Wu Shattered Star River

The Shiva River is located in the northwest of the Shiva Realm, where there is a vast mountain range known as the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

This area is uninhabited by the Shiva people because there are too many venomous insects and strange beasts.

Every year, the Shiva tribe must mobilize a large army to clear the periphery and send strong individuals to carry out several rounds of ambushes, otherwise the venomous insects and beasts inside will rush down the mountains and wreak havoc on nearby villages and towns.

Previously, there were three Emperor-level beasts here, but later a Bodhisattva from Mount Meru came and subdued the three Emperor-level beasts, taking them back to Mount Meru.

Now there are no Emperor-level beasts here, but there are many King-level ones, so ordinary cultivators dare not enter.

Therefore, although the Shiva River is open and anyone can enter to cultivate, ordinary Shiva people or ordinary cultivators from other realms simply cannot reach the Shiva River.

In fact, Shiva City has a teleportation array directly connected to the Shiva River, but Jiang Han did not want to alarm the higher-ups of the Shiva Realm, so he chose to fly over directly with Xuanji.

They were very fast and only spent a little over a day to reach the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Jiang Han heard Xuanji say that there were no Emperor-level beasts in the mountains, so he was not afraid at all. He released the Star Saint Armor and rushed inside, with Xuanji closely following behind.

"Woo woo ~"

"Awoo awoo ~"

"Chirp chirp!"

Just after rushing a few hundred miles into the mountains, countless beasts were alarmed. Countless strange beasts rushed out from the mountains, caves, ravines, and abyss bottoms.

However, their levels were not high. Although they looked ferocious, Jiang Han could kill one with a single strike if he wanted to.

Jiang Han was too lazy to entangle with these strange beasts. With the Star Saint Armor, these strange beasts could not break through his defense, so he charged straight ahead.

The kasaya on Xuanji's body lit up with a faint white mist, enveloping her whole body in the mist. The strange beasts also could not break through the mist, and the two of them rushed all the way inside.

The further they went, the fewer strange beasts rushed up, but their levels began to increase. However, even if their levels reached the Venerable level, they still could not break through Jiang Han's defense. Xuanji's kasaya was probably a treasure, and it could not be broken through either.

"Chila — —"

After flying for half an hour inside, having already flown deep into the mountains, a sound of rushing through the air suddenly rang out from within a small mountain. Then, a huge black whip shadow suddenly lashed out, tearing the space apart. The fierce aura made Jiang Han's heart palpitate.

"King-level!"

Jiang Han's eyes turned cold, and the Illusory Sun Blade appeared in his hand. He did not dodge, but stood proudly in the void, holding the blade in both hands and slashing down fiercely.

"Bang!"

With a dull explosion, Jiang Han's figure shifted horizontally by hundreds of feet, but the tail was suspended in mid-air, not attacking again, as if it had been fixed.

"Swoosh ~"

Jiang Han's figure flashed and rushed over, continuously slashing the Illusory Sun Blade at the tail. After a few strikes, the tail was heavily smashed down, hitting a large mountain below.

"This monster's defense is really strong!"

Jiang Han glanced at a scarlet head in the mountain below and did not continue to attack. If he continued to attack, he would definitely be able to kill this strange beast, but what was the point?

He just wanted to cross the mountains to the Shiva River, he was not here to clear the strange beasts in the mountains for the Shiva tribe.

Xuanji followed behind Jiang Han without making a move. Buddhism has a precept against killing, but it does not apply to demons. Subduing demons and eliminating evil, benefiting all living beings, is also one of the widely spread concepts of Buddhism.

Xuanji wanted to assist, but Jiang Han was too fierce and did not need her to take action at all.

Continuing forward, they soon encountered another King-level monster. As before, Jiang Han went up alone.

This King-level monster could not break through Jiang Han's Star Saint Armor. Although it sent Jiang Han flying many times, it was quickly drained of its energy under the fierce attacks of the Illusory Sun Blade.

"Go!"

As long as the strange beast stopped attacking, Jiang Han would immediately leave with Xuanji. After crossing the territories of two more King-level strange beasts, a winding river appeared ahead.

The river glowed with a blue light. From a distance, it looked like a blue ribbon tied around the vast mountains, which was very dazzling.

Moreover, the blue light emanating from the river enveloped an area of several thousand feet nearby. Wherever the blue light enveloped, no grass grew.

The two sides of the river were bare, looking unusually ugly, and Jiang Han looked into the distance and found that there were no strange beasts on either side of the river. It seemed that the blue light had an invisible magic power that prevented ordinary strange beasts from approaching.

The river looked very long. They had arrived at the downstream area. There were many Shiva people in the river, as well as some other races.

There was also a very high stone mountain in the upstream area of the river. There was a hollow cave on the stone mountain, and several Shiva people were sitting cross-legged inside. They were all Venerable-level and should be guarding the river.

"咻!"

Three Venerable-level experts shot out from the cave and arrived in front of Jiang Han and Xuanji. These three Venerables did not look at Jiang Han, but turned their gazes to Xuanji and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Holy Teacher!"

Xuanji turned her gaze to Jiang Han. Jiang Han curled his lips. Xuanji's identity was too easy to guess. The entire Wanfo Hall only had one young King-level female nun. As long as they could sense her realm and age, they could basically guess who she was.

These Shiva people did not salute him, but he did not care. He opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, I would like to enter the Shiva River to cultivate. I wonder if it is possible?"

The three Venerables should have received a message from above. One of the Venerables said, "My Buddha is merciful. Since you can come here, you must have a connection with the Shiva River. This benefactor can enter the river to cultivate on their own. However, the Shiva River is very dangerous. If the benefactor cannot withstand it, do not go upstream."

"Okay!"

Jiang Han nodded to the three Shiva people, and his body shot down. Xuanji bowed slightly to the three Shiva people and followed, shooting down.

The arrival of Xuanji and Jiang Han attracted the attention of many cultivators in the river, especially Jiang Han's powerful Qi and blood, and Xuanji's unfathomable realm.

Although Xuanji had disguised herself, she could not hide her graceful figure. All the Shiva people were devoted to Buddhism, but most of them had not become monks, so they naturally had desires, and their gazes at Xuanji were somewhat fiery.

Jiang Han ignored these cultivators. He landed in a slightly forward area where there were fewer cultivators, and he directly entered the river.

The Shiva River was not big or deep. The deepest area in the middle was probably only three zhang deep. However, most of the cultivators who entered the river to cultivate would not let their whole bodies soak in the water, but generally exposed half of their bodies.

"A bit interesting!"

After Jiang Han entered the water, he found that the river water, like needles, frantically entered his body through his pores, wreaking havoc and rampaging in his body. It seemed to want to tear and destroy his body, and he felt like he had ten thousand ants gnawing at him.

This little bit of pain was like a tickle to Jiang Han, who had been cultivating his body for many years. He was expressionless and walked step by step towards the middle of the river, directly submerging his entire body into the river water.

"Hua ~"

Many cultivators below were in an uproar. Who was this human cultivator? Could he be an outer disciple of a Bodhisattva from Mount Meru? His body was so powerful?

It was nothing to be able to withstand the impact of this section of the Shiva River. The point was that Jiang Han's face did not show any expression. Did he not have any pain?

"This!"

What happened next surprised many cultivators even more. After Jiang Han submerged his entire body in the river, he stopped, paused for a moment, and then actually began to walk upstream.

Moreover, his speed of progress was not slow. It seemed that this was not the terrifying Shiva River, but his backyard.