I can't be a demon.

Chapter 320: Winter Man and Summer Bug in the Prison! (asking for monthly ticket)
Shen Lian often traveled back and forth between the caves through the teleportation tree. He was already accustomed to the sudden feeling of trance and quickly came to his senses.

What immediately came into view was endless darkness.

With Shen Lian's physical strength, his five senses far surpassed those at the same level, but he still couldn't see through the darkness around him. He only felt as if he had fallen into the abyss forever.

Only a vent not far away provided a faint light.

The previous voices discussing the Peach Banquet also came from the ventilation vents. Now the footsteps were getting farther and farther away, and it was impossible to hear clearly what they were saying.

"Plague troops?"

"It seems that there must be a peach tree hidden in the ruins of the old heaven that connects the past and the present."

Shen Lian was not surprised at all. It seemed that all known innate spiritual roots could connect the past and the present. Wasn't it because of the peach tree that Li Liuru came to the old alchemy room in the future in his dream?

The environment he was in was almost exactly the same as the Immortal Prison Room that Li Liuru had mentioned.

Shen Lian looked around.

The darkness in the prison made the surroundings full of unknowns. Not to mention Li Liuru, even he himself would probably go insane if he was imprisoned for hundreds of years.

"By the way, can I meet Li Liuru again?"

According to the time point, Li Liuru escaped around the time when he obtained the Taiyi Dao Fruit of the Taoist Heavenly Master. Shen Lian had asked for information indirectly.

"It's probably dangerous. The area of ​​the Prison Immortal Room is quite large. It should be only a part of the ruins."

Shen Lian activated his food-replenishing magical power. Gao Qiu was in the cell in the northwest corner of the prison room. His condition was relatively stable and he must have not been in any danger.

The occasional noises coming from outside the house should be made by the monks trying to escape from their cells.

Shen Lian felt his way around the door next to the vent, but was not in a hurry to take action. Many disasters had occurred on the eve of the catastrophe of heaven and earth. Compared to the outside world, the closed prison was safer.

"The Outer Sect Competition will definitely be reviewed by the Plague Gods. How could they not know that the ruins of the old Heavenly Palace are related to the secrets before the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth?"

"What is their purpose in sending so many monks here?"

Shen Lian planted the roots of the teleportation tree he carried with him next to the vent without hesitation.

The roots drilled into the cracks between the bricks and grew vigorously. After the banyan tree was promoted to the sixth level, the top of the tree could be teleported to and from the two worlds in less than half a day.

Shen Lian quickly moved closer to the vent.

He tilted his head and leaned close to the vent to listen to the whispers of the two plague soldiers.

The Immortal Prison Room is extremely depressing. If the Heavenly Soldiers of the Plague Department do not communicate with each other, they will go crazy sooner or later.

The plague soldiers' words revealed fear.

"Alas, it won't be long before the Hunyuan Dao Fruit comes, but things keep happening. I hope the Three Pure Ones can put an end to the disaster in the Heavenly Court."

"Even Queen Mother's Peach Banquet could have an accident. Who knows?"

"I heard that the problem lies with the [Original Peach Tree] itself?"

"It always feels a bit strange. The Peach Tree is taken care of by the Seven Fairies. If there was a problem, they would have noticed it long ago. But it just happened at the Peach Festival..."

The two plague soldiers gradually walked away, and their voices became intermittent.

"Be careful. We have to patrol frequently... in the depths. Don't pay attention to the Plague Immortal. The main reason is... his identity is quite special..."

Shen Lian frowned tightly, it seemed that there was someone imprisoned in the Immortal Prison Room.

"The sick peach tree is taken care of by the Seven Fairies."

"According to Jade Rabbit, Chang'e killed the seven fairies and buried their bodies under the laurel tree."

"hiss."

"Assuming Chang'e is not crazy, what exactly does she want to do?"

Shen Lian felt a dull pain in his temples. He had obtained quite a few clues, but it seemed that some key points were missing, making it impossible to connect them together.

"One thing is certain, the Peach Banquet is likely to herald the beginning of the great catastrophe of heaven and earth, and the Three Pure Ones' preaching is also for this reason."

"At the same time, the Western Lingshan Mountains will not be peaceful either, and may have fallen long ago."

"And the golden cicada."

"If the great calamity of heaven and earth was caused by Jin Chanzi's quest for Buddhist scriptures, where did he get the Mahayana Buddhism that is like a mosquito larva?"

Shen Lian was full of thoughts when suddenly the sound of dripping water was heard in the darkness.

"Water drops?!"

Shen Lian's pupils shrank slightly. The Immortal Prison Room was where the Plague Department detained prisoners. The stones used were all engraved with mysterious spiritual patterns and magic arrays.

Even after countless years, it remains indestructible.

As he had no idea of ​​the environment, he did not act rashly. Instead, he restrained his breath and tried not to make any noise.

"kindness?"

The temperature in the cell dropped sharply and low gasps were heard, like the unwilling howling of a dying person, faintly revealing deep despair.

Shen Lian felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, as it was obvious that he was not the only one in the cell.

Come to think of it, the peaches will cause a large number of plague fairies to go crazy. It is difficult for there to be vacant cells in the Plague Department's Immortal Prison Room, so the probability of them being in the same room is even higher.

The panting was everywhere, echoing in all directions.

Shen Lian released his external force, which spread out along with the germs. The prison was not large, but the germs were everywhere. However, no source of the breathing was found, as if it came out of nowhere.

But when the force touched the top of the prison.

Shen Lian immediately found the source of the abnormality.

There is an upside-down peach tree growing on the top of the prison. To be more precise, it is a strange peach tree in the shape of a human being.

The roots of the peach tree are extending towards Shen Lian.

You can see a human face embedded in the surface of the tree trunk, its skin covered with grooves, like an old man who is about to die.

Shen Lian was horrified and did not dare to hesitate at all.

No matter what, even if he is just a servant in heaven, he should not be underestimated.

Click click click.

The skeletal spine burst out of the body, and a bloody wind suddenly blew up in the prison.

Although there is resentment, it is not very strong.

Shen Lian controlled the white bone spine to stab at the human-faced peach tree, but the expected counterattack did not occur, and the white bone spine easily broke the latter's flesh.

The smell of corpses was overwhelming.

The white bone spine pierced through the human face, and the vitality of the peach tree also dimmed.

Who could have imagined that the demons hidden in the ruins of the old heaven were so incompetent, and might not even be more than a hundred years old.

Snapped.

The body fell to the ground.

Shen Lian touched the corpse that looked like a human and a tree through the white bone spine.

[Peach Ghost Identification Completed, Ksitigarbha Yama Experience +0.00%]

【Peach Ghost】

[She was once a palace maid of Yaochi. She accidentally witnessed the peach tree, which caused her body and soul to be eroded, and she gradually merged with the branches of the peach tree. 】

The corpse had been drained dry by the peach tree inside its body. Although a ghost had been born, the soul was riddled with holes and could not allow the ghost to take shape.

Over time, you will become weak and powerless.

After the resentment was removed, the corpse immediately fell apart, and the peach tree fell apart as well.

Shen Lian threw the corpse into the alchemy furnace and planned to return to the ventilation vent to wait for the teleportation tree to grow. However, he realized something was wrong after taking a few steps.

The corpse gas in the prison unconsciously rushed to the mouth and nose, and the pungent stench became fresh.

The state of mind also changes.

Shen Lian no longer wanted to leave the prison, and even remained calm when facing the teleportation tree.

It even subtly suggests to myself that I should stay in prison for a long time to practice in seclusion. There is no need to return to the outside world. Only darkness can bring peace of mind.

"Oh shit!"

Shen Lian cursed and urged the lotus platform to sink into the Niwan Palace.

As he regained consciousness, he noticed that the blood vessels on his arms were bulging, showing a purple color, and wriggling like a living thing. Unconsciously, the roots of the peach tree were quietly parasitic in his body.

Shen Lian touched his back and found it was slightly bulging.

When the roots are strong enough, the peach tree will most likely break out.

The lotus platform shone brightly, and its skin and flesh began to sizzle. The roots twisted at an increasing frequency, trying to penetrate into the bones and internal organs.

Shen Lian grabbed some of the roots and forcibly pulled out the peach sapling.

Most likely due to the abundance of Qi and blood, the peach sapling grew into a full size in just a short moment and was actually half a meter long.

Shen Lian watched the struggling saplings in the dim light from the vent and felt a chill down his spine.

The information obtained from the appraisal showed that the palace maids were eroded by the peach tree just by witnessing it, which shows how many people were affected at that time.

The bony spine became slender and emerged from the vent.

In the dim corridor, there were rows of cells on both sides of the walls.

suddenly.

Shen Lian felt extremely terrified when he thought about it, and his whole body began to tremble.

In his previous life, he watched a documentary about Cordyceps sinensis. When the larvae were accidentally parasitized by a special fungus, their behavior became strange and they came to the surface when they were on the verge of death.

Although the larvae were completely occupied by fungi at that time, they were still alive.

It is called "winter worm".

As the temperature rises in the summer, mycelium begins to grow, and mushrooms will grow from the larvae's heads until they become [summer grass].

When Shen Lian was affected by the peach saplings, his mood changed very similar to that of Cordyceps sinensis, and he wanted to stay in the closed and humid prison for a long time.

For some reason, the cells in the Immortal Prison Room looked more and more like... petri dishes.

That’s right, the petri dish for growing Cordyceps sinensis.

"The God of Plague Department has set up the outer sect competition here. Could he have some plan?"

"Or is it the result of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's plan?"

Bang bang bang.

The footsteps were heard again.

Shen Lian retracted the white bone spine. Two heavenly soldiers from the Plague Department hurried past. They stopped communicating and their breathing became heavy involuntarily.

"Hurry up, we have to contact the God of Plague as soon as possible, otherwise..."

Before they could finish their words, the two men fell to the ground.

Only breathing remains.

Boom!
The sound of the bell seemed to come from the sky above.

Shen Lian realized that Yuanshi Tianzun had officially convened to give a lecture on Hunyuan Daoguo, and a large number of immortals and gods, including Zhen Yuanzi, rushed to the temple.

The ghost eye magic weapon attached to the white bone spine swept outward.

The ghost eye could not bear the burden, and the magic weapon cracked. At the same time, tender buds of peach tree seedlings sprouted inside, causing the magic weapon to be completely destroyed.

Shen Lian covered his eyes and forcibly pulled out a new root from the corner of his eye.

He was shocked. The Ghost Eye had been refined many times by Ghost Father and was a top-grade magic weapon after all, but it was so vulnerable.

"Once you see the peach tree, whether it is a living thing or not, you will be parasitized."

The bodies of the two plague soldiers were entangled with each other, and branches and leaves had already sprouted from their seven orifices, and peach trees were about to grow.

"Logically speaking, given the extremely horrific way the peach tree spreads, no immortal or god in heaven would be able to escape and would all be reduced to Cordyceps sinensis."

The only thing that made Shen Lian feel relieved was that the teleportation tree was not affected by the Immortal Prison Room.

It won't be long before he can move freely.

"wait."

"It involves the great calamity of heaven and earth. Why should I, a mortal who has not yet become an immortal, risk my life? I should just wait until the outer sect competition is over."

Gao Qiu's soul breath is slightly weakened, but he will not be dead for the time being.

Shen Lian felt that Gao Qiu had been parasitized by the peach saplings, but the lower the realm, the slower the saplings grew. The latter's seventh realm cultivation could give him an advantage in the tug-of-war.

It depends on who can’t hold back anymore. Shen Lian remains undefeated.

"Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well try to cultivate a peach tree seedling."

"When you become a fifth profession in the future, the peach saplings can be used as the basic material, but the saplings must be parasitic in objects that are not easily damaged."

Shen Lian glanced at his dantian and looked at the dragon fish robe that had just been promoted to a treasure.

After the Dragon Fish Robe was upgraded, he simply refined it. After all, the treasure was too conspicuous and could only be used when encountering danger.

"To be honest, the dragon fish robe does have some possibilities."

Shen Lian chuckled and quietly took out the trembling dragon fish robe. While his soul was refining the treasure, he was thinking about how to deal with it.

.........

The Supreme One always melts into the sky.

The small world is close to the end of the Ghost Market, and the area of ​​the Supreme Changrongtian is extremely vast.

There is a giant building that is thousands of times larger than an ordinary palace, surrounded by boundless Taoist charm, just like the old heaven imagined by the world.

The Plague Tribe monks who entered and exited the gate were as tiny as ants, but each of them had a high level of cultivation.

They have already experienced the transformation from mortal to immortal.

The three gods of the Plague Department sat in the hall, towering over the monks.

The aura of Tao enveloped the faces of the Three True Gods, and one could only see that their robes were exactly the same as those of the old Plague Tribe. With every breath, a torrential fungus mist fell.

The monks can absorb the fungal mist as if it were swallowing a panacea.

The left-handed god moved his mouth slightly, "The outer sect competition has already begun, in the ruins of the old heavenly prison room where the Mahayana Buddhism was imprisoned."

The sound echoed in the air and the monks below them could not hear it at all.

"Oh."

The right god said in a deep voice: "So you want the Little Leiyin Temple to intervene?"

“Mahayana Buddhism is related to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.”

The Central God sighed and said, "It's easier to invite a god than to send him away. The Little Leiyin Temple will not let the Plague Department go. This is a big trouble."

“You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”

The central god turned to the right and asked, "Do you still believe that the catastrophe of heaven and earth was man-made?"

The Right God did not reply, and the Left God interrupted, "Let's see if the Outer Sect Competition can cause any waves."

After saying that, he waved his hand and a magic mirror appeared in front of him.

The magic mirror revealed two to three hundred outer disciples in the ruins of the old heaven.

They were all infected by the Peach Tree. The monks who had made faster progress had bulges on their backs and were so bloated that they were unable to move.

Just like Shen Lian said, it's like Cordyceps sinensis.

"Tian Shou was originally a headless arhat under the seat of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

"Who is he?"

The main god on the left pointed at Shen Lian, and the other two people made some calculations but did not know the cause and effect.

They looked surprised. One thing was certain: this person was not a fruit core man born and bred in the Plague Department, but came from outside.

"Erase it after the outer sect competition is over. Tianshou can be kept. It will be a good opportunity for us to communicate with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva through him."

Shen Lian in the mirror suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the Three Gods.

The other two gods had no expression on their faces.

The pupils of the Central God trembled, and he felt that Shen Lian's appearance was extremely familiar.

I have seen it myself during the time of the great catastrophe of heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)