Daxuan Wusheng: Start by practicing and adding points

Chapter 529: Cycle of Time
[Original Dao: Years (Prototype)]

[Experience: 3000 points]

hum! !

As Chen Mu's mind moved, he chose to upgrade on the system panel. A ray of golden light then passed across the system panel, and all the accumulated experience was quickly cleared to zero.

Then Chen Mu felt that he was in a trance and fell into endless darkness. He could no longer sense his body. Only a little consciousness was floating around, and he entered the depths of endless darkness.

"Is it the same dead silent place as last time?"

This thought flashed through Chen Mu’s mind, but then he was slightly startled and realized that something was wrong.

Although everything nearby was dim, one could not sense any void power. Looking carefully, it was not absolutely dark here, but it seemed as if one was in a dark house.

and.

Chen Mu also felt his body clearly.

However, compared with his demigod body in the immortal realm, this body is extremely weak, weak to the extreme, almost no different from that of a mortal. The blood in his body is also relatively weak, and he does not have any kung fu at all.

Because of the experience of escaping into the dead silent void when he comprehended the Way of Void last time, Chen Mu was not at a loss this time. Instead, after adjusting to his weak body for a while, he stood up, groped for a ray of light, and pushed open a door.

Outside.

In the dim sky, there is only a bright moon that is faintly visible.

The dim moonlight shone into the house through the door, but the house was in a mess. A simple bow was hung on the wall, and a trident was placed next to it. In addition, there were some scattered animal skins hanging everywhere.

This looks like a hunter's residence.

When Chen Mu looked at his body, he saw that he was wearing a simple sheepskin coat, as if he had come to this unknown world and became an ordinary hunter here.

Chen Mu clenched his fists and felt that all his strength had disappeared. The heaven and earth in this world seemed to be very strange. Under the restrictions of the rules, he was completely unable to mobilize the power of heaven and earth.

"interesting."

"Will you deprive me of all my abilities and restrict me, so that I can experience the way of time in the most ordinary state?"

Chen Mu roughly understood the current situation.

years,

Compared to the void and creation, its power is more illusory, more like a witness, and more difficult to touch.

The stronger the power one possesses, the more difficult it is to feel the passage of time and the more difficult it is to experience the Way of Time. Therefore, the system panel pulled his consciousness to this world, where he could not sense the Way of Void, and the operation of the rules of heaven and earth was extremely rigorous, so he could not mobilize the power of heaven and earth to let him return to the mortal world and experience the Way of Time.

"That's fine."

"They come, the security."

Chen Mu shook his head slightly, turned back into the house and closed the door.

The next day.

In the morning, the sun rises.

He walked out of the room, found some firewood in the woodshed, started a fire, then found some dried meat, added some scattered wild vegetables, and cooked a pot of ordinary meat soup.

Before, he was the Martial Saint of the Daxuan World, with powers comparable to those of nature. He could absorb and exhale the power of heaven and earth with a single breath and reorganize all things with a single thought. Now, he has suddenly returned to the most ordinary period. Even making a fire requires flint and tinder, which takes a lot of effort. As a result, he is a little uncomfortable for a short period of time.

Serve the cooked broth.

Chen Mu took a sip tentatively, only to find that the taste was extremely strange and difficult to swallow. However, the constant feeling of hunger in his stomach urged him to drink the broth as soon as possible.

Chen Mu stared at the broth for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter:
"Ha ha ha ha."

How he missed this feeling of hunger. Ever since he had successfully practiced martial arts and reached the level of the five internal organs, he had never felt hungry again. After that, he completely fasted, eating only wind and drinking dew, and had no need for food anymore. When he ate occasionally, it was just to taste delicious dishes. He drank top-notch spiritual tea and ate delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

He hasn't cooked for many years. His cooking skills were pretty good in his early years, but the broth he made now is hard to swallow.

After laughing for a while,

Chen Mu shook his head, picked up the bowl in his hand, and swallowed it down with a gurgling sound.

After drinking the broth and relieving his hunger, Chen Mu got into position and tentatively practiced two sets of boxing techniques. However, the feeling he had was that these boxing techniques only had the effect of strengthening the body, but were unable to condense any blood energy.

Chen Mu's temperament was quite calm. He was unable to practice martial arts, which showed that the rules of this world not only restricted the mobilization of the power of heaven and earth, but also prohibited all possibilities of "supernormality".

He came here only to comprehend the Great Dao of Time, and there was no need to care about anything else.

From being a high and mighty Martial Saint, returning to the mortal world, although he was not quite used to it at first, Chen Mu soon calmed down. He temporarily put aside everything in the Daxuan world, as well as the matter of the demonic disaster, and began to seriously deal with the mortal life in this world.

He tidied up the house and took out some dried meat and a small amount of rice and flour. The quantities were not large, and if he lived frugally, it would be enough to last for about ten days to half a month.

Chen Mu shook his head slightly.

After putting away the rations, he thought for a while, then sat down on a bluestone in front of the door. He closed his eyes and pondered, trying to comprehend the truth of time.

But the situation this time was indeed different from the last time in the dead silence of the void. Last time in the dead silence of the void, he could feel that he was almost in the essence of the void and could directly feel the mystery of the void, but this time, when he felt it carefully, he could not feel anything, and he could not touch the power of the Way of Time in this world.

Chen Mu sat on the bluestone in front of the door until evening, but he still had no more insights into the road of time.

Feeling hungry.

He finally slowly opened his eyes.

"That's all, take your time."

According to the last situation, no matter how long he stays in this world, it should only take a moment to go back, so he has endless time here to comprehend the years and there is no need to be too anxious.

Since the system panel has placed him in such a world, it must have a unique purpose.

This day.

As an outsider, Chen Mu settled down in Qingcheng Mountain as a hunter.

He woke up early and went to bed late every day, watching the sun rise in the east and set in the west, trying to feel the passage of time, but with little success.

Half a month later.

The stored rations are running out.

In order to avoid starving to death, Chen Mu finally picked up the simple longbow and the iron fork and prepared to go up the mountain to hunt.

After making the remaining rations into simple bread and carrying it with him, Chen Mu went into the mountains carrying a longbow and an iron fork.

There was silence in the mountains. From time to time, the wind blew, bringing the rustling of leaves. In the distance, there seemed to be many ghosts, and from time to time something was startled and ran away, but when Chen Mu saw everything, he was very calm.

Although he has a weak mortal body and cannot mobilize any extraordinary power, he is the Great Xuan Martial Saint after all!
With the iron fork in his hand, wolves, insects, tigers and leopards are nothing to him. Only monsters can pose some threat to him. But they have to be monsters of a certain level. Ordinary first or second level monsters are nothing in his eyes.

Since the rules of heaven and earth operate in this world and restrict the birth of extraordinary things, there will probably not be any monsters.

Go deeper into the forest.

Not long after.

Chen Mu slowed down his pace and looked around. He could see a gray rabbit crouching among the gray fallen leaves.

He gently took off the simple longbow on his back, took out a sharpened wooden arrow from his pocket, drew the bow and arrow at the gray rabbit, and then shot an arrow!
laugh!
The simple arrow drew an arc and accurately pierced the hare's head, killing it instantly!
Chen Mu looked at this scene and put away his longbow calmly.

In fact, he didn't even need to look to know that this arrow would hit the target. After all, he was a peerless martial saint. Even if he didn't have extraordinary powers now, his exquisite control over strength was at the pinnacle of the world.

Chen Mu strode into the forest and soon came to the side of the hare. He picked it up, weighed it slightly, and was about to put it in his pocket.

But at this moment, his ears suddenly moved slightly, and he felt a gust of evil wind coming, so without thinking, he threw himself forward, rolled on the ground, and avoided the sudden attack.

When I looked back, I saw a beast with colorful hair, not a tiger, but a leopard!
This leopard was extremely agile. After missing its first pounce, it pounced again and bit Chen Mu's neck, locking onto his vital points. Its entire movement was extremely flexible, revealing its ferocity!
But facing the pounce of the leopard, Chen Mu, who had just rolled on the ground to avoid it, was not panicked at all. He had picked up the iron fork while rolling, and now he just held the iron fork and thrust it upwards.

laugh!
The inferior iron fork, with his thrusts and thrusts, pierced directly into the leopard's chest!

At the same time, Chen Mu stood up straight, held the leopard's body with the iron fork, and then exerted force suddenly and pushed it forward.

"Roar!"

The leopard bared its teeth and let out a roar. Its body was pushed out by Chen Mu. After landing, it rolled over and dived into the jungle, fleeing into the distance.

But the fork that Chen Mu had just used had accurately pierced its chest and vitals. Escaping at this moment was just a last, dying struggle. As expected, it only ran a few steps before falling to the ground, and its limbs began to twitch.

Shake his head,
Chen Mu picked up the steel fork and walked over. Looking at the leopard that was gradually dying, he took out a fairly sharp dagger and began to cut the leopard's body, peeling off a complete leopard skin.

Although he had been living in the mountains during this period, he had seen the scenery in the distance when he was walking up the mountain. There was a town vaguely visible in the distant mountains. A complete leopard skin must be worth some money and could be exchanged for some food.

……

"Oh, it's Brother Qiu, he's got some good prey. Let me see, wow, what a nice leopard skin. This leopard must be quite big. Brother Qiu was able to catch it by himself, his skills are really amazing."

"That's right. In this area of ​​dozens of miles, when it comes to hunters, Brother Qiu is the most common one."

"Brother Qiu, you are not young anymore. I will find someone to help you find a wife tomorrow. You learned the hunting skills from your father. Don't let the tradition be lost."

Chen Mu came to a town about ten miles away from his residence.

Everyone in town seemed to know him.

From the people in the town, he roughly knew that the hunter's name was Qiu Mu, and he was quite famous in the vicinity because he was one of the few lone hunters. Generally, within the scope of Qingcheng Mountain, only two or three hunters dared to go deep into the area.

After all, there are not only jackals and leopards in the mountains, but also tigers and big beasts. Those kinds of things are not something that an ordinary hunter can deal with alone. Even if two or three experienced hunters travel together, they may be in danger if they are not careful.

Chen Mu simply responded to the greetings of these "acquaintances" in a casual manner. After exchanging the hunting spoils for the required food and supplies in the town, he returned all the way to his residence in the mountains, continued to get up early and rest late, and comprehend the years.

in this way.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and before I knew it, nearly ten years have passed.

In the town of Qingcheng at the foot of the mountain, people's way of addressing Chen Mu gradually changed from "Brother Qiu" to "Master Qiu".

Mr. Qiu, a famous headhunter, is well-known within a hundred miles. He once killed a tiger and a black bear alone in the depths of Qingcheng Mountain. He also encountered a pack of wolves, and he killed all of them, including eight wolves, with his own hands!
"Master Qiu."

A man in a long gown, accompanied by two servants, came to the mountain and arrived outside the hut where Chen Mu lived. He called out to the inside of the hut, "Master Qiu, I am Li Youde, and I have come to buy a piece of top-quality tiger skin..."

Squeak.

The wooden door was pushed open.

Chen Mu walked out of the door. He was thin, but his eyes were full of a fascinating light. He asked, "You want to buy tiger skin? What are you going to buy it for?"

"It's like this. Mr. Liu Si in the city will be turning 40 in half a month. I plan to send him a top-quality tiger skin to celebrate his birthday... I heard that Mr. Qiu has it here. If you are willing to give me this tiger skin, I will say a few good words for you to Mr. Liu Si. Maybe Mr. Liu Si will be so happy that he will grant you a position. Then you can be a master in the city. Wouldn't it be more comfortable than staying in this mountain?"

Li Youde said to Chen Mu with a smile.

"Master Liu from the city?"

Chen Mu chewed on the name for a moment, then snorted and slammed the door shut: "Not for sale!"

Although he seldom went down the mountain, he occasionally went to the town. He had heard that there was a Mr. Liu Si in the city who bullied men and women and did all kinds of evil. Although he was not interested in these worldly affairs, since Hu Pi found him, it depended on his mood.

"……Well."

Li Youde was turned away and his face immediately turned gloomy.

He snorted coldly, waved his hand and went down the mountain with his two servants. On the way, he became angrier and angrier, and snorted coldly: "Master Qiu? Bah, you are just a poor hunter, and you dare to put on airs in front of me and disrespect Master Liu Si, you are looking for death!"

Half a month later.

Chen Mu went into the mountains to hunt and went deep into the forest.

That night the hut where he lived caught fire and the flames were blazing. When he came back with a deer picked up on a steel fork, he saw ruins. Everything in the ruins was burned except for a tiger skin, of which there was no trace left.

"..."

Chen Mu looked at the house that had been burned to ashes with an expressionless face.

He knew who probably did this, and he did not feel any anger in his heart, but remained very calm. All he cared about was the Way of Time. However, more than ten years had passed, and he had not understood much about the Way of Time.

"Years, what are years?"

"Does it mean that I should be detached from the world and not care about the affairs of the world, or do whatever I want, or is it something else?"

Chen Mu shook his head.

He immediately picked up the steel fork in his hand, threw away the hunted sika deer, and quietly left the mountain.

a few days later.

Something happened that shocked people for hundreds of miles. When the news reached the town at the foot of the mountain, the whole town was in an uproar.

Mr. Qiu, the headhunter living in Mount Qingcheng, went to the birthday banquet of Mr. Liu Si in the city with a steel fork in his hand. He snatched a tiger skin during the banquet, slaughtered the banquet with a steel fork, stabbed Mr. Liu Si to death on the spot, beat and killed more than 20 servants, and after cutting a bloody path, he disappeared!
The city was in chaos, with a large number of police officers and soldiers searching in large areas. The Liu family not only mobilized the government to issue a wanted order for Mr. Qiu, but also offered a reward for Mr. Qiu in the underworld. If you report accurate information, you can get 20 taels of silver, if you can get Mr. Qiu's head, you can get 100 taels, and if you capture him alive, you can get 300 taels of silver!

The town was in an uproar. Although they hated Master Liu Si very much and applauded Master Qiu's actions, there were still some people who secretly ran around looking for Master Qiu.

at last.

Someone found it.

Mr. Qiu did not go anywhere. He just sat in front of the burnt-down house on the mountain, wearing a tiger skin and holding a steel fork.

The people who found him did not dare to take action, but just quietly passed the news back. Then, in less than half an hour, a large number of soldiers and servants came up the mountain with swords, guns, sticks and clubs. Hundreds of people surrounded Mr. Qiu who was sitting in the ruins.

"You are so bold, Qiu Mu, you committed treason and killed Liu Fuya. The soldiers are here, why don't you surrender?"

Some servants shouted loudly and held sticks, but they did not dare to step forward.

I saw Mr. Qiu sitting upright in the ruins. He had no response to the shouts and did not move in the face of hundreds of officers and soldiers.

There were hundreds of officers and soldiers, but they all felt a lot of pressure when facing Mr. Qiu. After all, he was a murderer holding a steel fork and daring to kill dozens of people alone. He was rarely seen in decades. Even if he was surrounded by a large number of people, no one dared to act rashly.

For a while.

Many officers and soldiers moved forward cautiously, holding only weapons in their hands.

Even when the officers and soldiers' spears were brought close to him, Mr. Qiu remained seated without moving, with the long knife at his neck, yet he made no move. Finally, someone boldly approached to test, and found that this murderer, who had killed so many people within a hundred miles, was no longer making any sound.

"Dead...dead?!"

Some people looked at each other.

Mr. Qiu's deeds came to an abrupt end, but his story spread throughout the entire Qingcheng Mountain. Everyone within a hundred miles knew about it, and it became a story that many people talked about with relish when chatting after tea. His name also spread widely along with the story, and even many years later, it was made into a drama of "Mr. Qiu angrily killing Mr. Liu Si."

But in the end, with the change of dynasties and the passage of time, all of this fell into silence and disappeared.

What are years?
Above the high sky, Chen Mu looked down at everything, with this thought still in his mind. Then his sight changed, and his consciousness was once again pulled into the world in front of him.

This time he was no longer a lonely hunter, but was born into a wealthy family, and was just a baby when he woke up.

Chen Mu vaguely understood that this time the system panel should have put him in a state of constant reincarnation. He had to comprehend the true meaning of the Avenue of Time from this mundane reincarnation, and then truly enter the Tao.

"Then go ahead."

Chen Mu didn't care. He put everything that happened before behind him and plunged into a new cycle, continuing to comprehend the great way of time.

(End of this chapter)