Thirty-six layers of strong winds were howling above the sky, and between the sea and the sky, black clouds and gray fog connected, with continuous wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Because of such strange celestial phenomena, no one knew how many powerful monsters were attracted and derived from the seabed.
In such a dangerous place, not to mention ordinary people, even powerful cultivators would never be able to get out once they enter. Dan realm cultivators often have their treasure ships capsized and died here.
The evil reputation of this forbidden sea spread to all four continents, and everyone spoke of its horror.
However, when the Fengdu Taoist and Jia Yi Zhenjun arrived here, they saw from afar a lone boat breaking through the dark sea and dark clouds and rushing out of the forbidden sea amid thunder and lightning.
Behind the lonely boat, there was a treasure ship sailing on the sea. The treasure ship was an ordinary third-level magic weapon that could not fly in the sky. It was a treasure ship used for ocean voyages.
Most of them came from overseas where independent practitioners practiced independently, and a small number came from the aristocratic sects of East Continent and the myriad nations of South Continent.
However, this ship looks full of exotic style. It is made entirely of yellow sacred wood, and both sides are painted with Buddhist statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Buddhist mantras can also be seen on the high-flying flags.
This is a five-story ship. On the ship, there are a large number of men and monks wearing thin clothes, with exposed arms and bald heads. There are also men and women wearing ordinary colorful smocks. The clothes look like a piece of cloth wrapped directly on the body, or just simply cut.
Whether it is clothing or the appearance of men and women, they are different from the people of Dongzhou.
The faces of these people looked three-dimensional and profound. They did not look like the simple and ancient faces of the orthodox Dongzhou people, nor did they look like people from the modern world like Fang Xiu and Jia Yi. Instead, they had the blood of many monsters mixed in.
However, these people also have black hair, and only their slightly colored pupils and deep facial features can show their difference. They are basically not even demon people, as their demon bloodline has become so thin that it can hardly be seen.
At this moment, on the fifth-floor attic, there were groups of people standing hundreds of meters ahead and behind, waving at the sailboat that was leading them out of the forbidden sea, and shouting in the language of the Buddhist country of Xizhou.
"Thank you, the guide!"
"Thank you, the guide!"
Many people even bowed and knelt down, showing their awe and respect for the existence that extradited them out of the forbidden sea, as if they were kneeling down to worship gods and Buddhas.
Fang Xiu and Jia Yi passed by the side of the big ship and glanced at the people of the Western Continent Buddhist Land on the ship. These people should be going to the South Continent World of Ten Thousand Nations. This place is closest to South Continent, and the connection between the Western Continent Buddhist Land and South Continent is the closest.
The two men were walking on the sea, but no one on the boat noticed them. Even the ship owner standing on the top floor scanned them with his spiritual sense, but it was as if he saw nothing.
Jia Yi said at this time: "Many years ago, Monk Hongyuan crossed the Western Continent to establish the Leiyin Temple and opened up the Buddhist country. It has been more than 300 years since then. It seems that the Western Continent has begun to prosper gradually.
"Monk Hongyuan is truly blessed with great fortune. Not only has he inherited the ancient Buddhist tradition, but the entire continent has also been transformed into a Buddhist land for him."
Taoist Fengdu raised his head and looked far away, and finally said: "Perhaps not so. Xizhou is barren and desolate. Although Monk Hongyuan used the ancient spiritual root Bodhi tree to evolve a local earth vein and open up the Buddhist kingdom, the Bodhi tree produces a Bodhi seed every hundred years, which is the seed of this spiritual root and can also breed a small local earth vein."
"But even if Buddhism survives for a thousand years and the Bodhi tree grows ten saplings and occupies all the oases in Xizhou, it still won't be enough to make Buddhism flourish."
"Perhaps these people gradually migrated to the outside world because the Western Continent Buddha Land was not large enough to accommodate so many people."
"Great fortune and great opportunity are not so easy to come by!"
True Lord Jia Yi seemed to have realized something and immediately knew: "I heard that there is a demon cave in Xizhou, which is an existence left over from ancient times. The demon cave leads directly to the underworld, where the most yin and evil blood seas gather and give birth to countless demons such as Shuras and Yakshas."
"As the creatures in the blood sea continue to multiply, the veins of the Western Continent are also drying up. The veins of the Vast Continent have been completely devoured by these monsters, and they are unable to reproduce or revive."
"Even now, the blood sea has already rushed into the surface of the earth, flowing over Xizhou and turning into the Demonic Kingdom."
Master Jia Yi nodded and said, "As long as this sea of blood is not extinguished, there will be no peace in Xizhou, and Buddhism will not be able to flourish. It is true that this great opportunity is not so easy to come by."
The two men walked and broke into the forbidden sea. For ordinary people, the forbidden sea was like a death zone, but for the two men, it seemed as if it did not exist.
At this time, on the lone boat that had previously ferryed the treasure ship across this forbidden sea, a boatman wearing a bamboo hat shouted, "Do you two want to get on board? This forbidden sea is extremely dangerous. You two can get on my boat and I will take you across."
The two of them looked at each other without saying much. They took a few steps forward and landed on the solitary boat as if they had shortened the distance to an inch.
I saw that the boatman on the boat was not a human being, but a real monster. It didn't seem so special from a distance, but when I got closer, I found that he was nearly ten feet tall, with a tiger's head and a human body, and extremely long arms.
He was wearing a sleeveless brown shirt and a bamboo hat, and at first glance he looked exactly like a human.
Although it is a monster, it does not have the murderous aura of a monster. Its ferocious tiger head looks kind and benevolent. Upon closer inspection, Fang Xiu can even feel the Buddhist techniques it practices.
Being a demon, he did not follow the path of a demon, but instead practiced Buddhism. This was rare in Dongzhou.
Although his Buddhist teachings were kept within his body and never revealed, Fang Xiu and the others could feel the power that was soaring into the sky and conquering the earth. It was clear that he had already broken through to the realm of immortality.
However, the realm of longevity is the Taoist name for the fourth level and above realms. Demons call it the heavenly demon realm, and Buddhism calls it the arhat realm.
In other words, this monster is actually a Buddhist arhat.
Fengdu and Jia Yi sat cross-legged on the boat and asked curiously, "Who are you? Why are you being extradited here?"
The monster held a long green pole in his hand. When he crossed the sea, the entire sea surface was cut into pieces. It seemed as if the sky, earth and sea were pushing the boat forward. The speed did not seem fast, but in the blink of an eye he had crossed several miles.
"My name is Liang Feng. I am a creature in the Forbidden Sea and Tianlei Mountain. I was born in ignorance and have supernatural powers. In the past, I roamed the Forbidden Sea and fought with other powerful people for the master of this Forbidden Sea."
The sky over the Forbidden Sea was dark, with lightning continuously striking from the sky. The light flickered and stopped between the lightning and thunder, making it look a little eerie.
What's even more terrifying is the large number of giant monsters and demons that constantly shuttle back and forth in the forbidden sea. Occasionally, you can even see a giant bird swallowing lightning above the thunderclouds. Although this forbidden sea is terrifying, the thunder and lightning and the powerful energy contained in it have also become a must-fight place for many monsters and demons.
As soon as the demons in the darkness sensed the terrifying aura on Liangfeng, they would instantly avoid him and dare not approach him. Liangfeng was also very familiar with some dangerous death zones in the forbidden sea, or the locations of big demons and giants, so he avoided them all.
At this time, Liangfeng pointed to a mountain that was barely visible in the distance under the thunder and lightning. It was in the darkness and thunder, and it was eternally motionless. He said, "I live on that mountain. It had no name before, but now it is called Tianlei Mountain. It is the habitat of my people."
"Two hundred years ago, a strange man wearing a bamboo hat and clothes came to Tianlei Mountain and defeated me, but did not kill me."
"He told me his name was Hongyuan and he was a Buddhist monk."
"He also said that if I could help him guide ships to the Buddha land of Xizhou 10,000 times on this sea, he would convert me into Buddhism, teach me the supreme secret way, and help me achieve enlightenment."
"After that, I have been ferrying passing ships here. When I had ferryed a thousand ships, Monk Hongyuan came and handed me a Buddhist scripture!"
Jia Yi laughed loudly: "Master Hongyuan? He himself has not yet attained enlightenment, so how can he promise you that you will achieve enlightenment?"
The Taoist of Fengdu asked calmly: "Do you believe him?"
Liangfeng nodded: "Believe! I believe in Master Hongyuan!"
Fengdu Taoist: "That's enough!"
This Liangfeng is a very interesting monster, different from the monsters that Fengdu and Jia Yi have seen before. This small boat quickly crossed this forbidden sea at a speed that exceeded that of the treasure ship, which usually takes at least a month to cross.
Fengdu and Jia Yi raised their heads from the boat and looked into the distance.
All I could see was the end of the sky. As far as my eyes could see, there was an endless coastline. There were sparse trees on the coast, and seabirds circling in the sky.
The two of them knew that they had arrived in Xizhou.
The Fengdu Taoist took out a Taoist scripture from his sleeve and said, "This is a method I figured out in the Xundu Academy in the past. It is not perfect. The Buddhist Hongyuan Taoist once said that he drew on this method when he took the step of immortality. I am giving it to you today as a gift to you as your boat fare."
The Lord of Gods Jia Yi left a spiritual bead with a magnanimous look: "I have listened to your stories along the way. There is a trace of Tao in this spiritual bead. If you meditate on it, you may occasionally get a glimpse of the lectures and theories of the great monks of the past."
After the two of them finished talking, they disappeared from the boat in an instant and headed towards Xizhou.
The demon Arhat, holding something, bowed to the two of them, and rowed the boat back into the forbidden sea.
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