Shen Luo went to the city first and mailed the letter home at the relay station. Then, he rode out of the city and quickly returned to the Yellow Reed Marsh ferry.
The summer sky changed at the drop of a hat. A moment ago, the sky was still clear, but now it was suddenly covered with dark clouds and a strong wind blew. It was like the scene before a storm.
Shen Luo looked at the sky and tied the horse to a tree near the ferry. He untied the small boat tied to the tree stump and jumped onto it.
"Young Master, you can't use the boat today. Look at the sky, it's going to rain soon. This river is narrow. Once it rains, the river will be abnormally turbulent. Even a skilled boat driver won't dare to go into the water at this time. " Yu Dadan came out of the thatched cottage with an apron around his waist. He seemed to be cooking. Seeing Shen Luo's actions, he hurriedly stopped him.
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Yu. I know what I'm doing." Shen Luo waved his hand at Yu Dadan and knocked the bamboo pole in his hand on the shore. The small boat smoothly flew forward and sailed downstream.
According to Yu Yan, Heavenly Master Yu seemed to have found the Nameless Heavenly Book on a stormy day. The current weather might be an opportunity.
Of course, if the water situation was really dangerous, he naturally wouldn't seek death.
"Young Master, there are many submerged reefs downstream. If the current is too fast, even the sturdiest boat can't withstand it. Come back quickly!" Yu Dadan was anxious and repeatedly shouted.
However, Shen Luo didn't respond. The small boat went smoothly and in the blink of an eye, it was already far away.
He was much more proficient in rowing compared to yesterday. Soon, he arrived at the rocky beach. Although the sky was gloomier than before, it still didn't rain.
Shen Luo stopped the small boat beside the brown reefs. Just as he was about to walk forward, he suddenly stopped and looked up and down at the two feet high rugged reefs in front of him.
"Let's start with you!"
As Shen Luo spoke, he picked up a fixed rope and tied it to his waist. Then, he took out a "Treasure-hunting Talisman" from his body and took out a Primordial Stone, pressing it on the talisman and carefully activating it.
Not long after, the white gas in the Primordial Stone surged, and some of it overflowed. Under the guidance of the red thread in Shen Luo's palm, it was injected into the Treasure-hunting Talisman.
As the runes on the "Treasure-hunting Talisman" lit up and formed a layer of faint white light, Shen Luo withdrew the red threads in his palm and did not continue. The Primordial Stone, which had been surging with white gas, calmed down. Compared to before, the white gas contained in the Primordial Stone was almost invisible to the naked eye.
Although the talisman hadn't been completely activated, from the signs that the talisman had revealed, it was obvious that it wasn't going to form the previous white ball of light.
He only had a few primeval stones on hand, so he had to use them sparingly. That was why he thought of this shortcut.
As a result, in the following attempts, seven or eight talismans in a row all failed, and the white gas contained in the Primordial Stone was reduced by nearly one-fifth.
Shen Luo had already expected this. After all, the previous "Treasure-hunting Talisman" was made randomly by a freak combination of factors. How could it be so easy to recreate it now?
He sighed softly and took out a new Treasure-hunting Talisman from his body and activated it with a Primordial Stone.
Failure …
Failure …
Still failure …
In the blink of an eye, Shen Luo had originally prepared a thick stack of Treasure-hunting Talismans, but only a few were left. The originally full Primordial Stone was also almost used up.
Even though Shen Luo had mentally prepared himself, his confidence was still somewhat shaken after more than forty consecutive failures.
Could it be that this "Treasure-hunting Talisman" was really just a test of luck?
If that was the case, things would be troublesome. There were many piles of rocks in this river. Wanting to find the hidden Nameless Heavenly Book was not any easier than looking for a needle in a haystack.
"If today doesn't work, then I'll try again tomorrow. I don't believe that I won't succeed once even if I try a hundred or a thousand times!" Shen Luo muttered.
The Nameless Heavenly Book was his only hope now, so he couldn't give up no matter what.
As he thought this, his expression returned to normal. He took out a new Treasure-hunting Talisman and continued to activate it.
"Buzz!"
As the last trace of the Primordial Stone's magic power entered the talisman, a soft white light bloomed from the talisman, forming a white ball of light that was only the size of a washbasin.
He stared blankly for a moment, then reacted, and a trace of excitement appeared on his face!
It was this white ball of light. It couldn't be wrong, except that it was a little smaller. It was exactly the same as the "Treasure-hunting Talisman" that he had randomly created that night!
However, Shen Luo suddenly thought of something, and restrained his happy expression. He then put the talisman in his hand near the brown river reef.
Since he had only poured a trace of magic power into the talisman, he couldn't activate the talisman. The white light emitted by the talisman began to dim, but the soft white ball of light still covered the river reef.
The white light in the ball of light flickered, and the river reef quickly became translucent.
However, this scene only lasted for a breath or two. The white ball of light flashed twice, and then disappeared along with the talisman's light.
Shen Luo didn't activate the talisman immediately. Instead, he took it back in front of his eyes, and carefully sized it up.
He memorized every detail of the talisman in his mind. At the same time, he carefully recalled the process of drawing the talisman in his mind. He faintly guessed the difference between the "Treasure-hunting Talisman" and the "Small Thunder Talisman".
He was about to continue to look carefully when he suddenly felt that the black clouds in the sky were getting lower and lower, as if a rainstorm was about to pour down.
Shen Luo raised his head and looked at the sky. He gave up the idea of continuing his research, and took out a Primordial Stone to activate the talisman.
"Buzz" a sound was heard!
The "Treasure-hunting Talisman" bloomed a bright white light, and formed a white ball of light that was about ten feet in size. It shrouded the brown river reef nearby, and the entire river reef quickly became translucent.
The white light also shrouded the nearby river water. The muddy river water didn't become transparent like the stone. In fact, it didn't even illuminate it.
Shen Luo didn't hesitate, and crushed the talisman in his hand.
The white ball of light shattered, and turned into countless white balls of light of different sizes. They flew in all directions like fireflies dancing in the sky. Some of the balls of light submerged into the water, and disappeared without a trace.
Shen Luo's eyes quickly swept around, and tried to see all the balls of light in his eyes. He observed their movements.
The dense balls of light quickly spread to the surrounding area of hundreds of feet. They were quite conspicuous in the dim environment.
Suddenly, a large white ball of light floating in the front left seemed to be attracted by something. It slightly trembled, and then suddenly sank into the river.
Shen Luo's eyes lit up with joy. He didn't care about rowing the boat. He jumped into the river, and dived in the direction where the balls of light had sunk. He didn't dare to delay for a moment.
He had tried his best to move as fast as possible, but he was still much slower than the speed of the balls of light.
By the time he dived to the bottom of the river, the balls of light had disappeared without a trace. He could only roughly judge that the balls of light were moving in the direction of a small pile of stones at the bottom of the river near the reeds on the southern bank.
Shen Luo quickly swam towards the pile of stones. But when he arrived, he was stunned.
Taking advantage of the dim light, he found that the pile of stones at the bottom of the river was composed of some millstone-sized black stones. The surface of these black stones was smooth, and completely different from the stones in other places. There were more than a dozen of them.
However, the position of these black stones didn't seem to be disorderly. They vaguely formed some kind of pattern.
Shen Luo thought for a moment, and his eyes suddenly widened.
This pattern was shockingly in the shape of a skull!
At this moment, he was holding his breath to the limit. He was also frightened. He immediately spat out a string of bubbles, and hurriedly swam towards the river surface. He was on the verge of losing his breath. He gasped for breath for a while. Then, he slowly regained his strength.
"How can there be such a strange scene at the bottom of the river? Is it a coincidence, or is it deliberately done by someone?" Shen Luo thought in a panicked manner.
At this time, the lead clouds in the sky almost overshadowed the top of his head. The strong wind was rolling on the river surface. The boat was swaying left and right, and hit the big stones with clanging sounds.
"God, please help me. This rain had better come later." Shen Luo murmured. He looked around, and remembered the position at the moment. Then, he turned around and swam back to the boat.
He steered the boat forward for a short distance and stuck it between two big stones on the rocky beach. He firmly fixed it with a cable to ensure that it wouldn't be washed away when the river became rapid.
Shen Luo calculated the distance by visual estimation. He was about to jump into the river again. After a moment of hesitation, he turned around and took out the remaining Treasure-hunting Talismans, two Small Thunder Talismans, and the last three Primordial Stones from the bag in the boat. After putting them away, he turned around and jumped into the river.
At this moment, a dazzling white light flashed in the sky. Then, there was a loud rumbling sound. Countless bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky and covered everything in a curtain of rain.
"God doesn't help me!"
Shen Luo cursed. He had just found some clues. The rain really came at the wrong time.
But now, he couldn't care about anything else. He jumped into the river and desperately dived towards the previous area.
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