After checking himself, Ye Li felt that there should be nothing wrong with the fragrance, so he continued to climb towards the top of the tree.
As he continued to go deeper into the clouds, the four people below were gradually left far behind. After all, his climbing speed was much faster than the four people.
The clouds and mist slowly enveloped him, and he could see nothing around him except the clouds and mist.
Ye Li climbed on the tree for nearly an hour, but the road above was still shrouded in fog and he could not see anything.
Looking around and below, the scene was exactly the same. If it weren't for this tree, Ye Li would not be able to tell up from down, left from right, front from back.
Ye Li climbed for an hour in this monotonous and boring scenery.
The fragrance around him was still strong, but he seemed to have become numb to it and it was difficult to detect. The only emotion filling his heart now was anxiety.
Because he had no idea how long it would take to reach the top of the tree, he felt like he had been climbing for about an hour, but because there was no reference point, he didn't know how high he had climbed.
And as time went by, he didn't even know whether his sense of time was normal, that is, he didn't know whether he had really climbed for an hour, two hours, or just half an hour.
He began to have doubts in his heart, wondering if he had taken the wrong path, and whether there was a tree hole or something like that on the tree trunk he had passed before, which he needed to enter.
He had a strong urge to go back and take another look, and this urge became stronger as he continued to climb.
After climbing for another quarter of an hour, Ye Li felt very tired. However, he still could not see any signs of reaching the top of the tree. It seemed as if he had been staying in the same place and had not moved at all.
He couldn't help but think that this might be the test of the Wood Element Trial Ground, allowing him to find the correct way to reach the top of the tree.
But now he had no idea what his situation was. He couldn't reach the top of the tree. Was it because the tree was constantly growing, or was it because he had entered some kind of space formation and would be teleported down after climbing to a certain stage
The more he climbed, the more confused his mind became. Various speculations flashed through his mind frequently. He finally stopped involuntarily. He wanted to slide down the tree to see if he could reach the bottom of the tree.
Just as he was about to take action, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head, and he couldn't help but recall the three previous times he had been tested.
What he should do now is not to try blindly, whether climbing up or going down is wrong, but to first understand the spirit of the Wood Element.
Since Tunri said at the beginning that the five elements trial here is to make people comprehend the spirit of the five elements, then as long as he can figure out what the spirit of the wood element is, he will definitely be able to find a way to pass the trial.
Ye Li, who was standing on the tree, began to suppress the anxiety in his heart and fell into deep thought.
Speaking of the Wood Element, the first thing that comes to his mind is naturally vitality. Trees, flowers and plants all show vitality.
But this, like the ever-changing shape of water, is only a characteristic of the Wood Element and not a manifestation of its spirit.
Following the steps that Tunri had taken to guide him in thinking about the water element spirit, he couldn't help but continue to infer where this wood element characteristic manifested itself.
Ye Li couldn't help but recall the experience of going to the Monster Mountain Range for an outing when he was a child in the Great Wilderness City.
In early spring, all things come back to life and countless new buds sprout on the trees.
What impressed him most were some tender grasses growing beneath the stones. The soft grass sprouts were able to push away the heavy stones with their tenacious upward growth force.
This incident left a deep impression on his childish mind.
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood what the test of the Wood Element Trial was.
The predicament he was in now was just like a stone pressing on the tender grass. He had no idea how much strength he needed or how long he would have to persist to push the stone off his head.
But if he possesses the spirit of the Wood Element, that indomitable and unyielding spirit, he will naturally be able to unleash a force far beyond his expectations.
What he had to do now was to transform himself into a young grass, draw strength from the soil in early spring, and continue to grow upwards, striving to break through the soil and find a new world.
The monotonous environment around us, just like the darkness in the land, makes people feel desperate and lonely.
But no matter how much confusion the external environment brings to oneself, one should not subjectively give up one's determination to flourish. I think this must be the key to solving the puzzle of the trial.
When Ye Li realized these things, the anxiety and doubt in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, and his tired body seemed to have regained strength.
His eyes suddenly burst out with an astonishing divine light, instantly piercing through the surrounding fog.
Then he suddenly discovered that a huge tree crown was less than 20 meters in front of him.
Looking down, he could vaguely see the ground below. He was only about 80 meters above the tree. The four people behind him had already caught up to about 10 meters away from him, but now they seemed to be in a trance and stayed where they were, only climbing up a few meters from time to time.
"Ye Li, you finally woke up. I thought you couldn't comprehend the spirit of the Wood Element, and I was about to use my spiritual sense to wake you up.
But you seem to have made some progress and were able to pass this test on your own."
The sound of Tunri rang in Ye Li's ears.
Ye Li was stunned for a moment, and said: "Senior Tunri, what did you say to wake me up
Could it be that I was really in an illusion just now? I didn't feel the power of the soul attack."
Tunri said: “When did I say that you were attacked by the power of soul movement
Soul attacks are not the only thing that can make people enter a fantasy world. Didn't you smell a fragrance just now?"
After Tunri said this, Ye Li suddenly understood and the doubts in his heart were completely cleared up.
“So that’s how it is. It was that fragrance that made me hallucinate.
You must understand the spirit of the Wood Element and keep moving forward unremittingly to break free from the illusion. "
Ye Li said excitedly.
Tunri nodded and said, “Yes, the purpose of this trial is to make people understand the spirit of the Wood Element.
Different from the Earth Trial, the persistence in resisting external pressure.
In this wood element trial, what you need to overcome is the indecision within yourself.
When a person is in a state of confusion, loneliness, and unclear about the way forward, he is likely to give up what he has always insisted on and start from within to disintegrate his own will.
I just felt the changes in your heart. You stayed on the tree for a long time, and even seemed to be retreating downwards. Fortunately, you woke up and passed the test."