318: Chapter 312: A Feng Shui Treasure Land?
318: Chapter 312: A Feng Shui Treasure Land?
“Sploosh…” with a sound, the fish spear entered the water.
As a village boy, Chen Hai’s home had seldom seen any cooking oil all year round.
In his free time, whether it be in the streams or the rivers, fishing with a spear was something he had done countless times.
For Chen Hai, hitting a large target like the monster in the water didn’t pose much difficulty.
“Roar, roar, roar…”
Despite being pierced by the fish spear, the monster still hadn’t surfaced, but its roaring and howling could still be clearly heard by both Chen Hai and Taoist Wang.
The sound waves that spread from the water caused ripples to form across the surface.
For an entity like the water monster, it had long since had no vulnerabilities.
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary fish spear, even if it pierced its heart, would make it seem unharmed, still as vigorous as ever.
Just like the Green-haired Zombie, which had endured countless bullets without them inflicting much damage.
At that time, Ye Cheng, Fang, and others had to rely on heavy weapons from the military to seriously injure the Green-haired Zombie and greatly reduce its speed of movement.
After being pierced by the fish spear, the reason the water monster was roaring so furiously was obviously because the Corpse Transformation Talisman attached to the spear was having an effect and causing actual damage.
It’s just a pity that the quality of the Corpse Transformation Talisman was still too low.
The truly powerful talismans of Taoism were impervious to water and fire, which is just one of their basic attributes.
Chen Hai’s Corpse Transformation Talisman, attached to the tip of the fish spear, upon entering the water and getting wet, still significantly affected the potency of the talisman.
After the fish spear hit the monster and seeing that the shadow in the water was still there without any signs of fast dissolving,
Chen Hai reached to the side and grabbed another fish spear in his hand.
The monster’s roar was enough proof that the Corpse Transformation Talisman on the fish spear could inflict serious damage.
Once this was assured, it was enough for Chen Hai.
If one fish spear didn’t kill the monster, he could always throw another.
After all, on his awning boat, he had prepared several fish spears.
Beforehand, as Taoist Wang rowed towards the area, Chen Hai took the opportunity to tie a Corpse Transformation Talisman on the tip of each fish spear.
Another ‘sploosh’ sounded as the fish spear he had just picked up was once again plunged into the body of the water monster.
This time, the monster didn’t roar.
At the moment the fish spear pierced its body, the water near the awning boat exploded violently.
The splash of water that hit the boat’s deck rang out incessantly.
Although the awning boat was made of wood planks, the deck, painted with several layers of tung oil, was very hard.
Even if the splashing water turned into ice spikes after being touched by the cold air, it would hardly leave deep marks on the deck.
As for Chen Hai, who had been on guard against the monster’s counterattack, he waved his hand and already formed a Flame Shield in front of him.
Of course, to avoid accidentally igniting the awning boat beneath him, the Flame Shield he formed was small, just barely large enough to envelope his entire body.
As for the person who ended up in the most awkward situation due to the monster’s counterattack on the awning boat, it was undoubtedly Taoist Wang.
Because of a cramp in his foot, he sat down on the deck and, even though he had immediately shielded his head and curled up into a ball,
he couldn’t protect his whole body.
The ice needles formed from the cold water droplets hit him hard, and even though his Taoist robe offered some protection, it still pained him to the point of crying out loudly.
When all the splashes had scattered and the water around the awning boat calmed down again,
Chen Hai picked up another fish spear and glanced at the location where the monster had been underwater.
There were no more shadows underwater; the monster that had been there was now completely out of sight.
“Was it disintegrated by the Corpse Transformation Talisman?
In water, the power of the Corpse Transformation Talisman is greatly reduced, it shouldn’t have resolved the monster that quickly, right?”
Frowning, Chen Hai muttered to himself, puzzled.
“Immortal Master, where is the monster?
Have you taken care of it?” Taoist Wang, who had been holding his head in a ball, had now sat back up on the deck.
His complexion was pale, whether from fright or pain.
Seeing that there was no more commotion around, he poked his head around and scanned the water on either side of the awning boat.
After confirming that the water was calm, he tentatively spoke up and inquired to Chen Hai.
“It’s not that easy to resolve, the monster probably fled!”
After responding casually, Chen Hai closed his eyes slightly, took a moment to compose himself, and began to sense the mark he had left on the monster.
Just as he had guessed, the monster hadn’t been disintegrated by the Corpse Transformation Talisman.
The mark he had left, although blurred by the interference of the water currents, could still be sensed by him, and it was still there, moving rapidly.
“What?
The monster has run away again?” Taoist Wang was stunned.
Following which, he inquired, “So now, what should we do?
Continue tracking that thing?”
Frowning deeply, Chen Hai did not immediately answer.
On land, he felt that dealing with this creature would undoubtedly be much simpler.
But in this reservoir, due to the conflicting attributes, his strength could not be perfectly exhibited and would be greatly suppressed.
“Don’t rush, let’s wait a while and see how things develop!” After some thought, Chen Hai finally spoke up again and responded to Taoist Wang.
From the mark he had sensed, the monster seemed to be moving quickly.
Although Taoist Wang was fairly skilled at steering and rowing the boat, even if he rowed with all his might, the speed of their awning boat still fell well short of the creature’s speed underwater.
Chen Hai believed it would be more appropriate to wait until the creature stopped wandering around and settled down in one place underwater before following closely.
After all, the reservoir covered a large area but ultimately had its limits!
Rowing around the Black Stone Reservoir twice would probably take about an hour or two.
As long as the creature did not leave the reservoir, where could it flee?
Once Chen Hai had spoken, naturally, Taoist Wang would have no objections.
With some free time now, he lifted his Taoist robe to inspect the injuries caused by the water splashes the creature had stirred up when it hit him.
“Monsters are monsters, with not a hint of respect for the elderly and young!”
“To lash out at an old man like me?
It has no shame at all…”
Sticking his butt out, Taoist Wang turned his head to look at the large bruises that had already formed a continuous patch from his thigh upwards.
He began to mutter an incantation under his breath.
Perhaps in just this short period, he had already cursed the creature’s ancestors for eighteen generations.
Chen Hai’s own sensing of the underwater mark was rather vague.
Continuously focusing his mind to maintain this sense was quite a drain on his mental energy.
After confirming the underwater creature was not dead and still moving quickly, he withdrew his focus.
With nothing else to do for the moment, and after scanning his surroundings, Chen Hai simply began to take in the nearby scenery.
Inside the Black Stone Reservoir, at the location where the awning boat was moored, there were mountains on the north, west, and east sides.
Though the water in the reservoir did not flow incessantly, it moved in a southeast direction, weaving through the mountains and forests.
To the south, the only direction without mountains, the terrain was open, presenting a small plain at a glance.
“Last time, the forest where the Green-haired Zombie inhabited was permeated with yin qi, a Corpse Nourishing Land.”
“If this creature is dwelling here,”
“Was it tossed into this Black Stone Reservoir upon its death, or does this place hold some mysterious significance?”
After scanning the area once more from all directions and finding the scenery rather pleasant, Chen Hai suddenly pondered this question.
After a moment’s hesitation, he activated his Geomancy Inspection Skill to scan the surroundings once again.
With the aid of the Geomancy Inspection Skill, what Chen Hai saw was entirely different.
The small mountain to the east was a convergence of vitality and yang qi, as if a dragon were coiling around it.
However, on the western mountain of the reservoir, yin qi and Evil Qi accumulated, taking the shape of a tiger and lurking within.
According to Geomancy, this was the Azure Dragon on the left and the White Tiger on the right.
“What a significant Feng Shui spot!
To think that there is a dragon vein tributary passing right through this place?”
With a sigh in his heart, Chen Hai’s gaze eventually settled on the northern mountain, which resembled a giant Steamed Bun.
The vegetation on this mountain was particularly lush.
The same species of tree that grew sparsely on the surrounding mountains appeared here in dense abundance, forming a small forest.
Anyone with even a slight understanding of Feng Shui knew that such a phenomenon only occurred where the land’s vitality was particularly rich.
According to what Chen Hai observed, this Steamed Bun-shaped hill was precisely where the dragon vein tributary flowed.
In terms of Feng Shui, this location was a rare and exceptionally auspicious place.
Back when he was in Liuyuan County helping Li Dajiang locate a grave and during the conflict with the Liu Family, he also visited the site of the Liu Family’s ancestral tomb.
Comparing the Feng Shui, the locations of the Liu family’s ancestral tomb and where Li Dajiang’s mother was buried were quite good.
However, compared to the Steamed Bun Mountain to the north of Black Stone Reservoir, the Feng Shui of those two places was somewhat lacking!
After reflecting inwardly for a while, Chen Hai focused his spirit once more and began to sense the mark he had left on the creature.
“How could this be?
How could the mark I left on the creature appear inside that Steamed Bun Mountain?”
Surprised, Chen Hai almost couldn’t help but exclaim aloud.