For ordinary cultivators, it’s simply impossible to know about this carriage, let alone this ferry crossing.

Even more impossible to be riding the carriage to this ferry crossing.

"Who on earth are these people? And what is their purpose?"

Water Yama’s gaze turned cold, pondering in his heart, but just as he was deep in thought, a sudden premonition arose.

This was the Divine Lord’s warning.

He looked down at his feet and saw pale yellow Formation Patterns creeping along, like venomous snakes born from the earth, continuously winding around.

"Formation?!"

Water Yama’s expression changed, and he immediately swayed to escape the range of the Formation.

However, the moment he bowed his head, Mo Hua realized that his secret Formation Painting had been exposed and immediately shouted:

"Catch him!"

At the same time, he activated the Earth Prison Formation.

Water Yama was just too alert; even chatting with him hadn’t completely diverted his attention, so the Formation hadn’t been completed and was discovered.

At this hurried activation, the Formation’s effectiveness was not as desired.

The ground flashed with light, earthen barriers rose, transformed into a cage, aiming to imprison Water Yama using earth to counter water.

But Water Yama’s figure flicked, half of his body already escaped the Formation’s range.

The remaining earth barriers trapped one of his legs, but he shook them off with his solid water strength.

After breaking free from the Earth Prison Formation, Water Yama had just stabilized himself when Gu An and Gu Quan jointly attacked him.

The two blades of light formed two crescent moons, converging towards Water Yama’s neck.

Gu An and Gu Quan went all out with their late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, without any reservation.

"Chain Blade Skill?"

Water Yama’s gaze deepened but he didn’t panic.

His thick water spiritual power surged, flicking the lock whip in his hand, turning it into multiple whip shadows to offset the blade light of Gu An and Gu Quan.

Gu An and Gu Quan’s attack was nullified.

Water Yama countered with another whip, the whip wrapped with sinister water spiritual power, attacking Gu An.

Gu An blocked horizontally with his blade, but was flung back several meters by the whip’s strength, and simultaneously, his shoulder was slightly grazed by the tip of the water whip.

An icy cold spiritual power instantly seeped into his shoulder, causing pain like torture.

Gu An’s face turned pale, and he exclaimed:

"Water Punishment Whip!"

Water Yama sneered, "Consider yourself perceptive."

Then he raised the whip like a venomous snake, intending to take advantage of the momentum and first deal with Gu An.

Gu An, poisoned by water, was in unbearable pain, trying to dodge but unable.

Gu Quan wanted to rescue him, but was a step too late.

At this moment, a wind-based sword light broke through the air, heading straight for Water Yama’s head.

Wind-based sword light was renowned for its speed.

And this sword light was not only fast, but its Sword Qi was extremely sharp and formidable.

Water Yama uttered "Tch," reluctantly abandoning Gu An, using all his strength to exhibit his whipping skill to directly block the wind-based Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi tore through his whip shadows but didn’t do much harm to Water Yama.

Yet Water Yama dared not be careless.

As expected, the next instant, a clear shadow flashed before him, Gu Changhuai had already approached him, wielding a longsword and suddenly slashing down.

Water Yama’s expression turned serious, swinging his lock whip to bluntly meet this sword move.

Momentarily, the two were evenly matched, then separated after an explosion of strength.

After stabilizing himself, Water Yama looked at Gu Changhuai with a grave expression and coldly said, "Golden Core?"

Gu Changhuai did not respond.

Perhaps he didn’t want to speak to avoid exposing his identity.

Or possibly he found nothing worthy to say to this murderous beast.

Water Yama frowned, then sneered, "A dignified Golden Core, yet you’re wearing a mask hiding your face, afraid of embarrassment?"

This is the Second Grade State Boundary.

And he was already at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

Under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, the cultivation that a Golden Core cultivator could employ wasn’t much different from his.

He couldn’t kill the Golden Core, but the Golden Core may not be able to deal with him either.

Therefore Water Yama wasn’t afraid, merely pondering silently in his mind.

"Golden Core Realm cultivator, Wind-System Spiritual Root, Sword Cultivator..."

In his knowledge, there seemed to be no such figure.

Moreover, though this person was a Golden Core, it was evident his swordsmanship was somewhat unfamiliar, not an exceptionally formidable Sword Cultivator.

Is it that his strength is inherently this way, or...

Is he using clumsy swordsmanship to conceal his own Taoist Skill inheritance, to avoid revealing his identity?

"I must find a way to probe these people’s background to prevent the Young Master’s matter from being exposed, ruining the grand plan..."

Water Yama silently thought.

Then his eyes flashed with cold light, suddenly launched an attack, his long whip like a snake, whip tail like snake tongue, heading straight towards the other side’s Gu Quan.

Gu Quan looked alert, but helplessly, there was a noticeable gap in strength, his reaction was a beat too slow, and by the time he saw Water Yama make a move, it was too late.

Caught off guard, he could only block horizontally with his blade.

But he couldn’t fully block, his arm was still swept by the whip tail, and instantly he, too, experienced the taste of water poison entering his body.

Water Yama intended to pursue him.

Gu Changhuai’s longsword arrived again, the sword tip pointing directly at the back of his head.

Water Yama had no choice but to abandon Gu Quan, turn around, and continue dealing with Gu Changhuai, feeling inevitably a bit angry.

Gu Changhuai was even angrier.

If this were a Third-Grade State Boundary, he could unleash his Golden Core cultivation, then dealing with Water Yama, whether capturing or killing, would be a mere flip of the hand.

But this place is only a Second Grade Territory, he had to forcibly suppress his cultivation, unable to fully utilize his skills. .

Without the power of the Golden Core, he was just at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

Perhaps slightly stronger than ordinary Foundation Establishment Peak, but not by much.

Moreover, to conceal his identity from being recognized by interested parties, he didn’t employ his own Life Spiritual Artifact or the Gu Family’s spells.