Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 290 - 281: The Conspiracy Behind the Flood, the Little Demon Leading the Way, and Total Breakdown!

Chapter 290: Chapter 281: The Conspiracy Behind the Flood, the Little Demon Leading the Way, and Total Breakdown!

So, I should speak less and avoid getting involved in too much karma.

This matter must be buried deep within me. If it gets to my big brother and the others, that I’ve messed with the Reincarnation Bridge and mixed up the time of countless worlds, they’d scold me to death!

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Currently, Su Mu’s Water Control ability is very limited, with an affinity of only 33%, restricting the scope of his control.

If he could reach one hundred percent, he could, with a mere wave of his hand, make all the river’s waters retreat!

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"Old Ten, why are you so quiet?"

Ever since I took control of the waters, Su Mu noticed this little old man went silent, not saying a word, becoming taciturn, at most gesturing directions with his hand.

Just when we boarded, he was like a chatterbox, asking this and that, and now he doesn’t ask or say anything.

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In fact, it’s not that the old man doesn’t want to speak, he just doesn’t dare to say much!

Just showing the way already entangles him in not insignificant karma, speaking more would just add more karma.

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At this moment, he thought of a good way!

Regarding Su Mu’s questioning, the skinny old man didn’t respond. Instead, he immediately opened the wooden board on the deck, from a hundred creatures working in the engine room, he randomly grabbed a "little ghost" and placed it on the deck.

Then, staring at this "little ghost", he harshly whispered, "You show the way."

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Having said that, he turned and smiled at Su Mu, "Senior, my apologies."

"I might be too tired, feeling a bit dizzy, if you don’t mind, I’d like to close my eyes for a moment to rest?"

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Upon hearing this, Su Mu didn’t say much: "Does it know the way?"

He didn’t care if the old man was tired, he just wanted to fix the bridge quickly and earn Favor Points.

Su Mu pointed at the odd-shaped "creature" on the deck and said.

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This "creature", with a horse’s body, a monkey’s head, and a small tail, was truly unrecognizable as any specific species.

"It has been working with me for many years, it knows well."

The old man replied with a forced smile.

"Isn’t that right?" The old man squinted at the "little ghost" on the deck, smilingly said.

At these words, the little ghost almost broke down but nodded under pressure.

...

Then, the old man sat at the back, closed his eyes, began to meditate, and silently chanted scriptures.

It seemed he was trying very hard to detach himself from this significant karma.

The poor "little ghost" suffered, feeling utterly resigned, knowing that guiding would lead this enormous karma to fall upon it.

Thus, with Su Mu’s help, a journey that initially took three days was completed in less than three hours.

The Blackwood Ship steered into a new branch, a water domain unfamiliar to Su Mu, as it was his first visit.

In the next moment.

An extremely foul stench entered Su Mu’s nostrils, making him feel somewhat nauseated and uncomfortable.

The further they sailed forward, the stronger the smell became, as if they were sailing into a stinking, fetid gutter.

At this, the old man, who was meditating and chanting with eyes closed, knowing they arrived upon smelling this, opened his eyes and stood up.

Step by step, he walked up to the deck, grabbed the "little ghost".

"Alright, you’re done, back off."

With that, he opened the deck and tossed the "little ghost" back into the ship’s hold.

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"Senior, we have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu ceased his Water Control Divine Technique, allowing the waters to resume their natural flow.

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"Why is it so foul?"

Su Mu stood on the deck, looking at the river, realizing the water had entirely turned black, exuding waves of stench.

Most importantly, this stench was no ordinary stink; it was as if a thousand-year-old rotted corpse drenched in century-old sour soup was boiled to release this smell.

It triggered a physiological nausea in Su Mu, an utter revulsion.

The old man seemed unaffected, showing no reaction, seemingly accustomed to it.

"Haha, senior, terribly sorry, that’s how it is."

"The river turned black because there are too many fish corpses rotting into the river, creating this odor."

The skinny old man explained word by word.

This was because the Reincarnation Bridge in this area broke, causing every creature in this water domain to fail reincarnation, all piled up in the world, causing the chaos and stench.

This was all because of that flood at the time, which impacted here and broke the Reincarnation Bridge.

If not dealt with timely, every world in this tributary would be doomed.

The breakage of the Reincarnation Bridge caused the reincarnation order to descend into chaos, a night where a hundred ghosts walk, blending the deceased with the living, complete pandemonium and disorder.....

"Where is the bridge?"

"Let’s finish this quickly."

Su Mu frowned and said.

"Senior, please look ahead." The skinny old man pointed to the mist ahead.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu waved his large hand at the mist ahead, dispersing it.

Revealing a broken small stone bridge. Because the tributary was very narrow, this small stone bridge was especially small, not at all on the same scale as the large stone bridge on the main river.

One was a bridge over a stinking gutter, the other a large bridge crossing a river, not on the same dimension.

...

However, the large stone bridge on the main river only had minor damages, but this small stone bridge was completely broken.

Soon, as the Blackwood Ship got closer.

Su Mu jumped onto this broken bridge to inspect.

The old man also came to the broken bridge, observing behind Su Mu, continuously sighing.

Sins, these are grave sins....

Back then, the flood that swept through the River of Time indeed brought significant calamity to All Heavens and Myriad Realms. If this Reincarnation Bridge is not repaired, all the worlds and creatures here are doomed to death...

Who knows for sure who caused that flood back then...

At first, he wanted to investigate.

But was stopped by his big brothers.

They said behind that flood was an enormous karma and conspiracy, not something they could investigate or meddle in....

...

After inspecting, Su Mu already figured out a plan for repair.

Then, he picked up the old man’s iron hammer and took out some rare ore materials from the Space Ring to prepare for the repair.

Seeing this, the old man hurriedly advised, "Senior!"

"Wait!"

"This stone bridge is made of very special materials, which cannot be filled with other materials."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu asked, "Hmm? Then how to repair it?"

"Senior, I brought along the materials."

Saying so, the old man clapped his hands.

In the next moment, a rustling sound came from the woods along the riverbank.

It seemed something was coming.