Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"Your Excellency, are you here in Tianmu Village for the 'Sacred Tree Opening Ceremony' that will be held in a few days?"

"Why do you think so?" Hearing the middle-aged man's question, Mo Juren did not answer immediately, but asked the other party calmly.

"It's just a guess, but the reason you can come to Tianmu Village at this time is most likely because of this matter." The handsome man replied with a smile.

"I was on another business and just happened to pass by here. But when I heard you mention this 'Holy Tree Opening Ceremony', I did become somewhat interested. Could you please tell me more about it?"

"You don't even know about the Holy Tree Opening Ceremony. It seems that it comes from a farther place." The handsome man suddenly realized something and continued,

"Then I will tell you about it. It's not a secret anyway, and most people around here know about it. This story started a long time ago. Tianmu Village was very ordinary at that time, until one day the sacred tree appeared..."

As the middle-aged man slowly narrated the story, Mo Juren also got to know more about Tianmu Village, and finally figured out what this so-called "Holy Tree Opening Ceremony" was all about.

Many years ago, Tianmu Village was just an ordinary small village and was not called this name. Until one day, a sacred tree suddenly fell from the sky and took root somewhere behind the village.

It seemed to have met with a great disaster, its entire body was charred black, as if it had been struck by lightning.

Faced with such a magical object, the village ancestors, as ordinary mortals, were naturally horrified, but they also believed that it was a divine object sent by heaven. They would offer sacrifices and worship it during every festival, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

They believed that such a divine tree from heaven would not die so easily, and perhaps one day it would come back to life in spring, and then the whole village would be protected.

It has to be said that the ancestors of the village made the right bet. As time passed, the sacred tree that was originally charred black sprouted new buds again and came back to life.

Seeing this, the villagers naturally became more happy, and their subsequent worship became more pious.

As time passed, the charred surface of the sacred tree gradually disappeared, and it grew more vigorously. Finally, it delivered an oracle as the villagers expected.

Every ten years, villagers can bring their children of appropriate age to the sacred tree. Those with outstanding qualifications can be baptized by the sacred tree and obtain skills, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.

This was an unimaginable opportunity. The villagers were all excited. They immediately followed the oracle's instructions and selected children of appropriate age to be baptized.

Although only one person succeeded in the end, it verified the authenticity of the matter.

Since then, this event has become a regular occurrence and is held every ten years. The only drawback is that, just like the first time, very few people can actually succeed, and sometimes not even one person succeeds after several attempts.

But those children who have succeeded, without exception, have begun their road to rise, and each of them has embarked on the path to immortality.

The village also gradually changed its name at that time, and was named Tianmu Village after the "divine tree from heaven".

"The holy tree is so magical, won't it attract the covetousness of others?" Mo Juren subconsciously glanced at the beautiful woman not far away and asked again.

However, after hearing this, the other party remained calm and there was nothing unusual about him.

"Covet?" The handsome man smiled coldly.
"Of course there were, and there are detailed records in the village history. There have been more than one incident, but the results were the same. They were all killed by the sacred tree. Over time, no one dared to mess around anymore."

"So that's how it is. I was overthinking it!" Mo Juren's face suddenly showed enlightenment, and he stopped dwelling on the matter. Instead, he changed the subject and continued chatting with the other party about other things.

Because of the deliberate compliments in his words, the handsome man was in a good mood and became talkative. As he asked questions intentionally or unintentionally, he learned more information.

But the more he knew, the more confused Mo Juren became, especially when the other party mentioned many place names inadvertently, none of which he was familiar with.

Is it because time has passed too long? So many place names have changed? Or are these places, including Tianmu Village, not in Fengyuan Continent at all?
He actually doesn't care about the truth. The reason he is trying to find out is that his ultimate goal is to get more information and perhaps find a way to break the deadlock.

If he guessed correctly, the so-called sacred tree should be the beautiful woman. It is very likely that she fell into Tianmu Village a long time ago, perhaps because she was seriously injured while undergoing a thunder tribulation.

Until some time, the other party showed up in human form, had sex with the man in front of her, and gave birth to a daughter.

As for why the other party, who is at the fusion realm, would choose to marry a human man, it is unknown.

Looking at the little girl again, it was obvious that she was immersed in her childhood and was unwilling to come out. Theoretically, as long as all of this was destroyed, success should be possible.

But on second thought, things shouldn't be that simple. After all, the beautiful woman had sent in a wisp of consciousness before, and she would definitely be able to see these things. With her intelligence, it is impossible for her not to think of this method.

I think I have tried it before, but unfortunately it failed in the end.

Why is this so?

Such a thought flashed through Mo Juren's mind, but for a moment he had no clue what to do.

"The soul-opening ceremony will be held in three days. Brother Mo has come here in a hurry. Do you have a place to stay?" At this moment, Gu Yunfeng, the handsome man, suddenly asked.

After the exchange just now, he couldn't help but know the other party's name. The beautiful woman was no exception. Her name was Gan Ruying, which was consistent with her identity as a member of the Ganmu clan.

As for the little girl, she was called Gu Ximeng, which is also a very nice name.

"Really not. I wonder if I can stay here for a few days, Brother Gu?" Mo Juren's eyes flickered slightly, and then he asked tentatively. Upon hearing this, Gu Yunfeng burst into laughter.
"Of course there is no problem. Besides, we just had a great conversation and it's not over yet. We can continue in the next few days."

"Thank you very much!"

After things were settled, Mo Juren settled down in the Gu family. In the following days, in addition to chatting with each other, he also went out for a stroll from time to time, wanting to learn more about the situation.

The strange thing was that he could only move within a specific range, and most areas of the village were shrouded in thick gray fog, making it impossible to enter.

Therefore, he naturally could not see the so-called holy tree.

Of course, he was the only one who couldn't enter, but others were not restricted and could go in and out very naturally, as if the gray fog didn't exist.

This aroused his interest even more, and he also speculated that perhaps three days later, things would be different.

Just as he thought, three days later in the morning, the whole village started to move, and Gu Yunfeng was no exception, walking out of the courtyard with his daughter. After asking, he learned that his wife Gan Ruying did not plan to go with them.

Mo Juren was a little confused, but he didn't think much about it. He followed the two people forward. Only then did he realize that as the three people continued to move forward, the thick gray fog was quickly dissipating.

"Really retreated?" Mo Juren was surprised, but he couldn't understand why it happened. But it didn't matter, as long as he could enter. He was also impatient to see what the so-called holy tree was like.
Soon they arrived at the back of the village, where a large crowd of people had already gathered. Those in the outermost area were obviously from other villages, just like him, and had arrived a long time ago. However, they could enter the gray fog in advance like the villagers, but he could not.

Another point is that there are also some figures floating in the air, obviously cultivators.

From the discussions of the people around, it turned out that these immortal cultivators were the tribesmen of Tianmu Village who had embarked on the path to immortality. Of course, they were only a part of them, and they all rushed back specifically for the opening ceremony of the spirit.

Judging from the magic weapons under these people's feet, they are all just low-level cultivators. As for those with higher cultivation levels, none of them appeared.

Mo Juren's gaze only lingered briefly on the crowd, and then fell directly on the huge monster not far away. It was a super giant tree that was more than a hundred feet thick and towering into the clouds.

This is not a tree trunk, but a huge wooden wall, and the entire surface of the wall is covered with dense golden textures, which is extremely dazzling.

Looking up, I was even more shocked to find that the giant tree reached straight into the sky and I couldn't see where the top was at all, as if it was directly connected to the sky.

"Is it true?" Mo Juren nodded secretly. Although he couldn't see the whole picture clearly, he could conclude that this tree was exactly the same as Ganmulin outside. He thought it was the real body of the beautiful woman Gan Ruying.

Of course, it is not the real entity, but just an illusion in a dream. But even so, it is still shocking enough.

Before long, about thirty children were arranged in a specific area under the giant tree, and there seemed to be some kind of mysterious formation set up around them.

With a loud shout from a white-haired old man, the ceremony officially began.

The surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet. Except for the host and more than thirty children, everyone else kept silent and watched the situation in front of them intently.

Mo Juren was naturally no exception, but this so-called ceremony was not too surprising, until a moment later, when rays of golden light suddenly shot down from the sky and then poured into the bodies of every child through the Baihui acupoint.

In an instant, all the children's bodies began to tremble uncontrollably, and their little faces showed endless pain, but no one uttered a word and they all tried their best to hold on.

As time passed, some people finally couldn't hold on any longer. They fell down one after another and fainted.

Seeing this scene, some villagers immediately showed disappointment on their faces, but they did not dare to delay and rushed forward to carry the unconscious people away.

Until more than an hour passed, there were only three children still persisting in the formation.

However, these three people have greatly surprised the white-haired old man who was in charge of presiding over the ceremony, and the villagers who came to watch have different expressions.

There were envious people, frustrated people, and so on. The happiest ones should be the parents of the three children.

From the beginning of the ceremony until now, Mo Juren has been staring straight ahead, trying to discover something, but to his surprise, he could not see anything unusual.

He couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, things were not that simple.

When the ceremony was over, people began to disperse one after another. Mo Juren also followed the Gu family father and daughter back. What was a little strange was that the gray fog that had originally dissipated appeared again, completely covering a large area of ​​the village.

Mo Juren suddenly felt helpless. He had been thinking of coming back to check it out later, perhaps he could gain something, but now it seemed that it was not feasible.

"What should I do?" He was thinking quickly on the way back.

In the current situation, let alone breaking the impasse, he didn't even have a clue how to start.

But thinking about the true form of the beautiful woman Gan Ruying, the opponent, who is a powerful master in the fusion realm, had no way to deal with her, so it is not surprising that I have no ideas at the moment.

After returning to the Gu family, Mo Juren saw Gan Ruying again and saw the happy scene of the family. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After thinking about it, it seems that there is only one way I can think of, which is to destroy everything with violence, so as to give the little girl enough stimulation.

But just as he had guessed before, the possibility of success should not be high.

But I really don’t know what to do right now, so I might as well give it a try. Even if I fail, it doesn’t matter. The worst that can happen is I can think of other ways.

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes, and then disappeared in an instant.

"Brother Mo, what are you still standing there for? Come with me into the house!" At this moment, Gu Yunfeng suddenly walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said warmly.

"Okay!" Mo Juren forced a smile, but suddenly looked to the side in surprise.

"Hey, Brother Gu, look, what is that..."

"What?" Gu Yunfeng was also stunned and turned his head subconsciously, but at this moment, he felt his throat being strangled by a big iron hand.

"Brother Mo, you..." He reacted immediately, but before he could understand what was going on, a sharp pain came into his mind, and he heard a click, and then he completely lost consciousness.

"No..." A heart-wrenching scream suddenly rang in my ears. It was the beautiful woman Gan Ruying. The originally gentle and kind other party was now furious.

Mo Juren, however, had a cold expression without a trace of emotion. He rushed forward in a few steps, and then, in front of the man's hateful gaze, he killed him altogether.

The yard became extremely quiet. He then looked at the little girl beside him. Seeing her parents die in front of her was such a huge shock that she was so scared that she turned pale and her expression became dull.

Mo Juren couldn't help but wonder, Gan Ruying's real body loved her daughter so much, could she be as 'cruel' as him? Even if she knew that all this was fake, as a mother, she would probably have some reservations, right?
If this is true, then it is actually a good thing. Perhaps if I do this, the effect will be better.

Thinking this in his mind, he walked directly towards the other party step by step. However, before he could take the next step, something strange happened suddenly.

I just felt the space suddenly flicker, and everything in front of me disappeared. Mo Juren came back to his senses and looked at the unfamiliar environment around him, and was stunned. (End of this chapter)