Sinking in the spirit pool, Mo Chen could not feel the boundary of this place. He clearly remembered that this spirit pool should be very shallow.
But the depth to which he had sunk could no longer be described by the water in a pool. Everything around him was dark, and it felt like an abyss or a confined sea.
Mo Chen looked at his arm which was gradually disappearing and whispered:
“What a pity.”
"At this time, regret is meaningless."
"Why?"
“The biggest regret in life is to keep regretting the past. Regret is the foreplay that makes the protagonist rise in the movie, but in reality, it is just a poison that makes people sink.”
"Is that so..."
"That's right."
"I felt like I was so close to success, but why did I not want to fight for it in the end? It was as if I had lost the desire."
Mo Chen never understood why his will and desire were so strong, but in the end, he suddenly lost the desire to pursue everything.
"Because this is my domain. The Red Moon makes you realize your desire, and I make you realize your liberation."
Mo Chen did not respond to the voice. He felt that something was increasingly wrong with this pool.
There seemed to be something even more terrifying hidden in the darkness. In the deep waters, some spirit-like substances gradually appeared. They seemed to be souls
"Are those wandering souls?"
"Yes."
"Why is there a soul in the pool?"
"It is normal that there are souls in the river of souls."
"Are you familiar with this kind of thing?" Mo Chen's body gradually melted, and his desire had dissipated. He didn't know if the desire for knowledge was the last desire, but he really wanted to know the reason for his failure.
"I'm not very familiar with it, but this kind of soul possession is definitely not the first time I've experienced it."
"It's not the first time? Then I didn't lose unfairly."
"Yeah, this isn't the first time." Xu Le's voice sounded somewhat emotional.
"I see."
The gold gradually melted into Xu Le's psychic pool and completely dissipated.
This spiritual world belonging to Xu Le gradually calmed down, the golden color in the pool gradually turned into light golden color, and then gradually dissipated.
The entire psychic pool returned to its original calm and peaceful state.
Xu Le's reflection in the water still did not disappear. He suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from the pool.
New fruits are borne on the Tree of Souls.
Fruit of the Golden Light Tree - Red Moon
Xu Le, who had already eaten many fruits, picked the fruit without any hesitation and swallowed it directly.
"It can be confirmed that, except for the normal Guyinduo fruit, other fruits do not smell like shit..."
…
Xu Le woke up in reality and found that Ai Li was standing next to him, and the sunset in the distance had just set.
"Xu Le? Are you okay?"
Ai Li kept a distance from Xu Le. Although Xu Le's scent and expression did not change significantly, the situation just now was a little special and she needed to remain absolutely vigilant.
If Xu Le really had a problem, she had to find a way to get Xu Le back, no matter what.
Seeing Rewi Alley retreating cautiously, Xu Le could understand, so he said directly:
"You like to move yourself on it, like riding a horse."
Ai Li's face suddenly turned red. This kind of thing...
"Neuropathy."
"Okay, let's go check on that tree brother."
Xu Le came to Wang Shu's side. Although his situation was very complicated at the moment, it was not fatal.
Wang Shu's situation was much worse. He had completely turned into a tree and could die on the spot at any time. This was a scene Xu Le did not want to see.
Walking quickly to Wang Shu's side, Ai Li suddenly grabbed Xu Le when he saw this:
"Be careful, there's something wrong with his current condition."
"I know."
Xu Le let go of Ai Li's hand. There was indeed something wrong with Wang Shu's condition. At this moment, he was like a dead tree, covered in red, and was about to enter a semi-rotten state, which was somewhat similar to the state of the top of the Golden Light Tree.
But the degree of decay has not reached that level.
"Hey, Brother Shu? Brother Shu?"
Xu Le tried to wake Wang Shu up, but Wang Shu didn't respond at all. The current situation was quite bad. This was the prayer room of the Illuminati, and it was impossible to heal Wang Shu for a long time.
It is also impossible to just leave here with a tree man.
So Xu Le made a prompt decision and said to Rei beside him:
"Go and rescue Wang Man first, then go change into a nun's outfit."
"Nun's clothes?" Although Ai Li was confused, she still did as Xu Le asked.
Xu Le did not stop either. He came to the body that Mo Chen originally used, and directly tore off the sacrificial robe from the rotten corpse. He did not mind that it was dirty and put it on directly.
Then he tore off some strips of cloth and wrapped his face and body tightly.
On the other side, Wang Man had been rescued. She ran to Xu Le with a little excitement, and then looked at Xu Le putting on the chief priest robe with a confused look on her face.
"Brother Xu Le? What are you doing?"
"I'm preparing to escape." Xu Le looked serious, but he still covered his face in the end.
"Then what do you need me to do?" Wang Man was not stupid. She naturally knew that this was the Illuminati church, so she wanted to ask if there was anything she needed to cooperate with.
"You? Aren't you a devout believer? Just kneel here and pray. Hey, right here. Kneel in front of me. Remember, be pious..."
Wang Man: …
Although I felt that Xu Le was talking about serious matters, it felt weird to hear such words coming out of his mouth.
"Kneel here?"
"Well, kneel there."
Xu Le adjusted his hat in a very formal manner, making himself look as much like a chief priest as possible.
On the other side, Ai Li also found a nun's uniform from the main priest's cabinet. Like Xu Le's outfit, she also wrapped up her entire appearance, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
However, as a woman, Ai Li was too tall, so the nun's skirt was a little short on her, and part of her legs were exposed.
"Xu Le, am I okay like this?"
"Ahem, it's almost done." Xu Le looked up and down at Ai Li, who was wearing a nun's uniform. Well, the uniform is indeed the best. He will go back to the tailor shop to make a set for her.
Although Xu Le also felt that it was very strange to have clean nun uniforms in the prayer room, he couldn't care less at this time.
"Keep your positions."
"What are you going to do?"
Xu Le didn't answer. He just squatted on the ground and pressed his palms on the ground that had turned into trees.
The golden energy suddenly spread, and under Xu Le's leadership, the surrounding tree-like areas were gradually conquered.
The blocked door of prayer room No. 3 was also opened again.
Xu Le could already sense the crowd surrounding the prayer room.
Most of them are believers of the Lighthouse Upper Town. Almost all of them are rich people. Their faith is to bless themselves with safety and to continue to be rich.
There were also some Illuminati clergy, a few of whom were staring at Xu Le strangely, as if they wanted to confirm Xu Le's condition.
However, Xu Le had already prepared for this situation.
He stretched out his fingers, and in full view of everyone, Xu Le activated his spiritual power.
The blue spiritual energy transferred to the fingertips and quickly turned into golden bright energy.
A small bud of the golden light tree grew out from Xu Le's fingertips.
A lot of people saw this scene, and these believers exclaimed one after another, and then, like Wang Man, knelt in front of Xu Le.
"When I was discussing light with Miss Wang Man, I suddenly had a feeling and sensed the existence of our Lord and the emergence of light.
This holy tree is what the Light of My Lord has given me.
I plan to leave this holy tree here so that this blessing will forever cover everyone. What do you think? "
"What's going on?" Several faculty members looked at each other again. The current situation was beyond their control, but the small golden tree of light at Xu Le's fingertips... looked like the real thing.
Although they didn't get close, the power emanating from it was indeed real.
"Praise the light."
"Praise the light."
Xu Le was there guiding the people, and these people were huddled together, just in time to block the clergy for Xu Le and his team.
Next, it’s time to leave here.
Xu Le saw Gu Beichen, who had a confused look on his face, from the crowd. He pulled his clothes to cover his pants and looked around embarrassedly.
When Gu Beichen saw Xu Le in the crowd, he recognized him at first sight.
Xu Le also knew that Gu Beichen recognized him.
Xu Le quickly winked at him, and then the two of them exchanged glances.
Gu Beichen had a bitter face and turned to walk towards the faculty.
Ai Li, who was standing by, was a little surprised and asked in a low voice:
"What did you say to him?"
"I asked him to lead those Illuminati clergy away."
"He went to lure away the Illuminati people? Are you sure?" Ai Li was a little incredulous.
"Why, do you look down on my brother Beichen?" Xu Le stretched out his finger as he said this.
Gu Beichen straightened his clothes and walked towards the people from the Illuminati.
Faced with Gu Beichen coming straight towards them, several Illuminati clergy were also confused. Was this guy here to cause trouble
"I feel a very obvious spiritual energy fluctuation here. Please explain the situation here to me."
Gu Beichen's expression was indifferent, and his tone was even colder and more serious. Combined with his handsome and youthful appearance, his aura suddenly rose.
Several Illuminati clergy were confused. A bishop who had just arrived asked in a low voice:
"Your Excellency?"
Gu Beichen narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an unfathomable expression, then he took out his Owl Card of the Red Moon Temple, and lowered his voice and said:
"There are many people here, and I just passed by and felt something was wrong. Just tell me the situation here."
The Owl of the Red Moon Temple
The bishop's eyes suddenly became strange when he looked at Gu Beichen.
"The current situation..."
"Hey, don't be in a hurry. Tell me what's going on with the tree in that man's hand?" Gu Beichen pointed at Xu Le in the middle of the crowd. His suspicious look made these Illuminati members even more uneasy.
"Well, the envoy doesn't know. The Illuminati has to use some means to recruit believers. You can't trust it. I'll let him go back later. Just listen to me and I'll explain it to you slowly."
Gu Beichen was also stunned when he heard the bishop say this.
It seems that some information does not match...
These people seemed to not want him to know the specific details about the Golden Tree of Light.
That's not right. The Red Moon Temple and the Illuminati should be part of the same system.
Although he had doubts, Gu Beichen knew that the most urgent task was to help Xu Le and the others escape. Wang Shu's condition was very bad and could not be delayed any longer.
"Are you guys trying to hide something? What is that priest doing?"
"Hey, don't be impatient, messenger. There are so many believers here now. If we rashly destroy them, it will be bad for us and you too."
Several faculty members actually took the initiative to stop Gu Beichen for Xu Le, and the situation gradually developed in a particularly strange way.
I saw a little pastor hurriedly ran to Xu Le and whispered:
"Hurry up, there are spies from the Red Moon Temple over there."
Xu Le:? What happened
Isn’t this the script he and Gu Beichen had written before
However, the Illuminati people actually let him go at this time, which was naturally the best opportunity.
"Understood, we'll leave now. Thank you for your hard work."
According to Xu Le's original script, he was going to take advantage of the people's admiration for the golden tree, spread a lot of information about light, and then take advantage of the crowd to escape in the chaos.
But the current situation... should be considered a good thing, right
"Where is Gu Beichen?" Wang Man asked as she followed Xu Le.
"He has the identity of the Red Moon Temple Owl. He is more powerful than you think."
"All right."
…
Xu Le dragged the tree man king tree and quickly returned to the hotel they had booked temporarily.
The dark alley in Area C was destroyed, and the hotel where we were hosted was no longer suitable for us to return to, so we could only make do in a small place in the downtown area for the time being.
"Aili, please keep an eye on him for me. I may need some time to deal with Brother Shu's condition."
"clear."
Xu Le dragged Wang Shu into a small room, pulled out his black stick, and thrust it in.
The darkness filled the room again, and the ink-like force began to spread to every corner of the room, but the situation did not progress any further.
Ai Li, standing outside the door, glanced at the crack.
Even standing at the door, she could clearly see some black mist spreading out.
This was not the first time that Ai Li had seen this kind of darkness. Every time he saw it, Xu Le would exude that dangerous aura.
But now that their relationship is settled, Ai Li has accepted it calmly, and she needs to protect Xu Le.
She quickly took off her nun's robe and blocked the crack in the door, so that she could at least create a simple disguise.
"Master Ai Li, did you see it?"
"Um?"
…
Inside the room, Xu Le remained in the seal-making position without moving, and Wang Shu was right in front of him.
After stabbing the black staff into Wang Shu's body, Xu Le held the staff in one hand and began to make seals with the other.
"Brother Shu, don't die!"
"Ritual - Yellow Spring Reincarnation."
In the darkness, a rotten black rhizome suddenly stretched out, wrapped around Xu Le and Wang Shu, and then dragged them into the darkness.