Chapter 105
"Based on the Young City Lord's understanding of the Black-Cloaked Lords and their followers, I think he already has a plan to deal with them when he comes to Qingmang Yanyue Mountain this time?"
Chu Jinhuai tilted his head slightly, and the white-haired boy standing behind him walked forward.
"This is Ye Baidu."
Huan Mang knew that this young man was not as harmless as he looked. Although he looked like a teenager, he was in the late Dongxu stage and might be older than most of the people present.
Chu Jinhuai: "He is the ferryman of Yewangchuan."
Huan Mang's breathing stagnated. No wonder he couldn't see any vitality in the young man's eyes. The ferryman of Yewangchuan was undoubtedly dead.
Before he knew his identity, Huan Mang hadn't felt anything. But once he knew he was from Yewangchuan, Huan Mang suddenly felt a faint deathly aura in the cave, and even his breathing became a little stuffy.
Ye Baidu's calm eyes swept over the people one by one, and finally stopped at Su Jinzhou, and he frowned slightly.
"Nice to meet you again, Immortal Venerable Bian Jing."
After staying at the boat for a while, he nodded.
Ji Tang looked between the two of them, and his soul boarded the Su Jinzhou. "Have you seen him?"
Su Jinzhou: "We've only met a few times."
Jitang was half-believing and half-doubting.
The ferrymen of Yewangchuan are all dead people. Unlike the dead, they still have a trace of life on them. They are responsible for ferrying the dead to the realm of the dead and generally cannot leave Yewangchuan.
Ji Tang immediately confirmed that Su Jinzhou had spent the night in Wangchuan, and more than once.
Chu Jinhuai said, "For the past four hundred years, I have been sending people to search for any trace of the Black Lord, but to no avail. It's as if the Black Lord has vanished into thin air, and the formation he set up in the Nine Provinces has remained exactly the same, without the slightest change.
"Without exception, all the captured black-clad believers knew about the poison, but they had no idea what the antidote was or how to cure it."
"My investigation has stalled, and my cultivation has reached the Fusion Stage again. I don't know when the Black Lord will come looking for me. Just when I was feeling worried, Ye Baidu found me."
Ye Baidu spoke up at this time, "I'm just delivering a message for someone, the message from the Sturgeon Shark King Beast."
He looked at Su Jinzhou again before saying, "The Black Lord is very powerful. If the Immortal Venerable and the Nightmare Venerable joined forces, there might be a chance of a turnaround. However, the Nightmare Venerable is dead, and the Immortal Venerable alone is no match for the Black Lord."
"There is a wisp of Nightmare Lord's spirit in Yewangchuan. Immortal Lord went to Yewangchuan to search for it in vain. Now it has finally been found by the King Beast. If Immortal Lord is willing, he can absorb Nightmare Lord's spirit to enhance his strength and deal with the Black Lord."
Ye Baidu paused slightly when he said this.
Chu Jinhuai has also been observing Su Jinzhou's reaction.
Everyone in the world thought that the Immortal Lord and the Nightmare Lord were as incompatible as water and fire.
On the surface, Nightmare Lord joined the Suxuan Sect, gained the sect's trust, and became on equal terms with Su Jinzhou's senior brother. However, during the battle with the Nightmare Clan, he admitted to using the Suxuan Sect and nearly took Su Jinzhou's life.
With such a deep hatred, the Immortal Lord must hate the Nightmare Lord to the core.
However, this is not the case. Chu Jinhuai is one of those who knows the truth.
Chu Jinhuai: "My shadow has already reached the Void Cultivation Level. I investigated the Black-Cloaked Lord's involvement in the Night Forget River. He can break through the void and go to the Night Forget River. He is the messenger between me, Ye Baidu, and Senior Sturgeon Shark King Beast."
"This time, it was Senior Sturgeon Shark King Beast who took the initiative to pass on the message to me, asking Ye Baidu to pass it on."
Chu Jinhuai explained to the Immortal Venerable, "The Sturgeon Shark King Beast doesn't know the relationship between you and Ji Tang. It only allowed you to absorb the Nightmare Venerable's spirit for the sake of the cultivation world. I hope the Immortal Venerable won't be angry. Ye Baidu has been in contact with me frequently, so he found me first, and I brought him here with me."
Ye Baidu was already dead, and unlike Chu Jinhuai, he didn't have many concerns. He just said everything the Sturgeon Shark King Beast had said: "Although a wisp of spirit soul is far inferior to the Nightmare Lord's strength, it is better than nothing. After absorbing the spirit soul, perhaps the Immortal Lord can find a way to enter the Nightmare Clan's inheritance land from it."
"The Nightmare Clan has disappeared and is no longer as powerful as before, but the Nightmare Clan's inheritance site is the Nightmare Clan's most important place. The Immortal Venerable has absorbed the Nightmare Venerable's spirit and has acquired the spirit's aura. He can try to enter the Nightmare Clan's inheritance site, obtain the inheritance, and seek a chance for the cultivation world to survive."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Jinzhou, only Huan Mang held his forehead and sighed.
Huanmang: The person you are talking about is not only alive and well, but is also listening to you.
Chu Jinhuai saw that Su Jinzhou looked calm and not as crazy as he had expected. Although he felt puzzled, he was more relieved.
He probed Su Jinzhou's mind, "What do you think, Immortal Venerable?"
Su Jinzhou agreed without even thinking, "Then let's go to Yewangchuan and take a look."
Chu Jinhuai was visibly happy, but his happiness disappeared after a short while, for fear of touching Su Jinzhou's sensitive nerves and making him unhappy.
"In that case, we should head to Yewangchuan as soon as possible." Chu Jinhuai said, "The time for Yebai to cross the river is very limited, so we can't delay any longer."
He looked at Huan Mang and the others, "The Black Lord will not think for a moment that we have gone to Yewangchuan. When he really finds us, the Immortal Lord will have already absorbed the Nightmare Lord's spirit, and we will not surrender."
Chu Jinhuai said so much, in fact, he placed all his hopes on Su Jinzhou. With Su Jinzhou leading the charge, their safety was guaranteed.
Isn't this a form of exploitation?
However, Chu Jinhuai brought up the entire world of cultivation and placed a heavy burden on Su Jinzhou's shoulders with just a few words, while he disappeared beautifully.
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The group met up that night, Ye Baidu tore open the void, and several people walked into the space crack one after another.
When they came out again, they had arrived at the gray sand beach of Yewangchuan. In front of them was the endless Wangchuan Sea. The sea was calm and peaceful, like the Dead Sea.
There are countless small boats floating on the sea, with a half-person-high ghost lamp standing on the bow, the dead sitting in the boat, and a ferryman in a black robe standing at the stern.
The boat moved forward slowly. The dead were still wearing the clothes they wore when they were alive. Their expressions were numb, their eyes were dull, and they did not move.
Jiujun came to Yewangchuan for the first time. Yewangchuan was filled with coldness, so she hurriedly used her spiritual power to protect herself.
As she exerted her spiritual power, a strong spiritual power instantly spread out, enveloping everyone.
Jiujun couldn't help but look at Su Jinzhou.
Chu Jinhuai whispered, "Don't use spiritual power here. The breath of the living will affect the dead crossing the Wangchuan River. The consequences are disastrous."
Jiujun: "That Immortal Venerable...?"
Chu Jinhuai said, "Those at the Void Stage and above can break through the void and enter the Forgetful River, using the Concealing Breath Technique to conceal the breath of the living. Those at the Mahayana Stage and above can perform some simple moves in the Forgetful River." He quickly glanced at Su Jinzhou, "Only those at the Tribulation Stage can traverse the Night Forgetful River unimpeded."
Su Jinzhou's spiritual power was released faster than Jiuyun's, which prevented Jiuyun's spiritual power from being discovered by the dead.
Su Jinzhou: "Where is the spirit of Nightmare Lord?"
Yebaidu: "The Land of the Dead."
He brought a few people to the ferry.
Jiujun whispered, "The boat on the sea looks like it can only accommodate one person. How are so many of us going to get across?"
Chu Jinhuai smiled and said, "Of course I have to rely on the Immortal Venerable."
Ye Baidu boarded the boat first, followed by Chu Jinhuai.
After them, Su Jinzhou also stepped into the boat, turned around and raised his hand, and Ji Tang held his hand and got on the boat.
Jiuyun was surprised to see the two of them getting along. Suddenly, Huanmang asked, "Yunyun, are you with Jiuxiao or me?"
Jiu Xiao pulled Jiu Yun over and answered for her: "Follow me."
Jiuyun and Jiuxiao got on the boat.
Huanmang was on the same boat with Yingzi.
Su Jinzhou, Ye Baidu, Jiuxiao and Yingzi were responsible for ferrying the boats, while the other four sat in the position of the deceased. Ye Baidu led the way, and the four small boats moved forward slowly, with only one Netherworld Lamp lit at the bow of Ye Baidu.
Su Jinzhou's spiritual power expanded instantly, covering all four small boats.
There were many ships on the sea of Wangchuan. Four small boats were lined up in a straight line and soon got close to other ships.
The other ferryman would not notice them and might crash into them, so the four of them controlled the direction of the boat to avoid the small boats on both sides.
A small boat passed by Jiuyun. Jiuyun saw the dead person on the boat up close and her heart beat faster.
The deceased was wearing a Taoist robe, with white eyebrows and beard. Sitting on the boat, one could still see the demeanor of an immortal in his lifetime, but his skin was pale with a bluish tint, his eyes were dull, and his whole body was filled with the aura of death.
He was mumbling something.
Jiujun couldn't help but lean forward and slightly over the edge of the boat to listen to his voice.
“Who are you…who are you…”
"Jiuyun."
Jiuyun sat up straight suddenly.
Jiu Xiao said as he paddled the boat, "Don't get too close to the dead. The immortal's spiritual power can block the aura of the living, but it can't block the aura of the dead. If the death aura gets to you, it will affect your cultivation."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at the boat in front.
Su Jinzhou stood tall and paddled with one hand. In front of him, Jiu Shuishen was covered with a small spiritual power shield, which was the spiritual shield that could block the aura of the dead.
Jiuyun pointed at the deceased and asked, "Who is he asking?"
Jiu Xiao glanced at it and replied, "Ask the person who is obsessed with it."
Four small boats crossed the Forgotten Sea and docked.
Countless boats were anchored at the shore, and the dead were led off the boats by the ferrymen. The ferrymen walked in front holding a ghost lamp, and the dead followed behind.
Ye Baidu led them to the beach.
There were many dead bodies walking on their left and right. As they walked, the wind and sand became stronger, affecting their vision.
Su Jinzhou held Jitang's hand and followed the Netherworld Lamp in front.
After walking for a long time, the wind and sand gradually disappeared, and they could see the things in front of them clearly.
A huge stone gate towered in the boundless sea of sand, and gray mist overflowed from the open door.
They looked up and saw that the stone gate was very high and the top of the gate was not visible. This huge thing had no effect on the dead, but it made the living feel afraid.
Jiujun saw Ye Baidu walking without stopping and walked straight into the door.
She approached Jiu Xiao uneasily, "Brother, are we really going in?"
Jiu Xiao comforted her: "Don't be afraid."
They followed Ye Baidu into the door and were instantly covered by gray fog. In a moment, the fog on their bodies dissipated.
As soon as Jiuyun entered the realm of the dead, he was frozen in place by the scenery before him.
She imagined what it would be like here: dark and gloomy, withered trees and black crows, the wailing of the dead, and the air filled with death.
But in front of me is a city.
The sky was just as she had imagined, dark and gloomy, making everything gray.
But there were no dead trees or black crows here, only a majestic city towering into the clouds. Built of gray-brown stone bricks, the highest point of the city pierced the dark clouds, and low clouds drifted everywhere.
The winding steps are scattered throughout the city like climbing vines, climbing all the way up to the clouds.
This city is made up of countless houses. The further you look, the taller the houses are, making the city stand tall like a mountain.
Among the countless houses, some were pitch black, while others were burning with dark lamps, and the dark blue flames flickered in this magnificent dark city.
There are no wailing undead here. Those undead followed the ferryman into the city and then went to the dark houses. Soon, the underworld lamps would be lit in the houses, and the ferryman would leave.
Ye Baidu took several people to a higher place.
They walked along the winding steps, passing by many windows, some black and some dark blue.
Jiujun was curious and looked into the window where the Netherworld Lamp was burning.
She was suddenly faced with a pale face, which looked dark blue under the dim light in the room.
The man was pressed against the window, his face was squeezed and deformed, and his voice leaked out from the window gap.
Hoarse, mixed with an ambiguous chuckle, "Love is bitter... Drink, drink... Love is bitter..."
Jiujun retreated repeatedly.
She was about to bump into Ji Tang who was walking up the stairs, but Ji Tang took a step back and held her.
Jiujun shuddered.
"Are you scared?" Ji Tang glanced at the woman who was laughing foolishly in the window, and continued to walk upwards with Jiujun.
Jiujun shook his head, "It's just that I was almost hit by her deathly aura."
Ji Tang didn't expose her, "You have to be careful."
Jiujun then looked at her seriously, "Aren't you afraid?"
Jitang smiled and shrugged nonchalantly, "What's so scary about this?"
Jiuyun, "They all look... a little weird."
Ji Tang said lightly, "I just have an obsession."
Jiujun couldn't help but look back. She could no longer see that face, only a flickering blue light. "Can't they reincarnate after crossing the Forgotten Sea?"
Ji Tang: "Some can, some can't. Those without obsessions can reincarnate by crossing the Forgotten Sea, without having to enter the realm of the dead. Those with strong obsessions have to come here."
She knocked on the window next to her, but the person inside seemed not to hear anything and was still sitting at the table muttering something.
"Once their obsessions are gone, they will be free and will leave here on their own."
"Where's the Nether Lamp?"
"The ferryman will take it back and continue to wait for the next person who is obsessed with it."
Jiujun was puzzled. "You are only at the enlightenment stage, how come you are so familiar with the situation here?"
Ji Tang Dongxu came here later. She had been looking for the last ray of her soul, but she never found it. However, it was not a complete failure. At least she had some understanding of this place.
Ji Tang smiled and pointed behind him, "Listen to what the Immortal Venerable said."
She found this answer very worry-free. As long as she brought the Immortal Lord out, everything would be solved.
Jiujun didn't ask any more questions.
They continued to climb until they were halfway up the city.
Jiujun saw a house with only the Netherworld lamp but no dead person.
"Will the ferryman not take this lantern back?"
Ji Tang glanced sideways.
Ye Baidu was a few steps away from them. He looked at the window with calm eyes and said, "Half of the dead once lived here."
"Half?" Jiujun was puzzled. "The deceased was divided into one and a half. Could it be that someone cut him in two before he died?"
Ye Baidu seemed to be reminiscing: "This old friend..."
Jiujun waited for a long time, and seeing that he kept walking up and had no intention of saying anything else, she let out a sigh of frustration, "You really know how to keep me in suspense."
Ye Baidu finally led the few people into an empty house.
"You guys wait here for now. I'm going to find the Sturgeon Shark King Beast."
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave holding the Netherworld Lamp.
The room was getting darker and darker. Jiujun hurriedly called out to Ye Baidu, "Hey, this... this..."
Ye Baidu looked sideways.
Jiujun whispered, "It's too dark here, can you leave the light on?"
Ye Baidu: "You are not the dead, you don't need this Nether Lamp."
He said without stopping, closed the door and left.
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