Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 184 Poseidon God

Bo County, Ao City, is an important port for Youzhou to reach the East Sea. There are regular passenger ships from here to Xiao Chen Kingdom in Maizhou, and the voyage has been going on for ten years.

Given that he had caused a little trouble during his time in Youzhou, Pei Xia was actually hoping to leave as soon as possible.

So after arriving in Aocheng, Pei Xia took Han Youzhi and Lu Li to the port area docks without even looking for an inn to stay in.

However, to his surprise, the government-operated scheduled ferry service had ceased operations.

Behind him, Han Youzhi and Lu Li stared at Pei Xia with wide eyes. He could only scratch his head, turn around, and lead his horse toward the port.

Aocheng itself has many cargo ships and fishermen. Since there are only three of them, we can ask them.

As a result, the numerous ships of all sizes in the port seemed to be dozing off, remaining motionless on the dock. Pei Xia tried to ask someone, but she couldn't see many crew members coming and going.

what happened?
After a while, Pei Xia finally caught up with a boat captain on the steps of a dock.

With his feet firmly planted in the slippery seawater, he earnestly asked if they could be taken out to sea.

"This isn't about money."

The skinny man in the short shirt shook his head and waved his hands, looking at Pei Xia with a troubled expression: "Sir, let me be frank with you. In the past, even if we didn't make any money, we wouldn't dare not take a cultivator like you. But now the Sea Patrol God won't allow it. Not to mention us, even if we called the immortal masters of the Xuan Ge Sword Mansion, we still wouldn't be able to get the ship off the ground!"

Pei Xia's eyebrows narrowed: "Sea Patrol God?"

"Yes," the boatman sighed, "we came a few days ago, but a large ship from the Deng family caught up with us and we were all stranded at sea."

Deng, Cao, and He are among the three major surnames in Aocheng, and apart from the local government, they are considered the largest families.

Pei Xia did not make things difficult for the boatman, and politely thanked him before letting him leave.

He stood on the dock, leading his horse, rubbing his chin, looking somewhat worried.

Han Youzhi, who was also listening to the conversation, knew that Xuange Sword Mansion was the top sect in Youzhou, and couldn't help but ask, "If they don't even give face to Xuange Sword Mansion, who is this Patrol Sea God?"

Pei Xia looked at her with some surprise: "You don't know the Sea Patrol God?"

Han Youzhi's eyes widened: "Should I know?"

Pei Xia reacted for a moment and realized that it made sense. Han Youzhi knew about the Worldly Sect because she had once been a white-robed member of the Holy Palace, and the Sea Patrol God was someone who didn't make a living by the sea year-round, so she might not know about it.

He said with a wry smile, "The Sea Patrol God is not human, but a demonic beast."

That's something new.

Han Youzhi couldn't help but laugh: "Monster? Since when can monsters have such domineering names?"

"This is not surprising. Top-tier demonic beasts are incredibly powerful and their intelligence is no less than that of humans. Because of the flourishing of royal power in Da Ling and Bei Yi, there is relatively little such behavior of demonic beast totemization among the common people. In Dong Zhou, there are mountain gods, river gods, beast gods...

For example, the spider monster in the underground palace has a long lifespan and a high level of cultivation. If it were to rule the mountains and forests outside, it would likely be revered and worshipped by the locals.

Having experienced the battle in the underground palace, Han Youzhi is now somewhat sensitive to demonic beasts. She asked, "If it's a demonic beast that even the Xuan Ge Sword Palace couldn't defeat, could it be... a Heavenly Consciousness Realm beast?"

Pei Xia didn't say anything, but just glanced at her sideways.

Soon, Han Youzhi shook his head: "No, if he is really at the Heavenly Consciousness Realm, and his wisdom is no less than that of others, how could he do something like destroying ships and causing havoc in the strait? He is so blatant, isn't he afraid of provoking the military strategists of the Northern Barbarians to suppress him?"

Without understanding the situation, it's understandable that someone would make such arrogant remarks. Pei Xia sighed, "Even Xie Zu wouldn't dare to boast like that about suppressing the Sea Patrol God."

A single sentence was enough to make Han Youzhi's face turn pale with fright.

Xie Zu is the guardian of the Great Ling Kingdom, the military strategist who protects the country from the blood of the four borders. In terms of combat strength, Tian Shi is like an ant, and even a Dao-proving martial artist might not be able to defeat him.

Even Xie Zu wasn't sure if this Sea Patrol God could be comparable to a cultivator at the Dao Proving Realm!
Are there really such powerful monsters in Kyushu?
Han Youzhi pursed her lips for a while. Her cultivation level was not so high at the moment. Although Qiongxiao Yuyu was powerful, it could not help much compared to the demon beast that had just proven its Dao.

She whispered, "If it doesn't work out, we can buy a boat, set sail ourselves, and go around this sea god..."

The East Sea is essentially an exceptionally wide strait. Because the western shore, composed of Youzhou, Leyang, and Qinzhou, and the eastern shore, composed of Maizhou and Yuezhou, are long enough, it is generally not easy to lose one's way. On a clear and sunny day, a journey of about two days is sufficient to reach the destination.

If the sea god blocks Aocheng's eastward journey, then Han Youzhi's idea is to take a detour to the north or south.

It's not the best option, but if there's really no other way, this is the only option.

Just then, the captain, who had just left, suddenly jogged back. He looked at Pei Xia and Han Youzhi and waved, "Two immortal masters, I forgot to mention earlier, if you're determined to go to sea, you could ask the three major clans. They seem to be trying to solve the problem of the sea patrol god recently. If you can help, you might even get a reward!"

Deng, Cao, and He are local strongmen in Aocheng, and a small but powerful family of cultivators.

Do they have any way to solve the problem of the Sea Patrol God?

“It’s really hard to say…” Pei Xia murmured. “When I was in the Dongzhou Islands, I heard that the local fishermen had special methods to deal with certain monsters, such as feeding them, offering sacrifices, and guiding them to swim away. Each method had its own uses.”

Han Youzhi glanced at him and asked, "Shall we go take a look?"

"Well, let's go and have a look."

The He family, one of the three major surnames, should be the family of He Chen and others. Ignoring Qiu Sheng's influence, they objectively helped Pei Xia. In addition, He Chen is indeed a straightforward and honest person, which Pei Xia appreciates. It's a pity.

With directions from the boatman, Pei Xia, carrying Lu Li, and Han Youzhi headed to the He family's residence in the north of the city.

The eastern part of Aocheng is the port, the most bustling and prosperous area. The south side is mostly inhabited by ordinary people, while the north side is home to wealthy families, with each house displaying a plaque. There are far fewer pedestrians on the streets.

When they arrived at the gate of the He family mansion, there were already carriages and horses waiting outside. Pei Xia glanced around and saw that the carriages had wooden plaques with the characters Cao and Deng on them.

The boat captain's words were true. It seems that the three major clans of Ao City are indeed racking their brains over the matter of the Sea Patrol God, and they must have come to the He family together to discuss it.

The guards at the entrance of the He family's residence became more wary as they watched the martial arts figures leading horses down the street.

Han Youzhi, observing this, whispered to Pei Xia, "How do we get in?"

Pei Xia shrugged: "Let's go in openly and honestly."

Han Yuzhi glared at him: "They are a prominent local family, not someone that just anyone can meet, right?"

Without saying a word, Pei Xia glared at Han Youzhi and said, "Have you gone mad from being a rogue cultivator lately?"

Han looked bewildered: "What do you mean?"

The man reached out and slapped her round bottom hard: "What level of cultivation do you have, lady?"

Her round buttocks trembled slightly. Before Han Youzhi could even get angry, she immediately came to her senses: "Oh right, I'm an expert!"

(End of this chapter)