Chapter 108: The Goddess Appears In A Dream!
“Boom.”
Ji Qing now had the Demon Saber in hand, bolstered by Saber Momentum, and after slaying three Demon Descendants, the Demon Saber’s might was even stronger than it had been at the Desolate Temple last time.
Therefore, this saber slash went down.
Even the River Surface was cut open with a massive gash.
The vortex on the River Surface was also split in two.
Terrifying Saber Qi also plunged deep into the river water.
Ji Qing’s senses were sharp; he only felt that the Saber Qi seemed to have struck something.
Soon, bright red Blood appeared on the River Surface, nearly dyeing it red.
This indicated that Ji Qing’s Saber Qi had indeed struck the “Demon” in the river water.
However, no Demon corpse was seen.
Moreover, the Demon Record showed no new Demon.
This could only mean one thing.
The Demon was not dead!
Ji Qing’s saber slash just now had perhaps only wounded the Demon.
But it was not enough to slay the Demon.
Ji Qing frowned.
It had been hard to encounter a Demon, and he wanted to slay it to obtain an Origin Point.
However, this was in the river water.
Ji Qing was just a Martial Artist; if he rashly entered the water, he wouldn’t be able to unleash his full Combat Power and would instead be in danger.
Therefore, Ji Qing hesitated on the boat for a while but ultimately did not dive into the water to pursue and kill the Demon.
Soon, the vortex on the River Surface also disappeared.
The River Surface returned to calm.
“Goddess, protect us…”
At this time, the Boatman was still kneeling on the boat, praying nonstop.
His prayers were very devout.
“Boatman, row.”
Ji Qing said.
“Has the water monster left?”
The Boatman was very happy.
“Thank you, Goddess…”
The Boatman felt it was the Goddess who had protected the safety of this boat.
However, the passengers had all seen it clearly; it was clearly Ji Qing who had driven away the monster underwater.
One of the Scholars couldn’t help but ask: “Gr-Great Hero, what exactly was that monster underwater just now?”
Ji Qing glanced at him.
“Demon.”
“Ah…”
The Scholar was shocked pale, muttering nonstop in his mouth, “A gentleman does not speak of strangeness, force, chaos, or spirits…”
It seemed he was quite frightened.
Ji Qing shook his head but had no intention of explaining further.
He closed his eyes again and began meditating.
As for the Demon just now, he had some doubts, but since the Demon was in the water and hadn’t been killed in one strike, Ji Qing had no good method.
“Hoo…”
A gentle breeze blew.
Ji Qing seemed to feel, in a half-dreaming, half-awake state, his whole body suddenly floating above the great river.
“Splash.”
A Golden Carp leaped out of the water, then immediately transformed into a tall, stunningly beautiful woman with a faint divine aura about her.
“I am the Yunmeng Goddess. Greetings, Great Hero.”
The woman curtsied gracefully to Ji Qing.
“Yunmeng Goddess?”
Ji Qing was startled in his heart.
He looked up at his surroundings: pitch black.
He looked at himself again.
His body didn’t seem solid but illusory, floating above the great river.
“Is this your Magic?”
Ji Qing asked.
“No, this is within the Great Hero’s dream. I used a dream-inciting technique to specially come ask for the Great Hero’s help.”
“You are the Goddess of Yunmeng River; what help does a mere Martial Artist like me need to provide?”
“Great Hero, to be honest, there is a Demon in Yunmeng River stirring up trouble and devouring many people. I only awoke recently, my Magic Power is weak, and I can’t deal with that Demon. Earlier, I saw the Great Hero wound it with one saber slash, so I came in this dream to ask the Great Hero to help slay the Demon!”
Ji Qing understood.
It was for that Demon in Yunmeng River.
“But the Demon is in the water; as a mere Martial Artist, if I go into the water, I’m afraid I won’t be able to fight.”
“That’s easy to handle. Great Hero, just go ashore at the Wharf, and I will lure the Demon onto the shore. Then the Great Hero can slay it!”
It seemed this Yunmeng Goddess already had a plan.
However, Ji Qing did not agree immediately.
This matter was too strange.
A Yunmeng Goddess—rumor had it there had been a temple to the Yunmeng Goddess for a thousand years.
How could she not deal with a single Demon?
Instead, she had to come to him in a dream to have him slay the Demon?
“The Goddess is said to have existed for a millennium; how is your Magic Power weak?”
Ji Qing asked directly.
“Please forgive me, Great Hero; I don’t know what’s going on either. Anyway, I only slowly awoke with Consciousness three or four years ago, and accumulating Magic Power has been very difficult. Currently, I can only cast minor techniques like the dream-inciting technique; I’m truly no match for that Demon.”
Ji Qing pondered for a moment and said, “Slaying the Demon is extremely dangerous. What can I get?”
The Yunmeng Goddess thought for a moment.
She waved her hand.
“Hum.”
A stalk of water grass appeared before Ji Qing’s eyes.
But this stalk of water grass was a bit different; it was actually golden yellow.
“This is a Spiritual Grass I saw in the Water Mansion after awakening. In my Memory, there are some fragments—it seems you human Martial Artists especially need this kind of Spiritual Grass, called… Spiritual Object! Right, it’s called Spiritual Object!”
“If you can eliminate the Demon in Yunmeng River, once this Spiritual Object matures, I will gift it to the Great Hero!”
Ji Qing’s eyes flickered slightly.
Spiritual Object?
There was actually a Spiritual Object in the Yunmeng Goddess’s Water Mansion?
And the so-called Water Mansion was most likely at the River Bottom of Yunmeng River.
“How much longer until the Spiritual Object matures?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Based on its current growth, the Spiritual Object will need at least twenty years to mature.”
“Twenty years?”
Ji Qing was somewhat disappointed.
But on second thought, twenty years was indeed very long, but for him, he could wait twenty years.
If he found a Spiritual Object later, he wouldn’t need to wait.
But if he couldn’t find one, then this Spiritual Object would be his only Hope for Promotion to Innate.
With this Spiritual Object in hand, it would be like insurance for Ji Qing.
He could then leisurely search for other Spiritual Objects.
As for whether it was real, Ji Qing would know once he tried.
“Alright. If you can lure the Demon ashore, I will slay it!”
“Then Yunmeng thanks the Great Hero.”
After the Yunmeng Goddess finished speaking, her body instantly dissipated.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing abruptly opened his eyes.
He looked up at his surroundings.
He was still in the Cabin.
The people around him were still those passengers.
Ji Qing carefully calculated the Time; it was already about afternoon.
That meant he had dreamed for about an hour.
Ji Qing didn’t know if what happened just now was real.
Or just a simple dream.
But Martial Artists who Practice Martial Arts have abundant vitality, essence, and spirit; they can’t just dream casually.
Since Ji Qing began Practicing Martial Arts, he basically hadn’t dreamed.
Let alone dreaming in broad daylight.
Normally, when Ji Qing meditated, he wouldn’t fall asleep.
But just now, he had indeed fallen asleep, and slept for an hour.
This was obviously abnormal.
“Yunmeng Goddess…”
Ji Qing then stood up and went to the stern of the boat.
Since it was the Goddess coming in a dream, and there was that miraculous Spiritual Object.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, Ji Qing had to try.
After all, Spiritual Objects were hard to find.
How long had the successive Patriarchs of Tianshan Sect searched?
Yet not a single Spiritual Object had been found.
Now that Ji Qing had a lead on a Spiritual Object, of course he had to seize the opportunity.
“Boatman, dock at the nearest Wharf!”
Ji Qing said to the Boatman.
“Alright.”
“This old man will dock right away.”
The Wharf was not far ahead, so the Boatman rowed vigorously toward it.
