It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 311 Ape God! start up!
Jianmu sacred tree?

Wait, that... isn't that the bridge that connects heaven, earth, humans and gods in the legend?
When Murasame Reine heard this, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes, and then she quickly searched for the trace of this term in her mind.

After a moment, she was sure that she was not mistaken.

only……

This memory, to be precise, comes from the records in those ancient books.

It is the mark she left inadvertently when she was learning various cultural knowledge of the world.

So at this moment, when she thought of this term again, she did not have that feeling of sudden enlightenment of "so that's it", but her expression became extremely strange.

She tried very hard to lower her head and pretend to be thinking, barely hiding the look in her eyes.

"Classic of Mountains and Seas: Southern Ocean Classic" states: "There is a tree that looks like an ox. When you pull it, it has a skin that looks like a tassel or a yellow snake. Its leaves are like a net, its fruit is like a yew, and its wood is like a yew. Its name is Jianmu."

——In the midst of heaven and earth, there is no shadow in the sun, and no sound when you shout.
——The heaven where all gods reside, and where all emperors ascend and descend.

That’s right, this is the ancient country on the other side of the sea, and the magical tree that is sung in ancient myths. It has the extraordinary ability to communicate with heaven, earth, humans and gods.

In legend, Jianmu is closely linked to numerous mythological figures and events. For example, the Yellow Emperor and other emperors used Jianmu, a sacred ladder, to travel between the human world and the heavens.

but……

Could it be possible that these imaginary stories actually existed?
Murasame Reine suddenly felt a little unsure.

Could it be that this world, this planet, actually hides some deeper secrets that I haven't discovered yet?
If you think about it carefully, maybe it is possible. After all, she was born not long ago, and it is extremely short compared to human history.

As for the memory of the entire planet, it is undoubtedly a memory that is too huge to be fully known.

It was impossible for the Origin Elf to waste too much time on this and to investigate everything that happened in the past. Besides, her plan was very hasty and hasty.

Like a last-ditch effort.

Everything was on the line.

Therefore, unexpected situations such as "a passing magical girl" and "a sudden appearance of a magical swordsman" made her very puzzled and frowned.

Because this will undoubtedly disrupt my plans...

As for the invasion of the aerial battleship behind her, the entire team seemed to have been transformed in a silent moment, which made her even more surprised and confused.

That is an incomprehensible power.

That's someone who shouldn't exist.

Although the eyes can capture its shape, the ears can hear its sound, the surveillance cameras on the ship can also record its shadow, and the access control system can also confirm its location...

But Murasame Reion knew that this person's existence itself was an illusion.

In all perceptible dimensions, the other party seems to be just a false...reflection.

It seemed like a mistake on the world level, or a joke of fate.

It was precisely because of this realization that the Origin Elf decided to gather intelligence and feign compliance without exposing himself.

This is not cowardice.

But even she couldn't define a non-existent illusion as an enemy.

Only after she had figured out the situation, had a full understanding of it, and had made adequate preparations, could she properly carry out the next plan.

But now——

However, the development of the story tells her that everything is getting out of control.

Murasame Reine could no longer control the future. To be precise, from this moment on, the fate of this planet was no longer controlled by any native or non-living creature.

Everything seemed to be sliding into an unknown abyss, and she could only watch it all happen.

………………

Under the young man's seemingly casual and unreliable command——

The aerial battleship "Fraxinus" was like a giant bird pulled by an invisible rope, circling in the vast sky, following intricate trajectories.

He did not provide clear coordinates, but guided the warship through the sea of clouds at will, sometimes heading east, sometimes turning south, and the course changing from time to time.

Frankly speaking, this kind of behavior should not be allowed.

However, on this battleship, all the crew members chose to obey, even though they had many confusions and doubts in their hearts.

It’s not that no one complained. For example, Commander Kotori Itsuka was very dissatisfied and annoyed, and reprimanded several times.

But even so, her voice did not reveal any determination to change the status quo. She simply acquiesced to this behavior and allowed the young man to command "Flaxinas" to wander back and forth on the boundless sea level.

This is very intriguing...

All we can say is that she, like everyone else, was immediately bewitched.

But this isn't some powerful brainwashing; it directly distorts the mind and personality, forcing the victim to become a puppet who can't think and only obeys orders...

Instead, it affects everyone in a more subtle and terrifying way.

This influence quietly changes their cognition and ideas while preserving their complete rationality and self-personality.

It moistens everything silently like the spring rain, seemingly gentle and harmless, but in fact it is incredibly powerful.

Compared to the tough mind control that directly controls people's hearts, this subtle and charming influence is more than a hundred times more terrifying.

Just like now, from the captain to the crew, everyone knows that this is not good.

But after careful consideration, they decided to do so because they believed they were helping their "friends" and that they had reasons to do so.

In other words, those above are probably currently in a state of panic, and their attention is probably still on the "palm print" scene over there—

Otherwise, they would have already noticed the unusual behavior of the aerial battleship and communicated directly to confirm or hold someone accountable.

of course……

According to this strange situation, it is very likely that the person above will become this person's loyal dog the moment the communication is established?

Murasame Reion feels helpless and annoyed with the current situation. She feels that the situation is increasingly out of her control, but she can do nothing about it.

She could only pretend to be calm while trying to understand the other people's states, analyzing the reasons why they were affected, and trying to sense the unknown force acting on them...

In this way, I don't know how long it has passed.

The boat suddenly stopped.

Murasame Reine noticed it and subconsciously raised her head.

"Ah, it seems we are here." Xia Zhi's voice sounded at the right time, and at the same time gave her a meaningful smile.

This smile seemed to contain some indescribable deep meaning, which made the female analyst feel a little nervous.

Was she exposed? This thought flashed through her mind like lightning.

However, her reaction was also extremely fast. She did not stand there in a daze, but quickly took a few steps forward. Her movements naturally allowed her eyes to pass through the transparent glass windows of the bridge and clearly see the scene outside.

It is a magnificent painting between the sea and the sky——

In the depths of the sea, there is a sacred tree that stands tall and straight, with lush branches and leaves that cover the sky and block out the sun.

It was as if a gigantic tree had been planted at the very beginning of the universe, when the Earth was still in its primeval state. Its trunk reached the sky, like a giant pillar connecting heaven and earth, towering above all creation. The sacred tree exploded to a thousand feet, its roots like clouds reaching down from the sky.

Going straight up to the end of the clouds, it seems to have reached beyond the atmosphere, to the invisible infinite height.

Every branch there is winding like a dragon, with colorful clouds and mist lingering in between. The branches and roots are intertwined together, forming a majestic and sacred scene.

"This this……"

Murasame Reine widened her eyes, and this time it wasn't an act.

She was truly shocked, and like everyone else on the ship, she could hardly believe the scene before her eyes.

Is there really such a huge sacred tree on Earth?
But...how is this possible?
There is absolutely no reason for this. With such a huge scale, no matter where it is hidden on the planet, it will definitely be seen at a glance!
Unless it's not in the same space at all, or...

That’s right! Murasame Reine suddenly noticed——

In front of this magnificent sacred tree, the entire aerial battleship seemed to have arrived in front of the ancient world wall.

In front of this magnificent scene, even she couldn't help but feel that her own existence seemed to become small and insignificant.

But because of this, she was unable to notice the obvious detail at first.

Under the scorching sun in the sky, the sacred tree had no shadow in the sunlight, and accompanied by the whistling sea breeze, its lush branches and leaves swayed in the wind, like an endless forest undulating... but there was no sound.

Does this mean that the Jianmu sacred tree does not easily interact with the external environment in terms of light, sound, or even more essential aspects such as magnetic fields, radio waves, gravity, etc.?
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.

"Let's go, don't just stand there..."

At this time, the voice of a young man was heard not far away.

He was patting Kannazuki Kyohei's shoulder with a condescending look on his face: "Hey, come back to your senses, don't break your jaw... follow me."

"Ah? Oh, okay, okay..."

Kannazuki Kyouhei came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly, trying hard to put on a serious expression.

"Wait! I, I'll go too..."

Murasame Reine reacted quickly and took a step forward, while thinking hard about how to come up with a natural explanation.

"Okay, then Miss Murasame, please come along. The others can go back first..."

Xia Zhi didn't care at all, and nodded without waiting for her to give a reason, while waving to the crew around him -

"The passage has been closed, and there's nothing to see up there. You should go back and take care of things over there first!"

The moment he finished speaking.

He and the other two figures disappeared into the space inside the ship.

........................

light.

Infinite light fills all senses in an instant.

Although it was only a brief moment, Murasame Reine still vaguely sensed it, and as her consciousness returned, she found herself standing on a huge green leaf.

It was a leaf of the sacred tree, with a peculiar net-like structure and as big as a canopy.

Not far ahead, the figure in the ragged Taoist robe waved his hand and took the lead in climbing up the "road" formed by the huge branches and veins:
"follow me--"

"..."

"..."

Murasame Reion and Kannazuki Kyohei looked at each other and followed silently.

"Are we just going up like this?"

Quickly coming up behind the young man, the analyst lady looked around, impressed by the magnificent contrast between the huge sacred tree and the boundless ocean below, and asked.

"Yeah, they say the passage is closed, the so-called Jedi-Sky Passage, so this 'orbital elevator' is naturally unusable now..."

Xia Zhi casually replied, "That's okay, though. Jianmu's special ability is to manipulate distance, which is why we plant Jianmu trees in many lands to manage the netherworld."

Is this still in mass production?

The corner of the analyst's eye twitched slightly. She hesitated, then asked again:
"We are going to go up to Jianmu now... Is that the Heavenly Palace up there?"

"Heaven... well, that's not wrong, even though it's just a regional office in the third ring of the solar system, in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way..."

The young man thought about it for a moment and nodded.

"But it's still a subordinate organization, right? Don't treat the subdistrict office as anything less than a cadre."

"..."

"..."

Something feels wrong.

The analyst tried very hard to suppress the twitching of the corners of her mouth.

She lowered her head, took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in her skull, and then continued to ask:

"So what are we going to do now?"

"Of course I have to get something. After all, we can't let Shen Wuyue catch the flying sword with bare hands."

The young man said as a matter of course—

"Even if that demon hunter relied on external objects for cultivation, no matter how poor he was, he still had a top-grade artificial purple palace transplanted into him, and a Wuyin-type Zhenlong inner elixir..."

"As long as he's still breathing, he'll definitely be killed if we use your current tactical display device. So we need to prepare something..."

"Although this Fangdilu office has been abandoned, I've thought about it and feel they can't have moved everything away. There must be something still usable..."

"..."

"..."

"For example?" Murasame Reine hesitated.

"For example... armor?"

The Taoist priest pinched his chin and thought:

"That immortal combat body, cultivated as the crystallization of electronic immortal arts evolved to the limit, and refined into a human form, possesses the ultimate balance and ability that the human body cannot achieve..."

He said this seriously, but a hint of evil amusement flashed in the depths of his eyes.

What was once a bad taste now seems to be a reality.

"... Let me think about it. This land was abandoned nearly 5,000 years ago. The popular model at that time should have been the version of that great sage..."

"...At that time, the Great Sage seemed to have just given the authorization not long ago, and his combat body was handsome and strong. He could clone himself with just a hair, and he could also use the somersault cloud..."

"...You can also use the stick to directly hit the ground, which doesn't require any additional magic weaponry. It's very cost-effective, so it was quite popular for a while..."

"...Although times have changed and this is no longer the correct answer, it is definitely enough for you!"

(End of this chapter)