Chapter 916

Mengqi subconsciously took a step forward with his saber and sword hanging diagonally in front of General Yin, while Ruan Yushu took out the simple Demon-revealing Mirror.

Jiang Zhiwei, Qi Zhengyan, and Zhao Heng were ready to fight in a short time.

Mengqi didn't have much confidence in defeating General Yin if he encountered him alone, even if he used the main material of the Heavenly Weapon. After all, no matter how powerful the weapon was, he had to be able to hit it. Without his companions, unless the Evil Spirit of Zhen Wu or the Oracle of the Covenant had something to fight for, with the strength and realm of a grandmaster, it was very likely that he would pay a certain price to avoid the attack. He had to fight with Kung Fu to create an opportunity to kill General Yin, or use the main material of the Heavenly Weapon to create an opportunity to escape.

But now, with the Demon-revealing Mirror, the assistance of Jiang Zhiwei, and Qi Zhengyan, it would be no problem for General Yin as long as he didn't have the special magic treasure of the Journey to the West!

The only worry was the mysterious "person" shrouded in a black robe. His breath was cold and horrible, far beyond General Yin's. Even if the five of them were to deal with him, Mengqi felt extremely dangerous!

Snake Dang looked over coldly. Two red lights burst out from the darkness under the black robe.

Under his gaze, Mengqi felt a chill from the bottom of his feet to the bottom of his heart. His blood vessels froze, his muscles and bones stiffened, and his Vital Spirit trembled.

"What terrible strength!"

Snake Dang suddenly raised his head and roared. His voice shook the sky, and his hidden breath gushed out. Even in the shard of the Celestial Court, the wind and clouds changed color and the mist solidified. It gave people a feeling that he was the master of heaven and earth, the core of this world!

"The peak of the Exterior, close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya …" Unable to control the breath, Mengqi didn't dare to attack rashly and was on guard.

"An enemy at this level? Isn't the difficulty of the task too exaggerated?"

Mengqi still remembered how Progenitor Doumu killed the Peerless Master Pro "Emperor of the Netherworld" with one slap!

Today's Death Task was nothing more than this!

General Yin was also frightened and stood rooted to the ground. He felt lucky that he had not talked back to Lord Dang Shan.

But such a strong Snake Dang didn't protect the Silver Python King!

Snake Dang turned his head and ignored Meng Qi and the others. He strode toward the palace in front of him, which had only one entrance.

"Uh …" Mengqi was obviously stunned.

After demonstrating his strength, the black-robed monster did not choose to hunt for treasures after clearing the enemies!

What it did just now was merely to warn them not to try to snatch it. Otherwise, even if they didn't have any enmity, they would still feel enmity towards them.

"Is there such a kin-hearted monster?"

Jiang Zhi Wei and the others did not expect such a situation. They looked at each other with General Yan. The open space in front of the palace was quiet.

General Yan had many thoughts and didn't know what to do.

No, Bear Mountain and the others screamed and disappeared, but the Human Tribe was safe and sound. They must have something to rely on!

"No, Bear Mountain and the others screamed and disappeared, but the Human Tribe is safe and sound. They must have something!"

General Yin thought of the miserable giant roc and was sure to avoid it, even if it had a powerful magic weapon, as long as it was not the one used by the Monster Kings when Tang Xuanzang went to the Buddhist scriptures. But now, the five of them were together. The girl in the light yellow dress could fight with him, and the young man with the sword seemed to be stronger. The giant roc was a good example!

General Yin turned around and followed Snake Dang without hesitation.

"Snake Dang eats meat, we can at least drink soup!"

Because he couldn't figure out the black-robed monster's thoughts, Mengqi looked at General Yin's back without brandishing his sword. He watched them push the front door of the palace and disappear into the darkness.

"What a strange task …" Mengqi exhaled.

Jiang Zhiwei frowned and said, "The breath of the black-robed monster is a little familiar."

Reminded by her, Mengqi also came to himself and said, "It is indeed familiar. Where have we met?"

Zhao Heng shook his head and said, "I don't feel that way."

The few of them tried their best to recall every single living demon they had encountered, but there were no clues.

"Forget it if you can't remember." Mengqi stopped thinking and looked at the open palace door. "We have Karma points and are not afraid of being deducted. It is not worthwhile to fight with a monster close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya. It is better to search around and get some rewards to make up for the loss of Karma points."

Once there was a way out, few people would fight with their lives on the line.

"Okay." Although Jiang Zhiwei liked to fight and sharpen her sword, she was not stupid. Even a guru could not fight with a monster close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya.

Mengqi looked around. Behind him was the Celestial River, and in front of him was the palace. The palace was cut off by the Chaotic Void, and there was a garden on each side with lush trees.

"The black-robed monster's meaning is clear. He doesn't want us to fight with him, which means we'd better not enter the palace." Qi Zhengyan reminded.

Judging from the layout, the core of the fragment of the Celestial Court was most likely in the palace.

Mengqi thought so too. He said doubtfully, "Judging from the tiger monster's reaction, the black-robed monster seems to have come uninvited. It doesn't know the details either. Could it be that it got the news and came to find the core of the fragment?"

"It should be. But the black-robed monster hesitated for a while before choosing the left side. It seems that it doesn't know where the core is." Zhao Heng observed carefully.

But it was useless. Mengqi took a deep breath and pointed. "Let's not enter the palace. Let's go to the garden and look for immortal herbs and spiritual roots. If we can get a flat peach, it will be more worthwhile than completing ten tasks!"

"Flat peach …" Ruan Yushu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although he knew that this was just Mengqi's comforting words, as one of the most important treasures of the Celestial Court, the flat peach should be in the core area of the Ninth Heaven instead of the periphery near the Southern Heavenly Gate, Ruan Yushu still became excited and imagined the taste of the flat peach!

"Where are we going?" Jiang Zhi Wei asked with a smile after calming herself down.

She had accepted the fact that they had failed the task.

Mengqi thought for a while and said, "The monsters died mysteriously. I'm worried that there's something strange in the fragment of the Celestial Court. So we can't split up. As for which side to choose, I'm used to choosing the left."

"Then let's go left." Jiang Zhiwei and the others didn't have any relevant information, so they let Mengqi choose.

Mengqi led the way. They quickly approached the garden on the left in case of any accidents.

When they were about to enter, Mengqi who was secretly calculating Yuxu suddenly had an idea. He looked back at the palace gate and saw a strange blood shadow flash by and disappear into the darkness behind the gate!

"What's wrong?" Qi Zhengyan asked in a low voice.

Mengqi frowned slightly. "I saw a blood shadow, but it's not coming for us. Don't worry about it."

If the strange thing in the fragment of the Celestial Court could kill General Yin and the black-robed monster, wouldn't their task be completed easily?

This was a pleasant surprise worth looking forward to!

Mengqi withdrew his mind and checked the inhibition first. Just like before, he used all methods including the doppelganger, but found nothing unusual. Yuxu's calculation and Jiang Zhiwei's "Cicada Senses Before Autumn Wind Moves" didn't "detect" any danger.

Stepping into the garden, the vicissitudes of time hit them. Mengqi looked around and let out a soft sound of surprise.

The doppelganger's observation range was limited, but the deity could sense the surrounding area. Now that he was observing in person, Mengqi suddenly felt strange.

The whole garden was barren except for a big tree in the center. It was green and slender, with luxuriant branches and leaves. The crown of the tree was like an umbrella covering the sky. If observed from the outside, one would think that there were many trees here.

The leaves swayed gently, but they couldn't cover the silence, vicissitudes, solemnity, and lifelessness of this place!

"This tree is a little strange …" Mengqi approached it slowly. In his mind, he had the idea of cutting it into pieces so that it would be easier to carry it.

Qi Zhengyan frowned as if he was thinking about something. He followed closely behind. Jiang Zhiwei brought up the rear, followed by Ruan Yushu and Zhao Heng.

Mengqi didn't find any curses or traps as he moved forward while inspecting.

Suddenly, his Space Ring vibrated. It seemed that something inside had awakened and was moving up and down, crying piteously for food.

"What's going on …" Mengqi's heart skipped a beat. He opened the Space Ring cautiously.

"It's it!"

The Supreme-wisdom Tree, which didn't respond no matter how he stimulated it before, emitted a faint light and floated up and down!

Was it because of this slender green tree?

Mengqi pondered for a while and put away Flowing Fire. He took out the Supreme-wisdom Tree and reached out to the only creature in the garden — the straight and slender tree!

Bang!

The Supreme-wisdom Tree first touched a palm, then the big tree!

Mengqi turned his head in surprise. He didn't know when Qi Zhengyan had reached his side and was trying to touch the big tree.

"This …" Qi Zhengyan was a little slow. He looked down at the Supreme-wisdom Tree. His eyes were blank at first, then shocked.

Whoosh!

In the strange sound, wisps of Chaos aura, which was between tangible and intangible, gushed out of the big tree and flowed toward the small green tree in Mengqi's hand.

In a short moment, the big tree shrank and withered, its branches rotting. The small green tree shone brightly and then condensed. A brown lump appeared on its trunk, as if it was about to grow new branches!

The voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms suddenly rang in Mengqi's mind.

"Task changed. The core has been absorbed. Please escape from Lord Dang Shan and General Yan and stop them from taking the Supreme-wisdom Tree!"

"Damn!" Meng Qi had never imagined that this tree, or rather, its "vitality", was the core of the tree!

Just then, a horrible breath rushed out of the palace. A python as thick as a pond stretched out. It had wings on its back, and its muscles were rotting and oozing pus.

"I've let you go. Why did you steal my opportunity?" The python's eyes were scarlet and it roared. One of its eyes had an illusory image of a white-haired zombie, and the other hid a familiar figure to Mengqi and the others!

Old Luo? Mengqi was stunned.

It was Lord Dang Shan, the zombie snake demon who had chased after Luo Shengyi!

How did it become like this? How did it get out of the Holy Mountain?

The python lowered its head. Mengqi and the others stiffened. They made a prompt decision to abort the task and return.

"You can only return after you leave the battle."

The indifferent voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms sounded.