Fang Zhengzhi did not know what was happening on the surface of the lake. His only thought was to save Yan Xiu. He had lived in a village since he was young, and had been in rivers and ponds many times. He was good at swimming.
Furthermore, with the help of the Dao of All Creation, Fang Zhengzhi was like a fish.
But where was Yan Xiu?
From the moment Yan Xiu fell into the water to when Fang Zhengzhi jumped into the water, it took less than 10 seconds.
Fang Zhengzhi was confused. Even though he was quite a distance away from Yan Xiu, he should not have been able to see him. But he could not see Yan Xiu.
He could not even see a shadow. All he could see was darkness, as black as ink.
What happened?
Where did Yan Xiu go?
Could it be...
Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi's heart skipped a beat. He did not actually see Yan Xiu fall into the water. He only heard the sound and saw the splash. Furthermore, he did not see Yan Xiu at his hiding spot.
As such, his first thought was that Yan Xiu must have fallen into the water.
But what was the truth?
From start to finish, he did not see Yan Xiu jump into the water.
If something had fallen into the lake, and Yan Xiu had left the bushes to check somewhere else ….
The possibility was low, but not completely impossible.
Another possibility was that Yan Xiu had been dragged to the bottom of the lake by something, and had fallen into the darkness.
This was also possible. If he was pulled by something, he would not be able to match the speed at which he fell. 10 seconds might seem like a short time.
But it was enough to drag him to the bottom of the lake...
Fang Zhengzhi did not turn around immediately.
If it was the first possibility, it meant that Yan Xiu was still on the shore, and was safe. Since he was safe, it did not matter if he went up earlier or later.
But what if it was the second possibility?
That meant that Yan Xiu was in real danger.
As such... He had to find out the truth about the ink. This may be dangerous, but for Yan Xiu, Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was worth the risk.
Because... They were friends.
...
Fang Zhengzhi did not know if he had reached the bottom of the lake. He could only see that his surroundings were pitch black. He could not even see his fingers.
He must have reached it.
After diving for a while, Fang Zhengzhi felt his chest getting tighter and tighter. It was probably caused by the prolonged deoxygenation, but he still hadn't touched the bottom of the lake. It felt like there was no bottom at all.
Why was this happening?
How deep was this lake? If Yan Xiu was at the bottom of the lake, there would at least be some movement.
Something was wrong …
Fang Zhengzhi had a strange feeling. When he was at the bottom of the lake, he seemed to be going in circles. This shouldn't have happened. After all, he was constantly diving.
But he had this feeling, as if he was constantly swimming in a circle.
He swam so fast that he even lost his direction …
"Go up!" Fang Zhengzhi finally decided to go up and take a look. If Yan Xiu was really here, there should be at least some water sounds. As such, it was very likely that Yan Xiu was still on shore.
It was naturally easier to swim to the surface than to dive.
It did not take long for Fang Zhengzhi to feel a faint halo of light above his head. He was about to reach the surface of the water.
"Hu!" Fang Zhengzhi felt like he was reborn as he breathed in fresh air again. He had been submerged in the water for about seven to eight minutes. He had reached his limit.
When he emerged from the water, Fang Zhengzhi looked towards the shore.
But …
Just this one glance caused him to be stunned once again.
What was going on?
The lake was still the same, but the scenery had changed. There was no longer a lush forest. There was only an orchard, a lively orchard.
All sorts of fruits hung on the branches. Red. Green. Yellow.
Where was this?
Fang Zhengzhi could not react. Anyone else would find this hard to accept. After all, he had only been in the lake for seven to eight minutes.
He surfaced again. The entire world had changed?
After being stunned for a full five minutes, Fang Zhengzhi felt that the water seemed to have cooled down.
From the garden full of flowers to the lush green forest... and the orchard full of fruits?!
This was the four seasons!
But why was it autumn when he emerged from the bottom of the lake?
Could it be …
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the bottom of the lake. It was still pitch black and bottomless, almost as if it was covered in ink. However, Fang Zhengzhi had a better analogy.
It was a tunnel!
A tunnel that led from summer to autumn.
"Hu!"
At this moment, a sound of breathing could be heard from afar. Then, a head popped out of the lake.
Two pairs of eyes met.
"Why did you jump?"
"Why did you fall into the lake?"
Two voices rang out at the same time. Their words were different, but their meaning was the same.
Then, both of them looked confused, as if they did not understand what the other was saying.
"I thought you fell into the water, so I jumped!"
"I saw you jump, so I jumped too!"
Both of them were speechless. However, they felt a sense of warmth in their hearts. Yes, this was what it meant to be a friend. Only friends would share the same thoughts.
"Let's go ashore first!" Fang Zhengzhi pointed to the shore.
Yan Xiu nodded.
Both of them swam towards the shore. Before long, they reached the shore. Fang Zhengzhi could roughly guess what had happened between the two of them, but he could not be sure.
Then, both of them exchanged a few thoughts.
Fang Zhengzhi initially thought that Yan Xiu had just left the bushes, but the truth was different.
"You heard me fall into the water, then saw that I was not in the bushes, so you jumped?" Fang Zhengzhi frowned.
"Yes, what about you?" Yan Xiu nodded and asked.
"So you never left the bushes? You didn't move it? "Fang Zhengzhi was confused.
"Mm."
"My situation is the same as yours! I also saw you fall into the water, so I jumped. "
"That's it?" Yan Xiu was also confused.
Both of them fell silent, deep in thought.
"I understand now!"
"I think I understand now too!"
Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu's voices rang out one after the other. Both of them were in disbelief. This explanation sounded complicated and hard to understand.
However, apart from this explanation, they couldn't think of another explanation.
That was …
When they were on the shore, they appeared to be together, but in reality, they were in two different spaces with the same scenery.
Heavenly Treasure Hall, parallel dimension …
Fang Zhengzhi's mind raced. If that was the case, then, both of them naturally could not see each other. However, how did he explain the sound of falling into the water?
Was it an auditory hallucination?
Or was it due to the difference in space, or even the difference in time?
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu, and Yan Xiu looked back at him.
"I feel that, within the Heavenly Treasure Hall, there are many different spaces!" Fang Zhengzhi's thoughts were based on the perspective of the previous world.
"Perhaps it can be explained as being made up of different worlds …" Yan Xiu nodded slightly, but, he used the concept of the current world to explain.
"Based on what you said, then, the parallel dimension is made up of countless smaller worlds?" Fang Zhengzhi tried to guess based on Yan Xiu's explanation.
"That is possible. There is a saying in the Law of Dao, there are three thousand parallel dimensions, and every single one of them contains everything! Since it encompasses everything, the existence of different small worlds within it should be explainable! "
"Then, this lake is …"
"If I'm not wrong, the bottom of this lake is the passage that connects the previous world to this world!" Yan Xiu said confidently.
Fang Zhengzhi nodded. Yan Xiu had the same thought as him.
Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain the new scenery that appeared after he surfaced from the bottom of the lake. This meant that, when he was diving, he had already entered the current world from the previous world.
When he floated up again, he would naturally be here.
Fang Zhengzhi did not speak, and subconsciously looked at the surface of the lake.
In front of him, the surface of the lake was still very calm. There were no dancing ladies, only the reflection of the fruit trees in the lake. Every single fruit tree was reflected in the lake.
It felt a little like a mirage.
"Mirage Reflection!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, as if something had been opened in his mind. It was as if he had touched the door to another world.
However, this feeling was very vague, and he could not completely understand it.
However, he had a strong feeling that this parallel dimension might be able to solve the puzzle in his heart.
"Have you thought of anything?" Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi's expression and asked.
"Not yet. Can you tell me again, what is the power of the Heavenly Reflection State?" Fang Zhengzhi shook his head lightly. He felt that he needed to confirm it.
"You can. The Heavenly Reflection State is to allow the pocket dimension in your body to resonate with everything in the outside world. Then, you can use the power of everything around you. However, there is a limitation. Only the Dao of All Creation in the pocket dimension can do this!" Yan Xiu did not understand why Fang Zhengzhi would suddenly ask this question, but he quickly explained it.
"The resonance between the pocket dimension and everything in the outside world. Only the Dao of All Creation in the pocket dimension can resonate with everything in the outside world …" Fang Zhengzhi thought about this very seriously.
He felt that there was more to this than meets the eye.
Heavenly Reflection …
Pocket dimension and everything in the outside world?!
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