I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 64 Adventure
Under the dead tree, a figure in a black robe stood there. The atmosphere was quiet and eerie.

Xie Yuan subconsciously tightened his grip on the axe.

I never expected to meet anyone here, especially someone who looks so strange.

The strange change of the tree and the weird man in black robe made Xie Yuan want to retreat instantly.

He walked backwards slowly, trying to move as little as possible so as not to irritate the other person.

However, Xie Yuan's eyes blurred, and the man in black robe seemed to just sway for a moment before appearing in front of him. Covered by his wide sleeves, he reached out and grabbed his arm.

What speed is this?

Xie Yuan was startled and felt his arm being grabbed by a hand without any flesh, unable to move.

It seemed as if there were dead branches of a big tree or dry chicken claws sticking out from under the sleeves of the robe.

His hair stood on end, and he had no intention of exploring what was under the black robe. He subconsciously drew his axe and chopped forward.

boom.

The black-robed man waved his other sleeve, and Xie Yuan felt a surge of force. He could not hold the axe anymore and was knocked far away.

So strong.

The power gap is too great.

Xie Yuan's heart sank. The man in front of him could dissolve his full-strength attack with just a wave of his hand. The two of them were simply not on the same level in terms of strength.

"Who is your Excellency?"

Xie Yuan asked in a deep voice.

The man in black robe seemed to move, and a hoarse voice came from under the robe, asking instead of answering:

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"I am a woodcutter from a nearby village. I came into the mountains to cut firewood."

Xie Yuan replied with a normal expression.

The man in black robe snorted coldly, his voice sharp:

"What kind of village's woodcutter has the strength of a warrior?"

"Although I was a woodcutter in the mountains, I also yearned for martial arts, so I went to a martial arts hall to learn from a master."

The man in black robes remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"When did this azure tree wither?"

Azure tree?
So this tree is called this name, I have never heard of it...

Xie Yuan shook his head and said:
"I do not know either."

The man in black robe sneered:
"Aren't you a woodcutter?"

"I have been studying martial arts recently and have seldom been in the mountains. I really don't know when the tree withered. But last month, the tree was still lush and green, magnificent."

"Last month, last month...

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

The man in black robe muttered a few words, and suddenly sounded like crying and laughing. His voice was shrill, like an old crow, which made Xie Yuan feel uneasy.

He felt his left arm being gripped tighter and tighter, almost digging into the flesh with the claws, and he couldn't help but frown.

The man in black robe suddenly stopped talking, turned around and said coldly:
"Where's the Azure Fruit?"

Xie Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously said:

"never seen it."

The man in black robe looked at him intently:
"Who else would come here besides you? It must be you! Tell me, did you eat the Tianqing fruit?
"How did you pick the Azure Fruit? Tell me!"

Although Xie Yuan couldn't see his expression clearly, he could tell from his tone that he was getting stern and gradually going crazy.

Xie Yuan felt pain in his left arm, groaned, and gave it his all:
"Even if I ate it, what's the problem? Treasures belong to the virtuous. If the fruit fell on my head, why don't I eat it and save it for the New Year?"

He glared and was ready to fight to the death.

Even if he couldn't win, Xie Yuan was unwilling to sit there and wait for death. He had to bite off a piece of meat!

Unexpectedly, the man in black robe was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and his hand loosened slightly:

"You mean, the Azure Fruit fell by itself?"

"Yes."

Seeing that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better, Xie Yuan felt something in his heart and answered in a muffled voice.

"How could it be? It's obviously not the right time yet... but you definitely can't take it off...

"I understand……"

The black robe shook violently, showing the inner struggle of the person inside. He looked at Xie Yuan and said in a strange tone:

"You, you actually took the Azure Fruit, and it made you take it... What's your name? Where are you from?"

He suddenly asked.

Xie Yuan's mind flashed, and he looked back and forth between Li Feiyu, Tang San, and Paige, and finally said:
"Xie Yuan lives nearby."

"Xie Yuan...Okay."

The man in black robe completely loosened his hand. Just when Xie Yuan thought everything was alright, he suddenly felt a finger tap on his forehead.

There was a loud bang in Xie Yuan's mind, and a huge wave of emotions was set off.

He seemed to see nine suns appearing in the sky, all kinds of mythical beasts and exotic birds flying between heaven and earth, floods and volcanoes raging on the earth, and the human race struggling to survive.

Then, a golden light brighter than that of the sun suddenly burst out between the nine suns, and then words appeared all over the sky, attracting countless humans to worship it.

Afterwards, the human race learned the words from heaven, summarized them into books, and used them to control floods, tame spirit beasts, and resist alien races, and gradually rose to power.

From an unknown day, the golden book that was compiled by the mighty of human race and regarded as a sacred object suddenly dimmed, lost its luster, broke into pieces, and scattered all over the world. The prosperous mythological era of human race came to an end.

Thousands of years later, people found scattered pages of the book in various places, but they no longer shone with gold. They were tattered and black as if they had been burnt, causing endless disputes.

Xie Yuan suddenly woke up and found that the face of the black-robed man hidden under the robe seemed to be staring at him. Seeing him wake up, he asked in a hoarse voice:

"What do you see?"

"I saw it. I seemed to have seen the history of the human race, but... I forgot it."

Xie Yuan was a little confused, as if he had just woken up from a dream. He had some impressions, but he couldn't remember anything.

"You are indeed a person of good fortune... Then, we will meet again."

The tone of the man in black robe seemed a little complicated and a little strange.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Remember this."

The man in black robe whispered instructions and floated away like a rootless ghost.

Seeing this scene in the dead forest, Xie Yuan felt a chill on his back again.

After making sure that everything was fine, he picked up the axe, changed direction, and ran down the mountain.

"What nonsense in the forest..."

Xie Yuan ran back home, slammed the door shut, and cursed under his breath.

His heart was beating like a drum and his legs were weak. He didn't know if it was because he ran too fast or for some other reason.

The man's strength and means are simply incomprehensible.

Xie Yuan had seen masters who had reached the third level of Qi and Blood Transformation. Shen Longteng had vigorous blood and energy, and an imposing aura that gave off a heavy sense of oppression at first glance.

But Shen Longteng would never give Xie Yuan the same feeling of mysterious and unpredictable methods as this man in black robe did.

Except for the Taoist who taught him the health-preserving skills, no one he had ever met was as good as the man in black robe.

Speaking of which, Taoists also go to this mountain. What secrets are there in this mountain that attract these masters?

"It's really not a low-level martial arts..."

Although Xie Yuan had some vague guesses before, he was not sure because he was at too low a level, had too little information, and had no connections.

However, thinking of the methods of the man in black robe and the myths in his vague memory, he realized that this world was not as simple as it seemed.

Xie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it, and went out to remind Wang Lei, Zhu Dongming and others not to go to the woods in the near future.

Although he did not state the reason explicitly, others all listened to his advice when they saw his solemn expression. After all, this group of people basically followed his lead, and Xie Yuan's words carried great weight in the village nowadays.

Back in the room, Xie Yuan sat on the bed and thought to himself:

"I don't know what that black-robed man did to me, and what he meant by that. He's neither a friend nor an enemy... Damn, he's so weird. I hate the Riddler the most.

"Without strength, you can only be manipulated by others."

He shook his head, his eyes determined.

No matter what, to survive in this world, strength is the most important thing.

Without the spiritual land of the big tree, you can just practice hard at home. After a few more days, you can still make a breakthrough in your health-preserving skills.

He opened the panel and was about to confirm when he suddenly froze.

Suddenly, something more appeared between a row of skills.

[Black Book: (???/???)]

(End of this chapter)