Chapter 615: Chapter 587: The God Tree Solidifies Longevity

This was already the sixth cup of spirit tea that Li Fan had drunk in a row.

The tea’s name was [Huayang Spring Tea], costing eight hundred contribution points per cups.

It is said that this tea tree needs to be cultivated in a year-round rainless cave environment and planted towards the sun.

It sprouts once every three years, and its yield is scarce.

After drinking it, a warm flow will emerge in the body. It makes people feel as if they are basking in the sun, and this effect lasts for several days.

However, even this popular good tea still could not expel the chill in Li Fan’s heart.

This was the third time that Li Fan directly faced a true powerhouse since he stepped into the reincarnation of the Xuanhuang World.

The first time, his clone was exposed by the Celestial Doctor, who, following his instincts, directly broke into his private space in the Tianxuan Mirror.

The second time was when he was in Tianyu Province and he was comprehending the [Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword]. The old fisherman was attracted by the Sky Killing Qi contained within and unexpectedly appeared.

But this time, compared to the previous two, was even more astonishing and caught him off guard.

Also more dangerous.

At least the old fisherman was insane and unclear about his mind, and he didn’t have any malice towards Li Fan. Instead, he even gave him an opportunity.

The time with the Celestial Doctor, was when Li Fan was greedy for the reward of a hundred thousand contribution points and actively provoked him. Although he didn’t understand the principle of restraining one’s mind in front of a great ability, and was detected by the other party, at least Li Fan’s consciousness was clear, and in addition to his body’s protection, it was a close call but ultimately harmless.

This time, however…

The sudden arrival of the Wood Taoist was extremely abrupt and unpredictable.

His methods were also terrifying; even now, when Li Fan thinks back, he still feels genuinely petrified.

“Different from the Celestial Doctor’s method of seeing through people’s hearts, the Old Wood Taoist, or [Ruo Mu], can directly distort and change a cultivator’s thoughts and cognition.”

“But the cultivator himself won’t feel abnormal…”

“No wonder the Wood Taoist said before that the cultivators whose Gold Core was taken were voluntarily giving them away.”

Li Fan recalled his thoughts and reactions at that time, and a chill surged in his heart again.

He drank another cup of [Huayang Spring Tea] to calm his shock.

“Injuries by one of its own kind is a law of nature.”

“But when I followed him and saw the scene called [Cook Human Longevity], I didn’t feel danger or sadness, on the contrary, I felt it was very reasonable.”

“I even wished that it could be me…”

Li Fan squinted his eyes, and the Huadao Stone in his mind kept replaying the images before [Ruo Mu].

The impact of [Ruo Mu] has disappeared for now.

Even though Li Fan regarded all living beings in the world as tools, when he saw the cultivators hanging like fruits on the branches, he still instinctively felt a throbbing in his heart.

This was the natural reaction.

“In the hands of the Wood Taoist, my concept was distorted and seemed to be guided by something and became very extreme.”

“One could say it was a bit crazy.”

Li Fan will not deny that deep in his heart, he may indeed have a similar idea.

But humans are complex spiritual aggregates and sometimes even contradict themselves.

Of course, they cannot regard the thoughts that occasionally flash in their mind as their world view.

“This Wood Taoist is very off.”

“He seems to have extreme hatred for the group of cultivators.”

Li Fan naturally would not think that [Ruo Mu], with such a high level of cultivation, sells Gold Cores just to get contribution points.

Luring cultivators into [Boiling Human Life] and becoming a member of the production line is secondary.

Perhaps the main purpose is to spread his idea that “cultivators can be treated as tools”.

Such heresy will certainly not be tolerated by the group of cultivators. The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals should also conduct corresponding monitoring and restrictions, so the Wood Taoist can’t make too much noise.

“Revenge…” Li Fan’s gaze flickered.

Heaven and Earth breed spirits, Ruo Mu cuts their life. Lifespan Harvest Fruit can be produced by taking their lives, and one can live forever by taking it.

At the moment when Ruo Mu controlled his thinking, many images were constantly floating in Li Fan’s spirit consciousness.

It was a towering tree that was completely different from the withered tree now.

It stood upright, lush, vigorous and full of life.

No cultivators were hung from it.

At the top of the tree, only a few crystal-clear, purple-golden exotic fruits were growing.

On the surface of the fruit, one can vaguely see different patterns.

There are trees, there are mountains, and there are exotic beasts.

There is no repetition between the patterns on the purple and golden fruits.

In the flashing image, Li Fan also saw that, subsequently, humans would occasionally visit.

Initially, it seemed that they didn’t have any cultivation and were all dressed as mortals.

Only a very small portion of lucky ones could climb up the tree and successfully take the purple and golden fruit.

But later, humans appeared more and more frequently.

Their strength also grew stronger and stronger.

Some even climbed the towering tree as if walking on flat ground.

The number of times the purple and golden fruits were taken also naturally increased.

Therefore, [Ruo Mu], which was originally left to the outside world to take whatever it wanted, also changed accordingly.

Various spirits evolved on the tree as a defense system, blocking those who wanted to take the fruit.

After this, Ruo Mu finally quieted down for a long time.

But good times didn’t last for long.

When humans returned again, their strength had undergone earth-shaking changes.

They came in groups, wearing strange outfits, capable of flying and battling using the energy in the air.

The spirits that Ruo Mu had evolved were simply incapable of resisting them.

They occupied Ruo Mu and kept it for their own use.

They also sent special guards. Every time, they would take away a certain amount of fruit.

…

“Mystic Sky Sect?”

The style of the humans’ clothes in the image was very distinctive, easy to recognize.

They were remarkably similar to the robes worn by the Mystic Sky Sect’s Law King’s remains, which Li Fan had seen in Sister Zhao’s illusion before.

The Mystic Sky Sect ruled this place for a long time.

When the image changed again, the people who appeared on [Ruo Mu] were the cultivators of the Immortal Dao Ten Sects.

“The Fruit of Eternal Life position?”

Li Fan glanced over the piece of withered wood on the table, and had a thought in his mind.

He pondered for a long time and then started recalling again.

During the period of the Immortal Dao Ten Sects’ occupation of [Ruo Mu], for some unknown reason, the yield of purple and golden fruits at the top of [Ruo Mu] was gradually lessened.

The people who came to take the fruit each time seemed to be cultivators from different sects.

Who knows how much time passed after that…

One day, beguilingly tens of cultivators with formidable auras violently broke in.

After easily killing the guarding cultivators, they didn’t directly snatch the purple and golden fruits.

Instead, they looked at [Ruo Mu] in front of them, seemingly discussing something.

The debate seemed to be very fierce.

But in the end, they reached an agreement.

The image that followed made Li Fan’s pupils suddenly shrink.

They set up a huge array and trapped [Ruo Mu] in it.

Black chains as thin as long needles penetrated different parts of the tree.

Then, endless sources of life energy were drawn out from it, converging into a green light ball in the sky.