“It’s finally over!”
I sighed, my body covered in sticky sweat.
I sat on the ground, and the figure of a mysterious man flashed and appeared in front of me.
"senior."
I quickly stood up and bowed to the mysterious man.
"Um."
The mysterious man agreed and then said, "I know you have two purposes in seeking the sacred map of mountains, rivers, and the state. One is to deal with the demons that are about to be born, and the other is to find the Bodhi tree from ancient times."
The mysterious man is indeed an expert, he hit the nail on the head right away.
I nodded, looking bitter, and said, "Yes, what you said is right, this is indeed the purpose of my search for the sacred map of mountains, rivers, and the country. However, although the sacred map has been found, there is no trace of the ancient Bodhi tree."
At this point, I was thinking, so I respectfully asked the mysterious man: "Senior, could you tell me the whereabouts of the ancient Bodhi tree? My life span is running out. If I can't find the ancient Bodhi tree and the fruit of rebirth, I'm afraid I won't be able to help the demon clan."
I didn’t expect that the mysterious man seemed to see through my thoughts.
He snorted and said, "You are so good, Yang Tianyi, are you threatening me? You know that you have mastered the Hunyuan Tian Jue and the Yin-Yang Soul Absorption Method, and now you are the most powerful cultivator in this new world. You are using your identity to ask me for the Rebirth Fruit."
Damn it, I never expected that this mysterious man could figure out my thoughts.
I hurriedly said, "No, no, I hope you don't misunderstand me. People are selfish, I just want to live longer."
I was so irritated by the mysterious man's words that a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on my forehead.
"Hey, Yang Tianyi, don't be afraid. I don't mean to blame you. I just want to remind you that since you have become a powerful cultivator, you should do your best for this new world. The ancient times were destroyed, which is the way of heaven, but this newly born world still has a long way to go."
"And you have the responsibility to protect this world. This is your mission and your destiny."
I felt ashamed and kept saying, "Yes, yes, yes, senior, I think your suggestion is correct."
The mysterious man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now the demon king in the Haotian Tower has been eliminated, and only the demons outside are left. But so many years have passed, even if those demons want to start over, it is unlikely. Even the demons with demon blood have long been assimilated by you humans bit by bit."
"It seems that it is not so easy for the Demon Emperor Mosala to subvert the world."
I stood aside and listened to the mysterious man's words, not daring to say too much.
After the mysterious man finished speaking, he continued, "As for the location of the ancient Bodhi tree, I really don't know. If it were in ancient times, perhaps I could have found the fruit of rebirth and given it to you. But so many years have passed, the world has changed, the spiritual energy no longer exists, and even the ancient Bodhi tree would have difficulty surviving, let alone the fruit of rebirth."
"You know, the ancient Bodhi tree needs spiritual energy to nourish it."
When I heard this, my face turned gloomy, and I thought, could it be that I will really die of old age? But even if I die of old age, my life span is too short.
I was only in my twenties and I died like this. I was very unwilling to accept it.
Calculating the time, I only have more than a month left to live.
This time is really too short.
Just as I was communicating with the mysterious man, the tower spirit in the Haotian Tower suddenly appeared in front of us.
The towering figure turned into a child.
He looks like a little boy of about seven or eight years old. The skin on his face is bright red, and his big, lively eyes make him very cute.
"I know about the ancient Bodhi tree." Tower Spirit suddenly said.
The mysterious man and I immediately focused our attention on Tower Spirit.
"Oh, you know, tell me about it then."
The mysterious man said in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir."
The tower spirit bowed towards the mysterious figure and spoke respectfully.
Judging from the appearance of the tower spirit, it should not know the identity of the mysterious man. However, although the mysterious man only showed an illusory figure, his strength is definitely higher than that of the tower spirit and I combined.
So Ta Ling and I are very respectful to the mysterious man.
The tower spirit looked at me and said, "Although the ancient times have ended, the spiritual energy no longer exists. But I know that there must be an ancient Bodhi tree somewhere, and after so many years, the ancient Bodhi tree should have matured long ago."
I was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Master Ta Ling, can you tell me where that is?"
Although the tower spirit looks young, since it knows about ancient times and is the tower spirit of the Haotian Tower, it must have lived for a very long time.
The tower spirit did not shy away from saying, "If there is, then the ancient Bodhi tree should be in the 'Immortal Treasure'."
"Xianzang? What is that place?" I asked in confusion.
And I noticed that the figure of the mysterious man was shaking.
It was as if the two words "Xianzang" had a great influence on him.
"Senior, what's wrong with you?" I asked a little puzzled.
The mysterious man stabilized the figure and said lightly, "Nothing, I just remembered some past events."
The mysterious man stopped talking here. It seemed that he was not going to tell us what his so-called past was.
But what I am more concerned about is the immortal treasure that Ta Ling mentioned.
The tower spirit explained: "The Immortal Treasure is a place that is even older than the ancient times. It is said to be the place where the remains of the immortals who created the world are located. However, immortals have never appeared in the ancient times. Even the Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan was only at the peak of the Mahayana period and had not reached the level of an immortal."
"And the power of the immortals is such that they can destroy the earth, overturn rivers and seas, and are omnipotent."
"I remember that in the ancient times, when the Immortal Treasure was opened, many cultivators went to the Immortal Treasure to seek the method to break through the heavens and become immortals. But sadly, all of them failed. And after those people entered the Immortal Treasure, they could never leave."
When Ta Ling talked about the immortal treasure, a look of fascination appeared on his rosy little face.
It can be seen that the immortal treasure must contain a lot of treasures, and they are all things of immortals.
"Then Lord Ta Ling, do you know where the immortals are hiding?" I asked.
The tower spirit nodded and said, "I know that the immortal treasure is in the Land of Compassion."
"A place of compassion?"
This word feels unfamiliar to me.
"Yes, it is the place of compassion." Tower Spirit answered affirmatively.
"But where is the place of mercy?"
I scratched my head, feeling a little depressed. Unexpectedly, after wandering around, I found another place of compassion.
Ta Ling said helplessly: "I don't know about that. After all, this is not the ancient times anymore."
Damn it, after all this time, he still doesn’t know.
This makes me very uncomfortable. I don't know why you are talking so much, it's just a waste of time.
But a golden light shot out from the eyes of the mysterious figure, and he suddenly said, "The Land of Compassion, I know where it is."
"The Land of Compassion, this is the name from ancient times. The tower spirit has been staying in this hidden forest.
I don’t know what’s happening in the outside world. But I know. The so-called Land of Compassion is actually the place called Hades in the New World. To be precise, it’s under the Resurrection Cliff in Hades.”
What? The Land of Mercy is in Hades
Damn it, I've been going around in circles, I'm just looking for a donkey while riding a donkey.
When I was in the underworld offering pavilion, I asked Magu about the ancient Bodhi tree, and she said she didn't know. Now I didn't expect that the place of compassion is at the Resurrection Cliff in the underworld.
I know that the Cliff of Return is where Meng Po stays. There is a golden and silver bridge inside. It is said that as long as one climbs onto the golden and silver bridge and drinks the Meng Po soup in Meng Po's hand, one's soul will forget the past and re-enter the cycle of reincarnation to be reborn.
But how does the mysterious man know so much
Could it be that he had been to that place of compassion
But that's impossible. The tower spirit has already said that the Land of Compassion is a dangerous place. Even the powerful ascetics from the ancient times would have no way out if they entered.
I sighed and said helplessly, "I didn't expect that the Land of Compassion is in the underworld. It really made me go around in circles. But even if the Land of Compassion is over there, so what? I am a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage and a ghost-catching Taoist priest, so I may not be able to enter it."
"Be more relaxed. Even if I go in, maybe the Bodhi tree won't be found and I'll be left there."
But the mysterious man chuckled, glanced at me with his golden eyes, and said lightly: "This may be your chance. You know, few people in this world know about the Land of Compassion. Besides, Yang Tianyi, your life span is almost over. If you don't find that place, you will die."
"Why not take a chance and go over there and take a look."
The mysterious man is encouraging me to go to that place.
After thinking about it, I think he is right. But that place is so dangerous, can I really go there
I rolled my eyes and turned to the mysterious figure, smiling and saying, "Senior, I am going to the Land of Compassion, but could you please accompany me? After all, you are a master with extraordinary means, and I can feel more at ease with you around."
I thought the mysterious man would not agree.
But unexpectedly, he almost didn't hesitate, and agreed directly, saying: "Okay, I can go with you."
Damn, you agreed so quickly? Why is it different from what I expected
Ta Ling was also surprised by the mysterious man's decision, but he couldn't stop him.
After the mysterious man finished speaking, he smiled at Tower Spirit.
Strangely enough, the mysterious man who appeared before us was a human figure, but he looked like a living person. However, we couldn't see his face clearly, nor could we feel his body or ghost.
This is strange, what kind of person is he
When Ta Ling saw the mysterious man laughing, his shoulders trembled and he asked, "Senior, what are you laughing at?"
But the mysterious man said leisurely: "I am laughing at you, but you have to follow us into the land of compassion."
"What? I also want to enter the Land of Compassion, Senior, are you sure?"
Ta Ling was horrified and looked reluctant.
The mysterious man smiled and said, "You have to go in even if you don't want to, because Yang Tianyi has already controlled the Mountain and River Divine Map, and the Haotian Tower has previously absorbed the life energy of the creatures in the Mountain and River Divine Map. In other words, the Haotian Tower is now connected to the Divine Map."
"Yang Tianyi is the owner of the divine map, and the Haotian Tower is now controlled by Yang Tianyi. If you don't believe me, feel it and see if your spirit body has already connected with Yang Tianyi."
(to be continued)
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