As they passed through a dense forest, they suddenly saw a bright light in front of them. Warm sunshine shone down, and a cool breeze blew towards them, carrying a faint fragrance.
"What is this fragrance?" Yan Baibai, who was walking behind the crowd, couldn't help but take another deep breath. He immediately felt refreshed. He felt that the fragrance was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was for a moment.
"Your Highness the Saint, this is the fragrance of lotus." Xiong Qi's rough voice came from the front.
Where do the lotus flowers on the top of Swastika Mountain come from?
With such doubts, Yan Baibai also walked forward, walked around the four people in front, and when he saw the scene in front of him, Yan Baibai stopped in his tracks.
The top of the 卍界 Mountain was not what Yan Baibai had imagined, a flat land with beautiful pavilions and corridors built, or a miraculous courtyard built on a dangerous peak.
I had thought I'd reached the highest point, but I didn't expect the summit of Mount Wanjie to be concave like a bowl. The four sides of the bowl were covered with a variety of rare and exotic plants, among which were many rare and exotic animals. In the hollow of a towering sycamore tree, two birds resembling phoenixes slept.
The "bottom of the bowl" is not a flat ground, but a lotus pond planted with lotus flowers. It is dotted with pink in the dark green. Those are the lotus flowers that are struggling to stand out from the dark green lotus leaves.
There are no desirable buildings here, but there is a small courtyard with two entrances beside the lotus pond. There is also a small vegetable garden near the courtyard. Some spiritual vegetables and fruits are planted in the vegetable garden. Because there is no one to manage it, they do not grow in a very regular manner.
A few meters away from the vegetable garden stood a pavilion. Inside, instead of a round table or stone bench, there lay a well. The well was filled with rich spiritual energy, presumably a spring. This vibrant place must have been due in part to its presence.
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"This... this place is so beautiful!" Xiong Qi was the first to speak up among the people who were stunned by the beauty before them. He patted his thigh in frustration and said, "One only regrets not having learned enough when one needs it. I really regret not studying hard. Otherwise, I could be reciting a poem right now."
"Apart from these beautiful sights, haven't you noticed anything wrong?" Song Xunbai glanced at Xiong Qi with an unfriendly tone.
"Something's wrong?" Xiong Qi's skin tightened after being prodded by his young master. He quickly scanned the beautiful scenery below, trying to find something strange. After a few breaths, he tentatively said, "Are there no demons transformed into their original forms here?"
"Aren't those the two phoenixes on the phoenix tree?" Before Song Xunbai could say anything, Yin Changpi asked instead.
During the time when they were shocked by the legendary top of the 卍界 Mountain, the six people all focused on different things. For example, Yin Changpi, a half-demon who wanted to become a full-fledged demon, naturally focused on the legendary mythical beast, the Phoenix.
"Oh, that's not it." Xiong Qi looked at the pair of birds in the sycamore tree below, who had fallen asleep due to the impact of their newfound intelligence. He said with a strange expression, "It's a bit funny to say, when this pair of birds appeared in the demon world, it caused a sensation."
"It's not a phoenix!" Yin Changpi's face showed no sign of dismay. Then, she asked curiously, "What's going on? Fellow Daoist Xiong, can you tell me?"
"This..." Xiong Qi looked towards Song Xunbai hesitantly. Song Xunbai noticed from the corner of his eye that Yan Baibai had also been paying attention to Xiong Qi, so he nodded slightly.
"Actually, this is a scandal in our demon world. Everyone, just forget about it." After getting Song Xunbai's approval, Xiong Qi boldly said, "This pair of birds was actually created by the former demon king, Yao Wei. Legend has it that he did it to please the queen, but the queen was so knowledgeable that she saw through the clues at a glance."
"The previous demon king, in order to gain the demons' trust, created quite a scene. He said he wanted to evoke the image of a phoenix emerging from the earth as described in ancient books. He used his fox fire to burn a mountaintop, implicated many of the creatures on the mountaintop."
"Thinking about it now, it's actually a bit strange, but I don't really know the details. Anyway, the queen eventually took the pair of birds to Swastika Mountain. Naturally, this was opposed by many ministers, but after the queen explained that the pair of birds would not have offspring, the ministers did not immediately execute them."
"I haven't been in the demon world for those few years. I heard that the former demon king did a lot of foolish things afterwards, but my brother's letters were also vague. When I returned to the demon clan again, the new demon king was in power."
Xiong Qi's tone was embarrassed, and his expression was full of disdain and anger at the previous demon king's many actions.
Yan Baibai listened attentively to Xiong Qi's story. Although his tone was filled with dissatisfaction with the former Demon King, he could still sense that he wasn't exaggerating. Even from just the tip of the iceberg, he could infer that the former Demon King had done many things that harmed the demon world. Otherwise, the elders wouldn't have worked together to depose him and find Song Yu, who was still in the immortal realm.
Yan Baibai was also secretly observing Jueqing Fozi's expression. He had been listening silently, occasionally revealing a mocking expression. Yan Baibai felt strange, and she once again recalled the scene when she first met him in Foshan Temple.
Yan Baibai thought that if his character had not changed at all, Jueqing Buddhist would say the same thing after listening to Xiong Qi's story.
"The suffering in the world is truly due to unrequited love. If I were to meet the former demon king, I would definitely give him the 'Scripture of Absolute Love' to prevent him from committing evil in the demon world. Amitabha."
Unfortunately, Yan Baibai knew that the current heartless Buddhist would never say such words again.
He could say such words before, because he was a heartless and loveless outsider at that time, but now, he has become one of those who "cannot get what he wants", and the omnipotent "ruthless scripture" he mentioned can no longer save him.
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