Chapter 146: Ferry
Chapter 146: Ferry
In Eastflow City, because the sun came out, the streets were full of people, and everyone looked happy.
Li Si walked down the street like air. Then, he called over the Land Deed Seal of Eastflow City and merged it with the complete fake [Book of Life and Death].
The whole process went smoothly. In just a few seconds, the [Book of Life and Death] completely disappeared, and the Land Deed Seal became the Underworld Seal.
It automatically fell from his hand. The moment it hit the ground, the entire Eastflow City wavered slightly like a curtain before quickly returning to normal. All the buildings and streets remained the same, but the bustling crowds on the streets were gone. The whole city was like a dead town.
Li Si looked up and gazed at the sky. The blazing sun was not there; only a bright moon remained.
“So this is the Pure Land of the Underworld, relying on a city from the Mortal Realm as its foundation.”
Li Si was curious. Now, Eastflow City seemed split in two—half in the Mortal Realm and half in the Illusory Void.
Could this be the Illusory Realm?
He wasn’t sure. Then Li Si wanted to leave the city to look around, but he found he couldn’t. This Pure Land of the Underworld had only this one city.
Then this place couldn’t be considered the Illusory Realm.
Li Si turned back and entered the houses along the streets. They all truly existed, with no change in layout, but it was eerie.
Could you imagine a city that could hold over a hundred thousand people, with all its buildings and items intact, even the food untouched, but without any people?
Li Si checked the Underworld Seal again. Instantly, he sensed another Eastflow City. With a single thought, he reappeared on the bustling street, under the bright sun and clear blue sky. Somehow, a wisp of spiritual energy now filled the world.
His position hadn’t changed.
With another thought, he returned to the Pure Land of the Underworld.
This function was good.
Li Si wandered around the Pure Land of the Underworld. It was quite unique, like a half-finished product. For one, he couldn’t get more help through information, and the Underworld Seal only gave him a way to travel back and forth.
As for other things, like how to develop it, he knew nothing.
Soon, Li Si reached the center of the Pure Land of the Underworld, which was also the center of Eastflow City in the Mortal Realm. There was a spacious temple square here, which used to be the temple of the Evil God Cult but now was Li Si’s temple. When the Pure Land of the Underworld formed, it was copied exactly as it was.
After walking inside, Li Si saw his own five Statue Avatars. Surprisingly, each was different and not just simple copies—otherwise, it would have been funny.
Li Si looked at the statues.
The statues looked at him.
Fortunately, nothing happened. In fact, he tried all kinds of methods, but nothing occurred. It truly was a half-finished product.
Li Si sighed. He could only take out a single page of the Book of Life and Death. This was his last attempt; whatever happened, he would accept it.
Then, whoosh! The fake page of the Book of Life and Death turned into a small boat. It carried Li Si and slipped into the mouth of the first statue on the left.
He swore that at that moment, the statue’s eyes opened wide.
Wow, why did it become so mysterious after turning into the Pure Land of the Underworld?
However, the Mist Boat formed by the page was really fast. In the blink of an eye, they reached the depths of the Illusory Realm. He was completely lost, unable to find the Hall of Fate or any other landmarks. All he had left was a large stack of fake Book of Life and Death pages.
But the Mist Boat didn’t stop at all. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—it ran incredibly fast.
He didn’t know how long it had been, or if only a moment passed, but gradually, the pitch-black darkness ahead turned dimly lit, though not particularly bright.
Then, the Mist Boat suddenly shattered. Damn it, was it trying to trick him?
Li Si fell. At that moment, he realized his real body wasn’t here; he had come here as a soul.
Also, here he could still activate the Fate Forge at any time, but he couldn’t use the power of the four Nascent Souls.
The Mist Boat was gone. Li Si landed, but there was no sound. The texture, however, made him feel that this place was actually no different from the Mortal Realm.
He could see dimly around him, so Li Si discovered he was in a city ruin. Well, ruins were everywhere.
Or had he not left the area of the Five-Tone Ruins?
He looked around and listened carefully. It was incredibly quiet, with no wind. The ground was covered in a layer of Gray Ashes, like the kind left after burning paper money.
Although Li Si was in his soul form, when he walked, he left a clear trail of footprints.
It was quite Bizarre.
But since he was already here, Li Si couldn’t just go back right away.
He guessed that the fake page of the Book of Life and Death was like a boat ticket, and the other hidden function of the Pure Land of the Underworld was a ferry dock. With a dock and a ticket, he could come here.
He had no idea what this place really was.
Li Si walked forward aimlessly, checking the ruins along the way. They felt ancient, with a unique architectural style. After a while, he found a building that was only half-collapsed. It was two stories high, and he could make out more of the architectural style here.
It looked exotic but definitely not lacking in beauty. Also, based on the symmetrical patterns in this style, he could guess that the former inhabitants here had at least two eyes, two ears, two hands—or maybe four eyes, four ears, four hands.
Multiples and symmetry were important.
But there were no bones or dangers inside the building. Li Si searched around and actually found something interesting.
It was something like an arrowhead, about ten centimeters long, carved with patterns and symbols he couldn’t understand. It felt neither heavy nor light when picked up, and the material resembled stone, so he called it a stone arrowhead for now.
Li Si collected a total of twelve stone arrowheads here.
He continued walking.
He found many such stone arrowheads. In just half a street, he had gathered over a hundred, so many that he couldn’t carry them all. His Storage Pouch couldn’t be brought here.
Aside from the stone arrowheads, other objects seemed well-preserved at first glance, but when he tried to pick them up, they quickly turned to dust.
Just as Li Si was heading back with these stone arrowheads, he spotted a massive dark figure in the ruins ahead, silently staring at him.
Li Si was fully on guard, but after a long time, he noticed the figure didn’t move and showed no intention to attack. He cautiously stepped forward, and the figure still didn’t move.
He stepped closer again, and wow—it turned out to be a skeleton.
It was very complete but must have died long ago.
Li Si examined it closely. It was a skeleton similar to that of the Human Race but undoubtedly much taller, at least three meters. The thickness, number, position, and size of the bones were all different, suggesting how high this species’ physical defense must have been when alive.
However, this skeleton was kneeling on the ground, howling at the sky. A large black stone sword had pierced through its back, nailing it firmly to the ground.
This guy must have been really unwilling before death.
Li Si approached cautiously and first cast a Golden Radiance Chant at the skeleton. The golden light flashed over it without stopping—it was truly just a dead thing.
But the stone sword absorbed half of the golden light. Instantly, its dull stone texture turned somewhat mystical, and the engraved patterns briefly lit up, looking very beautiful.
Li Si hesitated, then reached out and touched the defiant skeleton. He wanted to see if it would trigger any information—and it actually did.
“Found remains of an unknown True Immortal. Can be packed and taken away.”
“Huh?”
Li Si was stunned. This was actually a True Immortal’s remains? What kind of world was this?
He felt a bit scared. Then, looking at the lifeless city ruins, he stepped forward and tried to grasp the stone greatsword. With a light pull, it didn’t move.
He pulled harder, but it still didn’t move.
He used all his strength, and still nothing.
The stone greatsword was like a massive mountain. Li Si was dumbfounded. In his soul state, he couldn’t use the Artifact-Control Incantation. So?
He decisively continued casting Golden Radiance Chants, watching as each golden light was perfectly absorbed by the stone sword. The mysterious patterns on it continuously glowed with golden light. Li Si felt uneasy because he didn’t know what the consequences would be, but he couldn’t bear to just leave like this.
Finally, after Li Si cast a hundred Golden Radiance Chants in one go, the stone greatsword suddenly shone brightly, illuminating the entire city ruins like daylight.
At almost the same time, an intensely frightening feeling rose in Li Si’s heart. He looked up and gasped—there was a huge head lying flat tens of thousands of meters above, staring deadly at the city below. Just one of its eyeballs was a square kilometer in size.
Damn it, what was going on? Instinctively, Li Si immediately threw out a [Book of Life and Death] page. The thing quickly turned into a Mist Boat.
Without saying a word, it loaded Li Si and whooshed away from there. At the same moment, the gigantic head over the city ruins slowly began to open its eyes. The entire city instantly turned to ashes.
But Li Si didn’t see any of this because the Mist Boat was incredibly fast—faster than he could imagine.
Only when they reached the dark zone ahead, then entered the hazy zone, and then—crash—the Mist Boat shattered. He returned to the Pure Land of the Underworld.
Oh damn, that trip was so confusing. He wouldn’t dare do it again.
Li Si let out a long sigh of relief, then suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around and gasped, his whole body jumping three feet in the air. Behind him, a three-meter-tall skeleton was silently watching him.
Damn it, how did this guy follow him here? Wait—Li Si looked at the stone greatsword in his hand.
Did I bring it with me by accident?
Li Si stepped back a few paces. The skeleton still didn’t move.
He stepped forward again, and the other remained motionless.
So Li Si wanted to reach out and touch it again.
“Crash!”
The skeleton fell apart and, at a visible speed, turned to dust, returning to the earth.
But just as the skeleton was about to completely vanish, a blurry, shadowy figure drifted out from within. It floated like a wandering spirit, bowed to Li Si as if in gratitude, and seemed sad about the skeleton. Finally, the wandering spirit turned and walked away, glancing around the streets before choosing a residence and walking inside.
Almost at the same time, a few simple lines of information appeared.
“Obtained True Immortal’s Dust ×1.”
“Ferried True Spirit ×1.”
“Obtained one portion of purple Fortune Fuel.”