"Are you Xu Fu?" Li Xiu looked at the strange man in surprise.

Although it is just a sentence, in thousands of years of human history, there is only one person who deserves this sentence, and that is Xu Fu, who led thousands of boys and girls to sea in search of the elixir of immortality under the order of Qin Shihuang. Apart from him, no one else deserves such a sentence.

"Could it be that Xiaoyue and the others are the virgins who followed Xu Fu to the sea? And those sleeping in the coffins are those boys and girls?" Li Xiu connected many things at once.

But there are still many doubts. Xu Fu should be a human on Earth. Even if he really went out to sea to find the elixir of life, it should be on Earth. How did he go to the Dead Sea in the Kingdom of Demons? How could he stay on the Dead Sea for thousands of years? What did he mean by saying that Xiaoyue and the others were not human?

The strange man smiled and said, "It seems that you have also heard the story of Xu Fu's voyage, but the story I will tell you today may be a little different from the story you have heard."

Li Xiu looked at the weirdo without saying anything. He really wanted to know what kind of story the weirdo would tell.

"Do you know the origin of the theory of immortality?" the strange man asked with a smile.

"Isn't this a hypothesis proposed by the alchemist?" Li Xiu pondered.

"The earliest alchemists were a group of people who pursued the way to immortality. Seeking immortals, asking for the way and seeking longevity were indeed what the alchemists did, but who came up with this idea? There must be a source." said the weirdo.

“This has really never been studied.” Li Xiu shook his head.

The weirdo smiled and said, "Pangu created the world, Nuwa and Fuxi created humans, Kuafu chased the sun, and Houyi shot down the sun. In ancient myths, humans only played the role of being saved. Until the time of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang and Chiyou, humans were still just supporting roles in the world. If you want to say who gave humans the belief to seek the Tao and become immortals, perhaps everyone has their own answer, and my answer is the emergence of the Tao."

"Taoism?" Li Xiu pondered.

"You can say Taoism instead of Taoism, which shows that you have some knowledge in this area. Then it will be easier for me to tell this story."

The strange man looked at the distant sea and said quietly: "My story begins with a man who has attained enlightenment."

"Taoism has never been a religion. There are countless religions in the world, but no matter which sect, there are gods and demons. Humans can only pray for the protection of gods and demons. Only Taoism pursues the laws and principles between heaven and earth. It is not an exaggeration to say that Taoists are scientists from ancient times. In ancient times, there was a young man who wanted to establish a sect and create a doctrine. He wanted to be the founder of a school that would be passed down for generations. However, there were many masters in that era. Although the young man had some talent, he was still far inferior to the masters of the time."

"Although the young man knew that it was impossible for him to establish his own school with his talent, he was arrogant and refused to give up. That was until he met a man who should have died long ago."

"Who?" Although Li Xiu had already vaguely guessed who that person was, he still wanted to hear the answer from the weirdo's own mouth.

The strange man did not answer him, but continued: "That man took the young man to a world that he could not even imagine in his dreams. Even the fairyland might not be much better than this. It caused an unimaginable mental shock to the young man. Even as proud as the young man was, he had to admit that compared with this world, his previous thoughts were childish and ridiculous."

"After returning from that bizarre world, the man told the young man that he would soon get a great opportunity. As long as he could grasp that opportunity, he would have the chance to seek immortality and achieve eternal life. However, the man said a few things that the young man must complete, otherwise it would be difficult to have the chance to become an immortal."

"Sure enough, not long after, when the young man was accompanying the emperor at that time on a patrol at the seaside, they saw a fairy mountain emerging from the sea. The scene shocked everyone. Even the supreme emperor of the world was stunned by the scene..." The strange man spoke slowly.

Li Xiu knew that the event the strange man was talking about should be the mirage that Qin Shihuang saw on the seashore. Legend has it that that was the starting point when Qin Shihuang sent people out to sea to search for the fairy mountain and the elixir of immortality.

"I know what you are thinking. I can tell you for sure that what they saw was not a mirage. Do you think that the emperor who swept across the world and exterminated the eight wildernesses would not even know about mirages? Even if he didn't know and had never seen it, with so many extraordinary people under his command, how could no one know what it was?"

The strange man chuckled and said, "When the young man saw the vision, he knew that the opportunity the man had mentioned had come, so he boldly told the emperor about what he had seen and heard in that incredible world, which moved the emperor. He then asked the emperor for permission to go out to sea to search for the elixir of life according to what the man had said. He also built a boat with Jianmu as the man had said, and took the boys and girls as sacrifices to go out to sea."

"It turns out that the boys and girls that Xu Fu brought with him when he went out to sea were to be used as sacrifices. No wonder some people say Xiaoyue and the others are not human." Li Xiu thought to himself.

"The young man was ambitious. He thought that after this voyage, he would definitely have the chance to become an immortal and become the one who would be sent back to the human world and be above the emperor. At that time, let alone establish a sect, even if he stood on the emperor's head and pissed, how could the world do anything to him? But when he really took the boys and girls out to sea, he realized that everything was wrong... and it was very wrong... This was a decision that would make him regret for the rest of his life..."

The strange man's face was almost hidden by his messy hair and beard, but one could still see the conflicted and painful expression on his face.

"He didn't get the chance to live forever?" Li Xiu asked.

"Okay, but that's not the immortality he wants. If he could do it all over again, he would rather face death than that kind of immortality." The weirdo sighed, "If a person has immortality, but can only stay on a boat for his entire life, sailing alone in a world with no beginning and no end, and it is impossible to get off the boat forever, do you want such immortality?"

"I don't know." Li Xiu shook his head slightly.

"Of course you don't know, because you haven't experienced that kind of loneliness." The weirdo took a gulp of wine, then threw the wine pot to Li Xiu and said, "The young man has immortality, but what he wants now is just death. Such a simple wish is something that any ordinary person has the ability to do, but he can no longer do it."

Li Xiu took the wine jug but did not drink it. He still remembered what the president said that nothing on the boat could be eaten.

"You are Xu Fu who went out to sea in search of the elixir of life. Who was the person you met?" Li Xiu asked, staring at the strange man.

"Who are you talking about?" the weirdo asked with a smile.

"President?" Li Xiu said.

"Did he tell you that you can't eat anything on the ship?" The strange man didn't answer, but suddenly said this.

Li Xiu didn't answer, just looked at the weirdo.

"Don't worry, he is in the guest room and can't hear any sound outside." said the weirdo.

"Whether I can hear it or not makes no difference to me," said Li Xiu.

"Really? If I tell you that if you don't eat the food on the ship, you will never be able to get off the ship, will you still think so?" The strange man looked at Li Xiu and said with a smile.

"Why?" Li Xiu frowned.

"Because you were the one he sent to replace me, your fate will be the same as mine. You will be immortal and spend endless lonely years on this Dead Sea..." The strange man's voice was like a ghost, and Li Xiu's hair stood up when he heard it.

"What you said is somewhat contradictory. Since you already have an immortal body, why do you need a substitute?" Li Xiu naturally didn't believe what the weirdo said.

"Because he can no longer get what he wants from me, he must find an obedient person to control the ship in my place. He has done these things before, but he just didn't succeed. But you are different, you have the ability to replace me." The weirdo sneered and continued, "You don't really think that he wants to take you to the Sea of ​​Heaven? There are many ways to go to the Sea of ​​Heaven. Why do you have to take this ship and drift on the sea for such a long time? That's because only if you stay on the ship long enough can you become a part of this ship, and even your soul will be imprinted on the ship and you will never be able to leave. This wine can resist the erosion of the big ship on you. Only by drinking the wine can you avoid being assimilated by the big ship and get off the ship. Think about it carefully, he doesn't let you eat or drink, why does he drink and eat meat desperately?"

Li Xiu thought about it and it was true. If he wanted to go to the Sea of ​​Heaven, he could use the Trial Gate that leads directly to the Sea of ​​Heaven. It was indeed unreasonable for the president to take a long way instead of taking a boat to drift on the Dead Sea for so many days.

"What does he want from you?" Li Xiu asked the strange man calmly.

"What else could it be? Of course it's the sacrifices." The strange man replied.

"Are you talking about Xiaoyue and the others?" Li Xiu was slightly stunned.

The weirdo chuckled and said, "Why do you think he tricked me into taking the boys and girls out to sea? He wanted those boys and girls. They are the most outstanding bloodlines of mankind. That's what he needs."

"With his ability, it shouldn't be difficult for him to just rob it. It shouldn't be so troublesome." Li Xiu said.

"Didn't I just tell you that Xiaoyue and the others are not human, or at least not completely human anymore. The blood of ordinary people is useless to him. The Eternal Life has been in the Dead Sea for thousands of years. Xiaoyue and the others have been eroded by the power of the Dead Sea. They are no longer ordinary humans. They are what he needs now."

The strange man laughed strangely and said, "I have finished the story. Believe it or not, it is up to you. The wine is in your hand. It is up to you whether to drink it or not. It is also up to you whether to get off the boat or not. It is your business. It is your choice."

After that, the strange man turned around and walked towards the cabin. When he reached the cabin door, he suddenly turned around, showing his white teeth, and said to Li Xiu: "If you don't believe me, wait until you are asleep and someone knocks on the door, then open the door and see."

"Who's knocking on the door?" Li Xiu asked with a frown.

"Those people who had nothing to eat on the ship before." The strange man said and went into the cabin.

Li Xiu frowned and said nothing. Although what the weirdo said had many flaws, it was not completely unreasonable.

"This matter is becoming more and more interesting. According to that weirdo, he is Xu Fu. The person who gave him the opportunity must be the great Taoist... Then the president..." Li Xiu looked at the ups and downs of the sea and found it more and more interesting.

After a while, seeing that the dragon head did not respond, no evil spirits approached the ship, and the president did not come out, Li Xiu returned to his room to rest.

Not long after he lay down, there was another knock on the door.

"Who?" Li Xiu sat up and asked while looking at the door of the room.

There was no answer, but there was still a rhythmic knock on the door. Li Xiu stared at the door in a daze, and couldn't help but think of what the strange man said.

"The person knocking on the door, is he really someone who has never eaten or drunk on the boat before?" Li Xiu had an urge to open the door and take a look.

However, Li Xiu still suppressed the impulse in his heart, lay down and continued to sleep, no longer paying attention to the knock on the door.

For several days in a row, Li Xiu went to bed hungry every day. Because he had never encountered a divine demon spirit, he had no interest in killing those ordinary demon spirits.

Although the monsters that can survive in the Dead Sea are at least light-based, unfortunately Li Xiu is no longer interested in light-based monsters.

When he saw the weirdo again, the weirdo didn't even look at Li Xiu. After that time, the weirdo never talked to him again, as if the last conversation had never happened.

The president was the same as before, eating and drinking without any care, and he didn't say much to Li Xiu, but just asked Li Xiu to rest more and conserve his energy.

Every time when Li Xiu went to sleep, there would be knocking on the door, but it would not last too long. Most of the time, it would just be ten knocks in a rhythmic manner. If Li Xiu did not open the door, the knocking would disappear.

As time passed, Li Xiu gradually had a strange feeling. He seemed to have a sense of this big ship.

This feeling was very magical. One time when Li Xiu returned to his room and was thinking about opening the door, before he reached out to push it, the door opened by itself.

At that time, Li Xiu thought that there was something in his room. He searched around but found nothing. Later he realized that there was nothing in the room at all. The door was opened because of his consciousness.

Li Xiu did some experiments and found that he could indeed use his mind to command the door to open and make the tables and chairs automatically come to him.

What’s even more terrifying is that he can even sense the warning from the dragon head on the bow of the big ship.

When he was in the room, he sensed the dragon's warning. He originally thought it was his illusion, but when he went out to the deck, he found that the dragon's head had indeed responded and a divine demon spirit was approaching the ship.

This forced Li Xiu to rethink what the weirdo had said to him, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the pot of wine on the table.

That divine demon spirit was far inferior to the black dragon. Li Xiu killed it with just the Forbidden Spear and took away its magic core. Unfortunately, nothing came out, not to mention the divine gem, not even the talent gem.

Li Xiu pulled the corpse of the demon spirit onto the boat. This was a god-level material, and he would take it back to make magic equipment for the old official.

As the days passed, Li Xiu's sensitivity to the ship became more and more acute. He could even sense the vibrations caused by the friction between the ship and the sea water. Whenever there was an evil spirit approaching the ship, Li Xiu would be able to sense it without the dragon head giving a warning.

He could even sense the demon's form and level clearly, which made Li Xiu somewhat confused.

When he met the president again, Li Xiu decided to hear what the president had to say.

While the president was smoking his pipe alone after dinner, Li Xiu walked over.

Before Li Xiu could speak, the president said with a smile: "You don't have to say anything, just remember what I told you before you came."

Li Xiu was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud and said, "How long will it take to reach the Sea of ​​Heaven?"

"It's almost there. It should be here in four days at most." The president puffed on his pipe, looking a little serious.

"Guan Jinghao told me something." Li Xiu continued.

The president turned around, looked at Li Xiu and said with a smile: "He said I'm not a human, right?"

"Is it you?" Li Xiu looked at the president without giving in.

"From his point of view, he is right." The president's answer surprised Li Xiu a little.

"Where are you from? The Demonic Country?" Li Xiu asked again.

"You guessed half right." The president said with a smile.

This answer made Li Xiu think about many things. He stared at the president with a complicated expression and said, "Did you establish the Demon Kingdom?"

"Smart." The president's expression was full of approval.

"Are you the Emperor of the Demonic Kingdom?" Although he had already guessed the answer, Li Xiu was still a little surprised.

The president smiled but said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.

"So, you are not from the Demon Country, but from the outside world?" Li Xiu looked at the president with a complicated expression.

"This is not a strange thing. Your sister comes from the outside world. Is it worth making a fuss about it?" The president said with a smile.

"You know my sister?" Li Xiu was shocked.

"Old Eight predicted for me that I died of a spirit. Your sister's name is Han Ling'er, and people are afraid of death when they get old, so I went to find out." The president exhaled a smoke ring and said nonchalantly.

"So what?" Li Xiu stared at the president and asked.

If the president wants to harm Han Linger, he will not let the president succeed even at the risk of his life.

"You may not believe me if I tell you." The president said lightly.

"How do you know I don't believe it if you don't tell me?" Li Xiu asked back.

"If I say that your sister is not qualified to take my life, would you believe it?" The president stared at Li Xiu and said with a smile.

Li Xiu looked at the president without saying anything. He actually didn't quite believe it. Although the president was very strong, Li Xiu felt that Han Linger should be even stronger. At least that was the feeling the two of them gave him.

"You think your sister is very strong, which is not wrong. She is indeed very strong, so strong that even I am a little surprised. But after all, she is no different from you in essence, but I am different." The president said slowly.

"What's the difference?" Li Xiu stared at the president and asked.

"She is a human... and I... am a god..." the president said with narrowed eyes.