Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Although nothing could be seen on the distant skyline, one could faintly sense a terrifying and unparalleled aura constantly rising and brewing at the horizon where sky met earth, like the eve of a storm.

The air gradually became sticky, causing discomfort all over the body.

Ji Jingqiu frowned, saw the direction arrow jumping out in the subtitles, didn't hesitate too much, and strode in the direction of the arrow.

This feeling was very much like a game.

Following the arrow's direction, Ji Jingqiu arrived at a square as night fell completely, surrounded by broken buildings. A campfire burned in the center of the square, with a few fragmented pillars standing in the corners.

There were already quite a few Martial Artists gathered around the campfire.

Ji Jingqiu glanced over and saw there were roughly a dozen or so people.

It seemed that everyone was forced to gather here along the direction indicated by the arrows under the darkness of night.

Noticing Ji Jingqiu's arrival, some showed wariness, while others looked curiously at the bamboo he shouldered.

The bamboo was smooth and shiny, emitting a pure white glow in the dark, clearly no ordinary item.

Some made a connection to the King City guards and quickly confirmed that this bamboo might also be an opportunity, and the atmosphere subtly became agitated.

Ji Jingqiu's eyebrows raised sharply, showing no fear, his gaze fell on his two allies, and he waved and called out.

Yue Yourong.

Duan Xuanji.

The latter hadn't intended to come over at all, but having been called out by Ji Jingqiu, had no choice but to approach with an awkward smile.

After seeing these three get together, the Martial Artists with ulterior motives silently retracted their gazes.

Before entering, both Yue Yourong and Ji Jingqiu were Upper Upper Rank seeds; the two teamed up with Daoist from the Heavenly Mechanism Dojo, who was known as the wise one; this was a difficult fight to pick.

"You seem to have gained quite a bit," Yue Yourong said with a light smile.

Duan Xuanji was very curious about the bamboo on Ji Jingqiu's shoulder: "Ji, is this also an opportunity from this ruin?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded, planning to consume the bamboo completely tonight. After all, such an item couldn't be taken back to the Great Universe.

After a brief exchange, upon hearing that Ji Jingqiu had sent away three people and currently ranked fifth with 30 points, both were somewhat surprised.

"You're really lucky; I didn't encounter anyone all the way here," Yue Yourong sighed, "I only saw people when I got to this place. The situation is unclear tonight, and everyone has agreed not to attack each other; we will talk again in the morning."

Ji Jingqiu glanced at the campfire.

[Congratulations for reaching the shelter, exploration progress +1 point]

[A campfire containing mysterious power can drive away threats in the Deceit Fog]

From the conversation with Yue Yourong and Duan Xuanji, Ji Jingqiu found out that after killing the King City guards, everyone received notification only for seizing Dharma, without the [Purification of Heavenly Demon remains] item.

This confirmed to Ji Jingqiu that the so-called subtitles were definitely not under the control of the Deep Red Laboratory!

It was clear who was behind this.

Not Hel, then it was the Divine Monarchs.

Was this a private task for him?

Of course, Ji Jingqiu had no complaints.

Because the formless and shapeless power gained after purifying the guards was also one of the nutrients for the Bodhi Tree.

Furthermore, this formless and shapeless power was somewhat similar to his One Qi Mixed Yuan Power; he even had the small Bodhi Tree intercept some of it, planning to find time to comprehend its mystery.

"By the way, are you interested in this King City?" Yue Yourong suddenly asked, "Come, I'll take you to see the pillars around, the decoding result is almost out."

She was referring to the few stone pillars standing at the edge of the campfire's light, like a boundary line.

Outside the stone pillars was an inexplicable darkness where one could not see the fingers; it seemed to be enveloped by a deep fog.

Ji Jingqiu threw a broken stone out.

But there was no echo whatsoever.

His eyes narrowed as he picked up another broken stone and fiercely hurled it beyond the range of the campfire's light!

With his strength, this throw could have created a huge pit with a thunderous sound.

Yet, in the end, both the stone and its force seemed to be swallowed by the darkness, without a trace.

Suddenly.

The rustling sound of leaves stirred by the wind came from the darkness, which seemed even more eerie at this moment.

Ji Jingqiu looked back and saw that Yue Yourong and Duan Xuanji were standing in front of the stone pillars, examining the Divine Text.

He looked back at the darkness outside the firelight once again.

He had an intuition that something in the dark was standing not far away, staring at him.

Ji Jingqiu stroked his chin, unafraid, for his Heart Fire did not send any alarm; his intuition told him this was not dangerous.

To be honest, he was very eager to explore this darkness, because as it looked now, even if he really died, he wouldn't be in trouble, but would be forcibly recalled.

But caution made him hold back his intense curiosity.

Curiosity should be paired with ample preparation.

And he was utterly unprepared right now.

Maybe next time.

"Ji," Yue Yourong called from there.

Ji Jingqiu walked over.

The Divine Text on the pillars had all been deciphered with the help of the subtitles,

After Yue Yourong sorted it out, the translation of the Divine Text roughly meant—

[The citizens of this King City initially worshipped a God, but their totem disappeared suddenly one day.]

[On this land called "You State," any power without the protection of a God or a Supreme will inevitably go to ruin.]

[Because every nightfall, the mysterious Deceit Fog will overlap with reality, wandering the earth, taking away the unfortunate souls.]