Exorcism

Mr. Yishi's snake body has bitten the flesh of countless humans and monsters, and he rarely encounters resistance. Many targets are even brought to his mouth willingly - if he gets the words "long and noble life" from Mr. Yishi Evaluation is much more effective than a bunch of family trees and heirlooms put together.

There are also some unlucky ones who will be swallowed by Ishi-kun, and then he will regret that he did not resist.

The snake-shaped Yishi Lord bit Mu Xingqiu in one bite, whether it was a piece or a whole piece. He didn't care, he just wanted to show his strength. The thing he hated most in his life was to see the arrogance of the weak, the demon of souls. He has to keep a low profile in this world, how can a little Taoist priest who doesn't even have an inner alchemy dare to speak arrogantly in front of him?

So he showed no mercy.

Even if Mu Xingqiu was really interested in his life experience and ancestors, he would never take the initiative to let Mr. Yishi bite him. He has no inner elixir and cannot cast powerful illusions, but his body is not weak at all and is still strong and agile. Lord Yishi has just transformed into a snake shape, and before he opens his mouth, Mu Xingqiu has jumped up suddenly, holding his arms. Hold the snake's body and turn to the back of the snake.

Ishi-kun is not an ordinary monster. He bites the enemy in one bite and immediately changes his form. His head turns into a tail, and his tail turns into a head before biting him again from another direction.

Mu Xingqiu jumped up, avoiding the attack, and jumped on top of the snake's head.

This was a real close-quarters fight. One person and one snake were almost never separated. The snake's shape was ever-changing, and humans were quick to respond. It was hard to separate them for a while.

But after all, physical strength was no match for the magic, not to mention that the opponent was a powerful demon of souls. After more than ten moves, the snake body finally entangled the human tightly in the middle, leaving Mu Xingqiu with no room to move around.

The bloody mouth bit him again, and Mu Xingqiu couldn't avoid it, but he still didn't give up resistance. He opened his mouth and shouted at the giant snake. Even if he was swallowed whole, he would still bite him in the snake's belly. Take a bite.

The snake's mouth stopped, its fangs pressed against Mu Xingqiu's scalp, but in the end it was just a slight scratch, leaving a blood mark. Then the snake's head turned into the form of an old man, and the snake's body was still wrapped around the target.

Lord Yishi raised his head, smacked his lips, tasted it for a while, and then said, "You don't have any illustrious ancestors.

"I don't live by my ancestors either." Mu Xingqiu held his breath and did not dare to breathe out, otherwise the snake's body would become tighter and tighter. Without the inner elixir, he would not be able to hold on for long.

"If I take a big bite, I might be able to find out your ancestors from earlier."

"That doesn't make sense."

Mr. Yishi actually didn't argue and even nodded, "It really doesn't make any sense. You are just one of the ordinary beings, the most inconspicuous little insect, just struggling to survive."

"Is there anything more important than survival at this moment?"

Yishijun thought for a while. In fact, he didn't think about anything. He just needed some time to change his attitude more naturally. When he felt that it was almost done, he let out a burst of laughter, let go of Mu Xingqiu, resumed his human form and flew in the air. , looking down at the humans on the ground.

"I'm going to create a new fantasy."

"The Zhibo State is vast enough and does not need a king or slaves."

"Ha, it's not up to you to decide what the illusion looks like. Mu Xingqiu, you are now a mortal body and can't get out of the sacred tree, so just stay here for me. But the first thing you have to do is not to practice, but to think carefully. What benefits can you use to convince me?"

"Benefits? Being able to leave Zhibu State alive is the biggest benefit."

Yishi Jun is getting higher and higher, "Assuming that I can really find a way to extend ten years to a hundred years, assuming that you can really reach the eleventh level of obeying the sun and illusion... you still have to assume some benefits for me. It must not be ten years later. You are the most powerful, and I am still the same as I am now.”

"Delaying time is the most powerful spell."

"This is not enough, little bug. It is far from enough. Since you have hope, let's make it bigger, but don't be too selfish. The new hope must be related to me."

Mr. Yishi disappeared, and the Tao fire outside the tree had cracks. He could come in and out freely without the need of Taiyin fire.

Mu Xingqiu was left alone, with no wind and no other living things around. Roots everywhere grew silently, and the pure silence even stretched into Mu Xingqiu's heart.

Taoist priests would like this kind of environment, but Mu Xingqiu felt it was a bit too quiet. His state of mind was closely related to his strength. Without the inner elixir, he was weakening in all aspects.

Mu Xingqiu was a little hungry, but there was no food except roots. He didn't want to eat this kind of food, so he found a flat place, carefully smoothed the roots, sat down and thought, time was precious, and it would be easier to start practicing again. The sooner the better.

Even thinking was harder than usual. It took Mu Xingqiu a while to calm down the messy thoughts in his mind and enter a state of no thought.

I don't know how much time passed, but he slowly opened his eyes, forgetting where he was, and looked at the roots everywhere. He thought it was an illusion, until he saw that his body was also covered with roots, and he suddenly woke up.

"You almost died." Mr. Yishi turned to Mu Xingqiu and spoke in a strange tone. It was neither condescending nor equal or fearful when facing a "little bug", "You forgot that you are already a mortal and need to Food and water.”

Mu Xingqiu raised his right hand with difficulty, and saw through a layer of roots that his arm was as skinny as wood. He wanted to speak, but his throat was as dry as a piece of red-hot coal. When he finally spoke, his voice was hoarse. He didn't even recognize himself.

"How long?"

Mr. Yishi's eyes were full of scrutiny and speculation, as if he knew some secrets that Mu Xingqiu himself didn't know yet, "Forty-nine days."

"Forty-nine days!" Mu Xingqiu was really surprised. When he had the inner elixir, he had never thought about it for so long. Forty-nine days without eating or drinking, even the Xingluo Taoist priest You may not be able to bear it.

"It happens to be the time when the soul disappears completely." Mr. Yishi laughed and changed to a mocking tone, "I also created an illusion here. The forty-nine days are actually only seven days. Look, even in the illusion, I only It is impossible to make one day become seven days instead of ten days, and if you want to extend ten years into a hundred years.”

Mu Xingqiu looked at his arms again, "It's just seven days, I won't lose weight like this."

Mr. Yishi shook the tree root in his hand, "The Fire Tree King is indeed a treasure. It can make reality appear within the illusion. Although the forty-nine days are just an illusion, your body has recognized and experienced the real forty-nine days." ”

"so……"

"You are wrong." Mr. Yishi denied sternly. He knew what Mu Xingqiu wanted to say. "The weaker the person, the more likely he is to indulge in illusions and even believe them to be true. Your body has accepted these forty-nine days because of you." There is no inner elixir. Tell me, have you condensed the inner elixir?"

Mu Xingqiu shook his head. Although forty-nine days were far from enough to condense the Dantian, his lower Dantian felt nothing, which could only mean one thing -

"Your body accepts the illusion, but your practice does not. The Taoist method will not be confused by the illusion. Seven days is seven days, no more, no less. The illusion of reality is only effective for the weak. If you want to use it for practice, you must be imaginary. No one can do this, not even the Taoist priest Rimang."

Mu Xingqiu lowered his head and said nothing. He had to turn his head, but he couldn't do it. His body was too weak, and even thinking became difficult. "Tell me all your findings, Mr. Yishi, I don't have the energy to talk to you." Guess and guess.”

Mr. Yishi snorted, with a sound of disdain and appreciation. If everything was hopeless, he would not waste time standing in front of the little insect, "I just said, you almost died, but you didn't." , it’s not me, it’s these roots that help you maintain your life.”

Mu Xingqiu looked carefully and found that there were indeed a few roots that penetrated his sleeves and seemed to be connected to his flesh. He tugged slightly and felt a little pain.

"This is part of the sacred tree. It didn't kill you, and it might even give you strength."

"I'm here to kill it, why...help me?"

"Because it is a fool and cannot tell the difference between friend and foe." Lord Yishi once worshiped the tree as a god, but after discovering that it had no "divine will" at all, he immediately demoted it to a weakling.

"But I haven't condensed the elixir, and my strength has not increased." In fact, Mu Xingqiu felt very weak. The roots only kept him alive. It was now difficult for him to even stand up.

"Give you another seven days, if the power of the tree can really be transferred..." Mr. Yishi disappeared. He will pay close attention to Mu Xingqiu's practice progress. If there is a way to obtain the power of the tree, he will come in and share it, or even monopolize it. .

Mu Xingqiu looked everywhere, and his Third Eye was still there, but without the support of the inner elixir, the effect was greatly reduced. He could not see any signs of illusion. For him, forty-nine days were forty-nine days, but for practice, , nothing has changed.

He struggled to stand up, roots leaving his body one after another, causing waves of slight pain.

Mu Xingqiu was even hungrier and weaker, but there was no food around, so Mr. Yishi didn't take it to heart at all.

No matter what, I have to ask Mr. Yishi to bring some food and water next time, Mu Xingqiu thought, and then started to box. Since practicing inner elixir has no effect, he wants to try the mental illusion technique.

Boxing was much more difficult than imagined. Within ten moves, Mu Xingqiu was out of breath from exhaustion, staggering on his feet, and almost fell down several times.

But he still persisted, and after finally completing the set of bone-forging fists, he immediately fell to the ground and could not get up.

If he doesn't eat something, he will starve to death in the illusion.

Mu Xingqiu grabbed a handful of roots, but before he could bring it to his mouth, the roots turned into grass ash and flowed out from between his fingers. He turned around and bit it, but what came into his mouth was still grass ashes, which was unable to do anything. If swallowed, it can only be spit out.

The roots that once sustained human life were unwilling to be eaten. Mu Xingqiu immediately understood that this idea was ridiculous. Trees have no such idea of ​​"willing". The roots just cannot be broken. Their lives are all in this land. .

Mu Xingqiu decided to sit up and think, but in the end he couldn't even do this. He could only move his eyes slowly, watching the occasional cracks appear in the solidified flame outside.

Finally, his eyes rested on something nearby.

The roots on the golem's body all turned light yellow and have not withered yet. In a daze, Mu Xingqiu saw a bright red fruit among the yellow. He didn't know if it was part of the illusion or if it was real.