The unknown small lake is covered with tall reeds, and somewhere there is a dilapidated cabin. It seems that someone once lived here, but for some unknown reason, they had to leave.
The dilapidated wooden house didn't even have a roof, so Chen Mo used the remaining wood to make a bonfire, and he also got big fat fish from the small lake for a few days.
After a simple dinner, Jiang Nu still wanted to talk to Chen Mo, but Chen Mo left the bright bonfire alone and went to the wooden platform built by the lake where the firelight barely illuminated.
"I think about cultivation every day, is cultivation really that good?" Jiang Nu looked at Chen Mo's lonely back and said a little depressed.
The breeze blew across the calm lake, blowing Chen Mo's hair. I don't know when, Chen Mo's consciousness suddenly appeared on a desolate land.
This world really is nothing but heaven and earth. Chen Mo felt that this place was both strange and familiar at the same time.
This is the Qi Realm that Master mentioned?!
.....
"Little mute."
"What's wrong, Master?"
"The place where people live is the human world. Above the Nine Heavens is where the gods live, which is called Heaven. Below the Nine Nethers is where demons rage, which is called Hell."
"Melancholy? What's so sad about a demon? Ouch, why did you hit me?"
"You brat, it's hell, not melancholy."
"Oh oh oh."
"So everything has its own place."
"Then what?"
"That's a good question. Do you know where the true energy is?"
"Dantian."
"Yeah, that's right. That's just a popular way of saying it. For a long, long, long, long time..."
"How long exactly."
"A long time ago, the cultivators at that time called the place where the true qi resides called the Qi Realm. The true qi does not exist, it is cultivated by the cultivators, so the true qi cannot exist where we live.
It disappears as soon as it appears. In order to retain the true energy, people have to carve out a place in their bodies, and that place is called the Qi Realm."
"oh."
"You can't give any other reaction besides oh?"
"What's the reaction?"
"It's like, wow, that's it, it's so magical, so awesome."
"childish."
"How old are you little brat? Don't be so serious all the time. Give me a smile."
An old man pulled the young Chen Mo's cheek and squeezed out a smile that he thought was very satisfying.
"So, when people practice Zhenqi, they must first open up the world of Qi, instead of waiting to passively expand it after they have Zhenqi."
"What's the difference?"
"You brat, do you have to wait until the shit is gone before digging a hole in the latrine?"
"I won't dig, I just find a place to pull it."
"You brat, you just like to argue with me, don't you?!"
The old man slapped young Chen Mo's head hard several times.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting."
"So if you have a latrine, you can poop as much as you want... No, with Qi Jie, you can practice Qi without restraint."
"But Master."
"Um?"
"You didn't give me a hoe, how could I dig a pit?"
"You brat, I've been teaching you so many things in vain these days. I'm really pissed off."
"Master, please stop hitting me. If you hit me again, I really won't be able to remember what you taught me before. If you really need to hit me, don't hit me on the head. Move to another place."
"You have rough skin and thick flesh. If you hit other places, my hands will hurt."
"Ah~!"
...
Chen Mo stood on this desolate land, looking at the endless land. Everywhere he looked, the ground was plowed, and then no one paid attention to it, leaving it to remain in this state.
Looking up at the sky, it is very low and gloomy, as if it is falling down, giving people an extremely depressing feeling.
Chen Mo walked on this desolate land, heading in one direction without any purpose. He just wanted to know what else there was here besides the sky and the earth.
I kept walking like this, lonely and lonely.
There seems to be no distinction between day and night here, and the same color tone has always been maintained, as if the whole world is still, and even time is still.
Keep walking. Besides walking, Chen Mo didn't know what else he could do. Even if he wanted to scream loudly, he was suppressed by the oppressive sky.
Walking and walking, Chen Mo, who had no concept of time, didn't know how long he had walked, and he didn't find anything. The scenery around him remained unchanged, as if he had never moved around. If he hadn't looked back, he could still see the shallow water on the ground.
Even the footprints, he was sure he had not touched.
He continued to walk forward, as if he was competing with this world of Qi, which contained only heaven and earth, and he must see where its end was.
One day, two days?
No, it could be an hour or two.
Chen Mo no longer lost track of time, he just swung his legs numbly, and his eyes slowly became empty and lifeless.
Not only did I forget about time, I even lost my physical strength and hunger.
Suddenly a gust of wind rushed from in front of Chen Mo and penetrated Chen Mo's body, restoring a trace of clarity to Chen Mo's empty eyes.
“So cool.”
For the first time, Chen Mo felt the third existence here besides heaven and earth, wind.
Chen Mo cheered up again and continued moving forward.
Suddenly, Chen Mo looked at the ground not far away, with a slightly different intention. He quickened his pace and walked up. There were footprints, a shallow footprint, extending forward.
Anyone?
wrong.
Chen Mo was confused and then denied it, and then stepped on it with one of his feet. It matched perfectly. It was his own footprints. It turned out that he was back where he started.
Chen Mo did not walk forward, but simply lay down on the plowed land. He did not feel uncomfortable, but felt comfortable. The smell of the earth and the coolness of the earth made him become "big".
I lay down and stared blankly at the sky that seemed to be within my reach.
At this moment, he didn't want to do anything or think about anything, just like when he was a child, he was lying on the grass at the top of the back mountain. At that time, he was the most relaxed.
His eyes slowly closed, and his breathing became slow and long.
...
"Master."
"I don't have a disciple as stupid as you."
"After having the Qi Realm, have you entered a new level?"
"No, if there is no shit in the latrine, then it needs to be a latrine. It's just a pit at most."
"Master, can you not use such disgusting metaphors? Ouch."
"You brat, you weren't the one who brought me in. Bah, bah, bah, you are the stone in the pit."
Young Chen Mo's head was already covered with red chestnuts, and he almost ran out of places to start.
"Then Master, what is the Qi Realm like?"
"Everyone's Qi Realm is different. Some people's Qi Realm is foggy, some people's Qi Realm is turbulent, and your Qi Realm, I guess, is just a pit full of shit.
, the stench is overwhelming.”
"Master, what is your Qi Realm like?"
"My Qi Realm? This world is my Qi Realm."
"Stop bragging, I'm serious."
"I am also serious."
"...."
The young Chen Mo couldn't bear it anymore. The master he wanted to know refused to say anything. He didn't want to know and shamelessly stuffed it into his young head. Chen Mo's clenched fist finally waved out at the old and crooked master.
"Hey~ I rebelled against you."
"Since the master says that he is so powerful, the disciple must learn from him."
"Okay, let's see what I can do."
"What I wish for."
After saying that, Chen Mo's master ran away.
"Stop~!"
"You idiot, just stop. I'm already old, so I don't have the strength to fight with a young boy like you. Besides, I'm already known to be relying on my old age, so I won't be laughed at to death."
"Stop~!"
"I won't stop. If you have the ability, come after me." The old man turned around and pointed his finger at me as he ran.
"Stop~!"
"Oh!"
The old man disappeared in front of Chen Mo in an instant.
"I told you to stop, but there is no way ahead, and yet you still run."
.......
Tonight's night sky is dotted with many stars.
Jiang Nu was lying on the reed mat made by herself, lying in the most relaxed "big" shape. Being "left out" by Chen Mo, she could only count the twinkling stars alone.
After Chen Mo eliminated the master of the Three Realms, Jiang Nu's fearful heart became much more relaxed.
I used to often look up at the stars, but never as much as at this moment, when I thought the stars were so beautiful.
"Brother, you said that when I miss you, I should look up at the stars. Are you looking at the stars now?"
"Uncle, have you met them? I hope you haven't missed them."
"Mom, my brother said that after death, a person will turn into a star in the night sky. But there are many stars in the night sky. Which one is yours? Can you give the child an instruction to move or twinkle?
.”
Perhaps after hearing Jiang Nu's request, a certain star in the night sky suddenly shone brighter than the surrounding ones. Jiang Nu was so excited that he stared at the star with tears flowing from the corners of his eyes.
"Mom, my child has found you."
"Mom, don't worry, the baby is fine. The baby has met a very good person. He will take the baby home."
"Mom, I'm wondering if he was sent here by you. Otherwise, how could I be so lucky to meet him? You know, my luck has been bad since childhood."
"Yes, he must have been sent by my mother."
Jiang Nu showed a smile like the crescent moon in the sky, cried, laughed, murmured, and then gradually fell asleep on this breezy night.
At this time, Chen Mo was sitting on a dilapidated platform with his head slightly lowered, breathing long and steady, and seemed to be asleep.
The breathing of the two people miraculously matched the same rhythm. Not only that, even the reeds on the lakeside seemed to be swaying gently with Chen Mo's breathing.
The breathing of this world is like Chen Mo breathing, or in other words, Chen Mo's breathing follows the breathing of this world.