Fang Zhengzhi had a dream. He dreamed that one day, he would be able to fly in the sky and see all the mountains and rivers. Then, he would be able to break through the void and leave behind a beautiful legend.
But now...
This dream seemed to have reached a turning point.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the lush greenery beneath his feet. It was a mountain, a chain of mountains. There were trees in the mountains, towering trees, rocks, streams, flowers, and beasts...
He could see all the mountains and rivers.
Fang Zhengzhi did not know if he could see them all, but he could feel the life of every flower, every blade of grass, and every beast.
The flowers were blooming, the grass was growing, and the beasts were roaming the forest.
"Cang Ling Mountain?!"
Fang Zhengzhi was sure that he was standing on Cang Ling Mountain. Even though he had never seen it from above, the familiar rocks told him that this was Cang Ling Mountain.
Furthermore, he could feel something he had never felt before. From the blooming of the flowers to the withering of the grass, from the birth of the beasts to the death.
It was a strange feeling. It was as if everything had returned to its original state, and everything was starting to grow again.
His heart felt empty at this moment.
Fang Zhengzhi was in a trance. He was in disbelief. Was he really going to become a sage? But he wasn't ready yet. Wasn't it a little too fast?
Just as he was thinking, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly saw a pair of eyes.
It was a pair of eyes that seemed to have woken up from a deep sleep. But when that pair of eyes looked at him...
However, Fang Zhengzhi felt a strong sense of danger. A trembling feeling that he had never felt before rose in his heart. A vast and ancient feeling of vastness covered the sky and covered the earth.
Cold, arrogant, powerful, dominating...
Fang Zhengzhi didn't know why so many words popped up in his mind, but that was what he was thinking now.
Because... That was what he was thinking when the pair of golden eyes stared at him.
"Kaboom!"
There was a loud explosion, and the mountains and rivers began to tremble.
Following the violent tremors, a gigantic body began to rise. He could not see what it looked like, because it was shrouded in a black shadow.
The only thing that could be seen was that there seemed to be a faint brilliance flowing around those golden eyes. It was the reflection of the scales, cold and heavy.
Then, a black crack descended from the sky like a bolt of lightning, directly striking Fang Zhengzhi's head, not giving him any chance to resist.
"F * ck me! You still want to chop it?! "
Fang Zhengzhi felt that there was a limit to one's tolerance. At the very least, one couldn't strike himself repeatedly, right?
What happened to becoming a Saint in one go?
In that case, everything should be centered around him and flourish.
What was the meaning of being struck twice in a row?
Fang Zhengzhi was about to scold him. However, this time, he felt as if he was stepping on air.
Under the gravity of the earth's core, his body fell straight down to the ground.
"It's not a pool down there!"
Fang Zhengzhi did not understand what was going on. However, he was not standing on a pool of water. It was a field of rocks.
Boom!
…
Tens of meters in the air, he landed on the ground in a free-fall. Normally, other than leaving a corpse, one of his limbs would be broken.
However, this did not apply to Fang Zhengzhi.
"Liar!" Fang Zhengzhi rubbed his buttocks as he looked at the shallow pit that was created by the impact. His expression was furious.
He was already in the air and could see the mountains and rivers, but when he opened his eyes again, he realized that he was still at the same spot.
No one could take it!
Where was the trust between people? How could they be friends in the future!
"I should have improved?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly thought of the enlightenment he had when he was looking at the mountains and rivers. That strange feeling made him feel as if he had touched something.
However, after falling, the only thing he could feel in his heart was the pain in his butt. As for the enlightenment, he had completely forgotten about it.
"Eh?"
Just as he was rubbing his buttocks, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly realized that there was a small stone house beside him. If he had not fallen here, he would not have noticed it.
A stone house.
This was all too common in the mountains.
All the villages in the surrounding area relied on the mountains to make their living. Every village had its own hunting team, so they often had to go up the mountain. Therefore, building some simple stone houses in the mountains became something that every village was happy to do.
The purpose was for the hunting squad to rest. After all, no one could guarantee that the hunting squad would not encounter any accidents. For example, heavy rain, snow, landslides …
Usually, the stone houses of each village were for their own use. Only under special circumstances would the villagers of other villages enter the stone houses of other villages.
This was a tacit understanding between the villages.
However, this was not the time to discuss this. Under normal circumstances, even if Fang Zhengzhi left the pool, he would still be in The Vast World.
The Vast World contained Cang Ling Mountain.
But this position …
He was at the bottom of Cang Ling Mountain!
"I jumped out of The Vast World?"
"Or did I change to another place?"
Fang Zhengzhi was not sure where he was now. As such, he decided to explore.
As such, this stone house became his first target. Especially since his buttocks were hurting from the fall, finding a stone house to apply some ointment on was a "special" occasion!
"Is there anyone here?"
"If there are any sneaky activities in there, just let me know!"
Fang Zhengzhi kindly muttered a few words at the door of the stone house. The mountain people were simple, but no matter how simple they were, there were still some things that were not known to others.
For example, having sex, having an affair with a man …
As such, the stone houses in the mountains were the best place to do it.
Fang Zhengzhi understood this very well. As such, to avoid any unnecessary awkwardness … He shouted a few more times, but there was no response.
As such, he prepared to push the door open.
He pushed …
The door was locked from the inside?
"There's someone here?" Fang Zhengzhi was stunned. He was certain that there was someone inside. Otherwise, there was no way the door would be locked from the inside.
But, why was there someone not speaking? Could it be that they were really doing something improper inside?
Furthermore …
If he was still in The Vast World, why would there be anyone else?
With that thought, Fang Zhengzhi lost his patience. However, he gave the person some time to put on his clothes. Once he was dressed, he would probably come out.
Therefore, he waited at the door for a while, but there was still no movement from inside the stone house.
What the hell?
Fang Zhengzhi was furious. Even if you want to put on your clothes, why don't you make some noise? Was it really okay to completely ignore him and maintain a motionless posture?
"If you don't come out, I'm coming in!"
"Aiya? Do you really think I don't dare to come in? "
"Boom!" A loud explosion rang out.
Fang Zhengzhi could not be bothered with the crime of destroying public property. He kicked open the wooden door and swaggered in.
"Oh?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up when he entered the stone house. Strangely, there was no one in the house.
Furthermore, the layout of the house was not bad. There was a small bed and a few nice chairs. Of course, that was not the most important thing.
The most important thing was that there was a pitch black altar in the middle of the room.
On the altar, there was a silver-white square shaped gem sitting quietly in the middle. It was crystal clear and looked extremely transparent. Within the gem, there were incomparably complex symbols that were faintly discernible.
"What a treasure!" Fang Zhengzhi had always thought that he was lucky. However, he didn't expect to find such a treasure in a random stone house.
Even though he did not know what it was...
He was sure that if he took it out, it would be worth at least a few hundred silvers. He would never sell it.
"Even the heavens can't stop a person from getting rich!" Fang Zhengzhi completely forgot about the pain in his buttocks as he reached for the gemstone on the altar.
It was warm to the touch, just like a piece of warm jade.
But …
It was a little heavy.
It was so heavy that Fang Zhengzhi could not even lift it. The entire gem seemed to be fixed to the altar with the weight of a thousand kilograms. No matter how much strength he used, he could not budge it at all.
"What is this? Why is it so heavy?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked. It was only the size of a palm, but it was as heavy as a mountain.
In terms of strength, if Fang Zhengzhi claimed to be second in the entire Cang Ling Mountain, no one would dare to claim to be the best.
Then, such a heavy gemstone that even he couldn't lift was placed in such a small stone house. Who was it that placed it there?
Fang Zhengzhi was confused.
However, that was not the point. The point was that he was not able to lift a gem. This was extremely uncomfortable. It was like seeing a beautiful woman naked on the bed, but you could not take it anymore.
How could he tolerate this?
Fang Zhengzhi did not know how others would react, but he definitely could not tolerate it.
As such, he began to walk around the altar. As the saying goes, the details determine success or failure. Such a heavy gem must have some sort of hidden mechanism controlling it.
If it was not on the gem, then the highest possibility was the altar.
After circling the altar twice, Fang Zhengzhi was a little disappointed. He had touched the altar from top to bottom, but he didn't find anything special.
Was it still on the gem?
Fang Zhengzhi moved his face closer to the gem and examined it closely.
Very quickly, he realized that the symbols... he did not recognize them.
They were not words, nor were they pictures. They were not oracle bone inscriptions. Every single symbol was extremely small, yet extremely complicated.
There was no pattern to them at all.
"What is this thing?" Fang Zhengzhi was extremely curious. However, he could not find the mechanism, nor could he lift it. What else could he do?
In a situation where there was no other way, the only way was to use force.
Using force did not mean using a sword to hack at it. That was not force, it was more like burying a treasure.
Fang Zhengzhi's method was simple. He grabbed the gem with his hands and forcefully kept it in the Heart Protection Mirror. This was using force...
It did not matter how heavy it was. If he grabbed it, it was his.
Fang Zhengzhi then used his consciousness to place the gem in the Heart Protection Mirror.
He had done this many times in the past. Each time, it was extremely satisfying. There were no surprises. Anything that was caught could be kept in the Heart Protection Mirror.
However, this time...
It was not as smooth as usual.
"Kaboom!" A loud sound rang out. The gem actually vibrated under Fang Zhengzhi's force. It felt as though something was about to come out.
"Aiya, I can't deal with you?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored the movement of the gem. He felt that some movement was better than nothing. As such, he decided to use force again.
"Kaboom!" Another loud sound rang out.
Third time!
Fourth time!
Fifth time...
…
Fang Zhengzhi was a man of integrity. He had always followed a good tradition, not to waste! As such, he used force again and again.
Until the ninth time.
The gem finally moved.
"Buzz!"
The silver-white gem glowed brightly. It was as though something had been activated. The symbols within began to spin rapidly, like a small whirlpool.
Fang Zhengzhi's attention was completely attracted by the gem. At this moment, he had a strange feeling. He felt as though the gem contained some sort of strong suction force.
This suction force was exaggerated, but it did not affect him much.
It was a very strange feeling, but it felt real.
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to use force again, the silver-white gem suddenly dimmed. The symbols on it instantly disappeared.
The original silver-white glow also disappeared.
The entire gem had turned black.
It looked like an ordinary square stone. There was no glow at all.
"F * ck... me! Did I break it?! " Fang Zhengzhi panicked when he saw this. He subconsciously reached for the gem. Then, a strange scene occurred.
The gemstone was actually caught by him.
It felt as though he was grabbing an ordinary stone. It was weightless.
"No way? Where's the gem? Why did it turn into a stone in the blink of an eye? You can't do this? Shouldn't you give me something in return? "Fang Zhengzhi held the stone and shook it vigorously.
He realized...
There was no use.
The gem had turned completely black. It no longer had its previous glow. If it was thrown into the forest, no one would pick it up.
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