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Chapter 644 A glimmer of hope after a period of darkness

He cupped one hand, his voice softening:

"This NPC is dishonest. He insists on making that thousand spirit stones. We're just one person short. It's really something. My hands are sore from playing so much."

Li Ling frowned: "It really is. The boat is faster now. Just when it was carrying the six of us, it was so slow that we couldn't even go a few steps with one stroke of the oar. Now that the boat is full of people, it's much faster."

Li Ling was somewhat displeased. She walked to the old man's side:

"Sir, you've taken so much money and wasted so much of our time. You should at least charge us a few less spirit stones."

Li Ling stayed in the Spirit Realm for a while, relying on spirit stones for everything from eating and drinking to even cultivation. Back then, he was young and ignorant, and the money he brought from the Demon Realm had long been used up. After a few years of being frugal, he gradually became like Jiang He, having to scrimp and save every last bit of spirit stone.

Upon hearing Li Ling's words, Long Aotian maintained the same expression on his face, but his body turned around in a very honest manner.

Li Ling's words were practically an order for the old man to hand over the money.

The old man rowing the boat kept his eyes fixed ahead, unaffected by the words.

The mustard seed bag was hanging securely on the stern. Li Ling tried to untie the bag, but the knot was complicated and she couldn't understand it at all.

After fiddling with it haphazardly a few times, I gave up.

Jiang He glanced at the stern of the boat, giving it a casual look.

The boat was moving fast, and around sunset, when the water became calm, the boat stopped.

"arrive."

The old man spoke briefly. He had barely finished speaking when Zhong Liyu looked around; all she could see was water, not a single inch of land.

"We're here already? Sir, you're not kidding us, are you?"

The old man put down his oar, gazed into the distance, and repeated:

"arrive."

"We're not there yet, are you kidding me...?"

Zhong Liyu looked again and again. Indeed, the place they were in was nothing but water, without any trace or change. Could it be that they were going to jump into the water right now, or was there something underwater?

Jin Dazhu looked confused; he had slept the whole way and was only now awakened by the conversation among the others.

The old man continued to repeat:

"arrive."

“We’ve arrived,” Jiang He continued, pointing to the calm water.

Look down.

On the boundless waters, only a few birds occasionally flew by. Since the small boat began to travel at high speed, no more monsters appeared on the water, and it was very calm.

But this tranquility kept them on edge, fearing they might encounter a monster if they weren't careful.

With no wind or waves, the view became increasingly expansive through the clear water:

"Holy crap, there's a road! It's right ahead."

Li Ling: "It was hidden underwater, and I searched for it for ages."

Zhong Liyu: "Haha, this NPC wasn't lying."

The water surface gradually began to sway, as if the water level was dropping and the path hidden underwater was being revealed.

From Jiang He's perspective, a road paved with neat stones slowly rose up.

To be precise, the water level is dropping, revealing the stone path.

The road surface is extremely smooth due to constant water erosion. Under the setting sun, the water remaining on the stone surface reflects the light, adding a touch of hazy softness.

The glowing stone surface stretched straight ahead, and even with divine sense, one could not perceive the end of the stone path.

"How strange. Where does this road lead? Is the clue at the end of the road?"

"I don't know, I just feel that there's something strange about how this road appeared."

As soon as Jin Dazhu opened his mouth, the once calm waters began to crack again.

The water rippled beneath the boat, and suddenly, several huge waves appeared, and a massive whirlpool appeared not far from the small boat!

"Holy crap..."

Before Zhong Liyu could finish his words of shock, he felt a force on the back of his neck.

This force is immense and almost irresistible.

It was this force that pulled him forward and threw him.

In the blink of an eye, Zhong Liyu fell into the water.

The old man standing on the boat remained expressionless. He raised two fingers, grabbed Zhong Liyu and Li Ling, and threw them into the water without the slightest hesitation.

Jin Dazhu stood beside Li Ling, stunned, as if he had witnessed a murder scene.

"Sir, he... has betrayed us."

As soon as Jin Dazhu finished speaking, he was also thrown into the water by an irresistible force.

Jin Dazhu fell headfirst into the water, looking disheveled. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of water and before he could say anything else, he was swept away by a wave and disappeared from sight in a moment.

Zhong Liyu wanted to try to retrieve it, but looking at the empty water, she was at a loss.

The calm waters and the unhindered ships created a false sense of security. When the truth was revealed, Zhong Liyu was stunned.

Beneath the water, there are all sorts of monsters and surging waves.

The giant wave carried the underwater monsters, who, before they could even rejoice at the food falling before them, were swept into the whirlpool along with Zhong Liyu and Li Ling.

Demons surged toward Zhong Liyu one after another.

Long Aotian looked at the old man warily, and by the time the old man raised his hand, his sword was already in front of him.

The old man spoke calmly, extending his five fingers.

With a single palm strike, Long Aotian was slammed into the water.

Bai Zhizhou avoided the old man. His formation was extremely fast, and when it was completed, he was already a hundred miles away using a teleportation array.

The old man remained silent and struck again, simultaneously hitting Li Si'an, who was leaning against the edge of the boat, and Bai Zhizhou, who was a hundred miles away.

After falling into the water, the two of them left along the stone path that had appeared.

In the end, only the old man and Jiang He remained on the boat.

Under the immense pressure, Jiang He knelt down on one knee.

After being on guard for so long, Jiang He realized that the person she had been wary of was truly a villainous NPC. Under such absolute power, any struggle she might have had was futile...

The sword in her hand flew out, pointing straight at the old man's face. The sword was so fast that by the time the people outside the screen saw it, only the tip of the sword had grazed the boatman's chin.

The scene shifts, and the old man's face, which should have been expressionless, shows a very subtle emotion that is not noticeable unless you look closely.

Jiang He, however, saw it clearly.

No one was hurt, but something he valued was damaged; this sword strike was worthwhile.

Jiang He didn't continue her sword strike. Instead, she grabbed the flying spirit sword, turned around, and jumped off the boat.

"I've taken the mustard seed bag."