Chapter 267

According to the map provided by the system, Xiao Xiao brought Wen Chan and Yun and hurried all the way to the Youlan Xiling area where Ruomu was.

Youlan Xiling is a mysterious and magnificent place, located in the west of the secret realm, surrounded by towering mountains.

The peaks are high and towering into the clouds, steep and majestic, some of which are covered with white snow, while others are covered with lush green vegetation.

There are deep canyons and fast streams with gurgling water.

The valley is filled with mist, which makes the entire Xiling full of mystery and danger.

"Is this Youlan Xiling, where Ruomu is?"

Yun looked at the place where she was about to go in, and for some reason she shuddered. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao was there, otherwise she would definitely not dare to go in alone.

Xiao Xiao nodded, "Yes, I have a reliable source of information."

She never doubted the accuracy of system messages.

Wen Chan: "Then let's go in quickly. It's getting late and we need to find a safe place to rest."

It is not wise to rush forward at night.

Xiao Xiao nodded and stepped in.

As they entered the dense jungle, the fog in the forest became thicker and thicker, and the scenery became gradually blurred.

As they went deeper and deeper, the scene before them made them so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Before their eyes, a huge tree appeared, like a tower reaching to the sky, its trunk so thick that it required several people to hug it.

The bark is dark brown, with marks and textures of age. The branches are lush and the crown is like a green sea. The leaves are emerald green and in various shapes, some like palms and some like hearts, rustling in the breeze.

The sunlight shines through the leaves, forming a bright spot of light, just like a dreamlike scene.

Wen Chan murmured, "This... this is Ruomu?"

Yun was stunned by the sight before him. "How come we didn't find such a tall tree when we were outside? Also, it doesn't seem to be consistent with what Wakamu wrote."

Xiao Xiaoyi murmured, "This doesn't look like Ruomu, it looks more like Jianmu."

Before, Xiao Xiao was so confident that there would be no mistakes in the system messages, but now he was slapped in the face.

Is this Ruomu?

This tree looks more like Jianmu, one of the three sacred trees with the same name as Ruomu.

There are three sacred trees in the world of cultivation: Fusang, Jianmu and Ruomu.

Fusang, a mulberry tree with two roots, grows in the east, where the sun rises. According to legend, the sun (three-legged golden crow) rises from the Fusang tree every day.

Ruomu, corresponding to Fusang, is located in the extreme west. It is about the same size as Fusang, with green leaves and red flowers. Every evening, the sun will rest on Ruomu.

If Fusang is the place where the sun rises, then Ruomu is the place where the sun sets and rests.

Jianmu, according to legend, is the center of the earth. At noon, when the sun shines without a shadow, there grows a giant tree that reaches the sky. It is called Jianmu, a hundred feet high and has a bend in its path.

The reason why Jianmu is so high is because it is a ladder to heaven. According to legend, humans once passed through Jianmu to reach the sky and communicate with mysterious gods.

Later, in order to cut off the communication between humans and gods, or to prevent the gods from interfering too much with humans, humans cut down Jianmu, which is known in history as "the end of the communication between the earth and the sky", and it is the turning point of the end of the mythological era.

Of course, the above are all legends circulating outside, but these three kinds of sacred trees really exist in the world of cultivation, and they are all beneficial to cultivators.

But Jianmu and Ruomu don't look alike at all. The towering sacred tree in front of us is undoubtedly Jianmu.

[Tongzi, you disappoint me so much. Take a look for yourself. Is this Ruomu? This is obviously Jianmu! ]

She was looking for Ruomu branches, but Jianmu branches were of no use at all.

[Host, don't worry. I'll check what's going on right now. There won't be any errors in the system. 】

The system was puzzled. This was clearly Ruomu's territory, so why was it Jianmu?

Soon, the system found the answer, and Xiao Xiao exclaimed, "What a good guy!"

Ruomu has already developed intelligence.

It is the nature of any intelligent creature to seek benefits and avoid harm. In order to reduce the harm to it from the monks, Lao Liu directly used his spiritual realm to confuse the monks' eyes and covered himself with the skin of Jianmu to confuse the monks.

It's just like how Koreans in the past liked to do some immoral things outside and then lied that they were flower growers.

After all, the fruit of the tree is of great use to monks, and the branches and trunks can be used to refine magical instruments.

Whenever a monk finds a tree, he will pick its fruits and cut its branches. If he is greedy, he may just cut it down directly.

The Jianmu monks were reluctant to damage it, as it connected heaven and earth. Monks sitting cross-legged under Jianmu to practice helped them understand the ways of heaven and earth, and thus gain deeper insights in practice.

This creature is covered in the bark of a Jianmu tree. Whenever a cultivator comes in and recognizes its identity, they are reluctant to hurt it and sit obediently under the tree to practice. Even if they cannot comprehend anything, they will only doubt their own qualifications.

I wouldn't even suspect that this is a fake.

[Tongzi, how can we break the impasse now? ]

There is nothing missing in this environment.

Unlike other secret realms, some of them are testing and some are murderous.

What is this environment?

It is used to save lives!

Xiao Xiao really couldn't think of how to break the impasse. He guessed it shouldn't care about anything, right?

[Host, you must first provoke Ruomu, and then the environment will become very powerful. At that time, as long as the host passes the test of the environment, you can see Ruomu's true body. ]

Anger Ruomu?

Xiao Xiao was a little hesitant.

[If Ruomu gets angry, what kind of attack power will he have? ] Xiao Xiao asked the system.

If she knew the specific situation, she would be more prepared and safer.

[Host, since Ruomu wore Jianmu's skin, no one has angered Ruomu, so the system doesn't know. You need to explore it yourself.] The system said weakly.

Xiao Xiao: Okay, if she doesn’t go to hell, who will?

"Xiaoxiao, is this the wrong place? This is Jianmu. Time is running out, so we should go out and find out more about Ruomu first."

Yun's voice reached his ears, interrupting Xiao Xiao's thoughts.

Xiao Xiao suddenly came back to his senses and quickly explained Ruomu's series of actions to Yun and Wen Chan through voice transmission.

After hearing what Xiao Xiao said, the two of them looked very strange.

Has this Ruomu become a spirit?

"Xiaoxiao, what should we do now?" Wen Chan asked.

Xiao Xiao frowned and said, "Make Ruomu angry! Do you think insulting Ruomu will make it angry?"

Yun's eyes flickered and he responded, "Why not give it a try?"

After thinking for a while, Xiao Xiao sent a voice message to the two of them: "Then we will act according to circumstances later. We will do this and that..."

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