Old Cui also put down his chopsticks and prepared to help.
At times like this, his talismanic techniques are far more effective than Yang Sheng's brute strength and muscles.
Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "A monster!"
At the bottom of the waterspout, a giant turtle was seen bobbing up and down in the river, retrieving the fishermen who had fallen into the water.
The tortoise was as big as a truck, and its shell could support more than ten people, making it extremely efficient.
More waves crashed in from behind, and a white snake, several meters long, writhed and used water-attribute magic to intercept the giant waves, buying time for the giant tortoise.
The fishermen who had been shouting about monsters were now kneeling on the ground in devout worship, excitedly kowtowing and saying, "Thank you, Grandpa River God and Fairy White Dragon, for saving our lives!"
Old Master Cui asked in surprise, "This monster can save people?"
Yang Sheng said calmly, "Although monsters are not human, any sentient being has a distinction between good and evil. Why wouldn't they save people?"
Of course, even if these two monsters were saving people, it wasn't entirely innocent. They called themselves the River God and the White Dragon Fairy, clearly intending to spread their names.
As these people prostrated themselves, a clear power of incense offerings and prayers was absorbed by them.
Old Master Cui hissed, "These two demons want to learn from the Golden Cauldron Immortal and absorb the power of incense offerings to become gods?"
Yang Sheng chuckled and shook his head, saying, "They're just two insignificant little demons, not even as strong as the great demons on Baisheng Mountain. How could they possibly have such ambitions?"
They are merely using the power of incense offerings and vows to cultivate; judging by the scale, the power of incense offerings and vows they absorb is certainly greater than what one would painstakingly absorb by absorbing moonlight for cultivation.
At this moment, the man-eating wave grew larger and larger, and one wave even headed straight for Yang Sheng and his group.
Several small boats ahead of Yang Sheng and his group were almost capsized, while the giant tortoise and the white snake were swimming towards them, though they were a step slower.
"Old Taoist, start saving them."
As soon as Yang Sheng finished speaking, Old Master Cui threw out two talismans.
As the talisman fell into the water, two transparent water spirits rose up and carried several small boats to the shore.
Yang Sheng then pulled hard with both hands, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered between his hands, transforming into two invisible giant hands that forcefully suppressed the wave!
The fact that human strength could withstand such a powerful force of nature left the giant tortoise and the white snake speechless.
The next moment they realized what was happening, and the giant tortoise said in a muffled voice, "It's a cultivator! A tough one, run!"
The giant tortoise and the white snake immediately swam in the opposite direction, but Yang Sheng came treading on water and used his immense strength to grab the giant tortoise and the white snake, dragging them to an island in the middle of the Huai River.
The talisman in Old Master Cui's hand transformed into a small paper boat, carrying him leisurely towards the island in the middle of the river.
"Senior! Senior! Don't leave me behind!"
Li Ruowei stood on the passenger ship, jumping up and down, shouting anxiously.
Having finally managed to establish a relationship with Yang Sheng, a powerful and legendary ghostwriter, she didn't want him to abandon her.
Hearing Li Ruowei calling out, Old Master Cui slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten about her.
A silver ingot and a talisman were thrown at the small boat, and Li Ruowei stepped onto the paper boat with trepidation.
The old man punting the boat stared at the silver for a moment, then immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting, "Thank you for the divine protection! Thank you for the divine protection!"
To the old man punting the boat, the giant tortoise and white snake in the river, as well as cultivators like Yang Sheng and Old Taoist Cui, were all considered immortals.
He didn't even plan to spend that silver ingot; instead, he would take it home and enshrine it.
When Cui Laodao and Li Ruowei arrived on the island, the giant tortoise and the white snake had already manifested human form.
The giant tortoise was an old man in black with a tortoise-shaped back and a crane-like form, while the white snake transformed into a young woman with a dignified yet charming appearance, wearing a white gauze dress.
At this moment, both the giant tortoise and the white snake looked at Yang Sheng with fear on their faces, and hurriedly knelt down and begged, "Your Excellency, spare our lives!"
We are not evil beings that bring calamity to the world; on the contrary, we will lend a helping hand to the fishermen and civilians in distress we see in the Huai River.
We truly have not indiscriminately killed any innocent people; please, Your Majesty, spare us this once.
Yang Sheng said with a half-smile, "So your hobby is rescuing people in the Huai River?"
Then, they would spread the names of things like the River God and the White Dragon Fairy to collect incense offerings and prayers.
You two monsters are quite bold.
Historically, only major sects of Taoism and Buddhism have been qualified to deal with the power of incense offerings and vows. How dare you two little demons impersonate gods and Buddhas and plunder the power of incense offerings and vows?
(End of this chapter)
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