The reason why Qiao Yuan took out the wood spirit seed was of course not because he believed in the words of this tree and wanted to make a deal with it.

Instead, Qiao Yuan wanted to see how attractive this wood spirit seed was to this tree, and if the attraction was too great, then this tree would definitely not give up easily.

And in this case, even if Joe stays away, this tree will inevitably chase after him again in the future.

At that time, with the terrifying strength of this tree, even if he couldn't fully recover his cultivation, it was not something that Qiao Yuan could resist.

If this is the case, Qiao Yuan must take advantage of the weakness of this tree to kill it, so that he can never suffer in the future.

It's not that Qiao Yuan is ruthless, but he has seen too many white bones at the bottom of the lake, and these white bones are not tens of thousands, but thousands.

After killing so many people and demon beasts, even if this tree is said to be out of the blue, no matter how great the benefits are given, Qiao Yuan will not believe it in the slightest.

Moreover, Qiao Yuan had already felt a tyrannical aura in the lake, which came from the vines.

The vines were densely packed with twenty or thirty roots, the thinnest being as thick as an arm, and the thickest one being the trunk of a large tree.

Qiao Yuan felt the strongest tyrannical aura on this thickest vine, as if if he didn't hand over the wood spirit seed, this vine would immediately strangle Qiao Yuan.

Those twenty or thirty vines swam under the surface of the lake, like hidden poisonous snakes, ready to give Qiao Yuan a fatal blow at any time.

With this alone, it was impossible for Qiao Yuan to hand over the Wood Spirit Seed easily.

Because he was almost seventy percent sure, even if he handed over the Wood Spirit Seed, this tree would not fulfill its promise, but the tree might turn itself into its nourishment and become one of the white bones at the bottom of the lake.

"The secret of cultivating immortals?"

Qiao Yuan was silent, did not glance at the vines under the lake, but stared at the big trees on the island, and said suspiciously.

"If you give it to me, I will tell you all the secrets. ”

The tree was still trembling, but the words were still excited.

"Why should I believe you, what should I do if I give it to you and you don't keep your promise?"

Qiao Yuan shook his head and said with an extremely calm expression.

At the moment when Qiao Yuan's words came out, the waves on the lake suddenly became a lot bigger.

At the same time, the vines hidden under the surface of the lake became even more tyrannical, as if they could rush out of the lake at any time, strangle Qiao Yuan, and seize the wood spirit seed.

After a while, the waves on the surface of the lake slowly subsided, as if those vines were trying their best to suppress the tyrannical emotions, and then a firm voice came into Qiao Yuan's ears.

"I can make an oath that if you give it to me, I will tell you all the secrets, and remove all obstacles for you, and obtain the spiritual treasure. If I do so, I will be reprimanded, and there will be no resurrection. ”

As soon as these words fell, a green leaf immediately fell from the big tree mountain, turning into a green light and heading straight for Qiao Yuan.

"This is my oath, and if I break it, you can break it, and then a rebuke will come upon me, and there will be no chance of my recovery. ”

When Qiao Yuan heard this, he reached out and grabbed the green leaf, his expression was still the same, and there was no belief in his heart.

He had never heard of this oath, but he knew a thing or two about it.

Spiritual punishment is a kind of ethereal existence, some people say it is the law of heaven, some people say it is the power of all things in nature, and some people say that it is a kind of heavenly punishment power in the underworld.

If someone breaks the oath, this ethereal rebuke will come and it will not kill anyone, but it can seriously injure the person who has broken the oath.

This spiritual oath can also be regarded as the most common oath in the cultivation realm, it is not overbearing in the blood oath, but it is extremely fair and worthy of belief.

"Although I have never seen others make a spiritual oath, but there is a strange feeling in my heart, it seems that this oath does not seem to be a fraud, but this oath is ......."

Qiao Yuan looked down at the green leaves in his hand, and said secretly in his heart.

"You tell me the secrets of cultivating immortals first, and you also have to tell me some secrets about this place. ”

A look of thought flashed in Qiao Yuan's eyes, and he was silent for a while before he slowly spoke.

When the tree heard this, the vines under the lake became visibly agitated, but after a moment, the restlessness was suppressed.

"I've already made an oath, don't you still believe it?"

Qiao Yuan was silent, just quietly looking at the big tree.

"Well, I can tell you some of the secrets, but I can tell you the rest of the things until you give them to me. ”

Qiao Yuan was still silent, neither nodding nor shaking his head, but looked at the big tree with a calm expression.

He still didn't believe in this tree, even if this tree made a spiritual oath, Qiao Yuan didn't believe it, because if something went wrong in this matter, then he might die here.

In fact, the tree did make a spiritual oath, and if it broke the oath, it would attract spiritual retribution, but the spiritual rebuke did not hurt it so much, and it would not make it impossible to recover.

And this tree left a back hand, and the back hand is the green leaf in Qiao Yuan's hand.

It attaches the oath to the green leaf in a secret way, and uses the green leaf to bear most of the punishment in its place, and its body will only receive a very small part of the punishment, so that even if it violates the oath, it will not be affected much.

Qiao Yuan naturally didn't know about these things, and once Qiao Yuan believed in the oath of this tree, the consequences could be imagined.

"This son is very cautious, but it is okay, it is difficult to detect abnormalities with his cultivation, and even if all those secrets are told to him, it will not hurt that this place will not be the same as it used to be. ”

The big tree secretly said in his heart, thinking of this, his words with a hint of emotion came out and fell into Qiao Yuan's ears.

"I don't know much about cultivating immortals, I only know that there have been changes in the fairy world, and now it is almost impossible to cultivate into immortals, so today's monks are all cultivators, and one of the ways is more ethereal, you need to understand the nature of heaven and earth, and understand the truth of the world. ”

"Cultivating immortals, cultivating the Tao, comprehending the nature of heaven and earth, and understanding the truth of the world?"

Qiao Yuan muttered, his eyes showing doubt and confusion.

It's not the first time he's heard of the word Dao, as early as when he was in Qingfeng Village, Tie Mo asked Qiao Yuan why he cultivated, and Tie Mo solemnly told Qiao Yuan not to forget his original intention of cultivation.

He also said that some monks cultivate all their lives only to seek the Dao, to seek the Dao, and to ask the Dao, and that the original heart that cultivation adheres to is the Dao heart.

Qiao Yuan didn't understand these words at the time, but now he has a sense of ignorance.

Then when he told Duan Tiangu about the wood-splitting skills of the heart, eyes, body, and strength in Mayfeng, Duan Tiangu also trembled and said that this was the Tao.

However, at that time, Qiao Yuan couldn't understand Duan Tiangu's words at all, so he didn't take it to heart, but now when he heard this word again, Qiao Yuan was confused.

"What is the Way, is it the Way?"

After a cup of tea, Qiao Yuan's eyes were confused, and he looked at the big tree and asked slowly.

"Yes and no, but with your cultivation, it is quite rare to have this enlightenment, the path of seeking the path is endless, and when your cultivation is improved, you will understand. ”

The big tree's words revealed a sense of surprise, as if he was surprised that Qiao Yuan could understand this level so quickly.

In fact, Qiao Yuan didn't understand much, but he remembered what Tie Mo had said to him.

Don't forget the original heart, and move forward firmly, and that heart is his future path, which can also be understood as the way.

Of course, this is the most superficial understanding, heaven and earth are all things, there are countless avenues, heaven is the way, the earth is the way, the mountains are the way, the water is the way, and the road is naturally the way.

"Alas, what are the secrets of this place?"

After a long time, Qiao Yuan let out a long sigh, and then his expression returned to calm, looked at the big tree and asked again.

"This place...... That is, the Grass Spirit Valley in your mouth was originally a medicine garden opened up by a great supernatural monk. ”

When Qiao Yuan heard this, his expression changed suddenly, and his eyes showed disbelief, but the big tree did not pay attention to Qiao Yuan, but continued.

"This medicine garden is divided into three areas, the first area is the periphery of this place, which is used to grow some very common elixirs, which are of little value. ”

"The second area is the inner valley here, where you and I are in this inner valley, and the elixirs cultivated here are relatively rare, but they are still of little value to the great supernatural monks. However, the great supernatural monk liked some of the pet beasts raised here. ”

"The third area is the core of this place, and it is also a cave of the great supernatural monks, and the spirit treasure I mentioned before is there. ”

When Qiao Yuan heard this, his heart was already setting off a monstrous wave, he knew that the Qi Refining Cultivator was in the first area, and the Foundation Building Cultivator was in the second area.

As for the third region, Qiao Yuan had never heard of it, but combined with the changes in the sect, Qiao Yuan faintly felt that the plan of Duan Tiangu and the others had some kind of relationship with this third region.

It is even possible that what happened in the Grass Spirit Valley this time was in this third area.

"The third area is full of treasures, all kinds of extremely rare elixirs grow like weeds, and since no one has been there for many years, every elixir in that place is thousands of years old. ”

Da Shu didn't pay attention to Qiao Yuan's shock, but said extremely tempting words.

"Give this to me, and I will inform you of the location of the third area, and help you clear all obstacles, and then those treasures and elixirs will be yours, and with those treasures and elixirs, your cultivation will definitely improve by leaps and bounds. ”

"Where is the Great Psychic Monk now?"

Qiao Yuan ignored Da Shu's seductive words, but his eyes flashed and he asked.

As soon as he asked, the lake suddenly set off a huge wave, and vines came out of their holes like poisonous snakes, breaking through the water, and pumping fiercely on the surface of the lake, as if the tree was extremely angry, and even more mad.

This scene made Qiao Yuan's expression suddenly vigilant, and his body was about to retreat backwards in a flash, and at the same time, the Fengyuan Sword in his hand was also shining with silver light, ready to fight.

But before Qiao Yuan could retreat, the vine sank into the lake again, as if it had suppressed anger and madness.

Then a muffled voice came from the tree, and there was a suppressed anger in it, and there was also a hint of impatience.

"Dead, he's long dead. I have told you so much of the secret, and now it is time for you to fulfill your promise and give it to me. ”