Chapter 365: Ghost Face Peach Forest, Treasure Tree Pure Yang
But judging from Gong Mengbi's current actions, it seems that what he said was true.
Qiu Yun couldn't help but doubt that he had been practicing in a place like Xima Mountain until now. Although he didn't go along with the crowd, he had to be more careful in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't be alive until now.
Qiu Yun has complicated feelings towards Gong Mengbi, a mixture of fear and anticipation.
Gong Mengbi didn't need his complete and sincere obedience; that wasn't realistic. For now, as long as it worked, it was fine.
Qiu Yun notified everyone, and Gong Mengbi led the Skull God to the forbidden area in the back mountain of Xima Mountain.
Here is the real secret of Xima Mountain.
The forbidden area is guarded by a formation, and one must possess the master's token to enter safely. Unlike the Four Suffering Formations, the formation guarding the forbidden area is a true killing formation.
Because this was the place where the ancient sages of Ximashan practiced in seclusion, no one is allowed to enter without permission.
Before being restrained by the Hundred Souls Banner, those ghost immortals had been cultivating in the forbidden land. It was the Skull God who tricked them into entering the Hundred Souls Banner, destroying their arduous cultivation.
This forbidden area is where the Ghost Face Peach Forest is located.
Taking out the leader's token obtained from the leader of Xima Mountain, Gong Mengbi used his spiritual power and lightly tapped it. A clear light appeared on the token, protecting him.
Gong Mengbi and the Skull God walked into the formation. Compared with the previous Four Sufferings Formation, this formation was much cleaner.
There are no evil ghosts or spirits, only pure gushing negative energy, which turns into fierce murderous intent and will indiscriminately attack all uninvited guests.
A bright moon seemed to appear in Gong Mengbi's eyes, and the Yin Qi flowing in the formation could not escape his sight. To him, it was not a very powerful formation, but it was very difficult to deal with because of the advantage of the terrain.
Xima Mountain is a place of accumulated yin, and the peach forest of the ghost-faced peach is exactly where this place of accumulated yin is located.
Although the entire Xima Mountain is considered a dark place, the Ghost Face Peach Forest is the place where infinite dark energy is accumulated.
Walking out of the formation, you will see a lush peach forest.
At this time of year, the peach trees are full of fruits but not yet ripe.
Green peaches grow among the dense branches and leaves of the peach trees. The fruits are not as abundant as those of ordinary peach trees. Only three or four green fruits can be seen among the branches of most peach trees.
But this green fruit is bigger, fuller and rounder than the fruit produced by ordinary peach trees.
Gong Mengbi looked up and saw that the green fruit was crisscrossed, forming the shape of a human face.
It has all the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose, but the facial features are not as straight as those of a real human face. They are crooked, wrinkled or tilted to one side, making it a ghost face full of hatred and distortion.
The Skull God said, "This is the Ghost Face Peach. As the peach ripens, the human face on it will gradually open its eyes, giving rise to a faint spirituality. If you eat it, you can save yourself some of the hard work of spiritual practice."
The practice here naturally refers to the Taoism of Ximashan.
The Skull God led Gong Mengbi into the depths of the Ghost Face Peach Forest. The closer they got to the outer peach trees, the smaller the Ghost Face peaches were, and the less clear the ghost faces on the peaches were.
The Skull God reminisced, "Generally speaking, a portion of the ghost-faced peaches out there will eventually be selected as a reward to the disciples, while the rest will continue to mature and turn into soil to nourish the peach forest again."
"And the closer the ghost-faced peach is to the center, the closer it is to the peach mother, the more precious it is. It is for you seniors to entrust your Yin spirits to."
"The ghost-faced peaches on the outside ripen and fall every year, but the ghost-faced peaches inside will not fall as long as they are not picked. They will continue to gather Yin energy and are the perfect thing to entrust the Yin spirit to."
As Gong Mengbi walked inside, the ghost-faced peach he saw became more and more beautiful, and its ghost face became more and more like a human face.
Finally, we arrived in front of a huge peach tree. The branches of this peach tree were a beautiful red, and the peach leaves were lush and green, as heavy as clouds.
Among its branches and leaves, there is only one fruit, which is plump and round, white in color with a slight green tint. The human face on the peach is lifelike, as if it were carefully carved.
The Skull God said, "What a pity... This is a newly harvested fruit this year. If this fruit is not picked and kept for ten or dozens of years, it will be enough to hold the spirit. If it is kept for a hundred years without falling, I am afraid it will turn into a monster."
This lush peach tree stands in the shaded ground, its roots entwined and reaching deep into the ground. Its crown is like a canopy, emitting an extraordinary spiritual light.
The yin energy in this place of accumulated yin was so thick that every ghost-faced peach fruit was corroded by it, transforming into a ghost face. Only this one peach tree was filled with a harmonious yang energy, like the eye of the yin fish in the yin-yang diagram, generating a pure yang energy in this place of accumulated yin.
The fruits of this peach tree fell to the ground, and then a peach forest grew.
However, although the remaining peach trees also received some of its yang energy, they ultimately lacked good fortune.
Gong Mengbi said: "Survival from death, yang from yin, no wonder you Taoists from Xima settled here."
The Skull God stood at the foot of the tree and said, "But it's just a peach tree after all. Even Patriarch Xima couldn't achieve enlightenment with it."
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "Achieving enlightenment is so difficult. If one can achieve enlightenment with the help of a precious tree, then why would one need to practice so hard?"
"But you haven't fully utilized the magical benefits of this precious tree."
The Skull God looked at Gong Mengbi and asked him to solve his doubts.
Gong Mengbi said, "To discover the wonderful uses of this tree, one must at least have achieved success in spiritual cultivation, that is, one must have reached the fourth level of cultivation."
"To advance from a mid-grade to a high-grade one must cultivate a pure Yang Yuan Shen. With this tree in hand, one can comprehend the transformations of Yin and Yang, generate Yang from Yin, and thus reach the high grade."
The Skull God suddenly realized, but revealed a hint of embarrassment. He said, "From ancient times to the present, no one in Xima Mountain has ever been able to cultivate to this level. Even the founder of Xima Mountain himself didn't cultivate to this level, so how can we even imagine how to use it to its full potential?"
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "Although Taoist Xima cannot fully utilize the magical power of the treasure tree, being able to use the ghost-faced peach to entrust his Yin spirit to practice is already an opportunity."
It’s a pity that opportunities are opportunities and practice is practice.
Over the years, Ximashan not only regarded the ghost-faced peach as a treasure to entrust spiritual gods, but also regarded it as a magic medicine to enhance magical powers.
This opportunity was almost non-existent. Especially after the entire Xima Mountain became a demonic path, the entire peach forest became the private property of the headmaster. He was so fat that he reached the sixth rank, but none of his disciples benefited from it.
Gong Mengbi said to the Skull God, "I must accept your favor, and also accept Ximashan's favor."
Gong Mengbi is now at the fifth rank, and although he is still a long way from the third rank, it is never too early to prepare for a rainy day.
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