Zhang Yan's incarnation followed the fisherman's words and asked further. Only then did he find out that other than this place, there were quite a number of small continents scattered across the lake like stars. There were big and small ones, and there were many traces of people on them. There were also dynasties that changed, and the lords of a region were like the feudal lords of small countries.
However, in these hundred years, there were always inexplicable floods that drowned quite a number of continents. Only the Gushing Spring Continent was abnormally stable. Even if there were huge waves, they would quickly recede. Therefore, in recent years, there were quite a number of people who escaped to this place by boat.
The incarnation was slightly interested in the mountain god and couldn't help but ask a few more questions. However, the fisherman was limited in his knowledge, so when he asked about such things, he was always at a loss. In the end, he slapped his head and said, "How could I forget about this? I can bring Daoist priest to see the clan elder. He was once an official in the prefecture city, maybe he can explain it to you."
The incarnation said, "That's great."
The fisherman excitedly led him into the village. After walking for about two to three miles, the two of them arrived at the village.
The place wasn't big, and it looked like there were about a hundred people. Most of the houses were built with big stones, and they were quite thick. It must have been built to withstand the strong winds on the water.
After walking for a short while, the fisherman stopped in front of a huge house. Not only was there a stone lion guarding the door, there were also high walls and cornices. One look and one could tell that it wasn't an ordinary house.
The fisherman went forward to knock on the door, and after a while, an old man who was guarding the door came out. He said a few words to the old man, and the latter popped his head out to take a look. He said, "Wait." Then, he closed the door. From the sound of footsteps, he went inside.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the door opened, and an old man with a walking stick walked out. He was about seventy years old, and his hair was white. He wore a green robe. He seemed to be in good spirits, and behind him, there was a strong follower who never left his side.
He sized up the incarnation. In the past, there were also people who came to this place to escape, but none of them had this appearance. He knew that the incarnation had a background, so he came forward and bowed, "Daoist priest, greetings. ‘
The incarnation already knew from the previous conversation that the people in this village all had the surname 'Shi', so he bowed and said, "Shi Gong, greetings."
"I don't deserve it." Shi Gong stood there and didn't come over. He only said slowly, "I wonder which god did Daoist priest worship?"
The incarnation said, "I have never worshiped a god."
Shi Gong heard these words. There wasn't much expression on his face. He only said, "I don't know how Daoist Priest is in other places, but in my Gushing Spring Region, if it's convenient to travel outside, you must pay your respects to the Gushing Spring Mountain God."
The incarnation understood what he meant. He laughed and said, "Thank you Shigong for speaking frankly. I will go to the temple later to offer incense. ‘
Shi Gong saw that he had listened to him. His expression softened a little as he raised his walking stick and pointed it at the door. He said, "Invite the Taoist priest in to talk."
The incarnation followed him into a large hall. The old man invited him to sit down, and after the servant served him a cup of tea, he knocked on the side and inquired about the incarnation's origins.
This incarnation was not Zhang Yan's own body, but merely a strand of his soul. The mana of memory was also created out of thin air. If one disregarded the origin, they were actually two different people. Therefore, in his mind, the place where he came from did indeed exist, and there was nothing to hide.
He told the truth, "I came from Bai Hui Zhou. I drifted on the water from east to west for several months before arriving at your place."
"Bai Hui Zhou?"
Shi Gong muttered twice, but felt that he had never heard of this place before. However, there were countless islands in this swamp known as Guang Lan, so it was not strange that he did not know of it. He asked again, "Did Daoist Priest come here alone?"
The incarnation sighed and said, "There were more than ten people when I came, but we encountered a giant beast in the water and the boat capsized. Fortunately, a few disciples risked their lives to protect me, and only I managed to escape with my life. It's a pity that the others were all eaten by the fish."
Shi Gong hurriedly comforted him, then stroked his beard and changed the topic, "May I ask where Daoist Priest is heading to?"
The incarnation said, "I'm looking for a safe place to live."
Shi Gong laughed and said, "Then there's something to talk about."
The incarnation cupped his hands and said, "Please advise me, Shigong."
Shi Gong looked at him and asked, "Daoist Priest wants to go to the inner continent, do you have any treasure with you?"
The incarnation asked curiously, "What treasure?"
Shi Gong cupped his hands towards the sky and said, "His Majesty has once issued a decree that if people from other continents want to move into our continent, if they have a spiritual treasure to offer, they will be rewarded generously. The highest can be a county magistrate, and even the lowest can be rewarded with a hundred mu of land."
The incarnation couldn't help but look sideways and asked, "There's such a good thing, what kind of treasure is it? Does gold, pearls, and jade artifacts count? "
Shi Gong shook his head and said, "Naturally not those common objects, but objects with spirit."
"Objects with spirit …" The incarnation lowered his head and thought for a while, then took out a Jade Talisman from his sleeve and said, "Shi Gong, do you think this counts?"
Shi Gong turned his head and instructed. The long attendant beside him ran into the house and brought out a copper plate. It was polished to the point that it could reflect one's reflection, and there was a shallow layer of water in the plate.
He pointed and said, "Daoist Priest, please put this item into the plate."
The incarnation placed the Jade Talisman into the plate, and after a while, the copper plate trembled slightly and released a ray of red light, illuminating the entire hall.
Shi Gong revealed a look of surprise and said, "This is undoubtedly a top spiritual treasure!"
To be able to find a spiritual treasure for the monarch, as the person who introduced him, he had done a meritorious deed, so he would also be rewarded. His expression couldn't help but become more fervent, and he cupped his hands together and said, "Daoist Priest, please stay here for the night. Tomorrow, I will bring Daoist Priest to see the Gate Guard of Jinling City."
The incarnation repeatedly thanked him.
It was already dusk time, the Minister of Shi ordered people to serve wine and dishes, and invited Wei Xiaobao to join them. When the lanterns were lit, he politely escorted Wei Xiaobao out, and arranged for people to find a comfortable guest room for him to stay.
On the second day, the incarnation followed Shi Gong to see the Gate Guard, and specially went to the Mountain God Temple to pay a visit. Immediately, the temple devotee bestowed him with a Qi cultivation method, and asked him to go out to sea to search for spiritual objects. If he succeeded, he could even be summoned by the Mountain God.
However, the incarnation had the cultivation method in his memory, so he didn't bother to do it.
Just like that, a month passed, and the reward from the country had yet to arrive. Suddenly, he had the urge to travel, and took a boat to the lake to fish. However, for some reason, he suddenly yawned, and felt sleepy. In the end, his body tilted, and he fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, there was a ray of spiritual light that flew out from his body, and headed towards the east.
In one breath, it flew a hundred miles away, and flew into the pagoda on the water.
At this moment, Zhang Yan was sitting on a cattail hassock. When he saw the ray of spiritual light, he raised his hand and caught it in his palm. Then, he silently chanted a spell, and in an instant, he knew everything that the incarnation had said and done for the past month.
"This Mountain God's aura is the same as the demonic aura on the island, so it must be the Thousand-eyed Demon Toad. From the rumors, this demon can already transform into an incarnation to travel, and can even attend the banquet in the imperial court. Looking at this situation, it seems that it is no longer suppressed by the prohibition, but it still has no power to leave this island, so it needs to steal spiritual opportunity from the spiritual treasure in order to escape. ‘
As for the matter of searching for spiritual treasures, perhaps the mortals here only thought that the king was fond of rare items, but he could see the real reason with one look.
The West Fall State was different from the East Flower and East Sheng States. Spiritual opportunity was not flourishing, and even if it escaped from the prohibition, it was already difficult to maintain its body from breaking down, and to recover to its peak would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
And absorbing spiritual opportunity from the spiritual treasure was indeed a feasible way.
Zhang Yan once heard from the stone statue that not all the sects were willing to abandon their sects' foundations and head east. Many sects still had the thought of turning back, and sealed many of their treasures in the old land of their mountain. If the demon toad could find one or two of them, it would undoubtedly be able to cultivate some mana.
Although it would not be able to recover its cultivation level, but if it accumulated enough, it could help it leave the continent.
Once it reached a place like the Middle Pillar State where spiritual opportunity flourished, with ample time, it would not be difficult for it to recover its previous supernatural powers.
Zhang Yan smiled coldly. This thousand-eyed toad had put in a lot of effort to help him escape, and it even knew how to make use of mortals in exchange for a normal demon. How would it have thought of this?
From this, it could be deduced that this demon was at its weakest, and it was the perfect time for him to strike and destroy it.
However, in this continent, there were millions of households. Once a fight broke out, it would be hard to avoid the repercussions, and the lives would be lost.
Moreover, this demon toad had been operating on his island for a long time, and it might have set up some powerful tricks. Hence, he had to think of a way to lure it out of its nest.
He thought for a while, and immediately came up with an idea.
He came out of the pagoda, stirred up the wind and clouds, and headed towards the water. After traveling for hundreds of miles, he stopped.
With a wave of his hand, he instantly activated the Five Elements Escape Technique, and a vast amount of mana spread outwards. In an instant, countless silt from the bottom of the lake rolled up, and moved to the surface of the water, and gathered at one spot.
As his mana continued to circulate, more and more soil and rocks gathered at this spot. In less than half a day, he actually created an island out of thin air.
He floated to the top of a hill, reached into his sleeve, and took out the box of fish pearls that Wang Nanxiao gave him. He opened the box, and instantly, there was a spiritual light and the aura of treasure emitted from it. If the people on the Gushing Spring Island saw it, they would definitely come looking for it.
However, that was not enough.
He thought for a while, and with a flip of his wrist, he held the bottle in his hand. Then, he took out a ball of Earth Essence Qi, and poured it into the fish pearls.
Receiving the nourishment of the Earth Essence, all the precious pearls instantly trembled. In a flash, a ray of light shot up into the sky, and blossomed into the sky. In the night sky, it was unusually bright, and could be seen clearly from hundreds of miles away.
Zhang Yan smiled, and with a shake of his hand, scattered the precious pearls around the island. Although the light was scattered, it covered a wider area.
This appearance was very much like the appearance of a treasure buried deep underground. He was not afraid that the demon toad would not come, and when that time came, he could continue to write.
He circled the area again, and wiped away some traces that were too deliberate. Then, he returned to the pagoda, ordered the dragon carriage to rise up, and went to wait in the clouds.
On the next day, there were a few people who came. These people all had some mana on them, but with one look, it was obvious that they were attached to the pearls with unorthodox techniques. They did not cultivate it themselves, but borrowed it from other things, and the owner could take it back at any time.
These people stayed on the island for a few days, and after that, more than a hundred people came one after another. In total, they picked up no less than ten fish pearls and returned.
Zhang Yan looked at them coldly, and did not go forward to stop them.
This was just the bait that he put down. When he returned, the demon toad saw that these fish pearls contained some Earth Essence, it would not be able to endure it anymore. It would definitely give up everything and come looking for it. At that time, he would be able to fight it out.
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