In the western part of the continent of Orlanca, in the forest of Floria, the largest forest, in the Forest of the Firmament, an ancient temple sleeps in the forest.

The Miao people are located in the temple, here, there is the artifact that they have guarded for generations, the magic wick, according to the ancestors, is part of the remnants of the ancient gods, and the destiny of the Miao people is to protect the magic wick, not to be obtained by the outside world.

Until one day, the troops known as the Holy Land broke into this forbidden land...... Everything in the forest, the destiny of the Miao people, was wiped out with a fire, and in the ashes flying in the sky, it was completely destroyed......

My name is Ren Tianchi, I am 16 years old, and I have lived in this forest since I was born. My job is to guard the mountains, which are the only entrance to and from the temple, and the entire temple is protected by a powerful barrier that outsiders can't enter, and the people of the temple can't get out.

Today, I am still at the entrance of the mountain range, watching the sky gradually brighten, "the sun is about to rise...... looking at the end of the mountain, the looming brilliance, my eyes are full of yearning...... I yearn for the outside world, for the colors outside, and I want to see what other colors are besides the emerald green in front of me.

After staring at it for a long time, I looked back at the temple, and it seemed that at this time of the day, I knew that someone was going to come out there.

Sure enough, after a while, three or two figures appeared, and when the figures got closer, it was a middle-aged uncle with three children younger than me.

The uncle looked at me and smiled, patted me on the shoulder and said, "It's Ren Tian!"

"Today is also conscientious, I am really getting more and more mature and steady......" the uncle nodded appreciatively, and then picked up the basket on the ground, "Let's go, boys, the task is still very heavy today." He spoke to the children who were with him.

"Yes, master!" the children shouted in unison, following the steps of the uncle towards the outside of the mountains. One of the older children grimaced as he passed me, his eyes full of disdain.

He said to me, "Little garbage Ren Tianchi, you are a waste, you can't do anything but guard the mountain...... his expression became distorted, "Give up your small illusions, you will never go out and see the outside world in your life." ”

I looked angry, clenched my drooping fists, thought and worried, and in the end, I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything. I threw in the towel and chose to bow to fate.

My destiny is to be responsible for guarding the mountain, and this is what I will continue to do for the rest of my life...... I can't do anything other than that.

The uncle caught a glimpse of my expression out of the corner of his eye, and his footsteps stopped, as if waiting for the children behind him, and he sighed slightly and walked out.

It is only at certain times of the day, when the sun is just rising, that the entrance to the barrier disappears briefly, and the people can go out to find and obtain all the resources they need to live, and then they must enter the temple through the barrier just before the sun sets. The rest of the time, enchantments are turned off.

The clansmen also tried to break through the barrier with their own strength, but it was not feasible, neither the strongest people in the clan, nor the clansmen's combined efforts, could not shake the barrier of the barrier in the slightest.

I don't want to delay my people's work of going out to collect because of my emotions alone, but I care so much about what they say, and I also want to go to the outside world to see it.

"Hmm......" The girl on the stone next to her made a sound when she woke up from a dream, she stretched her waist and turned her head to look at me, "Ren Tian, am I asleep again...... Why don't you wake me up?" the girl was a little unenergetic, and it was obvious that the life of staying up late was not suitable for girls.

The girl's name is Ren Xinyan, the daughter of the patriarch, and my childhood playmate. The Mandate of Heaven of the Miao people is divided into three categories: gathering, fighting, and engineering.

The Gatherer is responsible for going out to the temple in search of the various resources needed for the life of the Gatherer.

Combatants are responsible for keeping the temple and its people safe, as well as keeping them safe with the gatherers.

The engineer is responsible for the production and construction work within the clan, which is the core of maintaining order within the clan.

My destiny is to be a combatant, in charge of guarding the barrier at the entrance to the temple, and I don't know why she didn't keep a good engineering high priest to guard the mountain with me.

"You don't have to suffer like this...... "The sun in the sky has risen, I turned around and walked towards the temple, Ren Xinyan jumped off the stone and followed, "I don't feel bitter, I just want to follow Brother Ren Tian, I will be very happy...... "I didn't speak, just continued to walk towards the temple."

When I returned to the temple, the guard at the door immediately stopped me: "Ren Tian, the patriarch wants to see me." ”

I nodded, turned around and rushed to the main sacrifice hall, Ren Xinyan grabbed me and wanted to go with me, I didn't stop me.

"Patriarch. ”

When he came to the main sacrifice hall, the patriarch was already here, he drank the green grass tea made in the clan, and said:

"You're here Ren Tian......" Seeing Ren Xinyan behind me, he continued, "You go out first, Xinyan." At this point, I can see that there is something wrong with the patriarch, and I want to tell me alone, I comforted Ren Xinyan and let her go out first, she was not angry, and went outside obediently.

"Ren Tian, do you know why your father didn't come back?"

"Father......" I don't remember much about my father, except that he was called a hero by his people, "because he became a hero." "My father went out that day, and he never came back at night, except for the people who accompanied him.

"Hmm......" the patriarch stroked his gray beard with satisfaction, "So, it's your father's intention not to let you become a gatherer." ”

"Your father loves you and doesn't want you to follow his old path. ”

My mind was swinging wildly, on the one hand, the desire for the outside world, and on the other hand, the obedience to my father, "The people of the clan know it." "After thinking about it for a long time, I finally calmed down.

"Your father left this copy of the "Phaseless Sword Technique" before leaving, you can take it back and study it slowly......" The patriarch was very satisfied with my performance, and handed me a sealed book.

"If you can show one-tenth of your father's strength, it may not be impossible for you to try other destiny. ”

I was ecstatic, and the desire for the outside world in my heart seemed to burn again. Leading the "Phaseless Sword Technique", I said goodbye to the patriarch and left.

"What are you looking at? Brother Ren Tian. ”

At lunchtime, Ren Xinyan poked her head over curiously, looking at me intently at a book, "Father left it for me." I replied to her briefly, and continued reading.

"Brother Ren Tian, there is your favorite pickled cabbage fish and steamed pork, don't you want to try it?" she mischievously dangled the white meat slices in front of me with her chopsticks, but my attention was all attracted by the contents of the book, and I ignored her.

"Hmph~!I'm angry......"

Seeing that the seduction was ineffective, Ren Xinyan ate the meat between the chopsticks in one bite, turned around angrily, and ate the meal by herself......

When I came back to my senses, the dishes on the table had already been eaten, and I smiled helplessly, but when I looked down, I found that my bowl was full of steamed pork and fish dishes.

After lunch, I returned to the mouth of the mountain range and sat on the entrance stone, except for the guards, I spent the rest of my time looking at the Phaseless Sword Technique.

Ren Xinyan still followed, I didn't chat with her, she didn't make trouble, she just came up sleepy and lay on my back...... fell asleep.

I smiled unconsciously, I felt that she was always dependent on me like a sister, I took off my coat, put it on the stone, put her to sleep, and then picked up the Wuxiang Sword Technique and continued to observe.

"Draw its blood and bones and refine it into a sword bone ......"

"Cultivate the sword bone outside, cultivate the sword heart ...... inside"

"Cultivating both inside and outside, the unity of nature and man......"

I couldn't help but be shocked by the contents of the book, how much blood and faith it took to draw his blood and bones and refine them into sword bones?

Time passed quickly, the sun was about to set, I closed the book, "the sun is going out...... and looked at the end of the mountain, where if nothing else, the uncle who went out in the morning will return.

However, as the last rays of the sun were swallowed up at the end of the mountains, darkness slowly filled the forest, but their figures were not visible.

Just when I was worried about whether there was an accident, a familiar figure appeared, "Uncle Ren Zhen, are you okay?" The uncle's body was bleeding, and the three children behind him were no longer as active as before, and their eyes were full of horror and fear.

"It's okay, help me to the temple...... Hurry!"

Ren Xinyan and I, who woke up, brought Uncle Ren Zhen to the temple, which caused a fierce reaction from the clansmen. I can understand, after all, Uncle Ren Zhen is currently the strongest person in the clan, and the Mandate of Heaven is to serve as both a fighter and a gatherer.

And now he is back in the temple full of disarray, there must be something more powerful outside to make him so embarrassed.

The medical staff in the engineer immediately started to treat him, and then the patriarch met with him in person, presumably to understand the situation.

The rest of the matter is not something I can touch on and know, and I don't care too much about the outside world, at least for now.

As night fell, Uncle Ren Zhen's condition stabilized, and the specific things would not bear fruit until tomorrow, and the Miao people, who had been busy all day, also had a time to rest.

I lay on the bed, looking up at the starry sky outside the window, it was so dazzling, and the yearning in my heart seemed to be restless again.

Ren Xinyan leaned against me, curled up, "Is it cold?" I asked, "It's not cold!" She was used to sleeping next to me, even though it wasn't her childhood anymore.

"Na~ Brother Ren Tian. She hugged my arm, "You still want to go out into the world, right?" I didn't speak, but my expression flickered, and she knew what I was thinking.

"Why don't we go outside!" she leaned her head on my shoulder, "to a place where there are no Miao people, no temples, no destiny......

Her words shocked me, "You are the heir of the patriarch!" She reached out to gag me and prevented me from speaking, "I think you are unhappy now, and I know that you are unhappy because you can't go to the outside world......"

"You're so outward-looking, and I want you to be happy so much......" she said, her eyes moistened, "so... So, that's all I can think of. ”

"Go to a no-man's land, just you and me, only you and me, like when you were a child, live happily and without worries, okay?"

"Don't say it......" I interrupted her, not sure if that was what I wanted, but I was sure I didn't want her to be sad.

I hugged her hard and kissed her forehead: "Good night, Xinyan." As if feeling my warmth, she stopped crying or trembling, and she slowly fell asleep.

The next day, before the sun had even gone out, I arrived at the entrance of the mountain early, sat down in front of the big rock, and waited for the sun to appear, as usual. Ren Xinyan I didn't wake her up, obviously she was tired last night, so I simply let her rest.

The sun stretched its head as expected, and a glimmer of light shone into the gloomy jungle, just as I was about to turn back to greet the people who were going out to gather today. The figure of a tiger cub floated towards the entrance of the barrier along the mountains and rivers.