Chương 124: The Bitter Love Tree

A few days later, Richard had explored almost the entire Tushan area.

So he proposed to study the bitter love tree.

In fact, he had already studied the Bitter Love Tree several times with his divine sense, but he still didn't understand some of the details.

Therefore, it is necessary to observe the Bitter Love Tree up close.

Unfortunately, he didn't observe any lovers rekindling their bonds with demons during his observations. Otherwise, he could have learned much more by observing the process of the "Red Thread Fairy" in the Tushan Fox Demons rekindling the bonds between lovers and demons.

The cultivation of the Tushan Fox Clan is somewhat unique. They use emotional power as their source of strength, and by comprehending the depth of emotions, they can greatly enhance their demonic power.

It can be said that this clan is the one most deeply entangled with the mortal world. They have a profound understanding of the word "love."

It's no wonder they offer reincarnation and continuation services; it's all for the sake of cultivation.

Tu Shan Ya Ya and Tu Shan Rong Rong agreed to Richard's request without much consideration.

Since the people have already been let in, a little more won't make a difference.

I only ask Richard not to harm the Bitter Love Tree.

After all, it concerns the cultivation of their entire clan, and the sisters cannot afford to take it lightly.

Even Tu Shan Ya Ya came with him.

Richard readily agreed.

Anyway, he never intended to break the tree.

It would be even better if Tu Shan Ya Ya were there, as he could conveniently learn about the power of emotions along the way.

Why do I feel like the fox demons of Tushan are quite a good match for the God of Emotions in the Douluo God Realm? Or perhaps the most suitable match would be the God of Love, who has already been merged with Xiao Wu?

The god of tragic emotions still resides in his Mirror of Emptiness, having not yet found a suitable person to assume his divine position.

Even if the divine positions are passed down, these gods will still have to be imprisoned, and there is no way to deal with them for the time being.

His Void Mirror now holds quite a few things, including not only the gods of the Douluo God Realm, but also many strange creatures he captured in the mysterious resurrected world.

These are his wings, good stuff, aids in comprehending the laws.

To ensure his VIP guests would not be mistreated, Richard once again undertook a major upgrade and renovation of the Void Mirror.

The space inside is quite spacious now. Even if there were tens or hundreds of thousands of ghosts and spirits, Richard could guarantee that they would all have single rooms.

Of course, this also meant the sealing effect was significantly strengthened once again. All the sealing techniques I'd recently learned were incorporated into it all at once.

He can guarantee that even if a high-ranking god or a supreme god from his own world enters, he can only stare helplessly and won't be able to get out.

Of course, Richard wouldn't tell his VIPs about something that would be detrimental to unity.

He had promised the VIPs that he would release them when the opportunity arose in the future.

This wasn't just a lie; Richard genuinely considered letting them out.

When my world grows to a certain level in the future, it wouldn't be bad to have these experienced gods work for me.

Letting his thoughts wander, he soon followed Tu Shan Ya Ya to the Bitter Love Tree.

It just so happens that someone is continuing their relationship.

This was no coincidence; Richard's divine sense had detected someone preparing for a reincarnation, and the "Red Thread Fairy of Tushan" had taken on the business, leading her to the two sisters. She wanted to observe the entire process of reincarnation and the continuation of a predestined relationship up close.

Even if the two sisters disagree with him going there, he will still observe with his divine sense.

So he stood there watching with great interest. Tu Shan Ya Ya had seen countless lovers rekindle their romances here. She sat idly by his side.

Lovers make a vow under the Bitter Love Tree, and the tree will then crystallize their emotional memories into a unique memory crystal.

A "Red Thread Fairy" from the Tushan Fox Clan crafted the Memory Crystal into the Dream Hammer, a key tool for awakening the memories of reincarnated individuals.

Then, the memories of their love and a portion of the demon's power were used as sacrifices and sealed into the magic weapon. After being processed by the fox demon's power, it was split in two, with one half of the magic weapon being reincarnated with the human.

When the reincarnated person is born with half of the magical artifact, the Tushan fox demon helps them regain their memories through sensing, so that they can continue their previous relationship.

This process was quite complicated, and the demons paid a heavy price, with their strength greatly reduced after the continuation of their bond.

Just like Tu Shan Hong Hong, who was originally the Demon Emperor, became the weak Tu Shan Su Su after the continuation of her destiny.

But throughout history, there has never been a shortage of lovers who come to rekindle their romance.

Richard did not pay much attention to the demon who had lost most of his demonic power.

More attention is being paid to the human being in the relationship, wanting to observe the entire process of his reincarnation.

Then he saw the human body disappear and the soul drift towards an unknown space.

That must be the underworld of this world. It's hidden quite well; without the Bitter Love Tree to guide him, finding the entrance would have been really difficult.

Richard probed the underworld with his divine sense. There were no ghosts or gods maintaining order in this underworld; only many souls wandered aimlessly within it.

At the center of the underworld is a huge, dark, and deep halo; reincarnated people can be reincarnated again by passing through the halo.

This is the cycle of this world.

This was also Richard's main purpose in coming to this world.

I knew it! The Bitter Love Tree is so strange; it's obviously connected to reincarnation.

Having figured out what the Bitter Love Tree was all about, Richard's attention was now completely focused on the cycle of reincarnation.

"How about we go somewhere interesting, I guarantee you've never been before?" he asked Tu Shan Ya Ya.

"Of course we'll go. Is it outside the circle?" As soon as Tu Shan Ya Ya heard that it was a place she had never been before, she immediately thought of the outside of the circle.

"No, it's neither inside nor outside the circle. You'll see once you follow us." Richard took a step forward with Tu Shan Ya Ya.

The two then disappeared beneath the Bitter Love Tree.

The fox demon and another demon who had just completed their reunion were both stunned.

Where has our head of the household gone?

The fox demon immediately reported the matter to the second-in-command.

Tu Shan Rongrong simply nodded calmly to indicate that she understood, and gestured to the group of fox demons not to panic, as they were just out running some errands.

But in reality, Tu Shan Rongrong had no idea where they went.

He cursed Ya Ya in his heart for being unreliable, not even bothering to tell her before going out.

He also had to comfort the fox clan.

But she wasn't worried about Ya Ya's safety. With Richard by her side, there would be no danger even if they went outside the circle.

She couldn't imagine anyone in this world who could defeat him; in fact, she couldn't find a single one in Tu Shan Rongrong's memories. Even Ya Ya, a demon emperor-level being, couldn't withstand his aura and couldn't fathom just how strong he was.

If there's any real danger, there's only one possibility: she'll fall out with Richard, and Richard will take action against Ya Ya.

But even if they sent their entire fox clan, they wouldn't be enough to defeat them. There's absolutely no need to worry; just lie low.

On the other side, Richard and Tu Shan Ya Ya reappeared in a dark and gloomy environment.

The dark and deep path of reincarnation is the only source of light.

It emitted a faint glow.

"Where am I?" Tu Shan Ya Ya looked around at her surroundings and at the dazed crowds walking toward the reincarnation passage.

Although the environment was dark, her abilities meant that even complete darkness did not impair her vision.

It becomes even clearer that these dazed and confused people are actually souls.

"Want to take a guess?" Richard said.

"Outside the circle?"

"I already said this isn't outside the circle; this is the underworld of your world. Didn't expect that, did you?" Richard was speechless. He'd already said it was neither outside nor inside the circle. Still guessing it was outside. He simply revealed the answer.

Tu Shan Ya Ya carefully looked around. Was this the Underworld?

This truly exists only in legends. No one has ever seen it, it's far more mysterious than anything outside the circle.

However, she was more curious: "How did you find this place?"

"We found it by following the Bitter Love Tree. Didn't you ever think about where the people who were reincarnated under the Bitter Love Tree went? See over there? The people who were reincarnated under the Bitter Love Tree before are right there." Richard said, pointing in a direction.

"Of course we've thought about it, but we haven't sensed anything at all," Tu Shan Ya Ya said. How could Tu Shan not have researched the whereabouts of reincarnated people? They just had no results whatsoever.

It's precisely because we can't figure out how the reincarnated person disappeared that we can't continue the research.

But we can't destroy the Bitter Love Tree.

"That's because your strength isn't enough to sense it. With your current strength as a foundation, once you break through another major realm, your soul perception should be able to vaguely sense it," Richard said.

"I'm already a Demon Emperor, and I still have to break through a major realm? I don't even know what the next major realm is." Tu Shan Ya Ya said helplessly.

"Paths are made by people walking them. Is the Demon Emperor the pinnacle? Didn't your world not have the Demon Emperor realm at the beginning?"

"The myriad worlds are right before us. The world itself is not enough to confine us, let alone someone who hasn't reached the point where the world can't tolerate them." Richard said casually. If you don't even have this much awareness, you're destined to fall behind in the group in the future.

"I didn't say I couldn't break through, it just takes time." Originally, she wasn't really confident about breaking through to the Demon Emperor level, but what could she do? She had joined the chat group. Various extraordinary paths were available for her to choose from.

If you still can't break through to the level of Demon Emperor, you might as well find a block of tofu and smash your head against it.

"But what are we doing here?" Tu Shan Ya Ya asked. She didn't like the environment; it felt somewhat oppressive.

"You can go back first. I need to stay here for a while to study this thing." Richard pointed to the reincarnation passage in front of him.

"Okay, take me back first." Tu Shan Ya Ya looked at the reincarnation passage but couldn't figure it out, so she prepared to return to Tu Shan first.

Richard waved his hand and sent her back.

"You've all been watching for so long, won't you come and meet us?" Richard said after Tu Shan Ya Ya left.

A group of people slowly approached. There were quite a few of them, and they were of various races, including humans and several types of demons.

What these people have in common is that they were quite powerful in life and were able to barely maintain the intelligence of their souls.

But Richard could see that their intelligence was fading, and that after a long time, they would become just as muddled and confused as the other souls here.

Some of them are now even mentally unstable.

"A living person?"

"A living person, take me away from here."

Richard exuded a powerful aura that intimidated these souls, which gradually calmed them down.

Even if one is not fully conscious, one can still sense danger.

Through these beings, he also learned that there were far more souls capable of retaining their intelligence than these, but the others had already been reincarnated.

Regardless of their strength, once reincarnated, they have no memories of their past lives and are completely unrelated to this one.

These guys are stuck here because they don't want to be reincarnated and they don't have the strength to leave the underworld.

Okay, after understanding the situation, Richard stopped paying attention to these people.

As for taking them out? Impossible, it would cause chaos in the world. These guys are all deeply obsessed with their own ideas, so let them stay here.

After all, this is Tu Shan Ya Ya's world, and it's not good to mess up her world.