Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 152 Mountains, Rivers, Lakes
"Hahaha, what brings Captain Jiang here this time? "

Mr. Hu asked with a smile.

"Senior, I came here to see your collection of books. I hope you will grant me that."

Jiang Yue bowed.

"Little thing, come with me."

Mr. Hu smiled, stood up and took Jiang Yue out of the lecture hall and went to where the books were stored.

The remaining students seemed to have just woken up from their dreams and began to discuss Jiang Yue's identity.

After all, there were relatively few people in the Zhou Dynasty who could receive Mr. Hu's teachings.

Soon Jiang Yue's deeds were discovered, and the students discussed it a lot and gained a lot of insights.
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Mr. Hu took Jiang Yue to a pavilion by the lake.

This pavilion has seven floors and is made entirely of wood. It has a strong Chinese architectural style. Standing by the lake, it enjoys the charm of water and pleasant scenery, making people feel relaxed and happy.

There were four big characters "Bailu Shuge" written on the plaque of the pavilion. At this moment, many students were sitting on the ground, reading books in the pavilion, absorbed in reading.

"This pavilion is filled with my collection of books."

Mr. Hu Da laughed.

"so much?!"

Jiang Yue's eyes widened, his face full of surprise.

The pavilion has seven floors, and each floor is as big as his main courtyard. Only the top floor of the pavilion is smaller in area. I didn’t expect that Mr. Hu has so many books in his collection!

"The first floor contains books from the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The second to fifth floors contain miscellaneous books. The sixth and seventh floors contain stories about mountains and rivers, ghost stories and the like. There are also many plays, which are quite interesting."

Mr. Hu Da explained to Jiang Yue, and then reminded him: "If you read books here, you can't take them out and don't damage them. There is nothing else to pay attention to."

"Of course not."

Jiang Yue smiled.

"Well, then read here. You can read as much as you want."

Mr. Hu smiled and said, "What you just said has inspired me. I have to go back and think about it carefully. I will leave you alone for now."

"Sir, just go ahead."

Jiang Yue watched Mr. Hu leave before entering the library.

Jiang Yue took a careful look at the books on Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism on the first floor and found that they were very different from the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in his previous life. To put it simply, the Confucian and Shinto monks of the Zhou Dynasty served as officials in the court and worked for the people; the Taoist monks only respected heaven and earth and cultivated themselves, and they also had strong moral integrity; as for Buddhism, they were all based on the concepts of Theravada Buddhism, and there was no Mahayana Buddhism for the time being.

After taking a quick look at Jiang Yue, he lost interest. He had no idea about these concepts. He just followed his heart and sought to have his thoughts understood. That was all. He did not restrict himself too much.

The second to fifth floors are filled with miscellaneous books, a very diverse range of books, ranging from historical records of the Great Zhou Dynasty to romance novels and storybooks, covering all of them. Jiang Yue couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Hu was really a free and easy person.

The next two levels above are various tales of mountains and rivers, which list specific information about thousands of famous mountains and rivers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as chronicles of ghosts, monsters and demons, in great detail.

Jiang Yue started flipping through the books, absorbed in reading them.

He has the fate of being the God of Hunting and the God of Water, so this information is extremely important to him.

When you are serious, time always passes quickly. In a blink of an eye, Jiang Yue had stayed on the seventh floor of the library for three days.

During these three days, Jiang Yue read hundreds of books and gained a more systematic understanding of the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou.

"The essence of heaven and earth nourishes all living things, and famous mountains and rivers are like blessed places. They are where the essence of heaven and earth gather, so they can nourish many precious medicines that are born and raised by nature."

Jiang Yue closed the book and sorted out the information he now knew.

“And these famous mountains and rivers can also be divided into different levels. Ordinary mountains, like Funiushan, although there are corpses of demon saints, are actually no different from ordinary mountains in the previous life. They are just more rugged and have more peculiar landforms. There are countless such mountains in Dazhou.”

"Further up are those mountains and rivers that stretch for thousands of miles and have special features, like the Langdang Mountain in Zhou Yuan Prefecture, which can influence people's desires. There are thousands of such mountains and rivers in total, and they are also very common. Basically, there are about 20 to 30 of them in one continent."

"Finally, there are mountains similar to paradise, which are blessed with the essence of heaven and earth."

Jiang Yue opened another book, read for a while, and murmured, "This kind of mountainous area not only has magical features, but also has rules and restrictions, just like this Yin and Yang boundary mountain. If a living person goes in, he will become a dead person, and if a dead person goes in, he will turn into a corpse. If you can't bring a divine treasure that can separate Yin and Yang, even if you are in the ninth realm, you will die immediately. There are other mountains like this, such as Xuankong Mountain, Huangfeng Ridge, and Sijue Mountain. Oh, yes, Wuxiang Mountain, the source of Wuxiang Divine Iron, is also one of them."

"There are 360 ​​such mountains in total. Many of them have lost many lives due to strange rules and have become desolate places. However, there are still cultivators flocking to them simply because there are so many resources in them."

Speaking of this, Jiang Yue couldn't help but chuckle.

He can go to dangerous places with mountains and rivers, and he has more advantages than others in such places.

"Then there are rivers, lakes and seas. The Great Zhou Dynasty has a total of four oceans, namely the east, south, west and north. The East Sea is the largest, the North Sea is the farthest, and the South Sea and the West Sea also have various magical features. As for the inland water system, the rivers are well developed and vast. The myriad water systems are not as detailed as the mountains and rivers. Only three rivers are the most peculiar: Tongtian River, Lingbao River and Niliu River."

Jiang Yue now had a general understanding of the mountains, rivers, lakes and marshes of the Great Zhou, and all that was left was for him to explore on his own.

After calculating the time, Jiang Yue still had three days of public holidays, so he simply continued reading.

Two days later, Jiang Yue finished reading all the strange stories about mountains and rivers on the sixth and seventh levels, and also read some common sense about cultivation. From then on, he was no longer an illiterate in the world of cultivation, at least he understood a lot of common sense.

With only one day left, Jiang Yue left the library and went to the pavilion in the center of the lake to visit Mr. Hu.

After reading someone's book, you should always say goodbye when you leave, otherwise it would be impolite.

Mr. Hu was sitting in the middle of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, reading a book, looking ethereal in his white robe.

"finish watching?"

When Mr. Hu saw Jiang Yue coming, he asked the book boy to sit down and said with a smile, "I guess you are reading all the books about famous mountains and rivers."

"Mr. has a good eye."

Jiang Yue sat down and smiled.

"Haha, after all, you are going to take up your post in Zhou Yuan Mansion and serve as an official in the Sky Patrol Department, so you will definitely read these books."

Mr. Hu Da fanned himself and said with a smile, "Don't rush to Zhou Yuan's house. I have something to tell you."

"Sir, please speak."

Jiang Yue became curious and listened to what Mr. Hu said with his ears perked up.

Mr. Hu said directly, "I'm telling you these things because of my friendship with your master Xu Chong. Don't tell anyone else."

"It must be so!"

Jiang Yue became even more curious.

"Ah."

Mr. Hu Da said softly, "Huichun Prefecture and Zhouyuan Prefecture are next to each other, and the veins of Funiushan Mountain and Langdang Mountain are connected. They are also mountains formed by the fallen strong men of the Beast God Cult."

"Sir, are you saying that there is actually a connection between these mountains? Is this the foundation of the Beast God Cult?"

Jiang Yue reacted immediately.

"That's right." Mr. Hu said with a smile, "If you can find some clues in Funiu Mountain, you might be able to uncover the mystery of Langdang Mountain. If you get in touch with the Beast God Cult more, you might be able to find out the secret of how the Beast God Cult got into these mountains. If you really wipe out the Beast God Cult, the reward from the court will definitely be beyond your imagination. After all, the court is in great need of people right now."

"I understand."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly.

According to what Mr. Hu Da said, these mountains where the Beast God Cult appears actually have some kind of secret connection, and the foundation of the Beast God Cult lies in the secrets underlying these connections.

And perhaps we can find a way to break the mystery of Langdang Mountain in Funiu Mountain.

The first thing Jiang Yue thought of was the remains of the Demon Saint. After all, the miracles in Langdang Mountain were all caused by the remains of the Demon Monk, and there were the remains of the Demon Saint in Funiushan Mountain. They were both corpses, so perhaps there was some connection?
"Go."

Mr. Hu Da smiled and said, "But don't worry too much about it. You have done a great job guarding Langdang Mountain and preventing new members of the Beast God Cult from entering. It would be great if you can break the Beast God Cult's conspiracy, but it doesn't matter if you can't. Protect yourself well, and you can accomplish more things while you are alive."

"Junior understands."

Jiang Yue nodded, but did not leave. Instead, he asked, "Senior, I would like to ask you something more about Shinto practice."

"Oh? Shinto practice?"

Mr. Hu Da became interested and said with a smile: "Just ask me, I have some experience in Shinto practice."

"Um"

Jiang Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir, what exactly is Shinto practice? What is the role of incense and vows?"

After hearing Jiang Yue's doubts, Mr. Hu laughed. He laughed for a while, stopped laughing, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Captain Jiang, have you ever heard of the saying that God is watching what you do?"

“God is watching what you do? Have you heard of that?”

Jiang Yue nodded.

"Well, before, people were doing it and the court was watching."

Mr. Hu Da said with emotion: "Before the collapse of Jinshan, if you made achievements, the court would issue an imperial edict, and you would be promoted and have good fortune, and your strength would increase greatly. Now people are doing things, and God is watching. If God determines that you should enjoy this incense and blessing, or luck, then you can enjoy this incense and luck. If God determines that you cannot, then you cannot. In the past, the court had the final say, but now it is God who has the final say."

"I almost understand."

Jiang Yue asked tentatively: "So the Shinto practitioners actually cultivate merits?"

"Eh? Merit? That word describes it very accurately."

Mr. Hu Da smiled and said, "But it's not absolute. The power of incense and vows, or merit, is just a way to speed up. There are also some Shinto monks who are extremely talented. Even without the power of incense and vows, they can still practice quickly and become extremely powerful."

"understood."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly.

This so-called power of incense and vows was similar to the merits he had read in the ancient novels in his previous life. However, the power of incense and vows could only speed up the practice of Shinto monks, and could not directly enhance their cultivation.

"Okay, any questions?"

"Gone."

"Then go ahead. Heroes emerge in troubled times. Captain Jiang, I have high hopes for you."

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After Jiang Yue thanked Mr. Hu, he left Bailu Academy. However, he attracted the attention of many students along the way. It was obvious that after the last question-and-answer session on good and evil, Jiang Yue had already left a name in the hearts of these students.

After walking out of Bailu Academy, Jiang Yue stood in the distance, looked at the plaque of Bailu Academy, then slowly left and went home to sleep!
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The next morning, Jiang Yue woke up from his sleep.

To be precise, Jiang Yue was woken up by the noise, because at dawn, Silang was already practicing killing techniques at home, wielding the wooden sword with great vigor and diligence.

Jiang Yue already had a flash of inspiration in his mind, although it was only as big as a cup, but he was still considered a Shinto monk, so his sleep time was greatly shortened.

I only slept for a few hours, but I felt very energetic, so I just got up.

"Good morning, second brother."

When Silang saw Jiang Yue coming out, he greeted him with a smile, but his sword skills did not stop.

"good."

Jiang Yue praised him: "He got up and danced at the sound of cock-crow. He is able to endure hardships and will become a great man in the future."

"Thank you, second brother."

Si Lang smiled and said, "My second brother used to go into the mountains to hunt and support the family at dawn. There are so many dangers in the mountains. I just get up in the morning to practice dancing, which is not considered hard work."

"Keep going."

Jiang Yue packed his things, cleaned himself with the white jade dust belt, and said, "Second brother has to leave tomorrow. I will go into the mountains today to find some precious medicines and herbs for you. Leave them at home, and then you can give them to your master and let your master prepare them into a decoction for you."

"Okay, second brother."

There was some reluctance in Shiro's eyes.

"Let's go, practice martial arts well and don't think too much."

Jiang Yue patted Silang on the shoulder, called out to Xiaotian Xuntian, then left Jiang Mansion and walked towards the outside of Qing County.

Qing County is still under curfew, which is expected to be lifted at 3:30 pm. Apart from patrolling yamen runners, there are no other people on the streets.

When they saw Jiang Yue coming out with the dog, the yamen runners immediately came up to him and asked him questions. However, after seeing Jiang Yue's face clearly in the dim light of the day, the runners let him go and even greeted Jiang Yue.

After leaving Qing County, Jiang Yue took a photo of Xuntian.

"Survey the sky. Go to the sky. I need to see if there are any special landforms in the 800-li Funiushan Mountain."

"Whoa-"

Xuntian chirped a few times, then flapped its wings and flew directly into the sky. Jiang Yue's vision then broadened.

Looking at Funiu Mountain from the sky, you can vaguely see the outline of a Funiu.

Xuntian flew very high and could even see the Nine Counties of the Four-Tied Peak. The land and water there were safe and there were no more floods.

Manniu Ridge is full of jungle, with only a few places of different colors. One of them is the Yunhuo Cave with a red dragon horse. The other few are also marked on the map, but there is nothing magical about them.

Then there is Niu Shou Ridge. There is nothing magical there either. The Demon Saint’s eyeball has already been obtained and absorbed by Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue has not explored Niuwei yet.

"It doesn't look like anything magical, let's pick the precious herbs first."

Jiang Yue made a plan and said with a smile: "Xiaotian, let's go into the mountains and look for any precious medicines in the forest."

"Wang-"

After several months, Xiaotian was very excited to go hunting in the mountains with Jiang Yue again. He shouted and rushed into the forest.

(End of this chapter)