From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 581: Settlement

Seeing this, Jilan stomped his foot with a cold face.

Boom! !

His kick was like a high-yield bomb exploding, shaking the earth and sending dirt and snow flying everywhere.

Boom——

The golden roots that tried to get close to the two were blown away by the shock wave. The closest ones even disintegrated in mid-air and turned into countless muscle fiber-like fragments.

After Jilan stepped out a pit, a huge silver alchemy array appeared under his feet.

The patterns are complex and the light is shining.

hum! !

All the golden roots that entered the range of the alchemy array were frozen in place, and then broken down into flying powder by some invisible force.

Although these golden roots growing from the bottom of the "corpse tree" appear to have life, they have no intelligence and act entirely on instinct.

They obviously regarded Jilan and Tolina as prey, but they posed no threat to the two.

After Jilan cleared the field with one move, he took advantage of the overwhelming golden roots still wriggling and gathering power, and suddenly teleported away from the spot.

next second.

He appeared in front of the "corpse tree", expressionless, and drew his sword to chop it.

Miso miso miso! !

In an instant, nine silver sword beams flashed, like willow branches brushing the clouds and silk threads hanging on the moon, and they broke all the bulges in the leather bags of the pendants on the tree.

A thick paste of blood mixed with gold splashed everywhere.

Jilan thrust his sword forward again, and with a loud thud, the scarlet and translucent blade of the "Philosopher's Sword" was completely immersed in the tree trunk.

"Refining!"

He struck the hilt of the sword with his palm and said calmly.

Snapped!
The huge amount of energy surged in the body, triggering alchemy and decomposing and refining the "corpse tree".

Crackling!

Silver arcs of electricity covered the entire "corpse tree". In the blink of an eye, there was a loud bang and it turned into dust all over the sky.

Even the golden roots that grew out of the ground all around were shattered and turned into dust.

bass!
Amidst the flying gold powder, the "Philosopher's Sword" slowly fell and pierced straight at Jilan's feet.

He picked it up with one hand and put it into the sheath.

"it's over?"

Tolina walked over slowly, her white skirt fluttering in the cold wind.

"Yeah." Gilan nodded. "We discovered it relatively early. This strange tree made of corpses has not yet grown to a large scale, so it is not difficult to clean it up..."

At this time, Tolina squatted down and looked into the pit where the "corpse tree" disappeared. She seemed to have discovered something and couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Gillan asked.

“The leaders and high-ranking officials of this old secret cult only left their bodies, but their spirits are no longer in this world.”

Tolina stood up again and whispered.

Hearing this, Jilan's eyes narrowed.

Then the girl continued to analyze:
"I suspect that the ritual they arranged caused them to abandon their bodies as materials and merge with the natives of this village into 'trees'. They hunt nearby creatures based on instinct alone, absorb nutrients, and reproduce, grow, and spread infinitely..."

"And their spirits have long been guided by the 'Mother of Multiplication' and have ascended to the God's Homeland, Mahab."

"The spirit escaped?" Jilan was startled, then said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, their goal has been achieved."

He couldn't help but secretly sigh that the methods used by the believers of the old gods were indeed endless, and the effects of various rituals were extremely strange.

Originally, the liquidation of the two old secret cults, the "Crescent Moon Society" and the "Tian Xie Sect" was going smoothly, but unexpectedly, only the leader and high-level members of the "Golden Bough of Dawn" escaped and ascended to Mahab.

There is the abode of the old gods and the source of mystery.

In a sense, the leader and higher-ups of the Golden Bough of the Dawn tricked Jilan... They successfully made their way to the God of Service, and even abandoned their bodies, trying to create a monster that could cause a huge disaster to the world.

"Although their spirits have escaped, they are temporarily unable to intervene in the mortal world... Overall, the plan has been accomplished this time."

Gilan looked around and spoke.

"When I have the chance in the future, I will go to Mahab in person and kill the group of people from the Golden Branch of Dawn once and for all."

After saying that, he took a few steps forward.

Looking into the tree pit, sure enough, there was some kind of mark unique to the "breeding mother" left there.

It was a golden imprint that looked like a seed or a drop of water, lying quietly in the soil, shining brightly.

Jilan stretched out his hand and the mark was pulled and flew into the palm of his hand.

Colorful and crooked entries then emerged:
"Shedding bud."

"The unique power imprint inside the esoteric 'Golden Branch of Dawn' originates from the believers' devout prayers to the old god 'Farming Mother', a reward obtained through a certain ritual. Planted in the consciousness, it can be exchanged for the residual power of the god."

"At the same time, this is also the symbol of the leader of the 'Golden Branch of Dawn', which can control all living individuals with 'Golden Seed'."

"Those who have shed their buds will be constantly affected by the Second Si-years, and their desire to reproduce will be strong and difficult to control... Sometimes, they can even mate with themselves, giving birth to deformed offspring."

'Self-fertilization?'

Gillan looked at the description and shook his head.

This has gone beyond human characteristics and is more like a plant.

'Three high-level Old God seals are complete.'

The intricate outlines of the golden seal were reflected in his eyes, as if there was light in his eyes.

Just as Jilan was about to release the restrictions of "Colorful" and let it corrupt and devour the mark, he faintly heard a woman's murmur.

The female voice came from the golden seal and entered Jilan's mind. The tone was playful, sexy, and yet seemed extremely vicissitudes of life and extremely contradictory:
"…What led to the death of 'Everyang' was not love, but desire. What led to the death of 'Everyang' was not desire, but pity. What led to the death of 'Everyang' was definitely not pity, but curiosity. What put Him to death was definitely not curiosity - after all, it was love."

This series of whispers seemed to have some kind of magic, which made Jilan's heart beat faster and his body produce some instinctive reactions.

He couldn't help but look up at Torina beside him.

The latter gave him a curious and puzzled look.

"Did you hear that?" Jilan asked in a deep voice.

"What did you hear?"

"The whispers of 'Farm Mother'."

Gillan replied.

Tolina frowned slightly and shook her head silently.

Seeing this, Jilan's heart trembled.

'It seems that this mark is closely connected to the "Farming Mother". Only the person who holds it can hear it... If my mind is not unbreakable, I am afraid that I have been affected by it.'

Jilan forced himself to suppress his inner restlessness and said secretly.

'The Mother of Multiplication also knows the original secret history and understands that the birth of this world is due to the encounter and destruction of two outer gods...'

After thinking for a while, he activated "Colorful".

hum-

Colorful light emerged from its palm, enveloping the golden seal. But this time, the "Sprouting Bud" was different from the "Blood Moon" and "Sin Scar". It did not resist at all, but was swallowed up by the colorful light in a very obedient manner.

It's just like……

It longs to be invaded, ravaged, and even destroyed by other forces.

Soon, the golden seal in Jilan's hand disappeared.

And there are new entries on his panel:

"Old God believers (owners of the Blood Moon Seal, the Sin Scar, and the Molting Bud)."

"You possess the auras of three Si Sui at the same time. Some invisible and mysterious power seems to be surrounding you, causing you to quietly undergo some changes..."

Seeing the description on the panel, Jilan couldn't help but frown.

'change?'

He chewed the word secretly.

But no matter how Gillan examined himself, he found nothing strange, everything was normal.

"Ban Lan will not lie to me. There must be some kind of change, but I don't know whether this change is good or bad." Jilan's heart sank.

This uncertainty made him feel insecure.

"what happened?"

As if she had noticed his emotions, Tolina beside her asked with concern.

Gilan turned to the girl and asked:
"Do you feel any different now?"

"Ok?"

Torina seemed a little surprised.

But she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she looked at her lover carefully for a few times. After a while, the girl was stunned.

Then he whispered:

"I suddenly felt that your temperament had undergone a subtle change... It became very sacred, with an indescribable sense of transcendence."

"Moreover." Tolina extended her index finger and gently tapped Gilan's chest. "Your spiritual light seems to be slowly merging from its original colors and gradually transforming into pure white."

"Changes in temperament and spirituality?"

Gillan had never expected that Tolina could actually see the changes in him.

The girl nodded.

"You are very special. Your spirituality can simultaneously contain the four cosmic elements of earth, fire, water and wind... As far as I know, in this world, apart from Omer, I am afraid that only Si Sui can do this."

"And your current spirituality seems to have integrated these four elements on its own... but it is not yet complete."

"incomplete?"

Gillan suddenly realized something.

He has currently absorbed the marks of three Si Sui and possessed the auras of the three. And they just symbolize the three cosmic elements of fire, water and earth.

'Could it be that the third Si Sui "God of Love"'s imprint is missing, so the wind element cannot participate in this fusion change?'

Gillan guessed in his heart.

He thought it was very possible.

But at the same time, he was also troubled because he had no idea where to get the mark of "God of Love".

The only way, I'm afraid, is the huge pale whale corpse in the sea of ​​blood...

"Never mind. There's no rush."

Ji Lan secretly thought.

"Anyway, I have to go to the Sea of ​​Blood again. I'll look for it then. Maybe I'll find something new."

...

...

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

The time came to the end of 1928.

Winter is deep and the weather is getting colder.

Recently, a famous secret book has suddenly become popular in the mysterious field.

It is said that the book was written not long ago and the number of copies printed was small, only a few hundred. The cover and pages are of high quality, protected by extremely expensive leather and decorated with handmade gold.

But that's not what makes it famous.

The key is its content.

It records the secret deeds of the "Red Sage" Gillan Ilos, including his experience of studying under the late great alchemist Para Celsus, and a series of measures he took as the successor to the Imperial Chairman.

There was also his feat of going to the Owena Federation alone to carry out an attack, fighting against several apostles on his own and killing each other, severely damaging Speaker Leonidas.

There are even details about how the "Red Sage" forced the federal superiors to compromise and allowed them to pass through the gate of ascension... Later, there were legendary deeds such as secret ascension, hunting of the "Windmill Cat", "Cup-Holding Doctor", and "Triangle Sir".

And the most recent major event—he personally took action to hunt down the three major old god cults and wiped them all out from this world.

Among those who have read this book, some are skeptical, some are amazed, but more are admirers.

Anyone who is interested can find solid evidence for the various deeds of the "Red Sage". These are not fabricated by the author but are based on factual records.

Therefore, the influence of the "Red Sage" has been further enhanced through this book. It can be said that in the mysterious field, the name of Gillan Iros is known to everyone.

Due to the limited number of books, some people even offered high prices to buy them, but returned empty-handed...

At this moment.

In the base of the alchemist cult "Midnight Rose", in the "Chessboard Manor" existing in the interlayer of space, the leader "Rose" is drinking tea and chatting with the members.

Men and women were sitting around a round table, passing a red-covered book around.

The exclamations are endless.

"Mr. Jilan just eradicated the three major secret societies a year ago, but I didn't expect that he would eliminate the three major old secret cults recently..."

"Miss Sparks", who changed her hairstyle, put on green and purple makeup today, and a look of shock appeared on her pretty face.

The mature lady "Mei Weng" wearing an old man's mask nodded and said softly:
"As the Chairman of the Empire, this move is to ensure that the Bu'ao War will not be interfered with by external factors."

As she spoke, the lady sighed with emotion.

"Mr. Gillan has now become an apostle and has reached the end of the mystery...Looking back two years ago, he was once one of us."

"It's an honor, isn't it?"

At this time, "Ms. Crow" laughed.

Everyone nodded.

It is indeed a blessing to be able to work with such a legendary figure.

"If it weren't for this book, I'm afraid we wouldn't know that Mr. Jilan did so many earth-shaking things in the Divine Land after his ascension."

The chubby "Baron Opal" sighed.

"Killing three apostles in a row! Oh my God! Will He become a new god in the future?"

“Who knows!”

The hunchbacked old man "The Cane Maker" chuckled.

"If Mr. Ji Lan finally reaches that step, we will be Si Chen's friends, haha... Speaking of which, this can be recorded in the family tree for future generations to admire."

Listening to the old man's joke, everyone felt that this was very likely to happen.

"The author of this book is amazing. He actually knows so many secrets..."

Miss Sparks said as she took a sip of her tea.

"And I heard that this book was hyped like crazy. The Priory of the Stars and the Spiritual Society almost caused a commotion over it."

at the same time.

In the living room of the apartment at 9 Morales Street in the Triumphal District of Museo Città in the imperial capital.

Jilan put down the red book in his hand and shook his head with a smile.

He glanced at the author's signature on the title page.

"Shilo Simon."

Gillan was also quite surprised.

Unexpectedly, a Level 6 Jiushi who once had an enemy, the leader of the "Traveler Circus", has now become a hermit of the "Solidified Bookstore" and has been living in seclusion in the Great Library, reading and studying the mysticism.

A secret book was specially written for him.

According to the administrator Mr. Walter, this guy seems to have become the number one follower of the "Red Sage" and is fanatical about all of Gilan's deeds.

This couldn't help but make Gillan find it quite funny.

"If there is a chance in the future, let this guy ascend smoothly... This is also his biggest dream."

Gillan thought.

At this moment, he was suddenly startled.

His eyes became deeper, and he murmured softly:

"Speaking of which, it's time to get the February Ascension Gate back."

(End of this chapter)