I am a fairy

Chapter 304: Immortal Root Seeking Tree and the Seventy-two Transformations of the Earthly Evil

This time when Jiang Chao came to the Wushan Goddess Palace, he came not only to see the transformation and iteration of the monsters, but also to see some other things that Wangshu had told him about having discovered underground.

As a large number of monsters were sent into the ground, the Jiuzhou Dragon Vein Project continued to deepen, and a huge hole was dug underground.

Near the cavity, there are a large number of "root systems" of large silica life forms, which are connected to some strange devices.

At this moment.

These devices were dismantled and placed in a laboratory, while the Goddess of Wushan and Wangshu were restoring their original appearance based on the remaining devices.

Jiang Chao stood outside the experimental site, looking outside through the window.

Just some so-called "parts".

It looks like a dozen meters or even dozens of meters.

And these were brought back for analysis and research, and some of the "big parts" are still in place.

Wangshu said: "Although the main structure is gone and the underground cavity has changed beyond recognition due to geological changes, we can still infer the original appearance of the device that was originally connected to it based on the existing situation."

Projections poured in from all directions, and the devices were quickly assembled on the virtual projections, recreating a device that looked like a mountain.

Jiang Chao looked at the restored model and the densely packed annotations on it.

“Is this an engine?”

But this thing is really too big.

"You're not going to tell me that this is the thing from The Wandering Earth, right? Can this thing really be made?"

Wangshu shook his head: "No, this is used to control the rotation speed of the planet."

Jiang Chao: "Control the rotation speed of the earth?"

They replaced the surface life and changed the surface of the planet.

Now thinking about it, it is not surprising that we need to control and regulate the rotation of the entire planet.

Wangshu said: "This should be a key node. We plan to go deeper from here and we should be able to make greater discoveries."

Jiang Chao turned his gaze away from the window: "What are you going to do?"

Wangshu was well prepared.

With a wave of her hand, she projected the root system of the super-large silica life that had been discovered underground.

A huge monster with dense roots extending from the surface to underground appeared in front of Jiang Chao.

"This is the super-large silica life form codenamed Xunmu. We have only explored a portion of its surface so far."

"The first part of the structure is the new fiber optic connection system, which is the connection between all surface facilities and the red spider lily neural network of all silica life. This part died due to the withdrawal of the red spider lily neural network, or was cut off or atrophied during the disassembly."

"The second part of the structure, the now paralyzed underground transport pipeline, has also mostly disappeared due to changes in the geological structure."

"The third part of the structure, the device that controls the rotation speed of the earth, should have been dismantled and taken away, leaving only a part of the hole."

"That's what we've found so far."

Just looking at the magnificent scene reproduced by this projection, it is hard to imagine that this is only a part of this behemoth, not the whole thing.

Wangshu looked at Jiang Chao and said.

"It's hard for us to dig out its core, let alone explore its full picture, just by digging a little bit at a time."

"And a large part of its equipment may be located 17,000 meters underground, which is already the mantle layer."

"To know."

"The temperature of the shell increases with depth. On average, the temperature increases by about 100°C ​​for every 3 meters of depth, and the pressure increases by about 100 atmospheres for every 27.5 meters of depth."

"The asthenosphere in the upper mantle is where radioactive materials are concentrated, with temperatures ranging from 1000 to 2000 degrees Celsius."

"I'm sure."

"Although it uses the Red Spider Lily neural network system as its root system to connect to surface facilities, the connection method at its core is no longer the Red Spider Lily neural network, but another method."

"It may not have any direct physical connection with the main body, and it is impossible for us to find it by excavation."

Jiang Chao understood what Wangshu meant by the difficulty and what she meant.

"You need to rebuild this super-large silica life and then activate it."

Wangshu nodded: "Yes."

Jiang Chao asked: "Will it be risky?"

Wangshu said: "In the process of reconstruction, we will also master a large amount of silicon life science technology, which is also what we urgently need."

"We'll rebuild and build our own system until we have complete control over it."

Of course, Wangshu was also prepared.

"If we can't control it, we will evacuate."

"no matter what."

"As long as we master this technology, even if we abandon everything and wander in the universe, we can easily rebuild everything as long as we find a suitable planet."

"It takes decades of time and some risk to obtain such world-changing magical powers."

"Master Yunzhongjun, it's a good deal."

"and."

"No matter what, if we want to find out the secret in the end, don't we have to take this risk?"

Wangshu and Jiang Chao discussed it and decided to implement this plan.

Finally, Jiang Chao said.

"Xunmu, another name from mythology. You didn't create it, so why did you name it?"

Wangshu: "We haven't found an official name for it yet. We have to have a name for it."

Jiang Chao: "Isn't it called CDGS0001?"

Wangshu: "That's our archive number. We also need a name to communicate with the outside world."
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"Drip drip!"

The huge data stream spread through the Huangquan network to somewhere, and also transmitted the life of Taoist Jin Ao to another body.

However, even if it seems to have bypassed reincarnation, the data still has to go through a process with the Great and Young Gods of Destiny and run a circle on the main engine of the Yellow Springs Base.

Cave heaven and blessed land.

Qingqiu.

A "bamboo hat" that was sent here suddenly moved, spread out and turned into the shape of a vine.

Then it swam quickly across the ground and disappeared.

All that is left is the lonely rustling sound.

Taoist Jin'ao refined the magic weapon Wuji into an incarnation, but what he did not expect was that Wuji could not contain all of his memories and human wisdom.

For an instant.

Taoist Jin'ao changed from a human being into a dazed and confused Wuji Teng.

Taoist Jin'ao was traveling across the earth in a daze. He instinctively wanted to go back to the human world, but he just arrived at the stone tablet at the entrance of Qingqiu.

"Buzz!"

The huge barrier emitted a light that was invisible to the mortal eye, isolating him from the mundane world.

No longer a human being, there is no decree from heaven.

You can no longer enter the human world.

There was no other way, so the “No Hunger Vine” could only turn around and go deep into the earth.

This state continues, day after day.

Watching.

Perhaps he will disappear into the hunger-free vine in this state.

At this time, the Three Corpses True Lord appeared.

He pulled Taoist Jin'ao into the realm of incense and fire, and he finally broke free from his confused state.

Before he knew it, he had spent several months in this vine state.

now.

That bit of divine light enlightened his obscured wisdom, and Taoist Jin'ao finally found himself again.

In the divine realm, the temples are magnificent and filled with golden light.

Smoke rose from the incense burner not far away, surrounding the top of the temple like clouds and emitting a rich fragrance.

The Taoist stood in the divine realm of incense and fire and said in disbelief and difficulty accepting.

"How could this be?"

"How could this be?"

Taoist Jin'ao originally planned to start with the magic weapon Wujie, use its power of immortality to gradually restore his human body, and then achieve immortality through immortality.

But he did not expect that he would become hungerless and even lose his human intelligence.

This first step into the door is closed.

No matter how much you think or do later, it will all be in vain.

Taoist Jin Ao hurriedly looked at the Three Corpses beside him and said, "Brother, did you know this would happen?"

Sanshi Zhenjun shook his head: "I never thought that a person's soul would be blocked by the magic weapon."

"The human body is the body of Tao. This statement is indeed true!"

After all, as far as the two knew, Taoist Jin Ao was the first person to refine a magic weapon into an incarnation, and the first person to transfer his soul to a magic weapon.

Taoist Jin'ao knew that his senior brother was unreliable.

But he had spared no effort to cultivate this path in the first place, and now he could only swallow the bitter fruit himself.

But now that he had finally regained consciousness, Taoist Jin'ao could only seize this opportunity.

If I lose that little bit of inspiration again, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance.

Taoist Jin'ao stepped forward, stared at Zhenren Sanshi and asked.

"It's no use saying this now. Brother, do you have any way to save me?"

Since the Three Corpses True Lord came to find the Golden Ao Taoist, he must have found some solutions.

"Now, there is a way."

Taoist Jin Ao quickly asked, "What method?"

The Three Corpses True Lord said: "The Heavenly Court has issued an order to dispatch a group of demons with magical powers to nourish Xunmu. These demons are different from ordinary demons. In addition to opening their spiritual intelligence, they must also have some extraordinary qualities."

"Although you are not a demon, you are just right."

Taoist Jin Ao: "What's so special about it?"

True Lord Sanshi: "These monsters have no true form and can change into a thousand shapes. When necessary, they can abandon their true form and transform into another one. Aren't you in this form right now, Junior Brother?" After Jiang Chao and Wangshu discussed it, they decided to rebuild Xunmu.

The most urgent task is to dispatch intelligent engineering vehicles and select some monsters to assist in construction.

but.

This method of building Xunmu is somewhat different from the ordinary method of building a sacred tree cave paradise, and it is also completely different from building the heavenly palace and fairyland in the sky.

The usual construction method is to select a location and make a plan, and then send construction vehicles, ghosts, monsters and resources there continuously.

The Jianmu itself is hidden under the earth, and the facilities in many places still have frames, but some are disconnected, some are damaged and paralyzed.

What we do is mainly restoration work.

The main task of these monsters is to repair the red spider lily neural network of Xunmu and install and open up the network connection ports in it.

after that.

Then we followed this network of wood-hunting and reached from one end to the other.

However, what we had in the past were only the data of these monsters, not their real bodies.

They transferred their data from one end to the other, and then used wood to create new ports under the ground at the other end and printed out new bodies.

after that.

Re-complete the construction and connection there and reconnect the disconnected network.

After successfully completing this section of the project again, it will abandon the body on this side and transmit the data again, and create a new body deeper or farther underground on the other side.

That's it.

We continued to go deeper and deeper, searching for and exploring the overall picture of this behemoth. Along the way, we also continued to rebuild and perfect its structure to restore its former glory.

Moving around, ever-changing.

"Looking for wood?"

Although Taoist Jin'ao was not a scholar, he was well-read in books and ancient scrolls, especially those related to mythology.

When he heard the word "Xunmu", he immediately thought of the sacred tree in the myth, and related records emerged in his mind.

"Looking for trees in the distance, they grow by the river."

"The branches stretch a thousand miles and reach up to the sky."

"It hangs down to the four poles, and covers the Yuyuan."

"Is that Xunmu?"

Just by listening to this record, one can know the size of this sacred tree, which is described as having shadows hanging down on all four sides and covering the Yuyuan.

Three Corpses True Lord: "It is this sacred tree."

Taoist Jin Ao sighed: "I didn't expect this sacred tree to appear in the world."

Now, Taoist Jin'ao has heard that the legendary trees such as Jianmu, Ruomu, Fusang, etc. have appeared in the world one by one.

Now, another sacred tree in mythology has also appeared, and perhaps it will become the one he sees most often in the next period of time.

Sanshi Zhenjun nodded and said.

"If you can comply with the will of the Heavenly Court, you will not only be able to escape the calamity of this body, but you will also be able to truly master some great magical powers."

"Let alone other things, the magic of moving around and changing in a myriad of ways is the true supreme magical power!"

"If Junior Brother can master this kind of magic, even if he hasn't yet entered the immortal path, he's probably not far away."

Taoist Jin'ao spoke without much hesitation.

"I go."

In the eyes of Taoist Jin'ao, this thing can be done.

Even if the sacred tree is the Fusang tree in the legend, with its figure reaching up to the clouds in the sky, so what? With the help of gods and demons from the lower world, how long will it take to destroy it?

And by working hard for the Heavenly Court, one can gain such great supernatural powers. It can be said to be a deal that cannot be more profitable.

Taoist Jin'ao pondered and thought.

"The so-called "a thousand miles away" seems to be just an imaginary number, just like usual."

"Mortals cannot see the boundary, so they call it a thousand miles."

"This world."

"Where did the Qianli tree come from?"

After Taoist Jin'ao figured it out, he bowed and thanked the Three Corpses True Lord.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. You are the one who thinks of me!"

Unfortunately, he had never seen the sacred Jianmu tree.

I have never been above the abyss of the sea, gazing up at the immortal root connecting heaven and earth above the nine heavens. Otherwise, I would certainly not have been able to utter these words.

Compared with Jianmu, Xunmu is even better.
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Beneath the blessed land of Qingqiu Cave, deep in the earth.

In a dark cave.

"Xixixi!"

“Tsk, tsk, tsk!”

The Wuji Vine merged into a silicon body, and the dusty spiritual light of Taoist Jin'ao was lit up again.

The huge amount of memory that originally could not be stored was finally stored.

The smart model that was originally unable to work started working again.

open one's eyes.

Jin Ao then found himself turned into a "person" wearing a bamboo hat.

And around his body, there were some strange-looking "people". After appearing one by one in this underground cave, they exclaimed.

"Transformation!"

"I transformed. I really succeeded."

"After years of practice, you finally got this body?"

"Look, see what's the difference?"

"It seems that nothing has changed?"

Taoist Jin'ao sat in the corner of the cave, watching these "people". From listening to them talk, he knew that they must be demons summoned by the Heavenly Palace.

However, unlike those monsters, there seems to be no change.

He felt as if he had changed a little, and also as if everything had changed. He couldn't tell where this abnormality came from.

Although this body is in human form, Taoist Jin'ao feels very strange.

At least.

It's quite different from how he felt when he was alive.

At this time, a giant spirit god sitting cross-legged in the distance of the cave spoke.

"This is the first level of transformation technique that I gave to you. It is not a form-changing technique. You have only transformed into human form, but not into a Taoist body."

The gods and demons from heaven also looked human-like, but were about twenty or thirty feet tall and sat cross-legged on the ground.

When he first saw it, Jin Ao thought it was a stone statue.

The god and demon's finger fell, and light surged at the fingertips.

Then I saw that the "person" with a pointed face and monkey cheeks who had just stood in the crowd turned into a huge rat in an instant.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"

The "rat" huddled together in fear, constantly shouting something.

Revealing that he is a demon.

In other words, it is the appearance of silicone.

And the devil's finger pressed down once more, altering the mouse's silicon genetic code, and its form changed once again.

In an instant, it turned into a human form again.

The demon spoke in human voice, looked at the others, and touched his face.

"Hey, I'm back again."

Such miraculous and mysterious magical power made Taoist Jin'ao stunned and dizzy.

At this time, the god and demon also spoke the name of this method.

"This method is called the Seventy-two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends."

"I will slowly teach you from now on, so you must remember to practice well."

"I have received the order from the Heavenly Court. This time, the task of nurturing the immortal root and finding the wood is of great importance. If you are delayed or negligent, I will not only take away your magic, but also suppress you under these nine lands, and you will never be able to stand up again."

Everyone fell to their knees, shouting.

"I will never dare to be disrespectful."

And next.

The god and devil really taught them the art of transformation, and the first thing he taught was the art of transforming into a bug.

This spell can turn part of their body into silk.

With this change, they can travel through the root system of the Xunmu tree, check the condition of the fairy root, and find out its "disease".

Taoist Jin'ao was overjoyed when he learned the art of transformation, and he was looking forward to what changes would come next.

According to that god and demon.

This spell is called the Seventy-two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends, and it will be passed on to them one by one every time they go deeper and need to change into a new form.

As soon as I heard it, I knew there were at least seventy-two levels of changes!
If you can learn them all, there is no place in the world that you cannot go.

Even if it is not a secret to immortality, it should not be difficult to seek immortality with this secret.

But as he began to nurture the wood, he felt something was wrong.

One of the roots of this immortal root stretches for dozens of miles.

And listen to what the gods and demons say.

"What kind of roots is this?"

"It's just a whisker at best."

Looking at the Xunmu tree whose cross-section filled the entire giant cave, Taoist Jin'ao stood in front of one of the "whiskers" of the Xunmu tree.

Said in astonishment.

"Could it be that there really is a thousand miles?"

(End of this chapter)