"Banana Bro?" the group of five froze for a moment, then replied, "That belongs to Brother Ha, we can't make decisions."
"Can you ask him for me?" Jun Xiangjiao asked politely.
The group of five quickly translated for Er Ha.
Using dog language...
"Woof woof woof!"
"Woof woof woof!"
"Woof woof woof!"
...
The five people and one dog barked 'woof woof woof' at each other for a while.
The scene was quite bizarre...
The communication ended.
"Banana Bro," said the leader of the group of five, "Brother Ha says it's okay, but there's something he wants to ask you first."
"Alright, please say," Jun Xiangjiao replied politely as always.
"Brother Ha wants to ask if you can join us in the future," the leader of the group of five said. "Personally, I think this is a great suggestion, you might want to consider it."
"This..." Jun Xiangjiao was a bit confused.
Er Ha was Ye Fan's pet, and he was Ye Fan's subordinate.
It felt strange for a subordinate to work for the boss's pet...
"I can't make a decision on something like this," Jun Xiangjiao said apologetically. "How about I ask Big Brother?"
"No need to ask," Ye Fan said as he walked over. "That idea isn't very good."
Jun Xiangjiao was the Tree of Life.
Following a husky? That was absurd!
With its ability to corrupt anything it touched...
If Banana Bro were to undergo some strange transformation, the Three Realms would be finished...
"Woof woof woof!"
Er Ha barked a few times at Ye Fan with a look of longing.
Master, this bald guy is a talent!
Lend him to me.
His response was the sole of Ye Fan's size 45 shoe...
Since the dog had absolute defense, Ye Fan wasn't afraid of it getting damaged.
Hmm?
Ye Fan felt something was wrong.
Damn it!
What did it matter to him if this dog got kicked or not?
Why was he considering this?
"Grumble..."
Er Ha rolled far away, then trotted back obediently...
He rubbed his head against Ye Fan's trouser leg...
At the same time.
Led by the group of five, Jun Xiangjiao began his research on the coffin.
As the coffin lid was opened, the unpleasant mixed aroma reappeared.
To others, it was just an empty, open coffin.
But to Jun Xiangjiao, it was different.
The coffin was filled with intertwined black and green gases.
The black and green gases swirled, seeming to want to devour each other...
Yet neither could overcome the other, forming a delicate balance.
Driven by curiosity, Jun Xiangjiao slowly extended his right hand.
"Banana Bro..." the Hong Ying sisters immediately cried out in concern, "Don't..."
They had seen clearly just now.
Anyone who had entered this coffin was already dead...
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Jun Xiangjiao reassured them. "Although these gases make me uncomfortable, I can feel that they are not a threat to my life."
"Don't worry," Ye Fan added, "It'll be fine."
There was nothing that could completely kill the Tree of Life.
Even if Jun Xiangjiao's bloodline was diluted countless times.
Ye Fan had come over because he too had become interested in the coffin.
He could use Jun Xiangjiao to figure out what this thing was.
From a distance, he hadn't noticed much, but now, examining it up close, he could discern something.
The coffin was covered in various talismans and inscriptions, clearly part of a formation.
It was likely that the deaths of the disciples of the Lingxiao Hall were related to these.
But...
These inscriptions looked somewhat familiar?
The familiarity wasn't in the specific appearance of each formation or talisman, but rather in the method and logic of their arrangement...
"Wait a moment," Ye Fan said, stopping him, and peered closely at the coffin.
Jun Xiangjiao quickly withdrew his hand and stood obediently to the side.
Ye Fan stared at the coffin, scrutinizing it for a full five minutes.
Damn it!
The theory and logic behind these formations, wasn't it the same set he had figured out back then!
Especially the 'Death Awakening'!
Ye Fan could guarantee that it was the one he had created!
Ye Fan could swear that in his memory, he had no connection to this coffin!
He had never seen it before, let alone crafted it.
However, he had taught these formations to some of his disciples...
As for which one, Ye Fan couldn't be sure.
He had so many disciples, any one of them could have been involved.
A clue to his past transmigration to other worlds had appeared before him once again...
In fact, this thing had appeared even earlier than other clues...
Things were becoming increasingly complicated...
"Alright, I've seen enough," Ye Fan nodded, signaling Jun Xiangjiao to continue.
Jun Xiangjiao didn't dally and reached his right hand inside.
"The death energy and life energy inside are even more potent and pure than what I felt outside," Jun Xiangjiao murmured. "I can clearly feel them resisting me."
"It's because of the formations," Ye Fan explained. "The formations have stabilized these two extremely opposing existences in a balanced state. Your sudden intervention naturally provokes their resistance."
"I feel like there's something I'm missing," Jun Xiangjiao frowned. "I want to go in and experience it myself, is that okay?"
"Sure," Ye Fan nodded.
After all, Jun Xiangjiao was in no danger, no matter what he did, so it was fine to let him try.
Since Ye Fan, the big boss, had spoken, no one else had any objections.
Although the Hong Ying sisters were still a little worried, they chose to trust the powerful Ye Fan.
Once Jun Xiangjiao lay down, the group of five skillfully followed their routine.
Lid on, shoulders under.
Let's go!
However, this time their movements were exceptionally serious and careful.
Kongque once again stretched out its neck.
"Wuli wa—!"
"Wuli wa—!"
"Wuli wa—!"
"Deng—ga—!"
...
Perhaps it was due to overusing their voices earlier, but the sounds now had a crackle to them...
This made the already bizarre sounds even more unsettling...
Xiao Monü and the others instinctively rubbed their arms.
They didn't know why.
They just felt a chill all over...
And so.
Jun Xiangjiao enjoyed a supreme, luxurious VIP coffin-carrying service.
Five minutes later.
The coffin lid was opened.
Jun Xiangjiao did not have his hands crossed over his chest like the others, and his expression remained unchanged.
"This feeling is so magical," Jun Xiangjiao slowly sat up. "I felt these two energies passing through me, as if awakening something within my body."
"I think I just had a dream."
Jun Xiangjiao continued.
"In the dream, I saw some fragmented images."
"It seemed like a completely unfamiliar world, with faint shadows of what might be humans or other creatures."
"And then?" Ye Fan quickly asked.
Based on his speculation, Jun Xiangjiao was likely seeing images of the divine realm.
And that was also why the Tree of Life appeared in the cultivation world!
"I don't know..." Jun Xiangjiao shook his head. "The images were too scattered... And there were many things I couldn't understand, I don't know how to describe them..."
As he spoke, Jun Xiangjiao's expression became pained.
In the end, he clutched his head tightly with both hands.
"Big Brother, I don't know, I really don't know."
"I can't understand it at all..."
"My head hurts so much..."
...