Chapter 17: The Towering Ancient Tree
Whistling Wind Mountain, Juntian Peak, the depths of the forest sea on the top of the mountain, the deep and secluded place, was originally a dark and boundless area, but at this moment it is full of green brilliance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ The abundant green light of info is as vast as a galaxy, illuminating this piece of heaven and earth. Green light flowed in all directions, and under their reflection, a huge and unknown abyss gradually emerged, and the hideous rocks at the edge were unbridled and uneven, and the whole abyss was like a beast with a huge mouth open, revealing its terrifying fangs.
Gradually, in the middle of the abyss, a huge shadow seemed to be a pillar of heaven, revealing its huge figure, standing proudly between heaven and earth, huge and magnificent, and suffocating and terrifying. It seemed to be a demon crawling out of the abyss, but it was soft in the tide of green light, it was like a giant tree out of hell, the earth was heavy, and the sky was deep. The branches that seemed to emerge from the clouds, with fangs and claws all over the sky, layer after layer, were the nets woven by demons, covering the land, but they were the arms of giants, thick and steady, protecting the land beneath their feet.
A glimpse of the endless tree trunk, the canopy that covers the sky, under such an unimaginable giant tree, a steady stream of green and shining points of light gushed out of the abyss, forming a turbulent wave of light, hitting the torso of the giant tree, forming a dreamy and blurry picture. In front of this scroll, Ran Hanchuan's small mouth opened slightly, sluggish, stunned, and even a little frightened to freeze in place, the whole person froze, and the brilliance stained his cheeks green, reflecting the horror and surprise that flashed in his pupils. Xiaoqing on the side also stayed in place, tilting his head stiffly, tirelessly staring at the endless tree, and all the blue soft hairs stood up, telling the waves in Xiaoqing's heart.
When Ran Hanchuan and Xiaoqing were frozen in place, behind a man and a beast, in the reflection of green light, suddenly, a vague figure appeared, wrapped in darkness, and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
"It's... This..."Ran Hanchuan finally reluctantly let his mouth make a few sounds, but he was never able to form a sentence.
"What is this?" A voice suddenly sounded behind Ran Hanchuan, and Ran Hanchuan and Xiaoqing, who were in a sluggish state, shook their bodies at the same time, and a sense of danger instantly arose in Ran Hanchuan's heart. Hearing that without realizing it, the owner of this voice was already too close and too close to him, Ran Hanchuan did not hesitate to stride forward, he needed to close the distance between him and the figure in the darkness in the shortest possible time.
However, Ran Hanchuan forgot that in front of him, there was a huge boundless, bottomless abyss!
As soon as he stepped into the air, Ran Hanchuan suddenly regretted that he had not done it at the beginning, and when the center of gravity of his body moved forward, Ran Hanchuan's left leg still on the ground was instantly tightened, so that he could not let himself fall into the abyss, and Xiaoqing immediately stepped forward and bit his trouser leg. However, when Ran Hanchuan was half hanging on the abyss, Fang felt a strong suction, which made people feel at a loss. Because this suction force is so great that it is completely beyond the scope of human power to resist, there is no way to resist at all!
"Ahh Ran Hanchuan exclaimed, took Xiaoqing, and fell into the abyss with one person and one beast. At the moment when his feet were hanging in the air, suddenly, a light wind blew from Ran Hanchuan's feet, and he was already desperate to fall into the abyss, and his feet were held by an unknown force without warning, feeling the breeze next to his feet, Ran Hanchuan's intuition told him that this power was actually the wind!
Ran Hanchuan was frightened, but the power under his feet did not wait for him to be prepared, he suddenly rose up, Ran Hanchuan's legs suddenly felt a pressure coming from under his feet, when his body came to the top of the abyss, he clearly felt that the wind under his feet surrounded his body, he was as if he was swept up by the wind, and quickly threw it to the shore next to the abyss, this force was no more, no less, just took Ran Hanchuan to the ground, but the wind had disappeared.
"Hmm" Ran Hanchuan snorted, he was already on all fours, fell to the ground, and Xiaoqing was also thrown aside.
"It's okay." The voice in the darkness appeared again, and Ran Hanchuan struggled to sit up and looked into the darkness. The green light was surging, constantly eroding the deeper darkness, and the "rustling" footsteps were approaching lightly and slowly. The green light was as bright as water, the water curtain was quietly opened, and an unfamiliar face, with a square face and white eyebrows, not angry and arrogant, with a face crisscrossed by vicissitudes, a short beard and a slight mess, but not decent.
Ran Hanchuan shook his head, looking at the old man who suddenly appeared with some vigilance, although the old man didn't seem to have any intention of harming them, and it should have been this old man who saved him, but in such a strange place, such a sudden popping up of a person, it really makes people have to be wary, unexpectedly, it is the incarnation of some mountain spirits and ghosts.
Seeing Ran Hanchuan's vigilant eyes, the old man was tense, knowing the doubts and fears in his heart, he chuckled and shook his head, and said, "The old man is the caretaker of this place, little guy, you don't have to be afraid. If I want to harm you, why should I save you? β
Ran Hanchuan's mind turned around, thinking that what the old man said was indeed true, so he quickly calmed down again. With a stomach full of questions, Ran Hanchuan was just about to open his mouth to ask the old man, but the old man spoke first and said lightly: "Look at this fairy-like picture, do you think it's beautiful?" β
The green light flowed, the giant trees were magnificent, Ran Hanchuan heard the words and looked at it, this time, the thick shock and horror were a little lighter, and there may also be the reason why this old man who called himself the caretaker of this place, this time, Ran Hanchuan calmed down and took a good look at the scenery here. Indeed, looking at it this way, the scenery here is really as the old man said, magnificent and dreamy, if it were not for the immortals, then I really can't think of any reason to explain all this in front of me.
Ran Hanchuan couldn't help but say, "It's really beautiful." β
The old man smiled slightly, and said: "In this world, there are many superficial beauties, and there will be some terrifying traps behind them. You, for example, are on the verge of becoming fertilizer for this giant tree. β
As soon as the old man mentioned it, Ran Hanchuan remembered the moment when he had just fallen into the abyss, the biting cold did not know whether it was the wind or the fear in his heart, the suffocating height, the terrifying darkness, thinking of Ran Hanchuan's face turned a little whiter, he nodded a little hard, and said: "I will remember, thank you for the teachings of the seniors." β
The old man nodded, took a few steps forward, and arrived at Ran Hanchuan's side, staring at the giant tree in the gushing green light, and the old man no longer spoke.
In the deep mountains and forests, there was a short silence, the silence of the old man, as if the world was silent together, Ran Hanchuan also felt jerky in his mouth, and he didn't know what to do, and he felt at a loss, as if he froze.
"What are you wondering about?" Suddenly, the old man said.
Ran Hanchuan nodded subconsciously, indeed, he was puzzled by what he saw in front of him, and even for a while, he couldn't think of a single question in the face of his full stomach.
The old man always seemed to be able to see something in Ran Hanchuan's eyes, and said lightly: "Little guy, you came here to be a kind of fate, if there is any problem, the old man doesn't mind solving your doubts." After saying that, the old man turned to Ran Hanchuan on the side, revealing a faint smile, and he looked like a square face that did not lose the kindness of the old man.
Ran Hanchuan tried his best to adapt himself to this strange environment, took a deep breath, and relaxed the tense heartstrings, after all, his childhood self was in Yunxiao Mountain, in Aunt Qing's, it was also a deep wood, and similarly, there were strange and shimmering plants, and it was not difficult for him to adapt to it.
"Senior, junior Ran Hanchuan." Ran Hanchuan stood up and first made a gesture to the old man, and said.
The old man smiled lightly, shook his head, and said nothing.
Ran Hanchuan was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Dare to ask seniors, what kind of place is this?" β
"What place? Of course, this is Xuanyu Pavilion, one of the five major sects in the Southern Regions, such a name, how loud it is, you don't know? The old man pretended to be surprised and said.
Faced with the old man's answer, Ran Hanchuan was stunned, what did this senior mean, did she not ask clearly or did she not understand what she meant? Ran Hanchuan thought so.
When the old man saw Ran Hanchuan's appearance, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Okay, don't joke with your little doll, the old man has been here for a long time, and rarely talks to people. β
Ran Hanchuan also laughed when he heard this, looking at the old man in front of him, he was very old, he was so lonely, he couldn't bear it in his heart, he didn't care about the old man's joke at all, but was a little worried about the old man.
Seeing Ran Hanchuan's concerned eyes, the old man felt a warm heart, thinking that this child was also sensible, and said with a free and easy smile: "Little doll, don't worry about the old man, the old man has been used to this kind of cultivation for so many years, and it will be uncomfortable for me to leave this environment." β
Ran Hanchuan replied with an "oh", and the old man looked at the giant tree again and asked, "Do you want to know the name of this tree?" β
Ran Hanchuan immediately became interested, nodded and said, "Senior, can you tell me about the origin of this tree, I really never thought that there would be a tree in the world that could be so big!" β
The old man stared at the behemoth in the abyss that towered between heaven and earth, and said slowly: "This tree, maybe no one in the world knows its origin, and its existence is far older than Xuanyu Pavilion. According to the collection in the Xuanyu Pavilion Gate, Patriarch Feng Zhenyang discovered this strange giant tree by chance shortly after he established his sect here. From the discovery of its existence to the present day, 2,000 years have passed, and many descendants have explored it, and although there are many speculations, no one can give an accurate conclusion. β
The old man paused, his eyes reflected a misty and dreamy green light, and continued: "No one knows the origin of this tree, let alone its ancient name, and then people gave it another name, which belongs to its current nameβDream Firefly Ancient Tree. Just as it is at this time, the radius of five miles around the ancient dream firefly tree is covered by this wave of green light that is as clear as water, and it looks like a dream at a glance, and these green lights are all formed by a firefly that people have never known about, hence the name. β
Dream Firefly Ancient Tree, such a beautiful name, Ran Hanchuan admired in his heart, indeed, this tree, this light tide is like a far-reaching and long dream, falling into it and unable to extricate himself, aside from the shocking huge giant tree, the scenes here are really beautiful, beautiful people linger, and even willing to fall into such a dream.
"I don't know the origin, I don't know its name, the ancient tree of Ming Firefly ......" Ran Hanchuan whispered, his desire for knowledge is indeed very strong in a certain aspect, since he was a child, he has had the attitude of knowing the reason and the reason, facing the mystery that has not been solved for thousands of years, he actually pondered it.
The old man on the side was slightly stunned, then smiled dumbly, shook his head, and said in his heart: This mystery that has not been solved by countless generations of people for thousands of years, what kind of fun are you a little guy who has not been deeply involved in the world, do you really want to figure out the cause and effect at this moment? Looking at Ran Hanchuan's serious appearance, the old man still gave up the idea of interrupting him, since you want to dig deeper, let you think about it, and see how you will answer.
"Senior" Suddenly, Ran Hanchuan called for a change, and the old man sitting down next to him forgot when he heard the sound, and said in his heart, he really gave up. Ran Hanchuan said something amazing, but it surprised the old man, and he only warmed him and said: "Senior, have you ever heard of a legendary big tree, Jianmu?" β
The old man said dumbly: "Of course, I didn't expect that you, this little guy, still knew these strange stories, but he was quite knowledgeable. Ran Hanchuan was about to continue, but the old man waved his hand and interrupted him: "I know what you want to say, Jianmu, green leaves and purple stems, Xuanhua yellow fruit, a hundred branches without branches, there are nine bamboos, and there are nine wolfs under it, in fact, they are like hemp, and their leaves are like mangs." You see this tree, under the green light, but it is somewhat similar, but this ancient dream firefly tree lives in the sun all the year round, and it is rare to see its full appearance, let alone its fruit, it is simply a height that can't even be touched by eyesight, if it is really a legendary building tree, no matter how tall it is, it should not be so tall. Moreover, these are only a part of this tree, what is the appearance of the part under the abyss, there is no way to know, there have been people who have tried to explore under the abyss, but after going down, none of them have come up, all of them have disappeared without news, and they do not know whether they are alive or dead. Your conjecture has been put forward for a long time, but this argument does not hold water. β
The old man's last words brought a chill to Ran Hanchuan, yes, under this fantastic tree, there is a terrifying abyss giant mouth waiting for the prey to fall! Although the old man refuted his conjecture and it was also very reasonable, he still had an idea and asked: "Then, I have also heard of a kind of tree called Xunmu, and there is a book that records that 'Xunmu grows thousands of miles', so could this tree be related to Xunmu?" β
"Looking for wood?" The old man pondered for a moment and said, "This statement is possible, but there is still no way to verify, and if it is to find wood, its canopy is inevitably too large. β
Hearing this, Ran Hanchuan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly thought: "So, could this be born from an accidental combination of the two trees Xunmu and Jianmu?" β
The old man was suddenly stunned, Ran Hanchuan's whimsical ideas made the old man have to admire, he did have a lot of knowledge, and this last sentence was like a twilight drum and morning bell ringing in the old man's mind, this is not to say that Ran Hanchuan's statement must be correct, but for thousands of years, no one has thought about it from this aspect, could it be the product of several trees combined in a coincidence and with the characteristics of several trees?
The old man nodded approvingly: "What you said is indeed reasonable, and I won't refute you this time, but it's still the same sentence, there is no way to verify it!" If you really want to know about those unknown things, child, when you have full wings and enough strength, you might as well explore and discover for yourself. β
Ran Hanchuan silently stared at this behemoth, nodded his head, he knew that one day he would have to be strong, for himself, for those things he couldn't touch, for his friends, for his relatives.
"Alright, alright" the old man smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Don't talk about those profound topics." Little guy" The old man looked at Ran Hanchuan, his eyes narrowed slightly, "You should be here to find something!" β
Ran Hanchuan nodded and said, "Yes, senior, I am a disciple who participated in the Xuanyu Pavilion Introductory Trial this time, and the test of this item is to find a token on Jun Heavenly Lord Peak." β
"I know," the old man smiled mysteriously, "and, I know, where the token is." β
"Ahh Ran Hanchuan's eyes lit up, his face was full of excitement, and he said eagerly: "Senior, can you tell me where this token is?" β
"Of course you can," the old man's smile looked like he couldn't help but laugh, and Ran Hanchuan was thinking that it was strange, what was funny, so he heard the old man say: "It's on the top of the crown of this giant tree!" β
"......" Ran Hanchuan lost his voice in an instant, he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing, and his little face suddenly froze.
"Hahaha" The old man couldn't help laughing when he looked at Ran Hanchuan's appearance, and felt quite cute.
"Old-timer, you're not joking, are you?" With the idea of luck, Ran Hanchuan asked cautiously.
"Nope! Of course not! The old man's answer was very decisive, so decisive that Ran Hanchuan felt as if his heart was about to jump out.
"But didn't you say that no one had ever gone up to inspect this canopy?"
"Is there one? I just can't see the whole picture, don't generalize, kid! Some powerful people, why is it difficult to go to the top of this canopy? β
"But, those powerful people, as for those who want to embarrass me, these children who don't know anything about martial arts and spells!"
The old man snorted lightly and said, "How is it impossible, maybe it's an old guy like me, who has been lonely and bored for many years!" β
"Eh" Ran Hanchuan really has nothing to say, and his face is difficult to look at, if the old man is not joking, does he really want to climb to the top of this canopy? Regardless of whether you can climb it or not, it is estimated that it will take more than half a month to climb to the canopy alone!
"Poof" The old man laughed again, it was really Ran Hanchuan's expression, with his face that had not yet grown up, he was really in love and funny. The old man waved his hand again and again, and said, "Okay, okay, little guy, the old man hasn't been so happy for a long time, I won't tease you, and you don't have a stiff face." Even though the token is on top of the canopy, you shouldn't worry too much. β
Not too worried? Ran Hanchuan's face was a little dark, can I not worry! At this time, his heart was so painful.
"Alright, alright, you can settle down and wait until tomorrow to get the token!" The old man covered his sleeves and was still a little handsome.
"Why wait until tomorrow?" Ran Hanchuan was still puzzled in his heart, this was related to his entry assessment!
The old man suddenly restrained his smile and mysteriously pointed to the misty and dreamy giant tree in the abyss, in the sea of light.
Ran Hanchuan turned his head to look at it, looked at it for a while, and still didn't find anything, but his heart became more and more puzzled. At this time, I only heard the old man on the side say: "Tomorrow, you will know!" β
Ran Hanchuan: "......"
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