The breeze blew by, and there was a faint smell of corruption in the air.
The dead leaves rustled, and occasionally a few fell from the treetops, disappearing without a trace before they hit the ground.
Li Fan clearly saw the twisted and painful faces flashing across the leaves.
According to common sense, anyone who sees such a strange scene will inevitably feel a little scared.
But in Li Fan's eyes at this moment, this place called [Jianrenshou] is indescribably wonderful.
Taking a deep breath, the smelly air entered my lungs and suddenly felt a little sweet.
So I greedily took a few more puffs.
Observing the monks on the tree carefully, I found that their eyes were all dark, their pupils could not be seen clearly, and they had strange smiles on their faces.
The long hair and branches are connected together to serve as a rope for hanging.
The clothes on some monks are still intact.
Some of them seemed to have been hung on trees for a long time, and their clothes had long been corroded and looked tattered.
Some rotten branches wrapped around their bodies, covering the exposed areas while digging deeply into their flesh and blood.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
There was no need for Taoist Kuchiki to introduce him. The moment he entered [Jianrenshou], Li Fan already understood everything that was going on here.
Facing this breathtaking scene, Li Fan not only did not feel vigilant or frightened, but instead clapped his hands in praise.
There was even a hint of envy in his tone.
It seems that monks in this world should all be hung on branches.
And being able to be drilled into flesh and blood by the dead tree in front of you is an unimaginable honor!
"How about it, fellow Taoist, is what I said true?" Taoist Kuchiki seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. He coughed for a long time before he recovered and asked aloud.
"Your words are true!" Li Fan nodded in agreement.
"It is truly a great creation! I wonder what I should call this tree?" He stared closely at the withered giant tree with a look of obsession in his eyes.
"It was originally called [Ruomu], but now..." Taoist Kuchiki also raised his head, with an incomprehensible expression on his face.
"It's called [嘘湹湓hengyuan]."
This is a word that is extremely difficult to pronounce, but the moment Taoist Kuchiki said it, Li Fan understood what it meant.
"It has appeared since eternity and will continue to exist forever. Standing on the river of life, like a wall supporting the sky."
"No, I still like its original name." Li Fan shook his head.
Fellow Taoist Kuchiki laughed gloomily and didn't take it seriously: "The name is just a code name. As time goes by, the creatures in the world change one after another, and the name for it is also constantly changing."
"But it won't have any impact on its existence."
For some reason, when he said this sentence, Taoist Kuchiki's eyes seemed to flash with a hint of gloom.
Li Fan agreed: "Even so, it's not as good as it used to be."
Every moment he stays here, many pictures will spontaneously pop into Li Fan's mind.
So Li Fan naturally learned a lot of relevant information.
He showed a trace of nostalgia on his face, thinking about himself and chanting contentedly: "Heaven and earth give birth to spirits, just like wood cutting their lifespan. The life-sustaining fruit is derived from it. If you take it, you can live forever."
Taoist Kuchiki's cloudy eyes turned slightly and glowed after hearing the verses spoken by Li Fan.
After being silent for a long time, the two of them continued to talk.
"Fellow Taoist, you are indeed a person with great wisdom!" Taoist Kuchiki suddenly let out a long sigh.
"Thousands of monks have visited this place in the past, but it is extremely rare for a Taoist friend to change his mind so quickly."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I have wisdom, but that they are ignorant."
"What is the essential difference between the monks here and other living beings?"
"Trees have fruit, flowers have honey. Beasts give birth, and birds lay eggs."
"It is considered normal for people to take food from them. Why must it be difficult for the person being taken to accept it if they were themselves?"
"Do you really think that you are the spirit of heaven and earth and can dominate all things?"
Li Fan snorted coldly.
The words that Taoist Kuchiki had originally prepared were actually spoken by the other party before he could, leaving him speechless for a moment.
"I think it's just the law of the jungle."
"Now that I eat it, I feel happy. One day, if you are eaten by someone, don't complain. God's way is good, but retribution is not good!"
Li Fan shook his head and said in deep immersion.
Taoist Kuchiki stared at Li Fan for a while and suddenly understood.
"It turns out that it's not that I changed my mind, but that I always thought that way."
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Taoist Kuchiki shook his head slightly.
But Li Fan just turned a deaf ear, as if he didn't hear the old man's words at all.
He was still staring at the withered tree in front of him, as if there was something deeply attracting him.
"But such a strange person was born among the monks..." Taoist Kuchiki frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Ahem..."
He suddenly let out a violent cough, and green blood could be faintly seen flowing out of the corners of his mouth.
If there is no wind above the tree, it will automatically fall down, and countless dead leaves will fall.
"Good death, good death!"
I don't know what scene he saw, but a hint of ferocity suddenly flashed across Taoist Kuchiki's face.
Then he laughed wildly: "It's true that God's way is good, and evil people will be tortured even more by evil people!"
"It's useless for this son to stay here with me. It's better to go back and cause trouble!"
"Retribution, everything is retribution!"
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After being mad for a long time, Taoist Kuchiki gradually regained his composure.
It became the same as when Li Fan met in the outside world.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, since you have seen it in person, you must have an idea of the quality of our products."
"Can we continue the previous transaction?" he asked with a strange smile.
"Deal?" Li Fan turned around, feeling dazed for a while.
"Oh, that thing! There's no rush!" He waved his hand and actually refused the proposal.
"Jiejie..."
Taoist Kuchiki once again let out an unpleasant laugh: "Although this is a nice place, it is not the place you should stay."
"I think the Xuanhuang world outside is more suitable for you."
Li Fan was about to refute, but Taoist Kuchiki grabbed his shoulder.
Rolling gray fog emerged from the soles of his feet, threatening to surround him again.
"Why are fellow Taoists so anxious to drive me away?" Li Fan asked anxiously.
Kuchiki smiled and did not answer.
"You want golden elixirs, right? Just be a good person and do it to the end. This time I will give you some for free!"
The gray mist completely obscured his vision, and Li Fan vaguely heard Taoist Kuchiki saying in his ear.
With a blur in front of his eyes, Li Fan stumbled and returned to the Lundao Building in Tianling Prefecture.
Taoist Kuchiki, [Genhuan Huan Hengyuan], and the countless monks hanging on the branches disappeared in an instant.
Everything seemed to be just Li Fan's hallucination.
It's just a withered yellow branch lying quietly on the table, proving something.
Without Ruomu's influence, Li Fan has returned to his normal thoughts.
Recalling what he had just experienced, he felt like he was in the cold winter.
I was just afraid that Taoist Kuchiki was still watching from the side, so I had to suppress the fear in my heart and pretend to be calm.