Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 412 - 402: The Lady’s Plan, Road to the Underworld, Family Members

If it’s just a simple invitation to attend some banquet, Su Mu has no interest and doesn’t want to waste time on these meaningless things.

But if they plan to ask for his help, he is very willing.

To be on the safe side, Su Mu asked, "Where is it?"

This question is very important; it must be on this river for Su Mu to consider.

"It’s about a few hours’ journey, not far."

Hearing Su Mu relent, the Reincarnation King was also overjoyed, it seems... there’s hope!

Du Ziren stood by without saying much, as long as they could get Elder Su to come, the rest can wait.

"That long?" Su Mu frowned.

"Actually, it’s not far, Elder, please board the ship."

With that, Du Ziren waved his big hand, and a black wooden ship appeared on the river.

This wooden ship was many times larger than that of the thin old man, and much more advanced, covered with layers of micro arrays, it seemed to be a very good Supreme Treasure.

"Are we traveling by ship?" Su Mu asked.

The two nodded. They didn’t have the ability to walk on the River of Time, and the distance was so far it would take several hours, which they couldn’t manage.

Immediately, Su Mu waved his big hand, holding the Reincarnation King with his left hand and Du Ziren with his right.

The two only felt their bodies lift into the air, being held up like small chicks.

"Guide me."

Su Mu said to the two.

As soon as he spoke, they unconsciously swallowed and nodded heavily.

Thus, with Su Mu holding both of them, he moved at an incredible speed on the River of Time, it could no longer be described as "walking," but as "flashing"!

With each step, he traversed a long distance, and thus a journey of five hours took Su Mu only five breaths to complete.

After putting the two back on the ship, Du Ziren and the Reincarnation King were pale, the Reincarnation King felt his stomach churn and almost couldn’t hold it, Du Ziren wasn’t much better.

Because Su Mu’s speed was so fast, moving quickly on the River of Time, the two almost felt their souls shatter.

Just within those short five breaths, they experienced the biggest ordeal of their lives!

.....

The two sat in meditation on the black ship to recover, while Su Mu examined the surroundings.

This body of water was very calm, almost motionless, the river water was dark black, extending his Divine Sense revealed that this body of water was very vast, shaped like a large circular lake, with cut-off surroundings and no water source flowing in, forming a closed situation.

In this way, it’s very strange, since there’s no stream influx around, how did such a large lake get formed?

Then there can be only one possibility, and that is "rainwater"!

Only rainwater from the sky can be the sole source.

A rough estimate suggests that to form such a large lake with such a massive water storage, at least a hundred years of continuous rain would be needed, and it would have to be torrential rain, every minute and every second incessantly falling, to possibly form such a huge lake.

Suddenly, Su Mu noticed a problem!

He has guarded the river for so many years, and it seems there’s never been rain?!

Not even once, not even a drizzle, not a single drop has fallen!

He never noticed this problem before, now staring at this large lake, he suddenly takes notice.

However, this isn’t particularly strange, after all, this place is the Otherworld, not Blue Star, constant lack of rain isn’t worth questioning.

.....

Then there should be only one possibility, and that is before he arrived on this river, this river had rained continuously for a hundred years and then formed this lake.

The location of the lake is quite concealed, he has guarded the river for so many years, yet he never discovered such a large lake hidden on the river.

Su Mu stood on the water and slowly squatted down, reaching out his right hand to touch the dark black lake water, the only feeling was very "cold."

This "cold" is different from the "cold" of the outside main river channel, this cold has a soul-touching feeling.

Closer observation reveals that the color of the lake’s water isn’t "dark black," but "dark purple."

Could it be that the lake water has been completely polluted?

However, he didn’t smell anything strange, generally polluted waters emit a very unpleasant odor as soon as you approach.

Fortunately, being so close, he not only didn’t smell any odor, but even caught a faint exotic fragrance!

This fragrance filled his nostrils, making him feel extremely comfortable, especially his soul felt a tingling, incredibly translucent sensation.

At a glance, there were no other structures around this lake.

Is this truly their home??

No mistake, right?

"Are you sure you didn’t take the wrong path?"

Su Mu asked the two on the black ship.

After resting for a while, they finally recovered, stood up smiling, and said, "Elder, this is the way home, how could we not recognize it."

....

"So, where is your home?"

Su Mu pointed to the empty lake in front of him and asked.

Du Ziren pointed underwater and said, "Underwater."

Upon hearing, Su Mu was stunned, then opened his Divine Sense to cover the lake.

At once, his Divine Sense explored the water surface.

Suddenly, upon reaching a certain depth, his Divine Sense was blocked by a powerful force.

This was the first time Su Mu experienced such a situation, with seventy percent River Affinity, when his Divine Sense is fully opened, it can cover half of the Long River’s range.

But now, he couldn’t explore this tiny lake?

Although this lake is large, in terms of the entire Long River, it’s just a drop in the ocean, yet it makes Su Mu feel awe!

......

"Elder, please follow me."

With that, Du Ziren steered the black ship, taking Su Mu to the center of the lake.

"Elder, please step onto the ship."

With that, Su Mu also stepped onto the black ship.

Thus, the black ship stayed at the center of the lake, the three stood on the ship.

...

Du Ziren slowly took out a black token from his chest, with a sweeping motion, the black token turned into a dark column of light, enveloping the entire black ship.

The next moment, the black ship began to slowly sink.

The dark column of light wrapped the ship entirely, forming a closed environment, like a submarine, diving below the surface.

Su Mu looked at the surrounding dark light, observing it carefully discovering there’s a very high-level array present, the black token is one of the keys to activating the array.

That’s not right!

This isn’t an array!

Su Mu’s pupils contracted fiercely, realizing something amiss!