Chapter 206: The Styx, the Gate of Hell
When Lu Chunliang saw these white paper boats, his face turned pale instantly.
"The ferry is a ship that goes to the underworld and is specially used to ferry the dead. How can we get on this ship?"
"Oh no, oh no, could it be that I really did something sneaky before and offended the Empty-bellied Ghost King? This revenge came too quickly!"
He walked towards the boatman and was about to speak when he saw the boatman suddenly turn his head 180 degrees and reveal a creepy smile.
The boatman's face turned pale, and it was also made of ghost paper.
Lu Chunliang instantly took out a peach wood sword and stabbed it into the old boatman's body.
The old boatman didn't try to dodge, letting his hollow heart be pierced, and said with a smile: "You can't run away!"
He suddenly jumped into the water, and his body turned into a thin piece of paper and gradually disappeared.
Then many hands appeared in the water, shaking the paper boat, and evil spirits emerged in the water, seeming to be extremely covetous of the two.
The two stowaways from the world of the living, the yang energy in their bodies, are like two bright lights in the River Styx filled with the souls of the dead, attracting countless souls trapped in the river to fight for their bodies like moths to a flame.
"Brother, don't be afraid!"
Lu Chunliang sprinkled a handful of amulets on the boat, temporarily protecting the ship.
But the attacks of the evil spirits were still fierce, and the boat was shaking and very unstable.
After hesitating for a while, Lu Chunliang took out two purple talismans with a trace of pain in his eyes. These were precious talismans given to him by his master, and if he used one, there would be one less.
"Brother, no matter what happens, you must not speak!"
He warned Li Daoxuan with a serious face.
Li Daoxuan pretended to be solemn on his face, but looked at him with interest in his heart. This little fat boy was still loyal and wanted to save him.
In fact, Li Daoxuan had already guessed that this encounter was probably directed at him, and the fat boy was just suffering from an unexpected disaster.
But it’s okay, it’s a good opportunity to see Maoshan’s methods.
Lu Chunliang waved the talisman and chanted the incantation silently. Then he saw purple light rippling on the talisman like water waves, full and moving, with clear air lingering.
He stuck one purple talisman on himself and another on Li Daoxuan.
Then the dead souls in the water quickly quieted down, with a trace of confusion in their eyes, as if the tempting living body before had disappeared in an instant.
Lu Chunliang used his magical powers to transmit sound.
"Brother, this is the Shangqing Xuanyin Talisman of our Maoshan Mountain. It can hide our figures and auras. As long as you don't speak, even ghosts and gods can't find it."
There was a hint of surprise in Li Daoxuan's eyes. It was worthy of being Maoshan. This Shangqing Xuanyin Talisman was very powerful. He could also achieve a similar effect , but that was a magical power gained through hard training, while the other party did it easily with just one talisman.
The most important thing is that talismans can be mass-produced.
The boat continued to float forward, as if an invisible force was pushing it forward, and it kept moving forward even without the boatman.
"Brother, don't be afraid. Let's follow those ghosts to the shore and see if we can find a way back!"
Li Daoxuan nodded. In fact, he was a little curious and wondered what the difference was between the Yellow Springs Realm and the Blue Ming Realm.
First of all, there is the River Styx beneath our feet. It is dark and deep, and there are many lost ghosts hiding in it. They seem to be in great pain.
The Styx is vast and boundless, just like the ocean, stretching as far as the eye can see. One can imagine how terrifying the number of evil spirits in it are.
Well, remember this is a good leveling point.
However, if the physical body fell into the river, it would be very dangerous. Li Daoxuan stared at the bottomless river and felt a sense of crisis.
It seems that there is something extremely terrifying lurking at the bottom of the Styx.
The boat continued to drift forward. Seeing that Li Daoxuan didn't say anything, Lu Chunliang thought he was scared, so he kept comforting him and gave him more than a dozen amulets.
Finally, after drifting for about another hour, the environment ahead finally changed.
I saw a huge mountain gate appearing in the light clouds.
On the mountain gate is a huge but withered peach tree, whose branches are as shriveled as a dried-up corpse, floating gently in the clouds and mist, like the arms of a monster in the dark night.
In addition, Li Daoxuan also saw two stone statues.
He has an ugly and ferocious appearance, long hair and curly beard, eyes like copper bells, and looks ferocious.
An idea suddenly came to Li Daoxuan's mind . He remembered that there was a record in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that in ancient times there were two gods who could subdue evil spirits. One was Shentu and the other was Yulei. Legend has it that the two lived on Mount Dushuo. On the mountain there was a peach tree with branches and forks that stretched for three thousand miles.
In the northeast direction of the branch, there is a gate called Ghost Gate, through which all ghosts enter and exit. Shentu and Yulei are guarding here, so people also call them door gods.
Could this be the legendary gate of hell?
Li Daoxuan watched this strange yet spectacular scene, gazing at the statues of Shentu and Yulei.
Is this really just a statue, or is it the flesh and blood of Shentu and Yulei?
And why did that huge peach tree wither?
He had the urge to open his third eye and take a look, but he held back. The current situation was not suitable for alerting the enemy. If he opened his third eye, the effect of the Shangqing Xuanyin Talisman might disappear.
Under the gaze of two huge statues, the boat sailed into the gates of hell.
After passing through a dark tunnel, a faint light appeared in front of me again.
The River Styx still had no end, but the boat had reached the shore.
The densely packed white paper boats stopped and docked at a shore covered with red spider lilies, on which stood the ghost messenger who had been waiting for a long time.
Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced...
They are all familiar figures, but Li Daoxuan can tell at a glance that this is just an illusion.
They were just a group of evil spirits in black robes, who used magic to transform themselves into ghosts and gods, so that they could better frighten the dead souls.
As expected, when the ghosts who had walked down from the boat saw this scene, they no longer dared to resist. They surrendered themselves obediently, were tied with soul-catching ropes, and were taken away like prisoners.
"Hey, why is there an empty boat here?"
"Didn't they say that the Taoist priest who killed the ghost mother would also come? Why didn't I see him?"
"What a pity! I love playing with Taoist priests the most. Their souls are much tougher than ordinary people and can survive many tricks..."
"Forget it, let's take these ghosts back first. Hehe, I'm hungry..."
Li Daoxuan and Lu Chunliang listened to their conversation and followed them secretly.
There was some fear in the little fat boy's eyes. After all, he was only in the initial stage of fasting and had never seen the world. When he really faced these evil spirits, he was still terrified.
Li Daoxuan was very calm, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Listening to the conversations of these ghost officials, it seems that they have tortured the souls of Taoist people a lot?
He remembered his uncle saying that there used to be other Taoist priests with great accomplishments living in Liling City, but because they intervened in the affairs of the Empty-Dull Ghost King, they all disappeared mysteriously afterwards.
It now appears that those Taoists have most likely been killed.
What a domineering underworld!
The master said that when he broke through the Yin Shen realm last night, many evil spirits appeared outside. Now that he thinks about it, it should have been the work of the Yellow Springs Realm.
There should be some kind of relationship between the Underworld and Pan Dan.
He tried to interfere with my breakthrough last night but failed, so today he sent someone to take me to the underworld. He behaved so arrogantly, it seems he is used to being arrogant.
