Chapter 588: Heng Huan, Heng Yuan
A breeze blew by, and a faint smell of corruption came from the air.
The dead leaves rustled, and occasionally a few leaves fell from the treetops, disappearing before they hit the ground.
Li Fan clearly saw that the faces that flashed on the leaves were twisted and painful.
According to common sense, anyone who saw such a weird scene would inevitably feel a little horrified.
But in Li Fan's eyes at this moment, this place called [Jian Renshou] was indescribably beautiful.
He took a deep breath, and the fishy air entered his lungs, and he felt a little sweet.
So he greedily took a few more breaths.
Carefully observing the monks on the tree, he found that they all had black eyes, unclear pupils, and weird smiles on their faces.
The hair and branches were connected together as ropes for hanging.
Some monks' clothes were still intact.
Some seemed to have been hung on the tree for a while, and their clothes had long been corroded and looked tattered.
Some rotten branches were wrapped around their bodies, covering the exposed parts while piercing deeply into their flesh and blood.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Without the introduction of Taoist Xiumu, Li Fan had already understood everything about the operation of this place the moment he entered [Fried Life].
Facing this creepy scene, Li Fan not only did not feel alert and frightened, but applauded.
There was even a hint of envy in his tone.
It seemed that all the cultivators in the world should be hung on the branches.
And it was an unimaginable honor to be drilled into the flesh and blood by this dead tree in front of him!
"How is it, Taoist friend Yu, what I said is true, right?" Taoist Xiumu seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. He coughed for a long time before he recovered and asked.
"What Taoist friend said is true!" Li Fan nodded in agreement.
"It is really a great creation! I wonder what to call this tree?" Staring at the withered giant tree, his eyes showed an obsessive look.
"It was originally called [Ruomu], but now..." Taoist Xiumu also raised his head, with an inexplicable expression on his face.
"It is called [Genghuanhuanhengyuan]."
This is a very difficult word to say, but the moment Taoist Xiumu said it, Li Fan also understood what it meant.
"It has appeared since ancient times and will continue to exist forever. Standing on the river of life, like a wall supporting the sky."
"No, I still like its original name." Li Fan shook his head.
Taoist Xiumu laughed gloomily and didn't care: "The name is just a code name. As time goes by, the creatures in the world have changed one after another, and the name for it is constantly changing."
"But it will not have any impact on its existence."
For some reason, when Taoist Xiumu said this, a trace of haze seemed to flash in his eyes.
Li Fan agreed: "That being said, it is not the same as before."
Every moment he stayed here, many pictures would spontaneously enter Li Fan's mind.
So Li Fan naturally knew a lot of relevant information.
He showed a trace of nostalgia on his face, and chanted to himself: "Heaven and earth gave birth to spirits, but wood cuts their lifespans. Take the fruit of life-sustaining longevity and you can live forever."
After hearing the poem from Li Fan, the turbid eyes of the Taoist Xiumu also turned slightly, and a glimmer of light appeared.
After a long silence, the two continued to talk.
"Yu Daoyou, you are indeed a person with great wisdom!" Taoist Xiumu suddenly sighed.
"There have been thousands of monks who have visited here in the past, but it is rare to find someone who changes his mind so quickly like you."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I have wisdom, but they are ignorant."
"What is the essential difference between the monks here and other creatures?"
"Trees have fruits, flowers have honey. Beasts give birth, and birds lay eggs."
"People take them and eat them, and they all think it's normal. Why do you have to find it difficult to accept when the person being taken is you?"
"Do you really think you are the spirit of heaven and earth and the master of all things?"
Li Fan snorted coldly.
The words that Taoist Xiumu had prepared were actually said by the other party first, and he was a little speechless for a while.
"I think it's just the four words of the survival of the fittest."
"Now I feel happy to eat. If you are eaten by someone one day, don't complain. God will repay you, and retribution will not be missed!"
Li Fan shook his head and said in a immersed way.
The Taoist Xiumu stared at Li Fan for a while, and suddenly understood.
"It turns out that I didn't change my mind, but I always thought so."
"What a pity, what a pity!"
The Taoist Xiumu shook his head slightly.
But Li Fan just ignored it, as if he didn't hear the old man's words at all.
He still stared at the withered Ruomu in front of him, as if there was something in it that attracted him deeply.
"But such an alien was born among the cultivators..." Taoist Xiumu frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"Cough cough..."
He suddenly coughed violently, and green blood could be seen flowing out of the corner of his mouth.
The Ruomu above his head also moved without wind, and countless dead leaves fell with it.
"Good death, good death!"
I don't know what scene he saw, a trace of ferocity flashed across Taoist Xiumu's face.
Then he laughed wantonly: "It's true that the way of heaven is good, and the evil will be punished by the evil!"
"It's useless for this kid to stay with me, it's better to send him back to cause trouble!"
"Retribution, everything is retribution!"
...
After being mad for a long time, Taoist Kuchiki gradually regained his composure.
It became the same as when Li Fan met in the outside world.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, since you have seen it in person, you must have an idea of the quality of our products."
"Can we continue the previous transaction?" he asked with a strange smile.
"Deal?" Li Fan turned his head, feeling dazed for a while.
"Oh, that thing! There's no rush!" He waved his hand and actually refused the proposal.
"Jiejie..."
Taoist Kuchiki once again let out an unpleasant laugh: "Although this place is good, it is not the place you should stay."
"I think the Xuanhuang Realm outside is more suitable for you."
Li Fan was about to retort, but Taoist Kuchiki grabbed his shoulder.
Rolling gray mist emerged from the soles of his feet, threatening to surround him again.
"Why are fellow Taoists so anxious to drive me away?" Li Fan asked anxiously.
Kuchiki smiled and did not answer.
"You want golden elixirs, right? Just be a good person and do it to the end. This time I will give you some for free!"
The gray mist completely obscured his vision, and Li Fan vaguely heard Taoist Kuchiki saying in his ear.
With a blur in front of his eyes, Li Fan stumbled and returned to the Lundao Building in Tianling Prefecture.
Taoist Kuchiki, [Genhuan Huan Hengyuan], and the countless monks hanging on the branches disappeared in an instant.
Everything seemed to be just Li Fan's hallucination.
There was just a withered yellow branch lying quietly on the table, proving something.
Without Ruomu's influence, Li Fan has returned to normal thoughts.
Recalling what happened to him just now, he felt like he was in the cold winter.
Just because he was afraid that Taoist Kuchiki was still watching from the side, he had to suppress the fear in his heart and pretend to be calm.
There's only one chapter left after I drank some wine.