High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 47 - 46: Ascending Wen Si, Like a Dragon Entering the Sea and Leaving Its Cage

Chapter 47: Chapter 46: Ascending Wen Si, Like a Dragon Entering the Sea and Leaving Its Cage

But unfortunately, he was wrong in his thinking.

Although Chen Kuang wasn’t certain if Yuanjue Mountain was in the Pure Land, he knew Wei Yan was lying with his words.

Just a bit of reasoning based on the result would reveal he was definitely using the location to test whether Chen Kuang was a disciple of the Pure Land.

Chen Kuang turned his head with a hint of doubt: "Elder, might you be mistaken? There is no Yuanjue Mountain in the Pure Land."

Wei Yan immediately covered up, letting out a chuckle:

"It’s possible, after all, I haven’t been to the Pure Land, so mistakes are inevitable. I hope you can forgive me."

Hmm? This was also a lie.

This Elder has been to the Pure Land... but seemingly doesn’t wish to bring it up.

To prevent this guy from further probing, Chen Kuang decided to strike preemptively to shut him up.

Chen Kuang narrowed his eyes, speaking with deep implication:

"Really? I couldn’t help feeling that the Elder looks quite familiar, perhaps I’ve seen you somewhere, maybe even in the Pure Land?"

Wei Yan’s expression froze instantly but was soon replaced by a fake smile:

"It’s my honor, but it should merely be your illusion, I’ve indeed never been to the Pure Land."

In truth, he had been there.

In his youthful arrogance, he thought those bald monks were only intent on chanting scriptures and persuading people to lay down their knives, nothing remarkable.

Incidentally, at that time, he had once been on the Canglang Ranking, right behind a bald monk.

He then went to the Pure Land to compete, and the opponent instantly agreed to fight, only to be thrashed by him... but it was fake, until he beat the opponent to death, he realized he was actually in the Golden Alms Bowl Illusion Realm.

Before all the Buddhas, his wickedness was exposed.

Luckily, the matter was not publicized by the other side, but it was considered a lifelong disgrace by Wei Yan.

Since then, he has been cautious and became known as the smiling tiger in others’ eyes, also grew secretive about the Pure Land.

Hate it? He didn’t even dare entertain the thought.

The other party had already exposed his most embarrassing side completely, naturally he could only stay away like a rat in a sewer, otherwise, others would know he had already lost his Dao Heart and his cultivation couldn’t progress at all...

Chen Kuang didn’t care if Wei Yan had been to the Pure Land or not, but since he had offered a handle, Chen Kuang naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to climb up.

After this encounter, Wei Yan indeed ceased his probing.

In no time, the three landed on the banks of the River of Death.

In the night, the River of Death seemed endlessly vast, with gray water cascading, stirred by the wind into layers of waves, crashing onto the shore, a thick fog floating above the river, chilling the skin to the point of shivering.

Vaguely seen within the fog, there’s a small fishing boat carrying a tiny lamp like a star, drifting along with the waves.

It seemed as if a fisherman in a raincoat was pushing the boat with a bamboo pole, but a blink, and it felt like no one was there.

River of Death, Inquiry of Death Boat. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

That fishing boat, is the great demon within this river.

In his youth, Chen Kuang often went out of town to shop, the most frequent warning he heard was not to approach the River of Death nor listen to the voice of inquiry.

Although the great demon doesn’t cause windstorms, it often sweeps people into the river for no reason or lures them onto the boat with odd questions.

If answered incorrectly, one would perish amidst the boundless waves.

Especially since he’s blind, his hearing is particularly keen.

Others often warned him that passing by the river, should he hear someone calling his name, he must never respond.

If one accidentally touches the water, they would surely be taken onto the Inquiry of Death Boat.

However, Chen Kuang once met a merchant who claimed to be a lucky survivor from the Inquiry of Death Boat and used it as a conversation starter to attract customers.

This merchant said indeed on the Inquiry of Death Boat, a voice asks him questions.

But the questions are mostly true-or-false.

It speaks a sentence, and he needs to judge whether it’s true or false.

As it happens, the merchant had traveled widely since childhood, gained extensive knowledge, and knew exactly the answers to the questions asked at that time, thus answering three questions and surviving by luck.

Chen Kuang intended to use this as a breakthrough because...

As long as the questions were spoken, it equaled the other side uttering a sentence, he could then judge if the other side was lying.

Since as long as the other person knows the truth, whether they are lying is definite.

With his passive "I am Inspiration," Chen Kuang could easily determine the truth and correctness of what the other side said.

It’s basically a scoring opportunity.

Wei Yan put him down, asking: "The River of Death has arrived, where is your senior brother?"

The River of Death stretches across two counties, joining Dongting Lake as a tributary.

One of the counties is Jishao County.

And the tributary of the River of Death is connected to Wild Crossing.

"Huh..."

Chen Kuang gazed at the vast, surging river, took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

Feeling the chill-laden fog permeating through every ailment of his body... Spiritual Qi began to surge, invigorating each inch of flesh and orifice, his body had never felt so light.

He glanced back at the still-burning Imperial City, in the night it was like kindling burning out, slowly extinguishing.

The tyrant of old times had already been beheaded.

The women were still fleeing, while the future remained unseen.

After leaving... first go and see the home he hadn’t visited in ten years.

Not far away.

He thought.

Jishao County, he vividly remembered, that terrifying drought making his home so impoverished that they had to blind him to sell him to a passing Musician as an apprentice.

From then on, during ten years of leaving the palace for shopping, he refused countless opportunities to pass by Jishao County.

It was a knot in his heart.

Not his, but the other Chen Kuang’s.

Zhao Lie, noticing for a while that he hadn’t spoken, lost patience, stepped forward and asked:

"You... when will your senior brother arrive?"

"Ah, don’t rush, Elders."

Chen Kuang sighed, looked into the distance, smiling: "Look."

"My supposed ’senior brother,’ isn’t he coming now?"

Having said that, the two instinctively looked toward the river.

Yet, there wasn’t a thing on the river, just a lamp wobbling amid the waves.

"Splash."

Wei Yan looked back in shock, seeing Chen Kuang like an arrow leaving the string, or a dragon entering the sea, suddenly leap into the river.

Drowning within the waves.

"You!!!"

Zhao Lie and Wei Yan reacted simultaneously, attacking together, one knife and one sword, intent on killing.

"Boom!"

The entire river was split open, waves crashing on both banks.

"Crash!"

The rolling waves exploded, surging skyward.

Chen Kuang’s figure was half submerged, split open, torn to pieces by the furious sword aura and blade light.

But in the next second, he was whole again.

The intense pain lasted for merely a moment.

Successfully deceiving two Moon Embrace Realm Elders.

This was truly exhilarating, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

"Hahaha... cough cough."

Chen Kuang shook his head, reached back, surprisingly feeling a piece of deck, before him droplets of water glistened from a bright lamp.

"Spit! Spit!"

Chen Kuang spat out mouthfuls of river water choking his throat, focusing his vision.

Beside the lamp, stood a Raincoat Fisherman.

Underneath the raincoat stood scales of fishes.

"I have three questions for you."

A sticky voice rang out, under the hat emerged a huge pale fish eye.