A crimson thread shot out of the ring in an instant. It looked strikingly similar to the thread that had burned the rune back then, and it immediately caught the flat-headed black fish.
I hurriedly followed the incantation to control the black fish's movements, and to my surprise, I actually managed to control it. There was nothing wrong with either the incantation or the hidden gu.
Lei Hu and his brothers stood nearby, utterly dumbfounded. They gaped so wide that they could not utter a single word, and only after a long while did they click their tongues in wonder.
The black fish's eyes were completely scarlet. It should have been at the Ghost King level. If it could reach the Ten Directions Sea, it should be able to hold out for a while.
"Go back first. I'm going to the underworld. When I return, I'll go with you to Dalong County. If I don't come back, then go back by yourselves tomorrow morning." After saying that, I approached the lake and summoned the black fish over.
A thin red line was clearly connected from the black fish's forehead to my ring. It seemed to be the power of the hidden gu. It was understandable that it could burn away someone else's talisman.
Using the ritual altar, I borrowed a passage to the underworld. I controlled the black fish and had it charge toward the shore. Before long, I saw it leap into the underworld. There was no time to lose, and I had no time to explain, so I followed it down myself.
The Miao village lay in the Ten Thousand Mountains. Below was, unsurprisingly, nothing but seawater. When I fell, I happened to land on the black fish's back, but my foot slipped, and I immediately plunged into