Chapter 572 The Ancient Tree and the Old Man
The space quickly shrank, causing the bell to grow louder. The golden light that heard the bell also began to light up. The speed of the boat slowed down and was heading towards where the golden light was.
At this time, in this area, one small boat after another appeared. On these small boats, there were only one rower, and some passengers. Chen Feng and the others looked at the small boats carefully and found that some of them were not real, but just images. Several were real, and the people on the boat were also looking at the other small boats...
Chen Feng and the others were not very energetic. Although they were looking around, these people didn't think too much. They didn't ask why other small boats appeared. They didn't ask what was going on with that golden light.
This space did not completely shrink and disappear. Instead, it stopped when it narrowed to a certain extent. Although it was reduced, for Chen Feng and the others, this space was still huge, enough for them to stretch out their hands and feet.
The golden light also became dim after the space stopped shrinking. After the golden light gradually disappeared, the sound of trees and branches and leaves being blown by the wind came from the golden light. When Chen Feng and the others looked, they found that a round golden platform in three steps appeared at the original position of the golden light.
The three-layered step-shaped platform, the top layer, that is, the smallest layer, has a diameter of more than 5,000 meters. On this platform, the ancient tree is lush and leaves growing at this moment. The ancient tree is vigorous and upright, like a giant umbrella. The main trunk of the tree seems to be twisted together by many smaller trunks. Many vines are hanging from the branches. Each root is flashing with light, as if there are many gems embedded on it.
The boat slowly stopped, and some other boats that were just images disappeared. Apart from Chen Feng and others, there were four remaining boats. These boats were all parked kilometers away from the huge platform.
Another bell ringing came. Everyone on the boat was looking at the giant tree carefully. They wanted to know where the bell came from. When the wind in this space blew the branches and leaves of the huge ancient tree, a big black bell hung on a branch of the ancient tree. Next to the big bell was a little old man with snow-white hair.
The little old man was very short, and his height was no more than one meter. The little old man sitting on the trunk was holding a crutch made of branches in his arms and was dozing off there. Even if he was so close to the big bell where the bell was ringing, the little old man had no intention of waking up.
In addition, there is an open wooden door on the huge trunk of this ancient tree. The wooden door was pitch black and I couldn't see clearly what was inside the wooden door. After seeing the wooden door, Chen Feng was bored and thought that there would be no tree hole in it, but the place where the white-bearded old man lived.
"Grandpa, it's windy outside, so let's go back to the tree hole to sleep." Chen Feng, who was sitting on the boat, suddenly shouted loudly.
This voice not only made the people on the boat look sideways. Even the people on the other four boats looked at Chen Feng. Chen Feng didn't care about their eyes at all, and sat there and muttered in a low voice, saying, "I guess the old man's ears were deaf, otherwise, such a loud bell would have woken him up long ago."
"Your ears are deaf. I don't know how useful my ears are." A slightly old voice suddenly came into Chen Feng's ears.
Chen Feng, who was muttering there, suddenly was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly looked at the little old man sitting next to the big clock. He seemed to have seen the little old man move. But when Chen Feng looked carefully, he found that the little old man was still sitting there like he had just now, and he didn't move at all.
"What did you say? The old man came from there?" Duanmuye on the boat asked in confusion.
Not only Duanmuye didn't understand where the old man was mentioned by Chen Feng. Even the others on the boat did not see the old man Chen Feng said. They were all searching carefully on the ancient tree, but they didn't see the old man at all.
"Just next to that big bell, haven't you seen it? They are very short, with white beard and white hair, making them look like Santa Claus." Chen Feng pointed to the little old man next to the big bell and said.
The others looked at it, but still did not notice any old man next to the big bell. These people shook their heads and said that they did not see it. Chen Feng saw everyone's expression and looked over carefully. The old man was obviously there, but others couldn't see it. Could it be that he alone could see it?
"That friend, did you really see an old man on that ancient tree?" A voice came from a boat and asked.
The owner of the voice was a middle-aged man. Apart from the middle-aged man, there was another passenger on the boat. The boater on this boat was also wearing a black robe and hunched over, just like the boater on Chen Feng and others. However, the height of that person was higher than that of the boater on Chen Feng.
"I just misread the illusion, I saw the branches as human." Chen Feng responded loudly.
The man on the boat frowned and did not say anything. At this time, the slightly old voice that Chen Feng had heard before came over. The voice said: "Don't be honest, I clearly saw me, but I said I didn't see me. The lying person has never been a good person. I think you are not a good person."
Chen Feng's expression did not change much. He lowered his head slightly and whispered: "I think you are not a good person. Only bad people can't see the light. Only good people like me can see bad people like you at a glance."
"What are you talking about? What good people and bad people?" Duanmuye asked again in confusion.
The people on the boat had such good ears. As long as they made a sound, they could hear them no matter how small they were. Chen Feng's words naturally fell into their ears. But the old voice that Chen Feng heard was not heard by them. Chen Feng also knew that he might only see the white-bearded old man, and he would only hear the sound. Otherwise, he would have had hallucinations.
"It's nothing. I'm talking nonsense. Let's think about how to leave here. Why do I always feel that this is evil and not very safe?" Chen Feng said.
When I heard that I left here, many people's expressions changed, and many people sighed. One of the Saint-level old men said, "What can I do if I leave here? Maybe when I get ahead, we will be buried in a dangerous place. Even if we go all the way, people like us will not have enough time. Not to mention the God's position, I'm afraid even the Saint Lord will have no chance."
The old people on the boat actually had this idea in their hearts. The things they found before disappeared will be a big blow to them.
"There is still hope that you can get what you have seen before. As long as you can get close to the ancient tree and find the exit to leave here, you can leave here. When you get close to the ancient tree, you may encounter the items you have encountered before." The boatman said.
"Are you saying true?" Many people asked. The old men's eyes shone one by one, as if they had seen hope again.
"Of course I won't lie to you. It's your fate that you can meet this ancient tree. Many treasures from ancient times will appear around this ancient tree. You have a great chance to get some treasure. But although this ancient tree is your fortune, it's also your crisis. Because it's very difficult to find an exit around the ancient tree." said the boatman.
"As long as there is hope, no matter how difficult it is, we have to fight. Anyway, there are not many lives left. We are not afraid of anything." said the old man who thought the holy level.
"Yes, as long as there is hope, you have to fight." Other holy-level old men also said.
The boater sighed at this time, and then said, "All through the ages, I don't know how many people have the same ideas as you. But I have never even heard of those who survived."
If there is opportunity, there will be danger. Everyone on the boat knows it. They don’t take the words of the boater to heart. This is because they can only fight for one time and have no other choice.
"Do you know where the exit here leads?" Chen Feng asked.
The boater shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know the specific ones. I just heard that the exit here does not lead to a certain place. Every time I send people to different places."
"What would it look like if you can't find the exit and leave?" Chen Feng asked again.
The boater was silent for a while before saying, "For different people, the result is different. If a person who is lost in the long river of time has the opportunity to use the branches of the ancient tree to make a small boat. If he can find something that can stabilize himself, he can temporarily pull himself out of the long river of time. The result of this is that he will never have freedom and can only float on the sea of starry sky. Because only there is the energy to bind his body on the small boat."
"If people who are not lost in the long river of time come here, they will either find the way to leave successfully. Or they will turn into ashes. You should be such a person. I hope you are more careful."
Everyone on the boat also understood that this was a place where life or death was either life or death. They also knew that for them, there might be only one opportunity. Seizing this opportunity may still have hope in the future. If they did not seize this opportunity, they would have to bury the bones here.
"Can the trunk be a boat, can it be freed from your boaters here?" Chen Feng asked.
The boater nodded and said, "It's true. It's rumored that there is a fruit on this tree. If the boater can eat that fruit, it can eliminate the influence of time on him. In this way, there is no need to worry about being killed by time after removing the constraints on his body."
"Then you have a chance to get rid of the shackles? But why didn't I look happy when I see you?" Chen Feng said.
"Since ancient times, I don't know how many boaters have come to find this ancient tree. But I haven't seen that person succeed. What I saw is just a broken boat reappearing on the sea. For me, this place is more like a place to end life, not a place to save lives." The boater said.
"There is always a chance, and you have to give it a try. Maybe it will be done." A holy-level old man said.
The boater shook his head slightly and made a very slight laugh. The laughter seemed to be a bitter smile. She said: "This place is too mysterious. All I know is just a few rumors. I don't know whether it is true or not. It is because I don't know that I don't have such great hope."
Listening to the boater's words, Chen Feng looked up at the old white-bearded man who was dozing off the ancient tree. Chen Feng also asked in his heart: "Is what she said true? Can the boater be shackled here really be freed?"
The inquiry in Laizhi's heart will naturally not make a sound. But just after Chen Feng's question came out, the slightly old voice came again. The voice said: "Come here. If you can get close to me, I will tell you how to unblock the boater."
Only Chen Feng heard the voice alone. This also made Chen Feng stunned. At the same time, Chen Feng was a little nervous. His inquiry was thought in his heart and he didn't say it. If the old man could read his thoughts, it would be too terrible.
"If you decide to go over, I can row the boat. If you don't want to go over, we will stop here, and there may be other ways to leave here." said the boatman.
The people on the boat naturally wanted to get close to the ancient tree. Even if they were in danger of death, they were willing to try. When everyone agreed, the boatman said nothing, but directly roamed the oars on the boat and headed towards the ancient tree.
Among the other four small boats, there were two small boats with passengers. After Chen Feng and his team started, they headed towards the ancient tree. The other two small boats without passengers were still there. I don’t know if they didn’t want to get close or were waiting for the opportunity.
As the boat approached five thousand meters above the edge of the golden platform, a layer of mist appeared in front of the boat. When the boat entered the mist area, Chen Feng suddenly felt the surrounding space tremble. After an instant, Chen Feng found that there was no one around him. The boat disappeared. He floated alone in the air.
Chapter completed!