Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 396 Fragrant Honey 41

After experiencing two brief episodes, Chongyu no longer had any interest in playing in the mortal world. Jiang Xinxin calculated that time was still short and Taihao Palace was probably still busy, so she was not in a hurry to go back and instead took Chongyu to Wangchuan.

What flows in the Forgetful River is not river water, not even water, but countless obsessions that refuse to let go of reincarnation.

Of course, that was the original appearance of the Wangchuan River. Now, there are many things mixed in the water of the Wangchuan River. It is no longer just a simple obsession.

Jiang Xinxin was full of vitality, and she could restrain herself on ordinary days, but when walking in the ghost world, she had to set up a barrier to protect herself and Chongyu, so even if she tried to restrain herself, she was still quickly discovered by the ferryman by the Wangchuan River.

The old man was very strange. He was wearing a Mu Li on his head, which was something that only mortal girls would wear when going out. Not to mention Jiang Xinxin's eyesight, even a mortal could see the wrinkled old man's face behind the Mu Li, so there was no point in wearing the Mu Li.

However, the old man quickly came to Jiang Xinxin and knelt down directly, "This old man greets His Majesty the Green Emperor——"

Jiang Xinxin didn't expect that the old man, who looked so old and frail, was still so agile in his movements. She only had time to raise her hand to support the old man before his knees touched the ground.

Chong Yu was also startled by the old man, and hurried forward to pull the old man up, explaining: "Old man, we have different positions in Taihao Palace, and different levels of immortality, but seriously speaking, we are all fellow Taoists, at most there are some differences in seniority, but kneeling is not allowed."

The old man listened to the advice and didn't kneel, but his eager anticipation for Jiang Xinxin was no different. "Emperor, I've finally waited for you to come!"

Jiang Xinxin and Chongyu looked at each other, neither of them understood what the old man meant by this, but the old man did not intend to hide anything, and said directly: "I was originally transformed from a bridge beside the Wangchuan River. I could still remember my name in the past, but the secret is not revealed, so I can't tell it even if I remember it."

"Later, as I lived longer, even though I was dull, I gradually became enlightened and realized that there should be a god in the ghost world who corresponds to the Emperor of Heaven."

"However, I waited for many years and even forgot the passage of time, but I still couldn't wait for that god. It was not until the Heavenly Dao conferred you the title of Blue Emperor that I finally understood that the god who could lead the ghost world and control reincarnation should be you, the Emperor!"

Without waiting for Jiang Xinxin to ask again, Tiandao said pitifully: "At the beginning, I also cultivated a Pangu to create the world just like the prehistoric world, but later my energy was concentrated elsewhere, and I forgot about the ghost world..."

Jiang Xinxin snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that not only has he forgotten the ghost world, he has even lost the karma wheel that governs reincarnation!"

Jiang Xinxin really had no desire to be in charge of the underworld of a thousand worlds. After all, this was different from the position of the Green Emperor. The position of the Heavenly Emperor was on par with the Supreme of the Underworld, and the Underworld was supposed to include the ghost world and the demon world as well. It was not a position that could be filled by just anyone.

For Jiang Xinxin, although this is a very good opportunity to gain enlightenment, at the same time, it will definitely take hundreds of thousands of years to wait for a supreme being of the underworld who is truly suitable for this world. Jiang Xinxin cannot bear such a long time, so she refused it despite being moved.

Tiandao didn't expect that he would be rejected so thoroughly. However, Jiang Xinxin had already blocked all contact with him and traveled to the ghost world under the guidance of the Wangchuan ferryman.

The environment of the ghost world is worse than that of the demon world. Although both the demon world and the ghost world are places where "turbid air" accumulates, there are differences between demonic air and ghost air. Generally speaking, although demonic air is also yin air, it is somewhat violent, so it appears as yang in the underworld. Ghost air is pure yin air, but this pure yin air breeds vitality.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable that the Heavenly Dao wants Jiang Xinxin to temporarily suppress the luck of the underworld.

It’s just that Jiang Xinxin felt that the road ahead was unclear and didn’t want to waste so much unnecessary time.

If there are six realms outside, then there must be six paths in the underworld corresponding to them. However, the six paths have not yet appeared, and the six paths of reincarnation are divided into two. One is the wheel of cause and effect controlled by the fairy Yuanji in heaven, which is mainly used to observe the secrets of heaven and arrange the tribulations of gods and immortals; the other is the wheel of reincarnation deep in the ghost world, which is the place where all ghosts are reincarnated.

The old man brought Jiang Xinxin to the wheel of reincarnation and said with a sense of loss, "When I came here, I thought I had discovered the secret of reincarnation. I also thought that I was destined to be here and that one day I might become the supreme ruler of the underworld. But I didn't expect that I didn't even have the chance to get close to the wheel of reincarnation. I only got an imperial decree to ferry people safely."

Jiang Xinxin thought that since the old man's true body was a bridge and he was doing the work of ferrying people across the Wangchuan River, maybe he was the legendary Naihe Bridge. Fu Linxin said, "Old man, there should be a bridge over the Wangchuan River for ordinary people to pass through. This bridge is called Naihe. There should be a person cooking soup beside the bridge to comfort all living beings."

As soon as the words came out, the old man's decadent aura instantly dissipated, and the tattered bridge over the Wangchuan River, which looked like it was about to collapse, suddenly emitted a thousand-foot-long golden light that shot straight into the sky. Even Taiwei and other gods in the Jiuxiao Cloud Palace found it dazzling.

Taiwei's first reaction was to worry that this strange phenomenon was caused by Taihao Palace, so he quickly ordered Xufeng to investigate and also sent Taiyi Zhenren to the lower world to inquire about the situation.

As for Tu Yao, when she heard the report that the golden light came from the side of Wangchuan River, she remembered that when the former Flower God forgot about Taiwei, he had personally gone down to Wangchuan River. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Speaking of Wangchuan River, I just remembered that when the former Flower God decided to forget about the Emperor of Heaven, he once walked through Wangchuan River, and then he turned around and got along with the Water God."

After all, Tu Yao had no regrets about persecuting the First Flower God, because she knew that if she had not acted decisively against the First Flower God, it would be hard to tell who would be sitting on the throne of the Queen of Heaven now.

The Demon Realm is most concerned about the unusual movement of Wangchuan River, because Wangchuan River is right next to the Demon Realm. If the unusual movement is aimed at the Demon Realm, it will not be good news for the Demon Realm.

Therefore, after receiving the order from the Emperor of Heaven, Xu Feng immediately teamed up with Jin Mi and Princess Liu Ying to check the situation. However, they arrived a little late and only saw a bridge called "Naihe Bridge" on the Wangchuan River. At the end of the bridge, an old man had built a shed and was cooking soup. When he saw them coming, he even smiled and greeted them, "Oh, we have guests today. Would you like to try the soup made from the water of the Yellow Spring?"

Jin Mi has made in-depth research in medicine. When she heard the old man's call, she went forward to ask for a bowl without thinking, and Xu Feng couldn't stop her.

The old man pretended not to notice the quarrel between Xu Feng and Jin Mi, and scooped a spoonful of soup from the pot and handed it to Jin Mi. Jin Mi first leaned in to smell it, carefully distinguishing the ingredients, "Except for the Yellow Spring Water and Lycoris Radiata, it seems that the rest is... water...?"