#2542 - Don't open your eyes when it's dark

Jun Wuxie and Wan continued to advance deeper into the Abyss of Nether Darkness.

The eerie air flowing between heaven and earth became increasingly chilling as they went further in.

The wind howled, stirring up dust from the ground, and blowing against them, making every inch of their skin feel icy cold.

As far as the eye could see, the front was an endless, desolate wilderness.

From time to time, they could see several teams of ghost soldiers patrolling the wilderness.

Their eyes were hollow, as if they had no consciousness, and they were just mechanically repeating the same actions.

He and Wan bypassed the ghost soldiers, not disturbing them.

These ghost soldiers should be veterans under the command of the Great Emperor of Nether Darkness, who had become like this for some reason.

Perhaps they were also corrupted by the power of evil back then.

Therefore, the Great Emperor of Nether Darkness could not bear to obliterate them and used the divine power of the Emperor Dao to transform them into this state before his fall, to prevent them from causing harm to the world.

They traveled for an unknown distance.

Jun Wuxie and Wan continued to go deeper for almost two days before finally reaching the end of this wilderness.

The so-called end was not that there was no space ahead, but that their path was cut off by a dark river.

The river was very wide, and they could not see the scenery on the opposite bank, but they could vaguely see some light on the other side, like lamps swaying on the ground.

The scene was relatively blurry.

On the wide river surface, the water was ink-colored, and some waves were rolling.

Above the river, mist lingered, hazy and indistinct.

On the river bank, in both left and right directions, they walked a long way without seeing any bridges.

In the end, Wan didn't want him to continue searching like this and said that this big river cut off the road ahead, and there were really no bridges connecting to the other side.

They had tried to cross the void, but there were order restrictions above the river surface.

It was impossible to fly over this river, and when a person's foot touched the river surface, it would be corroded immediately.

Jun Wuxie's protective blood energy circle could not withstand it, and the mysterious power of the river water corroded in an instant, causing his feet to be injured, his flesh and blood disappeared, and turned into white bones.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and retreated in time, running his life essence to regenerate his flesh and blood.

They had to return to the port they had seen at the beginning.

This port was not small, and there were many buildings nearby, like a small town, built on the bank of the big river.

It was just that the buildings near this port were already dilapidated and lifeless, a dead silence.

A large ship was parked on the river bank of the port. On the dark ship, some places were covered with mottled rust, and half of the mast on the ship was broken.

On the broken mast, the damaged sail that vibrated in the wind had two dark red characters — Nether Ferry.

This was the scene Jun Wuxie saw from afar.

To reach the Nether Ferry ship, they had to pass through the dilapidated town near the port.

He and Wan came to the front of the town. It was filled with mist, and from time to time they could see some figures walking on the street, which seemed very strange.

Those people seemed to be walking corpses, constantly wandering on the street.

There were also many people selling things at stalls on both sides of the street.

If one ignored their hollow eyes, this scene would have a bit of a living atmosphere.

It was as if they were living here like normal people.

But in fact, this scene looked very strange no matter how you looked at it.

“Husband, my perception is restricted after entering this town.”

Wan's moth eyebrows were slightly frowned. Everything in the Abyss of Nether Darkness was beyond the ordinary.

“It doesn’t matter, let’s go in and take a look.

Since there is the power of the Emperor Dao restricting divine sense perception, you should not use the divine sense of the Emperor Realm, so as not to stimulate the Emperor Dao order here, thereby generating too strong anomalies and being perceived by the Emperor Realm powerhouses of the Great Firmament World, causing even greater trouble.”

“Okay.”

Wan naturally obeyed him in everything, held his arm, and entered the town side by side.

As soon as they entered, a rotten smell came to their faces.

This rotten smell made Jun Wuxie and Wan frown slightly.

It was really unpleasant, like the smell of corpses starting to rot.

The pedestrians on the street were all like this.

Their bodies looked intact on the surface, but their eyes were hollow, their faces were pale, and their lips and fingernails were a little black, but other places didn't look abnormal.

It was just that each of them exuded a rotten smell.

That smell was ten times stronger than the smell of rotten eggs, making people sick, and it emanated from their bodies, from the inside out.

Jun Wuxie and Wan walked on the street, trying to avoid the strange pedestrians.

In this town, their perception was greatly restricted, and they became only slightly stronger than mortals.

Along the way, it was relatively smooth.

The strange people in the town did not do anything to them.

However, every time they met people in the town, he and Wan found that there seemed to be a faint smile on the other person's pale face.

That kind of smile was chilling in this environment.

Including the vendors on the street, when their eyes looked over, they would also respond with a strange smile.

Before long, passing by a meat stall made Jun Wuxie's pupils shrink slightly.

The meat stall was not small, and black iron hooks hung a row of slaughtered meat.

At a glance, it was uncomfortable.

Rows of human thighs were hung for sale, as well as human ribs and skulls.

These human meats were already somewhat rotten inside, and from a distance, they could smell a much stronger rotten smell than the pedestrians before.

The butcher was chopping human ribs with a bang, chopping them into small pieces, and wrapping them in oiled paper.

“Guests from afar, would you like some?”

Seeing Jun Wuxie and Wan's gaze, the butcher with a pale face slammed the cleaver on the chopping board and showed them a strange smile.

“Our specialty here is Longevity Meat. Mortals who eat it can live forever, and cultivators who eat it can strengthen their foundation and cultivate their vitality, strengthening their muscles, bones, flesh, and blood.

Whether you buy it back for braising, steaming, stir-frying, or making meat fillings, it's all delicious and guaranteed to make you addicted once you eat it.”

Jun Wuxie's lips trembled slightly. He did not respond and pulled Wan away silently.

In front of the meat stall, many eyes looked at their backs.

The corners of those people's mouths had more or less a strange smile, which looked very creepy in the scene here.

“Ugh—”

Walking a little further away, Wan couldn't help but make a vomiting sound, and her stomach churned.

Jun Wuxie was also like this, forcibly restraining himself, but still almost vomited.

He and Wan looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads.

“This place suppresses our divine sense and forcibly affects our state of mind.

Wan'er, I didn't let you use the power of the Emperor Dao to resist, making you, the Empress, be affected, I'm sorry for you.”

“What's there to be sorry about? Husband, don't say such things.

Although I am an Empress, in front of my husband, I am just his wife.

If my husband can endure it, then I can naturally endure it too.”

There was a hint of resentment in Wan's beautiful eyes, and she showed a pouty expression in front of him for the first time.

At this time, she was like a girl in love, lacking the calmness of an Empress.

“Wan'er, you actually showed a resentful emotion in front of me, that's really rare.

Well, it should be like this in the future, don't always be like a gentle little lamb. If you have emotions in your heart, you must express them and let me know.”

“Husband, you're teasing me…”

Wan bit her bright and charming red lips, and that appearance was quite different from her usual self.

“Guests from afar, would you like to stay at our inn?

We have superior rooms here, guaranteed to satisfy you.”

When passing by an inn, a middle-aged man at the entrance greeted them warmly.

Jun Wuxie and Wan ignored him.

This town was very strange, and here, both their perception and state of mind were suppressed and affected.

What they had to do now was to avoid contact with the people here. Even if it was just a conversation, not responding was the safest way.

Otherwise, once there was an accident, it was impossible to say what kind of trouble they would encounter.

Leaving as soon as possible was the best choice.

As for that Nether Ferry ship, whatever strangeness it had, they would have to wait until they were on the ship to know.

“Alas, good words are hard to persuade a ghost who deserves to die.”

The innkeeper, seeing their departing backs, couldn't help but let out a sigh of regret.

Before long, Jun Wuxie and Wan finally passed through this town.

The moment they stepped out of the town, the inexplicable oppression and coldness weakened a lot in an instant.

The Emperor Dao suppression weakened, and their state of mind returned to normal.

The port was in front, and the Nether Ferry ship, seen up close, was much larger than they had seen earlier.

The length of the hull had to be thousands of meters, and the width reached about two hundred meters.

The hull was black, and occasionally some places were stained with dark red bloodstains.

They couldn't see any figures on it. It was very empty and silent.

The entire Ferry of the Underworld, whether on the deck or around the hull, was shrouded in a gray mist, making the ship appear hazy and indistinct, giving it an unreal, dreamlike quality.