I have a long pupil

Chapter 265 Ghost Market Tour of the River Styx

Above the snowfield, the wind howled.

Although the snowfall for several days has stopped, the thick snow on the ground was rolled up by the strong wind, forming a wave-like snowstorm. Coupled with the thick fog, the eyes were completely white...

Swish!

Zhe'er swept away the snow on the tent and patted the ice crystals off the felt hat, looking into the distance with a solemn expression.

His skin had turned purple from the cold, but his hand holding the crossbow was still firm and his eyes were still sharp.

As a Golden Wolf Guard, he possesses the toughest will in the grassland.

But there are some things where will alone is not enough.

The chest-deep snow prevented the horses from galloping. He and his Golden Wolf Guards could only set up high wooden frames and rely on thick tents and stoves to stay vigilant here.

They are a team of sentinels.

The only mission is to monitor the ghost city Jin Gui Xie.

The terrifying scenes from the ghost war still remained in his mind. Even though the ghost city had stabilized, the Golden Horde Wolf Kingdom still did not dare to relax and sent a team of people to monitor it.

What frightened Zhe'er was that the ghost appeared again in the distance. The grassland was pitch black, but he couldn't see anything. He could only hear the sound of the tide and waves, as if a lake suddenly appeared.

Beside him, the Huo Luo Sect monk had lit a flame, sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed, and his soul entered the spiritual world.

Not long after, the monk opened his eyes again.

"Monk, what did you see?" Zhe'er asked quickly.

The Huoruo Sect monk shook his head and said with an ugly expression: "The power of the Black Evil Styx is too terrifying, and I can't get close to it."

"Have you notified the prince?"

"I've already gone to notify him, but he hasn't come back yet..."

Whoa!
Before he finished speaking, a terrifying whistling sound sounded, and the snow on the ground shook. Zhe'er and the Huo Luo Sect monks also opened their mouths.

Now, everyone has seen it clearly.

I saw huge black shadows emerging from the darkness, like a group of snakes dancing wildly, causing a strong wind around...

……

"It did appear!"

Above the Ghost River, Zhang Biao stood on the back of Yun Zhongjun, looking at the huge snake tree below, and laughed. Suddenly, dense numbers of soul-eating cicadas flew out of the dragon gourd, shuttled left and right between the vine tentacles, and picked snakes. Soul fruit.

The demand for Snake Soul Fruit in Qingfeng Village is huge. Whether it is Zhouche Pills or used to replenish energy when refining weapons, it is indispensable.

Therefore, Yun Zhongjun spends most of the rest of his time flying around, looking for the place where Snake Banyan appears, except for patrolling the Divine Realm.

The final discovery was that in the areas of Huaizhou and Luzhou, only in the Styx River outside Guishi Jin, the snake tree appeared regularly.

The reason is very simple. The only reason why Snake Rong emerged from the ground is that it was attracted by a large number of dead souls and ghosts.

General Diyin has a soul-calling banner. Every late at night, he shakes the long banner to practice, and the surrounding dead ghosts will continue to gather here.

Over time, the River Styx was filled with motionless souls frozen in ice and floating in the river, which looked extremely scary.

As an important means, Zhang Biao has been expanding the number of soul-devouring cicadas, which now number between two and three thousand.

This snake soul tree is far larger than the one he saw last time. It has gone through many years and has produced an astonishing number of snake soul fruits, including fourth-grade snake soul fruits.

Under the frantic picking of the Soul-eating Cicada, tens of thousands of them were quickly accumulated in the Panlong gourd. The Snake Banyan also became a little sluggish, and it seemed that it could no longer bear it. It suddenly shrank and drilled through the previous big hole. With a roar, it splashed Water splashes dozens of feet high.

In the distance above the River Styx, General Cao Wei of the Earthly Yin stood quietly, with a red light flashing under his helmet, wondering what he was thinking.

After Zhang Biao took back the Soul-eating Cicada, the look of disappointment in his eyes flashed away. This Snake Banyan also had a mine house, and the area was quite large. However, after an unknown number of years, it had been integrated into the thick roots of the Snake Banyan Tree, and was rusty. Banban, the aura has long since dissipated.

With this, there is no way to enter the earth veins.

Thinking of this, Zhang Biao turned to look at Diyin General Cao Wei, "Fellow Taoist, you picked it a bit harshly, do you mind?"

Cao Wei said in a muffled voice: "How many you can pick is up to fellow Taoist. I don't have the ability to get close to this snake fig."

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank fellow Taoist. The promotion of Gui Shijin is inseparable from the dead ghosts. I worked hard to attract them, but they were all swept away by this snake banyan. Now that I have been injured, I estimate that it will take a year and a half to recover. Ghost The city can also be cleaner.”

What he said was purely against his will.

He turned into General Diyin and was brought into the earth's veins by Snake Rong. How could he not know the effectiveness of the Snake Soul Fruit? It's just that the Five Ghost Transport Technique for picking it has not yet been refined.

How many tricks does Tai Sui have left...

Thinking of this, Diyin General Cao Wei waved his hand slightly, "Fellow Taoist, please come into the city and talk."

Since the last time, the River Styx has continued to expand and is already a hundred feet wide. Ordinary monks cannot get close to it, but it is not a problem for these two people.

"Jin" means dock, so the structure of Ghost City Jin is also very interesting. There is a bulge just outside the gate, plus layers of steps, forming a small dock.

Yun Zhongjun was not used to Gui Xie, so he fluttered his wings in a dive, left Gui Xie and flew into the clouds.

Zhang Biao had already landed on the pier. He first looked at the ghost heads that appeared from time to time on the city wall, then looked at the Styx River behind him, and said thoughtfully: "If I guess correctly, the Styx River should be widened, right?"

"Taoist friendly eyesight."

Cao Wei said in a dull voice: "Gui Shijin is the center of the Styx River. As the formation strengthens, the scope of the Styx River will become wider and wider."

"Only in this way can we accumulate enough strength to penetrate the Ancient Spirit Realm. The end of the Styx River is still outside Beiyin Mountain and cannot be entered."

"I see…"

Zhang Biao's heart moved, "If the power of the Styx River is strong enough, can it penetrate not only an ancient spiritual domain, but even eventually lead to the Wangchuan River?"

Cao Wei was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "It is indeed possible, but with my qualifications and the current situation of the Ancient Yuan Realm, being able to penetrate an ancient spiritual realm is already the limit."

"Communicating with Wangchuan, I can't even think about it."

While talking, the two of them had entered the ghost city.

The central Yin Temple is built on a pyramid-like altar. When you come to the entrance of the Yin Temple, you can see the entire ghost city at a glance.

The layout here is very interesting, surrounded by towering city walls, with a "swastika" shape in the center, divided into four areas.

All the rooms were neat and tidy, but there was only an empty shell. The dark wind was howling in it, and not a single ghost could be seen on the street.

"Ghost market, ghost market..."

After Zhang Biao saw it, he had a clear understanding in his heart and said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist, this place is called the ghost market, but I'm afraid the people we entertain are not ghosts, right?"

"Let's talk in detail after we get in." Cao Wei led Zhang Biao into the Yin Temple.

In the Yin Temple, there are many statues of gods enshrined. They are dressed in scale armor, with flying ribbons, some have green faces and fangs, or some have animal heads. They are strange and gloomy, but also have a little majesty.

After Zhang Biao sat down, Cao Wei stretched out his hand, took out a wine flask from his arms, poured wine into the bronze wine, and said: "This is the Forgetting Soul Wine, friend Taoist, please."

Zhang Biao looked at the wine in the glass, which glowed faintly green and bubbled, looking extremely scary.

But his spiritual vision was working, and his eyes lit up immediately. After drinking it, he felt that his soul was refreshed, the stagnation was dissipated, and even some of the erysipelas was dissipated.

"Taoist friends have the courage!"

General Diyin saw this and praised, "This thing is one of my few possessions. When I first got it, I didn't have the courage to drink it."

"Oh?"

Zhang Biao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Excuse me for being rude, but where did fellow Taoist get this fine wine?"

General Diyin was silent for a moment and pointed outside, "Follow the Styx cave and pass through the Diyin branch. There are ancient ruins in it. If you are lucky enough to survive, you might be able to find it."

Zhang Biao laughed dumbly, "I don't have that ability."

He had already seen that Cao Qi didn't want to talk more about his inheritance.

But what the other party didn't know was that since entering the Yin Temple, Zhang Biao had secretly used his spiritual eyes to explore all areas.

The statue of the god it enshrines has been leaked to the bottom.

Styx Water God Statue (Yellow Level [-])

1. The quiet spring and the Styx River have lasted forever, and only the statues of gods have survived the wind and frost. The years have passed, and the river god has not been seen in Lingjiang.

The ancient Hades River God Statue, its spiritual god fell, its incense was cut off, it was invaded by the power of the earth's veins, and its level dropped.

2. The God of Styx can be enshrined.

3. Becoming the God of the Styx can hide in the spiritual world and not be affected by the decline of spiritual energy in this world, but the price is to be trapped in the Styx forever...

After summarizing all the information, Zhang Biao made a bold guess.

He had previously felt that there was a huge force behind the spiritual world, which could even formulate the rules of the entire spiritual world. The Dark Spark, the Snake Banyan, and the curse of the spiritual world were all related to this power.

The inheritance of the God of Styx that Cao Wei received is probably also the power of this system, but it is still very weak now.

This inheritance of the God of the Styx also has to pay a price, and he will never be able to leave the Styx, but for Cao Wei, as long as he can exist, he is willing to pay any price.

Seeing Zhang Biao's silence, Cao Wei quickly changed the subject, "What fellow Taoist said just now is right. This ghost city is indeed not designed for evil ghosts."

"In the future ghost market, any creature can come and open a shop as long as it abides by the rules. Lushan Market is great, but it is very dangerous for ghost cultivators and demon cultivators."

"I know the thoughts of those sects. As long as they agree to pay taxes on time and abide by the rules in the ghost market, they can travel freely. Even if they have a family in the future, I will build a treasure ship and travel to the ancient spirit realm regularly."

"They don't have to worry. I am not an ambitious person. Oni Ichijin will not participate in any disputes, but no force can reach out!"

"This is my bottom line."

"Okay, I'll pass it on."

Zhang Biao nodded slightly, understanding Cao Wei very well.

If he obtains this inheritance and cannot leave, and has to rely on external sources of incense, he will inevitably break the iron barrel of the territory management.

Thinking of this, Zhang Biao took another sip of Wanghun Wine and said slowly: "Fellow Taoist has gained the foundation. I'm afraid you invite me here alone. I'm afraid it's not just because I have some Taoism, right?"

Cao Wei was silent for a moment, "Can the treasure map of fellow Taoist be transferred?"

Zhang Biao shook his head slightly.

Cao Wei was obviously a little disappointed, "That's all. No one will give up the treasure containing 'Qu'. I will think of a solution in the future."

"As for why I invited Taoist friends alone, it was to settle a cause and effect."

Zhang Biao frowned, "What cause and effect?"

Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "When the Age of Ending Dharma was approaching, I was collecting spiritual materials everywhere to build the Ghost Market. I had conflicts with many sects and killed some sect disciples in the fight."

"The Xuanyang Sect took action and locked me down. It looked like hostility, but in fact it was protection, because at that time some masters of the sect had decided to kill me?"

Zhang Biao was stunned, "Why does Xuanyang Sect want to protect you?"

He was very surprised that with the temperament of the Xuanyang Sect people, it would be easy to catch Cao Wei without lighting the soul lamp, so why would they go to great lengths to protect him.

Cao Wei looked out the door and sighed, "At that time, I was also very strange and asked the Xuanyang Sect's leader, Taoist Priest Yuan Qing."

"He said that they are going to deal with a powerful enemy who will die without resurrecting. I, the ghost Shijin, may be the only hope for the future of the Ancient Yuan Realm. Having Taoist friends facilitate this matter can also be regarded as understanding the cause and effect."

Zhang Biao's pupils shrank,
"Who are they going to deal with?"

Cao Wei took a deep look at Zhang Biao and said,
"You want revenge? It's best not to, but you will never see those people, so it doesn't hurt to tell you."

"That's an organization."

"His name...Xiang Liu!"

…………

After hundreds of miles away from Gui Shijin, Zhang Biao could no longer resist his curiosity, took out the God Control Card, and called Master Qianji out.

"Senior, what kind of organization is Xiangliu?"

Zhang Biao was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked directly.

"Where did you know that?"

When Master Qianji heard this, he immediately screamed.

Before coming to Gui Shijin, Zhang Biao sealed the Royal God Card because he was afraid of leaking the secret, so Master Qianji could not sense anything.

He anxiously looked at Gui Shijin in the distance and snorted coldly: "That kid must have leaked it."

Seeing Zhang Biao's serious face, Master Qianji said helplessly: "What's the use of knowing this?"

"Xiangliu is an organization, and the people it absorbs are all outstanding talents from all worlds, wandering around the worlds and picking fruits."

"Although the number is small, not even the sect dares to provoke him!"

　And at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)