Chapter 691: The Spring That Will Escape
Zhang Fan smiled when he heard this: "I didn't expect you to associate it, I thought you were just memorizing those information......
The bookdemon laughed too, "Maybe that means I'm becoming more and more human." ”
"It's tiring to be a human being...... There are a lot of things that can't be explained......"
"For example, Aiqing......" the bookdemon mentioned, "It's like you and Midori Wing, or with Dark Sakura, your relationship is very strange to me." It's like aiqing as it says in the book. But it seems that Aiqing should be single-minded, and both of them seem to be very single-minded. And you, I don't understand......"
Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed by the question, and his face was hot. He coughed and said, "Ahem, I've been in your 'text space' for a thousand years, I've never seen you talk so much, and you hate it?!" ”
"Yao Ji seems to be very single-minded...... "The book demon doesn't seem to intend to let Zhang Fan go.
"You're even louder than Regulus!" Zhang Fan was a little helpless.
The bookdemon smiled: "Okay, this issue will be discussed later...... If there is a Shijie Tree or Mt. Meru, I'd love to see it. I heard that there is a fountain of wisdom at the second root of the shijie tree, and if you drink the spring water, you will know everything. ”
Zhang Fan listened, but did not approve, "If there is such spring water, I would rather not drink it." Wisdom comes from one's own slow realization, and such a rush for quick success and quick profit is probably a taboo in cultivation. The Buddha said: All sentient beings must go through the practice of the three great monks before they can become Buddhas. I think that wisdom can only be produced after all the evil thoughts and desires in the heart are wiped out, and that should be a process from suffering to enlightenment. You can't do it by taking a sip of some spring water. ”
The book demon opened the parchment, "The Norse god Odin, after drinking this spring water, has infinite wisdom......"
"I know, it's just a legend, you can't take it seriously. Those gods must have practiced for countless years before they could have wisdom beyond human beings. The so-called fountain of wisdom is nothing but our beautiful wishes......"
"Maybe......"
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Akon had been walking for a long time, but the giant tree was still standing in front of him, supporting the entire shijie, but it never came close. He couldn't remember how long he had been gone, and his pocket watch had stopped. It's been a few months, right?! He was holding the long cane of 'Benevolence' in both hands, physically and mentally exhausted, and his future was still far away.
I don't know how long I have walked, maybe a hundred years, maybe a thousand years, and the roads Akon has traveled are incalculable. There are icy deserts, poisonous rivers, flaming lava fields, cold fog capitals, iron-forged forests, and beautiful elven kingdoms. He saw the giants living in the frost, the monsters that survived in the flames, the elves who lived in the flowers, and the dwarfs who had been mining for many years. Lots of wonderful creatures, like the mythical shijie.
When one day, he finally passed through the loyal and diligent kingdom of giants and touched one of the rhizomes of the giant tree, which moved him to tears. But the path to the roots of the giant tree is still immeasurable.
Akon untied his back and picked a pea pod in the land of giants, took out a large piece of bread crumbs given to him by the good giants, and gnawed it down. The dry crumbs made it difficult for him to swallow when he stretched his neck. Akon was helpless, the bread made by this giant was too coarse. It's not as stinky as the goblins in those mines. The elves in the woods make food that is delicious, delicate and nutritious, but unfortunately there are too few of them, and they have to eat their rations for a month.
Akon took off the dwarf's skin, but did not pour out a drop of water. This made him a little helpless. I don't know how far I have to go before I can reach the foot of this shijie tree, listen to the speeches of the gods, and taste the legendary fountain of life. Akon thought of his two comrades-in-arms and the mermaid, who should have been dead for a long time......
Akon dispelled the thought and continued on his way, until his chapped lips and the coarse crumbs, like a mixture of sand and hay, could not pass through Akon's throat. He couldn't walk anymore. Maybe this is the place where you will be resting. Hehe, I didn't expect that I had gone through a lot of hardships and dangers, and in the end I still couldn't reach the shade of the Shijie tree. But I finally touched its roots, and I didn't walk in this mythical shijie in vain.
He was resting on the huge slab in a daze, and in a drowsy state, he seemed to hear the sound of running water. He jumped to his feet, and the smoking throat had long dominated his body. Akon dropped the pea pod package, and with the long cane of 'Thoughts of Benevolence', he walked forward one foot high and one foot shallow to find the water source he had heard in his dream.
Led by this voice of hope, he actually walked a whole root system, and the sound of the water in front of him was real and tempting! As he struggled over a rhizome as tall as a mountain, he looked into the distance. Sure enough, I saw a clear spring flowing through the dense roots, as if there was a spirit jumping at the foot of the Shijie tree!
Akon ran over with joy, waving his cane and screaming, to jump into the spring and take a good bath. However, the spring water, like a little spiritual animal, ran away in fright when he saw someone shouting and running over! It jumped up, left its original flow path, jumped over the wide and tall root system, and in an instant, ran away without a trace!
Akon was stunned, he had never seen a spring that would run away on its own! I am also well-informed, and in this mythical place, I have seen a lot of strange water, some highly poisonous water, some weak water that is difficult for goose feathers to float, some burning water, some flowing water like grease, and huge dew. But this is the first time that a spring has escaped from front of me.
Thirsty and unbearable, he immediately shouted and chased after him. But no matter how fast he is, he still has to climb over those layers of roots. And that spring water can be pervasive, jumping and shuttling in the dense rhizomes. It is unbelievable that this person and a spring are chasing among the roots of the tree.
Akon was chasing the spring when he saw an old giant sitting on a large rhizome in the distance. is frowning, sighing with a sad face. The spring ran quickly behind the giant and hid. The sound of dripping water tempted the thirsty Aken. He also ignored the strangeness of the giant in front of him, and wanted to go around and chase ......
"Why are you chasing it?" The giant's rumbling sound was like thunder, nearly knocking Akon down.
Akon said confidently, "Because I'm thirsty!" Shouldn't you drink water when you're thirsty? He had the impression that giants were honest and kind, so Akon was not afraid.
"If you're thirsty, drink it, so if I'm hungry, I can eat you?" The giant was still frowning. But it scared Akon a lot, this guy was really hungry, so he looked bitter.
"This ......," Akon stammered at him.
"But it's just a handful of spring water, and I'm a living person?!" Akon argued.
The giant seemed to be very uncomfortable, "In my eyes, the spring water is full of spirituality, nourishing this shijie tree, and it is much more useful than you." And you are not only consuming, but you will eventually die, it is better to let me eat it earlier, and you can also make some contributions. ”
Akon thought, feeling that the giant had a point. "And what's the use of you?"
The giant frowned, but also smiled, "yes, we're useless, it's better to die sooner." It's a pity that the land of death refuses to contain me, and wants me, an old giant, to guard this spring......"
"You're guarding this spring?!" Akon was surprised, and then said to the old giant, "That's right, I'm thirsty, so you can be accommodating and let me drink it?" ”
The old giant laughed like a bell, "Haha! You're the most arrogant human I've ever seen! You want to drink this spring water, do you know what it costs to drink this spring water? ”
Knowing in his heart that this spring must have an extraordinary origin, Akon asked, "What kind of price does it take?" ”
The old giant did not answer with a sad face. Akon waited for a long time, and when he saw that the old giant did not answer, his eyes rolled, and he asked the old giant: "You are so sad, is there something bothering you?" ”
The old giant had a sad look on his face, he lifted his foot, and said to Akon: "The soles of my feet are very painful, and they have been for tens of thousands of years, but my back is not good, and my hands cannot reach them, which makes me miserable......"
Akon knew that the giants' bodies were roughly the same as those of humans, but their spines were much more liliang. Therefore, it is normal that many giants do not have a very good spine and cannot bend over. So he said, "It's not a big deal, let me show you what makes you so sad." You raised your feet ......"
"Then I'm sorry for you......" The old giant was pleased, and lifted his footboard up for Akon to see. There won't be a single person in this place for millions of years, which makes him very distressed. Maybe it was a bruise from the last time I climbed a tree......
Akon stared at the huge soles of his feet, and noticed that there was a patch of red and swollen spots, so he poked them with his cane, and the old giant was in pain, "Ouch! "A bang. Akon felt like he was right.
"You endure a little pain, as if something has pierced it......" Akon saw a thick wooden stick, showing a head, and he didn't know how deep it was inserted into the flesh.
"Is it a thin thorn?" The old giant asked, wishing he could see.
"Do you call a big tree a thorn?" Akon grabbed the thick stick and pulled it up.
"For us, it's just a thorn...... Ouch-"
Akon was out of breath, listening to the old giant's words, he was a little uncomfortable, and deliberately shook the thick wooden stake, "Don't shout, I'm just going to see how long this big tree is!" ”