Mu Hanyan finally understood the origin of the Blackwood Prison. Those giant blackwood trees were the legendary Phoenix Wutong trees. She also knew the red glow within the Phoenix Wutong tree she'd cut down: it was the result of coagulated Phoenix blood. The black outer layer, harder than refined steel and impenetrable even to divine artifacts, was the demonic energy left behind after Zhan Yuan's self-destruction.
Just how powerful was Zhan Yuan in the past! Thinking of the Phoenix Wutong tree in the star disk space, Mu Hanyan secretly took a breath. Fortunately, the group of powerful people in the Divine Martial Realm arrived in time, otherwise even the Phoenix Clan would not be able to control him.
Mu Hanyan's heart fluttered at this thought. According to Taotie, Zhan Yuan had been betrayed and severely injured by a subordinate, fleeing to the Divine Continent, only to die at the hands of a traitor. This was karma. He had used despicable means to sneakily assassinate her, only to die at the hands of a subordinate's betrayal. Little did she know what had happened in the Divine Martial Realm when her soul had arrived on the Divine Continent and reentered the cycle of reincarnation.
But none of this matters anymore. What matters is that she must leave the illusion of life and death as soon as possible to stop Zhan Yuan. She must not let Zhan Yuan obtain the Phoenix Nirvana Fire. Otherwise, she doesn't know whether the beast tribe will be wiped out, nor does she know whether the Holy Continent will suffer a devastating disaster. But there is one thing she can be sure of, that is, once Ba Feng recovers his strength, the first person Zhan Yuan will not let go will definitely be her.
Unless she remained in the realm of life and death for the rest of her life, even if she escaped in the future, she would still die at his hands. Given Zhan Yuan's brutality and ruthlessness, her family and friends would definitely not have a good ending.
However, whether or not one could leave the illusion of life and death as soon as possible was not something Mu Hanyan could decide. Even the Taotie that created the illusion could not get out, so Mu Hanyan did not want to waste the effort.
"Then what's going on with this illusion of life and death? Why can't even you open it?" Mu Hanyan asked. The key to leaving this place still lies with Taotie himself.
"It's all because of that damn Zhan Yuan!" Taotie was filled with resentment again when he said this. "Originally, with my divine beast body, I could have easily lived another hundred thousand or eighty thousand years, but he severely injured me. Not only has my lifespan been greatly reduced, but my bloodline and soul have also been severely damaged. I don't even have the chance to use the blood and essence of the remains to rebuild my true form. I can only rely on this illusion of life and death to prolong my lifespan and slowly repair my bloodline and soul.
Tens of thousands of years of hard work have not been in vain. This illusion of life and death has indeed allowed me to transcend life and death and rebirth. But the problem is that there is no way to practice in this damn place, and my injuries cannot be cured at all.
The worst thing is that I originally transformed into a human form to create a barrier space, so my strength was actually greatly reduced. When I entered the illusion of life and death, I found that with my strength in human form, I didn’t even have the ability to open the barrier space. I could only stay like this half-dead and isolated from the world, day after day, year after year.
For nine hundred thousand years, a full nine hundred thousand years, I have been alone in this godforsaken place, without even a soul to talk to. Do you know how lonely and desolate that is?"
Taotie spoke in a sad voice and started to show off again.
"Why do you have to transform into a human form?" Jiang Qiling couldn't help but ask.
"Nonsense, do you think it's easy to transform into a human form? Even those self-important divine beasts cannot transform into a human form. Except for me, the Great Taotie, who else has such talent, such strength, such understanding, and such opportunity? You don't know. When other powerful beastmen saw me transform into a human form, they were so envious and fascinated by me. Since I transformed into a human form, I enjoy eating more, my back is straighter, and I walk with extra energy. Why should I transform back into my original form?" Taotie said complacently.
After saying this, he cursed fiercely: "It's all because of that damned Zhan Yuan. If I hadn't been severely injured by him, with my aptitude as the Great Venerable Taotie, I would have been able to directly transcend the cycle of life and death and become a great existence that surpasses divine beasts, like the Great Venerable Aolai."
When talking about the mythical beast Aolai, even Taotie, a boastful monster, showed awe and admiration on his face.
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