Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2105

The Firmament …

It was as if it had existed since the beginning of time. Countless ancient gods had stood at the pinnacle of the Firmament for as long as one could remember.

The setting sun was as red as blood, and the fierce winds were as sharp as blades.

A figure, walking alone in the deserted valley, walking forward.

All of a sudden, the figure came to a halt and hid behind a boulder. Just as he was done hiding, a gray figure suddenly appeared not too far away.

It was a gray hare.

The figure smacked his shriveled lips before picking up a wooden stick from the ground. With a flick of his wrist, a ray of sword qi shot forth from the tip of the stick, forming a net of sword qi.

Po!

Before the net of sword qi could reach the hare, it had already dissipated into thin air.

Seeing that the sword qi was unable to reach the hare, the figure decisively released his grip, and the wooden stick flew straight toward the hare like an arrow.

Sou!

The hare was already prepared for this. With a leap of its hind legs, it leaped five to six meters away and stabbed the wooden stick into the ground, shaking nonstop.

It turned around to look at the figure who had ambushed it, and with a mocking smile, it leaped a few more times before vanishing from the spot.

“What a pity …” the figure shook his head with a bitter smile.

He was none other than Zhang Xuan, who had just arrived in the Firmament.

The World’s Teacher of the Master Teacher Continent, the leader of the Four Sects of the Azure, the number one expert in the world, was actually unable to even catch a hare after arriving in the Firmament. If word got out that he was being looked down upon by the other party, he would surely become a laughing stock.

But that was the truth. There was nothing he could do about it.

Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly. “Looks like I can only eat wild herbs today…” Knowing that such an opportunity to hunt was hard to come by, and since he had failed to catch one this time, it would be nigh impossible for him to find another one.

It had been half a month since he had arrived in the Firmament.

After passing through the spatial turbulence, he had arrived here.

Unlike when he entered the Azure, he did not fall unconscious. However, thinking about it, it would have been better if he had fallen unconscious.

His Knot of Swords was indeed powerful, but the spatial turbulence in the Firmament was simply too frightening. As soon as he stepped into the spatial turbulence, he was severely injured and nearly torn to shreds.

If not for the pendant that Lozosy had given him, he would have been dead by now.

After entering the Immortal World, after a short period of dizziness, he found himself on this barren mountain.

Ferocious divine beasts roamed the area, accompanied by torrential winds that could crush Semi-Divinities and ferocious divine beasts. Most importantly of all, there was barely any spiritual energy in the area!

Only after recuperating for half a month did he manage to suppress his injuries. As for a complete recovery, he had no idea how long it would take.

The Origin Force Pills and other treasures that he had brought back from the Azure were practically useless here. Little Chick’s bathing water seemed to have lost its effectiveness as well.

Due to his heavy injuries, he was unable to hunt, so he could only eat some wild grass. Fortunately, although these plants were unpalatable, at least they contained a certain amount of spiritual energy, enough for him to consume every day.

Of course, that was only in comparison to the current situation. If these seemingly worthless weeds could be sent to the Azure, they would definitely be the dream pills of countless experts. Even pinnacle Origin Energy Pills would be wasted on them!

The difference between the two worlds was too great. They could not be mentioned in the same breath.

It was for this reason that the number one expert of the Azure was no different from an ordinary person here.

There was a good chance that even an ant from the Azure could easily wipe out an entire sect. Not even an expert of Han Jianqiu’s caliber would be a match for it.

This … was the Firmament!

The flow of time here was a hundred times slower than that of the Azure, and the space here was a hundred times more stable.

“Not only am I unable to fly, even walking is getting tiring. Furthermore … I’m feeling hungry!”

Recalling his experiences over the past half a month, Zhang Xuan couldn’t help but feel indescribably exhausted.

He had thought that after reaching the God realm, he would be able to dominate the Firmament. Yet, who could have thought that he would return to the life of an ordinary person in the blink of an eye?

He would get tired walking, he would get hungry if he didn’t eat, he would get short of breath if he ran too fast, and he would feel sleepy if he stayed awake for too long …

Even when he first transcended over and became that useless teacher, he didn’t seem to be in such a sorry state.

It was only at this moment that he realized that the God realm was the weakest cultivation realm in the Firmament. To put it bluntly, he might not even be a match for a rabbit!

Take the wild chicken he had encountered yesterday for example. He had fought with it for a very long time, but not only had his palm been torn apart, it still managed to escape in the end.

It was the same for this rabbit as well.

It was fortunate that it had only escaped, or else he would have been bedridden for another half a day.

Gugugu!

While Zhang Xuan’s thoughts were running wild, he realized that the more he thought about it, the more energy he expended.

“Let’s continue searching. If there’s some foolish rabbit that bumped into a tree by itself, I might just be able to have a delicious meal …” Zhang Xuan licked his lips and suppressed his exhaustion. After making his way around a valley, his eyes suddenly lit up.

“There’s actually a fruit tree here!”

Not too far away, a fruit tree was planted in a narrow crevice. There were seven to eight green fruits growing on it.

They were only the size of an infant’s fist, and they weren’t ripe yet. However, for a person who had been eating wild vegetables for a long time, they were definitely top-notch.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly plucked them down and took a deep breath. A refreshing fragrance assaulted his nostrils, and he felt as if all of his pores had opened up.

Plucking all of them, Zhang Xuan was just about to bite it when he eventually shook his head. “Forget it.

Their cultivation is too low, so they won’t be able to withstand it. ”

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Zhang Xuan wrapped the fruit with his clothes before turning around to leave.

He had already achieved a breakthrough to the God realm, but his body was already on the verge of collapsing from hunger. On the other hand, Zhao Ya and the others were only Semi-Divinity realm cultivators.

They had been eating wild vegetables for the past few days, and they had already become as thin as bean sprouts. Since it wasn’t easy for them to find some fruits that were rich in spiritual energy, it went without saying that they should be left for them.

“Chaotic air currents and thin spiritual energy … I think I might have entered a fake Firmament …”

Zhang Xuan shook his head as he walked back.

Back in the Azure, he had imagined that the Firmament was filled with the Aura of Divinity, and he could easily extract it from it. Then, he would be able to make a breakthrough easily, and the teachers and students would be able to work together to become invincible.

But from the looks of it now … it seemed like he had been overthinking things.

From the looks of it, he would probably starve to death before he could even make a breakthrough.

On the seventh day after entering the Firmament, Zhang Xuan finally recovered a little from his injuries. Only then did he communicate with Little Chick and let everyone out.

As for the folded space, it shattered under the immense pressure of the Firmament, reducing everything inside to dust.

Seven days of hunger was nothing much in the Azure, but in the Firmament, everyone was already on the verge of death from hunger.

It was only after finding some wild vegetables that they managed to recover.

As for Little Chick, it was still in hibernation in his dantian. At the very least, there were no signs of it waking up for the time being.

Zhang Xuan had been thinking of sending Little Chick out to attract some divine beasts so that he could hunt them down for food. However, from the looks of it, it was already too late.

Not too long later, they returned to the cavern that they were temporarily residing in.

“Teacher …” Zhao Ya and the others walked up to Zhang Xuan and said, “We aren’t injured, so we can head out to hunt or look for food.”

They had been hiding in the folded space in the storage ring all this while, and they had been hiding in Little Chick’s stomach during the storm, so they were unharmed.

Even though the spatial pressure of the Firmament was so great that they felt as weak as a child, they should still be able to find some wild vegetables or sneak up on some weak divine beasts.

“No! Any wild beast out there is a deity! The slightest mistake could cost you your lives! You should stay here first and think of a way to break through to the same cultivation level as me! ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

“But …” Zhao Ya said anxiously.

They were students, and it was inappropriate for their teacher to risk his life to look for food every day.

“There are no buts here! Are you going to disobey your teacher’s words? “Zhang Xuan frowned.

“I dare not …” Zhao Ya hurriedly lowered her head.

“Alright, look at what I have brought for you,” Zhang Xuan said with a smile as he took out the fruits that he had been carrying in his robe. In an instant, the fragrance of fruits filled the cavern.

“These are … fruits?” Yuan Tao and Sun Qiang’s eyes lit up in excitement.

They had been eating wild vegetables for the past ten days, and their stomachs were already starting to turn sour. How could they possibly tolerate such a delicacy?

“Let’s eat!” Zhang Xuan said with a smile. “However, there aren’t many of them. Let’s split them among yourselves. I’ll head out later to see if I can find more. Sun Qiang, you’ll be the one to do it! ”

“Alright!” Sun Qiang said as he walked up to Zhang Xuan.

Other than Zhang Xuan, there were a total of fourteen people in the cavern. The eleven direct disciples, the Xingmeng Sword Saints, and Sun Qiang.

After counting the fruits, Sun Qiang said, “There are eight of them. Young Master, you should eat one, and we’ll split the rest equally.”

“I have already eaten outside, so you all should go ahead and eat!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand. “Leave that to Little Chick. Even though it’s still in a deep sleep, it’ll surely eat it once it wakes up. If we don’t leave it for you, I’m afraid that there will be a lot of complaints. ”

Without any hesitation, Sun Qiang distributed half of the fruits to each of them.

Even though the fruits were unripe, they harnessed far more spiritual energy than the wild grass. As soon as Yuan Tao, Sun Qiang, and the others ate them, they immediately felt the fatigue they had accumulated over the day vanishing without a trace.

Seeing Zhang Xuan standing at the entrance of the cavern, Wang Ying walked up to him and said, “Teacher, why don’t you eat half of mine?”

“You should eat it. Raising your cultivation as quickly as possible is the way to go!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand. He was just about to continue speaking when he suddenly frowned. “Stay here quietly. Unless I call for you, don’t come out no matter what happens!”

After saying those words, he dashed out of the cavern and disappeared into the depths of the valley.

After Zhang Xuan’s departure, Wang Ying quickly rearranged the vines outside the cavern so that no one could see them. Then, she turned around and looked at the crowd with reddened eyes.

Noticing that something was amiss with Zhang Xuan’s expression, Zhao Ya walked up to her and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. Teacher told us to be careful and not to go anywhere else. He probably went out to look for food again!”

Lowering her head to look at the half of the fruit in her hand, Wang Ying’s tears flowed uncontrollably, fearing that others would notice something amiss.

Others might not have been able to tell, but with her sharp eyes, she could tell that her teacher had not taken a single bite of the fruits.

Given the unique circumstances of the Firmament, it was already extremely exhausting for him to hunt for food outside for an entire day. Yet, he actually left the delicacies for them while suppressing his hunger. As a student, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

It’s my honor to have you as my teacher!

In an instant, the bitter Firmament seemed to have turned a little sweet instead of bitter.

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