Traveling east all the way, the sights along the road were truly shocking. Corpses lay everywhere, and even the grass and trees gave off an eerie blood-red glow.
"This is already the sixth wave of fiends that has come to assassinate us."
Shen Yi wiped down the Silver Dragon Battle Halberd and spoke wearily to Little Black, who was just as fed up.
"We're too conspicuous in the air. It looks like we can only continue on foot."
Hearing Shen Yi's suggestion and seeing the perilous road ahead, Little Black gave a crafty grin, reverted to his true form, and leaped onto Shen Yi's shoulder. "I'm ready. We can go."
Shen Yi shook his head helplessly, but said nothing more. Little Black returning to his true form was not necessarily a bad thing. Should danger arise, he could catch their enemies off guard.
"Only now do I realize that the East Sea is practically a lawless land. So many heinous criminals fled here to continue their evil deeds." Shen Yi searched the cultivators they had slain one by one and recognized many vicious criminals guilty of monstrous crimes.
The man and beast continued eastward. Golden light rippled around Shen Yi, blocking the blood-red aura emitted by the plants. What surprised him was that these grasses and trees seemed just like the Higanbana he had seen on Immortal Island—they could bewitch the mind and taint spiritual power.
After passing through a red peach grove, a black river appeared before Shen Yi. It was black as ink, flowing silently without even a ripple. Many withered yellow reeds grew along its banks, swaying in the wind with a rustling sound.
Shen Yi walked along the river, hoping to find a ferry.
After walking some three to five li, he actually found a ferry