I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 240: Ferrying People

"What the hell is that?" Zhang Chen looked at the green flames floating in the distance, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

The whole world reveals an indescribable weirdness.

The green will-o'-the-wisp was extremely fast. At first it seemed to be dozens of miles away, but in a blink of an eye, the green will-o'-the-wisp had already come close.

But when Zhang Chen saw the true appearance of the green ghost fire, he couldn't help but be shocked.

It was a ten-meter-long boat, the entire boat was made entirely of white skulls. There were green ghost lights flowing in the white skulls, which was the source of the green flame that Zhang Chen saw.

On the small boat, there stood a figure in a black robe, holding a pale green lantern in his hand, standing quietly at the bow.

But when Zhang Chen looked, he saw that there was nothing under the black robe, and there was no torso. It was just a ball of empty air, but it held up the black robe, which looked very strange.

"It's been ten epochs. Is the Yellow Spring Road open again? How come there are strangers sneaking in again?" The black-robed man standing on the boat sighed softly. Although he had no eyes and his empty face was facing the Yellow Spring Water, Zhang Chen had an inexplicable feeling that the other party seemed to be looking at him.

After hearing what the other party said, Zhang Chen dared not move. He instinctively disguised himself as the water of the Yellow Spring River and floated with the flow of the Yellow Spring River.

Seeing that Zhang Chen did not answer, the black-robed figure smiled lightly and pointed his finger at the yellow water. The next moment, the water flow fluctuated, and then Zhang Chen was dragged out of the water by an unknown force. The whole person was beaten back to his original form and turned into a human body.

Zhang Chen was horrified when he saw this, and hurriedly wanted to jump into the river to escape, but the figure opposite him gently pointed at him, and Zhang Chen was actually frozen, as if he was hit by a spell.

"It's been ten epochs, and someone else has come to this underworld. What a rare visitor." The man in black robe looked Zhang Chen up and down, but there was nothing under the empty robe, which made people feel creepy.

"Let me see your origins... You actually have the aura of the golden sun on your body. Which family of Qigong practitioner are you from?" asked the man in black robe.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, but he didn't know how to answer. He was afraid that he would accidentally say something wrong and bring disaster upon himself.

Just when he was extremely anxious, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind. He remembered the Shangqing Talisman Technique he had obtained in the past, so he said, "I am a disciple of Shangqing."

"A disciple of Shangqing?" Upon hearing this, the black-robed man looked Zhang Chen up and down. Zhang Chen felt that the black-robed man's gaze seemed to penetrate Zhang Chen's soul and directly enter his spiritual world, wanting to peek into his origin. At this moment, the Zhen character on his hand vibrated slightly, causing the black-robed man to pause. It was not the Zhen character that hindered him, but the aura of the Zhen character that attracted his attention.

"You are indeed a disciple of Shangqing." The man in black robe withdrew his strength to test him, and sighed: "I didn't expect that there are still people in this world who practice Shangqing Talisman."

Zhang Chen looked at the man in black robes, and now he mustered up the courage to establish a relationship with him, and asked, "I wonder what your background is, senior?"

"I don't remember! I only remember that I was born in the Forgotten River. Then one day in the endless years, for some reason, my memory kept fading and becoming chaotic, leaving only some insignificant memories." The black-robed monster sighed softly: "Didn't your master tell you that if you don't cultivate to become a primordial spirit, you can't enter the underworld?"

Zhang Chen was overwhelmed when he heard this. He didn't know how to answer. What if he answered wrongly and the other party knew that he was a disguised Shangqing disciple? He was afraid that things would get very troublesome. But he couldn't not answer, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "My disciple wants to harvest the essence of Huangquan, so he has to come here."

The black-robed man smiled when he heard this: "You don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. How can you covet the essence of Huangquan?"

"But since you can come to this underworld, you and I are destined to meet. Let me make a deal with you. I will give you the essence of the underworld, and you will give me something. How about it?" said the man in black robe.

"I wonder what it is?" Zhang Chen asked cautiously.

The man in black robe did not answer Zhang Chen's words, but stretched out his hand and waved at the Wangchuan River below. Then a group of crystal stones flew out from the Wangchuan River.

"This is for you." said the man in black robe.

As he spoke, the crystal stone flew into the air and fell into Zhang Chen's hand. Zhang Chen subconsciously reached out to catch it, but who knew that the next moment, after the crystal stone fell into Zhang Chen's hand, it instantly melted into black mist. The black mist intertwined into a black robe. The style of the robe was exactly the same as the black-clothed man in front of him, and he wanted to put it on Zhang Chen and wrap him up.

The black robe slowly extended over Zhang Chen's arm. There was a little more black robe on Zhang Chen's body, and the black robe opposite him was missing a little bit.

"You want to take over my body!"

Zhang Chen was horrified at this moment. He had a hunch that as long as the opponent's black robe completely covered him, he would be possessed by the opponent.

"I give you a piece of Yellow Spring Essence and you give me your body. Isn't that fair? You must know that the Yellow Spring Essence is extremely precious. Even if one has already reached the fruit position, one would have to break one's head to obtain it. You are just an ant in the Qi training stage. I offer you the Yellow Spring Essence in exchange for your life, and you are not willing to do so?" said the man in black robe.

"I am a disciple of Shangqing, how dare you harm me?" Zhang Chen roared.

"Haha, the world is returning to the abyss, and all laws and paths have turned to ashes under the infinite fire of catastrophe. What can you do even if you are a disciple of Shangqing? You are just a tiny ant. There are countless disciples of Shangqing, and there are thousands of sects under them. You are just a small ant who practices Qigong and is not even qualified to be included in the 'True Name Book'. How can you be called a disciple of Shangqing?" The black-robed man's voice was full of disdain: "Besides, even if the Shangqing Saint is here, I am not afraid."

At this point, the black-robed man's words sounded somewhat empty: "Who is the Shangqing Saint? Why am I not afraid of him?"

At this moment, Zhang Chen's arm holding the crystal stone had been completely covered by the black robe, and black sleeves had sprouted out, wrapping up one of his arms. Zhang Chen had completely lost any sense of that arm.

"Damn it, where did this old guy come from?" Zhang Chen felt his scalp tingling and his eyes were full of horror. After hearing the name of the Shangqing Saint, he was even more shocked. He didn't know if the Shangqing Saint the other party was talking about was the Shangqing Saint he knew.

He didn't have time to investigate further at the moment, because this old guy was going to take over his body, and he had to find a way to deal with it.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen was not completely powerless in the face of these old guys. He just glanced across his own golden finger board, and then his eyes fell on the soul-stirring thing.

Then Zhang Chen did not hesitate and activated his own soul-stealing skill:
[Target: Unknown Remnant Soul]

【Lifespan: -1296000】

【Status: Markable】

Zhang Chen looked at his own gold finger page, his eyes revealed a bit of confusion: "What the hell? Negative lifespan?"

He has marked countless people, but he has never seen one with a negative lifespan.

Seeing that the black robe had covered his arms, spreading to his shoulders and neck, Zhang Chen activated his soul-stealing skill without hesitation. As Zhang Chen activated his skill, two chains appeared out of thin air, one connected to the sleeve of the black robe on Zhang Chen's arm, and the other connected to the black-robed man in front of him.

Zhang Chen did not dare to delay at this moment, and hurriedly pulled the chain on his body. The next moment, the black sleeve turned into a black smoke and was directly dragged out by the chain and merged with the black-robed man opposite.

"What the hell?" The man in black robe was stunned. Sensing the weirdness in his body, he stared at Zhang Chen blankly.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Chen quickly turned into a stream of water and jumped into the river. The man in black robe saw that Zhang Chen wanted to leave and quickly tried to intercept him. A ray of black light turned into a silk net and covered Zhang Chen. However, the next moment, the black light ignored Zhang Chen's body and passed through it without any effect.

Then Zhang Chen turned into the water of the Yellow Spring and quickly escaped through the spring.

"Hey, quite interesting! There is actually a spring in the Wangchuan River that connects the universe? When was this spring born? As the lord of the sea of ​​blood, I didn't even notice it?" The black-robed man chased all the way to the spring, a hint of joy in his eyes, and turned into a puff of black smoke, drilled into the spring and chased out. However, when he was halfway through the pursuit, the Yellow Spring water suddenly stopped flowing, and he lost track of the passage ahead.

"That seems to be a large formation. The formation exerted its power and actually summoned the spring of Huangquan, and then connected the two worlds to form a channel. It's a pity that the other party put away the formation, otherwise I would definitely be able to cross the void and enter the material world." His eyes were full of regret:

"But it doesn't matter, he can't run away! I just need to wait here, and when he opens the spring next time, I can sneak over quietly."

Zhang Chen quickly climbed out of the Yellow Spring. Because he was going downstream and he was familiar with the road, he slipped over very quickly. Then, a sense of crisis arose, and he put away the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation without thinking.

Inside the underground river, Zhang Chen stood in the water, with a look of horror in his eyes: "What the hell is this? It's so scary! There is a terrifying existence behind the Yellow Spring. I'm afraid I've gotten into some serious trouble."

Zhang Chen was standing in the river with lingering fear, holding a crystal stone in his hand, which was the origin of the Yellow Spring.

"This action was too reckless. That old guy is really terrifying. If I hadn't mastered the Soul-Snatching Chain, I'm afraid I would have been defeated. When upgrading skills in the future, I must prioritize upgrading the Soul-Snatching Chain." Zhang Chen stood in the underground cave, with countless thoughts flashing in his mind: "But I don't know where the Yellow Spring is?"

Zhang Chen's mind moved, an idea arose in his mind, and he directly activated the chain skill to locate the monster.

As Zhang Chen activated his skill, his perception spread along the skill chain. He saw the chain traveling through the endless void, piercing through one invisible barrier after another. It seemed to have crossed an infinite distance and directly entered a dim world.

In that dim world, a mighty yellow river meanders and twists its way out. It is unknown how many tens of thousands of miles long and how many thousands of miles wide, spanning the entire world.

Then, as Zhang Chen's perception became clearer and clearer and he got closer to the target, he saw the boundless lake, the green boat, and the black-robed man standing on the boat.

What he saw before was not a lake? What he saw was just the tip of the iceberg of the Forgotten River, just a section of the river.

The black-robed man on the boat seemed to sense Zhang Chen's breath. He suddenly raised his head to reveal an empty face. Although the other party had no facial features, Zhang Chen could still feel the other party's evil smile.

"Boy, we will meet again. Take good care of my body." The voice of the man in black robe resounded throughout the world.

Then Zhang Chen was frightened by that smile, and his perception quickly returned to his body. He stood on the water, gasping for breath.

"Is that really the legendary underworld? Could that river be the legendary Forgetful River? Is Huangquan just a spring of the Forgetful River?" Zhang Chen stood at the entrance of the cave and gradually calmed down his mind, then began to ponder thoughtfully.

"Is there really a netherworld in this world? Is that the place where people go after they die?" Zhang Chen was filled with shock. He then pondered for a moment and said, "That's right. Qigong has been invented. If there is a netherworld, it seems normal and not worth being surprised about."

"The other party mentioned the Shangqing Saint... Does that mean there is also a Shangqing Saint in this world? The Shangqing Saint Tongtian Sect Master? Or are they just people with the same name?" Thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind.

"Something is not right in this world. If there really is a saint-level Master Tongtian, even an infinite calamity wouldn't be able to do anything to him, right?" The more Zhang Chen thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed to him.

This world was too mysterious. There were countless tombs of buried gods and demons, countless mysteries born between heaven and earth, as well as the gods of past time and space, Donghuang Taiyi, etc., all of which were mysterious to the extreme, leaving Zhang Chen somewhat confused.

When you are in doubt, you can ask the Great Freedom Demon.

This old fellow is extremely ancient. If there is anyone in the world who knows the secret, it must be him.

Following Zhang Chen’s summons, the Great Freedom Demon appeared.

"Zhang Chen, what did you do? You actually have the aura of the underworld on you?"

As soon as the Great Freedom Demon appeared, he noticed that something was wrong with Zhang Chen, and stared at Zhang Chen from head to toe.

Zhang Chen did not hide it. Now that the Great Freedom Demon had been marked by him and the other party could not escape from his Five Finger Mountain, he told his experience.

Upon hearing this, the Great Freedom Demon looked at Zhang Chen with a look of doubt and disbelief in his eyes: "You said that your Nine Bends Yellow River Formation connects to the underworld? The Yellow Spring Water originates from the Wangchuan River? You also lurked in it?"

"Of course." Zhang Chen said.

"Impossible! Do you know the origin of the Forgetful River?" Upon hearing this, the Great Freedom Demon categorically denied it, and his voice was full of firm refutation of Zhang Chen's words.

"I don't know." Zhang Chen shook his head.

"Then do you know why the water of the Yellow Spring is yellow?" The Great Freedom Demon asked again.

Zhang Chen shook his head.

How could he know such a thing?
Even though there are various myths and legends in the twenty-first century, there are also myths about the Forgotten River, but there is no explanation of the origin of the Forgotten River. It only says that the Forgotten River was born in the underworld and is a river in the underworld.

"Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us the origin of the Forgotten River." Zhang Chen said unhappily.

The firm rejection from the Great Freedom Demon aroused a strong curiosity in Zhang Chen's heart.

(End of this chapter)