Chapter 791 Dragon Corpse River

"If a child of eleven or twelve years old has already formed a destiny, and the destiny is very special, will it be helpful in refining the Kumantong?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"I'm not too sure about this. After all, I specialize in raising Gu, and I only know some basic knowledge about Kumantong. You should ask a professional." Dugu Chong said.

Zhou Wen chatted with them for a few more words, then said goodbye and went to find Gu Shanshui. He wanted to find out whether Wang Chan's fate would have any impact on the Kumantong.

After knocking on Gu Shanshui's door, Zhou Wen told him what had happened in general, but he did not mention the Xiao family or Wang Chan's affairs.

"Apart from the Celestial Child, the Earth Child and Human Child are actually evil. Generally speaking, it is better to use infants who died prematurely or were aborted to create Earth Child or Human Child, as this will increase their resentment and spirituality. As babies grow older, their spirituality will weaken, and the older they are, the less suitable they are for making a Kumantong. Twelve years old is the theoretical limit, but few people would actually use children that old to make a Kumantong, unless the child is very special and has a special fate, so they can be used to make some special and evil Kumantong or Kumanli..."

After listening to Gu Shanshui's explanation, Zhou Wen became more certain that the Xiao family wanted Wang Chan, most likely because of the refining of the Gumantong.

"If this is true, the Xiao family deserves to die." Zhou Wen felt a little angry.

After Zhou Wen returned from the Dragon Corpse River, he planned to go to the Xiao family to see if they really had such a plan. If they really had such a plan, Zhou Wen would not mind helping Wang Chan to eliminate the future troubles, which could also be regarded as repaying Wang Lu a favor.

When Li Mobai came back, Zhou Wen told him that Li Xuan was also here. Li Mobai just said lightly, "It has nothing to do with me," and then went back to his room.

The next morning, Zhou Wen, Gu Shanshui, Li Mobai and others went to the Dragon Corpse River together. After Li Xuan and Dugu Chong made some preparations, they had to go and catch the Ice Silkworm Gu King again.

"People who have no ability should just stay at home and wait for death. Why run out to seek death?" Li Mobai said coldly when Zhou Wen and the others parted ways with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan said nothing and left with Dugu Chong.

Zhou Wen didn't know what to say, so he pretended not to hear and walked in front with Gu Shanshui.

The Dragon Corpse River got its name from the fact that a dragon was buried in the river.

Before the dimensional storm, this was just a legend, and no one had ever seen a dragon corpse or dragon bones. But after the dimensional storm, the Dragon Corpse River became a dimensional realm with many taboos.

For example, after entering the Dragon Corpse River, you must never touch the water of the Dragon Corpse River, otherwise you will become a zombie.

There are also taboos such as not being able to fly over the Dragon Corpse River, not being able to drop blood into the river, and women who are menstruating cannot enter the Dragon Corpse River.

Therefore, Zhou Wen and his companions could only enter the Dragon Corpse River by boat. The boat they took was purchased by Gu Shanshui from a nearby family. According to Gu Shanshui, the materials of the boat were specially treated. The poisonous insects did not like the smell of the wood on the boat and generally would not approach the wooden boat.

"Li, the Dragon Corpse River is too dangerous. Are you sure you want to go with us?" Gu Shanshui asked Li Mobai again before getting on the boat.

"With Zhou Wenyou here, there won't be much danger. Just consider it as an opportunity to broaden your horizons." Li Mobai said with a smile.

Gu Shanshui didn't say anything else. He took everyone on the boat, paddled away from the river bank, and headed upstream of the Longshi River.

The Dragon Corpse River is not very big, but as soon as the boat left the riverbank, it felt extremely wide, and there was thick fog on the river surface. If it were not for an experienced person like Gu Shanshui, it would be easy to get lost in the fog.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to help Gu Shanshui row the boat, but Gu Shanshui told Zhou Wen: "On the Dragon Corpse River, eyes can be deceiving. He must rely on feeling to find the location of the corpse worms, so he can only row the boat by himself."

When the boat entered the fog, Gu Shanshui took out a clay container, filled it with river water, and placed the container on the bow of the boat. Finally, he took out a poisonous insect that looked like a loach and put it into the container.

In such a place, Zhou Wen was not in the mood to play games. He kept his mental focus highly concentrated and scanned the surroundings to prevent possible danger.

Zhou Wen used his hearing aid to sense that there were many dimensional creatures swimming in the nearby river, but they did not approach the wooden boat. He did not know whether it was the wooden boat itself that had an effect, or the poisonous insects that Gu Shanshui placed in the pottery jar that had an effect.

The wooden boat slowly moved on the dark river. Zhou Wen and his companions observed the taboos of the Dragon Corpse River, so no danger occurred.

The wooden boat was moving slowly, and Zhou Wen suddenly felt cold sweat on his back. A terrifying throbbing made Zhou Wen's heart pound.

With the ability of listening carefully, Zhou Wen discovered that there seemed to be a huge shadow at the bottom of the Dragon Corpse River, staring at them.

"Plop... plop..." The poisonous insect in the pottery jar suddenly jumped up, as if frightened, making Gu Shanshui's face become solemn.

Gu Shanshui directly took the poisonous insect out of the pottery and put it into the river. The poisonous insect swam desperately to the distance, but it did not swim far before it suddenly disappeared, leaving only a few ripples on the river surface.

The poisonous insect disappeared, and Gu Shanshui breathed a sigh of relief.

The wooden boat was rowing slowly, but the shadow on the river bottom was too big. After rowing for more than ten minutes, the wooden boat was still above the shadow and could not get out.

Zhou Wen was so nervous that he didn't dare to use his listening skills to scan the shadow directly, for fear of disturbing the shadow. If the wooden boat capsized, Zhou Wen himself would not be afraid, but the others on the boat would have a hard time surviving.

Fortunately, the shadow did not move. Ever since it sucked the poisonous insect, it had been staring at them at the bottom of the river. Gu Shanshui rowed for more than half an hour before the wooden boat finally got out of the shadow's range.

The feeling of being watched disappeared, and Zhou Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't know what that thing at the bottom of the river is. Is it really a dragon? But it feels a little different from the dragons I've seen before. The aura is completely different."

In such a place, Zhou Wen didn't want to cause trouble. It would be best if he could avoid fighting.

Gu Shanshui rowed for four or five hours when he saw a small island appear on the river in front of him. The island was no bigger than a football field. On it was a small hill less than a hundred meters high, a typical volcano. A large amount of thick fog was spewing out from the mountain pass. The thick fog on the Dragon Corpse River seemed to have been spewed out from that small crater.

"That's it. The corpse worms are in the volcano. After we get up the mountain, I will lure the corpse worms out first. Mr. Zhou, you just follow the plan." Gu Shanshui moored the wooden boat to the shore and took everyone ashore.

Zhou Wen already knew Gu Shanshui's plan. He just needed to wait on the side. Only after the corpse worms were lured out by Gu Shanshui could he take action.

Gu Shanshui asked everyone to stay at the foot of the mountain and only took Gu Lou and Gu He up the mountain. They almost crawled forward. After reaching the crater, they took out some small bottles that had been prepared, and poured a bottle of yellow liquid into the crater every once in a while.

Zhou Wen heard from Gu Shanshui that the liquid was called corpse oil, which was extracted from dead bodies. Only with this thing could the corpse worms be lured out from the inside of the volcano.

This was something that required a lot of patience. After seven or eight hours and hundreds of bottles of corpse oil had been poured out, there was finally movement in the crater.

(End of this chapter)