Chapter 281: The Yellow River Ferryman, the Nine-layer Stairway to Immortality(1/2)
The Great Shang Supervisor Chapter 281 The Yellow River Ferryman, Climbing the Nine-Ladder to Immortality
Huangquan is the water of the Nine Netherworlds, one of the nine springs in the Nine Hells.
As a Yin person, the soul can step on the waves to wash itself.
But if a Yang person touches the underworld, or flies over it, his soul will be attracted to the bottom of the river by the underworld, leaving his physical body outside.
When the soul enters the spring, the memory of this life will be washed away, leaving no trace behind, and it will become a brand new soul.
Even if your soul can turn around at that time, you will still not be you.
If a living person wants to cross the underworld, he can only use his body as a prison and his blood and energy as a lock to lock his own soul and soul.
Even so, a vehicle is needed to cross the river, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Tielong didn't worry too much, and slowly said his suggestion: "Our strength is not enough, and it is not advisable to force ourselves through the underworld.
But since the owner of the tomb regards Huangquan as his path
It stands to reason that there is probably a Naihe Bridge nearby!
No matter how bad it is, there should still be a ferryman."
Tian Wen didn't believe it: "He himself has been dead for who knows how long, and his body stinks. How could there be any so-called ferryman?"
"It may not be a human being, it may be some living creature, it may be some kind of mechanism. It's just a similar existence. Let's look for it."
The five people divided into two groups and started searching along the upper and lower reaches of Huangquan.
Tie Tang, Tie Long, and Tie Hu walked all the way upstream. The road was completely deserted. There were not even big rocks to be seen, and there were no green plants or flowers.
In the rippling Yellow Spring, it seems as if there are sky-devouring beasts hiding inside, ready to pounce out for food at any time.
The three of them walked upstream for a long time, but they still couldn't seem to see the end. The tomb was larger than Tie Tang had imagined.
Suddenly.
Tie Long paused and pointed his right hand tremblingly forward.
"Sir, look there!"
About a mile in the distance, there is a small boat rising and falling with the Yellow Spring. On it, you can faintly see a man wearing a raincoat sitting on the boat.
"Let's go!"
Tie Tang took the lead and rushed to the vicinity of Ye Bianzhou.
This small boat is close to falling apart, and its yellowed hull is rattled by the water. It looks like it is made of ordinary wood.
After many winds and rains, ups and downs, it still has no leaks and looks like it can still carry people.
It's just that the old man sitting on the boat seems a bit intimidating.
He looks like an old man.
But with the eyesight of Tie Tang and others, they can naturally see through it at a glance.
The old man's skin is covered with wrinkles, and under his pale skin, there is a strange golden light. His eyes are as bright as blood, his lips are extremely bright red, and there are blushes on each cheek.
This psychedelic scene made the Tie brothers, who had many years of experience in reverse fighting, panic.
They have always faced "dead ghosts", but now they meet "living people", they can't help but feel terrified.
"Not human!"
"It's covered in a layer of human skin, and there seems to be some puppet mechanism inside."
Purple light flowed in Tie Tang's eyes, and he saw most of the true face of the old man on the boat.
He walked to the edge of the underworld, bowed slightly to the old man and saluted: "Boatman, can you ferry a few of us across the river?"
Crunch! Crunch!
The old man's neck turned, but it made a sound like a mechanism.
He stared at Tie Tang with his blood-red eyes, his throat surged, and he made a dry and unpleasant sound.
"The bitter side, return"
"Sir, what is he talking about?"
Tie Long and Tie Hu hid in the distance and did not dare to come forward. They could not understand what the old man was saying at all, and could only understand one or two words.
But after Tie Tang had experience in the fighting world, he was able to understand these ancient sayings and fully understand their meaning.
"What this old man said is, 'The sea of suffering is boundless, but once you turn around, you will find a safe haven!' But isn't this the underworld? Why did he resort to the Buddhist trick, and how can he sell it?"
Tie Tang didn't understand, but someone happened to understand this mysterious trick, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to cure him.
He wanted to go to Xuntianwen and asked Tielong and Tiehu to wait here.
But the Tie brothers were so panicked that they dared not stay here. They quickly said that they would invite the two of them.
It didn’t take long.
Tianwen, Li Geng returned from the lower reaches and followed the Tie brothers to this place.
Tie Tang asked several times in different ways, but the old man only responded with a dull sentence.
"Great monk, this is your specialty, against a pair of him."
"I can't even understand what he is saying. How can it be right? It's so wrong." Tian Wen felt a little numb when he saw the strange old man.
"He said that the sea of suffering is boundless and that we should turn back!" Tie Tang acted as the translator.
"It is impossible to turn back, and it is impossible to turn back in this life. The sea of hardship is difficult to cross, and the only way to cross it is by yourself.
It seems that he wants us to build a boat and cross the river by ourselves."
Li Geng scratched his head: "Why do I feel that the monk is a little unreliable?"
Tie Tang glanced at the majestic Huangquan, then sank into Zifu, and found that the truncated monument was still tilted to the east.
"Let me try!"
Relying on his cultivation and not shying away from the old man, he jumped up and flew to the Ye Bianzhou.
This small boat is extremely small, less than four feet wide and less than one foot long, and can only accommodate about ten people at most.
When Tie Tang arrived on the boat, nothing happened. The old man was still sitting at the stern of the boat, wearing a raincoat, alone in the world.
The Yellow Spring is swaying, and the lonely boat is rising and falling in the thick mist. One breath is on the river, and the next breath is as if you are in the clouds, which is weird and unpredictable.
"Come!"
Tie Tang waved to the four people on the shore.
Tianwen fell in response, and Li Geng followed closely behind. Only the Tie brothers were left standing there, trembling.
It is said that people with high skills are bold, but the less capable they are, the more afraid they will be in the face of unknown crises.
Although the two brothers had a background in fighting, the tombs they had visited previously could not compare to this large tomb.
"Sir, can we stay here and wait for good news?"
Tie Tang glanced at the two brothers meaningfully: "The roc rose with the wind in one day and soared ninety thousand miles.
Today is an opportunity. If you want to stay here, I won’t force you."
The iron dragon and the iron tiger looked at each other, their hearts trembled, and they both flew onto the boat.
Five people arrived together, but the boat still didn't move.
There is a thick iron nail nailed to the ground on the shore, and a hemp rope is tied to it, firmly fixing the boat in place.
Tie Long bravely said: "Sir, what's on the shore is a soul-suppressing nail, and the rope is a rope for tying the body. This is also a lonely boat under our seats. I'm afraid it's not a mortal thing."
"I want to see what tricks it can do!" Tie Tang waved his hand, and the hemp rope known as the corpse rope immediately separated from the soul-suppressing nail and returned to the lone boat.
Without the restriction of the hemp rope, the lone boat immediately floated slowly towards the other shore.
It passed through the big waves of Huangquan, but it was like a stubborn rock in the wind and rain. It was not affected by the Huangquan and sailed straight towards the other shore.
Until then.
The remaining four people on the boat just breathed a sigh of relief.
Tie Tang sat in front of the strange old man and turned around to meet his eyes to prevent the puppet from suddenly attacking.
But no matter what Tie Tang said to him, the other party just responded to the same sentence mechanically, and his voice became clearer and clearer, no longer as dry as at the beginning.
It's like a person who has been silent for many years returns to his previous state after gradually opening his mouth.
There was no need for Tie Tang to say anything now, as the others all noticed something was wrong.
"Tietou, stop irritating him!"
The old man's bloody eyes became brighter and brighter, his speaking speed became faster and faster, and even his pale face gradually gained a bit of color.
But Tie Tang ignored him and even reached out to grope around on the old man's body.
"Sir, I'm going to die!" Tielong's scalp was numb and he was so nervous that he couldn't breathe.
"Why panic? I already know where it comes from."
To be continued...