This breathing technique allows them to refine the spiritual energy within their digestive system.

That itchy flower, and this fruit, are edible spiritual energy.

Ordinary people can also benefit from it, but it requires practice.

Otherwise, even if you eat it, you won't be able to digest it, and the spiritual energy will just dissipate for nothing.

After spending an afternoon and eating a few fruits and flowers, Zhang Feng came to this conclusion.

In addition, there's the matter of cultivating spirit fruits and herbs in reality.

After analyzing the situation, Zhang Feng concluded that reality could not be replicated.

Because their growing environment must first and foremost be a spiritual environment.

In other words, their synthesis formula requires spiritual energy.

This reminded Zhang Feng of a joke from a real-life game.

Someone asked online, "How do I defeat the final dragon boss in this game?"

A pro player replied, 'You need the Dragon Warrior set.'

The man then asked, "Where can I get the Dragon Warrior set?"

A skilled player replied, "It drops when you defeat the final dragon boss."

Zhang Feng felt that this perfectly described the current 'state of spiritual energy discontinuity'.

But even without spiritual energy.

Zhang Feng was still keeping track of the two spiritual herbs and planned to stay in Pangshan for a while.

One reason is to train our crew members and improve their physical fitness.

Anyway, the captain's 90th birthday is still more than half a year away, and this place is not far from Lin Island, so there's no rush.

Secondly, one's own strength also needs to be improved; otherwise, even if one meets Island Master Lin or someone else, one may be alive to meet them, but not necessarily to witness the evil magic.

It would be better to eat spirit fruits and herbs here and nourish one's spirit first.

Thirdly, and most importantly.

That is to analyze the itchy flower and the small red fruit.

These were the first spiritual herbs and fruits I had ever seen. Even if they couldn't be grown in reality, they would be valuable when spiritual energy appeared in reality.

It can enable everyone to achieve another step of physical tempering through the 'spiritual energy entrance'.

rustling...

Zhang Feng ate the fruit while thinking.

If you eat these two together, your nose will stop itching.

The effects of the medicine can last for more than a year.

However, my body's metabolic rate is too fast, and my cells are constantly being strengthened and weak cells are being eliminated.

So at most, the medicine's effects will wear off completely after a month.

However, there is not much of anything here except flowers and fruits.

Moreover, these flowers and fruits possess spiritual energy, and I also cultivate spirituality, so they can temporarily replace various medicinal herbs through the transfer of spiritual thoughts.

This is a great thing.

I'll take advantage of this time to not only focus on spiritual cultivation, but also improve my other martial arts skills.

Because of this trip to the mountains.

Zhang Feng felt that something was wrong with this world; everyone's general strength seemed a bit too high.

So you need to play it safe in the early stages and build up some high-level combat power first.

……

late at night.

Ten days after arriving in this world, Zhang Feng finally had a house to live in.

There are many wooden houses here, all built in large caves halfway up the mountain.

Come to think of it, it's a piece of cake for a dozen or so people with superhuman physical abilities to build a house by going up and down the mountain.

In addition, he is now a 'gentleman'.

They also lived in the finest little wooden house, next to their chieftain.

Their chieftain was an old man, not very tall, only fifteen, but very kind, and the first person to settle on this mountain.

That miraculous training method was passed down by him, but he didn't create it.

He must have many stories, and perhaps even know the person who created it.

Zhang Feng did not ask.

Zhang Feng could sense that he wasn't in the mood to talk and that he had a normal wariness of being a 'foreigner' visiting him.

That's something I can't ask.

……

The next few days.

Zhang Feng was only teaching people how to farm; he didn't ask anything else.

Since you want to know someone's background and how they practice to make a living,

That definitely requires showing some sincerity.

In fact, Zhang Fengting missed his guests, the Lingshan Immortal, and Chen Tiancai.

Their main selling point is the desire to share freely.

After finishing the exchange, he said a few words and left.

But upon further reflection, it seems that when I encountered the two of them at the inn, I also gave them the money and left.

……

Before I knew it, half a month had passed.

Sometimes Zhang Feng would sit on the edge of the cliff and stare blankly at the sea below. Occasionally, a group of boatmen would come by, but they would usually have strips of cloth around their mouths and noses, circle around the bottom of the mountain, and leave after a short while.

Some ships don't even turn around, but stay far away from this area on the sea.

The strange itchy flowers of Pangshan made them feel that there was something strange about this mountain.

Only that one-eyed guy, with his thick skin, once went hunting in the mountains with his head down.

Most of the other people avoided Pang Shan.

Of course, some people did not avoid it.

Just today.

The twentieth day since arriving in the mountains.

That morning, Zhang Feng, who was on the edge of the cliff, saw a small boat moored on the shore of the island, and a man and a woman got off.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Feng observed that the man's physique was 45 and the woman's was 41.

The two men, dressed as ancient knights-errant, sat on the shore making a fire and grilling fish without covering their mouths or noses.

They ate it after they finished cooking.

Zhang Feng was also eating flowers while looking at them.

After a while, they stood up, first bowed in their own direction, then bowed in the direction of the east side of the island, and finally left.

Zhang Feng found it strange and felt that something was amiss on the east side, and something was also amiss on this mountain.

That clan chief must have saved them.

However, the clan leader's strength was too low, so it's possible that someone the clan leader knew had saved them.

This 'certain person' is very likely the creator of the technique.

"gentlemen……"

Just as Zhang Feng was thinking about when to ask the clan chief, a young man from the mountains came over and asked a question.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng chose to teach first.

They treated themselves well, eating good fruits and flowers every day, and also having vegetables and domesticated livestock.

Even for this one meal, I have to teach.

Perhaps when I leave, I can take a few 1.5 businessmen from the mountains with me to replenish my small boating team and increase my movement speed.

……

A month later, something big happened in the mountains.

A young man on the boat and a girl from the mountains fell in love; their wedding day was approaching.

That would be considered a 'marriage'.

Zhang Feng was naturally delighted, and together with the local clan chief, he served as witnesses and elders, presiding over the simple wedding.

And ever since that incident happened.

Zhang Feng felt that the clan chief had taken him as one of his own.

But precisely because of this, Zhang Feng felt that things were getting even more complicated.

Because he wanted to become the 'new patriarch'.

Also on this day.

The fifty-sixth day in the mountains.

noon.

Cliff edge.

After hearing the clan chief's words about wanting him to become the new clan chief, Zhang Feng looked to the side with a helpless expression.

The clan leader came to see me alone today.

When he usually came to find me, he was always followed by at least two experts.

"I'll be leaving in a few days."

Zhang Feng said directly to him, "If the clan leader really wants to 'pass on the throne,' I think it would be good to give it to our captain."

And after our trip to Lin Island, he'll probably be staying here for a long time.

The person who got married was the captain's son.

That girl was the clan chief's granddaughter.

“You’re in-laws,” Zhang Feng said, “which is better than me being an outsider.”

"Sir, you are mistaken!" the clan chief said solemnly. "Sir, your knowledge is as vast as the ocean, while I am but a firefly's light. How can I compare to you?"

Zilu is the captain's name.

Zhang Feng didn't bother to remember, because they wouldn't be on the same path during their future voyages.

"Although the captain's knowledge is not as good as mine, I do not deny that."

But what we need in the mountains are people who are willing to stay, while I want to go out into the world, which truly is like the rivers, lakes, and seas.

As Zhang Feng spoke, seeing the clan leader's disappointed sigh, he stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Elder Chief, don't think too much about it, because this is all the land cultivation I can teach you."

Besides, I've taught them enough already, so it doesn't really matter whether I'm there or not.

What's more important now is that things are stable in the mountains.

"This... sigh!" Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, the clan chief could only sigh, "Since you insist on leaving, sir..."

He clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Then this old man can only wish you a bright future, sir."

"Thank you for your kind words, sir." Zhang Feng returned the greeting, feeling that the old clan chief, with his refined manner, was more deserving of the title "sir."

At this point, Zhang Feng had not yet found an opportunity to ask about the training method.

The clan chief, however, spoke first about the matter, saying, "Sir, you are wise. I dare to confess that I first met you on the day you entered the mountain several months ago."

The old man mistakenly thought you were the Arhat who subdued demons.

At that time, I was on edge and offended many people; I hope you will forgive me.

"Damn..." Zhang Feng was overwhelmed by the flowery language. He really didn't want to use his brain. Cultivation was already tiring enough, couldn't he just talk for no reason?
But it seems there's something going on, something about 'Subduing Demons Arhat'. Let's go along with the old man first and then find out more.

"Actually, there's no such thing as 'forgiving' or 'unforgiving.'" Zhang Feng, somewhat influenced by him, was also half-heartedly agreeing.

"Because you are the clan chief, you should be concerned about the safety of everyone in the mountains. If anyone is to blame, it is my abruptness that day."

Before he could launch into another long-winded explanation, Zhang Feng asked curiously, "Who is the Subduing Demon Arhat?"

“My benefactor,” the clan chief said with respect, “the cultivation methods in the mountains were bestowed upon me by the Arhat who subdued demons twenty years ago.”

Even the rare herbs and fruits swaying here were planted by his own hands on this mountain.

"Hmm..." Zhang Feng understood, then asked, "Is he still here?"

As Zhang Feng spoke, he pointed to the island below the mountain and said, "A few months ago, I saw a couple of chivalrous people resting by the sea and bowing to the mountains and the east."

Is the Arhat who subdues demons now located in the east?
I asked this out of curiosity.

Seeing that it was time to speak frankly, Zhang Feng said directly, "His training method is somewhat unusual. I was delighted to meet such an extraordinary person, so I wanted to pay him a visit."

"Alas..." The clan leader sighed upon hearing this, "The Arhat who subdued demons vanished ten years ago."

I still remember when he first arrived in the mountains twenty years ago, his body was covered in dust and frost, and he came here to build a hut in order to heal his old ailment.

"See us in the mountains..."

The clan chief is speaking.

Zhang Feng felt a slight itch on his head.

Wait for him to finish.

After some tidying up, Zhang Feng concluded that Luohan had passed away approximately ten years ago.

Twenty years ago, he was injured, and then he came to this field to build a house.

Upon receiving the news, Zhang Feng asked one last question: "Clan leader, do you know about Seagod Island?"

"I don't know," the clan chief shook his head.

Seeing that the old man answered readily about things he didn't know, Zhang Feng asked again, "Do you know about sorcery or unorthodox arts?"

Or perhaps you practice your methods in the mountains; this too is a form of esoteric art.

"I don't know." The clan chief shook his head again, not really understanding these things.

All he knew was that the Arhats taught them, and they practiced accordingly.

Just as Zhang Feng was teaching them kung fu and planting, they didn't ask, "Sir, why do you know so much?"

Because you never know which sentence might offend someone.

……

Farewell to the clan chief.

Zhang Feng is a restless person.

Since they knew that the Arhat had been here and had practiced asceticism on the east side of the island.

So maybe there will be some remnants, or some insights jot down occasionally.

Regarding the experts in this world, they are experts in spiritual cultivation.

Then we should take a look.

Anyway, just keep looking.

This guessing won't help.

Zhang Feng acted swiftly and decisively, heading straight towards the small island.

After we descended the mountain.

We arrived at the approximate area indicated by the clan chief.

Zhang Feng saw that there were no traces of human life here, and the surrounding area was full of trees and weeds.

So, if you're just idling around anyway, then you might as well.

Zhang Feng took the machete from his waist and prepared to dig.

Let's see if we can dig anything out.

……

Three days.

Zhang Feng searched the place thoroughly, but found nothing.

It seems they don't have the habit of hiding things or taking notes.

then.

Zhang Feng sat on the ground, lost in thought.

He looked at the distant seaside and then glanced at the soil he had turned over.

Let's fill it in first, it won't look good anyway.

But it was precisely this filling that made me look at the ground and then glance at the seaside not far away.

At that moment, Zhang Feng suddenly realized that the Arhat might not necessarily be recuperating on the ground.

After all, he was injured, and what if his enemies were still alive?

If his enemy happened to be passing by by boat from outside the island, wouldn't he have spotted him in the woods at a glance?
'The seabed, or underground!'

Zhang Feng pondered for a moment, deciding to start by searching the seabed.

Because this area doesn't look like it has any traces of caves or tunnels.

They ran to the edge of the small island.

Zhang Feng, holding his newly acquired machete, plunged headfirst into the sea.

Swimming around the shore.

Zhang Feng ignored the small fish around him and the beautiful coral reefs, his eyes fixed only on the underwater perimeter of the island.

He swam for more than ten meters.

Zhang Feng spotted a cave about ten meters underwater around the island.

See this.

Zhang Feng first came out to catch his breath, then dived back into the water.

Now, thanks to consuming spiritual fruits and herbs, and practicing various martial arts, Zhang Feng's current physique is 63.

In addition, the "water-related" element allows for breathing, and the spiritual energy can absorb water-related spiritual energy, bringing in some oxygen.

Without using your hands or expending much energy, holding your breath for more than an hour is quite easy.

If it were the Dan Jin world, with the support of the Six Paths of Spiritual Thoughts at its peak, it could last for a whole day and night.

Gululu...

now.

Zhang Feng neither took a breath nor exhaled, and just swam straight into the cave.

When we arrived here, the underwater sunlight had disappeared, and it was pitch black.

The tunnel wasn't wide either, about a meter wide on the left and right, and about a meter wide on the top and bottom, so narrow that you couldn't stand up.

Fortunately, there is a bioluminescent underwater plant on the rock face that can faintly illuminate the area.

Keep going.

After swimming about ten meters deep, Zhang Feng felt as if there was space above him, the tunnel seemed to be getting higher, and he was gradually able to stand up.

After swimming another ten meters or so, when it surfaced, there was air.

Although it still resembles a tunnel, there should be some kind of ventilation hole at the front, leading directly to the top of the island to ventilate the area.

So, I went diving and continued swimming.

Let's start by searching underwater.

They swam another ten meters or so.

Zhang Feng suddenly saw a huge shadow ahead.

Wait until the guarded swimmers past, and when they are three meters away, circle around to the wider front side.

Reflected by the glowing aquatic plants around him, Zhang Feng saw that the shadow was actually a large underwater stone Buddha!

It sat cross-legged on the ground, two meters tall, its body covered in green moss, but its eyes were bright and piercing, like some kind of strange gemstone.

Zhang Feng's heart tightened when he saw it. The sudden appearance of such a carving in the deep water tunnel was truly frightening.

Meanwhile, on the wall next to him, Zhang Feng saw another line of words: "Those with spirits will receive it, those without spirits will be rejected."

I don't understand it, but there must be something good in it.

I happen to be a 'spirited being' myself.

Although it's not high at the moment, just one level, it's still something.

Huhu—

Zhang Feng adjusted his mindset and continued swimming in that direction.

But at that moment, when they were two meters away from the Buddha statue, the statue's mouth suddenly opened and closed strangely, creating a ripple that was visible to the naked eye.

Qiang~
At the same time, another sound, carried by the seawater, instantly attacked Zhang Feng.

The sound was not the Buddhist mantras such as 'Om, Ma, Ji,' but rather the harsh, piercing sound of a heavy sword striking steel.

In an instant, Zhang Fengting went deaf, his ears filled with bloodstains mingling with the seawater, and a gurgling sound seemed to rise from all around him, while the water around him seemed to transform into a haunting demon.

'Sound magic?'

Zhang Feng knew he had been tricked, but his mind was foggy and he had lost most of his strength. He had no choice but to relax and float in the water.

Huhu~
It floated naturally out of the water and then reached the top of the tunnel.

Zhang Feng lay on the water's surface, breathing in the air while rubbing the base of his ears with both hands.

'I never expected that this Buddha statue would have a hidden mechanism?'
Fortunately, I have internal energy and spiritual power to protect me, and I also have a spell to increase my resistance to unorthodox methods.

Otherwise, if I were completely affected by this sonic attack, even if I wasn't turned into an idiot by the shouting, my ears would be ruined.

Even so, my hearing has decreased by at least 30%, and it will take three or four days for it to fully recover.

Zhang Feng pondered, feeling that this Buddha statue must be related to that Arhat's 'main practice'.

Then recall the words, "He who has a spirit will receive it."

Perhaps the mechanism inside this Buddha statue contains the method for practicing this sound power!
Having experienced the powerful effects of this sonic technique, Zhang Feng was determined to obtain it.

After all, relying solely on spiritual energy, this sound technique can 'injure people from a distance'.

The practice I have developed involves lung resonance, which strengthens the flow of air during breathing, and with the added support of internal energy, it can improve the quality of the airflow.

Finally, add on a strong physique and spiritual energy.

Any technique you acquire will be far more powerful than the one used by its 'holder'!
Perhaps by using his knowledge of sound manipulation, we can even deduce the prototype of the sword pellet.

Zhang Feng felt increasingly excited as he thought about it. After resting for a short while, he tore off two small pieces of his clothes, stuffed them into his ears, and then plunged into the seawater again.

Although this "sound attack method" is more of a combination of mental and spiritual energy vibration strikes, simply blocking the ears is useless; it requires one's own spiritual energy to protect the body.

However, stuffing the ear with a cloth strip can at least reduce the secondary vibration damage from the 'real sound waves'.

Huhu—

Continue walking towards the Buddha statue.

Zhang Feng did not choose to go around it from above, because if there were hidden traps or arrows on the top of the Buddha statue, they could suddenly attack him halfway through his journey, which would be impossible to guard against.

Despite his thoughts, Zhang Feng still took the machete from his waist and, as he 'floated' past, held it in front of his body.

Approach slowly.

This Buddha statue seems to possess the power of a single roar.

When Zhang Feng got within half a meter of it, he didn't hear anything.

ding ding...

Zhang Feng even poked it up and down with the knife, but it was fine.

They slowly drew closer.

Swim to its side.

Zhang Feng knew why everything was alright: it had entered a period of 'accumulating power'.

It has several strange symbols on its sides, and there are several small drainage holes on its neck.

It was these symbols, and these whistle-like mechanisms, that gathered the spiritual energy from the seabed, creating a sonic effect that could weaken the opponent.

Otherwise, if a peerless master were here, and did the same thing again...

Even with my current physical condition of over 60, I would be killed instantly by the shock.

As Zhang Feng pondered, he went around to its back, intending to examine its mechanism in detail, when he saw that its back was covered with densely packed small characters.

Five characters were written on it.

The Arhat's Demon-Subduing Mantra

(End of this chapter)