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Chapter 565 Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, Miaoshan Purple Bamboo Forest

Among the hundreds of mountains, Mount Putuo stands out.

This is the junction of the South China Sea and the Bai Di Mountains, and it is also a strangely shaped peninsula.

It's like an enclave of the Hundred Mountains.

Mount Putuo is only partially connected to the land, making it appear more like an isolated island.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine how such a tiny "intersection" could so tightly connect this peninsula to the land.

The junction between Putuoshan and Baidishan is so narrow that it can only accommodate a single bronze carriage.

Similarly, the people living on Mount Putuo were not mountain dwellers, but rather some foreign tribes who survived the "Wu Yi Shoots the Sky" and the "South China Sea Disaster".

These different races with vastly different lifestyles were able to live together entirely because of a goddess.

According to legend, this goddess had a thousand faces, a thousand eyes, and a thousand hands.

Unable to bear seeing the creatures of the South China Sea struggling to survive, he established a temple on Mount Putuo to take in those destitute and helpless foreigners.

Over time, a prosperity scene, quite different from the rest of the South China Sea, emerged near Mount Putuo.

Even the mountain people from the surrounding mountains often come to Putuo Mountain, gradually opening up a trade chain for mutual exchange.

However, Fu Kui knew better than anyone else.

This so-called "trade chain" is actually a one-way aid from the mountain people of Baidi to the foreign tribes of Putuo Mountain.

After all, there's nothing in Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea that would appeal to the local mountain people, so how could there be any talk of trade?

"However, this cannot continue."

"Putuoshan will eventually have to become self-reliant and can no longer rely on the support of the mountain people."

In the deepest bamboo forest of Mount Putuo, Fu Kui, sitting cross-legged, said these words.

"So I planted these purple bamboos, and once they have fully grown, they will become a specialty of Putuo Mountain."

Opposite Fu Kui, the true master of Mount Putuo, Miao Shan, answered in a deep voice.

That Miaoshan was not human.

It is not the thousand-faced, thousand-eyed, or thousand-armed figure as rumored by the outside world.

It was a three-faced, eight-armed deity, several meters tall, whose every move possessed an extraordinary charm.

This allure stems from her three distinct faces, from the aura that blends compassion, anger, and resentment.

The front features the face of a human woman, who is the true form of Miaoshan.

As a witch, Miao Shan doesn't actually possess any particularly powerful abilities besides her passion and compassion.

However, ever since Li Boyang used the [Heavenly Mandate Curse] to forcibly swap Miaoshan's fate with Bu Yanhu's,

Her life trajectory underwent a dramatic change, transforming her from a mortal into a celestial being, and she eventually settled down on Mount Putuo in the South China Sea.

To Miaoshan's left was a face with a resentful, bushy beard.

He was once the god of the South China Sea, Buyanhuyu, who single-handedly stirred up chaos in the South China Sea.

Even though she was sealed inside Miaoshan's body by Li Boyang.

He was still unwilling to accept his fate and was determined to seize control of the body.

To Miaoshan's right was a face contorted with rage and madness.

He is the incarnation of Tianwu after he lost control, and his original form is a god of chaos with eight heads, eight tails, and eight legs.

Although this scourge had completely lost its self-awareness, its fiery and persistent rage still burned fiercely.

"Purple bamboo?"

Looking around at the purple bamboo, Fu Kui frowned slightly.

"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but I don't see anything special about these purple bamboos."

"Do you also want to create talismans, just like those in Shan'ao Village and Fuzhu Village?" To be honest, Fu Kui didn't think it was a good idea.

The mountain people are generally generous, but there are always some oddballs among them.

Especially when Putuo Mountain infringes on his own interests, Fu Kui does not think that the villages that planted the talisman bamboo will just stand by and watch.

"Of course I'm not that stupid. What's the difference between stealing someone else's job and courting death?"

With a very human-like eye roll, Bu Yan Hu Yu, to Miao Shan's left, suddenly let out a sneer.

However, before Hu Yu could even open his mouth to mock him, he was caught off guard.

Miao Shan frowned and deprived the other person of the ability to speak.

Influenced by Bu Yan Hu Yu, Tian Wu on the right became increasingly angry, and faint flames spewed from its mouth, nose and seven orifices.

Fortunately, Tianwu was merely a malevolent spirit born of anger and had no intention of seizing control of the body, so it was not a cause for concern.

"Your situation seems to be getting worse lately?"

“Even with my help, the time you can completely suppress them is getting shorter.”

"What are you doing? What exactly happened to you?"

Now it was Fu Kui's turn to stare at Miao Shan with a furrowed brow, a strange sense of unease rising within him.

When the two first met, Miao Shan failed to suppress Bu Yan Hu Yu and Tian Wu, and was gradually influenced by her to fall into a state of madness.

But here's the problem: Li Boyang's [Heavenly Mandate Curse] is not simply a method of possession, but a complete exchange of destinies.

Logically speaking, Miaoshan should be able to adapt to her own power quickly and then completely assimilate Buyanhuyu and Tianwu.

Such a situation of repeatedly getting out of control should never happen to Miaoshan.

"It's nothing, just a slight mishap in my cultivation."

Instead of directly answering Fu Kui's question, Miao Shan shifted the topic back to the purple bamboo.

"The purple bamboo I cultivate on Mount Putuo has the same properties as the talisman bamboo, but it is more of a 'natural treasure'."

"Compared to the bamboo, which has fewer requirements for the environment and weather."

"This purple bamboo can only be planted on Mount Putuo. Once transplanted, it will automatically deteriorate and decay."

After briefly rearranging her tone, Miaoshan continued.

"I plan to use ordinary purple bamboo as a substitute for talisman bamboo and sell it in bulk to the mountain people..."

"In this way, although the direct profits from making talismans are lost, Mount Putuo will gradually become a member of the Hundred Mountains system in the process."

"As for those high-quality purple bamboos, I want to refine them into real magic treasures and then sell them to cultivators."

The method of weapon crafting was also one of the topics Li Boyang taught.

However, because this skill has too high a barrier to entry and consumes too many materials, it is simply not something that ordinary independent cultivators can afford to cultivate.

Miao Shan was planning to exploit this loophole.

Before most practitioners even have access to magical treasures, they preemptively seize this segment of the market.

As a result, even if Miaoshan can only produce a limited variety of magical artifacts, their quality is far inferior to that of Yinjiao.

However, Miao Shan was in business, and without connections with Yin Jiao, it was impossible for an ordinary person to have him tailor-make a magic weapon for them.

"..."

After gazing at Miaoshan in silence for a long time, Fu Kui finally sighed helplessly.

"Just keep it in mind. If you need any help, let me know in advance."

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(End of this chapter)