Silver Light Cave, ferry crossing.
The Iron Boat was still here, looking much the same as before.
Everyone boarded one after another. Xu Changqing personally ferried them, slowly entering the Nether River.
The Nether River's water was black as ink.
The surface was calm and rippleless, emanating a dense, frigid yin aura.
Within the river lurked countless grotesquely shaped Nether Beasts.
Tai Bai suddenly said, "Whenever I had time, I came down here to fish for Nether Beasts.
Sometimes, I even found some rather rare heavenly treasures.
In the early years, the Nether River's water was rather murky.
Now, it seemed to have become clearer?"
"Are you sure?"
"Could the Nether River have changed?"
"I don't know about anything else, but the Nether Beasts aren't as violent anymore!"
Since none of them had come here in a long time, they could not tell for certain.
Xu Changqing pondered, "Let's follow the Nether River to Riverheart Isle first.
We never finished exploring it back then. Perhaps we'll find some clues or gains today."
The Iron Boat swayed across the Nether River without making the slightest sound, like a ghost.
As the Iron Boat continued onward, the river's frigid yin aura grew increasingly dense.
From time to time, powerful auras came from the depths of the Nether River, only to vanish in an instant.
It seemed that some powerful Nether Beast was secretly watching them.
Yet no one was afraid. Their strength was no longer what it had been back then.
About two hours later, Riverheart Isle appeared before them.
The entire island was shrouded in a layer of black light.
Black and white currents intertwined back and forth, letting out sizzling collision sounds.
The Yin-Yang Annihilation Array was still there, so the things within should not have changed.
Sure enough, Lunar