Chapter 281: The Yellow River Ferryman, the Nine-layer Stairway to Immortality
The Great Shang Supervisor Chapter 281 The Yellow River Ferryman, Climbing the Nine-Ladder to Immortality
Huangquan is the water of the Nine Netherworlds, one of the nine springs in the Nine Hells.
As a Yin person, the soul can step on the waves to wash itself.
But if a Yang person touches the underworld, or flies over it, his soul will be attracted to the bottom of the river by the underworld, leaving his physical body outside.
When the soul enters the spring, the memory of this life will be washed away, leaving no trace behind, and it will become a brand new soul.
Even if your soul can turn around at that time, you will still not be you.
If a living person wants to cross the underworld, he can only use his body as a prison and his blood and energy as a lock to lock his own soul and soul.
Even so, a vehicle is needed to cross the river, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Tielong didn't worry too much, and slowly said his suggestion: "Our strength is not enough, and it is not advisable to force ourselves through the underworld.
But since the owner of the tomb regards Huangquan as his path
It stands to reason that there is probably a Naihe Bridge nearby!
No matter how bad it is, there should still be a ferryman."
Tian Wen didn't believe it: "He himself has been dead for who knows how long, and his body stinks. How could there be any so-called ferryman?"
"It may not be a human being, it may be some living creature, it may be some kind of mechanism. It's just a similar existence. Let's look for it."
The five people divided into two groups and started searching along the upper and lower reaches of Huangquan.
Tie Tang, Tie Long, and Tie Hu walked all the way upstream. The road was completely deserted. There were not even big rocks to be seen, and there were no green plants or flowers.
In the rippling Yellow Spring, it seems as if there are sky-devouring beasts hiding inside, ready to pounce out for food at any time.
The three of them walked upstream for a long time, but they still couldn't seem to see the end. The tomb was larger than Tie Tang had imagined.
Suddenly.
Tie Long paused and pointed his right hand tremblingly forward.
"Sir, look there!"
About a mile in the distance, there is a small boat rising and falling with the Yellow Spring. On it, you can faintly see a man wearing a raincoat sitting on the boat.
"Let's go!"
Tie Tang took the lead and rushed to the vicinity of Ye Bianzhou.
This small boat is close to falling apart, and its yellowed hull is rattled by the water. It looks like it is made of ordinary wood.
After many winds and rains, ups and downs, it still has no leaks and looks like it can still carry people.
It's just that the old man sitting on the boat seems a bit intimidating.
He looks like an old man.
But with the eyesight of Tie Tang and others, they can naturally see through it at a glance.
The old man's skin is covered with wrinkles, and under his pale skin, there is a strange golden light. His eyes are as bright as blood, his lips are extremely bright red, and there are blushes on each cheek.
This psychedelic scene made the Tie brothers, who had many years of experience in reverse fighting, panic.
They have always faced "dead ghosts", but now they meet "living people", they can't help but feel terrified.
"Not human!"
"It's covered in a layer of human skin, and there seems to be some puppet mechanism inside."
Purple light flowed in Tie Tang's eyes, and he saw most of the true face of the old man on the boat.
He walked to the edge of the underworld, bowed slightly to the old man and saluted: "Boatman, can you ferry a few of us across the river?"
Crunch! Crunch!
The old man's neck turned, but it made a sound like a mechanism.
He stared at Tie Tang with his blood-red eyes, his throat surged, and he made a dry and unpleasant sound.
"The bitter side, return"
"Sir, what is he talking about?"
Tie Long and Tie Hu hid in the distance and did not dare to come forward. They could not understand what the old man was saying at all, and could only understand one or two words.
But after Tie Tang had experience in the fighting world, he was able to understand these ancient sayings and fully understand their meaning.
"What this old man said is, 'The sea of suffering is boundless, but once you turn around, you will find a safe haven!' But isn't this the underworld? Why did he resort to the Buddhist trick, and how can he sell it?"
Tie Tang didn't understand, but someone happened to understand this mysterious trick, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to cure him.
He wanted to go to Xuntianwen and asked Tielong and Tiehu to wait here.
But the Tie brothers were so panicked that they dared not stay here. They quickly said that they would invite the two of them.
It didn’t take long.
Tianwen, Li Geng returned from the lower reaches and followed the Tie brothers to this place.
Tie Tang asked several times in different ways, but the old man only responded with a dull sentence.
"Great monk, this is your specialty, against a pair of him."
"I can't even understand what he is saying. How can it be right? It's so wrong." Tian Wen felt a little numb when he saw the strange old man.
"He said that the sea of suffering is boundless and that we should turn back!" Tie Tang acted as the translator.
"It is impossible to turn back, and it is impossible to turn back in this life. The sea of hardship is difficult to cross, and the only way to cross it is by yourself.
It seems that he wants us to build a boat and cross the river by ourselves."
Li Geng scratched his head: "Why do I feel that the monk is a little unreliable?"
Tie Tang glanced at the majestic Huangquan, then sank into Zifu, and found that the truncated monument was still tilted to the east.
"Let me try!"
Relying on his cultivation and not shying away from the old man, he jumped up and flew to the Ye Bianzhou.
This small boat is extremely small, less than four feet wide and less than one foot long, and can only accommodate about ten people at most.
When Tie Tang arrived on the boat, nothing happened. The old man was still sitting at the stern of the boat, wearing a raincoat, alone in the world.
The Yellow Spring is swaying, and the lonely boat is rising and falling in the thick mist. One breath is on the river, and the next breath is as if you are in the clouds, which is weird and unpredictable.
"Come!"
Tie Tang waved to the four people on the shore.
Tianwen fell in response, and Li Geng followed closely behind. Only the Tie brothers were left standing there, trembling.
It is said that people with high skills are bold, but the less capable they are, the more afraid they will be in the face of unknown crises.
Although the two brothers had a background in fighting, the tombs they had visited previously could not compare to this large tomb.
"Sir, can we stay here and wait for good news?"
Tie Tang glanced at the two brothers meaningfully: "The roc rose with the wind in one day and soared ninety thousand miles.
Today is an opportunity. If you want to stay here, I won’t force you."
The iron dragon and the iron tiger looked at each other, their hearts trembled, and they both flew onto the boat.
Five people arrived together, but the boat still didn't move.
There is a thick iron nail nailed to the ground on the shore, and a hemp rope is tied to it, firmly fixing the boat in place.
Tie Long bravely said: "Sir, what's on the shore is a soul-suppressing nail, and the rope is a rope for tying the body. This is also a lonely boat under our seats. I'm afraid it's not a mortal thing."
"I want to see what tricks it can do!" Tie Tang waved his hand, and the hemp rope known as the corpse rope immediately separated from the soul-suppressing nail and returned to the lone boat.
Without the restriction of the hemp rope, the lone boat immediately floated slowly towards the other shore.
It passed through the big waves of Huangquan, but it was like a stubborn rock in the wind and rain. It was not affected by the Huangquan and sailed straight towards the other shore.
Until then.
The remaining four people on the boat just breathed a sigh of relief.
Tie Tang sat in front of the strange old man and turned around to meet his eyes to prevent the puppet from suddenly attacking.
But no matter what Tie Tang said to him, the other party just responded to the same sentence mechanically, and his voice became clearer and clearer, no longer as dry as at the beginning.
It's like a person who has been silent for many years returns to his previous state after gradually opening his mouth.
There was no need for Tie Tang to say anything now, as the others all noticed something was wrong.
"Tietou, stop irritating him!"
The old man's bloody eyes became brighter and brighter, his speaking speed became faster and faster, and even his pale face gradually gained a bit of color.
But Tie Tang ignored him and even reached out to grope around on the old man's body.
"Sir, I'm going to die!" Tielong's scalp was numb and he was so nervous that he couldn't breathe.
"Why panic? I already know where it comes from."
Tie Tang stretched out his foot and stamped the hull of the boat, then pointed at the old man and said: "This is the work of a corpse exorcist. I have seen it in the outer world.
The Ye Bianzhou under our feet is probably made from a corpse. This old man is the corpse keeper, just a puppet.
It's helping us suppress the corpse at our feet, what are we afraid of it doing?"
Tie Tang once mistakenly entered a secret place of corpse exorcism in the outer world. Although he failed the test, Wang Andao obtained a secret method of exorcizing corpses.
The two of them later communicated, and Tie Tang also saw some of the secret skills of a corpse exorcist in Jing Xuan.
The moment he saw the old man, he had already had some doubts. After several verifications, he finally confirmed his thoughts.
Li Geng frowned: "The corpse exorcists emerged three to five thousand years ago. This place obviously dates back to this time. Why do corpse exorcists appear here?"
"Exorcism of corpses and manipulation of puppets has been practiced since ancient times. It is not surprising that the owner of the tomb knows some methods of exorcists."
It was a calm journey.
The monsters under the underworld did not invade the boat. They seemed to be afraid of the creatures and had already avoided them from a distance.
"Arrived!"
The five people jumped up and flew to the other side.
Not surprisingly, there is also a soul-suppressing nail here.
Tie Tang tied the corpse rope to the soul-suppressing nail to prevent the boat from floating away, otherwise they would not be able to return.
"This place should be the Shen palace that represents the husband and wife. If the owner of the tomb is born in the Gui year, then Pojun Hualu will also be in the palace of the husband and wife.
Generally speaking, this place should be a lucky place, and the dangers should not be too great!"
Tie Long and Tie Hu took out their compasses and compasses again, and gestured around.
Before the two of them noticed any movement, there was a rustling sound in the distance, accompanied by a strong fishy smell.
The sea of clouds is stirring and the white mist is drifting.
Under the thick mist of air, two huge black shadows were approaching quickly.
"I don't know whether it's good or bad, but if I don't leave, I'm afraid it won't end well!"
The five of them had already sensed the approaching danger, so they didn't care about anything else. They all turned around and flew straight to the right.
They have arrived at Shen Palace, which is located at the easternmost edge of the Twelve Palaces. As long as they go south, they can resist the Life Palace where the tomb owner is located.
Swish! Swish!
Two hundred-foot-sized snake heads poked out of the sea of clouds, chasing the five people wildly.
These two big snakes have become somewhat rotten, and the huge snake heads have no skin or flesh in many places, leaving only the white skeleton exposed.
The body of the black-scaled snake is covered with thick juice and blood, and many places are covered with maggots. There are also some companion animals attached to it, constantly gnawing on it.
Tie Long shouted while running away: "It seems that the owner of the tomb also knew that living creatures are unreliable, so he used corpses to protect his tomb."
"This place doesn't look like the seniors of Niubi's sect, but rather the ancestors of corpse chasers. Or does it mean that Niubi's sect also knows how to chase corpses?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
The two snake corpses behind them had no idea of their cultivation level, and no one had any intention of confronting them head-on.
But the huge momentum still attracted other shadows lurking in the sea of clouds.
Poof!
The hot blood is poured into the clouds without any ripples.
A giant creature opened its ferocious mouth and bit off Iron Tiger's left leg in one bite.
"Ah my legs!"
Tie Tang flew over, clamped Tie Hu around his waist, and avoided the attack of the giant thing at his feet.
"There is no place for those monsters under our feet, Taoist Priest, how can we do this?"
The giant beast appeared, its body covered with dim light, and its face could not be seen clearly, but its attack was so fast and fierce that even the Iron Tiger in the Magical Secret Realm could not react in time.
"I'm afraid it's the power of the formation. The entire tomb has been transformed into a large formation by the owner of the tomb. If you are not careful, the power of the formation will be triggered."
Tie Tang and the others each have Dharma Eyes, Heavenly Eyes, and Dao Eyes to avoid monsters under their feet.
But Iron Dragon and Iron Tiger do not have such means. At this moment, in order to avoid the snake corpse behind them, it is inevitable that they will make mistakes.
Li Geng held the iron dragon under his belly, and the three of them led two of them, and they headed forward. Not long after, they were blocked by a cliff.
The road ahead turned into an abyss, but a new road appeared less than a hundred feet away.
The three of them stopped and did not dare to fly over rashly.
"What should I do?"
The snake corpse behind him is still chasing, and the speed is not slow. It doesn't take long to catch up with a few people.
The distance of a hundred feet is not that far. If a body like Tie Tang uses all his strength, he can even jump over it with a vertical leap.
But the cliff below was bottomless and obscured by the sea of clouds. It was impossible to see what was inside, and no one dared to act rashly.
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Just when the three of them were in a panic, Tie Long saw the clues.
"I know!"
"The owner of the tomb is indeed looking for a successor, or he simply wants future generations to admire his heroic appearance.
This is not a dead end, but a test.
This place is called ‘Chengxian Cliff’, and there is a nine-level ladder in the middle. As long as you can walk through the nine-level ladder, you can reach the fairyland and become an immortal on the spot.”
Li Geng laughed angrily: "Chengxian Cliff is the story of Buzhou Mountain, and this is not Buzhou Mountain. How can this be said?"
"No, no, there is a similar statement in Kanyushu. It may be imitated by the story of Buzhou Mountain, but there are all kinds of strange families, and there is always something similar to Buzhou Mountain."
Tie Tang pondered for a moment and came up with an inference: "According to your statement, if this place is a test, the owner of the tomb will probably be selected.
Naturally, his successor cannot be a vulgar person, and at least he must have the appearance of an immortal.
This Chengxian Cliff should have been built by him in imitation of Buzhou Mountain.
A test?
It shouldn’t be too difficult!”
"These are all speculations, don't be impulsive, Tiedou." Although Tianwen thought it made sense, he was not completely sure.
"No problem, let me give it a try!"
Tie Tang has already cultivated into the Yuan Shen, and relying on the ancient magical power of flying body to hold the trace, he is not afraid of the cliff in front of him.
If the guess comes true
The test of the tomb owner is just whether the visitor has the appearance of becoming an immortal.
This test may be difficult for others.
But there are three top players present, and it is not difficult for them to become immortals.
Tie Tang looked at Tie Hu at his waist: "You have a broken leg. If I don't take you there, you will die here. Do you dare to try with me?"
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At this point, Tiehu still had no objections, he nodded repeatedly.
"I am willing to die with you!"
"Bah, don't say anything nice either."
Tie Tang led Tie Hu and stepped out of the cliff, but he did not miss. Instead, a layer of white jade stairs actually emerged.
As the white jade stairs emerged, Tie Tang felt an extra pressure all over his body.
"Wither tricks."
His physical body shook, and the real dragon of blood emerged from the body, entrenched outside the body, baring its teeth and claws, sweeping away the pressure from all directions.
Tie Tang walked again, and when he reached the edge of the white jade stairs, he stepped out without hesitation again.
This time, a black staircase appeared, and boundless darkness came over, covering the two of them. Tiehu could no longer see everything around him and did not dare to move.
But Tie Tang's eyes glowed purple, shattering all emptiness, and he slowly moved forward.
The black ladder appeared, and the white jade ladder behind them also disappeared at the same time, indicating that the group could only go forward and there was no way out.
That's it.
Tie Tang protected Tie Hu, ignoring the increasing pressure, and walked through the eight-step ladder of white, black, red, orange, yellow, green, green and blue.
The ninth step of the ladder with rich purple light appeared, and Tie Tang stepped on it.
This time there is something different.
He stayed where he was, and a sad and extremely lonely voice came to his ears.
"My heart's tears shadow my daughter's fragrance, where will the swallow return to find the remaining pond."
"The red silk night steals the snow in the cold river, and the idiot is Thirteenth Lang."