Chapter 100 Sanzu River

Sanzu River, according to legend, is the boundary between the human world and the ghost world. It is the only way for the dead to be reborn. If one commits unforgivable sins during his lifetime, his soul will sink to the bottom of the river when crossing it after death, and will never be reborn.

  The dark red river water was filled with the smell of decay. It was surging and roaring with a deafening sound, while the splashing mist formed swirling red clouds. The shore was desolate and dilapidated, with jagged rocks, which looked like evil spirits with bared fangs and claws in the mist.

  He Qing bent down and plucked a red flower, the only bright flower in this gray land. He picked up the slender flower stem and turned it between his fingertips, sighing in an ambiguous tone, "This young master's birthplace is really not very good."

  Su Guang wore a black mask that covered half of his face, leaving only his delicate and smooth jawline exposed. He looked into the distance at the river, heard He Qing's mockery of him, and smiled indifferently.

  Chi Ying on the side couldn't get used to it and retorted: "This is the River of Death, so it's naturally not as clean as your Immortal Sect." Then he glanced at the red flower in He Qing's hand and gave a reminder: "You'd better not touch the things here. This is the red spider lily. It is said that anyone who picks this flower from the Sanzu River will be pulled to the other side."

  He Qing raised his eyebrows and said, "Actually, this is Lycoris radiata, which is similar to garlic. Would you like to try some?"

  "You..." Such a mysterious legendary flower was so easily classified as a kind of garlic. Chi Ying was furious, but didn't know how to refute. She could only glare at He Qing fiercely.

  He Qing couldn't help laughing when she saw how depressed she was. She often teased Chi Ying like this along the way, either scaring Chi Ying into a daze, or like now, making her extremely angry.

  However, because He Qing was shameless enough, Chi Ying, who had originally gone his separate ways with He Qing, gradually became closer to him. By the time they arrived at Sanzu River today, the three of them had become a group.

  Chi Ying looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I advise you to be more serious. They have already noticed you."

  He Qing naturally also discovered that in addition to the three of them, there were quite a few people standing on the bank of the Sandu River, all of them were demon cultivators.

  Most of them were ordinary low- to mid-level cultivators, but there were also several high-level demon cultivators among them. The aura they displayed when they stood there was extraordinary, and no one dared to stand within three meters of them.

  He Qing's spiritual energy was particularly prominent under such circumstances. Almost as soon as he arrived, he attracted everyone's attention. There was contempt, hostility, and scrutiny in those eyes, but no one came forward to cause trouble.

  He Qing asked Chi Ying: "Is the one you mentioned to me before, Shi Tianxiao, here?"

  Chi Ying carefully identified it and pointed his chin towards the far side of the left bank: "Yes, it's the man with red hair and red beard."

  He Qing looked in the direction Chi Ying pointed. There was a tall and burly man with muscular figure, one could see his bulging muscles even through his clothes. His red hair was like hard straw, tied high on top of his head, and when it spread out it looked like a broom.

  That time in the inn, when Chi Ying gave out the list, he particularly emphasized the demon cultivator named Shi Tianxiao, saying that he killed people without blinking an eye and would execute anyone who disobeyed him, even if they were demon cultivators. He was extremely hostile to the Immortal Sect and was the leader of the current extreme demon cultivators.

  Shi Tianxiao was also looking at He Qing. His facial features were as hard as if they were carved by a knife or an axe. His two thick red eyebrows slanted into his temples, and his sharp eyes did not conceal his murderous intent at all.

  He Qing did not dodge, and looked at Shi Tianxiao and said, "He looks quite powerful, is he also going through the tribulation?"

  "According to your sect's rules, yes." Chi Ying lowered his head and said dejectedly, "Since Shaojun went into seclusion, no one can control him. If it weren't for the commotion caused by the demon beast appearing in the world this time, it would be difficult for me to track him down."

  He Qing glanced at Su Guang who remained expressionless and said: "How could the young master let such a dangerous man go back then? It was a bit of a mistake."  

  Su Guang glanced at He Qing who was stabbing left and right, with a smile and a little anger in his eyes.

  "Don't blame the young master," Chi Ying immediately explained, "He didn't rebel against the young master at that time."

  Chi Ying has always been very protective of Su Guang, as if she knows him very well, but she doesn't recognize him. He Qing couldn't help but ask, "Miss Chi, you always mention this and that thing about Shao Jun. Have you met Shao Jun? Are you familiar with him?"

  When this matter was mentioned, Chi Ying's face was embarrassed. After a moment of silence, he said, "Fifty years ago, I was practicing in the mountains and something went wrong. It was the young master who happened to be nearby who helped me return to my origin and guide my Qi, saving my life. However, my consciousness was blurred at that time, and I didn't see clearly what the young master looked like."

  "I see." He Qing responded and looked at Su Guang again, somewhat surprised that this fellow would still do good things quietly. However, Su Guang did not seem to care about what she and Chi Ying were talking about, and his attention was on the Santu River again.

  He Qing saw that he hadn't said a word since he arrived at Sanzu River, so he couldn't help but curiously leaned over and asked, "What are you looking at?"

  Su Guang looked at the rolling river and said gently, "Look at the river surface. Doesn't it look like countless dead souls struggling?"

  He Qing looked at the river again after hearing this, but still didn't see anything special. He just looked at Shi Tianxiao who was gradually approaching from a distance and said, "Aren't you here to recuperate? What are you going to do next?"

  Su Guang smiled without saying anything. He walked to the river and slowly squatted down. He elegantly lifted his sleeves and tried to stir the water. Chi Ying saw him and immediately stopped him: "Don't touch it! Your cultivation will be washed away!"

  He Qing shuddered all over and immediately reached out to grab Su Guang, but he was still a step too late. Su Guang's hand had already reached into the water and was calmly playing with the water. What Chi Ying said did not happen at all.

  Suguang's skin is fair, and her slender fingers appear as white and transparent as mutton-fat jade in the dark red water.

  Chi Ying stared at Su Guang in horror, muttering, "Who are you..."

  Su Guang ignored her and said calmly without even turning his head: "Shi Tianxiao, I haven't seen you for many years. You have improved a lot."

  Shi Tianxiao, who had quietly come behind the three people, had a gleam in his eyes and grinned fiercely: "No wonder I felt this aura was so familiar, it really is you, Young Master."

  When Su Guang took the initiative to touch the water of the Sanzu River, it had already attracted many demon cultivators—

  For tens of thousands of years, there has been only one person who was not affected by the river water, and that was the young master of the demon path who emerged from the Sanzu River.

  Now hearing Shi Tianxiao calling Su Guang "Young Master", the demon cultivators all gasped. Seeing that Su Guang did not deny it, Chi Ying became so excited that his eyes turned red.