Water Margin: My 108 Heroes Come from All Heavens

"The Great General?"

The old farmer stopped and looked Liang Shan and his men up and down.

He grinned.

He flashed a mouthful of yellow teeth: "I'm just an old man who's a farmer. What do I need that empty fame for? But if you can give me ten taels of silver..."

"Give!"

Liang Shan took out a silver ingot from his pocket.

The old farmer accepted the silver.

He weighed it in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he pointed to an inconspicuous path to the west: "Follow this path, there's a town about ten miles away. Once you get to the town, you can get onto the main road."

"Thank you, sir."

After Liangshan expressed his gratitude.

They followed the path and indeed left the mountain.

Fahai then stopped walking.

Looking back, his brows furrowed, he seemed hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Liang Shan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there something wrong with that old farmer?"

"Not an old farmer."

Fahai shook his head: "It was the ox he was driving. It had demonic energy on it, and the intensity of it was... no less than that of the monstrous dragon."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this...

Everyone stared wide-eyed.

They all looked back.

The mountain was long gone, with no trace of the old farmer or his cattle.

"This world is terrifying..."

Liang Shan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Fortunately, the old farmer meant no harm.

otherwise……

Given their current state, they are no match for the old farmer.

strength.

We must improve our strength as soon as possible.

This world is too complicated.

Who knows, you might stumble upon two gods fighting one day, and you won't even know how you died.

"Let's go."

He composed himself and led the group on their way.

……

One day later.

Outside Kaifeng city.

The Liangshan group finally returned to the most prosperous capital of the Song Dynasty.

"Lord Liang, we will now return to the Eastern Depot to report back."

Flying Eagle and Ma Jinliang bowed and took their leave, then used their lightness skills to disappear outside the city.

A day has passed.

Everyone's strength has basically recovered.

"Lord Liang, farewell."

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami also bowed with his hands clasped.

Done.

Without waiting for Liang Shan's response, he vanished in a flash.

"Benefactor Liang, this humble monk has returned to the temple."

Before leaving, the monk Zhizhen put his hands together and instructed, "By the way, since you are a powerful expert in the Celestial Realm, you should diligently copy the scripture that I gave you earlier. It may be of great benefit to you."

"Scripture?"

Liang Shan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly asked, "Is that scripture really that powerful?"

Zhizhen did indeed give him a scripture before.

He was also made to copy the texts every day.

It is said to prolong life and bring blessings and ward off disasters.

But he didn't care and casually tossed it to a yamen runner.

"This humble monk also does not know the origin of this scripture."

Zhizhen gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, "It was given to me by an immortal when I was young and passed by a sacred mountain on my way to Japan. He said it could communicate with heaven and earth and assist in cultivation, but I am dull-witted and have not yet been able to comprehend its mysteries."

"A sacred mountain?"

Liang Shan swallowed hard.

Good guy.

Does everyone in this world have extraordinary encounters?

Lin Daiyu once went to Flower Fruit Mountain and killed the demon monkey.

Fahai once encountered a dragon and obtained seven dragon balls.

Bai Suzhen goes without saying; she was a disciple of the Old Mother of Lishan and received guidance from Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Now even...

The monk Zhizhen had encountered immortals.

It seems I need to retrieve that scripture and study it carefully.

"Second brother, that humble monk has also returned to the Temple of Gratitude. As for my golden alms bowl..."

Fahai suddenly spoke.

But the gaze.

But it remained fixed on the golden bowl in Liangshan's hands.

"Don't worry, brother!"

Liang Shan calmly put the golden bowl into his bag, promising, "I will definitely treat the golden bowl well and make it reach its full potential!"

"I……"

Fahai hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

But seeing Bai Suzhen beside him, he felt embarrassed to ask for it back.

At last.

With no other choice, he took Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing and left Kaifeng City reluctantly, turning back every three steps.

Liang Shan took a deep breath and stepped into Kaifeng City.

……

Dali Temple.

The Magistrate's Court.

Liang Shan closed the door, took out a golden bowl from his pocket, and placed it on the table.

"Sir, you've been out for so long, why did you bring back a broken bowl?"

Zhou Ming immediately came over, surrounding him with a curious expression.

"A broken bowl?"

Liang Shan's lips twitched a few times, and he sneered, "This is a Buddhist treasure, the Golden Bowl for Subduing Demons!"

"The Golden Bowl for Subduing Demons?"

Zhou Ming scratched his head, looking incredulous.

Liang Shan, too lazy to explain, tossed the golden bowl into the air.

"big--"

"Clang!"

The golden bowl fell to the ground.

It makes a crisp sound.

Liang Shan then realized that he was still just an ordinary person.

And the golden bowl.

It is a supreme treasure for cultivating immortality, and requires magical power to activate.

"Cough cough—"

He coughed twice, picked up the golden bowl from the ground, and casually put it back on the table.

"Zhou Ming, you can go out now. I have important matters to attend to."

"Yes."

Although Zhou Ming was curious, he obediently withdrew.

Liangshan closed the gate.

Staring at the golden bowl on the table, he quietly began to make plans in his mind.

This trip to the Taihang Mountains.

Although it was a near-death experience.

But the harvest was also very bountiful.

First of all.

Having successfully completed the task of subduing Tian Gu Xing, I have successfully raised Fahai's favorability to 100 points.

Although the system is terrible.

I used the Dawei Tianlong trial version nine times out of ten, leaving only the last one.

But the divine powers of the Celestial Realm.

At least it's a life-saving trump card; it can save your life in a critical moment.

Second.

This is the Buddhist treasure, the Golden Bowl for Subduing Demons.

Since Fahai has agreed to give it to him, he probably won't ask for it back.

At last.

It was the three million shi of "grain" stored in the golden bowl.

Fasting pills, Qi-nourishing pills, wound-healing pills...

Although it was supposed to be handed over to the imperial court, even a small amount could be deducted, enough for him to cultivate for a long time.

"Now the question is, how do we line our own pockets?"

Liang Shan rested his chin on his hand and began to ponder.

Tomorrow at the latest.

The imperial court would likely issue an order requiring him to return the three million shi of grain recovered to the national treasury.

This also means...

He must cultivate magical power within a day in order to extract cultivation resources from the golden bowl and then pass the buck to the dead evil dragon.

"Hurry up and start cultivating immortality!"

He took a deep breath and took out the cultivation technique given to him by Bai Suzhen from his bosom.

Preparing for cultivation.

The opening line: Heaven and Earth are the mysteries of the universe, the root of all energies; through countless eons of cultivation, I will attain divine powers…

"What is this thing?"

He blinked, looking completely bewildered.

But a moment later.

A fierce fighting spirit ignited in his eyes: "The cultivation techniques are right in front of me. If I still can't succeed, what's the difference between me and this useless system?!"

Done.

He took the cultivation manual and began to study it word by word.

……

One hour later.

In the study.

Liang Shan scratched his head and sighed, "As far as I know, I know nothing."

I've been researching this for so long.

He found this cultivation technique to be profound and obscure, extremely difficult to comprehend, and he couldn't even begin to understand it.