Free Web NovelChapter 331: Chapter 124: Water and Fire Clash, Schemes Lurk in the Northward March
And today, the teammates have arrived.
Of course, today there will also be rumors.
The rumor goes: ’The fire was set by Buddha himself, in a self-directed drama to gain more faith by creating and extinguishing it.’
He knows that the Divine Martial Monarch harbors enmity towards Buddha, so he arranged for this place and time as a way to confront Buddha.
If he could kindle hatred between the two, he could conveniently watch from the outside and reap the benefits.
Ji Nanfeng sat on a rock, clicking his tongue with a schadenfreude tone: "Ah, my royal city, my position as queen, gone."
Then, screams came from the city in the distant wind, people engulfed in flames howling in agony, those choking on thick smoke coughing violently, houses collapsing amidst the fire’s embrace...
This excited Ji Nanfeng immensely. She squinted in delight, rubbed her legs, cheeks flushed red, raised her arms high, and shouted: "Burn! Burn! Burn!!"
The Young Man in White laughed: "The fire is hard to extinguish, the poison even more so, but the most terrifying... is the thorn planted in the human heart."
Ji Nanfeng viciously said: "Hopefully today both Li Xuan and the Buddha die together, that would be best."
The Young Man in White replied: "Indeed."
Ji Nanfeng said again: "What if they don’t die?"
The Young Man in White said: "Watch Buddha’s methods. If he is skillful and I cannot see through him, then I shall obey his words."
Ji Nanfeng snorted, laughed: "Can he do that?"
...
As soon as the burly woman’s voice fell, the Young Man in White suddenly stood up and looked into the distance.
And the people in the city also raised their heads in astonishment.
For the crimson sky suddenly darkened.
The clouds from the south covered the sky and earth.
A strong wind surged in like a tide of beasts.
Then, a torrential rain poured down, twisting like dragons breaking through the black clouds, falling to earth, dousing the flames.
On the banks of the Luo River south of the royal city, the believers knelt in worship.
And a bizarre scene unfolded before their eyes.
A headless Golden Buddha sat in the void, raising a hand to lift the Luo River, which broke through the air to become a downpour, covering the fiery royal city in the distance.
The fire burned for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the flames were brought under control.
With two sticks worth of time, the flames diminished further.
With three sticks, the flames were entirely gone.
...
On the distant mountain, Ji Nanfeng watched in astonishment as the fire gradually extinguished in the distance, exclaiming: "That Buddha... he..."
"A technique of a demon like the Heavenly Phenomenon." The Young Man in White replied.
He extended his palm, catching the falling rain, his thumb gently rubbing to sift out tiny white powder.
Staring at the powder, he said, "But... it’s somewhat different."
Ji Nanfeng unwillingly said: "The fire is out! But there’s still a pestilence!"
The Young Man in White said: "The pestilence is also gone."
He extended his hand and said: "This is powder from ground ice jade ore, inherently cold, emitting cool air, and has the power to restrain demons. Mixing it with the rain prevents proliforation of the pestilence too.
But the demons can’t manage this much ice jade powder, that Buddha... is very strange."
...
On the banks of the Luo River.
The Golden Buddha merely raised a hand.
With the Black Mountain Tuo’s [Rain Summoning] demon skill enhanced by increasing the Spirit Attribute, it now fully covered half a province, and coupled with the incense’s material-moving ability, it was even more exaggerated.
As for the ice jade powder, it was a decision made after seeing that war letter.
"Great fire and pestilence" easily reminded him of the nightmare from several years ago.
He was originally wondering how the Red Shadow Demon Fiend, which could easily cause a plague, had disappeared, seeing now... it wasn’t disappearance, but rather it went north and got entangled with that Bear Demon.
Thus...
While pondering, the voices of worship at the riverbank, and the citizens in the royal city shouting "Our Buddha" made him lift his head.
He was not polite, directly sweeping away the offerings, then disappearing from the place, emerging near the royal city through ground evasion.
One arm,
Pythons robe,
Carrying a sword.
Black hair wet with rain, draping over his forehead, temples, and neck.
But those eyes gradually revealed sharpness and anger.
...
The rain continued endlessly, the world vast and desolate.
Li Xuan also wondered what his family was doing at this time.
Is Sister Yuan smilingly asking others about farming methods in Hundred Flowers Town? Xiaoxue must be drinking tea under a porch, right? Yaoyao might be practicing swordplay on Purple Mist Peak, but has she played her six-holed Xun to suppress the Heart Demon? And what about those children?
The parents back home, the second brother must still be troubled with the operation of the merchant guild, right? The Prime Minister and the third brother must be baffled by the current complex situation. It is understandable, after all, the circumstances at hand certainly exceed their ability.
Countless thoughts flashed by, he stood tall, allowing the icy rain carrying a chill to batter his face.
After several rounds of fighting, he began to understand the nature of the Ancient Sword Bear Demon.
Cautious and extremely patient, yet not lacking in cunning.
Like the fiercest predator, always watching you, if you show weakness and fatigue, it might suddenly strike to take your life.
Yet until certain of your incapability, it doesn’t truly attack, but only probes.
Like him.
This thought became clearer after the great fire in the capital today.
Thus, based on his understanding of the opponent.
Buddha Li Xuan and that Bear Demon have exchanged moves, but it is not over yet.
Because the Bear Demon knows that the Divine Martial Monarch Li Xuan is here, it is impossible for them to return empty-handed.
Therefore...
They still have another move to respond to.
Clang!
Li Xuan flexed his fingers.
The longsword flicked out, suspended in mid-air.
He didn’t know how the opponent would act, but he stood just outside the city, in an obvious position, one that a Bear Demon would inevitably see if it was present.
...
On the distant mountain.
