Chapter 16: The Land of Hope
Out of time, without borders.
Sleep Fang rests, and consciousness returns to the body slowly.
"Master!" An Xiaoqi jumped up suddenly, looking around blankly.
An Xiaoqi chuckled in his heart, stopped for a moment, and his first reaction was: Where am I? Second reaction: Have I opened my eyes?
I tried to open my eyes to the fullest, until it hurt like tearing, but it was useless, and under the extreme eyes, there was a deep darkness. An Xiaoqi bent down again to touch the ground, the ground seemed to be flat and cold soil, very ordinary, he used his fingertips to gouge a few times, but he couldn't dig out a little bit of dirt and sand, and his eyebrows immediately wrinkled.
After exerting a little more force, he still couldn't dig anything, it was too hard to touch, and his fingertips were already in severe pain, and An Xiaoqi had no choice but to stop. I secretly said in my heart: Master said to send me away first, it seems that it is not a lie, looking at this posture, most of them have left their hometown and gone to another ghost place. So, will Master come along?
Although there is still a glimmer of hope, Xiao Qi's reason gives a very positive answer: the words have been said extremely far, the master will definitely not come, and from now on, he will be alone again.
A pathos for no reason grabbed his heart, overwhelmed the doubts, fears, and anxieties he should have at this moment, and made him speechless for a while.
"Ah!!" An angry cry full of emotion erupted from An Xiaoqi's mouth, spreading far away, without the slightest echo, and it came far away in the wide space.
Dozens of seconds later, his heart was still throbbing, but An Xiaoqi had already controlled his emotions on his face, got up from the ground, chose a random direction, gritted his teeth and groped forward.
After a few steps, he touched a barrier, An Xiaoqi touched it carefully with his hand, only felt that the touch was very special, soft and soft when it touched it, like a layer of sponge, but it gradually hardened when he used force, and the whole finger had not fully entered, it was already like gold and stone, and it could no longer reach in.
An Xiaoqi was not discouraged, and touched all the way down the barrier, but everywhere he touched was the same, and there was no gap. The foot gradually moved, walked a few steps, but touched a corner, gestured with his hand, felt a little similar to the corner of the house, and touched along the angle buckle cord forward, a few steps and touched the wall, walked down in a circle, only to find that this is actually a four corners connected, box-like space.
This space can't touch the doors and windows, can't go up to the top, can't go down to the ground, and there is no light, An Xiaoqi is blind, even if he is dexterous, he can't start, and he can't help but have a thought in his heart.
"If only there was light. β
As soon as a thought comes out, it is like opening the heavens and the earth, and the universe is born.
The soft glow lights up the entire space and is not dazzling. An Xiaoqi saw his hands and feet again, and then looked down, where is my clothes?
A young boy Chi Guoguo stood in place, the scene was a little embarrassing for a while, but what can An Xiaoqi do? The temperature in this space is excellent, wrapped in the wind, and the touch outside the body is as comfortable as wearing clothes, plus it was dark just now, where can I feel the fruit?
An Xiaoqi hurriedly looked around, but fortunately, there was no figure around, so he looked at the neighborhood with peace of mind. Looking at the light source, I saw that where I stood, there was a gray space, and soft light was coming from the skyβthere were thick clouds, and those clouds were shining, but I could not see the sky behind the clouds, and naturally I could not distinguish day and night.
Looking around, there was a thick milky white fog all around, covering the front and back, left and right, and the sight could not penetrate the dense fog that seemed to be substantial. An Xiaoqi's hand was touching the thick fog in front of him, and there was a sponge-like soft texture on the surface, but it was stronger than steel on the inside. He took another step, using all his strength to squeeze into the thick fog, but to no avail.
This strange dense fog spreads throughout the space, but it leaves more than a dozen square meters where An Xiaoqi stands, leaving him independent. When An Xiaoqi was in the dark just now, he touched the surrounding barrier a few times, and it would be the same if he touched it again, but he still didn't see a gap, let alone mention the entrance, and he didn't know where this was.
Looking down again, there is a dark land under your feet, there are no moss flowers and other creatures, it doesn't look special, but if you look closely, you can see shallow notches across it, revealing a bit of simple and profound temperament.
An Xiaoqi squatted down, touched those almost untouchable nicks, and immediately poured out the trajectory of the immortal cultivation spiritual power described by the master in his heart, and then compared the exercises in his mind, the answer was self-evident: this is not to the other world, but to enter the magic weapon space!
After a long time on his own turf, An Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, now there is no need to be afraid of losing face - I am in charge of my territory, don't say that it is true, what can I do if I just have a throwing song? He stood up, carefully threw aside what he had just done, hammered around with his fists, and his mouth was also a burst of snoring.
"It's not enough to have light β it's also a computer!"
"Have a cake!"
"It's okay to give me a glass of water!"
"Is this no energy or not enough automation?" An Xiaoqi grinned and squatted down, the space did not respond to his request as just now, and there was no change, just a dozen or so squares, and a fart can run two laps, what can be strange? An Xiaoqi couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
He squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and a few steps in front of him, a figure slowly rose up from the incomparably solid ground, like a layer of smoke passing through the light veil without hindrance, standing in front of An Xiaoqi.
An Xiaoqi was thinking about it, and suddenly there was a pair of bare feet before meeting. These little feet are white and tender, white and red, and the small green tendons on the feet are clearly visible, but they are a pair of beautiful feet. An Xiaoqi raised his head expectantly, and then froze as if he had been struck by thunder.
Another young and beautiful boy, equally without an inch, stood in front of him, looking directly at him with the innocent eyes of a newborn baby. Of course, this dress is indeed very newborn baby. This is nothing to An Xiaoqi, who often goes to the bathhouse, and the most important thing is that this beautiful boy looks the same as An Xiaoqi himself.
The weak and pale face, the dark hair, and the long eyelashes are indistinguishable from each other, as symmetrical as looking in a mirror. People can't help but think of the real and false Monkey King in Journey to the West, the real and false Bull Demon King.
"!" An Xiaoqi instinctively wanted to jump up, but unfortunately his feet were numb, so he had to wave his hand weakly: "Excuse me, let me go? It's about to poke me in the face." β
An Xiaoqi No. 2 looked at him with confused and innocent eyes, and his white little finger pointed at the place where he shouldn't be pointing: "Is this it?"
Seeing him pointing at what with an innocent expression, and then pointing and poking as if he had discovered a new continent, as if he was going to play, An Xiaoqi was inexplicably ashamed in his heart, and wanted to grab the ground with his head. I heard Xiao Qi's No. 2 voice coming: "You said in your heart, you want to die now, why do you want to die? Also, what is the '800,000 Forbidden Army Gun Boss Leader', and what is 'a good gun'?"
Another person who can hear his own heart? An Xiaoqi Huo Ran looked up, and saw Xiaoqi No. 2 pointing there again: "Is it because of this?"
Poof~~ A mouthful of old blood is spit everywhere in my heart, what the hell is this? This fucking looks exactly the same, not to mention, even the bad degree of personality is about the same!
The game of poking and poking finally stopped, and Xiao Qi No. 2 took time out of his busy schedule and said in a gentle voice: "I am you, to be exact, a part of your soul." β
An Xiaoqi patted his thigh and stood up, not satisfied with this ghost's nonsense answer, and said angrily: "Say something I can understand." β
"You already understood, but you just pretended not to understand, testing my character and bottom line. β
"Eavesdrop on my heart again!
"I'm a part of you, and people can't fool themselves. Not only do you want to deceive yourself, but you want me to stay away, that disturbs....take your leave. β
As soon as Xiao Qi No. 2 said a word, the whole person was like a shipwreck in the sea, slowly sinking into the dirt, and disappeared in a moment. An Xiaoqi looked stupid.
An Xiaoqi stomped his feet hard, and the vibration from the hard ground made the soles of his feet numb, feeling like he was kicking the big bluestone in his hometown, which perfectly interpreted the meaning of the word 'grasshopper shaking the tree'. An Xiaoqi had no choice but to raise his hand to surrender, knock on the ground and say, "Brother Guoti, come out and talk!"
Brother Guoti really rose from the ground under his feet, just like the land lord who was summoned by Sun Dasheng. However, looking at his fruit, An Xiaoqi always felt awkward, as if he saw a huge majestic picture unfolding in front of his eyes: the light bloomed, the world was born, God created the Garden of Eden, and then created Adam. Adam felt lonely, so God took the rib from Adam and created Billy Helrington, and the two lived happily together.
An Xiaoqi rubbed his head, feeling that he was going crazy, but Xiao Qi No. 2 on the opposite side did not change his complexion, and only looked at An Xiaoqi with innocent eyes, and saw An Xiaoqi's lips move, and he wanted to stop talking.
Before he could speak, Xiao Qi No. 2 had already nodded and said in an innocent tone: "Everyone is a straightforward good man, and you must not take a detour - you don't need to emphasize sexual orientation, I know it." β
An Xiaoqi covered his face with his right hand, looking pained. He suddenly sympathized with the master, no wonder the master only accepted one apprentice, if he accepted two, the master would probably be unable to help but clean up the portal.
If it goes on like this, An Xiaoqi quickly restrained his nonsense and pointed to the ground on the side: "Sit down and cover it! Is it interesting for the two fruit men to stand facing each other? Don't talk nonsense, let's talk well." β
"Actually, I'm nothing, but since you insist..."Seeing An Xiaoqi looking like he was about to go crazy, Xiaoqi No. 2 stopped talking. He maintained an innocent expression and sat down next to An Xiaoqi.
An Xiaoqi glanced at him: "It's still that problem, here, it should be the Heart of Steel, right?"
Xiao Qi No. 2 tilted his head to look at him and nodded. For An Xiaoqi, the last memory before the consciousness disappeared was to pass through the gate in the sea of knowledge, which should be the location of the 'Iron Heart', and this magic weapon still doesn't know how to use it, but since in this space, such a mirror fruit man suddenly jumped out, and I can't guess that he has become a stupid fork.
Xiao Qi No. 2 opened his mouth and explained, "That's right, this is the Heart of Steel. β
"And where is this space, and what are you?"
Xiao Qi No. 2 looked at him: "As you can see, the 'Iron Heart' is an immortal artifact that contains this heaven and earth, and I am the part of the soul you use to manipulate the 'Iron Heart' and operate its center. β
An Xiaoqi rubbed his temples, feeling a little puzzled, and heard No. 2 continue: "Originally, I was a consciousness derived from the 'Iron Heart', and after changing hands, I have now merged with you. β
Needless to say, the process of fusion is the last time the light was injected into the body, and the pain was so painful that it came back to life. But now that the Iron Heart has been fused into the soul, where will it be, and where will it be placed? Unless, unless, it will appear in the form of consciousness itself, which is very likely!
Xiao Qi No. 2 didn't wait for him to finish thinking, then interrupted him and said, "That's not the case, you are indeed in the flesh. β
An Xiaoqi pinched his hands and feet, and was dumbfounded for a while, and listened to Xiaoqi No. 2 explain to him: "The treasure of the Iron Heart has overridden the rules, and Sumeru mustard seeds are just waiting for leisure." If you talk too much, you may not understand it for a while, you just need to know that your soul and body are here. β
It took five seconds for An Xiaoqi to convince himself to accept this setting, and said helplessly: "That... Okay, I don't know, whatever you say is what you say. By the way, handsome guy, how do you call it, you can't really call you An Xiaoqi second, An Xiaoxiaoqi or something, right?"
"According to the original meaning of the change of hands, I should be called 'Iron Soul', but I prefer my own name, Inner Demon. β
The amount of information is slightly larger, and An Xiaoqi only figured out the clue in five minutes this time, it turned out that this was the case, this is the 'Soul of Steel'! The soul of the Heart of Steelββ the 'Suit of Steel' are all in the 'Heart of Steel'. And it's not the 'Iron Heart', the 'Iron Soul', the 'Iron Body' as he thinks... Each exists on its own, and the seven pieces can be combined to summon dragons and the like. If the 'Iron Heart' represents a single whole, not related to anything else, then the name is a bit strange.
An Xiaoqi couldn't help asking: "In any case, this is also a magic weapon, and if it is a magic weapon, it needs to be refined with raw materials, do you know the root of this magic weapon?"
The Heart Demon shook his head, his face not very good-looking: "This thing is taken from the heart of a certain mighty person, named after its own title - no more to say, once you know too much." Under the reincarnation of the law, it is easy to be contaminated with forces that you can't afford to provoke for the time being. β
This is strange, isn't it just slaughtering a high-ranking beast or something, taking its heart and refining it? What can't be said about this? Why did the master tell him not to tell him, and covered it up by sealing his mouth? Needless to say, it must be another puzzle.
Seeing him frowning and meditating, the heart demon couldn't help but say: "Don't guess, you can't figure it out, the master of the infinite plane, how many do you know?" In short, don't care what kind of treasure this 'Iron Heart' is made of, you just need to know that this treasure is the best at smelting energy, studying to the depths, controlling yin and yang, reversing the five elements, reversing cause and effect, and omnipotent." β
An Xiaoqi couldn't help but think in his heart: This is amazing? It sounds like some kind of industry that needs to be developed offline.
The heart demon pursed his mouth, but he was not angry, but only showed a disdain on his face, "You are really less knowledgeable", and said unhappily: "If you don't believe it, forget it, but I remember, with your current qualifications, you really need to improve, right?"
An Xiaoqi's eyes lit up: "Brother Demon, you tell me in detail!"
Cut, when it's useful, call the demon brother, and when it's useless, scold the big fool in your heart, it's too realistic! The heart demon pinched his toes and posed like a big man with his feet, almost showing up the little white dragon. Seeing An Xiaoqi's disgusting look, he could cover it up, and said with a satisfied expression on his face: "This kind of small work of changing one's life against the sky can't cost much 'Iron Heart'..."