Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Qiu Shengwencai was also completely shocked at this moment.

The two of them were closest to each other and felt it most directly.

At this moment, the scarecrow has grown from the size of a palm to more than a person's height, even half a head taller than them!

Tiny blades of grass were magnified on the two straw figures, forming imposing bluish-black scales!

The crimson glutinous rice undulated in the translucent liquid, shimmering with a mesmerizing light under the sunlight.

The powerful aura pressed down on the two of them, almost forcing them to their knees.

"No...no...what kind of magic is this? Is this thing still a straw doll?"

Qiu Sheng gritted his teeth and withstood the pressure, staring at the straw figure in the Water Mansion in front of him, his eyes filled with horror.

"This, this straw man, I thought Senior Brother was just making it for fun, how, how did it grow from such a small thing to this huge... water, water man?!"

"This... is Taoist magic? How come I've never seen my master teach it?!"

Wen Cai stammered, his brain almost completely shut down.

He had witnessed the entire process of Lin Xuan making the straw figure.

At the time, he only thought that his senior brother's straw figure was quite exquisite.

The leaves of the waterweed adhered neatly to the bamboo strips, looking quite professional.

If you take it out to sell, even if it's just a straw-made toy, some young girls will be willing to pay to buy it and display it.

But he really didn't expect that such a cute and delicate scarecrow... would become so strong and fierce!

The difference between their appearances before and after is like night and day!

Qiu Sheng, standing to the side, looked shocked, but his eyes were also burning with intense light.

Ever since his senior brother started farming, he has become incredibly mysterious.

Not only can chanting scriptures lead to enlightenment and breakthroughs, but glutinous rice can suppress water corpses, and even a straw figure made at random can be transformed into an army by water!

And—this spell is absolutely amazing!

Two water-armored warriors, one wielding a spear and the other a water fork, were surrounded by flowing water, and red stars flickered within their armor.

What a grand display, what an imposing presence!

Standing there, it's just like the scene from a play where Nezha wreaks havoc in the sea!

If I learned this skill, wouldn't I be the most handsome girl in the whole city?

Thinking of this, Qiu Sheng unconsciously clenched his fists, and his determination to cultivate Tao was strengthened once again.

He secretly vowed that once his senior brother finished exorcising the ghost, he would beg him to teach him, even if he had to kneel down!

Meanwhile, the onlookers at the dock also witnessed this scene.

Due to distance and obstructions, not everyone saw the whole process.

But those people who happened to be standing on high ground and saw the river water surge up onto the deck and transform into human shapes all looked horrified, their eyes and mouths agape.

"My God! What am I seeing? The water has turned into human figures?!"

"Two! Two water men have stood up! And they're carrying weapons!"

"Is this Maoshan magic? It's absolutely amazing!"

"Master Yimei's disciple is indeed not someone those Lushan Taoists can fool; this move is simply divine!"

"My goodness, did Master Lin summon a deity? Manipulating water and transforming into human form! This is simply divine magic!"

Some people were so excited they slapped their thighs, their faces flushed red: "I knew it! With Master Lin's intervention, that water ghost would have no chance of survival!"

Everyone was full of praise and their admiration for Lin Xuan's strength grew even stronger.

In the shadows behind the crowd.

Wang Li and Xu Yuhua exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing deep surprise.

Although they stood far away, the cultivators' eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Xu Yuhua, in particular, was skilled in the art of observing qi, and he could clearly see the flow of magical intent on the two water armor soldiers.

"Grassroots soldiers?" Xu Yuhua frowned slightly. "When did the Taoist sect's grassroots soldiers acquire such power?"

His tone was one of confusion.

In his mind, the grass soldiers were nothing more than low-level spells used by Maoshan sorcerers to run errands and relay orders.

Those paper and bamboo trinkets are at most just a little bit stronger than an ordinary person, barely enough to deal with a few wandering ghosts.

But these two statues in front of me—

It has clearly reached the level of a heavily armed force in the Water Palace!

"Those water-armored soldiers are just basic Water Palace soldiers, yet their aura and strength are so high..." Xu Yuhua pondered for a moment before speaking, "It seems that the straw man greatly enhances and strengthens the Water Palace troops! They're not ordinary straw soldiers!"

Wang Li put away his playful smile, and his face now showed a rare seriousness.

He narrowed his eyes, staring at the two armored soldiers on the deck.

"I don't know what those red lights inside the straw man's body are."

"Could it be some other secret material added during the making of the straw figure?"

"I've seen plenty of straw doll techniques, but this level of straw doll technique... this is truly the first time I've ever seen one."

Wang Li murmured to himself, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Indeed." Xu Yuhua nodded, her expression becoming more serious. "This disciple of Yi Mei is indeed quite skilled. Putting aside everything else, with this ability, it's not certain we can easily defeat him using normal methods."

Upon hearing this, the heaviness on Wang Li's face disappeared, and his carefree smile reappeared.

However, beneath that smile lay an even deeper chill!

"You said it yourself, it was 'normal means'."

Wang Li tapped the bamboo slip in his sleeve with his fingertip, his tone nonchalant: "They're just local water soldiers. Even if their strength has improved, so what? They're still just basic troops. The monstrous forces in my precious scrolls, in terms of both quantity and quality, are far beyond what this kid can match."

"Are we really going to take action—"

He paused, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes: "Taking him down will be easy."

Xu Yuhua did not refute Wang Li's words.

He simply lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Alright, we're not planning to lay a hand on him anyway. Let's just watch the show."

After saying that, the two fell silent and stared at the river.

......

Meanwhile, in the middle of the North Qinghe River.

Lin Xuan waved his hand, and the peach wood sword landed steadily in his right hand.

When the Dao Qi flows through the body and passes through the two kidneys, the two kidney spirits resonate with the water veins.

The Dao Qi transformed into a deep blue color, carrying a rich spiritual essence of the Water Palace.

Lin Xuan made a military maneuver with his right hand, and held his sword horizontally in front of his chest with his left hand. The patterns on the peach wood sword instantly turned azure blue, emitting a faint, watery light.

He muttered the military orders under his breath:

"The water gates are open; the imperial edict commands the troops to march—"

"Enter the abyss to pursue evil, suppress corpses and subdue demons!"

"punish--!!"

After reciting the words, he pointed the peach wood sword at the surface of the Beiqing River!

Bang! Crash!

Two muffled thuds exploded almost simultaneously!

The surging water gushed out from the feet of the two water soldiers, forming two powerful, rotating water columns.

The naval soldiers crouched slightly, then plunged into the Beiqing River like two torpedoes fired from their guns!

Two huge splashes of water erupted on the surface of the river, then closed up again, and the river returned to calm.

The water armor soldiers were getting further and further away from Lin Xuan, but their senses never stopped.

Lin Xuan closed his eyes and used his mind to lock onto the positions of the two water armor soldiers through the command flags and bells on the altar.

With the blessing of the incantation and the altar, a faint golden light appeared on the surface of the water armor soldiers, and their swimming speed increased again!

The riverbed was dark and murky.

The sunlight was swallowed up by the river water, and it became increasingly dim the further down you went.

The water, carrying mud, sand, and decaying aquatic plants, slid past the two armored water soldiers.

But their movements are completely unaffected.

Water plants belong to the water element, and they thrive in water like fish—no, they're even faster than fish!

The grass and scales blend seamlessly with the river, experiencing almost no resistance.

Soon, the wreckage of a capsized cargo ship came into view.

The boat lay on its side on the riverbed, most of the planks broken, and the boxes and cages inside the cabin were scattered all over the ground.

The talismans used to ward off evil spirits on those boxes had long been soaked and ruined by the river, and scraps of paper were scattered like snowflakes in the water.

wow-

Inside the cargo ship wreckage, the water was constantly churning.

A pale white skeleton slowly swam out from the breach in the ship's cabin.

Its bones had an eerie bluish-white hue, with black energy swirling and flowing between the gaps in each bone.

Within the empty eye sockets, two eerie green will-o'-the-wisps flickered.

The skull's head turned slightly, as if sensing something, and glanced towards the north.

hum-

The skeleton froze abruptly in the next instant.

Within those empty eye sockets, eerie green flames flickered violently, as if a ferocious beast had caught the scent of its natural enemy.

Without the slightest hesitation, it twisted its frame, turned around, and desperately fled towards the deep water in the distance!

Extremely fast!

The skeleton moved through the water like a slippery water snake, using the malevolent energy it emitted to propel itself along with the current, and in the blink of an eye, it darted several feet away.

but--

It's fast, but the water armor soldiers are even faster!

hum!

The water behind the skeleton rippled slightly, and a dark blue figure shot out like an arrow!

The skeleton seemed to sense a deadly threat and suddenly veered to one side.

puff--

The dark blue spear grazed the skeleton's ribs, its tip carrying away two broken rib fragments.

Immediately afterwards, the spear struck the underwater reef next to it!

boom! !

The hard reef was as if it had been struck by a giant hammer, with surface rocks exploding and flying everywhere!

The riverbed surged violently, and the powerful impact acted like an invisible wall, shoving the skeleton deep into the riverbed!

In an instant, mud and sand surged, and the turbid river water churned into a hazy yellow.

The skeleton struggled to crawl out of the mud and sand, its empty eye sockets flickering with ghostly fire.

The next second, it opened its jaw.

A thick stream of black malevolent energy suddenly gushed out from his mouth!

The black mist spread rapidly in the water, forming a murky black mass several feet in diameter, attempting to obscure the pursuers and escape in the chaos!

However, this trick was child's play to the water armor soldiers.

Yin Water Grass possesses the quality of "gathering Yin energy through water," making it extremely sensitive to Yin energy.

The black mist not only failed to obscure their senses, but was like a campfire in the night—the thicker it was, the more accurate their location became!

The bow of the ship.

A glint of light flashed in Lin Xuan's slightly closed eyes.

Through the spiritual connection at the altar, he clearly "saw" everything underwater.

"Why are you running?"

"Give it to me, take it!"

He made a hand seal, and with a gentle turn of the peach wood sword, the tip of the sword pressed downwards.

The Dharma teachings are passed down.

underwater.

Upon receiving the order, the water armor soldiers wielding water spears emitted a burst of red light from their faceplates!

It suddenly accelerated, tearing through the black ink blob and rushing inside.

At the same moment, another spear-wielding water armor soldier circled around to the flank, blocking the skeleton's escape route to the deep water.

A pincer attack!

Just then, a dark blue-green object shot out from the depths of the river again.

Those were spears thrown by the spear-wielding water soldiers!

The water was cleaved in front of the spear tip, leaving a transparent vacuum water band. The speed was so fast that even the water resistance couldn't close it!

boom!

The riverbed shook again!

Large amounts of silt and sand were stirred up, churning up the water and obscuring the sky.

Once the mud and sand had settled, the pale skeleton was in a terrible state!

One of its arms was nowhere to be seen; black energy surged at the severed point, which was as smooth as a mirror, as if it had been cut off by something!

With its only remaining arm, it struggled desperately, wobbling and darting forward in the water.

However, the speed was much slower than before.

As the skeleton swam, its remaining instincts compelled it to glance back...

Amidst the hazy mud and sand, two massive, dark blue figures, like hunters from the abyss, charged in from the left and right!

Behind their visors, two pairs of cold, sharp red lights locked onto it!

The water-armored soldiers, armed with spears, rushed towards them at breakneck speed, surrounded by surging water.

As it passed a riverbed, it sensed a piece of detached bone buried in the mud and sand, so it reached out and beckoned.

A patch of bluish-black scales on its body quickly fell off, transforming into supple leaves of Yinshui grass, which precisely lifted the piece of white bone from the mud and sand.

The grass leaves wrapped around and tightened, then quickly merged into the abdomen of the water armor soldier.

The skeleton was fixed inside its body, and the surrounding red glutinous rice specks slowly gathered, suppressing the skeleton.

The black energy surging on the surface of the bones was forced back into the depths of the bones by the yang energy of the glutinous rice, and could no longer make any waves.

Having done all this, the spear-wielding water armor soldiers continued their charge towards the skeletons without slowing down.

front,

The one-armed skeleton was still making its last struggle.

However, its speed is getting slower and slower.

With one arm missing, its balance in the water was completely disrupted.

Its swimming posture resembled that of a fish with a broken tail, crooked and disheveled.

At that moment, the water armor soldiers wielding water spears had caught up to him not far behind.

A sudden flash of red light appeared in its mask.

Immediately, the water armor soldier leaned back and raised his arms high!

As if responding to a command, the red glutinous rice flowing through his body quickly gathered along his arm and surged into the water fork.

The crimson light completely enveloped the three forked tips, condensing them into three incomparably sharp crimson cones.

A red light spread across the water fork's entire body, and the water fork seemed to transform into ice crystals!

The water armor soldier's mouth opened slightly, and a silent wave of magical energy suddenly spread out.

Ode—

The water armor soldier swung his arm heavily!

Three points of red light suddenly tore through the water curtain, and the water spear that was thrown out left a long red afterimage in the deep and dark river water, and with the force of thunder, it rushed towards the back of the skeleton!

The skeleton seemed to sense a deadly threat and suddenly turned around.

But just as it turned its head, three red dots appeared in front of it.

Two of the most dazzling red rays pierced straight through its dark eye sockets.

boom!!!

The immense force sent the entire skeleton flying, leaving a long trail of water behind it!

A muffled thud—

The water spear, along with the skeleton, was forcibly pinned to a huge reef not far away!