As the boat sails on the sea, the Pearl Island in the distance becomes smaller and smaller. Wu Gen and Yang Zheng stood at the stern of the boat, watching the huge island gradually turn into a string of inconspicuous dots on the sea.
While on the island, Wu Gen had reached an agreement with Qin Jian and Su Zi. The two men's spheres of influence could be used as supply points for Wu Gen when he returned in the future. However, the two are not directly involved in the dispute over the divine religion, and Wu Gen cannot reveal their relationship.
Wu Gen knew that it was very difficult for the other party to agree. Of course, if you want Qin Jian and others to fulfill their promise, Wu Gen must have the power to convince them when he comes back, otherwise, the place of landing may also become the place of death.
The sea breeze gradually picked up, and his hair was flying in front of Wu Gen, making his vision a little blurry.
"I don't know what year or month we will be able to return here." Yang Zheng leaned on the side of the ship and suddenly sighed.
"Then work harder and return as soon as possible. This day will come eventually." Wu Gen patted the side of the ship gently, turned and walked to the cabin, "Sooner or later this sea will be ours."
The ship sailed on the empty sea for another half month. On this day, Wu Gen was teaching Zhuo Kequan on the deck.
Ever since he decided to take him with him, Wu Gen was ready to teach him all his boxing and sword skills. Originally, Yang Zheng also wanted to pass on his skills to Zhuo Ke, but Zhuo Ke could not practice the magic of the divine religion, so he could only give up in frustration.
The little fog ghost who had been staying with Zhuo Ke had been getting along with him for a long time, and he was no longer too afraid of strangers. He stayed quietly in the shadow of the boat, watching Wu Gen and Zhuo Ke join hands.
Because of its eight legs, Wu Gen gave Wu Gui the name Xiaoba. Now whenever he calls him Xiaoba, Wu Gen will jump on him happily, just like a puppy.
Suddenly, Xiaoba, who was originally quiet, became a little uneasy and kept spinning in place. In the end, he simply jumped on top of Zhuo Ke and refused to go down.
Wu Gen stood up and looked around at the sea, feeling a little confused. There was nothing on the sea, not even the dolphins that usually like to play beside the boat.
After thinking about it, Wu Gen went to the captain's cabin to find Ran Peng, who was sitting on the ground drinking with Yang Zheng. Only Sha Jin was observing the direction of the ship.
"Where is the front?" Wu Gen sat between the two of them, picked up a small dried fish and chewed it hard.
Ran Peng wiped his mouth, his face flushed, and shouted at Sha Jin: "Silly bird, where are you going?" Looking at Wu Gen's strange eyes, he smiled sheepishly: "This swollen sea is so vast, as long as it's The general direction is good, feel free to walk along.”
"In seven or eight days, we will reach the sea of blood." Sha Jin waved the horns on his head and said loudly.
Wu Gen frowned when he heard the name. This was obviously not a good place to go.
"Sea of Blood, you have to prepare tributes in advance, otherwise, that place is very evil and you will often encounter weird things." Ran Peng looked serious.
Seeing Wu Gen and Yang Zheng's puzzled expressions, they quickly explained, "The Sea of Blood is a sea area that stretches for unknown distance. It is named because the sea water is red. The cult and the shepherds have had several major naval battles here. , both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the seabed was full of shipwrecks and human bones. Sometimes, the undead could also be seen marching in formation on the sea.
When we get to this place, we must follow a fixed route, otherwise we may trigger the remaining formations on the sunken ship and sink our ship. When you arrive at this place, you must scatter sacrifices and light paper lanterns. You are not allowed to covet the property on the sunken ship. Otherwise, you have to go down and accompany them. "
"Is it possible that the divine sect or the shepherds did not want to eliminate the hidden dangers here, but allowed it to stand between the two." Wu Gen was a little strange. If the sea of blood was the place they must pass through, why would these two powerful people allow it? Such existence.
"It's cleared. Why hasn't it been cleared? It can't be cleared." Ran Peng put down the wine bowl in his hand, "I don't know why this place is there. If you don't have any ill intentions towards it and show some respect, it won't be a big deal if the boats come and go.
But if you think about dealing with them, something ominous will happen. Many people will lose their minds, kill each other, or jump into the sea and die. There will also be storms and waves on the sea out of thin air, sinking the ship. It is said that the bottom of the sea here is a dark place where countless ghosts gather. If they disturb their peace, they will be retaliated against. "
Yang Zheng interrupted at this time: "I have heard what Ran Peng said. When I was in the Holy Mountain, I saw a record that about thirty years ago, the Divine Religion sent a fleet here. Thinking of salvaging the bodies of the soldiers who died here, they also prepared many means to ward off evil spirits.
It went well at first, but one day the waves were so high that countless dark soldiers appeared from the bottom of the sea and attacked the fleet. Although the people of the Divine Cult tried their best, they still could not stop the attack.
In the end, only one ship escaped. However, everyone on board later went crazy and died. So far, the Divine Religion has never sent anyone to the Sea of Blood, and can only let it go. "
After listening to the two men's words, Wu Gen knew the reason for Xiaoba's abnormality, and he probably sensed the breath of the sea of blood in advance. His face was somewhat ugly. As a soul master, he was not afraid of encountering one or two ghosts.
But according to what Ran Peng and Yang Zheng said, there are not just one or two here, there is a large army here. No matter how powerful the soul master is, he would not dare to fight against so many ghosts.
As the ship continued to move forward for a few days, the color of the sea water gradually changed, with some red mixed in with the blue. This also means that the sea of blood is coming soon.
"Here, hang this on your body." Ran Peng handed over two claw-like things and tied them on a red rope, "These are the claws of a sinister rat. Cut them off and dry them and hang them on your body to ward off evil spirits.
Yin rats live in graves all year round, often digging up corpses with their claws, and are contaminated with a lot of yin energy. As the saying goes, things must turn against each other at the extreme. The claws of a Yin rat that has lived for more than ten years have become a weapon to drive away evil spirits.
In this sea of blood, it is inevitable to encounter some unclean things. This can at least drive away some guys with shallow cultivation. This is also a must-have amulet when traveling to Kuntian Continent. "
Ran Peng put a talisman on his chest, and hung the claws of the Yin Rat around his neck. As he spoke, he took out a tightly wrapped leather bag. Gently opening the skin bag, a stench hit his nostrils. Not to mention how sour and refreshing this feeling was, Wu Gen immediately thought of stinky eggs.
Opening the skin bag, there was a dark thing inside, shaped like an ink stick, and the stench was emitted from it.
Seeing Wu Gen's expression, Ran Peng smiled evilly and explained, "This is orchid mud. Although it smells bad, it is a good thing to save your life. After entering the sea of blood, due to the heavy Yin energy, it is easy to lose consciousness. There are Keeping this thing by your side can help you stay sane and avoid doing unspeakable things.”
Wu Gen hung the claws of the Yin Rat around his neck, pinched his nose and hung the skin bag containing the orchid mud on his waist, and put the talisman on his body.
Following people's advice and having enough food, Ran Peng and the others often walked on this route. These methods must have been gradually summed up after repeated painful lessons.
Soon, the boat became stinky, and everyone covered their faces with wet cloths to ward off the ubiquitous stench. Following Ran Peng's instructions, he entered the sea of blood. No noise was allowed on the ship, and he even had to speak in a lower voice.
The color of the sea water became more and more red, and the red waves beat on the hull of the boat. Even the boat was dyed a little discolored, which looked shocking. In the red sea water, black shadows floated from time to time, with strange shapes, drifting with the water.
Some shadows would come close to the sea from time to time, and it could be seen that they were the wreckage of ships, which were already riddled with holes, exposing large holes in the deck, broken cabins, and some even had broken sails floating in the air.
These are all warships left behind after the war, but together with their owners, they will forever remain on this vast sea of blood.
Everyone on the boat was a little nervous. Ran Peng ran to the bow and looked nervously at the sea ahead, for fear of running into these irregular sunken ships. The strong smell of blood wafted over, making people feel irritated. Fortunately, the stench of orchid mud that was everywhere on the ship counterbalanced it, so I suppressed the crazy impulse.
The boat moved much slower, and Ran Peng directed the crew to throw some steamed buns and dried meat into the sea from time to time, and put down paper boats one by one to worship the souls who died in the battle. Perhaps the sacrifice had an effect. Apart from the scary red color, there was no other abnormal movement along the way.
After sailing in the bloody sea for three days, everything went smoothly. Except for the sound of the wind, the sea was very quiet, and not even a fish was seen. As time passed, the people on the boat became more relaxed, and the dull atmosphere eased. There were more people walking around on the deck, some even lying on the side of the ship, looking at the wreckage that appeared and disappeared from time to time.
Yang was sitting at the stern of the boat, playing with the light-controlling mirror with Zhuo Ke. This mirror was given by Zhu Buzhan before leaving, and it can absorb the sunlight. Since Wu Gen did not know the magic of the divine religion, he handed it over to Yang Zheng for safekeeping when he entered Tianyuan Continent, so that if he met someone with the divine religion, he would have a way to deal with it.
There was nothing going on these days, so Yang Zheng took out the mirror from time to time, trying to figure out its purpose. After all, it is only used as a shield to resist Xi Guang, which is really overkill.
A huge shadow appeared in the water. Needless to say, this was another sunken ship. The people on the boat were already used to it, but they just avoided it carefully.
Yang Zheng suddenly felt that the light-controlling mirror in his hand was a little hot, and a hazy white light emitted from the mirror. At the same time, the sunken ship also moved faster, drifting straight towards the ship he was sitting on. The shape of this ship is very different from that of Tianyuanzhou. It is obviously a shepherd's warship.
Hey, what's going on? Yang Zheng patted the light mirror. He didn't know why the mirror didn't activate. In the midst of surprise, the light-controlling mirror suddenly shot out a ray of white light, hitting the sunken ship directly.
The white light passed through the water and hit the sunken ship, leaving a large hole in the hull. The ship had been drifting underwater for many years, and its hull had already become somewhat decayed. When it was hit by white light, a large piece of the hull collapsed. There was a rumble in the water, and a small wave arose on the sea.
The sound was not loud, but in this silent sea area, it was like thunder, which could not help but frighten people. Yang Zheng's face turned pale, he quickly took back the light-controlling mirror and looked outside nervously.
The people on the boat also looked at each other and ran to the side of the boat to observe the movement on the sea. The noise gradually disappeared, and the sea returned to calm, except for some scattered wooden boards.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Yang Zheng patted his heart and let out a sigh of relief.
Just when everyone thought they had survived the disaster safely, there was a sudden movement on the calm sea surface, and the water kept rolling. Then, where the sunken ship disappeared, a shadow appeared again.
One, two... the number of shadows quickly increased, and a large black mass appeared in the water behind the ship.
With a crash, the water surface suddenly broke open, and a tattered sunken ship jumped out of the water. Red seawater flowed down from the hull, stirring up countless waves.
Before anyone could react, there were sounds on the sea, and sunken ships appeared one after another, so that a layer of mist formed on the sea. The sunken ship moved silently and surrounded Wu Gen's ship.
"Raise the sails and run." Ran Peng shouted at the sailors, regardless of the taboo against making loud noises. These ships obviously came with bad intentions. Once they collided with each other, I would probably become one of them soon.
The sails of the ship were raised, and even the formations on the ship were activated. The ship accelerated forward, trying to distance itself from these sunken ships.
The noise on the sea grew louder and louder, and the sound could be heard far away. At the same time, more and more sunken ships appeared on the sea, not only in the direction of the stern, but also in all directions, forming a huge encirclement.
