Weird cultivation of immortality starts with possessing a mysterious book

Four people sink and four people cross.

It is not difficult to understand. Four people sink into the river and four people cross the river.

However, after listening to the ferryman's words, Gu Xing subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

He glanced at the people behind him, five men and two women, with different expressions.

Some people are panicked, some are wary, and some are confused.

Gu Xing didn't care about them, he just stood farther away from them.

Chen Xu's expression was very ugly at this time, because according to the ferryman's words, they had to kill each other to cross the river.

but……

Why did they want to cross the river?

With this question flashing through his mind, he hurriedly consulted Gu Xing.

Gu Xing was also stunned. Why did he subconsciously want to cross the river?

This ghost place has a huge impact on consciousness!

Thinking in his mind, he silently mobilized a little more energy to maintain Qingliantai.

Although it can't increase its power, it can at least give him some peace of mind.

At this time, he looked around again.

They had been walking on the bluestone road. Apart from that, they were surrounded by burnt black soil and there was no trace of other roads.

And at the end of this bluestone road is the boat.

The river water turned yellow, but looking across, there was a hazy mist.

Judging from the look and feel, the opposite side is probably not a safe place.

But if they don't cross the river, where will they go?

Gu Xing did not make a decision for the time being, but asked the ferryman again.

"Shipman, may I ask where this is?"

However, this question did not elicit an answer from the ferryman.

So, Gu Xing thought for a while and asked another question.

"Boatman, how should I cross the river if I am the only one?"

This time the ferryman spoke, his voice still hoarse and stiff.

"A person goes alone and cares about his own life and death."

Does a person care about his own life and death?

From these words, Gu Xing also vaguely guessed something.

Crossing the river should be dangerous, but sinking people into the river can help people cross safely. How many people are crossed depends on how many people need to be sunk.

And if there is only one person, then you can only deal with the dangers in the river by yourself.

Tell Chen Xu his guess.

Chen Xu was silent for a while and then suddenly said.

"I'll try it first and see how dangerous it is to cross the river?"

Gu Xing glanced at him in surprise.

"Are you sure? It's not a life-or-death crisis yet. We still have time to think about the next plan."

This time, Chen Xu shook his head firmly.

"This bluestone road stretches all the way to the river, and there happens to be a small boat on the river. If this is not a trap, then crossing the river is definitely the best choice."

"And, have you noticed that the wind curtain behind you seems to be closer."

Chen Xu often looked back to check on his teammates, so he also noticed this, but he was still a little unsure.

When Gu Xing heard this, he frowned and then looked back sharply.

Looking at the strange wind curtain, Gu Xing recalled the position of the wind curtain in his mind, and then he was surprised to find that the wind curtain had advanced about a foot's distance to the river.

This discovery put him in a bad mood.

Because this means that they don't have enough time.

Therefore, they seem to have only two options left.

One is to give up crossing the river and look for other ways to leave. However, if they are not found when the wind curtain advances to the river, then they will be covered by the strong wind again.

The second one is, of course, crossing the river.

"Let me try it first." Chen Xu added.

"Wait a minute, let me test to see if there is any danger."

Gu Xing gathered a water arrow and shot it straight to the other side of the river.

The water arrow went smoothly at first, but when it flew to the middle of the river, a figure suddenly jumped out of the river, grabbed the water arrow, and crushed it into countless water droplets.

"What is that?" someone behind him exclaimed.

"It seems like a water monkey?"

"It's not a water monkey. Didn't you see it has a fish tail?"

"..."

That was indeed not a water monkey. From Gu Xing's perspective, it looked more like a mermaid.

However, this mermaid looks a little ugly.

The upper body was naked, but what was exposed was the bony chest, and the skin was pale, as if he had been dead for several days.

And its long hair is green, like aquatic plants growing wantonly.

The face can't be seen, but it's probably not very pretty.

As for its fish tail, it was not something that Gu Xing had seen in various film and television works before.

Its fish tail is straight, just like a real fish, so it doesn't look like a mermaid at all, but gives people a twisted and weird feeling. .

Moreover, I don’t know how many scales on the fish’s tail have fallen off. There are wounds everywhere, and the tail fin is even more mutilated, as if it was bitten several times by something.

Is this the danger hidden in the river?

Gu Xing looked at the mermaid disappearing into the water and made a mental assessment.

Judging from the strength of the opponent who just crushed the water arrow and the speed of jumping up, it seems that he already has the strength to build a foundation.

But he did not make any judgment without authorization. Instead, he condensed several more water arrows with different powers and shot them towards the other side.

Water archery is only a low-grade Taoist skill, and its power is actually very insufficient. It relies on Gu Xing's true energy reserves and quality to achieve the power of foundation building.

And some of the shots fired were only at the Qi training level.

Although he has a lot of energy and wealth, he can't waste it casually in this hellish place.

Who knows what to do if all the gray mist in his mysterious book is used up and he hasn't escaped from here yet?

To test his strength, these few water arrows are enough.

Just under Gu Xing's water arrow fishing action, the "mermaids" in the river also successfully took the bait, and several mermaids jumped up from the river.

Their appearance is quite different, but their strength is still noticeable.

Judging from this group of people who jumped out, only a few were at the foundation building level, and most were at the Qi training level.

This discovery gave Chen Xu a sigh of relief. After all, he would be the first to cross the river later.

After some testing, Gu Xing also stopped moving.

Then, he took out a few talismans and handed them to Chen Xu.

These are all protective talismans that he purchased at the Huacheng Market. Most of them are foundation-level talismans. There is even one that can temporarily resist inner-level attacks.

"This..." Chen Xu didn't dare to answer.

But Gu Xing stuffed it into his hand.

"Since you want to explore the road, then try your best to survive."

Chen Xu was silent for a moment, and finally grasped the talisman tightly and nodded heavily to Gu Xing to thank him.

Then, he came to those teammates and gave them instructions.

Gu Xing listened, sighing in his heart, but said nothing.

"Then I'll go."

After stepping forward and saying goodbye to Gu Xing, Chen Xu resolutely came to the boat and said to the ferryman.

"Boatman, I want to get on the boat."

The ferryman raised his head slightly and sounded a hoarse and stiff voice.

"Get on board, no regrets."