Leaving the City of Sighs and heading forward, less than 500 kilometers away, is the Snow Country.
The scenery of Snow Country is majestic.
In winter, there is continuous snow, and there is loneliness and quietness everywhere in the freezing cold weather.
All the way north.
Li Tianlan's pace finally began to slow down.
At the border of Snow Country, he began his first meditation since setting off.
In the howling wind and snow, after sixteen hours of continuous meditation, Li Tianlan's figure seemed to have completely disappeared from this world, becoming completely illusory and ethereal.
Li Tianlan became more and more silent.
He shuttled through the primeval forest at the border of Central Continent and Snow Country. There were only trees and wind and snow in front of him.
The world is quiet.
Silence is freedom.
The golden retriever named Baobao is growing up every day.
The icy and snowy environment didn't seem to cause it any trouble at all. It followed Li Tianlan all the time, carefree and naturally.
Golden Retriever is the only person Li Tianlan can talk to.
But Li Tianlan spoke less and less.
He was so quiet that he seemed to be integrated with the coldness of the snow country. The thousands of words he said before departure and the ambition before departure disappeared bit by bit.
silence.
Quiet.
Focus.
purely.
Watch the flying snow quietly and listen to the cold wind.
He meditated longer and longer and more frequently.
Most of the time every day, Li Tianlan would sit in the forest and explore his martial arts.
There are dense trees in the virgin forest.
The snow outside stopped and started to fall again.
No matter it stops snowing or falls.
Because there is a lot of snow accumulated on the trunks of the forest, snowflakes in the forest are flying all day long.
Snowflakes fell from the trees and drowned Li Tianlan while he was meditating.
So most of the day, there will be a snowman sitting quietly next to the golden retriever, silent and motionless.
There is not much food in the winter forest, but if you look for it, there is always some.
When not meditating, Li Tianlan is a hunter.
Rabbits are generally easy to catch in winter. One person and one dog ate a lot of rabbit meat, and Li Tianlan gradually became proficient in barbecue skills.
He started trying to train golden retrievers.
This is indeed a very intelligent dog. He has gradually trained a pet dog to become a hunting dog. It may not be qualified yet, but the golden retriever has learned to catch some relatively easy-to-catch small animals in winter.
So Li Tianlan changed from a hunter to a chef.
Golden Retriever handed the caught prey to Li Tianlan, who then processed it and ate it.
meditation.
go ahead.
Cook and survive.
There is also a time when a golden retriever has nothing to gain, and one person and one dog can only starve that day.
Early winter is passing and time has entered deep winter.
As people lose weight, so do dogs.
But for the first time, a hint of ethereal sword intent appeared on Li Tianlan.
The sword intent that seemed to be innate was perfectly integrated with his whole body, almost like a temperament.
Li Tianlan walked slower and slower.
He still didn't draw his sword.
The famous sword Tianpu has been hanging on his back, eroded by the wind and snow, and it looks more and more ancient.
Li Tianlan occasionally stroked the hilt and scabbard of the sword, but never thought of pulling it out.
Because the sound of drawing the sword is too loud.
Because the sword light is too bright.
Li Tianlan wanted to be quiet.
The wind and snow in the primeval forest seemed to have become a part of his life.
Such silence is like heaven to him.
One person and one dog spent the first Spring Festival in the vast virgin forest.
There are no lights, no hustle and bustle.
Li Tianlan threw away his mobile phone and could not access any external information.
New Year's Eve.
Reunion day.
All he faced was the wind and snow that filled the mountains and forests.
He lit a fire in the forest in the most primitive way.
Orange flames swayed in the surrounding white snow, carrying smoke and dust.
The firelight illuminated Li Tianlan's face, and the surrounding jungle was still hazy darkness in the white snow.
The grown-up golden retriever was lying between Li Tianlan and the fire, wagging his tail.
The furry tail brushed against Li Tianlan's calf.
So lonely, so alone, so quiet, so enjoyable.
The sword seemed to gradually light up in the firelight.
Gently stroke the golden retriever's head.
The fire goes from burning to extinguishing.
The time is from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day.
Twenty-year-old Li Tianlan took his dog with him and stepped out of the primeval forest of the Snow Country.
To the north.
Continue north.
He rarely stayed in the cities of Snow Country, and even replenished many supplies in small towns near the city.
Winter has passed.
But heading north, the weather in the Snow Country becomes increasingly colder.
Li Tianlan still has never driven.
He just walked on the road of thousands of miles step by step.
It's not a pursuit, it's just a very lonely and lonely way of walking your own path.
This is his practice.
It’s still snowing in spring in the center of Snow Country.
Heavy snowfall.
It’s nearly 40 degrees below zero in spring.
In the heavy snow, Li Tianlan took off his shoes and stepped barefoot on the snow.
The golden retriever was running happily around him.
Li Tianlan's eyes were always calm and firm.
The snow is very cold.
But Li Tianlan could feel the power with every step he took.
The power of the earth.
The snow country is vast.
The endless falling snow finally stopped.
Li Tianlan saw the towering rivers and mountains of the Snow Country and the endlessly flowing sea.
He walks behind time.
So spring has passed.
The snow country has entered a cool midsummer.
Li Tianlan spends more time meditating in descending order.
He was still dressed in white and walking barefoot on the land of the snow country.
The white clothes made of cloud silk are not dirty or faded at all, and are still as clear as before.
The beard at the corner of Li Tianlan's mouth has become longer and longer, and the beard on his chin has drooped down, becoming completely black. His hair covers the back of his head and begins to fall toward his shoulders.
He still bears the punishment from heaven.
The famous sword that carries the ancestor of Xuanyuan's lineage and carries the sword intention of all the masters of the Lin clan began to tremble continuously on his back.
There was once again the sound of the sword clanking in Li Tianlan's world.
He approached the desert of Snow Country.
For the time being, it has stopped in the desert of the Snow Country.
He stopped at the banks of the Volga River in Snow Country.
So the golden retriever started eating fish.
You can even go into the water to catch fish.
The long sword on Li Tianlan's back was shaking every day, but he seemed not to notice it. He just soaked his calloused feet in the water every day and looked up at the sky.
The sky in the snow country is very clear.
It is naturally beautiful.
Golden Retriever began to get farther and farther away from Li Tianlan, and began to no longer get tired of being around him.
Its eyes occasionally showed humanized fear, and it often stared at the long sword behind Li Tianlan, and occasionally let out a low bark.
Summer is beginning to pass.
The bleak autumn days in the snow country make people feel even more lonely.
Golden Retriever, who had already eaten fish and felt like vomiting, took Li Tianlan's sleeve with his mouth countless times.
Li Tianlan finally stopped dazing by the river.
He prepared enough clear water, crossed the Volga River, and entered the snowy desert directly on a sunny day.
The white clothes disappeared in the thousands of miles of yellow sand.
The storm began to move into the desert.
The punishment behind Li Tianlan became completely quiet and no longer trembled.
After the sandstorm, the desert became quieter.
An unchanging scenery.
A person who remains unchanged.
The same dog.
Li Tianlan's eyes became completely clear.
He is no longer in a daze or meditating.
His speed is getting faster and faster.
The golden retriever seemed unable to stand the sometimes hot and sometimes cold yellow sand in the desert. It staggered a little and became listless.
Li Tianlan simply wrapped the golden retriever's limbs in gauze, then simply picked it up and continued moving forward.
He stepped barefoot in the yellow sand with a deep and firm sense of strength.
A line of deep footprints was left in the quiet desert, spreading far and wide.
A strong wind is rising in the desert.
The yellow sand that seems to be ravaging the entire world is flying crazily in the desert.
The wind rises and falls.
Yellow sand falls.
The deep footprints spreading out in the desert are still there, clear and profound, without any change.
At the end of the desert is the grassland of the Snow Country.
Cattle and sheep are in pieces.
Short hair has turned into long hair.
Li Tianlan, whose short beard has turned into a long beard, is finally no longer silent.
He still doesn't talk much, but he occasionally chats with Golden Retriever.
During the journey of thousands of miles, one person and one dog have developed deep feelings for a long time. Although the spiritual golden retriever cannot speak, he often responds to Li Tianlan with his own actions.
Then the loneliness and isolation gradually went away.
Li Tianlan had a smile on his face.
The ethereal sword intent surrounded him, completely becoming his own temperament, making him seem to feel alienated from the entire world.
But he smiled happily.
Behind this focused and pure smile, he seemed to have forgotten something.
Or, in other words, I don’t want to think about it yet.
The grassland deep in the snow country is extremely cold.
In this environment where there is no need to worry about food and supplies, one person and one dog are becoming more and more energetic.
In the cold that could almost wipe out everything, Li Tianlan and Jin Mao spent their second New Year's Eve in the cold wind.
A hint of white gradually appeared in the dark night sky.
That's not New Year's morning.
But a glacier.
That is the color of the polar regions.
Li Tianlan took the dog and continued to move forward.
The northern pole is not a continent.
But the sea.
There are also countless islands covered by glaciers.
The new year is beginning to pass.
Spring is coming.
Li Tianlan's world became dark.
There is no more sunshine.
There is only night and the cold moon all day long.
It is the polar night in the polar regions.
For several months, this place will be shrouded in darkness 24 hours a day.
Li Tianlan and Jin Mao arrived at the seaside of the Arctic Ocean.
The glacier was in sight, the one closest to him.
The sea water rises and falls under Li Tianlan's feet.
Li Tianlan silently looked at the glaciers in the distance.
Under the night, quiet people, quiet dogs, and quiet swords.
All are extreme.
He stretched out his hand, pointed at the glacier in the night, and said softly: "Baby, let's go over and have a look."
The golden retriever whimpered and seemed to understand what Li Tianlan said. It walked around behind Li Tianlan and jumped directly onto his back.
It's next to the Heavenly Punishment.
Heaven's punishment is silent, not sharp, not cold.
Li Tianlan stepped forward.
His footsteps stepped on the water, causing irregular ripples.
His speed was very fast, going farther and farther on the sea, and going deeper and deeper.
The waves rolled and rippled beneath his feet.
Li Tianlan moved forward with a calm expression.
Walk on the sea.
He is walking on the sea.
Let the water surge, neither sink nor rise.
The polar night in the Arctic Ocean remains the same.
The darkness seemed endless.
Li Tianlan walked silently.
From the border of Zhongzhou to the prosperous Huating, it finally bloomed its most dazzling light in Tiandu.
All the light seems to be yesterday's past.
It's been nearly two years.
He came from darkness, and finally returned to darkness again in the cold water.