Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 111 The Five Decline of Heaven and Man
As the autumn harvest season approached, Zhong Cang immediately poured all his understanding of fruits during this period into the Light Flame Tree, allowing this tree to bloom to its fullest and completely ignite and activate all of its power, starting the process of bearing fruit.

This is also the third stage of the Four Seasons Cycle of Time, the harvest.

"Buzz!"

Thousands of flames of light converged towards the top of the tree like a torrent. A large amount of energy gathered together, making the top of Zhong Cang's tree look like a sun, a fruit-shaped sun.

However, soon, Zhong Cang frowned.

"No, there's too much energy. One fruit can't hold all of it..."

In a desperate situation, Zhong Cang...activated the echo of the Tao sound.

After letting his understanding bless himself, Zhong Cang suddenly had an idea.

"I follow the path of the world. With the World Tree as my base and the elements of earth, wind, water, and fire as my hubs, I'm creating an ecosystem that belongs only to me, a world that belongs only to me... and the world and the ecosystem don't have to be limited to a single tree."

"The trees are me, the flowers and grass are me, the birds and beasts are me, the wind is me, the earth, the water, the magma... everything is me!"

Thinking of this, Zhong Cangfu was so sincere that he decided to bear not just one fruit, but... ten.

Each of these fruits is full of soul energy and is called the fruit of the soul.

One contains fluctuations of magical power and is the fruit of magical power.

One that is covered with blood, flesh and meridians is the fruit of blood and flesh.

The soul, magic power, and physical body are the three flowers in Taoism, representing a person's essence, energy, and spirit, and are also the most important foundation.

The three flowers in the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis Returning to the Origin refer to these three fruits of the Tao.

At this moment, as the foundation of Zhong Cang, these three Tao fruits are also hanging on the top of the spirit seed tree.

After the three flowers comes the fruit of life.

Whether animals or plants, they all represent life. The fruit of life is Zhong Cang's entire understanding and perception of life, and it is also the deepest part of Zhong Cang's comprehension of the laws.

"If it weren't for the Dao Yin Yu Xiang's joint practice, which allowed me to complete the earth, wind, water, and fire, and later on, gain various insights from other humans, the Tree of Life would have been my previous limit and would also be the foundation of my Dao."

The three flowers are the top layer, the fruit of life is the middle layer, and below is the fruit of Tao condensed from the four elements of earth, wind, water and fire. Among them, the fruit of Tao of wind is the last to condense, but because of its flow and the relationship between wind, clouds, rain and snow, the fruit of Tao it produces is the largest and the most mysterious.

There are even some thunder patterns on the Wind Dao Fruit.

"Rather than calling it the Fruit of the Way of Wind, it's better to call it the Fruit of Wind and Thunder, the Fruit of Weather, the Fruit of Flow and Change, or in other words, the Fruit of the Way of Yi... the Yi in Zhouyi."

Three flowers, life, four elements, and after that, two slightly illusory fruits of the Tao.

They are illusory, not because they are not strong, but because Zhong Cang’s understanding of them is not deep enough.

These two fruits of the Tao are called... memory and time.

Eight real fruits, plus two illusory fruits, this is all that Zhong Cang has understood during this period.

At this moment, they condensed into Dao Fruit, which also meant that Zhong Cang had gathered together everything he had.

Soul, magic power, body, life, four elements, memory, and time... the contraction of all these represents a blooming and burning tree of light, burning up all the firewood.

Without vitality and existence, it completely withered. "Buzz..."

In a very short time, it completely withered and turned into dust, floating in Zhong Cang's sea of ​​consciousness.

As it withered and turned to ashes, ten fruits fell from the sky and were buried deep in the earth.

These fruits are temporarily dormant, waiting to take root and sprout.

Their hibernation also affected Zhong Cang's body in the outside world.

Originally, Zhong Cang, who had achieved some success in practicing Taoism, did not have a face as beautiful as a god or a glorious appearance, but he was still dignified and full of vigor.

But now, all his energy and spirit have been condensed and dormant, causing Zhong Cang's breath to weaken and his flesh and blood to wither.

"My clothes are filthy, my hair is withered, my armpits are sweating, my body is stinking, and I am not happy with this seat... The five signs of decay of a celestial being. I am about to die!"

There is great terror between life and death. When Zhong Cang realized that he was not far from death, he was filled with infinite fear and panic at the first moment.

After the panic, the desire to survive immediately took over Zhong Cang's instinct, making him subconsciously want the fruit to take root and sprout, so that his cultivation and blood can be restored.

But in the end, Zhong Cang suppressed this instinct and carefully felt his decaying body and tired spirit.

"Where there is life, there is death. Everything has its day of death. Even the stars and the world cannot escape death."

"If I want to transcend death, I need to understand it, comprehend it, and control it. Only when I understand it well enough can I complete my transcendence of death..."

With this thought in mind, Zhong Cang did not let his Dao Fruit take root and sprout, but endured all kinds of discomfort and carefully experienced the changes in his body.

Then, in less than an hour, Zhong Cang was exhausted and out of breath, and even more mentally tired.

As he was dying, he was not only unable to do high-intensity work, but he was also unable to concentrate for long periods of time. He would become extremely tired if he thought about something a little more.

And when he was thinking, endless distracting thoughts would appear in Zhong Cang's sea of ​​consciousness, disturbing his mind.

"To comprehend the laws, personal experience is key. However, the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, which represent death, have a profound impact on humans. When a cultivator falls into this state, they simply don't have the energy or time to comprehend... No wonder so few people truly achieve a second life, and those who do rarely do so on their own. They must rely on the elixir of immortality to achieve a second life."

“It’s really too difficult…”

Zhong Cang's current physical and mental strength makes him unable to do anything.

He was not anxious about this, but just let his body decay.

"I have the Sand Sea Relics and Eternal Memory. This experience will not disappear, but will remain in my heart forever. So, even if I can't comprehend anything, it doesn't matter. I just need to quietly experience it and memorize it..."

Just like that, since entering the Taoist temple, Zhong Cang's busy life and tireless practice came to a halt for the first time.

Unable to do anything, he would spend every day in the dense garden, looking at the flowers, basking in the sun, and taking a nap.

But even so, his life was extremely difficult.

His exhausted and decayed body made it difficult for him to walk a few steps. His poor digestive ability made it difficult for him to swallow even liquid food. He had no energy and felt drowsy all day long. What was worse was that he sometimes couldn't sleep.

And after a few more days, due to his physical decline, he developed various illnesses.

(End of this chapter)