In the world at that time, although there was not much news about Venerable Shenmu, it cannot be denied that Venerable Shenmu was still very powerful.
However, at that time, Chen Xuan had not yet received the rewards given to him by the system after defeating the Hydra Demon, so it was natural that he could not defeat Lord Shenmu.
This also meant that Chen Xuan never succeeded in escaping even once.
"I didn't expect that the encounter between father and Lord Shenmu would be so interesting."
Chen Ling blinked and looked at Chen Xuan and said, "I always thought that the encounter between father and Lord Shenmu was a very old-fashioned encounter."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan smiled faintly and said, "The encounter between us was indeed very interesting. Mainly, Venerable Shenmu himself is also a rather interesting person."
While saying this, Chen Xuan looked outside the window.
I saw a tree outside the window, which was lush and green at this time.
Chen Xuan couldn't help but think of what happened in the sacred forest.
"He is very interesting, but to a certain extent, he is also very sad."
While speaking, Chen Xuan actually remembered that he had known the nature of Venerable Shenmu after his previous contact with him, and he felt very sad in his heart.
At this moment, in this leafy midsummer, Chen Xuan missed the old man who had forced Chen Xuan to plant 500 trees before he could leave the sacred tree forest.
"Sad?" Chen Ling frowned in confusion, looked at Chen Xuan and asked, "Father just said that Venerable Shenmu was very interesting, why did he say that he was very sad?"
Hearing this, Chen Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "Actually, there is often a kind of sadness hidden on the interesting surface."
Looking at Chen Ling in front of him, Chen Xuan said lightly.
Then he talked about why he said that Venerable Shenmu was essentially a miserable person.
He was conceived in the sacred forest, but he was actually a child abandoned in the forest, not a child conceived in the forest in the true sense.
It's just that all his spiritual power comes from this forest.
But just this point alone is already amazing.
Because there are really very few situations like this in this world.
Before, Chen Xuan never knew that such a person existed in this world.
After meeting Venerable Shenmu, Chen Xuan realized that such a person actually existed in this world.
But Chen Xuan didn't really know much about it at that time.
It wasn't until Chen Xuan finally met Honggui that Chen Xuan understood how difficult it was for the Lord Shenmu.
Like Venerable Shenmu, all the spiritual power of Honggui comes from that secret realm, and Honggui itself is actually a spirit child.
But Lord Shenmu was not a Lingzi. Honggui told Chen Xuan at that time that only a Lingzi could accept the power of the forest.
If you are not a spirit child, you will have to bear the consequences if you accept the power of the forest.
Only then did Chen Xuan know why Lord Shenmu had been inside the Shenmu Forest and refused to go out.
It turns out that it’s not that Venerable Shenmu doesn’t want to go out, it’s that Venerable Shenmu simply can’t get out of the Shenmu Forest.
Being given spiritual power, Lord Shenmu will always guard this forest and will never be able to go out and take a look at the outside world.
But Lord Shenmu did accept this matter himself, and he never thought about going out of the Shenmu Forest. He would protect this forest all his life, until his death.
Only after he died, Chen Xuan transported the body of Lord Shenmu to other places.
Thinking about it now, Chen Xuan really felt very sad.
Because of Chen Ling's incident, Chen Xuan took out the bones of Lord Shenmu from the Valley of the Dead, and they are now in Chen Xuan's storage ring.
Until now, Chen Xuan has not been able to find a more suitable place to place the bones of Lord Shenmu.
Looking back now, Chen Xuan felt that he should not give Venerable Shenmu a home.
Just let the bones of Lord Shenmu follow him and wander around this world.
Chen Xuan thought that Venerable Shenmu would definitely be willing.
"The Lord Shenmu back then had a mission, which was to protect the Shenmu forest. I never quite understood the Lord Shenmu at that time.
His cultivation was very strong and he could leave. However, it was later discovered that his great strength came from that forest and he was also restricted by that forest.
If he wants to leave, he must return all the spiritual power he gained from the forest."
"Ah?" Chen Ling exclaimed in surprise, looking at Chen Xuan with confusion on his face, "Father, if Master Shenmu returns all his spiritual power, will his life be in danger?"
Chen Xuan nodded lightly and said: "That is indeed the case, but the Shenmu Forest also wants to kill the Lord Shenmu who is leaving the Shenmu Forest.
But only if Venerable Shenmu leaves the forest, Venerable Shenmu will die."
"Then Venerable Shenmu will never be able to leave the Shenmu Forest for the rest of his life?"
Chen Xuan nodded again and said: "It's like this. He has spent his whole life in the forest and there will never be any change."
Hearing what Chen Xuan said, Chen Ling pursed his lips and said, "Father, I understand a little bit about what you said. Why do you think Venerable Shenmu would be miserable?"
At this time, Chen Xuan looked at Chen Ling in front of him, smiled lightly, and said: "These are just some of the things that happened to Venerable Shenmu. There are even more tragic things that happened to Venerable Shenmu."
After hearing what Chen Xuan said, Chen Ling originally had a touch of sadness on his face, but now the sadness became even more obvious.
Looking at the person in front of him, Chen Xuan continued: "Venerable Shenmu is very responsible. He may know his responsibilities and mission, so he has been working hard in that direction."
At that time, Chen Xuan was just able to walk on the ground, on the seventh day after being rescued by Venerable Shenmu, and on the fourth day after Chen Xuan regained consciousness.
Chen Xuan fed himself the elixir, so he recovered very quickly. Even when he went to the ground, he didn't let Venerable Shenmu help Chen Xuan at all.
He went to the ground by himself and felt the ground that he had not seen for a long time. What Chen Xuan was actually thinking in his heart was not that complicated. It was the first step in his escape, and he finally had a destination.
Only by being able to land feet first could he possibly leave this hellish place.
In fact, what Chen Xuan really thinks about this place is that he regards this place as a paradise.
Because the environment here is really very good, it is ranked among the top three places that Chen Xuan has encountered before.
And Chen Xuan has actually always liked this kind of quiet place.
There are very thick ancient trees everywhere here, and the house where Chen Xuan lives is built on the trees. Under the trees is a stream, and the sound of gurgling water also brings great pleasure to Chen Xuan's body and mind.
feeling.
When Chen Xuan could put his feet on the ground, he endured the pain and took a look outside.
Chen Xuan thought about leaving there at that time, but Chen Xuan also knew very well in his heart that he could not leave due to his physical condition at that time.
So at that time, Chen Xuan just wanted to go outside and take a look.
When he opened the door and entered a green natural world, Chen Xuan felt that all the pain on his body had disappeared.
Chen Xuan's mood at that time could no longer be described as refreshing.
He even exclaimed with great difficulty.
After he was amazed, the figure of Lord Shenmu appeared in front of Chen Xuan's eyes.
"Yo" Seeing Chen Xuan at the door, Venerable Shenmu first teased Chen Xuan, and then said: "You can actually get off the ground and walk on your own?"
As he spoke, Venerable Shenmu took a look at the injury on Chen Xuan's right leg, but there was nothing unusual about it.
Then Venerable Shenmu touched his chin and said doubtfully: "The injuries on your body really healed surprisingly quickly. If an ordinary person suffered an injury similar to yours, if he went to the ground at this time, the wounds would definitely open.
, but you don’t have any problems at all.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan snorted coldly and said, "You should have known a long time ago that I am not an ordinary person."
After hearing Chen Xuan's words, Lord Shenmu pursed his lips and said: "That's true. He was still alive after suffering such a serious injury, and his cultivation level was much lower than that of the Hydra demon. He was actually able to kill the Hydra demon.
Kill, you are indeed not an ordinary person."
In fact, when Chen Xuan heard what Venerable Shenmu said, he really wanted to say something to Venerable Shenmu, if you knew, please let me go quickly.
Chen Xuan was able to leave on his own at that time, although it might be a bit far-fetched.
But if Lord Shenmu didn't stop Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan wouldn't be under any pressure at all.
But Chen Xuan didn't say that, because he subconsciously felt that Venerable Shenmu was his savior after all, although even without Venerable Shenmu, Chen Xuan would not have died at all.
After having Lord Shenmu, Chen Xuan still had to plant 500 trees before he could leave.
At that time, Chen Xuan really refused to admit defeat. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he still wanted to escape in his heart.
He really doesn't want to plant trees.
Who is he? How can the future Nine Heavens Supreme be able to plant trees for an old man?
Venerable Shenmu looked at Chen Xuan, looked at it for a few times, then smiled and said: "It's a good thing that your body has recovered well. In this case, you can plant trees earlier."
When he heard these words from Venerable Shenmu, Chen Xuan immediately really didn't want to say anything more.
Looking at Lord Shenmu silently, Chen Xuan took a deep breath and said: "This is a forest, why do you insist on letting me plant trees? There is no shortage of trees here, right?"
Hearing what Chen Xuan said, Lord Shenmu shook his head and said: "No, no, the scene in front of you is just what you see. In fact, the forest is the place where trees need to be planted most."
Chen Xuan really didn't understand. He looked at Venerable Shenmu speechlessly. After looking at it for a few breaths, he went back to the house.
When he went out, Chen Xuan saw the scenery outside and his legs really didn't hurt. However, after hearing what Venerable Shenmu said, Chen Xuan's legs immediately started to hurt again.
Coming to the bedside, Chen Xuan looked at his leg injury. Because the injury was serious, although Chen Xuan went out and did not cause any further injuries, Chen Xuan's injury at this time was indeed not very good.
Chen Xuan gave himself medicine and then lay down to rest.
Lord Shenmu just appeared in front of Chen Xuan suddenly, but Chen Xuan was not surprised at all.
Because he knows that the power of Lord Shenmu is the power of the forest, which actually means that the entire forest is actually the power that Lord Shenmu can use.
The breath of perception in the forest is under the control of Lord Shenmu, so when Chen Xuan goes out, Lord Shenmu can also sense it.
It's just that Venerable Shenmu would go out every day and come back covered in sweat. Chen Xuan had no idea what Venerable Shenmu was doing.
But it is also strange that Venerable Shenmu has never lacked a meal these days.
And the nutrition level of the food is not low.
Either chicken soup or fish soup, and pork ribs soup.
Not long after Chen Xuan entered the house, Chen Xuan was also hungry. Although he was injured and said that Chen Xuan did not work and did not use up his energy, in fact, Chen Xuan did not eat much during this period.
And Chen Xuan needs to recover from his injuries.
When Chen Xuan is hungry, he can actually take out food from the thorn storage ring. Chen Xuan has always had the habit of storing things.
But after all, what's inside is frozen and preserved, so it's not very fresh.
But Lord Shenmu had just returned, and Chen Xuan was too embarrassed to trouble Lord Shenmu.
But not long after, when Chen Xuan wanted to eat his own food, Venerable Shenmu came in with food.
"Are you hungry?"
Venerable Shenmu would not be angry at Chen Xuan's indifference at all. He was always the same.
Seeing Lord Shenmu coming in with food, it was impossible not to be touched by Chen Xuan's heart.
But Chen Xuan was just moved. At this time, he had no intention of planting a tree for Lord Shenmu.
Chen Xuan was speechless. Venerable Shenmu placed the food on the table and said to Chen Xuan: "Go and wash your hands yourself. There is also a soup. I will bring it to you."
After saying that, Lord Shenmu left the room. At this time, Chen Xuan looked at the food on the dining table in front of him and was indeed a little strange. Where did Lord Shenmu get so much food.
And his cooking skills are actually pretty good to be honest.
After washing his hands, Chen Xuan came to the dining table and sat down. Looking at the two side dishes and rice in front of him, he suddenly felt that this kind of life was really quite good.
This is the day that Chen Xuan longs for, but Chen Xuan himself is a person who does great things and will never stick to this kind of time.
Chen Xuan can only become stronger and stronger in the long river of time and have more things he wants to have.
Chen Xuan will definitely have everything he wants and become the most powerful person in the world.
Chen Xuan longed for this kind of time, but it was absolutely impossible to have peace and power at the same time.
Looking at the food in front of him, Chen Xuan pursed his lips, and then waited for Venerable Shenmu to return.
After a while, Venerable Shenmu came in with a bowl of soup.
The basin is made of wood, and it actually looks quite comfortable, and it seems that Venerable Shenmu has been using it for many years, but Chen Xuan doesn't feel dirty at all, it just feels very simple.
Inside is pigeon soup.
"An ancient book says that if a bone is injured, drinking pigeon soup will not make the wound sore on rainy days after it recovers."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan was slightly startled, and then said: "After I fully recover, there will be no problem if I don't drink this soup."
"Why?" Venerable Shenmu looked at Chen Xuan doubtfully and said, "Do you have something more than others?"
Chen Xuan: "...A strong person will never do what you said."
Venerable Shenmu hummed softly, then picked up a spoon and poured a bowl of soup for Chen Xuan, and then said: "Strong people are also human beings."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan glanced at Lord Mu. Chen Xuan didn't mean that, but what Lord Shenmu said was indeed good.
No matter how powerful a person is, he is still a human being and will be injured, just like Chen Xuan now.
Chen Xuan looked at the soup in front of him. It was crystal clear, with some golden oil floating on it, and some chopped green onion on it. He felt it was delicious at first glance.
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Chen Xuan decided not to argue with Venerable Shenmu. Anyway, no matter how much Chen Xuan and Venerable Shenmu argued, Venerable Shenmu would definitely refute Chen Xuan.
After taking a sip, it tastes really good.
"Why do you have so many ingredients?"
Venerable Shenmu was eating vegetables, and then said: "Why, do you think there should be nothing in my deep mountains and old forests?"
Hearing this, Chen Xuan pursed his lips and said, "That's it. It seems that there really shouldn't be so many things in this kind of environment."
The main reason is that in the few days after Chen Xuan woke up, he did not drink the same soup.
"I have my own vegetable garden and farmed things."
"Ah?" Chen Xuan was a little surprised, but if he thought about it carefully, Venerable Shenmu's clothes were indeed more in line with the image of a farmer.
If he really had his own vegetable garden and breeding farm, it wouldn't really surprise Chen Xuan.
"I am also an ordinary person. I can't just eat nothing, right?"
"Can't you live without food?"
"Can't you do it too?" Venerable Shenmu asked Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan coughed slightly and said: "I feel like I'm still different from you. I've lived among the crowd since I was a child, and I've eaten too many delicious foods, so I can't let them go. But you seem to have always been there.
In this forest, have you ever eaten any delicious food from outside?"
Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Venerable Shenmu was stunned for a moment.
He seemed to be recalling whether he had ever eaten delicious food, delicious food from the outside world.
But in fact, there is nothing to remember, because as a ranger selected by the Shenmu Forest, the Lord Shenmu has never been out of the Shenmu Forest in his life.