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Hearing this, Chen Tian and the others showed puzzled expressions on their faces, as if they didn't understand what Guo Deyou was saying at all.

Ah Jing looked at Guo Deyou blankly:
“Is it necessary to be so complicated to perform this ritual?

We did not write the proclamation on yellow paper, nor did we use blood as a seal. We performed this ritual because the leader taught us.

We use the magic aura as a guide, and we can naturally cast various spells. Is there any problem with this?"

"Chief? Spiritual energy techniques?"

Guo Deyou was even more puzzled by this title and statement:

"Could it be that the leader you are talking about is a corpse retriever? What is spiritual energy magic?"

In response to this question, the team members shook their heads, and this reaction made Guo Deyou even more confused.

Just like he said before, even if someone knew the ritual of worshiping the Water Dragon King, they could only imitate its form and could not truly play its role.

However, now it seems that this matter has become even stranger. Who exactly is this leader they are talking about? How could he be able to break the almost unchanging rules of the corpse-recovering industry?

During the brief silence, Guo Deyou's heart was actually in turmoil.

Because he was an insider, he knew that such a thing was almost impossible.

But these team members were able to perform the entire ceremony with just simple instructions and really got the instructions from it.

There are only two possibilities for this result: either these people are born to be corpse retrievers; or the leader they are talking about is the best in the industry!
After a brief silence, Guo Deyou turned his gaze to the team members and slowly spoke:
"During the ceremony, all three incense sticks were burned out, which indicates that the matter you are involved in is extremely dangerous. Even so, are you still determined to continue the investigation?"

Bai Wenzheng looked at Guo Deyou firmly, his tone revealing his unquestionable determination:

"We are members of the second team of the military's 788th Action Team. Since its establishment, the 788th Action Team has never had a failed mission record. We must not lose this honor in our own hands. No matter how difficult the task is, we will move forward courageously. Next, we plan to go deep into the Yellow River to search for those bodies, hoping to find clues to advance the case from them. You are known as the river god, so you must be experienced in this area. If you can give us some advice, we will be very grateful; but if you choose not to help, we will have no complaints."

After saying that, Bai Wenzhen stood up and signaled to his team members to prepare to go to the Yellow River together.

"Wait a minute." Guo Deyou's voice suddenly rang out, and the team members stopped and turned around to look back.

Guo Deyou's face showed a rare solemnity. "The rules for corpse retrievers are extremely strict. If even one stick of incense goes out during the ceremony, it is an extremely ominous sign. For corpse retrievers, mountains of gold and silver cannot tempt them to go into the water. Although I have gone into the water countless times and retrieved countless bodies, I have only encountered the situation where incense went out for no reason once. And the situation you encountered, where three incense sticks went out at the same time, is a phenomenon that corpse retrievers will hardly encounter in their lifetime. I, Guo Deyou, have never been a person who sticks to the rules. The reason I announced my retirement was just to fulfill my master's last wish. He said that I had a great calamity in my life, and the only way to avoid it was to stop going into the water. But I never really believed it. Now that my master has passed away for many years, maybe it's time to make a change."

As Guo Deyou spoke, he walked past the crowd and headed towards the Yellow River first.

Chen Tian asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Guo Deyou's voice came from afar: "According to the images at the end of the ceremony, the bodies you are looking for have formed standing corpses at the bottom of the Yellow River. In this case, even if you all go into the water, it will be extremely difficult to find them. I will help you fish out these standing corpses, and you just need to meet them on the shore."

Ah Jing frowned upon hearing this, "Why are you helping us? You said it yourself, three broken incense sticks are a bad omen, and a standing corpse in the water is a taboo for corpse collectors. You could have stayed out of this, why did you wade into this mess?"

Ah Jing's question was also a puzzle in the minds of others. Guo Deyou just smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm just curious about the chief you mentioned. Taboos have never been decisive to me. I said that I don't believe in any great disaster in my life, and I retired just to make my master feel at ease. How about this, in exchange for helping you fish out the corpse, let me meet this chief. I just want to know how this expert in the corpse-fishing business can make the sacrificial rituals passed down from generation to generation work so easily."

After saying this, Guo Deyou arrived at the Yellow River, took off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles.

Ouyang Nian said with some concern: "You said that standing corpses are extremely dangerous, do you really want to take this risk?"

Guo Deyou smiled deeply when he heard this: "Otherwise, why do you think I am called the River God?"

With a "splash", Guo Deyou jumped into the surging Yellow River and his figure disappeared in an instant.

The team members looked at each other with worry in their eyes. They didn't know what Guo Deyou would encounter this time, but the three incense sticks were broken at the same time during the ceremony, which indicated a bad omen. In addition, the danger of the corpse standing in the water mentioned by Guo Deyou made them even more uneasy. They stood by the Yellow River, their eyes fixed on the water, and they felt more and more uneasy.

Not far away, the deputy director and others were also observing this scene. The development of the matter has exceeded their understanding. Since the 788 exploration team performed that strange ceremony, everything that happened has surprised them. This team has become more and more mysterious in their eyes, breaking their perception of any previous team. Now with the participation of Guo Deyou, the whole incident seems to have become even more confusing.

At this moment, there was complete silence on the shore, and everyone's attention was focused on the Yellow River.

……

A piercing chill hit Guo Deyou, and he opened his eyes in the water. He had been a corpse retriever since he was a child, and opening his eyes in the water was easy for him. Years of training allowed him to stay in the water much longer than an ordinary person, which greatly facilitated his search for corpses.

The long-lost familiarity made Guo Deyou quickly regain his form, and he began to dive quickly. The Yellow River was turbulent and turbid, and even a river god like Guo Deyou had a very limited vision. He could only rely on his years of experience to judge and act.

As he went deeper into the water, Guo Deyou gradually noticed something strange. The temperature under the water seemed unusually cold, and this coldness was not an ordinary low temperature, but a strange feeling that seemed to penetrate the bone marrow. He looked around in confusion and continued to dive.

However, the chill became stronger and stronger, and he felt powerless. Suddenly, Guo Deyou stopped and stood quietly in the water. This is a unique skill of corpse collectors, who can move freely in the water as if walking on flat ground.

A trace of vigilance flashed across Guo Deyou's eyes. He realized that the temperature here was abnormally abnormal. It was normal for the temperature to drop in the deep water where sunlight could not penetrate, but this feeling of coldness as if entering another world in an instant was extremely unusual.

As he was observing, Guo Deyou suddenly found that there seemed to be a figure moving in the distance, and it was approaching him. He frowned, feeling a little confused. When he was about to go up to breathe and come down to investigate, he suddenly felt something and turned back.

A pale face suddenly appeared in front of him! Guo Deyou was startled and stepped back in a hurry. However, he found that there was a body standing in the water behind him. The posture of the body was extremely strange, with both palms raised above the head, feet standing in the water, knees slightly bent, eyes closed, face livid, and even signs of cysts all over the body.

Then, Guo Deyou found another body slowly emerging from the turbid water. The body's movements were also strange, with its hands crossed to form a reverse palm print, legs crossed, and head tilted at an angle of nearly 90 degrees. What was even more unacceptable was that the body's eyes were open, staring at Guo Deyou at this weird angle.

The third, the fourth...More and more corpses gradually appeared around Guo Deyou, as if they were surrounding him. As these corpses quietly appeared, the temperature around him seemed to drop below freezing.

Guo Deyou realized that the situation was not good, and immediately burst out with all his strength, trying to rush out of the water to breathe. However, at this moment, a corpse suddenly moved and grabbed his ankle!

This made Guo Deyou's eyes widen in astonishment. He tried his best to swim upwards, but he was unable to float to the surface because he was being dragged by an extremely powerful corpse.

Then, another hand tightly grabbed his other ankle, making his heart tighten.

Without giving it much thought, Guo Deyou immediately pulled out the small knife for self-defense from his waist, turned around and swung at the corpse, trying to break free.

"Om..."

The sharp blade scratched the corpse's wrist but left no mark, which shocked Guo Deyou.

He gradually realized that this encounter was far stranger than he had imagined.

These standing corpses maintained various strange postures in the water, as if they were performing an ancient and mysterious ritual. And the two corpses holding his ankles, whether by coincidence or for other reasons, stared at him with a pair of dead fish eyes.

"Gudu..."

Although Guo Deyou can stay in the water for a long time, he still needs to breathe.

At this moment, he felt pain in his lungs and knew that time was running out. He had to break free as soon as possible, otherwise he would face a life-and-death crisis.

Thinking of this, Guo Deyou used all his strength and swam towards the surface of the water.

If he could just take another breath, he would be able to deal with this strange underwater situation more calmly.

With his full struggle, he gradually pulled the two strange corpses to the surface of the water.

However, just when he saw hope and tried even harder, he suddenly felt the two hands at his ankles suddenly exert force and grab him tightly!

How can this be?

Even if a corpse is in rigor mortis, it cannot exert force on its own!
Guo Deyou looked down in confusion, only to see that the two corpses actually raised their heads slowly and mechanically, staring straight at him, their hands were gradually tightening, veins bulging!
Realizing that he might be involved in a strange incident, Guo Deyou didn't have time to think about it. He gritted his teeth and swam to the surface with all his might.

As it was about to reach the surface of the water, he reached out hard to grab it.

But just when he was about to expose his head and breathe, he felt a strong pulling force and his body sank involuntarily.

"Gudu..."

Another mouthful of water almost choked him. Guo Deyou looked at the water surface getting farther and farther away, his eyes full of shock and confusion.

What happened to these corpses?

This was the last question lingering in his mind.

Although he is called the River God, he is just a mortal after all, not even a magic practitioner.

He can stay in water several times longer than an average person, but he still needs to breathe.

At this moment, Guo Deyou knew clearly that he no longer had the strength to drag the two bodies out of the water.

Is this the great disaster that the master mentioned?
Could this be the omen that the three incense sticks in the ceremony would break into pieces?
Guo Deyou no longer had the energy to think about these issues.

……

At the same time, the 788 team members on the shore were staring at the water, and suddenly they saw a hand stretched out, and their eyes lit up.

But then, the hand was pulled down by a force and disappeared without a trace.

"Oh no! Guo Deyou might be in danger!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful force burst out from Bai Wenzheng's body. In a desperate situation, he only wanted to save people, and he released the power of Qiongqi without reservation.

I saw that the nearest willow tree by the Yellow River was withering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The power of Qiongqi is an extremely yin force, and Bai Wenzhen has no intention of restraining himself at this moment, which leads to such consequences.

The deputy director and others not far away instantly felt the chill emanating from Bai Wen Zheng.

They even saw that a light frost had formed on the ground beneath Bai Wenzhen's feet.

This scene made Fatty and Ouyang Nian subconsciously take a few steps back, their eyes full of astonishment.

Feeling the suppression on its blood, the big black dog also lowered its head and slowly retreated, not daring to get closer.

"How is this going?"

Ouyang Nian had never seen Bai Wen Zheng take action, and felt a little uneasy about this extremely cold and icy power.

At this moment, Bai Wenzhen's attention was entirely focused on the Yellow River.

With a burst of power, he leaped into the Yellow River.

“The Buddha’s power comes from the bloodline of Qiongqi, one of the four great beasts.

But don't worry, the chief gave the Buddha a magic weapon to control his power."

As he spoke, a formation plate gradually emerged under Chen Tian's feet, and the Bagua Xuan Jade Robe was now flashing with green light.

Looking at this array, Ouyang Nian was amazed:

"This array is different from the Wuhou Qimen I know?"

Chen Tian formed seals with his hands and gradually gathered strength.

Hearing this, Chen Tian said calmly:

"This Taoist robe of mine is a treasure given to me by the chief. With it, I can perform the long-lost Taoist skill - Fenghou Qimen Technique.

In this horoscope, I am the master of heaven and earth!"

As Chen Tian finished his words, the formation under his feet suddenly expanded, covering the entire Yellow River.

"Kanwei, Tuheche!"

Chen Tian's voice exploded in the ears of several people, and then the ground beneath their feet began to shake. (End of this chapter)