"quack……"
The crow on the tree seemed to see that these were living people, and suddenly lost interest, and flew away cursing.
Chen Luo looked at Yinggou and asked, "Yinggou, how do you feel?"
If there is any special situation among them, it can only be Ying Gou.
Ying Gou held her breath, her cheeks puffed up, and she tried to explore her condition. After a moment, Ying Gou raised her head, with a panic look on her face: "Well... well, there's only one day left!"
After saying that, Ying Gou's face fell instantly.
"Uh...uh, are you going to die of old age?"
"Ah...well, there are four dolls..."
Ying Gou raised her fingers: "King Baiwen still owes me three meals, King Xuanjing still owes me six meals of wine, King of Mountains and Seas said he would take me to the Flower House... No, I still have a lot of things to do... I don’t want to die!”
Yinggou said, and punched the ground hard. The ground suddenly shook, and a huge pit was created by Yinggou.
Chen Luo, Yi Xing and Han Qinhu all floated into the air in time and did not fall into the pit.
Forget it, the child is in a bad mood, let her vent, don't worry about her.
At this time, the group frowned and thought: "Buddha, this poor monk seems to know something."
"Well, master, please tell me!" Chen Luo asked hurriedly with joy.
"I don't deserve the title of master. If the poor monk guessed correctly, the rules of the small world here should be related to longevity!"
Chen Luo glanced at Yi Xing and sighed: "Master Yi Xing, let me tell you something."
"Buddha, please speak!"
"There's no need to think deeply about such an obvious thing."
"No." Yixing Bodhisattva was not angry, but said seriously, "There are many reasons for the sudden decrease in lifespan, and they are not necessarily related to rules!"
"However, the appearance of the Buddha and the two kings has not changed. Only the poor monk has aged. This is because the poor monk has reached the five realms of decline and has been affected by the rules of heaven in this small world. The realm of Tao has become apparent."
"Therefore, only a poor monk can judge that the rules of this small world should be related to longevity."
When Chen Luo heard this, he clasped his hands and bowed in return: "Be taught!"
At this time, Han Qinhu looked around and said: "My lord, since there are crows and old trees in this small world, there must be other living beings. If you find them, you may be able to learn more about the situation."
"Although this is a fragment of ancient heaven, it is, after all, the place where the building took root. It was the center of the rotation of living beings in the past. There is no reason why it cannot evolve and give birth to intelligent beings."
"King Yama's words make sense." Yi Xing nodded, "The top priority is to collect more intelligence."
At this moment, Chen Luo felt the corner of his clothes being pulled. He lowered his head and saw Ying Gou looking at him pitifully.
Ying Gou: (ಥ_ಥ)
Chen Luo touched Ying Gou's head and comforted: "It's okay, isn't there still one day?"
"We can solve this problem."
Unexpectedly, Yinggou shook her head and said with a cry: "I don't have a day left!"
"Only ten hours left!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They first checked themselves and found that there was nothing wrong, and then looked at Yinggou.
"What happened?"
Ying Gou pointed at the big hole on the ground and said, "After the beating, there will be less!"
After Ying Gou finished speaking, the group of Bodhisattvas raised their hands without saying a word, and a golden lotus flew out from his fingers. Then the golden lotus turned into a golden light and shot towards the mountains in the distance. They saw the mountains in the distance covered by golden light. The concentrated place exploded instantly.
"The poor monk's lifespan is also short!" Yi Xing sensed it a little and said, "It seems that the lifespan will be deducted when using magical powers!"
Chen Luo frowned, and he smelled a strong smell of dog planning.
"There must be a solution." Yi Xing Bodhisattva thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, if there is only one day of life, this small world should be filled with death energy and no boundary stone can be born."
Chen Luo nodded. Chen Xuan entered here early in the morning. If she only had one day to live, wouldn't Chen Xuan be asking for death if she came in?
Chen Xuan was rescued by the mysterious organization Zixiao Palace before, and the next time she appeared was in the secret place of Haoli Mountain. Chen Luo would not believe it if there was no connection. After all, Chen Xuan is a human being and does not know more about the Netherworld than others. Without someone to guide her, she might not even know what Haoli Mountain is.
If this is the case, then Chen Xuan must have a purpose for entering Haoli Mountain, so there must be a way to solve this one-day longevity problem.
Because of Zixiao Palace!
"Collect intelligence first." Chen Luo said, "Find out the rules and secrets of this small world as soon as possible and solve Shouyuan's problem."
Having said that, Chen Luo planned to release the Unjust Corpse Guard, but when he moved his hand, he felt a resistance and was unable to release the Unjust Corpse Guard.
At this time, Han Qinhu pointed in one direction and said: "There is a water source over there. If you follow the water source, you should be able to find something."
Chen Luo nodded. Time was precious now and it was not the time to hesitate. He said "let's go" and the group immediately ran towards the water source.
Well, yes, because using magical powers consumes life span, it is impossible to fly. You can only rely on physical strength to run.
…
Although they can't fly, both Chen Luo and Yixing Bodhisattva have reached the peak level of physical cultivation. Ying Gou has long seen that they are physically powerful people. In comparison, Han Qinhu is a little behind. But even so, after two or three hours, they had traveled nearly a thousand miles in the direction of the water source.
"Xiao Luozi, there is smoke ahead!" Ying Gou pointed forward and shouted.
Following Ying Gou's instructions, Chen Luo's eyes flashed with golden light, and he used the Golden Crow Divine Eyes to discover that there was indeed a thin layer of smoke column in the air about two hundred miles away. Chen Luo patted Ying Gou on the head in praise, said "Quickly" and quickened his pace!
After running for another half an hour and passing through a farmland, Chen Luo and his party saw a village, and the smoke was coming out of this village.
"It's a tribe of living beings!" A group of Bodhisattvas clasped their hands together, "Sure enough, there is no perfect way for mankind!"
"Something's wrong." Chen Luo shook his head gently, "This village is too quiet!"
The rising smoke should be the time when the adults were taking a rest and the children were making a fuss, but with Chen Luo's hearing, he couldn't hear a single sound in this village, and he couldn't help but become more vigilant.
When they entered the village, they were all stunned on the spot.
Skeletons were lying on the road into the village.
Not a corpse, but a skeleton!
Han Qinhu and the group of Bodhisattvas looked at each other and quickly dispersed to look for survivors in the village, while Chen Luo squatted down and looked at the bones carefully.
Before helping Song Ci become a saint in the human world, I had experienced Song Ci's principles and had mastered some bone examination techniques.
The bones lying on the ground are similar to those of human beings.
It's not that these bones are the human race under the sky. The mysterious great scholar who created the heart of martial arts once said that the human body is the form of life that best conforms to the principles of heaven. For example, why do the demon clan turn into human form after cultivating the body? It is because the human form is closest to nature. For the demon clan, it is easier to absorb the moonlight and sun essence, and consume less.
Therefore, it is not a coincidence that the creatures in this ancient way of heaven evolved and gave birth to a form similar to the human race. There is a secret in creation. But it can be said with certainty that these "people" are not the same race at all as the human race to which Chen Luo belongs.
"There are some missing bones!" Chen Luo made a brief inspection and found that there were abnormalities between these bones and the human race, but Chen Luo soon frowned again.
"What's wrong?" Ying Gou saw Chen Luo's serious expression and quickly put down the two thigh bones he was playing with and asked.
"These bones have been dead for a long time!" Chen Luo said, "This one has been dead for at least twenty years."
After speaking, he pointed to the child's bones next to him: "This one has been dead for at least five years!"
"Ah? They're all dead anyway, what's the problem?" Ying Gou asked confused.
"If a person has been dead for so long, then who planted the farmland we just walked through?" Chen Luo said, "And..."
Chen Luo quickly inspected the bones a few more times and said: "The older the bones were, the longer they were dead. The time of death is almost the same as the age of the bones."
"Ah? You mean, a sixty-year-old person has been dead for sixty years, and a six-year-old person has been dead for six years?" Yinggou thought for a while and asked.
"That's right!" Chen Luo nodded and added, "However, the bones here were only thirty years old at most!"
"My lord!" At this time, Han Qinhu ran over and said solemnly, "I checked all the houses in this area and found no survivors!"
"But it's a little weird!"
"What's weird?" Chen Luo asked.
Han Qinhu collected his thoughts and said: "Most of the houses are not dusty, and it looks like someone has been cleaning them from time to time. There are also skeletons in some houses, and it looks like they were killed when they were trying to escape through the door!"
"But I have carefully inspected several kitchens. The water in the water tank is clear and not rotten, and the firewood looks like it has just been cut down."
"just like……"
Chen Luo said: "It's as if they just died!"
Han Qinhu nodded quickly: "Exactly, exactly!"
"But these bones have clearly been dead for a few years!"
"Amitabha!" At this time, a group of Bodhisattvas also checked around and came back.
"Buddha, what the poor monk discovered is similar to that of King Yama. But the poor monk also discovered this." As he said that, Yixing Bodhisattva handed Chen Luo a book.
Chen Luo took the book and flipped through it for a moment. There were some weird symbols on it that were completely incomprehensible, but there were a few pages of pictures at the back of the book.
On the first page, there is a painting of a pair of little people kneeling respectfully in front of a tree.
On the second page, there is a picture of a fruit on a tree splitting open, and a little doll popping out.
On the third page, there is a painting of a figure with a face that resembles a lake, with many people kneeling in front of it. The figure with a face that resembles a lake points to the sky, as if there is a spring water being drawn down from the sky by him.
"Children are born on trees, and then there are gods and Buddhas in this world?" Chen Luo frowned slightly. There were too many directions that he could guess based on these few pages.
Chen Luo put the book in the storage order, sighed and said: "It seems that there is no way to solve Shouyuan here. Let's hurry up and find another village!"
This is a plain area. Generally speaking, the gathering point of creatures does not exist alone. Since a village has been found here, the second village should not be far away.
Everyone nodded, left the village, and continued exploring.
…
This time we only walked about a hundred miles, and sure enough we found another village, which was larger than the immediate scale. However, what disappoints Chen Luo and others is that the situation in this village is similar to that of the previous village. The village is also full of corpses!
"I'm going to die..." Ying Gou said with a sad face, tugging at the corner of Chen Luo's clothes, "Little Luozi, why don't you take out all the peaches and let me die without regrets."
"Don't make trouble, there is still time!" Chen Luo patted Ying Gou's head and looked at Han Qinhu and Yi Xing Bodhisattva who had returned from the search, "How is it? Did you gain anything?"
Han Qinhu and Yixing Bodhisattva both shook their heads, but Yixing Bodhisattva hesitated for a moment and said: "Buddha, this poor monk should use his magical power 'Buddha's Light' to check again."
"Maybe something can be discovered."
When Chen Luo heard this, he sighed and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Master."
Previously, they discovered that using magical powers consumes life span, so these two villages only searched with the naked eye and the power of the soul, and did not use the magical powers to detect.
Confucianism does have a magical power called "Every detail is revealed", but Han Qinhu has not mastered it. Buddhism's "Buddha's Light" is a great magical power that covers multiple functions such as detection, attack, and defense. Once used, it will not be consumed. Few, so Chen Luo did not ask Yixing Bodhisattva to perform it.
But in this situation, we can only take a gamble.
The group of Bodhisattvas smiled and said no more. Instead, they randomly found an open space and sat cross-legged, with their hands clasped together and chanting scriptures in their mouths.
Soon, a halo of Buddha light lit up behind the group. He slowly rose into the sky, and his whole body seemed to turn into a sun, releasing immeasurable light. This light was not dazzling or violent, and it gave a warm feeling to his body.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of Zen singing sounded, and the light quickly expanded, directly covering the entire village. And with the use of magical powers, the face and skin of Yi Xing Bodhisattva also became more and more aging.
Suddenly, there was a sound of chimes, all the light disappeared, and a group of Bodhisattvas fell from the sky. Chen Luo had sharp eyes and took a few steps forward to catch the fallen line.
"Master!" Chen Luo shouted nervously. At this time, Yi Xing Bodhisattva, who was even older than normal, slowly opened his eyes and said weakly, "It doesn't matter, there are still two hours! Fortunately, the poor monk has lived up to his mission."
"There is a stone mill in the southeast. The stone mill is three feet underground. It is alive!"
When Chen Luo heard this, he quickly looked at Han Qinhu. Han Qinhu nodded and immediately ran towards the place pointed by the Bodhisattva.
…
When Chen Luo arrived at that place with a group of Bodhisattvas on his back, Shi Mo had been pushed aside by Han Qinhu. At this time, Han Qinhu was shoveling the ground with a shield.
It's not that Han Qinhu is reluctant to use his magical power, but he is worried that the living beings three feet below cannot withstand the attack. If he accidentally kills the living beings that Yi Xing Bodhisattva spent a lot of money to find out, it will be a really big sin.
When Ying Gou saw the appearance of a group of Bodhisattvas, she ran over to help obediently. However, compared to Han Qin Hu, Ying Gou's method was more direct - digging with hands!
Soon, Han Qinhu and Yinggou dug a big hole, and then heard a "dang" sound, as if they had dug something. Han Qinhu threw away the digging shield, grabbed the thing with both hands and lifted it up.
"boom!"
A rectangular jade "coffin" appeared in front of Chen Luo. On the "jade coffin", strange runes were painted.
"This rune looks familiar..." Chen Luo was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked at Yi Xing Bodhisattva, who nodded.
"Let me do it!" At this moment, Ying Gou jumped out of the pit, flew up and kicked towards the "coffin". Unexpectedly, the coffin flashed with light and moved a few feet away. Firefly's flying kick.
Chen Luo's sharp eyes noticed that when the "coffin" was moved, the runes on the surface of the coffin flickered with a faint light, giving birth to a force, and it was this force that moved the "coffin".
But that was all. After this move, the rune quickly dimmed and gradually began to fade.
On the other side, Ying Gou's eyes widened, as if she was insulted.
You're a stinking stone, you're going to die if you don't even give me a kick! Too much!
Saying that, Ying Gou gathered up all her strength and was about to kick him again, but was suddenly stopped by Chen Luo.
"Ying Gou, wait!"
At the same time, the "coffin" also shook. After a while, the "coffin lid" flew up and a figure jumped out from inside. As soon as the figure came out, he immediately lay down on the ground, then kept raising and lowering his feet, hitting the ground heavily with his toes, like a drowning fish.
The figure was sitting like this, shouting something.
Chen Luo took it carefully and found that the figure was also human-like, but when he looked up occasionally, he could find a third eye on his forehead.
Three-eyed clan?
"Xiao Luozi, what is he talking about?" Ying Gou walked to Chen Luo and asked in a low voice.
"It seems to be the language of this world!" Chen Luo replied.
At this time, Han Qinhu also jumped out of the pit. Seeing this scene, he sent a message: "My lord, I have seen some netherworld creatures. This behavior seems to be a courtesy of surrender."
"Etiquette?" Chen Luo raised his brows, looked at the figure who was still jumping, and sent out a burst of soul power, rushing directly into the opponent's soul sea.
"stand up!"
The figure froze and quickly got up.
Although the languages are different, the meaning conveyed by the soul is also very clear. But this is how a weak person can so arrogantly drive the power of the soul into the ocean of the opponent's soul.
If you are facing an opponent who is almost the same, they will not easily let the power of your soul enter his soul sea. It is almost like opening the door to a thief.
Generally speaking, the message is wrapped with the power of the soul and sent out. The other party takes the initiative to use the power of the soul to accept and interpret it. Everything is completed outside the body. This is the correct way to open the communication between the soul and the soul.
But in this situation now, just be a little more arrogant.
"I ask, you answer."
"You don't have to say it out loud, just think of the answer in your mind!"
Chen Luo quickly fired two more divine soul transmissions.
The man in the coffin felt some pain in his head and wanted to lie down and salute, but Chen Luo stopped him.
"Who are you and what happened here?" Chen Luo asked.
In fact, what Chen Luo wants to ask most is how to solve the problem of Shou Yuan. After all, judging from the condition of the "coffin", it should be the work of a practitioner.
However, this question must be asked in a guided manner to achieve the best results, otherwise it will expose your trump card.
Therefore, Chen Luo asked the most normal question first.
However, upon hearing Chen Luo's question, a look of surprise flashed across the face of the man in the coffin. Just as he was about to speak, he remembered Chen Luo's instructions and quickly lowered his head, thinking of an answer.
"My lord, my name is Simo, and I am a tribute from the Xilili tribe."
"I came to this village to collect tribute."
Having said this, Naximo didn't dare to raise his head, but the third eye on his forehead opened, looked at Chen Luo and others, then quickly closed it, and then "answered":
"It was those damn thieves who robbed this village and massacred everyone!"
"I escaped their massacre by 'burying myself in an underground coffin' and saved one life!"
"My lord, if you are willing to send me back to the Silili tribe, I will definitely thank you!"
Chen Luo automatically filtered out the other person's words of thanks, and instead glared at Simo, his soul's voice transmission was filled with oppression: "How brave, you dare to lie to me!"
"If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill you right now!"
Naximo's expression changed drastically, and he quickly fell to the ground, thinking in his heart: "Noble man, why do you say this!"
"Everything I say is true and I didn't lie to you!"
"My lord, please believe me! I really didn't lie to you!"
Chen Luo frowned slightly, pointed to the corpse next to him, and said via voice transmission: "This corpse has been dead for at least fifteen years."
"You said they were killed by some thieves. Have you been hiding here for fifteen years?"
"There are many corpses at the entrance of the village that have been dead for three to four years, six to seven years, or even more than twenty years. How can you explain this!"
That Ximo was stunned, raised his head and looked directly at Chen Luo for the first time, and replied in his heart: "My lord, are you kidding me?"
"Isn't this what happens when people die?"
"How many years have you lived, how many years have you been dead!"
Chen Luo frowned slightly. He didn't understand this sentence!
But before Chen Luo could continue posting, Ximo boldly looked at the people around Chen Luo, and finally his eyes fell on Xing Xing. Another trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he thought of something.
"I understand, you are here for the 'Eternal Life Tree' in the hands of the thief, right?"
"I know the next target of those thieves, and I can help you lead the way!"
"But my lord, there are quite a few of those life thieves, and among them there are strong men in the Cauldron realm. Do you want to think about it again, lord?"
When Chen Luo heard Simo's answer, his heart moved.
Immortal tree?
This name sounds auspicious!
As for the powerful ones in the Cauldron Realm, to be honest, Chen Luo didn't care too much.
What kind of strong man is a strong man who is among the bandits?
"Do you know about the Immortal Tree? Could it be that you made it up to deceive me?" Chen Luo sneered and asked via voice transmission, "Tell me about the situation of the Immortal Tree and I will listen. If you are right, I will spare your life." !”
Simo's face looked even weirder. Can such a common sense question be true or false?
But since the noble man has asked the question, he can only answer honestly in his heart: "Reply to the noble man, this longevity tree is an evil tree."
"If you water it with blood, it will produce longevity fruit! All the villagers in this village were killed by the thieves, and the blood was used to water their longevity trees."
"But longevity should be given by the gods. What is given by gods is the legitimate longevity. This longevity tree secretly steals longevity, which is not allowed by heaven!"
After saying that, for fear that Chen Luo still wouldn't believe it, Ximo added: "I saw with my own eyes the longevity trees of those life thieves. They are only of the lowest quality. Eating one longevity fruit can increase your longevity by ten days."
Chen Luo's soul stirred. The fact that gods bestowed longevity must have something to do with the rules of this world, but he couldn't care about that right now. Didn’t you hear the last sentence——
Eat one and your life span will increase by ten days!
This is what they urgently need now.
Chen Luo stood up excitedly: "You said you saw the longevity tree of those thieves? They carried the longevity tree with them? Has it grown fruit now?"
Simo nodded: "The life thief is holding the most common longevity tree, which needs the freshest blood. So they carry it with them."
"When I saw it, there were already more than a dozen fruits on it. But they are still looking for blood, so they should have produced some more!"
Chen Luo's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at the old Yi Xing Bodhisattva and said: "Master, hold on, we are saved!"
After saying that, he looked at Simo again, and his soul sent a message: "Where are those life thieves?"
"Give you a... no, half an hour!"
"Find them, you live!"
"If you can't find it, you die!"
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