"It seems like something happened that we don't quite understand, and we don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing." Duolei looked at Xu Le, as if asking.
However, Xu Le just pretended not to hear and seemed to be immersed in his research.
"No matter what happened, it should be a good thing for us at the moment."
"Why do you say that?"
"The properties of the Golden Light Tree have changed, and the birth of life is being forced forward."
"The birth of life, forced?"
"The general meaning is that the Golden Light Tree is forcibly giving birth to a child. Look at the asceticism that turned into fruit. It is actually the result of the change of rules."
Duolei frowned slightly. She didn't understand why Xu Le suddenly knew so much when he just touched the Golden Light Tree.
There is something wrong with this guy in front of me.
"Forget it. I'll kill him after I get all the research reports about the Golden Light Tree." Duo Lei thought to herself.
She nodded slightly and praised verbally:
"Mr. Xu Le is indeed very capable. He has produced results in such a short time. Have you found the cause of the tree's decay?"
“The reason for the decay is due to a mistake in the rules. The Golden Light Tree is absorbing mental energy and wants to use it to create something, which leads to a conflict in the rules.
We have to go higher up to understand the specific situation.”
"Absorbing mental energy? Can you be sure of that?" Duolei was shocked.
"It is certain that the Golden Light Tree is indeed absorbing mental energy."
Duolei nodded again. Xu Le had already given some information about the decay of the golden tree, and this information was very important.
Especially the fact that the golden tree is trying to absorb mental energy is completely contrary to the philosophy of the Red Moon Temple.
This alone is enough to convict.
She is now looking forward to Xu Le discovering more.
"Very good, let's continue upwards."
"If we continue going up, there will be certain risks." Yu Long suddenly said, looking upwards.
Xu Le didn't say anything. They were now on the jade ring platform. If they went up further, they would reach the rotten garden.
That place...it's hard to describe!
"Coming to the Golden Tree is a risky thing in itself. Let's continue."
After hearing what Duolei said, Yu Long didn't say anything more.
Chi Xiao, who had not spoken much and had not even taken any action, now looked at Xu Le, or to be more precise, at Ding Ke in Xu Le's arms.
"Soon."
Meow! ~
Ding Ke responded to Chi Xiao, leaving Xu Le confused as to what they were communicating about.
But at this point, everyone was looking forward to the top of the tower.
And everyone’s expectations are different.
"Go faster. There's something wrong with the fruits of hard work. It seems like something is brewing."
Yu Long reminded everyone, and the others quickly followed.
Xu Le turned his head to look at Wang Man. He originally thought that such continuous upward climbing would be a bit difficult for Wang Man's physique.
But after seeing her current condition, Xu Le discovered that Wang Man's condition was surprisingly good.
There was a faint white light in her eyes, as if she had been blessed by some power.
"You're in good shape."
"Yeah, it's getting closer, so it's in pretty good shape."
"That's good." Xu Le nodded, and seeing that Wang Man didn't need help, he turned around and continued walking up.
"Wait, Xu Le."
"Um?"
"It looks like you've made your choice."
"Yes." Xu Le nodded.
…
After walking around the circular platform, the jade steps under your feet began to become narrower, and some golden fruits gradually began to appear at hand.
These fruits look like some kind of fleshy texture, and some of them even seem to be throbbing.
It's like a living thing.
Although plants themselves are living things, the fruits in front of us are definitely completely different from normal plants.
Normally, Xu Le and the others need to move upwards now, so they will definitely not have any intersection with these fruits.
But these fruits are expanding too fast.
The swollen fruits of the golden tree have squeezed the aisle, affecting their route.
"Does it need cleaning?" Duo Lei asked.
"I don't know what will be found after cleaning it out, so let's just throw it away." Yu Long denied her.
Suddenly, Xu Le looked up.
"There's a very special smell, a fragrance?"
"I smelled it, too."
"It seems we are very close to the truth, Mr. Xu Le."
Duolei's face was full of smiles, but as soon as she finished speaking, a beam of golden light shot out.
clang!
This beam of light was like a sharp sword, instantly cutting off the entire upward staircase.
The originally smooth jade steps completely collapsed and fell at this moment. Duolei rolled and crawled upwards, and only then did she barely avoid the attack.
"ah!"
But there were more than one broken steps, and without a support point, Wang Man fell directly from the golden tree.
"Wang Man!"
Xu Le jumped over and tried to reach out and grab her, but he was just a little bit short!
He immediately transformed his body into an element and flew downwards.
A branch extended from the fingertips, wrapped around Wang Man's waist, and supported her.
"If you fall down..."
"He will definitely be smashed into a pulp."
Xu Le finally managed to pull Wang Man up, while Yu Long and Chi Xiao on the other side had already taken action.
The monsters that attacked them just now were a few gargoyles.
Gargoyle, Level 6 Weirdness, Red Moon, God-Glory.
The beam of light just now was the beam emitted by their eyes.
Lasers were shot out again, and the gargoyles hovered around the golden tree and attacked the group. Of course, Yu Long and Chi Xiao could block attacks of this level.
But they seemed to be destroying the steps intentionally or unintentionally.
Without the jade steps, it would be very difficult for Duolei and Wangman to continue climbing.
"Why don't these weird things turn into fruits?" Duo Lei asked.
"Perhaps it's because they are stronger, or it may be because of the nature of gargoyles. They are not reproductive creatures."
After dodging a few lasers again, Yulong pulled Duolei and ran upwards.
Xu Le also pulled Wang Man along.
Chi Xiao stayed behind to cover their retreat.
"Chi Xiao." Xu Le looked at Chi Xiao with questioning eyes, but Chi Xiao simply shook his head.
"Let's go, Xu Le." Ding Ke in his arms suddenly spoke, which made Xu Le stunned.
There is obviously no moon here, and the nature of the Red Moon Spirit is mixed with the energy of the Golden Light Tree, which should be contrary to Ding Ke's spiritual power.
"How come you can speak all of a sudden?"
"Because you cut off the connection between the tree and the moon, I'm afraid the tree will develop in some strange direction."
Xu Le did not refute Ding Ke's words. He did guide the final outcome of the tree to another side, but he himself didn't know whether it was good or bad.
"Don't we need to wait for Lord Chi Xiao?" Xu Le asked in a low voice.
"These weaklings can't stop her at all. She just wants to distance herself from us."
"Why?"
"Everyone who climbs the tower has their own purpose, and so does she."
Xu Le seldom had such serious conversations with Ding Ke. At this time, Ding Ke did act like a life mentor.
"Xu Le, what are you waiting for? Chi Xiao will handle the rest, hurry up and catch up." Duo Lei in front has begun to urge.
Xu Le nodded, stuffed the black cat into his arms, pulled Wang Man and ran upstairs.
After all of them left, Chi Xiao, who remained there, showed a different expression.
She started laughing.
The heat in his hands began to brew, and metal chains emerged from under Chi Xiao's palms. These metal chains twisted around Chi Xiao like snakes.
When the gargoyles saw Xu Le and the others running away, they wanted to chase them back, but Chi Xiao's chains suddenly shot out.
Each chain entangled a gargoyle.
There were a total of 7 gargoyles, all trapped by Chi Xiao at this moment.
roar!
The gargoyle roared at Chi Xiao, but Chi Xiao didn't care at all. The smile on her face became more and more cruel. She hadn't smiled like that for ten years.
The flowing molten iron flows along the metal chains towards the gargoyles.
"The destruction of the Golden Tree may come today."
The molten iron surged and soon covered the bodies of the gargoyles, wrapping their skins with a layer of metal coat.
These golden gargoyles were struggling and twisting in Chi Xiao's hands at first, but soon they were completely bound in the solidified molten iron.
Chi Xiao raised his right hand and seven iron spikes scattered out.
It pierced into the chest of each gargoyle at an extremely fast speed, and golden juice flowed out from the gap.
But soon, Chi Xiao's metal flowed into these wounds.
The expressions of the seven gargoyles showed some struggle at first, but in the end, their eyes had completely lost their luster.
Seven flying gargoyles stayed in the air, connected by metal chains, and finally fell into Chi Xiao's hands.
Chi Xiao gently waved the chains in his hand, and these gargoyles trembled slightly and came back to life.
"Forbidden Technique - Metal Control."
After taking a look upwards, Chi Xiao suddenly jumped up, grabbed the seven chains and flew higher.
Without Xu Le and the others' involvement, her speed of action reached an indescribable level.
The seven gargoyles in her hands also began to flap their wings at the same time, and rushed around on the top of the Golden Light Tree.
As they flew along, all the jade steps were smashed by the gargoyle's battle axe and hammer. It seemed as if Chi Xiao was intentionally destroying everything here.
…
This is Xu Le.
Yulong had already pulled Duolei out of the last step, and they came to the sky garden above the golden tree, filled with the fragrance of flowers.
"This is..." Duolei looked at the flower garden in front of her that was obviously well-maintained, and for a moment she didn't know how to describe it.
The degree of decay here is extremely serious, and red water is oozing out of the entire trunk.
Because Xu Le changed the rules before, a large amount of mental energy remaining in the tree trunk formed bulges here.
Something was flowing inside the bulge, blinking, like the eyeball of some animal.
Xu Le was very clear about the characteristics of Hongyue's eyeballs, but there were too many bumps here, thousands or even tens of thousands.
These densely packed bulges blink constantly, which can almost trigger trypophobia in humans.
"This should be a sky garden." Xu Le said knowingly.
"I know this is a sky garden, but the question is what flowers are here and who is the person who takes care of the garden."
Xu Le spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know, but it was foreseeable that the person who could be stationed here would definitely not be an ordinary character.
The garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers. Although these flowers also had a rotten smell, they still made people feel relaxed and happy.
"It's quite comfortable to stay here. At least it smells much better than down there."
"Oh, do you really think so?"
A voice appeared in Xu Le's ears, and Xu Le seemed to have heard this voice before.
The voice that appeared at the end when he came here with Wang Man in soul state.
"Forehead!"
Xu Le looked around, and whether it was Yu Long or Duo Lei, they seemed not to have heard the voice.
He glanced at Wang Man, who was closest to him. At this moment, Wang Man was still feeling the fragrance of the flowers.
"Brother Xu Le, the scent of these flowers seems very unusual."
Just as Xu Le was about to answer Wang Man's question, that voice appeared in his ears again:
"Because I carefully cultivated these flowers, using the best nutrients of the entire golden tree, but unfortunately, they only bloomed but did not bear fruit."
Xu Le frowned slightly and said softly in a voice that only he could hear:
"Now, isn't it the result?"
"The wrong path will only lead to the wrong result. Beautiful flowers should not bear such ugly fruits. What do you think?"
“Whether it’s right or wrong, it all depends on perspective.”
"But this is not what our Lord wants. We have wasted too much time and life here, but we have not got what we want. This is a mistake.
It is my Lord's fault and my fault as well.
Now that I have lost contact with my Lord, where will my future take me?"
The gentle voice was full of doubts, as if it had entered a state of self-doubt, but compared to these, Xu Le was more curious about the other party's identity.
"Who are you?"
"I am the answer you have been looking for."
The petals around slowly floated up, and Yu Long, who was walking in front, also felt something was wrong.
But there was nothing else and no movement in the garden except the fragrance of flowers and petals.
Only Xu Le felt the sound of Namu Hu's footsteps. He looked at the others, and they seemed to have not noticed anything.
"Why don't you remind them? They should be your companions."
Xu Le didn’t know whether this was a test from the other party or Yu Long and the others really couldn’t hear the sound. If Yu Long and the others couldn’t hear it, why could he hear it
Phew!
The petals flashed, and a red dagger had already pierced into Yu Long's abdomen.
Old lady Yu Long groaned and took several steps back.
In front of her, petals condensed like a phantom and gradually formed a woman in flowery clothes.
She opened her mouth softly, as if she was talking, but Yu Long and the others couldn't hear what she said at all.
Only Xu Le could hear the words of the lake:
"I have embarked on a path of betrayal, Bearer of Guyinduo, and this is all as you wish."
Xu Le:
"Are you trying to pass on the blame?"
"Feel it fully, the silent blade that comes from the golden tree."