The ancestor of all monsters in Shushan

Shi Zhu kept Shi Feiyang's instructions in mind and knew that the Giant Tree God was going to cause trouble, so he ignored him no matter what he said.

But this Giant Tree God was too much and started to attack directly, so Shi Zhu could only resist.

The two sides had fought each other before, and more than once. Over the next thousands of years, one was on the top of the mountain and the other was at the foot of the mountain, less than a thousand miles apart. They saw each other every time they looked up or down, and were very familiar with each other.

The Giant Wood God now has mastered his magic and is stronger than an average Golden Immortal. He thought he could defeat the opponent without much effort.

But who would have thought that once they started fighting, Shi Zhu's tactics were completely different from those in the past!
Back then, Old Man Kuzhu was a Taoist who practiced unorthodox methods and also practiced Buddhism's "Dry Zen". In the eyes of Lord Giant Tree, he was just an unorthodox heretic. It was only through the years and some strange encounters in the past that he was able to cultivate such powerful magic power. In fact, he had flaws everywhere.

When the Giant Tree God was just banished, he could see that there were many flaws in old man Kuzhu's unorthodox magic, and he already had thousands of ways to break them in his mind, but old man Kuzhu also knew his own flaws, and used other methods to cover them up and cross-examine each other. Those flaws were either fleeting and others could not catch them, or they were set as traps. Once the opponent attacked, they would fall into other combined spells.

The magical power of the Giant Tree God is now much higher than that of the old man withered bamboo in the past, and also higher than that of the current Shi Zhu. Even if you don't look for flaws and just push forward, you can defeat him in a fight of at most the time it takes to eat a meal. If you look for flaws, it will take only a moment to decide the winner like butchering an ox.

However! Today, Shi Zhu is practicing the authentic Xuanmen method, which is not only more powerful than before, but also has no flaws in his advance and retreat!

The Giant Tree God was greatly surprised. The circle of green light he released was originally a magic weapon he had refined, called the Heavenly Wood Seven Killing Rings. There were seven of them in total, specially prepared for the two elders of the Great Wilderness. They were used to appease the Geng metal among the Jia wood. The Geng metal was the Seven Killings, also known as the Seven Evils. The power of the Big Dipper was drawn into them to cultivate seven spirit weapons and evil gods.

He knew that Old Man Kuzhu had the Taiyi Qingling Bamboo, and he was only waiting for the other party to use it. He would immediately mobilize the Seven Killing Powers to break it. The last seven rings were respectively put on the opponent's neck, wrists, ankles, chest and abdomen, even imprisoning his soul. Whether the opponent lived or died depended on his thoughts!
But the bead of Old Man Kuzhu, under the guidance of Shi Feiyang, was refined and cultivated with Tianyi True Water all year round, so that it returned to its original state and became six pure bamboos. With the six roots pure, no inner demons are born and no outer demons can enter. It is strictly guarded and there is no chance of attack. Although there are only six seemingly weak green lights, they can generate thousands of them, which can confront the circular green light outside and not lose the upper hand at all.

Shi Zhu said, "Lord Giant Tree, what do you want?"

The voice of the Giant Tree God rang out amid the rolling green light: "I would like to invite Daoist Fellow Kuzhu to be my guest at the Divine Tree Palace. I hope you can do me the honor."

Shi Zhu told him, "You don't have to be my guest. Don't you want to occupy Wuzong Ridge all by yourself? I have already found another Taoist temple. I came back this time to get something. Once I leave, I will never come back. This place will be yours. I will also give you my Linggu Cave Mansion."

The Giant Wood God was even more surprised: "You don't even want this cave where you have been cultivating for a thousand years?"

"No! From now on, Wuzong Ridge will be yours!" Shi Zhu said loudly, "Quickly take back the magic weapon. I will collect these spiritual bamboos and leave."

The Giant Tree God was silent for a moment before he spoke again: "Whether you leave or not, I sincerely invite you to visit the Godly Tree Palace. We have been neighbors for hundreds of years. Since you said you would never come back, you should come to the top of the mountain. I will treat you to a glass of light wine as a farewell."

"I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need to see you off. I don't want to bother you too much."

Shi Zhu insisted on leaving, but the Giant Tree God tried to stop him and asked him to visit the Goddess of Wood Palace.

The two insisted for a moment, and Shi Zhu finally agreed.

The Giant Tree God and him were not enemies, nor did they have a deep hatred for each other. Except for the first two fights, everything was balanced afterwards. As neighbors for hundreds of years, their relationship had long been eased. They even made a deal. Shi Sheng's Tianxin Ring and Yin Ring were obtained from the Giant Tree God in exchange for a precious pearl by Old Man Kuzhu.

Although Shi Zhu's memory of his past life was sealed, he had asked many people about his past life, and also asked Shi Feiyang, and knew a general idea of ​​the situation.

He saw that the Giant Wood God had great magical powers and was unwilling to create such a powerful enemy for himself, Shi Feiyang, and even the Heavenly Divine Mountain.

"Okay, then I'll bother you for a while." Shi Zhu decided to act according to the situation. His curiosity was also aroused, and he wanted to know what the Giant Wood God was up to.

The Giant Tree God was overjoyed, and immediately retracted the green light, turning it back into seven jade rings and flying back to the top of Wuzhong Ridge: "I will be waiting for you at the Shenmu Palace!"

Both parties are well-known figures, it is impossible for them to agree and then turn around and run away.

Shi Zhu patiently took away everything in the cave, and also took out all the rare flowers and plants, various magical herbs, and his beloved bamboo that he had accumulated in the valley over the years, with their roots, and put them into the Qiankun Box.

Finally, standing in the bare valley with no scenery or furniture, Shi Zhu felt a little desolate and reluctant.

Never mind. The heart of Tao cannot be tied down by external things. Playing between heaven and earth, floating like an untied boat, is the true freedom!

He swept away all the negative emotions in his heart, and became full of energy again. The sun filled his heart, and then a ball of green light rose under his feet, and he flew directly off the ground and arrived at the top of the mountain in an instant. There was a green-eyed boy waiting on the ridge. When he saw him coming, he bowed respectfully and said, "The host has prepared a banquet and has been waiting for a long time. Please come this way..."

Back then, the God of Giant Trees was banished to the mortal world as the illegitimate son of the Green Emperor, and he acted in a low profile. This God Tree Palace was just a three-story wooden building, and there was not a big square or courtyard in front of it. It was surrounded by many stacked rockery, and planted with giant trees. After being nurtured by his magic power, each tree grew as big as an umbrella, covering the sky and the sun, and there was also a formation to cover it. If you didn't know it in advance, you wouldn't be able to see anything even if you flew over.

Shi Zhu followed the green-eyed boy and walked for a while, turning left and right between rocks and huge trees, and finally arrived at the Shenmu Palace.

The Shenmu Palace is made entirely of wood and is very simple and ancient. Although it is made into a palace, the building is alive. The wooden boards that make up the walls, beams, railings, and roof are also alive and integrated.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this thing is a tree house, but it is still much larger and more complicated than a tree house.

The three-meter-high gate opened automatically, and the Giant Tree God was already waiting inside.

At that time, when people were feasting, everyone had a seat with a table in front of each seat, and everyone ate their own food.

There were three tables in the hall. The Giant Wood God sat facing north and south, at the main seat. The other two tables were on the left and right. Someone was already sitting at the table on the west side. It was a woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties. She had long hair tied up with a long hairpin and was wearing dark green clothes. She sat there with a smile on her face. The look she gave Shi Zhu was a little strange, but also a little interesting...

Shi Zhu didn’t know this woman and didn’t know why she looked at him like that, but he knew that this woman was very powerful!
He nodded politely to the other party, and at the invitation of the Giant Tree God, he took the seat on the east side.

The Giant Wood God made a few polite remarks, observing his expression as he spoke. After confirming that he could not recognize the female fairy in front of him, he asked, "Do you know who she is, fellow Taoist?"

Shi Zhu shook his head: "I don't know him."

He really didn't know her, but he subconsciously felt that this fairy was very familiar to him, and must be someone very close to him in his previous life.

The Giant Wood God laughed loudly and said to the fairy: "Daoist friend Lu Yu, he doesn't even recognize you!"

It turned out that the fairy was none other than Lu Yu, who was as famous as Old Man Kuzhu back then. She smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi's magical power is truly miraculous. He was able to seal his memory for such a long time, and it was so strong. I think he has completely recovered his magical power from his previous life, and even his abilities are better than before, but he still hasn't broken through the seal. When he thinks of his previous life, even I don't recognize him now. Wow, he's really amazing!"

After hearing this, Shi Zhu felt a little unhappy.

Shi Feiyang had already told him about his past life memories. With Shi Zhu's magic power, he could break the seal and recover his memories. But he didn't do that because he knew the purpose of his memory being sealed. Although he had also inquired about his past life, he only understood the general context from a third-party perspective and could not empathize with him. This was completely different from his direct recovery of memories.

"In my previous life, I went astray and entered a side path, which reduced my life and death to a lower level. Every sixty years, my soul went to the Central Plains to reincarnate, but I failed many times. Master, you have sealed my memories of my previous life this time, which is of great benefit to me. This is the wisdom and kindness of my master. I will not break the seal on my own. First, I would be ungrateful to my master, and second, I would only bring trouble upon myself."

Shi Zhu said this very directly, and both Giant Tree God and Lu Yu were amazed.

How paranoid was the temperament of the old man Kuzhu in the past. The six monsters in the universe were called "weird" because they all had extremely bad tempers. The two old men of Dahuang were directly called two old monsters.

Now Shi Zhu is so sensible and reasonable, he is completely different from his previous life.

The Giant Tree God frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Kuzhu has lost his sharpness and willpower from his previous life."

Lu Yu curled her lips and said, "He was a wolf in his previous life, and now he's a dog. Hahaha."

She had been fighting with Old Man Kuzhu for more than a thousand years, and the two sides had accumulated a lot of resentment. The reason why she helped Shi Feiyang to plot against Old Man Kuzhu was also out of revenge.

Looking at Shi Zhu now, she felt a sense of pleasure in her heart. She picked up the wine pot, poured herself out, and drank a large cup fiercely: "It's great!"

Hearing her say this about him, Shi Zhu was not very angry. He just looked at the Giant Wood God and said, "Fellow Daoist, why do you insist on having me come to you again and again? What is the reason?"

The Giant Wood God was surprised and said, "How could you tolerate her saying that to you?" (End of this chapter)