These small black Buddha statues appeared in the trees like ghosts, their presence was eerie. Blore's eyes widened, his mind filled with confusion. What exactly were these small black Buddha statues? Why were they there?
A series of questions came to his mind, and he unconsciously looked at Ma Tuan and Bai Di above him. They seemed to have noticed it as well, and quickly found a safe place to stop.
Blore followed suit and crawled over.
"I said this thing is strange, it actually grows on this tree." Ma Tuan was about to spit on it before he even sat down.
"What about those people you are talking about?" Bai Di felt that talking to him was a waste of time.
"Those people are very strange, all of them are old people and children. I feel like they were transformed by this little black thing?" Blore also felt very strange.
"This is the real thing I've seen." Ma Tuan expressed shock.
The trunk they climbed was pitch black and looked quite old, its surface extremely rough and cracked, covered with crisscrossing lines and tiny cracks. This texture made climbing easy, as if the tree had specially prepared a path for them to reach higher.
Yet, as the three of them spoke, something strange began to happen on the tree trunk. Humanoid figures, previously hidden within the bark, gradually emerged, like sleepers awakened. These figures bore a striking resemblance to the small, black Buddha statues sitting cross-legged beneath the mushrooms, as if they were replicas. The bark twisted slightly, as if responding to some invisible force.
Blore suddenly felt the tree move, a subtle vibration running through his body. He instinctively glanced at his hand, realizing it was resting on a raised area. When he removed his hand, he was surprised to see that the raised area was a clearly visible human figure. It was so lifelike, it seemed to have grown from the bark.
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