I have Taoism and can understand other worlds

Chapter 658 Spirit Root Branch
Ginseng fruit is not important to ginger, but it is extremely important to ginger.

During the days she was confined in the sea of ​​gods, she always longed to have a body of her own.

Jiang Su didn't know why she was born into this world, but she knew where she came from. Her memories and her habits told her that she was the incarnation of Jiang Wen.

Rather than an incarnation, it is more accurate to describe it as the manifestation of another identity.

After the people of Taicang City erected a statue of a goddess, countless incense sticks gathered and consecrated her.

When she awoke, she had Jiang Wen's memories—memories of another world, of the idols, and of the stone tablet.

She could even sense a faint connection between herself and her original body, an entanglement that existed at the very core of her soul.

Her own sea of ​​consciousness was vast, and she had stayed there for an unknown amount of time.

Ever since the main body became wary of her, Jiang Su has been unable to see the outside world through the main body's vision. She is confined to this vast sea of ​​divine consciousness, and can only wander in this small area.

Jiang Su never felt there was anything wrong with this.

She was separated from the original body and possesses everything identical to it. However, she is also completely different from the original body; her personality appears cold and aloof.

Perhaps, from the moment her original form separated, she was no longer the person named Jiang Wen. Instead, she became a deity named Jiang Su, a lowly wandering incense-offering deity.

When the original body sought her out again, a long time had passed in the outside world.

The main body encountered many more troubles, and his smile faded considerably. His brows were always furrowed, as if he were worried about something.

"come out."

The original body found her and wanted her to help.

Jiang Su agreed without hesitation, after all, it was the request from the original body.

"If given the chance, I will definitely give you your own body." This was the promise of the original being, and the two of them walked in the body of a fallen immortal.

They arrived deep within the five internal organs of the Fallen Immortal, where they saw a treasure unseen in the world—a ginseng fruit.

Jiang Su had a strong premonition that she could use the ginseng fruit to rebuild her physical body and even gain immense benefits. She wouldn't need to wait until her main body severed its three corpses before trying to find a way out.

However, that ginseng fruit was extremely precious, and she felt that her true self could not entrust this treasure to her.

After all, that's a ginseng fruit. In mythology, eating it grants one a lifespan of 47,000 years—a primordial spiritual fruit. Who wouldn't want immortality? Who wouldn't want to live another 40,000 years?
Unexpectedly, the original owner easily relinquished that supreme treasure.

……

"Take it, it's just a ginseng fruit." Jiang Wen left the ginseng fruit with Jiang Su, planning to find a secluded and safe place before having her rebuild her physical body.

Although she was merely a wandering deity who attained godhood through incense offerings, Jiang Su's destiny had already transcended that of mortals. After all, even the weakest wandering deity was still a god.

The ginseng fruit was carefully stored away, as such a treasure was no ordinary item.

The ginseng fruit is a product of nature's creation, and picking it is a troublesome matter. This thing falls when it encounters metal, withers when it encounters wood, dissolves when it encounters water, scorches when it encounters fire, and enters the earth when it encounters soil.

To pick this fruit, one must knock it down with a gold tool and then place it on a tray lined with a silk cloth.

If the fruit is damaged, it will be a pipe dream to find such a treasure again.

Most things in the world are within the Five Elements, but fortunately, Jiang Wen has something outside the Five Elements.

After making the arrangements, Jiang Wen looked at the newly grown ginseng fruit tree again. It was rooted in the head of the Heavenly King of Growth, making it difficult to move.

The two have been intertwined for so long that they have long since become one. Even if the ginseng fruit tree sheds its twisted and strange appearance, it will find it difficult to leave this place again.

It was somewhat regrettable; Jiang Wen had been thinking of transplanting the ginseng fruit tree to the Taoist temple. With the care of a ginseng spirit, it should have survived. However, this idea was shattered, leaving him with a sense of regret.

As if sensing his inner turmoil, the withered branches of the ginseng fruit tree stretched down, unfurling before Jiang Wen. A branch naturally fell and landed in Jiang Wen's hand.

"Is this for me?" Jiang Wen asked gently, holding the half-cut branch of the ginseng fruit tree. The already sparse canopy swayed, as if responding to his words.

Jiang Wen carefully put away the branch and said to the tree, "I appreciate your kindness, but it's a pity I can't take you away from here."

This is not a blessed land, but the body of a fallen immortal.

The ginseng fruit tree, with its innate spiritual root, is ultimately not a good place to be here. However, he is currently powerless to move the ginseng fruit tree and can only leave it for the time being. Perhaps when he ascends to immortality in the future, he will have a solution.

Beneath the ginseng fruit tree, there was nothing else that could pique Jiang Wen's interest. He poured a bottle of spiritual spring water onto the tree roots, and the ginseng fruit tree sprouted a few more green leaves.

"I must go now. See you again someday." Saying goodbye to the tree, Jiang Wen leaped off its head. Landing at the bottom of the lake, he stretched out his left hand.

At this moment, dense black spots appeared on my left arm.

Like the black spots that had stained him before, these strange things were frantically devouring his magical power.

"Merit depletion".

—Ten thousand points of merit.

"Not bad, not too much. It seems that using merit points to dispel these things doesn't consume too much." Jiang Wen spent merit points to dispel the black spots on his arm. Although he wanted to keep some to investigate, he ultimately suppressed the idea.

These black spots are extremely strange, and the way they spread is also bizarre.

Jiang Wen still doesn't understand how he got this stuff. Could it be that as long as something that has a karmic connection with him gets close to his head, he can get this black spot?
If that's the case, then it's truly terrifying.

Even a saint would be helpless if he were to get such a black spot.

One can imagine that if he were to take him out and he were to be infected by an outsider, it would be a catastrophe for everyone.

After dispelling the dark spots, Jiang Wen prepared to leave.

He had already obtained the most precious treasure of the filthy world, and had no reason to keep it.

He planned to return to the island to check on the situation there. He wondered if the changes in this world would affect that island.

As Jiang Wen walked out of the dried-up blood lake, he looked back at the ginseng fruit tree.

Gone is its previous terrifying appearance; it is now the only patch of green in this world.

If, a thousand years or more later, the Blood Lake overflows again, will it still look the same? Jiang Wen doesn't know, and he finds it hard to imagine the future.

Although we can now glimpse some future causes and effects, in the end, they are nothing more than shattered illusions. Before ascending to the realm of sainthood, these illusions are as fleeting and illusory as reflections in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water.

Even saints, none of them would cling to these illusory prophecies and cause and effect. Because cause and effect can change, and what we see in the future can also change.

Just as Jiang Wen could predict good and bad fortune, he didn't think it was a predetermined thing.

What is crooked will become straight, what is bent will become upright, what is low will become full, what is worn out will become new, what is little will be gained, what is much will be confused. The changes of the Great Way are ever-changing, and this is no different.

"Should we leave?" Jiang Su asked.

“Yes, we’ll go to that island to help you rebuild your physical body.” Jiang Wen grinned, revealing a smile.

He turned and left the blood lake, a gentle breeze swept by.

The wind blew his sleeves and ruffled his long hair.

"Heavenly Venerable... Thank you..."

The ethereal voice came from somewhere, neither as hoarse nor as frantic. A trace of clarity mingled with guilt and a gratitude that seemed to come from nowhere.

(End of this chapter)