C35 The boatman's true appearance

After that, you found out that you can never go back to the outside world?

At that time, I actually didn't know, and I was secretly happy, thinking that the entire Secret Realm was already mine, that I could occupy this place!

However, I noticed that all the treasures had disappeared. There was only desolation here. It turned out that this Secret Realm was full of vitality and contained opportunities only in the days when it was activated.

When Secret Realm opens the next time, I actually saw my enemy, who once again entered the Secret Realm. So I dressed up as a boatman and took him to the middle of the river and forced him to drink the water, so that he could not return to the outside world.

Hahaha! The boatman threw his head back and laughed, trembling with delight at the prospect of revenge.

At this moment, the wooden boat stopped right in the middle of the river.

I discovered that the river water here has the strongest assimilation ability. As long as I took a sip, I would never be able to leave this world.

Little brother, do you want to try?

The boatman's original pretence of being pure and honest was gone. All that was revealed was viciousness and ruthlessness.

The boatman revealed a relaxed expression, as if he was playing with a mouse. He had reached the sixth level of Qi Gathering.

Little brother, you probably don't know how to swim, right? Just look at how anxious you are when you're walking by the river. In the middle of the river, you should be saying that you don't want to answer every day. Be obedient and be at my mercy!

Since drinking water can help you achieve your goal, why didn't you induce me to drink water?

Yi Zhou looked at the boatman and said calmly.

Everyone who came in brought a certain amount of food and water with them. How could they have accepted the food of strangers so casually in the beginning? I don't have the patience to wait until then. As for you, a mere 4th level Qi Condensation kid, accepting the arrangements of fate is the only thing you have to do.

Fate? Are you referring to being at your mercy? Do you really think you're the owner of this place?

Yi Zhou spoke with ridicule.

When the boatman finally recovered from his excitement, he asked coldly, You've already discovered the problem? When?

Just as you pull the plugs out of the boat and the hull starts to move into the water.

From the moment Yi Zhou boarded the ship, he maintained a complete mental state, he had observed every single movement of the man, and the unusual fluctuations in the water also caused Yi Zhou to be alert.

Then why aren't you afraid? The boatman squinted his eyes as he stared at Yi Zhou.

Why should I be afraid? It's just a mere sixth level Qi Gathering cultivator.

Just six levels? The boatman was angered to the point of laughter. You, a level 4 Qi Condensation cultivator, actually look down on level 6 Qi Condensation cultivators?

Well, you must have done a lot of harm, haven't you? Your mind is already distorted. In thirty years of time, you will probably come here every year to harm people.

After Yi Zhou finished speaking, he directly punched at the boatman.

Stupid boy! The boatman also returned the punch. In his opinion, the difference of two levels was definitely not something that Yi Zhou could wipe out with a few casual words.

Even if the young man in front of him was a genius, to be able to fight him to a draw was already something to be proud of.

Pow!

Yi Zhou's Thorny Shield came out in time. Just as he was about to test the results of the adjustment, this boatman just happened to meet him.

Ah!

The boatman cried out in pain. His right hand had been bent at the wrist!

He made a prompt decision and directly jumped into the river.

When he attacked just now, he didn't use the right ratio!

Yi Zhou shook his head, he had already tested the ratio of the thorny body to the shield body, but when he punched, it was because of the past inertia and he did not adjust the correct time, so his power was not the best.

According to his previous assumption, with a single punch, the boatman should have been lying prone on the boat, vomiting blood and losing the ability to escape.

Run away!

Yi Zhou blocked the wooden cork back into the hole that was purposely carved into the boat.

The boatman was well-prepared. On one hand, he used force to suppress the boatman, and on the other hand, he was planning to avoid water if the boatman wanted to.

It was just that he did not expect Yi Zhou to find out that the water had just seeped into the boat. And what made him depressed was that the one with the power to suppress him, was actually Yi Zhou.

Dong!

A fist suddenly punched into the bottom of the boat, but the boatman did not escape. Instead, he secretly followed!

Because he had expended too much energy, Yi Zhou, who had just removed all of his mental energy, did not notice the boatman following him. At this time, the boat broke apart, and the river flowed in!

Yi Zhou was furious, he used a lot of strength in his legs and the entire boat exploded into pieces.

With the power from just now, Yi Zhou had already soared up to the sky, and the shadow of the boatman in the water could be clearly seen.

He did not expect that the crazy boatman did not run away, but instead secretly followed behind him.

He was simply courting death!

Ha!

With a furious roar, Yi Zhou concentrated all of his attention and activated the Spiritual Energy around him, sending a punch out!

Pop.

A fully formed Thorny Shield suddenly flew out, coming out from Yi Zhou's fist. It stabbed into the water in a flash and struck the middle-aged boatman.

Red splashes appeared in the river, the boatman was heavily injured!

As a boatman who thought himself to be safe, he would never have imagined that Yi Zhou had such a method up his sleeve. The spirit energy that was released from his body was like a hidden weapon.

This was a technique that even a Liquid Level cultivator might not be able to master!

The severely injured boatman quickly dived down. If he did not escape now, his life would be in danger.

However, his heart was filled with abnormal excitement: Without the boat, you will fall into the water! As long as you drink the river water here, no matter how much of a genius you are, what use is it!

Yi Zhou was falling from the sky!

Yi Zhou had instantly thought of a way to deal with the wooden boat that had just exploded with violence.

On one hand, it was to expose the boatman under the water so that he could deal a heavy blow and solve the problem. On the other hand, it was for safety.

The boat was already leaking, and continuing would only lead to the collapse of the ship. It would be better to disintegrate it into planks, which could still be barely used.

Yi Zhou did not know how to use water, and he believed what the boatman said before. The water in the river could not be drunk, if he drank it, there might be a problem.

At that time, the boatman's mind was in a high position, so he was most likely to tell the truth.

As a result, when he was falling, although Yi Zhou was nervous, his mental energy was highly concentrated. After stepping on a relatively intact boat board, he adjusted it slightly and was able to maintain his balance.

Yi Zhou's forehead started to sweat profusely. It was so dangerous!

If he could not maintain his balance, Yi Zhou would have to use the Death Substitute Puppet's life-saving abilities.

It was just that he was in the middle of the river, Yi Zhou himself did not know, if he really activated it, after a random teleportation, he would be unlucky enough to be in the vicinity of the river.

Fortunately, it seemed to be safe for the time being.

Right now was a life or death situation, he could not care about conserving his strength, Yi Zhou activated the Spiritual Energy in his body, regardless of its loss, he activated the boat, and rushed towards the shore.

Originally, they weren't too far from the shore. With Yi Zhou's full strength, it didn't take long for Yi Zhou to reach the shore.

Yi Zhou looked at the river with some lingering fear. The boatman had disappeared.

If I meet you again, I must let you know how the word 'regret' is written!

Taking out the Spiritual Stone, Yi Zhou started to recover the consumed energy.

The problem should be the food and water within the Secret Realm. The other things, such as spirit energy and air, should be fine. Otherwise, everyone who entered the Secret Realm would not be able to return to the outside world.

Although he felt that there was nothing wrong with the spirit energy in his Secret Realm, and his mental energy could not detect any unusual fluctuations in the air, Yi Zhou still decided to give priority to his own items when replenishing his Spiritual Energy.

There was nothing wrong with being careful.

After he had basically recovered, Yi Zhou once again began to move forward.

In a bamboo house.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Yi Zhou finally reached the first building within his Secret Realm.

The bamboo house was very simple and crude. Before, there should have been a large area of bamboo forests, but now, there were a few thin bamboo sticks swaying in the wind. The rest were all already dried up and collapsed.

The outer fence was also severely damaged, so Yi Zhou directly arrived in front of the bamboo house.

The door was falling inward, probably because of some violent action, and he had no idea when it was done. Was there anything valuable in it?

Yi Zhou walked into the bamboo house with an indifferent attitude.

The room was a mess. All sorts of items were strewn all over the floor. It was obvious that someone had been rummaging through carefully.

How many books were there?

Yi Zhou was a little shocked to see that there were a few books neatly arranged on the bamboo racks against the wall.

How is that possible? If it was placed inside the storage ring, it would at least have some value in research!

Yi Zhou's complete Spirit Qi was activated, he wanted to check if there was anything strange.

The entire bamboo frame seemed to be shrouded in some sort of energy.

Yi Zhou picked up a bamboo stick from the ground and touched the book on the bamboo shelf.

So he carefully picked up one of the books and started reading it.

"On Artifacts" seemed to have something to do with the way of artifacts.

In the East Peak Mainland, the art of artifacts was not something that martial cultivators had much contact with before condensing liquids.

For example, for weapons like swords and blades, because before condensing liquids, it was very difficult for people to link the Spiritual Energy and form one with the human, usually leaving behind a relatively large flaw, it would be better to train one's body.

Other than the special jobs like killers, the usual method was to wait until one's cultivation level was above the Liquid Level before choosing a suitable weapon.

Of course, storage rings were something that had to be equipped a long time ago, and the selection of items with special functions would also vary depending on the person.

With regards to the way of the tools, be it the Dao books in Yi Zhou's mind or the teaching materials in the academy, they were all relatively simple introductions.

In this book, the narration was self-contained. The name of the artifact, shape of the artifact, nurturing of the artifact, spirit of the artifact. This was a book that recognized unknown artifacts and chose the appropriate method to refine and nurture them. However, it didn't seem to be of any use.

Yi Zhou quickly finished reading, and the contents of the book were firmly imprinted in his mind. The current Yi Zhou, had a near-photographic memory.

Do you have a cultivation technique or something?

Yi Zhou put the finished book back on the shelf and planned to look for another one.