Twisted Dreams-Chapter 126 - 98: Crow and Bodhi
Afternoon, an old forest on the outskirts of the South Sea.
Three Shushan Daoists in Daoist robes were playing around with long swords.
"Little junior sister, watch the sword!"
"Ah! Fifth senior brother, look at seventh senior brother, he’s bullying me!"
"No bullying little junior sister, come at me! Celestial Spirit Swordsmanship!"
Zhang Xiaoyi ordered that starting today, Shushan disciples must go down the mountain to patrol and guard against demons.
The three Shushan disciples were clearly not taking it seriously.
These Shushan disciples are young, possessing Extraordinary Power at a young age, disciples of the legendary Shushan, naturally a bit arrogant.
The little junior sister couldn’t win against them and puffed her cheeks in anger:
"Alright, alright, let’s stop messing around.
The sect leader asked us to patrol down the mountain, not to play."
Fifth senior brother chuckled and said:
"Oh, where are there so many demons? We might as well take the chance to have some fun."
Seventh senior brother echoed:
"Exactly, it’s so boring to just practice swordsmanship all the time.
In half a month, the school starts, and we won’t be able to play with the little junior sister then."
The little junior sister laughed sweetly and said:
"Once I get into your college, we’ll not only be senior and junior brothers and sisters, but also schoolmates."
Most Shushan disciples are still students.
Some are native South Sea people, attending classes during the day and going to Shushan to practice swordsmanship at night.
If there aren’t any major matters during winter and summer vacations, naturally they would go to Shushan to cultivate.
Fifth senior brother sheathed his sword and said:
"I heard someone say, maybe there will be specialized Extraordinary colleges in the future."
Seventh senior brother gasped:
"Hiss, doesn’t that mean the world is really going to change drastically?
Do you think there will be a lot of demons in the future?"
The little junior sister perked up after hearing this:
"If demons really start causing trouble in the mortal world, we’ll see if my sword agrees!"
The little junior sister said excitedly, just in time to see a crow landing on a branch.
The little junior sister struck a pose, took on the appearance of a female sword immortal, furrowed her brows, and pointed her sword at the crow:
"Hey! Are you the Crow Spirit?
Come, fight with me for three hundred rounds!"
The two senior brothers were amused by the energetic little junior sister’s comedic stance.
They also pointed their swords at the crow, mimicking her for fun:
"Speak, are you the Crow Spirit!
Come down quickly and fight with us!"
The crow’s eyes turned crimson, Demon Power surged, a black python slowly emerged, coiling around its body.
The smiles on the faces of the three Shushan disciples froze.
Something’s not right.
The crow roared in anger:
"Scram!"
The terrifying screech shattered the tranquility of the forest, countless birds fled in terror, and countless beasts looked towards the direction of the crow in fear.
"Ah!!!"
The little junior sister screamed, face pale, her sword fell, frozen in place, unsure what to do.
Seventh senior brother was so frightened he fell to the ground, trembling.
They were just weaklings who had eaten the Spirit Plants given by Zhang Xiaoyi, and had just begun to open their Sea of Spirit. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
The crow’s fury was akin to a peerless demon to them.
Fifth senior brother, being older, steadier, shakily went to pull the hands of the two junior siblings:
"Run, it’s a demon!"
The junior siblings snapped out of it, legs turning to jelly, followed fifth senior brother, not daring to look back.
The crow ignored the three and screeched towards the forest:
"Bodhi! Come out and meet your king!"
The three Shushan disciples ran even faster, the little junior sister started crying in fear.
At this moment, the terrifying pressure spread, Spiritual Power surged in front of the crow.
The ground cracked, a giant peach tree emerged from the ravine.
Hundreds of faces appeared on the peach tree.
The Tree of Human Essence indifferently said:
"So it’s His Majesty the Black Dragon."
The crow felt the Spiritual Power fluctuations from the Tree of Human Essence, a flash of shock in its eyes:
"You, you broke through to Tier Four?"
The Tree of Human Essence didn’t answer, only asked:
"What does His Majesty the Black Dragon seek from me?"
The crow’s eyes showed struggle, the Demon Snake sticking out its tongue dangerously, watching the Tree of Human Essence.
It took awhile, before the crow spoke:
"You possess the ability to transform all creatures. Change this king into a human."
Transformation, is one of the talents of the Deceit Demon, now a talent of the Tree of Human Essence.
The Tree of Human Essence asked:
"Why does His Majesty want to become human?"
The crow frankly answered:
"This king wants to participate in the next island relic exploration.
By becoming human, I can conceal my true form.
I don’t want people to find out I’m a demon.
This way, I can avoid some of his beatings."
The Tree of Human Essence, hearing that the crow dared to participate in the exploration, showed no great emotional fluctuation, faintly said:
"So the intention is to participate in the exploration, and lessen the master’s punishment."
The crow sneered, its bird eyes darting uncertainly, asked:
"Will you help me?"
The Tree of Human Essence replied:
"I’ll help, with conditions."
The crow asked gravely:
"What conditions?"
The Tree of Human Essence said:
"When His Majesty goes to the island, if you encounter a little monkey, please take care of it."
The crow was startled:
"That’s it?"
The crow showed disdain in its eyes:
"Isn’t it just a peach tree, how can you have feelings?
No problem, if that monkey faces danger, I’ll protect it."
The Tree of Human Essence said ’good’.
A green light orb emerged on a branch, an enticing peach took form.
The crow looked on with envy.
The Tree of Human Essence has seven talents.
Four talents came from the Deceit Potion, three talents from the Hell Sorcerer’s potion.
While the crow itself only has one talent — Demon Snake Body Protection.
The Demon Snake Body Protection talent came from the Three-headed Hellhound at home, which consequently only has three talents.
Two undead poked their heads from the treetop, plucking the peach and handing it to the crow.
After the crow pecked at it, its body emitted a white light.
After a while, changes occurred on the crow’s body.
A black-haired, black-eyed young man in black clothes appeared on the branch.
The young man looked at the changes on his body in surprise, greedily fixated on the Tree of Human Essence:
"Actually, we could have more conditions. You could give me more peaches, I could distribute them to the citizens of my Great Black Empire."
The Tree of Human Essence faintly replied:
"No."
With that, the Tree of Human Essence vanished from its spot.
...
Shushan Daoist Temple.
The little junior sister and seventh senior brother hid trembling in the Human Emperor Hall.
They had been back for a while but hadn’t recovered, almost in a daze.
Fifth senior brother and Zhang Xiaoyi reported today’s sights and sounds.
Zhang Xiaoyi’s face was grave:
"Are you sure that crow shouted Bodhi?"
Fifth senior brother, still shaken, said trembling:
"Yes!"
Zhang Xiaoyi rubbed his chin.
The only one named Bodhi in this world should be Master Bodhi.
He asked:
"Did you hear anything else?"
Fifth senior brother did his best to recall, saying:
"Sect leader, you know I specialize in the five senses, my hearing is exceptional.
I heard very clearly, that crow said ’relic’!"
Zhang Xiaoyi began to ponder.
Could it be there’s a new relic emerging?
This relic seems unusual.
Need to notify Elder He.
Zhang Xiaoyi frowned, looking at the two disciples, his sleepy eyes gained a hint of coldness:
"Shushan disciples were scared like grandchildren by demons, disgraceful."
Saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left the Human Emperor Hall.
