The moment he landed, Xu Sheng seemed to have fallen into an endless abyss. What he felt all over his body was an unbearable coldness that penetrated into his bones; his ears were filled with noisy, messy, and weak air currents.
A familiar yet unfamiliar feeling came to Xu Sheng's heart. After a year, he came to this "fateful place" again.
"Huh-huh-"
As Xu Sheng walked, the sound of the airflow in his ears became louder and louder, gradually turning into the roar of the wind; his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he gradually gained the ability to detect in the boundless darkness.
"Nothing has changed here." Xu Sheng whispered hesitantly, slowing down, frowning, and looking around.
All he could see was an ancient tree that was too high to reach, showing its majesty and vicissitudes.
Xu Sheng brushed his hand from the tree, and the cold feeling penetrated from his fingers into his heart. These huge existences have been standing here for an unknown period of time, and they carry more than one mission.
"What should I do, wait for the wind and thunder to rise, and use the fire from heaven to return?"
Xu Sheng said to himself that past experience told him that he should do that; however, a throbbing deep in his heart drove him to move and move forward.
The throbbing came from the "Nirvana Pill", Xu Sheng could feel it beating.
"He is in my body, but I have to be controlled by him. Who is the owner of this body?!"
Xu Sheng asked himself, his eyes froze, he simply refused to leave and sat down cross-legged.
"Nirvana Pill" or destiny, no matter whose "guidance" Xu Sheng is not going to obey obediently.
You want me to go, but I won’t go!
Xu Sheng made up his mind, pondered for a moment, and exhaled. He just wanted to return to the "real world" as soon as possible, to Zhiyang City, and sitting here, waiting for the thunder from the sky to trigger the fire on the earth, was the best solution. As for that
Xu Sheng didn't want to pay attention to the throbbing, he thought he could suppress it.
"Isn't it true?"
After sitting quietly for a long time, Xu Sheng finally moved, but with a wry smile on his face, he shook his head helplessly.
The whistling wind in his ears gradually weakened, and eventually, even the sound of airflow disappeared; moreover, the thunder he was looking forward to was also far away, with no sign of its arrival. At this moment, the throbbing in his heart couldn't help but rise and keep rising.
The ground "beats" his body and soul.
How can it be so easy to refuse when fate imposes itself on you?
"It seems that I must go."
Xu Sheng stood up, "looked" into the distance, held his breath and took a step forward.
With one step, he suddenly felt relaxed and restless; the "Nirvana Pill" stopped jumping.
All right.
Although Xu Sheng was unwilling at all costs, he could only bite the bullet and obey. His heart was always concerned about Zhiyang, and his body could not stay here for too long.
If it weren't for Zhiyang, he would fight with the "Nirvana Pill" and fight with the "destiny" no matter what.
But......
Walking, walking, I don’t know how long it has passed, and I don’t know how far I have traveled.
Just when Xu Sheng was bored, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a ball of light pierced into his eyes.
It's fire!
But it's not the sky fire caused by the thunder, but the fire that is regularly distributed around the altar!
altar!
Xu Sheng subconsciously took two steps forward and saw it more clearly. It was indeed an altar. He had seen it last time.
At that time, there was a "ghost in white" on the altar.
But now, Xu Sheng looked intently and saw that the altar was empty.
"Is it the same altar?"
Xu Sheng asked himself, and took two steps forward. He looked around, was silent for a moment, and said softly: "It shouldn't be the same one. The 'Gate of Life and Death' is not there."
He clearly remembered that the last time, there was a stone tablet inscribed with "Gate of Life and Death" in front of the altar; but now, he could not find it.
Of course, maybe the stone monument has been moved, but that possibility is too small. Why does the "existence" here need to do such a thing?
After hesitating for a while, Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and walked straight towards the altar.
If he wants to return to the real world, to Zhiyang, "fire" is indispensable. Since there is no sky fire triggered by thunder, then the fire on the altar can also be used!
One step, two steps...
Xu Sheng's journey was extremely smooth, without any obstacles; not long after, he was standing in front of the altar. Looking at the blazing fire, Xu Sheng was not only afraid, but also a little happy.
However, that little bit of joy only lasted for two breaths and then disappeared. Xu Sheng glanced out of the corner of his eye - there was a person at the back of the altar!
"Ouch!"
Xu Sheng took a breath of cold air, his heart was broken, cold sweat broke out, and every hair on his hair stood up.
"When you get here, why don't you come up and sit down?" A stiff and cold voice came out and entered Xu Sheng's ears like thunder.
He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but as soon as he moved, he felt a huge crisis!
The man on the altar is not allowed to retreat!
Xu Sheng stood silently, feeling nothing but depression, endless depression!
Last time, he was able to compete with the ghost in white with the help of the relic; but this time, he understood with just a moment's awareness that even the "relic" was as silent as death.
Under this pressure, "Relic" rarely chose to "surrender"!
The "relics" are helpless, what can Xu Sheng do?
He slowly raised his head, and the "invisible secret power" condensed on his eyes. He looked carefully and could barely make out the general outline of the person.
The person on the altar is of medium height, sitting on the ground, and dressed in black, which blends well into the "boundless darkness" of the "dark forest".
As for the face, Xu Sheng could not detect it no matter how hard he tried. That person's face seemed to blend into the "darkness" better than his black clothes.
"Come"
One word exploded in Xu Sheng's ears. The power of this word made him lose his mind and almost collapsed to the ground, spitting blood.
"Okay, I'll go."
Xu Sheng could barely hold himself steady, breathing heavily, and struggled to agree. In the current situation, how could he not agree?
Step by step.
Xu Sheng's heart was filled with fear; but at the same time, as he got closer and closer to the man, the pressure he endured became less and less.
arrive.
Xu Sheng stood in front of that man. Although there was no unbearable pressure on him, he did not even dare to express his anger.
The person in front of him was the strongest person Xu Sheng had ever encountered! Even vaguely, he suspected that this person was the owner of the big bronze hand and the initiator of everything!
Such an existence has already broken through Xu Sheng's cognitive scope and reached a level beyond his reach. Xu Sheng has no doubt that as long as the person in front of him is willing, he can easily crush him to death, just like crushing an ant to death.
"sit"
The man stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture. Xu Sheng mustered up the courage to glance at him briefly, and then followed his example and sat on the floor.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The man didn't look at Xu Sheng and said to himself: "We shouldn't meet now, but I don't have much time. This time, I put everything down on you."
"What!?"
Xu Sheng was confused by what the man said. He was shocked and couldn't help but ask aloud.
"It's nothing, you will always know." The man chuckled. He was silent for a long time, and then suddenly shouted, "Look at me!"
"ah!"
Xu Sheng was startled, his mind exploded, and then he subconsciously raised his head and met the eyes of the person in front of him.
At a glance, Xu Sheng's mind was filled with excitement. He seemed to see an ocean and a starry sky. Scenes of mottled and messy pictures flashed in his mind; however, he could never piece together a complete image!
At the same time, various sounds were reverberating in his ears, in his heart, and in his head.
"Do you remember?"
The person in front of me spoke softly, with a flat tone; but in that flatness, there was a deep vicissitude and infinite profundity.
Hearing this sound, Xu Sheng cried!
This was the first time he heard this voice in his life, but it felt extremely familiar. It seemed that it had been with him for thousands of years and had been heard countless times.
An inexplicable sadness emerged in Xu Sheng's heart. The previous fear and heaviness were all swept away, and he finally saw the man's full face clearly.
Familiar yet strange, like an old friend, yet like someone you’ve only met in your life.
Xu Sheng didn't know who he was, or even how to describe him. Even though he had read books for nearly twenty years and looked through the Classics and History, he still couldn't find a suitable word.
ordinary.
After racking his brains, Xu Sheng could only think of the most common word; however, it was the most appropriate.
Ordinary, just ordinary.
It's unremarkable, not outstanding, has no characteristics, and is instantly forgettable.
His eyebrows are neither long nor short, neither thick nor thin, neither curved nor straight; his eyes are neither big nor small, clear or dark, not bright and lively, nor are they of willow leaves and red phoenixes; his face is neither wide nor narrow, nor round.
Not square, flawless and without corners.
He is a drop in the ocean among all living beings, a speck of dust in the noisy world, and a passerby that everyone encounters every day.
He is not outstanding, but he is sitting on the altar!
"Do you recognize me?" the man asked softly, with a hint of expectation on his ordinary face.
"No"
Xu Sheng shook his head. Although he didn't want to, he wanted to let this expectation fall through.
"If you think about it again, this is the first time we have met, but we have met many times before."
The man's words obviously didn't make sense. However, when Xu Sheng heard it, he didn't feel that there was much violation.
"Can't remember."
Xu Sheng shook his head again, and the images in his mind squeezed together desperately; however, every time they were about to come into contact, they shattered.
Every break brings Xu Sheng only a little more sadness and pain.
He was very sad.
He didn't know why he was sad, but he knew it wasn't just because he couldn't recognize the person in front of him.
"What have I experienced? What have I forgotten?"
Xu Sheng burst into tears and couldn't help himself.
"Well, after all, it's not time yet." The man smiled bitterly, lightly tapped Xu Sheng's forehead, and said, "Go back. Things in the world are the path you must take."
boom!
A ball of fire ignited in front of Xu Sheng's eyes, and at the same time, a red light also "flickered" in his consciousness. He wanted to say something, but before his voice came out, his consciousness began to fade away; at the moment when his consciousness disappeared,
His body also dissipated from here.
What he couldn't see was that after he completely disappeared, the ordinary-looking strange man sitting on the altar slumped down and looked a little older...