Chapter 154: The Sea of Mermaids
Chapter 154: The Sea of Mermaids
"Okay! Bie Lu is really straightforward."
Huang Yunying laughed loudly, and then shouted behind him, "Come on!"
There were two people waiting on the water not far from Honglu Island, each stepping on something like a fruit shell and floating on the water. When they heard the call, they immediately flew over on the fruit shell magic weapon.
"Hurry up and lead the way for Master Feng to go to Jiao Country to find Qing Lao Si's people. Do your best and don't delay Master Feng!"
"Yes!"
The two responded loudly.
"Let's go."
Cheng Xinzhan said something and stepped into the air. At the same time, the third sister who was playing also took a few steps in the air and fell into the arms of her master.
Along the way, Cheng Xinzhan didn't speak, and the two guides didn't dare to speak either. However, no matter how hard they tried to travel, Cheng Xinzhan could easily keep up.
After flying for a while, Cheng Xinzhan had some questions in his mind, so he took the initiative to ask,
"I said."
The two in front immediately stopped, raised their hands high towards Cheng Xinzhan, and said respectfully,
"Master Feng, please give your instructions."
These two were among the few people who stopped Cheng Xinzhan on the way to Huangliu Island a few days ago. They saw with their own eyes that Cheng Xinzhan brought two second-level sea snakes to their door.
"Talking as we walk."
"Yes."
The three of them picked up their speed again, and Cheng Xinzhan asked,
"The sea is vast and boundless, and it is the same in all directions. How do you find places and people?"
After hearing this, the two looked at each other, and then one of them explained to Cheng Xinzhan:
Finding people and finding the way at sea is not an easy task.
The sea is different from the land. There are various mountains, rivers and streams as references. If the sea is not densely populated with islands, it will be no different if you look thousands of miles away. The hurricanes and thunderstorms in the sea cloud world are completely different from those on land.
Therefore, even a Jindan cultivator can easily lose his way if he is not careful. He may fly until his magic power is exhausted and he may not even know how high the sky is or how far the earth is.
Cheng Xinzhan agreed with this statement deeply. It took him more than a month to cross the "Sea of Ten Thousand Corpses" to the "Big Belly Sea". He was afraid of going in the wrong direction and was very careful.
The creatures in the sea have their own ways to deal with this dilemma. Ocean currents, monsoons, temperature and humidity, and geomagnetism can all serve as guides. However, humans are born to live on land, not in the ocean. Even for monks, this is a shackle.
So in order to solve this problem, the ancestors on the sea created a spell called "Void Buoy". This is actually a talisman method, which is also very convenient to perform. It captures the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and condenses it into a talisman, and after marking it, it is "planted" in the void.
These buoys are often in a series, like a line. Some point to a certain sea area, some point to a certain island, and some point to a certain person. These are marks left by some monks along the way so that their companions can find them.
These buoys took root and hid in the void, integrating with the local spiritual energy. Ordinary storms and thunder would not affect the position of these buoys. Unless there was a battle between great monks, which disturbed the spiritual energy of one side, these buoys would move with the fluctuations of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and might even be annihilated in the aftermath of the battle.
It is also for this reason that most sea monks fight at high altitudes and not close to the sea surface, because the sea surface is densely populated with buoys.
So it was a coincidence that Cheng Xinzhan killed the two sea snakes at high altitude. They were hunting whales at high altitude at that time. Otherwise, if they had fought on the sea, they might have destroyed the buoys left by others.
As for the buoy talisman, each school has a different method of condensing and planting it, and it requires the corresponding pupil technique to see it. Therefore, this has become a measure of the strength of the sea. If it has been passed down for ten thousand years, there will be buoys everywhere on the sea, where there are dangers and where to live, all clearly marked, so that when the disciples walk outside, even if they are at a low level, it is not easy for them to get into trouble.
On the other hand, if a stranger comes from land, don’t even shout about exorcising demons. If he accidentally gets lost, he really won’t be able to find where the demons are.
Regarding the buoys on the sea, one can imagine the following scenario: in a busy sea area, if there is such a person who has practiced all the eye techniques of all the forces at sea, then in his eyes, the sea surface is no longer empty, but full of bizarre lights and neon lights. The void is densely populated with buoys floating in the sky, guiding him to various places.
Cheng Xinzhan understood and knew how they could find Qing Laosi's men, because there were two people who had been following Qing Laosi's men from a distance, and had been scattering buoys unique to Huangliu Island along the way. In the eyes of the two people leading the way, there was a clear line hanging in the sky, pointing the way for them.
Even if Cheng Xinzhan activated his Dantong and Bijing, he could not see anything.
The two men said in fear that the secret method of the buoy on Huangliu Island was created by the immortal Huang Laoxian, and they did not dare to teach it without the immortal's permission.
Cheng Xinzhan nodded, indicating that it was okay. It was as it should be. He had only been here for a few days. If he spread the news so easily, Huangliu Island would not have existed for so long.
Once Huang Laoxian teaches me, I will have a firm foothold on Huangliu Island.
He thought so in his heart.
In addition to this, after learning the buoy secrets in the yellow sulfur waters, you also have to learn the buoy secrets in the "Big Dumb Sea" and other sea areas. In the end, the more the better.
After a glimpse of the light and the rippling waves, they arrived at the junction of the "Dadu Sea" and the "Jiaoren Sea". Cheng Xinzhan found that the "Dadu Sea" was yellow and green, while the "Jiaoren Sea" was a faint purple. It seemed that this was related to the law of each sea owner.
The strangest thing is that there is sea fog on the sea, which is so dark and gloomy that it blocks the view and makes people dare not to enter lightly.
"Mermaids can spit out fog, which has the effect of confusing the soul and the ears. The fog in the Mermaid Sea now is what they have gathered bit by bit over thousands of years."
A guide explained to Cheng Xinzhan.
After entering the "Mermaid Sea", the two guides slowed down significantly, one because of the fog, and the other to prevent being discovered by the mermaids. Because the Big Belly Crocodile King has a bad reputation in this sea area, he has eaten mermaids before, and the monks of the Big Belly Sea are hated by everyone in the outer sea.
After traveling for hundreds of miles outside the "Jiao Ren Hai", Cheng Xinzhan kept using his green eyes secretly, and soon saw two people in front of him. After a while, the three people came closer, and they were only able to see each other with their naked eyes after being ten steps apart.
At this time, the two men looked at Cheng Xinzhan, only to feel that he looked unfamiliar and they didn't know who he was.
"This is Master Feng, specially hired by Master Ying to intercept the whaling team."
The two people who led Cheng Xinzhan introduced them hurriedly and signaled to each other, fearing that the two men in front of them were used to bullying newcomers, and they were afraid that they would be blind and anger Master Feng, otherwise they would become dead souls under the sword.
The two men were not stupid either. They said to Cheng Xinzhan respectfully,
"Master Feng, the Qing family has sent out a total of seventeen demon cultivators this time. Ten of them are at the first level, but have not yet transformed. They are all sea snakes. There are seven at the second level, and six of them are whale-hunting snakes. Another one is the chief attendant of Qing, named Wu Guo, who is a poisonous centipede transformed from the sea. He has the highest magical power among these people. His nickname is Wu Badao. It is said that he has eight precious swords and is good at close combat. He also has a ground evil power taught by Qing Laosi himself."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded and then asked, "Where are they?"
The man pointed in a direction and said, "It's over there. We dare not follow too closely for fear of being discovered. We are following the sound of the sea snake swimming and hanging behind it." Hearing this, Cheng Xinzhan listened carefully and indeed heard the sound of slight rippling water. But looking around, there was fog and he could not see anything. Even using his magic eyes, he could only see the outline of a huge sea snake on the sea, and could not see any human figures.
"Did they get any whales?"
Cheng Xinzhan asked again.
"They must have caught up with the whales, because the sound of swimming in the sea is louder than before, but they haven't taken action yet. They must be trying to lure the whales out of the Mermaid Sea before taking action."
The two followers replied.
Then he asked Cheng Xinzhan,
"Master Feng, please tell me what we should do next and when we should start."
Cheng Xinzhan said, "No need for us, I can do it alone, you guys stay nearby to support me. What the enemy doesn't want is what I want to do. They want to lure the whale outside and then attack, but I will do it now."
The other four people listened and felt a little bit unbelievable. One of them said,
"Master Feng, they have seven people in the second realm, and there is also Wu Badao. Are you alone?"
Cheng Xinzhan nodded.
Another person said, "Master Feng, we must not make a big noise. If we make a big noise and are discovered by the mermaids, they will be in trouble, and so will we. In the outside world, we are all people of the Big Belly Sea. To be honest, this reputation is not very good."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded, said "I know my limits" and flew away.
The four people who stayed behind from Huangliu Island said,
"This guy is really a madman!"
The other three nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
Cheng Xinzhan activated his Dharma Eye, restrained his aura, and slowly approached, gradually seeing the figures clearly. It was indeed ten snakes and seven people. However, he dared to go forward alone, so he was naturally not a reckless man. The current environment was favorable to him, as the enemy was in the open and he was in the dark.
This is not a martial arts show. Since the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, I naturally have to use a sneak attack.
He slowly exhaled a breath of cloud, which mixed with the fog. No one could tell that it was a mirage created by the "Yangming Yuntang Gang". Then, he followed suit and slowly released rotten peach miasma created by the "Purple Fire Rotten Peach Evil", which also mixed with the sea fog.
This environment makes it very convenient for him to use these two methods, and this is also the reason why he dares to go forward alone.
Not long after the mirage and the miasma floated past, the ten colorful first-level sea snakes began to stagger and sink to the bottom of the sea as if they were drunk. By the time those second-level sea snakes realized something was wrong, they also felt dizzy.
"The mermaids are coming, fight them off!"
At this time, one person reacted first and spoke to the others urgently.
At this moment, mirages appeared in their eyes and they saw that it was the mermaids attacking.
And using fog to make people fall asleep is the mermaid's best trick.
However, the rotten peach miasma caused by the "Purple Fire Rotten Peach Evil" is not an ordinary means. It is not as simple as making people fall asleep. The ten first-level sea snakes have turned purple, and then pink spots have appeared on their purple bodies. They soon stopped breathing and sank to the bottom of the sea.
The seven humanoids of the second realm felt dizzy at this moment, and seeing countless mermaids surrounding them, they all lost their composure and each used their own methods to attack the empty fog and sea with all their strength.
But these seven people look different, and I don’t know which one is Wu Badao. I should have asked more carefully just now. Forget it, just do it casually.
"go with!"
Seeing that the men had fallen into illusion, Cheng Xinzhan sacrificed the blood bead, which was purple and red, emitting a cold aura. As his thoughts flashed, the blood bead turned into a bloody light and hit one of them directly.
"Pfft~"
With a slight sound, a hole appeared on the forehead of one of them, but no blood flowed out of the hole because it was frozen into ice by the cold air from the beads.
"Puff~puff~"
Two more sounds were heard, and blood was everywhere. Two more sea snakes died and turned back into their original forms before sinking.
"No, this scent is not the mist of the mermaid. Who is playing tricks?"
Finally, someone reacted. He raised a magic weapon like a cloth bag and opened the bag. A strong wind blew out, dispersing the surrounding fog, as well as the mirage and miasma.
He saw everything around him clearly and found a group of seventeen monsters. Now, apart from him, there were only three left fighting in the void. As for the mermaids that he had just seen surrounding him from all directions, where was even a shadow of them at this moment?
However, just as he was about to wake up the three people, he saw a beam of blood coming straight towards him in the face.
This man was also extraordinary. He shouted loudly, to regulate his breathing and also to wake up the three people. He raised his hand above his head, and a long red sword appeared in his hand, and he chopped it down with great force.
"Ding ~"
With a crisp sound, the blood beads were chopped off and the long sword also made a buzzing sound.
The red-haired man stood with a knife in his hand, looking around, and spoke in a low but powerful voice.
"I am the attendant of Qing Xiaosheng of Qinghao Island, under the throne of the Crocodile King. If anyone dares to provoke me, do you dare to show yourself?"
At this time, the other three demon cultivators were also awakened by the red-haired man's shout. They all gathered around the demon, back to back, and each stared in one direction.
It seems that the red-haired man is Wu Guo and Wu Badao.
Cheng Xinzhan had no intention of showing up, and remained hiding in the dark in the fog. He activated his Jade Eyes to see through the fog, while controlling the blood beads to continue attacking.
But now the four of them were in a defensive formation, so it was difficult for the Blood Pearl to kill people. So he deliberately exposed a flaw, and since Wu Badao's quick reaction might not work, he controlled the Blood Pearl to hit the person behind him.
This demon cultivator also used the rope dart as a magic weapon. When he saw the blood bead flying towards him, he knew that he could not stop it with the rope dart, so he shortened the rope to an extremely short length, held the dart head in his hand, and imitated Wu Badao, chopping the blood bead with force.
However, he tried his best but missed the target. It was not because the blood bead avoided in time, but because the blood bead suddenly exploded and turned into a ball of blood mist, blocking his vision. Then, he felt a chill in his throat and lost consciousness.
Suddenly, a cold blood mist exploded and enveloped several people. Wu Badao didn't see anything, but heard a sharp whistling sound. This was not the sound of a blood bead breaking through the air. From the sound, it sounded more like a flying sword!
"Let's go! Leave the Mermaid Sea!"
Wu Badao shouted loudly. He didn't care about the group of whales, nor did he care whether there were any dead people there, and he didn't even have time to worry about whether the rest could keep up.
Although he didn't know how the person who attacked him in secret could see him through the fog, the enemy was in the dark, and this person in the dark was good at controlling the flying sword, so there was no way to fight him, so he had to leave the Mermaid Sea!
(End of this chapter)