Unable to sleep, Shuli stood up from the bed and easily jumped onto the roof along the window.
Even late at night, the leaves of the Fusang Sacred Tree still emitted a faint golden light, which was so strange that it aroused Shuli's curiosity.
Shuli jumped down, picked off a few leaves from the mountain and shot them towards the Fuso Sacred Tree. At the same time, she stared at the cliff, moved her body, stepped on the leaves that were shot out, and flew to the strong trunk of the Fuso Sacred Tree.
Shuli knelt down and touched the red tree trunk. It felt no different from ordinary trees, except that the bark was smoother and did not have so many wrinkles.
Pick off a golden leaf, and after just a moment, the golden light flowing in the leaf disappears, turning into an ordinary golden leaf.
"Who! How dare you blaspheme the sacred tree."
Suddenly, a scolding voice came from under the tree.
Shu Li didn't hide her figure specifically, so she was discovered by the patrolling [Yu Yuan Guards].
Except for Shi Lan and the leaders and elders of each clan, let alone Shu Li, even the people from [Shu Mountain] cannot approach the Fuso Sacred Tree at will. At most, they can only worship from a distance under the altar.
"Why don't you come down quickly!"
Although they guard the Fuso Sacred Tree as [Yuyuan Guards], even they cannot touch the Sacred Tree easily. That would be a great disrespect to the Sacred Tree.
So, looking at Shuli on the tree trunk, they were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
Shuli lowered his head and glanced at the gathering of more and more guards holding long hairs under the tree. Looking at the flickering firelight in the distance, it seemed that there was a steady stream of people coming.
Shuli was silent for a while.
She was thinking that everyone had agreed to help save Chang'an Jun, and she had climbed their sacred tree without permission first, so it would be somewhat unreasonable to hurt others at this time.
Looking at the appearance of the people below, Shuli decided to get down from the tree first.
The moment Shuli reached the ground, a group of people pointed at him with spears.
They didn't want to kill Shuli, they just wanted to capture her and hand her over to the high priest for trial.
"In the forbidden area of the altar, you are noisy and violent. What crime should you do!"
A young but majestic voice came from behind the crowd. Immediately everyone raised their spears and turned around to salute the person, except for the person in the back who pointed his spear at Shuli.
The crowd dispersed on both sides, making way for Shi Lan.
"You should also step back."
"As commanded."
The assembled [Yu Yuan Guards] dispersed one after another, leaving only Shu Li and Shi Lan on the altar.
Shi Lan looked at Shu Li.
Shuli pretended to be relaxed and said, "It seems that the high priest can't sleep either."
"Just call me Shi Lan." After a pause, Shi Lan raised her head and looked at the Fuso Sacred Tree and said, "She is beautiful, isn't she?"
Shu Li looked back and nodded affirmatively, "It is indeed beautiful."
This was Shuli’s first time seeing a tree with its own special effects.
"But it is said that thousands of years ago, her leaves were more prosperous and her light was more dazzling." A sad look flashed in Shi Lan's eyes, and then she lowered her head and looked at Shu Li.
"During the day, the high priest said that your [Shu Mountain] clan obeyed the Yellow Emperor's instructions, so you live deep in the mountains. Don't you know what the instructions were? Of course, it doesn't matter if it's not convenient to tell you."
She was just curious and wanted to chat.
Shi Lan pondered for a moment, seeming to be thinking about whether to tell Shu Li about their past story.
"In ancient times, there was a great war between the Yellow Emperor and the demon god Chi You. Our clan was originally under Chi You's command, but at that time the high priest felt that Chi You was evil and even tried to get involved in the Fusang sacred tree and the three-legged golden crow inherited by our clan, so the high priest led the whole family
The clan surrendered to the Yellow Emperor.
After the Battle of Zhulu, Chi You was defeated and died, but he was too powerful during his lifetime, which caused his demon soldiers and dead souls to have strong evil aura, and ordinary people would die at the touch of it, and our clan's Fusang sacred tree just has the function of suppressing it.
Therefore, the Yellow Emperor bestowed upon our clan the sword Xuanyuan, and combined it with our clan's sacred tree to suppress Chi You's immortal soul for eternity. Our clan's sacred tree also turned red because it suppressed Chi You's corpse. For thousands of years, the sacred tree bloomed.
The light is getting fainter and fainter.”
"Magic soldier?"
"Do you know Jiutian Xuannv?"
Shuli nodded.
She must know about Jiutian Xuannv, Huangdi's exclusive plug-in.
"She was once the guardian of this land, and it was she who created this beautiful world. It is said that one day in ancient times, a star fell from the sky.
Since then, floods have surged, ferocious beasts have raged, and people have faced the threat of death every day.
Finally, a warrior named Chi You appeared. He was strong and fearless, fought against the sky, and defended people's right to survive.
Therefore, the goddess was moved, so she used the fallen stars to create an extremely powerful sword for Chi You - the Chi You Sword.
With this peerless sword, Chi You quelled the disaster and protected this land.
However, while powerful weapons gave Chi You strength, they also gave him terrible ambitions.
Chi You became more and more cruel. He wanted everyone to bow at his feet. Regardless of the goddess's dissuasion, Chi You created ninety-nine and eighty-one bronze giants that could destroy everything.
This was Chi You's Demon Soldier, also known as the Demon God of Soldiers. All of them were destroyed, and only one remained, the Demon Soldier of Soldiers made from fallen stars. So the Yellow Emperor sealed it in the border area, and it was guarded by the Loulan clan for generations.
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Shuli always felt that something was wrong.
She was just an outsider who had just arrived at [Shu Mountain] today, and was neither familiar with nor acquainted with them, yet Shi Lan told her all the ancient secrets without reservation?
Do you trust her so much?
I'm not afraid that she will first destroy [Shu Mountain], then unblock the Demon God of War, and then dominate the world.
"It was precisely because Chi You calmed down the chaos that people from my clan chose to follow him. It was also because he became more cruel and unkind in the end, so we finally gave up on him."
Shuli remained silent.
Who knows whether Chi You abandoned him because he became cruel or because he showed his defeat.
"So the high priest told me so much, isn't it just to tell me the origin of [Shu Mountain]?"
Shu Li stared at Shi Lan, a snowflake quietly condensing deep in her eyes.
Shi Lan shook her head slightly, walked to Shu Li, stretched out her hand to touch the red trunk of the Fusang Sacred Tree, "Many years ago, I interpreted the destruction of [Shu Mountain] from the prophecy, and the Sacred Tree was also transplanted to
Above the vast sea."
Saying that, Shi Lan turned to look at Shu Li, "The man who destroyed [Shu Mountain] came to [Shu Mountain] ahead of schedule. This has never appeared in the prophecy."
Shu Li: She can’t be talking about Meng Tian.
Shu Li narrowed her eyes slightly and chuckled, "Could it be that the high priest wants to nip the danger in the bud, then we have fallen into a trap ourselves."
"No." Shi Lan denied Shu Li's conjecture, and then stared straight at Shu Li, "The next fate of [Shu Mountain] is in your hands. I want to know what you think of me [Shu Mountain].