mountains and rivers dream

Chapter 414 Black Sea
"I don't know how much you know about the title of One-Eyed Yama, but I, an old man, solemnly remind you today that although he looks like a rascal, he is a very stubborn person and holds grudges! You didn't feel it wrong just now. The reason you had memory confusion was because of his unique secret technique."

The old ghost spoke in a very serious tone, and his aged voice echoed within the barrier, adding a strange touch to the already terrifying atmosphere.

However, before the old ghost could utter the words "secret technique," Yin Rui suddenly tapped his head with his fan, as if he had suddenly thought of something very important.

"Could it be..." He widened his eyes, hesitant to continue.

He looked at the old ghost with a hint of fear, only to see the old ghost give an evil smile, as if he really wanted him to say it.

"Fifth Brother, what exactly is it?" Zhao Yishen was out of breath due to his injury, but when he heard that Yin Rui, whom he had always admired, knew a little about the secret technique, he became much more excited.

Although Yin Rui hesitated, his eagerness to learn led him to grit his teeth and shout out, "It should be the kind of absurd trick mentioned in an old book of sorcery I've read before!"

His voice was a bit loud, and he startled himself after he finished speaking. He glanced awkwardly at the old ghost and saw that the other man slowly closed his eyes. His gaze didn't seem to be one of displeasure, but rather one of appreciation. Yin Rui was relieved and glad that he had guessed correctly.

“Absurd…trickery?” Xiao Yu couldn’t help but repeat it to himself, suddenly feeling that the name was too familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Suddenly, a loud slapping sound came from somewhere, and someone slapped their forehead hard, followed by a low growl of pain.

"Oh! Could it be related to that absurd secret realm created by that female demon named Qiao Ying, whom we accidentally fell into?"

It turned out that Fox Peach was the first to remember the origin of the name, so she slapped Big Gray on the forehead to celebrate that she had remembered! Big Gray winced in pain and accidentally let out a cry.

“Absurd Secret Realm…?” Wei Chengshuang muttered softly. These words sounded very unfamiliar to her. It seemed that she had never heard anyone mention them in the past hundred years.

She held Lu Yiran, who was still unconscious, in her arms, while Wei Chengshuang waited obediently for the effects of the golden pills to take hold so that Lu Yiran could wake up quickly.

"What you say is true, kid. The secret technique my old friend used is the Absurd Trick. And that absurd secret realm you guys happened to encounter in the First Demon Transformation Tomb—oh no, it should be called the Absurd Realm now—was something that Qiao Ying, who ran away, stole from him. He always knew that such a thing existed in the Oasis Realm, but he didn't intend to pay any attention to it. He just didn't expect that the secret realm that Qiao Ying painstakingly created would be turned into his own by some twist of fate. Hehe..."

Old Ghost spoke with a smile, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu squinted, and from the words of these people, he roughly figured out the origin of this absurd secret realm. But now, this thing had become his by some twist of fate.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu's heart suddenly sank for some reason, and she had a bad feeling.

Suddenly, she thought of something and was about to ask the old ghost for confirmation when a strange fragrance wafted from beside her. Qin Lin suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and woke up.

"Ah Lin!" Xiao Yu was overjoyed, but also became even more worried.

Within the mouthful of blood that Qin Lin spat out, there were some strange black things wriggling, but they stopped moving after a while, and the puddle on the ground was emitting an indescribable fragrance.

"Master, what is this smell? It smells so good..." Wei Chengshuang's eyes sparkled as she tried to smell the surrounding aroma, as if she really liked it.

As Wei Chengshuang sniffed, her eyes suddenly widened, and she pointed at the pool of blood on the ground and shouted, "Insects!" Xiao Yu looked again, and the things on the ground that she had initially thought were just a pool of dirty blood began to wriggle again.

Don't touch it!

Before Xiao Yu could react, Yin Rui appeared in front of her from a distance and pushed her and Qin Lin backward, causing them to stumble.

But Yin Rui clearly didn't do it on purpose. He quickly pulled out another small bottle from his pocket, which seemed to contain some white powder.

Without thinking twice, he collapsed headfirst into that mass of blackness.

The wriggling, worm-like things immediately started sizzling, as if they were being roasted by something and began to steam and heat up.

In no time, the hot liquid turned into a pool of blood before everyone's eyes, truly merging with the filthy blood.

"Cough cough..."

At this moment, accompanied by a few coughs, Qin Lin also woke up from his previous coma.

"He's awake! He's finally awake!"

Wei Chengshuang seemed even happier than Xiao Yu, cheering while not letting anyone look down at Lu Yiran, yet still noticing that Lu Yiran made any move.

She frowned, but simply thought that all medicines have different effects, so she decided to wait a little longer.

"Ah Lin, you're finally awake!" Xiao Yu knelt down and hugged Qin Lin, her eyes filled with joy.

Qin Lin's vision was glazed, and it took him a long time to regain his senses.

He looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, and Xiao Yu's long hair was hanging down beside his ears. Only then did he realize that he had really woken up from the previous hazy nightmare!

"I felt like I was locked in a pitch-black place, like a black sea, a place that seemed boundless, with no foothold. I searched for an exit for a long time, but couldn't find it. I was exhausted, and no one responded to me..."

His pale lips uttered these nightmarish words softly, causing Xiao Yu to furrow her brows and feel heartache in her eyes.

Of course she knew that Qin Lin's body had been taken over by the Black Demon Lord, which caused this situation. However, she was also in a precarious situation at the time, and Lu Yiran was in a similar predicament. The group was trapped in that inexplicable barrier and could not escape, let alone find out what had happened to Qin Lin.

"That wasn't the Black Sea. It was just that you were once again possessed by that hateful Black Demon Lord and severely injured again. It was all to rescue me from the barrier..." Xiao Yu's tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back.

"Don't cry anymore. It's my fault for not being good enough, which gave him an opportunity. But that person saved you time and time again..." Qin Lin said, his expression suddenly becoming extremely depressed.