The Eternal World

The blood pool …

That's not right!

Zhang Chao frowned.

Didn't Sky Emperor, Jun Yu and the other five esteemed monks purify the blood pool, and transcend those Undead?

In other words, they should have been able to solve the problem of the blood pool.

However, in this situation …

Could it be … Was he wrong?

Shaking his head, he suppressed all the questions in his heart before figuring out what was going on.

After all, he had more important things to do right now.

Go to the other side of the Sante River to save people, step into the true Underworld!

"Big brother, what's wrong? What are you daydreaming for?" Stunned, Zhang Chao tugged at the corner of his clothes and asked.

"Uh, no, it's nothing!" Zhang Chao shrugged his shoulders, only then did he recover from his thoughts: "Right, how should we cross the river? There is not even a ship! "

As he spoke, he tried to fly up, but after floating just half an inch, he fell down.

"I still can't. Even with this bracelet, I still can't fly, much less cross this river!"

"Of course not! The laws here are a bit different than those in the outside world!" He shook his head and said, "Even if you stop the effect of the Yin Qi now, you still can't fly!"

"This is also a way to prevent powerful undead from relying on flying to escape from the underworld!"

"So it's like this, I can't fly …" But it's been a lot of trouble! " Zhang Chao shrugged his shoulders.

He had only been able to fly for a few days. However, he hadn't flown over that many times before returning to the situation where he had to rely on his legs to walk.

The two of them came to the side of the river in Sante River.

Upon closer inspection, the river was indeed divided into three different types of velocity. Some places were extremely slow, but others were incomparably fast.

However, this was not a fixed location. Rather, it was constantly changing, making it difficult to determine where it was located.

"You should have heard that the Sante River makes its own judgement based on a person's sins!" He said in a daze, "If a person's life's work is good, when crossing the river, the river will be very slow from beginning to end. As long as you make sure you don't fall into the river, there won't be any danger!"

"And if a person's hands are stained with blood, or if they have done too many heinous things, they will encounter a torrent when crossing the river. No matter how powerful they are, they won't be able to withstand the drag of the ghosts in the river. If they are left in the river, they will also enter the ranks of the ghosts, and struggle forever in the river!"

"Unless it can drag down another scapegoat, then it will have the chance to cross the river again!"

"Damn, then how should I get there?" You are from the Underworld, so you should be able to pass through, right? "But my words …" Zhang Chao scratched his head, looking at the river, he was at a loss.

The owner of this river was an ancient almighty being, known as the Thief Lord. However, he had already died in the ancient war, but his Heroic Spirit should still be sleeping in the river. After pondering for a moment, he jumped into the river.

After approximately the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he jumped out of the river in a daze.

"How is it?" Zhang Chao asked quickly.

"No, his heroic spirit is just a strand of consciousness, and is very stubborn. No matter what I say, I must abide by the rules of the underworld. However, I can give you a boat to cross the river!" Ye Zichen sighed helplessly.

"There's a boat?" That's good. Then wouldn't that solve the problem? " Zhang Chao was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Big brother, it's not as simple as you think!" He shook his head blankly, "Once we hire the River Styx, we will have to face the ferrymen. Those guys are much more difficult to deal with than we can imagine!"

"The ferryman? What is that thing? " Zhang Chao raised his eyebrows.

The ferrymen, also known as boatcarriers, are the Underworld's emissaries who roam the Sante River. However, they are not good people, but rather, they represent the pinnacle of evilness! He said with difficulty: "Didn't the ancient saying say that the King of Hell is easy to see, but small ghosts are hard to deal with? "The little imps they are referring to are them!"

"The pinnacle of evil? Then why are we here? " Zhang Chao was even more confused.

"This river, after the deaths of millions of lives in the entire universe, must be crossed here. There are countless evil beings here, some have crossed over while others have been immersed in the river forever. For a long time, this river has been contaminated by their evil intentions, causing the river to be filled with evil thoughts!" Pointing at the Sante River blankly, he said, "Therefore, Lord Thief used a heaven-defying method to extract these evil thoughts and turned them into ferrymen!"

Due to their different identities, rich and powerful people usually don't need to move forward in the river. At that time, they would use their entire life's wealth and destiny to pay the ferryman. That way, they can safely reach the other side of the river!

"Those with courage can also cross the river using their own boldness and strength!"

"Between heaven and earth, there is no true absolute. The Law of All Things also has a trace of loopholes!"

"In other words, Heaven and Earth are incomplete, and there is no absolute perfection. This is also the reason why the Thief laid down such a rule!"

"If anyone doesn't want to move forward in the river, they can call for the ferrymen!"

"Those who can bring the ferryman to the other side can cross the river unscathed, and if they do not satisfy the ferryman, then …" It means that my soul has been destroyed and everything will be completely erased from this world! "

"Oh, so that's how it is. It seems that if I want to cross the river, I really need the help of this evil ferryman." Zhang Chao said as if he was deep in thought.

"Yeah, although big brother isn't a bad guy, he must have killed a lot of enemies, right? You've severely injured a lot of your opponents, right? Have you fought with a lot of people before? " He nodded blankly: "Sante River does not have this aspect of judgement and awareness, and will not differentiate between what you are doing and who you are doing all these for."

"As long as you have done these things, you will naturally be regarded as an extremely vicious villain. Therefore, once you enter the river, it will be very troublesome!"

"Alright, I'll smash you to death with a pole!" Zhang Chao smacked his lips a few times: "Then how do I get the ferrymen to come here?"

"Put your hands in the river and call the ferryman!" Ye Zichen knew in a daze.

"Oh, okay!" Zhang Chao did as he was told and put his hand into the river.

After a while, the shadow of a wooden boat appeared on the surface of the river.

Then, an eerie voice, like a singing voice, rang out in an unpleasant voice: "Who is the one holding the boat, who wants to cross the river, be it good or bad, if you want to be less tormenting, call me, I will do whatever you want, help you cross the river, leave all the money behind as river money, no money to open your mouth, test your abilities, cross the sky and come on the boat for free, if you fail, your soul will fly, your soul will fly, scatter!"

"This... the ferryman? " Zhang Chao rubbed his chin.

"Un, that's right!" Ye Zichen nodded blankly.

"Heh, I shouldn't say it, but his singing is really unpleasant to listen to!" Zhang Chao curled his lips.

Soon, the boat docked.

Only then did Zhang Chao see clearly that there was a man dressed in an oar suit. He looked ugly, had a stooped figure, and with his eyes big and small, he did not have much hair on his head.

"Who is calling me?" The ferryman looked at Zhang Chao, but when he saw him, he could not help but be startled.

Ye Zichen blinked at him blankly.

However, Zhang Chao did not notice this scene. Instead, he looked at the boat curiously.

The ship was not big, and there were only two or three people on it. It looked very old, as if it could fall apart at any time.

"Uh, I want to cross the river!" Zhang Chao replied.

"You?" The ferryman looked at Zhang Chao from head to toe, his pupils contracting as he exclaimed: "How is that possible? You are a living person? "

"Ah, yes!" Zhang Chao nodded.

"What kind of joke is this? This boat of mine is carrying dead people, why are you here to join in the fun?" Are you out of the way? "Hurry up and go back, the other side of the river is not a joke. If you go to that side, you will never be able to go back!" The ferryman waved his hand.

"Thank you, you're really considerate!" Zhang Chao was a little surprised, he looked at him and asked: "Didn't you say that ferrymen are the incarnation of evil? I've never seen any villain so considerate … "

Ye Zichen smiled blankly and did not answer the question.

But she knew that the ferryman was being so polite to Zhang Chao because of her, or else … What kind of virtue did a ferryman have? How could she not know?

"Um …" ferryman, i cannot go back, i have to go to the other side, so i have to bother you, i have to cross the river! " Zhang Chao said with sincerity.

"Um... Must we cross the river? " The ferryman seemed to be in a bit of a dilemma, and he stared blankly at her again.

"That's right, he must cross the river!" Ye Zichen confirmed blankly.

"Well, since you insist on crossing the river, it's not like you can't. For the living and the dead, to me, there really isn't much of a need. As long as you have money, you can pass through no matter what!" The ferryman shrugged his shoulders and reached out his hand to Zhang Chao.

"Money?" How much do you need? " Zhang Chao subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to take out some valuable things from the trochophore.

"All, all of your possessions!" The ferryman's tone was grim.

"All of it?" Zhang Chao frowned, he was a little hesitant.

"I know what you're thinking, but don't blame me for not reminding you, ferrymen can't be deceived. I've told you everything, that's all!" The ferryman seemed to have guessed what Zhang Chao was thinking, and laughed sinisterly: "If you keep any more secrets, even if you leave behind any more coins, this ship will sink at its deepest and most central area!"

"And if I don't want to buy the road with money?" Zhang Chao retracted his hand and asked.

"Don't you want to buy your way with money? "That's good too!" The ferryman spread out his hands. "Then let me be happy. If I am happy, I can take you to the other side of the river for free!"

"Let you be happy? "Alright, feel free to say what's on your mind. I'll go next!" Zhang Chao smirked, this was no big deal to him!

"Heh heh, good. You're the one who said that. Then, you better listen carefully …" The ferryman's mouth split open as he spoke slowly.