Exorcism

Serving as a blood sacrifice for the Taiyin Fire is by no means an easy task. Mu Xingqiu not only had to endure the pain of blood-sucking, but also had to keep his illusion skills at the eighth level. The former was distracted while the latter was focused. He restrained all his senses and was ignorant of the outside world. He was unconscious until Mr. Yishi woke him up.

"Hey, the illusion of thinking..." Mr. Yishi held his right wrist and laughed a few times. He just slapped Mu Xingqiu with his right hand, but he was counterattacked and the illusion almost penetrated the meridians. At this time He is pinching his wrists to protect himself.

Mu Xingqiu recovered his sight and hearing ability, and found that there were flames all around and above his head. The channel opened by the lunar fire had disappeared. He had obviously entered the center of the distant ancestral fire, but these flames were very special. They were solid, and there was obviously fire. The shape was like a red iceberg, but it lacked the excitement and heat of fire. Mu Xingqiu could even feel the slightest chill.

The place is small, circular, less than a hundred paces in diameter, slightly raised, covered with unknown weak weeds, the color is miserable, and only when connected together can a touch of green appear.

In front of Mu Xingqiu stood Mr. Yishi in the form of an old man, and not far behind him stood a demon statue. He glanced around and asked with some confusion: "Where is the tree?"

It is said that there is a sacred tree imprisoned and roasted in the ancestral fire of the distant wilderness, but looking around, there is no shadow of the tree at all, and none of the weeds on the ground looks like it can grow into a towering tree.

Mr. Ishi shook his right hand, finally expelling the illusion that entered his palm, and then whispered in a mysterious tone: "Take a closer look."

Mu Xingqiu walked around in a circle, "Are we just standing inside the tree?"

Mr. Yishi nodded, "The Taoist fire has been burning for more than 130,000 years, and the sacred tree is not unscathed. It has been blocking the flames with its own branches, and it is almost consumed. Only a thin layer of bark is left. , look at these weeds on the ground, they are actually the roots of the sacred tree.”

"It seems that the sacred tree can't hold on for much longer." Mu Xingqiu finally saw some clues. The sacred tree still has a thin transparent shell left, about three inches thick, but it can condense the flames and prevent the heat from entering.

Mr. Yishi pointed out his hand, "Look, that's where we came in. The sacred tree can block the Dao Fire, but it doesn't block the Taiyin Fire.

Mu Xingqiu saw a small ball of fire swaying near the ground. He tried hard to squeeze in, but the momentum was getting smaller and smaller, and it would not be long before it would be cut off by the transparent tree shell.

Lord Yishi suddenly raised his voice and shouted. The sound surged back and forth. The transparent tree shell revealed blood-red veins of varying thicknesses, criss-crossing, with all ends extending out of the shell and deep into the Dao Fire.

"Do you understand?" Mr. Yishi lowered his voice again, and the blood-red veins gradually disappeared again.

"The sacred tree is absorbing the power of Tao Fire."

"Well, so it's not just the sacred tree that can't last long, but also the Dao Fire. Moreover, the Dao Fire will go out earlier. As long as there is one root left in the Sacred Tree, it can grow back into a big tree. That's why it must be Sending a Taoist priest in to strengthen the Taoist fire is the reason why Fang Xunmo asked the demons for help."

Mr. Yishi laughed briefly, as if he suddenly remembered a particularly interesting little thing, "Also, this is also the reason why you are standing here. You, Mu Xingqiu, and I, Mr. Yishi, walk out every Every step is within the calculation of Taoism. They have anticipated everything. They don’t even need to urge or persuade, they just watch with cold eyes.”

Just as Master Yishi was speaking, some roots on the ground had grown along the two legs of the demon to a height of five or six feet. The priceless silver armor was vulnerable to the attack of these weak roots, like The succulent leaves, gnawed by swarms of caterpillars, gradually disappeared amid a rustling sound, revealing a gray-white wooden carving body, which was quickly covered by roots.

The roots that feed on silver are darker, giving the golem a layer of emerald green.

Neither Mu Xingqiu nor Yi Shijun interfered. Since this was a battle between superpowers, there was no need for them to worry about either side.

The roots finally swallowed up all the silver soul, and the three-foot-tall demon statue became a faint green pillar. There was only one place on its body that was not covered by the roots. In its heart, the already shriveled heart disappeared. , replaced by a complete demon seed - the same shape as the Nebula Tree's seed, only larger, like an oval green bean.

The demon seed is also green, but it is completely different from the green of the roots. It is like a pond covered with water plants and moss, which looks cold and cold under the reflection of the moonlight.

"The devil is talking, do you hear it?" Mr. Yishi asked enthusiastically, temporarily forgetting the current predicament.

Mu Xingqiu nodded.

"Haha, what I heard was the ancient language of the demon clan. I learned this language by myself. Well, I learned it pretty well..."

Yishijun was chattering, but Mu Xingqiu just listened quietly. What came to his ears was human language, and the content was simple and clear: Dao fire alone cannot destroy the sacred tree, and the magic corrosion must be added. force.

What Mu Xingqiu has to do is to use Demon Lord Zhengfa to activate the spells that have been poured into the demon seeds, thereby triggering the power of demon erosion, and then use his inner elixir and mind-reading illusion to add the last piece of firewood to the outer Tao fire.

But how to ignite the inner elixir, the demon species did not say, that is not its task.

Mu Xingqiu knew who to turn to for answers without having to guess. He lowered his head and looked at the black bark in his hand. The young branches on it did not grow longer after they reached three feet, but branched out into more branches. Grow more leaves.

The information in the bark all comes from Taoism, and the method of igniting the inner elixir is also hidden here. It is the same as the power of demonic corrosion in the demon species. He does not need to learn the method, he only needs to inject enough mana, and everything will happen naturally.

Ishi-kun himself had been making all kinds of laughter, but now he was confused and asked curiously: "What are you laughing at?"

"You said that we were just two spells that deviated from the direction, but in the end they hit the exact target intended by the caster."

"Yeah, it sounds like what I said."

"But I haven't made a decision yet. I know what to do, but I don't feel I have to do it."

Lord Yishi shook the charred tree root in his hand, "The message King Fire Tree received from Dao Tong made it very clear to me, and I also conveyed it to you accurately: Only after strengthening Dao Fire can this tree section be used. You have created an illusion for ten years, which is both a reward and a threat to you. Do you want the demon slaves outside to live a good life? Then you must create an illusion."

"What if I did something wrong to the entire world?"

Ishi-kun was stunned, "What on earth are you thinking about?"

"For the sake of my relatives in Yelin Town and those innocent demon slaves and people, I destroyed the sacred tree to create an illusion. But what if the sacred tree is right? The sacred tree destroys the orthodoxy and demons, which may be a big deal to the humans and demons outside. Good thing, the world will not be destroyed due to the war between Dao and Demon."

Mu Xingqiu pointed to the patches of roots on the ground, "The key is, I haven't heard a word from the sacred tree yet."

Mr. Yishi thought for a while, "I thought I heard the instructions from the sacred tree in the past, but now I understand that the sacred tree will not send any message to anyone at all, and it did not even prevent us from entering the interior of the tree with the golem. , it doesn’t care what you do.”

"It has been resisting the fire, which shows that it has a will and its own ideas."

"The will and thoughts of the sacred tree are here." Mr. Yishi raised his hand above his head, and then pointed to the ground with the root of the tree in his right hand, "Your will and thoughts are here. I am one or two feet taller than you, but I am not far away. The sacred tree is too far away to be touched. The sacred tree is silent to me, and it has nothing to say to you. Do you think I am willing to live only ten years? I have planned tens of thousands of years in the future? plan of……"

Mr. Yishi started chattering again, and Mu Xingqiu listened attentively. He continued to watch with his eyes, listen with his ears, smell with his nose, feel with his body... He even used Wuxu Illusion Technique to try to capture the emotions of the sacred tree. .

The sacred tree has no emotions, and Mu Xingqiu hopes to find something similar to prove the existence of the sacred tree.

For a time, he thought he had indeed found something. It was something vague, like emotion, but even thinner, like light smoke. As soon as the illusion came close, the smoke dissipated. After a while, Mu Xingqiu understood that the thing did not belong to the sacred tree at all, but a five-element water illusion.

"The Taoists are watching us." Mu Xingqiu looked up, but his third eye could not penetrate the condensed flames.

"That's for sure. The orthodox can only feel at ease after seeing you ignite your inner elixir." Mr. Yishi began to sigh again. No matter how he calculated it, he felt that ten years was not enough.

Mu Xingqiu became excited, "Dao Tong's spells can enter Zhibu State and can also send information out. This means that this place is not completely sealed."

"I know what you are thinking, but it's useless. The person monitoring us is probably Fang Xunmo. He is the only Taoist priest who serves Yuemang in the world. He may still have the Taoist treasure in his hand. His magic can go in and out. Can you? ? Can I? When you light the inner elixir, the surveillance will end, and Zhibu State will be truly sealed, and you will not be able to get out. "

"You said that if Zuo Liuying enters Zhibang, he will strengthen the Dao fire according to the arrangement of the Taoism, and then make himself stronger within ten years..."

"Is this what I said? In fact, I am just guessing, and Zuo Liuying is Zuo Liuying, you are you, what can you do in ten years? Also, if you want to strengthen the Tao fire, you must ignite your inner elixir. That means you have to start practicing again. With your qualifications, it would be a miracle to reach the realm of swallowing smoke within ten years... Alas, this path will not work. "

Mu Xingqiu raised his voice and said to the elusive Five Elements Water Illusion, and also to the Taoist priests outside Zhibu State: "In ten years, I will use these ten years to repay all the kindness Pangshan has shown me. The Taoist fire will never be extinguished. But from now on you have your Tao fire, and I have mine."

Mr. Yishi blinked, "That's true, but I don't think it's of any use, and I don't think the orthodoxy will care."

Mu Xingqiu smiled slightly, not worried that his words would be heard by the Taoists, "There is reality in the imaginary, and there is emptiness in the reality. Who said that ten years must be ten years?"