In the boundless wilderness, a spiritual tree with branches and leaves like flying flames hangs in the air, and its dense root system penetrates into the ground like water.
After another half an hour, many light spots suddenly appeared on it, all of which were a very dazzling red color, and there was a faint bluish-white color from the center. It was only a little at first, and then gradually expanded until it was as big and as big as an adult man's fist. It is round, with a crystal-clear outer shell, forming a round fruit with five or six inches of tiny vines hanging on it hanging from the tree.
After the Lihuo Spirit Fruit matures, the fire that blows towards your face also carries a hint of sweetness, making people excited!
"The spiritual fruit is ripe, so let me take one first!"
On the deck of the giant boat, I suddenly heard someone laughing loudly. He immediately jumped up and fled towards the Lihuo Spirit Tree. Everyone exclaimed and looked at the man intently, only to see that he had pale, messy hair and extremely simple clothes. He looked like an old man in his sixties, and his cultivation was also in the realm of a true infant.
This person stood up from his seat. Listening to the conversations of the people on the left and right, it can be seen that he should be a casual cultivator walking near Fengjian City. He usually has some reputation and is not considered an unknown person.
He rushed out eagerly because he saw that there were not many fruits on the spiritual tree, barely more than a hundred. Compared with the tens of thousands of monks on the giant boat, this number can be said to be more monks than meat. He was afraid that he would be slower than others and return empty-handed in the end, so he wanted to take the lead and at least get a spiritual fruit in his hand. .
Elder Qiu of the Nanyin Sect above took this scene into his eyes. There was a bit of cold sarcasm in his eyes. He saw that there were many monks on the giant boat, and they were all heartbroken by the action of the old casual cultivator. Now They all jumped out of the boat and followed closely behind the old man, wishing they could drive him past so that they could pick the spiritual fruit earlier. Elder Qiu sneered in his heart, but he had no intention of stopping him.
There were tens of thousands of monks on the boat, and there were three to four hundred people jumping out in this group. Since the old casual cultivator was moving the fastest, he was the one leading the charge at this moment.
"ah!"
A scream struck everyone's hearts like a bell. When the monks on the boat heard the sound, they immediately opened their eyes and looked forward. They saw the old casual cultivator who was rushing ahead on the Escape Light. He was suddenly swallowed up by a piece of fire, and the flames rolled straight up. The burning started at his feet, then shot up to the top of his head before he could even take a breath, engulfing his body along with his screams. His skin and flesh were burned until they crackled, turning into a handful of black ash and flying away!
The remaining spirit of the old casual cultivator floated out, hurriedly trying to run back and forth, but he didn't expect that the fire was like a gangrene attached to the bones. If it was contaminated even a little bit, it would be impossible to get rid of it. The old man's spirit was swallowed up by the flames, and it didn't take long. It went out and disappeared completely.
There were forty or fifty monks following him, only a few steps behind the old man. When the flames came, they couldn't escape. Each and every one of them took out the means to save their lives, and at the same time turned around and fled anxiously. , but was burned by the flames rising from his body. In a daze, he felt that his eyes were red, and then he lost consciousness and turned into a handful of ashes.
Besides, the monks who followed at the end were still far away, so they didn’t know what happened ahead. They could only vaguely hear a few heart-piercing screams, and then saw that the monks in front of them all turned around and rushed back in panic. Two groups of monks came and went and collided with each other like this, with sparks jumping and shouting, cursing, and crying sounds everywhere. It was just a chaotic scene!
When the fire gradually died down, there was no trace of the three to four hundred monks who had jumped out earlier. Most of them died under the wave of fire, with only a staggering figure escaping over. It turned out that he was not good at escaping. The first few hundred monks were almost at the spiritual tree, but he was still far away and could only barely see the backs of others. I thought that this time I would be unable to compete with others, but I never thought that it would be a blessing in disguise and I would eventually become the only one to save my life.
The monk was about to board the giant boat when a cry of surprise came from the deck. Four or five monks quickly stood up and stopped the man outside the boat.
Afraid that others would not be able to see him, among the few monks who stopped him, someone immediately reached out to point at his sleeves. When everyone looked up, their hearts suddenly became cold, and their eyes suddenly became full of wariness, as if that man dared to approach the giant. If he takes one step forward, they will chop off his head.
Zhao Shun and others also lowered their eyes at this time and saw that inside the man's right sleeve, a fair arm was covered with burn marks, and there were dots of sparks on it, jumping between the skin and flesh.
After seeing the tragic scene just now, all the monks already knew that this Qingchen Lihuo was extremely terrifying. It only took one spark to kill a person, and when it met a person, the sparks would bounce around like crazy, causing the flames to quickly spread around. With eyes wide open, I still don't know if the sparks carried by that man will change. If I let him on the boat and hurt others, wouldn't he also be in danger?
In the end, the monk who was blocked outside the boat could only grit his teeth secretly, use two fingers to make a blade light, and cut off his right arm that was burned by the flames before he could get on the giant boat. The severed right arm was quickly engulfed by sparks and turned into a small piece of dark charcoal, falling to the distant ground.
After this incident, all the monks had coveted the Lihuo Spiritual Tree before, and now they were so afraid of it. Look at each other, no one dared to step forward rashly, for fear of losing their home like those hundreds of monks. Little life!
At this time, some keen people have discovered that the monks who had just rushed out of the giant boat and eagerly went to pick up the spiritual fruit were almost all people sitting down, but the monks in the middle and upper curtains had not left. .
No matter how dull he is, he should have seen something now. These monks were still in shock, and tentatively looked at Elder Qiu who was hanging with his hands behind his back in mid-air. They couldn't help but ask: "May I ask this elder, your sect invited me to pick spiritual fruits, but around the spiritual tree, But the fire is really hard to resist. With this obstacle in front of us, how can we get close to the spiritual tree and pick the spiritual fruit?"
Elder Qiu moved to the front of the boat and gently stroked his long beard with one hand. The cold sarcasm in his eyes had disappeared, and his tone was somewhat relaxed and smiling.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. The spiritual fruit has just matured. I haven't been able to explain the method of harvesting the spiritual fruit yet."
The implication is that the old casual cultivator and others were too anxious, which led to today's tragic disaster.
He raised his sleeves, and the giant boat beneath everyone suddenly shook. Many light groups suddenly appeared in front of the deck. Counting them carefully, there were more than seventy or eighty. After the light groups dispersed, inside Things were scattered out, of various sizes, and a total of eighty-one fine iron scissors were found.
Nine of the scissors are particularly large, so they stand alone above the others. The scissors below are not much different in size.
(End of chapter)
