Whoosh!
A sword flash cut through the air.
Riding on his sword, Jiang He soon arrived at the Zhoushan Archipelago.
The Zhoushan Archipelago was located northeast of Jiangzhe Province and south of the Yangtze River Estuary. It was a cluster of islands on the Eastern Sea at the outer edge of Hangzhou Bay, stretching 182 kilometers from east to west and 169 kilometers from north to south. It was the largest archipelago in the Hua Nation, and the Peach Blossom Island that Jin Yong wrote about was among them as well.
Mount Putuo, on the other hand, was located southeast of the Zhoushan Archipelago. It was not a large island, spanning around thirteen square kilometers.
Mount Putuo was also known as the Buddhist Kingdom of the Sea and the Holy Realm of the Southern Sea. The various temples on the island, such as the Puji Temple, the Dharma Rain Temple, the Pantuo Temple, and the Spirit Stone Temple, all consecrated Guanyin.
It was once one of the most famous tourist attractions in the Zhoushan Archipelago, with countless pilgrims and devotees visiting every year. Of course …
That was before the Revival of Qi.
Before the Revival of Qi, the Zhoushan Archipelago had an administrative center. Aside from being a tourist attraction, it also had the largest natural fishing port in the Hua Nation and one of the three largest fishing ports in the world, the Shenjiazi Fishing Port.
However, after the Revival of Qi, the seas were overrun by Ferals, and everyone living in the Zhoushan Archipelago had moved inland, leaving the temples of various sizes abandoned.
Right now, Jiang He was standing atop the lighthouse of the Shenjiazi Fishing Port.
It was the highest point of the Shenjiazi Fishing Port, and he could clearly see Mount Putuo nearby from the top of the lighthouse.
There was nothing special about Mount Putuo on the naked eye, but when Jiang He charged his mystic energies and infused them into his eyes, he found that all of Mount Putuo was inside a massive barrier of light, and it turned out to be an array.
Veins of golden light appeared within the barrier, and there were thousands of phenomena.
In the distance, a figure streaked toward him and landed beside Jiang He. It was Elder Lin Tianzheng.
The two of them chatted for a while before Old Master Lin Tianzheng said in a deep voice, "Recently, there have been strange phenomena appearing in many places across the country. The intelligence personnel in Jiangsu Base City have also discovered strange phenomena in Azure Wu Mountain. I just returned from Azure Wu Mountain yesterday …"
When he spoke up to this point, Old Master Lin Tianzheng's expression became slightly strange. He said, "There's actually a group of monkeys in Dark Parasol Mountain, and every single one of them is extremely powerful. Most of them are high-ranked ferocious beasts. Just this group of monkeys alone has more than 10 king-level beasts."
Taken aback, Jiang He exclaimed, "Weren't you guys plundering Feral Kings everywhere before? You've exposed the Azure Parasol Mountain? Wait … You said that there are more than ten king-level monkeys in this group. What about emperor-level monkeys? "
"No emperors."
Lin Tianzheng shook his head and said, "That's exactly what's strange. I'm guessing … that the dozen or so king-level monkey demons were only born in the past half a month. In fact, we've known about the monkeys in the Azure Parasol Mountain for a long time. The monkey king among them is only a rank-nine. Moreover, these monkeys like to live in the mountain and rarely leave the mountain, so we've never targeted them."
Jiang He was silent.
To be honest, the King Level was not that strong.
However, in half a month, a group of ordinary monkeys had given birth to more than ten king-level beasts. This was a bit exaggerated.
Moreover, this group of monkeys were all high-ranked, which meant that they might have obtained some kind of benefit that caused the entire group to undergo evolution and mutation. If left unattended, who knew, before long, a large number of emperor-level or even stronger Ferocious Beasts would be born.
"Interesting."
Jiang He chuckled and said, "When I'm free, I'll go to Mount Green Tree to investigate … by the way, Elder Lin, is Mount Green Tree in Jiangsu? Why haven't I heard about it before? "
"Mount Green Tree is also known as Mount Huaguo or Green Peak, and is the main peak of the Yuntai Mountain range."
"…"
Jiang He's eyes widened, a look of bewilderment flashing over his face.
What the heck?
Mount Huaguo?
He took a deep breath, calming his surging emotions. "Old Master Lin, you should rest here for a while. I will make a trip to Mount Potala and explore its depths."
"Mister Jiang, there's an array blocking Mount Putuo."
Stepping on thin air, Jiang He strode away, smiling. "How could a mere array stop me? Don't you know that I, Jiang He, am a master of arrays too, Elder Lin? "
Arriving outside the array, he carefully studied it with his divine mind, searching for a way to crack it. And yet …
An hour passed.
Jiang He frowned and barked angrily, "What kind of array is this? Why is it so different from the array I've created? "
Since he could not crack it with his own array, he had to crack it by force.
Clenching his fist, Jiang He punched out.
The seemingly casual punch contained every ounce of his physical strength.
Kaboom!
The air rumbled.
Beneath his feet, the calm surface of the sea abruptly kicked up waves that were thousands of feet tall.
Jiang He's physical strength could match a full-fledged Mahayana elite, so how powerful was his punch?
Ooom!
And yet, the array merely trembled a few times after the punch landed, and did not break.
Inside the array, within the purple bamboo forest of Mount Putuo.
All the elites could feel was the earth rumbling and the island quaking, leaving them a little unsteady on their feet. Still, in the next split second, veins of Buddha light emanated from the obscure Bodhimanda at the edge of the purple bamboo forest, suppressing the quaking.
Outside the array.
Jiang He sneered. "I don't believe it. Is this array really that tough?"
Channeling the Nine Heavenly Stars Body Formula, veins of starlight promptly descended, covering Jiang He's body in a layer of starlight. Clenching his fist, he hammered out over fifty punches in a row, causing the array to rumble and tremble endlessly. The entire ocean churned, and many nearby islets were shattered, but the array still did not break.
Angered, Jiang He extended his hand and beckoned, and the Mosquito Cutter appeared.
With the Mosquito Cutter as the main sword, the Sword Array of Ten Realms and Infinity was instantly formed. Charging the sword array, he swung his sword three times, and finally …
Crack!
A crisp sound.
The array shattered.
Withdrawing the sword array, Jiang He laughed out loud and quelled the tidal waves below with a wave of his hand before striding down to Mount Putuo.
"Bow-wow …"
A dog's bark echoed from the distance.
Dumbo rapidly flew towards him on a daemonic cloud, crying out even as it flew, "Master, Master …"
Yip!
With a howl, it threw itself at Jiang He's feet, snot and tears running down its face. "Master, I've been waiting for the stars and the moon, and you've finally come. If you didn't come, I would have to give up my 200 catties of dog meat here."
Scowling, Jiang He kicked Dumbo away.
Dumbo lunged at him again, wailing, "Master, these unruly peasants are trying to harm me."
Jiang He kicked it away for the second time, and looked up to find the many cultivators and daemonic cultivators shuddering all over, their faces pale with fright as they quickly said, "Lord Jiang He, we did not attack this … fellow dog!"
"Bleh!"
Dumbo leapt to its feet and stood on its hind legs, one paw on its hip while the other pointed at the cultivators and daemonic cultivators, barking, "A bunch of trash, and yet you dare call me fellow cultivator?"
"You lot may not have attacked me, but you wanted to kill me in your heart. Do you think I don't know?"
The many cultivators and daemonic cultivators paled, unable to retort just then.
Jiang He facepalmed, feeling a rare hint of embarrassment …
Now that the array was broken, the other cultivators on the island did not dare to linger, and all of them found excuses to leave.
Dumbo exclaimed cockily, "Don't leave if you can!"
Jiang He gritted his teeth in frustration and cursed, "You dog, there's a limit to a dog that relies on its master's power. Aren't you afraid that someone would sneak up on you and kill you in secret?"
Dumbo was taken aback, and quickly said, "Master, they wouldn't dare, would they?"
"I wouldn't find out who did it as long as they don't leave any traces. Why wouldn't they?"
Dumbo promptly looked like a frosted eggplant, fear showing all over its canine face.
Jiang He then asked, "Tell me, what actually happened? What about the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers and the two eagles? "
Hence, Dumbo and Trumbo chatted back and forth for over a dozen minutes.
Jiang He frowned and asked, "Do you mean that the array only appeared today?"
"Two hours ago, to be precise."
Trumbo said slowly and elegantly, "It is said that the phenomenon at Mount Putuo had started over a dozen days ago, and it became more frequent after we arrived. That is, until today, when the Bodhimanda suddenly appeared and drew some hidden elites into a big fight. They only stopped because they were wary of your name, Master, and that's when the array appeared."
Jiang He then looked up towards the edge of the Purple Bamboo Forest.
The hazy light gave people a feeling that it was between illusion and reality.
And the Bodhimanda was shrouded in that obscure light.
Jiang He strode up to the Bodhimanda, thinking about how to enter it. That was when a golden light shot towards him and turned into a door, and a young novice monk entered, putting his palms together and chanting a Buddhist mantra, saying, "Amitabha. Please, mister."
Jiang He glanced at the young novice monk, finding him rather familiar for some reason.
Beside him, Dumbo was yelling, "Eldest Brother, is that you?"
Jiang He: "…"
What the hell!
It really is Eldest Brother?
He had changed into a monk's robes and shaved his head, and Jiang He almost could not recognize him.
Nonetheless, Jiang He's expression darkened after his surprise and he frowned, "Why are you dressed like that, Eldest Brother?"
"Amitabha …"
Just as Eldest Brother was about to chant a Buddhist mantra again, Jiang He promptly slapped him on the back of the head and sent him crashing to the ground, roaring, "Speak human, you wretch!"
Eldest Brother bawled and cried, "Grandpa, hurry up and save Second Brother and the others! They're all being purified!"
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