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Chapter 363 The Dead Immortal! The Golden Mulberry Spiritual Tree! (Subscribe)
Yes.

How to get in?

The psychedelic formation itself has the function of enchanting and illusion. It can fascinate the five senses of living beings, create false scenes, and make living beings unable to break free, and can only indulge in the illusion.

Chen Yan estimated the power of the huge psychedelic array that covered the entire valley. Even a cultivator who had reached the ninth level of Yin Shen would not find it easy to find the entrance, let alone Chen Yan who was only at the second level of Yin Shen.

Yes.

Chen Yan is strong. His combat power is enough to rival a first-level Yang God without the help of the Dragon Bird Spirit. But this refers to combat power, and does not mean that Chen Yan's soul, spiritual consciousness, etc. are comparable to those of the Yang God.

If you want to get out of this huge natural psychedelic array, it is useless to rely on strong fighting power alone. You must have a strong enough soul and a sharp enough spiritual awareness.

Obviously, Chen Yan does not have such conditions at present.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan turned his gaze towards the Four-Winged Cicada's innate spirit and asked:
"Since you are from here, you must have a way to get into this valley, right?"

As Chen Yan expected, the four-winged cicada bowed its head respectfully:

"Exactly."

"I was originally a cicada in the valley. By chance, I was transformed into a demon with the help of the Golden Mulberry Spirit Tree. Our auras are of the same origin, so even if I am in an illusion array, I can still identify the direction of the Golden Mulberry Spirit Tree."

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and nodded with satisfaction:

"very good."

The most frightening thing in a psychedelic array is losing the direction, and then taking the wrong road and being completely lost in the array.

But if you can always sense the direction of the exit, the problem can be easily solved.

You just need to keep walking forward in one direction. No matter what is ahead, as long as you keep walking, you will definitely find the entrance.

Chen Yan was not worried that the Four-Winged Cicada would deliberately trap him in this psychedelic array. Putting aside the fact that Chen Yan had a way to escape from the psychedelic array, if the Four-Winged Cicada made any unusual movement, Chen Yan would only need a thought to kill it, leaving no room for the Four-Winged Cicada to play tricks.

Then, under the leadership of the Four-Winged Cicada, Chen Yan, Yi Mu's spirit, and Wang Lingguan who followed at the end, stepped into the valley together.

As soon as he stepped into the valley, Chen Yan felt the scene before him suddenly become clear.

The valley is full of dense trees, like a green ocean, layer upon layer, lush and green. The sun shines through the treetops, casting mottled light and shadows. There are birds singing in the treetops, and the crisp and melodious bird calls echo in the valley, like a symphony of nature, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

There was a faint scent of wild flowers wafting around his nose. To be honest, if Chen Yan had not known in advance that this was a psychedelic formation, he would not even be able to tell whether the scene before his eyes was real or illusory.

"My lord, please follow me."

In front of him, the four-winged cicada said respectfully.

Chen Yan nodded slightly, and then he saw that the four-winged cicada did not fly towards the obvious narrow path under his feet, but looked towards a jungle on the right that seemed to be full of dense bushes.

Without any doubt, Chen Yan and the other two followed the figure of the four-winged cicada.

After passing through layers of dense bushes, the way was soon blocked by a mountain wall.

There was a cliff in front of them. Others might have turned around and left to find another way, but the Four-Winged Cicada did not.

I saw it heading straight towards the mountain wall.

A magical scene happened. The moment the four-winged cicada touched the mountain wall, ripples like water waves suddenly appeared on the surface of the mountain wall. Layer by layer of ripples spread out, and in a blink of an eye, the figure of the four-winged cicada disappeared into the mountain wall.

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and stepped into the cliff without hesitation.

Then, Chen Yan felt that the scene in front of him changed again, and he had appeared in a cave that looked like an underground cave.

The surrounding area was a dark, damp cave, the walls were covered with dark green moss, and the air was filled with an extremely real moist scent...

Just like that, following behind the Four-Winged Cicada, Chen Yan and the other two passed through one illusion after another.

These illusions include dense and verdant forests, dark and damp caves, vast ocean floors, and even underground volcanic magma.

The extremely realistic and terrifying high temperature even made Chen Yan and the others passively sweat hot sweat.

They passed through several secret realms in succession. These secret realms could be said to be extremely real. Chen Yan dared to guarantee that even if a Yin God cultivator was introduced into this valley, he would definitely get lost in these illusions and be unable to escape.

In this way, Chen Yan and his party passed through one illusion after another, and time passed quietly in these environments.

Three hours later.

Although they had the guidance of the Four-Winged Cicada, Chen Yan and his companions still maintained a high level of mental concentration as they were in such a huge psychedelic array.

But after three full hours of intense concentration, even Chen Yan inevitably showed some mental fatigue.

But at this moment, the four-winged cicada leading the way suddenly rang out with a surprised voice:
"My lord! We have walked out of the illusion array!"

Upon hearing these words, Chen Yan, Wang Lingguan, and Yi Mu's spirit were all cheered up.

Then, at the same time, the three of them raised their heads, looking past the four-winged cicada leading the way, and looked to the front.

There was still a valley ahead.

But it was different from the valley just now.

This valley is filled with extremely rich spiritual energy from heaven and earth, which is almost ten times richer than that of the outside world!
It seems that every time I take a breath, I can feel the cells in my body cheering and leaping for joy, greedily absorbing every bit of spiritual energy contained in the air.

Chen Yan knew it almost the moment he breathed in this extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The real Golden Mulberry Spirit Tree Valley is right before your eyes.

Looking over there, I saw in the tranquility of the morning light, an ancient tree standing tall, like the guardian of time, quietly telling the vicissitudes of the years.

Its trunk is extremely thick, with a diameter that probably requires several people to hug. The surface is covered with cracks of varying depths and winding paths, like an ancient map, as if every line records the past wind, rain and sunshine.

The crown of the ancient tree is vast and boundless, with lush golden-outlined branches and leaves, layer upon layer, like a light golden cloud, covering the sky and the sun, casting a cool and mysterious shelter for the earth below. The sunlight shines through the dense leaves, casting mottled light and shadows, like golden fragments jumping on the ground, adding a bit of mystery and fantasy to this quiet space.

As the breeze blows, the leaves sway gently, making a rustling sound, as if it were the most melodious music of nature, making people feel relaxed and happy.

However, amidst this melodious music, one cannot hear any of the ancient tree's muffled breathing, much less feel the pulse of its life.

Yes.

The first time he saw the ancient tree, Chen Yan knew that it was dead.

This [Golden Mulberry Spirit Tree] seemed to have existed for at least tens of thousands of years and was at the fairy level. For some unknown reason, although it seemed to be still growing vigorously from the outside, Chen Yan could no longer sense the presence of its "spirit".

In other words, this golden mulberry tree is a dead object.

Chen Yan was not the only one who had the same feeling. Wang Lingguan and Yi Mu's spirit beside him could all feel the aura of death emanating from this towering ancient tree.

The same was true for the four-winged cicada that led the way.

The four-winged cicada looked as if struck by lightning. With an expression of disbelief on his face, he stared at the golden mulberry tree that exuded a dead aura, and murmured in a daze:

"How...how could it be possible...how could this happen..."

Four-Winged Higurashi was somewhat unable to accept it. In fact, it was no wonder that Four-Winged Higurashi looked so deeply shocked.

Because to some extent, this fairy golden mulberry tree is its biological father and mother, and the guide on its path of cultivation.

But it didn't expect that in just a thousand years, the Golden Mulberry Spirit Tree would "die" for unknown reasons.

Chen Yan stared at the fairy treasure Golden Mulberry Tree. To some extent, the Golden Mulberry Tree in front of him, the Fairy Embryo Dragon Sparrow Knife and the Thunder Department Seal in his hands were treasures of the same level. The Golden Mulberry Tree was even better and could be compared to a genuine fairy weapon.

It’s just a pity that this golden mulberry tree is dead.

Otherwise, a genuine immortal treasure, and a plant-type treasure at that, might not even be possessed by the legendary immortals.

Of course, if this golden mulberry tree were alive, its strength would probably be no worse than that of an immortal.

Even if it is not as good, it is definitely stronger than the Great Perfection of Yang Shen.

With this thought in mind, Chen Yan moved and flew towards the golden mulberry tree, followed by Wang Lingguan and Yi Mu spirit.

Only the four-winged cicada remained where it was, looking distraught, and passively followed the three people towards the golden mulberry spirit tree.

Landing under the golden mulberry tree, the closer you get to the ancient tree, the more you can feel how huge it is.

Chen Yan felt that when the other world still existed, the crown of this golden mulberry tree must have covered the entire valley.

Similarly, the closer you get to the golden mulberry tree, the more you can feel that the golden mulberry tree is dead.

Everything is animistic.

If a magical treasure like the Golden Mulberry Tree were placed in ancient times, it might be able to complete its transformation, break through its shackles, and become an immortal in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, the arrival of the Dharma Ending Age caused the Golden Mulberry Tree to lack the immortal spirit to complete its transformation, and it could only be trapped in the shackles of the Golden Mulberry Tree itself and unable to transform.

Reach out your hand and touch the mottled, rough lines on the surface of the Golden Mulberry Tree. You can feel the traces of time left on the surface of the trunk.

Slowly closing his eyes, Chen Yan seemed to be feeling something.

If someone could look through Chen Yan's eyelids and into his pupils, they would find that the hexagram pattern emitting a faint purple light appeared again.

Wang Lingguan and Yi Mu Lingti on the side did not say a word, as if they did not dare to disturb Chen Yan's meditation.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yan, who had closed his eyes, suddenly slowly opened them. A purple light flashed and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. He said:

"It died of old age."

Chen Yan's voice sounded very abrupt, so Wang Lingguan, Yi Mu spirit, four-winged cicada and others on the side did not react.

It was not until Chen Yan's words went through their brains that the two men and the demon heard clearly what Chen Yan had just said. Wang Lingguan looked at Chen Yan with a bewildered look and said:
"Die of old age?"

The eyes of Yi Mu Spirit and the Four-Winged Cicada were both on Chen Yan.

Feeling the gazes of the three, Chen Yan nodded, his eyes still fixed on the rough and mottled lines on the surface of the tree trunk in front of him, and said:
"Yes, he died of old age. His life was over. He grew old quietly in the valley."

Just now, Chen Yan used the Earth Demon Technique to explore the golden mulberry tree. He found that although the spirit of the golden mulberry tree was dead, there were still some traces left inside it.

Through these traces, Chen Yan "saw" the fate of this immortal golden mulberry tree.

This ancient tree has lived for too long.

Ten thousand years? Or twenty thousand years?

Chen Yan didn't know.

Perhaps when this ancient tree was born, the "spirit" of the Golden Mulberry Tree was born with it.

If in the heyday of ancient times, with enough immortal spirit, the 'spirit' of the Golden Mulberry Tree might not be able to complete its transformation and turn the tree into an immortal.

Unfortunately, however, the golden mulberry tree was born at the beginning of the end of the Dharma.

It has experienced the changes throughout the entire Dharma-Ending Age, but has never been able to take this final step.

However, we must know that everything has its destiny, or lifespan.

Unless you become an immortal, there is no way to live forever.

Even the 'spirit' of the golden mulberry tree is no exception.

Although it survived for tens of thousands of years, it was unable to take this final and most crucial step, and eventually it quietly aged and died in this valley...

Listening to Chen Yan's narration, Wang Lingguan and Yi Mu's spirit body beside him both showed a look of enlightenment on their faces.

Even the four-winged cicada, which had a distraught look on its face, fell silent, and looked quietly at the towering ancient tree in front of it, its eyes filled with sadness.

"what?"

suddenly.

At this moment, a light exclamation suddenly sounded.

The one who made this light exclamation was not Chen Yan, but the Yi Mu spirit behind Chen Yan.

Chen Yan, Wang Lingguan, and Four-Winged Cicada cast their eyes over, only to see Yi Mu Spirit frowning slightly and looking at the golden mulberry tree in front of him and saying:
"Did you hear any noise?"

"Sound? What sound?"

Wang Lingguan looked around in confusion.

Chen Yan also frowned and looked at Yi Mu's spirit body and said:

"Did you hear a sound?"

Chen Yan was 100% sure that there was no sound around. Looking at the confused looks on Wang Lingguan and Four-Winged Cicada's faces, it was obvious that they did not hear any sound.

Yi Mu Spirit nodded and pointed to the golden mulberry tree in front of him and said:
“It seemed to be calling me.”

"Calling you?"

Chen Yan's brows furrowed even deeper.

The 'spirit' of the Golden Mulberry Tree is clearly dead, so how could it possibly 'call' the Yi Wood Spirit?

However, when he thought about the fact that Yi Mu's spirit body was originally a thousand-year-old tree demon that had transformed into a demon, Chen Yan's heart suddenly moved slightly, and a few ripples suddenly arose in his heart.

Could it be that……

Although the 'spirit' of the golden mulberry tree died, it left behind some kind of gift, and this gift can only be felt by plants and trees?

……

(End of this chapter)