The Mysterious Card Maker: Starting with Zhang Jiao's Deification

A green light appeared on the bottom of the water, but it was quickly swallowed up by the endless blackness of the River of Oblivion.

"The underworld! The netherworld!"

With a "buzzing" sound.

The environment around Lin Fan began to change, and the Gate of Hell stood prominently in the water, isolated from the outside waters.

Outside was water, inside was Lin Fan's own domain, and even the black water that bound Lin Fan was expelled at this moment.

"Now it's time for me to devour you all," Lin Fan said in a low voice.

"Netherworld, take me in!"

As the words fell, the gates of hell opened wide, and the black water that had been kept out seemed to have found a breakthrough, rushing in madly.

The once barren land was carved out of a river by the black water. The black water flowed into it, trying to escape, but could not get out, as if it were suppressed by some kind of rule.

"It's too late to escape now!"

Lin Fan mobilized his spiritual power to suppress the River of Oblivion with the help of the Underworld. The originally turbulent Black River was completely suppressed at this moment, and the river surface returned to calm.

With the completion of the entire "River of Oblivion" transformation, the [Underworld] also changed from a 2-star green zone to a 5-star green zone.

At this moment, the threshold ghost guarding the gate looked at Lin Fan with a blank expression, "Sir, what is this thing? It scared me so much when I opened the door that I was almost blown away."

"The River of Oblivion!" Lin Fan replied casually, his eyes involuntarily drawn to the long, black river.

Adding the River of Oblivion only upgraded it to 3 stars, and it hasn't even broken through to the Blue Domain level yet. At this rate, how many materials would it take to upgrade to the Purple Domain level, not to mention the subsequent levels?

"Splash!"

Two figures emerged from the water curtain outside the Gate of Hell, only to be immediately blocked at the door by the threshold ghost.

"No entry without orders!"

"Hey, you ugly thing, didn't we meet last time? Why are you acting so distant?"

Benboerba pushed aside the spear in the hand of the ghost at the threshold and was about to go in when he was stopped again.

"No entry without orders!"

Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh as he watched the dutiful threshold ghost in front of him meet the defeated Benboerba.

"Let them in!"

Upon hearing the order, the threshold monster put away its spear and coldly stared at the two fish monsters.

"Tch, look at you, you still have to let us in, don't you?" Benboerba said in a cheeky tone.

But the threshold ignored it and continued to guard its own door.

Benboerba pouted its fish mouth and said, "Stop pretending to be so profound. Don't you even consider our relationship with our elder brother..."

Before it could finish speaking, Baboer slapped it on the head with a "smack".

"Shut up, this is also Big Brother's Kaling!"

"I was just trying to ease the tension..." Benboerba shrank back and said innocently.

Upon seeing Lin Fan, Ba Bo'er immediately asked, "Big brother, you were the one who dealt with the black water, right?"

"Who else could it be but Big Brother? Big Brother is awesome!" Before Lin Fan could reply, Benboerba said.

"Stop flattering us, get ready to go up," Lin Fan said, looking at the two fish monsters.

Baboerben was very perceptive. He put another bubble on Lin Fan's head and then stood next to Lin Fan. Benboerba followed suit and stood there as well.

Lin Fan raised his hand and deactivated the [Netherworld] barrier. The Gates of Hell quickly dissipated, and the isolated space instantly crumbled.

The next moment, the pool water rushed in, pulling Lin Fan back into the pool.

"Let's go!" Lin Fan said.

The two fish monsters, one on each side, carried Lin Fan quickly towards the water's surface near the shore.

Before they surfaced, Lin Fan could vaguely hear Su Wanqing and Da Niu calling his name.

"Lin Fan!"

"Mr. Lin!"

He retrieved the fish monster, its head emerging from the water, causing ripples to spread across the previously calm surface.

"There he is! Mr. Lin is over there!" Da Niu shouted, then jumped into the water and swam quickly toward Lin Fan.

Da Niu dragged him ashore, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. He was exhausted.

"Why did you come to investigate alone? Why didn't you wake me up? Luckily nothing bad happened this time, otherwise how would I explain it to Mr. Zhao?" Su Wanqing said.

"One person is enough, and besides, I'm fine!" Lin Fan turned his head to look at the wound on his shoulder. It hadn't reopened, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you find anything?" Su Wanqing asked with concern.

Lin Fan didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Has anyone stayed overnight here before?"

Su Wanqing was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Lin Fan to ask this.

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not quite sure about that either. Mr. Zhao is in charge of managing the staff here. Should I... make a call and ask now?"

"Okay." Lin Fan nodded. "Let's wait here tonight. I saw on the stone tablet inside that something different will appear tonight."

Su Wanqing nodded, took out her phone, walked to the side, and made a call.

Lin Fan stood still, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards the ruins, and the words on the stone tablet began to surface in his mind.

It appears when the moon rises.

At midnight, the gates of hell open, and the bridge appears.

Could the Bridge of Helplessness appear at night?

Just as Lin Fan was pondering, Su Wanqing returned, her expression somewhat complicated. "There was indeed someone who kept watch around here overnight."

Lin Fan looked at her: "And then?"

"They said...some strange things would happen at night." Su Wanqing paused, "There were a lot of them, and they were afraid something would happen, so they left."

"Is that all?" Lin Fan pressed.

Su Wanqing shook her head: "No, their records only mention the number of strange creatures, nothing else."

"Hmm? Am I overthinking it? Is there really no bridge at all?"

Hearing Su Wanqing's words, Lin Fan was filled with doubt. The inscription on the stone tablet, "Beneath the Bridge of Helplessness lies the River of Oblivion," had already been confirmed.

But the bridge never appeared, and despite the New World sending so many groups of people, all that was left was the conclusion that many things were strange.

Lin Fan's mind was still replaying the words on the stone tablet when suddenly his gaze darkened, and he said, "At midnight, the Gates of Hell open, and the bridge appears!"

"No, maybe they were scared away by those eerie things before that time came."

Su Wanqing was also taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Lin Fan explained, "Those strange occurrences were probably just an 'appetizer.' The real thing hasn't even appeared yet, and they've already left!"

Lin Fan explained to them what he had seen on the stone tablet.

"You mean there's something else after those strange occurrences? And that later thing is the key?"

"right!"

Su Wanqing took a deep breath, as if making a decision, "Okay, then we'll stay and see, but if there's any real danger, we'll evacuate immediately."

Lin Fan had intended to check out what was available by himself, but after seeing the unquestionable look in Su Wanqing's eyes, he remained silent.

"How about this, the three of us will separate tonight and keep our distance."

Su Wanqing asked doubtfully, "Wouldn't separating be more dangerous?"

"If anything goes wrong, we can split up and evacuate, and it'll be easier to pull each other along!"

"Okay, I'll follow Mr. Lin's arrangements." Da Niu got up from the ground and was the first to agree.

"Okay, let's do it your way." Su Wanqing glanced at Lin Fan, weighed the pros and cons, and agreed.

Lin Fan nodded. He knew very well that this was just a superficial reason, and the real reason was that he needed to act alone.

After all, Su Wanqing and the other woman thought he had come to find a way to make "He Jin", but he was actually heading for the "Bridge of Helplessness".

Moreover, he carries the mark of the Demon King. If this mark were to cause any disturbance, it would drag them all down with it, let alone allow them to provide assistance.