in2ebook Chapter 258 Evolution
Chapter 258 Evolution
Chapter 258 258 Evolution
"It's so hot!" Chunyu Yang frowned deeply and tightened his grip on Ye Pianran's hand.
Her forehead was burning hot, so the space must have changed again, but what kind of change could have caused her to fall into a coma?
He was anxious, so he lowered his head and tried to touch his forehead to hers, wanting to enter her "space" to check on her as usual, but he couldn't get in no matter what he did.
Why is this happening? Didn't they share access permissions? Why can't they get in?
Although Ye Pianran was unconscious, she could still hear the sounds of the outside world. She knew that Chunyu Yang had come and that he was worried about her, but she was not having a good time either.
At this moment, the space, which was originally full of spiritual energy and adorned with flowers, was now filled with scorching heat. For some unknown reason, the fertile spiritual soil had all turned into molten lava, churning and devouring all the creatures in the space. It was bubbling and gurgling, and the entire space was filled with the smell of sulfur. The scent of spiritual energy was nowhere to be smelled.
But amidst the suffocating heat and pungent smell, there was also a hint of coolness. This was because the ice-blue Spirit Abyss Vine had wrapped around all the flowers, plants, and trees in the space. Looking around, the black-gold magma and the ice-blue vines faced each other, forming a sharp and intense contrast.
However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that in this standoff, the magma has the upper hand. Despite being entangled by the Spirit Abyss Vine, the flowers and plants in the space cannot escape the fate of being burned to ashes.
On the peach tree entwined with spirit vines, Ye Pianran clung tightly to the thick trunk beside her, watching the tree roots sinking into the lava bit by bit beneath her feet, her heart pounding.
"It's over, it's over, my space is probably going to be destroyed!"
666 perched on Ye Pianran's shoulder, flapping its wings and squawking angrily. Then it turned and pounced on the spirit vines entwined around the peach tree, pecking at them with its sharp beak and cursing:
"What are you trying to do, you monster! Are you planning to kill your host and this handsome bird and usurp my place?! Stop right now!"
"It's no use, 666. Lingyuan can't sense my calls; I've lost contact with it." Ye Pianran shook her head and said, "But you, didn't you say this space is your true form? Can you think of any way to stop it from continuing to cause this destruction?"
666 scratched its little head with its wings and stammered, "I... I've also lost contact with the system..."
Ye Pianran looked at it in surprise and immediately tried to open the space's attribute panel as usual, but she couldn't find the button anywhere.
What's going on? She's clearly trapped in that space!
The peach tree beneath her was swallowed by lava, and its trunk trembled involuntarily. Ye Pianran screamed in fright and hugged the trunk even tighter, looking down nervously.
The flowers and plants she had planted in the space had long been burned to ashes by the lava, and the peach tree she was in had been half swallowed by the lava, almost reaching her location! If it weren't for the fact that the peach tree was covered with Spirit Abyss Vine, which could mitigate the temperature of the lava, she and 666 would probably have already melted into blood!
What to do! Ye Pianran felt a sudden panic for no reason. She wanted to climb up a little further to get away from the scalding lava below, but if she moved even slightly, the peach tree would be swallowed up even faster.
At that moment, she suddenly sensed something was wrong.
Whether it was other small flowers and grasses or the peach tree she was holding, they would automatically burst into flames when they were swallowed by the lava. However, the Lingyuan Vine wrapped around them, although it was also sinking down, remained unharmed and was not affected by the high temperature at all.
This discovery reminded Ye Pianran of the illusion she entered when she comprehended the first level of the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique.
At that time, on that vast and desolate land, the first thing to appear in this world was this scalding magma!
"I know!" Ye Pianran exclaimed in realization, "666, this is an illusion!"
666 stopped tearing at the leaves of the Spirit Abyss Vine, rested on her shoulder, and said in surprise, "Illusion? Impossible, Ah-chu. I'm just an AI, illusions shouldn't affect me."
“That’s the problem,” Ye Pianran said. “If you weren’t here with me, I would have thought there was something wrong with this space and that someone was trying to kill me. But you followed me into this illusion, which means that anything that can affect this space must have a very strong connection with it. So everything that’s happening here is fake. The space is still there, and we are not in any danger.”
666 tilted her head: "But why does this illusion appear?"
Ye Pianran patted the Lingyuan Vine that was quietly lying on the tree trunk beneath her and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to ask it."
666 paused, its fur standing on end in anger: "In the end, it was this monster's doing! I'll teach it a lesson!" It was about to peck at the leaves of the Spirit Abyss Vine again when Ye Pianran stopped it, saying:
"Stop fooling around, it's more important to break this illusion as soon as possible."
666 asked, "Host, have you thought of a way to leave?"
Ye Pianran smiled brightly: "Everything is divided into Yin and Yang. With Yin and Yang, new life can be born. One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things. The extreme of the dead end is the way of life. This is the mystery of the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique. It is most suitable for this situation."
After saying that, she grabbed 666 and jumped down into the lava below.
"Aa ...
After Ye Pianran and 666 jumped into the lava, they did not feel the excruciating pain of being burned by the fire, and the scene before their eyes was no longer that of a hellish place, but turned into pure black.
They, one human and one bird, floated in the darkness, momentarily bewildered and helpless.
Did they guess wrong? Is this not the way to disrupt the environment?
Suddenly, Ye Pianran heard the sound of a heart beating in her ear.
"Plop-plop-"
The sound of her heartbeat grew louder and louder in the silent space. When the last heartbeat, which sounded like an explosion, rang out, the surrounding darkness seemed to shatter like porcelain. Familiar light and the familiar scent of flowers rushed towards her, and Ye Pianran's feet landed on solid ground.
She looked up and let out a long sigh of relief, then smiled.
The space was still the same space, with the spirit spring and all the flowers and plants she had planted still there. In the lush flower bushes, there was also a much thicker, ice-blue vine swaying gently. It was the culprit that had pulled them into the illusion—the Spirit Abyss Vine.
Upon seeing the Spirit Abyss Vine, 666 could no longer resist and, with a long cry, pounced towards it:
"Hey, monster! You actually dared to make fun of this handsome bird of mine! I'll bite you to death!"
The Spirit Abyss Vine thought 666 was playing with it, so it swung its vines and began to fight with 666. Although 666 was small, its beak was very sharp, and it pecked off many of the Spirit Abyss Vine's leaves in one go. But annoyingly, the broken leaves grew back again in no time.
A moment later, 666 spread its wings, its two little claws raised, and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, saying:
"It's not so easy to kill intelligent monsters after all. I'm exhausted."
Seeing that the two had finished playing around, Ye Pianran went forward to check on the appearance of the Lingyuan Vine.
She guessed that the reason she and 666 had fallen into the illusion was because the Lingyuan Vine had changed. When they saved Wang Shusheng, the Lingyuan Vine that sprouted from the ground was completely different from usual, something that her young vine could not have done.
As expected, the Spirit Abyss Vine is no longer the same as when she first obtained it—
Artifact · Spirit Abyss Vine
Attribute: Demon
Grade: Superior Heavenly Level
Rank: First level of Spirit Gathering
Attack: Low; the juice has a paralyzing effect and can create illusions.
Looking at the words "Spirit Gathering Level 1" on the attribute panel, Ye Pianran tilted her head in confusion: "What does this mean?"
666 jumped up from the ground, flew onto Ye Pianran's shoulder, and said, "Ahem, what I mean is, this guy has evolved."
"Evolution?" Ye Pianran asked疑惑地, "What does that mean?"
"In a world unknown to the host, there are actually six paths: gods, demons, immortals, monsters, ghosts, and humans. Among these six paths, ghosts and demons both originate from humans. Monsters aspire to become humans, and humans aspire to become immortals and gods. But no matter which path they choose, they must undergo a period of cultivation before they can finally attain enlightenment. The Spirit Abyss Vine is a monster, and monsters have their own path of cultivation. This 'Gathering Spirit' period is the first step a monster takes towards becoming a human."
Ye Pianran: "...So, one day, Lingyuan Teng will become like me?"
What should she do? It's a bit scary. Is it too late for her to throw away the Spirit Abyss Vine?
As if sensing Ye Pianran's thoughts, the Lingyuan Vine wrapped around her wrist and rubbed against it affectionately.
666 coughed twice and said, "Don't worry, host. This world doesn't allow demons to cultivate into humans. Actually, the evolution of the Spirit Abyss Vine is a good thing. At least it's much thicker and stronger than before, and can better protect you from harm. Chu~"
That makes sense. As long as you can protect yourself and those around you from harm, why would you care about these things?
Not wanting Ye Pianran to focus too much on this point, 666 deliberately changed the subject:
"By the way, host, Comrade Da Yang has been here for quite some time. He's been very worried about your health. Would you like to go and comfort him first?"
After saying that, it deliberately tapped its wings in the air so that Ye Pianran could see what was happening outside.
In Liu Lulu's medicine hut, Chunyu Yang knelt beside her, holding her hand tightly to his lips, his eyes filled with worry and anxiety.
Seeing this, Ye Pianran felt a warmth in her heart, and her cheeks flushed.
She turned her back and said, "What's the rush? I finally finished the series of quests, and I haven't even had a chance to see what the system rewarded me with. He's already waited so long, what's a little longer?"
"Oh, okay then, let's take a look at the rewards first." 666 winked mischievously and said slyly.