As soon as he heard the name of the ancient pill tree, Erlong's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked at the black area inside, and said tremblingly, "All the ancient pill trees that grow there?" ”

"Yes." An Ge nodded, he could see that we were really not coming for him, so he simply said it calmly.

Erlong nodded: "No wonder I can find traces of the ancient pill tree near the original cottage, it turns out that the jungle not far away is its hometown." He didn't even eat the rabbit, he stood up and stared into the depths of the dark jungle not far away, as if he wanted to enter.

Ange saw his thoughts and said, "You can't get in now, you have to help me catch that cat." ”

"Why do you have to have that cat?" I asked, confused.

An Ge said: "The Forest of Souls is a heaven and earth and realm of its own, we can go in, but after entering, we can't get out. And the cat is free to travel between the woods and the real world, so it must be caught and led by it. ”

"Then hurry up and catch the cat." Erlong said.

I sneered: "Don't want the atomizer pot?" ”

"Both." Erlong picked up the thick branches on the ground: "If you don't eat it, you won't eat it, go to the temple to get the atomization pot first." ”

"If you don't eat it, I still have to eat it." I said.

Erlong suddenly waved his hand, and a branch pierced the artery in my neck, and I reacted very quickly, and rolled on the spot eighteen times, but I could dodge, picked up a big stone and threw it over.

The two dragons waved the branches in the air, and with a "snap", the stones were broken, and the fragments flew wildly, falling on the fire and staining the rabbit's meat.

I was furious, this kid deceived people too much, I really made the dough when my brother, anyway, now I have the strength, it's better to do it with a real knife and a real gun.

I was about to make a move, and An Ge said, "You really want to fight, let's talk about it tomorrow." The temple can only be rushed to before sunset, otherwise it will not be possible to enter after dark. ”

Erlong stood up and pointed at me with a branch: "Let you live one more day." ”

I glared at him with angry eyes, my hands crunched, and a fight between me and him was inevitable.

An Ge untied a rough gourd from his waist and threw it to me: "Drink some water and calm down." "I happened to be thirsty, so I gulped down the water and gave him back the gourd.

An Ge threw the gourd to Erlong again. Erlong looked at us, took a breath, and drank the water inside.

An Ge smiled: "What irreconcilable contradictions do you have?" He looked at Erlong again: "Listen to what you just meant, do you want to make people into ingredients?" Do you eat human flesh? ”

I hurriedly said: "Senior, his atomization pot is a demon weapon, which can turn everything in the world into gas, and then this kid sucks this gas into his stomach, and you say that it will not become a metamorphosis." ”

An Ge said: "That's not a demon weapon, it's a legend left over from ancient times." Come with me to the temple first, and when you get there, you'll know it all. ”

He re-tied the gourd to the cloak of grass at his waist, and went into the woods with a cat's waist. Erlong and I looked at each other coldly, he walked first and I walked later, and we all went in one after the other.

We followed Ange through the woods, and through the shadows on the ground, we could see that the position of the sun was really changing, and the direct sunlight was less, and the forest was cooler.

I've never had any clothes on, and we're all big guys anyway, and I don't care about bare butts. Even if you walk under a shady tree, you will get goosebumps on your body.

After walking for nearly an hour, An Ge suddenly crouched behind a tree and pointed ahead.

In the woods not far away, in the midst of the swaying green, an antique temple was revealed. At first glance, the temple is in the style of Southeast Asia, with unique large wooden pillars, spired stupas, and a circle of golden walls with carved elephants as ornaments. The sun is shining obliquely on the stupa, which looks exquisite and magnificent.

However, this temple looks like it has been abandoned for a long time, and the steps of the wall are covered with green grass and moss, and the walls are also very mottled, revealing the vicissitudes of history.

"What kind of temple is this?" I asked softly.

In this solemn place, I can't help but lower my voice.

An Ge shook his head: "The age of the formation is unexaminable, it should be more than a thousand years." There are legends and myths that will answer your questions. ”

He was the first to walk to the temple, and Erlong and I followed, no one spoke, and the scene was very solemn. When he arrived at the Buddha's door, Ange knelt on the ground, folded his hands towards the Buddha hall, and then knelt down three times.

I also followed the example of Ange, knelt on the ground, and bowed three times to this Buddha hall. And Erlong's face was gloomy, and he stood beside him, constantly holding the stick flower, and despised our behavior very much.

Ange looked at us, didn't say anything, and went straight to the temple. We followed.

The yard was very dilapidated, overgrown with all kinds of plants, all green to the eye, and the walls were crawling with vines, which were intertwined and filled every space.

The three of us walked down a dark corridor and entered the first Buddha hall, and I was shocked.

In the middle of the temple, a dozen monks sat in a circle, with their backs to the gate, wearing ochre robes, sitting cross-legged on the ground. There was a long distance between each of them, and they were connected by a yellow rope. At first glance, these people appear to be forming a circle with rope.

As soon as we walked in, the light dimmed, and a long black shadow cast behind us.

"Is there anyone else here?" I said in surprise.

An Ge's eyes were full of reverence: "This is the former high monk, the real person who cultivated the Dharma and attained the Tao, and can be called a living Buddha." There are more than 100 such monks in this temple, and they chose to die at the same time in different positions in different Buddha halls, and died at the same time. ”

My throat rattled, and I walked over slowly, asking An Ge if I could take a look. An Ge nodded, signaling casually.

I bypassed these monks and went to their front to see, and sure enough, they were not alive, they had become mummy-like, and their flesh was dried into wax, but their expressions and expressions were lifelike. They closed their eyes, looked serene, and the corners of their mouths rose slightly.

The long yellow rope was held in the fingertips of each of them.

"What's going on, what are they doing?" I asked.

An Ge said: "These high monks have formed an ancient magic circle, and they have sealed the forest of the soul with their mana and will. ”

I gasped, a little confused.

An Ge walked to a wall, and through the sunlight outside, he could barely see the texture of the mural on it. In the middle of the painting, a black area is depicted, and as the mural progresses, you can see that the area of this black area is constantly expanding. The frescoes are carved in relief some palace-like places, and you can see that there are kings and monks, and they face the black area together, with solemn faces.

This black area continues to engulf the kingdom as it expands, and the next few murals can show the people fleeing in a hurry.

An Ge said: "This black is the Forest of the Soul, also known as the Forest of the Ancient Pill Tree. I don't know when it was born, but after it was born, it began to expand and invade like a virus, and then there were hundreds of monks who formed a magic circle to suppress this forest. Otherwise, I am afraid that the entire earth has been invaded for thousands of years. ”

Erlong walked up behind us and listened attentively.

"What the hell is the Komaru tree?" I asked, confused.

An Ge walked along the mural, and Erlong and I followed. It can be seen that Erlong is a little hesitant, but he wants to know this information, so he can't help but follow.

Ange came to a mural in the back, which depicted a large tree with lush foliage and a lot of fruit on it.

"This is an extremely old legend," said Ange, "and this great tree is the original appearance of the world." Each fruit is a world, and when some fruits are ripe and fall and break, this world is over. ”

I remembered something: "It seems that in ancient India there was a similar saying, when a god opens his eyes, the world is destroyed, and when he closes his eyes and sleeps, the world exists......"

"That's called Brahma." Erlong continued coldly.

An Ge said: "Although the myths of the creation of each nation and each civilization are different, the cultural motifs revealed in them are still the same. The central point where all these worlds are connected is the Ancient Pill Tree. He pointed to the tree on the mural.

"Connecting all the worlds, and expanding ......," I said, blinking, "why does this sound like a black hole?" ”

"Yes, in a sense, it's a black hole." "This tree was born from the source of the world, from a realm that we cannot comprehend. ”

"I know," Erlong said, "I've checked some classics, but I don't understand them as clearly as you say." As far as I know, the ancient pill tree can also connect people and people. ”

An Ge took us further down to a mural in the center of which was an ancient pill tree, surrounded by monks sitting on their knees, meditating on their knees with their eyes closed. What's weird is that there are a lot of branches growing on the ancient pill tree, all of which are rooted in the bodies and heads of these monks, and each of them looks like the ginseng fruit described in Journey to the West.

An Ge said: "In modern terms, this ancient pill tree can connect people's brain waves and bioelectricity. The electric currents generated by the humans themselves can be transmitted to each other through this tree......"

I remembered that the general was using the Komaru tree to absorb the energy of those treants.

"In other words," said Ange, "these trees not only allow you to link to another world, but also allow you to exchange hearts and minds with each other in the purest way. ”