Chapter 169 Ghost Island
This hibiscus tree is extremely huge, at least a hundred feet tall, and the width of its crown is estimated to be more than three hundred acres.
"It turns out that there really are hibiscus trees." Yang Jinhua opened her beautiful peach blossom eyes and blinked, looking quite surprised.
Second senior brother Ren Quan glanced at Yang Jinhua from the side, his expression again looking a little weird.
He felt that the fact that humans could grow wings was far more amazing than the hibiscus tree.
In fact, this is because they have seen too much. The disciples of Tianji Sect have lived on Fuso Island since childhood. For them, the existence of Fuso trees is a matter of course, but they have never seen a person with wings, which is quite strange.
The boat stopped at the pier. Ren Quan took Lu Sen off the boat, walked across a wooden bridge, and came to the beach.
Here, there were already several men in turquoise robes waiting. In addition, Qi Dong, the junior brother from Tianji Sect whom Lu Sen met last time, was also standing in the crowd.
A middle-aged man with a handsome appearance came up, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I am Zhang Tiangui, the deputy head of Tianji Sect, and I am honored to meet Master Lu and his wife."
"Long-awaited, outward-looking."
Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua clasped their fists in return.
"Please follow me, I will welcome you two nobles."
"You're welcome."
For a moment, the host and guest got along well. Lu Sen and the deputy head of the degree walked side by side, along the winding forest path, slowly going up, and soon they came to a waterfall.
"This is the Milky Way falling from the sky." Zhang Tiangui stroked his beard and smiled complacently, "A beam of white silk flows down from a cliff over 300 meters high, condensing without dispersing. It is extremely beautiful. It should be the best waterfall in the world."
Lu Sen nodded: "It is indeed very beautiful."
Yang Jinhua felt the same way.
This naturally formed beauty is itself breathtaking.
Afterwards, Zhang Tiangui took Lu Sen for a walk and visited several scenic spots in Tianmen Airport, and then took them to a platform on the edge of the cliff.
Here, there are bright red cherry blossoms gently falling, and a mountain spring flows by the side. Standing at the railing, you can see the huge hibiscus tree trunk in the distance. It is a great view.
There is also a stone table and round stools on this platform.
Some seafood was already placed on the table, and there were even a few very strange fruits on it.
Lu Sen's attention was immediately attracted by this fruit, and so was Yang Jinhua.
The main thing is that this fruit is very strange, each one is almost the same size, pink, and translucent. You can see a blue core in the flesh.
"Please sit down." Zhang Tiangui made a 'please' gesture. He sat down after Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua sat down, and said, "I heard that there is a fairy fruit in Master Lu's cave that can cure all diseases. It is really magical. We also have hibiscus fruit here. Although it is not as magical as the fruit in Master Lu's home, eating it for many years will make you feel light and healthy. It is also a good treasure. And the quantity is rare. Even we, the disciples of Tianji Sect, only get five or six a year."
There were more than ten of them on the fruit plate.
Lu Sen clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I am ignorant and this is the first time I have seen this kind of fruit. Please forgive me for making fun of you."
"No way, we are all from the immortal sects, and each has its own unique skills and heritage. Apart from other things, Master Lu's cave dwelling skills are extremely admirable."
The Tianji Sect had investigated Lu Sen, and they were well aware of how powerful his cave dwelling technique was.
Lu Sen took out a few fruits from the system backpack and placed them on the table: "Since they are all fruits, let's eat them together."
Zhang Tiangui looked at the peaches and pears that suddenly appeared, his eyes slightly narrowed.
According to rumors, Master Lu possesses the magical power of "The World in His Sleeves". He originally thought it was just a special trick, but now it seems that it is really related to the magical power.
However, Zhang Tiangui quickly put away his surprised expression and laughed, "In this case, we should all have fun together, please!"
Lu Sen was not at all nervous. He picked up a hibiscus fruit and started eating it.
To be honest, this thing tastes good, the flesh is sweet and crispy. After eating the flesh, only the blue core is left. Lu Sen couldn't help asking: "Since the hibiscus tree has fruit, why don't you think about cultivating and planting new hibiscus trees?"
Zhang Tiangui was eating half of the 'Fairy Peach', his face full of happiness as if he had eaten something delicious. Suddenly, he heard Lu Sen's question and couldn't help but sigh and said, "We in Tianji Sect have tried it before. We planted it from east to west, from islands to Mount Tai, but all the fruit cores could not germinate and would rot after a while."
I see!
Lu Sen thought for a moment and said, "Can I take a fruit core back and try planting it?"
“Please.” Zhang Tiangui said without hesitation: “If Master Lu can really grow a new Fusang tree one day, please remember the kindness of the incense and give some convenience to our disciples of Tianji Sect.”
Lu Sen really had a good impression of this deputy head.
He is generous and upright.
In fact, Zhang Tiangui felt the same way about Lu Sen.
It’s not that Tianjimen has not invited other outsiders to the island. Many people would secretly put away the cores after eating the hibiscus fruit.
Lu Sen was the only one who openly said that he wanted to give it a try.
In fact, every time the Tianji Sect invited people to eat hibiscus fruit, it was thinking of letting people from other sects take the fruit cores back and try to see if they could grow new hibiscus trees.
They just don't say it clearly.
Lu Sen put the fruit core into the system backpack and chatted with Zhang Tiangui for a while while eating.
When they had almost finished eating the food on the table, Lu Sen said, "Thank you, Vice-Master Zhang, for your hospitality. But now that we are full, can you take me down to see the Fusang tree? After all, it is getting late, and I have to go back to the sea later."
"No problem." Zhang Tiangui had been waiting for Lu Sen to bring up this matter.
He stood up and took Lu Sen down the cliff again and came to the depression in the middle of the island.
The hibiscus tree grows here.
Before, I was far away, so although the hibiscus tree looked big, the visual impression was not that obvious.
When they actually walked under the hibiscus tree, Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua discovered that the tree was so big that it was almost suffocating.
The light green trunk is about thirty feet in diameter, like a tall and huge wall blocking your way.
And on the trunk, there is a circle of wooden bridge and plank road, climbing up around the trunk.
Lu Sen followed Zhang Tiangui, walked on the plank road, and slowly went up around the tree trunk.
Lu Sen walked in the inner path, touching the bark of the hibiscus tree trunk with his fingers as he walked.
Its bark is very smooth and feels lubricated to the touch.
Moreover, the trunk exudes a peculiar tree fragrance.
It smells a bit like sugar, but with a hint of willow leaves mixed in.
As the group walked higher and higher, Zhang Tiangui said, "In order to build this plank road on the Fusang tree, our ancestors of Tianji Sect spent more than 70 years to complete it, and then they had to overhaul it every two or three years."
The bark of the hibiscus tree is smooth and the trunk is straight. It is indeed very difficult to build a plank road on such a smooth surface.
Yang Jinhua was behind them and couldn't help asking, "When did the seniors of Tianji Sect discover this Fusang tree?"
Because there is fog outside the Fusang tree, most people don't dare to go in casually.
"According to the ancient books in our sect, it should have been discovered during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang."
"Xu Fu went out to sea to search for the immortal mountain?" A light bulb went off in Lu Sen's mind.
Zhang Tiangui said admiringly: "Master Lu is indeed well-informed and has a strong memory. Indeed, the first headmaster of our sect was Xu Fu."
As they were talking, they reached a height of about fifty feet. Looking down at the ground from here, it was already very high.
And the huge hole in the tree trunk is right here.
Standing on the plank road, Zhang Tiangui pointed to the huge hole in front and said, "This is the scar of the hibiscus tree that has gradually grown over the past 100 years. We really don't know why, and there is nothing we can do. We can only watch it grow bigger. If it continues like this, the hibiscus tree will probably break in less than 30 years."
Lu Sen stared at the huge hole in the tree trunk without saying a word, his eyes full of confusion.
Seeing him like this, Zhang Tiangui was somewhat surprised and couldn't help asking, "Master Lu, have you found any clues?"
The fusang tree is the "totem" of their Tianji Sect. It can be said that without the fusang tree, their Tianji Sect will be finished.
Lu Sen pointed at the tree hole and asked, "I saw a circle of black transparent fire burning on the tree wall there. Can't you see it?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on him.
Some didn't believe it, some were surprised, but more were skeptical.
Zhang Tiangui stared at the inner wall of the tree hole for a while, then shook his head: "I really can't see anything. And we have walked around on the tree wall before. If there really is black transparent fire, why are we all fine?"
Is that so?
Lu Sen thought about it, took out a long sword from the system backpack, walked forward, and poked it with the tip of the sword .
The fire burned and twisted on its own, and the flames even passed through the tip of the sword, completely unaffected, as if it were an illusion.
Lu Sen retracted the sword, looked at the sword body, and found that there was no problem with the sword.
So he slowly stretched out his hand, and when his fingertips touched the black flame, he suddenly felt a little pain. He pulled his hand back and found that a small piece of his fingertip had been destroyed and a small piece of the skin at the front end of the fingertip had been carbonized.
This happened in front of everyone's eyes, and everyone saw it.
Yang Jinhua anxiously pulled Lu Sen's hand, stroked it gently, and then asked worriedly: "Sir, is there anything wrong?"
"No, it's just like being burned by ordinary fire."
Zhang Tiangui was relieved when he heard this. As long as Lu Sen was fine, he would not know how to apologize.
But at this time Yang Jinhua frowned and said: "Sir, you are a banished immortal, you should avoid water and fire, how can ordinary fire burn your hair and skin!"
Hearing this, Zhang Tiangui also reacted: Yes, Master Lu has made great progress in his cultivation, and ordinary flames will not be able to hurt him.
In other words, there is really a flame burning on the inner wall of the tree hole, but they can't see it or feel it.
Is this the difference between true immortals and other such Jia immortals?
Lu Sen stared at the black fire for a while and said, "Deputy Sect Leader Zhang, it seems that the problem with the Fusang tree must be related to the black fire."
"But no one can see our Tianji Sect, so naturally no one can find a way to save Fusang." Zhang Tiangui said this, clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Lu Sen: "Master Lu, please think of a way to save our Tianji Sect and Fusang."
At this moment, Zhang Tiangui's eyes were full of moisture.
Lu Sen stared at the translucent black flames for a while, then took out the ruby energy pack from the system backpack.
This is a redstone power pack that is running out of energy. Even if it is placed in the system backpack, it will slowly restore energy.
If placed in the outside world, it will attract external forces and accelerate its own energy charging.
These black flames should be energy. I wonder if they can be consumed by redstone energy packs.
As a result, as soon as he released the redstone energy pack, he saw these flame seedlings twisting on their own, and at the same time, the flame seedlings leaned towards the redstone energy pack.
Seeing this, Lu Sen knew there was a chance, so he passed the redstone energy pack over.
It turned out to be useful. Where the redstone energy pack was placed, the black flame gradually disappeared, and finally formed a 'fire-free zone' that was slightly larger than the redstone energy pack.
Seeing this, Lu Sen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This red square box can indeed attract the black flames, but it's a little slow, and the tree hole is really big. If you want to really extinguish them all, it will probably take a long time."
Upon hearing that the hibiscus tree could be saved , Zhang Tiangui straightened up, his face filled with excitement, his teeth almost showing as he smiled.
The several Tianji sect members who were following nearby also laughed and hugged each other to celebrate.
"Since you can ignore the flames and move freely, I'll keep this red box with you for now. Move it to a different location every hour to eliminate the black flames in other places, and there should be no problem."
"Thank you, Master Lu." Zhang Tiangui bowed deeply and said gratefully, "You have saved all of us in Tianji Sect. I heard that you were looking for meteorites from outer space. It just so happens that we have three pieces in our collection. Master Lu, please accept them."
Three pieces?
Then this trip to Tianjimen was really worth it.
Lu Sen smiled and said, "It will probably take you two or three months to completely put out all the transparent fires, so I will come back in three months to take a look. As for the three pieces of meteorite iron, I will respectfully obey your orders."
"Hahaha, Master Lu, please follow me."
At that moment, Zhang Tiangui led Lu Sen to the main hall of Tianji Gate and took three pieces of meteorite.
Then he ordered someone to take Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua off the island by boat and then send them back to the big ship.
But when Lu Sen returned to the boat, he heard screams. Lu Sen saw that everyone was looking behind him, so he turned around and saw a scene that surprised him.
The wall of fog outside Fuso Island was disappearing rapidly, floating up into the air like wisps of smoke.
And when the fog wall disappeared, Fuso Island also disappeared.
The huge hibiscus tree also disappeared without a trace.
"what happened?"
Lu Sen boarded the aircraft and arrived above Fuso Island, only to find that the sea was endless with waves and nothing else.
Ghost Island?
This is quite interesting.
Lu Sen looked at the blue fruit core in his system backpack and pondered for a long time.
