The world seemed to have fallen into chaos, everything was blurry, as if the heaven and earth had not yet opened.
Then there was a light in the world, and then there was the sound of running water, and a faint fragrance of flowers.
Xu Huaigu's consciousness gradually returned, and he felt severe pain all over his body, as if all the bones in his body were broken.
He opened his eyes and saw the sky above Wangchuan. He was still surrounded by a vast sea of flowers from the other side. He was a little confused as to why the flowers from the other side that had attacked him before were silent now.
He felt something on his chest, which was the token engraved with the black Higan flower.
Xu Huaigu's memory slowly recovered, and he remembered that he fell from Bai Xiaoyu's futon at the last moment, and then the token walked with him, saving his life.
He did not get up first, but blindly touched the ground with his hands for a while, and grabbed the hilt of the "Xiao Yu" sword. The dagger "Cang Shui" was also at his waist, and he felt a little more at ease.
Judging from the current situation, he should be separated from Bai Xiaoyu, but with this token, he can at least guarantee that Bianhua will not attack him. And Huang Shan and Bai Xiaoyu will definitely not be able to come to this sea of flowers without their tokens, so he can only rely on himself now.
Thinking of Yu Qin, he still felt very uncomfortable. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious at the moment, and he didn't know how Yu Qin was doing outside.
But what he didn't know was that because the Forgotten River Secret Realm was so huge, it already had its own time flow rules. He had already passed more than half a day inside, but it was only half an hour outside.
He struggled to get up and found that there was a creek beside him, and the sound of water he heard before was the flow of this creek.
He looked at the surrounding scenery and found that it had also changed a lot. The sky no longer seemed to be a void, but there seemed to be three groups of rays of light about to emerge from the void.
Among these three groups of light, one is light cyan, one is light red, and one is light gray.
This is one of the unique things about the Secret Land of Forgotten River. It has three suns of different colors, but no moon.
Xu Huaigu carefully organized his thoughts.
He would definitely not be able to find the antidote Huang Shan mentioned, so his top priority now was to quickly find Bai Xiaoyu and Huang Shan, and then find a way to leave the Forgotten River secret realm together.
He looked up and looked around and found that he was in an unfamiliar environment. The surrounding scenery had changed from when he first arrived.
When he first arrived, he could only see rolling hills, but now he could see a small section of mountains in the distance with protruding stone walls and stone shelves. The other shore flower did not grow there, so it was safer. He felt that Bai Xiaoyu and Huang Shan would definitely find a place without Bianhua, so he headed towards that small mountain.
The tinkling sound of the small stream next to me was a little sweet.
The sound of the stream reaches my ears, coupled with the endless flowers in the sky, it is a beautiful scenery even in the human world, not to mention the three suns in the sky are also very beautiful, making it even more like a fairyland, but Xu Huaigu is not in the mood to go now appreciate.
The creek happened to flow towards the mountains, which made Xu Huaigu a little confused. Generally speaking, water flows toward lower areas, and the stream should flow down from the mountains, but here the stream flows toward the mountains.
But Xu Huaigu was in a hurry to find Bai Xiaoyu, so he didn't pay attention to these weird phenomena. Holding the token, he walked through the lush sea of flowers and headed towards the mountains with firm steps.
At the beginning, the flowers on the other side were still very luxuriant, but as Xuhuai Valley progressed, the flowers on the other side became more and more sparse, and the stream flowed into a small grassland and began to become gentle.
Xu Huaigu saw a figure as big as a grain of corn standing by the stream in the distance. When he looked carefully, the figure was also blurry, making it hard to see clearly.
Xu Huaigu didn't know who it was, but his intuition told him that since this person was in the Forgotten River, he must not be an ordinary person, and his cultivation level must be high, so he couldn't provoke him, so he decided to go around that figure.
But when Xu Huaigu approached the figure, he couldn't help but take a sneak look at the man, only to find that the man was a stooped old man sitting by the stream fishing, but there was no fish basket beside him.
The more Xu Huaigu looked at it, the weirder it became. He couldn't help but quicken his pace, wanting to get there quickly.
But the figure had no intention of letting him go, and said, "Boy, people who have entered the River of Forgetfulness since ancient times have all wanted to see themselves in the River Styx. Don't you want to try?"
Xu Huaigu knew that he couldn't hide from this person, but he was not very afraid of this person. After all, if this person made a move, he could hide in the sea of flowers on the other side. In the sea of flowers, he has a token, and the flowers on the other side will not attack him. I believe this person will not dare to enter.
Xu Huaigu asked back: "You said this river is the Styx, then what is the Styx?"
"After death, the soul will return to the River Styx. Don't you know this?"
"But isn't this Wangchuan, and it's not the real Hell of Yama? Shouldn't the soul of a person after death enter the Hell?"
The old man shook his fishing rod and said: "You don't even know this, how dare you enter the River of Forgetfulness? This River of Styx flows into that mountain. After passing the Mountain of Good and Evil, it is the real hell of Yama." . If I don’t remind you, kid, you will definitely die inside, but the token of the Black Bibi Flower in your hand is a good thing, Yama might let you live because of it.”
Xu Huaigu asked: "Then why are you telling me this?"
The old man felt that talking to this child was really boring, so he said: "I'd better pay tribute to the token in your hand. If I didn't want that thing to fall into the hands of the King of Hell, what would I say to you?"
Xu Huaigu suddenly became alert.
The old man was disdainful: "Look at you like that. If I wanted that token, would you still be alive now? I would have killed you all when you came in."
Xu Huaigu asked again: "What about the two people who came in with me?"
"They are in that mountain now, and they are still moving forward stupidly. That half-hearted ghost cultivator is also a fool. I don't know where I saw the record of Wangchuan in a fragment of the book, but he is not good at learning and is still going to Yama. Let’s go, if we cross the Naihe Bridge, we really can’t come back.”
Xu Huaigu said hurriedly: "Senior, can you help me remind them?"
The old man sneered: "Why should I go? I still want to fish."
Xu Huaigu felt helpless. These great monks were all a group of eccentric people. They liked to talk in roundabout ways, but they pretended to be profound at such a critical moment.
Xu Huaigu had no choice but to go there by himself, but the old man still stubbornly said to him: "Look at the river before leaving. You will regret it if you don't."
Xu Huaigu glanced at the old man and found that his eyes were indeed sincere, so he walked to the stream and looked down at the stream.
The old man explained next to him: "As the name suggests, Wangchuan is a river. The souls of dead people will merge into this river, and this stream is a small tributary of Wangchuan. The water of Wangchuan will reflect the deepest part of your heart. Just wait and see what happens next.”
The deepest thing? Is it the memory of my childhood? It should be Zhang Xiaohe and Li Zi.
A picture gradually appeared in front of Xu Huaigu's eyes.
But the first thing he saw was Yu Qin.
Under the cold moonlight on the edge of the cliff, she was sitting on the grass on the top of the cliff, wearing a long ink-colored dress, holding a small leaf in her hand, and playing an unknown ditty to her mouth. And he was sitting on the side, looking at Yu Qin quietly.
Next, Xu Huaigu saw Li Zi and the Taoist priest again.
Li Zi has a half green and half red stone in her hand, which is exactly the one Xu Huaigu gave her. Wearing a red dress, she jumped behind the Taoist priest, looking around smartly from time to time. The Taoist priest strolled leisurely as always, walking at the front leisurely.
The picture flashed away again, and then Xu Huaigu saw Deng Zhiyuan, Feng'er, Yu An, Lin Cangyang and Lin Hongzhi, but that was it.
Xu Huaigu stabilized his mind and freed himself from the illusion of Wangchuan.
The old man smiled and said: "Many people cannot see clearly what they are thinking in their hearts. Wangchuan is the best mirror. The person you miss and hate the most is clear at a glance."
Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "Senior, can I leave?"
The old man shook his head and said, "What's the rush? I'm going to give you another blessing. Do you want to take it?"
Xu Huaigu was immediately shocked.
To be able to say the word "good fortune", this old man is by no means simple!
Xu Huaigu took a deep breath, calmed down a bit of his excitement, and then asked: "I don't know what kind of gift the senior gave me. I would like to thank you first."
The old man pointed his finger, and there was a stream of Wangchuan separated from the stream.
This ball of Wangchuan River water swirled into a small glazed color box. He threw the color box to Xu Huaigu and said, "Keep it safe. This Wangchuan River water is a good thing. It has many effects, especially for ghosts." It is the best supplement, and it is also very beneficial to your cultivation state of mind. The most important thing is that only I and the King of Hell can take out this river water. This is the biggest gift. In fact, this river water was given a little early, you should wait The higher your level, the better. But things in this world cannot be perfect after all, so let’s just make do with it for now.”
Xu Huaigu picked up the color box with both hands, thanked him and said, "Thank you, senior."
The old man waved his hand and ignored it.
Xu Huaigu hesitated for a moment and asked: "Senior, I would like to ask, how high is your level?"
The old man was not surprised at all and said: "Haha, I know that young people are impetuous and will definitely ask such questions. I have been here for too long, hundreds of years if not thousands of years. Now I am not aware of the outside world. I really don’t know anything about it. But according to the rules of my time, I should be considered to be about to ascend? It’s a pity that God didn’t give me this opportunity, and I ended up in this place by mistake. It’s fate.”
Although Xu Huaigu estimated the old man's level very high, he almost exclaimed when he heard the word ascension.
Ascension is something that only monks in the twelfth realm can do. So this old man has at least the eleventh realm. Now he is the sect leader of the largest sects in the Central Region. He is considered to be the person with the highest cultivation level that Xu Huaigu has ever seen. .
The old man looked at Xu Huaigu's shocked face and laughed at himself: "It seems that even now, it is a very high level to ascend? After so long, it seems that the world of cultivation has not changed much."
After Xu Huaigu accepted the box of river water, he said goodbye to the old man and continued on the road to find Bai Xiaoyu and Huang Shan.
Before he left, he took one last look at the water in the creek, and a familiar face suddenly flashed past.
Xu Huaigu frowned and thought carefully before finally remembering who that person was.
It was Lin Hongzhi, the emperor of Dayu Kingdom.
