The fourteen reincarnators, including Daoyuan, were watching the play with great interest in the corridor of the monks' quarters at Lanruo Temple.
Outside, Yan Chixia and Xiahou Jianke had been exchanging blows for quite some time.
The fight between the two is much more exciting than in the movie.
Every now and then, sword energy would burst forth, cracking or shattering the stone base and everything around it.
"What was this Xiahou swordsman's name again? He's pretty formidable."
"I don't know. Yan Chixia calls him Brother Xiahou, but I really don't know his real name."
How did he die?
"After being raped, the female ghost was pierced through the heart by the tree demon grandmother's tongue..."
The discussion immediately stopped.
"Hmm... it seems Xiahou's strength isn't bad either, he couldn't even withstand one hit?"
Xiao You compared himself to Xiahou and realized that he couldn't beat him in a fight, even after unlocking two layers of gene locks.
When Ning Caichen stumbled and ran to Lanruo Temple, avoiding the wolf pack, he saw the two swordsmen fighting, as well as a dozen people standing or sitting in the corridor.
"This Lanruo Temple is even more lively than the inn... Now I'm not afraid anymore!"
Perhaps because Daoyuan was here, Yan Chixia's mindset was much more peaceful, and he was less harsh than in the original work.
"Brother Xiahou, we've been dueling for seven years. I think there's no need to continue. I'll give you the title of the greatest swordsman in the world!"
The black-clad swordsman Xiahou was much more handsome than in the original story.
He snorted coldly.
"Hmph, I want a reputation earned through hard work, not charity. I may not be able to beat you this time, but I'll come back for you next time!"
As he left, he glanced at Ning Caichen and resolutely walked in one direction.
Yan Chixia shook his head at Xiahou Jianke's retreating figure, then glared at Ning Caichen.
"Another scholar has come to his death!"
He then turned and went back into the house without saying anything more, planning to persuade the scholar to leave again the next morning. With him and Master Daoyuan there tonight, the ghosts and monsters shouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Ning Caichen was startled by Yan Chixia, thinking that the bearded man was very fierce.
"Amitabha Buddha, benefactor, are you also here to stay at Lanruo Temple?"
Seeing an old monk, Ning Caichen dared not be negligent and stepped forward to return the greeting.
"Master, are you a monk from this Lanruo Temple?"
This remark made Daoyuan choke, and the reincarnators almost laughed.
Indeed, Lanruo Temple is a temple.
"Hehe, I am not a monk in the temple, but someone who is staying here. If you don't mind, you can stay next to us so that we can look after each other."
Ning Caichen readily agreed, and the reincarnator even brought him bedding taken from his storage ring, for which he was very grateful.
Meanwhile, deep in the desolate forest, the Tree Demon Granny was unusually asleep, and even more unusually, she was dreaming.
This is a vast land that appears desolate, yet is teeming with life.
The world was filled with primordial energy, and a sense of vastness enveloped the Early Tree Demon Granny, as if she were just an extremely tiny speck of dust.
Where am I?
It was only then that Grandma realized she had no body; she was just floating in the air.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, it slowly "turned around" and shifted its gaze to what was behind it.
In an instant, an indescribable and intense emotion welled up from the bottom of my heart, an emotion I had never felt since I was born with consciousness.
Behind me stood a magnificent tree, its thickness and height immeasurable, reaching to the heavens and the earth.
Looking around, it is impossible to measure His size.
The tree is covered with flowers, leaves, rare treasures, and exotic animals.
It is a combination of vitality and uprightness, a divine tree connecting heaven and earth.
The Tree Demon Granny didn't know why she suddenly understood these things, and an indescribable emotion was brewing within her.
"What's this..."
Suddenly, the world changed, and winds and clouds rose.
The vast world seemed to be filled with killing all at once.
Grandma swore that, as a thousand-year-old tree spirit, she had never seen such terrifying slaughter.
Those giants, monsters, birds and beasts, each one was as big as a mountain, some even enough to blot out the sky.
If a fight breaks out, at best the mountains and rivers will be shattered, at worst the sky will collapse and the earth will be destroyed!
"Rumble~~"
A tremendous explosion resounded across the desolate land, and the solid ground cracked and shattered like a surging tide.
Time seemed to fast-forward, giving the Tree Demon Granny a splitting headache.
Twelve giants of heaven and earth led countless terrifying "people" in battle against countless powerful demons. The aftershocks of one battlefield were enough to destroy Lanruo Temple and its forest a thousand times over.
...
As time went by, the destruction in the world intensified, and Grandma's headaches grew worse.
The only consolation was that the giant tree behind him still stood tall and unchanging, as if the vicissitudes of life would never affect him.
"Swoosh~~Crack~Crack~"
A blindingly bright light suddenly appeared.
This time, the biting sharpness was as if the heavens themselves had been severed.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Everywhere, even more devastating explosions could be heard.
Grandma could barely keep her eyes open anymore, as if she had exhausted all her energy.
I forced my eyes open, enduring the stinging pain.
It had a premonition that something important was about to happen.
A scroll, resembling a giant ink painting, covered the entire sky and slowly unfurled.
A seemingly ordinary old man, yet a great being who could make heaven and earth bow down, stood high in the heavens.
A cold gaze fell upon him.
'No! He wasn't looking at me!'
Four colossal swords, each embodying the sharpest edge in the world, hang at the four corners of the colossal painting of heaven and earth.
"Since you treat me this way!!"
The sound was like a great bell, so loud that Grandma almost fainted, but she held on to her last breath and didn't want to lose consciousness.
"Then I will cut down this Jianmu tree! Let the heavens and earth collapse!!!"
Boom~
The four sharp edges combine to form a gray hue, impacting everything.
Grandma finally lost consciousness.
...
"No!! Drink... huff..."
The Tree Demon Granny was suddenly awakened from her bed.
He discovered that he was covered in resin.
"Grandma, Grandma, what's wrong?"
Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing rushed to the tree demon grandmother. As the two most favored among the many female ghosts, they naturally had to show off.
However, Grandma's appearance tonight did frighten them a bit.
Grandma didn't answer their questions, as if she was still lost in some kind of memory.
But a sharp pain shot through his head, forcing him to stop reminiscing.
"I'm fine, but I feel like I've lost a lot of vital energy. Tonight, find me a live one so I can replenish my energy, understand?"
"Yes..." "Yes!"
Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing exchanged a glance, but in their hearts they were thinking about how their grandmother had just looked.
'Although Grandma was frightening, she surprisingly showed a rare glimmer of humanity...'
...
In a monk's cell at Lanruo Temple, Daoyuan couldn't help but blurt out, "Holy crap!"
This prompted Xiao You and Zhao Gang, who were on night watch, to look around, but they only found twelve teammates lying or sitting down.
"Who was talking in their sleep just now?"
"I don't know... It was too fast, I didn't recognize it..."
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