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"alright."

Qin Qi jumped down from the hammock and landed next to Feng Qi, saying, "Although I know you're just saying that to coax me."

"But this is not a bad thing for me. If you say something nice, I might give in."

"Besides, it's better if this boring time ends sooner, so I can get busy with other things."

Qin Qi agreed to Feng Qi's request. Her request was a trivial matter to Qin Qi, and given her good attitude, there was no reason for him to refuse.

"Come on, I'll take you inside the Bitter Love Tree and show you what the Bitter Love Tree you worship is really like."

Qin Qi grabbed Feng Qi's hand and stepped into the Bitter Love Tree. The next second, everything around them disappeared!

"It's all white and empty. Is this the interior of the Bitter Love Tree?"

Feng Qi was stunned for a moment, then felt a familiar aura and realized that this was inside the Bitter Love Tree.

"Aren't you afraid I'll change my mind after I come in? After all, I can unleash my full potential here."

Feng Qi could feel that she was like a fish in water inside the Bitter Love Tree. If she faced Qin Qi outside, she would definitely lose, but it might not be the case here.

"Do you want to give it a try? But let's be clear, you only have one chance. If you lose this time, you'll have nothing left."

Qin Qi smiled and said.

"All you do is bully me."

Feng Qi rolled her eyes at Qin Qi. There might have been a chance before, but now, looking at Qin Qi's nonchalant attitude...

If I dared to take action myself, I would probably lose without a doubt.

"This isn't the true form of the Bitter Love Tree yet. Let's keep going."

Qin Qi walked ahead, and Feng Qi hurriedly followed. As they walked, the white space disappeared, and they arrived at a meadow.

Here they saw a couple, and Fengqi immediately recognized them as the couple who had come back to be reincarnated and continue their predestined relationship.

As she continued to traverse space after space, encountering couple after couple, Fengqi suddenly understood something.

"The essence of the Bitter Love Tree is the love in the hearts of these couples. Reincarnation is not just giving humans and demons a chance!"

"Instead, it is instinctively acquiring the power it needs; each reincarnation is an absorption of emotion!"

"As long as there are lovers, its true form will never be destroyed, and its power will continue to increase!"

Fengqi reached out to touch these scenes, but the moment her hand touched them, the scenes distorted and disappeared.

“There’s something deeper inside. You’ve probably sensed it before, but you couldn’t see it clearly, right? I’ll take you there to take a good look.”

Qin Qi strode deeper into the depths, where death lay.

Chapter 156 Endless Darkness, A Heart-Stirring Phoenix Perch

"This is a deeper place, where you Tushan fox demons can only use the power of love."

"But what the Bitter Love Tree collects is not the simple love of those who are reincarnated and continue their predestined relationship, but all the emotions in the process."

"There was hatred, deception, disgust, but also friendship, family, passion, and so on."

"Because of the Bitter Love Tree, the fox demons of Tushan have a faster growth rate than other demons."

"This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. The energy you gain comes from the Bitter Love Tree, but it will also be limited by the Bitter Love Tree."

As Qin Qi finished speaking, he turned around and saw that Feng Qi's eyes were gradually turning black. He shook his head and flicked the other person's forehead.

"Wake up! We've only just started, and you're already getting influenced. If we keep going, you'll probably forget who you are."

"While your cultivation methods can grant you great power, they are severely lacking in tempering your life force."

"To me, it's like a fat person—they look huge, but they're actually all flabby fat."

Qin Qi shook his head. The more places he went, the more he felt that strength and weakness were not fixed, and sometimes being weak had its advantages.

For example, in the world of Under One Person, although martial arts were in decline in that era, and it was already the end of the Dharma, immortals were just legends.

However, the original schools and traditions still exist, and every step of cultivation is done steadily and surely.

Apart from those who truly strayed from the path of studying magic and neglecting the cultivation of life force, the rest were all top-notch masters.

Whether it's cultivation level, state of mind, or anything else, he's absolutely top-notch. Yes, I'm talking about the Old Celestial Master.

In the world of fox spirits, power is too easy to acquire, so these people don't bother to seriously hone their skills.

Humans rely on magical artifacts, and demons rely on their natural talents; no one truly understands the purpose of cultivation.

After being flicked, the darkness in Fengqi's eyes and heart was dispelled, and her will returned to normal. "753".

She had only glanced at those dark forces, and instantly her will was invaded, leaving her with nothing but hatred, resentment, and all sorts of negative emotions!

If it weren't for Qin Qi's actions, she probably would have really fallen into negative emotions and been completely swallowed up by them, becoming a part of those negative emotions!

"Will we be devoured and assimilated by these things in the end?!"

A bad thought popped into Feng Qi's mind, and she asked.

"Pretty much. I told you before that your so-called connection with the Bitter Love Tree is just about gradually turning yourself into something with the same properties as the Bitter Love Tree."

"The higher your cultivation level, the stronger your resonance with the Bitter Love Tree, and the easier it is for you to be assimilated by it. The positive emotions in your heart will become a part of the Bitter Love Tree."

"Negative emotions become nourishment for its roots. You've seen this before, even if you couldn't see it clearly."

Qin Qi led Feng Qi into the deeper darkness, his body radiating light that dispelled all the surrounding darkness.

Negative emotions could not affect him at all, nor could they get close to him; a pure Yang soul represents not only the state of the soul.

It is also due to his unwavering will. The human body has three corpses: greed, anger, and ignorance, and Qin Qi had long ago achieved the state of eliminating these three corpses.

Where are you taking me?

Feng Qi instinctively leaned against Qin Qi. In this dark abyss, only by being with Qin Qi could she feel a sliver of security.

"You want to get rid of the Bitter Love Tree's restrictions, right? Then take a good look at what the Bitter Love Tree is like."

"Fear comes from the unknown. When you understand it well enough, you will find that it is not such a big deal."

As Qin Qi continued to venture deeper, the darkness grew ever more profound, and the memories carried by those negative emotions became increasingly terrifying!

Feng Qi looked down and could see nothing but darkness; everything seemed to have no end!

She didn't know how far she had to go, or whether she could hold on, and she began to want to give up.

"That's enough, let's turn back. There's no need to go any further."

Feng Qi reached out and grabbed Qin Qi's arm, and spoke.

"You're already scared after just getting here? Let me tell you in advance, if you back down now, you won't have a second chance."

"Do you think you can be freed after giving up the power you gained from the Bitter Love Tree? No, you are already bound to it."

"It has taken deep root in your heart, and you can't escape it; the only way is to face it."

Qin Qi stopped and looked at Feng Qi, then spoke.

"Then, what should I do?"

Feng Qi was at a loss for what to do. Everything here was beyond her imagination, and she didn't know what to do.

She could only ask the only person she could rely on at that moment.

"How would I know what you should do? You should make your own decisions, whether it's life or death, it's your choice."

"If you choose to continue, I will lead you on this path; if you choose to retreat, I will lead you out of here."

"Should we turn around and leave, or keep going?"

Qin Qi spoke.

"…………"

Feng Qi hesitated for a long time. She looked up and seemed to see the exit above. As long as she said she wanted to leave, the exit would be right in front of her.

Looking down into the endless abyss below, which seemed to have no end, she didn't know what to do.

She couldn't make a choice for a long time.

"Take your time choosing. If you want to leave, just turn around and leave. I'll see you out. If you want to continue, then come with me."

Qin Qi shook his head at the hesitant Feng Qi, then turned and walked into the deeper darkness.

"Where are you going? Don't leave me alone, wait for me."

At this moment, two beams of light appeared before Feng Qi's eyes, one in front and one behind. One was a path with no hope in sight, and the other was an exit right in front of him.

She hesitated for a moment before making a decision and choosing to follow the receding figure.

"I feel safer with you than with your radiance."

Feng Qi rushed forward and grabbed Qin Qi's arm tightly with both hands, as if a drowning person had grasped the last straw!

"Then follow me down here, and don't look scared. Stay close to me."

"They should be the ones who are afraid, since I'm the most terrifying one here."

Qin Qi looked at Feng Qi, who was terrified like a little girl, and laughed mockingly without any restraint.

"Someone once said, 'You're really arrogant. Aren't you afraid of being swallowed up by this bottomless abyss?!'"

Feng Qi looked at Qin Qi, who was laughing heartily. She really couldn't understand what this man was thinking. Couldn't he sense the emotions contained in the darkness?

How could he laugh in that situation? Are all men this crazy?! Doesn't he know what fear is?!

"Why hasn't anyone mentioned that my master used to nag me every day, but in the end, I'm still me?"

"Oh, right, speaking of which, I suddenly remembered that I participated in a competition once, and there I met someone named..."

"The little water god, or the little grass god, well, his name doesn't matter, he did something very stupid back then."

Qin Qi forgot the other person's name for a moment, only remembering that the other person had red hair and a silly smile.

"That is, he was trying to use the flame I gave him as a seed to cultivate his own skills and life."

"This behavior is just like the Bitter Love Tree and you. No matter how much it cultivates or how powerful it becomes, in the end, the spark is still from an outsider."

“I can take it back whenever I want, and I will also take away his cultivation.”

"The same applies to the emotional energy within your bodies. If you take external forces as the foundation, you will ultimately end up with nothing."

"There are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation. You can only walk it step by step. Any wishful thinking will lead you into the abyss."

Feng Qi held Qin Qi's arm and listened to him speak. She felt much more at ease, but at the same time, she also noticed a problem.

Are you taking this opportunity to call me stupid?

"I didn't take the opportunity. If I wanted to call you stupid, I would have said it to your face."

"That's true."

Feng Qi shook her head. If someone else called her stupid, she might just laugh it off or fight them.

But when Qin Qi called her stupid, she didn't even dare to cough, because compared to him, she did seem a bit silly.

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

The two continued to venture deeper, walking for an unknown amount of time and distance, yet still seeing no end in sight.

"What exactly is love?"

Feng Qi suddenly spoke. She had lived in Tushan her whole life, but suddenly she felt as if she had never known what true feelings were like.

She has seen countless couples reincarnate and continue their destiny, some who love each other, and some who don't love each other but are together for some purpose.

After seeing so much, she felt that so-called love was nothing but a scam, and that love was just a foolish act.

But after walking in the dark for a long time and seeing more negative things, she suddenly wanted to know what love really was.

"You should ask yourself these things. After all, you're a matchmaker, so you should know more about this than I do."

"That's why I'm asking you, precisely because I don't understand it myself."

"Well, let me answer that. From a biological point of view, love is just a reaction produced by the brain."

"It's nothing special. From the perspective of the soul, love is nothing more than the influence of the three souls and seven spirits."

"If I wanted to, there would be a hundred ways to make someone feel love, but it wouldn't make any sense."

Qin Qi spoke.