"What bamboo? You have no knowledge at all!
Alright, I'll seal the power of these green bamboos first. Then, you carefully take out these green bamboos. They'll be very useful in the future. "Ghost Shaman sneered.
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure appeared. He opened his mouth and spat out a grey mist that enveloped the cluster of green bamboos.
As soon as the mist touched the green bamboos, it immediately disappeared into them. Grey veined patterns appeared on the bamboos as if they were seals.
Seeing this, Han Li's eyes flashed and he waved his hands.
Two crescent-moon-shaped golden lights shot out from his palms and dug the ground quickly, digging out the green bamboo along with the soil around it and putting it into the branch space.
"I've made a fool of myself. These green bamboos are quite useful to me, so I took a detour. I hope you don't mind." Han Li turned around and said to Shi Chuankong and the others.
"It's fine. However, Friend Han, who is this?" Shi Chuankong waved his hand and looked at Ghost Shaman.
"This is Fellow Daoist Ghost Shaman. He's a remnant soul that I saved along the way." Ghost Shaman's identity was special. Although Han Li had a good relationship with Shi Chuankong, he didn't say much.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Ghost Shaman. Nice to meet you." Shi Chuankong cupped his hands and bowed.
Ghost Shaman glanced at Shi Chuankong and nodded. He turned around and flew back into the black box.
Collecting these bamboos was only a small interlude. They quickly continued on their journey.
With Han Li's protection and the Weeping Soul Beast, who specialized in restraining ghosts, the group's journey was quite smooth.
After flying for more than a month, Han Li and the others finally left the Hundred Ghosts Forest and arrived at a vast gray wasteland.
"How far are we from the Great Pond of Netherworld?" Han Li looked into the distance and asked.
"We're here. Look into the distance. You should be able to see a red area. That's it." Ghost Shaman hurriedly replied.
Han Li's pupils contracted upon seeing this. Sure enough, he could see a layer of red mist rising up from the horizon like water vapor, concealing a large portion of the surrounding area.
Seeing this, he called out to the others and took the lead.
Violet Spirit and the others quickly followed suit.
There was an indescribable and unique smell in the air, causing one to feel suffocated. The closer one got to the source of the smell, the stronger the feeling became.
When they got close, Han Li and the others saw a huge lake in front of them.
The surface of the lake was almost as wide as the ocean. At first glance, it was impossible to see the end of it. The surface of the water near the shore was as smooth as a mirror. There was not even a ripple on it.
However, as he looked into the distance, he could see a thick blood cloud gathering in the sky above the middle of the lake. It connected with the chaotic clouds below, forming a huge chaotic area.
To the north of the dark red lake, the sky seemed to have been torn open by something, and a blood-colored waterfall flowed out from it, hanging in the sky like a red waterfall.
The waterfall looked ferocious, but when it hit the surface of the lake, it was silent like a feather falling into the water. It was very strange.
At intervals along the shore of the lake, there were stone fortresses that were over a thousand feet tall. They were dark red in color, and there were huge flags with strange totems drawn on them. Some of them were shaped like the heads of oxen, and some were shaped like the faces of horses. They were not exactly the same.
"That … is where the four great ghoul races are stationed." Ghost Shaman's voice sounded.
With a thought, Han Li released his consciousness and probed the dark red stone fortresses.
After he was done, he frowned and looked at the Weeping Soul Beast. The latter shook its head at him.
"It's empty," Han Li announced to the others.
"See? You should believe me now, right?" Ghost Shaman said.
"Since the four great ghoul races are no longer stationed here, we can save ourselves a lot of trouble.
Tell me, where is the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk? "Han Li said.
A dark light flashed at his waist, and Ghost Shaman's remnant soul floated out like smoke. He pointed to the center of the lake and said,
"It's in the center of the lake."
Han Li looked at the chaotic blood cloud in the center of the lake. His expression darkened slightly.
"Didn't you say the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk was by the lake? Why is it in the center of the lake now?"
Ghost Shaman's expression changed, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. He said embarrassedly, "I … I'm afraid you won't dare to go if you know it's in the center of the Yellow Springs."
In fact, Han Li did not know what kind of place the Yellow Springs Swamp was, nor did he know what dangers there were. Even if Ghost Shaman told Han Li the true location of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk, Han Li would not be scared off.
"From what you said, this Yellow Springs Swamp is also a dangerous place?" Han Li asked.
Ghost Shaman's expression relaxed slightly. "Since Friend Han asked this, you probably don't know why the Yellow Springs Swamp is called Yellow Springs.
Let me explain it to you, "Ghost Shaman said with a relaxed expression.
Han Li, Violet Spirit, and the others looked at each other and gathered around to listen carefully to Ghost Shaman's words.
"The reason why this dark red lake is called the Yellow Springs Swamp is that there are Soul Devouring Springs at the bottom of the lake, which can absorb people's three souls and seven spirits.
Once the three souls are absorbed, the soul will directly fall into reincarnation, and the body will remain at the bottom of the lake, slowly corroding and fusing with the swamp. "
Ghost Shaman explained.
"So what? As long as you fly higher and don't get sucked in," Golden Boy said.
"You're right. As long as you don't touch the lake, you won't be attracted by the Soul Devouring Springs.
But do you see the chaotic blood cloud in the lake? "Ghost Shaman asked.
"What's strange about that blood cloud?" Shi Chuankong asked.
"There's nothing strange about the blood cloud. What's strange is the wind that blows it," Ghost Shaman said.
Han Li pondered for a while, but he didn't find anything strange about the wind on the lake. However, the blood cloud had a strong fishy smell, and it was obviously not a good place.
"The wind in the blood cloud is only the wind that can be seen. As for the wind that can't be seen, it's even more dangerous …" Ghost Shaman said.
"Old Ghost, don't keep us in suspense. Hurry up and tell us everything," Golden Boy said impatiently.
"I was just about to say it … This whirlwind is not strong, and if you don't pay attention, you won't even be able to notice it.
But in fact, they almost cover the entire swamp.
Once a person is sucked into it, his flesh and blood will be stripped away in a moment.
It doesn't matter if you're a Grand Unity Grand Luo or a barbarian, the only difference is the length of time, "Ghost Shaman said.
"What's worse is that once you're sucked into the whirlwind, you'll inevitably fall into the water. When that happens, your soul will be devoured, and you'll fall back into the cycle of reincarnation," Han Li added with a frown.
"That's not difficult. As long as you cross the lake with a magical boat and avoid the whirlwind carefully, you'll still be able to reach the lake," Weeping Soul said with a frown.
"You can't do that.
The water in the Great Swamp is like the water of the Nine Heavens. Not even goose feathers or fallen leaves float on it. No matter how powerful an immortal weapon is, it won't be able to withstand it and will only sink into the lake, "Ghost Shaman said.
Golden Boy turned his wrist when he heard that. A light flashed in his palm, and a tuft of snow-white fur appeared.
Han Li raised his eyebrows when he realized that the fur was Whitey's fur. He didn't know when Golden Boy had plucked it off.
He held the white fur in front of him and gently blew on it. The fur floated up and landed on the surface of the lake.
As expected, the fur floated left and right as Ghost Shaman said, and gradually sank to the bottom of the lake.
"Even the fur can't float?" Golden Boy said with some disappointment.
Han Li frowned and suddenly thought of something. He turned his wrist and a green light flashed in his palm.
"You asked us to cut down this green bamboo to cross the river, right?" Han Li asked.
"That's right. Friend Han is really quick-witted!
The Bamboo of Helplessness is the only thing that can float on the Great Swamp of the Netherworld.
Therefore, if you want to go over, you can only use this bamboo to make a boat and cross the water. "Ghost Shaman nodded and said.
Han Li then raised his hand and threw the three-foot-long green bamboo into the sky and straight into the water.
The green bamboo did not make any splash or sound when it entered the water. After half of its body entered the water, it bounced up and the bamboo body fell down, quietly floating on the water.
"With the Bamboo of Helplessness as a boat, how should we deal with the positive and negative whirlwinds?" Han Li looked at Ghost Shaman and asked.
"The positive and negative whirlwinds seem to be chaotic and distributed everywhere on the surface of the lake as if it is airtight. However, I have spent hundreds of thousands of years of observation and found that there is actually a hidden waterway hidden in it. As long as we follow that waterway, we can avoid the whirlwinds and cross the river." Ghost Shaman said with a "hehe" smile.
When Han Li heard this, he turned his wrist and a jade slip appeared in his palm. He threw it to Ghost Shaman.
"Use your Divine Sense to inscribe the distribution path of the positive and negative whirlwinds on this Great Swamp on this jade slip. Mark the path of the hidden waterway clearly." Han Li said calmly.
Ghost Shaman caught it in his hand and looked slightly embarrassed.
After he laughed twice, he closed his eyes, held the jade slip tightly, and engraved it with his Divine Sense.
The rest of the people took out the Bamboo of Helplessness that they had cut before and piled them up in bundles in front of them.
"The whirlwinds on the lake are dense, and the waterway is not spacious. Although there are a lot of green bamboo here, it is not suitable to make a big boat. Just make two bamboo boats that can accommodate one or two people.
When the time comes, only one person will take the boat with me and the rest will stay in my cave treasure.
Two bamboo boats, one to cross the water and the other as a backup, just in case. "Han Li said.
"Friend Han, you are always so thoughtful. I can't help but admire you." Shi Chuankong sincerely praised.
Jin Tong and the Weeping Soul Beast exchanged a glance before smiling at one another, both of them feeling quite honored by Han Li's performance. Only Violet Spirit took a deep glance at Han Li with a faint smile on her face.
Han Li just smiled slightly and did not say much. He began to make the bamboo boats.
After a while, two small bamboo boats about three feet long and six feet wide were made. They were of moderate size and were quite exquisite.
At the same time, Ghost Shaman also drew the map of the whirlwinds in the lake and handed the jade slip back to Han Li.