Chapter 1: The Great Wilderness
In the palace at the highest point of the Illusion Garden, the five old men stared at the one in the illusion mirror with stern expressions.
Blazing flames, overflowing earth fires, rolling magma surging inexorably.
With a "bang", the blood-colored magma broke through the restraints and burst out into the sky.
The rolling magma is endless, violently and slowly eroding the entire land.
Several old men were stunned, and right in front of their eyes, the Tian Yuan Continent, which had been stored for thousands of years, fell into hell.
As the magma surged, mountains, rivers, people, and cities were swallowed up one by one, and finally turned into a fiery hell.
The scene in the illusion disappeared, and the old men did not move. They were all shocked by what they had just seen, and they never imagined that they would encounter such a situation in their lifetimes.
The safety of the Tian Yuan Continent was at stake, and they must not stand idly by.
In the Western Wilderness, in a small stone house made of huge stone blocks, a girl dressed in animal skins and with disheveled hair sat on a stone bed with her knees crossed, looking lonely.
Xi Yan sat alone, staring at a certain place in front of her, not moving for a long time. Actually, she didn't know what she was thinking, but she didn't seem to have anything to do except be in a daze.
I don't know how long I sat there, and there was a strange sound in the stone house.
Xi Yan's godless eyes moved, and she looked down at the place where the sound came from. There was her belly.
Reaching out and rubbing her stomach, Xi Yan was a little annoyed, she had been in a daze for too long, if it weren't for her stomach protesting, she didn't know how long she would have to sit there.
Walking out of the stone house and seeing the vast wilderness, Xi Yan's mood was even worse.
The stone house is located in the middle of the mountain wall, and the location is steep. When you walk out of the stone house, you can immediately see the desolation of the Great Wilderness. A mess of rocks, gravel, and when the wind blows, sand and gravel fly all over the sky. Such a harsh environment was difficult for Xi Yan to endure at first, but after half a year, she basically got used to it.
When she first came here, Xi Yan didn't give up wanting to go out and look for the crowd. But after only two days, she couldn't bear it anymore.
Exhausted, frightened and desperate, and the most desperate thing for her was that at night, crises frequently appeared.
During the day, it looks like a lifeless wilderness, but at night it is bustling. In order to survive, the beasts in the wilderness kill each other to obtain survival resources.
After only one night, Xi Yan experienced such a murderous thing, which was too terrible. Looking back on it to this day, she still has lingering palpitations.
The next day, she was scarred, sleepy and hungry, and Xi Yan was completely desperate. With such a great wilderness, how difficult it is to get out. It's just that it's a luxury to be able to persist in living, let alone go out.
In just one day, Xi Yan couldn't see any hope. A person in such a desert, lonely, frightened, and afraid will lose his life at any time. She seems to have lost her faith.
It wasn't until Xi Yan saw the tenacious weeds growing in the cracks of the rocks in the wilderness that she had an epiphany. Even a small grass can survive tenaciously in such a harsh environment, and as a person, how can she despair.
With the belief of living, Xi Yan supported her tired body. Begin to look for food, water.
In the wilderness, it is so difficult to find a water source.
In desperation, Xi Yan embarked on a road of hard work.
During the day, looking at the vast wilderness, there was silence, and there was no sign of life.
At night, the wilderness is lively.
Xi Yan picked up her weapon, a sharp stone bar, and walked out of the stone house.
Xi Yan's footsteps were very soft, and she couldn't hear them if she wasn't careful. But that's it, it was still discovered.
Walking slowly, feeling a cold aura coming, Xi Yan immediately lowered her body and avoided it. At the same time, the weapon in his hand rushed out.
A crisis was easily resolved, only to see sharp stone bars stuck in the body of a snake with a thick arm. This kind of thing has long been accustomed to Xi Yan.
After half a year, in order to survive, I don't know how much such a crisis has been experienced, just look at the dark blood stains on the tip of her weapon.
Retracting the weapon and neatly cleaning up the snake corpse, Xi Yan shook her head with some regret. Such prey is not enough to see, barely able to provide a meal.
Continuing to move forward, seemingly walking casually, Xi Yan's heart was not calm.
Whenever I walk at night, I step on a sharp knife, and I may be injured at any time.
In half a year, Xi Yan was already scarred, but fortunately, she held on. No matter how painful it was, she still didn't give up. A person silently persevered, walking forward in the deserted wilderness.
With the continuous killing, Xi Yan's agile eyes became numb day by day, and her beating and undulating psychology gradually became barren. There is only one belief in the mind, find food and keep alive. Although she had no idea what it meant to live.
Day after day, repeating the same life, being in a daze during the day, eating the prey obtained at night when hungry, and traveling at night.
At first, Xi Yan had difficulty swallowing her bloody prey, but now, she can eat meat and drink blood without changing her face. Water sources in the wilderness are very scarce, and it is normal to not be able to drink water for a few days or even more than ten days. As a result, the blood of the prey became the source of Xi's thirst.
Xi Yan didn't know how long she had been here, and her boring life had numbed her.
When night came, Xi Yan numbly picked up her weapon and walked out of the stone house.
Walking like flying, his eyes do not squint, and his posture is agile, like a dancer at night. It's just that Xi Yan didn't notice such a change. She's just focused on what kind of challenge she could face tonight.
Yes, challenges, the only thing that can arouse Xi's interest in today's life is the nighttime shopping. The blood and sweat made Xi Yan feel happy.
Easily solved a few little guys blocking the road, and Xi Yan ran farther away.
There are not many prey near the stone house that have been dealt with by her, and if you want to hunt more prey, you can only go farther away.
Suddenly, the galloping figure stopped.
Xi Yan's forward posture was frozen at that moment, motionless, without breathing, and there was no symbol of life at all, just like the rocks standing in the great wilderness.
With her eyes closed, Xi's keen nerves sensed a threat. This is the first time that such a feeling has never been felt before. I don't know when, Xi Yan has a very keen perception of the crisis. Maybe it's formed on the road of shopping.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour, Xi Yan remained motionless.
There was a dead silence around, not even the faint sound of the wind. Xi Yan completely melted into this dead silence, the same as the surrounding rocks and gravel.
I don't know how long it took for the dead silence to be broken.
In the darkness, a small figure slowly approached Xi Yan. Take a few steps, stop for a moment, and move on.