Moon Emperor

Chapter 450 Seizing the Fruit
  Su Yan stepped within a hundred steps of the Jiaoli Immortal Tree, and his feelings were basically consistent with what Gou and Chen had reported before.

He had already thought about what to do if he failed, either reluctantly giving up the fairy fruit and using Wish Linglong to teleport away; or he could only use that trump card, depending on how important the Jiaoli fairy fruit was to Su Yan.

Different from those in front of him, Su Yan took every step very slowly. Even the first ten steps did not have the feeling of flowing like clouds and flowing water.

This made many monks onlookers doubtful, but they did not immediately question it, and they did not think that Su Yan acted like this because of his lack of understanding of the Tao.

They just felt that there must be a reason, but they just couldn't understand it for the time being. Maybe Su Yan could walk to the tree in one breath by walking so slowly?
  In fact, Su Yan himself didn't understand it very well.

He could indeed sense that there were layers of great laws in front of him that were transformed into the energy of the innate wood spirit. They were like layers of thick curtains, blocking the way forward. They were profound and complicated, interpreting the principles of wood in this world from different angles. .

Either it starts from the birth and restraint of the five elements; or it starts from the vitality of spring; or it starts from the prosperity, decline, dryness, or lack of things.
  Assuming that a monk can complete these hundred steps, his understanding of the Avenue of Wood must have reached an extremely advanced level; he can easily make dead trees bloom, old trees sprout, and even control the withering of vegetation in a large area. A flower blooms, and withers away when one thought is gone.

Su Yan has practiced for many years and has some understanding of the Five Elements, but in general it is relatively superficial.

On the contrary, because of the passive contact with the origin of Taiyin day and night, I have a deep understanding of the Tao of Taiyin, understand what is the negative yin of all things, what is the moon and the moon and the common people, and even have some feelings about the passage of time.

Su Yan originally thought that after entering the hundred-step range, everything would be difficult. The first ten steps could be imagined, but the next ninety steps were out of the question.

But what he didn't expect was that as he moved forward step by step, the laws of the wooden path were actually giving way to him?

At first, Su Yan mistakenly thought that his "perception" might have played a role, but then he realized that it was not the case at all; because he gradually increased his speed, but the "curtain" in front of him still opened one after another, as if it was avoiding him on its own.

Then a magical scene appeared on the scene. Su Yan took the first ten steps like a slow old man, but then he walked faster and faster, which completely went against common sense!

This made everyone cry out in uproar and shocked. Is this the power of the reincarnation of an immortal? No, it should be said that it is the enlightenment of the great road that crushes the mortal level.

"I just said, no matter whether Su Yan was an immortal or a Bodhisattva in his previous life, this kind of test is completely childish for him."

"But why is it getting faster and faster??"

"Maybe it was just a test before, but it turned out that the difficulty is just that, so Su Xianren stopped pretending."

"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, he's almost under the tree."

While the monks from various sects were discussing enthusiastically, the six or seven monks within a hundred steps were also very surprised. Su Yan had sent his men to test it first. They thought they were close to the Immortal Jiaoli Tree, even for this Immortal Su. That said, it is also quite difficult.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that he seemed to be just more cautious, and immediately left everyone behind as soon as he exerted his strength.

Among them, Gouchen and Guiren were both secretly happy. They felt that he was worthy of being the Immortal Master. He didn't say how sure he was before, so he probably didn't feel the need to explain anything in particular.

Of course, it is also possible that the Immortal Master overestimated the special restrictions here before he came off the stage in person, so he would go slow and then fast after the end.

In fact, Su Yan did not expect that his hundred-step journey would go so smoothly. In the final analysis, the Jumang Staff probably played a key role.

Although Su Yan couldn't notice it himself, there might be a breath left by the wood god on this stick. As the master of all trees in the world, it doesn't seem to be particularly difficult for the avenue of wood to feel its breath retreat. Things to understand.

Even Yu Nu was yelling, asking Su Yan to lend her the cane to play with later.

Xuan Jizi raised his head in surprise only after Su Yan passed him, as if he realized that a new competitor had joined.

Seeing that Su Yan kept walking and would reach the foot of the tree in three steps, Xuan Jizi sighed softly, "Fellow Taoist, I'm offended."

When Gou Chen and Guiren heard this, they immediately became vigilant. Could it be that Xuan Jizi, seeing that he could no longer compete, wanted to secretly kill him?
  Others also reacted individually. Among them, the old man in gray had no expression on his face, but he calmly raised the crutch in his hand slightly, as if he was ready to join the battle to snatch the fairy fruit at any time.

When Su Yan heard this, he paused for a moment, but then he put it behind him because he didn't notice the murderous intention at all.

Then, sure enough, the middle-aged Taoist priest with a thin face and a black Taoist robe chose to break in!
  This true king of Wuwei Guan was not without the ability to forcefully break through, but he just chose to follow the rules at the beginning. Seeing that Su Yan's understanding of Mu Xing Dao "surpassed" his own, he felt inferior.

However, because of the heavy responsibilities on his shoulders during this trip, Xuan Jizi did not choose to quit, but pushed through.

Seven steps passed in one leap, and Xuan Jizi and Su Yan arrived under the Jiaoli Fairy Tree in an instant, but his head tilted back inexplicably! As if he had been hit head-on by some invisible force, a little blood oozed from his mouth and nose.

While Xuan Jizi was under a terrifying attack from the soul level and was temporarily unable to pick the fruit, Su Yan immediately flew onto the branches of the towering tree, with a dark ancient long sword in his hand, pointing at the handle of a jade-white cross pear. Cross it out!

This fairy fruit reminded Su Yan of the legendary ginseng fruit. There are special requirements for picking that thing, that is: it falls when it encounters gold, dries up when it encounters wood, melts when it encounters water, burns when it encounters fire, and enters when it encounters soil. .

Therefore, you must use a golden hammer to pick ginseng fruits, and one will fall out in one hit.

To be on the safe side, Su Yan did not pick it off with his hands, but used the metal ancient sword Liequ to cut it off.

The other six monks within a hundred steps were staring at this scene with concentration, and no one interfered with Su Yan for the time being; some of them had ulterior motives, and they even hoped to use their own methods to seize one or two of the fairy fruits after Su Yan picked them.

Further away, the monks from each camp nervously watched the trajectory of the sword. Whose hands will the first fairy fruit fall into?

What everyone didn't expect was that after Su Yan's long sword "cut off" the fruit handle, the Jiaoli Fairy Fruit did not fall down, and was still growing on the tree.

At this moment, Xuan Jizi finally came to his senses. He wiped away some blood on his face and also jumped up the tree to try to pick the fairy fruit.

Of course, he and Su Yan were not standing on the same branch. Obviously, he did not want to conflict with Su Yan for the time being. Anyway, there were at least twenty or thirty fairy fruits on the tree. Wouldn't it be better for the two of them to share it equally? Why do you have to fight to the death?

Xuan Jizi took out a small purple jade hoe. This medicinal hoe should be a special magic weapon specially used to dig out various spiritual herbs and elixirs. Although it has no ability to kill enemies, it is designed to attack the spiritual roots of various plants and trees. Obviously Wuweiguan came prepared this time. But what Xuan Jizi didn't expect was that when he went down with the hoe, he also failed to cut off the stem of the Jiaoli Fairy Fruit.

The fairy fruit in front of Mingming exudes an alluring fragrance. Just one whiff can make people feel elated, as if their energy has increased out of thin air. This is definitely not a false illusion.

The two "powerful men of the world" lost their swords one after another, which also made everyone realize that the pear fairy fruit is not that easy to pick, and special methods may be needed to remove it.

"If it were me, I would just pick it up and chew it." A round-faced monk almost drooled when he looked at the fairy fruit. The others were very contemptuous after hearing this.

But think about it carefully, if the fairy fruit is real, it doesn't seem to be a bad idea to eat two of them first? This is called "falling into the belly for peace of mind", but it looks a bit indecent.

The two people in the tree did not communicate, but each was deep in thought.
  A moment later, Xuan Jizi tried again. He raised the purple jade hoe in his right hand, but this time before cutting it, he deliberately wrapped the body of the hoe with a ball of chaotic energy.

Because Su Yan has proven that it is not feasible to follow the basic principle of "the five elements, metal and wood", Xuan Jizi wants to try to separate with the chaotic energy that does not enter the five elements to see if it can succeed.

The result is still the same. The hoe obviously has a cutting feel, but the fruit stems seem to grow randomly, and the pear fairy fruit still grows on the tree.

On the other side, Su Yan seemed to have a new idea. He silently performed magic spells, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of flames with five-color clouds of smoke. The flames wrapped around the black sword and even penetrated into the sword body inch by inch.

Although the Lie Que Sword had not changed color, as the flames entered its body, its temperature had reached an extremely high level, and streaks of heat were even evaporating from the surface that distorted the sight.

The onlookers from a distance immediately recognized that this was Qingcheng Palace’s Five-Colored Cloud and Smoke Technique, but what puzzled them was that using this would be effective?

Su Yan raised his sword again and dropped it, then unexpectedly reappeared! The Pear Fairy Fruit in front of him actually moved three inches out of thin air, as if he was avoiding it consciously.

But with Su Yan's reaction speed, he would not let it escape. In the end, the trajectory changed and he still cut down the fairy fruit.

Yes, he did it!
  This also confirms Su Yan's conjecture just now. The ginseng fruit falls when it encounters gold, following the principle of "the five elements metal overcomes wood". Why can't it succeed when it comes to the Jiaoli Fairy Fruit?

It may be because the cross pear has the meaning of "the interaction of metal and wood", that is, it has the two mutually reinforcing properties of gold and wood at the same time; in this case, it cannot be picked with a metallic object alone, but should be picked with a metal object that has both metal and fire properties. thing.

Because "the five elements fire restrains metal", only the two attributes of the Pear Fairy Fruit itself are restrained at the same time, can it be picked.

As soon as the fairy fruit left its mother's body, it once again showed characteristics similar to that of a living creature. It actually flew out on its own, and the speed was quite fast.

Now, Concubine Ming Ye, Shu Tu, and the old man in gray, who had been eyeing her for a long time, would naturally not let go of this excellent opportunity.

Concubine Mingye's hands seemed to be transformed into thousands of hands. The thousands of hands were waving in front of her body, creating afterimages, as if a thousand-legged giant spider was weaving countless threads; the threads could not be seen with the naked eye, even with spiritual consciousness. Senses, one after another, surrounded the fairy fruit.

Shutu is a mysterious man wearing an evil ghost mask, black fish scale armor, and a cape on his shoulders.

He clapped his hands, and thousands of wailing ghosts suddenly emerged from the cloak behind him. Thousands of ghosts swarmed up and rushed towards the fairy fruit.

The old man in gray clothes directly threw out the crutch in his hand. As soon as the crutch was released, it quickly grew into a green wooden dragon with a majestic head and horns, full scales and cold claws, and it also rushed towards the fairy fruit.

The onlookers became even more excited when they saw this. They snatched food from the immortal's mouth. It was so courageous. I wonder how Su Yan would respond?

Su Yan did not take action immediately, because at the same moment, Gou Chen, Guiren, and Lin Daosheng all took action for him.

Gou Chen snorted coldly, the earth roared, and suddenly a sharp mountain peak rose from the ground and crashed into the green wooden dragon.

The noble man held the Tiangang in his left hand and the Sword Jue in his right hand, and recited a mantra quickly in his mouth, "Four vertical and five horizontal. I am going out today. King Yu will defend the road, and Chi You will avoid the troops. The urgency is like the decree of the Xuannv of the Nine Heavens!"

As the curse fell, nine rays of golden light, four vertical and five horizontal, fell from the sky, falling in nine directions: Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jun, Formation, Row, Forward and Row, completely suppressing countless spider threads and causing them to advance and retreat. No.

Lin Daosheng held the sword with one hand and lightly slashed out a huge wave-breaking sword energy. This blue sword energy seemed extremely domineering and strong, but it immediately divided into pieces one by one after it was slashed out, and actually turned into thousands of pieces in an instant. Thousands of sword energy.

In the end, each sword energy accurately killed the ghosts that were thrown out. There was no redundant one and no missing one. This shows that the swordsmanship has indeed reached a state of exquisiteness that is first-rate in the world.

After being stopped by the three of them, those with ulterior motives were unable to grab the flying pear fairy fruit immediately.

To be honest, no one was surprised that the two inspectors took action, but it was a bit surprising that Lin Daosheng actually helped Su Yan to this extent; although Su Yan had been to the East China Sea Sword Sect as a guest, it was only that one time that the friendship between the two parties Is it that good?
  Su Yan himself did not chase the fairy tree out of the area. He just grabbed it out of thin air, and the fairy fruit that was about to escape a hundred steps suddenly returned to his hand.

This move is extremely clever, and many people can’t understand it. Photographing something from a distance? It doesn't look like that, the fairy fruit completely disappeared and appeared out of thin air.

Xuan Jizi showed an interested look and said softly: "What a clever method. Is this the application of the art of cause and effect?"

Su Yan nodded slightly, "But Xiao Shu, it was chopped off by me personally, and it has already formed a cause and effect with me, so naturally it cannot escape from my hands."

While the two were talking, the Jiaoli Fairy Tree changed again, and a small-looking "elf" suddenly floated out of a larger fairy fruit.

Its body was in the shape of a jade-white cloud. After floating out of its body, it knelt in front of Su Yan and kowtowed. It could also imitate people's hands to bow, but it could not speak.

At the same time, an elf in the shape of a jade-white pony emerged from the fairy fruit in Su Yan's hand. It flew to the side of the villain, bent its front legs, and worshiped Su Yan together, as if begging for mercy.

This strange phenomenon surprised Su Yan and at the same time reminded him of the legendary "Zhi Man and Zhi Horse".

(End of this chapter)