Just as Su Rui was still in the Forgetful River, unaware of the danger approaching, a cold, condensed sword light suddenly flashed like lightning, splitting the yin and yang boundary of Qingcheng Mountain and falling directly into the underworld. After the sword light dissipated, a young Taoist priest in a green robe and with a resolute face appeared before everyone.
This young Taoist priest looked sunny and handsome, with a heroic air between his brows. Especially above his brows, he had a tuft of white hair on his head, which was particularly eye-catching. Looking closely, one could see that his appearance bore an 80% resemblance to the Qingcheng Sect's headmaster.
This person, it turned out, was the same one who had reached out and grabbed Su Rui when he was nearly sucked into the "Starry Sky Gate" on the third floor of the Qingcheng Sect's Sutra Library. However, surprisingly, the young Taoist's appearance didn't alert any of the beings in the netherworld. The wandering ghosts, even those who passed by him, seemed to ignore him, completely unaware of his presence.
The young Taoist stood there, looking around cautiously. He looked up at the sky, only to see that the netherworld's sky was still shrouded in a layer of gray fog, giving people a feeling of oppression and dullness.
Looking out, countless soulless ghosts wandered aimlessly across this desolate land, their minds lost. Sometimes they wandered alone, sometimes they bumped into each other, and sometimes they even engaged in fierce fights and clashes. These ghosts seemed to have forgotten everything about their lives, driven only by instinct.
The young Taoist looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but murmur softly, "It's been a long time since I came here! I wonder if my old friends still remember me?"
He shook his head slightly, as if trying to get rid of these distracting thoughts. Then, he counted on his fingers, and after a moment, he frowned and muttered to himself, "Hmm...it seems that kid Su should be in this direction."
As soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant light suddenly emerged from beneath the young Taoist's feet, enveloping him completely. The next moment, a dazzling sword light suddenly shot out, darting forward with unparalleled force. In the blink of an eye, his figure vanished into the sky, as if he had never appeared, leaving not even a trace.
However, as the saying goes, "a passing goose leaves its sound behind." Even at the young Taoist's speed, he would still leave behind subtle aura fluctuations wherever he passed. For certain beings with special abilities, tracking these traces was not difficult.
Just as the young Taoist priest broke through the boundaries of Yin and Yang, in the depths of a dark mountain range filled with an endless breath of death, as if it were made up of the corpses of countless living creatures, a towering figure in a black imperial robe suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction where the young Taoist priest broke through the boundaries with a sharp gaze.
His brows knitted tightly together, his expression serious. He spoke loudly, "Go and investigate immediately. Is the person who landed in this emperor's territory a human or a demon? What is their intention in coming here?"
"Yes, sir!"
A sharp, piercing reply echoed, and immediately afterwards, a group of Yaksha warriors clad in heavy armor emerged. Holding high their banners, they stepped on the gray mist condensed from resentment. Like a well-trained army, they swiftly rose from the dark mountains and rushed towards the place where the young Taoist had broken through the boundary.
However, the young Taoist priest piloted his flying sword in the gray sky of the underworld for about half an incense stick of time.
Suddenly, a broad, dark river appeared in front of him, blocking his way. The dark red water rushed and surged like an enraged dragon, roaring and snarling as it rushed forward.
Seeing this, the young Taoist priest lowered his sword light and slowly landed on the bank of the river.
He stared silently at the surging, blood-red river before him, sighing to himself, "This blood river is becoming increasingly dangerous! I wonder how much power that old Youquan monster has recovered?"
While muttering to himself, the young Taoist jumped and landed lightly on a small boat that had quietly appeared on the river at some point.
"Where are you going, sir?"
A boatman, with his face buried in his cloak, sitting at the stern, asked loudly.
"Let's go to the Sea of Samsara. I want to go fishing there."
The young Taoist stood steadily at the bow of the boat, his fingers moving slightly as he began to calculate rapidly. After a moment, he casually replied.
The boatman was visibly stunned when he heard this answer, and his voice was filled with surprise and confusion: "This boat is too small. It can't do long-distance business, and it can't go to a place as far as the Samsara Sea!"
"It's okay, just drive over there, and I won't give you less reward!"
The young Taoist priest took out a peach wood token from his pocket with an expressionless face, threw it to the boatman, and said lightly.
The fisherman took the token, examined it carefully, and said cheerfully, "Sir, please sit tight. I'll be off right away!"
After saying this, he picked up a long pole made of tibia and pushed it towards the bottom of the water. The small boat was like an arrow shot from a bow, rushing down the turbulent river. Its speed was two points faster than the sword light of the young Taoist priest.
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Su Rui used the Five Elements Escape Technique to escape through the Forgetful River for an incense stick of time, then planned to go ashore. However, as soon as he surfaced, he saw the escaping light of the White Bone Lord from afar. Fortunately, he dived back into the water in time, and the White Bone Lord seemed not to notice him.
However, after soaking in the river for a long time, Su Rui gradually felt something strange.
At this moment, he seemed to be more sentimental. When he saw a little lonely soul beside him, he would think of the loneliness he felt when he first traveled through time, and almost shed tears.
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