The moment he placed his hand on the roots of the sacred tree, Jiang Yuebai's consciousness entered his own 'realm of enlightenment'.
The last time she entered here was when she was thrown into the Mirror of Heaven and Earth by the Supreme Elder before she established her foundation. At that time, the entire space was white, with only a very young sprout.
At this time, earth-shaking changes have taken place here.
Blue sky, white clouds, and purple air across the sky.
The grass is green and in the center there is a small tree half a person's height with dense branches and leaves. It is her enlightenment tree.
Jiang Yuebai walked over and found that the branches and leaves on the tree were different. Some were burning like flames, some were invisible like flowing water, and some were hard as gold and heavy as stone.
"These represent the five elements? Then what are these..."
Jiang Yuebai raised his hand and touched the green leaves with icy crust and the leaves as fiery red as autumn.
"Do these represent the four seasons?"
A gentle breeze blew and the leaves rustled.
From these leaves, she felt her own understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. The more she understood, the bigger the leaves; the less she understood, the smaller the leaves.
Jiang Yuebai stepped back a little, always feeling that her enlightenment tree was not very 'healthy' and very 'messy'. The trunk was slightly bent by the weight of the leaves, unable to bear the weight of the leaves.
Things that cannot communicate with each other are also constantly destroying the tree trunk.
If it is allowed to continue, the entire tree may be dragged down by its branches and leaves.
The tree body represents herself. She wants to understand the laws of the universe as described in the Dayan Sutra.
But she herself was too weak to bear the weight of all these things.
"Sacred tree, what do you want to do by letting me see your own enlightenment tree?" Jiang Yuebai asked loudly.
Rustle~
The wind was getting stronger, the grass was surging, and a thought appeared directly in Jiang Yuebai's mind.
Jiang Yuebai closed his eyes and took a long time to digest and understand that thought.
She saw plants growing on the ground, plants feeding livestock, livestock being eaten by wild beasts, wild beasts being hunted by humans, and their remains being buried in the ground and turned into nutrients, nourishing the soil and regenerating plants...
Just like a cycle, every link is indispensable, and every tiny existence maintains the stability of the big cycle.
The entire big cycle is composed of countless small cycles. The disappearance of any one of them may lead to the collapse of the big cycle and produce unknown mutations.
Overall, Jiang Yuebai felt that the sacred tree had no ill will towards her.
The sacred tree was born and lived as long as the heaven and the earth, and is the pillar of the demon race. Since ancient times, various races have been competing for the source of power from the heaven and earth. This dispute still exists in the upper realm at this time, and it concerns the path of ascension for each race.
Therefore, the sacred tree needs to "sow seeds" and select a servant every sixty years. This is to cultivate the seeds for the demon race to compete for the source of power from heaven and earth and send them to the upper realm, so that the demon race can be evergreen forever.
Jiang Yuebai is an 'oddity', whose destiny has deviated from the original track, an 'oddity' who is destined to be a demon.
The sacred tree said that "oddities" like her were not isolated cases in the past or now. Not only were there humans who took the lives of monsters, but there were also monsters who took the lives of humans, monsters who took the lives of demons, and so on.
These "odd numbers" are hidden pieces buried in the chess game between heaven and earth, waiting for the right time to reverse the entire game.
The reason why the sacred tree summoned Jiang Yuebai was to comply with the will of heaven.
The sacred tree also knew that Jiang Yuebai, as a human being, would not easily accept the fate of a demon, so it let her look at its own enlightenment tree to let her know that she would be crushed by the great way in the future.
The sacred tree can help her transform her scattered Tao into a complete cycle, feeding back into itself, making itself stronger and more stable, and laying the foundation for becoming a towering tree.
In addition, there is the Emperor's Juice in the Moonlight Flowing Cup, which can only be obtained by passing the selection of the divine sacrificial ceremony.
Only then will she be able to transform perfectly, which is also the reason why Tiannanxing can transform perfectly.
The same goes for strangers. Without Shen Huaixi's method of devouring their own kind to enhance their bloodlines, they can only rely on the Emperor's Liquid to enhance their demonic power, strengthen their bloodlines, and break the limitation of not being able to break through to the Golden Core stage.
The sacred tree knew her worries. It had once cultivated an 'oddity' who was a human with the life of a demon. So the sacred tree would give her a 'lock'. Unless she opened it herself, she would always be a person with the blood of the demon race.
In other words, with the existence of this lock, she can improve the bloodline of the Yunzhi grass to 99.9%, extremely close to being a demon without actually turning into a demon, retaining the last bit of humanity.
This is the perfect solution for Jiang Yuebai now.
But she did not completely trust the sacred tree, because in order to receive the cultivation of the sacred tree, she needed to first transform into a demon, that is, into a Ganoderma lucidum, and then participate in the sacred sacrificial ceremony as a Ganoderma lucidum.
This requires the sacred tree to seal her soul into the Ganoderma lucidum, extract it from her human body, and then put it back after she completes the sacred ritual.
It's too dangerous!
Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged under his enlightenment tree, pondered for half a day, weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to do as the sacred tree said.
"Shenshu, I can follow your arrangements, but my body must be kept by myself in a safe place, and I need some time to prepare."
The sacred tree agreed to Jiang Yuebai's request and sent her away from the realm of enlightenment, allowing her to arrange everything before coming back.
Jiang Yuebai communicated with the sacred tree for a long time, but to Arisaema outside, it was just a moment.
"How is it? Have you decided to participate in the divine sacrifice ceremony?"
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "I can participate, and I can agree to your previous request, but I have a request."
Tian Nanxing's eyes lit up slightly, "You can say it anyway."
"I need a safe and secret place. This is a deal between you and me. If you guarantee my safety, I will fulfill your request. Not only will I make the grass and wood monsters cry, but I will also make anyone who comes my way cry. I will try my best to demonstrate your grafting technique to the extreme."
“But if I make the slightest mistake, you must know that my master will protect me, and the Grand Elder of my Tianyan Sect regards me as the apple of his eye. Everyone in the Central Plains knows my name, Master Wangshu. I also have a master of formations, Zhao Fuyi, who has attained divine power and has a bad temper in the upper realm. If I get hurt, the consequences will be very serious!”
Tian Nanxing laughed, "If you don't believe me, I can make a contract with you."
"Okay, then let's make a contract, the most powerful kind!"
Tiannanxing sent Jiang Yuebai back to Taoyuan to arrange a place, and Jiang Yuebai found Xie Jingshan.
After sealing the hut with the Four Symbols and Eight Diagrams Formation, Jiang Yuebai told Xie Jingshan everything about the sacred tree and said to him solemnly, "Xie Jingshan, I need your help this time to protect my body for the next six months."
It was rare for Jiang Yuebai to ask Xie Jingshan so seriously, and it was a matter of life and death. If it was something else, Xie Jingshan would definitely pat his chest and say it was a trivial matter.
At this moment, he felt tremendous pressure, fearing that he would not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
Xie Jingshan frowned, feeling that he had to show his true strength this time.
"I… "
"Don't worry, I've already asked Tian Nanxing to choose a place. He is in the late Nascent Soul stage and has confidants in the Grass and Wood Demon Clan. They also signed a contract with me and dare not cheat me. I will leave a puppet clone in the open as a disguise, and hide my real body in a more hidden place. I will also leave the Four Symbols and Eight Diagrams Formation to protect it, Xiaolu to guard it in stealth, and Jixiang to be on guard."
"Also, I will put the Condensing Light Mirror on Zhen's body as a small mechanism. Once someone gets close, the Ice Chi inside will kill them directly in the face. The poisonous miasma in the Ningye Tobacco Pipe will fill the surroundings. The Lotus Purifying Bottle can also be activated by the formation and placed next to it..."
Xie Jingshan was full of questions. The arrangement was layer upon layer, one thing after another. Did Jiang Yuebai really need him
Jiang Yuebai patted Xie Jingshan on the shoulder, "This time, it's up to you!"
Xie Jingshan: … …
I have a lot of things to do in the afternoon, so I will only update twice today.
(End of this chapter)