Xiao Tangqiu almost thought that the old man was dead, because even his breathing was very weak, only his chest was still rising and falling slightly.

The middle-aged man pushed the old man and called out to him several times, but the old man did not move, as if he did not hear any sound from the outside world at all.

The middle-aged man sighed: "...Since a while ago, he has gradually lost his ability to speak and seems to not understand what we say."

Xiao Tangqiu frowned. How could they get information when they couldn't communicate at all?

"In his condition, can we still..." Tang Mianmian paused and said awkwardly, "Tree...tree burial? Or do you want you to send him over there?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said nothing. His eyes gradually dimmed. After a moment, he said in a hoarse voice: "One day sooner or later... I will become like this..."

Xiao Tangqiu frowned: "Has he ever told you anything about the sacred tree before? He should know something, right?"

"I've already told him everything he knows. There's nothing more..." The middle-aged man sighed and paused. "But... if you want to leave this island... maybe you can go back to the sacred tree with him..."

"We all came down from the sacred tree, and we will all eventually return to it. If you want to find a way to leave, it must be related to the sacred tree..."

The middle-aged man looked dazed, still speaking in that mysterious tone.

Xiao Tangqiu raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you try to find a way out from the sacred tree?"

The middle-aged man paused and said tremblingly: "We tried, but we can no longer leave... We are destined to be unable to leave..."

Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian looked at each other, then looked at Xue Junli: "Wait?"

Xue Junli paused, then said calmly: "Then let's wait until evening."

Bai Yushan immediately said, "Just waiting here? You must be joking! Stop wasting time!"

Xue Junli said directly: "Then let's split up. You go do what you want to do, and we'll wait here."

"You are really wasting your time here!" Bai Yushan gave them a cold look, then turned away.

After Bai Yushan left, the rest of the Samsara team began a long wait. Just when their patience was about to run out, evening finally arrived.

The old man who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed without moving suddenly moved. He slowly and stiffly got up from the ground and walked towards the door.

“Follow me!”

Xiao Tangqiu was shocked and hurriedly followed.

Although no one shouted, everyone came out of their houses at the same time and walked towards the village entrance, but they moved very slowly, as if they were waiting for someone. It was not until the old man walked out of the village first that they followed.

The old man walked slowly at the front of the crowd, and the others followed slowly. No one scrambled for the food, and everyone followed quietly and orderly.

A moment later, the large army arrived in front of the huge pit, and everyone looked at the big pit in front of them with piety and awe.

"Where is the sacred tree?" Duan Hongzhen looked around and found that the pit in front of him was still a pit and had not turned into a tree. Where was the sacred tree that was promised?

At this moment, the old man suddenly knelt down on the ground and performed a kneeling ceremony in the direction of the huge pit, with his limbs pressed against the ground and his forehead touching the ground. Others also knelt down.

"Fuck, it feels like a large cult scene..." Tang Mianmian complained quietly. A group of people knelt on the ground with pious and respectful expressions on their faces. This scene really looked like a cult.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden earthquake under his feet and the entire ground shook.