“The Great Marsh is too wide. The water map I drew only uses our location as the origin, and extends along that hidden waterway to a few hundred miles in all directions,” Gui Wu said, his face pale and his voice weak.

He looked like his soul power was severely depleted.

Seeing this, Ti Hun made a series of hand gestures and shot a dark red light towards the black square box. The red light spread out, enveloping Gui Wu's illusory figure.

Gui Wu was bathed in the light, and only then did he feel slightly better. He thanked Ti Hun, saying,

“Thank you.”

Han Li examined the jade slip once, but did not put it away immediately. Instead, he raised his head and his eyes flashed with a ghostly purple light, probing towards the Yellow Springs Great Marsh.

With the blessing of his Nine Serenities Devil Eyes, the original elusive positive and negative whirlwinds were all revealed before Han Li's eyes.

The closer to the lakeshore, the smaller and harder to distinguish the positive and negative whirlwinds became. The closer to the center of the lake, the stronger and more obvious the whirlwinds became. Near the blood clouds, they simply stirred up the lake's mist and the sky's aura, creating a chaotic scene.

As Gui Wu had said, the distribution of these positive and negative whirlwinds was very chaotic, and it was impossible to find any pattern at all. Likewise, it was impossible to find the waterway that Gui Wu had mentioned.

“Daoist Gui Wu, the distribution of these positive and negative whirlwinds seems to be different from the water map you drew?” Han Li asked with a frown.

“The distribution of this wind is chaotic and changes constantly. What I drew is the water map when the waterway appears. So we are not to immediately follow the map to find the way, but to wait for the water area to change to match the water map. Then the waterway will naturally appear,” Gui Wu explained.

“Wait… how long do we need to wait?” Han Li pondered.

“The changes in the whirlwinds on the Great Marsh are unpredictable, and it is impossible to accurately grasp them without long-term continuous observation. However, judging from the condition of the blood clouds in the center of the lake, it shouldn't be too long. It will definitely appear in a month or a year at most,” Gui Wu said.

Han Li looked at the blood clouds in the Yellow Springs Great Marsh, pondered for a long time, and said,

“Then we'll wait.”

Han Li and his group temporarily settled down in the stone fortress on the shore of the Great Marsh, waiting for more than half a year.

On this day, the wind on the Yellow Springs Great Marsh was strong. The huge whirlwind that originally only occupied the center of the lake had now spread to almost the entire Great Marsh, only tens of miles away from the lakeshore.

“The time has come, it's now, haha…” Gui Wu laughed loudly.

“Now? Are you kidding me? The current situation is obviously much worse than before,” Shi Chuan Kong said in surprise.

The others also looked nervous and a little uneasy.

“Daoist, you don't know, the Gate of Life is hidden in the Gate of Death. The original positive and negative whirlwinds were small and dense, but now many small whirlwinds have merged together, becoming large and sparse, and a secret passage will appear in the middle,” Gui Wu explained.

Han Li's eyes flickered with a ghostly purple light as he carefully examined the scenery in the lake. He also found that the distribution of positive and negative whirlwinds in the Great Marsh at this moment was basically the same as the water map that Gui Wu had drawn before.

“Indeed, I can see the entrance to the waterway that Daoist Gui Wu mentioned earlier. It should be correct,” Han Li said.

“Fellow Daoists, time is of the essence, let's set off quickly! There are too many variables in the Yellow Springs Great Marsh. The current situation can only last for a few hours at most, we can't afford to delay,” Gui Wu said.

“Ti Hun and I will take Daoist Gui Wu and sail across the water. The rest of you stay in my Cave Heaven treasure. After we arrive, we will act together,” Han Li said.

The others naturally had no objection and nodded in agreement.

Han Li waved his palm, and a silver light flashed in front of him. The silver light gate then appeared.

Jin Tong was most familiar with the Flower Branch Cave Heaven and walked in as if he were going home.

Shi Chuan Kong glanced at it and walked in.

Zi Ling walked to the door, looked back at Han Li, and reminded him, “Be careful…”

Han Li smiled slightly and nodded.

After they entered the Flower Branch Cave Heaven, Han Li then closed the silver light gate and said to Ti Hun, “Let's go…”

“I will be careful to steer the boat later. You use your Divine Soul secret technique to explore the surroundings and watch Gui Wu carefully. Once he makes any moves, kill him immediately. But don't worry, I have my own way to take you away.” While speaking, Han Li also transmitted his voice to Ti Hun.

After advancing to the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm, Han Li's confidence has increased a lot.

“Okay, I will be careful,” Ti Hun replied.

After saying that, the two leaped and landed on the shore of the Yellow Springs Great Marsh.

Han Li waved his palm, and a green light flashed. A delicate green bamboo boat then appeared and fell towards the lake.

It was still as light as a feather. After the boat entered the water, it only sank a little bit before floating steadily on the surface, and even the ripples that were stirred up were only tiny fish-scale ripples.

Han Li took the lead in leaping up, touching the bamboo boat with his toes, and landed on it. Ti Hun followed closely behind, standing behind Han Li.

“Daoist Gui Wu, we are about to set off. If there are any changes on the way, please remind me in time,” Han Li said, bending down and placing the black square box at the bow of the boat.

A wisp of green smoke floated out of the square box, condensing into the appearance of Gui Wu, who said with a smile, “Daoist Han, don't worry, we are now truly in the same boat, our lives are related, how dare I not do my best?”

Han Li nodded and immediately waved his sleeve. A gust of wind swept across, and the green bamboo boat shot out like an arrow.

The bamboo boat was extremely fast. Traveling on the lake was not like breaking through the water, but rather like gliding on the ice. Once it rushed out, it went straight to a group of positive and negative whirlwinds.

Seeing this, Han Li quickly waved his hand and took out a long green bamboo pole. He slammed it hard on the lake surface, forcibly changing the trajectory of the bamboo boat, causing it to slide past a positive and negative whirlwind.

“Hey, be careful, be careful…” Gui Wu was shocked and kept reminding him.

Han Li stabilized the boat and began to slow down, passing through a narrow passage between two whirlwinds, officially entering the entrance of the secret waterway.

Initially, there were not many fluctuations on the lake surface, and the boat was relatively stable. However, the further inward they went, the greater the momentum of the positive and negative whirlwinds along the way. Although the bamboo boat would not capsize, it became very difficult to control.

Han Li had to concentrate on controlling the boat, and most of the time he needed Gui Wu to identify the direction.

“Go to the left, bypass that big whirlwind, and you will see the cloud wall behind it,” Gui Wu shouted loudly.

Han Li immediately propped up the bamboo pole and slapped the water surface, turning the bow of the boat to the left and bypassing a huge group of positive and negative whirlwinds.

After arriving on the other side, Han Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he saw a huge red cloud wall appearing directly in front of him, completely blocking the entire path forward.

He quickly put the bamboo pole into the bottom of the water to stop the bamboo boat from rushing forward.

“What’s going on?” Han Li asked.

Seeing this, Gui Wu was also shocked, with an expression of disbelief.

Han Li frowned slightly at this sight.

“Impossible, there is clearly a gap here…” Gui Wu said with a look of annoyance, hesitating.

Ti Hun stood behind, looking at Gui Wu's figure with an unkind expression.

Han Li also stared at him for a moment, seeing that his expression did not seem to be faked, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Could it be that the estimation was really wrong, or something had changed?

At this moment, his gaze suddenly turned, and the ghostly purple color lit up in his eyes. He looked towards the blood cloud wall in front of him with his spiritual eye supernatural power, and couldn't help but let out a light “Huh”.

“What's wrong, Daoist Han, have you found anything?” Gui Wu asked quickly.

“The waterway is still there, but it is blocked by the escaping cloud gas,” Han Li said.

Hearing this, Gui Wu quickly looked towards the bottom of the cloud wall, and indeed found that although there was also blood cloud condensation there, it was far less thick and heavy than in other places.

“Go.”

Han Li shouted softly, and with a sweep of the long pole in his hand, the bamboo boat crashed straight into the blood cloud wall.

With a soft “poof” sound.

Han Li and the others crashed into the cloud wall with their boat, and their vision instantly turned blood red. They could not see anything clearly, and it became very difficult to breathe.

However, after a while, Han Li suddenly felt his breathing become smooth, and the front suddenly opened up, and he passed through the high wall again.

“We're out…” Gui Wu said with joy.

Han Li looked as usual, looking around. He saw that the blood-colored cloud walls on both sides were towering and rolling, which were caused by the positive and negative whirlwinds connected side by side, pulling the clouds in the sky.

They were traveling in it, like traveling in a canyon with towering cliffs, and they had to be careful all the time.

“Daoist Han, you can relax for the time being. Once you enter this Walking Dragon Road, it will be safe, at least a large part of the journey is safe,” Gui Wu said with a sigh of relief.

“Walking Dragon Road?” Han Li asked doubtfully.

“I just made it up, for good luck, hehe…” Gui Wu said.

Hearing this, Han Li stopped talking and carefully steered the boat forward.

…

At the same time, in the center of the Yellow Springs Great Marsh, there was a ring-shaped encirclement formed by a circle of positive and negative whirlwinds, condensing a circle of extremely thick blood cloud walls, isolating a vast area in the middle.

Within this area, the sky was vast and there were no more whirlwinds. A circular island in the shape of a wheel floated alone in the center.

It was just an isolated island in the Great Marsh, but it actually had six mountain ridges, radiating from different directions towards the center of the island. Looking down from the sky, it looked like the spokes of a wheel.

It was natural and impressive.

At a glance, the entire island, although no vegetation grew, did not appear desolate, because there were stone steps, mountain roads, and some simple pavilions distributed throughout the island.

As for the center of the island, there was also a majestic stone hall built of gray-white boulders.

Around the stone hall, there were flat squares, but their sizes and shapes were different, and they were all shrouded in smoke.

In the cloud miasma on these squares, there were teams of ghost soldier cultivators patrolling and guarding.