Jiang Wen felt that Hongluan's guess might be right. Watching the flesh tendrils gradually grow out and then pierce into the rock layer, he also felt that this flesh soil was going to devour the entire Buzhou Mountain.
"How is this possible! Buzhou Mountain, Buzhou Mountain is too big. How could a mountain of flesh devour it?" Hongluan shook her head, feeling that this assumption was wishful thinking.
"Nothing is impossible, this piece of flesh soil is the best proof." Jiang Wen said. "This piece of flesh soil is closely connected with Buzhou Mountain, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to pull out. Our current plan is to find the source of the earth vein power, first cut off the connection between the flesh soil and the earth vein, and then we can carry out the subsequent plan. With just the three of us, we still can't search the entire Buzhou Mountain."
Jiang Wen said, suddenly feeling a little nostalgic for Bai Jing and others who stayed in the present world. If there were these fox clansmen to help, this matter might be easier.
But things have come to this, thinking too much is useless. Buzhou Mountain is too big, they have to think of other ways.
"Those people who are bound can also be counted in. I'll find a way to seek help from my sect. This fight is not for natural treasures, not for magical artifacts and secret techniques, but only for the stability of Buzhou Mountain and peace in the world." Hongluan bit her lip, her eyes firm. Jiang Wen agreed with her view and decided to return to the locust tree to gather manpower, cut off the flesh soil's access to the earth vein power of Buzhou Mountain, and then make a general attack plan.
Hongluan stared wide-eyed at everything. She didn't expect that the original locust tree, which was only ten feet tall, could grow so high. The main body of the tree was like a mountain, and she couldn't see the end at a glance.
"Is this the tree that fellow Daoist planted here? Why can it grow so high in such a short time?" Hongluan exclaimed.
"Probably because of the Blood Sea." Jiang Wen smiled dumbly, after all, the more you eat, the more you grow. The locust tree with a locust spirit has always been unreasonable. Moreover, this locust spirit is still Zi Yun's clone, which is even more extraordinary.
Flying closer to the main trunk, he saw the fireflies gathering into a girl, Zi Le. She was wearing a pink dress, and when she saw Jiang Wen, she happily rushed over.
"Brother, brother."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Wen helplessly caught her. He didn't quite understand why the personality differences were so great as Zi Yun's clone.
"I've grown up." Zi Le said happily with a smile.
Jiang Wen touched her head, nodded, and praised comfortingly: "Zi Le has indeed grown up."
"Yes! By the way, brother, some bad guys came here before. Zi Le drove them all away! And caught some of them!" Zi Le thought of something and called out to Jiang Wen as if asking for credit.
When Jiang Wen heard this, he immediately perked up. It seemed that the people from the God-Worshipping Society couldn't help but send people here, but they were all taken down by Zi Le.
"Can you take me to see?" Jiang Wen said gently.
"Of course, Zi Le's things are brother's things." Zi Le readily agreed, summoning a huge branch to carry the group towards the canopy.
In the dense canopy, there was a flat area the size of a town. The buildings built with branches and leaves on it looked very exquisite.
And in this town, Jiang Wen saw the old ranger sitting on a chair and resting leisurely. He seemed to be very comfortable now, without the previous discouragement.
Seeing Jiang Wen's arrival, the old ranger quickly got up and bowed to thank him.
"No need to be polite, just rest here well. With Zi Le's protection, you will be fine. After things here are over, we will take you away."
"Thank you, my gratitude is beyond words. If there is anything that I, Chi Gong, can be of use in the future, I will not hesitate to die."
Jiang Wen nodded in agreement, following Zi Le into a spacious room.
This room was also gathered from branches and leaves. In the room, several strangers in black robes were lying on the bed.
Jiang Wen looked at their faces, they were all ordinary people. Only one had antlers, and seemed to be a monster who inherited demon blood.
"Are they all asleep?" Jiang Wen looked at Zi Le and asked.
"Zi Le made them fall asleep." Zi Le said happily, then pointed to the God-Worshipping Society personnel on the bed and said again. "Does brother need to wake them up?"
"No, can you take me into their dreams?" Jiang Wen thought of Zi Yun's ability, thinking that Zi Le should be able to do it too.
Sure enough, Zi Le nodded, saying that she could take Jiang Wen into these people's dreams. She stretched out a branch and gently stroked Jiang Wen's face.
"Let's start." The branches coiled around the top of Jiang Wen's head, and in the next moment, he entered the endless void.
There were many phantoms like bubbles around him, those were the memories of the God-Worshipping Society people.
Clicking on a memory, Jiang Wen merged into it.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a burning village. He heard his own cries and saw himself tiptoeing towards the corner.
"Dad, Mom." A sob came from the body, sounding like a girl.
Jiang Wen thought, and the time in front of him passed quickly.
Soon it dawned, and the fire that had burned all night gradually extinguished. The body climbed up and swayed towards the village, with corpses lying everywhere on the ground.
Soon he came to a charred thatched hut, pushed open the door that had turned into charcoal, and saw the corpses lying in the house. The body knelt on the ground, softly calling out the names of the corpses, which were her parents, elder brother, and younger sister.
"Why, why do you have to treat us like this. God, immortals, save us." Jiang Wen felt the little girl's sadness, but he couldn't do anything. He was an observer and could only watch the experience of the dream owner from the side.
The little girl left the village, she had to go to the town to seek a way out. There were all kinds of dangers along the way, but fortunately she avoided them all.
Staggering to the city, the little girl was at a loss. Her stomach was rumbling with hunger, but she didn't know how to fill it.
Trying to beg for some food from the stall owners by the roadside, she was ruthlessly driven away by the stall owners.
"Where did this little beggar come from, get out of here!"
Being rudely pushed away, the skin on the little girl's hands and feet broke open, and blood stained her hands.
Losing her family also meant losing her place to live. The little girl didn't know where she should go. She walked confusedly on the road and finally came to a dilapidated temple in the city.
The statues in the temple were covered with cobwebs. The little girl found a corner and went to sleep hungry.
The first day, the second day, the third day... …
The days passed quickly, and Jiang Wen watched the little girl turn from a timid and ignorant child into a beggar and thief who was skilled in stealing food from the roadside. She smeared her face with stench, and her clothes were full of rags. There was no innocent joy in her eyes, only the ruthlessness of doing whatever it takes to survive.
Finally, one day, the little girl stole from the wrong person.
She stole a jade pendant from a young master of a wealthy family, and then someone came to her door.
The little girl's legs were broken, and her face was beaten blue and swollen. Those family guards picked her up like they were picking up a chicken and threw her into the river outside the city.
The cold river water came, and the feeling of suffocation made Jiang Wen feel uncomfortable. The little girl choked on a few mouthfuls of water, and finally survived tenaciously.
She lay on the bank of the river, staring blankly at the sky. Finally, she made a slight sound: "Dad, Mom... If there really are immortals, please take Ya Ya away..."
The little girl's voice became weaker and weaker, but Jiang Wen's heart was burning. He watched all this, but he was powerless. He tried to reach out his hand, but he couldn't get out of the little girl's body no matter what.
"Bastard!" Jiang Wen roared angrily, and in the next moment, everything in front of him shattered.
When it gathered again, he found himself standing on a river bank, and under his feet was the dying little girl.
