txolops Chapter 2431 The Body of One Realm
Chapter 2431 The Body of One Realm
Chapter 2431 A Body of One Realm
The wind was biting cold, and the snow was pouring down.
An iceberg was making a crackling sound as chunks of ice kept falling from it.
With a loud 'boom,' the ice wall cracked open, revealing a tree root. Then the entire iceberg began to disintegrate, revealing a withered tree frozen in ice.
A layer of ice still clung to the withered tree, and icicles hung from its branches, but this could not conceal its burgeoning vitality. That vitality was extremely vigorous, and tender leaves were growing on the branches at a visible speed. The leaves were arranged in large clusters, as large as canopies, standing alone and isolated from the world on the boundless ice field.
The wind and snow intensified, and a faint sigh could be heard through the gale.
"So, I am who I am."
……
South of the Southern Territory, the demon cultivators of this realm call it the South Sea.
The South China Sea is as vast as the Arctic ice sheet, but warmer and without the intense atmospheric turmoil of the Arctic. Yet, it is constantly beset by storms. When a major storm arrives, its power is even more terrifying than a blizzard on the Arctic, and even the Demon King avoids its edge. Because it is so dangerous, most of the aquatic creatures in the South China Sea live near the shore, and the creatures in the depths of the South China Sea are as rare as those on the Arctic.
The South China Sea is boundless, but it has few islands, and most of them are uninhabited.
In the storm.
On a rocky island covered with giant stones, there is not an inch of land. The stones on the island have been polished very smooth by the sea. No demon cultivators cultivate here; it is just a place to stop when setting sail.
‘Boom! ’
With a loud bang, the stone island suddenly exploded, and branches shot out from among the rubble, stretching out.
The rocky island transformed into a large tree, and the surrounding storm subsided.
The big tree dispersed the storm with a loud sound.
"So, I am who I am!"
……
From the Arctic ice fields to the far south of the South Pole, banyan trees revived simultaneously, like the incarnations of the Banyan King, spreading throughout this world.
The banyan tree king in the Lotus Crossing Marsh, its ancient face formed by leaves, gazes at the sky, intently sensing the resurrected incarnations, or rather, the individual 'selves' in the distance!
I am also one of the incarnations!
The King of Banyan Trees was only at the peak of the Void Refinement stage. The auras of the other banyan trees varied in strength, but none of them exceeded the Void Refinement stage.
For countless years, his existence has been concealed from all demon cultivators, including those demon saints. Whether they are remnants of the demon realm or henchmen of the immortals, none of them can see through his origins. This is because he has created those avatars, dispersing his cultivation into each avatar and scattering the avatars to every corner of this world.
Some transformed into demon kings, while others were recruited by the Demon Saint and became his subordinates.
Some of their incarnations stepped forward to build their own forces, and some even managed to befriend the Demon Saint.
Some of these incarnations are sowing seeds of good karma.
Most of them remain silent, patiently waiting for the right opportunity.
……
These are incarnations, and also a part of him, in which he extends his reach to every corner of the world.
One body, pervading an entire realm!
Before today, almost all the incarnations had forgotten their identities, and even if one incarnation was captured by the Demon Saint, it would not implicate the other incarnations.
However, all the incarnations were imbued with an obsession, secretly searching for something!
'Crash...'
A cool breeze blew through the treetops, causing leaves to flutter up and down. The aged face slowly turned, gazing towards the northern region of the Lotus Crossing Great Marsh.
In an instant, no matter where they were, all the banyan trees looked in this direction!
At this moment, the cultivation levels of these banyan trees did not directly leap forward, but some unknown change occurred.
……
Shilong Mountain Demon City, Five Immortals' Temple Branch Altar.
The old shopkeeper, holding a broom, swept the fallen leaves on the ground little by little, just like an ordinary old man.
The autumn wind swept up the few remaining yellow leaves on the trees, causing them to fall in front of him.
Looking at the deserted courtyard, the old shopkeeper sighed softly. Ever since Chi Lian was deposed, their branch altar had also been affected, as if it had been abandoned by the higher-ups. The new branch altar leader had yet to appear.
The reason why Wuxianzhai was able to maintain its status was due to its strong foundation and its careful management of relationships with surrounding forces, which required the personal involvement of the branch altar master.
Now they are leaderless, the situation changes daily, and coupled with the reckless actions of Chi Lian, the Five Immortals' Abode is facing an increasingly difficult situation. The old manager sometimes feels hostility from some forces, but fortunately, as long as he stays in the city, they dare not act openly.
There are advantages too; the old shopkeeper has never been so relaxed.
'Squeak! '
The old shopkeeper pushed open the hall door and looked at the giant python statue.
It hadn't shown any signs of life for a long time, and the surface of the giant python statue seemed to be covered with a layer of dust.
With another sigh, the old shopkeeper was about to clean the stone hall when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something. Looking over in surprise, he saw a touch of green at the base of the statue.
Immediately afterwards, roots and branches sprouted from the statue in front of the old shopkeeper, and the stone carving turned into a big tree. The tree grew very vigorously, and in the blink of an eye, its canopy broke through the dome of the stone hall.
Soon, the lush canopy almost covered half of the demon city. The towering tree could be seen even outside the city. The old shopkeeper stood under the tree, his face full of shock.
This scene was simultaneously observed at the branch altars of Wuxianzhai in various locations, and even at the main altar!
In an unnamed valley, there are no magnificent palaces or extraordinary scenery. No one would imagine that the headquarters of the Five Immortals Temple was built in such an ordinary place, and that it was just an ordinary wooden temple.
The temple gates were tightly closed.
The temple houses a wooden statue, an enlarged version of the wooden carving made by the fox spirit. Five prayer cushions are placed in front of the statue, but there is not a single person in sight.
Suddenly, the wooden statue, like the statues in the branch altar, also burst forth with vitality, sprouting green leaves...
at the same time.
The Seven Mansions of Xuanwu.
The White Immortal and the Black Protector, who had just entered the Dou Su constellation, rushed out in a disheveled state, still shaken by the memory of the rain that had just fallen from the sky.
They hurriedly contacted the fox spirits, but received no response. They exchanged glances, hesitating whether to report to the master. Suddenly, their expressions froze, their stiff bodies turned towards Dou Su, their eyes turned green, and then they flew straight towards Dou Su.
They seemed to have been possessed, returning to the place they had just escaped from, forgetting the danger they had faced.
Before long, they bumped into a familiar face, one of the three elders they had fought before—Teng'an Sou.
At this moment, Teng'an Sou seemed to have become a different person.
The White Immortal and the Black Protector forgot they were enemies and flew towards Teng'an Sou, standing behind him as if they were true protectors.
Teng'an Sou turned his head and stared at their green eyes, muttering, "So you are me!"
……
"So it was me all along!"
The same words echoed deep within the Ruins of Return.
Just now.
The fox spirits and other demons brought in by the Ghostly Great Sage were all fast asleep. The Ghostly Great Sage was using his supernatural powers to search for the guys who had been pretending to be gods and explore this place, so he couldn't pay attention to them for the time being.
The demons floated haphazardly in the void, their breathing becoming more even, and their faces radiating a peaceful expression.
Suddenly, without any external interference, Qiu Zang Gong and Cha Yun Jun, who were asleep, sat up, their eyelids trembling slightly, as if they were about to wake up.
Immediately afterwards, the fox spirit, the yellow fox spirit, and the willow spirit also sat cross-legged and formed the Three Powers Formation in their dreams.
The fox spirit closed her eyes tightly, as if sleepwalking, and raised the wooden carving in her hand. At this moment, a layer of green light appeared on the surface of the wooden carving, and the green light enveloped the three demons. Then, just like the wooden statue at the main altar, green leaves and roots grew. The roots pierced into the palms of the three demons and took root here.
The next moment, Qiu Cang Gong and Cha Yun Jun suddenly opened their eyes. Although they were two demon cultivators with completely different appearances, they now had the same eyes and expressions. Their bodies began to change. Their skin gradually turned into rough tree bark, their hair spread out and turned into tree crowns and leaves, their bodies became tree trunks, and tree roots grew from their feet. In the blink of an eye, they became two spirit trees.
Qiu Zang Gong is more like a tangled shrub, while Cha Yun Jun has a straight trunk, like a birch tree. But the transformation is not over yet. The two wood spirits continue to change, becoming more and more like banyan trees!
The two demons looked at the three immortals and saw that the wooden carving was also looking at them. They instantly understood what had happened and said in unison.
"So it was me all along!"
……
Deep in the void.
Qin Sang and Qingyuan have already entered that area of water.
The discovery of the general's tomb will not affect Qingyuan's reception of the landscape painting; on the contrary, it will help him avoid trouble.
Qin Sang lowered her head and looked at the school of fish swimming at her feet.
These Protoss are readily available, but Qingyuan said they cannot be taken yet and must be patient.
"what?"
Qingyuan suddenly stopped ahead and turned to look back at the way he came.
Qin Sang was puzzled, not knowing what had happened. After a moment, she heard Qingyuan exclaim, "A remarkable fellow Daoist has emerged in this world."
"Who?"
Qin Sang has already determined that Qingyuan is a Mahayana cultivator. She wonders which demon saint could earn Qingyuan's praise. Could there be another celestial demon in this world?
With a gentle wave of his hand, Qingyuan conjured a magical mirror, revealing the scene that had unfolded before the two of them.
The Three Immortals, the Two Elders, and the siblings of the Plague God and the Miasma God.
Only the siblings, the Plague God and his sister, appeared normal.
When Qin Sang saw the changes in the three immortals and the two elders, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Could they be... incarnations of powerful beings!"
There was something strange about the three immortals and the two elders. This was the Ruins of Return, and only the Demon Saint and the Heavenly Demon could possess such abilities.
No wonder their supernatural powers are so domineering!
Previously, when they had almost succeeded in ambushing the Plague God, they were still rescued, which made Qin Sang doubt whether her magical treasures and supernatural powers were as strong as she had imagined.
Qin Sang suddenly realized something, but was also filled with lingering fear. If she had killed the Plague Lord back then, would the powerful figure behind them have descended directly?
Then Qin Sang saw that the wooden carvings in the hands of the three immortals and the two old men gradually turned into three banyan trees, and her heart tightened suddenly.
Banyan tree!
They're all banyan trees!
Could that banyan tree king also be an incarnation of...?
Qin Sang was terrified when she thought about how she had almost taken the Banyan Tree King's incarnation with her, and was thankful that she hadn't been bewitched.
The methods of a powerful being are indeed impossible to guard against; their tentacles are everywhere: Five Immortals' Abode, Little Red, the Three Elders, the Banyan King...
Qin Sang encountered many forces in this realm, including many that were hostile to each other, and behind them all was the shadow of this powerful figure, and there were certainly others that he had not yet seen!
"An incarnation? Heh..."
Upon hearing this, Qingyuan smiled, shook his head, and pondered, "I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you, Daoist, next."
Qin Sang noticed something amiss in Qingyuan's tone and asked in surprise, "Could this person possibly descend directly?"
This is inside the clam shell, deep within the Ruins of Return, and within the Xuanwu Sacred Palace, separated by numerous obstacles.
Qingyuan shook his head, "This is his true form!"
As he spoke, Qingyuan took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it to Qin Sang.
"Thank you, Daoist Master. Please take this painting and awaken the spirit of the Landscape Painting. Once you give it to him, he will understand. I'm afraid this avatar alone won't be able to stop this fellow Daoist. We must get the spirit to break the seal as soon as possible so that the true body can enter..."
Qingyuan's incarnation had to stay behind to stop the Banyan Tree King, leaving Qin Sang to go alone.
Qin Sang had thought that following Qingyuan would make the journey much easier, but unexpectedly, another unexpected event occurred. However, with Qingyuan holding off these powerful demons, he only needed to focus on dealing with the hidden dangers around them.
"I will certainly not fail in my mission!"
Qin Sang accepted the scroll and said solemnly.
Qingyuan nodded, "I'll see you off, Daoist..."
As she spoke, she waved her sleeve, and Qin Sang felt a gentle breeze blowing, carrying her across the water.
After seeing Qin Sang off, Qingyuan didn't act immediately, remaining in place to watch the scene in the magic mirror. When he saw the three banyan trees about to merge into one, he waved his hand to wipe the mirror away and looked up at the entrance.
At this point, he could already sense that aura, and he believed that the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout had also noticed it.
……
The Great Sage Ghostly Hideout was fully activating his divine sense, searching everywhere. The guy who had come in earlier seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace whatsoever.
After several fruitless searches, the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout frowned slightly, then suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned around.
'boom! ’
Two gazes pierced the darkness, colliding across the void.
One path came from the Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment, and the other from a giant banyan tree at the entrance.
A single banyan tree is like an endless jungle, where the plague demons and other evil spirits have long been swallowed up, and the jungle continues to grow.
The massive root system seemed capable of piercing through the void, connecting to the outside world, and drawing power from its external manifestations. The jungle grew wildly, and the aura of the banyan tree rose steadily, instantly breaking through the barrier between the Demon King and the Demon Saint, even surpassing the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout, and showing no signs of stopping.
Only this vast void could contain such a massive banyan tree without alerting the outside world!
"Who are you!"
The Great Sage Ghostly's expression changed drastically. He shouted angrily, but his heart was already filled with turbulent waves.
In the blink of an eye, the aura of this banyan tree not only surpassed his, but even made the Great Sage of Stealing Elixir and the Great Sage of Northern Balance pale in comparison. This banyan tree was clearly the most powerful being in this world, yet he had never heard of it before, and didn't even know its name!
“I have many, many names. You can call me the King of Banyan Trees, or you can call me the Master of the Abode… but I like the title King of Banyan Trees the most…”
The jungle conjured up a huge, ancient face, revealing a reminiscing expression, recalling the distant past.
It's been such a long time, so long that many memories have become blurred.
"Ghost hides!"
The Banyan Tree King called out the Dharma name of the Great Sage Ghostly Hidden, his expression suddenly turning stern. "I never expected that there would still be remnants of the Demon Realm in this world. You, a dignified Demon Saint, have actually sided with a demon! I should thank you for allowing me to enter this place. Originally, if you had obediently handed over everything you knew, I would have spared your life, but now I cannot tolerate you!"
The Banyan King's voice grew louder and louder, until it almost turned into a furious roar, its killing intent terrifying!