Chapter 767: Chapter 248: White Paper Immortal City
The Bone-piercing Crocodile Group escorted the White Bone Crocodile Demon, diving and diving all the way down.
The depths of the Netherworld Flood Dragon Main River were unfathomable, a pitch-black abyss.
As they continued to dive, the White Bone Crocodile Demon’s heart grew more apprehensive, with many Bone-piercing Crocodiles around him faltering, unable to keep up with his pace.
The Bone-piercing Crocodiles were not naturally inclined to dive, and they would never have reached such depths without the personal control of the White Bone Crocodile Demon.
After diving further, the White Bone Crocodile Demon saw a swirl of Yin Qi.
In the vortex, numerous Water Ghosts crowded and piled up together, forming a strange and eerie formation.
The White Bone Crocodile Demon was unfazed, transmitting thoughts with Divine Sense, and said worriedly, “Military Advisor Xie, the mission wasn’t accomplished. How should we report to the Lord?”
From within the battle formation, Xie Sichao’s voice came out: “We were about to succeed, but then Wen Ruanyu suddenly appeared, causing our near-success to fail.”
Xie Sichao suddenly stopped speaking.
A few moments later, he spoke again, “Strange.”
White Bone Crocodile Demon: “What’s strange?”
Xie Sichao said, “There’s intelligence from above the river, saying Wen Ruanyu left and returned, searching for outsiders among the fleet. And he indeed found one, a merchant from Flying Cloud Country named Yang Weida, whom he personally took away.”
White Bone Crocodile Demon: “Could it be that Yang Weida has some background that made Wen Ruanyu come personally? We had bad luck, just happened to run into Wen Ruanyu.”
Xie Sichao said, “This is the odd part. It’s clear Wen Ruanyu doesn’t know this person, yet after taking Yang Weida, he didn’t immediately return to White Paper City, but instead continued heading north.”
White Bone Crocodile Demon pondered for a moment, “That is indeed quite strange.”
The two speculated a few times without any breakthrough and continued walking side by side into the depths of the water.
Upon reaching a certain depth, the White Bone Crocodile Demon heard the hiss of a flood dragon, and the water around him suddenly vanished, transforming into a sinister space.
At this moment, he officially entered the Netherworld from the living world!
This was the unique feature of the Netherworld Flood Dragon River.
The Netherworld Flood Dragon lived in the Netherworld and wanted to advance further, thus undergoing a tribulation, facing the Extreme Yang Thunder Tribulation.
This was no ordinary Netherworld Flood Dragon; it held a divine status!
Therefore, after it transformed into the Netherworld Flood Dragon River, the river naturally connected with the Netherworld, becoming a bridge between the living world and the Netherworld.
And every once in a while, the Ghost Tide that swept across the entire Yin Soul Black Swamp Wetland relied on this passage to arrive.
White Bone Crocodile Demon and Xie Sichao entered the Netherworld together, stepping into the Transmission Array.
The Transmission Array activated, sending them into a luxurious and solemn mansion.
“Greetings, Lord!” The two were led by a messenger to the grand hall, where they both kneeled.
“We failed in our duty and are guilty…” Xie Sichao, as the military advisor, confessed, detailing the situation.
The White Bone Crocodile Demon remained silent, extremely respectful.
The mysterious lord sat on the throne, completely shrouded in a layer of black mist.
After listening to the report, he was silent for a moment, then spoke in a heavy and deep voice, “Wen Ruanyu is a disciple of the Myriad Images Sect, with outstanding strength. It was wise of you two to retreat in time.”
“When the enemy is strong and we are weak, retreating and maintaining a useful body is the essence of military art.”
“However, Wen Ruanyu’s current move was at the Flying Message order of Sang Le Youling, who is the right-hand man of the White Paper City Lord and is skilled in divination.”
“Wen Ruanyu’s actions are indeed peculiar this time, likely because Sang Le Youling predicted something.”
After pausing, the lord continued, “This Ghost Tide results from years of our accumulation and guidance. To use this opportunity to eradicate the White Paper City Lord and occupy this Immortal City, we must spare no effort and leave no opportunity for the opponent.”
“The opposing side has cultivators skilled in divination. We must also do some calculations.”
“You two, take my token and go to the Water Burial Valley to meet with the Grey Bone Elder. Ask him how to act in this situation to eliminate the opponent’s chance.”
White Bone Crocodile Demon and Xie Sichao promptly agreed.
The two left the mansion, using the Transmission Array to reach the Water Burial Valley.
With the token, they quickly and smoothly met with the Grey Bone Elder.
The Grey Bone Elder’s eyes were like cold stars, wearing a grey bone mask. On the mask were countless writings, depicting the magic prohibitions of his main cultivation technique, the Six Yin Bone Inquiry Scripture.
The Grey Bone Elder put away the token and immediately began divination.
He took out a pottery jar filled with bones.
Grey Bone Elder activated his mana, cutting his fingertip to drip three drops of ghastly green blood.
The blood fell into the pottery jar and immediately ignited.
The silent, chilling Green Scale Fire burned the bones into bone powder.
The Grey Bone Elder flipped his wrist, making a circle above the flames and summoned a Yin wind.
The Yin wind swept up the bone ash, scattering it into the air.
The Grey Bone Elder murmured softly, pinched a finger technique, and activated his cultivation technique.
The White Bone Crocodile Demon and Xie Sichao focused intently, watching as the bone ash condensed in the wind, gradually forming words.
They carefully deciphered: “Behead You Ling at the city gate,”
“Burn the paper effigy to attract ominous forces.”
“Wen Yu splashes ink to stain the white scroll,”
The next moment, Grey Bone Elder waved his sleeve, disrupting the Yin wind and causing the bone ash to fly about.
“Why did you stop divining, Grey Bone Elder?” the White Bone Crocodile Demon asked in puzzlement.
Xie Sichao shared the same confusion.
Grey Bone Elder snorted lightly, “How easily do you think cosmic secrets are revealed?”
“Each divination comes at a cost, not just treasures and mana.”
“It also consumes my own lifespan!”
“Fortune-telling cannot be exhaustive. If all mechanisms are fully explored, revealing cosmic secrets would be a significant depletion of my lifespan.”
“The favor I owe your lord only allows me to calculate to this extent.”