I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

"Boom boom boom--"

Accompanied by a series of loud roars, the ground shook for a while.

I saw a towering mountain next to the Enlightenment Tree suddenly moved.

At the same time, a terrifying breath that made people tremble, like a wave of the sea, poured and stirred wildly in all directions.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao's face changed drastically, and he immediately retreated.

At this time, he suddenly realized that this was not a mountain at all, but a terrifying monster as big as a mountain.

It's just that this terrifying monster seemed to be sleeping before, and it was disguised too well, and its breath was completely restrained to the extreme, so it looked like a mountain.

Now because of his arrival, the monster also woke up, just moving a little, it was like a terrible earthquake, and the whole earth shook violently.

Looking up, I saw that its limbs were like pillars supporting the sky, its back was like undulating mountains, its belly seemed to be able to hold the sea, and its huge head was even more ferocious.

When those eyes as big as houses stared at him, even Jiang Hao couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling. Not only did he feel like a thorn in his back, but he also had the urge to run away.

You should know that before this, Jiang Hao had met quite a few strong people.

But whether it was the mother of the little Suzaku he met in the Suzaku Immortal Mansion, or the big guys of the holy land like the Jiuyou Elder or the Zihe Zhenren, they didn't make him feel this way.

Although this does not mean that the strength of the terrifying monster in front of him must be stronger than them, it also means that the strength of this terrifying monster is at least not inferior to them.

Obviously, this is 100% a terrifying monster that has entered the supreme realm, at least it has reached the level of quasi-supreme.

"No wonder the Ji family ancestor didn't pick the enlightenment fruit. It turns out that this enlightenment tree is guarded by such a terrifying monster..."

At this moment, Jiang Hao also quickly understood why the Ji family ancestor entered the treasure mountain but returned empty-handed.

He clearly held the key to enter this paradise, but he never picked the enlightenment fruit to assist in cultivation.

It turned out that it was not that he didn't want to, but that he simply couldn't do it!

In fact, think about it, it's right, but all spiritual objects are generally guarded by strange beasts.

This enlightenment tree and enlightenment fruit are even more priceless divine objects, how could there be no strange beasts guarding them.

So the real situation is that this enlightenment tree and enlightenment fruit are not only guarded by strange beasts, but the strength of the guarding strange beasts is also terrifying.

"But this monster... why does it feel a bit like the legendary Taotie?"

Jiang Hao's heart moved, and he calmed down at this time.

After all, he didn't come here as his real body this time, but just a clone.

Even if this clone really fell, it would not have much impact on his original body.

At most, the key might be left here, and it would be difficult to enter here in the future.

And since the ancestor of the Ji family was able to escape unscathed, it means that entering here is not a sure death.

With this in mind, Jiang Hao was no longer afraid, but began to observe the origin of the terrifying monster in front of him.

And in his observation, every aspect of this terrifying monster seemed to be very similar to the legendary ancient beast-Taotie!

The reputation of Taotie in the ancient holy world is no less than that of Suzaku.

It's just that Suzaku is a divine beast and is respected by people.

And Taotie is a famous beast and is feared by people.

However, Taotie is different from ordinary beasts. It is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as other beasts, but is famous for its greed and sleepiness.

Especially the greed, it eats almost everywhere it goes.

If it really eats without caring, it can eat even a small world to death in a short time.

Swallowing the sky and the sun is not impossible for it.

"Young man, why is it you who came this time? Where is the guy before?"

At this time, Taotie slowly opened his mouth, staring at Jiang Hao and asked unhurriedly.

"He went to another place to find his tribesmen. I'm afraid he won't come in a short time."

Jiang Hao explained seriously without blushing or beating his heart.

"Is that so..."

Taotie seemed to believe it when he heard it.

Of course, the greater possibility is that it doesn't care about the life and death of the ancestor of the Ji family at all.

It quickly opened its mouth, then stared at Jiang Hao and asked: "Then did you bring me any delicious food this time?"

"Delicious?"

Jiang Hao was stunned.

"What? No? Then why did you come to Qingwei Cave Heaven?"

At this moment, Taotie's face suddenly darkened and his mood suddenly became bad.

Now all the edible things in Qingwei Cave Heaven have been eaten by it.

Looking at the Qingwei Cave Heaven now, let alone food, not even a living thing can be seen.

Unfortunately, it can't leave for a while because of its oath, so it can only sleep in boredom.

Now that it was woken up by Jiang Hao, but there was no delicious food for it, its mood was naturally a bit bad.

Jiang Hao's mind was racing. In this short moment, his brain was turning rapidly. He vaguely guessed that the ancestor of the Ji family and the Taotie might have reached some kind of deal.

"I have delicious food, but... what benefits can I get in exchange?"

Jiang Hao asked cautiously.

"Benefits? Isn't the leaves of the Enlightenment Divine Tree enough?"

Taotie said directly without thinking.

Jiang Hao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately asked subconsciously: "What about the Enlightenment Fruit?"

"Haha, you are much more direct than the previous guy."

Taotie laughed loudly, then patted his belly, stirring up a gust of wind and waves, and then stared at Jiang Hao with a smile and said:

"If you can really fill my stomach, or make me eat to my heart's content, it's not impossible to give you the Enlightenment Fruit!"

"..."

Jiang Hao was speechless.

How much food is needed to fill Taotie? Even if all the food in the entire East Tibetan Dao domain is moved here, it may not be able to fill its stomach.

As for making it eat to its heart's content, this is even more difficult to achieve.

After all, Taotie itself is an ancient giant beast known for its gluttony. It has eaten all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas. Even dragon liver and phoenix gall may have been tasted by others a long time ago. It is too difficult to make it eat to its heart's content.

However, if the Enlightenment Fruit cannot be exchanged, it seems that some Enlightenment Leaves can be exchanged.

Enlightenment Leaves cannot be compared with Enlightenment Fruits, but they can also play an auxiliary role. They are also valuable in the outside world.

With this in mind, Jiang Hao made a decision in an instant.

"Give me some time, I'll be back soon."

Jiang Hao immediately said to Taotie.

Taotie waved his hand and said lazily: "Go, go, remember to hurry up, if you wake me up after I fall asleep, I will be in a bad temper!"

Jiang Hao did not hesitate and immediately activated the silver-white key in his hand again.

With the surge of space power, his clone quickly returned to the Great Xia Palace.

After returning to the Great Xia Palace, Jiang Hao went straight to the Great Xia Treasure House...