After the cold wave, the temperature instantly dropped by more than ten degrees, so that the moist air solidified layer by layer in the sky, and the sky was full of snow-white flocculents, after a night of heavy snowfall, a picture of snow on the street, the branches on the side of the road were lowered their heads, the eaves were hung with icicles everywhere, and the green space of the park seemed to be wrapped in a thick white veil.

Apparently it was a bit cold to the bone. Passers-by wrapped their coats tightly to keep the cold air out.

...

Although the weather was very cold, the students who got the new equipment were enthusiastic and excited, and the academy was modified and remanufactured after a certain practical evaluation according to the plan submitted by each academy itself. In addition, in order to enable the students to better recognize the strength of their opponents and better protect themselves, the academy issued them with a combat power detector: it is a black short board about the length of a palm, and the head can emit a special ray, which can feel the opponent's qi, and then make an assessment, so as to know the strength of the opponent.

When he submitted the plan at that time, Ji Ran didn't ask for a lot, so that the equipment he got now was not as fully armed as other students, it was just a set of Tang costume style martial arts clothes made of special nano raw materials, but although this martial arts uniform looked no different from the general one, it could block the general degree of sharp weapon attacks, and it could recover a little disadvantage for opponents who used murder weapons.

Today was supposed to be the first day of the social practice day, because the equipment was issued at short notice, so everyone rushed over, and after each student got their own equipment, they dispersed one after another.

Ji Ran put on a martial arts uniform, shook his body, and fiddled with his hands a few times, "Not bad, it fits well." As soon as he put it on, it was not yet hot, and Zhou Luonan came over and said that the teacher wanted him to go to the Forest of Time to start practicing now. "What is that place, and I just got started yesterday, is it going to be a little too fast?"

Zhou Luonan clasped his hands in front of his chest and leaned his head against the trunk of the tree, "Are you going or not, where is so much nonsense." ”

Ji Ran thought about it, all this may not be soon, I don't know why, I always have an uncomfortable premonition in my heart, but this feeling is not accurate, there is no way to describe it at all, so the goal now is to make myself stronger, and nodded "Go, go."

Zhou Luonan replied in a low voice, put his hand on Ji Ran's shoulder, chanted a vague incantation on his mouth, a circle of light lit up under his feet, and in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared in the middle of the academy's garden.

"Holy, what is this..."

"It's just a normal teleportation, all the fuss. The entrance is there, and I don't have much patience to explain it to you. Zhou Luonan said impatiently. He was thinking in his heart, "Why does the teacher value this kid so much? What can he do if he looks like a hanger?" and even sent him to Shizhisen to practice, I have only been there twice..."

"Got it..."

The entrance was pitch black, and only the outermost giant trees could be seen, perhaps because the trees inside were so tall and the leaves were so dense that they were like a giant umbrella completely blocking out the sun. "The task of cultivating in the Forest of Time is very simple, just survive. I'll pick you up in seven days, oh... That's right.. Also, the concept of time in the Forest of Time is not the same as the concept of time in the world in which we live."

"Huh?"

"A hundred days in the Forest of Time is a day in the outside world..."

"What? ten days..."

"And these ten days are still twenty-four hours a day, enjoy it..."

Ji Ran's face was incredulous, he had never heard of strange things since he was born, there was such a place in this world, ten days is equal to one day, what a concept is this, if I want to practice here for a week, then it means "I want to stay in this forest for seventy days.... OMG!!"

"It's up to you how you practice in this forest, and generally speaking, someone of your calibre will die within three days. ”

"Don't look down on people for me!"

"Drink this" Zhou Luonan didn't seem to want to fight with Ji Ran at all, and ignored Ji Ran. Just took out a bottle of blue potion from the pocket on his waist, "Because the concept of time is different, if you stay in the Forest of Time for a long time, you will lose some of your memories, and drinking this potion can make you immune to this negative influence" Ji Ran didn't say a word, and he drank the potion without saying a word.

"And you still need to sign a contract to enter the Forest of Time..."Zhou Luonan pointed to the Sky Giant Tree in front of him and walked over with Ji Ran, "I'll teach you the spell next, and after reciting the spell, a contract book will appear, you need to write down the reason why you entered the Forest of Time on the contract, as well as the length of time you have practiced in the Forest of Time... As long as the contract book glows golden, it means that it is willing to make an agreement with you, and you can enter the forest. After arriving at the date, you will automatically be teleported back here" After that, Zhou Luonan recited the spell of summoning the contract book, it was not very difficult, Ji Ran learned it after trying it three times.

"How will I return to our world after I return here?" Ji Ran asked, scratching his head.

Zhou Luonan taught Ji Ran another spell.

"I see..."

Zhou Luonan didn't follow Ji Ran forward again, just stood behind him and watched him. Ji Ran slowly walked to the center of the old roots of the two giant trees, recited a spell, and then released his qi, and sure enough, a golden light flashed, and a contract book was drawn out of the darkness in front of him. Ji Ran wrote down his purpose and the length of time he wanted to practice very carefully, which was the completion of the spell.

The contract book slowly rose into the air, and just as it was about to shine with golden light, the number was written in red on the book, "Ji Ran, I forgot to tell you." In our world, a practice week is based on nine days!"

"Oh, I see," Ji Ran changed the number on the booklet from 700 to 900. That's another 200 days, whatever. If I make good use of the extra 200 days, it will definitely be a big improvement!"

Changed the number to 900, which means that Ji Ran will stay in the Forest of Time for 900 days, that is, 90 days in real life! A golden light lit up, and Ji Ran smiled.

"This means that the contract is successful!"

Zhou Luonan nodded, a circle of light rose under his feet, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Ji Ran shook his head helplessly, "What a difficult person to get along with" shrugged his shoulders and strode into the entrance opened up by the golden light.

..... Paul & Associates..

"Chae-hee, take the newcomer out for a walk, and let her get acquainted with our jurisdiction. An uncle in his mid-fifties sat behind his desk holding up a newspaper. The young woman named Chae-hee nodded, and walked out of the office building with Gay, who had just arrived today.

As they reached the door, a young man of about twenty years of age leaned in, tall and very burly, after all, he had completely blocked out the sun that was about to bask on them. "Chae-hee, I'll be with you on today's shift. In this way, we can take care of each other, and we won't...."The man stopped abruptly, as if realizing that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly stopped. Seeing that he was so embarrassed, Chae-hee smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm glad you have this heart... Thank you.."

The man nodded, "Don't worry." With me here, those wicked people won't want to touch your finger again!"

Walking on the street, pedestrians on the road greeted the three of them in a friendly manner. Therefore, Gay felt that this office must be very good, and it should be able to gain the trust of the residents. "Sister Caixi, what did you mean by that incident just now... I always felt very mysterious and made me curious.." Ghai shyly stuck out his tongue and turned to the man behind him.

Chae-hee's expression suddenly became a little anxious, "It's just an unfortunate encounter of mine, do you remember the 'Bloodthirsty' incident?"

"Of course I know, it was a stormy city back then..."Ghai nodded obediently and vigorously.

"At that time, we found out that he was committing crimes in our jurisdiction, so we sent a team to hunt him down, but we didn't expect that guy, no! That monster is really terrifying, and its strength is far above us." Cai Xi said, her eyebrows tightened, "We... I was the only one left in the team, and I would have been the monster's belly, but I was saved by a man who suddenly appeared."

"Do you remember what he looked like? That man was so powerful that he could defeat the Bloodthirsty Maniac on his own!"

"I was hit by some kind of monster's ability, and I couldn't see at all... Chae-hee turned her head slightly, revealing an unwilling expression, as if recalling the humiliating things that the weird man had done to her. "I only vaguely hear a few words... The man's name seemed to be 'Ronan', and I was delirious and was in the hospital when I woke up. ”

"Since you've caught the bloodthirsty maniac, there must be a file in the office or the government..."Gay asked, a little confused, as if he was also full of anticipation for the man named Luonan.

"Of course I know, but he didn't keep a record at all, and he didn't even take the bounty.."

"What a strange man, without any purpose.. I thought he was going to be a bounty hunter or something." Ghai was disappointed.

"Okay, the past is gone, don't remember it anymore, it will only increase the burden on your heart, come, I'm thirsty after walking for so long.." The man walked up and handed over two bottles of drink. "Thank you"

As he spoke, a red-haired man in a fleece jacket with his hands in his trouser pockets approached, and he saw the three of them bow their heads in greeting. The three of them laughed with him as well. "Why do you always feel that the breath on that man's body is very similar..."Chae-hee said casually after taking a sip of his drink. "Forget it, what are you thinking, people who don't even want a bounty in order to hide their identity shouldn't be found by themselves so easily."

.... Somewhere in the Forest of Time

It took about half an hour for Ji Ran to enter the Forest of Time, and he really didn't see any beasts on the way except for the boundless sky giant tree, but there was a hundred-meter-square stone pool in front of him, leaning on the cliff of a big mountain, the cliff was high above the sky, at least Ji Ran couldn't see its edge at all, and there was a surging waterfall hanging on the cliff, like a fierce tiger in the mountain swooping down the mountain, falling into the pool and making a roaring sound like the fierce tiger cracking the clouds.

Standing near this pool, I only feel that there is a special qi surging into my body, refreshing and refreshing. can feel that the deeper you go, the thicker this qi becomes, and Ji Ran couldn't wait to take off his shirt. On this pool, someone may have stayed here first, and there were many stone pillars inserted, and you can step on these stone pillars to the bottom of the waterfall.

The further you go in, the stone platform at the bottom of the waterfall that can only accommodate one person's activities. Ji Ran became more and more curious and walked inside, and as expected, this qi was not at the same level at all compared to what he felt by the stone pool, and it was many levels stronger. This waterfall is really domineering, and the splash it stirs up is four or five meters higher than Ji Ran's size, and I just want to walk in and find out...

As soon as this hand touched the waterfall, it was like being smashed hard with a hundred-kilogram hammer, and the bruises suddenly appeared, Ji Ran shook his hand and sighed secretly. "No, I can't just hold back, I have to take a look.." Ji Ran stiffened his scalp and rushed in, but who would have thought that the weight of this waterfall was no less than that of a hill, and with this drop, the water droplets smashed on Ji Ran's body like a deep-water cannonball, making him unable to stand up in pain, and he was always pressed by the waterfall and knelt on the ground. "This hurts, doesn't it..."

"However, isn't this the scene where I refined the 'Breath of Nature' in the realm at the beginning? If I entered the realm in this environment, wouldn't the fruits of my cultivation grow doublely? However, with my current physical and mental strength, I can't do this..."

"Ah!!" Ji Ran couldn't help but shout, "Don't think that Lao Tzu will get out of here like this" While feeling the pain, Ji Ran also felt a super strong breath, and this qi kept pouring into his body, making his body hot. "This breath..."

"Maybe you can resist it with potential liberation!"

"Ten percent!" A stream of red qi was released from Ji Ran's body, and the water turned into steam as soon as it dropped on his body, but this waterfall seemed to be spiritual, knowing that Ji Ran had strengthened, he had also increased the water pressure, and he had just stood up and been pressed down again, this time it seemed to be stronger than the previous water pressure, and Ji Ran was pressed to the stone platform. "I don't believe it!"

"Fifty percent!" The red gas turned into flames embedded in Ji Ran's side, and the surrounding water vaporized. "Look how you can hold me down this time" stood up for a while, there was no good place on the upper body, and there were a few bruises large and small. "It's nothing..."When he was about to go out to rest for a while and then come in, the waterfall seemed to be angry, and the roar that made it could break people's eardrums, and the surrounding giant trees shook with it, instantly slapping Ji Ran on the stone platform.

"What.." Ji Ran couldn't squeeze out a word in pain, and couldn't move at all. "Hundred... Divided... Seventy. The red qi slowly turned blue, the red flames receded, and a blue air flow lingered around Ji Ran's body, and the muscles expanded several times, so he could barely support his body. "It's so weird...."

At this time, the waterfall was like a knife blade, wantonly cutting Ji Ran's body, and his whole body was full of cracks, because of the high-speed impact of water, even a drop of blood could not flow out. Ji Ran gritted his teeth, his expression was unusually hideous, and he climbed out of the waterfall with great difficulty, and wanted to get up and step on the stone pillar and walk back, but who wanted to be exhausted, and the soles of his feet slipped into the deep pool.

The body kept sinking, the blue air flow on the body slowly receded, the consciousness gradually became blurred, and the eyes were dark..."Am I dead? Shouldn't I have drowned in the water? It's been so long, I can't wake up, but it's so strange... I didn't seem to feel suffocated, but a steady stream of power came up. ”

"It should be a dream, hehe, it's really the same as Luo Nan said, a product like me will die in less than three days..."

"Ji Ran..."

"Ji Ran.."

"Ji Ran!!" A violent roar sounded, "Wake up, wake up, have you forgotten the purpose of your coming here? Just admit defeat? Didn't you say that you want to become a martial artist who attracts the attention of the whole world? Shouldn't you fight for your ideals? I really look down on you now! Wake me up!"

"You'll just be asleep here all the time, they'll all be stronger than you when the time comes, don't you still want to uncover the mystery of your father's death?

"Ji Ran" A gentle shout made Ji Ran, who was constantly sinking, suddenly open his eyes, inadvertently spit out some oxygen, hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand, and struggled to go upstream. The light became brighter and brighter, and Ji Ran seemed to see hope, and let go of his hand for the last struggle.

"Whew!ahh

As soon as the first surface surfaced, he gulped down oxygen greedily. Pull down the water on your face with your hands, and prop your hands on the stone pillar, "It's so dangerous... What the hell is this waterfall about, it can peek into my heart..."

Ji Ran climbed the stone pillar and walked back, and as soon as he reached the shore, he lay on the lawn panting. I touched my body and seemed to feel that something was wrong. Shouldn't I be covered in wounds in the waterfall?

Ji Ran stood up and ran to Tan's side, looking at himself in the water, his body was intact, and it was obvious that his body had become stronger than before, probably because Ji Ran went to be thinner first, so some subtle changes could be easily seen. Looking at the palm of my hand, I only felt that I was full of strength. "This force... If this continues, I'll definitely get stronger!" said he rushed into the waterfall again.

On a huge tree in the distance, a figure was staring at him, "This kid's growth rate is amazing... Old hurricane, what did you predict in the future, and you were even scared, so anxious to temper this kid. But didn't you tell this kid that although this waterfall can raise people's qi and strengthen people's bodies, will it devour people's hearts?

"As long as you get stronger, it doesn't matter if you don't have feelings?" the figure jumped from the tree and landed slowly in the air, the leaves on the ground gently floating and falling. The man approached the waterfall. "I don't want anyone to follow in my footsteps anymore, let alone Lao Ji's child!" His speed was very fast, like an arrow shot, and he suddenly inserted himself into the waterfall, Ji Ran wanted to bounce up immediately and prepare to defend against the enemy, but the water pressure of the waterfall made him unable to stand up at all, "Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you" After saying that, he stretched out a hand and threw Ji Ran out, and this throw directly threw Ji Ran ashore.

The man stepped on the stone pillar and walked over with a step, and Ji Ran reluctantly sat up. "Who are you, and why are there people in this forest?"

"I live here, I am the guardian of this forest."

"How can I believe you..."

The man laughed, "Believe it or not, you can't beat me anyway with your current strength and state..."

Ji Ran sighed unwillingly. "Boy, although this waterfall mirror is a good place to improve your strength, you must know that everything has two sides, on the surface your strength has been slightly improved, but below your emotions are being eroded little by little! I think this waterfall has invaded your heart just now."

"How do you know..."Ji Ran nodded.

"So, get out of here. The best way to practice here is to survive, there are many things you shouldn't touch, don't touch them, children will always be killed by curiosity. With that, the man turned and left.

Ji Ran looked at his distant back, sighed, and put on his shirt, "You can really meet nobles everywhere." Ji Ran, your life is really good... It's thrilling, and to be honest, I was almost convinced by the waterfall just now... Destroying the world... It's ridiculous that I should listen to this kind of nonsense so seriously. He stood up, shook his clothes, and raised his middle finger at the waterfall.