Chapter 233

As the karmic fire descended upon her, two wisps of purple mist rose from Xin Xin Jiyue's eyes, coalescing into a distorted human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and that gruff voice spoke once more:

"I am giving you a chance; if you have me, you might still survive going to Heartless Island."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not speak, merely silently intensifying the karmic fire.

"I will wait for you on Heartless Island, waiting to see your miserable end."

Hearing this, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan suddenly spoke: "You had better think about your own situation on Heartless Island first."

The Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face froze; although it was fleeting, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan still captured this flicker of terror.

Sure enough, this fellow was not the master of Heartless Island.

Its role was more like that of a steward managing "assets" for the master on the outside, with the task of collecting karmic energy.

It wanted to join his team partly because it thought of following him to share in the merit, and partly, perhaps, because it wanted to break free from Heartless Island.

If a mere steward on the island had such strength, capable of commanding three subordinates of this caliber, then just how terrifying must the master of the Heartless Island Qiu Manor be?

That Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face could no longer withstand the searing of the karmic fire and crumbled away, taking the purple mist with it until it vanished completely.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan withdrew his hand and stood up.

Wu Wu Qinhai and Xin Xin Jiyue had both become cold corpses; before they were controlled by that descent, they had both been striving to show their worth, wanting to join his team.

Especially Wu Wu Qinhai, who actually possessed decent aptitude and a very agile mind.

But they had long since voluntarily handed over their contracts of servitude, leaving them no chance to start over.

Below, the old woman let out a sharp shriek from her throat and pulled her spear from the boat captain's chest.

However, she did not charge toward the heights, but instead turned and ran in another direction—the location of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan knew she was going to destroy the gift package.

If Xin Xin Jiyue hadn't died, the old woman would likely have "lost her head," charging over frantically, acting aggressive while exposing various flaws; in short, she would have been killed in a "perilous but ultimately safe" manner.

Then, after the lighthouse old man killed Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, he would also be successfully avenged by them.

Finally, it would be time to loot the spoils.

And since these spoils were only suitable for a spirit medium, they would naturally fall to the newly joined member, Xin Xin Jiyue.

Now that the play had fallen apart, she naturally wouldn't want to leave the gift package originally reserved for "himself" to others.

However, although Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan remained where he was, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng had already moved downward with Yin Meng after smashing Wu Wu Qinhai's head with a shovel.

Relatively speaking, it was that entity who, affected by being "discovered," experienced emotional fluctuations, leading to a delay in issuing new orders to the old woman.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Yin Meng were both running, with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng faster and in the lead.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng opened his right arm, and Yin Meng pulled out her exorcism whip and lashed it forward, tying one end to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's arm.

The next moment, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng pulled the whip with all his might, throwing Yin Meng out in the middle of their run.

They had never practiced this maneuver before, as it was very easy to get injured.

The truth was, Yin Meng, who had been thrown, did indeed experience a momentary trance in mid-air.

But fortunately, Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's voice of reminder echoed in her heart.

Almost in a semi-numb state, she took out a string of poison jars and threw them to the right; the jars collided in front and exploded, turning into a colorful poison waterfall.

It happened to block the old woman's path.

It was precisely because of this timely obstruction that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng was able to catch up to her, leap onto the roof, and raise his Yellow River shovel to strike at her.

The old woman held her spear horizontally to block the Yellow River shovel, while she herself retreated continuously, her figure trembling.

This was not her true strength, but it wasn't an act either.

That entity, fearing that these three would cause too much damage to his "new team," had forced the old woman and the boat captain into an internal conflict beforehand.

Not only did the boat captain die, but the old woman's own injuries had not been able to recover well.

Moreover, blood was seeping from the old woman's abdomen; this was likely an extra layer of insurance, which could later be explained as her being counter-attacked by the boat captain while she ambushed him.

With the situation set to this degree, if Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng still couldn't establish suppression, it would truly be a joke.

Under continuous attacks, the old woman's condition grew worse, and her spear blocks became increasingly strained.

She wanted to flee, but every time she had the slightest intention, a poison jar would appear and explode in advance, forcing her back into the battlefield area.

Moreover, unlike the first time when a whole string of jars was needed, after Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng engaged her, Yin Meng only needed one jar to provide a simple obstruction; if the old woman dared to charge through, she would leave her back exposed to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng.

Although it was the same combat mode as before, this time it felt more effortless, even providing a sense of enjoyment.

Based on the engagement, Yin Meng kept circling on the periphery, changing her tactical position.

In the past, it wasn't that she lacked this awareness, but that she simply didn't know where to run; in the end, it was either Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan arranging things verbally in advance, or she would see the enemy about to escape and charge over at all costs to self-destruct with her poison jars.

"So, Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan thought we were this stupid when he watched us fight before."

"Focus."

Yin Meng was startled; this feeling of a teacher tapping the blackboard in one's heart while one was daydreaming was truly terrifying.

Following the instructions Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan gave in her heart, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng only suppressed the old woman, not forcing a risk to end the battle.

This left the old woman and the entity behind her feeling very unwilling and angry; they either wanted to leave the battlefield to destroy the gift package or bite off a piece of the opponent here, but now, neither could be achieved.

And because the setup was so well-executed, under continuous fighting, the old woman's injuries were becoming increasingly severe, blood kept flowing from her abdomen, the toxins on her back that hadn't been fully cleared continued to fester, and her aura was growing weaker and weaker.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan also made his move at this moment.

After Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng forced the old woman back once more, a giant eye happened to emerge beneath her feet, binding her legs.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's Qi gate opened immediately, and he charged forward like a fierce tiger.

The old woman let out a sharp shriek, and the purple in her eyes ignited, as if metal had turned into liquid, flowing out from both eye sockets and covering her body; she was going to fight desperately in a hysterical frenzy.

However, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng immediately closed his Qi gate and retreated rapidly, all thunder and no rain.

The old woman's eyes widened; she wanted to chase Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, but the giant eyes beneath her feet kept emerging one after another, constantly obstructing her movements, making her feel as if she were stuck in a quagmire.

This was the Giant Eye Binding Formation that Zhen Zhen Shaoan was most proficient in; its advantage lay in the speed of deployment, and one didn't need to worry about its short duration because that could be compensated for by frequency.

The purple in the old woman's eyes drained away; the final secret technique had squeezed her dry, yet failed to achieve any results.

Finally, with a "thud," she fell to her knees, facing forward.

With her empty eye sockets, a relaxed smile appeared on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

Clearly, that entity also knew she was useless and had lifted the control over her, allowing her own emotions to return and manifest.

"Released... finally released..."

She began to review her life in her mind; when she was still young, she had met that person, and that person promised her that he would bestow upon her power unlike anyone else's, allowing her to become different from ordinary people, and then...

"Snap!"

The old woman's flashback had only just begun when it came to an abrupt end, because her head had been sliced off by Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng with the Yellow River shovel.

Combat and killing were life-and-death business; how could they give you a chance to reminisce and mourn to your heart's content?

"Whew..."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng let out a breath and stood the blood-dripping shovel beside him.

It wasn't from exhaustion; he felt more like he had just finished warming up. Sure enough, not having to use his own brain was comfortable.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan withdrew the red thread from them; this could be considered the first practical test, and the effect was indeed very good.

However, just as Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took two steps forward, he felt a wave of dizziness in his brain, and he had to cover his forehead and squat down.

Seeing this, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng ran over hurriedly and asked, "Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, are you exhausted?"

Yin Meng also opened a can of Jianlibao and handed it over: "Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, drink quickly."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan shook his head; he wasn't exhausted.

It was just that he discovered various scenes from Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Yin Meng's perspectives, as well as their emotions, appearing in his consciousness.

This was almost impossible in the past, but now, it had truly happened.

Could it be because he was currently a heart demon?

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing the distracting thoughts in his brain, and when he opened them again, his eyes had regained their clarity.

"Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan?"

"I'm fine, don't worry." Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took the Jianlibao from Yin Meng's hand and took a sip. "The gift package's hiding place won't be complicated; it should be easy to find."

"Brother Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng, you two split up and go to the supply cooperative, the lighthouse, and that fishing boat to search. Focus on the floor or the interlayers of the walls, or places where statues and offering tables can be hidden."

"Understood."

"Understood."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand, signaling them to go quickly, while he planned to go back and check on the camp.

There had only been one explosion at the camp, meaning Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had already succeeded there.

As he walked, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan suddenly stopped.

The sea breeze blew against his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, bringing a salty, cool sensation.

The youth's eyes changed from calm to cold, then back to calm.

Influenced by the distracting thoughts, his original body was beginning to "stir."

This did not mean his new treatment plan was wrong; on the contrary, it proved that the new treatment plan was truly effective.

The reason he hadn't been affected by these things before was that his illness had erased this part.

However, if this were the case, then his Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhengdao black-leather-book secret technique and the red thread he had just deduced would no longer be perfectly suitable for him. If he used them too much, once the distracting thoughts accumulated to a certain level, he might have to go dig a hole under the peach forest and become a neighbor.

The youth took a sip of his drink, then held the bottle forward and poured the remaining bit onto the ground, as if offering a toast.

"Don't be too proud too soon; do you think I have no way to solve this problem?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took out the wordless book and flipped to the first page. Inside the cage, the bone powder of the *Evil Book* was piled into a grave mound, with a severed bone arm sticking out of it, gesturing with an index finger.

If nothing else, the *Evil Book*'s optimistic and tenacious attitude in adversity was indeed worth affirming.

This thing was squeezed dry once every day, yet it stubbornly insisted on performing its performance art.

Hmm, just extending its index finger showed its unyielding spirit; it didn't have the guts to raise its middle finger.

The youth's fingertips brushed over the book pages, and he thought to himself:

Who says that a heart demon's backlash against the original body can only happen once?

Once this wave ends and he returns, he can fully utilize A Li's help to trigger another heart demon backlash.

Even if the original body has already been locked in a cage by him, he can still let "him" out first to go through the motions.

By then, he will carefully select and thoughtfully consider the distracting thoughts accumulated through secret arts during each wave; some can be kept as templates to savor and study slowly, while the useless and redundant ones will all be dumped onto the original body to digest.

This way, it will neither affect his own recovery nor will he need to worry about the side effects of the secret arts.

Heh,

In an "academic context," I call myself the heart demon and call you the original body.

But on the outside, you are nothing more than a trash can in my eyes.

In the scene, the unyielding index finger of the *Evil Book* slowly retracted, because it sensed a palpitation that made it even more fearful.

……

The formation flags had already been planted in the ground inside the tent by Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin; a deafening roar immediately came from outside—he didn't know if the sky had collapsed, but the ground seemed to have truly sunken.

Opening the zipper, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin walked out.

Thirty meters in front of him was a circular pit filled with charred marks, and at the center stood an old man covered in blood.

The old man's lower body seemed to be trapped underground, like a radish.

But upon closer inspection, one realized the old man's lower body was gone, completely crushed, leaving only his upper body standing there like a bust.

Under normal circumstances, this formation could not have triggered such a powerful effect, but who told him to have a traitor pass on false intelligence, causing the old man to stand confidently at the "Gate of Life" even after sensing the formation activate, only to be tragically focused-fired.

If he had dodged even a little, or moved a meter or even half a meter, he wouldn't have ended up so miserable.

Purple blood flowed from the old man's eyes, and he looked extremely ferocious.

Even so, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin still didn't dare to go down into the pit to get close.

He stood at the edge, rolled up his sleeves, and revealed the hand crossbow strapped there.

He raised the crossbow, aimed, and fired.

"Whoosh!"

The talisman arrow struck the old man, and stimulated by the purple blood on his body, it exploded with a "pop."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took out a second talisman arrow, reloaded, and aimed again.

"Whoosh."

"Pop!"

"Whoosh!"

"Pop!"

The Lighthouse old man opened his mouth; the one who had confirmed he was beyond saving had lifted the control over him.

"Beg you... give me... give me a quick death..."

"Sure, is there a fee for a quick death?"

"In my daughter's belly... the divine statue..."

"You are truly not a human, refining your own daughter into an incense burner tripod?"

"She is already dead... I don't want her to leave me..."

"But, becoming a dead-walker is very painful."

It is equivalent to being unable to reincarnate after death, suffering terrible torment forever.

Xiao Huang Ying can become normal and even act as a nanny because there is someone under the peach forest helping her shield and bear it.

"Give me a... quick death... I beg you..."

"Easy."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin continued to reload and aim.

"Whoosh!"

"Pop!"

"Whoosh!"

"Pop!"

With the last crisp sound, the old man's body completely split apart, turning into a pool of minced meat.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin shot another arrow at the minced meat, and seeing that the Soul-Breaking Talisman Arrow no longer reacted, he tied a small jar of corpse-dissolving water prepared by Yin Meng to the next arrow.

As the arrow struck, the jar shattered, the corpse-dissolving water spilled out, and the corpse began to melt.

Only then did Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin feel relieved and put away the crossbow.

He couldn't afford to be careless; he was the only one standing here, and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was still lying unconscious behind him.

After finishing this, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin sat down, preparing to cook something hot for himself.

He had been pretending to be a patient for a while, fed only water and some liquid food, so he was long hungry; he urgently wanted to make a pot of fried noodles with dehydrated vegetables and add some chili.

However, looking at the two pots in front of him, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was troubled; he couldn't tell which pot Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng used for cooking and which one Yin Meng had used.

"No, do you guys need to wash the pots so clean?"

With no other choice, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin could only go to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's backpack to find something to eat.

Then, he found a jar of tiger-whip wine.

No matter what age a man is, he will never voluntarily admit in words that he needs this stuff, only stubbornly believing that he is a youth until death.

But Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin really needed this now; for no other reason than that anyone who had been breathed on by two vengeful infants for so long would urgently want something to warm their body.

Opening the jar, a rich wine aroma wafted out.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had two god-sons with him, so he didn't worry about drinking causing trouble; he gulped it down "glug-glug," faster than Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan drinking Jianlibao.

After finishing, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin let out a wine burp.

Immediately after, two sounds came from beside his ears.

The two children were a bit dizzy, pointing at each other and giggling foolishly.

This wine vapor, just like the offerings, had been sucked dry by them, leaving Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin with only the non-alcoholic essence that had been soaked out.

But drinking water alone wasn't filling, so Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took the tiger whip out of the jar and took a bite.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Don't say, the taste was actually not bad.

It was just a bit sticky to the teeth and very elastic, not easy to chew through.

Just as he had gnawed half of it, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin saw the figure of Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge.

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the pit; sure enough, Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin Ge was still meticulous, having arranged for the destruction of the corpse and evidence.

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, do you want to try some? It's quite good, can be chewed like gum for a long time."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "This was brought back for you by A You from Fujian."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Are there many tigers in Fujian?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "In history, there was a time when tigers were a plague."

Later they became scarce; nowadays, many official temples and wealthy families in Fujian take pride in the tiger skins collected by their ancestors, which has almost become a standard, and they even bring out the tiger skins to parade during festivals.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan sat down beside him, picked up the pot, started a fire, and began to cook rice.

"By the way, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, that old man at the Lighthouse said the divine statue he worshipped is in the belly of his daughter who turned into a dead-walker."

"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng Ge and the others should be able to find it; dead-walkers can't escape Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng Ge's nose."

"Hmm, it can also be considered helping his daughter find release." Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin paused, "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, can you tell which pot Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Yin Mengmeng used?"

"Her pot has a mark here; I had her carve it."

"Oh, that's good." Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin rubbed his cheeks; chewing this tiger whip was so tiring, "Actually, I quite understand these guys. Since landing on the island, I've had a lot of contact with them; they are all people whose minds were clouded by the pursuit of power. In them, I seem to see the shadows of myself and A You."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The pursuit of power itself is not wrong, provided one can master the initiative of that power. You and A You are different from them.

You used fatherly love to influence those two vengeful infants; they can feel it, so they won't harm you.

As for Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi... he treasures A You more than anyone else now."

The rice was cooked; Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan served himself a bowl, and the rest was taken by Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, pot and all, and eaten with a spoon.

Just as they finished eating, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Yin Meng returned; the two not only brought back three pitch-black small divine statues but also brought back the offering table, incense burner, bowls, and plates.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng said there was something like a large millstone on the boat that was hard to unload, otherwise he would have moved that back too.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin couldn't help but lower his head and laugh; this couple was truly a perfect match, afraid of missing anything, so they packed everything up and brought it back.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's fingers carefully touched the three small divine statues; although he didn't know who exactly was being worshipped, there were indeed things sealed inside the statues that were extremely important for Yin gods, which could be called a great tonic.

Originally, it was prepared for that person to "improve his strength," but now it would all benefit Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

This could also be considered a form of compensation for Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You; after all, he was the most severely injured here, and from the perspective of team interests, A You was indeed used as bait by him this time.

Carrying the three divine statues, he walked into the tent.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You lay there, sleeping peacefully.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan placed the three divine statues beside Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, opened his right palm, condensed blood mist onto his thumb, and then pressed it down onto one of the divine statues.

"Crack!"

The divine statue shattered, and the thick cyan liquid was about to evaporate and dissipate.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan retracted his palm, wrapped it with his own blood mist, and then guided it onto Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

In an instant, the cyan liquid sank directly into Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's body.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's body immediately tensed, his eyes opened, turning into vertical pupils; these vertical pupils had double lines, almost piercing through his eye sockets.

"This is..."

Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi turned his head to look at the young man, too excited to even speak.

The boy knew that the young man usually gave him a slap and then a sweet date, but he still couldn't avoid his own "sinking." There was no help for it; the sweet date was given so generously that even the slap left a lingering, gentle aftertaste.

No one could refuse such a leader, not even a god!

This was that person's accumulation, something he had saved to pave his own way into the team for the river journey; now, it had all become a wedding dress for A You and the boy.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan extended a finger and pointed at Bai He Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Master Tongzi.

This gesture was very presumptuous, but there wasn't the slightest trace of anger on the boy's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I allow you to open one eye."

The boy wore a peaceful and innocent smile; he was reluctant, so the dignified Lord Lord Yin Shen pretended to be hard of hearing.

This thing was something he desperately needed; he could absorb as much as there was. Giving it to his spirit medium—at most, the medium could only absorb three parts out of ten, and that was only based on the fact that his medium knew that set of health-preserving boxing techniques. It was simply a waste.

The young man: "Hmm?"

The boy immediately closed one eye!

Then, realizing he had done something wrong, he opened the closed eye again, only this time, there were no vertical pupils in that eye.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan certainly knew it was "not cost-effective" for A You to absorb this, but some things couldn't just be calculated in small accounts.

The young man opened the remaining two deity statues as well, and just as before, he restrained that cyan liquid onto Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

After everything was absorbed, the boy let out a long moan, the vertical pupils disappeared, and he left, feeling satisfied.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You continued to keep his eyes open, his gaze clear.

But soon, his body began to twitch violently.

Streaks of different colored patterns appeared on Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, neck, and arms.

This feeling was like being thoroughly made up and having one's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face painted before a deity procession.

Finally, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You fully awoke, sat up, and looked at his arms and chest in disbelief.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you want a mirror?"

"Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, I have one." Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You took a mirror out of his backpack, looked at his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face and neck, then reached out to touch them. "Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, isn't this oil paint?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had been watching the movement inside from the tent entrance, and seeing A You wake up, he couldn't help but tease:

"Isn't this quite good? You can save a lot on makeup costs when performing in deity processions in the future."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Once you slowly absorb these powers, the colors on your body will fade away."

"Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, thank you..."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin walked up and patted Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's arm: "A You, let's skip this step; it'll be a bit awkward."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You scratched his head in embarrassment and prepared to stand up. However, just from this straightening motion, he didn't stop his momentum after rising from a sitting position and smashed forward again. Fortunately, he braced his hands on the ground in time, performing a push-up.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "What is this for?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The power boost is too much; he's not used to it yet."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Sigh, my mouth was too quick."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You exerted force with his hands again. This time, the strength was a bit too much, and he simply did a backflip before standing steady.

"Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, I feel so strong right now!"

Even though he wasn't in a trance, it felt as if he had the same sensation as when he used to be in a trance.

If the conditions didn't forbid it while they were in the middle of the river journey, and if they were at Master Li's house, he would definitely drag Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng to the fields to practice and see how many energy gates he could make Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng open when he wasn't in a trance.

"Alright, everyone pack up; we need to prepare to go to Wu Xin Island."

The wordless book was flipped to the second page; the monkey's posture had changed, no longer curled up, but facing a certain direction.

If Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had remained unconscious, they would have had to consider waiting another two days, or simply leaving A You here to recover. Because according to past river journey experience, if you are diligent and fast, you can often gain some advantages, leading to the exclamation of "Fortunately, I arrived a step early."

As for the current Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, he didn't need to rest anymore.

The group packed their things and arrived at the pier.

Passing by that lighthouse midway, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng said that he didn't even have to look for it; that female dead-walker took the initiative to rush out, as if seeking death, and bumped her stomach against his shovel.

Otherwise, given his habit of liking to pat heads with a shovel, he might really not have discovered the deity statue hidden in her stomach.

The boat captain's boat was docked there; besides that millstone, there were only fishing gear and daily necessities on board, nothing special.

The three people on the island, although they had all gained power, lived like prisoners, trapped and locked here, unable to break free.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan checked the millstone and found that besides its function as a pointer, it had a special internal structure that created a resonant effect, like the sensor doors that were not yet common in the country.

With two "compasses" in hand, there shouldn't be any problems with the direction.

The fuel tank was full; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng started the boat and took turns driving with Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin.

At first, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan found a chair and sat at the bow of the boat, reading by the light.

Later, the sky turned overcast and waves rose, so he had to return to the cabin.

The seawater washed over the deck again and again, and the boat swayed continuously.

This was not a normal climate change. The path of Feng Shui and meteorology had a basic use, which was observing the weather. During this period, this sea area should have been mainly sunny.

But looking at it, the weather was increasingly trending toward the extreme.

It must be that at a specific time, he had taken a boat and arrived at a specific area.

Moreover, whether it was the millstone on the boat or the second page of the wordless book, although their directions remained consistent, they began to change frequently. Originally, they were traveling in a straight line, but now it was winding and twisting, as if they had entered a designed maze.

After a burst of extremely intense stormy waves, the sky seemed to brighten suddenly, but the sunlight was blocked by dark clouds, as if the dome had been dyed into a grayish, glossy salted duck egg.

While full of an ethereal feeling, the waves gradually subsided. Looking out, there was a sense of loneliness as if the whole world only had their boat left.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng slowed the boat's speed. According to the "pointer's" indication, they should have arrived at the destination.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin stood on the deck, lit a cigarette, and looked around, but didn't see any island.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan calculated the surrounding Feng Shui and meteorology and found that this place formed a separate setup, like an area that had been specially excavated.

The first time he encountered such a scene was in that village of road bandits; and the last time was in the secret realm of Mount Mount Yulongxue.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng turned off the boat's engine because the millstone had started spinning in circles and could no longer provide navigation.

The monkey in Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's wordless book curled up again.

It should be right here.

Just then, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's peripheral vision seemed to notice something. The young man turned his head to look to the right; a patch of shimmering scales was floating toward the boat's position.

The others also discovered this scene and stood on one side of the deck, observing carefully.

It wasn't waves, and the dark clouds in the sky hadn't changed, so there was something underneath.

But what on earth could be so huge?

The shimmering scales kept approaching; in front of it, this fishing boat was as tiny as a child's toy.

When it arrived under the boat, everyone's eyes widened. This was clearly a long, giant beast swimming below; the shimmering light was actually the reflection of its scales.

Perhaps too shocked, no one dared to speak at this moment. The giant beast was still passing under the boat; it only needed to exert a little force to capsize the boat.

Everyone wasn't actually very afraid of the previous stormy waves; everyone here had excellent swimming skills. Even if the boat capsized, they had confidence they could float back to shore with a wooden board in hand. Someone like Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng could even catch fish for everyone in the sea.

But if there was such a huge, fierce creature under their feet, no one dared to say they could still leave alive.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin opened his arms. Even though the boat was very stable, he still acted as if he were struggling to maintain balance. He didn't dare to throw away the cigarette between his fingers even when it burned his hand.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng also had a solemn expression; individual strength seemed so insignificant in the Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face of such an incredible size.

Everyone was guessing in their hearts: could this thing be the legendary...

Just then, everyone saw Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan squat down, holding a Yellow River shovel, and poke downward.

Everyone was startled at first, then immediately worried about Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's safety.

But as the shovel swayed continuously below, nothing happened. Clearly, to the naked eye, the shovel had already pierced into the giant thing's body, yet it didn't encounter any resistance.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Fake."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Fa... ke?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin immediately threw away the cigarette butt in his hand: "Hiss."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng took out his large shovel, and Yin Meng drew out the demon-repelling whip, also imitating the young man's manner, and began to scrape below.

It was indeed fake; there were only light and shadows under the sea, but no substance, yet it was truly too realistic.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin relit a cigarette and said with great regret: "Sigh, I really thought I saw a dragon."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "Is Tan Gong fond of dragons?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You asked curiously: "So what exactly is this? A mirage?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It should be an evolution of Feng Shui meteorology."

The giant creature under the boat swam past. At its tail end, not only did a clear tapering appear, but a tail was even seen.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "It's too similar."

Yin Meng: "It's gone."

The shimmering scales left.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "It's back again."

It turned back again, moving even faster.

However, after the previous active verification, knowing it wasn't real, everyone wasn't as panicked anymore.

This time, after the huge shimmering scales passed under the boat, they gradually disappeared and were no longer visible on the sea surface.

Yin Meng: "So, where exactly is that island?"

"Wu Xin Island..." The young man muttered the island's name in his heart while looking up at the sky. The dark clouds above seemed to have collectively pressed down a bit more at this moment.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan immediately seemed to realize something and shouted: "Everyone, hold on to something nearby that can secure you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge, fierce mouth rushed up rapidly from under the sea, and this fishing boat was right in the center of that fierce mouth.

It kept rising, it kept growing larger; this feeling of being about to be swallowed in one gulp, even knowing it was fake, still made one's scalp tingle and one's heart feel incredibly shaken.

But the swallowing and collision he had imagined did not happen; the giant mouth came swiftly and vanished just as quickly.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Look quickly, the surrounding sea surface is starting to rise!"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "It is we who are descending!"

A massive whirlpool appeared on the sea, and this fishing boat happened to be right at the center of it.

The powerful suction was pulling the boat downward continuously; the hull did not spin like a top, but this sudden sense of weightlessness was still enough to easily throw a person off.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng!"

Xiang Xiang Seeing Yin Meng whipped out her leather lash, binding everyone's waist in turn; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You acted as two fixed points, both of them gripping the hull tightly.

He didn't know exactly how long they had been descending, but the sea surface all around had already risen almost to the sky; he now felt as if he were inside a giant water well.

Suddenly, the fishing boat plunged into the sea surface, and seawater came rushing over.

But this lasted only for an instant; everyone had just been drenched, and everything returned to silence.

The boat's engine was not running, yet it began to move normally; this area, or rather, this entire circle, had a sea surface that sloped downward.

Looking up at the sky, the boundless azure light presented a sense of extreme unreality.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked downward and discovered that standing on the water below was a massive, towering Buddha statue; most of the statue was beneath the water, and the head was broken off and nowhere to be found, but if the boat continued to slide downward, it would strike the Buddha's hand.

"Start the boat, avoid it!"

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin also discovered the situation below; the situation was not too critical, as they were clearly nearing the bottom, but everyone still hoped to preserve the boat, as they would need to rely on it to return comfortably.

The engine roared to life, and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng adjusted the rudder, successfully avoiding the Buddha's hand.

Now, standing on the boat and looking down, one could vaguely see the shadows of some buildings amidst the pitch-black expanse.

Although it was only the edges and corners, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan still mentally reconstructed the image of some temples.

Is this place below... a temple?

Isn't this the Qiu Manor on Wu Xin Island?

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng: "Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, there is a canyon ahead!"

The seawater sloping downward poured into the canyon crevice below, and the building complex was wrapped by this circle of crevices, forming an independent area beneath the sea surface.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "There is a shore over there!"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Drive over there!"

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng turned the rudder quickly, adjusted the boat's direction, and finally succeeded in docking at that area.

Calling it a dock was a stretch; in reality, it was more like running aground, as the bottom was all sand and stone.

However, this was not a major problem; with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng's strength, he could easily pull the boat back into the water.

The group packed their things and got off the boat.

After walking a distance upward, they discovered that the reason this place formed a shore was because there was a large bridge spanning the canyon crevice.

The bridge was black and radiated an ancient aura; it had not skimped on intricate carvings despite its massive scale, and even after enduring unknown ages of erosion here, one could still see rich details in the patterns.

Walking on the bridge, the wind from within the crevice surged upward; it could not blow their clothes, but it made them shiver with cold.

There were holes beneath the bridge, and as the airflow passed through, it emitted a soft "woo-woo" sound, as if countless people were standing on the bridge sobbing.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin reached out and patted his own shoulder; the two children seemed to like the environment here very much and began to grow excited.

Walking to the center of the bridge, a stone stele stood on each side, respectively inscribed with blood-colored characters:

"If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha."

"Only when all sentient beings are saved, will I attain Bodhi."

Upon seeing these two steles, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You suddenly revealed a look of pain; his eyes bulged incessantly, and after a stumble, he knelt to the ground.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin hurried forward to embrace him and asked: "A-You, what is wrong with you?"

A hurried sound came from Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's throat: "He is here, He is here!"

"Who is here?"

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

(End of chapter)