in the edge

Chapter 495 Cave Mansion
who I am?

This question is simple at the same time. At least Du Chengfeng can pat his chest and say "I am Du Chengfeng" right now. But this question is also complicated, just like the other two questions listed above.

who I am? where am I? Who is hitting me?

Of course, some people would say "Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going", but in Du Chengfeng's opinion, the former is often more difficult to explain and easier to encounter than the latter - just like now, he has come to an unfamiliar sky and can only vaguely sense a feeling of being spied on.

But when he wanted to look back, the feeling of being watched disappeared without a trace.

This feeling of being stared at was like being trapped in a jungle, except that he was not the hunter, but the prey being targeted by the hunter.

"You'll get used to it. It's always like this."

The coyote was explaining it to the side.

"After all, these seniors can't confirm whether you will hurt them, so they will inevitably look at you twice and be a little wary of you... They don't really want to hit you, they are just on guard against you attacking them."

"I know."

Du Chengfeng nodded, trying to relax himself.

After all, he still has work to do.

As for how to explore Qing's power, the coyote gave him a solution, which was to try to chisel a hole in the sky and carve out a small world of his own inside - in the words of the coyote, "by doing this, you can actually understand who you are", which is a relatively quick way.

"Something like, interior decoration?"

This was how Du Chengfeng understood it at first, and then he saw that Coyote's expression became subtle.

Perhaps this more mortal statement is not what Coyote wants to express?

"It's freer than a mortal's bedroom."

The coyote thought about it and finally sighed.

"But you have to be careful of the backlash of stupidity and don't get stuck in a rut. Many senior sages were stupid when they were opening up caves, and ended up in trouble."

"Cave?"

Du Chengfeng chewed over the words used by the coyote.

You know what, this word is quite descriptive.

Since many of the stars in the sky of this world are actually holes dug out by our predecessors, the word "cave mansion" is indeed the most appropriate to describe it. A cave is a mansion, and each hole is the residence of a predecessor.

"Then can I visit other caves?"

"Unless there is something really important, the elders don't like to be disturbed."

Coyote explained.

"After all, the elders have their own things to do. If you barge in rashly... not to mention that the elders with bad tempers might attack you, you may not be able to survive in the environment they created."

"Is there anything else to say?"

Du Chengfeng was a little confused.

"I was fine when I went to your place just now..."

"That's why I wanted you to come in."

As the coyote said this, he raised his paw towards the distant stars.

"Will you try again now?"

As the claw waved, a biting cold air suddenly came out of the hole that originally belonged to the coyote. Even though there was some distance between them, Du Chengfeng could still feel the chilling temperature.

Water turning into ice is not even an adequate description. Even if you just pass by the hole, you will be frozen into pieces on the spot!
“This is the environment I need to calm my head.”

The coyote turned back.

"Do you understand now? If you catch up with any senior who is in cultivation..."

"hiss……"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but take a breath.

Although he was really shocked by Coyote's demonstration, it also made him understand what he meant by "freer than an ordinary person's bedroom" - indeed, according to this situation, ordinary interior decoration is indeed not enough to describe the cave.

Rather than opening up a cave, it is better to say that it is using one's heart and soul to carve out a world in the void that belongs only to oneself!

"interesting!"

Du Chengfeng immediately became interested.

If he were asked to create a world, what kind of world would he want?
"First... we need some light."

Du Chengfeng thought so.

Although theoretically, his current perception ability allows him to be aware of everything around him without the need for light, he is still not used to places without light.

The feeling of soft sunlight shining on your body is undoubtedly the most comfortable.

"Then...there must be heaven and earth."

Du Chengfeng continued to outline the outline of his cave.

The heaven and the earth must exist. It is still a matter of habit. Although theoretically, he can still use some more outrageous models, the feeling of being down-to-earth will always make people more comfortable.

Then, he got stuck at this step.

What is the sky? What is the earth?

There seemed to be many directions to choose from. For example, as for the sky, he could copy an ordinary sky in his impression, or he could dot many stars outside the sky to imitate the astronomical sky, or even directly imitate the sky he had just come into contact with and create many holes in the air.

As for the land, there seem to be more choices, such as mountains or plains, frozen all year round or spring-like all year round...even the most basic thing, does he want the land to be flat or round?
"I, this, ah, this."

Du Chengfeng suffers from decision-making difficulty.

Every choice seems good, but they all seem a bit troublesome to actually do. Which one should he choose?
"Hey! What to choose!"

Du Chengfeng slapped his head.

He simply gave up thinking.

Or rather, he didn't need to think at all.

"Oh? You've done it so quickly?"

The coyote next to him was stunned. It was obvious that Du Chengfeng's speed was a bit too fast.

"You found what you wanted so quickly?"

"That's right, this is still simple."

Du Chengfeng raised his hand and pointed at the hole beside him.

"Come, let's go in and take a look at my new home."

"Then... go in and take a look?"

There was also a hint of curiosity on the coyote's face.

"Let me make it clear first. Your layout will reflect your thoughts. Through your shaping of the environment, I can clearly see who you are. So this kind of thing..."

"Hey, it's nothing." Du Chengfeng still looked as if he didn't care.

"You've helped me so much, so what? Let me show you what's wrong with that?"

"Alright."

The coyote nodded, then followed Du Chengfeng into the hole.

"Then let me see, who are you..."

Before he could finish his words, the coyote got stuck.

Just because the surrounding environment is as familiar to it as home.

"you are me?"

Looking at the flowers, plants and trees around him that looked exactly like his own cave, the coyote opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.

"This... is your cave?"

"Correct."

Du Chengfeng nodded.

"This is my cave. How is it? Isn't it nice?"

"So... you are me?"

The coyote's eyes widened.

"You are me, then who am I? Don't you have any ideas of your own?"

"This is my idea."

Du Chengfeng's face was full of sincerity.

"I really think your family is nice."

"You... well, this is the only way to go."

The coyote shook his head and finally sighed.

"Then you can try it first. If there is any problem, you will definitely be able to adjust yourself... I will go back and calm down first, and you can get familiar with the new environment first."

Having said this, the coyote came out of the cave and flew all the way back to his own side.

Only Du Chengfeng was left alone in this newly opened cave, looking up at the sky.

Just now, with the coyote talking nearby, Du Chengfeng was somewhat distracted. Now that the coyote was gone, Du Chengfeng really began to look around the surroundings - it was at this time that he understood what the coyote meant by "adjustment".

He had only taken two steps when he was tripped by a bush on the ground.

"This environment is indeed a bit..."

Du Chengfeng casually cut away the bushes that were causing trouble, and then frowned slightly.

Yes, although he did copy the homework, this environment is indeed more suitable for wolves. Wolves on all fours can run on the ground without any obstacles, but it is still a bit difficult for people to walk through the forest.

"Suitable living environment for me..."

Du Chengfeng cut down several large trees and quickly built a wooden house. He then cleared a piece of land around the house, which looked much better.

However, just like this, it is still too mundane.

Just as the coyote had reminded him, he could use his imagination to create a place that did not exist in the world - just like now, under his will, those towering trees collapsed one after another, and a wooden castle rose from the ground in an instant.

"Wood always feels weak...what if it turns into stone?"

Just as Du Chengfeng changed his mind, the wooden castle turned into solid granite according to his wishes.

"Why do I feel that this place is more like a test field for making wishes come true?"

After turning the granite castle into a pile of sand again, Du Chengfeng frowned.

He seemed to understand a little bit about some of the things he had felt in the coyote's cave before.

That was some kind of more stable force, or perhaps it could be called the force of order. It was precisely because of the existence of that force that this cave could become stable. Otherwise, it would be like what he was doing now, with a different thought every now and then, and the castle in front of him would change its appearance every now and then.

Indeed, from the perspective of ever-changing circumstances, this is a good thing, but would he dare to live in a castle that would turn into sand or ice sculptures from time to time?
Obviously he didn't dare, just like now, with a thought, the whole castle turned into clear water, and in his cognition, water was liquid, so the whole castle collapsed, and the splashing water even wet his legs.

"So that's it..."

Du Chengfeng vaguely understood the key to building a cave.

What really determines whether a cave can exist stably is not a new idea from the beginning. After all, if it is just an idea, everyone will have it, and it is not strange to have eight hundred ideas in a minute.

What really makes a cave exist is what he believes most in his heart.

It must be something that he believes in most from the bottom of his heart that is qualified to be the cornerstone of the entire cave. It is precisely because of this absolute belief that the entire cave will be brought absolute stability - as for the other appearances of the cave, they are just some external expansions based on this belief. It is precisely because of the existence of this belief that everything else can be revealed.

If you don't even believe in yourself, then you will be like the castle just now, constantly changing with the changes in your thoughts, and it will be impossible to stabilize.

"So that's it..."

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng understood why the coyote said that he would know who he was just by taking a look at the cave.

That was indeed the case. After all, the cave itself represented the source of his beliefs. As long as the coyote could see what he believed in, he would have a clear understanding of him.

"So... that's where the problem lies."

Du Chengfeng started scratching his head.

He believes, what?
I don’t know. This question is a little difficult to answer. After all, it is difficult for him to say directly what he believes in completely - especially in this idealistic world where he has seen ghosts, it is even more difficult for him to believe in anything. After all, all kinds of strange things can happen, so what is certain?

It seems not, at least not in Du Chengfeng's opinion at the moment. For him at the moment, perhaps the only thing he believes in is that nothing in the world is absolute.

However, it seems that it is not enough to construct an entire world just by relying on the saying that nothing is absolute in the world.

"So how about..."

Du Chengfeng slapped his head.

Indeed, he himself could not quite figure these things out.

But at least he knows how to copy homework.

The coyote can see what he is thinking through his cave, so can he also feel what the coyote is thinking through the coyote's cave?
It seems to be possible. After all, the coyote's cave is much more stable than his.

"I remember his cave..."

Du Chengfeng scanned the surrounding environment. After all, his cave was also copied from that coyote, so he didn't need to recall it now. Just taking a few more glances around was enough.

However, there seemed to be no explanation for the surrounding environment. It was just an ordinary woodland. There were no strange beasts, nor any supernatural powers beyond his cognition. It was just that this environment looked not much different from the mortal world, or the earth.

If we must say what the difference is, we can only say that there are no evil masters here, and there is no chaos or war. This is just an ordinary woodland. What exists here is only the simplest nature, and the simplest law of the jungle.

"The survival of the fittest... the survival of the fittest?"

The coyote's eyes flashed through his mind again, and Du Chengfeng's eyes suddenly narrowed.

(End of this chapter)