bookcurios Chapter 523
Chapter 523
In addition to Zhang Hao forcibly constructing a scorching mental barrier by relying on the boiling and burning Qilin bloodline in his body, which was like the core of lava.
And deep within Zhang Qilin's calm, dark eyes, a sudden surge of absolute will, comparable to the ice of Kunlun, condensed, barely maintaining a sliver of clarity like a candle flickering in the wind.
The light in the pupils of the others, including Ding Yudie, who had just been awakened by Huo Xiuxiu pinching her philtrum and whose eyes were still filled with a dazed mist, was instantly covered by a kind of viscous hallucination.
"smell good……"
Huo Xiuxiu's voice was as faint as a dream. Her once bright eyes were now empty and lifeless, but a blissful smile, almost foolish, hung on the corner of her mouth. Her steps were unsteady as she walked straight toward the nearest peach tree laden with pink and white peaches, as if that was the final destination of her entire life.
"Immortality... eating this will grant you eternal life..."
A childlike, pure, and satisfied smile bloomed on Wu Tianzhen's face, but her eyes lost focus as she murmured ancient temptations, her body uncontrollably following Huo Xiuxiu's steps.
"Hehe...the peaches...are all mine...immortal peaches..."
The fat man's greed completely overwhelmed his reason. He let out a strange, hoarse laugh, drooling as his obese body burst forth with astonishing speed, like a meat bullet launched from a gun, and pounced on the largest, most radiant golden peach in the center of the peach grove. The enormous impact even snapped several drooping peach branches.
"Yudie, look... how beautiful it is..."
Yi Sa's voice was so gentle it seemed to drip with water. She held Ding Yudie's arm tightly, her face radiating an unprecedented, almost sacred peace and happiness as she pointed to the dazzling pavilions and towers.
Xie Xiaohua bit her lower lip tightly, her teeth chattering, and veins bulging on her forehead, as if she were going through a fierce internal struggle.
He shook his head violently, trying to banish those alluring illusions from his mind.
However, in just a moment of relaxation, the all-pervasive sweet fragrance surged in like a flood that had found a breach! The struggle in his eyes, like a flame that had been extinguished, quickly dimmed, and the last bit of clarity was completely submerged, leaving only the same intoxication and desire as everyone else.
Fear, goals, reason... everything belonging to "reality" was completely washed away by this alluring "fairyland" and the legendary "fairy fruit" that could bring eternal life.
Like puppets pulled by invisible threads, they reached out, impatiently picking those deadly peaches, bringing them to their mouths, and biting down hard!
Zhang Hao and Zhang Qilin exchanged a quick glance at each other from behind the crowd.
That fleeting glance, though unspoken, conveyed more information than a thousand words.
Solemn, vigilant, and with a hint of cold decisiveness.
Forcibly stop it?
That's too late!
The power of this illusion is like a net that has already enveloped the entire space; forcibly pulling it apart will only trigger unpredictable chain reactions.
They could only follow closely like the most patient hunters, pushing all their senses to the limit, their muscles taut like a fully drawn bowstring, their minds highly focused, waiting for the inevitable moment when the false sugar coating would burst, to confront the hideous truth behind it.
The moment the peach enters the mouth, its sweet, honey-like juice explodes instantly, sliding down the throat, and an indescribable warm current immediately sweeps through the body.
All the fatigue, pain, and bone-chilling cold vanished under the wash of this warm current.
My body felt lighter than ever before, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted, and I felt light and airy, as if I wanted to ride the wind and return home. Every pore opened up, greedily breathing in the air of this "fairyland".
The faint sounds of string and wind instruments now become clear and magical, like the sweetest poison seeping into the soul.
The sounds of laughter and joy became clearer, carrying with them endless delight and allure.
With satisfied yet dazed smiles on their faces, the crowd followed the beautiful music with vacant eyes, like lambs summoned by a shepherd's flute, stumbling through the flower-filled, petal-strewn corridor, heading towards the most brilliantly lit pavilions deep within the peach grove.
An unimaginably magnificent palace, like a giant god rising from the ground in mythology, stands in the center of the field of vision.
The palace was constructed entirely of a type of white jade that was as smooth and lustrous as mutton fat, yet subtly revealed the luster of jade. Its scale was so vast that it almost filled the entire horizon.
Countless gems and pearls, like stars, are inlaid on the white jade walls and eaves, radiating dazzling brilliance and illuminating this underground space as bright as day, even more magnificent than the false starry night overhead.
The enormous palace doors were wide open, revealing the interior without reservation.