Yefutidaolu

Chapter 17 Greed for Money
It's raining.

Gao Jian didn't know what happened, he only knew that he seemed to have understood something, but it only lasted for a moment, and the charm of the entire copper plate suddenly expanded.

It expanded to the point where he couldn't read it.

The lake of his heart...cannot reflect this thing at all. His cultivation is far from enough, and his mind can hardly understand such a thing.

He just heard one sentence: "You have done a great job in reporting the news. This copper coin is given to you. You... are extraordinary."

After this sentence, rain began to fall from the sky.

In an instant, Gao Jian felt relaxed all over.

After being watered by the rain, Gao Jian felt that the poison in his body seemed to have disappeared, but the physical strength he had consumed was still not replenished.

So he grasped the knife, stood up suddenly, and wanted to fight to the death with the willow tree!

But when he stood up, he found...

The scene before my eyes seemed to have turned into hell.

But it’s not the kind of hell on earth, but the hell for ghosts.

It's the kind where ghosts suffer in hell.

But at this moment, all the ghosts and monsters on the street seemed to be covered in burning charcoal, and the entire circle was as red as a charcoal stove.

There were many ghosts, including little ghosts, ghosts, red-haired ghosts, green-faced ghosts, and headless ghosts. They all looked smoked and burned, with thick smoke and flames coming out of their eyes, looking very scary.

The rain from the sky fell and touched the ghost's body, making a hissing sound, as if it was poured with boiling oil. It was steaming, rolling around, shaking its head and feet, smacking its lips and licking its lips. It hurt to stand, and it hurt even more to sit. When it fell down, its whole body was burning. The pain was indescribable.

On the streets and in the black fog in the sky, countless ghosts and monsters had their skin peeled off and their flesh charred, and they were in increasing agony. They could only run and jump non-stop, uttering horrible screams, wailing and sobbing, calling out to the sky in grief, and then rolling on the ground, and then slowly dying. The sound of their voices was so mournful that it was unbearable to see or hear.

The muscles of the chest, abdomen, legs and feet were easily destroyed, but the flames of suffering were difficult to extinguish. They all fell to the ground, their teeth fell out, their lips were broken and their tongues were rotten, their cries gradually stopped, and their souls gradually turned into dry charcoal.

In addition to these ghosts, there is also the willow tree.

Willow couldn't speak, but Gao Jian saw black smoke billowing out of the other person.

The black smoke gushed out and spread out, rolling like beads, gradually getting bigger and bigger. In the black smoke, countless residual souls rushed into the sky, just like a balloon filled with souls being punctured by someone.

These residual souls should be reincarnated, right?
However, the vitality of the willow tree was also leaked away along with the black air. The willow tree, which had been showing off its might and evil spirit before, quickly withered. It was clearly being watered, but it had become dry.

The head on the willow branch also withered. After a while, the whole willow tree turned into a dead wood. All the branches were broken, leaving only one main trunk.

After a few seconds, the trunk snapped and split in two, leaving only the core of the tree.

"This... which grandmaster who has passed two levels is taking action?" Bai Ping, who was standing aside, felt refreshed after being drenched by the rain, but still weak.

After all, he used up all his magic power after that sword attack "Go Upstairs".

So he walked to Gao Jian and looked at him.

Obviously, he didn't do those things.

Then it must be related to Gao Jian.

"I don't know, I just tried to find the charm of this thing." Gao Jian shook his head and picked up the copper coin. However, the copper coin had changed.

The rust on it is gone and it is shining faintly.

"This... is this a magic weapon?" Bai Ping stared, "And it looks like it's of a high quality, at least a treasure of the second level or above."

"Is this the magic weapon?" Gao Jian picked up the copper coin and said, "Someone told me before that he gave me this thing. I think... I can use it. I just learned it."

Gao Jian took the coin and threw it lightly, but he saw that the hole in the center of the coin suddenly produced a suction force, sucking Bai Ping in.

However, Bai Ping quickly ran out on his own.

After he ran out, he was a little frightened: "What the hell is in here? There are pearls, gold, silk, various magic weapons, and countless wealth. But as soon as I went in and touched it, it turned into snakes, scorpions, stingers, scorpions and other hundreds of poisonous creatures that want to kill people. Fortunately, there was no obstruction, and I jumped out directly."

Gao Jian nodded: "As expected, this thing... Shen Yun told me that this is called 'Greed for Money', and the hole in the middle is called the 'Money Eye'. As long as it is raised, people will be sucked into it and fall into the Money Eye."

"If one's mind is not firm, and one is bewitched by the wealth and desires, one will fall into the money trap and be unable to escape. One will be tormented by a hundred poisons, and there will be a suction force within that corresponds to greed. The greater one's greed, the greater the suction force."

"But if you are pure-hearted and have few desires, then you will see through it at a glance and it will not have any effect."

"Fortunately, I'm not greedy, but don't use me to test treasures next time!"

Gao Jian laughed: "Sorry, sorry, I just escaped death. I just had a strange idea in my mind and wanted to give it a try. Besides, I can let you out by just turning this thing upside down. There is no danger."

"But, do you know what that thing is?" Gao Jian pointed at the willow tree.

The trunk of the willow tree cracked, revealing the heart of the tree.

Bai Ping walked forward, touched it, and looked at it.

Then he said, "This should be the tree heart of this monster. It is the essence of his body."

"This monster is a willow tree, which is a lucky tree. An ancient person said: Zhan Qin's family had a willow tree, and he was a benevolent person, so he was called Liuxia Hui. People also called it Ruiliu. It can drive away evil spirits. If you whip it with willow branches, you can drive away evil spirits."

"This monster should have used its willow tree origin to restrain the Yin ghosts, so it took the Yin ghosts' resentment to practice and control the headless ghosts, so it has cultivated to its current level. However, after its death, the resentment disappeared, and the tree heart became a treasure."

"I read in Baopuzi that 'willow trees can grow again if they are cut off, and they can grow again if they are turned upside down or sideways.' It is said that nothing is easier to grow than this tree. The heart of this tree probably has this effect. If it is refined into an elixir, it should be able to revive flesh and bones. If it is refined into a magic weapon, it can protect the body and ward off evil spirits."

Bai Ping talked eloquently, fully demonstrating his level of knowledge as a master ordained by the immortal order. Gao Jian was stunned as he had never heard of these things, and these things did not exist in his original world.

"Resurrection of flesh and bones?" Gao Jian took a look at Bai Ping's broken arm.

Bai Ping continued, "This tree monster is very powerful. It was only thanks to you that we were able to defeat it. You can take the tree heart. It just so happens that you have nothing and no relatives, so you need some money to make a living. With this, plus your ability and the copper coin, you won't be afraid of having no place to live."

"Okay." Gao Jian nodded, went up and split the broken tree in a few strokes, and took out the core.

Then, he came to Bai Ping and said, "This thing was given to me. Now, I'm giving it to you. You said it can restore flesh and bones. I think your sect doesn't lack alchemists. Take it and make an elixir."

"Ah? Give it to me, brother, you have nothing..." Bai Ping was stunned.

"A real man should have no worries about finding his foothold. I can't live anywhere, so just accept it. We have to go. Once the willow tree dies and the ghost wall disappears, others will be here." Gao Jian said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)