Chapter 1714

A moment later, Makabaka fled the forest that had terrified his soul, carrying with him a humiliation unprecedented in his demonic life.

"Sigh, some people just don't listen when spoken to nicely, forcing this poor monk to resort to torture." Xu Que pressed his palms together, wearing a look of compassion for all living things. "This poor monk didn't want to either; this poor monk has always been benevolent. Everything I did was for the sake of world peace. You can understand that, right, Benefactor?"

"I understand, I understand. But Master, why are you holding my hand?"

"Oh, this poor monk has never been here before and was afraid of getting lost." Xu Que held the young woman's delicate, soft hand with a clear conscience and smiled.

The young woman did not suspect anything, nodded, and continued walking toward the depths of the forest.

On the way, Xu Que learned that the young woman's name was Donglingcao, which he found a bit strange at the time.

"Isn't that the name of a traditional Chinese medicinal herb?" Xu Que asked curiously.

"That's right, our people all use traditional Chinese herbs as names." When the young woman smiled, two canine teeth were exposed, making her look exceptionally cute.

Unlike the extremely dangerous Forest of Chaos of later generations, the Forest of Eternity, as the predecessor to the Forest of Chaos, looked much more peaceful and serene.

Tall shrubs obscured the sky, and sunlight spilled down through the gaps in the leaves, landing on one's body and making one feel lazy.

Not far away, several small beasts poked their heads out, looking curiously in this direction, as if observing who had entered the forest.

"This really is a good place." Xu Que couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Having experienced too much killing in the Immortal Cloud Continent, suddenly arriving at such a peaceful place, Xu Que felt his own soul become calm.

Donglingcao glanced at him and said indifferently, "The killing intent on you is too heavy. If you continue like this for a long time, the path ahead will be very difficult to walk."

"Is it?" Xu Que looked at himself.

Where is there any killing intent?

This poor monk has always valued harmony, okay? I never kill indiscriminately.

"If you want to comprehend the Great Dao, you cannot be disturbed by the outside world." Donglingcao said softly, "Aren't the Immortal Emperors of today all like this? Before wanting to fuse with the Great Dao, they will inevitably choose to purify their hearts; otherwise, how can they comprehend the Heavenly Dao and realize the Great Dao from it?"

There's even this requirement?

Xu Que didn't expect that a young woman who wasn't even a Half-Step Immortal Emperor could know so much.

"You don't know?" Donglingcao looked at him strangely. "Isn't the method for you human cultivators to cultivate to become an Immortal Emperor to comprehend the Great Dao and then replace it with your own body? When you completely replace the Great Dao, you become an Immortal Emperor."

"Amitabha, this poor monk's knowledge is narrow." Xu Que pressed his palms together, thinking that in the world ten thousand years ago, it seemed that Immortal Emperors were everywhere; he had better be careful.

Wait?

Am I not free for the whole show?

Careful my ass!

I have a system, I am the strongest!

Seeing Xu Que's expression changing back and forth, Donglingcao couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh: "Your face is so strange, like a chameleon."

"Hehe... this poor monk's body is not very well." Xu Que looked toward the depths of the forest. "How much longer until we reach your tribe's gathering place?"

"Soon, it's right ahead."

Donglingcao stretched out a finger as delicate as a green onion and pointed straight ahead.

The space in front of the two suddenly twisted, rippling and rotating like water waves, gradually revealing a passage entrance.

"This, this, this..." Xu Que's eyes widened instantly.

What's the situation?

Is there an array here?

That's not right! If there were an array, the system should have warned me!

"Ding, detected that there is no array here."

Hearing this, Xu Que was even more surprised and looked sharply at Donglingcao.

"You have mastered the Great Dao of Space?!"

Donglingcao was startled, but upon hearing Xu Que's question, she smiled and nodded: "This is our tribe's talent. From birth, we can master the Great Dao."

Hiss...

Xu Que was so shocked he gasped.

What kind of perverted tribe is this!

According to this logic, doesn't that mean they are at least Half-Step Immortal Emperors from birth?

"Hmm... if according to your human saying, we are indeed Half-Step Immortal Emperors from birth." Donglingcao bit her index finger and nodded after a long while. "It's just that our cultivation level isn't that high."

After hearing Donglingcao's explanation, Xu Que finally understood.

It is true that this tribe masters the Great Dao from birth, but they only possess the ability to use the Great Dao.

Their actual cultivation level still needs to be cultivated from the beginning.

This is like a child born knowing how to use a thousand-pound giant axe, but they still need to grow slowly and move the giant axe bit by bit.

Only until the day they fully possess the ability to move the giant axe can they be considered truly able to use the Great Dao.

"Scared me to death, I was wondering how such a powerful tribe could be exterminated." Xu Que patted his chest and thought.

At this time, the two had crossed the vortex, and before them was an endless grassland. In the distance, a large number of wooden buildings were built together, which he assumed must be their encampment.

"Grandma, I'm back!" Donglingcao ran forward with a face full of joy.

The young girl's voice echoed in the air, and soon a mature woman walked out of the encampment.

The woman had a beautiful figure, even more eye-catching than Donglingcao, with her hair tied high behind her head, revealing a neck as slender as a swan's.

"Xiao Dong, it's great that you're safe!" The woman looked behind Donglingcao, her face showing vigilance. "Who is he?"

Donglingcao hurriedly pulled Xu Que over and introduced him: "Grandma, this is the person who saved me! His name is Tang Sanzang, and he is a monk!"

"A monk?" The woman looked Xu Que up and down and bowed. "This humble one is Shui Anxi. Many thanks to the benefactor for saving my granddaughter."

This bow was quite something; suddenly, there was a feast for the eyes, making one's blood boil.

Xu Que gasped, subconsciously wiping his nose. "It's nothing... just a small effort. This poor monk has always enjoyed helping others."

"Ah! Tang Sanzang, why are you having a nosebleed!" Donglingcao suddenly exclaimed.

Xu Que looked at his palm, hurriedly turned around and wiped it hard twice, then turned back, showing a weak expression. "It's nothing, just injured while resisting those extraterrestrial demons earlier."

"The benefactor is actually injured!" Hearing this, Shui Anxi hurriedly took Xu Que's hand and walked into the house. "This humble one happens to know a healing spell. Hurry inside, this humble one will treat the Master."

Before long, Xu Que stood in the room, looking at the scene before him, subconsciously swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

"That... Sister Shui, this isn't very appropriate, this poor monk is a man of the cloth."

Shui Anxi knelt in the center of the room. Hearing Xu Que's words, a strange look appeared in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Benefactor? Hurry over and lie down, this humble one will treat your injuries."

As she spoke, she patted her plump thighs.

Xu Que's eyes widened instantly.

Ah... so this is the test of the illusion?

This is too difficult!